Chapter 171 Overseas Yinzhou, God bless the Ming Dynasty [Please vote]

"Then the whole road is bounded by the vast sea. How did you find the route back?" Zhu Han asked.

"Your Highness, when I went there, I basically walked along some islands and rested along the way. It was the same when I came back!" Hu Dahai said.

Zhu Han immediately understood in his heart that Hu Dahai must have sailed from the island chain in the North Pacific!

In this case, the risk is much smaller than crossing the Pacific Ocean.

"Wait a minute, you just said that you asked the local savages?" Zhu Han suddenly frowned.

Hu Dahai nodded, "Yes, Your Highness, when the general went there, many savages came to harass him. After being taught a lesson, a few of them were more obedient and took them under his command. They learned some of the savage pronunciation, and also

Taught them some Mandarin!"

This news shocked Zhu Han even more!

"Where are the people? I mean, where are these savages under his command?" Zhu Han asked quickly.

"Your Highness, you are on the boat outside the city now!" Hu Dahai said.

"How many people are there?" Zhu Han continued to ask.

"There were originally a lot of them, about fifty or sixty, but for some reason these savages all looked very strong, but they were extremely prone to getting sick. More than half of them died of illness along the way. Now there are only five or six of them left!" Hu Dahai said.

When he said this, his face was full of regret and doubt.

Zhu Han is naturally very clear about the reason!

The American continent is a closed continent!

All foreign germs are almost a catastrophe to the local savages!

Especially after having close contact with Ming army soldiers, it is not surprising that 80% to 90% of the deaths will occur.

These few surviving indigenous savages are basically super strong individuals who have withstood the virus attack.

"Can these savages speak our Chinese language?" Zhu Han asked immediately.

"Your Highness, I know how to do it. The generals have taught them all!" Hu Dahai said.

"Great!" Zhu Han clapped his hands excitedly, and then said to his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, "Brother, let Hu Dahai bring these indigenous savages. I want to ask them personally!"

Zhu Yuanzhang also understood Zhu Han's intention, "Okay!"

"Come here, convey our imperial edict and summon these native savages into the palace!"

An hour later, five black and thin indigenous savages were brought into the palace hall.

In fact, if the identities of these five indigenous savages were not known in advance, it would be difficult to tell how different they were from the Central Plains people just from their appearance.

Zhu Yuanzhang also looked puzzled when he saw the five savages.

"Hu Dahai, didn't you just say that when we were attacked, it was a group of red-skinned savages?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Hu Dahai hurriedly explained: "Let me tell you, your Majesty, the generals we met at the time were indeed red-skinned, but later I found out that they were dyed red with a kind of grass root juice!"

After being captured by the Ming army, these Native Americans have been living according to the living habits of the Ming army. They no longer have the habit of smearing their skin, and they have slowly returned to their original skin color.

Zhu Han knew that these Native Americans were closely related to the Central Plains people, and they only migrated from the Great North to the New World more than 10,000 years ago.

After some inquiries, Zhu Han basically understood the development level of the Native Americans.

It's exactly the same as in my impression.

The indigenous civilizations on the American continent, with Central and South America being the highest, have developed into slave societies, with their own mythological beliefs and aristocratic management models, while the indigenous peoples of North America are much more backward, and are at most in the late primitive society.

Because they didn't know how to use slaves to work, they would kill prisoners as sacrifices.

If you want to conquer this continent, you must assimilate the North American natives, and then use the North American natives to conquer the indigenous civilizations of Central and South America.

Otherwise, relying only on a small number of Ming soldiers who traveled across the ocean would at best replicate the Spanish colonial model.

Zhu Han wants more!

Conquer that land faster, better, and more completely!

"Your Mandarin is the best. What's your name?" Zhu Han asked a native.

Among these five people, this young man seems to be the smartest.

"Almighty God, my name is Shan Ying!"

The native savage immediately knelt down and said.

These native savages were originally very unruly, but after being taught a lesson with sticks by the Ming army, they all became very honest and obedient.

This indigenous savage named Shanying always answered Zhu Han's questions.

And the logic is clear, it is obvious that it is an indigenous leading party that meets Zhu Han's requirements very well.

"Shan Ying is a good name. From now on, your surname will be Shan."

Giving these native savages names is only the first step.

We also need to make them recognize from their hearts that they are Ming people and pioneers in the New World.

