Vol 2 Chapter 2325: The Complete Map of Kunyu and All Countries, Immigration and Development of Luz
Chapter 2325: The Complete Map of Kunyu and All Countries, Immigration and Development of Luzon
Chapter 2321: The Complete Map of Kunyu and All Countries, Immigration and Development of Luzon
In current Ying Hao's view, going to the Western Seas is a great opportunity to gain experience, which can continuously improve the attributes of his subordinates.
Ye Qingmei and Qi Jiguang have already done it once and got the maximum benefit.
Those who will continue to go to the West in the future may not be able to get such great benefits as Ye Qingmei and Qi Jiguang, but they will definitely improve, so it is natural to let others try.
Ye Qingmei, as the envoy on her first voyage to the West, is naturally qualified to recommend the next envoy, so there is nothing wrong with Ying Hao being the first to ask her.
After hearing what Ying Hao asked, Ye Qingmei thought for a moment and said solemnly: "Deputy envoy Zheng He can take on this important task."
During this voyage to the West, Ye Qingmei has fully understood Zheng He's abilities. Zheng He can help her take care of almost anything in an orderly manner.
To put it bluntly, Zheng He's role in the fleet was even greater than that of her as an envoy. He was more like an envoy in the true sense. Ye Qingmei, the envoy, became a spiritual leader. .
Ying Hao was not surprised at all by this answer and said with a smile: "In that case, where is Zheng He?"
Zheng He was startled. He obviously did not expect that such a good thing could happen to him, so he stood up with an excited face and said loudly: "Wei Chen is here."
“Since the heroine recommends you, are you confident in completing this second voyage?”
“I am willing to issue a military order, and if something unexpected happens, I am willing to raise my head to see you.”
“Well, in that case, you, Zheng He, will serve as the envoy of the second voyage to the Western Ocean and be responsible for all affairs of the voyage to the Western Ocean.
Magellan and Shen Wansan are deputy envoys to assist you.
As for the accompanying guard general, let Han Shizhong be the leader, with a total of 10,000 troops. "
After saying this, Ying Hao clicked on the attribute boards of the four people in his mind.
Zheng He: Commander 93 (+1), Martial Arts 75 (+3), Intelligence 87, Politics 94 (+1), Charisma 93 (+1), Navigation 97 (+1)
Magellan: Commander 75 (+1), Martial Arts 79 (+1), Intelligence 81, Politics 78 (+1), Charisma 79 (+1), Navigation 97, Shipbuilding 95 (+3);
Shen Wansan: Commander 64 (+8), Force 52 (+7), Intelligence 80 (+2), Politics 70 (+4), Charisma 76 (+2), Business 98 (+2);
Han Shizhong: Commander 97, Force 99 (+1), Intelligence 87, Politics 85 (+2), Charisma 95 (+1).
Ying Hao also carefully considered the candidates for the second voyage to the West. He used the old man Zheng He, who had sailed to the West, to lead three newcomers, Magellan, Shen Wansan and Han Shizhong.
Magellan is said to have sailed to the Western Ocean, but the first time he sailed to the Western Ocean, he returned after arriving in Annan and did not participate in subsequent voyages, so he was almost the same as a newbie.
Shen Wansan was the first character summoned by Ying Hao. After he was born, he had been assisting the Empress Dowager Jia Yu in her business. Shen Wansan must have at least half of the credit for the Empress Dowager's title of 'Female Goddess of Wealth'.
Shen Wansan made great contributions in business and was named one of the 108 founding uncles after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
After the establishment of the Department of Commerce and Trade of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Shen Wansan and Mi Zhu, two ministers with business backgrounds, were both strong candidates for the directorship of the Department of Commerce and Trade.
Shen Wansan's business ability is far superior to Mi Zhu's, but his political attribute of 70 points is indeed a bit too low.
Every department under the six ministries can compete for the six ministers, and the political attribute reaches 90 to barely pass.
