Western Shanghai is just a bad taste of the saint emperor.

Is Shanghai a "little Mumbai in the East"? Is Shanghai as "developed" as Mumbai? The Emperor of God doesn't care, but the Emperor of God... there is no Mumbai in the world anymore.

Almost as the Portuguese sailed away from the colonies by boat, immigrant ships from the Ming Dynasty had already sailed from the Ming Dynasty across the sea towards them, where they would settle down and thrive on that land.

People who have been in the sage for eight years are no longer afraid of overseas as they used to be, and overseas is no longer a barbarian land, no longer a place where they eat raw meat and drink blood and are full of miasma, but are full of hope and unknown places.

unknown!

Perhaps, this is the most attractive thing overseas.

It not only attracts ordinary people, but also attracts the attention of the rich. Even the powerful are not immune to the vulgarity.

April of the eighth year of Gansheng, Haizhou.

While the immigrant boats were sailing south, a fleet of not too big and small at Yingyoumen was waiting for the day to sail.

This is a fleet of eight ships. Unlike ordinary merchant ships, they are all the same colored clippers. Unlike the schooners that are popular among ship owners, this clipper that can sail with wind is not popular with ship owners. Even if it is very fast, this is even the reason why ship owners reject it. When sailing with wind, they need more accurate navigation technology sextant, navigation watch or navigation astronomical calendar, which is indispensable. More importantly, its captain must be proficient in navigation and can familiarly use sextant to measure longitude and longitude, which are all knowledge that folk captains do not have.

However, for Li Yide, these are no big deals. He is the stepson of Li Ying, the Marquis of Jingning. He grew up in the Peacock Banner. He was not only proficient in navigation, but also learned modern navigation techniques at the Navigation School in Dalian. After the establishment of the American Company, the directors naturally thought of him and opened the American route.

In fact, Li Yide prefers sailing. If it weren't for the fact that Li Ying's health has been getting worse every year in recent years, he wouldn't have retired from the navy. Now facing the directors' proposals, he certainly wouldn't have refused.

The nobles were definitely not comparable to ordinary people. While finding the captain, the Navy Governor's Office sold eight flying clippers. Although they were old ships, the ship itself was extremely sturdy and durable. As for the sailors, they were even more skillfully equipped.

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When Li Yide arrived in Haizhou, the captain and sailors were all waiting for his arrival, but even so, he still waited in Haizhou for half a month to wait for exiles from all over the country.

What is the purpose of opening the American route?

trading?

That's right.

migrant.

Yes, but the question is, where did the first batch of immigrants come from? Sending ordinary people over and patting their butts and leaving is definitely not suitable. No one knows what the first batch of immigrants will encounter, so, in comparison, exiles are more suitable, especially those who are fierce and fierce.

As soon as the heroes of the American Company planned, they immediately turned their attention to the Nanzhen Fushi. The Tiqi were responsible for the rural security and could always arrest robbers and bandits. These evil people were a disaster to the Ming Dynasty, and overseas... that was also a disaster to the natives.

As a result, hundreds of exiles were sent to this place from all over the Ming Dynasty. Among them were robbers, bandits, and... Anyway, there were all kinds of people.

"Little Marquis, all the exiles have arrived, with a total of 1,937 people."

Xu Anlin respectfully reported that he had returned to the Ming Dynasty from New Spain last year and did not expect that he would return to the Americas so soon.

"Not two thousand people yet! It's a little less."

Li Yide said to himself.

"Little Marquis, there are many Spanish cities. It would be nice to have one or two hundred Spanish people. When they arrive in America, they will give them a breastplate and a knife. When they see the natives, they will find a way to kill Ding Liuniao. In less than three or five years, one or two hundred local women can give them five or six hundred people."

All right!

Colonization is bloody. As for the gentleness and elegance, if everyone pays attention to etiquette, how can the guests turn their guests and turn other people's territory into their own private areas.

"Five or six hundred..."

Li Yide sneered.

"They have to steal at least five or six hundred local girls to count, and I, Daming, can't help but have wives and concubines..."

After a pause, Li Yide said.

"Let your brothers feel comfortable for another day and go out to sea tomorrow!"

...

Finally, I waited in Haizhou for half a month. At the end of April, Li Yide, the fleet admiral of the Ming America Company, Jingning Hou and his stepson, and the step-brother of the imperial concubine of the Ming Dynasty led eight seaships, more than 800 crew members, and more than 1,900 exiled people, and drove out of Haizhou in a mighty manner. They did not set out along the Black Tide route opened by Magellan. That route relies entirely on ocean currents, not navigation, and it took at least two or three months, which was too long. For Li Yide, who mastered the cross-age navigation technology, he certainly would not use this route.

After going out to sea, the fleet sailed directly to Ryukyu under the leadership of Li Yide. In the past years, the Ming navy had already touched this area, with detailed nautical charts, and the maritime merchants often went to Ryukyu to do business. After learning that the fleet's "admiral" was the young marquis of the Ming Dynasty's Jingning Marquis' Mansion, the King of Ryukyu King Shang went to the port to greet them and warmly welcomed them. After Ryukyu received supplies, the fleet left Ryukyu early the next morning. At night that day, the fleet finally entered the Pacific Ocean.

Although the Ming Navy has sailed in this sea many times, except for a few lonely islands, this sea area is completely a vast ocean, and those small islands are not even suitable for human survival. Even if there is a chart, it has no practical significance.

Five days after sailing out of Haizhou, the fleet finally entered an unknown ocean, with eyes darkening in front of it, and the navy's nautical chart was completely blank.

At this time, the role of Li Yide and the captains was reflected. They had to calculate the latitude and longitude along the way. They used sextant meter to measure the latitude and longitude with navigation clocks. These two things have not been invented by Europeans. As for the latter, they directly ended the era of great navigation. With longitude, there was accurate maritime positioning. The romantic and risky era of great navigation has come to an end. Now, the navigation clock is the "magic weapon" of the Ming Dynasty's navigation.

In addition to them, there were more than a hundred interns accompanying them. Among them were interns from the Naval Navigation School and interns from several newly established private navigation schools. Many of them were from Onmyoji families, and they learned to measure star maps with their fathers since they were young. In China, in addition to the imperial imperial prison in the court, they also had to observe astrological signs, and local Onmyoji also had to observe astrological signs. When encountering abnormalities, they would report to the chief officer, and then the local chief officer would submit a memorial to the court.

These Onmyoji who are proficient in astrology are the best assistants of the captains at sea, and of course they will become the best captains, especially after learning the new sailing techniques.

Although they were in darkness, the fleet still sailed every day with wind and sailed eastward since leaving Ryukyu. Although they encountered two storms during this period, the deeper the sea, the calmer the surface of the sea seemed.

Because the crew members on the ship are all veterans, they naturally know how vast this ocean is, so that all the crew members have no idea. The endless sea surface always makes people panic.

Compared to the crew, the exiles were in a good mood. Although they were scrubbing the decks every day, they didn't know the risks at all. They were just doing numb work.

"Scholar, you have studied. Where did you think that new world is?"

Another time, while washing the deck, someone asked Li Mu.

"Only God knows where there is the New World."

It is true that Li Mu is a scholar, but he is not a scholar at all. He is just a child. Even until now, he doesn't understand why he became a robber in a confused manner and was taken down by the officers and soldiers in a confused manner.

What is it for?

Sometimes people don’t know why when they make some decisions like this.

Now, for Li Mu, the only idea is probably to start over in that new continent...
Chapter completed!