In 207 BC, after a treacherous Hongmen Banquet, Xiang Yu, who was proud of himself, entered Xianyang City and burned the Qin Palace, giving a strong breath of family and country.

In 207 BC, after a treacherous Hongmen Banquet, the proud and proud Xiang Yu entered Xianyang City and burned the Qin Palace, giving a strong breath of family and country.

After this breath, although Xiang Yu was the leader of the coalition forces of the princes, he did not use the courage to be the emperor like Qin Shihuang . He then held a feudal ceremony, which made the originally unified Qin Empire legitimately split into 18 pieces, and returned to Warring States .

As for his boss King Huai of Chu , Xiang Yu changed him to Emperor Yi and became a puppet. He became a King of Western Chu .

(Xiang Yu's calculation)

What do you say about this? There are helplessness, and there are also forced to do it, and there are also calculations.

is calculated to people, and there is Liu Bang , which is inconsistent with Xiang Yu.

So, Liu Bang was tragically named Hanwang , becoming the owner of Bashu and Hanzhong , the land of old and young, poor .

Who would have thought that this is the old, young, poor and poor area is actually the country of Tianfu, which makes Liu Bang dominate the trend.

However, this dominance still requires hardship.

This hardship is that the subordinates who were unwilling to go to poor places with Liu Bang chose to go into exile because they could not see hope.

Among them, there is the military immortal who joined Liu Bang and served as the commander of the Su Duwei.

(Han Xin)

I won’t introduce Han Xin. I dare to use military immortal as a name. There is no need to say more about this military achievements.

At that time, Han Xin saw that the world was settled, and the King of Han seemed to have no great ambitions. His future was uncertain, so he had the intention to leave.

Then, on a dark and windy night, he ran away.

This shocking Xiao He was sweating coldly. Xiao He, who had been in contact with Han Xin for a long time, knew this person's ability, and rode a horse and chased him without saying a word, which made the people inexplicably. said to Liu Bang: Boss, the Prime Minister ran away.

, what? The Prime Minister ran away, and Liu Bang was so panicked when he heard this!

But not long after, Xiao He came back, which also gave the two a particularly interesting conversation.

Liu Bang asked Xiao He: Why do you always run away?

Xiao He said: I didn’t run away, am I going to chase someone?

Liu Bang was surprised. After so many people ran away, he didn’t see you chasing you, so he said curiously: Who are you chasing?

Xiao He said: Han Xin.

Finally, Xiao He told Liu Bang : If the king is only willing to be the king of Hanzhong , it doesn’t matter whether Han Xin has or not, but if the king is determined to be a genius, Han Xin will definitely not let him go, it depends on the king’s choice.

So, with Xiao He's strong recommendation, Han Xin became the sharp blade to wipe out the genius in Liu Bang's hands after Liu Bang was appointed as the general.

(Liu Bang)

A dark and windy pursuit changed history.

This kind of story is also interpreted in the West, but the protagonist is not a big man but an unknown little man. As for the person being chased, it is Columbus ?

A navigator who changed history. Let’s see a legendary story below

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1482 is a happy day for Iberian Peninsula people. That year Queen Isabel and King Ferdinand (the two Catholic kings who established Spain) led the army to attack Muslims' last stronghold on the peninsula Granada .

After ten years of fighting, in 1492, Spaniard finally harvested at night and completed the liberation movement. (ps: The Restoration Movement, a movement that lasted for 800 years on the Iberian Peninsula, which drove away Muslims to restore rule.)

After the victory, the Spaniards even crossed , the Strait of Gibraltar, and occupied the city of Meligna, not only to completely restore the Iberian Peninsula, but also took advantage of the situation to unify the Catholic Church into the state religion of the entire Spain.

(sect differences)

This battle that laid the foundation for the times gave the Iberian Peninsula the possibility and demand to open up new waterways.

Then, a man appeared just at the right time.

He was Columbus, born in Genoa Jewish family in 1451.

Because he was born in Genoa ( Marco Polo was written as "Marco Polo Travels" in Genoa prison), Columbus was a fanatical admirer of Marco Polo since he was a child.

In his opinion, the story of this great traveler is too attractive, and the gold in the ground is too tempting in Eastern China.

This constant temptation made Columbus have a dream of sailing since childhood and determined to become a navigator.

At that time, with the advancement of science and technology, the "Heaven and the World" was abandoned, and the earth was round and became the truth in the hearts of new intellectuals, and Columbus believed it unquestionably.

If the earth is round, starting from one place, constantly sailing, and constantly sailing, can't you return to the origin?

So a bold idea emerged.

That is to find the king to pull venture capital, sail along the sea, and fulfill your dream of a navigator.

