Ming Dynasty: Teaching The Prince Dragon-Slaying Skills At The Beginning

Chapter 856: The Results Of The Ming Dynasty’S Exploration On Various Overseas Continents [Please Su

Zhou Wang Zhu Zhu shook his head and buried the details of the closed-door meeting between the old Zhu family and his son two years ago in his heart, and even Yan Changqing did not intend to tell it.

After all, if the story of Qin King Zhu Di, Jin King Zhu Fan, and Yan King Zhu Di crying while holding their father was revealed, then he would probably be hunted down by his second brother, third brother, and fourth brother.

So for the sake of your own life, it's better to keep this matter in your heart.

Then Zhou Wang Zhu Ji looked at Yan Changqing and asked:

“Is the route from Daming to other continents ripe for exploration now?!!”

Yan Changqing nodded, and then connected again.

Immediately, Yan Changqing took the world map from the table, spread it on the table, then took an ink pen and drew a straight line from the location of Haizhou City in the Ming Dynasty to the Bering Strait between the Asian continent and North America, and said:

"For continents that are relatively close, the corresponding offshore routes have been relatively maturely explored, but for continents that are relatively far away, more exploration is needed to ensure the accuracy of offshore routes."

"For example, the sea route from the Ming Dynasty to the North American continent is a relatively mature route for exploration."

"If you start from Haizhou City, then sail along the coastline of the Asian continent, offshore all the way to the Bering Strait between the Asian continent and the North American continent, then the theoretical shortest sailing distance is about 6,000 kilometers."

"However, it is limited by the actual route, as well as the influence of unexpected factors such as sea weather. "Usually the distance from Haizhou City to Yurying Strait will be about 1,000 kilometers to 8,000 kilometers." 1

"Nowadays, the average daily speed of Ming Dynasty's latest sea-going ships can reach more than 200 kilometers. If the weather is good, luck is good, and there is strong wind or favorable wind, the maximum speed of sea-going ships can even reach more than 300 kilometers."

"If we don't take into account the supplies along the way to the coast, as well as the transactions with other vassal states "Six Seven Seven", and the journey along the way goes smoothly.

"Then from Haizhou City to the Bering Strait, it can be reached in about 20 to 30 days, or in 30 to 40 days.

"After that, we can land on the North American continent from the Bering Strait, and then we can reach the North American continent smoothly."

"Nowadays, including the supplies along the way to the coast and the transactions with other vassal states, the time it usually takes for the Ming Navy fleet to make a normal trip back and forth to the North American continent is about three to four months."

"Taking into account the frequent typhoons in summer and autumn, the Ming Dynasty Navy fleet usually makes one trip to North America in winter and spring, and then one or two trips to North America in summer and autumn."

"With three or four trips a year, the Ming Dynasty has successfully reached the North American continent ten times in total."

"So the route exploration on the North American continent can be said to be relatively mature."

Yan Changqing is talking about the short-sea routes that travel along the coastline of the Asian continent, not the ocean routes that directly cross the Pacific from Asia to North America.

After all, the Ming Dynasty has not yet entered the era of steam engines and ships. It is still too risky to rely on wooden sailing ships for ultra-long-distance ocean crossings.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, it is better to proceed offshore along the mainland coastline.

In this way, if you encounter any problems such as storms, you can also consider whether to take shelter in time.

In fact, you can choose to drive along the continental coastline not only to North America, but also to other continents.

This was also one of the more reliable and relatively less risky ways to reach other continents in ancient times.

Because the coastlines of the five continents of Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, and South America are more or less connected.

Then Yan Changqing drew a straight line at the location of the Bering Strait on the world map, all the way to the Central American Isthmus where the North American continent and the South American continent are connected, and then continued

"Theoretically, the straight-line distance from the Bering Strait to the Central American Isthmus connecting the North American continent and the South American continent is about 6,000 to 7,000 kilometers.

"However, also subject to the actual route, as well as the influence of unexpected factors such as maritime weather, the distance from the Bering Strait to the Central American Isthmus may be as long as about 8,000 kilometers to 9,000 kilometers."

"In addition, in order to prevent accidents in the middle, the naval fleet did not go out of North America and mistakenly landed at the end of North America."

"So the naval fleet is usually allowed to go directly for more than 10,000 kilometers and then land ashore.

"In this case, it can basically be guaranteed that the naval fleet will finally land on the South American continent."

"Generally, from the Bering Strait to the South American continent, it can be reached in about thirty-four to forty days, and in fifty to sixty days."

