‘South America?!’

For these princes and princes of the Great Tomorrow, this is a brand-new term that is unheard of.

We can only preliminarily judge that it is a place name from the word "zhou".

Lao Zhu, who had tasted the taste of Eagle Sauce New York for the first time, A Biao, who was still suppressing his anger, and Lao Zhu Di and other emperors, including the important ministers known for their erudition sitting on both sides, all wrinkled up after hearing this.

His eyebrows are full of doubts.

"Master Immortal, every time Zheng He comes back from his voyages to the Western Seas, he will always submit a nautical chart to me, but I have never seen it on a nautical chart, or heard about South America from Zheng He's mouth."
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Old Zhu Di said in a condensed voice.

Among all the great emperors present, Lao Zhu Di undoubtedly has the most say in the matter of navigation. After all, only Yongle Chao has sailed into the sea a few times, which is a real pleasure for all nations.

Come to Korea.

As for Xuande's trip to the sea, it was purely a matter of chance.

Further on...

The charts were all smuggled.

"I haven't heard of it either."

Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao frowned and clicked his tongue. He was the only emperor among the Ming emperors who almost started the Ming Dynasty. During his reign, he paid special attention to countries other than the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, he would not have been able to master six foreign languages.

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If Zhu Houzhao had succeeded in opening up the sea, there would probably be nothing wrong with Spain in the future.

When most people think of the Empire on which the sun never sets, the first thing that comes to mind is Great Britain, but in fact, the first country in the world to achieve the feat of never setting on the sun was not Great Britain, but Spain.

It took only ten or twenty years for the Spanish Empire to expand overseas and colonize half of the world.

At its peak, the colonial territory directly controlled by Spain totaled 31.5 million square kilometers.

The total continental area of ​​the world, excluding Africa and Oceania, is only 90 million square kilometers.

Spain is truly the first generation of maritime hegemons on which the sun never sets, and the second generation is not Great Britain.

But the Netherlands.

After the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the title of 'Overlord of the Sea' was inherited by the second generation Netherlands. The number of Dutch ships on the sea once reached 15,000, which was more than all other countries in the world combined at that time.

, known as the 'Sea Coachman'.

Finally, it was Great Britain's turn. Through four Anglo-Dutch wars spanning two centuries, it finally exhausted the Netherlands, overcame the banner of maritime dominance, and became the third generation on which the sun never sets.

Every time he sees this period of world history, Ji Boying sighs in his heart.

In this turbulent age of navigation, the Ming Dynasty, which was originally one of the most powerful countries in the world, was completely isolated.

Originally, Emperor Zhengde, Zhu Houzhao, was very likely to be the first to usher in the Age of Discovery. However, as a result, fate caused people to be easily soluble in water, which made many future generations sigh with regret.

As for other emperors and princes, they basically have no say in the matter of navigation.

"Hmm."

"This area is the largest area reached by Zheng He during his seven voyages to the West."

Ji Boying made a casual stroke and circled the sea area where Zheng He had been.

"As for South America, the straight-line distance from the Ming Dynasty is about 20,000 miles, and the mileage of sea navigation is about 40,000 miles."

One word.

Everyone looked shocked and stunned.

Forty thousand miles!

This distance is really too terrifying.

The boundless ocean is a terrifying existence, let alone an ultra-distance ocean voyage of 40,000 miles.

If one of them is careless and encounters a storm, he may sink into the vast sea and be buried in the belly of a fish.

"Brother, what does South America have to do with our silver expansion plan?"

Lao Zhu frowned and stared at the South American plate on the globe.

After listening to many lectures, Lao Zhu has habitually learned to grasp the core of the problem.

Suddenly, everyone else’s ears pricked up.

They know that useful information is coming.

"Lao Zhu, let me ask you."

"What is the first step in Silver's expansion plan?"

Ji Boying looked at Lao Zhu and asked calmly.

"Of course it's silver."

Lao Zhu obviously reviewed the class content after returning, and he answered without any hesitation this time.

"Very good."

Ji Boying swept across the emperors and princes in the early Ming Dynasty.

"In the era you are living in, the country is strong and the government is relatively capable and clear, while the war power of Japan is declining. Therefore, you only need to let the army successfully cross the Korean Strait and land on Japan."

