The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 825 Return of the Eastbound Fleet (Please subscribe, ask for a monthly pass)

No one dares to play a blind eye on the quality of the project.

The current Daming does not have the saying in the former Song Dynasty that you cannot be punished by a doctor. If the emperor says to punish you, then no one can save you.

The reason why the imperial court adopted the method of paying project funds in stages was not only to supervise the quality of the project.

More importantly, there is also the idea of ​​reducing the financial pressure required by the imperial court to build railways.

Dividing the project payment into ten years can ensure that Daming's finances will not suffer from problems due to too much expenditure at once.

In this ten-year period, the imperial court can also use money to make money through financial investment, further reducing the financial pressure on the imperial court in major infrastructure projects.

In addition, the financial growth of the imperial court and the factors of inflation must also be taken into account.

A huge sum of money ten years ago may not be so exaggerated if it is placed ten years later.

As for the imperial court taking such a long time to pay back, will it make the businessmen and gentry below feel that it is not profitable to participate in the imperial court's construction.

In fact, there is no need to worry!

The current Daming does not have as many investment opportunities as later generations. As long as you have money, you don't have to worry about having no place to spend it.

Although the current Daming has achieved initial development in industry and commerce, for the landlords and gentry in many places, the conservative thinking made them unwilling to participate in the development of industry and commerce and financial investment.

After they make money, their only options are to buy a house or land, or bury the money in their own cellar.

But the current Ming Dynasty has a policy of restricting land mergers.

The imperial court is very strict on the sale and purchase of land, basically it can be said that it does not support private land transactions.

If someone wants to sell the land, they can only choose to sell it to the court.

The imperial court will purchase at the local average land price!
If someone wants to buy land, they can only buy it from the imperial court.

Although the imperial court's actions will inevitably lead to collusion between officials and businessmen, but under the premise that it is not feasible to take the land into public ownership, it is better than allowing the land to be merged.

Because, if Zhu Hongyu did this, the landlords and gentry in the world would stand up against the Ming Dynasty and restore the Qing Dynasty.

The fundamentals of Ming Dynasty's rule will also be shaken.

Zhu Hongyu can be the emperor in this era, his rule is based on the loyal and supportive army, the scholars who are interested in Ming Dynasty, the landlords and gentry, and the big merchants who support him in the development of industry and commerce...

There are no ordinary people who can only follow blindly!
Zhu Hongyu never thought of himself as the savior of the suffering people.

He has a very clear understanding of his position.

A feudal imperial ruler with a certain degree of sympathy for the ordinary people, who wants to promote the budding of capitalism in the Ming Dynasty and complete social changes, and has advanced thinking, nothing more.

Now that he has become the emperor, he will not be a bitch and still set up a memorial archway, flaunting the identity of the savior for himself.

The reason why he introduced policies to take care of the people at the bottom is that although he still has a conscience, he wants to fight for the welfare of the bottom as much as possible.

But in the final analysis, it is still for himself!

For the stability of the rule, for the reputation of loving the people like a child, and for relieving social conflicts as much as possible...

Zhu Hongyu never denies that he is a selfish person.

Zhu Hongyu might be a good emperor, but he cared more about the word "emperor" than "good".

……

From a certain level, changing the object of land trade from ordinary farmers to the imperial court can avoid many dark and dirty things from happening, and can also guarantee the basic rights and interests of farmers.

Landlords and gentry often resort to unscrupulous means in order to annex land.

However, it is no problem for them to use those methods on ordinary people. You can try using them on the imperial court?
More importantly, if this is the case, the land trade must be recorded in the imperial court, and the imperial court can use this to grasp the relevant data of the world's acres of land in detail.

The imperial court can know who owns the land and who should collect taxes, thereby ensuring that the imperial court’s agricultural tax can be collected.

Therefore, under the various restrictions of the imperial court, land annexation has also become difficult.

The choice before those landlords and gentry was to bury the money in the cellar.

But after the money is buried in the cellar, it will not make money.

