The Dutch are now on the rise, they have not yet crushed the Spaniards, and when they dominate the sea and become the 'coachmen of the sea', the profits will be even more amazing!

Li Jieyu sat between the two, quietly making a hot pot, as if he hadn't heard anything.

Cao Wenzhao looked at Zhu Xu and continued, "There are not many things produced in their local area, they are all plundered from all over the country, and they are monopolized everywhere, among which spices and opium are the most profitable, and the annual profit is millions of taels of gold, in addition to pepper, cotton, some iron products, my Ming silk, pottery, porcelain, etc., are also huge profits, and now these are all controlled by my Ming Dynasty, as long as the business is good, it is very easy to get 10 million taels of silver every year, by the way, there are many gold mines, silver mines, and the ministers have ordered people to blockade them, waiting for the emperor's decree ......"

Zhu Xu nodded lightly, took another sip of the wine glass, looked at Cao Wenzhao and said with a smile: "Your concerns are not unreasonable, but looking at all kinds of intelligence, the Xiyi people are still fighting among themselves, they can't break free, and they don't have the ability to send heavy troops to my Daming coastal area to start a war, even if there really is, thousands of miles away from the mainland, it will not be able to fight for a long time, my Daming is already invincible, and it is foreseeable that in the next thirty or fifty years, there is no need to worry about this." ”

When Cao Wenzhao heard this, he said with a smile: "The emperor's holy light shines alone, and what he said must be right." ”

Zhu Xu pointed at him and said: "I said before, I don't need the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty, on land and at sea, my Ming businessmen and navy must actively explore overseas, and have a better understanding of this world, and to sit in the well and watch the sky is to bring about their own destruction......"

Cao Wenzhao has followed Zhu Xu for the longest time and knows the most, 'uh-huh, yes' listening.

"The matter of sea trade, I have also handed over to Bumu Butai, and the cabinet will be restrained,"

Zhu Xu held the wine glass and said unhurriedly: "Since there are so many good things in my hand, I naturally have to make good use of them and sell them at a good price, I am short of food now, as long as these Xiyi give me silver, I can get anything, and if I get a few million stones every year, I can also breathe a sigh of relief." ”

Cao Wenzhao's smile narrowed a little when he heard this, and then said: "The minister still feels that the emperor is a little filtered, I am the middle of the world, and the treasure is rich, although there are some disasters, but it will not have too much impact, it is nothing more than to endure a few years of hard life and not worry about ......."

Zhu Xu laughed and was silent with his wine glass.

This year is 1633 in history, and the real power of 'Xiaoice River has just begun, and it will take ten years to pass, and ten years is enough to consume the foundation of Daming. Europe has been ahead of the Ming Dynasty in many aspects, there is a decade, it will be more difficult to catch up, Zhu Xu to keep the vitality of the Ming Dynasty as much as possible, and compete with the Europeans in all aspects in the future!

To put it mildly, it is a struggle for world hegemony and leadership, and to put it more seriously, it is related to whether the status of the Han nation is first-class or third-class in the world, or even life and death!

Daming can't go back, and it's allowed to close the country!

For a while, Li Xie Yu looked at Zhu Xu and said softly: "Your Majesty, the wine is cold." ”

Zhu Xu was slightly stunned, and immediately looked at Cao Wenzhao and said: "I don't have to be restrained here, you can drink as much as you want, the manuscript is written and sent to the cabinet, and I asked Cao Huachun to print dozens of more copies, which will open the eyes of the adults in the capital." ”

"Yes, Emperor Xie, the minister is welcome." Cao Wenzhao smiled, picked up the bowl as he spoke, and threw himself away.

Li Jieyu added a glass of wine to Zhu Xu, took another scoop and handed it to Cao Wenzhao: "Lord Cao wants to drink it, just drink it yourself." ”

Cao Wenzhao was quite polite to Li Jieyu, and hurriedly said: "Yes, I am tired of Niangniang." ”

Li Xie Yu smiled slightly, looked at Zhu Xu and said, "Your Majesty, Ciye, Shuxian is estimated to be awake, and the concubine will go and take a look." ”

Zhu Xu nodded, waited for Li Jieyu to leave, looked at Cao Wenzhao and said, "Regarding the 'military reform', how is it going?" ”

Cao Wenzhao drank wine, wiped his mouth, and said, "It's basically done, roughly according to the emperor's intentions, but Sun Ge Lao and others have added a lot of checks and balances, so as not to let someone sit big and threaten the safety of the society, and the other is that the people in command still have some disputes." ”

Zhu Xu glanced at him with a smile and said, "You weren't bought by Sun Ge Lao to explore my tone, right?" ”

Cao Wenzhao immediately smiled and said, "If Sun Ge wants to buy me, I have to make a bid." ”

Zhu Xu also smiled, indeed, it is possible for the entire Ming Dynasty to buy anyone, but it is impossible for Cao Wenzhao, what price is there to open?

After another drink, Zhu Xu pondered and said, "You can discuss and discuss, the commander is empty first, all the details must be considered clearly, don't be in a hurry to decide, wait for the general troops from all over the country to enter Beijing, and then carefully deduce." Soldiers, the heavy weapons of the country, must not be rash. ”

Cao Wenzhao, Sun Chengzong and others also thought so, but the premise was to get Zhu Xu's approval, and then they could continue to discuss with the general soldiers from all over the country.

Zhu Xu and Cao Wenzhao sat opposite each other, drinking wine, admiring the snow, talking about things inside and outside the palace, inside and outside the capital, and then inside and outside the Ming Dynasty, and the topics were quite extensive.

