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01:53Look, what is this?
02:00But in that case, I really don't know!
02:04It's impossible, impossible, dozens of sticks!
02:09We should warn our own people!
02:12This happened almost 600 years ago!
02:16It was the largest fleet the world had ever known, that of an enormous maritime power!
02:22But where did they come from? Where did these men come from?
02:25It's the biggest fleet! The English?
02:30The French?
02:31The Americans then! The Americans!
02:34America hadn't been discovered yet!
02:36Well then, that's a joke!
02:38There were no big ships before...
02:40Before...
02:41Before the Portuguese?
02:43The Spanish?
02:44What if there were some before?
03:01Are we in Malindy?
03:03Absolutely, Captain, I know the city well!
03:05Don't get too close, there are reefs!
03:08We drop anchor and launch the boats!
03:10At your service, Captain!
03:20Come and see for yourself!
03:21Dozens of ships, they are all enormous!
03:23Bigger than houses!
03:25It's true !
03:25I've never seen so many ships, and such big ones!
03:29Come and see!
03:35Look there!
03:37Oh! Who are these men? What do they want?
03:44But of course!
03:45Chinese people, I should have thought of that!
03:47Yeah !
03:48The Chinese, the Chinese!
03:49Always the Chinese!
03:50The Chinese have a very long history!
03:53That was over 10,000 years ago!
03:549,000 years before our era, the Chinese reached Formosa, then the Philippines, Malaysia, and finally the islands
03:59Fiji!
04:02And it is even thought that they crossed the Pacific Ocean and reached South America from the east.
04:06Long before Christopher Columbus!
04:08But their great maritime adventure will begin with an important invention, the compass!
04:19It's a special metal that always points north; this will surely be useful to ships, allowing them to...
04:24'Orientation at night or in bad weather!'
04:27At the end of the 13th century, the Venetian traveler Marco Polo was already admiring some superb specimens of the
04:33local fleet!
04:35Extraordinary! Enormous ships with 60 cabins and a crew of 300! We've never seen anything like it!
04:41The same thing!
04:42Emperor Zoudi, who has just seized power, first gets rid of his very, very numerous enemies!
04:48However, he retains some advisors!
04:53Your Majesty, you have defeated the Mongols, eliminated all our enemies, and expanded the Middle Kingdom!
04:58We must now discover the world around us and find the riches we lack!
05:03The sea opens the way to the world! But we need more ships!
05:07I will think about it, Zhang He! You have been a very devoted servant and your words are precious to me!
05:18Worship you, master, the Middle Kingdom is at your feet!
05:22The wealth of our country lies in its soil!
05:24Confucius said, cultivating the land is what will make China rich!
05:28It will be pointless to spread ourselves abroad!
05:32Did Confucius say that?
05:33They say he said it, Master!
05:35Okay, I'll think about it, Xia!
05:45Xou, my dear first wife, it's a pleasure to see you here!
05:50That's what I have to talk to you about, lord and master!
05:54It is in our interest to preserve the country from foreign influences, these are the words of Confucius!
06:00Ah, you've read Confucius!
06:02I've heard about it!
06:03Well, my dear first wife, I'll think about it! Go, go!
06:14Meillou, my last wife! Come and sit down!
06:20Come here! There! So, my last wife, what do you have to say to me?
06:26Come on !
06:27Lord and master!
06:29I... I was thinking, master, that perhaps there are so many strange and beautiful things beyond the seas
06:35It would bring you glory to discover them!
06:37Would that make you happy?
06:39Oh, yes!
06:43Your Majesty!
06:45Zeng He, with your help, I will create the imperial navy that will be the most powerful in the world!
06:49I appoint you commander! You will discover new lands for me!
06:53Lands where men supposedly have black skin and where the beasts are magical!
06:59And the Chinese invented the dry dock, which allows ships to remain out of the water!
07:13Scrape the hull completely! Replace the rotten planks! You see! And finally, you have to repaint everything.
07:18!
07:19Yes, Commander!
07:52Each compartment must be equipped with a watertight door!
07:56Here's another invention! Watertight compartments that prevent the ship from sinking at the slightest damage!
08:02They want to cross oceans!
08:04She is on foreign soil!
08:06That contradicts the teachings of Confucius!
08:08I might have an idea! Perfect, there's no one here!
08:11I'm coming !
08:23Oh! It's the work of the Confucians!
08:27We're going to have to monitor the locks day and night!
08:42Avoiding you from being a mercenary!
08:43Oh my goodness!
08:50Good advice!
08:51It's a suicide map!
08:59It's a waste of time, thank you very much!
09:00I only have one consideration: the body.
09:08Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch...
09:32In just a few years, despite the opposition of Confucius' followers,
09:36The Emperor had the largest fleet that had ever existed built.
