Chapter 711 The Sun, Moon and Dragon Flags are all my Daming Land
Jiang Yanran really felt that she had nothing to say.
The little things I did were nothing compared to Jiang Wan. They were just fighting pirates and doing low-level things. The biggest battle was just two battles with the Japanese in Ryukyu.
Even those two games were pitifully small in scale. His fleet and mercenary group almost defeated the invading Japanese pirates with a crushing advantage. In the end, these were just a few small conflicts.
The word "war" doesn't even come close to it.
She is not as shameless as the Japanese. A village chief led dozens of peasants armed with bamboo knives and spears and had a fight with another village chief leading the same people. She dared to boast that it was a "big war"
"Yes, his little fuss, compared with Zhenjiang Fort, which often has thousands or even tens of thousands of people, she is embarrassed to mention it.
What's more important is that whether it's the Sihai fleet or the mercenary group, there is strong support from the Overseas Pressure Division. Not to mention that when she asked for help later, Jiang Wan even sent the Nanhai Battalion to personally kill her.
A batch of cannon fodder was sent, and she felt that even if someone else came, he would not be much worse than herself.
"I actually really want to have a chance with the Franconian business group and the Dutch!" She muttered: "At least we have to have the final say on matters at sea in front of our own home.
It’s a pity that I can’t defeat them now, and I can’t speak forcefully!”
"Okay, okay, don't be discouraged!"
Jiang Wan smiled and patted her head. As a fellow time traveler, he understood Jiang Yanran's feelings best. It seemed that everything was going smoothly and lively, but in fact, all of this was supported by the care and support of another person.
This is indeed a very frustrating thing for a time-traveler who claims to be more knowledgeable and experienced than people of this era and even knows the direction of history.
"Slowly make progress, once and for all!"
He raised his finger: "I am sending you this sentence. You must keep it in your heart. Is there anything in the world that you should be anxious about? If you think about it carefully, you are also a person who has experienced life and death. There are no other things in the world except
There should be no big things besides life and death. If you have a plan and a goal, then follow your goals step by step. As long as you keep doing it, then every day will be a harvest!"
"Give me chicken soup again, I won't let you fool me!" Jiang Yanran muttered.
Xu Caining looked at the two of them with a slight smile, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, surprised by the magnitude of the news revealed in their words.
"So, Yanran, is your goal to control all the maritime trade around my country?" She looked solemn: "I didn't know you had such lofty ambitions!"
"Isn't it possible?" Jiang Yanran looked at Xu Caining, then looked at Catherine with a smile: "Sister-in-law Catherine, you should have known this a long time ago!"
"I am now a member of the Ming Dynasty!" Catherine blinked her big green eyes: "I am no longer a member of the Victor Chamber of Commerce. Moreover, in the face of real interests, even if I face my people, I will share
Clearly!"
"No one said this about you!" Li Fuyao smiled and said, "Katherine, don't get me wrong!"
"Of course I know!" Catherine nodded seriously: "We are family members. Of course, family members will not doubt each other. If we want to develop the sea trade of the Four Seas Trading Company, of course we must first break through the Franconian and Dutch people.
This is an obvious thing. Although we are not strong enough at sea now, the conflict between the Francois and the Dutch has reached the edge of breaking out. I am sure that in the war that breaks out next year, except for one party
In addition to the inevitable failure, the other side will also be severely damaged, and this is the best time for us to rise!"
"Then if we get into an alliance with the Victor Chamber of Commerce, will it be difficult for you to be caught in the middle?"
"No!" Catherine said categorically: "When I left Haojing'ao and went all the way to Shaanxi, my uncle and I both knew that I was no longer one of them. Now I have the identity of Ming Dynasty
, with the name of Da Ming, and with Da Ming family members like you, Da Ming is my home!"
"I can rest assured that!"
Jiang Yanran let out a long breath. She had probably never asked Katherine this question directly. Now she got a positive answer from Katherine, and it was the kind of answer she wanted to hear. He felt very relieved.
.
I don’t know when the atmosphere in the room became more formal, and I don’t know when this neat family changed their identities from husband, wife and sister to Jiang Wan and Jiang Wan who make decisions independently.
