Volume 8 Chapter 253 A Plea for Help from Portugal
The spring is bright, the whole palace is full of greenery, Zhang Bin sat in the spacious command of the duty room and skillfully sent the ceremonial supervisor to send the folds one by one, and asked a few Chinese scholars to distribute the folds, and then habitually came to the window, looking at the green grass and trees outside the window, his face was complacent.
Ni Yuanlu and Chen Zilong have entered the cabinet one after another, and the number of cabinet scholars has reached seven, and he does not have to work hard every day to write votes, as long as the recitals are distributed according to the expertise of the cabinet scholars.
During this period of time, disarmament has slowly come to an end, the Mengyuan Horqin Department has been slowly brought under control, the construction of brick houses, and the improvement of people's livelihood have also been slowly promoted in the Ming Dynasty, Beijing, and 14 provinces, and his three major goals this year have all been achieved, and it seems that only time is left for him to think about the next goal.
The next step is a very critical step, the Ming will show the majesty of the maritime power, and slowly enter the ranks of the colonial hegemony, this step is a step that must be taken in the Age of Discovery, because the Ming Dynasty does not fight, the great powers will rely on the colonial resources all over the world, slowly surpass the Ming, when the time comes, the Ming may be beaten, and it is likely to be beaten by the maritime powers.
The so-called first strike is strong, Zhang Bin naturally will not passively wait for the powers to beat, he wants to go out, fight for the colony, and beat the powers!
This is a rather important decision, of course, it cannot be hasty, it needs to be carefully planned, he relaxed in front of the window for a while, then turned to the bookshelf where the map was placed, flipped out the latest world map, spread it out on the desk, and thought carefully.
Near noon, he was reading the record of Zheng He's trip to the West there, when a shrill voice suddenly came from outside: "Grandpa Guo, the queen invites you to Kunning Palace for dinner." β
When Zhang Bin heard this, he couldn't help but smile warmly, shook his head again, and then got up and walked out, this kid, he has been the queen for so long, and he is still a little naΓ―ve, today it is estimated that the emperor is too busy to go to Kunning Palace to accompany her to dinner, so she asked her father to accompany her, she is really idle.
He followed the little eunuch all the way to the dining room of Kunning Palace, and as soon as he entered the door, his baby daughter ran up and hugged his arm and said coquettishly: "Dad, the emperor said that he was busy reviewing and reading the folds, and he wouldn't go back to the palace for dinner. β
This question is often asked by Zhang Xiang, and Zhang Bin has also thought about it for a long time, in this era, when the emperor is really a little too focused on centralization, everything has to be asked, everything has to be controlled, as if something big will happen if he is not careful.
This is really not good, with the development of the Ming Dynasty, the territory will definitely get bigger and bigger, and there will be more and more daily affairs, if the emperor has to take care of everything, he has to be tired to death, of course, the emperor can't do nothing, that will indeed be a problem.
How to grasp this scale, not only control the world, but also not too tired?
He thought about it for a long time, but he hadn't come up with a safe way, but he got out, but this son-in-law still needs to take care of everything, and he can't be idle for a moment, which is really .......
He shook his head and sighed, then patted Zhang Xiang's hand and comforted: "Xiang'er, my father is thinking of a way, don't be impatient, don't worry, the emperor is still young, it's good to exercise more." β
Zhang Xiang was willing to obey, she complained and pulled her father to the huge dining table and sat down, until a bunch of eunuchs and palace maids began to serve the food, she quieted down.
Zhang Bin shook his head helplessly, picked up the bowl and sandwiched a few dishes for her, and then doted: "Okay, hurry up and eat, if you are really bored, I will let your mother come to the palace to see you tomorrow." β
Normally, Zhang Xiang would happily respond to this, but this time she picked up the rice bowl and said shyly: "Dad, why don't you let your mother come to live in the palace." β
Zhang Bin also felt a little hungry at this time, he didn't notice Zhang Xiang's expression at all, he took some food, took a bite of food, and then shook his head with a wry smile and said, "How many times has Dad told you, this has a bad impact." β
Zhang Xiang took the chopsticks, pulled the dishes in the bowl a few times, and suddenly raised his head and said "bravely": "Dad, this time is different, the doctor said that I am pregnant." β
"Poof", Zhang Bin didn't squirt out a mouthful of rice, he was stunned for a moment, and then said excitedly: "Seriously, when did the imperial doctor say it?" β
Zhang Xiang lowered his head again and twisted: "Just now, I somehow suddenly had a nausea, so I asked the imperial doctor to come and take a look, and as a result, the imperial doctor said that I was pregnant." β
Although Zhang Bin had already practiced the ability of Mount Tai to collapse in front of him and not change his face, he was so excited that he couldn't do it, he hurriedly picked up a few mouthfuls of food, then got up and came outside to arrange it, and sent someone to hurry up to the emperor to report the good news, and sent someone to hurry up to inform the family, and ordered people to choose more well-behaved and careful palace maids to take care of Zhang Xiang's daily life, and he was very busy, until Zhu Cihong and Qi Fanghua came over happily, and he walked to the cabinet room with a happy face.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked to the door of the duty room, a brocade guard Xiaoqi arched his hand and whispered: "Grandpa Qiyuguo, the commander of Guanghaiwei has sent Zheng Hua and Lord Zheng to have an urgent secret report." β
Zhang Bin was full of joy at this moment, and he didn't pay attention to who was standing at the door of the duty room, he looked up and saw that it was the captain of the personal guard team that he had arranged in the brocade guard.
Guanghaiwei urgent secret report?
Could it be that something happened in Zhuhai!
He hurriedly walked into the duty room, and the brocade guard Xiaoqi also followed him into the duty room, as soon as he sat down, the small flag quickly took out an envelope from his arms and handed it to him respectfully.
He checked the secret mark on the envelope a little, then quickly tore open the envelope, took out the letter inside, and unfolded it.
He took a general look, and his face suddenly showed a strange look, there was nothing wrong with Zhuhai at all, but Portugal seemed to have an accident, because their governor Shi Villa in Macao suddenly ran to Guanghaiwei to find Zheng Hua and ask Zheng Hua to summon him, Portugal has an urgent matter to ask Da Ming, this guy wants to come to the capital in person to meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire!
What could it be?
Zhang Bin knew that Portugal had been annexed by Spain before, but a few years ago, they suddenly got rid of Spanish control and regained their independence.
It should be about thirteen years of Chongzhen, if Portugal sent an envoy to ask Daming for help at that time, it must have wanted Daming to help them withstand the pressure of Spain, but it has been five or six years since this matter, and Portugal suddenly ran over to Daming for help, and he was a little confused.
Zheng Hua actually doesn't need to report this kind of thing to himself, just report it directly to the imperial court, Portugal sent the governor to ask for help, it must be a big deal, he can't make a claim, decide whether to help or not to help others, this kind of thing, the emperor must nod his head.
He thought about it carefully, and then ordered: "The clipper ship hastened the order, ordering Yu Chenglong, the Marquis of Jinjiang, to send fifty light ironclad ships to escort the Portuguese governor Svera to the capital. β
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