[Comprehensive History] Clothes are all over the world

When Jesse set foot on the land of Ming Dynasty, half a year had passed since he lost his direction in life at sea. As soon as his feet landed, he couldn't help but shed two lines of tears when he breathed the breath of Hong Kong and people.

It's not easy, it's not easy!

At that time, his roar attracted Daming's envoys. Although the other party seemed to come here because they thought there was a robbery by pirates, they were a little disgusted when they saw a few young people yelling because their mentality collapsed, but they could embrace it. Thick thighs, being despised twice without losing a piece of meat.

Now in any coastal city, even a three-year-old child knows that if they encounter difficulties and dangers at sea, they can ask for help from ships with the sun and moon flags, which belong to the fleet of the Ming Dynasty in the land of sunrise.

Although the Ming Dynasty didn’t start maritime trade for a long time, and it’s only been a few years since the big cannibal middlemen who were crazy about making price difference came to Europe to do it alone, but Ming’s ships are already so strong that they are unreasonably powerful. , and the kindness that is completely opposite to the combat power has become the most popular existence at sea.

Of course, they are as famous for their ruthlessness and brutality towards pirates as they are for their friendliness towards commoners.

"Speaking of it... I really can't tell. I think they look really gentle and gentlemen." Jesse lay on the side of the boat, watching the Ming ship sailing forward at a distance from them, and said with emotion, " How could it have such a bad name?"

Just like a coin has two sides, rumors are often somewhat polarized.

In addition to being friendly and gentle, there are also strange names such as "a leader who looks like a ghost", "every leader is a devil, a devil!" After observing for a period of time, Jesse couldn't understand why there was such a title. Whether it was the polite attitude of the other party when they first contacted, or allowing them to follow after knowing their embarrassment, and they didn't need them to offer tribute, it was impossible. Describe it in negative terms.

Because of those rumors, Jesse was still a little hesitant when asking for help.

"Hmm... maybe those rumors were deliberately spread by some people." The little friend who was liberated from the star chart replied casually.

He didn't know that what he said actually hit the truth.

Because of being harassed by Japanese pirates for a long time, everyone in the Ming Empire hated the existence of pirates.In the early days, when there were missions in hand, they had to avoid the important and ignore the overall situation, but after the vassal kings led the team, the sailors completely let themselves go.

Once you see a ship with a skull hanging on the sea, you don't have to hesitate immediately, just let go of the five sails and sprint with all your strength.

Regardless of the huge tonnage of Daming's ships, the precisely designed sails can perfectly drive the entire ship in windy conditions, especially the two auxiliary sails that can flexibly change directions. The flexibility of time is not much better than that of a small boat.

Don’t worry if you encounter a ship on the opposite side with good moves. The treasure ship of Ming Dynasty also has a human propulsion device, which has been updated to the second generation of propeller propulsion. There is no pirate ship that Ming ships can't catch up with.

Cough, if you encounter someone who is more vigilant and flees from a distance, you can also send a cannon first. After ballistic modification, the muzzle error can basically be controlled within five meters. On the ocean, this error is already very satisfactory.

Even if they didn't hit the target, they could still scare the opponent half to death. In most cases, the feudal lords of all walks of life who raised their robes with one hand and stepped on the bow of the ship, whose posture is more flying than pirates, can get their wish.

Needless to say, compared to the mainland of Ming Dynasty, where most of the land is basically peaceful, and no wars are all construction tasks, this brand new sea area is more interesting.

Whether it is the exchange of knowledge along the way, or the occasional small adjustment, it is more interesting than going back and staying in the palace in a daze!

As for saving lives?

Well, it's just a matter of convenience, they also need the help of the locals.Compared with the scum who will repay their kindness and revenge, most of the foreign people are still very friendly to their saviors.

So just like that, the vassal kings of Ming Dynasty embarked on the strange path of life in another posture, and it seemed as if they had agreed, a few uncles who were not seasick and interested in overseas all had their own familiar sea areas, For example, Yan Wang Zhu Di, his exploration direction is the south where no one can successfully break through.

He seemed to be focused on finding the island with luxuriant water plants and high-quality mineral deposits, but after three failed trips to sea, Zhu Di postponed his boarding activities and devoted himself to the geography of mountains and seas.

