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Chapter 585 The American Colony Worth Three Hundred Liangs of Silver

Less than a month after its establishment, South Korea began to split internally, and one-third of its land was taken away at once.

Li Bin, the king who was canonized by the Ming Dynasty, hurriedly sent an envoy to Hancheng to ask for the help of the Ming Dynasty army to suppress the rebellion.

And Li Linzuo was not a fool. As early as he took Qingzhou and took control of the entire Zhongqing Road, he immediately sent envoys to Seoul and knelt down to ask the Ming Dynasty for canonization.

The current temporary resident officer in Seoul is Pu Zheng. The victory documents and memorials of Pyongyang's Ming army taking Seoul were rushed to Nanjing by sea as early as a month ago.

Counting the time, at this moment, the official seal of the imperial edict appointing Pu Zheng as the right chief envoy to Seoul should have been carried by the left chief envoy on the road.

Not to mention Seoul and Kaicheng, many place names here have to be corrected, such as Jiangling, Yan'an, Huangzhou, Yangzhou, Xiangyang, etc. It just so happens that the four Han counties have many county governments, which can be directly added.

The Chief Secretary in Seoul was established, and the line from north to Huangzhou was all assigned to Pyongyang. The boundary line of Pyongyang is no longer the Taedong River. The south of Huangzhou is under the jurisdiction of the Chief Secretary of Seoul, but the entire Chief Secretary of Seoul is still under the co-administration of Lelang Province.

The relationship between the two can be compared to the current Shaanxi-Gansu province. When the Chief Secretary of Seoul is almost Chinese-speaking, the Han immigrant population here will account for at least 30%. You can try to separate it from Lelang Province and set up a separate province. The name has been decided, and it will be called Daifang Province (Daifang County in the Han Dynasty).

Ming Dynasty annexed central Korea and pushed the time forward a few months.

The Ming Dynasty fleet set out in the spring of last year to colonize Yinzhou (America) and develop a new overseas trade route. After several months of wandering at sea, it finally arrived on the west coast of Beiyin.

With the experience of the last voyage, the fleet went smoothly this time and did not encounter any major storms along the way.

Although the legend of the Pacific Ocean seems to be very scary in later generations, in fact, as long as you are not too unlucky and encounter a big typhoon, it is basically difficult for the ship to be destroyed and people to die. During the Age of Discovery, the Spaniards made more than 500 voyages in the Pacific for more than two hundred years, and only forty ships were sunk, including those sunk in naval battles.

Even scurvy, which was terrifying to Europeans, was not a problem for the Ming fleet. As long as they brought enough tea, vegetables, and fruits, these diseases could be prevented and treated, which greatly reduced the risk of death during navigation.

Kang Zifei, the Marquis of Donghai (because he set out to the east of the sea), led the fleet and sailed north along the western coastline of Beiyin.

"October 8th, the eleventh year of Jianwu."

"We set off from Luzon and sailed for 183 days, and finally saw the coastline of the Yinzhou mainland. It is very vast and it is difficult to see islands near the sea. There are many reefs, and many seabirds stop on the reefs..."

"The landmark where we are now, calculated according to the longitude and latitude given by His Majesty (name), is 118 degrees east longitude and 36 degrees north latitude. The Marquis of Donghai has ordered the fleet, and we are continuing to sail north!"

There is a record officer on the ship who is proficient in calendar mathematics and specially ordered to follow the voyage. He is calculating along the way and recording the current coordinate position.

This longitude and latitude are slightly different from those in Europe because the location of the prime meridian is different, but the difference is not too much.

As for their current latitude and longitude coordinates, if they sail a little further north, they can see San Francisco.

Of course, it couldn't be called San Francisco at this time, because it would take forty years for the Spaniards to discover this place, and it was still the gold rush caused by the discovery of the big gold mine.

They did not sail too far, and soon everyone in the fleet saw changes in the continent along the coastline in front of them.

"Is this the natural harbor discovered by the Marquis of Donghai? It is indeed unique and natural..." A merchant who came to Yinzhou with his ship to take risks and make a fortune exclaimed.

San Francisco, which was not developed by the Spanish, is known as one of the three natural harbors in the world for no reason.

The entire San Francisco is a large natural bay, later known as San Francisco Bay, also known as San Francisco Bay. The bay is in the shape of a north-south chain, leading to the Pacific Ocean through the Golden Gate Strait, with the Marin Peninsula in the north and the San Francisco Peninsula in the south.

Moreover, because of the barrier of the coastal mountains and the two peninsulas, the interior of the bay can be said to be calm, and there is no need to worry about ocean storm disasters.

Not only that, two large rivers extend inward from the bay, allowing ships to first enter the bay and then enter the inland from the river to achieve long-distance navigation.

Kang Zifei did not hesitate, and immediately led the flagship into the bay port first, and the accompanying merchant ships also followed.

Entering the bay, you can obviously feel the difference. The sea becomes calmer, and you can also see a large plain continent in the bay.

The fleet did not sail for long before it approached the land. Kang Zifei led the fleet into the Sacramento River by a familiar route.

We didn’t sail very far when the lookout reported: “There are a dozen small boats approaching us ahead!”

Said to be small boats, they are actually canoes. On the boats are some Indians wearing animal skins and with colorful feathers in their hair.

These Indians are divided according to geographical clans, and they should belong to the Yelamu clan of the Lamatush tribe of the Ohlon people.

On the coast of Central America where transportation is underdeveloped, most of these Indians only recognize their own clans and tribes, but do not identify with the so-called nation. At most, they verbally refer to other clans with the same language as Oron people as Orientals or Occidentals.

