The Most Powerful Man in the World

After listening to Yang Yiqing's words, Zhu Houzhao sat up slowly, his eyes flashing with infinite majesty, and said solemnly: "Then destroy their country for me, I said, if anyone stops me from finding the whereabouts of the great companion, I will be in awe. Block and kill gods, Buddha blocks and kills Buddha!"

An awe-inspiring murderous force emerged, and the imperial majesty on Zhu Houzhao's body was revealed, even people like Yang Yiqing, Wang Yangming and others couldn't help but shudder in their hearts, obviously under the influence of Zhu Houzhao.

As the Minister of the Ministry of War, Wang Yangming said that he was not too much in favor of using military force to the outside world, but Wang Yangming would not oppose the emperor's use of troops. From his standpoint, Wang Yangming would only make various preparations for the emperor. As for Zhu Houzhao's desire What to do, Wang Yangming would not persuade him.

"Your Majesty, more than a dozen shipyards have all started construction, and at the beginning of next month, a large fleet with a hundred warships as the core and hundreds of large and small ships as the auxiliary will be assembled again."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up and said, "Okay, that's really great."

Although Zhu Houzhao's attitude was very tough just now, but Zhu Houzhao is not a fool. He knew in his heart that if there were not enough people, Yu Dayou and others really entered the territory of the Xiyi people, not to mention the whereabouts of Chu Yi. Just worrying about your own safety is a huge problem.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Wang Yangming with great satisfaction. For Wang Yangming, Zhu Houzhao couldn't be more satisfied. Since Zhu Houzhao took over the military department, it can be said that he started to implement the military reform in a drastic manner according to the plan negotiated by the cabinet.

The biggest problem of Daming's military system is the Weisuo system that made the Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang complacent in the past. If we talk about the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Weisuo system is indeed a good strategy, providing a steady stream of elite soldiers for the Ming Dynasty, so the Chengzu Zhu Di was able to Gathering hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses with ease, and expeditions to Mobei several times, Meng Yuansheng was completely discouraged, and he has not been able to recover his vitality for hundreds of years.

But now, the guard system has become a cancer. This cancer grows on Daming's body, not only absorbing Daming's efforts crazily, but also seriously damaging Daming's military power.

Even before Chu Yi disappeared, he mentioned the reform of the guard system with Zhu Houzhao and even several cabinet elders more than once.

Therefore, after Chu Yi disappeared, Zhu Houzhao began to formally take action against the guard system after consulting with Yang Yiqing and others.

There are hundreds of thousands of elite troops gathered in the capital of the capital. It can be said that except for the border towns, where the army is only more than [-], most of the troops of the Ming Dynasty gathered around the capital, and were directly dispatched and led by the emperor.

With the elite troops in hand who have gone through so many battles, Zhu Houzhao and the others will not care about the millions of soldiers and horses in the local guards.

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Chapter 620 The Fourth Ming Showing His Fangs [1 More]

There are many guards in the local area who dare not say that they are all abolished. At least [-]% of the guards are supposed to be soldiers who protect the family and defend the country, but now they have been reduced to thousands of officials and hundreds of officials. His servants, and even some guardsmen were much worse than those of ordinary people.

It is conceivable that the reform of the Weisuo will involve the interests of a huge collective, and it is also the middle and low-level military commanders. If there is no elite soldiers and horses in the capital, to be honest, there is really no one Dare to move the guard system.

Anyone who can stand above the court and govern the people is not a fool. Could it be that those important officials in the court could not see the harm of the guard system to the Ming Dynasty?

It's not that they can't see it, but that they can't think of a solution. If they don't have full confidence, no one dares to touch this huge interest group.

However, under Wang Yangming's personal leadership, the reform of the military system in Daming was in full swing, and even the unwillingness and dissatisfaction of those middle and low-level generals could only be suppressed.

After Wang Yangming quelled the rebellion of King Ning and the Jiangnan turmoil, and not long ago, he completely quelled the rebellion outside the customs.

Under such circumstances, even a fool would not go against the general trend and challenge the bottom line of the court.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Wang Yangming and said, "An Guogong, I want you to prepare the second fleet as you said. I said that in the ends of the earth, I will find great companions no matter what, if one is not enough, then two, If two are not enough, then three, five."

The firmness in Zhu Houzhao's words made Yang Yiqing and others suppress the idea of ​​persuasion. As a minister whom Zhu Houzhao trusted, they naturally knew what Zhu Houzhao's temperament was.

It can be said that looking for Chu Yi has almost become the obsession in Zhu Houzhao's heart. If Chu Yi is not found, Zhu Houzhao's obsession will not dissipate. In this case, any move against Zhu Houzhao's search for Chu Yi will stimulate the emperor.

In less than a month, the second fleet was successfully formed under the dispatch of Wang Yangming. This time Zhu Houzhao dispatched a competent general to lead more than [-] ships to sea to find Chu Yi.

