typeface
large
in
Small
Turn off the lights
Previous bookshelf directory Bookmark Next

Chapter 571, Tianzhu

In the Indian Ocean, a huge fleet is constantly sailing from east to west.

This fleet consists of more than fifty large-scale blessing ships and sailing ships, with the dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty flying on them. On the leading 'Taishan', Taiping Marquis Du Mingen was looking at the sea ahead with a telescope as usual.

Silently calculating the position of his fleet.

All the way from the Strait of Malacca in Nanyang to the west, the voyage Du Mingen took was exactly the same as the route that the Sanbao eunuch took when he sailed to the Western Ocean.

The seafood from Malacca arrived in Myanmar, and then headed west to prepare for the east coast of Tianzhu.

"Calculating the time, we should be able to reach Tianzhu in two days."

Du Mingen put down the telescope and opened the world map again. The places he had traveled through were clearly marked on it.

"The king of Myanmar respects our Ming Dynasty very much. Also, Myanmar is adjacent to our Ming Dynasty's Yunnan, and they have contact on land."

“The king of Myanmar used to send many people to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.”

"If land transportation in Myanmar can be opened, a very long road can be saved from Yunnan to the Indian Ocean."

"However, I heard that the road from Yunnan to Myanmar is very rugged, even scarier than the 100,000-meter-high mountain from Guangxi to Annan."

Looking at the map, Du Mingen couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

Not long ago, I received a grand reception and warm welcome in Myanmar, and I also asked about some things. Although Myanmar and Ming Dynasty Yunnan are connected, it is very difficult to communicate with each other.

The Hengduan Mountains are no joke.

"Dang~dang~"

"There is land ahead, there is land ahead~"

Just as Du Mingen was thinking, the watchman on the mast rang the bell and shouted loudly at the same time.

When Du Mingen heard this, he immediately became energetic and quickly picked up the telescope to look at the sea area he was going to.

A little shadow of the land can be seen in the field of vision. Then as the fleet gets closer and closer to the land, the land gradually expands in the field of view. In the end, even without a telescope, you can clearly see a huge field ahead.

Land lay across the horizon.

"Such a huge landmass must be Tianzhu."

"Well, it's about the same time as the calculation."

Du Mingen immediately laughed. With precise areas and the most advanced navigation technology, the position of the fleet can be accurately calculated every day.

In the Visakha Port, the only port city in the Bay of Bengal in the Southeast Andhra Kingdom of Tianzhu, small fishing boats are busy and there are also merchant ships from other kingdoms moored here quietly.

At this time, Tianzhu is just a geographical concept, not a national concept.

The entire Tianzhu has never been unified since ancient times. Even the most powerful dynasty can only unify the countries in the north of Tianzhu, but the countries in the southern plateau have never been unified again.

This is especially true for the entire Tianzhu at this time. There are hundreds of large countries, and the Kingdom of Andhra is considered the most powerful kingdom in the southeastern region.

The location of Visakha Port is very good. It is one of the few natural harbors in the Bay of Bengal in East India. It is in the central area of ​​East India. It can go to the countries in the Ganges River region, and it can go to Sri Lanka and the countries in Western India.

At this time, the Visaka Port was peaceful until someone saw a huge fleet of ships sailing towards the Visaka Port on the sea.

"Lord Buddha~"

"So many boats, so big boats~"

Someone saw Du Mingen's fleet, a fleet composed of dozens of large ships, and couldn't help but exclaimed.

Soon, the news of the arrival of a large fleet immediately alerted Bihar, the official of the Andhra Kingdom stationed here in Visakane.

"Lord Buddha~"

"How come there are such big ships, and there are more than fifty ships at one time~"

Bihar looked at the mighty ships on the sea heading towards the port, and he was stunned.

He had never seen the style of these ships, and no one in Tianzhu could build such huge ships.

Even the Persians, who had the most advanced shipbuilding skills, could not build such a large ship, let alone such a large number of ships.

"Send someone over immediately and ask them who they are?"

"What do you want to do with us in Visakhapatnam?"

Bihar sent people to inquire, and at the same time, he immediately sent people to report to the Kingdom of Andhra. At this time, if the enemy invaded, it might be difficult for Visakha Port to block such a huge fleet.

Soon, a few small boats just left the port and sailed towards the large ship approaching in a mighty manner.

"Oh~ Great Lord, how can there be such a huge ship here?"

"Lord, these ships are really too big, and there are too many of them~"

"A very strange ship. It looks neither like an Italian ship in the Mediterranean nor an Arabian ship. It looks a bit like an Oriental ship~"

"The construction style of some ships is a bit like Western European ships~"

"And the flag hanging on the ship, why is it so strange? Which country does the snake-like thing on it belong to?"

