My father Yong Le Emperor, you let me keep a low profile

Chapter 111 Your merit is higher than that of Confucius!

"Is there any higher price!"

"1st time, 2nd time, 3rd time, boom, congratulations!"

With the fall of the stunning woman's drumstick, the last pepper auction was officially declared over.

"Haha... fight with me, do you have the funds?"

The businessman who gritted his teeth and got the last pepper deal, heaved a sigh of relief when the drumstick fell, and glanced at the competitor with contempt.

"Humph!"

The businessman who lost the competition snorted coldly, and glanced at the Ming soldiers on duty next to him, not wanting to quarrel with them and cause a conflict.

But feeling depressed and unable to vent, seeing the dancer passing by, he grabbed it and squeezed it hard, causing the dancer to scream again and again.

But when the businessman threw a handful of gold coins, his screaming immediately turned into a sound of enjoyment, and his eyes were even more charming.

Feeling the feeling of master again, the businessman was satisfied, and sat down with his arms around the dancer, waiting for the next final small auction.

Today is the last auction, and the auction item is exactly the pepper that everyone is looking forward to.

One order per kilo, the one with the highest price gets it.

Zhu Gaoyu asked someone to estimate the remaining money of these merchants, and threw out 50 bills.

It's not that he doesn't want to get more, it's that these merchants have already paid for them. Unless Zhu Gaoyu is willing to ask for camels, these merchants really can't afford that much money.

"Congratulations, Your Highness the Fourth Prince!"

King Nabuhani, who had been with him for three days, congratulated enviously.

In the past three days, he has witnessed it with his own eyes. After each auction, Da Ming can sweep a sum of money.

He asked people to estimate the harvest of Daming's three-day auction based on Daming's table.

According to the reports of his subordinates, based on Daming's silver unit, the income has reached at least 2000 million taels.

By Allah, 2000 million taels, so much money, how many cars will it take to load it all.

Although he was envious and didn't want it, the old king didn't have any bad thoughts.

Not to mention that he wanted to make friends with Ming Dynasty and break the blockade of the Timurid Empire.

Even if he didn't intend to make friends with Daming, he didn't dare to have any bad thoughts. There are so many warships there, it's not a joke.

He angered them, and they started looting along the coast, and he had nowhere to cry.

"Your Majesty, you are being polite. In fact, it is you who should be congratulated the most."

Zhu Gaoyu waved his hand modestly, and congratulated the other party when the conversation changed.

"How to put it, I don't have any happy event."

The king was a little puzzled. After thinking about the past few days, he didn't have any happy event to congratulate.

"Isn't your Excellency to be congratulated for having acquired a powerful and wealthy ally?"

Hearing this, the king stared at the smiling Zhu Gaoyu, stunned for a moment, laughed and nodded, "Yes, yes, yes, congratulations!"

Shameless, is this congratulations to me, or are you boasting.

Feeling slanderous in his heart, the king looked at the last few small things on the stage, and asked with a smile: "The things are sold out now, I wonder if Your Excellency the Fourth Prince is interested in visiting our capital."

Inviting Zhu Gaoyu to the capital, the king has his own thoughts.

Although he has no daughter, he has several younger sisters.

Now that he has temporarily established a friendly relationship with Daming, a powerful country, he wants to use his sister to increase the relationship between the two parties.

Zhu Gaoyu has a lot of things about the princess maid, he knows it.

In his mind, those princesses and maids are all vassal states of Daming, while his country and Daming have established friendly diplomatic relations, which are different in nature and status.

His younger sister promised Zhu Gaoyu in the name of side concubine instead of a maid like a servant.

It's a pity that although his idea is good, Zhu Gaoyu has no plan to go to his capital.

It's not that you don't want to accept the other party's favor, but that time waits for no one.

It has been almost a year since they went to sea, and there is still a certain area to be explored, and the squadron will be sent across the Cape of Good Hope to find the legendary American continent.

With so many things, it takes a lot of time. If there is a delay, by the time he returns to Daming, his son will be able to go to school.

Zhu Gaoyu also had his own considerations.

Now several major ports have been opened, and the initial planning has been completed.

The next step is to go back to Daming to develop your own power. After the military equipment and people's livelihood are improved, coupled with the steam warship that is being researched, you can start the road to world hegemony.