Investing in large infrastructure projects of the imperial court made less money, but it was better than burying the money in the cellar and racing against inflation.

Regardless of the current currency system of Ming Dynasty is the gold and silver standard system, paper currency is just an addition.

But as the world's silver and gold continue to flow into Daming due to the trade surplus, the gold and silver currency will also have inflation concerns.

If you bury money in the ground, your wealth will shrink over time.

Although the imperial court's infrastructure project outsourcing is not that high in profit and the payment is relatively slow, it is more or less profitable.

Besides, the outsourcing of infrastructure projects by the imperial court will pay back part of the money every year, instead of all the money will be paid back after ten years.

For many landlords and gentry, it is still acceptable.

……

In April of the fifth year of the Ming Dynasty, Ren'an Qiang, Myanmar.

As the climate warms up after spring, Myanmar has entered the annual rainy season.

The climate is getting hotter and hotter, and with the rise in temperature, there are continuous heavy rains.

Faced with this incomprehensible natural environment, the main force of the coalition forces was forced to stop their large-scale marching plan. Instead, they stationed in Ren'an Qiang City and sent troops out to suppress the place.

Of course, although the climate is hot and humid after the rainy season, the coalition forces are not completely lying down, waiting for the season to enter autumn.

Instead, they dispatched professional tropical rainforest combat troops sporadically to sweep through local states and counties in Myanmar and clear up local opposition forces.

In order to realize the actual control of Ming Dynasty over Burma!

In the process, these tropical rainforest troops dispatched from Southeast Asia showed impressive combat effectiveness.

At the same time as news of success spread frequently, a large amount of seized money, food, and prisoners of war were also escorted to Ren'an Qiang.

Then transfer to the north!

After the imperial court set a public purchase price for the prisoners of war and slaves, even Annan, Siam and other national troops in the coalition army were somewhat unable to restrain themselves, and participated in the sweep of Burma.

As long as people are caught, that is money. Who can refuse such a thing?

In fact, if it wasn't for being unable to adapt to the rainy season on the Indochina Peninsula, even the Guanning Army and the samurai sent by the Japanese Tokugawa Shogunate would not be able to help but participate in it.

Liu Shantai sat in the military tent, looking at the numbers reported underneath, his face was full of joy.

In just over a month, the troops sent by the coalition forces wiped out more than 11 armed resistance forces and captured more than [-] male and female prisoners of war...

It can be said to be fruitful!
Liu Shantai knew that if the emperor could see this number, he would be very happy.

The present Ming Dynasty is at a time when there is an extreme shortage of labor force, especially in the southwestern provinces. There is a large shortage of labor force, which makes the imperial court's development of the southwest seem weak.

The investment of these prisoners of war labor will enable the imperial court to start implementing the development plan for the Southwest.

As for whether these prisoners of war were armed resistance forces or ordinary Burmese people, Zhu Hongyu really didn't care.

And Liu Shantai didn't care even more!

"The clearance of the local government will continue. Only when all the local resistance forces are cleared can Myanmar really become Ming's Myanmar."

In this era, Myanmar can have a population of 600 million. What Liu Shantai wants to do now is to turn all of these 600 million people into Ming laborers.

Of course, this is impossible.

But paying half of it can still be done.

Those obedient people living in towns may be able to turn a blind eye, but those wild and unruly primitive tribes living in the mountains must be paid.

Slowly exhaling a foul breath, Liu Shantai spoke to himself.

"take it easy!"

"There's no rush for this!"

"..."

……

Nanjing, the Forbidden City!

Zhu Hongyu flipped through the battle reports from the Ren'an Qiang front, looked at the results of the coalition forces' recent battles, and the prisoners of war they captured. Zhu Hongyu also recovered from his bad mood because the coalition forces stopped marching.

Of course, although he was in a bad mood, he had no intention of urging the front line to march.

Based on the hot and humid climate in Myanmar now, Zhu Hongyu urged the front line to march when he was sick.

He is not a battlefield rookie who doesn't understand military at all.

