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

Chapter 112 This Fatty Is A Little Crazy!
"Everyone has it, stand at attention!"

In the harbor of the enclave, all the soldiers and sailors stood on the deck. Under the order of the officer, they raised their chests and looked at the ten warships in the middle that were about to set off for a long voyage.

On top of the ten warships, the soldiers and sailors, led by their Governor Wang Jin, also looked at the surrounding warships.

"I wish Paozhe a triumphant return!"

Zhu Gaoyu shouted loudly, raised his hand and clenched his fist, and hit his chest heavily.

"I wish Paozhe a triumphant return!"

All the soldiers roared loudly and pounded their chests vigorously, paying their highest respect to these warriors who were preparing for the long voyage.

Just as Zhu Gaoyu had discussed with Wang Jin and was about to set off for the Cape of Good Hope, the Timurid Empire suddenly sent a messenger, saying that their king Shahru would come here to meet Zhu Gaoyu.

Zhu Gaoyu originally wanted to refuse.

It will take at least half a month for the other party to arrive, plus the time for communication between the two parties, at least a month.

A month is usually fine, but the sea monsoon waits for no one.

This trip to find the American continent is the first time to explore the route, and many things are unknown, and no one knows what will happen.

If due to the delay of time, the expedition fleet was halfway through and the monsoon suddenly turned, then it would be a big trouble.

It was originally a narrow-death mission, and it was related to the lives of thousands of soldiers in the exploration fleet. Zhu Gaoyu did not allow any mistakes.

If meeting the other party caused the fleet to be in danger, so that the entire army was wiped out, Zhu Gaoyu would hate himself for the rest of his life.

However, when Zhu Gaoyu was about to refuse to meet and set off directly with the fleet, Wang Jin persuaded him.

In Wang Jin's words: the two countries have diplomatic relations, and there was even a war that almost broke out, and now peace has finally come down, so we can't start a war between the two countries because of some trivial matters.

Now the barbarians in the north have not been resolved, if the war between the two countries is triggered again, Ming's situation will be very difficult.

At that time, Zhu Gaoyu, who caused the war, will become the target of criticism.

And once Zhu Gaoyu's future plans are affected due to this matter, the loss caused may be even greater.

For future plans, in order to prevent war between the two countries, Zhu Gaoyu must participate in this friendly meeting between the two countries.

After dissuading Zhu Gaoyu, Wang Jin put forward his own idea again.

Zhu Gaoyu stayed here to wait for Shaharu, and returned to Daming directly after meeting him.

And he took the selected fleet and set off directly to search for the legendary two continents.

Zhu Gaoyu was a little worried at first, but Lao Wang said something directly.

Several generations of his ancestors were sailors. He has a whole body of experience and he still has a map in his hand. As long as these two continents really exist, he will definitely be able to find them.

After listening to Lao Wang's thoughts, Zhu Gaoyu thought for a long time, and finally agreed.

After discussion between the two, it was decided to send ten warships and Wang Jin to search for two continents.

And the two also made a route. When they went, they set off along the route of Columbus and went directly to the middle area where the two continents were connected.

The reason why he chose to go to the Mexico area in Houshi was because Zhu Gaoyu remembered that corn and sweet potatoes seemed to be found in this area.

After finding corn and sweet potatoes, go directly south to the plateau of Brazil in the future to see if you can find peanuts and other items.

If you can find these, go ahead and head to the Peruvian region to find potatoes.

As for other things, Zhu Gaoyu really doesn't know. Although his memory has been strengthened, he really hasn't read some materials, so it is impossible to create something out of nothing.

So if you want to find other things, you have to let Wang Jin and others look for them themselves. If you can find the best, you can go later if you can't find them.

After finding what they wanted, the fleet went directly north to the Gulf of Alaska, and returned to Daming through the later Bering Strait in summer.

The weather in the Bering Strait in winter is too harsh, and it will be frozen for a certain period of time, making it impossible for the fleet to pass.

Since this is the connection of several sea areas, the environment is very harsh, and it is very challenging for the current sailing warships.

