Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 666 The World Is Big 3
Right now Australia is indeed a land of no man, with only a small number of Maori living here.Those Maoris have a sparse population, extremely backward technology, and are still in the primitive tribal stage. Such a race does not have the ability to develop such a vast land. In 1606, Dutch navigators accidentally arrived in Australia and landed there. This was the first time in history that Europeans set foot on Australian soil.However, the Dutch obviously did not have the ability, let alone the interest to develop such a vast and desolate land, and did not make great efforts to manage it. More than 140 years later, the British fleet came to Australia, declared sovereignty over Australia, and transported domestic criminals over in boatloads. Australia's modern history finally kicked off... started by thousands of criminals. prelude.

However, right now the Dutch are unable to develop Australia, the UK is in chaos, and the Spaniards are not interested in that seemingly desolate land, which gave Daming a chance.It is not very far from Asia to Oceania, as long as the maritime merchants of Daming are willing, it is not difficult to bring that land under the rule of Ming, which is what Yang Menglong is most happy to see.

The maritime merchants were so excited by this fool that they felt excited at the thought that they could rule a piece of land and establish their own country on that piece of land.Which man does not yearn for power and wealth?They have wealth, and now what they want to taste most is the taste of power. If they can really have a country of their own... This kind of idea is unrealistic in Ming Dynasty. Whoever dares to make such a crooked idea will be [-]% killed by the court There is not even scum left, but it is not difficult to establish your own country in a land of no man!Thinking of this, they were all so excited that they couldn't help but want to organize a fleet to go to Australia to encircle territory right away!

Yang Menglong took out a world map and spread it out, pointing to a continent: "This is the new continent, I call it Latin America! This continent was also discovered by Hong Yi, and they obtained hundreds of millions of silver and countless Unclear gold and precious stones! It is said that there are still huge treasures hidden in the American jungles. Some aborigines hid the gold accumulated for generations when Hong Yi slaughtered them. It adds up to more!"

The eyes of the sea merchants suddenly changed from oily green to terrifying blood red.More gold treasures than all the gold in the entire Ming Dynasty!What could be more alluring than this?As long as you can find it, even if you only find a part of it, your children and grandchildren will not be able to squander it!They were breathing heavily, their faces were flushed, their chests rose and fell violently, and they were all too excited.Yang Menglong saw through their thoughts, he smiled and said, "You're all tempted, right? You all want power and treasure, right?"

Yao Chonggu was not reserved at all: "Yes! How can a man be without money and power for a day!"

Yang Menglong said: "That's right, what's the point of a man who has neither money nor power? However, you don't have much chance in Daming. There are many people who are more capable than you, and you can't compete with them." Slapped hard on the map, and said loudly: "However, overseas, you have a lot of opportunities! The world is big, as long as you dare to venture into it, you will find that your future is so bright! In those wild places, there are Everything you need depends on whether you dare to take it!"

The sea merchants chattered and chattered. The older ones thought that they were no longer young and couldn’t stand the toss. The wealth they earned in the country was enough for them to enjoy, and they didn’t need to suffer such hardships; the younger ones were more radical, He kept yelling that life can have a few fights. Since there are so many unclaimed lands waiting for us, we should go to surround them and build our own country!Conservatives and radicals had a long quarrel, and in the end the conservatives lost—they were old, but their children and grandchildren were not yet, and their children and grandchildren were still full of ambition, especially the bastards, eager to make achievements !

———Whether it is in the East or the West, in terms of inheritance rights, the eldest son has always been passed on to the elders and not the youngest. The eldest son can have everything when he is born, while the concubines are more unlucky. When the family is divided, they can only get a small part of the family property. .Of course, this method of distribution is unfair, but it is conducive to the concentration of property and ensures the inheritance of the family business. If each person is divided equally, no matter how large the family business is, it will not be enough. After a few generations, it will be dismantled.But bastards are also human beings, and they also long to be able to stand out!There was no way before, but now they find that there is such a big world waiting for them overseas, why do they hesitate?
Yang Menglong struck while the iron was hot and encouraged hard: "I want to build the world's tallest lighthouse in Guangzhou and build Guangzhou into the world's largest and most prosperous port city. Your merchant ships and our warships will set out from here to bring the world to the world. Bring back your wealth!"

The merchants cheered loudly!
Yang Menglong pointed to the foreigners: "They will cooperate with us in all aspects and lead you to Australia and Latin America to explore a brand new world! I will provide you with weapons, and I will also let some retired military officers join you The ranks help you to train your personal armed forces, as for whether you can gain a foothold there and create a new world, it depends on your ability!"

