Wei Xin took Mourning and came to the capital two days earlier than Zheng Zhilong.
Zhu Youjian immediately summoned Wei Xin and Mourning in the Palace of the Qing Dynasty.
"The minister sees your majesty." Wei Xin knew that Zhu Youjian did not attach importance to vain ceremony, but Zhu Youjian was the emperor, and the ceremony could not be abandoned. He still paid Zhu Youjian a salute.
But Mourning, who saw Zhu Youjian for the first time, was both excited and uneasy. What's exciting is that sitting opposite him is the Lord of the Ming Dynasty. More than 90% of the people will never see this monarch in the palace. What was disturbing was that he was afraid that he had said something wrong, did something wrong, or made a joke because he didn't understand the etiquette of the palace.
Although Wei Xin had long told him that the emperor was not a person who paid attention to politeness, he just had to answer the emperor’s questions truthfully. Mourning was still a little uneasy. The pressure on him was too great. The first time he saw the emperor, he was really letting go. not open.
Zhu Youjian also saw Mourning's anxiety. He secretly smiled in his heart. The hierarchical system of this era is really deep in his bones, "Sit down, two Aiqings, don't be too nervous and have tea."
The eunuch offered fragrant tea to Wei Xin and Mourning.
With the teacup, Mourning feels a little bit better. His hands just now seemed to be redundant, and they didn't fit anywhere. Now he finally has a place to go. He held the teacup with both hands, but not for a sip of the exquisite specialty of the palace. for.
"Two Aiqings, how is the training of the North Sea Fleet now?"
"Back to your Majesty, the training of the North Sea Fleet is all normal. Heed your Majesty's call at any time and is ready to make contributions to the Ming Dynasty." Wei Xin's answer was very firm and decisive.
"Don’t worry Aiqing, there is no combat mission yet. You only need to strengthen the training of soldiers and be prepared for combat." Zhu Youjian said two routines first, and then changed the conversation, "The North Sea Fleet is now established. How many home ports?"
This question is of course answered by Wei Xin, "My Majesty, in addition to the original Dengzhou Port, Qingdao Port, and Lushun Port, the fleet has now passed through the Tsushima Strait between North Korea and Japan and established the Vladivostok Port at the mouth of the Suifen River. Trin Port is established at Heilongjiangkou, but..."
"But what? Aiqing has something to say directly!"
"Your Majesty, Trin is the former governor of Nuer Gandusi. The location is too north, and the freezing period is too long, making it difficult for the fleet to fully operate."
"Oh," Zhu Youjian knew the location of Trin, it was indeed too cold there, "Wei Aiqing, although it is cold here, but before the frost comes, the fleet can be moved to Vladivostok, so that the ship will not be frozen out of the ice. Not coming."
"Yes, Your Majesty, the Weichen has removed the ship," Wei Xin hesitated for a while, or said what was in his heart, "Your Majesty, the Weichen has discovered a strange phenomenon in the North Sea (now the Sea of Okhotsk). , The ship patrolled along the coastline, but couldn't get out of the Pacific Ocean to the east."
Zhu Youjian took the coastal defense map in Wei Xin's hand and looked at it. It turned out that to the east of the North Sea, a peninsula (present-day Kamchatka Peninsula) extended from the north, the chain of islands in the southern part of the peninsula (present-day Kuril Islands), and Ezo Island ( Today, Hokkaido is blocked, so ships can only turn around in the North Sea.
Niang Xipi, how come there are so many island chains in the east of Daming? Zhu You scolded and scolded, the island chain will not disappear because of his anger, "Wei Aiqing, if a home port is established on this peninsula or island chain, ships will be able to enter and exit the Pacific freely without ships?"
"This... Weichen really didn't expect it," Wei Xin's face flushed, and he was the commander of the front line. He was better off than Zhu Youjian, who lived in the palace. "Your Majesty, are these lands in dispute with his country?"
Zhu Youzhen stared at the map for a while. Now Russia is still being ravaged by Poland and Sweden in Eastern Europe. Japan is still shrinking on Honshu Island, and even Ezo Island has not been conquered. "No, there may be some indigenous people in these places. , But they did not establish a country at all, Ao, this place now belongs to Beihai Province of Daming."
"Beihai Province?"