For this reason, while he was a sailor, he was looking for a suitable king and invested in himself to find the East.

Who would have thought that there is no problem in accumulating experience as a sailor, but finding investors is everywhere.

(Columbus)

Columbus went to Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, and France to try his luck, without exception, all of them were rejected. Why

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First of all: Diyuan said that although has a market, many people still don’t believe it and think there are many logical loopholes.

Secondly: Many people think that Columbus is a fraudster who cheats money, because there were not many investments like this at that time.

Finally: At that time, the Italian city-state that occupied the upstream of the trade chain and monopolized the sea and land trade routes, Hansar Alliance, Ottoman Empire and other vested interest groups believe that if a new route is really explored, wouldn’t it be a cut off its own financial route? Therefore, they all have a negative attitude towards the development of new air routes.

Of course, the above are all objective reasons, as well as Columbus' subjective reasons.

That is, he has a particularly big appetite, that is, he wants to be a "mass commander", and he uses 10% of his maritime income as a reward, and also requires the title of nobility and the right to be a governor.

This makes the financial supporters’ fathers unhappy.

has nothing, and has never proved himself. Are you worthy of such a big appetite?

This situation lasted for more than ten years, and Columbus also lobbied everywhere for more than ten years, but no one agreed to his request.

(Age of the Sea)

1456, Columbus, who was covered in dust at the Portuguese King Joao II, went to Spain to try his luck again.

As for why it is Spain?

The reason is also very simple. Portugal is sailing eastward, which restricts the space in Spain. There is still Muslim problem left in China. It is unrealistic to use the army. The only feasible route is to find new route to China and India.

This also gave Columbus a lot of support in Spain and gave Columbus a chance.

1486, under the recommendation of an earl, this man who changed the world met his Queen Liu Bang Isabella.

(Queen)

The first time we met, the two sides did not have much fun talk.

Although the Queen is a little interested in this plan, she just puts this project into the feasibility investment report and allows her subordinates to analyze and do more important things.

This is an attack on Granada Kingdom .

So this research took four years to complete, and the order was rejected. In 1490, the Queen Investment Project Department told him that there was something wrong with Columbus' calculations.

When Columbus saw this situation, he was sad, but he was not discouraged.

In order to seek a glimmer of opportunity, Columbus helped meet the queen through the bishop at the end of the following year and once again stated his plan.

After receiving the plan, the queen agreed to take a look carefully and then continue to fight.

Then good news came.

(Light-Resurrection Movement Timeline)

1492 January 2, Granada surrendered.

Columbus was fortunate to participate in the victory parade and thought in his heart that after the war was over, could he go to sea?

Who would have thought that this was happy not long after, he heard an unfortunate news that his plan was rejected again because Columbus's price was too high and he actually wanted a noble title.

The disappointed Columbus was angry and decided to go to France to try his luck.

If he really left like this, perhaps France might be the one who led the Age of Discovery.

Then, a Spanish Xiao He appeared.

This person's name is not detailed. He served as the Spanish royal treasurer at that time and was a favorite minister of the king who managed money for the Spanish royal family.

In his opinion, the cost of sailing this time is not high, but the possible returns are very large. is a low-risk and high-reward project, and it would be a pity not to invest.

As soon as he saw Columbus running away, he immediately went to chase him.

After chasing slowly for a few kilometers, he finally caught up with Columbus in Pine Bridge Village near Santa Fe City. After some persuasion, Columbus was stabilized.

(Spain today)

The queen also began to seriously consider this project under the persuasion of this royal treasurer.

1492, after discussing with her husband Ferdinand II, Queen Isabella decided to invest in Columbus's project.

Who knew that this husband Ferdinand II was a stingy person.

When I read Columbus’ plan, I found that one of the first two is the biggest, but I am unwilling to invest.

This made the queen feel anxious. If you don’t let me invest, I will invest, even if I use my private money, I will invest.

After three months of bargaining, Columbus finally agreed on conditions with Queen Isabella and signed the famous "Santa Fe Agreement" in history.

(Columbus and Queen)

Atmospheric Queen, meeting all Columbus' requirements.

This requirement has!

First: Her Majesty the Queen appointed Columbus as the commander of the newly explored islands and land, and can be hereditary.

Second: Columbus is the deputy king and governor of land and islands he is about to discover or acquire on the ocean.

Third: All gold, silver, pearls, gems, spices and other commodities obtained from these areas can be collected and retained by 1/10, and are exempt from taxes.

4: Any case involving these goods or products will be ruled by him or his agent as the commander.

Fifth: Grant Columbus the right to choose, that is, to bear 1/8 of the total cost to ships heading to these new territories, or to charge 1/8 of the profit .