He, Zhu Hongyu, also came out of the battlefield back then.

Zhu Hongyu closed the battle report and turned to thinking about how to arrange so many prisoners of war labor.

In other words, where should these prisoners of war be used!

After thinking about it, Zhu Hongyu murmured.

"Perhaps it's time for the imperial court to build a concrete official road or railway connecting the entire southwest..."

It is true that if you want to get rich, build roads first.

Without improving transportation, there is no way to develop industry and commerce.

There is no way to sell local specialties, and there is no way to let foreign capital and goods flow into the local area. Naturally, the economy cannot develop.

If the imperial court wants to develop the Southwest on a large scale, the first thing to do is to build roads.

Even if it is temporarily unable to build a large-scale railway network, it is quite necessary to cement the official roads.

The arrival of these Burmese prisoners of war just filled the vacancy in the court's labor force.

Zhu Hongyu sent an order to the Ministry of Construction to make a corresponding infrastructure plan.

When the war in Myanmar is over, it will be the best time for the imperial court to build a large-scale infrastructure in the southwest and prepare to start developing the southwest.

Zhu Hongyu continued to review the memorial.

Now Daming is thriving in all aspects, and government affairs are naturally busy.

Even with the cabinet, the secretariat, and the ceremonial supervisor to assist in handling government affairs, Zhu Hongyu is very busy every day.

Handle government affairs during the day, and work overtime from time to time to stay up late or stay up all night.

It is also very tiring to deal with the concubines in the harem at night.

There are not a few days to rest in a month!
The emperor is exactly the same as a social animal. It can only be said that he is a dog.

Zhu Hongyu finally understood why emperors in ancient times were generally short-lived.

Such tossing every day, no matter how good the body is for a long time, it will not be able to hold it.

Fortunately, Zhu Hongyu insists on exercising every day even though he is busy with government affairs, and his physical fitness has not declined.

While Zhu Hongyu was dealing with government affairs, Zhou Tianxu, commander of Jinyiwei, and Lin Muen, governor of the East Factory, came to ask for an audience.

Zhu Hongyu put down the memorial in his hand, rubbed his sore eyes, and said.

"Bring people in!"

After finishing speaking, Zhu Hongyu picked up the teacup and took a sip of the warm tea.

The tea he is drinking now is filled with cassia seeds. Cassia seeds have the effect of clearing the liver and improving eyesight. Zhu Hongyu has been using his eyes too much recently, so he drinks some cassia seed tea.

And there are some goji berries soaked with cassia seeds!
Cassia seed tea is a pairing tea, and it is usually brewed with other things. The reason why wolfberry is chosen can only be said to be the true nature of a man,

Although Zhu Hongyu is not yet old enough to soak goji berries in a thermos, this does not prevent him from nourishing his kidneys.

I believe that no man would not want to make his kidney better!

Zhu Hongyu had just drank two sips of tea when he saw Zhou Tianxu and Lin Muen walk into the imperial study together, and then bowed down together.

"See Your Majesty at the end!"

"Slave, see Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, all blessings and peace!"

"..."

Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, and then spoke.

"Give a seat!"

After saying that, several young eunuchs moved the Xiudun for the two of them, and let them sit down.

After both of them sat down, Zhu Hongyu asked.

"The two nobles came to see me, why?"

Zhu Hongyu felt that something might have happened, otherwise, Zhou Tianxu and Lin Muen, the commander of Jinyiwei, and the governor of the East Factory, would not have come to ask him to see him without avoiding suspicion.

Zhou Tianxu and Lin Muen looked at each other the same way, Zhou Tianxu spoke.

"Report to Your Majesty, it is news from the southwest."

"Many large rats were found in the logistics system of the coalition forces..."

Lin Muen also spoke.

"Yes, Your Majesty, we already have the exact information."

When Zhu Hongyu heard this, the faint smile on his face disappeared, and he put the teacup in his hand on the table.

The corner of his mouth twitched, and Zhu Hongyu asked in a low voice.

