Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 193 Daming's Gold Medal for Avoiding Death

"Of course it is necessary!" Zhu Han looked serious.

"Wan Hu, you have to know that the steam engine can make a weak country stronger and let the strong run amok. This is the real important weapon of the country, how can you handle it carelessly!"

Hearing Zhu Han's words, Tao Guangyi grinned.

"Your Highness, to be honest, this thing is all in my mind now, let alone someone who doesn't understand take a look at it, even if these students under me observe it every day, they will not be able to imitate it."

It turns out that the steam engine is easy to say, but it is really very difficult to do.

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, it cannot continue.

Therefore, after the entire steam engine is built, only Tao Guangyi, the person who guides the whole process of operation, can understand all the ways of it.

Not to mention letting a layman take a look at it, in fact, even if Zhu Han was asked to take a look at Tao Guangyi's drawings, he still couldn't reproduce them.

"Okay, since that's the case, we won't be heavily guarded."

"However, from today onwards, protect Tao Guangyi's side, no matter where he goes, there must be no less than ten guards."

"It can be said that Tao Guangyi's wealth and life are related to the future destiny of Ming Dynasty!"

After Zhu Han finished speaking, he left the guards of the palace to take charge of Tao Guangyi's security.

This time it was Tao Guangyi's turn to be dumbfounded. Every day ten people followed behind his buttocks and stared at him, thinking about it was scary.

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 can teach two students to master [-]% of the skills, then this kind of personal guard can be lifted.

Although the explosion of the steam engine in Yingtianfu Institute of Technology was not a small event, it was nothing anecdotal to the well-informed people of Yingtianfu.

Only Zhu Han knows how high Tao Guangyi's invention today will bring Daming!

"As expected of a fierce man who can own the name of Wanhu Mountain on the moon, I am afraid that it will not take a year or two for a steam-powered cargo ship to be built!"

After Zhu Han left the engineering college, he couldn't help expressing his inner emotion again.

Before he had time to return to the palace, he met the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict on the way.

"His Royal Highness, Your Majesty calls you to enter the palace immediately!"

"What happened? Good or bad?" Zhu Han asked calmly.

As the eunuch next to the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, he naturally knew how strong the brotherhood between Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang was, so there was no need to kneel down to accept the imperial edict.

Zhu Han just asked the question carelessly, and the little eunuch answered quickly.

"It's a good thing to report to Your Highness."

"What good thing? Tell me first!"

Zhu Han listened to the little eunuch's narration to himself, while walking towards the palace.

It turned out that Tang He, who was sailing to the West, defeated the sneak attack of local pirates in Wuka City in Nanyang, and beheaded all the Tianfang believers including the city lord of Wuka, allowing Daming to own an enclave thousands of miles away.

but.

Now how to dispose of or govern this enclave has made the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang have a difficult time.

After seeing Zhu Han, the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang expressed his troubles.

"All the countries in the South Seas have surrendered. Although the city of Wuka colluded with pirates and ambushed the Ming fleet, Tang He drove them all to death. It is really too much. If they take their city as Daming's again, will it be too much?" Will it make all the countries in Southeast Asia fearful and alienated?"

I have to say that my elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang's thinking is still a bit conservative.

Zhu Han immediately said, "Brother, on the contrary, I think Tang He has done a good job. He should not show mercy to anyone who is hostile to Daming, especially this city of Wuka, who is so bold that he dares to tangle with numbers in order to rob Daming's merchant ships." Thousands of pirates are besieging the fleet, if they are not wiped out and beheaded to show the public, I am afraid that in the future, all the small countries in Southeast Asia will follow suit, and the sea area of ​​Ming Dynasty will never have peace."

"Besides, according to my understanding of Uka City, although the city lord is a member of the Tianfang Religion, many people under his rule are not members of the Tianfang Religion. , the local people eat pots of rice to welcome Master Wang!"

Old brother Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the memorial in his hand, "Tang He wrote it like this, but who knows if it's true?"

"It must be true. In order to spread their religion, Tianfang Cultists have adopted a very effective method, which is to collect religious taxes. Anyone who does not believe in Tianfang Cult needs to pay a large amount of tax to their government. , and if you enter Tianfang Sect, you can save this sum of money. In order to support their families and save this money, ordinary people and traders in many places believe in Tianfang Sect. In just a few hundred years, this Tianfang Sect From tens of thousands of people to today's tens of millions of people, the aborigines here in Wuka City don't believe in Tianfang Sect, and everyone pays a tax, so if the Tianfang Cultists in Wuka City are eliminated, they will naturally support Daming sincerely .”

