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Zhu Yunyou looked at Xiaoxiao Zhu and asked with a smile, "Where is the southernmost place in our Ming Dynasty?"

Xiao Xiao Zhu replied without hesitation, "There are two islands in the south, one in Hainan and the other in Ryukyu. In his early years, his great-grandfather established the Penghu Inspection Office, which was also the Xunyuan system. In the early years, his great-grandfather once banned the sea and removed the Penghu Inspection Office according to Tang He's request, and moved the Penghu ethnic group to Zhangzhou and Quanzhou."

Lao Zhu coughed and said, "I won't talk about that anymore. We were guarding against Japanese pirates in the early years. You don't know that we added guerrillas in Daliuqiu and guarded in the spring and autumn seasons, but Penghu was once a nest of thieves. Besides, your father couldn't stay in Nanyang and wanted to love him, so he set up a ward in Daliuqiu and re-established the Penghu Inspection Department."

Zhu Yunyou laughed and said to Xiaoxiao Zhu, "Your great-grandfather didn't love you, so we set up a Penghu Inspection Department and set up a garrison in Daliuqiu. It's still some of the South China Sea that are not disciplined, and there are many caravans in Nanyang. There are also garrisons in Daliuqiu and Hainan, which can also control Nanyang."

Old Zhu immediately glared at Zhu Yunyou, but didn't say much, and it was considered a default.

Some things cannot be concealed. Lao Zhu did once sack the Penghu Inspection Department, and he did have banned the sea.

If Zhu Yunyou's fleet had not been very popular in Nanyang, Lao Zhu would not have attached more importance to the navy, nor would he care more about the Maritime Warriors as Zhu Yunyou's wishes.

Nanyang seems desolate, but Lao Zhu still likes the spices, gems or gold, etc. there. In fact, Lao Zhu has a personality that can't get up early without profit, so he naturally becomes serious when he sees the benefits.

Xiao Xiaozhu was very active at this time and jumped up and said, "Great-grandfather, Dad, we will also create a big ship in the future. The wilderness of the South Ocean is wilderness, but there are some good things. We don't understand. In the early years, the places where the Silk Road went were all barren, but they were so powerful. We will also sell big iron pots in the future."

Old Zhu was immediately happy and said to Xiao Xiao Zhu, "You can't sell big iron pots indiscriminately. You have to learn from us, and you have to learn from your father."

Large iron pots are indeed strategic resources. These things are not inferior to silk and porcelain. However, porcelain or silk can be sold as much as money, and the quality can be high and low.

However, it is naturally difficult to sell large iron pots and tea, including many ironware, and they cannot be sold at will. Even if you do some business occasionally, it will require the court to nod. Zhu Yunyou will definitely care about such technical advantages.

Lao Zhu also recognized these and said to Xiao Xiao Zhu, "There are endless silver mountains in Japan, and there should be good things in the places next to it. We didn't look at Nanyang before, and we always felt turbulent. But now, we look at it, there are many spices and gold, and we remember that our Ming fleet has brought back rice from Nanyang a lot."

The places in the Indochina Peninsula do not look big, but the climate is very suitable for crops. Two ripenings a year, these are the places in the south of the Ming Dynasty and the places south of the Yangtze River. However, in the Indochina Peninsula, three ripenings a year is the simplest thing.

Not only is the climate good, the soil is also very fertile, and growing grain is nothing at all, and the Ming Dynasty also needs food.

Lao Zhu also supports this point, such as spices, gems or gold, which can be used by people with a wealthy family. What's more, Lao Zhu is also very clear that in chaotic times, food is the foundation, which is better than anything else.

In troubled times, a bag of food can survive. However, a bag of gold sometimes does not have much effect.

Therefore, Lao Zhu also supported the official fleet or unofficial fleet of the Ming Dynasty in the South China Sea, mainly because he saw huge benefits. Even though the Ming Dynasty now has no hidden dangers of food, more grain is piled up in the grain warehouse, and Lao Zhu has no pressure, and he is just happy to see it happen.

After all, Zhu Yunyou wanted to use troops in Annan, so Lao Zhu also understood that governing the southwest, or sending troops to Annan in the future, would require a lot of money and grain. Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi, Yunnan, these are all bases of the Ming Dynasty, and more money and grain are required.

Xiao Xiaozhu said with a smile, "We know that in the future, we will enthrone the royal family. When we send troops, we will also collect some benefits. In the future, we will also pay tribute to our Ming Dynasty, and also give us a lot of food to our Ming Dynasty. We will also lay iron for them."

When Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu both laughed when they heard Zhu Yunyou say this, Xiao Xiao Zhu both had this perception and they were very happy.

The Ming Dynasty did have a lot of money and food, and there were many soldiers and generals, and they also had a good national power. They would definitely enthrone the royal family in the future.

It is no problem to enthrone the royal family. It is a good thing to let the royal family find a country around the Ming Dynasty. But this is also the time when there is no profit to get up early. These vassal states are also guarding the Ming Dynasty from the side. There is no harm in such an arrangement.