"I appreciate your kindness. I still have a lot of things to do, and I have been away from home for so long. The soldiers are homesick. I want to finish my work as soon as possible and return."

The invitation was rejected, and the king felt a little regretful.

"This is really a pity, but if you come to our country next time, you must come to my king's capital."

"must!"

During the conversation between the two, the auction came to a complete conclusion.

Although it was early morning, the gathered merchants did not go back to rest.

In order to celebrate the successful conclusion of the auction, Daming held a banquet. All kinds of food and wine were brought up after the auction, and there were even many fruits that the merchant had never seen before.

After Zhu Gaoyu, who was the host, spoke on stage, the banquet officially started amidst cheers.

"Is the arrangement done?"

After the banquet, Zhu Gaoyu did not take a rest, but called the steward of the chamber of commerce who followed the fleet.

"Returning to Your Highness, the arrangements for the people have been completed, and all the major merchants promise that they will protect our people."

Hearing the answer, Zhu Gaoyu nodded in satisfaction.

Considering the time issue, Zhu Gaoyu gave up leading the fleet and explored the affairs of the western countries by himself.

He selected some talents from the Moon Shadow Guard's middle and army, and asked the Chamber of Commerce to arrange them into the team of Arab merchants, and followed these Arab merchants to Europe.

With these merchants as cover, the exploration mission will definitely be much easier.

Zhu Gaoyu's move was learned from those childhood days.

In those small days, in order to invade China, intelligence personnel were disguised as businessmen or instructors and scattered all over China.

It is precisely because of the existence of these personnel that when the all-out war broke out, Xiaori's map was even more accurate than that of Yanhuang's own people.

Waving to let the manager go back to rest, Zhu Gaoyu lay on the soft couch, thinking about what things he hadn't done yet.

The maritime route in Central Asia has been explored. As long as there is a navigator, the merchant ships of the Chamber of Commerce who sell goods behind can arrive here accurately.

Personnel investigating and exploring European forces will soon follow the Arab merchants to Europe.

Except for this enclave, several important ports have been controlled, and various supply points are also being established.

Next, as long as the personnel of the squadron are sent across the Cape of Good Hope and instructed on how to go to the American continent, the main fleet can return directly.

Thinking that the things planned were almost done, Zhu Gaoyu showed a relaxed smile at the corner of his mouth.

Zhu Gaoyu intends to hand over the task of exploring the American continent to Lao Wang.

Wang Jin was the first person to follow him, he worked hard and was loyal.

To be honest, without Lao Wang, Zhu Gaoyu's navy would not be a task that could be completed in a year or two.

Ten years of the army and a hundred years of the navy, this is not a joke.

When Zhu Gaoyu said that Lao Wang would build an elite navy in three months, he didn't have any hope at all. His initial plan was just to build a fleet capable of sailing.

Unexpectedly, in order to complete the task, Lao Wang shamelessly poached all the people in Zheng He's fleet.

Such a good subordinate, Zhu Gaoyu naturally can't treat him badly, Zhu Gaoyu wants to give him an honor to be engraved in the annals of history.

The discovery of a new continent, the discovery of a new high-yield, any one of them will be recorded in the annals of history.

Old Wang is so loyal to himself, and Zhu Gaoyu rewards him, so that the name of Wang Jin will become the pinnacle that will never be surpassed in the maritime world of later generations.

But to be honest, Zhu Gaoyu is actually the most suitable for this matter.

He has impressions of those high-yield crops. With the feedback of the space, the memory is restored, and the voyage routes he has seen also appear in his mind.

Coupled with his space ability, he can solve all the troubles encountered by the fleet. To be honest, he is the most suitable for this mission.

But Zhu Gaoyu has too many things to do, it is impossible for him to give up everything in Daming and risk his life to find the American continent.

It's good that everything is fine, but if something goes wrong, the power he has built up over the years will collapse in an instant.

For the sake of Daming, for the sake of his wife and children, no matter how suitable Zhu Gaoyu was, he couldn't find the American continent himself.

"Your Highness, the water is ready and you can take a bath."

A deep call made Zhu Gaoyu, who had closed his eyes and thought about things, come back to his senses.

Slowly opening her eyes, an extremely beautiful figure with tulle on her exquisite body appeared in front of her.