09:42"1681 ships, nine-masted treasure ships with a crew of 600 men,
09:49Junks with three or four masts, which are more maneuverable,
09:53oar-powered warships with a reinforced prow,
09:57a few gunpowder boats to blow up enemy ships
10:01"Flat-bottomed sea falcons, plus a few secret ships."
10:05"I'll let you in on it, it's a secret."
10:08"He's a good one."
10:31The compass, our most precious guide, our life is in its hands.
10:35"Make the ink rise."
10:47"Make the ink rise."
10:47"Raise the anchor."
10:59"Restore the ship's speed."
11:05"Speed of eight knots, Captain."
11:30"You're a life!"
11:34"This is Palembang, the major port of Sumatra."
11:38"Chainsui and his Malay bandits plunder ships in the Strait of Malacca."
11:42"Okay, listen, I'm going to enter the strait with the warships and you'll follow me."
11:47"Yes, Commander."
11:58"And look, the warships are setting off on reconnaissance."
12:02"Where is the treasure?"
12:02"Ah yes, chief. Good, chief. But you hurt me, chief."
12:24"Turn off that lantern, you idiot."
12:26"We mustn't draw attention to ourselves."
12:42"Ah!"
12:46"Ah!"
12:47"Oh, there!"
12:56"Ouch!"
12:57"Look, female captains."
13:05"There are too many of them."
13:28"Take the combat trousers."
13:30"Everyone to their post."
13:50"Here come the reinforcements. We'll get them."
13:54"Hey, look, boss. There, there."
13:57"But that's witchcraft! No sail, no oar, and yet they're moving forward."
14:02" Fire ! "
14:09" Fire ! "
14:11"Ah!"
14:12"Now, the flying bombs."
14:15" Come on ! "
14:21"Oh, that smells bad."
14:22"Oh, this all smells..."
14:23"Oh, that's disgusting. Oh, that's beyond repair."
14:25"Oh, that's disgusting. Oh, that's beyond repair."
14:27"Oh, that's disgusting."
14:28"Oh, that's disgusting."
14:29"What does this little thing want?"
14:36"Oh, there, oh, there, oh!"
14:40"Reverse. Reverse. Full speed!"
14:56"Vandals, reckless drivers, thugs, pirates!"
15:00" Chief. "
15:00"What, what?"
15:01"Well, the pirates, Chief, that's us."
15:09"I understand, boss. We're going to build boats like that."
15:15"What does he say about it, Chief?"
15:26"You are welcome on the island where Buddha lived."
15:29"You have drunk the sacred water."
15:31"So you can visit the temple?"
15:33"I will drive you."
15:51"The master greets the representatives of the Middle Kingdom."
15:54"He says that a usurping brigand has seized the nearby town of Côte."
15:58"Would you agree to get rid of it so we can live in peace?"
16:03"Tell him we're going to try."
16:05"Can I come with you on your large boats?"
16:08"Of course, you will be our interpreter."
16:15"You see, this is for the honored guests."
16:18"It's as big as a captain's cabin."
16:20"When I grow up, I'm going to be a captain."
16:21" And you ? "
16:22"I will be an elephant driver."
16:26"It's a very good job, you know."
16:28"Come on, we're almost there."
16:45"Zeng He, commander of the Middle Kingdom's fleet."
16:49"And Hong Bao, his captain, sends his regards."
16:52"He brings you this gift."
16:59"What did he say?"
17:02"He says you are miserable earthworms who should crawl before him."
17:07"Your emperor is nothing but a harmful insect that he will crush with his thumb."
17:10"He says he has no intention of listening to your gurgling."
17:14"And that he will take all the treasures you carry in your great ships."
17:18"He said all that?"
17:20"Well, you'll say, this little stuffed, skinned, stretched-out dwarf, this beaten, stubborn, beaten soul, this scarecrow"
17:27"To the sparrow, well, you're going to tell him that..."
17:28"Tell the August King that we will seriously consider his honorable proposal."
17:32"What? Think about it. But I'll show him..."
17:37"Come on, I'll explain."
17:39"He's blocked the port exit. His entire army is here. Look!"
17:43"There are too many of them."
17:47"That's because there aren't any left here."
17:48"Hey, not bad. Okay, let's go."
18:01"At least, seize these men!"
18:06"So, we are miserable earthworms, harmful insects."
18:10"The insects are stinging."
18:12"You are lords. The Middle Kingdom is a great country."
18:16"You misunderstood me. The interpreter there, there, he must have made a mistake."
18:19"Ah yes, the interpreter. So, this time, you tell the interpreter this."
18:24"He's recalling his troops immediately, otherwise..."
18:28"How to embalm my cloak of a tree."
18:41"Oh, the sheep!"
18:46"Oh, Kamalish Mahal."
18:49"Oh, the sheep!"
18:52"Oh, the sheep!"
18:55"Oh, the sheep!"
18:56"Oh, the sheep!"