With 70 points of political attributes, Shen Wansan would definitely not be able to hold down his ministers even if he did become the top leader of the Department of Commerce, and he was destined not to last long.
In addition, Shen Wansan's influence was limited to the merchant group, and he had almost no influence among the aristocratic families, far inferior to Mi Zhu, the head of the Mi family.
So, even with the full support of the Empress Dowager, Shen Wansan still lost to Mi Zhu in the competition.
It is enough to have Mi Zhu in the Department of Commerce. Shen Wansan, a business wizard, naturally Ying Hao will put him where he is most needed, that is, in overseas national trade.
Han Shizhong was implanted as the son of Han Xuan. After his father was killed by Liu Xiu, he led the remnants of his troops north to defect to Qin. Another person who had a similar experience to him was Huang Xie, the son of Huang Zu.
Han Shizhong and Huang Xie were both sons of princes. They were both enemies of the Qin Dynasty originally, but now they have defected to the Qin Dynasty, and both have been reused by Ying Hao.
Before Huang Xie was transferred back to Bingzhou by Mengwu, he was recommended by Mengwu to become the prefect of Zhangling, and Han Shizhong also became the naval commander of Nanjun in Qin.
As for their younger brothers, Han Yuanji and Huang Tingjian, they have also been used in varying degrees.
If Han Shizhong could develop the Nanjun Navy into the Jingzhou Navy, his status in the Navy would be no lower than Zhou Yu's, but it is a pity that his luck was not very good, and he had not had time to show off his skills in Jingbei. The war broke out.
In the Battle of Jingbei, the Nanjun Navy suffered heavy casualties, and the remaining troops were merged into the Qingzhou Navy. From then on, Han Shizhong became one of Zhou Yu's men.
Han Shizhong can fight both water and land battles. He was not far behind when he fought with Liu Xiu in Jingnan, and he was able to escape unscathed in the end. Overall, he has great potential and is worthy of Ying Hao's training.
Considering the various crises that Ye Qingmei may encounter after landing ashore, it is only through the protection of Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang that Ye Qingmei can turn danger into danger, so several strong guards must be arranged.
Ying Hao felt that Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun were a suitable pair of brothers.
In this way, the lineup of Da Qin’s second mission to the West has basically been finalized by Ying Hao.
Justice envoy: Zheng He
Deputies: Magellan, Shen Wansan
General of the Guard Army: Han Shizhong
Guard army: 10,000
Accompanying guards: Nie Feng, Bu Jingyun
“I still have a treasure to present to Your Majesty.” Ye Qingmei pretended to be mysterious and said.
Hearing this, Ying Hao asked curiously: "Oh? What kind of gift is it?"
"Weichen named this object "Kunyu Ten Thousand Kingdoms Complete Map", which recorded in detail all the countries that Weichen passed during his voyage to the West, including many countries that have not yet arrived." Ye Qingmei
Ying Hao couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth when he heard this. He thought it was some kind of rare thing, but he didn't expect it was just a map.
What Ye Qingmei doesn't know is that Ying Hao not only owns the system, but also has the world map function enabled, which can monitor major forces around the world in real time.
Is there a more comprehensive map in the world than the system?
Ye Qingmei named his map after "Kunyu Wanguoquantu". The original "Kunyu Wanguoquantu" was a world map jointly published by missionaries Matteo Ricci and Li Zhizao during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. The earliest and only world map copied from an engraving in existence in China.
This map was based on the map of the Western world at that time. It changed the prevailing pattern of placing Europe in the center of the map and instead placed eastern Asia in the center of the world map. This also set a precedent for China to draw world maps.
Ye Qingmei named the map he drew "The Complete Map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms", which didn't mean anything.
But Ying Hao remembered that the Americas were included in "The Complete Map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms", and Ye Qingmei did not go to the Americas at all during this trip. If the Americas were added to it, it would not be easy to smooth things over.