"Have you checked it out? Does this matter have anything to do with the generals at the front?"

Zhou Tianxu knew that the frontline general the emperor was talking about was Liu Shantai.

Zhu Hongyu was able to appoint Liu Shantai as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces and let him take charge of the war against Burma, which shows the trust and importance he has in him.

Zhu Hongyu would be very disappointed if Liu Shantai was involved in the corruption case in the allied forces.

Zhou Tianxu heard the words and spoke.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this matter does have something to do with Liu Shantai, but not much."

"At best, he is lax in his administration and ineffective in supervision, but there is no benefit transfer between him and those Shushu."

When Zhu Hongyu heard this, his originally gloomy face improved slightly.

Seeing this, Zhou Tianxu was also relieved.

The feeling of oppression on the emperor's body, whoever faces it, knows, it's too scary!
Zhu Hongyu still didn't explode in the end, took a deep breath, and then spoke.

"Let's put this matter on hold for now and let me suppress it."

"Wait until the war in Myanmar is over, then deal with it."

"Before that, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang will take joint action, prepare corresponding evidence, and call the people from the Military Law Department to see me..."

"Before the action is launched, there must be no slightest limelight in this matter, understand?"

Now that the war situation in Myanmar is tense, as long as Zhu Hongyu is still rational, it is impossible to promote the anti-corruption action in the army at such a critical moment.

For now, stability is the top priority!

Zhou Tianxu and Lin Muen heard the words and bowed down together.

"I'll wait to understand!"

After speaking, the two left.

Zhu Hongyu rubbed the center of his brows in pain, his complexion was not very good-looking.

To be honest, Zhu Hongyu doesn't like corruption, but as an adult, he doesn't have no tolerance for corruption.

Because he knows that as long as human nature remains, corruption cannot be avoided.

This has nothing to do with the system, the law, or social morality. There is no absolute black and white in this world, but more gray.

In life, everything cannot go well, and compromise is something that everyone must go through.

Zhu Hongyu's anti-corruption is not aimed more at anti-corruption, but to clean up the court and officials.

Those officials who used to be traitors were subtly cleaned out of the officialdom through anti-corruption means.

Replace the entire team of officials little by little with Zhu Hongyu's Yuan Cong team, or officials who will become officials in the subsequent imperial examinations.

Anti-corruption is only a means, not an end!

Now that there are many corrupt officials in the court, Zhu Hongyu is aware of many things, and even some people's corruption evidence is on Zhu Hongyu's desk.

However, he did not cleanse the corrupt officials in the DPRK, at least not on a large scale.

As for the regular small-scale cleaning, apart from the fact that he is cleaning up the officialdom, there is also the meaning of "flowing water does not rot, and household hinges do not moth".

Instead of a large-scale purge, Zhu Hongyu was unwilling to destabilize the court's political situation.

However, although Zhu Hongyu has a certain tolerance for corruption, this tolerance does not include the military.

Zhu Hongyu has always had zero tolerance for corruption in the military.

The corruption of the army's combat effectiveness in the pre-Ming period began with corruption.

As the saying goes, the Ming army is not full of pay, and full of pay is invincible.

Then why is the Ming army dissatisfied with the salary?
Where did the salary issued by the court go?
To put it bluntly, haven't you been corrupted yet? !
Therefore, ensuring the integrity of the army is Zhu Hongyu's bottom line.

Because he knew that the real foundation of imperial power was nothing but an army loyal to the emperor.

If the army is abolished due to corruption, then the imperial power is almost abolished.

……

The sea stretches as far as the eye can see!
A large fleet slowly approached.

The flag belonging to Ming Dynasty was flying high on the mast.

The waterline on the hull was covered with barnacles, and the presence of these barnacles greatly slowed down the speed of the ship.

On the lookout pole, a lookout with a telescope looks into the distance.

Du Wenhai stood on the deck of the ship, looking into the distance with dark eyes.

It has been nearly two years since he led his team to leave Daming since he set off eastward.

