blueteamnovel Chapter 593: Prince Zhu Biao Of One Hundred Thousand Whys, The Treasure Island On The Sea [Please Su
Chapter 593: Prince Zhu Biao Of One Hundred Thousand Whys, The Treasure Island On The Sea [Please Su
After most of the day passed, Prince Zhu Biao also calmed down again and returned to his usual gentle and indifferent state.
After all, he was still the prince who had overseen the country and assisted the government for nearly ten years. The power he held was only under that of Zhu Yuanzhang. Even with Zhu Yuanzhang's permission, he acted as the prince to act as the emperor.
Although the shock of the thousand-ship navy and more than 200,000 navy soldiers was great to him, he did not become so carried away that he completely forgot about it.
After entering the sea for more than a hundred miles, the fishing boats of the fishermen and common people following the Ming Navy fleet began to gradually disperse.
Not long after, thousands of fishing boats disappeared into the vast sea.
Seeing this scene, Prince Zhu Biao turned to look at Yan Chang and asked curiously:
“Sir, where did those fishing boats go?!!”
“Aren’t they with us?!!”
Yan Changqing shook his head and said with a smile:
"Both the Ming Navy and them went out to sea to salvage and fish. If they followed the Ming Navy, they might not be able to catch anything in the end.
"So they will not follow us to salvage and fish. They will only follow us when the Ming Navy goes to sea and returns."
"As for other times, they disperse and find the sea areas that they are familiar with and understand to fish."
Prince Zhu Biao nodded, a look of enlightenment flashing across his face.
Not long after that, Prince Zhu Biao pointed at the naval fleet behind him and asked curiously:
"Sir, what are they doing?!!"
Yan Changqing followed the direction pointed by Prince Zhu Biao and looked at the small row of small scull sentry boats, ten-oared airships, Fengwei fast sentry boats, Haicang boats, wave sailing boats and other sea vessels behind the Taiming Navy fleet. .
At this moment, something seems to be pouring into the sea.
"What they poured into the sea was specially prepared bait to attract sea fish!!!"
"And this behavior is called nesting!!!"
"When we go out to sea, we will continue to spread these special baits to attract sea fish!!!"
"In this way, when we return, we can catch all the fish attracted by the current!!!"
Yan Changqing explained with a slight smile.
He invited hundreds of veteran fishermen who have been fishing at sea for decades to research these special baits, which have a very good effect on attracting various sea fish and marine life.
Prince Zhu Biao nodded again to express his understanding.
Not long after that, Prince Zhu Biao asked again with great interest:
"..."
As the prince Zhu Biao went to sea for the first time, he had a very strong curiosity about the sea.
He would ask questions about anything he had never seen before and didn't understand why he did it.
And Yan Changqing is also very patient and gentle - answering the prince Zhu Biao who has a hundred thousand reasons.
Even in the end, Yan Changqing pulled Zhu Xiongying into the question and answer, and asked Zhu Xiongying to try to answer the questions raised by Prince Zhu Biao first.
If Zhu Xiongying couldn't answer, then he would explain it to Prince Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiongying and his son.
If Zhu Xiongying answered, then he would check for Zhu Xiongying's omissions and fill in the gaps, further improve Zhu Xiongying's answer, and try his best to make both Prince Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiongying know what was happening and why.
In this process of questions and answers, exchanges and learning, Prince Zhu Biao's understanding of the sea also improved rapidly.
In this way, four days passed at sea in the blink of an eye.
During these four days, Yan Changqing also taught various maritime knowledge at the beginning, and gradually turned to teaching news and knowledge about the various islands they passed and saw on the way.
“This is the Spice Islands where cloves, cardamom, pepper, star anise and many other spices are abundant!!!”
“On these islands, all kinds of natural spices can be found everywhere!!!”
"As for the people and officials of the Ming Dynasty, I think His Highness the Crown Prince should also understand how much demand there is for spices!!!"
"It can be said that as long as these spices can be brought back, they can all be sold for money!!!"
"In addition to various spices, these islands also produce sugar cane, rice, sago, coconut, rosin, ironwood, rattan, ebony and other crops!!!"
"Even because these islands have a tropical climate, the land is fertile, and rice and other grains can be grown here, and it can even take ten years to mature!!!"
“It’s not an exaggeration to say it’s a treasure island or a treasure island!!!”
Yan Changqing pointed to the Seram Island and Maluku Islands where the Ming Dynasty Navy fleet was slowly passing by.
Seram Island and the surrounding Maluku Islands radiation area have been natural spice islands since ancient times.
Relying on Sailan Island and the surrounding Maluku Islands radiation area, the production and trade of spices flourished until the 16th century.
It was not until the beginning of the 16th century, that is, in 1511, that the Francois arrived here, triggering disputes for the next hundred years.
In the end, the spice production areas on Sailan Island and the surrounding Maluku Islands radiation area were almost destroyed, and only a small amount of spice production areas were left that were not destroyed.
At this time, the amount of spices that the remaining spice production areas could produce was nothing compared to the peak of the past, and they were no longer called the Spice Islands.
However, it is now the end of the fifteenth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, which is 1382.
During this period, both the Francois and other European countries were still on their own land and did not really look at the ocean.
Strictly speaking, the real Age of Discovery in the West officially began around the time Columbus set sail in 1498.
Now, the Ming Dynasty discovered this place hundreds of years earlier than other European countries.
It can be said that the current Sailan Island and the surrounding Maluku Islands are an unclaimed land for the Ming Dynasty!!!
As for the natives on the island, they were ignored by Yan Changqing.
The indigenous people on Sailan Island and the surrounding Maluku Islands should be a mixture of Malays and Papuans.
These indigenous people have neither writing, literature, nor history. It can be said that they are in a state of savages who have not yet been civilized.
Naturally, Yan Changqing wouldn't take it seriously to such a savage.
Not to mention such savages, even if the Francois or other European countries discovered and occupied this place hundreds of years in advance, Yan Changqing would not take it to heart.
Because the Ming Empire in the current Hongwu period is definitely the most capable country in the world!!!
Whether it's the Army or the Navy, they are the most capable!!!
none of them!!!
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