My Daming New Empire

Carl Soli sighed, and turned his attention back to the distant coastline.

He finally came to the mainland of Daming. After a whole year, he finally came to this legendary country.

And it took two months to go from the southernmost part of the country to the capital, which Karl Soli could never have imagined.

What a huge country this is, and how can this country manage such a huge territory?

The artificial wing, known as a hang glider, circled and flew away several times, and the terrified crowd settled down after hearing an explanation from the sailors on board.

Looking at the turbid water, he knew very well that the fleet had arrived at the outlet and was about to enter the inland river.

He heard someone yelling Zhang Wu's name, and Zhang Wu, who had a disappointed face just now, appeared again. With a sullen face, he climbed onto the mainmast of the bow without saying a word, and commanded the fleet with a flag on it. March.

Enke looked enviously at the telescope hanging around his neck, and said, "It would be great if I could have a telescope too!"

Monte was still angry that his candy was taken by his brother to please the girl, and said with a sneer, "That's impossible. The telescope is a military item, only the army has it."

Enke said firmly: "Then I will join the army when I am 16 years old."

Eusinio teased: "Then you don't want to marry my Trina?"

Everyone on the boat burst into laughter again, only the two children were a little embarrassed, looked at each other, their hearts were beating like drums, and they quickly looked away.

Amidst the laughter of the crowd, they ushered in several small pilot boats, and they couldn't help cheering when they saw the flags waving on each other's boats.

The ships began to change direction, and the fleet sailing against the wind began to head west. The northeast wind turned into a tailwind, and the speed of the fleet suddenly felt a lot faster.

"Father, have we finally reached Daming?"

Karsoli touched Monte's head and said: "We arrived in Daming two months ago, but it was the domain of Daming. We arrived in the southernmost star city of Daming a month ago. Now, we have finally arrived to the homeland of Ming Dynasty.”

"Da Ming is so big!"

"Of course Daming is big, this is the most powerful country in the world. Dad, we will also be from Daming in the future, right?"

"Yes, as long as we abide by the laws of Ming Dynasty and make contributions to Ming Dynasty. In ten years' time, we will be able to change from residents of Ming Dynasty to citizens of Ming Dynasty."

When the fleet entered the inland river, although it was with the wind, the speed of the boat dropped again because of the upstream.

At this time, everyone saw that on the south side of the river, there was a fleet of ships that could not be seen at a glance.

Many of the ships here are not sea ships. You can see that the sides of the ships are very low, and there are many oars protruding out. On the sides of some ships, there are even a few waterwheel-like wind blades, which look like wheels.

Although they are river boats, some boats are also very tall, and even have several floors. If you want to row these boats, you must need a lot of crew members.

For several hours in a row, they couldn't get enough of the scenery on the south bank. Although it was close to the sea, the south bank of the river was flat land.

As for the north bank, that distance is too far to see the edge at all.Everyone has only one impression, that is, this is a huge river.

Many small villages can be seen on the boat, scattered in the fields. These villages are all white walls and black tiles, which look very beautiful.

Just by seeing these, one can know that the people of Ming Dynasty live a much better life than those in Europe.

"Dad, why are those houses smoking?"

Carl Soli didn't know the reason, but the calm expressions of the crew members told him that it was definitely not a fire.

The mathematician Navarro he knew couldn't help asking a passing crew member. The crew member froze for a moment before replying, "It's nothing unusual. It's noon, and the common people are cooking."

"Does every household cook for themselves?"

"Of course, do you think that the people of Ming Dynasty are like you in Rome, who can't even afford a pot?"

Navarro shut up. Although he has not set foot on the land of Ming Dynasty, he already feels the huge gap.

In Rome, he was also a person who was less than the top and more than the bottom, but there was only one grill and one clay pot at home.There is only one oven in a block that can bake bread. If you want to eat bread, you need to go to the bakery to buy it.

This is still in the city. If it is in the countryside, there is only one bakery in a town. The townspeople have to exchange grain for enough bread for several days at a time, otherwise they have to queue up every day.

Because of this, the bread turned into a hard wooden stick after it was cooled, and became a vicious weapon.

Wanting to have a kitchen where you can cook is something that nobles can only hope for.

Everyone's faces are full of longing, it seems that being a lower class person in Ming Dynasty is better than being a nobleman in Rome!

Enke leaned on the guardrail, turned his head and said, "Dad, I want to eat Daming's food. I can't help drooling when I think of the few meals I have had."

After being told by his son, Karsoli also felt hungry, and said: "It is said that it will take three days to arrive at Yingtian Mansion, and only when you arrive can you eat delicious meals. Enke, go to my sister to get some steamed buns Come and eat, and add pickles by the way."

The food in the army can only be said to be well cooked, not delicious at all.On the boat, there is only one hot meal and hot soup a day, and the rest of the meal can only be eaten cold.

But every festival in Ming Dynasty, they would always make a delicious meal, and at that time, they would always fill their stomachs with food.

Karl Soli never told his sons that he was summoned once by the grandson of Emperor Ming.That time, he ate a real Ming dish with other people, which was the most delicious food he had eaten in decades.

But because he didn't know if there would be another chance in the future, and he was afraid of arousing the children's hopes, he never told them.

If he comes to Daming, if there is such a delicious restaurant, he will definitely take the children to eat and let them know what is really delicious.

Even if it was a first-class ship, the cabin was dark and smelly. Although the wind was blowing, everyone was wrapped in cotton clothes issued by Daming, standing on the deck to watch the scenery, as long as it didn't block the crew from adjusting the sail direction.

While eating steamed buns, while looking at the scenery on both sides of the river, a large group of houses appeared on the other side of the river, which should be a small town.

You can see that the river is full of huge waterwheels, one next to the other.I don't know, what's the use of building so many waterwheels, isn't this a waste?

Everyone guessed the purpose of these waterwheels, and as they got closer to the town, they could see countless people gathered on the shore, looking at the fleet and pointing.

On the edge of a port, two huge four-story river boats were parked, with the royal dragon flag hanging on them.

It has been two hours of walking, and the fleet parked on the shore is more than ten miles long, but there is still no end in sight.

How many ships are there!Not to mention Rome, even Venice doesn't have so many ships.

And now, the ships seem to be tasked simply with coming to meet them.

At this time, they heard the crew shouting: "Stop the boat for an hour, be careful not to fall into the river."

Someone asked, "Why did you stop?"

"The princess in the palace is looking forward to His Highness, and has come to greet His Highness in person. We have to wait for His Highness to board the fast boat before we can continue sailing."

Although these people had learned some Ming dialect, they still couldn't understand the words "Prince and Concubine" in the palace. After listening to the soldiers' explanations, they realized that it was the mother of His Highness the Grandson who came here to greet her in person.

And the emperor in the palace also wanted to see the grandson as soon as possible, so he sent the roller boat newly invented by Daming to meet the grandson.

The speed of this boat is much faster, and it takes less than two days to reach Yingtian Mansion against the current.

They didn't wait long before they saw the flagship of His Royal Highness Taisun slowly approaching. When the ship arrived, the people on the shore could be seen boiling up. They suddenly became crazy and cheered. .