Chapter 193: Mings death-free gold medal [please order]
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"Of course it is necessary!" Zhu Han looked serious.
"Wanhu, you have to know that the steam engine can make a weak country strong and make the strong run rampant. This is the real important weapon of the country. How can you deal with it carelessly!"
Hearing Zhu Han's words, Tao Guangyi grinned.
"Your Highness, I will tell you the truth. This thing is all in my mind now. Let alone someone who doesn't understand it, even if my students are watching it every day, they can't imitate it."
It turns out that steam engines are easy to say but very difficult to implement.
Tao Guangyi encountered almost hundreds of problems during the specific manufacturing process.
Every problem is the key to the next step of the process. Once a certain problem cannot be solved, there is no way to continue.
Therefore, after the entire steam engine was built, only Tao Guangyi, the person who guided the entire operation, could understand all the ins and outs of it.
Not to mention letting a layman take a look. In fact, even if Zhu Han were to take a look at Tao Guangyi's drawings, he would not be able to copy them.
"Okay, in that case, we won't be so guarded."
"But starting from today, I will protect Tao Guangyi. No matter where he goes, he must be escorted by less than ten followers."
"It can be said that Tao Guangyi's wealth and life are related to the future national destiny of the Ming Dynasty!"
After Zhu Han finished speaking, he left the royal guards to take full responsibility for Tao Guangyi's safety.
This time it was Tao Guangyi's turn to be stunned. Ten people followed him every day and stared at him. It was terrifying just thinking about it.
but.
No matter how much Tao Guangyi begged, Zhu Han did not change his mind.
He just promised Tao Guangyi that as long as he could teach two students to master 100% of the techniques, this kind of personal protection could be lifted.
Although the steam engine explosion at Yingtianfu Institute of Technology was quite noisy, it was nothing strange to the well-informed people of Yingtianfu.
Only Zhu Han knows how far Tao Guangyi’s invention today will take the Ming Dynasty!
"He is worthy of being able to have a mountain of ten thousand households on the moon. I am afraid that it will take less than a year or two for a steam-powered cargo ship to be built!"
After Zhu Han left the School of Engineering, he couldn't help but express another inner emotion.
Before he could return to the palace, he met the eunuch who was delivering the imperial edict on the way.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty calls you to enter the palace immediately!"
"What happened? Good or bad?" Zhu Han asked calmly.
As the eunuch next to his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, he naturally knows how strong the brotherhood between Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang is. Such oral instructions do not require kneeling to receive the imperial edict.
Zhu Han asked in such a careless manner, and the young eunuch quickly answered.
"It's a good thing to report to Your Highness."
"What's a good thing? Tell me first!"
Zhu Han listened to what the little eunuch told him over and over again while walking towards the palace.
It turned out that Tang He, who was sailing to the West, defeated a sneak attack by local pirates in Wuka City in Nanyang, and killed all the Tianfang believers including the Lord of Wuka City, allowing the Ming Dynasty to own an enclave thousands of miles away from the sea.
but.
How to deal with or manage this enclave now has put my brother Zhu Yuanzhang in trouble.
As soon as he met Zhu Han, his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang expressed his troubles.
"All the countries in Nanyang have surrendered. Although Wuka City colluded with pirates and ambushed the Ming Dynasty fleet, Tang He drove them all to death. It was really too much. If they occupy this city again and belong to the Ming Dynasty, will it be wrong? Will it make all the countries in Southeast Asia fearful and alienated?"
I have to say that brother Zhu Yuanzhang's thinking is still a bit conservative.
Zhu Han immediately said, "Brother, I think Tang He has done a good job. He must not show any mercy to anyone who is hostile to the Ming Dynasty. Especially this Wuka City is so audacious that in order to rob the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty, he dared to entangle several people." Thousands of pirates besieged the fleet. If they are not killed and beheaded in public, I am afraid that in the future, small countries in Southeast Asia will follow suit, and the Ming Dynasty's maritime borders will never have peace."
"Furthermore, according to my understanding of Wuka City, although the city lord is a Tianfang believer, many of the people under his rule are not Tianfang believers at all. They have already been separated from each other. Didn't Tang He also say so in his memorial? , the local people eat pots of wine and welcome Master Wang!"
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the memorial in his hand and said, "That's what Tang He wrote, but who knows if it's true?"
"It's definitely true. In order to spread their religion, Tianfang believers have adopted a very effective method, which is to collect religious taxes. Anyone who does not believe in Tianfang religion needs to pay a large amount of tax to their government. , and if you join the Tianfang Sect, you can save this money. Ordinary people and traders in many places, in order to support their families in Hukou, save this money and believe in the Tianfang Sect one after another. In just a few hundred years, this Tianfang Sect has The religion has grown from tens of thousands to today's tens of millions of people. The indigenous people here in Uka City do not believe in the Tianfang religion. Everyone has paid a tax, so after getting rid of the Tianfang believers in Uka City, they naturally support it sincerely. Ming dynasty."
