Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

Chapter 306 North American Stronghold Peanut Village.

Just when Emperor Zhu took advantage of the chaos caused by the scholars in Sichuan to rectify the domestic official system and clean up the difficulty of tax collection that had existed in the southeastern provinces for hundreds of years.

Hawaii Island.

A fleet with the flag of the bright sun and the moon is sailing from the port of Hawaii.

"Major, the Spaniards may have fled hastily after encountering a failure in my Great Ming's sea, and there must be pursuit behind them!"

The person who was talking was a middle-aged man with a bearded Han appearance. His name was Zheng Yi. He was an old sailor of the Red Flag Gang, and now he is the deputy captain of the North American West Coast Exploration Fleet of Daming.

And the one he calls the major is a young "little pirate" Zhou Jihai who grew up in the Pirate's Nest.

Zhou Jihai is also from the Dan family, he is a true adventurer, he was ordered to lead the fleet to explore the route to the southern continent when Emperor Zhu was still King Ming and he was not proclaimed emperor.

Now he is an adventurer of Ming Dynasty exploring the Pacific route.

"It's better not to let them occupy Hawaii." Zhou Jihai said with a frown.

According to what they have learned after wandering around the North Pacific Ocean for almost a year, the shortest and fastest route from Japan to the west coast of the North American continent is to take the northern route, where there is an ocean current, which goes north first, then east, and then to the north. North America can be seen from the south.

They have been there once, but at that time they did not find the landing place in order to avoid the New Spain fleet, but they accidentally found a way to the Hawaiian Islands when they returned!

"It's all been investigated. There is a place in the north of the North American continent that Europeans haven't touched yet. The emperor has said that there is a very good harbor where we can establish a stronghold. Our goal this time is to find that harbor!"

That harbor is actually the Vancouver of later generations.

As long as he can complete the drawing of a circular route from Japan-Vancouver-Hawaii-Songjiangfu, Zhou Ji will be able to make great achievements!
At that time, Daming can recruit poor people along the Yangtze River such as Liangjiang, Lianghu, and Sichuan, board a ship at the port of the Yangtze River, go to Japan first, sail north after completing supplies in Japan, and float to Vancouver on the North Pacific Ocean Current.

This journey takes about 30 days from the Shanghai Port of Songjiang Prefecture to Japan, and about [-] days from the Japanese port to the coast of North America.

The whole journey is seventy days!
And before that.

Zhou Jihai needs to draw a chart and establish a stronghold.

To facilitate subsequent immigration landing.

They were blown to Hawaii by the wind after encountering a big storm.

Of the six expedition fleets, there are now only four large ships left.

More than 3000 crew members are now less than [-].

However, their gains were also huge. They discovered the island of Hawaii and the westward current in the South Pacific.

"How much power do we have now?"

"The crew is 930, which is enough to establish a stronghold." Zhou Jihai took a deep breath and said.

however.

This Ming expedition team was really out of luck.

That night they encountered another major storm.

On the blue-black sea, the four wooden boats were like leaves swaying in the wind, undulating and swaying in the sea. Under the strong wind, the four old wooden boats creaked, as if they might be blown apart by the strong wind at any time.

Wait for the storm to pass.

It was already light.

The sailors who were in a mess and eight vegetables climbed onto the deck one after another. At this moment, a voice shouted in surprise from the watchtower.

"Land! It's land!!"

The red sun is rising.

The water vapor on the coastline gradually dispersed.

The distant scenery began to become clear.

The vast sea seems to have come to an end.

"It's the American continent! No sign of Spaniard activity has been found! This must be a coast that hasn't been touched by them yet!"

Zheng Yi was overjoyed.

The fleet sailed along the huge harbor.

The shore is a scene of dense virgin forests, with big rivers crossing, birds and beasts haunting, it's a wild scene.

"Look for the landing place, pay attention to the natives!"

Due to the great lack of virtue among white Europeans.

The current adventurers are not likely to receive friendly treatment from the natives—the expansion of the colonists in the North American continent has greatly reduced the living space of the local natives. Now the local natives are already extremely hostile to outsiders, so they are unlikely to take greeted with honey and corn.

However, these are more than 900 Ming colonists armed with muskets and equipped with a large number of artillery. This force is quite strong in North America. Don't be afraid of the Spaniards in the south!
soon.

The fleet found a good place.

Looking at the sea with the mountains behind, the mountains extend to the coastline like arms, and it is a natural deep-water harbor.

The commanding heights on the top of the mountain can overlook the surroundings, and if a turret is built there, it can prevent the enemy from entering.

"right here!"

Zhou Jihai took a deep breath.

He ordered the boat to be lowered, and personally led a team of sailors to the shoreline.

Then he planted the sun and moon flag in his hand on the ground.

Announce loudly: "This is the land of Ming Dynasty!"

All the sailors came up in small boats one after another, and when hundreds of people finished landing with muskets in hand, no trace of the enemy was found.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Nice place!"

"What a fat soil!"

"The port is excellent, the land is flat, and it only needs a little reclamation to be fertile land!"

"North America is indeed a good place."

"What's this? Wild groundnuts?"

Someone was pleasantly surprised to find that wild flowers grew all over the place around the port.

The Daming sailors who had eaten canned bacon and dry food for many days could not help but see their eyes glow.

A peanut plant grows at the altitude of Zhouji. The fresh peanuts are tainted with the smell of the land, which makes people feel refreshed.

Peeling the shells of peanuts reveals fresh peanuts wrapped in a red coating.

Put two peanuts in your mouth.

The fragrance envelops the whole mouth.

Having been devastated by dry rations and bacon for almost a month, this fresh food was too tempting for the sailors.

Everyone started to gather the peanuts around.

"The stronghold is built here! This is a great port and the land is fertile, suitable for a stronghold." Zhou Jihai looked at the peanut in his hand and continued, "Let's call this place Peanut Tun for now!"

Just now.

There was a sound from the observation post.

"Someone! Someone! It's a canoe, fifteen degrees!"

Zhou Jihai was startled, and looked through the binoculars in his hand towards the estuary extending inland from the port, only to see two canoes approaching!
He couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.

Not Spanish, not American.

Is the local aborigines.

Then there is nothing to be afraid of.

"Go and make contact with them, and destroy them if they show hostility!"

Zhou Jihai said loudly.

(End of this chapter)