The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 788 Going East · The Forerunner (seeking a monthly ticket)
Therefore, the war situation in Japan is now at a stalemate.

The Qing army was unable to expand the results of the battle, and the Japanese army was also unable to fight back.

Both sides have a tacit understanding of a temporary truce to accumulate strength and prepare for future wars.

Zhu Hongyu closed the telegram with an intriguing expression on his face.

But he couldn't help complaining in his heart, this time Man Qing was also a disgrace to Xue Xiaguan!

Xiaguan, that is, Shimonoseki!

For many Chinese, the name Xiaguan does not have much impression.

But Maguan is different!

The famous "Sino-Japanese Treaty of Shimonoseki" was signed here.

After the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War, the Qing government was defeated and was forced to sign the "Treaty of Shimonoseki", which humiliated the country and humiliated its power.

Forced to cede the Liaodong Peninsula (later failed due to the intervention of the three countries to return the Liao Dynasty), Taiwan Island and its affiliated islands, and the Penghu Islands to Japan.

Compensation for Japan 2 million taels of silver.China also added Shashi, Chongqing, Suzhou, and Hangzhou as commercial ports, and allowed Japan to invest and set up factories in China's treaty ports.

It can be said to be a great shame in modern Chinese history, second only to the burning of the Old Summer Palace by the British and French allied forces and the killing of the Eight-Power Allied Forces into Beijing.

Now, how can the Qing army's ability to severely injure the Japanese army in Xiaguan be regarded as a shame in another sense?

Zhu Hongyu closed his eyes and fell asleep, and began to think about how Daming would intervene in the situation in Japan next.

Just as Zhu Hongyu was thinking about the situation in Japan, another servant strode to the edge of the swimming pool and spoke.

"Report to Your Majesty, the urgent military report sent back from the plateau!"

Zhu Hongyu opened his eyes, and then spoke.

"Bring it here!"

After Zhu Hongyu's words fell, the servant presented the general report to Zhu Hongyu with both hands.

Zhu Hongyu took the military newspaper and began to read it.

However, as he flipped through the military newspaper, it was obvious that the expression on his face changed from calm to surprise and astonishment.

This military newspaper was exactly what Li Guangyuan sent back from the plateau, the news that the war on the plateau had ended.

Including his troops running thousands of miles, defeating the enemy in field battles, capturing Dayan Khan, breaking Lhasa... and many other achievements!

Looking at the record of Li Guangyuan's troops, Zhu Hongyu was full of shock, and after the shock, he was filled with uncontrollable joy.

"Haha! Hahahaha!"

"Not bad, Li Guangyuan did a good job this time!"

"He has made great contributions to conquering the plateau for the imperial court."

"..."

Although Zhu Hongyu had already made preparations for the main force of the Ming army to enter the plateau, he could completely pacify the plateau.

However, if the problem of the plateau can be solved without an army attack, Zhu Hongyu is naturally willing.

After all, if the main force of the Ming army marched into the plateau, the military expenditure that the imperial court would have to pay would definitely not be a small figure.

But if the entire plateau can be leveled with a small number of elite soldiers, then the cost will be much less.

Although the current Ming court is not very short of money, Zhu Hongyu also saves as much as he can.

Whether it's military expansion, education, or infrastructure, there are a lot of things that the Ming court needs to spend money on, so it's natural not to waste it!

After pondering for a while, Zhu Hongyu ordered the members of the cabinet to be summoned to discuss how the imperial court should manage the plateau.

Although the policy of governing the plateau, the imperial court has long had a plan.

But that is only a plan for the governance of a part of the plateau area near the border of Ming Dynasty, if it is put on the overall plateau governance.

That must be a problem!
Daming seems to want to include the entire plateau in its territory, so it is very necessary to re-establish the corresponding governance plan.

In many cases, it is really the details that determine success or failure!
……

The third year of the Ming Dynasty, the beginning of July!

Zhu Hongyu personally finalized the plan to send a fleet to explore the route to the New World.

According to the plan, Daming is going to send a fleet, starting from Shanghai port.

Then go north to North Korea, then turn to Ezo Island, Sakhalin Island, and a series of island chains pass through the Bering Sea and head to the west coast of North America.

To put it bluntly, it is to explore the North Pacific route!

Although this route is a bit roundabout, coupled with the high latitude, the climate is relatively cold, and it is not as good as the Central Pacific route, where there is a monsoon that can be used.

