In Yunxi's view, Fang Mingqian's exploration was very successful. It was officially confirmed that the American continent was discovered, the Aleutian Islands were discovered, and 350,000 taels of gold were brought back. What's more, only some small boats sank this time and most of the crew were killed.
After being rescued, all large and medium-sized ships were able to return home. It can be said that the losses were slight but the results were huge.
Yunxi then praised Fang Mingqian a few words, and said: "Fang Mingqian listened to the decree, and I promoted you to the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Rear Army Governor's Mansion, with the title of Governor, and the rank of Honorary and Lure doctor." Fang Mingqian can no longer be promoted, so how can he do it?
Why should he be granted the title of Duke without fighting? So Yunxi promoted him and gave him a false title and a casual rank.
The next time he leads his fleet to discover America, he has already thought about the rewards he will receive when he returns: he will be granted the title of Governor, promoted to the rank of Guanglu Dafu, and be awarded the first grade of official salary.
Of course, Fang Mingqian himself knew that it was impossible to make him a Duke, so he accepted Yunxi's reward with fear and fear. Then he said as usual: "Your Majesty, please name the place discovered this time."
Yunxi thought for a while and said: "Since that string of islands can lead from Jinning to the large landmass in the east, let's name it the Corridor Islands." (Aleutian Islands)
"The Corridor Islands and the mainland to the north wrap up an ocean? Since they are near Beijing and are deserted, let's name this ocean Beijing Sea; the strait that separates the east and west land in the north is named Beijing Strait."
(Bering Sea, Bering Strait)
"The island in the middle of Beijing Strait is named Wenyi Island. (St. Lawrence Island)" Yunxi suddenly remembered his newly born second daughter, so he named it after her.
Since the second daughter's name is used, the eldest daughter cannot be left behind. "As for the land to the east, it is not yet certain whether it is a continent, so I will not name it for the time being. However, I named the westernmost place Mindi." (Alaska.
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"As for the names of the islands in the Corridor Islands, Fang Mingqian, you name them after the first soldier under your command to land on the islands."
"Your Majesty!" Fang Mingqian raised his head and looked at Yunxi in surprise. The three people behind him did the same, but they were even more surprised. The eyes of the three people were full of fear about naming a place after a soldier, and also about the possibility of naming a place after a soldier.
The envy of the soldiers who named the island after themselves.
Yunxi raised his hand to stop what Fang Mingqian was about to say: "The names of several islands are not worth much. Besides, I can't think of so many names."
But Fang Mingqian still strongly remonstrated: "Your Majesty, you must not name soldiers after them. I'm afraid the soldiers who are named will not be able to rest in peace."
Yunxi thought for a while, and it seems that China has only had precedents of naming certain places after emperors and dignitaries since ancient times. There is no Western country's habit of naming places after the first discoverer. Forcibly naming them may not be a good thing for soldiers.
Yunxi thought about it over and over and said: "In this case, I will give the naming rights to your northern patrol fleet. You can think of a name and submit it to me for approval. Next time you explore, find a stone to carve on the island.
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Fang Mingqian stopped admonishing him.
Yunxi remembered something again and asked, "Didn't you see the pirates when you came back this time?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, I did see a small group of pirates, but they stayed away when they saw the size of the fleet; the large group of pirates was not seen."
"Huh?" Yunxi felt very strange. Where have all the Fuso pirates gone?
Fang Mingqian himself is actually very strange. Although Yongming Sea (Fuso Sea) is not usually the main activity area of pirates, there have been many fleets going north to search for gold recently. Many pirates who do not usually operate here have entered Yongming Sea, trying to find gold or black gold. It was a shame, but he just didn't see any big pirates.
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Afterwards, Yunxi met with Fang Mingqian, who had been kneeling for an hour. The generals who performed outstandingly during the Northern Patrol performance.
Fang Mingqian stood up and introduced: "Your Majesty, the name of the man on your left is Xiahou Yuanrang. His ancestral home is Henan. He is a hereditary member of the East China Sea Guard. This time when he was exploring northward, he discovered ice floes several times in advance and allowed the fleet to avoid them. Many things were avoided. loss."
Yunxi chatted with him for a few words and felt that he might have an innate intuition about danger. There are such people in real life, and they can always sense the smell of danger and avoid it in advance.
‘Such a person is a natural navigator!’ Yunxi sighed with emotion.
Then he said: "I remember that Xiahou Yuanrang was the cousin of Xiahou Dun during the Three Kingdoms period? What, your ideal is to become a general like Xiahou Dun?"
"Your Majesty, my generation is ranked with the character 'Yuan', so my father named me Xiahou Yuanrang. It is a complete coincidence that I have the same name as General Xiahou Dun of the Three Kingdoms. My father did not read and did not know that General Xiahou Dun was named Yuanrang. "
"However, General Xiahou has made great contributions to Cao Wei, and I also want to make great contributions to the Ming Dynasty like General Xiahou." Xiahou Yuanrang said.
Yunxi laughed. The man's answer was very clever, not only explaining the origin of his name, but also expressing his desire to serve the country. He then decided to increase the reward given to Xiahou Yuanrang by one level.
Fang Mingqian then introduced: "The man on your Majesty's right is named Cao Guangxiao. His ancestral home is Shandong. He is a hereditary member of the East China Sea Guard. He has made outstanding achievements in dealing with pirate intrusions during the two explorations."
Yunxi gave a few words of praise.
Fang Mingqian finally introduced: "The man standing between the two just now is named Zhao Yuanyuan. His ancestral home is directly under Changzhou Prefecture. He was originally a soldier of Haining Garrison Qianhu Station and served as the general flag. This man is extremely brave and has led a small boat to clear the way for the army many times. , the boat capsized twice but both survived.”
This is a lucky star! He can escape from a place as cold as the North Tranquility Sea (Bering Sea) even if the boat capsizes. It is very unusual. The fleet is in great need of such a lucky star when sailing; besides, he is also very brave.
Yunxi also praised him a few words.
After thinking, Yunxi said: "Xiahou Yuanrang, Cao Guangxiao, and Zhao Yuanyuan listened to the decree. Xiahou Yuanrang was granted the title of hereditary guard of thousands of households, and appointed guerrilla general of the Northern Patrol Fleet; Cao Guangxiao was granted the title of hereditary guard of thousands of households, and appointed Guerrilla general of the Northern Patrol Fleet; Zhao Yuanyuan was appointed hereditary commander and chief commander of the vanguard fleet."
The Northern Patrol Fleet was formed by troops drawn from various guard posts. It was a temporary dispatch establishment. Fang Mingqian always held the rank of general, and his deputy held the rank of deputy general. Because it was a temporary dispatch establishment, there was no fixed rank, but the guerrilla general was roughly equivalent to a thousand Households; promotion of officials is not easy to compare, but it stands alone.
Several people knelt down to thank them. Yunxi said a few more words to them and asked them to retreat. Before retreating, Yunxi said to Fang Mingqian: "Next year, I may still send you to lead the fleet to patrol the north. You have A preparation.”