By the way, most of the questions in the overseas exams that let the nephews take the exams are composed by Zhu Di. As far as theoretical knowledge is concerned, His Royal Highness Yan Wang, who is dedicated to challenging the difficulty to MAX, is already a well-deserved leader. Unfortunately, Even so, as of today, he still has not touched Australia.

In an era without mechanical power, it is really not easy to rely on manpower to resist headwinds and countercurrents. It requires countless trials and hard work, and King Yan happens to be a person with good patience and perseverance.

"Gu is not without selfishness." Facing Monk Daoyan's inquiry, Zhu Di snorted, put the Xinghai chart in his hand aside, and was very outspoken about his purpose.

Two-thirds of Zhu Di's subordinates were nomadic tribes that were included in the Ming Dynasty after seeking peace. There were Mongols, Jurchens, and Sogdians, and all of them were heroes who made a living on horseback.

In the early Ming Dynasty, the attitude towards these nomadic tribes was to use barbarians to control barbarians, that is, to use these affiliated tribes to form a defensive circle to resist the remnants of Yuan forces. The affiliated tribes who performed well could be appointed officials. Nowadays, many guards in the northeast are in charge of affiliated tribes personnel.

Although there is no problem with such a policy in the short term, it is actually a form of native government autonomy.After his elder brother Zhu Biao came to power, there has been a trend of reform in his actions in the past two years.

"Ying Tian wants to replace the local officials with the exile officials sent by the central government." Zhu Di said very calmly, his eyes were bright, and there was a bit of reverence in his tone when he said this: "Brother's idea is very correct, long-term Native officials entrenched in one place will become a disaster sooner or later, and once the central government has a downturn, they will be the most unstable trend."

Replacing native officials with exile officials has long been proven effective in curbing the unlimited expansion of local forces. However, Zhu Di's rationality believes that this policy is completely correct, but emotionally, he is somewhat distressed.

Zhu Di, the king of Yan who had been repatriated in his youth, was friends with many local warriors who belonged to the tribe. He knew what would happen to them after reforming the land and returning to the exiles, and moving inland was already the best ending.

In terms of reason, he thinks it should be taken for granted, but in terms of emotion, he is somewhat intolerable.

And for these prairie men, is moving inland really a good thing?Even if his gentle elder brother sat on the throne instead of his violent father, the result would be the same.

It's just keeping the tiger in a cage, and there is no happiness to speak of except for the minimum level of survival.

But he is also very clear that this is an inevitability, an unbreakable inevitability, just like the power of a vassal king will be weakened by future emperors, it is an inevitability, and what is worse is that if there is no accident, with his big With his nephew's strange methods and good brains, at least for 50 years, the vassal king's power will not be able to compete with the central government, and only a little bit of his share will be taken back.

This kind of thought until he saw the new ship that was about to be delivered, the towering mast, the imposing manner straight into the clouds, and the coercion coming from the pavement.

What his eldest brother showed them was not just a wooden boat, but a new possibility and future.Zhu Di felt that he read his well-intentioned reminder from his elder brother's meaningful gaze.

Their future may not be on this land, but on the sea.

But Zhu Di had to hesitate. This is a completely unfamiliar and dangerous field. If it weren't for the elder brother he knew very well on the throne, he would have suspected that this was a new way to cut down the vassal. But he was indeed moved, he He is not a person who is willing to be ordinary, and he is even more unwilling to quietly disappear into the times.

Therefore, after Monk Daoyan gave him the reason to go to sea, Zhu Di did not hesitate to set foot on the first road to sea. His goal was the island with a vast grassland. He might also be able to move his partner over.

Except for Zhu Laosi who had ideals and goals, most of the vassal kings did not have a definite goal. Most of their voyage purposes were to continue along the discovered business routes.

But no matter which direction it develops, the vassal kings have the same attitude towards pirates, that is, they beat up when they see it. It is precisely because of the completely unreasonable attitude of the Ming officials that the pirates have a big head .

These malignant tumors on the sea usually guard the main sea traffic routes. Except for a small number of people who kill and seize goods, most pirates are engaged in sustainable development business, that is, holding ships to collect protection fees.Under normal circumstances, the fees they charge will be calculated according to the value of the goods, so that a balance can be maintained that can obtain benefits without letting the other party die.