However, its advantages are quite obvious!

If there is a map of the world, it will be very obvious that there are a series of islands along the entire North Pacific route.

These islands are big and small, some are rich in resources, and some are simply deserted islands with nothing.

However, these islands can be connected into a line that leads directly to the west coast of North America.

If Ming wants to carry out large-scale immigration to the west coast of North America, and does not want too many attrition on the way, then the North Pacific route is the best choice.

Because those large and small islands can provide immigrants with a place to rest halfway, and they can also provide supplies for the migrant ships.

Apart from some detours, there are no other disadvantages!

At the Shanghai pier, a fleet of nearly twenty Galen ships was replenishing itself with supplies.

A large amount of fresh water, high-calorie food, medicinal materials, agricultural tools, weapons, ordnance... and other goods, as well as some animals such as horses, cattle and sheep, were all transferred to the ship.

Teams of elite soldiers bid farewell to their families, and then boarded the ship that was about to sail away.

Zhu Hongyu stood on the pier, wearing a straight military uniform, and the cloak behind him fluttered in the wind.

"The Qing family is going east this time, and the future is unknown!"

"However, as an almost undeveloped virgin land, the New World's rich resources are the most abundant in the world, and its importance is self-evident."

"To put it a little bit exaggerated, whether we can win the New World is even related to the rise and fall of our Great Tomorrow, and whether our Chinese civilization can stand on top of the world forever!"

"The Qing family is here to explore the route to the New World, and it is a great responsibility!"

"I have great expectations for the Qing family!"

Zhu Hongyu said to the person in front of him very earnestly.

Hearing this, Du Wenhai clasped his fists in front of Zhu Hongyu and saluted very seriously.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the general will understand!"

"This trip east, if the final general can't find out the route from Daming to the New World, I would like to come and see you!"

The purpose of this fleet's eastward trip is to find out the route to the New World.

The destination of the fleet is the famous San Francisco!

This point was determined by Zhu Hongyu.

The reason for this is that Zhu Hongyu knows that it is almost impossible for Chinese people to immigrate to the New World thousands of miles away if there is not enough interest based on the Chinese people's homesickness and hometown complex.

Therefore, the destination of the Deming Fleet's eastward trip this time is San Francisco!

The reason is simple, because San Francisco has gold mines.

Zhu Hongyu is going to use gold mines as bait to attract the people of Ming Dynasty to immigrate spontaneously to the New World.

And use the profits from the gold mine to bear the investment required for the early immigration for Daming.

When the gold mines were almost fully mined, Daming should have established settlements on the New World.

As long as there are settlements, the next thing will be easy to talk about.

The big deal is that the imperial court will distribute the land for free in the New World.

At that time, under the temptation of the land, no matter how homesick the Chinese are, they will not be stingy about sending their children who cannot be supported by their families to the New World.

San Francisco is the first step for Ming to enter the New World!
After standing firm in San Francisco, it will be a matter of going south or east.

Du Wenhai knelt down in front of Zhu Hongyu, kowtowed and saluted, and then spoke.

"I'm going to go here, and I will not disappoint His Majesty!"

Zhu Hongyu stretched out his hand to help Du Wenhai up, and then spoke.

"Must be triumphant!"

"I am waiting for your good news in Nanjing!"

Du Wenhai nodded vigorously, then turned around and took people aboard.

Accompanied by a melodious horn, the large-scale fleet pulled anchor and sailed out of the port all the way east.

On every ship, the flag of Ming Dynasty was hoisted.

A soldier of the Ming Army stood on the deck, paying attention to the pier.

Everyone knows where their emperor is, waiting for their triumphant return!

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Ming wins! Long live Your Majesty!"

"The sun, moon, mountains and rivers are forever, and the Daming rivers and mountains are forever!"

"..."

The soldiers who boarded the ship shouted spontaneously.

Zhu Hongyu hammered his chest hard with his right hand, and gave a new military salute to the Ming Dynasty in the direction the fleet was leaving.

The fleet is leaving, the future is uncertain!
In this era, with the increasingly intensive trade exchanges between the East and the West, the existence of the New World is no secret.

However, although the existence of the New World is no longer a secret!
However, the route to the New World has always been controlled by Westerners.

Whether it is the Spaniards, the Dutch, the Portuguese, or the British, they all regard the routes they have mastered as treasures, and they will never disclose them to the Chinese.