Furthermore, such a vassal state, even if it seems remote, does not have any advantages at all, and the Ming Dynasty is profitable.

Hundreds of thousands of troops were sent to conquer cities and help found the country, but in the next few decades, we would consider tribute money, grain and jewelry every year. Without some people's living resources, the Ming Dynasty could also do some trade generously, and everyone would not lose money!

When Zhu Yunyou heard Xiaoxiao Zhu say this, he smiled happily. It seems that some of his education is useful. Xiaoxiao Zhu's insights are indeed "high" and they have some vision than many ministers in the court.

Chinese civilization has always been a farming civilization and is actually not very enthusiastic about the ocean. Even in the Tang and Song dynasties, marine trade seemed very developed, but they did care more about farming.

Looking at Xiao Xiao Zhu, Zhu Yunyou said, "Yin'er should understand that the three armies should go first before they move their food and grass. We will send troops to Annan in the future, so Fuguang is naturally extremely important. Yin'er tells me, how did Fuguang come from?"

Xiao Xiao Zhu thought about it carefully and said, "It seems that there was a Fujian magistrate in the Tang Dynasty. It used to be the land of Baiyue, probably Minyue. In the early years, the Fujian and Yue rebelled, and the Han Wushu army quelled the rebellion. During the Three Kingdoms period, the Eastern Wu also managed these places many times. In the early years, the land of Lingnan had a lot of miasma and was also wilderness. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, it has become more stable."

Zhu Yunyou couldn't help laughing and was very happy, "We are very happy with Yin'er's experience. Don't talk about Fu Guang, those places were Lingnan, and many people looked down on them. Don't talk about those places, even our current Yingtian Mansion, there were not many people looking down on them before. This is all about developing slowly, just like Jingxiang now."

Large-scale development requires time. It is not a matter of one or two years, nor is it something that can be done by one or two generations.

Xiao Xiao Zhu can be said to be a little confused, but for Lao Zhu, this is obviously easy to understand. Perhaps there are some things that no one wants to think about, but if you think about them carefully, it will be very interesting.

It is said that the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River was considered "prosperous" even in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. However, many people know that the main force of Chinese civilization at that time was still in Guanzhong, which was the real focus of the world.

In the past, Lao Zhu was even bigger than the world. He knew that Jingxiang was a treasure land, but it was definitely not enough to compare with Jiangnan.

But over the years, Zhu Yunyou has been busy moving some people to Jingxiang from the beginning, and has also dispatched some garrisons to Jingxiang, vigorously developing Jingxiang.

I used to think it was time-consuming and labor-intensive, but as Jing Xiang reclaimed more and more land and grain production there became more and more, Lao Zhu felt that his baby grandson was very visionary and deserved to be the successor he personally chose.

Think about it again, Chen Youliang and his people were entrenched in the Jingxiang land in the early years, but the Jingxiang land at that time was not as prosperous as it is now.

Lao Zhu still doubted that the Jingxiang land that Zhu Yunyou once mentioned was to become the next rich fish and rice land, and he also thought that Zhu Yunyou was an exaggerated thing. But now thinking about it, the Jingxiang land is really incredible.

Huguang is familiar with the world, which has always been something that Zhu Yunyou is looking forward to. This situation that only existed in the middle and late Ming dynasties in history, and in the place where the Qing dynasty was truly mature, now Zhu Yunyou is using countless resources to vigorously develop it.

Zhu Yunyou also understood that it was basically impossible to complete this through his own efforts, but he laid a more solid foundation. As long as Xiao Xiao Zhu worked harder, he could basically see a prototype.

By that time, let alone whether the emperor has a vision or not, the ministers in the court and even the people in the world will make choices with their eyes closed.

After all, Jingxiang has great potential, and the other side will definitely become richer and richer, so it is normal for the people to migrate there naturally, and they don’t even need the official migration of the court.

Zhu Yunyou and Lao Zhu looked at Xiaoxiao Zhu with a smile. Perhaps in the eyes of some Confucian scholars, the crown prince was not particularly literary and was indeed not proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics.

But in Zhu Yunyou and Lao Zhu's eyes, they were very satisfied with Xiao Xiaozhu's performance. Xiao Xiaozhu's knowledge and Xiao Xiaozhu's cognition were more in line with the requirements of an emperor, and he should not be just an Emperor Wen.

Looking at Xiao Xiao Zhu, Zhu Yunyou asked again, "Yin'er, this Jingxiang land is about to be the next Jiangnan, and it will become the granary of our Ming Dynasty. Tell me, how many granaries are there in our Ming Dynasty now?"

The Ming Dynasty had a vast territory, but a large population, and many places may not be the most suitable for growing food. It is related to food security, and it is naturally related to the country and the country. It naturally requires more efforts. There is no sloppy in these matters.

No matter how many granaries or how much food is, you won’t panic in your hands. This is something that Zhu Yunyou has been working hard for.
Chapter completed!