The Ohlone people in another time and space were in a miserable state. First they were religiously persecuted and massacred by the Spaniards and Mexico. The 30 Ohlone people dropped sharply to 25. Immediately after California joined the United States, the Ohlone people here were once again massacred by the westward expansion, until only a few thousand Ohlone people were left in later generations.

Thanksgiving, thank the Indians for their soil and scalps.

These Olon people in canoes obviously recognized the flag of the Ming Dynasty. They cheered first, and then led Kang Zifei's fleet to the clan's tribe. Kang Zifei led people off the boat, and the chief of the Yelamu clan hurried to the river bank to greet him. The other party was very enthusiastic, and first said lamely: "Kang... Zi... Fei... Jili Guala Gulu (Indian, don't be stubborn)..." "

Kang Zifei just listened. Anyway, he couldn't understand the language of these indigenous people at all. He left in a hurry. The reason why the chief was so enthusiastic was that he gave the other party a few axes and two pieces of cotton cloth.

Although the Ohlon people have also developed various tool civilizations, they even have indigenous traders who travel long distances to trade and exchange goods with other clans. But they currently do not have the ability to smelt iron tools. Their civilization is still in the Stone Age, and their food mainly comes from hunting and gathering. Their commonly used weapons are oak stone spears and obsidian axes.

Although the ax given by Kang Zifei is used for cutting trees, it is also an iron tool and is certainly much stronger and more durable than ordinary stone tools. It is also used by the chief as a special weapon for the bravest warriors in the clan, and he even keeps one for himself. As a chief symbol.

Kang Zifei also saw it, because the opponent was on his waist. Judging from the sharp edge, it was obvious that he had not used it much.

The chief even wore a cotton skirt and jacket. It must have been simply cut, and it was very uneven.

While the chief was saying hello, the soldiers who were taken off the boat by Kang Zifei and the record officer were all curiously observing the indigenous tribe.

Looking around, there are many houses built on the plains along the river bank. They look like villages, but many of them are pointed.

There are some indigenous women and children using woven baskets to scoop out water and wash the collected wild fruits. Many of the products here are basket-woven, and the weaving technology is very advanced. The water-filled basket actually does not leak.

Moreover, the appearance of these indigenous people is indeed similar to that of the Han people, but their skin color is darker than that of the Han people, and their appearance is... well, more rugged.

If we look at the skin color of these Indians in later generations, Europeans would classify them as the fourth human race - brown people.

Just as they were observing the situation of the Yelamu clan, the chief seemed to have finally finished "exchanging pleasantries". Kang Zifei was familiar with the road and quickly explained his purpose of coming.

Of course, it wasn't just talking, because the other party couldn't understand either. He first pointed to a large piece of land on the river bank and at the mouth of the sea, and then asked someone to carry two large boxes up. What was in the box was no longer the iron ax given before, but a real military-made waist knife.

There were only sabers and three pieces of armor. I was afraid that the indigenous chief would not understand, so he specially asked the soldiers to put on these equipments and go chop everywhere. They also used the armor to carry the chopping of indigenous stone tools.

The chief's eyes immediately straightened, and he felt that the ax on his waist had become dim. These armors and sabers completely attracted him.

However, after thinking carefully, he quickly shook his head because Kang Zifei, a friend from outside the clan, wanted too much.

Seeing this, Kang Zifei could only continue to bargain, and asked someone to bring out a few more pieces of silk. The last time he was given just cotton, but this time it was silk, which was obviously more beautiful.

In order to increase the chips, he also took out a box of cigars, handed them over, and personally demonstrated how to smoke.

Originally, the chief of the Yelamu clan was still hesitant, but as soon as he smoked the cigar handed to him by Kang Zifei, he first felt a sting in his nose and throat, and then he still felt choked, but as he choked, he felt something strange in his nose and throat.

He didn't know that this was the excitement and calmness brought by the nicotine in tobacco. He only felt that it was a divine thing given by the gods. After smoking one, he felt that a lot of the troubles in the tribe and clan had disappeared.

This time he no longer hesitated, and after discussing with several elders and leaders of the clan, he quickly agreed to this rather outrageous deal.

Kang Zifei only used two boxes, a dozen sabers, and three pieces of armor, which amounted to less than 300 taels of silver. This is because the Ming Dynasty was relatively honest and used military-made waist knives in transactions. Nowadays, the Ming army's navy and land divisions still have a large number of them.

The accompanying soldiers were all shocked. They thought they were going to fight to seize the land.

After all, this is what is done in areas such as Taiwan and Luzon.

The recording officer couldn't help but said: "Are we buying a piece of land now?"

After asking, this guy wanted to give himself a scratch, not to mention buying a large plain and valley for three hundred taels of silver.

This land can actually be bought and sold?

No, it seems that cultivated land in China can also be bought and sold, so that’s okay!

Kang Zifei stroked his beard and smiled: "This plain now belongs to Ming Dynasty. According to the imperial decree, we will build the first overseas colonial port here. Your Majesty has already decided a name for the port here, and it is called Bo Market port."

Baoxu is taken from the last capital of the Xia Dynasty and the first capital after the founding of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. It means the beginning of Yinzhou's colonization.

San Francisco was bought by the Ming Dynasty for three hundred taels of silver, and San Francisco no longer existed.

The Yelamu tribe replenished some fresh water supplies, and Kang Zifei left fifty more exiles behind.

These exiled prisoners were all relatives of the three clans of corrupt officials in the country. They were originally going to be exiled to Heilongjiang and Tibet, but were later temporarily transferred to Yinzhou.

It's hard to say whether it was good or bad luck. At least San Francisco had a warm climate, and there was more fertile land during this period than in later generations, and there was also a huge freshwater lake that has disappeared in later generations.

Anyway, these exiles will definitely survive a lot here, but they may never be able to return to China in their lifetime.

(End of this chapter)