Finally, the warship arrived at the mouth of the river, and then headed south. The temperature gradually rose, and Yu Qian took off his clothes again.
"How long will it take to arrive?"
Zhu Zhanji smiled and sighed, "Come on, you will be able to see the Five Great Lakes soon."
Yu Qian nodded slightly, looked at the river in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh, "The rivers in the Ming Dynasty all run from north to south. I didn't expect that there are still rivers in the world that run from south to north."
"Yes, I was very surprised when I saw it for the first time." Zhu Zhanji smiled and nodded, "He even couldn't wait to build a boat and took a boat trip on the river. He ran straight to the end.
Only then did I realize that this river actually leads directly to the sea.”
Yu Qian turned his head and looked at Zhu Zhanji and asked curiously, "This river is not only wide, but also has a large water flow. Why was there not even a port at the outlet just now?"
Zhu Zhanji sighed slightly, shook his head and said, "Because there is no one!"
Yu Qian stood up and looked at the endless land in front of him. A big river was winding through it like a giant dragon. He couldn't help but sigh, "There are thousands of miles of fertile land here. It would be difficult to find such fertile land in the Ming Dynasty. But here, we can only
It continues to be abandoned year after year.”
Zhu Zhanji stood up, shook his head and sighed, "As I said, there is no one! What's more, although the land here is fertile, it is far less than the Five Great Lakes and the hinterland of Xinming."
Yu Qian turned his head and looked at Zhu Zhanji in surprise. He had heard that the land in America was fertile, but he didn't know that it was so fertile. The land in front of him was flat and had a big river crossing it, so there was no shortage of water.
Compared with the land south of the Yangtze River, Yu Qian couldn't see any difference. The south of the Yangtze River is a land of plenty, and it is the most prosperous area in the Ming Dynasty.
But this place, which also has the potential to become a land of plenty, could not catch Zhu Zhanji’s eyes? Was it just abandoned here?
Zhu Zhanji chuckled, shook his head and sighed, "It's hard to explain to you alone, so you should go see it yourself. After you see it, you will understand."
"Okay!" Yu Qian nodded heavily and said with a smile, "I have long heard from the teacher that the Great Lakes region is a rare treasure in the world. I really want to broaden my horizons."
After more than ten days of sailing, the fleet finally arrived from the big river to the Great Lakes.
As soon as he arrived at the lake, Yu Qian was shocked by the sight in front of him, "Is this a lake?"
The border cannot be seen from both sides. Even Hai Yuqian would believe this, but Zhu Zhanji told him, this is a lake?
"Of course this is a lake." Zhu Zhanji said with a smile, "and it is also the smallest among the five great lakes."
Hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, Yu Qian nodded slightly and said with emotion, "I understand why His Highness looks down on the land there before. With such a great lake, you don't have to worry about eating and drinking just by relying on water."
Zhu Zhanji smiled faintly and confirmed Yu Qian's guess, "Yes, let alone the five Great Lakes, Xinming can't finish the fish he catches from the lakes on both sides of the capital every year."
After listening to Zhu Zhanji's words, Yu Qian became even more curious about the capital of the new Ming Dynasty. Thinking about it, Yu Qian was surprised by the fish that Ming Dynasty caught from the sea every year, but even so, it still couldn't satisfy Daming's appetite.
But here in Xinming, they don't even have to go to the sea to catch fish. They can catch endless fish just at their doorstep.
Yu Qian immediately felt like comparing goods with others and comparing people to death.
generous.
The boat continued to move forward and arrived at the other side in the afternoon.
"Huh? Here we are, haven't we arrived yet?" Yu Qian saw the sparse people on the shore. Although he was finally a little excited to see familiar faces, seeing that this place was not prosperous at all, he guessed that this place was not prosperous at all.
Not the capital.
"No, we haven't arrived yet." Zhu Zhanji said with a smile, then raised his hand and pointed to the west, "We have to pass a bigger lake before we can reach the capital."
"Then are we going to get off the boat?" Yu Qian glanced at Zhu Zhanji doubtfully.
"No need." Zhu Zhanji smiled lightly and explained, "We just stopped here to replenish some food and continue our journey tomorrow."
"We still need to replenish food. Is there still a long way to go?" Yu Qian asked in surprise. "Didn't His Highness say before that there is only a big lake across the road?"
Zhu Zhanji smiled faintly, nodded and said, "It's only separated by a big lake, but the distance is not close. You don't have to worry, you will understand soon."
"Okay." Yu Qian watched as the navy officers began to move things and set up tents on the shore, as if they were going to spend the night here.
People who have been wandering at sea for a long time will be very obsessed with the land, especially these naval officers. When they evacuated from the archipelago, in order to avoid being tracked by pirates, the warships have been sailing in the deep sea away from the coastline. For a long time, the sea and sky
The loneliness of having only oneself in the world will become more and more serious.
Now standing down-to-earth on the ground, everyone seemed to have been reborn, glowing with a lazy and comfortable mood. They wished they could just lie down on the ground, using the sky as a quilt and the ground as a bed, and have a good sleep.
At dawn the next day, we packed up the warship and set sail again. After several days of sailing, we finally arrived at the capital city of Xinming.
Yu Qian looked at the huge city in the distance that was crawling on the ground like an ancient beast, and couldn't help but stand up, as if he wanted to see it more clearly.
"This, this is your capital!"
In fact, Yu Qian was too small compared to the capital. Whether he was sitting or standing, his perspective towards the capital did not change at all.
"Yes, this is the capital of Xinming!" Zhu Zhanji stood next to Yu Qian and felt shocked when he looked at the capital.
A very proud Chao Yuqian explained, "This capital city was built with great effort by the emperor, and it has not even been completed yet."
Hearing this, Yu Qian was shocked and asked quickly, "What? Does this look like it hasn't been completed yet?"
The city in front of us is already larger than the capital of Ming Dynasty, but even so, it has not been completed yet? How majestic it will be if we wait until this city is completed?
Zhu Zhanji nodded, pointed at the capital and explained to Yu Qian, "When Grandpa Huang was building the city, he built it here exactly in accordance with the regulations of the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty."
"It shouldn't be that big," Yu Qian said with a frown after hearing this.
"Listen to me first." Zhu Zhanji chuckled, waved his hand to stop Yu Qian's words, and then continued, "After the Forbidden City was built, Grandpa Huang built another inner city according to the regulations of Prince Yan's Mansion in Peking!"
When Yu Qian heard this, he was immediately shocked. Prince Yan's Mansion in Peking? That was the former Yuan Palace. How could they use the regulations of the palace to build the inner city?