In two years, he led the team to travel the route to the New World.

And built settlements on the New World, and built simple docks and settlements along the way.

A stable route to the New World has been found out for Daming.

Now, judging from the chart, he will return to Daming soon.

Naturally, I can't help being a little excited!
In the past two years, he has experienced the violent winds and waves on the sea, witnessed the savagery and cunning of the natives, and experienced the life and death of his servant...

The fleet was full of 6000 people when it set off!

Two years later, only 1000 people were able to return to Daming with the team.

Of course, not all of those 5000 died.

Although there were certain casualties, most of them were left behind in the settlements along the route and in Daming's stronghold in San Francisco!
The purpose is to prepare for the imperial court's next large-scale immigration to develop the New World.

Du Wenhai took a deep breath, he was deeply impressed by the salty sea breeze.

As the fleet got closer and closer to the mainland of Ming Dynasty, Du Wenhai couldn't help feeling nostalgic for his hometown.

"My lord, our army's fleet is about to arrive in Shanghai, and Zhoushan Port is not far ahead."

The commander of the fleet came to report, and when he spoke, his face was full of joy.

Du Wenhai nodded slightly.

"Send the order, speed up the ship, and I will return as soon as possible!"

The fleet raised its sails and quickly sailed towards Zhoushan Port.

Not long after, they were stopped by two steam-powered offshore patrol boats.

A resonant sound came from the electric horn on the patrol ship.

"This is the Daming sea area, the fleet in front immediately lowers its sails and anchors, accepting interrogation!"

"This is the Daming sea area, the fleet in front immediately lowers its sails and anchors, accepting interrogation!"

"..."

This means that on the ships of Du Wenhai and others, the flags belonging to Ming Dynasty are flying.

Otherwise, these patrol ships would not have such a good attitude towards ships of unknown origin.

Du Wenhai also heard the voice from the patrol ship opposite, and said.

"Command the fleet, lower the sails and drop anchor, accept interrogation!"

As the order was issued, the eastbound fleet began to lower their sails one after another.

The patrol ship also sent people aboard Du Wenhai's ship, preparing for a routine questioning.

However, when he saw the certificates presented by Du Wenhai and others, as well as the relevant documents of the eastbound fleet, the soldier of the Ming army who boarded the ship for inspection solemnly gave a military salute to Du Wenhai.

His right fist hit his chest forcefully, his eyes were solemn and admiring.

He also knew something about the pioneers of the eastbound fleet.

With their eyes darkened, they resolutely embarked on the road to find the route to the New World. It is really hard not to be admirable.

Du Wenhai also saluted, and then asked in a deep tone.

"Can we go home now?"

Hearing this, the Ming soldier said decisively.

"Of course!"

"Next, please let us open the way for the heroes!"

"..."

After speaking, he returned to the patrol ship.

Then, two patrol boats began to lead the fleet in front of the eastbound fleet.

The fleet is heading all the way to Zhoushan Port!

As the fleet got closer and closer to the coastline, many ships gradually appeared on the endless sea.

The white sails, the black hull, and the blue sea form a stark contrast.

As the fleet got closer and closer to the coastline, more and more ships appeared in front of their eyes.

The scene of prosperity and prosperity that belonged exclusively to Daming appeared before everyone's eyes.

Gradually, the black coastline appeared before everyone's eyes.

The tall lighthouse is quite conspicuous because it has been painted with white paint.

Guide the way for everyone!

The sailors, soldiers, doctors, carpenters... and countless other people in the eastbound fleet boarded the deck spontaneously and cheered towards the coastline.

Everyone knows that their home is there and their roots are there!
The eastbound fleet quickly landed in the military port of Zhoushan, and the news of the fleet's return was sent to Nanjing by telegram.

……

Zhu Hongyu, who was dealing with government affairs, received the news that Du Wenhai and others had returned to Daming, and a light suddenly appeared in his eyes.

The look on his face was one of unbearable anticipation.

