After being stupid for a long time, Emperor Chongzhen ordered: "Come on, hang up the Kanyu map." ”

Wang Chengen bowed down, and when he took a group of little eunuchs, he hung up the map of Kanyu that had just been drawn.

Looking at the huge picture in front of him, not only Emperor Chongzhen was happy, but also the attendants who came with the Ministry of Industry were also extremely happy - did you see it, this map was made by the official!

For the production of the Kanyu map, the work now has a certain experience.

Every last year or two, the Ming Dynasty's Kanyu map needs to be remade with the expansion of the territory, and no matter how stupid and stupid people are, they will master certain skills, not to mention the Ministry of Industry, which is responsible for the production of the Kanyu map.

The complete map in front of me is also from the Ministry of Works, and almost all the known places are marked on it.

After Emperor Chongzhen paced to the front of the Kanyu map, he stretched out his hand and gestured: "Judging from the top of the Kanyu map, this was originally the end point of Zheng He's trip to the West, and the wood and bones were all bundled.

There is a port here where the wooden bones can sail inward, and if it goes northwest, it may not be enough for the Fufu warship to navigate.

However, as long as this place is opened, my Ming fleet can go directly to the land of England through the Wooden Bone Bundle, which is much less risky than going through the Cape of Good Hope, and the distance is extremely close.

So, what I mean is to send people from the fleet and the Ministry of Engineering here to find out the situation first.

If you can, build a canal here to connect the sea and make it accessible to people. ”

Lai Zongdao immediately set his eyes on the civil officials in the big tent.

The construction of the canal has not been done by no one in history, and the Central Plains Dynasty has done it many times.

The oldest canal can be traced back to the Xu River in the late Spring and Autumn Period - King Wu Lu and Chu, and the soldiers opened it to pass the Song Road.

Later, there was the Ling Canal dug in the 28th year of the First Emperor to communicate the shipping between the Xiangjiang River and the Li River, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal opened by His Majesty Yang Er.

The canal is indeed a good thing, just like the Xu River, which is the oldest canal in the current known data, and it is still in use in the Chongzhen period, not to mention the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, which bears the burden of transportation.

But the trouble of digging the canal is very fatal.

First of all, you have to choose a place, which must meet the conditions of short shipping routes, relatively low project costs, convenient management and maintenance, and more benefits in the later stage.

Secondly, the canal also has to take into account the difference in water level between different rivers and seas, and also has to take into account the speed of the current and the bearing capacity of the boat.

In addition, the banks of the canal must be able to withstand the erosion of the current, the erosion of rainwater, and the lapping of the dikes on both sides of the embankment by the waves brought by the passing of ships.

In addition, there are labor, materials, logistics, all aspects need to be taken into account, where not considered, there may be big problems.

In short, building a canal does not mean that you can just find a place to excavate, there are too many things to consider, and there are too many places to pay attention to, in short, it is a headache for anyone to change - the reason why His Majesty Yang Er was sung cool is not unrelated to the excessive consumption of national strength by the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

Now that Emperor Chongzhen has a slap on his head, he plans to dig a canal, is it realistic?

Needless to say, the situation here is tied to the wood bones, except that the barbarians are barbarians, and it is actually very simple for Daming to deal with them.

But what about the bundle of wood and bones? What is the situation in those countries? Is the information provided by the British East India Company reliable?

If the canal is to be excavated, will the original countries over there agree to it? Do you have to hang the people again to fight for it?

How many men do you need to recruit, or simply say how many barbarian coolies you have to die? Are there so many brutes? Can logistics and supplies keep up?

is still the same sentence, His Majesty Yang Er's previous experience is not far away, and he can't let Emperor Chongzhen be so willful!

After pondering for a long time, Lai Zongdao bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that it is better to postpone the matter of the canal."

First, I know the situation there, Zheng and Zheng Gonggong went to the seven oceans, but they stopped at the wooden bones and never went deep here.

Second, even if the canal had been excavated, it was not clear what the route would have been to the northwest after crossing the canal, and the charts provided by the East India Company could be used as a reference, but they could not be trusted.