In the 13th year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Zhengde was 30 years old this year. This age can be said to be in his prime, especially Zhu Houzhao followed Shao Yuanjie and Zhang Yanyi to practice Taoist health preservation methods.

In addition, Zhu Houzhao kept in mind Chu Yi's advice, he was very self-disciplined towards women's lust, and did not indulge in women's lust. Although the harem was like a cloud of beauties, Zhu Houzhao was only a few concubines.

In the past few years, the royal family has finally spread its branches and leaves, and several other concubines have each given birth to a dragon son and a dragon girl for the emperor. Even Queen Xia also gave birth to a princess for Zhu Houzhao.

Originally, there was only Zhu Houzhao in the line of Emperor Xiaozong, but it was passed on to Zhu Houzhao. For several years, Zhu Houzhao had no children under his knees, which led to rumors that Zhu Houzhao was unfavorable.

Today, there are many royal descendants, but it has calmed down the hearts of many ministers and eliminated the thoughts of some clans.

In the imperial study, Zhu Houzhao reviewed the memorial, and after a while, Wang Zheng, who was serving on the side, presented a memorial to Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, news from the West."

With a slight pause, Zhu Houzhao put down the red pen, took the memorial, slowly unfolded it, and swept across the memorial calmly, after a while he heard Zhu Houzhao sigh and put the memorial down: "It's been almost three years, Yu Dayou and Yue Buqun. They went west all the way, destroyed dozens of countries, and opened up thousands of miles of territory, but there is still no trace of Da Companion, Wang Zheng, do you think Da Compan is going to hide from me for the rest of his life?"

Wang Zheng, who was standing on the side, showed a bit of a wry smile on his face, looking at Zhu Houzhao's lost appearance, he couldn't help comforting: "Your Majesty, this servant thinks that the Chief Executive may be busy in retreat and practice, and maybe he doesn't know that His Majesty is sending someone to look for him. Otherwise, the Chief Executive will never ignore His Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao narrowed his eyes and said, "According to what you said, isn't the movement made by me not big enough? That's why the big companion doesn't even know that I'm looking for him!"

Wang Zheng's words were only used to comfort Zhu Houzhao, but he never thought that Zhu Houzhao would ask him such a question. Wang Zheng was helpless, so he could only bite the bullet and nodded: "Maybe it's really the chief executive who doesn't know!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded slowly and said, "What you said is not unreasonable. If that's the case, then I will stir up the situation. I want everyone in the world to know that I am looking for him!"

On the second day, the cabinet elders, such as Yang Yiqing and Wang Shouren, looked at the decree issued by the emperor not long ago.

The emperor's decree to the cabinet was to surprise Yang Yiqing, Wang Shouren, and others. If Yu Dayou and others have always done it smoothly in the process of searching for Chu Yi in the Western Ocean, then Zhu Houzhao's decree is Order Yu Dayou and others to take the initiative to conquer other countries.

In a few years, the ships that Chu Yi and later Zhu Houzhao allocated huge funds to build have now built as many as [-] to [-]%. It can be said that Daming has built more than [-] new warships.

Even the formed navy fleet has already formed a full ten navy fleets. Except for one in Dongying and one in Daming, the rest of the fleets were all sent by the Son of Heaven to overseas places to find Chu Yi. .

More than 1000 warships, plus the auxiliary large and small ships, there are thousands of Ming ships.

It is conceivable that with so many ships sailing on the sea, the sea can be said to be big or small, and the originally huge sea will gradually fall into the hands of countries such as Spain, Portugal, and England. Lands rich in resources became colonies of these countries.

But now, as Daming has taken a fork in the road, his eyes have shifted to the sea. With Daming's terrifying human and material resources and efficient monarchical power system, he has become a maritime hegemon in just less than ten years of effort. power.

The South China Sea, which was gradually controlled by Portugal and Spain, has now been occupied by Daming. As for the soldiers and horses of Portugal and Spain in the South China Sea, they did not dare to fight the Daming Navy at all.

After all, it is not bad that Portugal and Spain can make up dozens of warships in the South China Sea, but any navy in Daming has hundreds of warships and hundreds of auxiliary ships. Daring, who would dare to provoke such a huge fleet.

In a few years, as several fleets were dispatched by the Son of Heaven to overseas places, and many small countries of Fanbang were destroyed, Daming unknowingly occupied a huge territory overseas.

This is still under the circumstance that the emperor did not decree to conquer those foreign countries, those countries that were destroyed were only destroyed because of provoking the great power of the sky.

But this time, Zhu Houzhao actually ordered Yu Dayou and other overseas fleets to take the initiative to destroy those large and small countries. It is conceivable that if this decree continues, it will definitely set off a bloody storm in the South and Western oceans.

