The mysterious bird of destiny, the beginning of China

Chapter 339 The future of Ming Dynasty

But the guide didn't say it again, and they couldn't force the guide to say it. They could only keep thinking about what they just said and keep imagining it.

The legend of the divine bird kept echoing in their minds, and the guide on the side continued: "If you are more curious about the legend of the divine bird, you can look for relevant books yourself after you go back. You foreign envoys like these books You can watch it!”

After hearing the guide's words, the foreign envoys also came to their senses, but when they looked up at the huge bronze black bird statue in front of them, they were still shocked.

How much bronze would be consumed for such a large bronze statue?

They also know something. Today, the Ming Dynasty has abolished copper currency and instead fully uses silver currency. Of course, this silver is also mixed with other metals to make new silver coins in the shape of copper coins.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty also issued the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes, which were directly linked to silver in units of two. Therefore, when they purchased mirrors and other items before, they paid with the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes.

The foreign envoys, led by their guides, went to other places again.

Such a scene had happened countless times, and the people in the capital of the Ming Dynasty were no longer surprised.

The huge black bird statue standing on the square in front of the palace is so tall that it can be clearly seen even from the edge of the city.

The whole world seemed to be quiet, and only the sound of howling cold wind and falling snow reached my ears.

This winter, there was continuous heavy snow. Since the beginning of winter, the snow has been falling, and the weather has even become so cold that a large number of people in the Ming Dynasty froze to death.

More people have added clothes in time, but they still feel cold.

Moreover, trains came one after another from far away, even bringing marine fish and other supplies from the South China Sea to various parts of the Central Plains.

There is no so-called emperor or so-called nobleman in the palace today, and the maids on duty in the palace can go home every day. At the same time, there are not many rules and regulations.

An official immediately came out and replied.

"..."

Because of the snow, many palace maids had some free time, so this time naturally belonged to them, and they could use it to play and have snowball fights.

In the city, heavy snow fell from the sky, and the streets in the city were deserted. Even if someone came out, they were walking in a hurry, leaving only a series of footprints on the road. However, the footprints were soon covered by the heavy snow again and disappeared.

Shi Miaorou was wearing a bright red cashmere cloak, standing by the pavilion. Snowflakes were floating in front of her. She stretched out her slender hand to take one of the snowflakes. The coolness came from the palm of her hand, which shocked her.

However, other colors appeared on his feathers. It was no longer pure blue, but red, golden, black, white and other colors, which were intertwined together and looked particularly gorgeous.

"Fortunately, the court notified us in advance and we prepared thick clothes in advance. Otherwise, we might not be able to survive this winter!"

Shi Miaorou's voice suddenly sounded, as if she was talking to herself.

"Ok!"

AD 1510, the 124th year of the gods.

Following Shi Miaorou's arrangements, the imperial court was also moving quickly. In the Ming Dynasty, many trains broke through the thick snow and rushed into the distance.

Watching the snowflakes melt into snow water, Shi Miaorou slowly retracted her palm, and then looked at the distant palace rooms, where palace maids were walking or having snowball fights.

Shi Miaorou nodded slightly and then said: "The land of Jiaozhi Province should not be affected by abnormal weather, and due to climate reasons, food in Jiaozhi Province can be harvested three times a year. Therefore, everything about Jiaozhi Province must be carefully made. , to avoid accidents and being unable to provide food supplies to the Central Plains!”

The palace is wrapped in silver and is extremely enchanting.

At this time, Bai Zhi heard Shi Miaorou's words and asked, "What can you do after you remove yourself from the position of Mr. Daming?"

The warped cornices carry a unique Chinese style. The commander under the eaves made a clanking sound in the cold wind, which spread far across the snow-covered ground, but the sound was quickly swallowed up by the snow.

"What are you doing? Of course it's birth, old age, sickness and death..."

……

"But it doesn't matter, we have coal, we can burn coal for heating!"

In the palace, there was a fire dragon burning in a main hall, making the hall very warm.

"..."

"At the same time, a large amount of food and other supplies are mobilized from other places in the south to assist the Central Plains to ensure that the people in the Central Plains can survive the abnormal weather safely!"