The person in charge was there, and the topic gradually changed from a personal topic to a business one.
"Ms. sir, you really have the world in mind..."
Xu Caining said leisurely and looked up at her husband. He didn't know what kind of grand plans her husband had in his mind, and she knew even better that as long as her husband was willing, perhaps, these grand plans would
It is really possible to become a reality step by step.
"Three years of Ping Liao!" Jiang Wan smiled slightly: "Next year will be the second year!"
"The biggest task of the Overseas Prosecution Department at the moment is to mobilize all resources to prepare for war, and then fight the Tartars to the death!"
"I'm talking about a fight to the death in the true sense. Either they will die or I will die in a battle to suppress the overseas troops!" Jiang Wan opened her heart for the first time in front of her family: "I dare not say extinction.
Tartars, but my goal is to at least reduce their population and territory to the point where they are not enough to maintain a large-scale political power. In this case, peace can be guaranteed for at least twenty years in the Ming Dynasty. While conquering by force, our Ming court should
Cooperate with our overseas garrison to divide and win over the various Mongolian tribes that are attached to the Tartars, and strive to promote them to break away from the control of the Tartars after the decline of the Tartars, and the grasslands will fall into civil strife!"
"As long as they fight on their own, call themselves kings, and cannot form a unified and huge political power, then the threat to our Ming Dynasty from the north can basically be completely eliminated!"
"This is your husband's plan for Ping Liao?" Xu Caining's eyes lit up. Even if it was her, Jiang Wan had never told her this.
"It's not a strategy to pacify Liao, it's a strategy to pacify the north!" Jiang Wan smiled slightly: "Once the north is pacified, of course our overseas garrison cannot rest on its laurels, and stabilizing the maritime borders will become the next thing to do!"
He said very firmly: "Whether it is a Franco or a Dutchman, we still welcome business talks with us honestly, but if they do it in the name of doing business, they will stay in my Ming Dynasty."
, and even annexed our Ming Dynasty’s territory and regarded it as our own colony, that would be embarrassing, and our Overseas Governance Department will never agree!”
"Yes, since they can build some colonies in our Ming Dynasty, it should be no problem if we go to them and build a few colonies too!"
Jiang Yanran's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Go to Europe, go to America, wherever our Ming Dynasty Dragon Banner is, it is our Ming Dynasty's territory. Anyone who dares to offend our Ming Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away..."
"Stop, stop, stop!" Jiang Wan interrupted Jiang Yanran's excitement: "It's not as exaggerated as you said. Can our ship reach Europe? Return to America. No matter how far it is, we will be killed. Let's first 'since ancient times' return our ancestors to Europe."
The territory we leave behind is promising, and we can give future generations a "since ancient times" self-confidence. Even if we are worthy of ourselves and the court, we can also be worthy of future generations!"
"You can have this!"
Jiang Yanran could not contain her excitement: "If there is no boat, we can rob them..."
"Just stay still and don't interrupt!" Jiang Wan glared at him angrily and looked at Catherine: "Catherine, tell him later about the naval strength of your Kingdom of Portugal and Kingdom of Spain. Let this villain calm down.
After a while, we can make a plan, but it’s better to rely on it!”
"Zheng He also came from the West back then!" Jiang Yanran was still dissatisfied.
"The current Ming Dynasty can support such a fleet. Can our overseas governor support such a fleet?" Jiang Wan shook his head: "In my imagination, if we can control Manlajia and guard the southern gate of our Ming Dynasty,
, I am completely satisfied, good guy, you dare to think more than me, you want to colonize the whole world!"
"So, this is the great ambition that our husband has in mind!" Xu Caining's eyes were shining like stars in the sky!
"That's right!" Jiang Wan nodded, "At least for this year, we have to follow this plan step by step. By the way, I have thought of several names for our son. The eldest son is called Polu. If we meet again in the future,
With the second child, the second child will be called Zhenhai, and the third child will be called Dingbian. When they grow up and we are all old, when we hear their names, we will think of the time when they were born.
, what are we doing!"
"Brother, you have to work harder!" Jiang Yanran finally found a chance to fight back and chuckled: "My nephews will not fall from the sky!"
