Under the strong impetus of Zhu Youxiao, the third candidate for the prince was also elected by the courtiers. The third candidate for the crown prince is Zhu Cixuan, the son of Zhang Yan.

Zhu Cixuan is the grandson of Zhang Guoji, and under the promotion of Zhang Guoji, he also joined the ranks of the prince competition, and he won the support of many businessmen led by Zhang Guoji. And he is also the nephew of Queen Zhang Yan, which has also become Zhu Cixuan's plus.

"Your Majesty, the three candidates for the crown prince have been elected, I wonder what criteria Your Majesty intends to use to crown the crown prince?" Sun Chuanting asked.

"I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certain that the prince will definitely be selected from the three in the future."

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the affairs of the country should be sooner rather than later, and the early decision of the prince will determine the hearts of the people." Sun Chuanting dissuaded.

"Three years, within three years, I will definitely establish the crown prince." Zhu Youxiao swore authentically.

Hearing Zhu Youxiao's words, the courtiers no longer objected, and Zhu Youxiao saw that everyone no longer objected, so he continued: "I have decided to send troops to the Great Wilderness Dongzhou (America, named after the "Classic of Mountains and Seas") to crusade against Manchukuo. ”

"Your Majesty, the Great Wilderness Dongzhou is far away from the empire, and it is separated by the sea in the middle, and it is extremely difficult to supply. Sun Chuanting dissuaded.

"I will never allow a country hostile to the empire to exist, and Manchukuo will not die, and I will not be able to sleep and eat." Zhu Youxiao gritted his teeth and said.

"Your Majesty, Manchukuo's national strength is not yet one percent of the empire's, and it is far away in the Great Wilderness Dongzhou, so it can no longer pose any threat to the empire." Hong Chengchou also persuaded.

"It is true that the current Manchukuo cannot threaten the empire, but who dares to guarantee what will happen in a hundred years?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Your Majesty, the empire in a hundred years will definitely be stronger than it is today, and it will definitely throw Manchukuo farther away."

"I've heard that the shipyards in the Jiangnan region have built a new type of ship, called a flying boat, which can be said to be the pinnacle of this era, and its speed is extremely fast, twice the speed of the original transport ship." The spaceship in Zhu Youxiao's mouth is a historical clipping ship, which was designed nearly two hundred years in advance in this era.

All this is due to Zhu Youxiao's vigorous development of maritime trade, so that the number of shipyards in the empire is as high as hundreds, and the number of shipbuilders is as high as millions, such a huge base and reserves, such a fierce competitive environment, so that the empire's shipbuilding industry has become the largest in the world, and the technology is the most advanced.

"Your Majesty, even if the speed is doubled, it will take months to make a round trip."

"I don't expect to be able to do it overnight, I decided to start with Alaska, establish a solid defense line in Alaska, reserve enough food and munitions, and gradually advance southward, encroaching on Manchukuo, and strive to completely solve the problem of Manchukuo within five years."

"How many soldiers did Your Majesty send to Alaska this time?" Hong Chengchou asked.

"How many soldiers do you think should be sent?" Zhu Youxiao asked rhetorically.

"Alaska is an extremely cold land, although our army has the first stronghold in Sansheng Bay, but it is still completely dependent on domestic supplies, and the minister believes that the number of troops sent to Alaska cannot exceed 10,000, otherwise, the army will not be able to complete the supply."

"What is the deployment of Manchukuo's forces in Alaska?" Zhu Youxiao asked Chen Sidao.

"After the Jianlu entered Alaska, due to the climate and other reasons, they quickly abandoned Alaska and went south into Canada. The rest of the area in Arisgar is now deserted, except for a small number of strongholds established at the beginning. Chen Si replied.

"Then, according to Governor Hong's words, send 10,000 troops into Alaska first."

"No."

……

After participating in the court meeting, Zhu Youxiao summoned Chen Si alone.

"What is the situation in the Dzungar and Yarkand Khanates?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

After Batur Huntaiji was defeated by the Yarkand Khanate in the Gongnais steppe, his goal turned to the Kazakh Khanate, and it was estimated that Batur Huntaji would attack the Kazakh Khanate again next year at the latest. And the sectarian struggle in the Yarkand Khanate is now very fierce, and the Montenegrin faction temporarily has the upper hand. Chen Si replied.

"Dzungaria has always been a problem in my heart, and if we send troops to Dzungaria from West Pol, it will be a bit more than worth the loss." Zhu Youxiao said softly.

"Judging by Batur Huntaiji's attitude towards Russia, the minister also believed that not only would he not send envoys to pay tribute, but even if he had the opportunity, he would take the initiative to invade the empire." Chen Si agreed.

"It is impossible for the empire to fight on three sides at the same time, and the problem of the northwest will not affect the empire relatively for the time being, and can only be solved at the end. The powerful enemy of the empire was Tsarist Russia, and my main focus was on the Russians, and although Manchukuo would not pose a danger to the empire, if it was allowed to grow, it was the last thing I wanted to see. ”

"Your Majesty, in recent years, there have been continuous rebellions in Cochin Province, and there is a trend of gradually serious ones, so we must guard against them." Chen Si said softly.

"I sent Zhang Xianzhong to let him kill people, and told him that if he can't do it again, he won't have to stay in Jiaozhi." Zhu Youxiao said coldly.

"Your Majesty, Admiral Zhang sometimes can't help it. Most of the bandits who rebelled in Jiaozhi came from Quang Nam, which was controlled by the Nguyen clan in the south, and as soon as Admiral Zhang's army arrived, this group of bandits fled to the south to hide, and Admiral Zhang's army was not easy to cross the border to kill the enemy. Chen Si replied.

"Decree that Nguyen Phuc is on the verge of handing over all the bandits by the end of a few years, otherwise, our army will enter Quang Nam to suppress the bandits." Zhu Youxiao made an order.

"No."

……

Quang Nam is also a vassal state of the empire, and the rebellion in Cochin Province has a great deal to do with Nguyen Phuc Binh's deliberate connivance, Nguyen Phuc Binh hopes to reunite the whole of Annam in his heart, and the rebellion in Cochin Province is exactly what he wants, he wants to reap the benefits of the fisherman, but unfortunately Zhu Youxiao will not give him such an opportunity.

But when he received Zhu Youxiao's holy decree, Ruan Phuc panicked, he didn't think that Quang Nam could resist the attack of the Ming army, especially the city wall in the north of Quang Nam country, when dealing with the Zheng family, it can be said that it is invincible, but for the Ming army, this city wall is useless, and the Ming army is fully capable of bypassing that city wall and launching an offensive from the sea or from the east.

In order to prevent the Ming army from entering Quang Nam, Nguyen Phuc Yen had to order the suppression of bandits, but this crackdown on bandits was more like going through the motions, and Nguyen Phuc Yen was not willing to clear them all in his heart, and this group of people still had great use value for him.

In October, Nguyen Phuc was on the verge of handing over the heads of more than 1,000 bandits.

(End of chapter)