Twenty years of Taiping.

A long-distance fleet that fought back to Europe arrived at the capital of Qi, Fuzhou Harbor Pier as scheduled.

‘Taiping’ is the year name today.

Today, when I was studying the legacy of the late emperor, the year name was determined by the same order, and the year name was no longer changed as frequently as the previous emperors. As an overseas vassal state, Qi State had to follow the age of the sect leader.

King Qi and the King of Heaven are brothers, and Qi is also the most important vassal state of the Song Dynasty overseas.

Bilateral relations are close!

As for the filth between the emperor and the King of Qi at that time, it was all a thing in the past, and the strong wind blew away!

As for the connection between the Song Dynasty and the Western world, this trip to Europe is not the first time to create the world, but it is the first time for large-scale sea and road trade between the two sides.

Over the years, the connection between the East and the West has really become much closer. The Song Dynasty's connection and understanding of the Tianzhu, Tianfang and the Nestorian world have become more and more meticulous. There are countless envoys who have exchanged between China and foreign countries.

But the Song Dynasty and Europe are separated by a heavenly world.

The Seljuk Empire, which was defeated in the first place, was already shaky. Its branches and small countries rose. Although it had not yet reached its point of destruction, it was still dying.

Sanjar himself had no offspring, so he could only use his nephew Ma Heimu as his heir, who was the former Sikarakhan.

This greatly touched the stability of Seljuk Sultan's status.

No one believed in the royal family, especially Jiastin Abu Schoechoer Mohamed II, who controlled the Crescent region. As a branch of the Seljuk Sultan family, an ambitious branch wanted to challenge the status of the Orthodox Sultan.

Not to mention that Sanjar's mold is shining brightly. Four years ago, he was defeated and captured when he went south to attack the emerging Gur Dynasty. He was pressed on the throne during the day as an exhibition and closed in a cage at night as a protected animal.

Life was very miserable, but the real power factions in the Seljuk Empire never saw anyone negotiate with the Gurs.

Instead, Sanjar's designated heir Ma Heimu became a hot figure. After all, he had a name and had no real power in his hands. He was completely a perfect puppet candidate!

Not to mention this, let’s talk about the current situation in the Tianfang world. The rising Gurs, the declining Seljuks, and the doomsday Fatima Dynasty (Egypt), the chaotic Tianfang world shows with facts that it can no longer assume the role of the "Silk Road" middlemen.

The Western Liao and Byzantine Empire shared the "pressure" of the people of Tianfang to a certain extent, but the long land transportation cycle and cost of the former determine that it can only become a supplement to trade between the East and the West, and cannot become the main body.

The latter's relationship in the Tianfang world cannot be organized openly and ships of silk porcelain, and it is continuously imported into Europe.

Therefore, exploring the sea road has become a must!

At least in Zhao Guan's eyes.

He has been the emperor for so many years and has even been in power for more than ten years. The country is rich and the people are strong, the politics is harmonious, and there is no resistance in the world. How can he be able to be at ease with his heart?

Because no one wants to be an unknown emperor.

Especially those heirs of the wise king and the hero, no one wants to end up with the evaluation of my hero and son. But after reading all the thousands of years of history, it is the most stressful thing for the descendants of the wise king and the hero.

Zhao Guan was very Alexander. Although his reign was short, he was very arrogant and swept away all the threats around him, whether on land or on sea.

He also always remembers his father's teachings, which can be said to have "hidden his strength and kept his low profile" for more than ten years.

For such a long time, his only move was to collect the flower thorn mold in the river. The latter saw that Seljuk was no longer strong and he was facing huge pressure from the East all the time, so he simply jumped.

As for some other fragments, such as some measures in Japan and Southeast Asia, such as exploration and immigration to Australia, this was nothing in his eyes.

Recently, Zhao Guan finally revealed his fierce true face.

He was going to hit the Guer people because the latter had already entered Northern India and his influence was rapidly expanding. How could Zhao Guan, who had long regarded India as the object in his pocket, endured it?

In addition, the Seljuk people were really out of shape. After Sanjar was captured, there was no real leader in the entire Seljuk Empire. When Sanjar was there, he could not suppress the powerful faction within him. But at least he could still become a banner and a qualified spiritual leader.

What is Ma Heimu? He is just a puppet.

The situation in the entire Tianfang world made Zhao Guan feel a little itchy when he saw it, so he wanted to hit them hard. Fortunately, he built a piece of land on the Tianfang Peninsula for commerce.

Similarly, with the foreign strategy of getting along with far and near, Zhao Guan also became interested in Europa. He not only had to contact it, but also had to closely connect with it, and such a "Age of Discovery" was completely played out.

From Zhao Gou to Zhao Guan’s complete implementation, the “Great Voyage” was finally born in the hands of the Chinese people for twenty or thirty years.

Few people in this era will realize the greatness of this achievement, but for future generations, that is a great decision that truly affects the course of world history.

From sending an ocean exploration team to investigate the east coast of Africa, it was discovered that the existence of Cape Bowang - this was a name designated by the imperial court, and it was named after the title of Zhang Qian's title of marquis at that time, and its meaning was self-evident.

When the exploration ship crossed Cape Bowang and entered the west coast of Africa, then the exploration ship successfully contacted the Europeans, entered the coast of Europe, and then passed the news back to the Central Plains, Zhao Guan sent envoys to Europe, and finally returned to the Nanyang. The whole process took less than five years.

Now it's finally time to harvest the fruits.

The opening of the maritime passage between the east and west is really of great benefit to the current Song Dynasty.

Whether it is military, political, or economic interests...

"Finally back!"

Wang Cai stood on the deck of the ship, watching the Fuzhou Wharf that had not been seen for two years become more prosperous and lively, and his face was very happy.

More than twenty years have passed in a flash. The old captain Zhang Bao sank to the bottom of the South Pacific with an expedition ship more than ten years ago.

The Pacific Ocean is not peaceful.

It was a waste of time that the late emperor had established such a good name for him.

But when he was obeying the orders under Zhang Bao and felt boring during his voyage, he has now become a veteran of the maritime department of Qi State.

Yes, Wang Cai has already jumped out of the Central Plains and became an official in Qi State.

This kind of behavior is normal in the Central Plains today. If you can't get anything from your hometown, go to overseas vassal states to look for it. The latter treats all kinds of local talents with sincerity and preferential treatment.

As for why Wang Cai, an official from the foreign vassal, went west with the imperial fleet, it was very simple. Qi State was also very curious about the sea route of the things and wanted to get a share of the pie.
Chapter completed!