Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 387 Desire to Win
The huge Prince Wu's Mansion looks more luxuriant and more expensive now.

The one walking in front is Lao Zhu, and the one who is half a body behind Lao Zhu is Xiao Zhu.These two are the leaders of the Ming Dynasty, and these two are also the source of endless glory, glory and wealth to King Wu Zhu Yunxi. They are the most honorable people in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Behind the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor, followed by Xu Huizu, Chang Mao, Mu Chun, and Feng Cheng, these are the top relatives of the Ming Dynasty, and they are also top nobles with a lot of real power.These four are all titles of dukes.

As for people like Chang Sheng and Xu Yingxu, they could only follow at a distance, and they only needed to keep up with their ears.

Zhu Yunying walked in front, and said slowly, "The Shibo Department brought a lot of good things from overseas to Daming, and the clan and nobles also followed suit."

If it was in the court hall, as long as Zhu Yunying said these things, there must be a lot of praises.Many civil and military ministers also know that the Shibo Department was not very powerful at the beginning, and it was the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunying who advocated the construction of sea-going ships and sailing to Nanyang.

Zhu Yunying continued, "A few days ago, I got a report that there was a civil strife in Annan, and the prime minister killed the king to stand on his own."

People like Xu Huizu could only continue to listen, wanting to know what the emperor was going to say.

Zhu Yunying didn't hold back, and continued, "Annan is extremely important. It can control Champa, Siam, and Chenla in the near future, and it can control Sumatra, Old Port, Java, and Mud in the vicinity of Manchuria and the peninsula. And other countries. If Annan is controlled, the Southeast Asian countries can control it."

At this time, Mu Chun said, "Your Majesty, the countries in Southeast Asia are wild, and the place is full of miasma, and most of them are jungles. If the imperial court uses a large army, I'm afraid it will be a heavy burden."

Old Zhu was very satisfied with Mu Chun's words.Because Lao Zhu is a conservative person, he is very satisfied with governing Daming's country well.The enemy he was guarding against was always from the north, and he never paid attention to the enemy from the south.

Moreover, Lao Zhu also has some ideas, thinking that the land is not enough to supply, and the people are not enough to command.

That is to say, Lao Zhu holds a relatively conservative attitude towards external expansion, and feels that a large-scale use of weapons may become a burden on the court, which is quite uneconomical.

What's more, the Nanyang countries are not necessarily so easy to occupy, even if the Ming Dynasty has a strong army, it is not easy to fight.What's more, in Lao Zhu's eyes, the Nanyang countries really have nothing to gain.

In history, the Qin and Han Dynasties and even the holy church also wanted to develop Lingnan, which cost the court a lot, and the difficulty was indeed great.As for the Southeast Asian countries, they are farther south than Lingnan, where the miasma, jungles, and sturdy folk customs are indeed difficult to conquer.

Zhu Yunying said calmly, "Our Jinyiwei and Dongchang spies have passed by all these years, and you all know that Champa rice is here. Not to mention the large output, rice is abundant in Nanyang countries, and basically three crops a year can be achieved. , is richer in rice than our Daming Jiangnan."

After saying this, Zhu Yunying waved to Wang Chengen, and Wang Chengen immediately brought a tray with some booklets inside.

Lao Zhu took a booklet and began to read it seriously.And Xu Huizu and the others naturally had to look at the excerpt seriously.And Zhu Yunying can relax at this time, sitting in the pavilion and drinking tea leisurely.

The more I drank it, the more familiar I felt. This tea must be Dahongpao, and it must be the tribute tea that that bastard Zhu Yunxie got.

When everyone looked at the intelligence information carefully, Logan was still very patient, not in a hurry at all, and there was no need to rush at this time.

Old Zhu put down the booklet and asked Zhu Yunying, "Emperor, apart from gems, the countries in Southeast Asia are also rich in gold, silver, copper and iron ore?"

"Grandfather, our Dongchang and Jinyiwei's spies should not be underestimated. There are people from all walks of life. These years, when we went to Nanyang for business, we also secretly sent some people to make maps and search for ore veins." Zhu Yunying said to Lao Zhu triumphantly , "It doesn't look bad."

For these things, Lao Zhu can be said to have tasted some sweetness.For example, there is a steady stream of silver flowing into Daming now. The scale of the Iwami Silver Mine is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more silver is being mined. Lao Zhu has long been crazy with joy.

And Zhu Yunying continued, "There are also many mineral deposits in the Southeast Asian countries, but the people there are not good at smelting iron and mining, so they can't open them. We also think that our Ming Dynasty has a vast land and abundant resources, but the Southern Ocean countries also have a lot of merits. "

Zhu Yunying's point of view actually made many people feel a little bit shocked, or it was so incomprehensible.

Even after hundreds of years of constant intrusion by the Khitans, Jurchens, or Mongols, in the Chinese civilization, they instinctively try to make this piece of land the center of the world. land.

This is a shock to many people. Even elites like Xu Huizu and Chang Mao instinctively feel that there is everything in the world, and they don't look at other places at all.