Zhu Han's explanation reassured his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang.

Nowadays, Daming's sea trade income is increasing day by day, most of which are taking the Nanyang route.

If because of a small Uka city, Daming is enemies everywhere in Nanyang, it will have a huge impact on Daming's tax revenue.

Nowadays, no matter whether it is conquering Mengyuan 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 how do we deal with Wuka City?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"Although Wuka City is small, its geographical location is very important, especially the islands next to it. The land there is fertile and there is plenty of rain all year round. I heard that rice can be harvested three times a year, and it can definitely feed tens of millions of people!" Zhu Han Said slowly.

Upon hearing this sentence, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly lit up.

He asked Zhu Han in an unbelievable tone, "What, what, if what you said is true, then wouldn't the people in this place have no more famine and hunger?"

In fact, the place Zhu Han mentioned is Java Island, which is across the river from Uka City.

The land on this island is fertile, and it has fed hundreds of millions of people with the power of one island in modern society.

Although the productivity on this island is very backward, there is no pressure to feed millions of natives.

If Ming can use Wuka City as a military base, it can not only control the Strait of Malacca, but also radiate and colonize the surrounding area.

Once the development of the land on this island is completed, even if a serious disaster occurs in the Central Plains, Da Ming can rely on the rice from Nanyang to alleviate the urgent need.

According to the historical trend, the entire Ming Dynasty has been in the Little Ice Age. The further time goes, the more frequent natural disasters.

Especially in the northern region, in the face of continuous drought and locust plagues, it is simply unable to solve the problem of food for the people.

If Daming can complete the development of this fertile island in Nanyang, it will be equivalent to getting a gold medal for avoiding death for the Ming Dynasty.

No matter how bad the weather is, God will let Daming continue.

Zhu Han's explanation made Zhu Yuanzhang feel itchy.

The two brothers grew up hungry since they were young, so they naturally knew what it means to have three crops of fertile land a year.

"Qiwu, then what do you think we should do about Uka City?"

"Set up the Protectorate?"

"Or set up a province? State capital?"

"Why don't we set up a line capital?"

Brother Zhu Yuanzhang's series of questions is enough to show his covetousness for this treasure land.

but.

Zhu Han disagreed with the three proposals of his elder brother.

"Nanyang is a treasure land of geomantic omen, but the local indigenous population is too large. If you rely on officials or garrisons, it will be difficult to take root there for a long time!"

These remarks attracted the approval of the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang.

Although the officials of the imperial court can benefit one party, they still have a term of office. They can either be promoted or transferred away, and everything accompanying the officials will also be transferred away.

I only heard Zhu Han continue to say, "So I think we should establish a country in Wuka City!"

"Fengfan and founding the country?" Zhu Yuanzhang pondered immediately upon hearing this suggestion.

If it is true that a prince can be conferred in Nanyang, then a group of Ming people can really take root there.

It's just that who should be sealed in Nanyang Uka City is a question worth thinking about.

"Of course Zhu Wenzheng was sealed there. Anyway, that kid has grown up now. I heard that he is arrogant and domineering in the military academy every day. He has big ideas at a young age. Since he thinks he has a lot of skills, he is a mule or a horse. Just take it out for a walk!" Zhu Han said with a smile.

The eldest brother's nephew, Zhu Wenzheng, is this year. When he was young, he still loved reading, but later he focused on joining the army to kill the enemy. After entering the Yingtian Military Academy, he made troubles in the school all day long, and Zhu Han often wiped his ass.

But this kid felt that he was full of abilities, because his status as a relative of the emperor delayed him from going to the battlefield to become famous.

Zhu Han thought, after all, Zhu Wenzheng was a great hero in the defense of Hongdu in history, if his military ability was buried, it would be a waste.

But this kid is a hot-tempered donkey. In history, he dared to turn against Zhu Yuanzhang just because of a few words, shouting for rebellion, so he must not be placed in a sensitive place.

"Feng Wenzheng, a King of Jingnan, let me tell him about a family relationship. It would be best if my father-in-law can support me with more money, so let him go to Nanyang!" Zhu Han said next to him.

