Domineering Daming

This is a very respectable person!

Zhu Xu has a different emotion for Qin Liangyu, which is free from impurities and pure.He didn't even realize how "excessive" his performance was.

He wanted to send Qin Liangyu out of the city, but was rejected by Qin Liangyu, and Cao Bianjiao, Tang Wang, Xiong Tingbi and others arrived, so Zhu Xu had to stop at Xihua Gate.

"I'm going here, and I'm determined to keep the land of Shanchuan peaceful. I will never worry the emperor for the rest of my life! The Ma family is in Shanchuan, defending the Ming Dynasty!"

Qin Liangyu's voice like gold and stone was still echoing in Zhu Xu's ears, the carriage had already left the door and was out of sight.

Zhu Xu's expression was filled with disappointment, and he stopped still.

Cao Huachun and the others stood not far behind Zhu Xu, watching Zhu Xu not moving for a long time, followed by standing silently.

They had already observed Zhu Xu's different attention to Qin Liangyu, although they were curious, they never asked more.

After a while, Cao Huachun stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, General Cao, King Tang, and General Xiong are all here."

Zhu Xu took a deep breath and said, "Well, let's go."

A group of people turned around, and instead of going back to Qianqing Palace, they went to Wucheng Pavilion.

The cabinet and the Grand Marshal's Mansion are all under construction, and it won't be completed in two or three months. Cao Bianjiao and others are now in the staff office of Wucheng Pavilion, which is already the highest point of Ming's military strategy.

"Chen and so see the emperor!"

As soon as Zhu Xu entered, the group of people inside immediately got up, knelt down on one knee, and said in a deep voice.

Zhu Xu walked to the main seat and sat down, and said to a group of people: "Sit down, Cao Bianjiao, let me talk about the United Fleet first."

Also present were King Tang, Xiong Wencan, Chief of Staff Qian Jinxiao and others.

Cao Bianjiao is more capable than ever before. He stands upright, with a faint smell of the sea, and he said: "Yes. Your Majesty, the current joint fleet is dominated by my Ming Dynasty, and more than ten countries have joined it. One, in addition to neighboring Burma, Siam, and Cambodia, as well as Ceylon other than Malacca, England in Western Yi, the Netherlands, and Flangji, etc., have 180 warships, 5000 cannons, and 200 soldiers. The money and food are mainly subscribed by the United States, plus some income. In addition to self-use, this year has earned more than 30 million yuan... At present, the farthest range of activities of the United Fleet is the Safavid Dynasty, west of Ceylon, where the Sanbao eunuch once arrived The Safi dynasty also agreed to send envoys to Ming Dynasty to show their intention to repair the traffic. Others include the Mughals and some large and small countries, with a total of more than [-] countries. They expressed interest in the combined fleet... The minister's plan for the combined fleet Yes, strengthen the army, form a powerful joint fleet, continue to explore outwards, build air routes, establish solid and indestructible land and sea bases in various places, expand the scope of activities of the joint fleet, and develop various sources of military expenditure..."

Cao Bianjiao obviously didn't know how to make a report, and what he said was a bit messy, but Zhu Xu had read the playbook before, and now it is clearer.

There are many Xiyi people in the United Fleet. They are more familiar with the world and the sea routes, and they are guiding the United Fleet. same world.

Tang Wang, Xiong Wencan, Qian Jinxiao and the others listened silently. They had already discussed it before, and after looking at the chart, they already had a general understanding, and their expressions were different.

After half an hour, after Cao Bianjiao finished speaking, Zhu Xu didn't rush to draw conclusions. He looked at Xiong Wencan, the king of Tang, and said, "Tell me about the navy."

Xiong Wencan didn't move, Tang Wang got up and said: "Yes. The navy currently has a staff of [-], and the total number is [-]. There are naval bases from Vladivostok in the north to Ceylon in the south. The control has basically wiped out the sea threat. The general troops of Luzon and Old Port provinces are also mobilizing troops to wipe out the rebellions everywhere.

"Since October last year, the navy has harvested up to 700 million taels of silver and 300 million shi of grain from various places, basically maintaining self-sufficiency..."

"The Navy and the United Fleet communicated with each other, and they conducted large-scale displays of force and attacks in various places. From the east of the Safi Kingdom, our Ming army is as powerful as fire, and the emperor's might is mighty..."

"The merchant ships and fleets of the Western Yi countries have joined forces with our fleet, and the navy has an 'covenant', and the scope of activities is unprecedented..."

"The navy is developing rapidly. Chen and others plan to continue to expand the size of the navy. The bases in various places continue to expand and increase. The income of each place is quite considerable..."

Zhu Xu looked at Tang Wang and listened quietly.

This heir son of Tang Wang who was almost starved to death by his biological father now grows up to be smart, with bright eyes, and quite talented.

Tang Wang Zhu Yujian is still talking about Kaikai, full of expectations for the future of the navy, a kind of...ambition!

