The flat plains on both sides of the lake are considered the first platform, several feet higher than the lake.
There is no peach blossom garden, but there are ginkgo trees several baskets thick everywhere. There are giant trees that are more than a thousand or even two thousand years old. There are many trees that are hundreds of years old, and there are also huge broad-leaved trees with unknown names.
While collecting specimens, Deng Yuhan shared science knowledge with everyone:
“Primitive forests from both sides of the Taiwan Strait to the top of the mountain are dense, rich in biological resources, rare species are everywhere, and the mountainous three-dimensional climate is obvious. This area has preserved extremely precious biological primitive conditions and is the most typical natural ecosystem.
The relative height difference in the mountain area is more than 600 meters. As the altitude increases, the water and heat conditions are divided into evergreen and deciduous broad-leaf forest belts, deciduous evergreen broad-leaf forest belts, deciduous broad-leaf forest belts, and dark coniferous forest belts from bottom to top. The plant band spectrum appears, reflecting the transition characteristics of temperature.
There are numerous ancient plant populations, especially the common trees, metasequoia, Ulmus longissima, fragrant fruit tree, Eucommia ulmoides, Ginkgo biloba, Selaginella cypress, etc., which are the most famous. It is like an ancient plant sanctuary with a wide variety of wild animal resources and rich wild Chinese herbal medicine resources."
Coming to this biological kingdom, even Deng Yuhan, a well-informed and world-class biologist, was amazed. If he had not been in China for more than two years, some plants and trees would not even have names, and many plants are not found in Europe. of.
Deng Yuhan kept letting the raft dock to collect specimens. As for the strange species on the mountains, he could only look at the mountains and sigh.
The great traveler Xu Xiake was even more eloquent, taking notes quickly:
"There are many strange peaks, draped green mountains, vast virgin forests; alpine steps, meadows and wetlands, with green grass stretching to the sky; mid-mountain clouds and mist locking dragons, the landscape is unique and diverse.
The mountains, rivers, forests and clouds are a blend of scenery, and the geological and landforms are rich in landscapes. In spring, the mountain flowers are blooming, and the spring snow scenery is unique. In summer, the climate is cool and pleasant, in autumn, the forests are dyed with thousands of flowers and mountains, and in winter, the snow is white and hard to melt."
Xu Xiake has a rich imagination. Looking at the scenery at different heights, he immediately thinks of the different scenes in spring, summer, autumn and winter. Such scenery can only be vividly described in Xu Xiake's pen.
However, Wang Hongyu thought that this place was not suitable for development for the time being and that it should be preserved. He could make up some scary stories and spread them to the outside world so that the refugees would not dare to go too far.
When we returned to Zhenping, the subsequent transportation team also arrived, basically taking the road from Zhushan to Zhenping.
In later generations, it only takes 2 hours to drive from Zhushan to Zhenping.
At this time, it takes a day and a half to travel by land. The waterway is shallow and has many rocks. After it was dredged when we arrived, there were only bamboo rafts downstream. Small boats can pass, but larger ships cannot pass. It is even more difficult for cargo ships to go backwards, so dredging the river is imperative.
There is only a hundred miles of road from Zhenping Village to Daning County in Kuizhou, and it only takes 4 days to reach Wanxian County. But this is Daba Mountain, and even if you go through the mountains and valleys, you have to take a detour. Currently, there is no ability to build tunnels or build bridges.
Everyone needs to take a good rest here for a few days. Deng Yuhan and Xu Xiake still have internal work to finish. Wang Hongyu also has many things to consider~
Everyone just turned the harvest of the field inspection into achievements, and promptly discussed the establishment of commercial stations, industries, scientific research stations, development of transportation and other matters here. After a long time, some key elements will be forgotten.
Everyone has to take notes, write down their experiences, discuss, organize, and summarize. This is not a tourist trip, this is a field trip. Even if you are a follower, you can't do it in vain.
After resting and inspecting, this mission of crossing the edge of Shennongjia was considered a success.
Wang Hongyu himself felt that it was not enough. In fact, he did not go deep into the virgin forest, and the places he walked were all areas where people were active.
But Xu Xiake, Deng Yuhan, Jin Nige and Li Tiezhu have already feasted their eyes on it. Now they can organize notes, add paintings, and sketch maps.
Wang Hongyu pretended to be pretentious again and talked to the missionaries about the Qinling Mountains on the left and Shennongjia on the right, the Bashan Shu River at the waist, and where the magical animals are... Hearing this made Deng Yuhan feel relaxed and happy, and he was intoxicated.
Jin Nige couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart. General Wang was not only a great fighter, but also had a clear political mind. He also knew everything about geography, biology, and medicine.
It seems that Ricci’s strategy of focusing on making good friends with the literati of the Ming Dynasty has become a thing of the past...
There is only one thing you need to do now, be a good ally with Wang Hongyu!
Rome will surely be glorious again because of this!
When Deng Yuhan was resting, he wrote a letter to his friend Galileo Galilei. After thinking about it, he finally decided to put aside all arrogance and dignity and write from the bottom of his heart:
"Dear Galileo, it has been two years since I arrived in the Eastern Ming Dynasty. I am sorry that this is the second time I write to you. In fact, if I had been in Haojingao, I might not have written this second letter because the time for scientific research can be
It's very precious~ But after going deep into the Ming Dynasty, it is really different from being in Haojing'ao...
...In the mysterious forest, there are too many animals and plants that Europe has never heard of or seen. The scenery here: surpasses any corner of Europa. Even the eastern forest of Shinra seems too monotonous compared to it.
And boring...
...I met a man from the Ming Dynasty, I should say he was a scholar...Xu Xiake, he was a great academician-level scholar of mountains, rivers, rocks and even geography...Yes, just like you and me, an academician-level scholar
…
...But the last thing I want to talk about this time is not Xu, but a more powerful person, Wang Hongyu or Tolkien... When Mr. Jinnige first told me, he almost couldn't believe that there was such a person, who could
The person who impressed him and looked forward to forming an alliance... But, I also admire...
...Wang Hongyu, or Tolkien, is a general who is less than 20 years old, but has the experience and knowledge of traveling to many places, epic...he can directly describe the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the battle of beasts in detail
The appearance of the market, even the El Escorial Monastery in Imbilia and the Alhambra Palace!
You must know that the former was built less than 50 years ago and is a symbol of the strength of the Ace Banya world. The latter is the warrior queen Yinsabella, who restored the land and preserved the Muslim miracles... This shows that his knowledge is to explore the world and everything
Even Europa's secrets can't be hidden from him...
Deng Yuhan no longer admired Wang Hongyu's insight, but was in awe.
The greatest advantage of the missionary's information gap was lost to Wang Hongyu... and his insights were even far inferior to his.
Such people cannot be deceived, they can only become allies.
Unless he loses his mind and pushes him to the opposite side, to the enemy, the Dutch...
Therefore, Jinnige’s strategy of forming an alliance between Rome and Wang Hongyu of the Ming Dynasty is the most correct choice.”
Galileo Galilei, like Deng Yuhan, was the most powerful scientist in Rome at this time.
Their voice and network resources are exaggerated enough to turn these ideas into reality.
After writing the letter, I plan to return to Yunyang and have my servants send it to Macau to deliver the message to Europe.