Eight hundred and fortieth chapters read with the emperor's grandson
The appearance of potatoes surprised people, and this Ma Sanbao surprised Zhang Ximeng even more.
What the hell is this kid Zhu Ying doing?
Why did potatoes suddenly appear? Did his fleet go to America?
Zhang Ximeng decided to inquire carefully, and found out that the breakthrough point was this little Ma Sanbao.
Ma Sanbao's ancestors are Semu people, who arrived in Yunnan with the Mongolian army. The situation is somewhat similar to Chahan Timur's family. However, Ma Sanbao's father and ancestors are not that simple. They have traveled thousands of miles to return to their hometown to worship in the holy place.
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Because he successfully completed the feat and returned to his hometown, he was highly respected by the people of Yunnan.
After Zhu Ying entered Yunnan, he also heard about the situation of the Ma family.
Because according to the truth, the Ma family is considered a powerful person and needs to be dealt with severely. For example, the Three Treasures eunuchs in history were like this. Their family was captured, and the young Three Treasures eunuchs were castrated and sent to Yingtian as slaves.
Later, it was given to King Zhu Di of Yan, and this is how the legend came about.
This is also consistent with the history of the early Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang disliked eunuchs intervening in politics, so he chose some eunuchs who did not understand writing and spoke different languages. They were very suitable for cleaning work and did not have to worry about them disrupting the palace.
As the godson of Lao Zhu, it is reasonable for Zhu Ying to honor his father and get some young eunuchs to give to Zhu Yuanzhang.
However, because she was hanging out with Zhang Ximeng, it was really difficult for Zhu Ying to deal with the children.
Moreover, even Lao Zhu is adjusting his strategy. There are fewer and fewer eunuchs in the palace. Female officials are used where they can be used, and some heavy physical work during the day is left to the guards.
At this time, the number of eunuchs in the entire Yingtian Palace was less than five hundred, and many of them were former members of the Dayuan Palace.
Although it is impossible for eunuchs to disappear for a while, they cannot form much power.
Back to the Ma family, after Zhu Ying learned about their family's experience, she talked with Ma Sanbao's father and brother.
According to common sense, if you serve as subordinates to the Mongols, many people would like to have their property confiscated or even be sent thousands of miles away. However, considering that you have not done many evil things, your reputation is not bad, and you have certain talents.
I can give you a way to survive.
To put it bluntly, it was to act as a guide, assisting Ming Dynasty in exploring the outside world and finding its way.
Speaking of which, this happened more than ten years ago.
Zhu Ying spent a lot of effort in order to conquer the south.
He arranged for people to follow the Ma family's fathers along the Silk Road and arrived in Persia. They had a great meal and made a full circle. Then with the help of merchant ships, they arrived at Quanzhou Port, which was considered a return to the Ming Dynasty.
After this land experience, Zhu Ying arranged for people to take the sea route again. This time it was not only the Ma family, he also invited the Fang family to help, gathered ten ships, set off from Daming, and sailed westward... This time they
But I traveled to many places, including Southeast Asia, India, Persia, and even the Red Sea.
Zhu Ying was greatly inspired by the continuous exploration.
Moreover, their navigational discoveries also provided strong support for Xia Zhifeng's theory of a round earth.
Just before Xia Zhifeng completely proposed the round earth theory, the fleet funded by Zhu Ying had already set off on a circumnavigation... This time they went south along the coast of Africa, crossed the Indian Ocean, sailed into the Atlantic Ocean, and then entered the Pacific Ocean.
It took three years before I finally returned to Ming Dynasty.
Thirteen ships went to sea, but only eight came back.
More than a hundred people were buried in a foreign land, and the loss was not unbearable.
But even so, Zhu Ying felt that she had made a lot of money.
In fact, in the past few years, Zhu Ying, the Fang family, and even Hua Yun have all been funding exploration... Zhang Shuning and others also used a lot of information to compile the Haiguo Tuzhi.
Although some things are outrageously wrong, the problem is that if they are outrageous, they must be justified first. Otherwise, if you think of overseas countries, it is either Sanxian Mountain with longevity grass growing on it, or Kyushu, the Great Kyushu... It is completely based on imagination.
Even more important.
All in all, it has been more than ten years since the founding of the country, and Zhang Ximeng has been promoting the development of many foreign countries for more than ten years. As his best brother, how can Zhu Ying not work hard for his eldest brother's ideas!
It is no exaggeration to say that Zhu Ying almost regarded this as his mission.
The eldest brother is a sage in this world, and what he says cannot be wrong.
Let me, my little brother, prove it for him!
It was this energy that supported Zhu Ying to broaden his horizons and understand the situation in Luzon, and then he came up with the initiative to plant sugar cane.
Overall, external exploration has yielded remarkable results.
At least the people of the Ming Dynasty were extremely knowledgeable, had a new understanding of overseas situations, and brought back many novel things.
But again, the price paid is also obvious.
Not to mention how much money was spent and how many ships were lost...the human losses alone were quite huge.
For example, Ma Sanbao's father and eldest brother went to sea a year ago. This time they wanted to bring back something rare, which was potatoes!
While sailing ahead, they discovered this thing and even ate it.
They determined that this thing would change the Ming Dynasty.
But it's a pity that the local people regard potatoes as their lifeblood, and they are strictly guarded against them, and they are not allowed to take them out at all.
