Daming heir

For the Ming people in the New World of North America, there is nothing more exciting than seeing the people and things in their hometown.

As they found the New World, they were excited at first, and they were all looking forward to the day they returned home to enjoy the glory of success.

But as time went by, the backwardness of the New World and the endless pursuit of things that seemed simple in the Central Plains made everyone feel boring.

Coupled with the continuous conquests in the later period, everyone needs to do several things at the same time.

They were clearly the most elite frontier troops of the Ming Dynasty. Now they not only have to do their job of killing people, but also some people have to build cities, some have to build docks, some have to cultivate fields, and some have to We have to do things like washing salt, laying bridges, building roads, breeding and so on.

This long-term situation has made many people begin to wonder what they are going to do in this new world.

Every day when I open my eyes, I either receive military orders to go deep into the Great Plains to fight the natives again, or I have to do those tedious things at the seaside.

When the naval fleet appears on the sea.

The news spread to everyone's ears in an instant, as if it had wings.

then.

The entire seaside city was boiling.

Master Wang arrives.

This heralds that the imperial court will finally begin to vigorously develop the New World, and they, the first batch of meritorious officials who found the New World, finally have the opportunity to return to the Central Plains, accept rewards from the imperial court, reunite with other family members, and return there. In the original life that is familiar but seems to be a little strange.

Akira people held hoes, shovels, dustpans and other things in their hands, waving their hands at the pier and the coast towards the fleet slowly approaching the sea.

The natives of the New World, whom Zhu Yunwen called Yin Di'an people, had already put on their distinctive makeup and danced their own dances in groups on the pier.

Colorful clothes, decorated with colorful feathers.

For a moment, it looked particularly beautiful.

Zhu Yun glanced at the Yin Di'an people who were singing and dancing, then tilted his head and looked at Sun Cheng aside: "Perhaps, this is the meaning of our existence here."

Sun Cheng didn't quite understand what Zhu Yunwen's sigh meant at this time.

There was a hint of confusion on his face.

Zhu Yunwen said with a smile: "Of course I will sit down and watch these people perform songs and dances."

I didn't expect him to say such a reason.

This was somewhat surprising to Sun Cheng.

At this time, the clippers sent by the fleet had also sent the first batch of Royal Navy officers and soldiers to the dock.

"Report!"

"The Ming Dynasty Royal Navy's East China Sea Fleet's East Crossing Squadron Commander-in-Chief, General Zhu Shou of the Marquis of Kuangshan, has received the order to sail eastward to the New World. The fleet has arrived. Please send someone to pilot the pier at the dock."

Zhu Yunwen said with a smile on his face: "It turns out that Marquis Zhu Shou is here. Please send someone to follow him quickly to guide the ship."

Sun Cheng, who was beside him, understood and immediately picked out a few people and asked them to follow the people who landed in the fleet to return to the fleet by boat.

Although they did not build ships in the New World, they still explored the waters outside the dock when they came into contact with the Yindian people's ships.

This is what Zhu Yunwen and Sun Cheng planned to do from the beginning. Once the imperial court wants to vigorously develop the New World, it will definitely not only send teams from the way they came, but there will also be fleets on the sea to find the way.

So they built a pier and explored a channel outside the pier into deep water.

Zhu Yunwen and Sun Cheng stood at the front of the pier.

Not long after, we saw the fleet starting to line up and sail slowly towards the dock.

The first is the first steam warship belonging to the Ming Dynasty.

Under the guidance of several small boats put into the water, the warship finally stopped at the dock with waves of waves.

Zhu Shou had already changed into his marquis court uniform at this time, with the embroidery pattern and his teeth and claws showing, which was majestic.

Behind him, officials from various ministries and departments whose names were changed to Ming Dynasty officials followed closely, and finally came well-equipped naval officers and soldiers.

Such a scene is naturally very familiar to Zhu Yunwen and Sun Cheng.

But for the Yin Di'an people here, it is an unprecedented scene.

The big ship docked at the dock as tall as a mountain, with its chimney spewing thick smoke.

There is a queue on the sea, which seems to be an endless fleet.

These gorgeously dressed people, those officers and soldiers covered in armor.

All this gave them a huge impact.

What those people said is true!

On the other side of the sea, there is a powerful and fertile heaven.

The eyes of the Yin Di'an people, who had temporarily wavered in their attachment to Zhu Yunzhen and the others due to the constant fighting, were about to pop out of their eyes at this time.

