As a salted fish, I was forced to become the teacher of all ages

What Emperor Guangxing said was mighty and domineering, but Hua Manlou felt extremely guilty at this glance: He Qing's words positively confirmed the Western law of survival that he told Emperor Guangxing back then. There is no way to fool the past with the enlightenment of the casino, and you can’t always deal with it by meeting a certain foreigner in the casino—which foreigner is so well-informed, you can’t say that you have met Marco Polo, can you?

When Hua Manlou's eyes were wandering, He Qing continued to tell the situation at that time: "After the general took down those Folangji people, the whole Sinhala country was boiling, and the king went out of the city to greet him personally. May you and I cultivate the friendship between Qin and Jin forever."

What he said was simply too polite, too whitewashed, and too... what the hell.

To be honest, Sinhala dared to resist Folangji because the gap between the two sides did not seem that big, but the image of the Great Zhao Navy made them creepy: the flags were like mountains and the air was like clouds, and the densely packed muzzles were aimed at the port intentionally or unintentionally. , the uniform uniform of the soldiers, and the shining bayonet on the steel gun...

When did Sinhala see such an army?

Not to mention, the few cannons fired just now made their livers tremble, so the king was not greeted with hospitality at all, but was frightened, for fear that the other party would destroy the country and exterminate his species.

Later, it was only with the efforts of the translator that Ceylon figured out where this mysterious and powerful navy came from—the Celestial Dynasty had a lot of contacts with Ah San in history, and the Sinhalese who faced Ah San across the sea naturally also Hearing of the prestige of the Heavenly Kingdom, and knowing that He Qing is from the Land of Rites, he finally let go of his vigilance.

Look, there are benefits to having a good reputation, right?

Then He Qing took out the few remaining silks and porcelains and gave them to the king as gifts, and the Sinhala king who received the gifts was amazed for a long time and then sent back a bunch of gems, thus completing the two countries that had never met before. first friendly exchange.

In the next two days, the two parties naturally got to know each other while seeking cooperation, and of course, after seeing Da Zhao's firearms, Sinhala tentatively wanted to buy some—Falang Ji also had firearms, but anyone with a discerning eye would not It can be seen that those gadgets are not as advanced as Da Zhao, so Sinhala will not miss this opportunity in order to teach them a profound lesson when encountering pirates from the West next time.

He Qing didn't agree to this, nor refused decisively, so he hung the Sinhala, and then ran to clean up the Folang robots: these unlucky guys were locked in the flagship's cell, but when He Qing got busy, he sent them to the prison. I forgot, these people are starving to death when I think about it...

"Before I left, my uncle told me that I would try my best to find out about the movements of Frangji, so I didn't dare to slack off, and spent three whole days to understand the situation of the other party." He Qing told Huaman without any trace. Lou showed a wave of merit, and then continued: "Your Majesty, Uncle, after talking for three days, the last general will know how big the world is."

When talking about this, He Qing's expression is very exciting - not only did he know a lot of things about the West, but he also got a map containing the New World from Frangji. It's a world map.

Da Zhao has been closed for too long, so long that everyone is only staring at their own one-acre three-point land, unaware that the world has begun to change.There used to be the Silk Road and the West to communicate with each other, but after losing the Western Regions many years ago, the people of the Celestial Dynasty became more and more short-sighted...

But now, following He Qing's unexpected voyage to the West, Da Zhao knew that the world was far from what he could see, and there was a vast continent to the west, with many countries and countless products.

Not to mention He Qing who had been vaccinated by Huamanlou, the former Emperor Fan Guangxing was also shocked for a long time when he heard He Qing's words and saw the world map he seized from the Frangji man. —The Heavenly Dynasty Shangguo... just occupies such a small place?

In fact, when Huamanlou sent He Qing out, he only thought of corn and potatoes, but he ignored a fact... Or, subconsciously, a traveler like him doesn't feel the importance of a world map. Students who are good at geography can even draw a rough outline by hand, but for the Celestial Dynasty of this era, the importance of the world map is no less than that of corn and potatoes. This means that the country has finally opened its eyes to see the world—— Lin Zexu of Huamanlou's previous life was hundreds of years ahead of schedule.

Of course, Hua Manlou didn't realize this at the moment, and he was still asking excitedly: "Let's not talk about this, have you found potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn?"