Zhu Han's explanation reassured his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang.
Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty’s maritime trade revenue is increasing day by day, most of which is through the Nanyang route.
If Ming Dynasty has enemies all over Southeast Asia because of the small city of Wuka, it will have a huge impact on Ming Dynasty's tax revenue.
Nowadays, whether they are conquering the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty in the north, attacking Chen Youliang in the west, or recuperating in various state capitals, they all rely on commercial taxes to support them.
"Then what do you think we should do with Wuka City?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"Although Uka City is small, its geographical location is very important, especially the islands next to it. The land there is fertile and there is abundant rain all year round. I heard that rice can be harvested three times a year, which can definitely feed tens of millions of people!" Zhu Han Said slowly.
As soon as he heard this sentence, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly shone.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! He asked Zhu Han in an unbelievable tone, "What, what, if what you said is true, then won't the people in this place no longer have famine and hunger?"
In fact, the place Zhu Han was talking about was the Java Island across the water from Uka City.
The land on this island is so fertile that in modern society, one island can support hundreds of millions of people.
Although the productivity on this island is very backward today, there is no pressure to feed millions of indigenous people.
If the Ming Dynasty could use Uka City as its military base, it could not only control the Strait of Malacca, but also radiate colonization to the surrounding areas.
Once the land development on this island is completed, even if a serious disaster occurs in the Central Plains, the Ming Dynasty will be able to rely on rice from Nanyang to alleviate its immediate needs.
According to the trend of history, the entire Ming Dynasty has been in the Little Ice Age. The further back in time, the more frequent natural disasters have become.
Especially in the northern region, faced with the continuous drought and locust plague, there is no way to solve the problem of food for the people.
If the Ming Dynasty could develop this fertile island in Nanyang, it would be equivalent to obtaining a death-free gold medal for the Ming Dynasty.
God will still let Ming Dynasty support it even if the weather is not smooth.
Zhu Han's explanation made Zhu Yuanzhang feel itchy.
The two brothers had grown up hungry, so they naturally knew the meaning of fertile land that had three crops a year.
"Qiwu, what do you think we should do about Uka City?"
"Set up a Protectorate?"
"Or set up a province? A state capital?"
"How about setting up a Xingdusi?"
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang's series of questions are enough to show that he covets this treasure land.
but.
Zhu Han disagrees with these three suggestions.
"Nanyang is a treasure land of Feng Shui, but the local indigenous population is too large. If we rely on floating officials or garrison troops, it will be difficult to take root there for a long time!"
These words attracted the approval of my elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang.
Although the officials of the imperial court can benefit one party, they always have a term of office. They can be promoted or transferred, and everything accompanying the officials will also be transferred.
Zhu Han then said, "So I think we should establish a feudal state in Wuka City!"
"Female Tibet and establish a country?" When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this suggestion, he immediately started thinking about it.
If a prince could be conferred a title in Nanyang, it would really be possible for a group of Ming people to take root there.
But who should be sealed to Wuka City in Nanyang is a question worth thinking about.
"Of course Zhu Wenzheng was sealed there. Anyway, that kid has grown up now. I heard that Tiantian is arrogant and domineering in the military academy. He has big ideas at a young age. Since he thinks he is very capable, he is like a mule or a horse.
Just take him out for a walk!" Zhu Han said with a smile.
The eldest brother's nephew Zhu Wenzheng is eighteen years old this year. When he was young, he loved to read, but later he was obsessed with joining the army to kill the enemy. After entering Yingtian Military Academy, he made trouble in the school all day long. Zhu Han did not stop giving him some advice.
butt.
However, this boy felt that he was very capable, and because of his status as a relative of the emperor, he was delayed from going to the battlefield to make a name for himself.
Zhu Han thought that after all, Zhu Wenzheng was a great hero in the defense of Hongdu in history. It would be a waste if all his military abilities were buried.
But this guy has a fiery temper. Historically, he dared to fall out with Zhu Yuanzhang and cry for rebellion just because of a few words. He must not be placed in a sensitive place.
"This boy Feng Wenzheng is the King of Jingnan. If you give him a kinship, it would be best if my father-in-law can support him with more money and let him go to Nanyang to have a try!" Zhu Han said beside him.
His thoughts couldn't be clearer. It would be most appropriate to send Zhu Wenzheng, a hot-tempered man, to Nanyang to deal with the natives of Nanyang.
