The ministers of the DPRK and China are in a hurry, but they are not so anxious.

Because in this time and space, Daming has a crown prince, and there is also an imperial concubine who is the superintendent of the country. When the emperor took away a large number of close ministers, the cabinet and the six ministries were more free, and the imperial concubines were far better to serve than the emperor.

Seeing that the Chinese New Year was approaching, although Yang Tinghe's invitation to the Son of Heaven to return to Beijing was still sent from Beijing like an order, the operation of the imperial court was actually much more normal than when the emperor was there.

The ministers only have two worries: first, they are afraid that the harem will interfere with politics all the year round; Second, there is a fear that there will be no one to preside over the spring festival.

The first concern is purely psychological.

The relatives of the Ming Dynasty can't be in power, and the harem is useless for politics, and he can't play it when he changes martial arts.

The second concern is to save face.

Every spring, the great worship of the world in the southern suburbs, both costly and tiring, civil and military officials actually do not want to go - except for the Ministry of Rites, Taichang Temple, Honglu Temple and other departments, they need to rely on sacrificial activities, show their own importance, and the sacrifice is done well and have political achievements.

In Beijing, ministers are busy celebrating the New Year.

In Hangzhou, the emperor was also busy celebrating the New Year.

Zhu Houzhao felt that the Jianghuai Hall was very good, and Lai was reluctant to leave there, which made Jiang Bin, who had other preparations, very depressed. However, the emperor also promised that after the beginning of spring, he would go to the West Lake and play according to the route prepared by Jiang Bin.

As for now, Zhu Houzhao wants to be the Emperor of Zhengde, and is making up for relevant knowledge such as sea trade and naval warfare.

Although Zhu Houzhao is absurd and uninhibited, he is serious and can read books for half a month without going out. This product can read the original Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures, and can also talk about art with songwriters and music experts, how can it be a fool who only knows how to play around? Last year, he went to Xifengkou, and in addition to hunting, he even learned Mongolian daily language, and now he is able to communicate with Mongolians.

Jianghuai Hall, full of lights.

Officials and businessmen from all walks of life came to give New Year gifts. Zhu Houzhao accepted all the gifts and asked Zhang Yong and Jiang Bin to receive them, while he nested in the room to discuss with Wang Yuan.

A few days ago, Zhu Houzhao not only visited the shipyard, but also went to inspect the Qiantang Sailors.

Through Wang Yuan's strong support, the Qiantang Naval Division developed rapidly, and now there are: one 400-material warship, two 400-material bird ships, three 200-material warships, four 150-material warships, seven 100-material warships, two clipper ships, and a number of old offshore boats.

The warship is the main force of the Daming Naval Division, and the name is unpretentious, which directly indicates that it is a ship used to fight. But this kind of ship can only sail near the sea, and it cannot withstand too many winds and waves, and is mainly used to defend China's coastal borders.

A clipper is a type of transport ship, which can be large or small. The goods that Zheng He brought to the West were loaded on the clippers, and the largest one, Zhang Bawei Sailing, was estimated to have a displacement larger than that of a treasure ship.

How do sailors get funding?

The initial funding came from Hangzhou Beiguan, followed by the support of the Municipal Shipping Division. But this did not last long, so Wang Yuan let them do business, and robbed smuggling ships along the way.

The two clippers were built for sailors to do business, and their cargo capacity was much larger than that of ordinary seagoing vessels.

However, every time the sailor goes to sea to trade, he must report to the Municipal Department and the Zhejiang Division. One percent of the profits obtained were handed over to the city and three percent to the Zhejiang capital department in exchange for the support of these two departments.

"Your Majesty, the thing is ready." Wang Yuan said with a smile.

Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed when he heard this: "Take it quickly!" ”

Wang Yuan made a globe with his own hands, and he couldn't remember the detailed map, but he could still draw it roughly, but the thing he drew was that the geography teacher wanted to hit someone.

Moreover, Wang Yuan deliberately did not draw the Australian section, so as not to leak it to the Western colonists.

Zhu Houzhao looked like a curious baby, holding the globe and asking, "Where is Daming?" ”

"Here." Wang Yuan casually circled.

Zhu Houzhao was surprised: "Is it so small?" ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Except for the Han and Tang Dynasties and the Mengyuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty is the largest. Nowadays, throughout the universe, only the Ming Dynasty has the largest territory. ”

Zhu Houzhao asked: "How big is Han Tang?" ”

Wang Yuan pointed to Central Asia: "The Han and Tang dynasties are far away here. ”

Zhu Houzhao asked again: "What about Meng Yuan?" ”

Wang Yuan pointed to Europe and the Middle East: "If we only talk about Mongolia, its power has reached the land of Taixi. But Kublai Khan's Meng Yuan is far inferior, just bigger than the Han and Tang Dynasties. ”

Zhu Houzhao carefully compared, and always felt that the land of Daming was too shabby, and he couldn't wait to become several times bigger all at once. Pointing to the land of America, he asked, "What is this?" ”

Wang Yuan replied: "I heard from the Francois that it was a wild land, and all the people inhabited it were uncivilized barbarians. However, the land is rich in gold and silver, and with a silk coat or a porcelain bowl, you can exchange a large amount of gold and silver with the natives. ”

"And such a thing?" Zhu Houzhao was surprised.