But Bai Zhi's figure slowly appeared in the void beside him. At the same time, he saw an azure light radiating out, making the snow on the railings reflect blue.

"Be careful of coal poisoning, the court has also notified you of this matter!"

Shi Miaorou, who still had a beautiful face, looked at the people in the hall and said:
"According to Shenniao, there will be more and more abnormal weather in the future, which requires us to prepare in advance."

"Shenniao, I plan to step down as Mr. Ming in fifty years!"

Of course, the people who froze to death just did not expect that the weather would be so cold, so they did not take measures to keep warm and froze to death.

Shi Miaorou said, then looked at an official below and said, "Can you investigate clearly about the world's granary reserves?"

"Speaking of which, the weather is becoming more and more abnormal. Last year, severe drought occurred in many places in the Ming Dynasty..."

"Mr. Hui, the grain reserves in Tianxia Tongkanghui's granary have been investigated clearly. Except for a small number of grain accidents, most of the grain in the granary is intact and is completely sufficient to deal with emergencies!"

Shi Miaorou stood on the balcony and watched for a while. The person in the snow below seemed to be tired, and then returned to the palace and disappeared from Shi Miaorou's eyes.

But there are not many other colors for you to find, and blue still occupies the most.

"Yes!"

Even people in inland areas can actually have a bite of fresh sea fish!

"The imperial court said it was an ice age. I'm afraid the days to come will be even more difficult. It seems like it will last one or two hundred years before it ends!"

This has also become a symbol of the Ming Dynasty, and the pattern of the black bird statue is also painted on the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes.

Shi Miaorou looked at Bai Zhi aside, and then sighed with emotion: "Some of the records in the history books are indeed true, and people who are favored by the divine bird will choose to grow old slowly after immortality. That's because the days of immortality are really long. ...It’s so lonely!”

Shi Miaorou's face was neither happy nor sad, "So, it's not impossible to experience what it's like to grow old!"

"Even, it's a kind of fun..."

When she said this, Shi Miaorou's tone was particularly calm, as if life and death were too insignificant in front of her.

Indeed, it was a very small thing in her eyes.

Therefore, living for a long time is indeed a kind of pain,
Bai Zhi had already guessed that this day would come, so he was not surprised at all by Shi Miaorou's words.

So he asked, "What are you going to do?"

"Please ask the divine bird to remove my immortality!"

Shi Miaorou turned to look at the divine bird, her eyes full of determination.

Bai Zhi nodded slightly, "If you remove it now, you should be old in fifty years." "Indeed!"

"I just hope that the Ming Dynasty will still remain stable at that time!"

Shi Miaorou looked at the divine bird on the side again, "I hope the divine bird can take care of it then..."

OK……"

Please ask the divine bird to take care of it in the future...

Bai Zhi didn't know how many times he had heard this sentence, but now he heard it again.

As for Shi Miaorou's decision, Bai Zhi didn't have any fluctuations in his heart. After all, he had experienced too many similar things, which made him feel numb.

……

Daming encountered extreme weather, and foreign envoys staying in Daming quickly spread the news to their own countries.

Therefore, in the third month of the Ming Dynasty lunar calendar, when spring flowers were blooming, we unexpectedly received humanitarian aid from other countries.

Daming is grateful for this.

At this time, the territory of the Ming Dynasty has become extremely vast. From Australia in the southern hemisphere to the Arctic in the northern hemisphere, from Japan in the east to the Black Sea in the west, they all belong to the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

After a hundred years of governance, places that were once not part of the Ming Dynasty's territory have been completely assimilated by the Ming Dynasty. The original indigenous people began to speak the Ming Dynasty dialect and began to wear Ming Dynasty costumes.

"Sir, to the west of Myanmar Province, there is Tianzhu, which occupies a vast land. Will the land of Tianzhu also be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty?"

There is naturally no shortage of people who advocate martial arts in the court, and they still covet the vast territory outside.

However, Shi Miaorou shook his head slightly and said: "As far as I know, Tianzhu also has a long history. Even if they easily occupy their land, I am afraid it will not be easy to govern and they will not be able to successfully accept our Ming Dynasty's Confucian culture. Therefore, let's let Let it continue to exist!”