In the port, not only the people of the Andela Kingdom were surprised, but there were also many merchants from Arabia and Persia. At this time, everyone's attention suddenly shifted to Du Min'en's fleet.

Everyone in the port was looking at Du Mingen's ship, and Du Mingen and others were also looking at the entire Visakha Port with telescopes.

It is very small. The port city is very small. The dock where the ships are parked is also very small. The ships parked here are also small. The buildings in the port are not tall and they look very messy with no sense of order.

"This should be Visaka Port."

Du Mingen took out a map and compared it carefully.

Every time he arrived at a place, Du Min'en would buy a map from the locals, and then compare it with the world regions in his hands. This way he could know more accurately the location and direction he wanted to sail.

The more he compared the same, the more he admired Liu Jin. The world map distributed by Tianjin Maritime University was very accurate, incredibly accurate. Many maps provided by locals were not as accurate as the world map in his own hand.

"Master Marquis, they sent someone here to ask questions. Who are we and what are we doing here~"

Soon, the people sent by Bihar arrived at Du Min'en's fleet.

In terms of language, before Du Mingen went to sea, he specially found a few monks who could speak Sanskrit and Persian to accompany him. Similarly, every time he arrived in a country, he would ask for a few people who knew multiple languages ​​from the country.

So along the way, Du Mingen did not encounter any language or communication problems.

"Tell them that we are the Ming Dynasty from the east, coming here to do business."

Du Mingen replied without thinking.

"Yes~"

The people under my command rushed to reply.

"We finally arrived in Tianzhu. Tianzhu is the birthplace of Sakyamuni and the origin of my Buddha. I am truly lucky to be able to come here once!"

On board the Huashan, a dozen monks wearing cassocks and holding Zen staffs stood on the deck, looking at the Visakha Port in front of them. Master Huikong, the oldest among them, couldn't help but sigh, "The whole person is carrying

Come with a pilgrim heart.

Master Huikong is an eminent monk at Fayuan Temple in Beijing. He has studied Buddhism all his life because he considered that the scriptures were translated when they were brought to China, and he was afraid that there would be inaccuracies in the translation. At the same time, he also wanted to better understand the Buddhist scriptures.

Therefore, Master Huikong specially went to famous Buddhist temples in the Ming Dynasty to learn Sanskrit and became very proficient in Sanskrit.

This time, when he learned that Du Mingen intended to go to Tianzhu and wanted to find a few people who were proficient in Sanskrit to serve as translators, Master Huikong took the initiative to ask for help.

Master Huikong, who has devoted his whole life to studying Buddhism, really hopes to go to Tianzhu in person to learn from famous masters in history and spread more Buddhist scriptures to the East.

Historically, Master Faxian from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Master Tan Wujie, Master Xuanzang, Master Yijing, Master Huichao, and Master Bukong from the Tang Dynasty all came to Tianzhu to seek Buddhist scriptures.

During the Song Dynasty, because maritime trade in the Song Dynasty was very developed, more mages followed the fleets to Tianzhu.

As for the Ming Dynasty, Master Huikong was among the first batch.

"I hope that I can bring more Buddhist scriptures to the Ming Dynasty and save the world from suffering."

Next to Master Huikong, Master Huiming also put his hands together and said.

"Tianzhu is a big place, and we don't know how far the place we arrived is from Bodh Gaya where the Lord Buddha preached."

Master Huikong's disciple Kongwen looked at the map and said.

"Buddha Lord Sakyamuni is the prince of Kapilavastu Kingdom. When we arrive in India, it will be much more convenient to go to Bodhgaya. This is the birthplace of our Buddha. It must have a wide range of followers and can guide us in the direction."

Master Huikong smiled and said confidently.

It was thousands of miles away from Tianzhu in the Ming Dynasty, and they suffered a lot along the way. Master Huikong and Master Huiming were both seasick and old, but they persevered with their firm faith.

Now that we have arrived in Tianzhu, there is nothing scary about the road ahead.

The fleet was getting closer and closer to the port, and gradually both sides were able to see each other clearly.

The people in Visaka Port finally knew that this huge fleet in front of them actually came from the far east, from that legendary and extremely rich country - the Ming Dynasty.

"It turned out to be a fleet from the Ming Dynasty~"

"Great Lord, you arranged this, right? You arranged for them to come to Visakha Port and arranged for them to come to me so that I can earn wealth."

"The Ming Dynasty's fleet, the Ming Dynasty's silk, the Ming Dynasty's porcelain, Lord, I'm going to get rich, I'm going to get rich. As long as these things are sold to the Mediterranean, they can be compared to gold."

When they learned that it was the Ming Dynasty's fleet, the Persian merchants in the port and the Arab merchants couldn't help but excitedly knelt down to the west.

This chapter has been completed!
Previous Bookshelf directory Bookmark Next