: If not, go grab it

Although the story of One Piece is very long, Xie Hong can't remember so much. He just picked some classic plots and mixed with other content to talk randomly. After telling the story, he gradually brought the topic to the current world situation. He also knew about Franji Zhengde, and Zeng Jian knew about things, but he didn't know it.

When he listened to the story, Zhengde was full of longing, but when he heard the reality, he became a little angry and suddenly interrupted, "Actually, I, the Ming Dynasty, also have a large fleet."

Xie Hong was slightly stunned. According to his understanding, the most famous fleet of the Ming Dynasty was the one that Zheng He went to the West, but that was not long after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and it was a year before now.

As for what happened later, the historical novices didn't know. In Xie Hong's impression, although the Ming Dynasty later opened a maritime ban and formed a considerable maritime trade, they never built a fleet again. The Zheng family fleet that recaptured Taiwan was just a private fleet of the Zheng family, and was then incorporated by the court.

"Your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty now has a fleet?" Xie Hong was very curious about Zhengde's words.

When Xie Hong asked, Zhu Houzhao's face turned slightly red and said embarrassedly: "There is no ship, but the chart of the Sanbao fleet should still be there. I heard from my father that there are not only navigation charts, but also drawings of the treasure ship."

Xie Hong was surprised. This thing could be preserved for so long? He didn't know much about history, and he didn't know anything about such details. He asked half-believingly: "The drawings are still there?"

Zhu Houzhao expressed indignation at his suspicion, turned to the window and whispered loudly: "Da Yong, Qian Ning, I know you are outside, come in quickly, I have something to ask you."

Xie Hongjiu, is this the legendary listening wall? Otherwise, what would these two buddies do when they squatted outside the window?

"Long live, your name is Lao Nu? The breakfast is ready, and I'm waiting for you to have a meal." Although Gu Daren was fat, he was very agile. Before Zhengde finished speaking, he had already flashed in with a smile on his face. Qian Ning, the military officer, could only follow behind and eat dust.

"Where is the time to take care of breakfast?" Zhengde waved his hand impatiently, "Da Yong, aren't you in the East Factory? You should know the sea chart and treasure ship drawings of eunuch Sanbao?"

"This..." Gu Dayong also heard what Zhengde and Xie Hong were talking just now. Seeing that Zhengde was in high spirits, he hesitated a little.

Seeing him hesitating, Zhengde turned around and asked Qian Ning: "Qian Ning, don't you Jinyiwei know?"

"I don't know." Qian Ning turned out to be just a thousand households, and this kind of thing was not the focus of Jinyiwei, so he certainly didn't know it.

Seeing Zhengde's face was unhesitant, Gu Dayong hurriedly explained: "Long live, I know about this, but..."

"But what? I said it's very useful, you'll be more happy." Zhengde became even more impatient.

Not to mention Zhengde, Gu Dayong was hesitant, which made Xie Hong very anxious. This was a big deal. Zheng He's voyage to the West was ironclad evidence that Chinese civilization was once ahead of the world. Xie Hong didn't care much about the drawings of the treasure ship. He paid more attention to the nautical chart left by the fleet at that time! That was the most important thing in opening up the sea route.

It is said that the fleet at that time went to the southern end of Africa, and the navigation charts were also drawn along the way. Think about it, this was a chart that spanned several major sea areas. Even though Xie Hong came from later generations, he was very concerned about this kind of thing.

"Your Majesty, I said, don't be angry. The chart has been burned by Shangshu Liu..." Gu Da said with a bitter face.

"It's burned!" Zhengde and Xie Hong asked in unison: "How come it's burned, why did it burn?"

"That's what happened in the first year of Chenghua. At that time, King Annan Li Hao..." Gu Dayong explained.

As soon as he said Balabara, Xie Hong also understood that it turned out that Vietnam and Laos had fought against each other at that time, and the Vietnamese lost. So the eunuch Wang Zhi wanted to make contributions and suggested that Emperor Xianzong take advantage of the situation, so he asked the Ministry of War to hand over the military registration and navigation map of Annan during the Yongle period.

Liu Daxia and Wang Zhi were not from the same place. They were also very traditional literati mentality. They believed that Zheng He's voyage to the West was of no benefit, and they consumed the court's money and food in vain. They hated this deeply, so while hiding the military map, they also hid the navigation map. Later, Wang Zhi was forced to do so, so he simply burned all the fire.

This person is really a prodigal person. Xie Hong didn't know who Liu Daxia was, but he felt very distressed. Even if such an important thing is not used for navigation, it would be a good antique. Why did it burn it?

"This old guy Liu Daxia really doesn't take me seriously. Even if he burns such an important thing, he has to notify me." Zhengde was also very indignant.

Gu Dayong was so funny that he was talking about the first year of Chenghua. Let’s not talk about you at that time, even your father, Emperor Xiaozong, was not born, and Liu Daxia would have to inform you.

After being indignant, Zhengde felt very embarrassed and said to Xie Hong embarrassedly: "Liu Daxia is an old stubborn person. I can't do anything to him. Moreover, the things have been burned and cannot be found. Alas, it seems that I was talking big just now." After that, he sighed, looking very regretful.

After hearing this, Xie Hong's favor for Zhengde increased greatly. Most of his understanding of Zhu Houzhao came from the Internet, and the information itself was incomplete. Moreover, because Zhengde and the scholars and officials had a very poor relationship, and Jiajing, who ascended the throne, was a very mean emperor, there were few records about him.

The Ming Dynasty was a period of fall for more than 200 years, and the Qing Tartars would not say anything good to him.