If he hadn't looked back too far, Zhu Gaoyu really didn't want Wang Jin and the others to take the risk this time.

Thinking of the Bering Strait, Zhu Gaoyu thought of the vast Siberian plain again, and couldn't help but feel hot.

The two sides stared at each other, and as the trumpeter blew the horn, the ten ships led by Wang Jin officially set sail to find the two legendary continents and high-yield food that would make the people of Ming Dynasty no longer hungry.

No one knew whether they would come back after leaving this time, so everyone left a will on the night of departure and explained what happened behind them.

If there are brothers and relatives who belong to the same ship, they will also choose to transfer them out to leave some hope and incense for their families.

Zhu Gaoyu just stood quietly at the bow of the boat, watching the fleet gradually disappearing at the end.

It wasn't until the fleet was about to disappear that Zhu Gaoyu slowly said, "May you be safe and return with honor!"

"On the day when you come back, I, the kings and ministers of the Ming Dynasty, will welcome you from ten miles away!"

After the fleet disappeared completely, Zhu Gaoyu ordered the team to be disbanded.

Now that the layout of the Central Asia region has been launched, Zhu Gaoyu plans to find his original goal after returning to Daming.

That is the Australian mainland at the southernmost tip of Ming Dynasty.

To be honest, the Australian continent seems huge, but the real habitable environment is only the surrounding area, and the center is all desert and uninhabited Gobi Desert.

Compared with the American continent, it is a world of difference.

There is only one reason why Zhu Gaoyu has always wanted to take down the Australian mainland, and that is to leave a way out for his descendants.

They are not sure whether he will be able to fight for the boss in the future. If he really fails, the Australian mainland, which is far away from Daming, can still leave a way for his descendants.

If it succeeds, this area will not be wasted, at least it is a place to survive.

Which race would think that they have little place to live, even if it is a desert, it has its own value.

Take this area, the surrounding ocean minerals, that are endless wealth.

Controlling the entire southeast region in the hands of the Yanhuang people, even if they cannot conquer the entire world in the future, no one will dare to shake Yanhuang's strength and status.

So when it comes to competing for an area, don't just look at the obvious value, the hidden value is endless.

Ten days passed in a blink of an eye.

These ten days were considered the most relaxing ten days for the fleet.

The crew and soldiers do not have to observe the sea conditions every day, nor do they have to think about the issue of selling goods.

Soldiers and sailors who were idle, walked off the ship together, went to the newly prosperous wharf, enjoyed the life of salted fish, bought some special products by the way, prepared to take them back, and sold them to their families to improve their lives.

Zhu Gaoyu is also very free these days. The port has been managed by a person in charge, and the fleet is managed by Wang Jin's apprentice. Apart from fishing, he just watches the maids dance to pass the time.

The leisurely days were not completely over until another messenger was sent from the opposite side, saying that Fatty Sha had arrived.

After explaining the port matters, Zhu Gaoyu took the fleet to the opposite side, intending to return to Daming after meeting with Fatty Sha.

As for the rest of the goods, Fatty Sha on the opposite side has already sent someone to spread the word that he will take care of all the goods from the Timur Empire, so Zhu Gaoyu doesn't have to go to the Yemen area to sell them, and he can go home after handling them to Fatty Sha.

The meeting between the two parties surprised each other.

Zhu Gaoyu looked at the team of at least tens of thousands of troops in the distance, and the corner of his mouth twitched fiercely.

Fatty Sha, who was sitting alone in the luxury carriage, was also shocked when he saw Daming's tall and mighty battleship.

It turned out that the minister really didn't lie to him, the warship of Ming Dynasty was really big and big.

Especially the flagship in the middle made Fatty Sha envious and jealous.

Compared with this flagship, the Changshengtian, which the Timur Empire was proud of, was not even as good as its younger brother.

"I want to get this battleship!"

This was the only thought in Fatty Sha's mind when he saw the Sun Moon.

Only this huge battleship can reflect the strength of their Timur Empire and its majesty.

He thought so, and he did the same.

As soon as the two parties met, Fatty Sha directly said that he bought Daming's flagship Sun Moon, and asked Zhu Gaoyu to make a price at will.

