Malacca was an important stronghold of the Three Treasures Eunuch Zheng He to go to the Western Ocean, and it was very important, and the fleet of the Ming army blocked Malacca again, and the once Shang Navy, the rampant Grand Fleet finally returned. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This news was like a bomb that exploded in the South Seas, and the aftermath was stirred, spreading far and wide, and almost every country was deeply shocked.

Some people rejoice, some people are worried, some people are afraid, some people are excited, but no one dares to ignore them.

When the dragon spreads its teeth and claws, even if it just flies by, the chickens, ducks, geese and dogs will tremble and die of fear. This is the South Seas at the moment.

Compared with the panic of various small countries, the Ming Dynasty has fallen into unprecedented jubilation.

In the past few years, there has been a lot of vigor to publicize, and the courtiers of science have been cleaned up, and the entire court is no longer muddy, and it knows nothing about overseas.

A map of the world is the standard in the homes of every gentry and even ordinary wealthy merchants.

Although Malacca is only a small land, it holds two huge seas, which have been the throat of trade since ancient times, and if you take Malacca, you can control Siam, Burma, and Laos to the north, Sumatra and Java to the south, and you can enter the Indian Ocean and the east coast of Africa to the west.

In addition, Luzon, which was in his hands before, surrounded the South China Sea from the east and west, and if Borneo was taken down again, the entire South China Sea would be the inland sea of the Ming Dynasty.

It was not difficult to capture Borneo at all, there had already been a large number of immigrants there, and with the Nanyang Company operating for many years, a huge sea area had all fallen under the control of the Ming Dynasty.

Tens of thousands of islands are dotted around, each representing opportunity and wealth.

Before the messenger of the victory arrived in the capital, the merchants in the southeast took action, and they frantically placed orders, and overnight, the number of orders in the shipyard tripled.

All shipyards are overloaded, around the clock.

In addition to shipyards, the development of overseas is also needed, all kinds of tools, food, seeds, personnel, capital...... Everything is being integrated at a rapid pace.

The traffic company even sent an expedition team composed of 20 large ships to the South China Sea to learn about biology, water temperature, minerals, farmland and other information.

Taking the northern part of Annam can only be regarded as an appetizer, and Nanyang is the mouth-watering fat.

The enterprising merchant group opened its mouth and joined in the feast.

Not long ago, Lei Qi proposed at the consultative meeting that the Ming Dynasty's military force should open up the market for the Ming merchants, and the proposal was quickly implemented, and the merchants were greatly encouraged, and almost overnight, they had the feeling of being the master of the country.

Even paying taxes has become much more proactive, and they urgently need the imperial court to continue to help them open up a larger market and swallow more benefits.

From the beginning when Tang Yi opened the sea, established the city shipping division, and formed a fleet to sail around the world, almost ten years of hard work, although Tang Yi felt that the speed was still too slow, but in the long river of history, it seemed too fast, and it was said to be a storm, and it was almost the same.

The wind direction of the whole Ming Dynasty has completely changed, and there is no need for the imperial court to encourage immigration, and almost all maritime merchants are hiring manpower, preparing to go overseas to reclaim and seek business opportunities.

"I lived the whole game of chess in the first battle!"

As the leader of the council, Gao Gong looked very happy, and his face was flushed with ecstasy. The old man has completely come out of the blow of the Li family's chaotic government.

Gao Gong knows very well that although the current cabinet is strong, it is still unstable. There are countless hidden royalists, and a new system has not taken root so quickly.

But there are ways to speed up the process, such as expanding your territory!

Increasing the sea frontier and countless islands in one go is definitely a rare achievement in the past dynasties.

In the cabinet, there is a detailed map, since the recovery of southern Mongolia, the territory of the Ming Dynasty can already be compared with the Tang Dynasty.

Luzon, Annam, if you add the South Seas, the area of the Ming Dynasty will exceed 15 million square kilometers. Among the previous dynasties, it is second only to the Yuan Dynasty.

However, Tang Yi was confident that he would soon surpass the Yuan Dynasty, and the expansion of Liaodong had begun, and the battle to restore Hamiwei was also intensively prepared.

And Tang Yi also set his sights on India and other places, which are all places to be won in the next ten years.

Compared with the empire on horseback, the Ming Dynasty, which was among the maritime powers, was able to seize more useful land and master more abundant resources. In terms of national strength, it has reached an unprecedented level.

However, although the situation is very good, there are many problems, how to control such a large territory, whether to directly send officials, or use fetters to rule, or accept tribute, and still appoint local kings to manage the people of the territory......

The council was noisy, and the court was divided in opinion.

"Zhongxuan Gong, you have a lot of experience, what can you teach your younger brother?"

Gao Gong waved his hand again and again, "Yuanfu don't want to make fun of the old man, now things are complicated, what the old man has learned in his life, I'm afraid it's useless." How dare you advise Yuansuke? However, the old man thought that it was better not to keep the vassal state, and as for sending officials, he was afraid that the cost would be too great to maintain. ”

The scope of any empire's rule is limited, almost equivalent to a month's journey of a war horse, and if it is exceeded, it will become very difficult.

