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Chapter 813 Twenty Years Later (Part 2)

Zhu Quan saw Li Chonghai off. He had known before that his son-in-law was going to the Americas, so it was not surprising. He just asked someone to prepare a lot of supplies and told Li Chonghai to be more careful.

"By the way, I heard that your elder brother has also gone to America?" When Zhu Quan saw Li Chonghai off, he suddenly thought of something and asked.

"Yes, my elder brother has been to America for several years, and now he has gained a firm foothold in North America." Li Chonghai also replied with a smile. His elder brother Li Chonghe was a few years older than him and went to America a few years ago. Although he did not establish a country like Zhu Quan, Zhu Di and others, he also opened up a large piece of land.

"Your elder brother goes to America, has the fourth brother not opposed?" Zhu Quan asked again. Since he was cheated by Zhu Di once, he has never recognized Zhu Di, as his elder brother, and naturally there is no respect in his words.

"This..." Li Chonghai hesitated for a moment, then looked around and then whispered, "I'm not hiding my father-in-law, in fact, the reason why my elder brother went to America was because the king of Yan was developing too fast in America. His Majesty even worried that they would occupy the entire America one day and would definitely threaten the safety of the Ming Dynasty, so he decided to send his elder brother."

Li Chonghai paused and then said, "As for the King of Yan, they must not be very willing, but their power is mainly in Central America, and they are still far from reaching North America. In addition, the relationship between my father and the King of Yan's mansion makes them embarrassed to oppose it explicitly, so no matter how reluctant they are, there is no way to do this."

"Your Majesty is wise. Sending your elder brother is simply a mess for the fourth brother. It makes people feel happy when I think about it!" Zhu Quan said with a gaze when he heard this. He had always wanted to find the place back from Zhu Di, but unfortunately he had no chance. Now that he saw that Zhu Di was defeated, he was of course very happy.

"By the way, when you met your elder brother, you told him that I wanted to talk to him about commerce. After all, it's too close to America from us. I just don't know if he has a port on the eastern coast of America?" Zhu Quan said again.

He asked Li Chonghai about Li Chonghe not only to see Zhu Di’s jokes, but also to cooperate with Li Chonghai. After all, he has always been obsessed with America. Unfortunately, in the past, there was only Zhu Di’s power in America, but now there are still more Li Chonghe.

"No problem. Before I came, my elder brother wrote to his family, saying that his people had arrived on the east coast. The water and soil there were fertile, more suitable for farming than the west coast, and more suitable for building cities and ports. So he was preparing to shift his focus to the east, and he would definitely be willing to communicate with your father-in-law at that time."

Li Chonghai agreed immediately, after all, this is a win-win situation, so naturally there is no reason to refuse.

With Li Chonghai's guarantee, Zhu Quan felt more at ease. He immediately wrote a letter to Li Chonghe himself, telling his ideas about cooperation, and then asked Li Chonghai to deliver the letter to Li Chonghe for him. In addition, he also asked someone to prepare some gifts for Li Chonghe, which seemed more formal.

Finally, Li Chonghai bid farewell to Zhu Quan and led a fleet to set off from the Mediterranean Sea and headed west to the Americas. Although Li Jie had long suggested that the earth was spherical, and long before, Zhu Di sent people to Africa and Europe from the Americas to confirm Li Jie's conjecture, there has not been a real voyage around the world until now.

Li Jie has always taken the matter of global navigation to heart, but he has been busy with external expansion and internal reform in the past, and has no spare time to do these things, so he has been delayed until now.

Europe is much closer to America than the Ming Dynasty, because the Atlantic Ocean is only half that of the Pacific Ocean, and the distance between the Americas and the European continent is much closer. In addition, Li Chonghe is riding on steam warships, and the speed is very fast. In just half a month, they arrived at the east coast of North America.

Li Chonghe first landed on the west coast of North America, but he developed rapidly in recent years. After all, he was supported by the Ming Dynasty and Li Jie, especially he sent people to cross the American continent early, first set up settlements in the Great Lakes area, and then went east to the coast and began to build a port.

When Li Chonghai's fleet arrived on the east coast of North America, it soon found Li Chonghe's port, and when their fleet entered the port and stopped, Li Chonghai also saw Li Chonghe on the dock at a glance.

Li Chonghe grew up with a burly figure, which inherited the genes of the old Zhu family, but looked more like Li Jie. This is the same as Li Chonghai. Although the two brothers are a few years apart, they look like twins when they stand together, but Li Chonghai is half shorter than him.

"Brother!" Li Chonghai, who has always been steady, also waved to the shore excitedly when he saw Li Chonghe. Although Li Chonghe was a few years older than him, the two brothers grew up together and had a very deep relationship. However, since Li Chonghe came to America, their brothers could only contact each other by letter.

Li Chonghe was also very excited when he saw Li Chonghai. He took a few steps forward to greet him. When Li Chonghai came to the dock from the deck, the two brothers hugged each other heavily.

"Third brother, is the war in Europe going smoothly?" After being excited, Li Chonghe then held Li Chonghai's arm and asked with concern. Before Li Chonghai came, Li Jie had sent him a letter and told him about Li Chonghai's expedition. This was also the reason why Li Chonghe came here. You must know that he had been staying on the West Coast before.

"My father-in-law and I joined forces, and the King of Xiang and King Chu have also sent troops, so there is basically no suspense. The three most powerful countries in Europe have surrendered, and I have also stuck their possibility of developing maritime power. In the future, the whole of Europe will become our paradise!" Li Chonghai replied immediately.

"That's great, my father's wish has finally come true. You have worked hard all the way. I have prepared a welcome banquet for you. Let's have a chat while eating!" Li Chonghe immediately patted Li Chonghai's shoulder and laughed.

As Li Jie's eldest son, Li Chonghe knew better than anyone else. His father had always been very afraid of Europe and wanted to conquer Europe in his dreams. Now he finally achieved this wish and would probably be more stable at night.

Li Chonghe kept Li Chonghai into the port. As for the people brought by Li Chonghai, there were naturally receptions from the port officials. The two brothers came to Li Chonghe's residence and the banquet was quickly put on, and the two brothers ate and chatted.

Li Chonghe asked Li Chonghai about the war in Europe and his experience on the road. Li Chonghai was more concerned about Li Chonghe's situation in the Americas, so he asked, "Brother, are there any movements on the side of King Yan?"
Chapter completed!
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