Now that Du Wenhai and others have returned, it means that the route to the New World should be considered a success.

It is estimated that the gold mine in San Francisco should also be discovered!

The large-scale development and immigration of Ming Dynasty to the New World should be put on the agenda.

Thinking about these messy things, Zhu Hongyu opened his mouth to order.

"Send an order to Zhoushan to summon Du Wenhai to Beijing for an audience."

After Zhu Hongyu's order was issued, the little eunuch who was serving by his side opened his mouth to promise.

"Here, servant girl understands!"

……

In May of the fifth year of the Ming Dynasty, the eastbound fleet finally returned to Daming after two years of sea voyage.

At the beginning of June in the fifth year of the Ming Dynasty, Du Wenhai, the commander of the eastward fleet, was called to Beijing to meet the emperor.

Outside Nanjing, Du Wenhai looked at Nanjing at the end of the distant horizon, his eyes full of admiration.

"After the city wall was demolished, the scale of Nanjing City has expanded a lot!"

Although Du Wenhai was shocked by the emperor's decision to tear down the Nanjing City Wall, he was more surprised by the development of Nanjing City.

Beside Du Wenhai, Buniu Boli, an aboriginal emissary from the New World, also stared wide-eyed, looking at Nanjing City in the distance, incomparably shocked.

Although when they were in the New World, they knew how strong and rich the "Da Ming" tribe was just by looking at the size of the fleet.

After all, if Ming was not strong and rich enough, he would not be able to organize such a huge fleet to sail thousands of miles away.

However, only when he arrived at Daming and saw the vastness and prosperity of Daming, could he have a concrete understanding of how powerful Daming is.

The endless sail shadows on the sea, the densely packed ships in the Yangtze River channel, the smooth concrete road, the bustling city, countless pedestrians...

In Buffalo Boli's eyes, there is no difference between Daming and Heaven.

And the Nanjing city in front of him was even more prosperous than he could have imagined.

Now the city of Nanjing has more than 200 million people, with a population of nearly 300 million. The huge urban agglomeration in the Jiangnan area centered on Nanjing is siphoning wealth from the entire Ming Dynasty and even the whole world.

The market is prosperous, the urban construction planning is neat, the environment is beautiful, the air is fresh and clean, and the passers-by are well-dressed and courteous...

There are no ragged beggars and hungry refugees.

Hunger, chaos, robbery, theft and all other bad things seem to be insulated from this great city.

Not to mention in the eyes of a group of aboriginals from the New World living in a primitive tribal state.

Even in the eyes of Europeans at the same time, the current Daming, especially the city of Nanjing, is no different from the legendary paradise.

"Dear Du, is this heaven?"

Bison Boli looked at the prosperity of Nanjing and couldn't help asking.

When Du Wenhai heard the words, he just smiled and said.

"Nanjing is the capital of Ming Dynasty, the best place in the world, and the center of the world. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a paradise."

When talking about Nanjing being the center of the world, Du Wenhai's face was full of pride.

"Bolly, let's go faster, don't make His Majesty wait too long!"

After speaking, he quickened his pace.

Buffalo Boli, who has always been used to being wild, rarely felt restrained, but he still accelerated to keep up with Du Wenhai's footsteps.

The person in charge of leading them was Zhu Hongyu's personal eunuch named Zhao Chang'an, and Zhu Hongyu used to call him Xiao Anzi.

But outsiders dare not call him that, even if it is a minister in the court, they have to call him Zhao Zhongguan or Zhao Dajian when they see him.

As long as there is a brain, no one will offend the people around the emperor.

In the era of supremacy of imperial power, these people who were close to the emperor also represented part of the imperial power to a certain extent.

If they offend these people, they may not be enough to succeed, but they must be more than enough to defeat them.

As a foreign minister, Du Wenhai is naturally no exception.

"Dare to ask the middle officer, where will His Majesty plan to summon the last general?"

Hearing this, Zhao Changan squinted his eyes and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty is waiting for the general to see you by the Xuanwu Lake."