It's all true.

That also means that they can really live a good life that can only be found in the kingdom of heaven.

Their choice was not wrong.

The fault lies with the other peoples of the Great Plains who are unwilling to surrender to the Kingdom of Heaven.

Zhu Yunwen and Sun Cheng came forward, and the two of them bowed: "Marquis Junshan..."

Before Zhu Yunwen finished speaking, Zhu Shou, the Marquis of Shunyuan, had already stepped forward quickly and stretched out his hands to hold Zhu Yunwen's arms.

After lifting Zhu Yunwen upright.

Zhu Shou's face perked up, his expression was solemn, and he stretched out his right hand.

An official from the Ministry of Rites behind him immediately took out an imperial edict from a wooden box.

Zhu Yunwen and Sun Cheng looked at each other.

Knowing that this is a new decree from the imperial court.

Zhu Shou unfolded the imperial edict and said in a deep voice: "Zhu Yunzhen and Sun Cheng, accept the edict."

Zhu Yunwen and Sun Cheng immediately knelt down in public.

Behind the two of them, all the Ming soldiers knelt down. The surrounding Yin Di'an people saw these heavenly people kneeling down. Although they didn't know why they did this, they still chose to imitate and kneel on the ground.

Only then did Zhu Shou lower his brows and prepare to read out the decree.

"Feng, Tian Chengyun Emperor, the edict said: The whole universe, the heaven and the earth are so big, it is not the Central Plains. The new land explored by the country now is the contribution of the outpost, and the country must not forget it. Zhu Yunwen is the governor of the new continent and the governor of Jinling. Sun Cheng He was given the title of Commander of the Jinyi Guards, a bullfighting uniform, a reward of three thousand acres of fertile land in southern Zhili, and a reward of one hundred Jinyiwei households. The rest were promoted to three ranks, rewarded with a hundred taels of gold, and rewarded with the opening of a thousand acres of farmland in the New World."

Starting from Zhu Yunwen, everyone was promoted to a higher position.

In an instant, the dock was boiling again. Many brave soldiers in the army cried with joy and tears filled their eyes.

The imperial court knew their difficulties, and even more so their efforts.

Zhu Yunwen was still a little confused at this time.

Governor of the new continent, important military affairs, governor of the new Jinling, what kind of errands are these?

He didn't understand that there had never been such official positions in the Ming Dynasty.

But Sun Cheng was trembling with excitement.

He actually became the commander of the Imperial Guard City, even though he only had an official title but no actual duties. But once the current Jinyiwei commander Jiang Yu steps down, he will be the most likely person to take over the Jinyiwei.

And the three thousand acres of fertile land in southern Zhili and the hundreds of households with one son and one son, Jin Yiwei, gave his Sun family an opportunity to flourish.

As for the others, those who were promoted to the third rank will probably have to wait until they return to Beijing before being transferred to the military and placed in appropriate positions. The thousand acres of fertile land in the New World will probably be managed in the same way as on the Jiaozhi Road, and will be managed by future New World officials, and the imperial court will transfer money and grain to them.

Regardless, everyone gets what they deserve.

Zhu Shou stepped forward at this time, stretched out his hand to help Zhu Yunwen up, and delivered the imperial edict into his hands.

"From now on, the governor will be the official governor. Everything in the New World will be decided by the governor alone. How much rewards the imperial court can obtain in the new continent will all depend on the governor."

Zhu Yunwen frowned slightly.

The decree did not mention that he would restore his clan identity and status, but from what Zhu Shou said, the governor of the New World seemed to be something extraordinary.

Sun Cheng glanced at Zhu Yunwen, stepped forward and asked from the side: "I don't know what the purpose of the imperial court's decree is? What is this new Jinling?"

Zhu Shou smiled and explained: "This is Taisun's intention. At that time, the news here came back to the capital, and Taisun made the decision. The New World will not have Daofu County for the time being, but the New World will be established. The Governor's Yamen is responsible for all affairs in the New World. As for New Jinling, the imperial court hopes to build a city here, and the name is New Jinling."

As he spoke, Zhu Shou looked at the walled city behind the dock.

The look in his eyes spoke for itself.

Zhu Yunwen, the Governor of the New Continent, is responsible for all political affairs in the North American continent.

And the seaside behind them will also expand the walled city into a city.

The new governor of Jinling is probably an official position similar to that of the governor of the capital procuratorate and the censor of the capital. He has the power to decide on the appointment and removal of officials in the New World.