(Rush duck!)

615. Half Cabin

Francois was able to circumvent the African continent and expand to the Indian Ocean. In theory, it is impossible for them not to find a new continent. In terms of distance, the section to the Indian Ocean is much farther than going from Lisbon to the Caribbean Sea.

In fact, the map brought back from He Qing can also prove this: Although the map is rough, it includes the complete African continent, most of the Eurasian continent, and a small part of the New World-this can explain some question.

Therefore, after roughly calculating the progress, we can know that the New World has been discovered at this moment, and the gold rush has gradually begun, but it is estimated that it will take a while to travel around the world-in short, of course the corn and potatoes were found, and the ingredients for the seized Franji ship There was indeed a batch in the warehouse, so it can be said that He Qing's luck was very good.

Although I don't know why Huamanlou attaches so much importance to these things, He Qing is clear about it. After confiscating these materials, he immediately stored them in the flagship and sent people to guard them, and strictly ordered no one to approach the warehouse. Killed directly.

And after getting the main goal of this ocean voyage, He Qing began to think about returning to China: No matter how important other things are, they are not as important as what Hua Manlou ordered.

But the problem was that he really couldn't leave for a while: he was entangled by the King of Ceylon.

Once again, Ceylon is really miserable. Although this time...or this is the first time that Ceylon has encountered Western invaders in this world, the King of Sinhala saw it very clearly. has been captured.

Therefore, after seeing the strength of Da Zhao, the King of Ceylon felt that he must hug this thick thigh, even if he was imitating the tribute from countries such as Luzon and Siam. It's not just the Franc robot who is very likely to come again in the future, but also the Ah San who is across the sea and has an unfriendly relationship. This time luck is good, so what about next time?

The reason for long-distance and close-attack is not just that the people of the Celestial Dynasty are clear. For Ceylon, it is beneficial to have a relationship with a state of etiquette that has ocean-going strikes. It can import silk, porcelain, and tea, and enjoy it while enjoying it. Who would not be happy to be able to resell to Ah San and people further west; to be able to trade all kinds of living materials, and to get a strong and kind ally, and all he had to pay was to accept the canonization?

Emperor Shangao is far away, it is not shameful to be a vassal state in Dazhao, but what to do in the country, anyway, it does not affect the rule of the lord.

In fact, in Huamanlou's previous life, these countries in Southeast Asia basically operated in this way, and when Portugal expanded to Southeast Asia, they even asked Daming for help. Daming was the Zhengde Dynasty with a lot of feathers. At that time, not to mention the ability to strike the ocean, they didn't even handle the Japanese pirates, so...

But now it's different.

He Qing did not agree or object to the sale of firearms, so the Ceylon people automatically started to make up their minds. After two days of analysis, the think tank of the King of Ceylon came up with the following guess: No one knows whether the firearms are the secrets of Zhao. So either the idea of ​​buying firearms before was too much for Meng Lang; or Da Zhao wanted to sell it for a price, and avoiding it for the past two days was purely taking advantage of Joe's self-worth; or Da Zhao hoped that Sinhala would come up with more How sincere, a transaction must have a transactional attitude...

Now the attitude can be shown, and the King of Ceylon proposed to pay tribute to Da Zhao.

This group of people didn't even realize that He Qing's official position was the commander-in-chief of the Great Zhao Ningbo Navy, not the Minister of Rites of the Great Zhao, and he was not even a civil servant. In theory, he had no right to engage in diplomacy.

Of course, it’s not the Ceylon people’s fault. This group of people can only understand the situation of Zhao Chaotang. In any case, in their eyes, the person who can lead such a powerful fleet must be the leader of the Zhao Dynasty, and the celebrity around the king... …

He Qing: I didn't, I wasn't, please don't talk nonsense.

In short, based on this idea, the King of Ceylon entertained Zongbing He several times, and then he searched for souvenirs and beautiful girls and sent them to the ship every now and then. The enthusiasm made He Qing and the officers and soldiers of the navy think that Sinhala was a very special place. The hospitable country is coming, it's outrageous...

In the end, He Qing agreed with such creepy enthusiasm, but only agreed to the deal and brought the envoy back to Dazhao.

"As a result, how much did you sell?" Hearing He Qing's rambling explanation of the situation at that time, Zhao Ren became impatient.