"The general will follow me!"

Zhao Chang'an knew that the emperor attached great importance to Du Wenhai, so naturally he would not put on Du Wenhai's face.

As a close minister of the emperor, Zhao Chang'an may not know anything else, but he is definitely well-versed in taking care of others.

Du Wenhai followed closely, and continued to ask.

"I wonder how your Majesty is feeling now?"

The expression on Zhao Changan's face remained unchanged, and he said with a smile.

"After hearing that the general has returned from the New World, His Majesty has been in a good mood, and the smile on his face has never stopped."

"We slaves who serve by Yujia's side have also been honored by the general these days."

Du Wenhai also heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and the expression on his face became a little brighter.

"That's good!"

"..."

A group of people quickly headed towards Xuanwu Lake.

Passing through the city of Nanjing, people passed by from time to time on both sides of the wide streets, pointing at Buffalo Boli and others who were wearing animal skin skirts and had brightly colored bird feathers on their heads.

Obviously, they were watching the fun!
"These aborigines are not ugly, they are much better-looking than those foreigners with red hair and green eyes, but their clothes are not flattering."

"Who says it's not, tsk, look at that animal skin skirt, I'm afraid no one would wear it like this in the Xia and Shang Dynasties, right?"

"It is said that the aborigines in this new continent are the survivors of the former Yin and Shang dynasties. When the Zhou family was established on behalf of the merchants, they migrated to the new continent. Looking at the appearance of these aborigines, there is some credibility."

"..."

Regarding the fact that the Indians in the New World are descendants of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, it is a muddled account to put it bluntly.

No one can prove it, but no one can falsify it.

To some extent, it is true that the descendants of the Shang Dynasty had the possibility of immigrating to the New World through the Bering Strait.

But to be honest, it's not very likely.

In the early Western Zhou Dynasty, China already had the habit of recording history. If it was a large-scale immigration, it is impossible for future generations to not record it.

But if it is a small-scale immigrant who is not worthy of being recorded in the history books, depending on the world environment and technical conditions of the Shang Dynasty, if it is only a small-scale immigrant, there is a high probability that all the people on the road will die.

At that time, it can be said that as long as you leave the Central Plains, there will be wilderness everywhere.

The possibility of dying on the migration road is quite high.

And what you need to know is that the name Indian actually comes from a misunderstanding by Westerners.

After the Westerners landed on the New World for the first time, they regarded the New World as India, so they got the name of Indian and the title of Indian.

It has nothing to do with Yin Shang.

But does it matter?

it is not important!

The most important thing is not whether the Indians are the adherents of the Yin and Shang, but whether Zhu Hongyu thinks they are the adherents of the Yin and Shang.

If Zhu Hongyu wanted to, then they had to.

Obviously, Zhu Hongyu thought they were.

The reason why the Ming Dynasty now advertises that the Indians in the New World are the survivors of the Yin and Shang dynasties is actually very simple.

One is to publicize that Ming has the legal system to rule the New World!

The second is to pave the way for the Ming Dynasty to assimilate Indians in the future.

As for the evidence that the Indians are descendants of the Shang Dynasty...

At worst, Ming would forge a wave of cultural relics, throwing a batch along the way from Nuer Gandusi to the Bering Strait, and then throwing a batch in Alaska in the New World, as well as the indigenous tribes along the coast of North America.

Then send relevant teams to carry out the excavation work, wouldn't that be enough?

Based on the information dissemination conditions of this era, it is very simple for Zhu Hongyu to control the high ground of public opinion and control the direction of public opinion.

As long as he operates in this way, from now on, the New World will be the promised land for Chinese people.

The Indians are the adherents of the Yin and Shang Dynasties!

They are my beloved relatives and friends, brothers and sisters of the people of Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, Zhu Hongyu is sure that the world's mainstream public opinion will recognize this point.

Obviously, Zhu Hongyu's public opinion offensive has already begun.

The first place to start is Nanjing City, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the most benevolent place in the world...

(End of this chapter)