Several successive foreign wars have made a lot of profits, and they have also made Emperor Hongzhi taste the sweetness.

Last year, he made an expedition to the Wa State and used 50,000 troops to easily defeat the Wa State, but his own losses were minimal, which not only forced the Wa State to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, but also solved the problem of the growing Wa Kou on the southeast coast in one fell swoop.

More importantly, he received fifteen million taels of silver in war indemnity from the Wa state, which was an extremely large amount, and all of it went into the personal pocket of Emperor Hongzhi.

If you count the Iwami Silver Mine in Yinshan County, Emperor Hongzhi was really full of food in the first war against the Wa Kingdom last year, and the silver mined in the follow-up was distributed to Emperor Hongzhi every year There are thousands of taels, and it is enough to start for decades.

There was also a battle against Nanyang Luzon, which was not a large army dispatched by the imperial court, but the fleet led by Du Mingen, the Marquis of Taiping, easily almost wiped out the Luzon State and looted the entire Luzon Kingdom.

The gold, silver, jewelry, jade, coral, pearls, jade, ivory, agarwood, etc. shipped back filled the inner treasury of Emperor Hongzhi, worth tens of millions of taels of silver, so that the Qianqing Palace, which originally seemed empty, was filled with all kinds of rare treasures.

In the first war against Liaodong, the Jurchen tribes were easily wiped out, and the vast area of Liaodong was obtained, which was enough to immigrate millions of people, not only the safety of the Beijing division was guaranteed, but also a huge granary, and the grain in the northern Beijing-Tianjin region may not need to be transported from the south in the future, and it is enough to transport it directly from Liaodong.

If you count the battles of stepping on the grassland, not only can you eliminate the threat of the northern grassland to the Central Plains, but you can also obtain the cattle and sheep of the grassland on a large scale, which has many benefits.

This is also the fundamental reason why Emperor Hongzhi strongly supported the reform of the military system.

Because he saw the benefits of having a strong army, the victories were fought one after another, and the gold and silver poured into his pockets, and the Ming Dynasty was able to enjoy the benefits from top to bottom.

Therefore, whether it is the reform of the military system or the establishment of the navy, he supports it.

After tasting the sweetness, it will be out of control, not to mention that this army is indeed very expensive, so naturally we have to find a way to recover the silver.

At the same time, you can also test the combat effectiveness of the new army to see if your money is worth it, and whether there will be people who are greedy for their own silver and the like.

In Liu Jin's words, it is a mule or a horse to go out to slip around.

"What about Liu Jin~"

After reviewing the navy, I thought about the war.

The first thing that came to Emperor Hongzhi's mind was Liu Jin, and he wanted to hear Liu Jin's opinion.

"He seems to have gone to the port of Tianjin, saying that there is a clipper ship going to the Golden Continent, and he has something to ask."

Xiao Jing, who was beside him, hurriedly replied.

"Announce him here~"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly, looking at the warships moored here at the dock, and at a glance he could see the rows of cannon ports above.

Here, before Xiao Jing went to find Liu Jin, Liu Jin himself had already come to the Royal Naval Academy.

"Your Majesty~"

Liu Jin came to Emperor Hongzhi's side and said respectfully.

"You've come just in time, and I'm looking for you."

As soon as Emperor Hongzhi saw Liu Jin coming, he immediately let people unfold the world map.

"Do you think it's more appropriate for us to attack that place first in the Western Regions and Nanyang?"

Emperor Hongzhi didn't talk nonsense, and pointed to the two places of the Western Regions and Nanyang and said directly.

Zhang Mao, Zhu Fu, or Liu Jin around him are not pedantic civil officials, and Emperor Hongzhi also wears a pair of pants, so Emperor Hongzhi also said it bluntly.

"Father is mighty and domineering~"

Liu Jin hadn't opened his mouth yet, and when Zhu Houzhao on the side heard it, he couldn't help but clench his fists excitedly, great, it's going to be a war again.

At the same time, his small eyes rolled slightly, and he was also wondering if he wanted to find a way to find an opportunity to sneak into the army and follow the army on the expedition.

Liu Jin, Zhang Mao, and Zhu Fu were slightly stunned, this Hongzhi Emperor is really unexpected, the previous Hongzhi Emperor was deeply fooled by civil officials, and he was the most opposed to this aspect.

It's good now, it's actually taking the initiative to go to war, and looking at the appearance of Emperor Hongzhi, this is not the meaning of simply fighting and stopping.

Whether it is the Western Regions or the South Seas, Emperor Hongzhi wants it, but sooner or later he will have to eat which question to fight first.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that he should fight Annam and Zhancheng in Nanyang first!"

Liu Jin thought about it and replied.

"Let's talk about it~"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly and motioned for Liu Jin to continue.

"Your Majesty~"

"Last year, all the countries in the South Seas sent envoys to our Ming Dynasty to pay tribute, but except for Luzon, which was feared by us, none of the other countries were willing to become vassals of our Ming Dynasty."

