Fat meat is not only loved by people.

Between countries, fat meat is even more envious!

In fact, after discovering the New World from Columbus, the Spaniards felt that this seemed to be a great opportunity given to them by God, and they wanted to raise troops to conquer the newly discovered land immediately. Even if there was a dispute with Portugal, the Spaniards still signed with Portugal through negotiations and the arbitration of the Pope to sign the first treaty in human history, the Treaty of Thordesilia, in human history, on the issue of overseas territories and spheres of influence. Through the Pope, they "legality" conquered, colonized and ruled the newly discovered land. This is what the Spanish call "legality".

After the signing of the treaty, the Spaniards happily believed that they had blocked the Portuguese from the "New World" with the treaty, and completely occupied all newly discovered and undiscovered land (except Brazil), and could let go of the colonies and no longer have to get entangled with the Portuguese on the territorial issue.

As for the Indians on the American continent, their wishes were obviously not among the considerations of Portugal and Spain. However, the cheerful Spaniards did not expect that other European countries would also turn their attention to the Americas.

The Europeans' division of the world did not stop because of the Treaty of Toldesilia. When other European countries, such as France, Britain, the Netherlands and other countries also turned their attention to the ocean one after another, the Treaty of Toldesilia was a piece of paper for them. This treaty that did not leave them any rights and interests could not stop their exploration and division of the world.

This treaty is nothing for those late-released countries in Europe. It is not worth it for the treaty that the pope of the Ming Dynasty to divide the world. It is even more worthwhile. It is even just a joke to prove the other party's arrogant self-esteem.

In fact, Daming didn't care about jokes.

What is important is that as a latecomer, the Ming Dynasty needed to prove its "legality" in an appropriate way, so the Ming Dynasty chose a simple method.

It is the placement of "boundary markers" all over the world, and the boundary markers are directly carved on the mountain and on the cliff. Just like "Yanran Le Gong", the words of memorial recording are engraved on the stone. What is remembered is not merit, but... it is the legitimacy of the Ming Dynasty's occupation of this area!

This is original from China.

After the Ming Dynasty arrived in the Americas, this fine tradition was naturally carried forward. Not only did it "stones be bounded" along the coast, but it was the same on land.

In a land without a master, as long as the monument is erected, there will be a master!

Half a month after leaving Yong'an City, the "Qingxing" fast schooner had arrived in the South American continent. At this time, the vast South American continent, except for Brazil occupied by Portugal, belonged to Spain, the Governor General of New Spain and the Governor General of Peru in the south.

At least nominally belongs to them.

However, it does not mean that they actually belong to them. In fact, there is still an extremely vast land in the south of the Peru Governor's District, which is a "borderless land". This is a vast and sparsely populated area, and it is also a synonym for remoteness - "finisterrae" (Spanish), which means the final end of the earth."

The "Qi Ming Star" with a displacement of only more than 600 tons is so small compared to the towering Antes Mountains on the coast that it is even as small as dust when it passes by a floating iceberg.

"This is what the Spanish call "Patagonia"!"

Sun Zizhuang, who was standing at the stern of the boat, sighed while observing the coast with a telescope.

"Yunshan, do you know the origin of this name?"

The young man standing beside him looked only eighteen or nineteen years old, but he was born in the Boyun family in Xing'an. Although he was ranked outside the thirty in the order of inheritance, he was also a noble child.

Yun family... comes from the Peacock Flag. In other words, they are not very glorious in their origins. However, this is also a true founding minister of the Ming Dynasty.

"In 1519, Antonio Pigafeta, who traveled around the world with Magellan, saw that the indigenous people in this area left huge footprints on the beach, so he named it Patagon. Magellan, who was born in the Portuguese knight family, was named after the knight name Patagon, and the Spanish meaning of "Patagon" also refers to people with big feet. In fact, what big feet are there? The so-called big feet are just because the natives wear fat, big leather shoes."

Yunshan’s answer made Sun Zizhuang smile.

"This is a rumor. The so-called "big feet" may be caused by the "Great Kingdom" in "Shan Hai Jing"... Outside the East China Sea, in the Great Wilderness, in the Wave Valley..."

Sun Zizhuang, who was curious about the book of strange books, had long memorized the "Shan Hai Jing" and held the book's description of the location of "Great Man Kingdom" and pointed at the coast and said.

"Look, isn't this place located outside the East China Sea, and the mountains are extremely desolate, this should be "in the great wilderness". As for the "adults" naturally live in "the valleys". Well, why did the ancients think there are "adults", probably because they saw "big feet" on the coast, which feeds on yellow rice. This yellow rice should be "corn". As for the so-called height of thirty feet and being able to fly clouds and fog, it is probably a rumor."

Sun Zizhuang's analysis made Yunshan nod.

"Maybe this is the reason, Captain, look at the mountain, clouds and mist. If people are walking there, it would be like flying clouds and fog..."

Even in the eyes of many people, "Shan Hai Jing" is an absurd and strange book, but as a navigator, Sun Zizhuang, based on his own experience and other navigators' descriptions, concluded that many of the things it wrote were real. As for the exaggeration, it seemed to him that it was just a spread of rumors. Just as he now "discovered" and "verified" the existence of the "Grand Kingdom".

"Captain, if your discovery is transmitted back to China, it will inevitably cause a sensation."

"It's just a speculation."

Faced with Yunshan's compliment, Sun Zizhuang was proud and did not forget his responsibilities and established a boundary monument!

Perhaps the Ming Dynasty had just joined the team to divide the world, but the Ming Dynasty brought the fine tradition of "Legong Yanran" overseas. This seemingly inconspicuous "stone tablet" is something that the captains of the Ming Dynasty must bring. From the Ming Dynasty to the sea, it arrived at a strange place from European navigators such as Columbus and Magellan, or painted a piece of land on a map, or pretended to represent God and declared occupation on behalf of the king. The navigators of the Ming Dynasty would bring a pile of stone tablets on the ship as ballast stones, which might even be produced from a stone field in the Ming Dynasty.

Then during the voyage, they found an island that had not been discovered in the past, which was actually not marked on the map, and they would shout excitedly.

"Hurry, no one has occupied this place yet, let's take the lead!"

So when the stone tablet was inserted, this place belongs to the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, just this is not enough. What if the natives like to see that monument and take it home?

It doesn't matter, there are craftsmen on the boat, but they temporarily played a guest appearance as a stonemason. The Han people can "snatch the rewards Yanran", and they can also "snatch the rewards in stone" to carve their achievements in stone. Record how they went through thousands of hardships, broke through the wind and waves, and then spread "education" here, and the stone is a record. It shows that at this time, the natives are towards education and the hearts are towards the Celestial Empire, and then represent the Celestial Empire to take this place as the land of the Ming Dynasty.

In a word, we not only set up boundary monuments, but also recorded their achievements in education.

As for whether there are natives, is this important?

It doesn’t matter if there are no natives, at most you can just change the words.

Some natives didn't find it?

It doesn’t matter, we carve all the characters on this stone. When those natives saw the characters carved on the stone, they would be "bathed" in the primitive style of education in the Celestial Empire.

These are Chinese characters!

When natives stand in front of Chinese characters, they can feel the beauty of Chinese characters and the breath of the Celestial Empire. Isn’t this the Ming Dynasty’s education achievements?

Besides... whether there is any teaching or not is the final say of the navigator of the Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!