You can't take away the raw potatoes, nor the seedlings. Anyone who dares to touch them will risk their lives.
The Ma family and his son were really desperate. They arranged for 120 people, all equipped with armors and sharp swords. After landing in America, they first pretended to trade, and then took action decisively, snatching several bags of potatoes and preparing to take them back to the Ming Dynasty.
But they didn't expect that the local natives would attack wildly and come from all directions.
After nearly a day of fighting, more than forty warriors died on the spot.
Ma Sanbao's eldest brother was captured, had his hands and feet cut off, hung on a tree branch, and died of bleeding.
Father Ma was also injured. They boarded the boat to escape and finally escaped.
However, due to the lack of medicine on the ship, Ma Lao's injuries worsened and he died halfway.
All he brought back was a white porcelain altar containing ashes.
After understanding what happened, Zhang Ximeng also understood why Zhu Ying asked the little Ma Sanbao to bring potatoes to Beijing.
"Your father and brother are both heroes!"
Zhang Ximeng put his arm around Ma Sanbao's shoulders and said softly: "Little guy, do you have any plans? What do you want to do in the future?"
"I want to go to sea!" Ma Sanbao said decisively.
Zhang Ximeng was stunned, "Your father, and your eldest brother...do you still dare?"
"Dare! I will avenge them!" The little guy gritted his teeth, with fire in his eyes.
Zhang Ximeng took a look and saw that he was indeed a bit impressive. No matter what, he regarded this boy as the future eunuch of the Three Treasures... Oh, by the way, this little guy won't need to be knifed in this life.
"If you want to go to sea and take revenge, it's no small matter. You have to study and practice martial arts, and you have to be extremely capable... What do you think, do you want me to arrange a few people to teach you?"
Ma Sanbao rolled his little eyes and suddenly said: "I know martial arts!"
"Oh? Is it really possible?"
"Yeah!" The little guy looked around and pointed at the sword on the wall, "I can do that!"
Zhang Ximeng happily took off the sword, led Ma Sanbao to the open space behind, and then handed the sword to him.
The little guy took the sword and calmly saluted Zhang Ximeng, and then started to dance seriously.
Even though the child was young, every move was very methodical and neat. At first glance, it looked like the way to go in the army. Zhang Ximeng immediately knew in his heart that this must be Zhu Ying's handiwork.
Although the boy didn't say anything, his intentions were evident in this arrangement.
Or to put it simply, Ma Sanbao's father and brother helped the Ming Dynasty obtain potatoes. For this credit alone, it is not an exaggeration to be rewarded with a title.
"Good practice."
Zhang Ximeng smiled and encouraged: "Little guy, I will take you to a place, help you find a master, and arrange a classmate for you."
Ma Sanbao happily agreed, and he stayed in Zhang Mansion for two days. Zhang Ximeng spared some time and took him to the manor outside the city.
As soon as the two people arrived at the door, they found a little guy sitting on a stone, chewing on a steamed bun and holding a green onion in his hand.
This wild way of eating was completely incompatible with the silk cotton-padded jacket he was wearing, but yet it was inexplicably harmonious.
The little guy is none other than the emperor's grandson Zhu Xiongying.
Obviously, his behavior is a bit unbecoming of an emperor's grandson, but I'm sorry, the little guy hasn't been sick for almost a year, and even Zhu Biao has lost his temper.
Perhaps the Zhu family is like this and should be kept free. The more meticulous they are, the more likely they are to cause problems.
After all, Lao Zhu worked so hard and his body became stronger. From this, it can be seen that this is what should be done to this kid.
When Zhu Xiongying saw Zhang Ximeng coming, he quickly stood up and trotted towards him.
"Grandpa Grandmaster."
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "How's it going? Did you do your homework honestly? How's the homework your master left for you?"
Zhu Xiongying said with a smile: "Master said that children are not given homework before they are eight years old. Master is so kind!"
Zhang Ximeng was startled, then smiled helplessly: "I will tell her later, not every child is a genius... So, you little guy will have homework to do soon!"
Zhu Xiongying's face fell instantly, "Grandpa Grand Master, you can't bully children!"
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "I never bully others. I always give you equal value... It's true that I left you homework, but I arranged a little friend for you."
With that said, Zhang Ximeng pulled Ma Sanbao over.
As soon as the two children met, the differences became apparent.
Ma Sanbao is a few years older than Zhu Xiongying, but he is not as tall as he is... Ma Sanbao has strong features, a high nose, prominent cheekbones, and a burly figure that can easily fit several Zhu Xiongyings.
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However, Zhu Xiongying was not afraid, but asked curiously: "Can you farm?"
Ma Sanbao was stunned for a moment, then said: "I can learn!"
"How about I teach you? Look, I grow a lot of vegetables and fruits here, and there is rice over there... Grandpa Huang is building a winery. He said that the grapes should not be wasted, and we can make wine next year.
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Zhu Xiongying was also a bit of a shepherd. He pulled the huge horse Sambo around the yard and gave it a good thumbs up.
At this time Lao Zhu also came out and his eyes lit up when he saw Ma Sanbao.
"This guy is good, he will be a strong man in the future!"
Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Since the Lord is interested in it, why not accept it and be a companion to His Majesty the Emperor and Grandson!"
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