Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

Chapter 338 The Ship to the New World

In the sixth year of the recovery, autumn.

The rice fields on both sides of the Yangtze River are golden.

The heavy ears of rice bent down.

Full ears of grain herald a bountiful autumn harvest.

Since the Quartet was peaceful and the Ming Dynasty ruled the world.

The weather in the south of the Yangtze River and the two lakes is really smooth, and the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful. It seems that a peaceful and prosperous age is coming.

In fact.

Although Emperor Zhu has since ascended the throne.

Tossing scholar-bureaucrats who change their ways.

But the living standard of the people below is still a little bit higher than in the previous Qing Dynasty.

The main reason is naturally because.
The number of Han people has decreased.

these two years.

The main job of the Ming Dynasty was to immigrate to the Northeast and Southeast Asia.

People in Guangdong, Guangxi and Lianghu who could not get enough to eat were relocated in large numbers to Borneo and Java.

Most of the impoverished people in the Central Plains and Liangjiang were mobilized to break into the Guandong.

With these two relief valves.

Inside the Ming Dynasty, it was quite stable.

Although the local gentry made troubles from time to time.

But as long as ordinary people can still eat.

Basically, no one would dare to confront the court.

not to mention.

The Ming Dynasty now firmly controls the fertile land in the southeast.

In addition, the finances of the Ming Dynasty did not rely much on land taxes, but relied on various financial means close to modernization to maintain the operation of the court.

The army is now in the early stage of the country's prosperity. It is the first generation of generals who are still there, and so are the veterans underneath.

When you can fight the most.

The emperor above is the Guangfu Emperor Zhu Daohua whose authority is almost more than that of Ming Taizu.

under these circumstances.

Even if what Emperor Zhu did was indeed a little too much.

But still no one dared to use their heads to test whether Emperor Zhu's gun was accurate enough.

At this moment.

Emperor Guangfu of the Ming Dynasty.

Standing on the deck of a steamship, there are more than a dozen young people standing beside him.

Secretary Luo Jinyue stood quietly beside Emperor Zhu.

And Emperor Zhu was talking to two young men who were frightened on the other side.

"Zheng Yi, Zhou Jihai, your trip to the North American continent has yielded fruitful results. With this contribution, it is no problem to be named a Marquis!" Emperor Zhu said with a smile.

"Thank you Lord Ron."

"The minister is ashamed to be a Marquis for his insignificant achievements."

The two said hurriedly.

Because of their contribution to the route to the New World and the map of the Jinshan area (Vancouver), the two people who were awarded the title of marquis have aroused heated discussions in the court and among the people in recent months.

Fenghou!
This is the dream of many people.

In the end, it was so easily given to two navigators?

This is really a bit too hasty.

but.

There are rumors among the people.

It was because of the discovery of a large gold mine in Jinshan that Zheng Yi and Zhou Jihai were able to become marquises.

Although no one knows the purpose of Emperor Zhu's granting Zheng Yi and Zhou Jihai the title of marquis, whether he also wants to promote Jinshan and arouse people's interest in Jinshan.

Even if Emperor Zhu's original intention was really just to pay for his merits - in Emperor Zhu's view, the contribution of opening up a sea route to North America is so great that he is absolutely qualified to be named a Marquis.

contribution of both of them.

It is comparable to Zhang Qian's journey to the Western Regions.

What a seal.

But other people don't pay as much attention to the North American waterway as Emperor Zhu.

and so.

After the two became marquises.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was an urban legend-the place of Jinshan is full of gold!
So Emperor Zhu granted Jinshan to the second prince immediately, as the fiefdom of the second prince!
At the same time, the second prince, who is five years old this year, is also the first prince to be named prince.

If you have to be crowned king of Qin, you will use Jinshan as your capital in the future to establish a new state of Qin in North America.

Even Prince Qin's mansion was opened, and they wanted to recruit a group of noble non-eldest sons who were about the same age as the second prince, who would go to open up the new Qin Kingdom with the second prince in the future.

These six princes all got a Japanese king, but this one belongs to a foreign domain, not a relative domain.

And the second prince was conferred the title of Prince, and then conferred the title to Jinshan, which convinced many people.

This golden mountain, even if it is not really full of gold, must be an extremely rich land.

Otherwise, how could Emperor Zhu grant it to his son?

"I said that if you can afford it, you can afford it. However, Jinshan is desolate now. If you don't enrich the immigrants as soon as possible, this precious land may not be able to hold on!"

Emperor Zhu said.

"What the emperor said is very true. When I was in Jinshan, I explored to the south and found the Spanish forces. In addition, there are white adventurers in the United States, and there are many fierce Indian tribes near Jinshan. They They are nomadic tribes similar to the Mongols."

Emperor Zhu nodded.

This Indian. In fact, the name is a bit too "Eurocentric".

The aborigines of the entire New World are called "Indians".

It is almost as ridiculous as naming the nation and race of the entire Eurasian continent as "Eurasians".

In fact.

The aborigines of the New World have many tribes and nationalities, from north to south, there are as many tribes as a cow's hair, and they must not be generalized.

Some Indian tribes are weak, while others are very fierce,

Especially the nomadic Indians who chased bison in North America.

That's pretty tough to fight.

So, can the Ming Dynasty gain a foothold in Jinshan?

The essential.

It is the population!

Only a large enough population can guard the only stronghold of the Ming Dynasty in North America!
Just as the three of them were talking.

The steamer slowly entered the port.

This port is not a big port, but a river port on the edge of the Yangtze River Estuary.

It is a port built after a factory named "Yifan Shipyard" bought the land

On the dock in the port.

A large boat rests quietly on the shore.

The shape of the big ship is a bit strange.

The hull is wide and long.

Hanging on the three masts is a kind of hard bone sail that combines Chinese hard sails and Western soft sails.

This type of sail that combines Chinese and Western styles is not uncommon.

But the strangest thing about this ship is the stern part.

There was actually a huge chimney wrapped in iron sheets. Since the ship didn't have much draft, the propeller at the stern could be vaguely seen.

This is actually a large ship with a combination of steam engine power and sails.

This kind of combined power ship has been used in the Ming Navy several years ago.

But this ship does not look like a warship either. The full cabin is designed to carry people and cargo.

"Your Majesty, this is the No. 1 ship of the New Continent Merchant Ship."

The one who was talking was Jiang Yifan, the owner of Yifan Shipyard who was standing beside Emperor Zhu.

Jiang Yifan is the first batch of graduates of Dowa University.

after graduation.

Many graduates of Dowa University either went to work in the Royal Consortium, or went to the local government as a scholar.

However, like Jiang Yifan, there are quite a few who came out to start their own businesses.

And now Jiang Yifan is obviously the best among the first batch of graduates who came out to start their own businesses.

more than three months ago.

Emperor Zhu ordered the shipyards to bid for a ship type used to travel between the two sides of the Pacific Ocean.

The requirements are dual-use for people and goods, fast speed, large load capacity, and simple operation as much as possible, requiring less manpower to operate.

This requirement is really embarrassing for many old shipyards.

And finally.

It was Jiang Yifan's Yifan Shipyard design that won the competition.

(End of this chapter)