For example, in the southwest, the road is difficult, it takes two or three months to go back and forth, and when there is a disaster or a rebellion, the imperial court responds after half a year, and the efficiency is very low.

If the area is larger, the difficulty will increase exponentially, and the information transmission alone can drive people crazy. It is absolutely impossible to send officials directly.

However, no one wants to let go of such a good place, no matter what, they have to get their hands on it.

How to manage these places has become a great headache for the cabinet.

"Overseas lands cannot be abandoned, and civilian officials are not competent, so the only way to do this is to send military generals to preside over overseas affairs." Tang Yi said lightly.

Gao Gong's body was shocked, he hadn't thought about this method, but once the military general was put in power, would he repeat the mistake of separating the feudal towns?

After all, one island after another overseas is very closed, and whoever controls the island is an out-and-out emperor of the soil, and if these people rebel, it will cause endless harm.

The stakes are very high, and Tang Yi can't act arbitrarily alone, but fortunately, since the last time he dealt with the Li family, he has formed a routine, and when he encounters a major matter, he will convene a joint meeting of the cabinet, including the secretaries of various ministries, all of whom must gather together.

After the split, there were five or six more senior officials of the ministry and hall who were qualified to attend the meeting, including the delegates of the Consultative Council.

First of all, the overseas situation is complicated, although the forces of Xiyi have suffered major setbacks, but they will not be willing to lose, there are still a lot of natives in the local area, the kings of various countries, and many places are still fighting...... It's messy, send civilian officials to manage it directly, that's impossible.

Only count on the generals.

Some people were worried that there would be a division of feudal towns, but Yin Shidan did not see it that way.

When is it now, in the era when firearms are king, there are more people, more money, more craftsmen, and more resources to fight, and when it comes to these, the advantages of the imperial court are too great, and whoever wants to divide the island and rebel is simply a dead end.

It is difficult for each island to be self-sufficient, they only have one or a few goods, if they want to develop, they must rely on foreign trade, and the Ming Dynasty is the most important market, whoever has a broken head will not fall out with the God of Wealth.

The danger of putting a military general in charge of overseas territory is not as great as imagined.

It's just that it's not enough to rely on military generals, you must have comprehensive ability to dominate the overall situation, not only to fight, but also to understand the economy, business, people's livelihood, diplomacy, almost an all-rounder.

After thinking about it, the big guy set his eyes on Tang Yi.

Shenma meaning, do you want Lao Tzu to go overseas?

Tang Yi's eyes widened, these bastards really picked up the bowl to eat meat, put down the chopsticks and scolded the mother, and wanted to kick Lao Tzu away so quickly?

"Ahem, Motosuke, how is Lord Lingzun?" Tang Ruji asked in a low voice.

Daddy!

"Okay!"

Gao Gong suddenly laughed and said, "In this case, I recommend Lord Tang to be the governor of Nanyang!" ”

"I agree! No one is more suitable than an uncle. Zhu Dashou was the first to second, and the others also nodded frequently, and the big guys unanimously agreed to let Tang Shen take charge of Nanyang.

Counting, it is very rare to have ministers who can not only lead the army, but also govern the people, and there are two major systems in these years, one is the Jin Party headed by Yang Bo, and the other is the hero of the southeast anti-Japanese war.

Yang Bo, Wang Chonggu and others were all defeated by Tang Yi, and it actually proved that their military strategy was not very good. The ability to stabilize the nine sides depends on the tacit understanding with the Mongols, and when it is placed in the southwest, it immediately shows its original form.

Of course, the governor from the southeast has enough ability, if Hu Zongxian is ten years younger, he is the best candidate, but now that the hero is in the twilight, letting him go to Nanyang is equivalent to killing him.

The rest of Tan Lun and Yang Jisheng have flaws in their personalities, and Liu Tao, Chen Menghe and others have been gradually eliminated.

It's just that let the dad go, the son is in charge of the country, the dad is in charge of the country, and the good things have fallen to the Tang family, isn't it a little too much of an eyesore, it's not good to say!

"I think Zicheng is fine!" Hu Zongxian spoke, "First of all, he has experience in practicing rural bravery, and when he arrives in Nanyang, he must form a militia to deal with the natives." Secondly, he understands economics, knows how to operate, and has an outstanding prestige among the armies in the southeast, which is unparalleled. Besides, going to Nanyang now is not to enjoy happiness, but to take responsibility, if anyone is not convinced, let them also go to Nanyang to try, if they have the ability to fight their way out of the encirclement, I Hu Zongxian admires him. Those who don't have the ability to go to Nanyang will shut up! ”

These few words were so loud that no one dared to say more, but Tang Yi coughed, "I thought that the governor of Nanyang was just overseeing the general situation, and the various island vassal countries would also send special personnel, and everyone should select a group from among the generals and non-commissioned officers, I think at least hundreds of people should be prepared, and thousands of administrative officials should be recruited......

It's another big pie, and everyone's hearts are pounding. (To be continued.) )