It's still cold winter in Yingtianfu, but in Luzon, you can enjoy the warm sun on the beach.

Coconuts, bananas, mangoes, these tropical fruits were enthusiastically sought after by the Ming soldiers.

Because the soldiers' demand was too great, and the bananas and mangoes stored here were not enough, Xu Chai Lao also specially arranged a few boats to return to Daming Street to transport the fruits prepared there.

Since he knew that there were 100,000 troops going to the West this time, Xu Chai Lao had countless bananas cut down and wait for the arrival of the army after ripening.

In other aspects, Luzon could not meet the needs of an army of 100,000, but in terms of fruits, it could manage enough.

Who knew that this time the army was divided into two fleets, and only about 60,000 people arrived in Luzon, so the fruit was more than enough.

He didn't understand why His Royal Highness Taisun didn't leave when he arrived here, but instead let people settle his big tent on the beach and enjoy the sun and beach here.

In his opinion, the beach here is not beautiful, the sand is gray, and the sand is rough.

But the grandson seemed to like it here, and asked people to fence off the beach for his concubines to play in the water.

Perhaps, it has something to do with the group of soldiers who entered the mountains a few days ago, and Taisun seems to be waiting for them to come back here.

He really wanted to ask the gentle-looking Huang Shoubei about the meaning of the grandson, but he didn't dare. If His Royal Highness the Taisun knows that he has spied on the holy will, he may not be able to sit in the prefect before he sits down, and he will be beheaded.

Since Taisun is not leaving, he can only wait here.

Zhu Zhanji is not leaving here, and the most troublesome thing is not others, but dozens of clan members.

They originally thought that when they arrived in Luzon, they would be able to enjoy the exotic atmosphere here, but now they are parked in this bay where birds don't, and there is nowhere to play if they want to.

Zhu Zuomin, the general of Fengguo who branched out of Jingjiang Palace, originally wanted to take the guards to visit the exotic customs, but as soon as he crossed the river, he encountered a big python five or six meters long.

Although everyone worked together to kill the big python, such a big python made everyone scared and didn't dare to run around anymore.

Some of them were so timid that they even went back to live on the ship and didn't dare to get off the boat again.

Zhu Zhanji didn't care at all, let people put the big tent on the beach, and after finishing his official duties every day, he liked to walk around on the beach barefoot.

Most of those clans also brought a wife and concubine and two maids, and Zhu Zhanji asked people to surround the beach, and they could also enjoy the fun of playing on the beach.

These women are not very old, they are all less than twenty years old, and they can't let go at first, but after a few days, they all dare to take off their shoes, wear single clothes, and play in the half-human deep sea.

In Daming, they didn't dare to imagine such a scene.

Except for the first day when Zhu Zhanji arrived at the beach and met with the local chieftains, he ignored them later. However, almost every day, he would call Xu Chai to talk to him.

From teaching these natives to farm, to teaching them to speak the official language of the Ming Dynasty, including how to use trade to coax out all the gold in their pockets.

There is almost no silver in Luzon, only gold. And, of course, there are countless copper mines.

On this day, when he talked about how to use trade to make the natives willing to take out the gold, and lure them to continue to send people to dig for gold, Xu Chai Lao couldn't help but say from the side: "Your Highness, since you attach so much importance to trade, why don't you move to Daming Street, Weichen has already let people rule the major tribes, just wait for the fleet to arrive and exchange gold for goods!" ”

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said, "Wait two more days, and I will give you a big surprise." ”

However, after listening to Xu Chailao's words, Zhu Zhanji also gave the order. Let several merchant ships trading with Luzon, under the protection of five warships, go to Daming Street first.

Xu Chai Lao wanted to go back to preside over the overall situation, but he wanted to stay in front of His Royal Highness Taisun to serve, so he just let his sons and nephews return to Daming Street in the first fleet.

Zhu Zhanji stayed here for seven days, and the exploration team sent out finally returned.

Xu Chai Lao also knew that the purpose of His Royal Highness Taisun's stay here was for this exploration team, and he had been keeping a close eye on them.

