[Comprehensive History] Clothes are all over the world

In the records of later generations, this trip of the Yan Wang brothers is defined as "the first meeting of the fate of the Eurasian continent and the American plate".

No one knows how this ocean-going ship equipped with the most cutting-edge firearms of the Ming Dynasty crossed the vast Pacific Ocean intact, and how it arrived in ancient Mexico in Central America under the condition of pure wind. It was deduced that Zhu Di's boat was blown off course by the hurricane on the autumn ocean. In order to avoid the strong current, they sailed into the relatively gentle north equatorial countercurrent area, and by virtue of the countercurrent flow speed, they sailed at the nearest straight-line distance. The Legendary Edition arrived in Central America and landed successfully.

Why is it a legend?Because most of the causes are sea monsoon factors, so there are major ocean currents with a wide transition zone, the cause of the equatorial countercurrent is entirely because its two neighbors flow from east to west, so that the water on the west side of the Pacific Ocean is higher than the east side , so there is a compensating flow due to the water level difference.

The width of this compensation flow is only 2 latitudes, that is, 222 kilometers wide, but the straight-line distance that can be reached in a straight line from Nanjing is really nothing at sea level.

In particular, this narrow countercurrent is sandwiched between two faster and stronger ocean currents in the opposite direction. How did De Ming's fleet go to the right direction in the vast sea without radar and satellite positioning? The fact that they arrived at the American continent in the same direction is so bizarre that future generations have wondered whether Daming invented the extremely high star-stretching technique to determine the position at sea.

But in fact...they were just walking with the rain belt.

Each ship of the Ming Dynasty will make complete preparations as far as possible according to the number of crew members and the distance of the destination, and there are two princes on the "Victory", and they are going to an unknown continent. For all kinds of crises that may arise, even the material reserves on this veritable sea ship are top-notch.

This well-deserved sea ship in the [-]th century ocean even has a complete ecological circle, from planting to the reuse of human and animal excrement, there are corresponding treatment methods, and there is even a small animal and plant farm on board. Let the crew have fresh food even during the voyage.

From the perspective of food, whether it is wheat millet in the north or rice in the south, there are a lot of pickles, dried meat that can be eaten for a long time after air-drying and processing. There are few sweet pickled products, under such configuration, there will be no food crisis under normal circumstances.

And if necessary...the boat is also equipped with various fishing gear.

But the most popular of these foods is the new canned food that has been introduced in these years.

When Daming iron smelting entered a new era, the appearance of iron casting technology made it possible to seal canned food. The witty craftsmen of Daming used two cans to squeeze and superimpose each other to complete the sealing. Edible oil is used as a raw material to isolate oxygen, whether it is fish or meat, it can be stored for a long time, and it can be eaten immediately after opening the cover.

And after replacing it with sugar water as the raw material, it can also store fresh fruit.

Well, in fact, Mu Bai has always suspected that the princes of Ming Dynasty went out to receive these canned foods. Due to the production of ironware, these canned foods were only supplied to military supplies, and they were mainly supplied to the northern military region. It is because many feudal kings have the duty of guarding the border, and it is not that they can eat whatever they want. On the contrary, when sailing, in order to take care of the physical needs of the crew, they can take away a large amount of canned food every time.

Cough, far away.

In fact, in ocean voyages, the most dangerous thing is not food, but fresh water.

Although a large amount of water and alcohol were loaded on the ship before sailing, no one knows how long it will take to sail at sea. Even if fresh water can be obtained by boiling sea water, it will be a big test for the fuel on board.

So after finding himself lost, Zhu Di, who already had rich experience in sailing, made the fleet consciously approach the rain belt at the first time.

Coincidentally, the range where the equatorial countercurrent is located is such a rain belt with high temperature and heavy rainfall.

Yes, the truth of the matter is so unromantic, as for why Mu Bai knew...

Because this process was written in the memorial of His Royal Highness King Yan who disappeared for two and a half years and left his name through the ages if he was not careful.

