Maps are not rare in later generations. There are not many satellite maps and navigation that you can’t use. The ones you have never seen before are even more scattered.

However, in the Ming Dynasty, not everyone could see the map. Ordinary ordinary people could not see the map at all. Even ordinary scholars were difficult to see. Only by passing the imperial examination or Jinshi and entering the officialdom would they have the opportunity to frequently contact the map.

The maps at this time are different from those of later generations. The maps in later generations are basically briefly passed, only simple information such as place names, rivers, roads and boundaries. The maps at this time are more like topographic maps, with mountains, rivers and rivers on them, and there are also a lot of densely packed cities and other places.

After reading it for a long time, Yang Cong discovered it from the place name. Luo Hongxian was probably painting a map near Fengyang Mansion in Nanzhili.

This guy, the mountains are mountains and cities on the map. They are not marked with simple symbols, but are roughly drawn with brushes, which are densely packed, making people feel troubled.

Yang Cong was extremely uncomfortable with this kind of map. He couldn't help but complain: "Brother Dafu, why do you need to draw this mountain city or something? Can't you replace it with a simple mark?"

When Luo Hongxian heard this, he couldn't help but stop writing, raised his head and said curiously: "Oh, what marks are? Isn't the maps all drawn like this?"

I fainted and forgot that people in this era had never seen maps from later generations. The maps are all drawn like this now, but I asked here why I painted like this. Isn’t that strange!

Yang Cong smiled awkwardly, thought about it carefully, and then said nonsense: "I have seen a simple map drawn by Westerners. Although the painting skills of foreigners are not very good, they look quite clear. It seems a bit too complicated to draw like us."

When Luo Hongxian heard this, he couldn't help but put down his pen and said inexplicably: "What does a simple map look like? Is it really clear?"

How do you explain this to others? Yang Cong’s table was full of manuscript paper, and there were more than one brush. He simply pulled out a piece of manuscript paper, picked up the thinnest brush, and simply drew a contour according to the map drawn by Luo Hongxian. Then he simply made a mark based on the location of the mountains, rivers and cities above, and finally added various names. A map was quickly drawn, and it looked very clear, so he didn’t need to look for it with his pointed eyes.

Luo Hong first looked at the map drawn by Yang Cong, then looked at the map drawn by himself, and his eyes were almost glaring out.

That's so simple?

So clear!

He couldn't help but exclaim: "Brother Qingfeng, you are so amazing. You can draw it in a few strokes with a map, and it looks very easy to identify. Brother Wei has been drawing this for a day or two! It's amazing, really amazing!"

Yang Cong quickly said modestly: "Brother Dafu, I dare not say that. I am just lucky. I have seen such a simple map and have thought about it carefully before I can draw such a map."

Luo Hongxian heard this and couldn't help but say excitedly: "Oh, Brother Qingfeng, have you also studied maps? It's great. There are so few people who are willing to study maps these days. I'm so lonely for my brother. I can't find them even if I want to discuss them. Now, I finally met a soulmate. Come and see what the map I've drawn for me is, and whether there are any mistakes or not."

After saying that, he took out a thick and big strange book from the desk and handed it to Yang Cong like a treasure.

Yang Cong took it and saw that there was actually a book title on it, "Guangyu Map".

He knew that at this time, the maps were basically called maps or maps. The car was also called cars, which generally referred to various types of cars. The maps roughly meant the driving map, which means guiding people's driving routes.

He opened the book again and saw that there were maps of the northern provinces of the Ming Dynasty, including Northern Zhili, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, etc., and there were also detailed pictures in important areas such as Shuntian Prefecture, Taiyuan Prefecture, and Xi'an Prefecture.

This guy is amazing. He is afraid he wants to draw a map of the entire Ming Dynasty, and it is divided into provinces and cities.

At this moment, there is really no such map. Generally, maps of each place are preserved in various places. At most, there are only multiple maps of the entire Ming Dynasty in the capital. Moreover, the map text markings, sizes and proportions drawn in each place are different. There is no such map like this that brings together all places and draws according to unified specifications.

This guy is really amazing. Yang Cong took the booklet for a while and couldn't help but remembered the ambition he had set before, which was to compile a set of ancient encyclopedias with the general name of "Theory of Investigating Things and Knowing Knowing", and there is "Geography Chapter" in "Theory of Investigating Things and Knowing Knowing".

The "Theory of Surveying Things and Knowing the Geography" he envisioned not only has a map of the Ming Dynasty, but also a map of the entire world.

However, the map seems not easy to draw at this moment. He looked up at the various strange maps around him, and his scalp couldn't help but feel numb. There is no online map for reference now. It's hard to draw a detailed map of the state capital, let alone a detailed picture of the whole world.

Perhaps, it is more appropriate to ask Luo Hong to compile the "Theory of Investigating Things and Knowing Knowledge. Geography Chapter". He doesn't have so much time to read the map everywhere or even go to conduct field surveys and surveys.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but tempt: "Brother Dafu, do you know that the world is very big. There are not only the Ming Dynasty in the world, nor are there only the small countries around the Ming Dynasty. There are many and many other countries in the vast sea area."

Of course Luo Hongxian knew that Zheng He's voyage to the West was a major event that caused a sensation in the entire Ming Dynasty, such as Mughals, Persia, Dashi and other countries, and even Mixier, the hometown of Kunlun slaves. Many scholars in the Ming Dynasty had heard of it.

However, at this time, the "Kunyu Wanguo Map" has not been drawn yet. Most people have no idea what the whole world looks like, let alone how many countries there are in the world.

Although Luo Hongxian was interested in maps, he had only searched for maps within the Ming Dynasty. He really didn't know much about places outside the Ming Dynasty.

He couldn't help asking, "Brother Qingfeng, do you know how big the world is? Do you know how many countries there are in this world?"

Of course, Yang Cong knew how big the world was, and he had also checked some related books and had a certain understanding of the name and general territory of the country at this time.

He simply took out the largest piece of manuscript paper on the table, then picked up the pen, and quickly drew it according to the impression in his memory. After drawing a simple world map, he began to mark it and explained: "Brother Dafu, this is the map of the whole world.

This is the Ming Dynasty;

This is Japan;

This is the Western Regions;

Here is the Arctic glacier;

This is the Antarctic Glacier;

This is Mughal;

This is Persia;

This is Dashi;

This is Mixier, the old place of Kunlun slaves;
Chapter completed!