Zhu Xu looked calm. He already knew what Tang Wang said, and now he was listening to a more detailed and thoughtful report.

After more than an hour, the king of Tang stopped talking dryly, looked at Zhu Xu with fiery eyes, and said, "Your Majesty, I think that the world is so ignorant that I, as China, a sanctified place, should carry Responsibility, spread the teachings of the saints, free the people of the world from ignorance, understand the majesty of the emperor, and prosper the teachings of the saints..."

This sentence was not included in the playbook, and Zhu Xu looked at King Tang in surprise, with strange expressions in his eyes.

Although this kind of speech is different from the missionary's "spreading the bright gospel of God", it is also similar in purpose.And the purpose behind it is exactly the same!

Zhu Xu's face was as usual, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

Tang Wang looked at Zhu Xu's flickering smile, his expression brightened, and he said: "Your Majesty, please expand the navy. My Ming Dynasty needs at least three navies!"

Now there are many things that Zhu Xu doesn't need to do by himself, teaching these grown-ups bit by bit.

Zhu Xu smiled, turned to Qian Jinxiao, and said, "What's the opinion of the staff office?"

Qian Jinxiao came out of the Royal Military Academy, and his horizons are broader. If it were an ordinary person, he would have been confused, but he said as usual: "Your Majesty, I have carefully studied the situation of the whole world these few days. The other countries are only a tiny place with a population of less than one million, but they occupy several times the land of our Ming Dynasty, and dozens of times the population of our Ming Dynasty. The whole world except my Ming Dynasty is their territory. If things go on like this, our Ming Dynasty will be in danger! The ministers and others suggest that if our Ming navy wants to expand its sea charts, we must spread our Ming sanctification and the emperor's benevolence before these western barbarians, so that we will not be in danger without knowing it, being unable to respond, and invincible..."

"Is there any specific plan?" Zhu Xu asked.

Qian Jinxiao might not know Zhu Xu well, but Cao Bianjiao, Tang Wang, Xiong Wencan and others all felt that Zhu Xu was intentionally taking the exam.

Qian Jinxiao did not have much contact with Zhu Xu, so he said immediately after hearing the words: "Your Majesty, after looking at the maps of various places sent by the intelligence department, especially the sea charts, combined with the current situation of my Daming, I believe that the development of the United Fleet is important. A sharp weapon requires great investment and expansion. This is especially true for the navy. For some key places, ports, bases, fortresses, especially rivers, and the middle of some continents, they are more important than the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty... in some The supply places in the middle of the sea route must also be controlled by my Daming..."

Qian Jinxiao didn't care whether Zhu Xu was taking the school exam or not. He combined the ideas of the staff office, and discussed in detail with the military academy, Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao, Tang Wang's and others, and only then did he come to such conclusions.

He was neither humble nor overbearing, he was not as uneasy as an ordinary military official when he saw Zhu Xu, he was as calm as usual.

There was a trace of strangeness in Zhu Xu's eyes, and he couldn't help looking at Qian Jinxiao a little bit, and then at Cao Bianjiao, Tang Wang and others.

All along, he has been forcing these civil servants and military generals to do things, almost step by step, pushing them away.Seeing these people say such insightful and far-sighted words today, he was a little uncomfortable.

He didn't speak immediately, but sat on the chair and thought about it.

Ming's navy is still in its primitive stage of development. It has never experienced any serious naval battles, and the earth is so big that it can't take care of it at all. It can only be plotted slowly.

What these people said and their purpose were not on the point, but the way they acted was surprisingly consistent with his.

They want to "defend" and ensure the safety of Ming Dynasty. What Zhu Xu wants is the leadership of the world, but what he is doing now is the same, control the key points of the strategy, strengthen himself, and see the world clearly!

"not enough!"

Zhu Xu spoke suddenly, with a sharp tone like a sword, and said: "Our strategic goal, ambition is not enough. The Xiyi people can occupy so many places and rule so many people, why can't I be a Ming Dynasty? What we bring is benevolence, is The enlightenment of the sage will make them get rid of their ignorance and enlighten the current affairs, why not!"

As soon as Zhu Xu's words came out, everyone present except Cao Bianjiao was a little stunned.

Cao Bianjiao has been with Zhu Xu for many years, so he has some understanding of his behavior and habits, but the others are different.

Most of these people are scholars. Confucianism has no expansion genes. They instinctively reject this idea and then resist it.

Therefore, in the past dynasties, except for the two founding emperors, they can still have some opinions and suppress the conservative ideas of civil servants, and the future generations are powerless.

The same is true of the Ming Dynasty. Ever since Zhu Di became the ancestor, the strategy of the Ming Dynasty has been continuously shrinking. Unless the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and it hits the eyes, it basically ignores the outside world. only eye.

muddle along.

Chapter 1033

Zhu Xu's words caused a shock in the staff office.

It was difficult for Xiong Wencan, Qian Jinxiao and the others to respond. His Majesty's words hit their weakness, making them breathless to speak.