It has almost become an instinctive reaction for Jiao Yuan and others to ask about Chu Yi's whereabouts when they see people. In their opinion, the importance of opening up territory thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty is not as important as not being able to find Chu Yi.
Don't blame these people, after all, this place is too far away from the Ming Dynasty, no less than ten thousand miles away. Even if such a place is occupied, it is obviously unrealistic to say that the Ming Dynasty can still incorporate it into its own territory.
I thought that after becoming a prisoner, Yu Dayou would humiliate them when he saw them, but he never thought that when the other party opened his mouth, he would bring out a portrait and ask them if they had seen the person in the portrait.
Suddenly, pairs of eyes, including Grand Duke Doros, all fell on the portrait, as if they wanted to remember the person in the portrait firmly in their hearts.
Taking a deep breath, Doros slowly shook his head.
Everyone else also shook their heads. They had never seen Chu Yi at all, so naturally they couldn't provide any clues.
Seeing the reaction of Doros and others, Jiao Yuan and others did not feel disappointed. They had experienced too many disappointments and even had no high expectations in their hearts. Therefore, Doros and others had not seen Chu Yi.
Nothing to be disappointed about.
As if it was a routine matter, after asking Doros and others if they had seen anything about Chu Yi, Jiao Yuan waved his hand and motioned for his soldiers to escort Doros and others away.
After all, Doros and others are also powerful figures in several countries. You must know that even if they are fighting against each other, if anyone is defeated and captured alive, based on their status, even if they become prisoners of war, they will receive preferential treatment.
I thought these people saw them because they valued them, but after they were brought, the others didn't even ask. They just took out a painting for them to identify, and then ordered people to take them down.
Doros and others, who looked dull, did not react until they were taken out of the hall.
Jiao Yuan, Yu Dayou and others are just one of several fleets. In addition to them, there are also several Ming fleets attacking cities overseas to search for Chu Yi's whereabouts.
Jiao Yuan, Yu Dayou and others went all the way west and entered the Atlantic Ocean, while some of the other fleets went east, some went north, and some went south. Anyway, several fleets went their separate ways. Wherever they passed, they first did
The only thing he wanted to do was to suppress the local indigenous people and then search for Chu Yi's whereabouts.
Thousands of warships radiated around the world with the Ming Dynasty as the center. With the solid foundation laid by Chu Yi and the emperor's promotion, even if Zhu Houzhao frantically built ships to find Chu Yi's whereabouts, even those fleets sent out were still
The main purpose is to find Chu Yi, but it is normal to destroy some countries and plunder some wealth along the way.
After all, these generals who were sent out could not find Chu Yi's whereabouts year after year. It was impossible to say that they were not worried about the emperor's punishment.
Therefore, these generals could only plunder the place, and then transport the gold and silver wealth in large ships back to the capital, hoping that the emperor would be lenient and not punish them for not doing things well.
As the saying goes, flowers planted intentionally do not bloom, but willows planted unintentionally create shade. Zhu Houzhao himself just wanted to find Chu Yi, so he built the strongest Ming Navy fleet in the world.
As a result, Chu Yi was not found, but the Ming fleet traveled all over the world. The Ming fleet walked in front, followed by groups of maritime merchants.
These merchants are not fools. The Ming Dynasty's fleet is in front to help them clear the way. They only need to follow the fleet to obtain a lot of wealth. Therefore, wherever the Ming Dynasty fleet passes, the Ming Dynasty's merchant ships continue to arrive.
In the 18th year of Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty, the entire land of Nanyang has fallen into the hands of the Ming Dynasty. There are thousands of large and small islands. The land of Nanyang has come into the sight of many important officials in the court, and then ships carrying them
Thousands of Ming people arrived on these large islands.
Even after several major turmoils, land annexation was suppressed to a certain extent. However, after the founding of the Ming Dynasty for more than a hundred years, the scene of every family having land in the past has long disappeared. I don’t know how many people have lost the foundation of their lives and have become like the powerful.
A servant of a wealthy gentry, a tenant.
In good times, these common people who have become tenants can make a living. However, once a natural disaster breaks out, it is conceivable that the life of these tenants will definitely be difficult, and even if it is serious, it may cause civil unrest.
However, it is impossible for the court to confiscate the land that fell into the hands of the gentry and powerful people for no reason and then distribute it to the people who lost the land.
However, as several fleets of the Ming Dynasty traveled overseas, overseas barbarian states were destroyed one by one, and huge territories everywhere were occupied.
Almost every month, news came back that large ships were bringing back shiploads of gold and silver. Within a few years, the gold and silver flowing into the Ming Dynasty from overseas almost every year reached 40 to 50 million taels.
Thanks to the explosion of maritime trade in the Ming Dynasty, which encouraged industry and commerce, the economy of the Ming Dynasty exploded. Otherwise, the huge amount of gold and silver flowing into the Ming Dynasty every year might have caused the collapse of the small peasant economic market in the Ming Dynasty.