He Qing carefully glanced at Dazzled Manlou: "I sold ten old-fashioned cannons, fifty firecrackers, and some ammunition..."

In fact, Huamanlou had already said something about it. He told He Qing that if he met a small country that was unable to manufacture by himself and could only import from Dazhao, he would sell a small amount, and the quantity should be controlled to the extent that they could not pose a threat to Dazhao. That's fine; but if you meet Westerners, such as Francier, Netherlands, Gaul, and Saxon, you won't sell them at all.

Zongbing He spoke cautiously because he was afraid that he would sell too much, but before Hua Manlou could say anything, Zhao Ren sneered and said, "That's all you sold? Is this Sinhala poor?"

He Qing almost choked when he heard this: so little?How much is it suitable to sell?

After a long while, He Qing realized that the no-threat he imagined and the no-threat in the eyes of Prince Zhao seemed to be completely different, so he could only stammer and say, "It's...not poor, right? Sinhala is a firearm that is exchanged for gems." ..."

Zhao Ren lacked interest and said, "Gems? How much did you change?"

He Qing said with a sullen face, "Half...half the cabin."

"Puff... Cough cough cough..." Prince Da Zhao was almost choked to death by a mouthful of saliva.

To be honest, the gems in the half-cabin are actually not all obtained from selling firearms. Most of these things are regarded as protection fees given to Emperor Guangxing by the Sinhalese king... Cough, tribute, the local products of the tribute, Da Zhao probably wants to return the gift .

But even so, the half-cabin gem is too exaggerated, not to mention Zhao Ren, even Huamanlou suddenly had the illusion of making a fortune.

After Zhao Ren regained his composure, he slowly said to Huamanlou: "I used to think that you were the ultimate in cheating, but I didn't expect this to be more ruthless. Tsk tsk, how much can this be sold for?"

At this time, Hua Manlou also came back to his senses, and he suddenly realized why Emperor Guangxing went out of the city to meet him in person: not only because of his achievements, but also because of the corn, Potatoes, the most important thing is the news and a lot of wealth brought by the return of this ocean-going fleet.

I would like to ask, knowing that there are a large number of vast and seemingly unowned land overseas, crops that can increase food production, and huge wealth, which normal monarch can still sit still?

But the problem is that, except for He Qing who went to sea, no one else in the court has the slightest idea about overseas affairs. Even He Qing has only a half-knowledge. Knowing everything - the silver mountains of the Japanese country and the specialty crops on the distant continent have all been fulfilled one by one, and he is as clear as a prophet about the characteristics and expansion intentions of Westerners...

In this way, can Emperor Guangxing not be in a hurry to find Huamanlou?

(rua!)

616. Do you always believe in it?

To be honest, Hua Manlou realized it a bit late.

The carriage had already entered the capital when He Qing said that, and then he drove non-stop from the Meridian Gate into the palace and then drove directly to the Imperial Study Room - Hua Manlou didn't even want to get off the carriage on this road, what a way to go It's Wumen...

The idlers were also sent away, those who should go back to Xishan, those who should go to Huai'an Mansion went to Huai'an Mansion, Huamanlou didn't worry about all trivial matters, and as early as entering the city, Xu Dacheng has already ordered a guard to send a message in advance, so if there is no accident, there will be at least six old guys waiting in the imperial study...

Hua Manlou stood at the door of the imperial study and struggled to death: "Father, my son wants to..."

"Want to go for convenience?" Emperor Guangxing cheerfully continued Hua Manlou's words.

"Uh... huh?"

At this juncture, I have not figured out what excuse to use to cover up why I know that there are a group of small countries on the other side of the mountain and the other side of the sea without leaving home. They are barbaric and rude, greedy and insatiable. ...

Cough, anyway, Emperor Guangxing's current state is very scary, Hua Manlou is really not sure what his plan is now.

That said, when a qualified emperor begins to open his eyes to see the world, it is difficult for ordinary people to grasp what choice he will make.Maybe he will feel threatened and strengthen Jiben Peiyuan, but it is more likely that he will look outside and try to make greater achievements-or else one of the emperor's highest achievements is Taishan Fengchan?

In the feudal era, the amount of land and the increase in population have always been the evaluation criteria for merit. In this way, the new continent is very attractive to the emperor. Huamanlou is not afraid that Emperor Guangxing wants to develop the new continent, but he is afraid that he will Send yourself there—there are too many dangers in going to sea these days, and you will lose your life if you don't pay attention.