After several years as the first assistant of the cabinet, Yang Yiqing seemed to be more and more calm and sophisticated, but he also lost a bit of the drive for innovation.

Seeing the imperial decree of the emperor, Yang Yiqing's first thought was what kind of impact this imperial decree would have on Daming.

Will Daming embark on the road of military and martial arts? It is the so-called teacher who learns from past experiences and future events. Daming is now thriving in national strength. It can be said that he has created a prosperous era of righteousness. The world is peaceful and the weather is good.

Although I dare not say that there is no one in the past and no future, but what is certain is that as long as Zhu Houzhao does not suddenly become a fool, otherwise, just relying on the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, these worthy ministers will definitely be famous in the future. The history of the Qing Dynasty is praised by the world.

Seeing the hesitant look on Yang Yiqing's face, Chen Ding, who has always been against Zhu Houzhao's great military power, couldn't help but said to Yang Yiqing: "Master Yang, this matter is very important, and His Majesty's move will most likely make me, Daming, go into the military. In the past, the Han Dynasty did not have the strength of the people. For decades, the army used troops to fortify the land, but the family wealth accumulated by the second emperor Wenjing for decades was completely consumed, resulting in the national power of the Han Dynasty from prosperity to decline. This is a precedent that must be observed. , you can't help but learn from it!"

The white-haired Wang Hua just handed the emperor a memorial for begging for the bones not long ago, and he was already ready to retire and return home, but at this juncture, he also said to Yang Yiqing: "Master Yang, as a minister, it is the so-called food Your Majesty shares your worries for your Majesty, and His Majesty’s move is inappropriate, and you should persuade His Majesty to think twice before acting.”

Yang Yiqing nodded at Chen Ding and Wang Hua, and finally looked at Wang Yangming.

Wang Yangming is much younger than Yang Yiqing. If it is said that after Yang Yiqing, who is most suitable to replace Yang Yiqing as the new cabinet chief assistant, then it must be Wang Yangming.

Wang Yangming is in charge of the Ministry of War, and it can be said that he has a high position in the cabinet, and even the right to speak is not much worse than that of Yang Yiqing, the first assistant. At least Zhu Houzhao has a lot of trust in Wang Yangming, and is vaguely regarded by hundreds of officials as the same as Yang Yiqing. exist.

Wang Yangming noticed Yang Yiqing's gaze, and said with a bit of solemnity in his expression: "Wang thinks that His Majesty is doing this, and I will wait for my support."

When Chen Ding heard the words, he was furious and said: "Wang Yangming, you are trying to harm Your Majesty, but you are also a great sage of Confucianism, the ancestor of a lineage, and you don't even know how to condone His Majesty's military and martial arts, will you only harm Your Majesty in the end?"

Wang Yangming checked that he was not pointed and scolded by Chen Ding, but he didn't take it seriously, but looked at Chen Ding solemnly and said, "Lord Chen, tell me, how did His Majesty go to war, and how has it affected the people in the country? People's livelihood economy?"

As the minister of household, Chen Ding knows better than anyone about the economic situation of Daming. With the vigorous development of sea trade in recent years, Daming's economy is extremely prosperous.

If there was no reform in the Ming Dynasty, the taxes and fees collected by the imperial court were only a few million taels, but now the commercial tax alone has reached tens of millions of taels, not to mention the mining tax, salt tax, tea tax, etc. taxes, etc.

Until this year, the imperial court has collected 3000 million taels of taxes and fees, the national treasury is full, and the grain depot is full of grain and fodder. It is not an exaggeration to call it a prosperous age through the ages.

Therefore, at this moment, Wang Yangming's rhetorical question made Chen Ding stunned for a moment. If it is said that the military is exhausted and the people's livelihood is difficult, it is really Zhu Houzhao's military.

The key point is that the taxes and fees collected by the imperial court are increasing every year, and there are more and more grains in the granary.

Seeing Chen Ding's tangled appearance, Wang Yangming couldn't help laughing and said, "I am different from the past, even if it is to raise troops abroad, it is absolutely nothing to be ruthless. The spoils of war that the fleet transfers from overseas every year are worth tens of millions of taels of silver.”

Chen Ding opened his mouth, facing Wang Yangming, Chen Ding found that he didn't even have a reason to refute.

With a sharp wave of his sleeves, Chen Ding looked at Wang Yangming, and then Yang Yiqing couldn't help but said, "You...you just leave it to Your Majesty, sooner or later it will hurt His Majesty."

Yang Yiqing stroked his beard, glanced at the other elders and said, "Everyone, since that's the case, let's vote first."

The result came out soon. Several patriarchs supported the will of the emperor, and only Chen Ding was opposed to it. The rest actually agreed with the emperor's will.

In recent years, when the Ming Dynasty opened the sea, although it was said to have offended a group of old dignitaries, it also created a group of new dignitaries.