You must know that once inflation occurs, the harm will be very great. Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty is really vast in land and resources, and it is extremely short of gold and silver currency. This large amount of gold and silver flowing into the Ming Dynasty not only did not cause any harm to the Ming Dynasty, but also promoted the development of the Ming Dynasty.
The prosperity and development of the Ming Dynasty's economy.
It was under this situation that the imperial court finally came up with the idea of occupying Nanyang. After all, it was a huge territory. If it could be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, it would at least be a part of the contribution to this grand event.
All the important ministers will definitely leave their names in history and be respected by future generations.
Moving to the land of Nanyang, one person was granted a hundred acres of fertile land and fifty taels of silver to settle down. As soon as the announcement came out, it can be said that the world was shaken.
In just one month, half a million people who had lost their land mustered up the courage to pass the court's screening and board the ship bound for Southeast Asia.
From then on, half a million people one after another left the Ming Dynasty and headed towards the land of Nanyang. If this rate continues, in less than ten years, the huge Nanyang will be completely controlled by the Ming Dynasty.
With a bang, a teacup was thrown on the ground in the imperial study room. Even though it was smashed into pieces, an angry voice came out: "Trash, they are all trash. What I want is the whereabouts of the companion."
, not ship after ship of gold and silver!”
In the imperial study, Zhu Houzhao looked annoyed. In front of him, several memorials were scattered on the ground. Needless to say, these memorials should have been written by Yu Dayou and other commanders of several overseas fleets.
Several chamberlains on the ground lay there tremblingly, obviously frightened by Zhu Houzhao's growing imperial majesty.
Wang Zheng and Shao Yuanjie were standing aside, and they saw Wang Zheng waving his hands to the few chamberlains, signaling them to leave, then stepped forward to pick up the memorial, put it on the table and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, calm down!
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Zhu Houzhao slapped the table and said: "How can I calm down? How long has this been going on? It's been several years. What do they want and what do I provide them? But as for them, they haven't even found a single clue about Da Ban. This time I
They must be punished for their crimes..."
Obviously Zhu Houzhao was speaking out of anger, and with his temperament he would not vent his anger on others, but it could also be seen that Zhu Houzhao's endurance was wearing away little by little.
If Chu Yi can't be found again, no one can guarantee what kind of changes Zhu Houzhao will have.
In the palace, there is such a simple Taoist temple. The Taoist temple is not big, and it is not even as big as any other palace in the palace.
And such a simple Taoist temple was the place where Shao Yuanjie, the most trusted person around the emperor, settled in the palace.
Although there is a Taoist temple for Shao Yuanjie outside the palace, inside the palace, the emperor also built a Taoist temple for Shao Yuanjie so that Shao Yuanjie could practice in the palace.
Shao Yuanjie returned to the Taoist temple, first worshiped the Taoist Sanqing statue on the shrine, then stepped forward and gently moved the Sanqing statue enshrined there, and suddenly a hidden box appeared.
In the secret box, there was a token that was very clear. It was the token that Chu Yi had left for him.
To be honest, although Shao Yuanjie said that he was aware of Chu Yi's intention to be born, Shao Yuanjie never thought that Chu Yi was really so determined to leave as soon as he said he wanted to leave, abandoning the honorable position of one person below ten thousand people.
Once it disappears, it lasts for several years.
While Shao Yuanjie was doing his homework, he secretly speculated on where Chu Yi had gone and why the emperor had searched so vigorously without finding any clues.
Shao Yuanjie actually didn't believe it when it came to Chu Yi's ascension.
The Taoist theory of ascension is not clear to others, at least it is clear to Shao Yuanjie. Taoism does have sages who ascended, but it is not in this era. In their era, affected by the general environment, being able to stand at the peak of the innate world is already the pinnacle.
, it is impossible to go any further.
Shao Yuanjie admitted that Chu Yi's cultivation was indeed very strong, but when it came to saying that Chu Yi's cultivation could soar, Shao Yuanjie did not believe it at first.
Touching the token, Shao Yuanjie was a little curious as to where Chu Yi had gone.
When Chu Yi handed the token to him, he said that he should look for an opportunity to give the token to the emperor. However, Shao Yuanjie was not in a hurry to hand the token to the emperor. But this time, Shao Yuanjie could feel Zhu Houzhao's patience.
It seemed that it was becoming more and more insufficient, and he realized that it was time to hand the token to Zhu Houzhao.
The Emperor's Palace
Zhu Houzhao was sitting cross-legged meditating and practicing Taoist health-preserving exercises. At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps, and someone was standing outside the room. When Zhu Houzhao finished his exercises and opened his eyes, he saw that his eyebrows and beard were white, and he looked like a fairy.
Shao Yuanjie is like a Taoist man.
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