In addition, the disaster brought to the country by a very happy emperor is no less than the disasters caused by various natural and man-made disasters. Although Emperor Guangxing does not have this sign now, what if?

Therefore, Hua Manlou felt that he had to at least figure out these messy problems, sort out all possible problems before discussing with Emperor Guangxing, even if he couldn't curb his ambition, at least he had to guarantee his own life. ?

But Emperor Guangxing saw that Huamanlou was looking for excuses to escape, so he waved his hands back cheerfully: "Dacheng."

After Xu Dacheng responded, he nodded towards the small yellow door behind him, and the latter took out a respectful bucket out of nowhere and ran to Huamanlou with a flattering smile: "Master, please."

Hua Manlou: "..."

Please, sir, please!Is it too careless to do this at the gate of the imperial study room?And there are so many people watching!

Emperor Guangxing looked at the complicated Huamanlou even more happily: "Is there any other unfinished business?"

Hua Manlou struggled and said: "Then what, it's been half noon, and my son hasn't eaten yet..."

This time there is no need for Emperor Guangxing to speak, Xu Dacheng leaned over and said cheerfully: "Master Hou, Your Majesty ordered the imperial dining room to prepare meals for Lord Hou when he woke up early. It is estimated that it will be soon. If Master Hou can't bear it Hold on, servant girl, go find some snacks and candied fruit first?"

If Emperor Guangxing cared about achievements, then what Xu Dacheng cared about was wealth.When he was dragged into the water by Huamanlou before, he hesitated and hesitated, for fear that Huamanlou would steal his money, but now...

Even though the few navies didn’t do much shipping, they received a lot of protection fees, half of which was spent on the development funds of the navies, and the remaining half was dividends for the group of people who invested. ——This money has to be given, otherwise who will play with Huamanlou?

But even so, Xu Dacheng didn't even look down on these tributes in Beijing after the sea transportation gradually prospered in the past two years, and the harvest of the Ningbo Navy's return from an ocean trip this time made him wake up laughing at night: He Qing brought it when he went out. They made a lot of money from silk and tea, and they made a lot of money from the spices, gems, and messy local products they brought back with them—except for the bonuses for the officers and soldiers from the navy’s shipping, the rest are all from this group of big men. It's divided up.

So after seeing this huge amount of wealth, can Xu Dacheng not be excited?He is looking forward to Huamanlou's contribution more than Emperor Guangxing!

Hua Manlou gritted his teeth and said, "Hehe, thank you very much!"

Seeing that Xu Dacheng with thick eyebrows and big eyes dared to act like a monster, Hua Manlou ruthlessly wrote him down in his heart: Xu Banban, Xu Banban, I was thinking that you were too old and frail to go to sea. After you, but now you dare to play this game with the young master?Very good, very good, if you don't let your seven voyages to the West leave your name in history, I won't be named Hua!

Emperor Guangxing patted Hua Manlou on the shoulder, with a kind smile on his face: "Zhu Zi, have you enjoyed yourself?"

Hua Manlou timidly said: "My son thinks it's almost..."

Emperor Guangxing laughed, and then kicked Hua Manlou's ass: "You bastard, go in!"

To this day, Emperor Guangxing already knew what Huamanlou was. In his opinion, his adopted son was a spinning top, and he would not move unless he smoked—unless his father was in trouble.

In the past, Emperor Guangxing might have had to coax Huamanlou into spitting out something, but now...

Hehe, I'm your father!

What's the use of raising a son if he doesn't play with it?

Hua Manlou stumbled and was kicked into the imperial study room, and when he raised his head with resentment on his face, as he had imagined, there were a group of old people waiting here in the room, and they all became happy when they saw him come in.

Hua Manlou had no choice but to say hello one by one: "Father-in-law, hello Mr. Zeng Ge, Mr. Fan Ge, hello Ma Shangshu..."

"Don't be too polite, sit down and talk!" Emperor Guangxing walked in with Zhao Ren and He Qing, waved his hands and said, "Time is short, let's start now!"

Everyone took their seats, except for Zhao Ren, who was kicked to the corner and stood there. If it wasn't for Emperor Guangxing's desire to let him learn more, he would have already been sent to the Taimiao for confinement. up...

