During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He's treasure ship fleet did not stop in East Africa. Instead, with the help of monsoons and accidental discoveries, it crossed the storm zone and arrived at a vast and uninhabited continent (similar to America). The news brought back by the fleet and a small number of exotic species (such as corn, sweet potatoes, tobacco) shocked the government and the public.
A young deputy (diplomat and geographer) in the fleet. He was keenly aware of the potential of that continent, and devoted his life to guiding the Ming Dynasty to expand overseas immigration and build a "new world."