“Hurry up and present it.” Ying Hao said pretending to be excited.
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A giant scroll ten meters long and five meters wide was carried in by two guards and unfolded, revealing a world map centered on Da Qin. Ying Hao quickly scanned the map and found that America was not on the map, and he was secretly relieved.
Ye Qingmei was not stupid at all. He did not add the Americas that he had never been to. There were only three continents in Asia, Europe and Africa on the map, but there were also many areas left open. Apparently he wanted to explore them later and add the beauty to the list. Australia and other places are added.
Ye Qingmei's version of "The Complete Map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms" describes in detail the major forces in Asia, Europe and Africa.
East Asia: Great Qin Empire, Southern Han Empire, Yuan-Meng Empire, Manchu and Qing Empire, Japanese Empire, Great Wei Kingdom, Daming Kingdom, Great Song Kingdom, Great Wu Kingdom, Great Chu Kingdom, Great Sui Kingdom, Great Tang Principality…
Southeast Asia: Nguyen Kingdom, Viet Kingdom, Sukhothai Kingdom, Ayutthaya Kingdom, Thonburi Kingdom, Bangkok Kingdom, Bagan Kingdom, Taungoo Kingdom, Konbaung Kingdom…
South Asia: Kushan Empire, Mughal Empire, Timurid Empire, Maurya Kingdom, Gupta Kingdom…
Central Asia: Persian Empire, Samanid Empire, Seljuk Empire, Ottoman Kingdom, Great Yuezhi Kingdom…
Western Asia: Arab Empire, Egyptian Empire, Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Babylon…
Europe: Roman Empire, Macedonian Empire
As for the two continents of Africa and Europe, except for the three powers of Egypt, Rome and Macedonia, there are only topographic maps on the map and no power distribution map.
Ye Qingmei's map has been made very carefully, but it is still not comparable to the system map, so Ying Hao naturally won't be too surprised.
But for those ministers of the Qin Dynasty who had only seen the vastness of the world through this picture for the first time, this picture simply opened the door to a new world for them.
Hence, since the "Comprehensive Map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms" was opened, the sounds of shock from the officials in the court could not be heard.
…
Prime Minister Wang took a deep breath and said with a shocked look on his face: "I didn't expect that the world is so big, and the land of China is only a small part of it."
“I thought that everything outside China was barbarian, but I didn’t expect that there were so many countries overseas, and empires such as Parthian Persia were even stronger than many countries such as Chu and Shu.” Han Fei said with a shocked face.
"Who says otherwise? The Roman Empire in the far west was much smaller than the Han Dynasty in its heyday..." Guo Jia said with a shocked look on his face.
"The Tianzhu region is also not small. If it can be unified, it will be a force that can threaten our Da Qin." Zhang Liang said with a serious face.
"To the east of Jiangdong, there is an island as big as Yizhou. If it can be developed, it can support millions of people. I don't know if the Wu Kingdom has discovered it." Xi Zhicai said solemnly.
“There are also quite a few forces in the west of the Western Region…”
The ministers discussed around the map, and most of what they said were exclamations.
Ye Qingmei couldn't help but smile sweetly when she saw this. This was her purpose, to open the eyes of Daqin's senior officials and let them know how big the world really is.
"My dear friends, there is no need to be like this. Although the world is big and there are many forces and civilizations, our Great Qin is still the strongest force and the most advanced civilization." Ying Hao said confidently.
As soon as these words came out, the ministers who were in full swing just now quickly calmed down, and then they all turned to look at Ye Qingmei.
Ying Hao opened his mouth and said: "Marquis Hou, please come and introduce these countries and civilizations to your dear friends."
“No. But there is so much to say, I don’t know where to start.”
“Let’s start with Nanyang.”
"Nuo, although there are currently nine kingdoms and hundreds of large and small forces in Nanyang, the level of civilization of these forces is very low. Ten years ago, they were still in the era of tribes and clans, and the founding of the country only happened five years ago.