Wang Yuan said: "That's true. However, this place has been occupied by the Franc Machine, and any country that wants to go there to make money is equivalent to going to war with the Franc Machine. ”

Zhu Houzhao sneered: "The barbarians of the vassal country dare to be so arrogant, where is the country of the Buddha Machine?" ”

Wang Yuan explained: "Francois is not a country, but a collective term for Taixi in the East. Now enjoying maritime supremacy, one is Spain, and the other is Portugal. Our Franco cannon comes from Portuguese technology. ”

Franco, in fact, is the Franks, the Arab countries collectively refer to Western Europe, and there was an error in transliteration when it was transmitted to China.

Wang Yuan pointed to the map and said: "I heard what the Francois said, this is Spain, which is equivalent to a province of Daming. This is the country of Portugal, which is equivalent to the state of Daming. This is France, this is England, and it is a relatively large country in Tessie. ”

Wang Yuan pointed to a few countries indiscriminately, which was really blind, because he was not familiar with European history and did not know that some countries were being divided into fragments.

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "The Taixi countries, the territory is so small, is there no strongman unification?" ”

Wang Yuan replied: "At the time of the Two Han Dynasty, there was a large Qin State (ancient Rome), and the degree of civilization and civilization was comparable to that of China. However, this country has long since perished, and there is also chaos caused by the Nestorian Holy See, and any strong person who wants to unify Taixi will be attacked by the Holy See. ”

"Holy See?" Zhu Houzhao didn't understand.

Wang Yuan also regarded Nestorianism as Christianity, and said: "Nestorianism has a great leader, whose name is the Pope, and the country of Taixi worships him as a national teacher. The Pope may send congregation to collect taxes in the Ctessi countries, and the coronation of kings must also obtain the consent of the Pope. With such a great emperor, how can Taixi be allowed to be unified? If Tessie is united, the Pope will definitely be the first to be taken away. ”

One nonsense, one nonsense, anyway, that's it.

Zhu Houzhao said with disdain: "The king of the Taixi Kingdoms is too useless, and he was actually suppressed by a sect leader. If it were me, I would have raised 100,000 troops, rushed into the Holy See and beheaded the Pope. ”

Wang Yuan explained: "The Taixi countries are like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. There are kings, princes, and vassals, and the king may not necessarily command the princes, just like Zhou Tianzi commanded the Seven Heroes of the Warring States. However, these countries all believe in Nestorianism, and once the king is unfavorable to the pope, those princes and vassals will rebel, because the princes do not want Zhou Tianzi to grow stronger. ”

Zhu Houzhao suddenly understood: "That is the situation of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, plus a yellow scarf to gain power." ”

"Your Majesty Shengming," Wang Yuan patted a sycophant, and said, "In this land of Taixi, France and England are the strongest, and Portugal and Spain are in a corner, and it is difficult to compete with the strong in the Central Plains." As a result, the kings of Portugal and Spain wanted to make money through maritime trade. They called Tianzhu India, and at first they did business with Tianzhu, but the sea route was occupied by the Ottomans. ”

"What country is the Ottomans?" Zhu Houzhao asked.

Wang Yuan said casually: "The Ottoman state, whose ancestors were Turks, was driven to the extreme west by the Tang Dynasty, and established a large country there, and its territory is not much smaller than the territory of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhu Houzhao suddenly said: "I see." Erlang is not only familiar with poetry and books, but also has a good grasp of overseas affairs. ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "The Ottomans control the east-west shipping lanes, and Spain and Portugal can't do business. It just so happened that the Tessie scholars also discovered that the earth was a sphere. If it was a sphere, then sail westward and eventually reach the east, so they sent a fleet of ships to explore. ”

"Did you really find it?" Zhu Houzhao asked.

Wang Yuan said: "I really found it, but many people died. Moreover, what they just found was not Da Ming and Tianzhu, but this vast barbarian land. They thought that when they arrived in Tianzhu, they named it India, and the barbarians there called the Indians. ”

Zhu Houzhao asked again: "These two tooth countries must have made a lot of money, right?" ”

Wang Yuan said: "Spain has made a lot of money, shipwhen, shipper after shipload of gold is shipped back, and frantically builds warships to prevent other countries from getting involved in the waterway." Portugal was forced to take the old shipping lane, defeat the Ottomans at sea, and eventually occupy a place called Goa in Tianzhu. A few years earlier, Portugal had occupied Manraka again, and the king of Manraka had fled and disappeared. Your Majesty, Manraka is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty and pays tribute to the Ming Dynasty all year round! ”

Zhu Houzhao was very angry when he heard this, and asked, "With the water division of the Ming Dynasty, can you defeat Portugal at sea?" ”

Wang Yuan replied: "If it is carried out in the coastal waters of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Naval Division will win." However, if the expedition is Mangara, I am afraid that it will not be able to catch it, and it is necessary to continue to build large ships and continue to train sailors. Moreover, Manraka is the throat of the east-west shipping lane, once the Ming Dynasty occupies this place, it can curb the maritime trade between the east and the west, and it can earn back countless gold and silver every year while lying down. ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "Within five years, can you win Manraka? ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "Even if everything goes well, I'm afraid it will take ten years." ”

Zhu Houzhao held the globe, looked at the poor land of the Ming Dynasty, and looked at the vast world outside, and said with a serious face: "Ten years later, I will lead the sailors to crusade against Manraka. Not only do you have to take down Manraka, but you also have to seal it...... India (America), which drove out the Spain of the Narauszi. The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister, I want to be the Zhengde Emperor admired by all generations! ”