open sea

Chapter 657 Beasts
"I want to do many things before I set sail, but some things have to be done after I leave. Your heart is moved, but I won't tell you."

Chen Mu pointed at Zou Yuanbiao with a serious expression, and then said to the other four people: "When you set sail, you will know what you are going to do. Now it is the four of you, and you all know very little about America. I don’t know much, even Ma Shuai, who has set foot on that land, doesn’t know much either.”

Chen Mu no longer had to say anything to Zou Yuanbiao, because Chen Mu already understood what Zou Yuanbiao was thinking and the starting point of his thinking.

He went to the memorial because his heart was moved, and his nature firmly told him that it was right to do so.

He is happy and has no burden, because his previous identity was to observe government affairs, so he devoted himself to observing government affairs. Now his identity is the county magistrate of America under the restraint of Beiyang, so naturally he only thinks about the affairs of the county magistrate of America.

This is the so-called others chopping firewood thinking about carrying water, carrying water thinking about cooking, cooking and thinking about carrying water, he only wants to chop firewood, carry water only want to carry water, cook only want to cook.

Chen Mu knew that Zou Yuanbiao was extremely healthy mentally and well-developed mentally, and that was enough.

The rest of Chen Mu didn't need it, and naturally he didn't need to care about it.

"What we know is that North America is far away from Daming's coastline in the sea. It has a land not smaller than Daming's, at least tens of millions of people, and people who look similar to us. The internal problems of the imperial court will be solved slowly. , but that piece of land can solve the problems that need to be solved by Da Ming like Nanyang.”

Canghai is the East China Sea, and it can also be used to refer to Cangming Zong now. The so-called Cangming Zong is not Chen Mu’s statement, but an original statement. , but also very deep. '

Adding Dzong, it is the largest and deepest sea.

They know about Nanyang. Although it has only been a few years since the imperial court went to sea again, and this national policy originated from a small soldier in the past, it has become an indispensable national policy for the country in a few years. There is a way with few attempts, that is, the integration of military, government, and business, which sends a lot of benefits to the court every year.

As for what the imperial court needs, there is no need to pay the slightest bit of policy influence, and everything can be supplied within the military government.

The benefits conveyed to the imperial court are not important to the people, but more and more merchants from the people have participated in it. Every time the military government obtains a surrender area, more products will be transported back to the country through the merchants. From this aspect , completely reversed the situation that the entire empire was more introverted towards the sea at the beginning of the Jiajing Dynasty.

In the Jiajing Dynasty, maritime merchants were both pirates, so the Japanese were in trouble. In the Wanli Dynasty, pirates were also maritime merchants. Under the policy of maritime expansion, the interests of the government and the people pointed to one place.

As for the real big impact on the people, there are almost very few, but the real influence is great in all aspects.

Thanks to the influx of South Pearl and Lion Country gems into the market, the habit of wearing pearls, jade and gemstones has become more and more popular; the banquets in Jiangnan, Fujian and Guangxi have become more abundant, and people can eat more and more types; the prices of cotton cloth and other things Cheaper and higher productivity is spreading from Guangdong, Suzhou and Hangzhou to various places.

In terms of productivity upgrades, merchants have a sharper sense of smell than ordinary people. As early as when Guangzhou’s steam engines were still unsalable and the government had to forcefully promote them, Huizhou merchants tried to buy them, but they didn’t use them for weaving. It is used to print books.

Of all the changes, the most striking is naturally a large number of people who have become rich with the expansion of the sea.

The desperate little man takes seven or eight relatives and friends, sells the land, borrows all the relatives and friends, buys a small boat with a lot of materials, pulls any cargo on it, and goes on a long voyage to the sea.Half a year and a year later, I don't know where to go back to my hometown. I bought a farm and house, married a wife and had children, and I was rich. I transformed into a big businessman who bought boats and became a wealthy businessman with tens of thousands of dollars.

This kind of story is spread in every corner of the coast and becomes the talk of people after dinner.

But if these five Jinshi-born people are really asked to explain in detail what the real "Nanyang" is, they don't know, and no one knows.

As for the Atlantic Ocean and America?Confusion appeared on everyone's face.

"First of all, there are many countries with a population of tens of millions. Maybe we can't say the country, because its development is extremely backward and ignorant. Now that the Europas have landed in large numbers, they call the aborigines there Indians because they have seen the previous dynasty. Books, thinking that it was India, only one step away from the Great Khan."

"Because the Europeans have weapons, they are stronger than the locals in most cases, they plunder and enslave the locals, use them to weave silk, mine, log, and dig, and earn a lot of wealth to enrich their national power. What I want to say is not the Ming Dynasty Liberating the local natives, you did not make things right in the past."

"Although we will indeed liberate them and make things right, this is not the duty and mission of the Dongyang Military Government, because before that, what awaits us is danger."

"Ma Shuai's army explored from the north to the east, and landed on the northern ice sheet of Amerika while the sea was frozen. They lacked warm clothes and food. Six or seven out of ten people were killed or injured. They struggled between life and death for more than a year. Only by migrating to the south can he gain a foothold in a square inch. If we argue from China, he landed in the vast sea, and he has settled in the northern part of the country at this time."

"Eunuch Chen of the Yumajian led the fleet to transport supplies to Ma Shuai. When we returned, we got a small survey of its northern coast; At that time, they brought back a large number of coastal routes, and the richest places in the land have been seized by the Europeans, so you only saw the Beiyang cavalry marching at night."

"That piece of land is so big. After being robbed and eaten away by many countries in Europe, what is left is a backcountry with little benefit. We are decades behind them. If we want to get a share at this time, there will definitely be a war."

"And there's smallpox over there."

The faces of the five people were different, but to Chen Mu's surprise, the cold, hunger, war and disease did not show any fear on their faces, and some of them were more cautious, and even Chen Mu's words seemed to make them make up their minds.

Several people looked at each other, Shen Sixiao pursed his lips and slowly cupped his hands, saying: "But Chen Shuai, there is silver there, is there silver?"

Each of the five gentlemen looked at Chen Mu very seriously and waited for him to answer. Chen Mu nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, there is silver, not only silver, but also countless benefits. The land can be used for farming, and the trees can be cut down Ships and mines can be excavated, and you may never be able to return to the imperial court for the rest of your life, but as long as you work hard there, even if you don’t become a governor in the future, you can live comfortably for three generations.”

Shen Sixiao shook his head first, then nodded again and said: "Silver and copper must be fought for, and the imperial court's coins must not be sold outside. Our ancestors have a saying: Since ancient times, emperors have come to rule the world, and they have been in China to control barbarians. Chen Shuai rest assured, his land Let us educate and enlighten the people, and look up to Chen Shuai for the battle!"

These words made Chen Mu laugh dumbly, your uncle, I will talk to you about profit, and you will talk to me about righteousness, who should be regarded as a villain?
However, it is indeed a matter of fact. Silver has further become the currency that the country acquiesces, and the right to mint money must not be transferred abroad.
He laughed and said, "The local natives are barbarians who can be educated, but those who enslave them are beasts. We will drive away the beasts to educate them. In the next few months on board, you must learn to translate well and learn a few books on military affairs. Translated books, vaccinia, survival, swimming, blunderbuss, and drinking tea."

"Plum wine and tea are good for sea voyages."

(End of this chapter)