This time, Daming sent the fleet to explore the route eastward, except for the determination of the target, everything else was blinded.

The danger is still great!
However, there are some things, even if you know the danger, you must do it.

These people who dare to take risks are the pioneers of the country and the nation!
They went to the New World to explore a new path for this ancient and great nation.

Standing on the pier, Zhu Hongyu took a deep breath and his chest rose and fell.

Feel the blood in the chest stirring!
Now that he has come to this world, there is no need for the self-proclaimed chosen country of the future to exist.

Da Ming will be the world's policeman!
The New World of North America will definitely become a piece of Chinese land.

for sure!
The fleet sailed away from Shanghai Port and headed eastward all the way.

The entire fleet consists of 300 western-style galleons, each of which is authorized to carry [-] people.

The entire fleet has a total of [-] members.

The scale is definitely not small!
It can be called the largest ocean voyage launched by the Chinese since Zheng He's seven voyages to the West.

About half of the 6000 people in the fleet are soldiers, who are responsible for fighting and maneuvering the ship when needed.

Among the rest were sailors, doctors, artisans, and farmers.

Of course, not all of these 6000 people will follow the fleet to the New World.

The main purpose of the fleet going here is to explore the route, and the islands it passes along the way must leave some people to garrison and build settlements and supply points.

Because, only when Daming builds enough settlements and supply points on the islands along the route can this route become a mature route.

……

After seeing off the fleet bound for the New World, Zhu Hongyu led the team back to Nanjing!
At this time, Nanjing has become a completely large construction site.

The city walls that stretched for hundreds of miles were gradually demolished, and a large amount of masonry materials were used to build roads.

The dirt roads around Nanjing City were quickly turned into cement and bricks.

Most of the entire Nanjing city has been turned into concrete roads.

Looking at the changes in Nanjing City over the years, Zhu Hongyu felt a great sense of accomplishment in his heart.

At the very least, he dared to say that he did not wear it in vain, and he also brought some changes to this world!

The change here is worth not changing history, but promoting social change!

"Your Majesty, the remnants of the Qing Dynasty and the envoys of the Japanese Tokugawa Shogunate arrived in Nanjing at about the same time."

"Ask Your Majesty at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs!"

Just as Zhu Hongyu was sitting on the stepper, closing his eyes and feigning sleep, a young eunuch trotted to Zhu Hongyu's side and began reporting.

Hearing this, Zhu Hongyu opened his squinted eyes.

After pondering for a while, he spoke.

"I won't see them anymore, let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs take care of the arrangements!"

"Let the envoys of both sides meet unintentionally, and then meet separately."

"At that time, we can negotiate with them!"

Hearing the words, the little eunuch clasped his fists in agreement, turned around and went to deliver the decree.

……

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ming Dynasty, the reception hall!

The envoy of the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate, Toyoto Tokugawa, sat behind a low table, waiting for the reception of relevant officials of the Ming Dynasty.

After the Battle of Xiaguan ended, both the Japanese and the Qing army chose to send envoys to Daming.

I want to discuss the arms trade with Daming!
Because they all realized that the opponent's strength is not weak, and the battle is not so easy to fight.

To break the situation, for the time being, they can only start with weapons!

As we all know, the arms trade is a seller's market.

If they want to get enough arms from Daming, they can only lower their stance.

Therefore, Japan sent the uncle of the contemporary shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate to Ming Dynasty to discuss the arms trade with the Ming Dynasty on behalf of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Moreover, in order to show his obedience, Toyoto Tokugawa rushed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ming Dynasty in Nanjing to submit his credentials as soon as he arrived in Nanjing.

Then it is waiting for the interview of the relevant officials of the Ming Dynasty!

In fact, what Tokugawa Toyoyu really wanted to see was Emperor Da Ming, but he also knew that it was unlikely that the Emperor would meet him in person.

All he can do now is to wait for the officials from Daming to meet him.

Just as Toyoto Tokugawa was getting impatient, a Ming official in official robes strode in.

He walked up to Toyoto Tokugawa and spoke directly.

"The envoy, please follow me. The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ming Dynasty Sha Dingyuan Sha is waiting for the envoy in the meeting room!"

Hearing this, Toyoyu Tokugawa hurriedly got up from his chair, bowed without hesitation, and then spoke.

"Smi Marseille, it's my fault for keeping Lord Sha waiting for so long!"

(End of this chapter)