You should know that when dealing with foreign enemies, Zhengde is a very determined hawkish person and is not ruthless to the Tartars. He even killed an enemy on the battlefield. It can be said that he is the only one among the many non-founded emperors in China. Naturally, the Tartars would not miss him.

Therefore, in later generations, Zhengde's image was very vague. Those who like him said that he was a true nature and could be called a wise king throughout the ages; those who don't like him said that he was a debauchery and a great foolish king. Xie Hong was not a historian, and before he met people, he could not judge what kind of person Zhengde was. He just knew clearly that Zhengde liked to play very much.

Just based on his impression of this day, Xie Hong did not find anything strange about Zhengde. This is a very normal boy: he likes to play, is curious, has a strong energy, and is very smart. Judging from the concepts of later generations, Zhengde has nothing strange at all. He is a very popular child.

Through the conversation just now, Xie Hong even confirmed this point that Zhengde is indeed a person with true nature.

The two met for a while, and after Zhengde had just praised it, his words were denied. In this case, ordinary people would be somewhat uneasy on their faces. Clever people may change the topic without any trace. People with high status are more likely to be angry and vent their anger on others. However, Zhengde admitted in shame that he had said the wrong thing.

Moreover, as the 1950s, he admitted that he could not do anything to Liu Daxia. He did not have the kind of person who was offended by the superiors, so he had to think so, and he did not avoid Xie Hong.

Xie Hong couldn't help but sigh in his heart that he had found a boss who was easy to get along with. Well, as an excellent worker, when the boss was worried, he should share his worries. So he comforted him: "Your Majesty, it doesn't matter if you don't have those things. As long as you have this heart, things will be easy."

"Really?" Zhengde's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said, "Xie Hong, you are so awesome. I knew you would definitely have a solution. What is the solution? Tell me quickly."

Xie Hong discovered another characteristic of Zhengde. When he was happy in front of people he would forget to call himself me, and often called you, you, me and me. Perhaps he really didn't have that kind of rigorous concept in his heart.

"Actually, it's very simple. Without the drawings of the treasure ship, we can find craftsmen who know how to build them. Without craftsmen who know how to do, we can study them bit by bit..."

Xie Hong smiled and said that he could understand some principles, but through his experience over the past year, Xie Hong was also sure that the technological level of the Ming Dynasty was quite high. As long as he could give enough attention and invest enough resources, there was no reason why the things that could be created in the early Ming Dynasty could not be created now.

What was the situation in the early Ming Dynasty? The Ming Taizu had just driven away the Tartars to establish a country. Those alien invaders never built them. They would only destroy them everywhere, so everything in the Ming Dynasty started from scratch. Therefore, in the final analysis, it is just a question of whether the creativity of the craftsmen can be used.

"What about... what about the navigation chart?" Through Xie Hong's story, Zhengde also had a concept of navigation. He knew that navigation charts were even more important than maps. If you don't have a map, you will get lost, and it will be the same if you don't have a map. However, getting lost on the ground is mostly just a waste of time. If you get lost on the sea, you will be blind.

"The navigation chart is simpler." Xie Hong raised his lips and smiled evilly, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? Franji and the Spanish people came to the Ming Dynasty from a very far place. Their hometown is much further away than the places where the Sanbao eunuch had been. Since they could sail, they must have a more complete navigation chart."

Zhengde suddenly realized, clapped his hands and smiled, "That's right, we can buy it from them... Well, if they don't sell it..."

"Let's just steal his." Xie Hong nodded vigorously. Zhu Houzhao's child was so fond of his brother's appetite and had a tacit understanding. He felt no guilt in his heart. Did the foreign devils in the future snatch things from China? What's the point of a brother just snatching a chart? Besides, this is just the beginning.

"Yes, you'll have it after robbing it. By the way, you can also catch a few navigators so that our fleet can also go to Europe, haha." The two of them said more and more, and Zhengde happily helped Xie Hong pick up the leaks.

Looking at these two heartless and shameless people, Gu Dayong and Qian Ning were speechless. Aren’t Xie Hong a craftsman? Why did you say that robbery is so good? This person’s way of thinking is so strange. No wonder he has joined the relationship with Master Wansui so much. After a long time, Master Wansui was so angry that he insisted on coming to Xuanfu. He had a premonition of his feelings.

The more they talked, the more they became more excited, and the more they looked at each other, the more they met each other. Zhu Houzhao had already started asking Xie Hong what specialties there were in Europe, and Xie Hong also started counting with his fingers. In fact, he didn't know what was in Europe, so he simply told the Americas that there were many specialties there. There was a saying that there were three treasures in America: golden corn coffee beans...

"Ahem..." Gu Dayong couldn't stand it anymore and quickly interrupted Xie Hong's words. The two of them said they were so happy.

"Long live, you should use breakfast first. It's not a matter of building a ship every day."

"Then let's have a meal first." Zhengde felt hungry as soon as he said, and Xie Hong was even more so. He had been busy all night, and his physical energy was exhausted.

"When!" Just as he was about to go out, the bell of Qingyuan Tower rang. Seeing Zhengde in a daze, Xie Hong introduced: "Your Majesty, this is the bell of Qingyuan Tower, Chen Shi..." He was only halfway through his words and stopped in shock.

"Dang!" The first sound was still echoing, followed by another bell ringing, and then another rapid drum sound.

The bells and drums sounded together! This was the first time Xie Hong heard it in four months after he came to Xuanfu. Although it was only the first time he heard it, he knew in his heart that only one situation was that the bells and drums in Xuanfu would ring at the same time, and in such a hurry.

That's...

The Tartars invaded!
Chapter completed!