。 The speed of transmission of news to and from Japan was stabilized at about ten days, which was the goal of Yang before the reform, and it was basically achievable, and the Ming Dynasty also had its own clipper, although it was not as fast as the clippers, but it was not slow, and the speed was no problem in seven or eight knots, and it was faster if it was smooth sailing, and it was also possible to borrow the wind from all sides, and then rely on dense lighthouses and skilled sailors, and it was not much of a problem to achieve this goal, which played a very important role in mastering the situation.

The reason why the Central Plains Dynasty was reluctant to expand was also that the intensity of control continued to decline with distance, and if the time for the return trip from overseas was about the same as that of the inland, then there was still a willingness to expand.

Of course, Yang Reform dares to do this and must have another confidence, that is, to use the "ruthless" method, by land, to open an express delivery from the capital to Busan, with an expedited speed of 700 miles, you can also do a round trip to Busan in ten days, of course, this is a means of backup, you can think about it, you can do it when necessary, there is generally no need to torture people like this.

Yang Reform pondered again, this matter, really have to think of some more way, although the speed is not slow, but this is also to Japan, relying on the Korean Peninsula that extends to Japan's doorstep, in order to barely achieve this effect, if the speed of the ship can be faster, to ten knots or higher, it will be better, then the speed of controlling the South China Sea is enough.

Studying this flying clipper thing, I'm afraid it's not a day or two, a year or two can be studied, do the math, go south to South Asia is almost a few years to start, it seems necessary to do this thing at this time, not to mention the complete restoration of the clipper, to achieve part of the effect is also very good.

Yang Reform thought for a while, and shouted: "Big companion......"

"Your Majesty, the slave is here!" Wang Chengen hurriedly agreed.

“… ・・・Send a message to Zheng Huaizhong, saying that I think the ship on the sea is running too slowly, and I need a faster ship to deliver the news, and let him hold a sea sailing competition to see who builds the boat that runs faster and who runs faster, and I have a ......big reward," Yang said.

“… ・・・Slave get it? Wang Chengen was a little puzzled, didn't the emperor write a letter to Zheng Huaizhong himself? Why did he let him pass on the decree again?

“… It's just for the sake of peace...... Yang explained.

"Slave and maid understand・・・・・・" Wang Chengen replied, he really didn't understand what was wrong with this, of course, since the emperor said it, then do it.

Yang Reform made a holy decree in this way, and this holy decree can be said to have no head and no tail, and even vague and nonsensical.

Yuan Chonghuan was a little inexplicable when he heard this will, was it a bit hasty for the emperor to do this? Although this is for his good, can the ship really run faster as long as he makes a holy decree?

Han really broke his heart for his student.

Not long after Yuan Chonghuan went back, Han already knew the general conversation between the emperor and Yuan Chonghuan, which was a very taboo thing, but now, Yuan Chonghuan is about to release the taboo of Pingwei, and Han can only take the risk of committing a crime, he is really worried that Yuan Chonghuan is afraid that Yuan Chonghuan will cause some trouble.

“… ・・・What, Your Majesty wants to let the news run back and forth in the Wa Kingdom within ten days? Han was shocked, such an unreliable thing, Han didn't believe it, thinking that he had heard it wrong.

"Elder Ge, it won't be wrong, Master Yuan really said so, what the student said is true...... one of Han's students said, Han himself is not suitable to soak with Yuan Chonghuan every day, so if you commit a taboo, you can't call yourself sick every day, and sometimes, you have to pass on the news through an intermediary. And Yuan Chonghuan wants to be released, and some colleagues and friends go to see him off, which is normal. …,

“… ・・・This,Is this a ......?,Your Majesty is a little taken for granted? …… Tingzhi, are you sure you don't mean to go back and forth every ten days? And not lying alone? Han asked in disbelief.

"Elder Ge, how could the student mishear such an important matter, it is definitely a back and forth, not a one-way ......" the person known as Tingzhi said with great certainty, the expression on his face seemed to say that he was serious, and he definitely didn't lie.

