The Ming Dynasty started with caution

In the main hall, Jiu Qing looked solemn.

Yan Chengjin never talks empty words, but how could he know that there are mountains of gold and silver overseas?

Han Wen asked seriously: "Master Yan, where did you hear the news?"

From the day I traveled through time, I knew where there were silver mines, gold mines, and oil fields...

Yan Chengjin said without hesitation: "A Tibetan merchant in Liangxiang sold his utensils in Liangxiang. I saw it strangely, so I sent someone to inquire about it."

It is true that the Tibetan merchant was selling vases, kettles and dishes in Liangxiang, hoping to exchange for silk.

The vases, kettles, and dishes were gray-silver, so he lied and claimed they were silverware, but they were actually made of lead and tin. The weight of lead was obviously different from that of silver.

After some interrogation, it was discovered that he was from Sarawak, which would later become Malaysia.

There, many people used vessels of lead and tin.

He had known that Vasco da Gama had captured Malacca in an attempt to seize the gold and silver mines.

Letting Li Zhaofan be captured alive and brought back to the capital for interrogation was unnecessary, just to show Emperor Hongzhi and the cabinet.

Opening the sea is a very risky thing.

If Vasco da Gama said that there were gold mountains overseas, even if some officials wanted to silence him, they would still kill Vasco da Gama.

By then, His Majesty and the Six Ministries of the Cabinet already knew that it would not matter that Vasco da Gama was dead.

Emperor Hongzhi's calm voice was full of excitement: "Have you really discovered the golden and silver mountains?"

The Ming Dynasty had closed the sea for more than a hundred years. His understanding of overseas countries was only based on the incomplete classics left by the Sanbao eunuchs.

Since the classics were burned, even less is known about overseas.

Yan Chengjin looked at Nafrangji calmly: "Translate His Majesty's words to him."

After talking for a while, the Nafangji man said nervously: "There is no Jinshan. We came to Ming Dynasty to buy silk and tea."

Emperor Hongzhi and the cabinet ministers looked more relaxed.

If there really is a golden mountain overseas, how come there is no record of it by the Three Treasures Eunuchs!

Yan Chengjin was confused. Did Vasco da Gama think that he could go back alive?

"I thought Jinshan was here, and I wanted to spare their lives after they confessed.

In this case, there is no need for me to interrogate him. Your Majesty will order him to be executed. "

Emperor Hongzhi nodded. He showed no mercy towards the bandits who invaded the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

"According to my decree, these two men were beheaded, and their bodies were hung in Qiongzhou Port, Hainan, as a warning to the passing Franji people."

The Ministry of Punishment nodded slightly and prepared to have the two of them imprisoned.

The translator Franji was anxious and kept kowtowing and crying: "Your Majesty, Ming Dynasty, spare your life! There are mountains of gold and mountains of silver in the sea to the west of Hainan Island, called Mangara Kingdom."

Mankara had a lot of silver and gold, and the Mankara people were very strong and defeated us.

There was a shortage of military rations on the ship. We went east to look for food, but we found the Ming Dynasty's artillery.

There is a fortified city of Malacca in Mankara.

We can use Ming Dynasty's artillery to defeat it, so we only grab Ming Dynasty's artillery. "

A cold light appeared in Emperor Hongzhi's eyes: "You just deceived the emperor and took these two people away to be executed on another day."

No one begged for mercy, but the Frenchman was so frightened that he almost fainted.

Xiao Jing called several eunuchs and escorted them to the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice.

After Vasco da Gama was taken away, Emperor Hongzhi thought deeply: "The Ming Dynasty is a state of etiquette. The Mankara Kingdom once paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty. If I send troops to invade the territory, won't I destroy the legal system of tribute?"

Gold and silver mountains are good, but the country of Jiala is willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

Yan Chengjin knew that Emperor Hongzhi was benevolent and thought for a while: "Your Majesty, if the Ming Dynasty does not send troops, Franji and Siamese will capture it.

Without using force and sending envoys to visit, what if the Mankara Kingdom is willing to donate its gold and silver mines and the Ming Dynasty will protect it from infringement? "

The common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying the jade.

