156 Another surprise

"Why do we have to fight with the Ming Empire? We can first occupy Taiwan, and then develop southward along the Southeast Asian islands, and finally reach the New World Australia. We have to fight along the way, mainly with the Netherlands and Portugal.

If these countries fight against each other, we will not have any psychological burden - what do you think of this road?"

Ling Ning still couldn't forget about the Australian kangaroos, so he simply mentioned the old tune again. However, just like the previous times, there were very few people supporting him.

"The South China Sea Islands are not so easy to get to. Without cinchona and quinine, it would be difficult for us to deal with malaria alone. Maybe we people have better resistance, but if we send locals to that kind of environment... I'm afraid it's only 100%

A survival rate of more than ten percent. "

It was rare for Old Jack to speak, but if he did speak, he would definitely be very confident. As the only foreigner in this group, he naturally had the most interactions with foreign captives such as Andrew, and learned a lot about the realities of the Age of Discovery from them.

situation.

The horrific plague is one of them. If a sailor on a ship gets malaria these days, the entire ship may be wiped out within a few days. Therefore, getting sick on the sea is extremely dangerous. Even if it is not a serious illness, it may still be a serious illness.

The overly nervous companions were thrown into the sea.

"Developing a desert island is not that simple and requires a lot of manpower and material resources. If I remember correctly, just two years ago, in 1628 AD, Zheng Zhilong took advantage of the famine in southern Fujian to recruit a large number of residents from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou to go to Taiwan to open up wasteland.

At that time, the price he offered was three taels of silver per person and a cow for every three people. For this reason, he almost lost everything. "

"We recruited tens of thousands of people at that time, but we still couldn't completely control Taiwan - now the Dutch and the Zheng family each occupy one side. If we want to control the South China Sea Islands through immigration and development, we don't have a population of hundreds of thousands."

Impossible, let alone Australia..."

Looking at his good friend, Pang Yu shook his head slightly helplessly:

"Your suggestion can be considered as a long-term goal in the future, but without the support of human resources on the Central Plains continent, it is unlikely that we can do this...unless we plan to use the Japanese. "

Pang Yu knew that his good friend hated Little Japan the most. Ling Ning immediately stopped talking, but Wen Desi spoke again:

"The Ming Empire's sea ban has never really had an effect. Moving borders and banning the sea is a trick of the Manchus, and it is impossible to do it with the execution ability of the Ming Dynasty. There are too many smuggling these days. The Zheng family doesn't

Is this what started it? If we engage in armed smuggling with our own strength, we will definitely be much better than them. "

——Bypassing the government and engaging in smuggling seems to be a way, but this time it was Lin Feng himself who was shaking his head:

"According to their economic scale, smuggling is indeed enough to meet their needs, but we are different. The establishment of relevant channels and the occupation of market share... These require the Ming Dynasty to completely open the market to us and allow us to enter legally. Otherwise...

Policy risk has always been the biggest risk. Increased risk means increased costs. Taking the illegal route can only be done in a small way, but it will be difficult to make it big in the end. "

Although he was denied, Wen Desi was not angry, but laughed:

"That's difficult. Britain fought two Opium Wars before forcing the Qing Dynasty to open its market. We don't have the ability to follow suit. "

After a discussion, everyone found to their dismay that all their development plans still cannot be separated from the resources on the mainland.

Professor Li Lao put forward his opinion from another angle:

"For a long time, the history we are most familiar with is the history of this continent; most of the historical figures we know are the officials of the Central Plains dynasty; and the mineral resources and topography we know are all there -

—The Central Plains, not Nanyang and Australia. "

The old professor stood up, opened the window, looked in the direction of the strait, and sighed:

"After all, our roots are in that land. Although times have changed... I don't know what you young people think. Personally, although I know that the place must be completely unfamiliar, even though I know that there is no possibility of anything.

A miracle, but in my lifetime. I still hope to return to Beijing to see..."

He picked up the proclamation from the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and read it again. Professor Li smiled faintly:

"Although this advisory is very harsh and arrogant, it is a line, a thin line that maintains our connection with the mainland. We should not cut it off unless we have to. "

The old professor's words made everyone fall into silence. Other young people may not understand the old man's unique idea of ​​"falling leaves returning to their roots", but when they dreamed about it at midnight, a faint thought called "going home" also appeared.

More or less lingering in their hearts.

It seems that the home in time cannot be returned, but what about the home in this same space? Or, at least, the place that will be my home in the future...