As soon as the two younger brothers let go, they were worried about the younger brother's accident and troubles. The rest of the younger brothers expressed that they wanted to go to the fourth and fifth brothers. The irritability made Zhu Biao go berserk several times in the past two years. Finally, the younger brother was safe. When he came back, before the elder brother had time to connect with the younger brothers, he heard that the younger brothers said that they were curious about that new country with all kinds of strange properties and abundant gold and wanted to explore it together, Zhu Biao was immediately angry.

As the uncompromising eldest brother in the family, he is also professional in suppressing the troublesome younger brother. Zhu Biao used the universal skill of the parents-doing homework.

Hmm... If asking the younger brothers who have entered their forties to write a detailed description of the situation is also homework.

I don't know if it was to impress their elder brother, Zhu Di and Zhu Huan wrote their itinerary for the past two years in great detail. The memorial also added page after page and page after page, and finally handed in several stacks.

Its content is rich, its cause and effect and process are as exciting as a storybook. In fact, Mu Bai regards this playbook as a novel.

The texts submitted by the two brothers have their own emphasis. Zhu Di prefers the stimulation of the process and the pros and cons of the exchange of interests, while the text submitted by Zhu Wei is a complete book of herbs.

Zhu Huan, who was interested in various herbs and plants in the Ming Dynasty, went crazy after arriving in the New World. Although the two sides did not speak the language and could not communicate smoothly, he relied on his strong understanding and willpower to complete the project with the aborigines. They communicated with each other heart-to-heart, and when they left, they received a lot of gifts from the other party sincerely, including plants and animals. After Zhu Di sent a few meat pigs representing the friendship of Ming Dynasty, he also exchanged them for a kind of pig that was raised in their place. Pigs in the water.

It is said that this kind of pig has a very docile personality and good meat quality, and the females are bigger and fatter than the males, and they don't have any smell. The most important thing is that their main food is all kinds of grass, which is very easy to feed. His fifth uncle is already in The memorial suggested trying to raise it for meat in the southern region.

But Mu Bai is not very interested in this, what he cares about is a kind of grain mentioned in Wu Shu's travel notes.

Growing underground, with vermilion skin, crisp and juicy heart... This description reminded him of a very important food crop - sweet potato.

And it was this crop that made Mu Bai confirm that his uncles took a turn and went to the American continent.

The American continent, even Mu Bai, who has blocked most of the technology tree, knows how important it is to China. It is simply a huge patch of the Chinese land and even the world. If the American continent is not discovered, today The world's population will be reduced by at least one-third.

One-third of the ingredients that Mu Bai has come into contact with on the modern dining table come from the Americas.

Whether it is the sweet potato and corn that occupy a dominant position in food and livestock feed, or the sunflower seeds and peanuts that have a superior position in the oil industry, or the king tomato and pepper in condiments, they are absolutely inseparable from modern people's life. open existence.

The importance of high-quality food crops to a dynasty is undoubted. Sweet potatoes are also called life-saving potatoes. Regardless of the planting area, a few trees can be planted next to the rice fields, in the mountains, or even in front of and behind the houses.

In addition to the role of food, sweet potato itself has very good sugar content, which is also an excellent material for wine making when it brings better taste and healing. Its stems and leaves are high-quality green feed. The digested and utilized crops can effectively occupy the gap in Ming Dynasty's current grain industry and patch up food security, so that even if there are some major or minor disasters, the people's self-rescue ability can be raised to a higher level.

As for the corn that is the king of feed, the pepper that is the god of seasoning, the sunflower seeds that are the crown of oil, and soybeans, which of these will not make the traveler drool! !

Compared with these, the local gold in the report is nothing.

Gold is non-renewable, and these crops are soft gold that is endlessly renewable.

Thinking of this, Mu Bai couldn't sit still. He closed the memorial and announced to his father with great interest that he would skip work in the afternoon. What's the matter, my son went to visit them."

Before the words were finished, Zhu Biao immediately passed his sharp eyes over, and met his son's excited eyes, he said with a half-smile, "Could it be that the prince has forgotten that according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, returnees must be quarantined, and outsiders are not allowed to visit?"

Mu Bai... Mu Bai really forgot.