Mu Chun said at this time, "Champa rice has long been famous, and it was introduced in the Song Dynasty. I heard that Fujian merchants often travel to and from Champa, and spread it all the way from Fujian to Jianghuai and Zhejiang."

Zhu Yunying nodded with a smile and said, "I let people see that Champa rice is early-maturing, drought-tolerant, and fine-grained. It was especially popular in the East and West of Jiangnan and Liangzhe Road in the Southern Song Dynasty. Champa rice and late rice are combined to form a double Seasonal rice has greatly increased grain production. These things are out-and-out good things. Let’s let people see that Nanyang has lush forests, and precious wood such as golden nanmu is better than Lingnan!"

For example, Zhu Yunying supervised the construction of Beiping before, and a large amount of golden nanmu was transported to Peiping from Sichuan, Huguang, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Shanxi.For important buildings such as palaces and city towers, temples, and palaces, the pillars and beams must be made of nanmu.

At this time, Lao Zhu suddenly said, "If there are so many nanmu, why don't we also use nanmu for our coffins?"

"Grandpa Huang, your coffin is made of nanmu." Zhu Yunying said with a smile, "Even if Grandpa Huang supports his grandson, there is no need to find such an excuse."

Hearing Zhu Yunying's words, Lao Zhu immediately gave Xiao Zhu a hard look.When he was young, this grandson was very caring, but the older he grew up, the less caring he was, and he always deliberately disrupted the situation.

In fact, Lao Zhu's Xiaoling Mausoleum is basically completed, and it is still under construction, but because Lao Zhu is still there, it is not easy to stop according to the rules.

In fact, people like Xu Huizu can also understand that even Chang Mao, who seems a bit stingy, is not obedient or obedient, especially when facing Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu, he can definitely be obedient and obedient.

It seems that the Supreme Emperor is a little bit moved by the Nanyang countries. Old Zhu doesn't necessarily care about Nanmu or something.But for those lands that can grow rice three times a year, Lao Zhu will naturally be moved by it. It must be a good place for farming.

Furthermore, although Daming is rich all over the world, Lao Zhu also knows that Daming still lacks some more important mineral deposits.

For example, with the massive influx of silver and the implementation of banknotes, Daming has now strictly restricted the use of copper coins.But it is also an indisputable fact that Daming was short of copper.And although Daming also has iron mines, the quality of these iron mines is not particularly high.

Lao Zhu is an out-and-out pragmatist. He is not particularly interested in going to war, unless it is necessary to fight, unless it is for the long-term stability of the Ming Dynasty.

But if it can bring great benefits to Daming, Lao Zhu will naturally be moved.As for the country that will not be conquered, Lao Zhu has long since abolished this article recorded by the ancestors, which can be seen from the Ming Dynasty's capture of some places in Dongying and Koryo.

At this time, Zhu Yunying continued, "National countries in the South Seas do not know how to be kings, and most of the barbarian lands are lawless and disobedient. Conquering those places, I also think it is to promote enlightenment."

Zhu Yunying's words, everyone should just listen to them. This is to find some reasons to start the war.These are not reasons, but they are actually the most useful. Who made Da Ming strong enough, so just find any reason to start the war.

And for such a reason, many civil servants probably want to support it.The reason is also very simple. It is also their mission to promote enlightenment and spread the teachings of saints all over the world.

It's good for everyone to know these things.It really doesn't matter if you act and stand at the same time, at least Zhu Yunying doesn't care about these things.Fame is not worth mentioning, for him to get practical benefits, this is the most important thing.

While everyone was still thinking about it, Zhu Yunying continued, "I have also thought about it. If Da Ming controls those places, it may be a bit difficult. Da Ming cannot garrison troops for a long time, or the burden on the court will be too heavy. Da Ming attaches great importance to it, but In the land where the soil is divided, it is enough to respect the suzerain of the Ming Dynasty and pay tribute."

This time Lao Zhu stopped talking even more. He was quite familiar with this matter. In fact, the Ming Dynasty actually did such a thing.

Needless to say, Dongpu is already starting to divide the land.As for Gaoli, Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu also regarded it as something in their pockets. Once the time is right, they will definitely make a move.

As for the Nanyang countries, they also look pretty good. Some ambitious Ming clans can also be placed in these places. They can get a piece of land to start their own business, and they can become the lord of a country, not just a wealthy prince. That's all.

There were many clans in the Ming Dynasty, and many people also had some opinions on not being able to become a feudal clan.If Zhu Yunying hadn't been too aggressive, and if Lao Zhu hadn't been around, someone might have started to make trouble.

Look at how good the emperor Zhu Yunying is, it can be said that he racked his brains for the Ming clan.Although it is not possible to grant fiefs in the country, it can simply help to set up a "family business" for the clan overseas.

The vassal king is not enough, it is more exciting to come directly to a king, this is a land of foundation, this treatment is not a joke!
Thinking about it this way, Zhu Yunying is even more determined to win the Nanyang countries!

(End of this chapter)