My father Yong Le Emperor, you let me keep a low profile

Chapter 34 The difference between territory and territory!

"Snapped!"

A slap hit Zhu Gaoyu's forehead.

The old man's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, he gritted his teeth and said, "Speak human words!"

Zhu Gaoyu: ...

"Ugh!"

Agreeing readily, Zhu Gaoyu helped the old man and old lady back, and sat back on the stool again.

Reaching into his arms, he took out a nautical chart and spread it on the table in front of the three of them.

The old man narrowed his eyes.

It seems that this bastard is well prepared.

Seeing that the two Tie Hanhan were coming, Zhu Gaoyu turned his head and said to them, "Keep the door and don't let anyone in."

Zhu Gaoxu Zhu Gaosui stared.

Who is the elder brother and who is the younger brother? Why are they so neither big nor young?

"Get out, guard the gate..."

Zhu Gaoxu rolled up his sleeves and was about to get angry when the old man snorted softly and pointed to the door.

"Oh, good dad."

The two Tie Hanhan had no temper at all, they went out and stood at the door, closing the door by the way.

Zhu Gaoyu glanced at the two of them in disgust.

What a coward!

"Here's the nautical chart!"

Empress Xu, who helped Zhu Gaoyu spread out the map, saw that it was a map with various signs drawn on it, focused on drawing the route along the coast, and expressed her guess.

Zhu Gaoyu nodded, then shook his head again.

"It is said to be a nautical chart, but it is more accurate to say that it is a world map of the area we have explored."

Zhu Gaoyu had studied painting in his previous life, so it may not be possible to paint any masterpieces, but it is still no problem to draw a flat map.

When sailing was boring, Zhu Gaoyu used his own memory to draw the areas known to the world.

And along the way, compare the forces of various countries and fill them in the area where they are located.

Although I can't say that it is absolutely standard, it is not bad.

Let's not talk about the coming of all nations.

As far as Zhu Gaoyu is concerned, this blueprint with the distribution of power in various countries and the simple world topography is an invaluable treasure to Daming.

The old man, who had already been lying on the map, swiped his fingers over one area after another, and finally clicked on Gu Li's place.

"Sambo's three trips are all here and then come back."

"Yes."

Zhu Gaoyu nodded affirmatively, "Originally Eunuch Zheng planned to go on, but because of some accidents on the way, he had to go back first, and planned to go on next time."

The old man nodded slightly, but his eyes did not leave the map.

"Tell me what's going on."

"How can all nations come to court, and how can they surpass the past and the present?"

To be honest, when Zhu Gaoyu took out this map just now, the old man had already decided in his heart that he would hand over the navy to Zhu Gaoyu.

From this map, he can see that his youngest son is very dedicated to this aspect, and he is a talented person.

Zheng He was very relieved, but he was an outsider after all.

With such a huge fleet, the elite army was taken out of the sea by the opponent.

If something unexpected happens to Zheng He, the old man can't guarantee that the generals who go to sea will have any different intentions.

Now that the youngest son has this ambition, the old man naturally strongly supports it.

That is to consider the feelings of his wife and eldest son.

Otherwise, when Zhu Gaoyu mentioned the establishment of the Daming Navy, he would have handed over part of the water power of the Ming Dynasty to this young son, and asked him to practice and do experiments first.

No matter what the future holds, the power is in the hands of my family, no matter how bad the stew is, it will still be rotten in my own pot.

They are all his own sons, and they are all his legitimate sons. In fact, it doesn't matter who sits in that position in the old man's heart.

It was also until this moment that he finally realized the difficulty of his father back then.

Zhu Gaoyu chuckled, and said to the old man and Empress Xu: "When I came back, some national forces admired my Ming culture and your greatness. They wanted to come to Daming together and pay tribute to you."

"At that time, my son thought, although it was Jianwen's fault at the beginning, our family's upper class was a bit disgraceful after all. This is also your father's perennial heart disease."

Hearing this, the old man showed a hint of relief in his eyes.

The child has finally grown up and knows to share the difficulties for his father.

"My son thinks that during the Tang Dynasty, Tang Taizong Li Shimin came to the court from all over the world, allowing him to reverse the stains in his life in one fell swoop and create a prosperous age of Zhenguan."

"My son thinks that our two families are in the same situation. Now that some people are willing to come to pay tribute to my Ming Dynasty, why not invite more people to come to the DPRK in a grand ceremony."

"Although it may cost too much this time, my son feels that it is all worth it."

"At that time, let's invite some painters to paint the scene of the coming of all nations."

"I need to draw a few more, one to stay in Jinling, one to bring back to Beiping where the capital is to be moved, and another to burn to my grandfather and ancestors."

Zhu Gaoyu clenched his fists and said excitedly to the old man, "You have to show grandpa how powerful Daming is in your hands, and let him understand how wrong his choice was back then."

"and also……"

"After this matter spreads widely throughout the world, those hidden remnants of Jianwen will probably feel ashamed of themselves."

"After all, what the court was like when Jianwen was in charge, and what it was like when you were in charge, you can tell the difference with just one glance."

"In addition, we have communicated with these people and are willing to accept your canonization."

"In this way, the management scope of our Ming Dynasty has surpassed the ancient and modern times. You have also become the emperor with the largest management scope in history."

This is not Zhu Gaoyu bragging about the old man, but in this era, it is indeed the case.

This is something that Zhu Gaoyu didn't know until he came to this world.

In the cognition of later generations, the real territory is the kind of land where troops are stationed or actually managed, which is considered state-owned territory.

However, this was not the case in ancient times.

In ancient ideology, the land where the subjugated foreign countries are located is actually the actual control right.

This concept actually came from the Zhou Dynasty.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the princes were all over the world, but in real name, their land belonged to the Emperor Zhou, and they were just managers appointed by the Emperor Zhou.

It's just that because their power is getting stronger day by day, the orders of Emperor Zhou are gradually becoming ineffective.

That is to say, as long as they submit to Daming and are willing to accept the Fanbang Kingdom conferred by Daming, in the mind of Daming monarchs and ministers, that is their territory, even if no soldiers are sent, it is their territory.

It is also for this reason that the imperial court spent so much to help North Korea fight Japanese pirates during the Wanli period, why didn't they ask North Korea for a penny.

Because in the minds of the emperor and ministers of the Ming Dynasty, they were not fighting for North Korea, but defending their own country.

Not to mention asking people for war money, not giving the other party money for post-war reconstruction is already the best result.

Zhu Gaoyu's words made the old man's blood dry and hot.

For so many years, he has dredged the canal, repaired the Yongle Grand Ceremony, sent troops to conquer the non-officials Jiaozhi, and sent troops to the Northern Expedition to the remnants of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties at the expense of national power.

What for?
It's not to wash away the stain of rebellion and usurpation on him, to prove that his superiority is correct.

However, over the years, the effect has been mediocre.

According to Jin Yiwei's report, there are often disgraceful remarks against him among the people.

The old man was very angry about this, but there was nothing he could do. He couldn't kill everyone in the world.

That's why he sent troops to the grassland again and again regardless of his physical strength and national strength. The purpose was to do a great job, so that everyone and future generations would look at him with admiration and recognize him as an emperor.

(End of this chapter)