In addition to these requirements, Columbus also had the title of admiral and the noble symbol of "Tang".

That's it, Columbus has a new name : Don Christopher Columbus. If it is now, it is recommended that BYD give a "Don" to Columbus.

Everything was ready, Columbus led the "Santa Maria", "Hiramatsu" and "Nina" and 120 crew members on a journey on August 3, 1492, and also began a legend of the empire.

(Columbus flagship)

And this legend has been with the difficulties and Columbus' cleverness all the way, but it ended up going astray!

On September 6, he arrived in Columbus, in the Dacanary Islands. After resting, he was preparing to continue his voyage. Because he was afraid of problems with the crew, he got two real and fake navigation logs.

really watch it yourself, show it to the crew members, and use the method of reducing the navigation distance to soothe the crew members' hearts.

Who would have thought that the fake voyage planned was almost the same as the real voyage? Columbus didn't see a storm all the way. It took only 10 days to sail 1,163 nautical miles.

On September 16, they arrived at Sargasso sea . The emergence of aquatic plants made the crew think that it was not far from the land, but Columbus firmly believed that it was still far from the land.

Then, they sailed for another four days, and the wind stopped. Now it was bad, the fleet's morale began to decline, and the crew's complaints also appeared. I haven't seen the land for more than 20 days, and the supply on the ship also had problems, and many people complained.

Some people even said that Columbus, the Genoese, ignored the lives of the crew, and tried to kill Columbus for his own future.Things like

often happen at sea and are not unusual.

The team suffered an internal strife soon after.

The other two captains quarreled fiercely with Columbus on October 9, and they all said they would give up and go home.

In the end, Columbus used the method of quenching thirst with a plum blossom. He pointed to the seabird and told them : It's not far away, hold on for a while, and there will be land for three days.

The next morning, the wind broke out, and the fleet was fast. Who would have thought that this did not reassure the crew, but instead made them scared.

Fearing that they were getting farther and farther away from the land, there was a rebellion. It was another round of persuasion that the crew was obedient.

After obedient, luck came.

On Thursday, October 11, tender branches, canes, dead branches and wooden boards appeared on the vast sea, and even a small processed wooden stick.

and other things make everyone sure that the mainland is not far away, and there are still traces of human activities.

At exactly 10 o'clock that night, Columbus, who was observing at all times, told people around him that : I saw the light of the land.

Many people started watching, but didn't see it. They all thought that Columbus had hallucinations.

At 2 a.m. on October 12, Detriana, the lookout for the "Ping Song", saw a land black line.

excitedly started to carnival and discovered land.

The first piece of land in the Western Hemisphere discovered is today's San Salvador of the Bahamas Islands.

Columbus, who saw the land, also excitedly went to the island, announcing that he had occupied the island in the name of the king and queen, and also declared that he had become the commander-in-chief and governor.

(Route Map)

This style has caused many local natives to watch curiously.

This group of people was also named by Columbus. Indian has been used to this day because Columbus insists that he is in India.

As for the kind Indians.

They are so generous that they give whatever they want. They are as naive as white paper, but they encounter Columbus' violence and cruelty.

According to Columbus's statement in the October 14th "Diary of Navigation" is : Use 50 people to conquer them and make them do what a person wants them to do.

In the following days, Columbus kept moving forward, dreaming of finding China and India recorded in "The Travels of Marco Polo", as well as the gold everywhere, but he never found it!

But they are not completely rewarded.

Cuba and Haiti islands and tobacco on islands have become the harvest of voyages.

(Cuban Tobacco)

1492 On December 25, 1492, the "Santa Maria" boarded by Columbus hit the reef and sank. The fleet then occupied the north coast of Haiti to resettle the excess, and this place became the first colony established by the Spanish, "Navidard".

1493 On January 4, 1493, Columbus returned to the voyage. On the way, he had to stay in the Portuguese Harbour due to a storm. He also met Joao II, who had rejected him, and was very proud.

But the kings hoped that India has never been found.

Even though Columbus sailed three times later and visited many parts of the American continent, he did not find India. The result of

made Columbus' influence begin to decline.

1506, Columbus died of illness in Valladolid, Spain. In the last years of his life, almost no one remembered him.

But this is not important, because the discovery of the New World made Spain successful and changed the world.

But this success and change must be made to let the bullet fly for a while, and then after the bullet flew past, the West ushered in a prosperous era for five hundred years.

The only shame is that we missed it.

But it doesn’t matter if you miss it. As long as you are willing to climb, no matter how difficult things are, there will be good results.

Yes, that's how it is, the history tells me

This is the genius and miracle that Xiao He chased Han Xin under the moon.