Han Du shook his head and said: "It's too early to say this now. How can it be so easy to expand a thousand miles?"
In the history books, those who were able to spread thousands of miles were all fierce men who emerged only a few hundred years ago. Even Hader, Han Du, didn't look like that kind of person.
When Tang Ding heard this, he nodded subconsciously and said with a smile: "That's right. It's hard to wait for him to travel thousands of miles. We don't dare to think about it in this life, let alone him?"
Zhu Biao, on the other hand, was deep in thought and didn't say anything. Seeing the two people's eyes looking at him, he clicked his tongue and said, "Not necessarily. It is indeed difficult, even impossible, to do it in the Ming Dynasty, but in Khlumu
But it may not be impossible for him to do it." ??
As he spoke, Zhu Biao looked at Han Du, leaned towards Han Du, and asked carefully: "Do you remember that you said that the Western Ocean is also an extremely vast land, even as big as several Ming Dynasties?"
"Yes." Han Du nodded, suddenly understanding what Zhu Biao meant.
The Western land stretches for tens of thousands of miles, and is generally weak in strength. If Hader relied on the power of the Ming Dynasty, it would really be possible to expand the land for thousands of miles.
Seeing that Han Du was a little confused, Zhu Biao waved his hand magnanimously and said with a smile: "Okay, you don't have to worry about anything. Just as Han Du said, if he can really expand thousands of miles in the Western Ocean for the Ming Dynasty, he will be alone.
So what if we just give him a title?"
"Your Highness is wise." Han Du's depression disappeared and he immediately smiled and held up his hands.
Tang Ding also nodded with a smile on his face, "The Ming Dynasty has the magnanimity of the Ming Dynasty, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also extraordinary. Although Hader is an outsider, as long as he has made enough contributions, it doesn't matter if he is given an overseas title."
The scorching sun was in the sky, and hot air waves swept across the entire fleet, and the wood on the deck was burned to the point of smoking. Except for the soldiers on the watch and the man at the helm, there were almost no extra people on the deck of the warship.
Han Du was also hiding in the cabin, escaping from the scorching sun. Inside the cabin, Zhu Biao, Han Du and Tang Ding sat together. The three of them all took off their complicated and heavy robes and put on cotton singles.
Satin robes are very comfortable to wear when the temperature is cool, but they are particularly uncomfortable when the weather is hot and sweaty. They are far less comfortable than cotton singles, which absorb sweat and can keep people's skin dry.
Stronger than anything else.
Han Du held a chess piece in his hand, frowned into the character "Chuan", and stared at the chess board. The two rooks of the red chess piece occupied a favorable position to attack and defend, and the two horses shot at Han Du's side.
Showing off his power. Han Du's black chess has been oppressed to a precarious level. He picked up the chess piece in his hand but couldn't find a place to drop it. Han Du felt that no matter where it landed,
, are all helpless.
Reluctantly, he put the chess piece back in its place, looked at it for a while, then hesitantly picked up another one, and put it back in its place after a while.
This happened over and over again, indecisive.
The more Han Du hesitated, the more sweat appeared on his forehead, and dense beads of sweat almost appeared.
Zhu Biao, on the other hand, was holding the tea and sipping it one mouthful at a time, his eyes full of ridicule for Han Du.
Tang Ding couldn't stand it anymore, so he casually wiped a handful of chess pieces on the chessboard to disrupt the chess pieces. He sighed: "Forget it, you will definitely lose this game."
Han Du also knew that he had lost, but he couldn't see past five or six steps like Zhu Biao, so he always felt that he still had a chance to survive.
Seeing that the chess game was interrupted by Tang Ding, Han Du looked up at Zhu Biao, threw the chess piece on the chessboard, nodded and said: "I lost."
Zhu Biao casually put down the tea cup, quickly arranged the chess pieces on the chessboard with both hands, and said: "Come, let's play another game."
Han Du waved his hands and begged for mercy: "Your Highness, can you spare me? You clearly know that my chess skills are far inferior to yours, why do you insist on dragging me to play chess? Isn't Tang Ding a good player? He just
Why don't you ask him to accompany you here?"
When Tang Ding heard this, he was immediately eager to give it a try.
But Zhu Biao just turned around and glared at Tang Ding, turned to look at Han Du and smiled: "Playing chess with him is more tiring, but playing with you is much easier. Playing chess is just a pastime.
, you can’t do things that are time-consuming and laborious.”
Han Du's face suddenly turned livid, and he gritted his teeth and said: "You are relieved, but I can rack my brains every time to do it. No, I can't do it. If you want to do it, just find Tang Ding, and I will just watch from the side.
"
How could Zhu Biao agree? He shook his head and refused: "No, if you are tired from playing chess, we can change to Go. I just like to go down with you. As for Tang Ding, I can just watch it."