Historical records record that the gold and silver mines in Mankara attracted massive attacks from Portugal and Siam, but were eventually looted.

And it pays Siam a large amount of gold as tribute every year.

Ma Wensheng bowed and muttered: "This move is tantamount to opening the sea."

"It's not about opening the sea, it's just about going to Mankara and getting back the gold and silver mines." Yan Chengjin said.

That’s right, it’s the opening of the sea.

When Emperor Hongzhi tastes the sweetness of the Mankara Kingdom, his ambitions will not stop there.

Li Dongyang and Liu Jian each had their own thoughts, but they did not expect that Yan Chengjin's real purpose was to open the sea.

After all, it would not be good for Yan Chengjin to open the sea.

This guy won't pay attention to anything that doesn't benefit him.

Jiuqing is also thinking about whether to invade the gold and silver mines of Mankara Kingdom?

Han Wen glanced around and saw no one to give him any advice, so he said shamelessly, "I thought we could go south to the Mankara Kingdom.

The money placed in the country will be robbed by others, so it is better to put it into the treasury of our government. "

Emperor Hongzhi also had this intention: "According to the report, let's send troops to the Mankara Kingdom southward and let the Ministry of War make arrangements."

Yan Chengjin said: "I'm afraid that the gold and silver mines won't be fully loaded, so why not let Liangxiang Shipyard build a bigger ship."

Building a big treasure ship now is justifiable.

Shipbuilding required approval from the imperial court, let alone a large treasure ship.

A ship too big to hide.

Yan Chengjin suddenly thought of Liu Jin and Zhang Yong.

"Your Majesty, Hainan has now become an administrative envoy and cannot exile prisoners.

Why not build a prison in Mankara to exile prisoners from our dynasty? "

The expressions of Emperor Hongzhi and others changed drastically.

How did you come up with the idea of ​​building prisons overseas?

This is more vicious than exiling to Longchang. Once you leave the Ming Dynasty, you will never be able to return to the capital in this life.

"Yan Chengjin, the Ming Dynasty does not need to exile overseas prisoners, why do you build a prison?" The Minister of Punishment Min Gui said unhappily.

Yan Chengjin said: "I think that the death row prisoners in the Ming Dynasty prison can all be exiled to the prison in Mangara."

There were whispers in the hall.

Some people figured out Yan Chengjin's intention and smiled faintly.

This kid is really cunning.

Liu Jian whispered: "It takes a lot of miners to open a mine. If your majesty sends ordinary people, the current arable land will be abandoned.

If you send soldiers, the military preparations will be empty.

It is better to let these death row prisoners go and make full use of them."

Yan Chengjin nodded slightly, which was exactly what he meant.

The next day, the news that the court sent troops to Mangara as an envoy spread throughout the court and the country.

Ministry of Rites, the closed-door duty room

Jiao Fang thought: "Your Majesty sent people to Mangala to open the sea?"

"Mr. Jiao is worrying too much. Your Majesty sent people to mine the silver mines in Mangala.

I heard that in the court yesterday, the French said that Mangala was full of gold and silver." A chief clerk of the Ministry of Personnel took a sip of tea with a smile.

Jiao Fang wanted to submit an impeachment petition, but His Majesty and the cabinet had already passed the court discussion. It would be a bit rash to submit a petition at this time.

Yan Chengjin was in the Censorate and ordered Zheng Qian to settle the death row prisoners in the Censorate's prison.

The government offices in Nanzhili will escort the prisoners to the dock of Songjiang Prefecture within half a month and board the ship at that time.

Such a large-scale transfer of prisoners requires the soldiers of the Beijing camp to guard it personally.

Zhang Mao cursed for several days, and His Majesty issued an order to let him supervise this matter.

Why does the Duke of Ying need to do this?

"How dare you give me advice! There are tens of thousands of death row prisoners on a ship. Aren't you afraid that they will hijack the ship and run away?!"

Yan Chengjin said: "Don't worry, the two eunuchs in the East Palace can control them."

It seems not bad to let Liu Jin go to Mangara to be the warden of the prison.

He has already thought of the name of this prison, which is called Paradise.

But I don't know if Zhu Houzhao is willing to release them.

He thinks highly of Liu Jin.