Chapter 315 [314] Enclave outside the Ming Dynasty
What the Kingdom of God lacks most today is talent.
Grassroots talents only need time to cultivate and popularize education;
Like Niu Shi, Xiao Hua, Zhou Weiguo and others, which one was not trained by Zhou Li'an himself?
This is also the reason why I took Cookmo on a long trip.
Only when you know the appearance of heaven and earth, see the customs of various countries, and see the good and evil of human nature, can you have extraordinary vision.
Arriving in West Africa again at 12 noon.
The flight lasted 6 hours and covered 3,000 kilometers.
Zhou Li'an did not come to the "Mali Empire" this time. There was a divine prophecy during his first trip, and disaster would come decades later.
As for how to do it, it can only be up to them.
At present, the territory of the Mali Empire has been drawn on the maps of some European countries, and some people have also visited it from overland.
And there are only two places that must be passed -
Ceuta.
Egypt.
Again, Zhou Li'an does not want to change the original trajectory of the "Battle of Ceuta" for the time being.
Therefore, the butterfly's wings are as convergent as possible to avoid any accidents.
After landing, make food in the wilderness.
Zhou Li'an also created a large amount of fuel and ordered Cook to replenish it.
Due to his previous flying experience, Zhou Li'an customized a pressure pump belt in this world. He only needed to connect it to the aircraft circuit and Cookmo could complete the operation alone.
The great elder still wants to help, of course Zhou Li'an will not stop him...
It is for the glory of the people that they serve the true God.
However, the snow girl still dissuaded him.
This made Zhou Li'an wonder whether the number of people in the "travel group" on this trip was too small?
However, if you want to bring more than ten or twenty people, the target after landing will be too big.
In the early Ming Dynasty, the road guidance system was strict.
Assuming that Zhou Li'an appeared as a god, he would naturally welcome officials and nobles to clear the way, but the problem is that the purpose of this trip is to travel incognito and make a real journey through ancient times.
We also want Snow Girl and Cook Mo to see the truest sentiments of the people.
Cook Mo is cheering.
Zhou Li'an created a map and planned the route.
Most of the African map is open, but there are some "small shadows" in some corners, which can be fully opened for this trip.
The final stop in Africa will be Malindi.
After arriving, Zhou Li'an flew to explore the sea for 2,000 kilometers, and then turned back.
The total distance is 4,000 kilometers, which meets the Dash8 battery life standard.
This move is to open the sea route map to facilitate the subsequent monitoring of Zheng He's fleet on its voyage to the West.
Then it started from Malindi, along Somalia, Arabia, and finally arrived in Pakistan.
The next route will be easy to plan.
Head south to Sri Lanka.
Take off from here, then turn back and go straight to Malindi, exploring more than 2,000 kilometers and turning back.
At this point, the main shipping route in the third ocean has been opened.
As for why not fly direct from Malindi to Sri Lanka…
Of course, the cruising range was insufficient, by hundreds of kilometers. There were no take-off and landing supply points in the middle sea area, so Zhou Li'an had no choice but to take a detour.
Although there is a country called Liushan in the middle, the diameter of the largest island in the Maldives is only three kilometers. It is honestly impossible to find an 800-meter take-off and landing runway on a three-kilometer island.
The modified endurance of Dash8 is now the highest among civil aircraft. If you want to increase the mileage again, you will not only need to expand the fuel tank, but also update the engine components.
But if you do this, taking off and landing on non-paved roads will become a problem.
I can't land and take off as flexibly as I can now.
Generally speaking, Zhou Li'an has achieved the optimal configuration under the existing conditions.
Route selection.
Cookmo also filled up the fuel, collected some oil barrels, tables and chairs, and the group continued to set off.
Equilibrium 15 years, May 15th.
Our Lord has come to Malindi.
Lu Baen and his princes and ministers knelt down to greet him and reported everything for several months.
All the trees and bones surrendered to Malindi.
"Kilwa", once known as the Sea King of East Africa, also sent envoys to show goodwill to Malindi and send tributes.
After all, when the Ming Dynasty fleet returned, a grand sacrificial ceremony was held. People from various cities and ministries on the East African coast came to worship, and countless people witnessed the miracles of the gods.
Such news is also spreading further north, and the "name of balance" is beginning to enter the Arab world.