Han Du put his hand on his forehead and complained feebly: "Your Highness, you should just be a human being. Why do you like playing chess with me? Isn't it because I can't beat you that you want to find a sense of accomplishment from me?"
"You can't play chess alone, why don't you try Go instead?" After Zhu Biao was exposed by Han Du, his face didn't turn red and his heart didn't beat.
Han Du got angry and said loudly: "Come on, I can't beat you at Go. If you want to play Go, go to Tang Ding to play. Anyway, I can't play."
At this moment, "dong dong dong", three low knocks on the door came.
Han Du, who was granted amnesty, turned around in surprise and shouted out the cabin door: "Who is it!"
"It's a certain general, Yu Da." Yu Da's thick voice came from outside the door.
"Come in." Han Du wished that someone would bring the matter to him, because in this case, he would have enough reasons to get rid of Zhu Biao's entanglement.
Yu Da pushed the door open and walked in. He only took one step before he stood still, bowed and said: "General, I will pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Marquis of Zhenhai and the Marquis of Suyi."
"Get up." Zhu Biao raised his hand to signal, and then asked: "What's the matter?"
After saying that, Zhu Biao glanced at Han Du with a meaningful smile.
Of course Han Du knew what Zhu Biao meant, didn't he just feel that he had escaped? Touching his nose, Han Du pretended not to see the teasing look in Zhu Biao's eyes.
Yu Da quickly bowed and said: "Returning to Your Highness, there is a coastline in front of us. The general is here to report it."
Han Du's face lit up with joy and he quickly asked: "Have you arrived in Ceylon?"
But then, doubts appeared on Han Du's face, "Logically speaking, it shouldn't be so fast."
Tang Ding immediately shook his head and said: "It may not be that we have arrived in Ceylon, maybe we just docked."
Han Du nodded, feeling that what Tang Ding said made sense. He immediately ordered Yu Da: "Go find Hader and let him see where we are."
After finishing speaking, Han Du turned back to Zhu Biao and asked: "Your Highness, let's get on the boat and have a look too?"
"Go." Zhu Biao did not object.
Han Du and Zhu Biaotang Ding stood on the bow of the ship. Without a telescope, they could clearly see a thin black line in the distance appearing at the junction of the sea and the sky. They had indeed found a new coast.
Hader was called to the deck by Yuda.
These days, Hard has been in a state of excitement after receiving Han Du's promise. Especially after he obtained the power of the Ming Dynasty title from the mouths of other naval officers, he was in a state of excitement all the time.
They held their chests high, and even looked at the navy officers with contempt. He wanted to be a noble person, so naturally he couldn't mix himself with the common people.
Of course, that is for the future, and now he still has many things to ask these Ming people for advice.
Harder learned that in the Ming Dynasty, the best way to ask for help is to treat people to a meal. But he is on the ship now, and the food he eats is the same as that of the navy soldiers. Since there is no difference, then even if he is
If you invite others warmly, others may not be happy to come over.
However, Hard was worthy of being a merchant who dared to engage in sea trade. The method that others could not think of was easy for him to think of. He asked Han Du to bring some jars of wine.
Because Han Du also wanted to conquer Hard, there would be many places where Hard would be used in the future, so he naturally agreed to his request easily.
It cannot be said that wine is so rare on the ship. Almost every time after encountering a major event, Han Du would give some wine to all the soldiers to celebrate. For people who don't like drinking very much, such a small amount can satisfy them.
But for some alcoholics, this amount not only fails to satisfy their cravings, but actually brings out the cravings in their stomachs.
So, when the navy soldiers saw Harder holding two jars of wine, some people gathered around him with smiles. Harder didn't mind and started drinking with a few of them.
After three rounds, Harder asked what he wanted to know. Unexpectedly, several people burst into laughter after hearing this.
"Why are you guys laughing?" Harder was very puzzled.
Several people looked at each other, and one of the captains glanced at everyone, nodded and smiled: "Since Brother Hard invited us to drink so kindly, I will tell you everything. If you want to be knighted in Ming Dynasty,
It is an extremely difficult thing. Which one of us big-headed soldiers does not have the lofty ambition to make great achievements and be knighted immediately? But in the end, how many people can be knighted? It can be said that even among ten thousand people can be knighted.
None."
"Is it so difficult?" After hearing the captain's explanation, Harder realized that the titles of knights in the Ming Empire seemed a little different from what he knew.
"That's for sure." The captain sighed, his eyes also filled with the desire for a knighthood. When he came back to his senses, he saw Han Du staring straight at him, the captain smiled and said: "A knighthood
Although it is difficult, the benefits of becoming a knight are endless."
"What are the benefits?" Harder asked quickly. He knew that the nobles of a country like the Ming Empire must be extraordinary, but he didn't know exactly how.
The lieutenant looked at the porcelain bowl in his hand. Harder understood and quickly picked up the wine jar and poured the wine for the lieutenant himself.