Third, how can I bear the consumption of national strength and people's power now? Even the matter of immigrating to the Mughal has not yet been arranged, and then the canal is dug again, and Weichen thinks that the national strength is difficult to support, so please think twice? ”

Emperor Chongzhen touched his chin for a long time before he spoke: "Xu Xianchun sent the Jinyi Guard out to inquire and see what the situation is here."

I can't remember which book I read about it, saying that there was a canal here, but it was abandoned.

If there really has been, I can only re-excavate and widen the channel, and there is no problem in supporting this project.

As for the issue of people's power, isn't there still the laborers here in the Mughals, and the Kunlun slaves in West Kunlun? Just let them dig it. ”

Xu Xianchun bowed in response, but then went on to say, "Your Majesty is wise. The canal affair lasted as little as three or five years, and at most dozens of years, during which it was bound to be a lot of expense.

Judging from the current situation, it is indeed advisable to delay the matter of the canal rather than to rush it, and the matter of the expedition to England should also be slowed down, and it is not too late to make a decision after the matter of the canal has been clarified. ”

Emperor Chongzhen said: "Let's see what the weather is, if the sky is not right at the Cape of Good Hope, just slow it down."

As for the matter of the canal, it is indeed urgent, from exploration to construction to final completion, it takes not a day or two, nor a year or two years, I know this.

But the affairs of England cannot be delayed because of this, even if I cannot go on an expedition to the country, I still have to send a large army to teach those barbarians a lesson! ”

Lai Zongdao bowed and said: "If this is the case, in fact, there is no need to go on an expedition. The minister thought that since it was to teach the English people a lesson, it was better to send a fleet there.

As for the countries along the way, you can form another fleet to go, which can not only promote the enlightenment of the saints of our Ming Dynasty, but also deter the people who are not subservient, and at the same time can trade with many small barbarian countries. ”

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "Come to Aiqing, you might as well discuss it with Chengguo Gonghao and see how to deal with these many things." ”

Lai Zongdao continued: "If this is the case, Your Majesty should not consider the matter of the expedition at this time, unless the canal is dug and the fleet is unhindered, can Your Majesty mention the matter of the expedition again?" ”

Having said that, the Daoist Sect doesn't want to persuade anymore - it seems that Emperor Chongzhen has made up his mind to go on an expedition to those Xiyi, and the possibility of persuasion is very small.

Since there is no way to persuade him, it is better to persuade Emperor Chongzhen to temporarily abandon the expedition plan and focus on the construction of the canal - it can be delayed for a day.

Zhu Chunchen also bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, it's okay for the fleet to sail all the way to explore the way, but what about the large and small countries that are bound to the northwest from the wooden bones?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen sighed: "To build a canal, there is a lack of labor!" ”

Zhu Chunchen was very interested and stopped asking.

Since Emperor Chongzhen said that there is a shortage of laborers, it must be that there are not enough laborers - those barbarians on both sides of the strait are directly arrested as laborers, which is simply better.

Zhu Chunchen, Lai Zongdao and others do not have any concept of equality of all beings in their hearts, coupled with the influence of Emperor Chongzhen, Huayi's distinction is a heavenly principle for these people, and it is an iron law that must be obeyed.

And Chongzhen, who has crossed over, has no concept of human rights and equality - what kind of human rights and equality do the fourth people talk about? Who gave you the guts?

After discussing the matter of the canal, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly found that he had nothing to do - it was impossible to fight, and the focus of the Ming Dynasty was to turn to Britain and the Suez Canal, and he would not pay much attention to the Mughals.

And the Mughals now wish to be treated as a little transparent, how can they have the audacity to come to Daming's trouble?

In fact, Mekhail, who had just returned to Agra, also felt pain after carefully studying the current situation with Daro Sicho.

Shashua and Ozeramp left Agra with their henchmen, each occupying a piece of territory and burying their heads and pretending to be dead, but Daro Sijo did not react in time and did not kill Shashua and Ozerampbu in advance.