Han was a little surprised, didn't this country always say that it was in the depths of the ocean? How can it be a round trip in ten days? Feelings: This country is really not far from the Ming Dynasty!

“… ・・・Ge Lao, this Wa country, it seems, is really not far from my Ming Dynasty! Another person in the room said, it seems that this person is also very familiar with Han, but he has a bit of a master's appearance, but he is not as humble as an ordinary master.

“… ・・・Yes! Ge Lao, I didn't expect that this Wa Kingdom is the extent that I went to Huguang in Beijing, no wonder Your Majesty is so vigilant about the Wa Kingdom, it seems that it is really necessary to pacify the Wa Kingdom, otherwise, I really don't know if the Wa Kingdom will come to harm my dynasty again, ......" The young man who was called Tingzhi also said. Between the words, there was a lot of surprise.

Han nodded, his concept of the Wa Kingdom is much stronger than that of ordinary people, and he has also seen the emperor's big sand table, intuitively, he knows that this Wa Kingdom is indeed not far from the Ming Dynasty, but after all, it is on the sea, and the map drawn may not be accurate, but now that a round trip in ten days has come out, the sense of distance from the Wa Kingdom to the Ming Dynasty has really come out all of a sudden, and he himself did not expect that the Wa Kingdom and the Ming Dynasty will really be so close. Ten days, if it is a little slower, that is, the time it takes from Nanjing to Beijing, this is definitely quite close.

“… ・・・Ge Lao, this is actually not His Majesty's lie, Ge Lao thinks about it, isn't North Korea known as 3,000 miles of rivers and mountains? Except for some water, it is two thousand miles, plus the mileage of my post from Beijing to the Yalu River, it is not too much to think about three thousand miles, these three thousand miles, isn't it a five-day fast horse journey? Ten days just a back and forth, ■ The next thing I said is also grounded, not Your Majesty's words......" The man who looked like a master next to him thought for a while and explained with a smile.

After listening to this explanation, several people's expressions relaxed.

Han was thoughtful, he was a top boss in the imperial court, and he knew much more inside stories than ordinary people, and the things he thought of were not comparable to ordinary people. Although this analysis is very convincing, Han knows that this is not a joke told by the emperor, nor is it as simple as going by land, this matter may be true, that is to say, the actual emperor's control over the battle of Pingwei is still very strong, and the news is basically a round trip within ten days, and the holy decree can be handed down to Yuan Chonghuan within five days, and Han has understood a lot of things.

"Hmm......" Han seemed to understand something and nodded.

“… ・・・・・・"The student-looking man asked earnestly, as if he wanted to know what something different he understood.

"Your Majesty really had the foresight, it seems that this lighthouse needs to be repaired urgently!" Han Dao.

“… ・・・What does the elder mean, this lighthouse will be built until the Wa Kingdom? The student-looking man asked.

“… "Uh-huh・・・・・・" Han nodded. He has been busy repairing the lighthouse, originally thought it was for those merchant ships, but later he realized that it was not only for merchant ships to repair, but also for the sake of peace, to go further, to control the farther place in his hands, and now his student Yuan Chonghuan has benefited a lot, Han did feel a lot of emotion, the emperor did not ask Yuan Chonghuan to take risks in vain, he definitely made a lot of preparations.

“… ・・・How many lighthouses do you need to build? The student-looking man was surprised. This student seems to be very young, and he must not know a lot about the inside story, and when he suddenly heard the news, he was really surprised, and he couldn't understand that the lighthouse would be repaired to someone else's house. …,

“… Alas, Your Majesty is going to build a lighthouse in the circle from the Japanese Kingdom to Shanghai, to North Korea, and Tianjin, that is to say, in this circle, it is like an inner lake, as long as the luck is not too bad, the sea is basically no longer afraid of getting lost, and it is completely possible to travel day and night, and going to sea is no longer a terrible thing, and it can be as safe as a coastal boat, ・・・・・・" Han explained.