It wasn't until Zhu Xu was a little drunk that Cao Huachun came over and said, "Your Majesty, the hour is almost up." ”

Zhu Xu glanced at the sky and said to Cao Wenzhao, "Today, Zhou Yingqiu leaves Beijing, Zhao Han enters Beijing, I still have to send it, take it." ”

Cao Wenzhao hurriedly got up and said, "Yes, the emperor, do you want the ministers to go with you......"

Zhu Xu smiled and waved his hand, stood up and said, "Although I can't drink enough, it's okay at all, I can't drink it recently, find a few meetings, let's have a good drink." ”

Cao Wenzhao smiled and said: "Everything is up to the emperor, by the way, that kid in our family is almost ten years old, when, I want to let him run errands for the emperor, although he is a little stupid, but his strength is greater than that of his peers, he can call at will, and he can beat and ......scold at will."

Zhu Xu's heart moved slightly, pointed at him, and said: "You are really a roundworm in my stomach, last night I was still thinking about forming a child army, you came, so let's take the time to find the British Duke, the Dingguo Duke, the imperial generals, the general soldiers of various places, the governor, the children aged eight to fourteen, the specific list is registered, and next year I will discuss it in detail to see how it works, these are the pillars of my Ming Dynasty, I can't slack off, I must cultivate ...... carefully"

Cao Wenzhao originally wanted to pave the way for his son, but he didn't expect to attract such a big game of chess from Zhu Xu, so he paused and said with high morale: "Yes, the minister will do it!" ”

"Go ahead." Zhu Xu took the cloak and looked at the heavy snow again, Zhou Yingqiu was afraid that it would be difficult to walk this time.

Cao Wenzhao left the palace first, planned a little, and began to run around.

Zhu Xu walked out of Donghua Gate, sat in the carriage, and talked with Zhou Yingqiu while walking.

"The situation in Liaodong is complicated, not only the various ethnic groups live together, but also the Mongolian tribes have not completely surrendered, and the Chahar is also harboring evil intentions and keeping the light and obscure, these are direct threats. The number of immigrants from all over the Guannai is as high as 6 million, which is also very complicated, and once there is chaos, it will inevitably be a big event, which will have an extremely adverse impact on the major event of the imperial court, so we must be cautious! If you go, I won't ask too much, and I will make a great contribution to you after three years of steady and steady survival! ”

Zhu Xu staggered and said slowly.

Zhou Yingqiu bowed slightly and listened quietly.

"I have seen Sun Chuanting's plan, it is quite meticulous, basically there are no mistakes or omissions, if you have a big move, you must sort out a detailed plan, and then implement it after the approval of the cabinet, and you must not go your own way. Treat the original officials of Liaodong, and the distribution should also be cautious, so as not to cause a backlash, in short, the past infighting is absolutely not allowed to be seen......"

"One of the most important government affairs in Liaodong is to reclaim wasteland, Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, the land is fertile, if it is properly cultivated, it is possible to open up a million hectares of fertile land, and it is easy to settle 30 million people, but these take time, now there are more and more fishermen, don't stop it, encourage a lot, thank you for eating is always good, you arrived in Shen. After the sun, study carefully, take a walk, take a look, pick up the missing parts, and remember to write a recital for me. ”

"I have left an 'expansion strategy' in Liaodong, you can't stop, you have to continue to expand, Sakhalin Island and other places must also be well managed, although the navy is not under your control, but you have to give ...... convenience."

Zhou Yingqiu's local government affairs ability, Zhu Xu didn't know the bottom in his heart, and couldn't help but ask more.

Liaodong is very important to the Ming Dynasty, not to mention the strategic location of the Mongolian tribes, but also the place where the Ming Dynasty immigrated the most.

Zhou Yingqiu also felt that Zhu Xu was very uneasy about him going to Liaodong.

After waiting for a while, he spoke: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the ministers will definitely act safely, never rush forward, take the promotion of the existing government affairs in Liaodong as the key, check and fill in the gaps, will not rashly carry out major reforms, and will also control all aspects of Liaodong, and there will be no big chaos, affecting the emperor and the great policies of the imperial court." ”

Zhu Xu breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a bow: "You should know that I have always tried to weaken the existing various big forces, clans, noble ministers, and families, and you are the same when you go to Liaodong, and you must use some means to suppress all those who are too powerful, coerce the local yamen, and even threaten the imperial court, so as not to make them become pests in my national politics, or even feudal towns that do not listen to propaganda......

The big clans of Liaodong are more threatening than Guannei, because they not only have a large number of acres of land, money and grain, but even have a lot of military power in their hands.

For example, the ancestral family, the Wu family, the Li family, and the Zhao family, these families are deeply rooted in Liaodong, and at the same time, they are married to each other, and have formed a huge interest group.

Zhou Yingqiu understood and said, "Yes, the minister will pay attention and deal with it carefully." ”

Zhu Xu pinched the corners of his clothes with his fingers, and said slowly, "You have already seen it, there is basically no problem, you have arrived in Liaodong, adapt measures to local conditions, take a look at more, ask, you can't hide in the government and pick up the pen to make a decision, you must listen to different voices extensively, and learn from each other's strengths...... Okay, you just have to know these things in your heart, I don't want to say much, do you have anything else to say about the government affairs of the ministry? ”

Zhou Yingqiu looked up at Zhu Xu, groaned, and said, "Your Majesty, the other ministers are not worried, the ministers are worried about the students who came out of the Royal Political Academy." ”