Shi Miaorou once thought about occupying Tianzhu, but in the end she gave up the idea.

Because as a country with an ancient civilization, it is bound to be difficult to digest, and I am afraid it will also plant problems that are difficult to deal with for the Ming Dynasty.

"If you want to fight abroad, you can go here..."

In the main hall, a huge world map hung aside. Shi Miaorou moved the sandalwood stick in his hand, and then pointed to the Americas in later generations.

"No one should have set foot here yet!"

"Of course, there are also aborigines here. Unlike other places, the aborigines here are very similar to our Ming people. There are even legends circulating that these people are merchants who migrated there during the Yin and Shang Dynasties!"

Shi Miaorou pointed out the direction for the people in the hall, "So, when occupying these lands, you can try to live in harmony with them. If necessary, you can also accept them as Chinese people!"

"After all, this land is too vast, and there are too few people!"

Regarding this, the people in the hall naturally understood. After all, when they occupied the Australian continent, they moved a large number of people there. After all, there was not a single person in the entire Australian continent!

"Understood!"

At this moment, someone finally discovered something unusual about Shi Miaorou!
"Sir, why are you old?!"

"Yes! Sir, why are you old?!"

"This……"

The officials in the main hall quickly looked at Shi Miaorou with worried faces.

Seeing this, Shi Miaorou just waved her hands slightly and explained: "This is because I asked the divine bird to remove the power of immortality from my body, so I am aging..."

"Why?!"

"Sir, don't you want the Ming Dynasty to last forever?!"

"What would the Ming Dynasty be like without sir?!"

"..."

Hearing Shi Miaorou's answer, the expressions on the faces of the officials in the hall became even more worried.

"No, how can I coexist with the Ming Dynasty forever? And the Ming Dynasty is yours after all, and belongs to your descendants. What I do is just to make the Ming Dynasty exist longer!"

"And before I die, I will choose the right person to be the Ming Dynasty's gentleman!"

……

Shi Miaorou had already anticipated the reaction of the officials in the court. She could also understand their reliance on her, so this was also the reason why she gave up immortality.

If the Ming Dynasty had to rely on itself for everything, wouldn't they have no ideas of their own?
Until then, you will be irresponsible to Ming Dynasty!
However, the news of Shi Miaorou's old age spread out without exception and was known to the people in the capital. At this moment, the people in the capital exploded.

But more people did not believe the news.

They have regarded Shi Miaorou as their faith, how could their faith get old!
But there are also many people who have retained their sanity.

"The reason why Mr. Sir is able to live forever is because of the blessing of the divine bird. However, according to history, every person in history who has been blessed by the divine bird will choose to grow old peacefully in the end, because long-term immortality is lonely! "

"After all, even us ordinary people, who are only a hundred years old, will feel lonely and tired of this world when we grow old, let alone Mr. Ming Dynasty!"

"So, I believe that your husband is already old, and it was your husband who took the initiative to stop the divine bird from granting her immortality!"

After hearing this explanation, others gradually accepted it, but most of them still felt uncomfortable.

The news about his own aging among the people was still revealed secretly by Shi Miaorou. The purpose was just to prepare the people of Ming Dynasty mentally.

AD 1520, the 134th year of the gods.

The Ming Dynasty built thousands of treasure ships and then began to send troops to the east.

Ming Dynasty is preparing to cross the ocean and then go to the Americas marked on the world map.

However, crossing is not really crossing, but along the coastline, passing through the Bering Strait, arriving at the American continent, and then going all the way south, and finally setting foot on the real North American continent.

The reason why there are thousands of treasure ships is because they brought a large amount of goods and a large number of people with them this time.

These people have different identities, but most of them are craftsmen, followed by doctors.

Among them, the most numerous are various medicinal materials.

After they get there, they will quickly build a city belonging to the Ming Dynasty, and then use the city as a basis to explore the entire continent and then occupy the entire continent.

After all, according to what Shi Miaorou said, there were aborigines on that continent. Although Ming had no ill intentions towards them, he still had to be on guard against others.

Perhaps after this departure, we will not be able to return again for more than ten years, so we must make thorough preparations.

(End of this chapter)