This is a frontier official who controls one side.

Although his clan status was not restored, Zhu Yunwen was still surprised.

Zhu Shou whispered again: "My grandson has high hopes for the New World. When I return to Beijing this time, I will thoroughly explore the sea route. Then the imperial court will move people here on a large scale. In the future, the Ministry of Industry will create With faster ships, the communication between the imperial court and the New World will be more convenient."

Listen to Zhu Shou talk about this.

Zhu Yunwen's eyes were already looking at the different warship docked at the dock behind him.

"The imperial court seems to have changed a lot in the past two years..."

He just said something with emotion, but Zhu Shou raised his eyebrows.

"Actually quite a few!" Zhu Shou's eyes flashed: "The imperial court has implemented the Hongwu New Deal in the past two years, and the people's lives have become better and better.

Before the old minister went to sea this time, the imperial court was already working on completely abolishing the chieftain system in the southwest. The 18th Prefecture of Gyeonggi Province established a Zhili Governor. There is also the Western Railway from Henan Prefecture to Hamiwei. The journey of thousands of miles will take a few days in the future.

Let’s just say that the current flagship of the fleet, a steam warship, is also the latest one built by the Ministry of Industry.

I heard from people over there that Zhang Shangshu is already developing a warship made of whole steel, if it can be produced. When the time comes, it will probably be more convenient and faster to travel to New Jinling. "

Zhu Yunwen opened his mouth. He had been away from the Central Plains for several years, but he never thought that the imperial court would change so much now.

Sun Cheng was also a little surprised.

I couldn't help but feel a little sad in my heart that so many things had happened and so many changes had happened when I was not in the court.

Zhu Shou added: "There are great changes in the DPRK right now. Your Majesty and the cabinet are working hard to make new plans. The New World will become more and more important in the future. We have done our work here. When I return to the DPRK to report on my work, I am afraid there will be others." Reward."

He did not mention Zhu Yunwen's official position.

Even though Zhu Yunwen is now the governor of the New World, he is also the governor of the new Jinling. According to the official system stipulated by the imperial court, the status is equivalent to Zou Xueyu, the governor of Zhili.

In fact, the territory of the New World is comparable to that of the Central Plains, and Zhu Yunwen's power is logically greater than that of Zou Xueyu.

It's just that the New World is a New World after all. In the eyes of the imperial court and the people of the Central Plains, it is just a desolate and uninhabited land.

What matters is not how big the official position and power are, but whether the New World can give the court a satisfactory result.

As long as the people here in the New World do well enough and bring enough benefits to the court, then everyone will be promoted and make a fortune.

Zhu Shou's eyes flickered.

I will probably have to travel continuously between the Central Plains and the New World in the future, and the officials from various ministries and departments who followed me this time will have to stay in the new Jinling City that has not yet been built.

It may take several years and effort for these people to return to Beijing.

When the imperial court selected officials to come to the New World, they considered many factors.

You want to be young and have no family, and you want to be old and carefree.

The older ones have more experience and the younger ones are more capable.

On the contrary, those officials in their thirties and forties have many things to do and are unlikely to stay in the New World for several years.

After everyone talked, the fleet also began to dock at the dock in rotation, bringing people and supplies ashore.

And these vacant ships will not return to the Central Plains so soon. Instead, under the leadership of Zhu Yunwen and others, they will sail along the west coast in both directions to the north and south to explore further places.

As for the manpower brought by the Ministry of Industry, they will also mine the proven mineral deposits in the shortest possible time, establish a metallurgical industry, and transport supplies to the court.

With support in place.

The North American continent has ushered in its first rapid development across the ages.

Countless manpower and resources were transported to New Jinling.

The walled city that Zhu Yunwen and others built on the seaside in the early stage was abandoned and became a coastal defense outpost. The new Jinling City is located in the triangle area next to the internal water area behind the strait.

The pier on the seaside is of little use as the water is not deep enough. If the court develops larger ships in the future, it will not be able to dock.

On the contrary, the inland water area in the strait is a rare deep-water port, and the south of the new Jinling City that we are eyeing is very suitable.

As Zhu Shoulai's naval officers and soldiers, some went eastward to continue exploring the New World, while most of them became workers on the spot and began construction work for the Ming Dynasty's first city in the New World.

(Topographic map of San Francisco and eastwards, starting from the 30th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, this place has been part of China since ancient times! Hahaha, just kidding~)

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