"go together!"

Looking at the pretty woman with charming eyes like silk, Zhu Gaoyu smiled slightly, stepped forward, picked her up by the waist, and walked towards the large pool.

The next day, the flagship Sun Moon boarded.

Daming, headed by Zhu Gaoyu, sat opposite the Nabuhani Dynasty monarchs and ministers.

Today is the day when the two countries formally establish diplomatic relations. Zhu Gaoyu and King Nabuhani will sign and seal the credentials of both parties to make a thorough confirmation and discuss with their subordinates.

In addition to friendly exchanges and trade, enclave ports are also being determined.

When the officials of Daming proposed to lease the enclave port at the beginning, the officials of Nabuhani directly refused on the spot.

It means that anything can be discussed, and the land will never be transferred to others, even if it is leased.

Regarding this, the officials did not say anything, and directly reported it to Zhu Gaoyu.

In response to Zhu Gaoyu's feedback, he issued an order to cancel the auction, and the fleet set sail for the opposite port.

This startled King Nabuhani.

It was hard for him to see the hope of rising. If Da Ming left, he didn't know when he would have to wait for new opportunities.

After friendly exchanges and discussions, the two finally reached a consensus.

The Ming Dynasty and the Nabuhani Kingdom jointly manage the enclave port, and both sides have the right to manage garrisons and trade.

However, in terms of dominance, with Ming as the main player, the Nabuhani Kingdom can only make suggestions.

The king refused to agree to this request at the beginning. His territory is dominated by others, what is it called.

But the initiative is in Zhu Gaoyu's hands, you either listen to me, or this land continues to rot in your hands.

After a long period of entanglement, and the little ambition in his heart, the king finally chose to compromise.

But he added a request.

That is their Nabuhani Kingdom, and they must buy goods from Da Ming at the lowest price. If the Timur Empire makes things difficult for them, Da Ming must also come forward to stand by them.

With a few small requests, such an important port hub can be won, and Zhu Gaoyu will naturally not refuse.

If he hadn't considered that he was far overseas and could not quickly mobilize troops to control it, he would have chosen to take this territory directly by force.

After the two parties confirmed the content of the credentials, Zhu Gaoyu signed his name and stamped his own mark.

This trip to the west of the sea, all the goals have reached the expected level.

Next, send Pharaoh away, and he can return with the fleet.

"Your Highness, are you looking for me?"

After the signing ceremony, the king knew that Zhu Gaoyu was leaving, arranged for the officials who stayed behind, and returned to his capital.

After all, as the king of a country, it is impossible for him to be idle here every day.

After seeing off the old king, Zhu Gaoyu asked the fleet to clean up, and after preparing to continue sailing, he called the old king over.

"I have something to do, sit down!"

Zhu Gaoyu asked Lao Wang to sit down first, took out the chilled wine from the ice jug, and filled the wine glass in front of Lao Wang.

"This is the imperial wine I took from the palace. It is said that it was hidden when my grandfather became emperor. There are only hundreds of jars. It is very precious."

"This…"

Hearing that the wine in front of him was so precious, Lao Wang stood up nervously.

He is from the army, and he knows very well that every time there is a mission of narrow escape, the officers above will be extra generous.

Zhu Gaoyu took out such a precious wine today, and there was a table of good food in front of him. His old king thought he didn't have such a big face, so His Highness must have some difficult tasks for him.

"Your Highness, if you have anything to do, please directly order these..."

Pointing to the food and drink in front of him, Wang Jin said with a look of reluctance: "It's such a waste to give food and drink to the general."

Seeing Ai Jiang's refusal, but his eyes staring at Yujiu, Zhu Gaoyu shook his head in a funny way, stepped forward and pressed his shoulder to make him sit down.

Picking up a glass of wine, Zhu Gaoyu said to Wang Jin: "Today there are no superiors and subordinates, only our old brothers."

As he spoke, he touched Lao Wang's wine glass, "This glass of wine is toast to my brother for helping me for so many years."

After finishing speaking, he signaled Lao Wang to pick up his wine glass.

Looking at the serious Zhu Gaoyu and smelling the strong aroma of wine in the air, Pharaoh swallowed his saliva, gritted his teeth and raised his wine glass.

