Ming Dynasty: Evolution from snake to national guardian beast

Chapter 127: There are hundreds of millions of gold and silver on the Japanese island. This is the Ming Dynasty granted by heaven!

"If you find that something is wrong, you should return as soon as possible. Even if it is a head-on battle, Li Jinglong will definitely not be our opponent." "I hope the prince will think twice before doing anything!"

Zhu Di nodded. The matter of going to sea has been decided. He believed in Bai Chu as much as he believed in himself.

Later, Zhu Xi explained some trivial matters, and then set a plan to go to sea after the day.

On October 1, the first year of Jianwen, the sun was shining brightly.

A fleet of ships was so majestic that it set sail from Tianjinwei, followed the route along the coast of Daming, and started to set off for Weihaiwei.

This fleet is quite large, with not only tall treasure ships but also large fortune ships. In addition, there are more than a hundred small ships of various types.

This is the Yan navy led by Ma He.

This time, in order to carry out Bai Chu's southward raid and directly engage in the Battle of Huanglong, Zhu Di took great pains to

As long as they were ships that could sail in the sea, they were basically all looted by Zhu Di.

The entire army totaled 25,000 men, all of whom were elite soldiers of the Yan army.

Each of these soldiers is a veteran who has followed Zhu Di for at least five years.

It can be said that if these people have been among the dead, they will all be registered with the Lord of Hell.

It is such a hundred heroine, which is now summoned by Zhu Xi. For the dreams of Zhu Xi's own heart, he rushed towards the south regardless of his body.

The flagship of the fleet is a treasure ship, fifty-four meters long and thirty-one meters high, which is very huge.

This ship, carrying a total of more than 3,000 troops, was powered by a horizontal sail and was now sailing rapidly towards the south, driven by the north wind.

Zhu Dibaichu and Ma He were on the deck, standing side by side.

After experiencing the initial seasickness, Zhu Di quickly adapted to life at sea.

Seeing the rising sun slowly rising over the sea, the sunlight shines on the sea, rendering a large area of ​​golden color and beautiful.

"I never thought that this king would still be able to sail out on an expedition."

Standing on the boat, Zhu Di couldn't help but feel:

"I have been fighting on horseback all my life. This is the first time I have to walk such a long distance on the sea."

"Sea transportation is indeed convenient, but the cost is too high, and food cannot be grown at sea. Developing a navy is still not worth the gain."

Zhu Di's views on the sea are actually similar to Zhu Yuanzhang's.

The sea is above, and supplies are poor, or none at all.

How can it be compared with land? 4.5 kinds of materials can be grown on land, but can they be grown on the sea?

Where food cannot be grown, no matter how vast the territory is, it will have no effect on Lao Zhu's family.

This is Zhu Yuanzhang's idea, which is very small farmers, but this is also the idea of ​​most old Zhu family.

After all, there is no output, and the annual cost of maintaining the navy is an astronomical figure. This time, it is simply a loss of blood.

If Zhu Di hadn't wanted to find Zhu Yunzhen later, Zhu Di would not have let Zheng He go to the West.

But Bai Chu knew the importance of the ocean, so a conversation that changed the fate of the Ming Dynasty gradually unfolded on the sea. The sea breeze blew against my face, and a unique fishy smell came from the sea.

Bai Chu and Zhu Di faced the morning glow and looked into the distance.

Between the sea and the sky, endless golden ripples are rippling with the waves, extremely gorgeous.

Zhu Di admired the beautiful scenery, but was very uninterested in the sea. Influenced by Zhu Yuanzhang, he had a natural rejection of the sea. In later generations, if it were not for Zhu Yunzhen, Zhu Di would not have sent Zheng He to the Western Seas seven times.

However, Bai Chu made some earth-shattering remarks, which made Zhu Di and the future kings of the Ming Dynasty have endless obsession with the ocean.

"My lord, although you can't farm on the ocean, there are endless resources on the ocean."

"Looking at it now, the ocean does not seem to be of any benefit to our Ming Dynasty, but I dare say that in the near future, those who win the ocean will win the world."

Zhu Di looked surprised when he heard this, and then asked:

"Mr. Bai, what do you mean by this?"

Bai Chu planned to brainwash Zhu Di so that future generations of the Ming Dynasty would not still adhere to the sea ban. Ming Dynasty missed the best opportunity to compete for maritime hegemony.

"Take gold as an example. There are countries of gold everywhere on the ocean."

"If these gold can be transported back to Daming, Daming's state treasury will become extremely full."

"The people of Ming Dynasty will also become richer. The benefits of this to Ming Dynasty are indescribable."

When Zhu Di heard that there was a kingdom of gold on the sea, he was immediately surprised and asked:

"Could Mr. Bai be joking?"

"I have never heard of the legend of a golden country on the sea. Where did Mr. Bai know about it?"

Bai Chu said matter-of-factly:

“There is more than one country in the Golden Kingdom on the Sea.”

"On the other side of the ocean, there is a country where even the roads are paved with gold. In their country, gold is just the most common decoration."

"There are many in every household. There is the largest gold vein in the world, and its name is Inca."

"Although this country is relatively far away from us, we can definitely reach it in two years by taking a boat across the ocean."

"In addition to distant countries, there are also countries very close to our Ming Dynasty. It only takes half a month to reach them."

Zhu Di suddenly became interested and asked quickly: "Which place?"

"Wajima."

Bai Chu talked eloquently and said:

"Your Highness must have heard of the Japanese island, right? It's not far from the sea of ​​our country."

"I've heard of it, but isn't it very barren there? It's also extremely chaotic, and bandits and Japanese pirates often run around."

Zhu Di frowned and said:

“Will this country be the land of gold?”

Bai Chu smiled softly and said:

"My lord, don't underestimate this small country. Although this Japanese island is poor in resources, it is rich in gold and silver, and gold and silver are extremely rich."

"He has the largest silver mine and the second largest gold mine in the world. It can be said that the gold and silver are inexhaustible."

"Not to mention anything else, just one Ishimi Silver Mountain can produce 500 million taels of silver. Can you imagine how much silver the entire Japanese island can have?"

When Zhu Di heard this, his breathing suddenly became faster.

Five hundred million taels of silver?? This reserve is really terrifying, isn’t it?

Even the Ming Dynasty, which is rich in products, has not discovered this huge silver mine so far.

But it wasn't over yet. Bai Chu continued to say:

"Wodao purchases a large amount of materials from Daming every year. Just weapons, clothes and food, the total import value every year can reach two million taels."

(End of this chapter)