"If we don't take into account the supplies along the way to the coast and the transactions with other vassal countries, and the journey goes smoothly."

"So starting from Haizhou City in the Ming Dynasty, it will eventually take about fifty-four to seventy days to reach the South American continent, and it will take about eighty to one hundred days to reach the South American continent."

"Nowadays, including the supplies along the way to the coast and the transactions with other vassal countries, the time it usually takes for the Ming Navy fleet to make a normal trip back and forth to the South American continent is about six to eight months."

"In the past few years, Ming Dynasty has sent naval fleets to the South American continent three times, but only two of them successfully landed ashore, and once there was an accident."

“So the sea route from the Ming Dynasty to the South American continent is relatively not yet mature and needs more exploration.

Then Yan Changqing drew a straight line to the Australian continent from the location of Haizhou City in the Ming Dynasty on the world map, and then said:

"If you start from Haizhou City and sail directly to the Australian mainland, the theoretical shortest sailing distance is about 6,000 kilometers to 8,000 kilometers."

"But also taking into account the actual route, as well as the influence of unexpected factors such as maritime weather, the distance from Haizhou City to the Australian mainland may be as long as 8,000 kilometers to about ten square kilometers."

"If we don't take into account the supplies along the way to the coast and the transactions with other vassal countries, and the journey goes smoothly."

"So generally, from Daming Haizhou City to Aolu, it can be reached in about thirty to forty days at the fastest time, and about forty to fifty days at the slow time."

"Nowadays, the Ming Navy fleet takes into account the supplies along the way to the coast and the transactions with other vassal states. Generally, the time it takes to make a normal trip back and forth to the Australian mainland is about four to five months."

"You can probably go to Australia twice a year. In the past few years, Daming has made a total of seven trips to Australia."

"However, three of them failed to find Australia, but the last two times they successfully found Australia.

"Now the sea route from Haizhou City in the Ming Dynasty to the Australian mainland has gradually become clear and mature. As long as we explore a few more times and accumulate more experience and logbooks, there will basically not be much of a problem from the Ming Dynasty to the Australian mainland."

The reason why the mainland was not found three times was because the Ming Navy fleets on those three occasions mistook Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Kalimantan in front of the mainland for the mainland.

Later, I went around Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra Island, and Kalimantan Island several times, and found that Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra Island, and Kalimantan Island were not as large as the mainland area mentioned in the information given by the Ming Dynasty.

Only then did the Ming Navy fleet realize that they and others might have found the wrong one, but due to supply and other problems, they could only return temporarily.

However, after clearly recording the information about the islands of Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Kalimantan, the Ming Navy fleet later knew how to pass directly through these islands after seeing them and continue sailing.

After passing through these large islands, continue sailing for a while and you will be able to see the Australian mainland.

Therefore, the two recent sea voyages did not go astray again, but successfully arrived in Australia.

Finally, Yan Changqing drew a long curve at the location of Daming Haizhou City on the world map, first around the coastline of the Asian continent, and then through the Cape of Good Hope in Africa.

Finally reaching the Scottish Islands in Europe.

“Start from Haizhou City, then drive all the way along the coastline of the Asian continent, then continue to drive along the coastline on the east side of the African continent, pass through the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, and then drive along the coastline on the west side of Africa.

"Finally reaching the Scottish Islands on the edge of the European continent, the shortest sailing distance of these ten journeys is theoretically about 105,000 kilometers to 7,000 kilometers in ten directions!"

"But also subject to the actual route, as well as the influence of unexpected factors such as sea weather, the distance from Haizhou City to the Scottish Islands in Europe is usually about 20,000 kilometers!!

"If we don't take into account the supplies along the way to the coast and the transactions with other vassal countries, and the journey goes smoothly."

"Generally, from Daming Haizhou City to the Scottish Islands in Europe, it can be reached in about sixty to seventy days, or in about one hundred to one hundred and twenty days.

"If you include the supplies of the Ming Navy fleet along the way to the coast, as well as the transactions with other vassal states."

"Then the time it usually takes for the Ming Dynasty Navy fleet to make a normal trip back and forth to the Scottish Islands in Europe is about six to eight months.

"In the past few years, the Ming Dynasty has sent a total of four naval fleets to try to go to the Scottish Islands in Europe. However, so far, only one has successfully reached the Scottish Islands in Europe and then returned."

