The Heavens: Starting from Traveling through Song Qingshu

Chapter 101 I will lead the age of great voyage

After the court was over, it was already noon, and Song Xuan summoned Tang He in the imperial study.

Tang He is not as good as Xu Da, Lan Yu and others in terms of military ability, but this person is stable and never does things that are not sure.

In the imperial study room, Song Xuan ordered the eunuchs to prepare some food, and then the monarch and his ministers chatted while eating.

"I called Aiqing here today, mainly because I want to talk to you about something."

"Your Majesty, please tell me, if your Majesty orders, I will not dare to refuse." Tang He was a little cautious, and he didn't finish a bowl of rice for a long time.

"Do not be nervous!"

Song Xuan smiled and said, "I don't know what you think about the ocean?"

"ocean?"

Tang He was taken aback, and said, "Your Majesty wants to open the sea?"

Song Xuan nodded and said: "Since the fall of the Yuan court, the ocean has been deserted, but in my eyes, it is a cornucopia with endless streams, so naturally we can't let it go."

The future is the era of great voyages, and Song Xuan wants to take the lead in building the great empire of the Wu Dynasty into the overlord of the ocean.

Tang He was honest. After learning that His Majesty intends to open the sea, he immediately stood up and said, "I don't know what I can do for Your Majesty."

Song Xuan didn't speak, but finished the rice in the bowl, wiped his mouth just now, and said: "It's very simple, I want to build an imperial shipyard in the two provinces of Fujian and Guangdong, and build the first navy of the Wu Dynasty.

And you, from now on, will be the first commander of our navy in the Wu Dynasty, are you willing to take over this burden? "

Tang He's lips trembled slightly, "Your Majesty, I'm not very outstanding among military attaches in the Wu Dynasty. I'm afraid I won't be able to shoulder such an important responsibility as the commander of the navy, and I'll embarrass Your Majesty."

Song Xuan patted him on the shoulder and said: "If it comes to fighting on land, you are naturally a bit behind Xu Da, Zhu Yuanzhang and others, but when it comes to fighting at sea, I think you are more talented.

What's more, supervising the building of sea-going ships and building a naval division requires people with a calm mind who can endure loneliness. In this regard, you have an advantage over them.

I'm more at ease when you do things! "

Tang He was so elated when he said this, he always felt that his status was a bit awkward.

Of the few brothers who came out of Fengyang back then, he had the least contribution and the weakest ability to fight, but now he realized that in His Majesty's heart, he was so important, and he even did things more reassuring to His Majesty than Xu Da and the others.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, minister, I vow to die to build an invincible ocean master for Your Majesty!"

Seeing that Tang He was about to kneel down again, Song Xuan waved his hands and said, "Okay, don't just kneel down, I'll see it as an eyesore. In the next few years, there are a few things that you need to focus on!"

"Your Majesty please order!"

"The first thing is to supervise the building of sea ships and train the navy. It must be a top priority. If you need anything, you can directly send a note to Li Shanchang, and let him find a way to reconcile it.

If you can't reconcile, you can come to me directly, and I will support you! "

As he said that, he said with deep meaning: "You are a smart person, and you should also know that opening the sea will inevitably affect the interests of many gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, and all kinds of troubles, both open and secret, will come to you.

Are you afraid? "

Tang He laughed and said: "Your Majesty, please don't underestimate me. The Mongol Tartars were so cruel back then. I dared to join the rebel army without fear of life and death. Now that I am in a high position and have Your Majesty's support, what is there to be afraid of?"

Song Xuan said comfortingly: "Don't worry, I won't let you fight alone.

The official pressure on the surface, I will suppress it for you, as for the troubles in the dark."

Speaking of this, Song Xuan's voice turned cold, and said: "I will allocate [-] Qingyi guards to you, and you will be in charge of dispatching them. If anyone secretly uses some dirty tricks, then you will be killed by me!

In this world, I took it too fast, and the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River did not clean up enough.Holding Tsing Yi Wei in your hand, you should clean what you should clean, and what should be exterminated, you can decide by yourself! "

Tang He shuddered subconsciously, saying that His Majesty was kind and kind to others, but that was only when His Majesty was not ready to kill.

You must know that His Majesty started his business back then, but it started with the massacre of the gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

At this moment, Song Xuan handed Tang He a set of sea charts.

"This sea chart was obtained by Tsing Yi Wei from many people who went to sea after spending several years. Although it is not complete, it has a rough outline.

After the follow-up navy is formed, you start from the East China Sea, go all the way south along the coast, and visit all the countries in the South China Sea.

Although those small countries cannot compare with my magnificent China, there are many things we need. "

Saying that, Song Xuan pointed to the Wa country on the map, and said: "Wa country here, although it is a small country, but they have frequent volcanic eruptions, rich in sulfur, gold, silver, etc., all of which are the raw materials needed by our Wu Dynasty.

Another example is here."

Song Xuan pointed to the small Southeast Asian country, and said: "They have some crops that are extremely easy to grow, and can even be grown in dry land, and the yield is extremely high.

If it can be planted in a large area in our Wu Dynasty, the situation of people starving to death and freezing to death in the past years will be greatly reduced, or even completely eliminated! "

Song Xuan had to find a way to import crops such as potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes.

The so-called prosperity of Kangxi and Qianlong in the later Qing Dynasty actually exploited the people far more than the Ming Dynasty, but the rebellion of the people was not high. At least not starve to death.

As for the common people in China, as long as they are not starved to death, they can continue to endure it, and no one wants to risk the death of the whole family to do rebellious work until they are desperate.

In the afternoon, when Tang He left with the imperial decree to form a navy, his face was full of fanaticism and excitement, and there was even a look of determination that ordinary people could not understand.

His Majesty really valued him too much, especially the future maritime strategy described by His Majesty, which was related to the ultimate life and death of the Wu Dynasty.

His Majesty has entrusted him with such a heavy responsibility, and Tang He can only live up to his grace if he wholeheartedly protects His Majesty's grand future ocean plan!

After drawing an ocean pancake for Tang He that required a lifetime of hard work to complete, Song Xuan stretched his waist, enjoying the soft afternoon sun, and couldn't help thinking about the three girls in the harem again.

After holding back for so many years, he was finally able to let go of Song Xuan, who was no longer restrained.

When he got up in the morning, he was still lamenting that his waist could not support him, but now that he was relieved, his heart began to itch again.

When he was thinking about which younger sister Lin Xing would have, a eunuch came in outside the imperial study room to deliver a message that a person Song Xuan had to meet was approaching the door.

When Song Xuan got up, he saw the door was pushed open, and his father Song Yuanqiao walked in with a gentle and refined demeanor.

(End of this chapter)