Mekhail somewhat hated himself for having a bad eyesight.

What did I think at the time to marry my daughter to such an idiot?

Shashua and Ozelo are going to run away, and there is not the slightest sign or rumor in advance? Daro Siqiao, a fool, was able to get them out of the way?

Now what?

Send troops to kill the two of them first?

Don't be funny, now you can't even get his mother's military salary, how can you scold them?

Now I think about these things that I don't have, in fact, there is no point anymore, after all, he is the son-in-law he picked out, and now he is the nominal king of the Mughals, and he should still try his best to assist him.

Darosiqiao's heart was also very worried.

When Ozerampo ran away, Darosijo's heart not only did not panic, but even secretly rejoiced, not at all as annoyed as he appeared on the surface - Ozerlangbu ran away, and the initiative fell into his own hands.

Although Ozerambu did not die, the day he left Agra, he had lost everything, and he had taken all the he had detained for him.

But by the time Shashua also ran away, Darosiqiao was really angry.

The most direct consequence of the escape of the two men was the taking away of a large number of officials in the city of Agra.

The officials who were taken away were in different positions, and the most direct impact after the mass exodus was that the whole of Agra was almost shut down.

Fortunately, Agra is the capital of the Mughals, not a casual small city, and after leaving these people, you can quickly find a replacement without any chaos.

But the impact is real.

Worried about Mekhail's negotiations, he was annoyed that Shashua and Ozelombu ran away, making Daro Siqiao and his men a little old.

After a long sigh, Mekhail said: "The focus of the matter at the moment is no longer on Shashua and Ozerampbu, but on the merchants of the British East India Company. ”

Daluo Xiqiao, who had already briefly read the provisions of the treaty, was a little confused: "Since we have already negotiated with the Ming Kingdom, then we will directly arrest these people and hand them over to the Ming people." ”

Mekhail sighed: "It's easy to arrest, it's even easier to hand them over to the Ming people."

But what about trade?

Without merchants, who will trade with us? Who will sell our goods, and who will supply us with them? To whom should we collect taxes? ”

Daro Siqiao suddenly came back to his senses: "Then what should I do?"

Hiding some East India Company people and continuing to trade with them in secret? ”

After glancing at Daro Siqiao, Mekhail said: "How many people are there between the various branches of the East India Company, you only need to catch a few and interrogate them, and the Ming people will not interrogate?"

What kind of reaction would the Ming people have to make if they found out that we had hidden those East India Company people? Will there be another uprising? ”

After pondering for a long time, Mekhail continued: "In the first place, it was precisely because of these damned East India Company people who talked nonsense that they provoked the Ming people. Actually, we can do it too. ”

After all, Daluo Siqiao is not too stupid, and few people who have been the crown prince for many years are stupid: "Then you mean to provoke a war between the British East India Company and the Ming people?" ”

After shaking his head, Mekhail continued: "Not just the British East India Company, but Britain, but also the countries in our vicinity, or rather, all the countries that are counted.

This time, we can let go of a few East India Company people and let them find a way to return to England to report the news, and all the responsibility can be put on the Ming people.

In this way, the East India Company would directly face the Ming Kingdom, and even the British king behind them would raise an army to attack the Ming Kingdom.

Even, we can exaggerate the fact that the Ming people burned, killed and looted a little, and then spread the news to all the countries in the west, so that they would be hostile to the Ming or raise troops to attack the Ming.

In this way, the attention of the Ming people will be diverted, and we will have more time to deal with the affairs of the Mughals. ”

After nodding his head, Darosijo asked, "What about Shashua and Ozerangbu?" ”

Mekhail said angrily: "The two of them are not important! What if they occupy Delhi and Udaipur?

How many troops do they have? How much tax do they have? Do they have what it takes to raise an army against Agra?

No, they don't have any of that, so, Agra is safe.

What we need to do now is to stop the construction of Taj Mahala, take back all this unnecessary money into the country's treasury, and recruit more soldiers! ”

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