As soon as they returned, he greeted them. Xu Xianglin, his third son, who acted as a guide, said excitedly when he saw him: "Daddy, gold mine...... There are big gold mines......"

Yes, Zhu Zhanji's main purpose for staying here is for the gold mine here, and the Baguio gold mine can be said to be the largest gold producer in the Philippines for a long time. It's not just one gold mine, there are seven gold mines with reserves of more than 10 tons alone.

Moreover, it is not sand gold, but rock gold, which is more conducive to mining and refining.

It's just that this time the exploration team came forward and only found four for the time being. Even if it's everywhere, it's enough to surprise everyone.

Entering Zhu Zhanji's tent again, Zhu Zhanji asked with a smile: "Do you know why Lone stayed here?" ”

Xu Chai Lao felt that this highness was unfathomable, but he was more surprised when he found four gold mines. "Your Highness knew there was a gold mine here?"

Zhu Zhanji did not answer his words, retaining the mystery of the superior. "Although these gold mines are tempting, with the five hundred muskets I gave you, you are confident that you can keep them, right?"

"Of course, Your Highness!"

"Not only do you want to keep it, but I also want you to use the local natives to develop gold mines like the Beimingshan Copper Mine, even if it costs them a lot of money for this."

Although he was in the South Seas, Xu Chai Lao had also heard of the discovery of a super copper mine in the grassland hinterland of the northern desert of the Ming Dynasty.

It is said that most of the miners of that copper mine were Duoyan Sanwei and Tatars, who now served as coolies for the Ming Dynasty, helping the Ming to dig up countless amounts of gold and copper.

Then, through the 800-mile cement road, the gold and copper ore were transported to the Kaiping Qiantunwei. There, the original warriors on the grassland also became coal miners, helping Daming dig coal, and then smelt countless brass.

Although the Ming Dynasty gave up part of its interests to the local natives in this process, in this way, the Ming Dynasty turned the original enemy into coolies.

Although Xu Chai had heard of this, he didn't know the specific operation methods, he clenched his fists and said: "Your Highness, although Weichen is from a business background, he has never carried out such an operation, and he doesn't know the internal links. ”

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "Don't worry, Huang Shoubei told you all this, I brought several copies of the internal strategy of the Beimingshan Copper Mine this time, you can study it carefully." However, you can only read this manual on the ship, and Huang Shoubei will explain it to you. Remember, it is forbidden to spread all the rules, not only to outsiders, but not even to your own children. ”

Xu Chai hurriedly knelt down and said, "Weichen must bring it into the coffin!" ”

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "That's not necessary, your sons and nephews will also inspect for you, if there is someone who can be used, you will not hesitate to reward you." ”

Although the work strategy of Beimingshan is not a profound conspiracy, only a part of it is not possible to get a glimpse of the whole picture.

Because this is not a conspiracy, but a conspiracy, this kind of thing seems harmless, but the impact is far greater than the impact of a conspiracy on a country and a nation.

Now the layout of the Ming Dynasty has not been fully completed, and Zhu Zhanji has not ascended the throne. Therefore, even most of his subordinates still can't fully understand how powerful the development of the Beimingshan copper mine is.

Most people only saw that the development of copper mines had brought great benefits to the Ming Dynasty, to the Duoyan Sanwei, and to the Tatars.

But they didn't take into account at all that through the temptation of interests, the Ming Dynasty had changed the living habits of these nomads.

What's more, this kind of mutual exchange has also affected their thinking and culture, and it will gradually make them inseparable from their reliance on Daming.

Including Zheng Heng, who is currently stationed in Beimingshan, he doesn't know the whole picture of the whole plan. Because in Mobei, there are many people who are also serving this plan.

But Xu Chai Lao is different, because he has actually integrated into the entire ecological environment of Luzon. Da Ming can't do anything without his support and arrangement, and other people can provide limited help.

So in addition to Zhu Di, Zhu Zhanji, Sun Lin, who is responsible for the summary of the entire plan, and Huang Yuan, who is responsible for applying these plans to other aspects in various ways, Xu Chai Lao is the fifth person to see the complete plan.

This kind of political, economic, and cultural aggression of later generations is not inferior to the power of later generations in this era.

