After the boat turned into the Wusong River, it suddenly increased its speed, and from there it went all the way down the river to Chongming Island before dark.

Zhao Hao stood on the open rouge wood deck, hunting Jiang Feng slapping his face. But he didn't move, his eyes staring straight ahead at the seemingly endless surface of the river.

But in fact, one hundred and fifty miles further on, it is Wusongkou. And Wusongkou is on the mouth of the Yangtze River!

So this is also the passage to the ocean, and this time he can finally take a look at the sea that haunts his dreams.

Of course, he not only visited his disciples on this trip, but more importantly, helped Jin Xuezeng gain a firm foothold as soon as possible and prepare for the upcoming historical opportunity!

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

Of course, this is a disaster for the people along the coast, and it has also caused great suffering to the people of Jingshi. But the misfortune and fortune depended, and the crisis also gave birth to the hope of returning the Ming Dynasty to the sea.

Because the imperial court will have to implement the sea of grain to alleviate the food crisis in Beijing.

In Zhao Hao's view, this is really an excellent opportunity to break the face with a point. It can break the new oceanophobia between the government and the opposition in one fell swoop!

Our Chinese nation is not afraid of the ocean! We have a longer maritime history than anyone else! The achievements are also brilliant!

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

By the time of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the coastal vassal states were already able to build huge ships, setting off large-scale maritime exploration, sea transportation, overseas trade, and frequent naval battles.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, we opened up the first route to Japan, which was a left-handed circulation route; During the Warring States period, with the improvement of navigation technology, a direct route was opened to Kitakyushu, Japan, via Tsushima Island.

The Qin Dynasty's Xu Fu Dongdu was the latter route.

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

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, with the efforts of Chinese and foreign seafaring traders, trade docking with the Roman Empire was realized, and the two responsible powers finally sailed directly.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Wei opened up a third route to Japan. 'The boat is a horse, and the giant sea is transformed into a Geng', and the Eastern Wu has opened up a third western route.

Sun Quan also sent a fleet on seven expeditions to Liaodong. He also ordered Wei Wen to lead a fleet of more than 10,000 people to expedition to the southeast coast, and this great voyage included Taiwan and Hainan Island in China's territory for the first time in history.

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

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

In the early years of the dynasty, China's seafaring power reached its peak. Zheng He's huge fleet in the Western Ocean, both in terms of the number of ships and tonnage, is dozens of times that of Columbus's fleet more than 70 years later, and it is still the most powerful ocean-going fleet in human history so far!

However, in the last 100 decades, there has been a gap in our seafaring business.

Daming, who has the world's first navy, suddenly lost interest in embracing the ocean and closed the door to live his life.

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

They completely ignore the long maritime history of China, not to say that we are a land people, and we have a natural fear of the sea......

In fact, how can the reason be so complicated? There is only one fundamental reason, the rise of the Ottoman Empire, the European crusades, the seizure of Constantinople, the blocking of the east-west route, and then indulged in the westward expedition and could not extricate themselves.

When Arab merchants no longer went to sea, and Venetian merchants could not follow in the footsteps of Marco Polo to the East, with whom did the Ming go to the ocean-going trade? The natives basking in the sun on Luzon, or the Indians who are crazy about involution?

So going to sea became a loss-making business, the larger the size of the fleet, the more losses were lost, and finally the 'messenger of justice' Liu Daxia angrily burned Zheng He's navigation chart, which drew a break for the Ming Dynasty's loss-making navigation career.

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

Because Daming has no pressure. It is a vast and highly developed country, and it can become an East Asian power behind closed doors.

Europeans did not do business with the Ming Dynasty, but the standard of living plummeted, the queen did not have a gorgeous silk dress, and the king did not have exquisite porcelain to drink afternoon tea.

They don't even have tea anymore!

How is he meowing these days? Thus began the arduous quest to bypass the Ottomans and reconnect with the East......

While generations of Western navigators sacrificed their lives and deaths to open up new routes, the Ming Dynasty gradually forgot the taste of the sea in the quiet years.

As a result, the reshuffling of human civilization was missed, and the Age of Discovery was missed.

Zhao Hao's mission to himself is to wake up this dozing dragon and accompany her back to the center of the world stage.

Daming will be great for a hundred years! No, how can a hundred years be enough? A thousand years to be great!

Great oaks from little acorns grow.. Daming's .asxs. heading to the ocean is in Chongming.

Thinking of this, Zhao Gongzi silently put on his red-circled straw hat.

Time is running out......

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At dusk, the river wind killed.

The three girls returned to the deck.

They carried food baskets, held food boxes, and laughed and commented on the medals on each other's chests, and whether they matched the dresses and jewelry.

Seeing that Zhao Hao was immersed in thinking and couldn't extricate himself, they lowered their voices and arranged afternoon tea with the help of the guards.

Secretary Ma walked to Zhao Hao's side, stretched out his slender and white palm, and shook it in front of his eyes.

"Oh." Zhao Hao came back to his senses at this time.

"What does Childe think?" Ma Xianglan asked in a low voice.

"I'm thinking, our journey is the sea of stars......" Zhao Hao pressed his straw hat, stuck out his tongue and smiled: "It's not." ”

"I'm wondering, what should I call this ship?" Zhao Gongzi didn't want to scare them, so he changed his words.

"Childe is so serious, just want to do such a thing?" Secretary Ma glanced at him suspiciously, feeling that things were not so simple.

"That's a big deal for a boy." Zhao Hao had a serious face.

"Come and eat and talk, let's help you think about it." Qiaoqiao beckoned the two to sit down quickly.

"Wow, that's stylish." Only then did Zhao Hao realize that a square table with a refreshing Songjiang printed tablecloth was set up on the deck.

On the table, there are brightly colored Chenghua Doucai tea sets, as well as four dry, four fresh and four dim sum, and a number of exquisite refreshments.

Washing his hands with the warm water in the copper basin, Zhao Gongzi took the towel to wipe his hands, and sat down in the seat facing the bow of the boat.

The third girl also sat down, sipping herbal tea, and at the same time, you gave Zhao Hao an idea like me.

Zhao Gongzi sat comfortably on the circle chair, holding the doucai chicken bowl cup, feeling that he should not be too persistent to move forward, and it was good to stop and look at the scenery along the way.

Suddenly, Jiang Xueying said to him: "Look, the east side of the river is our company's land. ”

ps. The second update, ask for a monthly pass! In addition, Zhao Gongzi decided to give up the naming rights of the ship to everyone, please use your imagination to see who can win.