"There's nothing to say, my old king and His Highness will spend their entire lives together, never turning back."

After speaking, he raised his wine glass and drank it down.

After drinking a glass of wine, Lao Wang also let go, picked up the jug and filled them both.

Zhu Gaoyu didn't say anything first, but greeted the other party while they ate and drank.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Pharaoh wiped his mouth, got up and knelt down on one knee.

"Your Highness, please give me instructions!"

Putting down the chopsticks, he helped Wang Jin up from the ground.

Zhu Gaoyu didn't speak, and led the other party to a covered screen.

"Zuo Jun, guard the door and don't allow anyone to come in."

Zhu Gaoyu yelled towards the door, and after a sound of footsteps, he stretched out his hand and pulled off the cloth covering the screen.

Wang Jin, who followed beside him, also saw clearly what was under the cloth.

This is a hung map, and the traces on it should be very new.

The map is very large, and the place is not marked in detail, only some general names.

The entire map is divided into several areas, most of which are blank, and only a small part is marked in the shape of land.

And on the blank page, there are still dotted lines connecting them.

"This map, in this world, you are the only one who sees it except me."

Zhu Gaoyu walked to the map, stretched out his hand to caress the marks on it, and opened his mouth softly.

"This is a map of the world, a record of the overall shape of the world we live in."

"The whole world!"

Old Wang exclaimed.

Zhu Gaoyu nodded, and stretched out his hand to gesture in the Asian area.

"This area is where our Daming is located."

Then Zhu Gaoyu pointed to the location of the Oman enclave, "And our current location is here."

After speaking, Zhu Gaoyu slid his finger again, pointing to South America and North America.

"These two huge pieces of land have not yet been discovered."

"It's rich in products, and it's full of gold."

Listening to Zhu Gaoyu's slow narration, Lao Wang's breathing gradually became heavy, and at the same time, he also guessed in his heart what Zhu Gaoyu wanted him to do.

"Your Highness, you want the general to find these two continents."

Zhu Gaoyu had never been here since he was a child. Old Wang guessed that this map should be drawn by His Highness according to a certain legend.

Whether those two continents exist or not is unknown.

In Lao Wang's thinking, there are traces of countries in both the East and the West, and it is impossible for these two continents to exist without civilization.

But so far, the East and the West have not heard of the legends of these two continents, which only shows that these two places probably do not exist.

But His Royal Highness is convinced of this, and feels that there are two continents here.

As the prince of Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to let go of everything and lead the fleet willfully to find the legendary continent.

So His Royal Highness needs someone to replace him to find these two continents.

And the candidate chosen by His Highness is Wang Jin, Governor of the Navy.

Zhu Gaoyu nodded, turned around to look at Wang Jin and said seriously: "Old Wang, don't think that this is a legend I heard somewhere. These two continents really exist, and there are tens of thousands of catties per mu on them, or even several Thousands of catties of high-yield crops."

"In addition to searching for these two continents, your mission this time is to bring back the high-yield crops I requested, and bring them back to our Daming, so that these crops can grow in our Daming. It will blossom and bear fruit, and completely solve the hunger worries of the common people.”

Putting his hands on Wang Jin's shoulders, Zhu Gaoyu said with serious eyes: "The route I have drawn for you has never been traveled by anyone in this world, and there are unknown dangers and difficulties on it."

"It is not an exaggeration to say that this road is a narrow escape. No one knows whether this journey will return with honor, or be buried in the sea without a trace."

"But once you succeed, in the history of navigation in the future, your status as king Jin will never be inferior to that of a saint."

"Old Wang, I really want to go by myself, but my identity and my responsibilities don't allow me to go. So I entrust this matter to you. If you don't want to, we will be two brothers today. Have a meal and chat,..."

"I am willing!"

Before Zhu Gaoyu finished speaking, Old Wang gave a decisive answer.

Looking at Zhu Gaoyu, Wang Jin said solemnly: "For Your Highness, for Daming, and to solve the worries of the people's livelihood, not to mention a mere unknown sea, even the eighteenth floor of hell, I, Old Wang, have to wade through it with staring eyes."

Zhu Gaoyu nodded movedly, looked at Old Wang and said sincerely: "If this action is successful, Kong Sheng would not dare to compare with brother's contribution!"

(End of this chapter)