With these cabinet elders and senior officials in the DPRK and China as the center, a group of vested interest groups that have gained huge interests in the opening of the sea appeared.

Now that the emperor has decreed the destruction of overseas countries big and small, this is naturally more pros than cons for those businessmen, so the cabinet elders will not express their opposition.Many people are even thinking about spreading the news, and then whether the family behind them can take the opportunity to make a lot of money.

The will of the emperor was quickly reviewed by the cabinet, and then a seal was stamped to pass the decree to several fleets.

Several overseas fleets should be respected by the two combined fleets led by Yu Dayou and Lin Pingzhi. Now the fleets led by Yu Dayou and the others have spared the Cape of Good Hope and truly entered the Western world.

It took half a year for the imperial court's will to reach Yu Dayou, Lin Pingzhi and others. At this time, the fleet had already entered the Atlantic Ocean and moved along the coastline of the African continent.

The Daming fleet entering the Atlantic Ocean was like a beast breaking into a flock of sheep, and it suddenly alerted the naval powers of Portugal and Spain throughout Europe.

It can be said that the ports along the Atlantic coast are all occupied by the naval powers of Portugal and Spain. Since the first World War, Portugal and Spain have been lost in the East, and the name of Daming has been introduced to the West. In the eyes of Westerners, they are like demons, hostile and fearful.

Port of Bué is an important port occupied by Portugal. As the Ming fleet entered the West step by step, the fleets of Portugal, Spain and other countries stationed in various ports have withdrawn, and now they are all gathered in Port of Bué. .

Chapter 620 Five Into the Atlantic Ocean [2 more]

Almost all the navies of the two countries withdrew to the port of Bue, and together with the Dutch navy who heard the news, all the horses and horses of the three countries in southern Africa gathered together. For a time, the entire port was full of flags and warships. The port was crowded with hundreds of ships.

There are several navies gathered in the port of Bué, with hundreds of ships and tens of thousands of navy soldiers. Even if they are afraid of the Ming fleet, but looking at the many soldiers and horses gathered in the port of Bué, the navy of the three countries is the most powerful. The Governor was also a little more confident.

It is impossible for Daming to enter the Atlantic Ocean to compete with the hegemons of the Atlantic Sea. Portugal and Spain, the two countries that are currently the most popular, have fought several times. Unfortunately, the strength gap between the two sides is too great. The fleets of the two countries are simply not enough for the Daming fleet. A wave of salvos was blasted to pieces.

It was also after several confrontations that the fleet was crushed and beaten by the Daming Fleet, and the fleet realized that Daming was like a fierce tiger, definitely not like the natives they encountered on weekdays.

After the confrontation again and again, Portugal and Spain finally realized that if they did not concentrate their forces, their small fleets scattered everywhere could not be the opponents of the Ming fleet.

As the Portuguese overseas governor, the Grand Duke of Doros is a grand duke of Portugal. His family is so powerful that he can even influence the will of the Portuguese royal family.

Archduke Doros is very prestige and powerful, so the naval generals of Spain and the Netherlands naturally do not have enough confidence in front of Archduke Doros.

Needless to say, the Lord of the Allied Forces is naturally the Grand Duke of Doros.

At this moment in the port, with the help of a telescope, Doros and other coalition generals all looked solemnly at the ship that appeared on the sea.

There are hundreds of ships appearing on the sea and slowly coming, there is really an overwhelming feeling.

In particular, some generals have led their fleets to fight against this fleet, and they have really experienced how the fleet's firepower is. When I look at it again, I still feel jealous.

A captain of the Portuguese naval fleet said to the Grand Duke Doros: "Grand Duke, you must be careful. This fleet's firepower is too fierce. Under the same number, the other party's firepower is at least twice as strong as ours."

Archduke Doros nodded slightly, being able to walk out of Portugal without indulging in enjoyment, it can be seen that Archduke Doros is not a mediocre person.

Early on, I learned some basic information about the Daming Fleet from several captains who had experience in fighting with the Daming Fleet. After listening to the captain's reminder, Doros' expression is still solemn. .

Just when the high-level generals of the coalition forces of several countries were nervously waiting for the appearance of the Daming Fleet, they appeared in the huge fleet above the sea.

Standing on top of the flagship, Yu Dayou looks much more mature. At first glance, he doesn't look like a boy under 20 years old at all.

The weather and sophistication on his face shows that Yu Dayou has undergone earth-shaking changes in the past few years, drifting on the vast ocean.

Yu Dayou really grew up under the fierce tempering again and again, I am afraid that even Chu Yi will be amazed when he sees it.

Lin Pingyi was in armor, standing beside Yu Dayou, holding a telescopic mirror in his hand. Through the telescopic mirror, he could see that the port ahead was densely packed with all kinds of ships.