Zhou Li'an was very confused.

But he knew that he must see him.

On the one hand, it is due to interest, ancient celebrities, giants of the times, and great navigators.

On the other hand, the Ming Dynasty’s navigation and shipbuilding technology can be summarized.

【Academic Center】Of course it has everything.

But we must never underestimate the wisdom of the ancients.

While the law monks are self-study, if they can have "Zheng He's fleet information" for reference and comparison, they will get twice the result with half the effort.

After all, practical experience is precious and rare. Otherwise, since the archives of "Zheng He's Mission to Water" in the "Chenghua Period" were lost, we would no longer be without the ability to make long voyages.

Finally, let me popularize the concept of "round earth theory" a little. It doesn't matter whether it is taken seriously or not, it is just to popularize the concept.

Because Zhou Li'an did not expect Zheng He to sail to Europe.

The Suins Canal does not exist, and the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, and Mediterranean Sea cannot be connected.

If you want to reach the Mediterranean, you can only go around the Cape of Good Hope for more than 16,000 kilometers to the Strait of Gibraltar.

Africa is a barren land. Except for the northeastern coast, which flourished due to Arab trading activities, the rest of the region is still completely barren.

Without supplies, more than 20,000 sailors and soldiers were gone without return.

In addition, the basis for the voyages to the West came from the accumulation of routes by predecessors, maritime merchants and small countries in Southeast Asia.

Without a mature foundation for route exploration, the monsoon and ocean currents cannot be controlled, making it difficult for ships to move.

It took the Portuguese more than 50 years to complete the exploration of the West African route, and they were tortured to death by the Guinea equatorial windless zone...

How could Zheng He, an outsider, survive safely?

And colonial ideological indoctrination is useless.

The Ming Dynasty had a vast land and did not need to expand overseas to supply itself like small European countries.

Instead of transporting serfs back, Ming Dynasty could be self-sufficient.

And Zhou Li'an doesn't want to get involved in Africa and its future development.

reason?

Colonial construction is not that simple.

In 1415, the same year that Zheng He returned to the Ming Dynasty after his fourth voyage, Portugal completed its invasion and rule of the North African commercial center city of "Ceuta".

In 1419, he took control of the Madeira Islands.

This was the first act of European colonization, and Portugal did not reap many benefits.

The management of new territories is very expensive, building fortresses, investing troops, suppressing rebels, etc...

Equilibrium is enough for you to play by yourself in America.

It would be better to let the Europeans complete the work of opening up wasteland.

For example, the earliest overseas diplomatic matters were based on business operations;

But gradually it was discovered that the African barbarians were very good, and it was not as convenient and quick to get rich by robbing them openly.

So, why not wait until the Europeans are done with their business and then take action to protect the colonies for them?

I didn't mean to rob you.

The native Africans are very ferocious and often cannibals.

To protect your safety in a balanced way, just a "symbolic payment of protection fee" will be enough.

Therefore, meeting Zheng He was just to sow a seed of balance.

There is a sacred land in the west, a happy land of the creator god and the lord of balance.

Whoever believes in her will have eternal life.

Zhu Di was recognized by later generations as a Mingzhu. He was not superstitious and did not take elixirs. To say that he was obsessed with Taoism was nothing more than usurping an unstable throne and requiring the blessing of divine power.

All kinds of fantasy brushwork on current public accounts.

Zhu Di died suddenly on the road. The cause of his death is a mystery. He pursued immortality through gold and stone.

Come on, ancient people still worked hard to manage the affairs of a country while fighting in the north and south.

In the end, he lived to be 64 years old. This is already beyond the average life span of ancient people, okay?

Of course, even if Zhu Di is not superstitious, as an emperor, if he really has the chance to live forever, who wouldn't want it?

Now the opportunity is right in front of you——

"Xiao Zheng, go back and tell your master Xiao Zhu that if you believe in Balance, you will have eternal life. Ask him if he believes it!"

The meeting is a sure thing.

Zhou Li'an pondered for a long time, focusing on the "Engine Company Acquisition News" sent by Barbara.

The construction of balanced salt roads relies on these engines.

The speed of time in the two worlds is not equal, so the current world can only be given some time to catch up.

The call was dialed, and Barbara answered instantly, "Boss?"

Zhou Li'an said calmly: "Urge Bombardier, dash8 has asked me to speed up shipments, otherwise I will sue him for fraud and cancel the order!"

It has been a month since I placed the order, and the delivery time was promised to be three months.

If you urge me, delivery within two months will always be no problem.

As for Piper, that's easy to say.

Manufacturing small aircraft is not that complicated.

Besides, Zhou Li'an didn't have the guts to fly the Piper M600 across the Atlantic. The small plane was too light and lacked power, so it was prone to accidents.

If he really fell into the sea, even if he could time-travel back and forth several times and enter the sea smoothly, he would have to order a yacht or a seaplane from the present world to return to land.

That scene was so funny.

Later, Barbara got Bombardier's promise again, "Give them another five weeks at most, and it will definitely be delivered. The modification process is already halfway through."

…

balanced.

City No. 9 Owens Valley.

In September, Zhou Weiguo and his party took a new road, first arriving at No. 6 City, and then arriving at the northern entrance of Owens Valley.

Niu Shi was quite excited to see his friend and greeted him in full armor, which was the highest courtesy.

A group of war group leaders did not dare to look down upon him.

The only Dzogchen in the Kingdom of God, he also serves as the "supervisor".

Although they don't know what the "inspector" does specifically, it is still much more powerful than being nameless and insignificant, right?

When we met, it was very lively.

The shouts of "inspector" made Zhou Weiguo's eyebrows dance.

Then he was led into the account by Niu Shi, "Weiguo, are you ready? After half a month of training, I will send a transportation team to deliver salt supplies to Big City No. 11."

"I Have a Picture Book of Ghosts and Gods"

"The best training is on the road. When the time comes, I won't be with the army, so you will lead it."

"Of course, the main leadership should be the responsibility of the battle group leader. You can learn and understand the military laws while watching."

Zhou Weiguo nodded quickly, looking expectant.

All things considered, who doesn't want to join the cavalry army?

Niu Shi saw Zhou Weiguo's disciples and many members of the inspection team moving in wooden boxes one by one, and asked strangely: "What are these?"

Zhou Weiguo was about to speak when he suddenly remembered something and immediately shut up and reorganized his words——

"This is the result of the crime I collected from Didimar."

He hid another half sentence.

There are only 2 boxes of Sin Fruit.

The rest are all engagement tokens and explosives given to you by your Li Huaien.

Of course, it is actually just saltpeter, and the other components will be collected along the way.

Zhou Weiguo opened a box of books and showed them to Cow Shit.

I was shocked after seeing the cow shit.

Although he was once a member of a primitive tribe, he was still young and inexperienced at that time, so he had never really seen the crazy cruelty of the indigenous people.

Even though the battle in Tushi Valley remains in my memory, it is far from the case where Yuki-onna witnessed the death of a witch with her own eyes and had her blood splattered on her face, leaving deep-rooted scars.
To be continued...