No matter what kind of massacre or robbery, even if Zhu Wenzheng goes too far, it will not affect the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty at all.
"Wen Zheng is still a child after all. If you make him the King of Jingnan, you can only bring 8,000 soldiers to protect him at most. You said there are millions of natives on the island, so you can't eat him alive."
Yes!" Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while, but felt a little uneasy.
You know, the eldest brother only has the blood of Wenzheng, and he is still an unmarried child. If something unexpected happens in Nanyang, how can he explain to his dead eldest brother?
Zhu Han knew very well how weak the barbarians in Nanyang were.
Not to mention the 10,000 Ming Dynasty soldiers, even the 10,000 Goryeo Eight Banners slave soldiers can still beat the Nanyang monkeys to cry for father and mother.
Therefore, Zhu Han is not worried about Zhu Wenzheng's safety at all. As long as they are not knocked down by the disease, the fighting power of Nanyang's indigenous people can basically be ignored.
Under Zhu Han's urging, his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang naturally agreed to the decision to canonize his eldest nephew Zhu Wenzheng.
However, this matter cannot be taken carelessly. It is necessary to select a suitable in-law for the eldest nephew and prepare an investment to open the house.
That’s right, it’s investment.
According to Zhu Han's regulations on the reform of the Ming Dynasty feudal system, princes and feudal lords could either pay for all expenses themselves, or borrow money from the Ming court to attract investment, and then slowly repay it with the subsequent output of the feudal state.
Zhu Wenzheng didn't know at this time that he was about to go to Nanyang to become King Jingnan of the Ming Dynasty.
Today, Zhu Wenzheng is still sitting in his study studying hard.
Eighteen-year-old Zhu Wenzheng inherited the genes of the old Zhu family, was tall and handsome, and received good military training at the Ming Dynasty Military Academy, which made him look even more heroic.
However, even such a good young man from the Ming Dynasty also has his own big troubles.
Zhu Wenzheng's trouble is that he has two uncles who are too powerful.
Not to mention the uncle of Emperor Hongwu who founded the Ming Dynasty, his younger uncle Zhu Han, King of England, was also very powerful.
The Ming Dynasty was founded not long ago, and there are almost no strong enemies in the world!
No!
It should be said that there is no strong enemy left.
The Mongols in Mobei have been beaten to death. Since Emperor Aiyou of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty was captured and taken to Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing, the remaining Mongolian tribes either surrendered and belonged to the Ming Dynasty, or followed Wang Baobao and hid in Moxi and did not dare to approach the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! I heard that Wang Baobao has planned to lead the remaining troops to flee again. It will be even harder for the Ming soldiers to earn military merits.
As for Chen Youliang of the Southwest, he hid in the mountains and mountains of the Southwest and refused to come out, leaving the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty unable to earn military merit.
All this is because my brother-in-law Zhu Han is too powerful. No matter how powerful the enemy is, he becomes like a cat or a dog in front of Zhu Han.
Zhu Wen happened to have difficulty graduating from the Ming Dynasty Royal Military Academy, so he already had little use for him.
At least, in Zhu Wenzheng's mind, it was meaningless to serve as a garrison on the grasslands or in the Northeast.
"Dog!"
Suddenly, a friendly call pulled Zhu Wenzheng back from his thoughts of unfulfilled ambitions.
A middle-aged woman wearing gorgeous official uniform walked in.
She is Zhu Wenzheng's biological mother, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han's sister-in-law, and Zhu's eldest daughter-in-law Wang.
Since the old Zhu family was ruined and everyone went their separate ways, the elder sister-in-law Wang took the young Zhu Wenzheng back to her parents' home. After many years of hard work, she finally brought Wenzheng up, and later came to Yingtian Mansion to join Zhu Yuanzhang.
After Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor after the founding of the country, he posthumously conferred the title of King of Nanchang on his eldest brother according to the law, and conferred the title of Wang on the wife of the King of Nanchang.
It's just that the treatment enjoyed by the royal family members who pursue Shuo is not very high, and they are still far from being able to live in fine clothes and fine food.
Therefore, my sister-in-law Wang always wanted her son Zhu Wenzheng to join the army or become an official to earn a good future for herself.
"Mom, what's the matter?"
Zhu Wenzheng asked curiously when he saw his mother Wang's happy face.
"It's a good thing, a great thing. Your mother and I asked the queen's sister-in-law for a way to arrange a good marriage for you, and now we finally have a reply!" Sister-in-law Wang said with a proud smile on her face.
She was originally a vulgar peasant woman. She could not read a word, did not know many principles of life, and her speech was always vulgar.
But it is precisely because of this that when he meets Wang, his brother Zhu Yuanzhang can always think of her as a family living together.