After the cross-border ship turned into the Wusong River, it suddenly accelerated its speed, and then went down the river and arrived at Chongming Island before dark.

Zhao Hao stood on the open rouge wooden deck, and the river breeze slapped his face. But he didn't move, his eyes staring at the endless river surface ahead.

But in fact, one hundred and fifty miles ahead is Wusongkou. Wusongkou is at the mouth of the Yangtze River!

So this is also the waterway to the ocean. This time I can finally take a look at the sea that made him dream of.

Of course, he was not just visiting his disciples during this trip, but more importantly, he helped Jin Xuezeng gain a foothold as soon as possible and prepare for the upcoming historical opportunities!

In the third year of Longqing, that is, next year, the flooding Yellow River will block the canal canal transport.

This is of course a disaster for the people along the coast, and it also caused great pain to the people in the capital. But misfortune is the basis of good fortune, and the crisis also gave birth to hope to return the Ming Dynasty to the ocean.

Because the court would have to implement sea transportation of grain to alleviate Beijing's food crisis.

In Zhao Hao's opinion, this is an excellent opportunity to point out the surface. It can eliminate the newly developed ocean phobia between the government and the country in one fell swoop!

Our Chinese nation is not afraid of the ocean! Our navigation history has been longer than anyone else! Our achievements are extremely brilliant!

From the Xia Dynasty, the Chinese ancestors set up a fixed round-trip route between the Liaodong Peninsula and the Shandong Peninsula.

During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, coastal vassal states could have built huge tower ships, launching large-scale maritime adventures, maritime transportation, overseas trade and frequent naval wars.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, we opened the first route to Japan, which was a left-circulating route; during the Warring States Period, with the improvement of navigation technology, we opened a route to Kitakyushu, Japan via Tsushima.

Xu Fu of the Qin Dynasty traveled eastward to the east. It was the next route.

During the Western Han Dynasty, we opened up the Maritime Silk Road.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, with the efforts of Chinese and foreign navigation traders, trade docking with the Roman Empire was achieved, and the two responsible major powers finally sailed directly.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Wei opened the third route to Japan. The Eastern Wu, which was "the boats were compiled into carriages and horses, and the giant sea turned into Yi Geng", opened the third route to the West.

Sun Quan also sent a fleet to expedition to Liaodong seven times. He also ordered a fleet of tens of thousands of people to expedition the southeast coast. This great voyage included Taiwan and Hainan Island in my country for the first time in history.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the fourth waterway to Japan was explored, called the South Road. Many Chinese people arrived in Japan along this route, settled in Japan, and completely incorporated Japan into the Chinese civilization circle.

During the Tang and Song dynasties, our maritime industry was the most prosperous stage. At this time, we strongly exported Japan's economy and culture, and continued the previous good trend of trade with the South China Sea. Together with the Arab Empire, we pushed the sailing of Asia and Africa to the peak.

In the early years of the country's dynasty, China's navigation power reached its peak. Zheng He's huge fleet voyage to the West, regardless of the number of ships and tonnage, was dozens of times the Columbus fleet more than seventy years later, and so far it is the most powerful ocean-going fleet in human history!

However, in the past one hundred and ten years, our maritime industry has experienced a gap.

The Ming Dynasty, which had the world's number one navy, suddenly lost its interest in embracing the ocean and closed the door to live his own life.

In this regard, many historians have boasted about it and made nonsense and even ulterior motives from various perspectives such as culture, race, and system.

They completely ignore the long and long history of navigation in China, and insist that we are a land nation and have natural fear of the ocean...

In fact, the reason is not that complicated? The fundamental reason is that the Ottoman Empire rose up and killed the European Crusaders, seized Constantinople, blocked the East-West route, and then became addicted to the Western Expedition.

When Arab merchants no longer go out to sea, Venetian merchants cannot follow Marco Polo's footsteps to come to the East. Who will the Ming Dynasty trade with? Are the indigenous people basking in the sun on Luzon Island or the Indians who are crazy inclined to reel?

So going to sea became a loss-making deal. The larger the fleet, the more it lost. In the end, Liu Daxia, the "Emunior of Justice", burned Zheng He's navigation chart with anger, and put a stop to the Ming Dynasty's loss-making maritime career.

As for why the Ming Dynasty was not as persistent as the Europeans and looked for other routes?

Because the Ming Dynasty has no pressure. It is vast and highly developed. It can be a powerful country in East Asia when it is closed.

Europeans did not do business with the Ming Dynasty, but their living standards plummeted. The queen did not have gorgeous silk and skirts, and the king did not have exquisite porcelain to drink afternoon tea.

They don’t even have tea!

How did he live these days? So the arduous exploration of bypassing the Ottoman and re-establishing connection with the East began...

While generations of Western navigators were sacrificing their lives to open up new routes, the Ming Dynasty gradually forgot the smell of the ocean in the quiet and peaceful years.

As a result, human civilization was missed and reshuffled.

The mission Zhao Hao gave himself is to awaken the sleepy dragon and accompany her back to the center of the world stage.

The Ming Dynasty will be one hundred years old! No, how can one hundred years be enough? It will be one thousand years old!

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The starting point of the Ming Dynasty's journey toward the ocean is in Chongming.

Thinking of this, Mr. Zhao silently put on his red-circle straw hat.

Time is endless...

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At dusk, the river wind slays.

Three girls return to the deck.

They held food baskets and food boxes, and laughed at each other's chest medals, whether they matched their dresses and jewelry.

Seeing that Zhao Hao was addicted to thinking and could not extricate himself, they let down their voices and arranged afternoon tea with the help of the guards.

Secretary Ma then walked to Zhao Hao, stretched out his green and slender white palm, and shook it in front of him.

"Oh." Zhao Hao came to his senses.

"What are you thinking about?" Ma Xianglan asked in a low voice.

"I was thinking, our journey was the sea of ​​stars..." Zhao Hao pressed his straw hat, stuck out his tongue and smiled: "No."

"I'm thinking about what name should this ship be given?" Mr. Zhao didn't want to scare them, so he changed his words.

"Young Master is so serious, just want to do this?" Secretary Ma looked at him suspiciously, feeling that things were not that simple.

"For boys, this is a big deal." Zhao Hao looked serious.

"Come here to eat and chat, let's help you think about it." Qiao Qiao called the two of them and sat down quickly.

"Wow, it's so stylish." Zhao Hao then discovered that a square table with a refreshing Songjiang printed tablecloth was placed on the deck.

There are brightly colored Chenghua Doucai tea sets on the table, as well as four dried, four fresh and four snacks, and several exquisite refreshments.

Just washing his hands with the warm water from the copper basin, Mr. Zhao took the towel and wiped his hands, and sat down on the seat facing the bow of the boat.

The three girls also sat down, while tasting herbal tea, while giving Zhao Hao an idea like you and I.

Mr. Zhao sat comfortably on the chair, holding the Doucai Chicken Coffee Cup in his hand, feeling that he should not be too persistent to move forward, and stopped to see the scenery along the way was quite good.

Suddenly, Jiang Xueying said to him: "Look, Jiangdong is the land of our company."
Chapter completed!