"With the combat power of the Ming army, it is not difficult to capture the Japanese four-island silver mine group after landing on the island."

"Facts have proven that you did it."

"And."

Ji Boying spoke for a moment.

My eyes fell on these emperors in the middle Ming Dynasty.

"Except for the Zhengtong and Chenghua that I just mentioned, the students of the second period, Tianshun, Hongzhi, and Zhengde, all of you are unable to form a large army that can cross the ocean to conquer Japan in the short term."

It’s not that Ji Boying looks down on them, it’s just the fact.

No matter what kind of war, Yuan Dynasty burns money.

For example, the two Korean Wars during the Wanli period were essentially aids in anti-aggression wars, and the cost was already much lower than taking the initiative to launch a transoceanic attack.

Even so, a Korean War also cost more than 8 million silver from the Wanli treasury.

This is due to the opening of the sea in Longqing, otherwise we would not be able to fight.

Not to mention taking the initiative to attack the Japanese country across the ocean with an expeditionary force, the initial military expenditures will be high but not low.

Take the Hongzhi Dynasty as an example. In the 17th year of Hongzhi, Zhu Youtang didn’t even have enough coffins for himself. He couldn’t even build an imperial mausoleum, let alone spend tens of millions of taels of military expenditure to build an expeditionary force. This is simply nonsense.

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The Tianshun Dynasty was so close to the defeat of Tumubao that the entire country's army had not slowed down. In addition, the threat from the north was extremely serious, so the possibility of an expedition was naturally very low.

As for the Zhengde Dynasty, it is not that Emperor Wu Zong Zhu Houzhao was not good, but that although he wanted to go to sea to make money, he never had the chance to do so, so that the national treasury was at a very low level. Defense of the national border was okay, but cross-sea expeditions were impractical.

"Since you three dynasties cannot afford to form an expeditionary force, there is only one way for you to get enough money to start the Silver Plan in a short period of time."

Ji Bo's eagle points to South America on this globe.

"Recruit fearless volunteers and send ocean-going ships to open up new routes to South America."

"What I want to remind you is that this is a mission that is more than 90% certain to go and never come back."

Even if we explore the American continent from Spain's position, the survival rate is below 10%, let alone opening a route from the Ming Dynasty to South America, which is simply a hell-level difficulty.

Of course, this also has something to do with whether they are fully prepared. Most of the more diligent people in Spain were early spontaneous explorations. Some people set up a wooden boat and sailed away, which is not at the same level as Zheng He's long-distance fleet.

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The words fell.

Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu frowned and asked.

"Master Immortal, is there any silver in South America? How much silver is there that is worth traveling across 40,000 miles?"

Ji Boying smiled slightly, and then clicked on a place in South America.

"There is a mountain range in this area, and there is a silver mountain inside it, called the Potosi Silver Mine."

"Of course, if this silver mine is occupied by you, you can give it another name."

When Lao Zhu heard this, he couldn't help but frown again.

"Brother, it's just a silver mine. It only weighs tens of millions of taels of silver. Why does it take so much effort to go across the ocean?"

Ji Boying glanced at Lao Zhu, and then glanced at the others, which showed that everyone else had the same view.

"Under this mountain of silver, there are hundreds of thousands of taels of silver buried."

The words fell.

"One hundred thousand taels?"

Hong Xi and Zhu Gaochi were still ill and had lost their hearing and vision. Why did they think so?

"Dad, one hundred thousand, ten thousand."

Hong Xi Xiao Zhu whispered a reminder in Fat Hong Xi’s ear, emphasizing the word ‘ten thousand’.

"One hundred thousand?"

"One hundred thousand!!"

First they were confused, and then they roared subconsciously, making everyone jump in shock.

After Hong Xi yelled, his body froze, he gasped fiercely, and he held his heart and gasped. His whole body seemed to be about to pass away. Fortunately, Hong Xi and Zhu Zhanji were already prepared and thrust it into Hong Xi's mouth.

A blood-red pill was stuffed.

This is a quick-acting medicine formulated using Wan Mi Zhai's elixir and Li Shizhen's medicinal formula. I specifically advise you to take it immediately in case of emergency.
To be continued...