His thoughts couldn't be more clear, it is most suitable to confer Zhu Wenzheng's fiery donkey temper to Nanyang to deal with those Nanyang natives.

No matter what kind of massacre or looting, even if Zhu Wenzheng went too far, he would not affect the interior of Daming at all.

"Wenzheng is still a child after all. To make him the King of Jingnan, he can only bring eight thousand personal guards at most. You say that there are millions of natives on that island, so you have to eat him alive. Already!" Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it for a while, but felt a little uneasy.

You know, the eldest brother only has the blood of Wen Zheng, and he is still an unmarried child. In case something happens in Nanyang, how can he explain to the dead elder brother.

Zhu Han knew how weak the barbarians in Nanyang were.

Not to mention 1 Ming soldiers, even [-] Goryeo Eight Banners slave soldiers can still beat the Nanyang monkeys to cry.

Therefore, Zhu Han didn't worry about Zhu Wenzheng's safety at all. As long as he didn't get knocked down by the disease, the fighting power of the natives in Nanyang was basically negligible.

Under Zhu Han's persuasion, the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang naturally agreed to the decision to enshrine his eldest nephew Zhu Wenzheng.

However, this matter must not be sloppy. It is necessary to choose a suitable in-law for the eldest nephew, and then prepare an investment to start the house.

That's right, it's an investment.

According to Zhu Han's regulations on the innovation of the Ming Dynasty's nobility system, princes and feudal vassals either paid for all expenses themselves, or borrowed from the Ming court for investment, and then slowly repaid them with the follow-up output of the feudal kingdom.

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's Zhu Wenzheng is still sitting in his study and studying hard.

The current Zhu Wenzheng inherited the genes of the old Zhu family. He was tall and handsome, and he received good military training in the Daming Military Academy, which made him look even more heroic.

However, even such a good young man of Ming Dynasty 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 little uncle Zhu Han, the King of England, is also very powerful.

This Ming Dynasty has only been founded for a short time, and there are hardly many strong enemies in the whole world!

Do not!
It should be said that there is no strong enemy anymore.

The Mongols in Mobei have been beaten to death. Ever since Emperor Aiyou of the Yuan Dynasty was captured and taken to Yingtianfu in Nanjing, the remaining Mongolian tribes either surrendered and belonged to Ming Dynasty, or they followed Wang Baobao and hid in Moxi, not daring to approach the territory of Ming Dynasty. .

I heard that Wang Baobao had already planned to lead the remnant troops to continue fleeing. It would be even more difficult for the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to earn military merits.

As for Chen Youliang in the southwest, he even hid in the mountains and mountains in the southwest and refused to come out, making it impossible for the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to earn military merit.

All this was because his uncle Zhu Han was too powerful, no matter how powerful the enemy was, he would become a cat or a dog in front of Zhu Han.

It happened that Zhu Wen didn't graduate from the Daming Royal Military Academy easily, so he didn't have much use for him.

At least, in Zhu Wenzheng's mind, it doesn't make much sense to serve as a guard on the grassland or in the northeast.

"Dog!"

Suddenly, a kind call pulled Zhu Wenzheng back from his unfulfilled thoughts.

A middle-aged woman in gorgeous casual clothes walked in.

She is Zhu Wenzheng's biological mother, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han's sister-in-law, Zhu's eldest daughter-in-law, Wang Shi.

Since the old Zhu's family was destroyed and went their separate ways, the eldest sister-in-law Wang returned to her natal family with the young Zhu Wenzheng. After 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 on his elder brother the title of King of Nanchang according to the laws and regulations, and canonized the Wang family as Mrs. Wang of Nanchang.

It's just that the remuneration enjoyed by this kind of retrospective royal family is actually not high, and the real luxury is still far away.

So the sister-in-law Wang always wanted to let her son Zhu Wenzheng be able to join the army or become an official, so as to earn a good future for herself.

"Mom, what's the matter?"

Seeing his mother-in-law Wang's happy face, Zhu Wenzheng asked curiously.

"Good thing, great thing, your mother and I asked the Queen's sister-in-law for help, and told you about a good marriage, and now I finally have a reply!" Sister-in-law Wang showed a proud smile on her face.

She was originally a vulgar peasant woman, she didn't know a single word, she didn't know much about life principles, and her speech was always vulgar.

But it is precisely because of this that when seeing Wang, the older brother Zhu Yuanzhang can always think of the scene of the whole family living neatly from her.

(End of this chapter)