Xiao Jing stepped forward and said, "The slave maid has inquired, and the cabinet has actually noticed this, and sent someone to ask, saying that it is Spain who came this time." ”

"Spanish nation?" Emperor Hongzhi didn't pay attention to it: "Why are they here?" ”

Xiao Jing paused: "It seems that I want to mediate with Daming." ”

Emperor Hongzhi said: "This is Spain again, and Portugal again, so many teeth, how can the Ming count them?" ”

"But ......" Xiao Jing paused, and stopped talking.

"Say it." Emperor Hongzhi said.

"I heard...... The...... To Quanzhou, it is a Spanish clipper, its speed is amazing, not my Ming ship can reach, not only that, but also arranged many artillery, said to be the Spanish country, the latest ship, the city of Bo Division estimated, this may be to show off the might. ”

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly remembered something: "I vaguely remember...... Lu Guogong led the immigrants to the Golden Continent, which is their fierce rival...... Is it? ”

"Exactly." Xiao Jing has not made any achievements these days, but he knows that going to the West is a national policy, and he has touched this national policy clearly: "It is said that this Francois is fighting with two teeth, and finally it was mediated, one occupies the eastern hemisphere, the other occupies the western hemisphere, the Portuguese, then attacked the West, and the Spaniards run the Golden Continent, the Spaniards, and the henchmen of the Duke of Nalu are in great trouble." In other words, this Lu Guogong was a big trouble for Spain, and they sent a clipper this time, and they were foolish to the slaves, but they were afraid that the tribute was fake, and the show off was true. ”

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi sneered: "Heh...... I don't know what to say, tell Quanzhou City Bo Si that Spanish ships are not allowed to go ashore, and if they dare to go ashore rashly, they will be killed immediately. I sent the Lu Guogong to pass through the Golden Continent, and the Ming national policy has been clearly determined, and it allows others to sleep soundly under the couch, just Spain, and it is difficult to escape my only grasp, so I don't have to pay attention to it. ”

"The slave and maid understand."

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Zhu Houzhao tossed around for a few days and obediently went to his steam research institute.

Fang Jifan finally breathed a sigh of relief, for fear that this guy would do something irrational.

But......

"Young Master......"

Wang Jinyuan probed his brain outside.

Fang Jifan was standing on his feet and drinking tea, he was still thinking about how to take back those statues that had fallen out.

I will never be an experiment in art, not to mention, it is still an art form like Zhu Houzhao.

As soon as he saw Wang Jinyuan, Fang Jifan was not angry: "Get in." ”

Wang Jinyuan was fat again, and without saying a word, he really rolled into the hall, didn't care about patting the dust on his body, and said with a smile: "Young master, that Wang Wenyu, I have always wanted to come to see the young master, but the young master has been busy these days......"

Fang Jifan frowned: "Who is Wang Wenyu?" ”

Wang Jinyuan: "......"

He took a deep breath and said with a dry smile: "Young Master is really a noble man who forgets things, young master, have you forgotten, this Wang Wenyu, you still praised him at the beginning, among the disciples and grandchildren, you value him the most, and he is the softest piece in your heart, that is, the one who looks at celestial phenomena and geography, didn't he also write a paper, called the Theory of the Circle of the Earth, His Majesty also recommended him to go to the Academy of Sciences, he has always been on duty in the waiting room of the Academy of Sciences, these days, he is ...... of the soul"

"Oh." Fang Jifan was a little bit impressed: "It turned out to be him, oh, what is that dog called Wang?" ”

Wang Jinyuan said: "Wang Wenyu." ”

Fang Jifan patted the case: "Yes, this guy is amazing, come, call in." ”

After a while, Wang Wenyu came in, he saluted, and said, "I've seen my master." ”

Fang Jifan put down the teacup and stared at Wang Wenyu, sure enough, he was a little familiar, it seemed that he had a good memory, Fang Jifan said: "Wenyu, you sit down and talk." ”

Wang Wenyu was flattered, and his master ...... Sure enough, in front of him, there was no shelf, he was moved, and sat down: "The student is here to ask the master for his life." ”

Fang Jifan said: "What kind of life, please?" ”

"The students don't want to stay in the palace anymore."

Fang Jifan frowned: "Why is this?" ”

"Students have been studying the geography of mountains and rivers, these days, from some of the military households who came back from the garrison of Nuer Gandusi, they learned that in the far north, where there is heavy snow all year round, the sky is cold and frozen, thousands of miles, there are no people, and Nuer Gandusi all the way to the east, it is even more rare, in the early years, you can also see the sea, but in the past ten years, but because of the cold current south, the weather is getting colder and colder, and the ocean is actually frozen, so the student had a whim, and suddenly thought of a very interesting thing."

"Interesting?" Fang Jifan began to feel that even if it was an ancient, their brains were huge.