The cheers of the merchants almost overturned the government office.

Yang Menglong waved his fists and shouted boldly: "There are infinite opportunities and wealth waiting for you overseas, don't hesitate, prepare your manpower and ships and set off right away! I know that life at sea is very difficult, and there will be difficulties in those strange continents." Many diseases, beasts and hostile natives are waiting for you, but there are always more solutions than difficulties, and these can be overcome! For example, the bird hair scurvy is not a big deal, just eat more fruits and vegetables. Yes, in the south of us, in Nanyang, there are not many other things, but there are so many fucking fruits, just replenish on the way, I'm afraid of the hair!"

The eyes of the sea merchants suddenly became brighter than light bulbs, and they asked in unison: "Really?"

Yang Menglong said: "Can I still lie to you? If you think fruits are expensive, you can bring more potatoes and sweet potatoes. Eating these things can also prevent scurvy!"

The sea merchants are all happy. Sweet potatoes and potatoes are much cheaper than fruits.

Liang Rongrong said: "But the malaria in Nanyang is very severe. Our sailors are often not acclimatized there, and they fall ill in batches, and it is difficult to recover..."

Yang Menglong waved his hand and said, "Malaria is not worth mentioning. Later, I will introduce you a special medicine for treating malaria. With it, even if you think about malaria, it will not be easy for you."

Yao Chonggu cried out: "There is also a special medicine for malaria!?" Malaria is a very painful disease. The patient will have cold sweats all over the body, profuse sweating, and diarrhea. Seven or eight times, it is not difficult to imagine how weak a person suffering from this disease will be. It is simply a rhythm of life worse than death.Although ordinary malaria can make people extremely weak, if the resistance is strong enough, they can still be cured, but falciparum malaria is not so easy to talk about. If there is no specific medicine, it is basically a dead end. Even cinchona, which can treat malaria Frost doesn't work either.This hateful disease is generally prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions. Africa is a high-incidence area.Famous doctors throughout the ages have struggled to find specific drugs to treat malaria, and have accumulated a lot of experience.Old Chinese medicine doctors will let patients drink the juice squeezed out of fresh mugwort. It is definitely unpleasant to drink, but it can cure diseases.In Southeast Asia, Africa, and America, the land people know that using the bark of the cinchona tree as medicine can treat this fatal disease, but it is ineffective against falciparum malaria.Generally speaking, these are still talks from experience, and the scope of application is not large, so everyone was very surprised to hear that Yang Menglong actually had a special medicine for treating malaria.

The foreigners also shouted: "Master Governor, do you really have a disease that can cure malaria? If so, we are willing to exchange it with gold!"

Yang Menglong waved his hand domineeringly, and said: "I said there is one, but it has to be kept secret at the moment, and I can't show it to you. In short, you can rest assured that malaria will no longer become a stumbling block to prevent you from exploring Nanyang. !"

The merchants cheered loudly again, as happy as if they had won a battle.If even malaria can no longer threaten them, then what can stop them from plundering cities and lands in Nanyang, where there is no decent country?
Compared with the excitement and high morale of the Ming Dynasty merchants, the foreigners seemed a little disappointed. They agreed to cooperate with Yang Menglong and provide the Ming Dynasty with the navigation information accumulated by generations of Europeans in exchange for more wealth. From the perspective of merchants, of course It is understandable. This information, which is not confidential in Europe, will not bring them additional wealth. Besides, even if they don't do it, there are still a lot of people willing to make such an exchange, so why bother with money?But from the standpoint of a country, their approach is very stupid. Obviously, under the instigation of the ambitious guy Yang Menglong, the maritime merchants will never be satisfied with staying in the Ming Dynasty and rest on their laurels. They want to set sail to sea. , to explore the new world!There were many maritime merchants who did this in the past, but they just didn't get the support from the country and it didn't work. But it's different now. With the full support of Yang Menglong, this crazy knife, it's not difficult to imagine that the powerful Chinese maritime merchants will make waves in those vast hectares. What a terrifying stormy sea was set off!

I don't know if it's right or wrong to agree to cooperate with Yang Menglong!

Yang Menglong seemed to see through the minds of the foreigners, and looked at them with a smile. His expression was like a weasel seeing a fat chicken, which made the foreigners shiver for no reason!
(End of this chapter)