18:57"That's interesting. Who's the auctioneer here?"
19:18"It's me, sir. What do you have to offer?"
19:20"Come and see for yourself aboard our boat."
19:26"All of this is very, very beautiful. How many are there in total?"
19:29"We're going to count."
19:34" Oh ! "
19:48"50 plates, 200 saucers and as many cups."
19:52"Plus 100 plates and we also have 20 teapots."
19:55"That's good, that's good."
19:58"So, are you going to take me back now?"
20:01"Not yet. We're going to Arabia first."
20:03"In Arabia. But I don't want to go to Arabia!"
20:06"And where is Arabia, anyway?"
20:07"We don't know for sure."
20:09"Apparently, it's that way, at sunset."
20:11"Oh dear! Poor me! What a poor little king I am!"
20:20"Come on, I don't want to go!"
20:23"I don't want to go!"
20:23" If ! "
20:24"How much do you want? I'll give it to you!"
20:25"No, four!"
20:27" Four ! "
20:27"Two! Three!"
20:28" Four ! "
20:29"Um..."
20:29"I can't!"
20:32"That works!"
20:33" Come on ! "
20:34" THANKS ! "
20:38"So, we can't!"
20:40" Come on ! "
20:43"Hey, look!"
20:44"But it's a kilin, I'm sure of it!"
20:46"It's a magical animal that brings good luck!"
20:49"A kilon, let's go see!"
20:52"Ask them what kind of animal it is and if I can buy it."
20:56"They call it a giraffe."
20:59"They have a lot of them, so..."
21:04"So, you promise to be good."
21:06"Yes, yes, yes."
21:06"You won't bother your neighbors anymore."
21:08"You can go home."
21:10"Ah!"
21:12"And here we are on our way back."
21:17"And there you have it!"
21:20"To the attack!"
21:30"Barbarians, vandals, thugs, pirates!"
21:34"Chef, chef!"
21:35"Yes, yes, yes, I know, I know. We're the pirates."
21:37"It's us."
21:51"Allow us, Your Majesty, to present to you a kilin, this fabulous legendary animal that brings good luck."
21:57"Oh, how lovely it is! I want one, master, I want one!"
22:01"At the beginning of the 15th century, China was the greatest maritime power."
22:15"Emperor Zhu Di had a new capital built, Beijing, which would become known as Peking."
22:20"In its center, he will build the forbidden city."
22:22"Their thousand-room palace."
22:24"A million workers are coming to undertake this task."
22:27"The expeditions have resumed, and our travelers are bringing back to the royal palace their load of animals from elsewhere.
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22:32"Oh, that heavenly horse, what beauty!"
22:35"It's the Killing, a guarantee of luck and prosperity!"
22:37"That long blow, it's not pretty, well!"
22:41"Did you see that big bird? Completely clumsy, it even tried to fly around!"
22:46"Look, what's this?"
22:51"Yes, the whole world was opening up to its conquerors of the seas."
22:55"But meanwhile, in Beijing..."
22:57“No, my master, it is only here, within our borders, that we can strengthen our
23:01faith ! "
23:02"These trips, these devilish animals, it's all worthless!"
23:05"That's true, Your Majesty, that's true!"
23:08"Having seen signs in the sky, if we do not stop all these expeditions, a great misfortune will befall us."
23:12'to strike us down!'
23:14"Be careful, if you make a mistake, you will be punished!"
23:17"You absolute idiot, what did you just say now?"
23:19"I didn't tell anyone!"
23:20"Now, if a great misfortune doesn't happen, it will happen to us, woe!"
23:25"Don't worry, something bad is going to happen!"
23:30"Obscurantism is a powerful and unfortunate force!"
23:39"No Chinese person could venture out to sea anymore under penalty of death!"
23:43"The country closed behind its great wall, the end of an extraordinary adventure!"
23:47"When you think about the journey they made, while Henry, the navigator, hadn't even reached
23:51The equator!
23:52"The famous Cape Bojador! Do you remember?"
23:56"What if they had continued? What if they had met?"
24:00"Just imagine, my children, the great junks of the Middle Kingdom and the Portuguese caravels!"
24:05"Just imagine! We don't realize!"
24:08"And what has become of our Chinese friends?"
24:10"And Hongbao probably perished at sea in a storm!"
24:21"Grandpa, grandpa! Have you ever seen boats this big?"
24:26"Oh yes, my dear! And even much bigger than that, with red sails!"
24:31"Oh, that was a long time ago!"
24:33“Nowadays, on an island off the coast of Kenya, Pate Island, lives a different population, a
24:38a mix of Chinese and Black people.
24:40"Yes, indeed!"
24:45"Explorers, discovering the world, made the earth round, these syllopataires, will still find paths to trace and
24:57then offer them to souls, as one offers a beautiful woman, to you, to us, to me, I believe!
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