The New World Plan refers to the exploration of the currently unknown world, mainly referring to the exploration of the American continent east of the Ming Dynasty and on the east coast of the Pacific, and south of the Ming Dynasty in the South Pacific.
Among them, there is no rush to explore the South Pacific. The land there is mostly barren anyway, and the nearest civilized country is the Ming Dynasty, so there is no rush.
But the American continent is different. Of course, there are not many people in the Ming Dynasty now, and the population will fill the country, so there is no shortage of this place; the Europeans still have more than eighty years to discover new sea routes, and there is plenty of time.
Yunxi mainly wanted: first, to drive out all the princes in the country, and also for future generations to have a place open to receive immigrants when the population of Ming Dynasty was particularly large; second, for rubber.
Rubber is an important industrial raw material. The development of modern industry is inseparable from the use of rubber. Even now, rubber can be used to improve the shock absorption of carriages and make rubber tires, thereby making better carriages; at the same time, it can also
It is used to make tapes, hoses, rubber shoes and other things, and has a wide range of uses.
Of course, the Americas are far away from the Ming Dynasty. It is not good to explore the Americas right away, and there is no rush. Therefore, for the time being, we will send a fleet to explore the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, the Islands of District 11, and the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Nearby waters, prepare for the next step of exploring America along the continental bridge.
After Yunxi initially made some changes to the official system and official positions inside and outside the palace, and strengthened checks and balances, which temporarily satisfied his doubts, he took advantage of the beginning of spring to start preparing for the New World Plan.
When Yunxi was planning to send troops to Nanyang a while ago, he took the opportunity to learn about the current naval situation of the Ming Dynasty and several generals dedicated to the navy, so he already had a clue about sending a fleet to explore north.
March 20th, Songjiang Prefecture Navy Wharf. On the seventh day of March, Zhang Xiaodong went to the capital to pay a visit to Yunxi. After returning, he organized the soldiers of Jinshan Guard and Guanhai Guard to prepare for the departure time. Then he found the abbot of the City God's Temple to calculate the auspicious day of the zodiac and prepared.
Out.
There are also some situations when calculating auspicious days. Dinghaiwei is based in Ningbo, so he hopes to find the city god of Ningbo Prefecture to calculate this day. Now Yunxi is actively using the city god system left by Zhu Yuanzhang, and the host of the local city god temple cooperates with various places
The status of the monks and officials of the Daolu Division was equivalent, and the Chenghuang Temple became the most popular temple in the area, independent of the Buddhist and Taoist families.
The soldiers of Jinshan Guard were naturally unwilling, and insisted that the abbot of the Songjiang Prefecture's City God's Temple settle the matter. The two sides quarreled endlessly. Finally, in order to balance the situation, Zhang Xiaodong invited the abbot of the City God's Temple in Hangzhou Prefecture to settle the matter, and the matter was finally settled.
The calculated date was naturally March 20th. In order to show that he attached great importance to this battle, Dongguan Bo He Rong also felt that the recent rumors in Beijing were not right, so he left Beijing to hide in advance, so he also took his team with him.
To go to sea with the navy, at least go to Guangdong first. So today He Rong, commander of the navy, is going out.
At the sea worship ceremony before the trip, Xu Jingchang, the son of Xu Zengshou, and He Hongqi, the third son of He Rong, who stood aside and watched He Rong, Zhang Xiaodong and others worship, said: "Hongqi, I didn't have time to talk to you the past few days.
I finally have a chance to talk today. Uncle He really agrees with you coming out to do meritorious deeds?" The two of them often play in the entertainment venues, they are very familiar with each other, and there is no taboo in talking.
He Hongqi said in a low voice: "Hey, if my mother hadn't repeatedly begged my father, how could my father have agreed to my coming out to do meritorious deeds? Even if he agreed to me coming to do meritorious deeds, he would have scolded me for a long time the day before I left.
of."
"It's you, I heard that Master Xu Si is very strict with you at home. I heard that you were beaten more often than me. Why did Master Xu Si let you come out to do meritorious deeds?"
Xu Jingchang said proudly: "I am my father's eldest son after all, and I will inherit the family business in the future. No matter how hard my father treats me and looks down on me, won't he have to pass on the family business to me in the future? Abolish the eldest son and establish the young.
A great sin."
"In order to make it easier for me to inherit the hereditary command in the future, and also to make my face look better, my father wanted me to have some meritorious deeds, so he asked me to do some meritorious deeds."
The two were about to continue chatting when the music was coming to an end. Tang Mi, the eldest son of Tang He and the second son of Tang Ding, quickly poked Xu Jingchang to remind them. Xu Jingchang and He Hongqi were not sweet potatoes, so they knew something.
The situation is so busy that you keep silent.
After the sea sacrifice ceremony, He Rong and his people were preparing to board the ship. Officials from Zhejiang Dusi were naturally there to see him off. Fang Mingqian, the commander of the Zhejiang Dusi, and Dongguan Bo He Rong, as well as the commander Zhang Xiaodong, were all familiar with each other.
Shi Zai joked with them: "Speaking of which, I haven't been to Nanyang in thirty years. I have forgotten everything else. I just remember that Srivijaya's lady is very energetic and remembers to bring some back for me."
He Rong smiled and said, "Don't worry, you won't forget it." Zhang Xiaodong also came up to join in the fun.
At this moment, one of Fang Mingqian's personal guards whispered to him: "Sir, there is a decree for you to accept."
Fang Mingqian was a little surprised: "Why are you passing the order to me?" But after all, he had been in the officialdom for thirty years. He quietly complained to He Rong and Zhang Xiaodong and went to receive the order. He Rong and Zhang Xiaodong knew
His personality meant that he would leave only when something happened, so he couldn't blame him.
The commander-in-chief of Zhejiang Dusi kept seeing him off for a while. Knowing that it couldn't be too late, he said goodbye to He Rong and went back. He Rong and others boarded the ship, and then announced that the ship was sailing.
Li Jiqian, who was in a cabin, was lying on the boat and worried about his wife and sister: "I don't know if they are doing well in Shanghu County. I took a look before leaving and found that life was fine and no one was harassing them."
they.'
'But who knows whether Shanghu County will always be like this. If they just want to make us go to sea with peace of mind, but wait until we go to sea to change their faces and ignore them, that would be terrible.'
While he was worried, Hua Xiong came in and said, "Brother Li, it's dinner time. It's time to eat. Let's go and eat."
Li Jiqian said: "You go and eat first, I'm not hungry."
Hua Xiong said: "Brother Li, although you are worried about your sister-in-law and little sister, you still have to eat! People are like iron rice and steel. If you don't eat one meal, you will feel hungry, and you will miss the meal. Except for the people on duty, everyone else will
No one has anything to eat, so we have to go eat now."
Li Jiqian was right to listen to his reasoning, so even though he had no appetite, he got up and said, "Then I'll go eat."
Li Jiqian stood up and followed Hua Xiong to the dining hall. At the same time, Li Jiqian glanced sideways at Hua Xiong and thought: 'Originally, I thought Hua Xiong was brave and honest, so I was unwilling to marry my sister to him; but now since
He is no longer a pirate, and he doesn't have to be so careful in dealing with the cunning people below. When he returns, he can betroth his sister to him.'