Without seeing the whole plan, people in this era are like a blind man touching an elephant, and only recognize what he touches.

Some people will say that the elephant is like a pillar, some say it is like a door panel, some say it is like a rope. But when I saw the whole picture, I would understand that I would like to be like an elephant!

Zhu Zhanji never doubted the wisdom of the ancients, and the only thing they were inferior to later generations was the accumulation of knowledge.

In terms of wisdom and means, unless they are amazing and brilliant people in later generations, most of the descendants are more stupid than the people Zhu Zhanji came into contact with.

Because the people he can reach are the top people in this era.

Take Xu Chai Lao as an example, although he calls himself a villain in front of Zhu Zhanji, a micro-minister, he kneels at every turn.

But he was able to go from an outsider to the richest man in Luzon in twenty or thirty years. He had under his command twelve large ships of more than two thousand stones, four or five thousand men obeyed orders, and could draw out an armed force of three thousand men at any time.

He can take advantage of the situation in several countries and several ethnic groups in the South Seas and become a big man, how many people can compare with such a person in the future generations?

Is such a person really stupid? Humble?

Therefore, before Da Ming completed the layout, Zhu Zhanji only dared to disassemble the plan and assign it to his subordinates, so that each of them only knew the part he mastered.

If there is someone who cannot be trusted, who sees the complete plan, knows all the causes and consequences of the arrangement, and achieves the purpose.

They will be able to understand the means of subjugation of foreign races, from politics to economics, from ideas to culture. This kind of tactile bypass after a comprehensive understanding, as well as the expansion of ideas, will create unnecessary trouble.

Zhu Zhanji didn't want to cultivate an enemy of the Ming Dynasty.

Xu Chai Lao is completely trustworthy, at least in the short term. He must also have a complete grasp of the causes and ends of all means, so that he will not deviate from the implementation of this plan.

For example, the purpose of developing gold mines is not to exploit the natives, but to make them coolies of the Ming Dynasty. Even if they earned some gold from the hands of the Ming Dynasty, they would spend the gold on the purchase of Ming goods for the sake of food, for tea, for iron pots, and for porcelain.

If it is really completely exploited, they will be tired and half dead, and they will not be able to earn gold, they will be dissatisfied, they will oppose the Ming Dynasty, and they will have no money to buy the goods of the Ming Dynasty.

Then Daming's goods will lack some customers, and it will cost a huge amount of money because of the war.

Through communication and exchanges, Daming can also give these familiar people who are eager for Daming a seemingly bright upward channel, so that they can spontaneously accept Daming's culture.

If Xu Chai can't understand this, exploiting these natives for more gold will not cause the consequences that Zhu Zhanji is willing to see.

After all, today's Nanyang is the back garden of the Ming Dynasty, and the vast majority of people are interested in the Ming Dynasty, rather than wanting to go against the Ming Dynasty.

Nowadays, people still have a very vague concept of the country, and they only know that if they want to live a good life, they must get close to the Ming Dynasty.

Take the country of Sulu as an example, they have written several times and want to belong to the Ming Dynasty. It's just that Zhu Di and those ministers think they are too far away, and they are even more burdened, and they are unwilling to deal with them.

Zhu Zhanji also didn't want to include them in the Ming Dynasty, he just wanted them to become his cheap labor and a dumping ground for goods.

That night, Xu Chai Lao was in Huang Yuan's bedroom and listened to Huang Yuan and Sun Lin give him a good lesson in politics, economics, ideology, and culture.

He had no idea that there were so many schemes and purposes hidden behind a seemingly simple plan.

And a few seemingly unrelated things end up trying to achieve a goal.

He also knew what the power of a scholar was, which was more powerful than the power of the sword and gun in his hand.

Because swords and guns can only destroy the body, but this power can change the mind.

Although he has not yet fully accepted the impact of this new knowledge, he already knows that his future self will be completely different from his previous self.

He also really transitioned from a reckless hero to a temple man.

No wonder Taisun demanded that he not leak this matter to anyone, and he suspected that his children and nephews would not be able to master these abilities at all.

