Emperor Hongzhi nodded and glanced at Xu Jing with appreciation.

He found that he liked these young people more and more.

He saw the vitality of these young people.

Even if Ouyang Zhi is so calm, he can still find his vigorous side from him.

On the other hand, many young Hanlins look young, but they have a feeling of dusk.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Come and tell me about what you see and hear about the Golden Continent."

"Yes." Ouyang Zhi began to talk.

He was very eloquent, and after going to sea, he often dealed with foreign vassals.

He talked about the natives of Golden Continent. The natives there had special hobbies for astronomy, but they could only rely on manpower to transport goods.

He said that there was a native country in Golden Continent. It was built in crisscrossing waterways. Although it was vast, it only used bronze as a weapon. There was no horse in the country...

The Franchise men discovered them, first pretended to be the messenger who brought peace, and were invited to enter the country, and then launched an attack. In an instant, the entire kingdom collapsed like an avalanche. Then, there were days of rape and looting, and the fire swept the city, countless gold and silver, and countless jewelry, plundered. Now, what is left there are nothing but broken walls and countless corpses.

Emperor Hongzhi felt more and more strange: "Why are the natives not as many as hundreds of Franchise men?"

Xu Jing said seriously: "There are many natives, but just like Han Xin leading the troops. The more the more the more the better. But what if the one who leads the troops is not Han Xin? Your Majesty, what is the focus on the number of people. But it is the summary of countless wars. As I said just now, the natives have no wheels or even tame horses. Therefore, they have very little experience in large-scale combat. Their combat is more like clan fighting in the countryside of Ming Dynasty. Last time, our fleet brought hundreds of war horses, but these hundreds of war horses were fought against a group of native tribes with ulterior motives against our Ming Dynasty. Hundreds of cavalry could defeat thousands of their men and horses in just one cup of tea."

Emperor Hongzhi kept nodding, thinking.

"The natives are not worth worrying about. The only thing that is really worth worrying about is the Franchise man. The Franchise man seems to have felt the threat of our Ming Dynasty. He has continuously sent ships to continuously transport a large number of people to settlements. According to the general estimate, the fact that they have known from the prisoners is that there are twenty-seven of their strongholds in the Golden Island. They have built castles, conquered nearby tribes, sent more soldiers in various strongholds, and even placed many refugees in the middle. Originally, Franchise man was the first to be found.

The Spanish and Francis Portuguese swear to each other that they would not allow the Portuguese to be involved in the Golden Continent. But now, today is different, Spain has even begun to open the door of convenience, hoping to cooperate with the Portuguese in the Golden Continent to prevent the threat of our Ming Dynasty. They also recruited a large number of French, English, and Italian soldiers and refugees, using fertile land and gold as temptations. Obviously... they felt the huge threat of our Ming Dynasty and were determined to occupy this important place..."

Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "What should I do if I am Yiqing's family?"

Xu Jing glanced at Emperor Hongzhi: "Your Majesty, if you are not a clan, your heart will be different. This is the same in ancient times. Now, for a long-term plan, it is necessary to establish a larger fleet, transport a large number of people to the Golden Continent, establish market towns, fortresses, reclaim land, excavate minerals, and produce weapons. Your Majesty... I have a suggestion that until the Ming Dynasty, the military system has been deteriorated. During the reign of Emperor Taizu, there were more than 300 guards in the world and millions of military households. Now, most of the military households have long lost their land.

Life is bleak and difficult. Over the years, the imperial court has used troops to foreign countries. Most of the garrisons have no combat power, and there are countless military fugitives. You might as well... Your Majesty issued an order to set up garrisons in Huangjinzhou, Kunlunzhou, and Western areas to allow military households to reclaim land, so that they can garrison the distant borders for our Ming Dynasty. In this way, these military households can reclaim land. When they reach Huangjinzhou, they can also reclaim land, and they can eat and drink enough, and they should do their best to open up the borders for our Ming Dynasty."

Emperor Hongzhi kept nodding.

The military household system of the Ming Dynasty has become so corruption that it is so real.

In the past, the court had no silver, so... just let's just mix it up. But now, there is enough silver in the treasury, and Emperor Hongzhi also knows that there is no way to go on like this. Except for some elite garrisons, it is still useful, and the rest has become a burden to the court. Instead of doing so, it is better to go to sea.

But……

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Your family, who can defend the Golden Continent?"

This is the key to the problem. A large number of military households migrated there, and a continuous stream of population will also go to this new continent in the future, but who will manage it there?

After all, Xu Jing is good at sea transportation. He can travel around the world with his fleet, but once he goes deep into the land, it is not his ability.

Now...who will guard the Golden Continent?

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but ease his forehead: "Duke of England?"

Xu Jing didn't say anything.

The British Duke is a good candidate, but the last time, Emperor Hongzhi asked him to go to Xiaoling. He said that he sprained his ankle on his horse and his old illness recurred, so Emperor Hongzhi had to give up.

Now, the British Duke is really old, and with an old disease, it is really inappropriate to let him go.

These are hundreds of thousands of military households and millions of families.

This guardian is indeed a headache. On the one hand, how many people are there who can be trusted by the court and may absolutely trust?

Furthermore, you need to have enough prestige.

The Ming Dynasty's Pacific Division was implemented for many years, and over the past century, it had already formed its own system. If the court appointed others, would these people be convinced?

Therefore, people with prestige can only be allowed to go, such as Duke of Wei, Duke of Ding, and Duke of England.

The reason is no different, because the essence of the garrison lies in hereditary. Those hereditary thousands of households and officials do not recognize others. They only trust their own people. You have to fight against them.

For example, my grandfather once obeyed the orders of the British Duke's account. Look, this is my own person. If there is anything overseas in the future, I naturally know that my grandfather and the British Duke's grandfather had this relationship. If something happened to me, you have to help me.

Or maybe my father once carried your grandfather out of the Tumu Fort Incident, and this is considered his own person.

Or maybe my father had been a personal soldier under the account of Mr. XX, and Mr. XX, and personally whipped my father with a whip. This... is actually a kind of friendship.

Even if the other party may have forgotten this friendship, or even can't remember which onion you are at all. However, this relationship can make people feel at ease.

And there are only a handful of people who can make the military and horses of each guard have such a down-to-earth feeling in the Ming Dynasty.

This is fine, the most terrifying thing is that this person not only needs to have prestige and good health, but also has the ability.

If you lack the ability, you cannot get on the horse and lead the army, you cannot keep yourself clean, and you cannot make all these irregular guys more regular.

Not to mention Franji people, even if they encounter natives, they may be unable to resist.

Emperor Hongzhi rubbed his temples and felt a headache. The British Duke was not in good health. Duke Ding and Duke Wei were old. Others such as Duke Cheng and Duke Hongzhi really looked down on him. These guys are honest and just waiting to die.

Choose from time to time...

Emperor Hongzhi was a little confused.
Chapter completed!