After a long time, Aosayan spoke up and broke the silence:

"It seems that the negotiations with the Ming Empire cannot be bypassed after all. Let's discuss how to negotiate terms. "

Lao Ao held up the Governor's Notice. He had studied it every day in the past few days and almost memorized the words on it - even the obscure ancient texts.

"Restricting residence and handing over the ship are definitely a dream, but the first one, I listen to that Jin Yiwei, maybe just throw someone out as a substitute - it's the custom of officialdom to deceive the superiors. "

"Not even substitutes, we don't need their forgiveness at all. We must not admit that we are rebels in name, let alone show weakness to the Ming Dynasty, otherwise the other party will only push for further. "

Jie Xi has a very clear view on this aspect and his attitude is very firm.

"The conditions in this notice are completely unacceptable to us, not a single one of them is acceptable!"

Aosayan shook his head helplessly:

"If you reject them all, there will be nothing to talk about with them. "

"That's not necessarily the case. "

Comrade Zhao Lide, who had remained silent since the beginning of the meeting, finally spoke, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he made an extraordinary statement:

"I don't understand why everyone just stares at a document. The document is a dead end. No matter how you read it, you can't write more words. But those two envoys, together with their entourage, are all living people. With a little effort,

There must be much more information than what is on this piece of paper!”

Turning to look at Xie Xi, Pang Yu and others, Ade criticized unceremoniously:

"You are also confused - if you have locked up people, how can you keep them together? Let them discuss with each other and encourage each other? You don't even know how to hold them separately for interrogation at the very least?"

Ade's words were really rude. But Jie Xi and others could only blink their eyes and were speechless. After a while, Pang Yu explained with a wry smile:

"When I sent them to prison, I just didn't want the group of royal guards to roam around the country. I didn't want to arrest them. After all, they were envoys..."

"Pedantry! Now that we have been subject to compulsory measures, what kind of treatment can we talk about? Anyway, this group of people treats us as bandits and robbers, so why do we have to act like civilized people?"

There was a lot of cynicism, but in the end, Ade waved his hand proudly:

"Leave this matter to me. I will be responsible for dealing with those envoys. "

Everyone has no objection. In this regard, Ade is definitely the authority among authorities. Since he is willing to take the initiative, it is naturally the best.

However, Professor Li added an additional instruction:

"In the future, our communication with the mainland will most likely be through them. So the method you adopt... it is best not to cause them to have too much resistance. At least, you cannot harm the two envoys. "

"Are you worried that I will use torture to extract a confession? Don't worry, it's such a low-tech thing. I won't have to use it when I'm in the detention center. "

Ade chuckled, showing his small white teeth:

"I can't guarantee that they won't get hurt, but I can assure you: they will never blame us!"

The discussion on the Ming Dynasty envoy came to an end for the time being, and everyone agreed: stall for a while to see what Ade can squeeze out of the envoy, and then decide on a countermeasure.

But the meeting itself was not over. Professor Li Mingyuan took out a handful of small shiny objects from his pocket and threw it on the table, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the audience.

The brothers from Linggao obviously knew what it was, and they all laughed and said nothing. But it was the first time for Lao Jie and others to see it, and they scrambled to pick up a few coins to take a look, and their expressions immediately became extremely exciting.

They were several coins, but they were not any original currency of this era, but a brand-new silver coin. The large and small denominations were slightly different, but the characteristics were the same - they were made very beautifully and gorgeously, and you could tell at a glance that they were not.

What the casting technology of this era can accomplish.

On the back of the largest coin, an ugly figure with a long horse face is engraved in bas-relief. He is wearing a crown and a round-neck robe, and a number of sperm on his face are specially highlighted. It is very eye-catching.

Any gentry and bureaucrat in the Ming Empire would definitely be able to recognize this face - it was the standard portrait of Mr. Zhu Yuanzhang issued by the Ming Dynasty government and specially used for hanging in various places for sacrifice.

There is a circle of text around the avatar, with the words "Hongwu Tongbao of the Ming Dynasty" written in clear regular script on the top. Below is the Arabic numeral 1630, and there are several dragon-shaped patterns on the edge.

In the middle of the front, there are two characters "一元" in flat Song font, and below there is the same font in slightly smaller size: "break in half two", and between these characters, there is another Arabic numeral "1" running through the coin. It's really like this.

A perfect combination of Chinese and Western.

The smaller auxiliary coins are divided into three denominations, namely five jiao, two jiao and one jiao. The pattern on the back of the five jiao is much simpler, with only an ancient tripod shape; the same is true for the two jiao, which is a spade-shaped ancient coin pattern;

As for the one corner, it is just plain board with no pattern.

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