219 BC was the third year of Qin Shi Huang's unification of the Six Kingdoms.
After achieving something that no previous emperor could achieve, he felt more and more: If the Qin Dynasty wants to live forever, your own health is very important.
At this time, a monk named Xu Fu wrote to Qin Shiqin and said:
The elixir of immortality can be found on the three immortal mountains of Penglai, Abbot, and Yingzhou.
Who is this Xu Fu?
Legend has it that he was a student of the "Guiguzi" who sought holiness.
During the Warring States Period, Zhang Yi, who joined forces with Zong Lianheng, and Sun Binke, who raced horses with Tian Ji, both studied under Guiguzi.
With such a master as an endorsement, students are also very good at competing with each other, and Xu Fu's words naturally won the trust of Qin Shi Huang.
Therefore, after receiving the holy decree in 219 BC, Xu Fu took 3,000 boys and girls with him.
Their adventure and treasure hunt begins!
Although he went to sea twice in a row, he did not find the legendary three immortal mountains.
But he discovered Japan by accident!
This is the story of Xu Fu Dongdu.
Hey, seeing this you might think:
We're not talking about North America today, so why are we talking about it in the first place?
Although there is no exact historical data on Xu Fu's journey to Japan, one thing is certain:
The first person we Chinese to explore the ocean was Xu Fu!
Well, now let's imagine this scenario:
After Xu Fu discovered Japan, he accumulated a certain amount of experience in going to sea.
He felt like he could continue to explore the vastness of the ocean!
So, after ten years of recuperation in Japan, Xu Fu's fleet continued to sail east with three thousand adult men and women! So, at this moment, a huge shift in the direction of world history has taken place!
The following is purely imaginary.
If there is any resemblance, it is impossible!
The group followed the four northern islands to the Kamchatka border region.
Since going north, everyone in Xufu has felt that the temperature is getting lower and lower.
How? At this time, a child said to Xu Fu:
Look, sir, is there an island to the east?
In this way, the fleet sailed along the Alyuk Islands, which seemed to be a milestone.
It's in Alaska today!
Entering the estuary, they found that the temperature of the place was suitable, and to their surprise: there were people here, and there were some similarities in their appearance.
Yes, these aborigines are what we would call Indians today.
And most importantly:
The locals also provided them with plenty of food and water.
So Xu Fu decided to leave a hundred young boys and girls here.
On the one hand, these boys and girls were able to put down roots here, and on the other hand, they could also try to contact the Central Plains Dynasty.
That being the case, Xu Fu felt the need to give the place a name.
What is it called? After thinking about it, a group of people can come here alive.
What a miracle!
And the locals are quite welcoming too. This enthusiasm and the trust of the First Emperor is like a blessing from heaven.
And since the Qin Dynasty adopted the county system, Xu Fu gave this place a name: Qirui County!
Look, it makes sense, right?
As the forerunners continued to send back messages from the front line, the curiosity of the entire Central Plains was aroused.
More and more warriors want to see the other side of the ocean.
And this pioneering behavior also made the later Qin and Han dynasties, both at the nautical and industrial levels.
Everything has come a long way.
Obviously, if this script continues to develop, the first place we set foot is likely to be the West Coast of the United States today.
Due to the limitations of the industrial level, at this time, the pioneers were more curious.
But in some kind of communication with the local aborigines, they were surprised to find that there was a little bit of gold in the clods of earth where many local children played.
And this gold is for Xu Fu, an alchemist who is good at alchemy.
Just don't be too familiar.
Because those little bits of gold are extremely rare things in the Central Plains: **
From then on, Xu Fu embarked on the gold rush that prevailed in the 19th century.
More than two thousand years in advance.
Of course, today the name San Francisco will no longer exist.
Since Xu Fu was in his sixties at this time, the climate here happened to be similar to that of my hometown of Langya County.
So, he decided to remove the word "king" next to the word "Langya".
Replace it with gold characters. It became Zhengjuan County!
Of course, gold mining is attractive, however, the skill of growing vegetables is etched in our DNA.
Therefore, driven by genes, many people choose to leave Zhengcheng County to find a home for their "soul".
Of course, some of them chose to go north, and most chose to go east and south.
Those who face east are much luckier than those who face south.
After crossing the coastal ridge in present-day California, the group continued eastward along the river.
Today in the **Valley.
They found a little surprise:
This is actually the confluence of two rivers.
And all around it are endless plains.
At this point, the "plant-grown" DNA in the blood seems to say:
This is our new home.
So what should we call this place?
Although it belongs to the former town and county, it is not produced here**.
So the gold letter was removed.
Di Qiu mentioned in the previous ** that the left ear knife is generally related to mountains.
The right ear knife is often associated with towns.
So, after adding the right ear knife, the word "Lang" came into being.
In addition, it is surrounded by plains, hence the name: Langping County!
Two flowers are in full bloom, and we look at one each.
The road to the south is not so easy to follow compared to those facing east.
The ups and downs along the way made many people give up the idea of moving forward.
Fortunately, the valley between the mountains is relatively flat.
Leaving the valley, the group headed south along the coastline.
Eventually, they stopped in today's cosmopolitan city.
City of Angels – Los Angeles.
The important reasons why we stopped here are:
Fang Shi Xu Fu turned into a feather.
Without a backbone, the pioneers soon had a huge conflict with the local aborigines.
However, because the civilization level was significantly higher than that of the other party, the battle quickly ended in the victory of the forerunners.
However, although we won, everyone also knows that:
Fighting is not the goal, our goal is peace!
So, someone wrote to the court at that time, and I wanted to send some soldiers, craftsmen, and scholars to this place.
In addition, this place is far away from Qixuan County and far away from the Central Plains.
Since then, the name of Zhenyuan County has spread.
And because this is also the place where Xu Fu became an immortal, therefore, the emperor at this time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty specially instructed:
Zhenyuan County is the country of monarchs!
Because Junfang is Xu Fu's name!
The perspective returns to the East.
As the number of pioneers grew, they discovered that the pits at the Midtown County Gold Mine were almost full.
If you want to continue mining gold, you have to look for new gold mines.
After passing through the county town of Langping and the large desert Gobi, although they did not find a large gold mine, he did find something like gold in that era: salt!
Unlike the mineral salt that needed to be mined in the Bashu region back then, the huge salt lakes here only need to dry up.
The salt crystallizes on its own.
So people who want to work in the salt industry.
The small town of Salt Lake City, USA, was founded today.
Since the salt is extracted from the water of the lake, the people of Jingchu said:
My hometown has endless Yunmengze.
Let's call this place: Salt Lake!
Well, that's all for today's trailblazers.
Since it's a brain series, everyone's ideas are very important.
What are the names of the Andes and Appalachian Mountains?
Do you have any good ideas for cities like New York and Houston?