In addition, most areas in Southeast Asia are jungles and are uncivilized and barbaric. However, the land in Southeast Asia is fertile and the climate is excellent. Take rice as an example. After planting it, it can achieve three crops a year. Even four ripe…”
Before Ye Qingmei finished speaking, all the ministers took a breath of cold air.
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“Rice crops four times a year? How is this possible?” Zao Zhi said dumbfounded.
“Your Majesty, if the land in the Nanyang region is really so fertile and the climate is so suitable for farming, I would like to suggest that after the Qin Dynasty unifies China, we should use the Nanyang region as the main direction of expansion.”
Wang Meng said with excitement, not caring that most of Southeast Asia is still an uncivilized wilderness.
Wang Meng was the governor of Hetao. Hetao was originally an undeveloped wasteland, but now it has become one of the largest granaries in the Qin Dynasty. Among them, Wang Meng is definitely the biggest contributor.
Wang Meng was able to develop the Hetao from scratch. Naturally, he could see at a glance that Nanyang was a treasure land. If the Qin Dynasty could occupy and develop it, it would be enough to support hundreds of millions of people, and there would never be a shortage in the future. Food.
As soon as Wang Meng said this, he immediately received support from Zhang Liang, Liu Bowen, Guo Jia and others, who all agreed that Nanyang would be the new direction of expansion after unification.
Ying Hao was prepared to wait until the Qin Dynasty was unified, and the officials in the DPRK and the Central Government had no intention of continuing to expand, and he was prepared to make great efforts to guide him. But now it seems that he is completely overly worried and there is no need for his guidance at all. The officials I also hope that Da Qin can continue to expand.
“What the Prime Minister said is very satisfactory to me. The Chu State’s 10,000 Jiaozhou Army can defeat the 100,000 Annan Army head-on. If our Daqin Army were to take action, the 100,000-strong army would be enough to sweep across the entire Nanyang.
However, it is easy to defeat the countries in Nanyang, but it is not easy to occupy and govern Nanyang. It should be noted that Nanyang is not smaller than the entire south of the Yangtze River. It is vast and sparsely populated, and its ethnic groups are complex. The terrain is mostly jungle. It is more difficult to develop than the Hetao. There is no one on it. It would be impossible to develop it in a hundred years..."
As soon as Ying Hao said this, the enthusiasm of the ministers dissipated a lot, because they all realized that occupying and developing Nanyang was not something that their generation could accomplish, and it would require the efforts of the next four or five generations.
Ying Hao smiled slightly after seeing the reactions of the ministers, and then said: "We have to wait until the unification of Nanyang to send troops. At this stage, it is still a bit early, but we can also make some preparations in advance."
The ministers couldn't help but be stunned. They all didn't understand what Ying Hao meant, but Ying Hao's hand was on Luzon Island.
Zhang Liang, Guo Jia, Liu Bowen and other wise men suddenly brightened up after seeing this scene, and they had obviously guessed Ying Hao's intention.
Seeing this, Ying Hao showed a smile and said calmly: "We, Da Qin, can completely occupy Luzon Island first and move the people to develop it. At that time, we can completely use local materials and trade with the countries in Nanyang and Tianzhu. , there is no need to go through such a big circle.”
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The ministers gasped after hearing this, and they were all obviously shocked by Ying Hao's proposal.
Immigration to develop overseas Luzon?
This proposal is simply too… wise.
As far as the voyage to the West was concerned, although the benefits were large, the distance was too far, and Da Qin could only conduct it once a year.
Luzon Island is very close to the Nanyang mainland. If immigrants develop Luzon, they can collect local materials in Luzon, sell the processed goods to various countries in Nanyang and Tianzhu, and then transport the wealth earned back to the mainland.
With this arrangement, Daqin will save ten times the time cost, and the cost invested is only to immigrate hundreds of thousands of people in the early stage.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a huge profit.
(End of this chapter)