I still have to read more!

For this young grandson, he didn't have the slightest desire to look down on him, and he became even more worshipful!

On the second day, the fleet set sail slowly and headed south.

The gold mine is not under control for the time being, even if other people know, it doesn't matter, even Xu Chai Lao doesn't believe that anyone dares to compete with him for these gold mines.

Zhu Zhanji was also very satisfied when he saw that Xu Chai Lao was fascinated by learning these theories from Sun Lin and Huang Yuan, and introduced to him the reasons, conditions, and results of the implementation of each plan.

In this way, there is no need to think about changing the leader here for the time being.

He is not afraid that Xu Chai Lao will leak secrets, since he has taught him this core strategic method, he will naturally send someone to supervise him.

After a day and night, the fleet entered the headland of Manila Bay, and at this time, of course, there was no city of Manila, only a few small towns such as Lingyayuan, Minlunlo and Sulo.

Min Lun Luo is Daming Street, but the Han people call it Daming Street, and the local people call it Min Lun Luo. Luo is the meaning of the market in the local local language, and Min Lun is the transliteration of the Ming people.

was about to reach the shore, and Xu Chai Lao also stopped studying and acted as Zhu Zhanji's guide.

When the giant ship stopped next to a specially built wooden trestle bridge at the mouth of the Bashi River in the later world, on the pier, it was already kneeling with local people.

However, Zhu Zhanji was a little disappointed with everything in front of him, he originally thought that he could see a city, but except for a dock area, the entire Daming Street was the size of a small town.

However, because this is the trading center of the whole of Luzon, there are many small boats here in the dock area, and you can see a lot of people here from the high flagship.

"Please give this place a name...... Your Highness"

Zhu Zhanji didn't have the talent to be famous, he waved his hand and said: "Daming Street and the country name are in conflict, and even Mingzhou has been renamed Ningbo, so it's called Luzon Mansion!" ”

"Your Highness Xie's name is correct!"

When Zhu Zhanji stepped on the land here, tens of thousands of people of all colors shouted long live and knelt down in unison.

For this kind of scene, Zhu Zhanji is used to it. But what I'm not used to is that there are still many people in it, who are naked, kneeling down, and their black buttocks are cocked.

Zhu Zhanji is okay, knowing that the people here are poor, the weather is hot, and many local people are not used to wearing clothes.

Not to mention now, 500 years later, in the early twentieth century, the soldiers here are still bare-bottomed, only using coconut shells to block the front, and they are still photographed.

The Americans changed this situation by seizing it from the Spaniards and forcing everyone to wear clothes.

It's not that they don't like to wear clothes, it's really poor!

They don't like to build houses, anyway, when a typhoon comes, it blows down.

They don't like to plant the land, anyway, they just scatter a little seed every year and they can't starve to death.

Clothes are only for women, and wives can't show them to others, so it doesn't matter to them.

This is the living habit of most of the Nanyang natives.

Otherwise, how could the Chinese, as a minority minority, become the local economic hegemon and control their economy?

Whether it is Luzon, Java, Siam, Malaysia, the economy of that country is not controlled by the hard-working Chinese!

But the people of the Ministry of Rites did not obey, and asked the soldiers to drive out the thin natives one by one. They don't care, but there are still those ladies in the back!

Zhu Zhanji looked at Xu Chai's somewhat embarrassed face, and said with a smile: "Since these natives don't even have clothes to wear, I will add three feet of cotton cloth to each natives who come to the reward to block indecent things." ”

The crowd burst into laughter.

Zhu Zhanji, the grandson, arrived here, of course, he also had to express his feelings to the Chinese here. Originally, I was prepared to give each Chinese two catties of salt, one catty of sugar, and half a catty of tea.

Now with the addition of three feet of cloth for each of these thousands of natives, there is not much to do.

Zhu Zhanji's order was passed down through the words of the eunuchs, and they all knelt down one by one.

(5,000 words plus more, writing dizzy, too lazy to make up the number of words for 1,000 words.) This chapter makes up for the arrears of the monthly pass plus more, and there are a few more chapters to reward and add more, I will pay it back slowly...... ）