Hearing the other party's request, Zhu Gaoyu's face turned dark at that time.

Good guy, how can I buy someone else's flagship directly without opening my mouth, and it's still in that non-negotiable tone.

Does this mean that he is regarded as a courtier of the Timur Empire? If Zhu Gaoyu hadn't considered the relationship between the two countries, Zhu Gaoyu would have shot the fat man directly in the face the moment the other party spoke.

"Your Majesty, this is my ship, don't sell it!"

Feeling upset, Zhu Gaoyu's tone of reply was not so polite.

After listening to the translator's translation, Fatty Sha looked at Zhu Gaoyu.

"10 taels!"

Zhu Gaoyu frowned, "What do you mean, Your Excellency?"

Fatty Sha replied directly: "Sell this ship to me, and I will give you 10 taels of silver."

When Fatty Sha thought about it, Zhu Gaoyu didn't agree to sell it, but he thought he didn't offer a price, so he directly quoted a price of 10 taels.

Zhu Gaoyu chuckled, and wanted to buy his Sun Moon for 10 taels, not to mention the cost of the Sun Moon, is he short of the 10 taels?
He earned nearly 2000 million taels of silver from this voyage trade alone. Not to mention the other party's offer of 10 taels, even if the other party offered a price of 100 million taels, he didn't even bat an eyelid.

"Your Majesty, they..."

Fatty Sha was a little annoyed by Zhu Gaoyu's disdainful expression.

If you think you don't have enough money, you can directly say how to put on such an expression.

Seeing that the king was a little angry, the minister next to him whispered a few words in his ear.

"What, there are so many!"

Just after listening to the minister's report, Shaharu was shocked by the possible amount Zhu Gaoyu could earn from selling goods during this period.

He knew that Haimao was very profitable, but he didn't expect it to be so profitable.

The other party earned nearly 2000 million taels in just one trip to sea.

Damn, so much money is worth a year's tax of the Timurid Empire.

What's more, what their empire collects is still in kind, and the real gold and silver are only a few million.

If this is calculated, the other party's sum is worth the gold and silver income of their empire for several years.

It really confirms that sentence, the rich can rival the country.

How could this fat man know that if it weren't for Zhu Gaoyu's ability to use space and increase the investment in goods, he would have earned at most a few million this trip. After all, the transportation capacity is there, it's not that you can pull as much as you want. How many.

Daming's income not only did not dispel Fatty Sha's desire to buy a boat, but on the contrary deepened it a bit.

The money at sea should not be earned by Da Ming himself, and he, the Timurid Empire, also wanted to have a hand in it.

"100 million!"

Fatty Sha gritted his teeth, and directly increased the price by ten times, then pointed to a few boats he had in mind, and said to Zhu Gaoyu, "Give me all of these, and I'll give you 100 million."

Zhu Gaoyu rolled his eyes, but still shook his head directly.

This is the guy he eats, and he won't sell it no matter how much money he gives.

Seeing that the little guy still refused, Fatty Sha's eyes flashed with anger, and he wanted to get angry, but thinking that the other party was not from his own country, he could only grit his teeth and say, "Whatever you want, as long as you are willing to give me the boat, I will do it for you." I can exchange it with you."

"Gold, beauties, horses, slaves..."

"As long as you want, I can change it with you."

"Your Highness, if the other party is willing to give a good horse, we can actually discuss it."

When Zhu Gaoyu was about to shake his head and refuse, Wu Shan who was accompanying him whispered something.

The southern region of the Ming Dynasty did not produce good horses. Although the imperial court had some horse breeding areas, the control was very strict. After all, the imperial court did not use enough of them, and it was impossible for them to flow out.

The only cavalry team under Zhu Gaoyu's name was those from the Fifth Army Battalion.

When these cavalrymen came over, they came here alone.

In the words of those veterans from the Fifth Army Battalion, people can give it to you, but horses can't. If you want it, you can buy it yourself.

In order to equip these cavalry with horses, Zhu Gaoyu paid a high price and gritted his teeth to buy the horses of these cavalry from those old bastards.