"Yes, didn't you encounter the expedition team of Beihai Province when you were patrolling the North Sea?" Zhu Youjian estimated that Beihai Province would definitely send an expedition team to cooperate with the North Sea Fleet to explore the east.
"Your Majesty, the Weichen met. They are exploring east because they have to build a large number of forts and the advancing speed is very slow." Wei Xin pointed to the central part of the north bank of the North Sea, "about here."
"It's okay, it's too cold there. It's okay to slow down. They will reach this peninsula sooner or later," Zhu Youjian asked, pointing at the peninsula and the chain of islands in the south, "Do they have a name now?"
"This... Weichen really doesn't know. Weichen just sent a fleet to patrol the coastline in the summer and did not land."
It doesn’t matter if there is no landing. This peninsula can no longer be called the Kamchatka Peninsula. As for the chain of islands, you can just use the original name, "Wei Aiqing, this peninsula is called the Andong Peninsula. As for the chain of islands, it’s because of the islands. Too many, it is called the Thousand Islands, with the Chinese name, they will officially belong to the Ming Dynasty from then on, even if you establish a base or home port here, regardless of whether there are indigenous people in the local area."
"Yes, Your Majesty, Weichen remembered it." Wei Xin marked their names on the map as their official names.
Zhu Youjian changed the topic. He summoned Mourning. The real purpose was this. "Two Aiqings, who will tell me about the fleet's eastward expedition?"
"Your Majesty, Mourning has always been in charge of the fleet expedition. He has personal experience, so let him report to your Majesty!"
"Okay, let Mo Aiqing talk about it. Although I have been in the capital, I also want to hear overseas anecdotes. I really want to have the opportunity to go overseas." Zhu Youjian said the facts, he really wants to go. After walking on this channel, with this eastward channel, Daming will have a broader space for development, and will not be trapped on land by the so-called first and second island chains in the future.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Speaking of the fleet expedition, Mourning relaxed, his hands no longer tremble. To be precise, he forgot the initial nervousness. He went out to sea for the first time and landed on Tanegashima. Speaking of.
"Tegashima? You said Tanegashima does not belong to Ryukyu, but Japan?" Zhu Youjian was very surprised. He always thought that a large number of islands south of Kyushu in Japan belong to Ryukyu.
"Your Majesty, Tanegashima does belong to Japan. The original owner of the Tanegashima clan, subordinate to the Satsuma clan of Kyushu Island, and the current island owner is the Shimadzu clan."
Zhu Youzhen didn't speak, his eyes kept introverted, a thought flashed through his mind, and he shook his head unconsciously. It was not the time yet when he found that Wei Xin and Mourning were both looking at himself with strange eyes, and he instantly woke up. Mo Aiqing said it very well. I already know the current situation of Tanegashima. Without your eastward journey, I am still in the dark! Continue talking."
Seeing that Zhu Youjian had recovered his expression, Mourning gave a brief summary of Hachijo Island and Blue Island.
"The residents of Hachizhang Island and Blue Island are really from Middle-earth? Are they really Xu Fu descendants?" Zhu Youjian still felt like a fairy tale now, he suddenly stared at Mourning's eyes. , Found that apart from being a little nervous, Mourning's eyes didn't flicker, he should have not lied, otherwise he was a very deep person in the city.
"Your Majesty, they themselves said that they are the descendants of Xu Fu and those virgins. They can also speak some Chinese. Although they are not exactly the same as ours, they can still understand some. Moreover, except for the criminals in exile on the island, There are no Japanese." Mourning has realized Zhu You’s interest in these two islands, and he regrets a bit. If Wang Yongqing and Han Wuye are allowed to enter Beijing together, he can prove himself, “However, there is no book record on the island. I don’t know if it’s true or not."
Zhu Youzhen said, Xu Fu traveled to the meeting, except for Xu Fu, those boys and girls and sailors on the boat, probably not many literate, besides, paper was invented by Cai Lun in the Eastern Han Dynasty. There was no paper at that time, so I had to record. It is not easy to tell their stories, and it is fortunate to be able to pass down the Chinese language.
However, these are not very important to Zhu Youjian, as long as the residents on the island admit that their ancestors came from China, and they are descendants of the Han people.
He couldn't help but admire himself. Fortunately, there were expeditions. Otherwise, the Han people on these two islands would be assimilated by the Japanese at a certain time that Da Ming didn't know.