"I see that Shan Ying and the others look no different from the people of the Central Plains. When King Wu of Zhou destroyed the Yin merchants, I heard that a large number of Yin merchants fled to the east. Now it seems that they must have fled to this continent.

Now these native savages." Zhu Han said.

There has always been a consensus on the origin of Native Americans, that is, they migrated from East Asia.

Therefore, Zhu Han's statement can be said to be reasonable.

Not only his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang could accept it, but Hu Dahai could also accept it. Even several native savages such as Shan Ying were also convinced.

However, Hu Dahai soon had some doubts.

"Your Highness, if these savages have no writing, no copper and iron, are they really the descendants of the Yin and Shang Dynasties? I heard that the scholar said that Jiang Ziya used a magic whip to fight against the 100,000 troops of the Yin and Shang Dynasties for three days and three nights.

What?" Hu Dahai asked.

Ever since storytelling became popular in the Song Dynasty, the magic-reformed storytelling scripts of various dynasties have become popular, and naturally there are some archetypal themes about the list of gods for later generations.

Therefore, even a rough military commander like Hu Dahai felt that it was impossible for the descendants of the Yin and Shang dynasties to be so stretched and degraded to the level of Native Americans.

"Yes, the Yin and Shang Dynasties have been established for hundreds of years. Even if they fled in a hurry, there must be some knowledgeable people to pass it down. It is impossible to forget it so cleanly, right?" My elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang was also a little puzzled.

"Hey, the soil and water support the people. They have forgotten the skills of their ancestors. That's their fault. Now I, the Ming Dynasty, can help them find their ancestors. As long as they are survivors of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, they are better than the Tianfang Cultists and Semu people in the Western Regions!"

Zhu Han said nonchalantly.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately understood Zhu Han’s intention!

"Well, that's right! We in the Ming Dynasty have no distinction between education and distinction. If we say that they are the survivors of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, they are the survivors of the Yin and Shang Dynasties!" Zhu Yuanzhang said in a tone that left no room for doubt.

Although Hu Dahai was a rough man, he was also a smart man and he understood it immediately.

Under Zhu Han's arrangement, Shan Ying and several other North American native savages were quickly identified as survivors of the Yin Shang Dynasty. Now they admire the power of the Ming Dynasty and travel thousands of miles across the sea to offer their land to the Ming Emperor!

Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty naturally loved his people as his own sons. Knowing that these survivors thousands of miles away were struggling to survive, he agreed to their donation of land and gave the newly surrendered land the name "Yinzhou".

Because the news that there is gold in Yinzhou Continent has already spread, there is almost no need for special publicity. Many people are already eager to go to Yinzhou to show off their skills.

And this is exactly the result Zhu Han wants!

A great exploration of Yinzhou Continent is brewing!

...

In July of the fourth year of Hongwu.

Xu Da, the governor of Lanzhou in the Ming Dynasty, reported to the court that all the Oara people had been driven out of the northwest border. The Oara people had lost their troops and generals, but they had not conquered a single city in the Ming Dynasty.

The morale of the military and civilians throughout the northwest has been greatly boosted!

Many people who were originally quite afraid of the Mongols breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that the Mongols have retreated, the people of the Ming Dynasty can still take advantage of the season to complete this year's autumn harvest and autumn planting. The Ming court distributed brand-new crop seeds to the people. The officials told them that as long as these seeds are planted, the whole family will not need them next year.

No more starving!

Morale is something that waxes and wanes.

The morale of the Ming Dynasty was high, but the morale of the Oara Mongols fell to the bottom.

Not long ago, the various tribes in Oara originally wanted to steal some grain and gold and silver treasures from the Ming army, but they never expected that they would lose soldiers and generals, but they couldn't even rob them.

All the tribes are very angry. The cattle and sheep on the grassland this year are not fat enough. If they cannot rob enough food, then the tribes will starve to death!

The various tribes in Wala gradually became dissatisfied with the alliance leader Tuolibuhua!

Poor Tuolibuhua originally wanted to defeat the Ming army and pave the way for him to usurp the throne as the Mongol Khan.

Now it has come to nothing, and the planned Mongol Khan can only put it aside for the time being and start planning a new way out to calm the anger of various tribes.

Tuoli didn't think about it much and found that he only had two options to choose from.

One is to surrender to the Yuan Emperor in the east and beg for some rewards to help the ministries survive the winter.

However, it is unclear whether this path will yield satisfactory results.

After all, the Yuan Dynasty is now trapped in Mobei, and the life of the landlords is not rich.
To be continued...