On that day, there was another great celebration in the city.
On the second day, we set off to explore the route.
Because Gaza and his three sons all went to visit the Ming Dynasty, and there was no one in the country who was proficient in the divine language, Zhou Li'an did not leave Xue Nu and the others behind to accompany him all the way.
However, Lu Baan said last night that he has ordered people to travel far away to find merchants and travelers who can understand the divine language. If possible, he will implement the divine language in the city.
Of course, the ideals are full, but how can any Arab businessman who has the ability to travel to the Ming Dynasty to do business like a small country like Malindi?
There may be three or two people who are curious about the arrival of the true god, but the vague legends will not attract language experts.
It is better to wait for Prince Qiaolan to return from Gaza. If they are smart enough, they will hire a "general" in the Ming Dynasty with a lot of money to return to the country.
After a day of exploring.
To the extreme mileage of 2,000 kilometers away, no traces of the Ming Dynasty were found.
This is also normal.
It is now mid-May.
As early as 3 months ago, they should have arrived in "Liaoshan Country" (Maldives) or even further away in "Ceylon" (Sri Lanka).
Calculated based on the current time, it will take at most 3-4 months to return to Daming Quanzhou Port.
May 17.
When our Lord left, the people of Dacheng were reluctant to leave; and this was also the first time Zhou Li'an sailed to a region outside of Africa and set foot in Asia.
Arriving in Saudi Arabia on the 18th;
On the 19th, we flew across the Persian Gulf to Khrumos on the north coast;
This place is also one of the main supply areas for Zheng He's fleet and has been recorded in historical materials many times.
For example, if you set sail from "Guli", you will arrive at Horumos in twenty-five days with favorable wind.
Zhou Li'an did not arrive in West Asia.
The Arab world has close exchanges with Europe. If we alert the enemy too early, what will happen next?
On the 20th, we arrived in Gujarat, which is now India.
Later it was called the Seven Islands of Bombay. Because of its geographical location close to the sea and its modern development, it was similar to the Magic City. Asan exclaimed that the latter was called Little Bombay.
But now, this place has not yet had a port built by the Portuguese fleet, and everything is deserted.
How can we usher in development if we have not been touched by colonizers?
21st, Ceylon;
On the 22nd, we headed north from Ceylon to Punggala (Bangladesh).
Then it extends from Burma to Siam.
This trip has completely opened up the system map of the Nanyang coast, and the [Eye of the Void] can monitor the maritime trade situation at any time.
May 24th.
Dash8 flew across the Strait of Malacca, then transferred to H225, and finally arrived in Sumatra.
Even Zhou Li'an found it too much to fly for a week in a row.
Every night, he returns to the present world with the snow girl.
The Great Elder and Cook Mo were having a hard time. Their fatigue was obvious, and they were working like a trapeze artist in this world.
Therefore, Zhou Li settled in Sumatra as a transit point and rested for a few days.
This trip passed through many countries, but none of them came;
Just looking down from a high altitude, most of them look like walled cities and tribes.
Kuk Modu lamented several times: "The countries on this earth are so small, far less than a city in the valley."
The prosperity of city-state alliances is indeed rare.
If it weren't for the lagging behind in technology, it wouldn't be overwhelmed by a small Spain.
When Zhou Li'an heard this, he just smiled.
It would be foolish to judge the strength and weakness of a large city only by the size of the city without seeing the national conditions of the countries with your own eyes.
H225 landed in southern Sumatra.
Only at the moment of landing.
【bite--】
【Congratulations on your first exploration of Southeast Asia;】
["Asian Language Pack" (Southeast Asia) unlocked. 】
The system is old-fashioned.
Not just now, I set foot in West Asia a few days ago and unlocked the West Asian language pack;
Go to India and unlock the South Asian subcontinent language pack.
As far as Malacca, Sumatra, and other Southeast Asian countries, there are also new language pack partitions.
What can Zhou Li'an do?
Spend money to buy skills!
In later generations, English, Cantonese, and Malay will be fully spoken in this area.
English is a blessing left by the colonizers;
Cantonese is a blessing passed down by all dynasties and generations of the ancient Eastern countries;
Malay is the mainstream language because of its population size.
But you must know that nowadays, everywhere is deserted. Except for the main cities, every village still uses the indigenous language and is not allowed to be civilized.