"There were three remaining times. One of them had an accident and did not return; one encountered a storm and was seriously damaged and had to return halfway; one made a mistake in landing on the African continent and did not reach the Scottish Islands in Europe...

"So from now on, the sea route from the Ming Dynasty to the Scottish Islands on the European mainland is the most unfamiliar among the many overseas continental routes. Next, more naval fleets need to be invested in exploring it."

Speaking of this, Yan Changqing couldn't help but sigh.

In the current era, the Suez Canal, which connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean, is naturally not open.

Therefore, if you want to sail from Asia to Europe during this period, you must go around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa.

That is equivalent to walking a large circle around the coastline on the east and west sides of Africa, so the distance of sea navigation will naturally be extended a lot.

Otherwise, if the Suez Canal is completed, the entire distance from Asia through the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean in Europe will be only about 9,000 to 10,000 kilometers.

It can be said that the distance has been shortened by one-third to one-half. One can imagine the importance of the Suez Canal!

This is also the reason why the blockage of the Suez Canal in Yan Changqing's previous life had a serious impact on the world.

After all, once the Suez Canal is blocked, ships will have to take longer routes, increasing transportation time and costs, and aggravating the global supply chain.

burden.

At the same time, it will also lead to bottlenecks in the global supply chain, which will increase transportation costs and prices, affecting global trade and financial markets.

Then Yan Changqing seemed to have thought of something and sighed again:

"It's a pity that the nautical charts of past dynasties have not been preserved due to wars."

"Otherwise, if there were nautical charts recorded by past dynasties, Ming Dynasty's exploration of Europe might have been smoother and more convenient."

In fact, Xia's fleet had arrived in Europe a long time ago.

According to the archaeological data of Yan Changqing's previous life, it was discovered that the Maritime Silk Road already existed during the Jin Dynasty.

At that time, merchants of the Jin Dynasty had already learned to use magnets to make compasses for navigation, and sailed from the northeast to Europe.

He also conducted transactions with the Roman Empire at that time, exchanging thousands of pieces of silk for diamonds and other jewelry from the king of the Roman Empire.

At the same time, merchants from the Eastern Roman Empire also traveled thousands of miles to Guangdong Province to trade with the Jin Dynasty. Sima Yan personally went to Guangdong Province to trade with Eastern Roman merchants, and also purchased honey paper, jewelry, and Huanhuan.

cloth, as well as South Asian Buddha statues, spices and other products.

At that time, the Maritime Silk Road of the Jin Dynasty still focused on the Italians and Egyptians of the Roman Empire, the Parthian Persians, and merchants from various South Asian countries as its main trading targets [which also included

Saudi Arabia, Australia, the Philippines, Myanmar and other countries with few records.

This Silk Road was located at an important sea and land port in the Middle East, in Syria, which was known as "Siluo" at the time.

Unfortunately, such a Maritime Silk Road is only roughly recorded in historical materials. As for the specific navigation charts, it has not been handed down.

Not to mention the Jin Dynasty, even the navigational charts of the Maritime Silk Road of the Song Dynasty, which was closer to the Ming Dynasty, even with the official power of the Ming court to collect,

Not many records can be found so far.

After all, the wars of past dynasties have destroyed too many things.

The relevant nautical charts are just a trivial inconvenience.

Compared to Yan Changqing who sighed, Zhou Wang Zhu Ju was very optimistic and said:

"In just a few years, it is already very good to be able to achieve the current results."

"And now the Ming Dynasty does not have the ability to send all the royal brothers and younger brothers to other overseas continents at once."

"Since the sea routes to North America and Australia are relatively mature now, then we can give priority to sending the third brother and the seventh brother to North America and Australia respectively.

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"After sending off the third brother and the seventh brother, it is estimated that Ming's sea routes to South America and Europe will be more mature by then.

Just go to Europe and South America.

"As for Fourth Brother, his kingdom is in North Asia, so there is no need to set off from the sea."'

"When the time comes, we can start directly from Daming, then cross Central Asia, and finally reach North Asia."

Then Zhou Wang Zhu Shu and Yan Changqing chatted for a while, and finally Zhou Wang Zhu Jiti said:

"After eldest brother and the others come back and have a rest, my father will probably announce the world map to all the civil and military officials."

"At that time, Mr. Yan can attend the court meeting as the Yu Sheng Boyi clan. Listen to it, and there may be something that needs Mr. Yan to speak."

Yan Changqing nodded and agreed with a smile:

"Okay, I will attend the court meeting as Boyi at that time."

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