However, Zhu Youjian will not take all the credits to himself, and give the credits to the expedition officers and soldiers, in order to stimulate the ocean consciousness and enthusiasm of this ancient nation.
"Mo Aiqing, you have done a good job. The sergeants stationed on the island will assume the responsibility of defending the Han people on the island. It shows that you will always pretend to be the Han people in your heart, and you will continue to live in harmony with the people on the island in the future. It doesn’t matter if we give up some money, silk, or food. In addition, if possible, we formally invite Wang Yongqing and Han Wuye to visit the capital, but don’t use force, we must ensure their safety.”
"Yes, Your Majesty." Seeing Zhu Youjian's full appreciation of himself, the stone in Mourning's heart completely fell. "Weichen will never let your Majesty trust him, and strive to let Wang Yongqing and Han Wuye land in the capital as soon as possible."
"Well," Zhu Youjian turned to ask Wei Xin, "What is Mo Aiqing's rank?"
"Back to your Majesty, Mourning is now the captain of the navy colonel." Wei Xin estimated that Zhu Youjian would personally promote Mourning to the rank.
"Mourning has contributed to the expedition of the North Sea Fleet. Let's be promoted to the rank of colonel. As for the position, he will be promoted when there are vacancies in the future." Zhu Youjian believes that money should not be the military's greatest pursuit, and he does not want the military's highest goal to be. Money and promotion of military rank can not only bring economic benefits to soldiers, but also an honor for soldiers.
"Weichen thank you, Your Majesty." Mourning knelt immediately and gave Zhu Youjian a big gift. From the colonel to the colonel, there is also the deputy brigade commander in the middle. His military rank has been promoted to two ranks at once. Now he The tension has long been thrown to Java.
"Major Mo, what other overseas knowledge?" Zhu Youjian is still calm, he already knows that Hachijo Island and Blue Island are the harvest of Mourning's second trip to sea, Mourning still has the third. After going to sea again, maybe there are any new gains.
"His Majesty, the Weichen found an uninhabited island in the southeast of the Blue Island. The island has a flat terrain and fresh water, but there is no trace of human activity." Mo Ning estimated that Zhu Youjian had no idea about this. Human Island is not very interested, if it weren't for Zhu Youjian, he hadn't planned to report.
"Unmanned island? Get out the coastal defense map marked by Aiqing."
Mourning made a coastal defense map according to his words. Zhu Youjian can see from the map that the distance between this small island and Qingzhidao is about the same as the distance between Qingzhidao and Qingdao Port.
The island at this location should belong to Japan in the history of later generations, but there has been no human activity on the island now, and the Japanese should not have discovered this small island. In other words, Mourning was the first to discover this small island. people.
This small island should belong to Daming.
"Since there are no traces of human activities on the island, it shouldn't have a name yet, Colonel Mo, you can give it a name, so you can mark it on the coastal defense map.
"Your Majesty, the Weichen's hometown is in Dengzhou, so it's called Dengzhou Island?" Mourning was not sure, whether Zhu Youjian would approve of his selfishness.
"Dengzhou Island? Isn’t it the same name as Dengzhou in Shandong?" Zhu Youjian denied with a smile. He knew that the Han people were not used to naming related lands by human names. "This island was discovered by Mourning. Call it Mourning Island!"
Mourning was stunned. He never expected that Zhu Youjian would use his name as the name of this island.
Wei Xin stabbed Mourning who was in a daze. Seeing that he hadn't come to his senses, he had to remind him in a low voice, "Major Mo, why don't you thank you?"
"His Majesty Hong En, Long live Your Majesty!" Mourning finally woke up and named the island after his name. He was definitely the first person of the Ming Dynasty. With this honor, he could not wait for Zhu Youqian's liver and brain to be smeared.
"Major Mortgage forgive me," Zhu Youjian waved his hand, no longer entangled in the matter of thank you. "You have reached Mourning Island, and you have traveled halfway from Hawaii. If you go east, you will find Hawaii sooner or later. Now the new year is approaching. , Let's go again in the beginning of the year!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Xin and Mourning replied in unison.
Wei Xin and Mourning had to go back to Shandong for the Singapore dollar, so they did not stay in the capital. Just after they left the capital, Zheng Zhilong brought Yehabamala, Tabola and Li Tong to the capital. The commanders of the two fleets were not there. Jingshi met.