Chapter 337 The Golden Land in the East

Chapter 337 The East - A Land Full of Gold

Everything in Europe is so peaceful, and it is normal. After all, this time is not as intense as the religious wars and the Great Revolution. So there are undercurrents.

In East Asia, it is lively. This time, Mason took Chen Zuyi and other pirate leaders to the north to meet the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, as well as merchants from Southeast Asia and envoys from various countries.

They continued to march north with a large number of people, and on the way they came to the important port of Water Zhenla to replenish supplies and fresh water. The hot climate here made some people feel uncomfortable. Fortunately, the accompanying Seres doctor made them feel better, otherwise they would have to go back early.

"I say, you won't lie, right? We have been walking for so many days, why haven't we arrived yet?"

A crew member couldn't help asking the Seres, and Mason scolded him.

"Calm down, it took longer to get from Aden to Ceylon than it does now, and now we have survived. Be patient."

It's no wonder that Mason scolded the crew. After all, he was impatient to get to this oriental country full of gold. He himself also hopes to arrive at this place as soon as possible and complete his mission.

"Sir, land is found ahead"

A sailor reported to the governor, Mason asked some people to go ashore to check if there is any danger, and he will arrive later.

Five or six small boats carrying more than 30 soldiers approached the land. Although there were no urban buildings on it, the beauty of the natural scenery still made them sigh. After raising the safe smoke, Mason brought the rest of the people here.

"This is not the Ming Kingdom," said a crew member.

Mason opened the map and it seemed that they were biased to the east, and they should be able to reach it by going west.

"Since God let us find this place, this is the land of the Roman Empire."

Mason ordered people to raise the double-headed eagle flag and named it Formosa, which means beautiful. Then he asked people to go deep inland to find the resident population, hoping to bring them under the king's rule.

"Sir, let's go to Daming..."

"Don't worry about that, we'll go there in a while. We should relax now."

Fortunately, Mason followed the advice of his subordinates and brought a lot of building materials and workers to establish a trade base near Daming. They plan to build a base here and send soldiers to guard it.

The people sent inland also brought good news. They found the place where the local people lived and took some clothes and glass balls to express their intentions. The other party was very happy and prepared to further increase the relationship. At the same time, the local bamboo is also a very good building material, so it was cut down when building the base. The locals didn't say anything because they saw the sincerity of the other party.

Although the local exploration degree is less than one percent, Mason has already brought it under the rule of the empire. Here, it will become the Formosa Province in the east of the empire. As long as it is properly governed, they will burst out amazing wealth to give back to the empire, and also help them gain a foothold in the east.

Mason left some people to take care of local affairs, and then continued to go north. The local waters were more turbulent than before, but fortunately it passed soon.

In this way, Mason finally entered the waters of the Eastern Kingdom with the remaining ships. Maybe he wanted to go directly to the other side's capital, so he followed the advice of others and went north directly. Finally arrived overseas.

The prefect of Ningbo was listening to a ditty and enjoying the three-day feeding of the concubine he bought. The new dynasty has been established for three years, and he should enjoy it. He was a Jinshi in the 25th year of Hongwu, and it was not easy for him to be the prefect now. If he hadn't taken advantage of the things a few years ago to do something else, he would never be able to enjoy the good things with his current salary.

"My lord, it's not good, my lord, it's not good."

The prefect didn't even open his eyes, and said unhappily: "What's wrong with panic?"

"On the sea... a large number of ships suddenly appeared on the sea, and they are coming to us."

Hearing this, the prefect immediately got up from the concubine and asked others to get off.

"Could it be that the Japanese are coming again?"

The prefect was most afraid of this. You know, which coastal city is not afraid of the sudden attack of Japanese pirates. This is a group of robbers who kill without blinking an eye, and he must be prepared.

"Hurry up and report to Ningbo Guard, as well as the Governor and the Censor."

"Yes"

The prefect has no time to think about anything else now. He has to quickly transfer all his property to other places and not let them rob it.

Back to overseas, Mason was also in trouble facing the coast that was about to arrive. How could they get there?

If the other side was open, they could come here. But now it is closed, and ordinary trade is impossible. Otherwise, just use cannons to blast it open?

"Sir, let's send someone to explain it first."

The consultant Seris beside him made a suggestion, and Mason approved it. Let a ship take him to Ningbo Prefecture to explain the situation, and the people of Ningbo heard that the Japanese were coming, and they fled one after another. Some of the brave ones planned to live and die with their homes and vowed not to leave.

Ningbo Guard also learned of this situation and immediately prepared for defense, but soon found a problem. According to inertia, the other party would have landed long ago, but they should not have landed now, and they should not be here to rob, and some sharp-eyed people saw that the other party's ship was different from the Japanese ships they had seen in normal times. Is it from another country?

"Sir, a ship has landed."

A soldier reported, and the head of the guard station led the soldiers to the coast, waiting for the ship to stop and holding weapons ready to attack at any time.

"Don't be nervous, we are envoys from the West. We have heard that the Celestial Empire is strong and rich, so we come to visit."

The head of the guard was still a little worried, but he saw that the other party did not rob, so it should be true, so he quickly sent someone to report to his superiors. When the other party saw that the gentleman believed them, he stepped forward to shake hands with him and quietly handed him a silver ingot. The head of the guard soon smiled and ordered people to send fruits, vegetables, food and fresh water.

The news reached Ningbo Prefecture. When the prefect heard that it was a foreign envoy, he felt relieved and reported the matter to the governor and the court. After all, this is related to the reputation of the Celestial Empire. As long as he handed the matter directly to the emperor, wouldn't it be obvious to get promoted and make a fortune? Fortune is sought in danger.

It is not a problem for the ship to stay at sea all the time. The fleet tried to take out some of the goods to trade with the people of Ningbo. By the way, he bribed the prefect and other officials, and finally let the fleet dock on a nearby island. The spices and foreign goods brought from overseas were a novelty to the local wealthy merchants, who took out money to buy them, and the goods were quickly sold out.

Ningbo people had never seen these goods and Romanians before, and they were curious about these people with different looks, and they would see them every day. The news spread quickly, and soon the news that a group of people with unique looks had come to Ningbo spread around the area.