But this unspoken rule is useless here in Daming's merchant ship.

These businessmen don't talk about martial arts, and they smiled so much that they gave money to release the boat, and then they went to report to the government.It didn't take long for the pirates to encounter the attack of the Deming fleet. The captains wielding shiny blades were more ruthless than bandits like them.What the fuck, we're not robbing on your Daming's territory, it doesn't make sense.

The princes who wiped off the blood on the blade chuckled, and kindly left a sentence: Anyone who dares to touch my Daming must be prepared to wash their necks.

After this sentence was translated by the interpreter, the pirates were all speechless. What the fuck, is there anything more unreasonable in the world?However, after several attempts and found that the fleet of the Ming Dynasty really practiced this sentence to the end, the pirates could only curse and choose to avoid it.

"The Daming people are a group of wolves pretending to be rabbits. They look cute and cute, but you can tell by looking at their eyes that they are all red and fierce!" ← This is private information sharing by pirates, but I don’t know Why, after these words were finally spread, the rabbit became the code name of the Ming people. From then on, when the pirates talked about the Ming people, they used the rabbit to refer to them. Some people think it's weird and cute.

Merchants are the best existences in the world who seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. After realizing the special situation of the Ming fleet, they soon consciously gathered around the Ming fleet.

Therefore, such a grand scene often appears on the sea - a huge main ship of Ming Dynasty is driving at the forefront, with countless auxiliary ships and warships scattered around it, and behind this line, there are many merchant ships and fishing boats .

That scene was really mighty, with stars supporting the moon.

Jesse had wondered before why those ships were chasing so far behind De Ming's ships, but now he knew the reason.

It's not that they don't want to get close, it's just that the official ship of the Ming Dynasty is too huge, and the water waves it brings out after sailing will unconsciously push away the ships following it.

This kind of horizontal ripple on the water is the most likely to cause the ship to lose its balance, so for the sake of their own safety, the small boats had to follow behind it.

What's interesting is that the boats following behind can use the remaining force of the waves ahead to move forward easily.

This seems to show the international status of Ming Dynasty invisibly. This behemoth, which suddenly emerged during the decline of many heyday dynasties, has been at the forefront of everyone. It is huge, but not threatening, it is gentle, but it has its own strength. , it is benevolent and does not mind others advancing with its strength, but gives the other party sufficient space and room for self-growth.

This is the Ming Dynasty in the [-]th century, like its national flag, the sun and the moon, shining forever in this world.

Feeling emotional, Jesse and his partners walked to the deck with money in their hands. At this moment, their hearts were full of desire for wealth.

But what they didn't expect was that before they took a few steps, they were surrounded by a group of soldiers carrying various utensils and documents. The soldiers seemed to be familiar with these high-nosed, deep-eyed foreigners They held up a sign towards Jesse and the others, with a line written in Jesse's native language——

According to the new regulations of the Ming Dynasty, when a foreign land lands, they need to take a shower and change clothes, and then quarantine for seven days before they can apply for a guide.

Jesse:? ? ?

No, he can understand the isolation. After the great plague, many ports have this regulation, but why do they need to take a bath! ! !

Only this is not allowed! !

Jesse was stuffed into the tub and rubbed, and before he could groan, he heard a worse news: "You have lice in your hair, you can choose to shave your head, or soak your hair with herbs, the former is isolated You can leave after the end, and the latter will be quarantined for another seven days."

Cough, lice, lice, isn't it normal?This is a man's friend!

Sorry, Daming doesn't accept this kind of friend.

Soon, Jesse and his little friends, with shiny bald heads, sat together in a small courtyard with two entrances and looked at each other, admiring each other's new image.

The author has something to say: Xiaobai: (bringing up the family dog ​​to check the belly one by one) Lice are absolutely intolerable!Absolutely not!

Xiaobai: It's really difficult to raise a pet without a foreign driver! !

The isolation of the port is true. During the period of the Black Death in Europe, Venice used this method to curb the spread of the Black Death in the later stage. They seem to be the first country to adopt a port isolation policy, but during the epidemic... Heh, I will never forget how I felt when I saw the Italian Mafia in the news watching the people wear masks to isolate and prevent the epidemic ==