After bringing them on the right track, these ancients, who were no less than the people of later generations, began to constantly diverge their thinking and pondered many things day by day.

Wang Wenyu nodded: "The students are thinking, if the sea in the far north is frozen, then can you follow the glacier all the way east to the Golden Continent?" ”

"What?" Fang Jifan was stunned.

Wang Wenyu immediately said: "The students have been studying the map of the world left by the eunuchs of the Three Treasures, and found that in fact, the Golden Continent and the Nuer Gandu Division are just across the sea......

As he spoke, he cheered up, and actually pulled out a map from his sleeve, not only that, but also took out a book.

This map has long been outdated, obviously Wang Wenyu not only read how many words, he opened it, every mountain and river in it, there are fly-headed boys as a mark, Fang Jifan stood up, put his hands behind his back, and looked at the map.

Wang Wenyu pointed in the direction of Nu'er Gandusi: "Master, look...... In this map, it is shown that opposite this Nuer Gandusi, there is a sea here, in the north, and this map is marked as the North Pole, and it is said that there are glaciers everywhere, of course...... It doesn't matter, but this small piece of sea, the weather has become colder and colder over the years, so will the glaciers in the Arctic expand? What does a student mean...... Will this sea also condense into glaciers? ”

Fang Jifan understood.

Xiaoice period.

In fact, Asia, which is now Nuergandusi, is separated from the Golden Continent by only one strait, that is, the Bering Strait.

With the advent of the Xiaoice River period, this area of the sea ......

If the sea is frozen...... Doesn't that mean......

Fang Jifan sighed: "What do you mean?" ”

Wang Wenyu said excitedly and excitedly: "Master, what does the student mean...... Perhaps, we can have a passage to the Golden Continent by land, this passage...... It may not have existed in the past, but with this long cold year, especially in winter, nine times out of ten, you can directly cross this sea area and reach the Golden Continent! ”

"Teacher...... At this time, although the sea route can connect to the Golden Continent, if a new way out can be found, for my Ming Dynasty, wouldn't there be another way out...... The students hope that they can give it a try, and the people have been selected, all of whom are guided by some slave Gandu Division's military households, these people, for bad weather, are accustomed to it, and when the time comes, as long as the students prepare some horses that can withstand the wind and cold, they can use the sleigh as a tool, prepare more grain, grass, horse feed, and prepare warm clothes, but they can try it, if it is really a fluke...... Can you ...... from it Walk out of an ice bridge and come out, perhaps...... For Lu Guogong in the Golden Continent, there are huge benefits. ”

Is the Bailing Strait passable?

Fang Jifan couldn't say for sure.

However, in the previous life, I heard that there were indeed people who took advantage of the ice period to pass directly and arrived on the other side, but now, it is the Xiaoice River period, and the ice period should be longer, so ...... This glacier should be more stable, if it is passable......

Fang Jifan squinted, looking at this pair of eyes looking at himself, these eyes are very clear, Wang Wenyu seems to be a very simple person, so simple, when he finds a possibility, he can't wait to give up this comfortable environment and challenge the limit, even if he dies halfway, he will not hesitate. This guy ...... Like yourself......

Fang Jifan couldn't help but say: "There must be a lot of danger on the way. ”

"Shigong, as long as there are people, out of the first road, then in the future, you can accumulate countless experience, open up a land route, this is a major event for the benefit of the country and the people, students always remember the teachings of the teacher, to establish a life for the common people, for the heart of heaven and earth, please Shigong, allow students to go, write a book must not disgrace the mission. If there is danger in the middle, even if the student dies in the middle of the way, then there is no regret, the student used to be just a little-known scholar, but he was taught by the teacher, and only then did he understand the true learning, the so-called morning and the Tao, and the evening death can be carried out, if you can die for the truth of the teacher's words, there is no regret in death. ”

When Fang Jifan heard this, his body subconsciously shuddered.

He thought of the harsh scene of the cold wind howling and the glaciers on all sides.

What kind of torture will this be for a person?

But what if you really blaze a trail?

Or is it really this Xiaoice period that makes the ice bridge connecting the two continents stable?

If so...... opened the way to the ice bridge, then ...... This is another layer of protection for Daming to control the Golden Continent and be one step ahead of the Francophiles.

Fang Jifan sighed: "Since you have such great ambitions, then go and give it a try, my master doesn't know, what to say." You're right, Xishan Academy, there is no one who is a bad seed, you can say such a thing, the master is already pleased, even so, you write a charter, what to prepare, what manpower to prepare, the teacher will raise an expedition team for you, let you give it a try. You are waiting for the edict in the palace, as a teacher, you still need to go to the emperor, for your life, if His Majesty also supports, it will be better, in any case, you don't have to have any worries, if you can really come back alive, the teacher will definitely ask for credit for you. ”

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In the first chapter, everyone starts counting.