But it doesn't matter, the fourth and fifth uncles can see each other at any time, but those novelties cannot. Mu Bai feels that as a person with a vision for future generations, he must help pass the sieve first, lest tomatoes and peppers be regarded as poisonous like in history. What a pity that the oolong situation that no one dares to eat the ornamentals happens!

It would be bad if there were any other treasures covered in dust like this.

Seeing his son gearing up, Zhu Biao showed a bit of helplessness. He put down his pen and said that since you are going, you should take care of the foreign envoy brought back by the two younger brothers, and teach him the language and etiquette after the quarantine period expires. It is a completely unfamiliar continent, and the other party's products are so rich, and for the sake of gold, they must establish a good relationship. By then, there must be no flaws in such things that will be recorded in the annals of history.

Even if the official historian can use the spring and autumn brushwork, it will not work. This is a matter of face.

Once again, Mu Xiaobai, who was exploited by his father, walked out of the gate of the Hall of Martial Arts listlessly. He turned around and became refreshed. Hey, teaching foreign envoys their characters and etiquette is a long-term task, right?That's great, he just wants to skip work in a fair way!

Mu Bai immediately got out of the palace happily to watch his uncles harvest. I have to say that the people in that foreign continent are really friendly and generous. The cargo unloaded by the Victory Ship has piled up into a hill, and there are no less than 40 animals alone. Many heads, when Mu Bai arrived, the boatman was unloading a tiger in a cage. The tiger with golden fur but much smaller than Mu Bai's domestic tiger was roaring at the wrestlers.

Um, wait, is this a tiger or a leopard?The face looks like a tiger, but the pattern looks like a leopard, what a strange animal, ah, the eyes met.

Under Mu Bai's gaze, the ferocious feline seemed to be stunned. It opened its mouth, as if it wanted to howl again, but stopped after a while, and sat down after a moment of hesitation. The two paws are placed in front of the eyes, the golden eyes reveal the fierce and violent light of being a top predator, the fluffy tail pauses and pauses, and it shakes once or twice with restraint and pride, and soon seems to get used to it This rhythm is normal, and it swayed happily.

Well?

Mu Bai was wondering about the cat's friendly attitude towards him, when he heard a familiar voice behind him: "It looks so good! Brother, is this also brought back by the emperor? Can we raise it?"

Mu Bai turned his head slowly, and saw his younger brother, who had grown into a half-grown youth, with glowing eyes, completely glued to the big cat.

Mu Bai was wondering about the cat's friendly attitude towards him, when he heard a familiar voice behind him: "It looks so good! Brother, is this also brought back by the emperor? Can we raise it?"

Mu Bai turned his head slowly, and saw his younger brother, who had grown into a half-grown youth, with glowing eyes, completely glued to the big cat, ah, this familiar gaze...

He nodded quickly without hesitation: "Uncle Huang brought it back, but you have to ask Uncle Huang if you can support you. Also, this should not be a good service."

Having said that, Mu Bai has already rolled up his sleeves and figured out how to persuade his royal uncle to give him a cat. No, don’t get me wrong, he is not because of his brother’s long-lost Xingxing eyes, but mainly because of his brother With age, the treasury is also filling up rapidly, and now Mu Wen, who does not need his brother's support, can already afford the expenses of the family's animals, which means that he no longer has to do odd jobs with Mu Bai.

The high-quality labor force that has been raised since childhood is not used to it, and when he is working, his younger brother stays in the palace to play. Is this reasonable?

Regardless of whether others think it is reasonable or not, Mu Bai thinks it is unreasonable anyway. He glanced quickly a few times, scanning the boxes containing various animals one by one based on his understanding of his brothers. I know how long the part-time job will be and what kind of work will be arranged.

The author has something to say: The big cat who is very upset about the bumps along the way: Roar——

The big cat who suddenly sensed a dangerous breath: Huh?

The big cat who smelled the smell of the meal ticket by relying on the sixth sense of small animals in the dangerous atmosphere: Meow~

Hmm... But Mu Xiaobai is a dog, after all, he paid by mistake, Maomao.

Xiaowen: No, there is no wrong payment, Zai Zai, you still have me! !