Although since Lao Zhu, he half-promoted and half-forced the people to raise horses with him, which made Daming have a considerable number of horses, but there were not many that could be used by the troops.

Horses are not well-raised, and they can be ridden to fight. This requires long-term training. Untrained horses will timidly dodge when facing the enemy's blade.

If you want to force a charge, you won't dare to charge without specially trained horses.

And one thing has to be admitted, the horses raised in the Central Plains are far behind the northern grasslands in terms of combat and battery life.

According to the official statistics of the Ming Dynasty in the past few years, the Ming Dynasty has a total of more than 60 horses. However, only 10,000+ horses can be put into battle, and the rest can only be used as goods and carts, or for people to ride. common horse.

It was precisely because of the scarcity of war horses that the veterans of the Fifth Army Battalion did not allow the cavalry to take their horses to join Zhu Gaoyu.

Let Zhu Gaoyu spend money to buy it in the future, it is because of his prince's face, otherwise you will not sell it to you no matter how much money you spend.

Zhu Gaoyu's 1000 cavalry, after going through several battles, did not lose personnel, but lost a lot of horses.

At present, there are less than 600 horses that can be driven by cavalry to fight.

In other words, of the 1000 cavalry under Zhu Gaoyu's name, more than 400 have now become infantry.

In the current era, although there are firearms, cavalry is still the king of the battlefield.

Wu Shan, as the highest general in Zhu Gaoyu's army at present, paid great attention to this aspect.

During this period of time, he was idle and bored, and he also learned about the Timurid Empire.

The former emperor of this country was a descendant of the Mongols, and he paid special attention to the cavalry. Coupled with the geographical environment, the combat power of the cavalry was not inferior to the prairie barbarians in the north.

On the horse side, after mixing several bloodlines, the horse's ability has been increased.

Especially in terms of load and durability, it is on par with the most hard-working Mongolian horses.

More importantly, these horses have become very tall after bloodline changes.

Possessing the same durability and being taller than Mongolian horses, they are simply natural companions of cavalrymen.

If Zhu Gaoyu can get a batch of war horses from Timur and form a strong cavalry, no matter what he does in the future, it will be much easier.

Wu Shan's analysis and his vision of the future made Zhu Gaoyu hesitate for a moment.

Indeed, although he is now dominated by the navy, it is still very necessary to form a cavalry of the king of land warfare.

Although he had the idea of ​​wanting a horse, Zhu Gaoyu of the Sun Moon would never sell it.

This is his face, and it is also the pinnacle of Daming's shipbuilding technology, which cannot easily fall into the hands of others.

Although the Sun Moon cannot be sold, other warships can be negotiated.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoyu said to Fatty Sha: "The Sun Moon is very important to me. No matter what price or item you offer, I will not sell it, but other ships can be discussed."

After listening to the translation, Fatty Sha frowned.

"Your Majesty, it seems that they really don't plan to sell that ship, but the others are also good. If we can buy it and study it thoroughly, I believe that it will definitely not be a problem for us to build that big ship."

Seeing that the king didn't seem to give up yet, the minister next to him hurriedly tried to persuade him.

"Can it really be made?"

Fatty Sand couldn't believe it.

Battleships are not tables, chairs and benches, which can be built with a few glances. The inside said, but it went too deep.

If Zhu Gaoyu knew Fatty Sha's thoughts, he would definitely give him a high appreciation.

He dared to sell warships, and he was not afraid of counterfeiting at all.

There are many technologies in the Ming warship, which were passed down from generation to generation by the shipbuilders. Many things are difficult to study without their guidance and just looking at the real thing.

And more importantly, Daming's steam technology is in the process of research and development, maybe during the time when Zhu Gaoyu went to sea, Lu Fei and the others have already researched the steam engine.

With the experience in steam engine manufacturing, the steam engine on the ship will soon be realized.

With steam warships, these sail-powered warships are completely behind.

Even if the craftsmen of the Timurid Empire were so smart that they could see through the real thing and understand this technology, so what?

When they have a thorough understanding and figure it out, and then build the warships, Daming's steam warships probably have been running all over the world.

(End of this chapter)