Seeing that Emperor Guangxing directly ordered the meeting to start, a group of old men took out a few pieces of paper from their pockets one by one. Elder Zeng Ge couldn't wait to ask the first question: "Bastard, is there really such a vast land outside of Dazhao? After passing through the Western Regions, is it possible to go directly to that Fulangji? What is the strength of that country?"

To be honest, Lao Zeng asked He Qing these questions before, and he also asked those Frangji people who were captured, but most of what the former knew was from Flangji's population, and it was unclear whether the latter had told the truth. It is unknown, so everyone plans to ask Huamanlou again-these most basic questions must not be wrong, after all, this is related to the future of Da Zhao.

Of course, the last two questions are very sharp for Hua Manlou, because Lao Zeng asked: "Where did you get the news? Can you guarantee the reliability of the news?"

Hua Manlou covered his forehead: "I said that I was enlightened by the gods when I became enlightened, do you always believe me?"

617. Darker than your daughter-in-law?

As a flower grower Hao Erlang with red seedlings, he received SHZY atheism education, but he was forced to admit that he was enlightened by gods in this era when there is no Malatang. It can be seen that Huamanlou was forced to son on.

But a group of veterans looked at each other when they heard the words, and then Mr. Zeng Ge said, "I believe it."

"...Do you really believe it?" Hua Manlou's eyes widened, feeling that these old fellows were teasing him.

Elder Zeng Ge said solemnly: "True belief."

The corner of Hua Manlou's mouth twitched, not knowing what to say.

I believe this kind of nonsense, did Lao Zeng go out today without taking his medicine, or did he suddenly suffer from Alzheimer's disease?How about lying to him that he still owes himself 200 taels of silver?

Before Huamanlou could recover, Emperor Guangxing said with a half-smile, "I also believe it."

"Uh..." Hua Manlou almost blurted out: The medicine can't be stopped, Father!

Emperor Guangxing didn't care about Hua Manlou's astonishment, and said slowly: "As early as a few years ago, you mentioned the matter of corn and potatoes to me, saying that these things are not in competition for fertile fields, the yield is huge, and it can live millions of people. I was skeptical at first, thinking that you were intentionally lenient to me, but this time He Aiqing brought it back under your arrangement. If it's just like this, but I personally asked those Fu Langji people, they said It is a gift from heaven to say that these things are indeed as you said."

Emperor Guangxing looked at Huamanlou with burning eyes, and continued: "Out of curiosity, I asked those Frangji people where the corn and potatoes were produced, and they made gestures on the map before I knew that the place is far away from me. Dazhao is tens of thousands of miles away, land is impassable, and it is difficult for ordinary people to get close, even they have only acquired kung fu for a few years, but you are like a prophet, as if you have known these things for a long time."

"There are too many similar things, so I won't ask you how you know it. It's not important. Just assume that you have been enlightened by the gods. I believe you." Emperor Guangxing gave this matter a thorough definition.

He didn't know if he said these words to appease Hua Manlou, or to dispel other people's doubts about Hua Manlou, or to anesthetize himself and everyone present.You must know that many things are not so easy to accept. For example, after knowing the vastness of overseas, the group of real people in power in Dazhao is more or less unacceptable: My Yangyang Huaxia occupies such a small amount of land?

You know, the Celestial Dynasty has had an unparalleled sense of superiority since a long time ago, which not only makes everyone look like a barbarian, but also makes everyone think that there are barren lands everywhere outside of China—use Huamanlou’s previous life To describe it in a paragraph, it is generally the same as that people in the capital see other places as grassroots, and Shanghainese see other places as rural areas.

Now the reality is in front of them, not to mention, the gems in the half cabin really blinded the eyes of these old guys, and they realized that there are also treasure lands overseas.

So they eagerly want to know more, because this matter is very important: this is not only about the adjustment of national policies, but also about whether their own family can get a share of this wave—what about the group of people here? Are there stupid ones?

So they believe what Hua Manlou said, and they believe it if they don't believe it. Anyway, the three views have been overturned once, so they can't help but not believe it.More importantly, the person who believes in Huamanlou or even allows Huamanlou to forge the imperial edict without any bottom line gets the most benefits. Not only did he get the biggest profit from shipping, but he also got a mountain of silver...