Since Tang Ming and Zhu Gaochi met in Tianjinwei, a month has passed, and Jeju Island and Ryukyu Island have not ushered in the attack of the Ming army. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Zhu Gaochi also successfully ascended the throne during this time, and Tang Ming heard that he was now busy securing his throne all day long. What made Tang Ming happiest was that within a few days of Zhu Gaochi's ascension to the throne, he issued an imperial decree that all wharves and ports along the coast of Daming would no longer be open to the outside world, and it would be forbidden to trade with anyone outside.

Tang Ming's injured left hand was wrapped in white gauze, hanging around his neck, and he sat side by side on a recliner with Zheng He and Zheng He in his backyard. Tang Ming was holding a cigarette in his hand at the moment, and he took a puff and said, "What does my father-in-law think of this thing?" It's much better than the cigarette bag, which is not only easy to smoke when rolled like this, but also the cotton filter of the cigarette butt can reduce some harmful things very well. ”

After the hand was injured, Daming no longer sent a large army to encircle and suppress, and after Tang Ming was able to be idle, he actually saw someone planting tobacco on Jeju Island. He was overjoyed for a moment and immediately took the opportunity to get the cigarettes of the later generations out, and the hard work of the past few days did not disappoint him, and the effect of the cigarettes was quite good.

The only drawback is that there is no machine to roll in later generations, and it is not only not tightly rolled by manual labor, but also very slow. It can't be sold on a large scale at all, which means that now this cigarette can only be used to make him addicted, and it can't be regarded as an industry.

Zheng He used to smoke cigarette pouches a lot, not to mention, Tang Ming rolled the tobacco into this paper and made a cotton cigarette holder, which seemed like a simple change. But let the same tobacco smoke come out with a different taste, he took a hard puff, and said with a look of enjoyment: "Not bad, how many of these things do you have now, first get a few hundred sticks for the miscellaneous family, and let the master and Mr. Fang also taste this taste." ”

Tang Ming rolled his eyes and was almost thundered by Zheng He's words, and said with a wry smile: "Father-in-law, the kid suddenly found that you are more ruthless than those pirates. I have only figured out this cigarette in the past few days, and I will immediately invite your old man to come and enjoy it together if I don't just make a dozen of them. It's too slow to make it purely manually, and at the moment you can only take all of these things you want, and no matter how many boys you want, you can't do it. ”

Zheng He was not polite at all, and immediately shouted outside the courtyard, and the old housekeeper Zheng Bo immediately came in and took the cigarettes away, leaving only two for the two of them to enjoy.

Tang Ming's eyes were full of reluctance, but if he said the water that spilled out, it was too late to regret it. Zheng He smiled slightly, and immediately changed the topic: "Since the last time you met Gao Chi, a month has passed, and it seems that the injury on your hand is not in vain." ”

"That's natural, although the kid sometimes looks a little impulsive when he does things, but I'm not stupid, and I never do things that don't work hard!" Hearing Zheng He's praise, Tang Ming couldn't help but feel complacent. A hand injury can save a big battle, and he feels that Fang Xiaoru should be written into his students' textbooks.

Zheng He didn't say anything about Tang Ming's complacency, but continued: "I heard that Gao Chi has also ascended the throne now, and he even ordered the ports and wharves of Daming to be sealed, but it's a pity that the first emperor finally created a situation!" ”

This is a pity for Zhu Di's great achievements, Tang Ming can see through Zheng He at a glance, in fact, what is really a pity in his heart is his treasure shipyard.

smiled, and then he comforted: "That shipyard is gone, it's gone, isn't there a kid's hot air balloon now?" The ship is no match for a ship running on the sea. Judging from the current progress, at the beginning of spring next year, my father-in-law will be able to sail away again with a hundred spaceships, and I believe that this time will definitely allow you to go further! ”

Speaking of this, Zheng He was also unavoidable, a smug look jumped on his face, and he said with a smile: "If it weren't for the delay of your kid's affairs, maybe the miscellaneous family would be able to realize their dreams and start sailing now."

After laughing and scolding, Zheng He paused for a moment, seemed to remember something, and asked with a straight face: "Now the Emperor Ming can already be sure that he will not send troops to you again, and it can be regarded as a direct recognition of your legal existence." Without this biggest threat, what do you want to do next? ”

The other Zheng He didn't have to worry about Tang Ming at all, the only thing that could worry him was Tang Ming's future. At present, all he has is these two islands, but one in the east and one in the west. The consequence of the inconvenience of communication caused by geographical limitations and distance is that it is difficult to truly rule effectively.

Fortunately, now that there is a spaceship that is twice as fast as a ship, it can barely allow Tang Ming to control the two islands. But the problem now is that if Tang Ming wants to continue to expand and develop, his only target is the small countries around the two islands.

But in this way, Tang Ming once again fell into a situation that was difficult to control, the more he occupied, the more uncontrollable it became, and it was very likely that Tang Ming would fall directly into a predicament.

Tang Ming naturally knew what Zheng He was worried about, in fact, he had thought about this question for a long time, but since he had the spaceship, he no longer thought about expanding his territory.

"My father-in-law thinks that if I want to control some small maritime nations, should I directly use violent means to conquer them, or should I use economic means to hold their lifeblood in my hands?" Tang Ming, who was smiling, suddenly said what he thought in his heart.

Zheng He frowned and fell into deep thought, judging from Tang Ming's current strength, no matter which of these two aspects he used, he could easily take the place he wanted.

It is obviously easier and more direct to solve it by force than the so-called economic conquest, but the disadvantage is that the initial concern cannot be really well managed.

In this way, it seems that there is only an economic method left, Zheng He smiled when he thought of this, and said: "Do you want to use economic methods, then what are you going to do?" Now that the Ming Dynasty has been completely banned, you don't have this advantage, and there seems to be nothing that can be used as a pillar industry just by relying on the things on your two islands! ”

Tang Ming obviously disagreed with Zheng He's statement, and pouted: "Father-in-law, this is a typical mountain of gold, but he doesn't know its preciousness. If we talk about industry, if nothing else, if we take out the treasure ships, hot air balloons, and my flintlock pistol, which are still ahead of any other country, those small countries will surely rush to get them. ”

Zheng He pondered for a moment, nodded and admitted Tang Ming's remarks, and when he saw that he had a conclusion in his heart, he would no longer discuss it with him. Tang Ming's growth is so fast, Zheng He has become more and more incomprehensible, and sometimes when he faces Tang Ming, he always has a feeling that he can't see him clearly. (To be continued.) )