"It can be seen that the deterrence of our Ming Dynasty in the Nanyang countries is still insufficient, and our influence is not enough, so the Nanyang countries are unwilling to submit to my Ming."

"Fighting Nanyang first has the intention of killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys, and erecting the prestige of my Ming Dynasty."

"Second, there are a lot of pirates and thieves in the South Seas, and my Ming Dynasty has repeatedly had merchant ships threatened and hijacked by pirates and thieves, which has seriously affected the maritime trade routes of our Ming Dynasty."

"To fight the South Seas, by the way, it is also to wipe out the pirates and thieves in this area."

"Third, Nanyang is located in the tropics, the land is fertile, the precipitation is sufficient, whether it is used to grow rice or sugarcane is very suitable, with high value, very suitable for opening up plantations, conducive to the development of my Ming Dynasty."

"Fourth, Nanyang is located at the throat of transportation, and it is a key point of maritime trade routes, so first attack Nanyang, occupy more land and islands, and establish colonies in key places, which is also to ensure the safety of my Ming trade routes."

"The reason why we want to take Annan and Zhancheng first, is mainly because Annan is connected to my Ming Dynasty and Guangxi, and it was still my Ming Dynasty's Jiaozhi during the Yongle Dynasty, and this place has been my land of China since ancient times, how can I let the barbarians always occupy it."

"What's more, Annan is a small country with big ambitions, and has repeatedly violated the borders of Guangxi and Yunnan in order to establish the so-called Dayue Kingdom, and Guangxi and Yunnan have suffered greatly from it."

When he said this, Li Jin couldn't help but clench his fists slightly.

Annam, don't look at it as very small, the Annam at this time is still different from the Annam of later generations, only half of the later generations, only half of the north, and half of the south is called Champong.

Small to small, but it has always been dishonest, while constantly calling the Ming side tribute, asking the Ming side to give Annan the same status as Korea, and on the other hand, from time to time soldiers invade Guangxi and Yunnan.

It feels like a monkey and jumps very well.

Hearing Liu Jin's words, Emperor Hongzhi, Zhang Mao, Zhu Fu and Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but nod their heads.

They are very clear about Annan's affairs, especially the British Duke Zhang Mao, his ancestor Zhang Fu also led troops to attack Annam, and was named the British Duke by Zhu Di after making meritorious contributions.

So when it comes to fighting Annan, Zhang Mao is in spirit.

"If we can defeat Annam and re-establish Cochin Province, we can restore the influence of our Ming Dynasty in the Nanyang region, and at the same time, we can maintain deterrence against Nanyang countries from the land, especially Siam."

"The location of the city is also extremely important, everyone see, the occupation of the city, plus the east side of Luzon, my Ming Dynasty can almost surround the entire South China Sea."

"At that time, my Ming Dynasty will be able to form a huge control over the entire Nanyang region from the land and sea, and Zhancheng has produced rice since ancient times, which is a place for grain production.

"Of course, it's not just Annam and Champ, this time, the army will attack Nanyang, and the large area of Nanyang and the huge number of islands can be included in my Ming Dynasty as much as possible."

"These are very small countries and very small populations, but they occupy one of the best lands in the world, and the plantations that will be carved out on these islands will be carved out at that time."

"You can grow not only sugar cane and rice, but also sisal, rubber and spices."

"Of course, more importantly, after occupying this large area, we can ensure the safety of the south of our Ming Dynasty, ensure the route to Australia, and through Australia you can go to the Golden Continent."

"To the west, it is an important place to Burma, Tianzhu, the Middle East, and Africa, such an important place, and so rich, with countless gold, silver, pearls, precious stones, coral, jade, and so on."

"How can I leave it alone and cheapen others."

After Liu Jin finished speaking in one breath, his whole mouth was also a little dry.

Everyone nodded their heads while listening, and the importance of Nanyang was not mentioned once or twice, everyone knew and knew the richness of Nanyang.

If it was before, no one would listen to Liu Jinjiang's nonsense at all, because everyone thought that the Ming Dynasty was the best, and the places outside the Ming Dynasty were barbarian lands, places outside the law, miasma and so on.

Now, with the opening of routes to the South Seas, Golden Continent, Wa Kingdom, etc., the close exchanges, everyone is slowly also a place outside the Ming Dynasty The world is very big, very beautiful, and very rich, and more importantly, these places can be easily occupied.

If the Ming Dynasty does not occupy it now, in a few years, Europeans will also come, and their colonies will bloom everywhere in the South Seas.

So instead of cheapening others, it is better to swallow it in your own stomach early.

"Well, I remember that not long ago, there was another twist and turn in Guangxi, saying that Annan had invaded our Ming border again, burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil."

Emperor Hongzhi thought about it and suddenly asked Xiao Jing.

"Yes, Your Majesty, it was sent a few days ago, and it said that it was because last year my Ming Dynasty was unwilling to accept Annan's tribute, so I held a grudge, so I invaded Guangxi."

When Xiao Jing heard this, he thought about it and immediately replied.