Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 712 Minister Kanfezis is only the leader of the great tomorrow (please subscribe!)
With this in mind, Canfezis pulled out a map.

"His Majesty the Emperor, if you want that piece of land, you can choose it yourself!"

Zhu Kezang raised his eyebrows. This Dutchman is quite sensible. He thought he would make a fuss, but he didn't expect him to recognize him so soon.

Zhu Kezang was not too polite, took a pen, looked left and right, and finally picked a piece of undeveloped land in the Dutch Cape Town colony.

That is the city of Mandela in later generations, which is located in Alg Bay, which is probably the southeastern part of South Africa in later generations.

It really started to develop here after 1820.

Of course, from this moment on, the city was renamed Sanbao City.

To commemorate Zheng He's voyages to the West.

Some people may say that Zheng He has never been to South Africa, so it is not good to name it like this?
The "Life Weekly" magazine of the later generations selected the "100 People Who Have the Most Influential Impact on History in the Millennium". The status of "Life Weekly" magazine is slightly lower than that of "Time Weekly", but it is also a household name.

In this list, only 4 Chinese are on the list, among them is Zheng He, who ranks 14th. There are differences in the cognition of Zheng He, Zheng He's achievements are far higher than what we know, and even the cognition of Zheng He is different from country to country.

China generally believes that Zheng He's voyages to the west and southeast went as far as Java, and as far west as East Africa and Saudi Arabia.

"Zheng He's Missions on the Water" is a detailed record file of Zheng He's fleet's voyages to the West, including a large number of original materials, such as the emperor's imperial edict, the establishment of Zheng He's fleet, lists, logbooks, accounts, etc., but the original The archives have been lost through the long river of history.

Later, it can only be understood based on some relevant historical materials, such as "Western Fan Guozhi" and "Yingya Shenglan". The domestic route to the West is based on known information.

In Australia, many historians believe that Zheng He's fleet sailed to northern Australia. The aborigines living here have a legend about the "Baikini people": these "Baikini people" floated from the sea hundreds of years ago. They salvage fish and exchange food with the aboriginals, who have white skin (the aboriginals are black), and the aboriginals also made some pictures of the "Baikini people". North Korea's clothing.

In Darwin, northern Australia, a small Buddha statue from the Ming Dynasty was also unearthed.

In Portugal, they believe that Zheng He sailed to South Africa and Madagascar in the westernmost part of the Western Ocean. Portugal was the first European country to contact ancient China at sea. In the era of great navigation (Great Geographical Discovery), Portugal started to bypass Western Europe. Africa, via India, finally reached China (Ming Dynasty), so Portugal has a very right to speak here.

When the Portuguese colonial fleet explored South Africa and Madagascar, the indigenous people here also had some descriptions of the "whites" and the fleet of the Ming Dynasty. Unlike Australia, when the Portuguese arrived in South Africa, Zheng He's voyage had just passed For decades, the indigenous people of South Africa can clearly describe their contact with Zheng He's fleet decades ago.

At first, the South African natives thought that these Portuguese fleets were still Ming Dynasty fleets, and wanted to exchange silk and porcelain with them.

The most typical point is the letter written by Girolamo Cernigi to the Portuguese royal family in 1499. Girolamo was born in Italy in 1453, did business in Portugal, and later led the Portuguese colonial fleet to sail.

The letter said that about 80 years ago, a group of white ships arrived here.

80 years ago was 1429, which was Zheng He's last voyage to the West. For blacks, the whites and Chinese people they saw had the same white skin.

The letter also mentioned that they were wearing armor and helmets, and that the boat was equipped with explosives. At that time, there were not many countries that could equip the boat with explosives.

At this time, Girolamo thought they were Germans or people from Rakshasa. Germany specifically referred to the "Holy Roman Empire", and Rakshasa was still "Grand Duchy of Moscow".

Girolamo continued to sail north until he reached the Kenya region of East Africa, which is the farthest we know that Zheng He's fleet sailed to the west. Through communicating with the aborigines here, he fully affirmed that the Chinese Ten years ago, they led an "Armada" who had arrived here. They brought fine linen, silk, bronze, gold, and porcelain, and dispatched a fleet to South Africa.

But it is a pity that Girolamo did not live until the Portuguese reached China. Girolamo died in 1510. At this time, Portugal had already explored Southeast Asia.

Regardless of whether Zheng He has been to South Africa or not, it is indeed very commemorative to have such a piece of land in Africa changed to his name.

Why did Zhu Kezang choose the land in Sanbao City (Mandela City)?

Because there is a place called Johannesburg a thousand kilometers north of it, where there is the world's largest gold mine: Rand Gold Mine.

Possess 5.5 tons of gold!

The point is, this place has not been discovered yet.

It wasn't discovered until 1866!
At that time, in order to grab this gold mine, the British and the Boers fought a 20-year war.

Since 1866, the Rand Gold Mine has been mining, and its maximum annual output reached an astonishing 1970 tons in 1000. After that, it also has an annual output of more than 600 tons, both in terms of reserves and output. In the 21st century, the Rand gold mine has been dug to more than 3600 meters, but there are still gold ore bodies found under it.

Zhu Kezang planned to develop Sanhe City for a period of time, and then quietly sent someone to occupy the Rand Gold Mine.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I will waive the lease fee for you, but I hope that Daming will allow us, the Dutch East India Company, to monopolize the spice business in Nanyang!"

Canfezis knew that it was impossible for them to monopolize others such as perfume, alcohol, and cigarettes, so he proposed the idea of ​​monopolizing spices.

Seeing the Dutchman being so upbeat, Zhu Kezang also readily agreed.

After all, the Dutch gave Daming such a large gold mine, so Daming can be more generous.

"Governor Kan, for the sake of your sincerity, I formally cancel the No. [-] Celestial Sanction Order. I hope that the Dutch East India Company will do business well in the future. Don't say what William III says, you can do whatever you want, and you must act on the basis of the shareholders and the company. Benefits come first!"

Zhu Kezang spoke very slowly. Ye Xingde translated every sentence he said.

It is impossible for Zhu Kezang to speak other languages ​​in formal occasions, which is determined by the status of Ming Dynasty.

After Zhu Kezang finished speaking, Kanfezis also heaved a sigh of relief, and the crisis was finally over.

"The Dutch East India Company and the Minister Canfezis must follow the lead of the great tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)