When Zhou Li'an chose the language pack, it was naturally the "Deluxe Edition".
Loads in one second.
Too lazy to talk nonsense with the system.
The landing place he chose was only 70 kilometers away from Palembang, the big city of Srivijaya Kingdom.
If we go further, the villages are prosperous, and the strange phenomena in the sky will inevitably attract the attention of the people when landing.
"Master, how many days are we going to visit here?"
Xue Nu was the first to ask questions, and even asked the great elder and Kuk Mo about their thoughts.
The realm where the sacred weapon of balance flies into the sky is indeed magical and has a unique taste.
But they are mortals. They have not set foot on the earth for a long time, and they always feel empty and inexplicable fear.
And isn’t this trip just to see the sights of various countries?
Zhou Li'an nodded: "The specific number of days to visit depends on the situation;"
"Before departure, I have a decree to send down——"
Swish, swish.
Snow Girl took the lead, and the Great Elder and Cook all knelt down and worshiped.
Even if she is favored by her master, Snow Girl will never be arrogant because in her eyes, the more favored she is, the more she must show piety.
Not like some little blond witch who has no idea of etiquette!
Zhou Li'an continued: "From today on, you can no longer call me 'my lord', but call me 'my lord' and 'young master'."
"I am the wealthy merchant who holds the slave contract for you and others."
"My surname is Zhou;"
"The name Li'an was chosen by the master of the family, which means peace and happiness for the people!"
"Snow Girl!"
Snow Girl immediately raised her head: "Master... Young Master, Snow Girl is here."
Seeing her smart look, Zhou Li'an couldn't help laughing: "You can't call me Snow Girl anymore. This time, your name will be 'Si Nuo'. She is me... the girl I spent a lot of money to buy, young master, my maid!"
"Can you write it down?"
Snow Girl is the one who understands Zhou Li'an's laughter best. Both the master and the servant got the bad taste, and they laughed brightly——
"Master, Si, Si Nuo has written it down!"
aside.
How had an old man and a young man seen such a battle before?
The great elder understands the rules of Chinese language, but Kumo has just rested and cannot understand.
Zhou Li'an said to the Great Elder again: "As for the Great Elder...he will be named Mo this time. You two will call him Mr. Mo. He is an old servant in my family, and his full name is Mo Doc."
"Mr. Mo, can you write it down?"
When the great elder heard this name, he was instantly struck with laughter.
Isn't the grammatical pronunciation of Modoc the homophony of the "Modoc" tribe in the tribal language?
"My lord is above, I remember..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Li'an and Xue Nu looked at him jokingly, which made the elder suddenly wake up: "Young Master, the old servant has written it down."
Finally it was Cookmo's turn.
Zhou Li'an switched to the valley language: "You don't understand the rules of the language, so you are still called Kumo. You are the orphan I took in when I visited the West. I kept you as a servant by my side."
"Then, the witch is Si Nuo and the great elder is Mo Lao. You have to write it down."
Cook Mo nodded repeatedly and recited it silently several times.
Then, Zhou Li'an added some background information——
"Although my Zhou family's ancestral home is in the Ming Dynasty, due to the chaos of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, I lived overseas during the Southern Song Dynasty and established my feet in distant places. This trip is to find my roots in my homeland of China."
That makes sense.
No matter the snow girl, the great elder or Kumo, they all look like Yuan people.
Zhou Li'an was the leader, or his family's ancestors enslaved some of the defeated Mongolian troops overseas during the decline of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
This saves you the trouble of explaining the origin of Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, in Southeast Asia, the ancestors of Chinese people from all over the country all have the same experience. Either criminals fled into exile, or they moved overseas due to the turmoil of the current situation.
Once you arrive in Daming, you don’t have to worry about identity issues anymore.
The origin can be explained by the name of Nanyang merchants.
Followed closely.
Zhou Li'an questioned several people separately and gave simulated answers. After finding that there were indeed no questions, he waved his hand——
Whoosh.
H225 disappeared.
Instead there was a carriage and two horses.
"Kuk Mo, you learn how to drive with Mr. Mo. Mr. Mo's rest of the trip depends on you."
"I... don't have any problem. It is an honor for an old servant to serve the young master."
"Kuk Mo, why don't you help the young master and Miss Si Nuo board the car?"