Everyone in the room laughed, and even Jiang Wan laughed shamelessly. Commander Jiang, who scolded Fang Qiu, once again turned into a little man who was overwhelmed with things in the gentle countryside.
This winter, as usual, there was heavy snowfall, but under the rule of the Overseas Zhenfu Division, few people felt the biting cold of previous years.
Plenty of food, warm clothes, and the rare absence of Tartars made the winter of the fifth year of Chongzhen a common memory for everyone in this land. Even after many years, many old people recalled
Over the past year, the first thing they often thought of was not the establishment of the Overseas Zhenfu Division, nor how severe the wind and snow in Liaodong was during this year.
The first thing they thought of was that the wind and snow were raging outside the window. They were in the house, enjoying a warm meal with their families. They were in the house, drinking happily with their comrades.
Drinking wine, blushing and loudly talking about his future ideals.
The first thing they thought of was that since that year, life seemed to have gradually gotten better for everyone.
Beijing, Forbidden City.
Zhu Youjian took his queen to watch a play with the queen mother, and spent a rare and imaginative night in the queen's palace.
Nowadays, the imperial court has a long holiday. Except for the officials in various ministries and yamen who must be on duty, as well as the cabinet who handles government affairs for the emperor at any time, everyone is on vacation. Even the diligent maniac Zhu Youjian is inevitably free.
Got up.
Zhu Youjian didn't like this situation, but he very much hoped that there would be more of this situation.
He clearly remembered that at this time last year, he seemed to be almost overwhelmed by the memorials about snow disasters in various places, the memorials about civil unrest due to snow disasters, the requests for disaster relief from various places, and the Ministry of Household Affairs crying about having no money every day.
And this year, even if there are still these discounts, at most they will be approved and processed by the cabinet, and it is rare for them to be handed over to him, the emperor.
His empire was finally gone, as it had been in previous years, leaving him as anxious as ever.
His empire is like a seriously ill patient. Although he is not recovering, the patient's condition is getting better visibly!
"Your Majesty rarely has time to spare. How about playing a game of chess with me?"
Empress Zhou accepted Zhu Youjian's favor and welcomed him in every possible way. When she saw Zhu Youjian standing blankly in front of the window, looking at the flying snow outside the window, she was afraid that Zhu Youjian would feel bored here, and he would be too light.
He suggested lightly.
"Playing chess is nerve-wracking!" Zhu Youjian looked back at his queen and smiled slightly: "The last thing I want now is to understand my brain!"
"Okay then, I will stay here with Your Majesty in a daze!"
Queen Zhou smiled softly and walked behind Zhu Youjian: "What's so good about these snowstorms?"
"I'm not looking at the wind and snow, I'm looking at my world!" Zhu Youjian turned around, glanced at Queen Zhou, and then glanced at the palace, and said with a little guilt: "I will let my wife know tomorrow.
Over there, I will allocate 50,000 taels of silver. You have the final say in matters in the palace. Some things should be replaced. You and others should also buy some new clothes. You are a queen, you are too shabby, and my face doesn’t look good.
!”
"Your Majesty has a lot of money to spend, so this money should be used in more useful places. The palace can be tight, so your Majesty won't worry about these things!"
Empress Zhou said tactfully: "Your Majesty's robes are all patched, so what does it mean that my clothes are shabby?"
"There is really no more useful use for this silver!" Zhu Youjian laughed: "Thirty thousand taels of it are the powdered silver sent to the palace by the girls of the Xu family, but it was designated for you. If I misappropriate it,
These thirty thousand taels will be gone next year!”
"Is it Xu Caining? She is really serious!" Queen Zhou laughed: "I met her last time. She is a very nice girl!"
"The other twenty thousand taels are my personal money, you can keep it for use!" Zhu Youjian sighed, then laughed: "The days are getting better, you don't have to save for me, fifty thousand this year, next year
It may be 80,000 or 100,000. We have to accept the wishes of the ministers, and we, the Ming Dynasty, must also pay attention to the dignity!"
Queen Zhou laughed and looked up at Zhu Youjian with infinite tenderness in her eyes.