Cook didn't know what it meant, but he understood from the gesture that he wanted to serve my lord and the shaman on the carriage.
After several people boarded the car, Zhou Li'an pointed out the direction, and then the great elder drove forward.
It's not even morning yet.
This place is close to "Palembang". When we arrived, we looked down from a high altitude and found the road to the capital. It didn't take long for us to be on the right track.
After walking for an hour, I met many merchants and travelers.
Most of them were shocked when they saw the two carriages driving.
Horses are very expensive in the local area and cannot be used by ordinary people. Seeing that the four people are extraordinary, most people dare not approach them.
But there are also strong men with weapons hanging from their waists, and their eyes never leave.
The island of Sumatra has just experienced war, and the people's sentiments are complicated;
The high-profile deeds of the four people can't help but arouse people's greed.
The Great Elder did not go through this complicated environment, and everything has been smooth sailing since the establishment of the Kingdom of God;
But for Cookmo, the customs and customs here are somewhat similar to those of the Valley City-State Alliance.
"Master..." He only knew one title, so he whispered in Valley dialect: "Those people are traveling with us and have evil intentions. Should we speed up and get rid of them?"
The snow girl understood and felt the malice.
Having been in a high position for a long time, Yuki-onna has understood the principles of human nature.
"Master, what should I do?"
Zhou Li'an only smiled lightly: "They don't dare to do anything to me!"
"Why?"
Only then did Zhou Li'an begin to explain the reason——
"You are like the people of the Yuan Dynasty, they don't know it, but the mortal body I came to the mortal world is like the people of the Ming Dynasty."
"Zheng He visited this place before going to Malindi. At that time, there was a military turmoil in Sumatra. The prince Suganla of the indigenous kingdom rebelled, and was later suppressed by the Ming Dynasty to bring order to the chaos."
"A few years before this time, around the seventh year of equilibrium, there were pirates raging in the area, harassing the Chinese settlement in Old Hong Kong."
"The Chinese established the Srivijaya Kingdom in Old Port, headed by Liang Daoming. He was later recruited and returned to the Ming Dynasty, and his deputy Shi Jinqing took over."
"The fleet of the Ming Dynasty passed by this place, asked for Zheng He's assistance, and bowed down to help him annihilate the pirates on the sea. The Ming Dynasty conveniently established the "Palembang Xuanwei Division" in Palembang, which was an enclave outside the Ming Dynasty."
"It also serves as an important naval base for Zheng He's fleet in Southeast Asia."
"This is also the reason why Zheng He destroyed Su Qianla because Su Qianla was regarded as a false king by the Ming court and did not pay tribute to the Celestial Empire to seek rectification of his name."
"And this would not have been possible without the promotion of the Chinese leader Shi Jinqing, the leader of Srivijaya."
"The indigenous kingdom was adjacent to the Chinese kingdom. Su Qianla was violent by nature and was not as close to the Chinese as the old king, so he destroyed them all."
"So, if you are a 'Chinese' person, you will be safest near the capital city of Palembang, because this place was originally established by the Chinese."
"How can a group of barbarian natives dare to invade?"
"Whenever someone loots, burns, and kills, once the news is leaked, the whole family will be wiped out."
Today is 1415.
Zheng He may be in Palembang, but even if he is not there, the deterrent power of the Xuanwei Department in Palembang is extremely terrifying.
Therefore, this was the turbulent period of the Ming Dynasty across the sea.
This is the prosperity of Srivijaya Palembang.
Overseas Chinese have also benefited from this, and their status is superior to others.
I have said before that if the natives commit murder, they will be punished by death.
Chinese people who commit murder can be exempted from punishment as long as they can pay compensation.
Or unequal treatment.
But from ancient times to the present, the world has never changed, and the weak eat the strong;
For a country that is prosperous, its people will run wild and proud;
Those who serve the country and are weak suffer discrimination and injustice.
If we go back further, we don’t need to look at those hundreds of years, but only look at the next few decades...
The Ming Dynasty Sea Ban was closed.
The sun and moon flags of the majestic Ming Dynasty fleet are no longer seen flying in Nanyang.
In 1470, the Srivijaya Kingdom established by the Chinese was destroyed by the indigenous kingdom.
A prosperous era, the paradise of the Nanyang Chinese, has come to an end and disappeared into dust.