“… ・・・Ah! The student-looking man was startled again.

"Your Majesty is indeed far-sighted! Things are indeed interlocking, and now this lighthouse has also been built, and when it comes to going to sea freely, the lighthouse is almost repaired, which has a lighthouse ・・・・・・ from the Japanese country to North Korea, to the Ryukyus, to Shanghai, and to Tianjin, which is really free to come and go, and is no longer afraid of getting lost, and the risk at sea is greatly reduced......" The man who looked like the master also sighed, and he knew more things than the person who looked like a student.

"......" Han nodded. Thoughtfully.

“… In this way, it seems that His Majesty is going to hold that competition, and it really has something to do with this..."

“… ・・・Inner lake? ・・・・・・" Han muttered thoughtfully. The concept of an inner lake on the sea was presented in Han's mind for the first time. After seeing the emperor's sand table, after connecting the circle of Ryukyu, Ryukyu, Waguo, Korea, Tianjin, Dengzhou, and Shanghai, he was surprised to find that this was indeed an "inner lake", and the emperor's measures to build lighthouses everywhere and occupy ports everywhere undoubtedly showed that the emperor's "inner lake" had taken shape.

"No wonder ・・・・・・, no wonder・・・・・・" Han seemed to think of something, muttering. No wonder the emperor was so active in helping Ryukyu to restore the country, it turned out that Ryukyu was a very important part of this inner lake, no wonder the emperor was talking about this a few years ago, it turned out that the emperor was thinking about today's things at that time, Han felt that he had thought more clearly, and the emperor's intentions were clearer.

Several people looked at Han again, not knowing what Han understood.

“… ・・・It's really interesting, it's really interesting! …… In his lifetime, if he can see this kind ・・・・・・of thing, it can be regarded as the old man has not lived in vain," Han said with a smile, he understood that this "inner lake" on the sea is not only an inner lake, but also a trade circle, Ryukyu, Fujian, Shanghai, Dengzhou, Tianjin, Sanchahe, Jinzhou, North Korea, Waguo, Ryukyu, this circle, isn't it a big trade circle? This circle can be called a wealth circle, from drying salt to sea transportation, to the transportation and trading of various items, there is a trade quota of 10 or 20 million per year, this transaction is almost for the emperor alone, no wonder the emperor bothered to operate this circle. This circle is not as simple as doing some maritime trade in the past.

"Elder Ge, what the hell is going on?" The student-looking man asked curiously.

"This is not in a hurry, we will naturally see you in the future, but it is not easy to say at the moment・・・・・・" Han smiled and refused, he was a minister, there was no need to take out everything and say anything.

“… ・・・That Pavilion Elder looks at the matter of this lighthouse building and this sea boat race, Pavilion Elder ・・・・・・ "The man who looks like a master asked respectfully.

"Oh, this matter should be fully supported! This matter is only good for our dynasty, and there will be no harm, this inner lake has been formed, so naturally, people who run boats in the inner lake should learn how to run in this inner lake, I think this is the original intention of His Majesty......" Han said with a smile, he is the leader of this faction, and his remarks and understanding basically represent the remarks and understanding of this faction. …,

"Neihu? What does ・・・・・・ Pavilion Elder mean? The man who looked like a master asked, he was also an old friend of Han, but he didn't come out to be an official, but he helped Han come up with ideas, total, take care of the papers, etc., and be regarded as a half-staff and half-friend. I know more things than the average person, but I don't know everything, so I can't understand many things

“… ・・・The inner lake on the sea has been completed, this is the ・・・・・・ Your Majesty asked the old man to summon people to learn how to sail in the inner lake, hehehe, Your Majesty is also interesting, this is just a big bend, why turn such a big bend...... Han smiled and explained that his cooperation with the emperor is becoming more and more tacit, and the cooperation with the emperor is becoming smoother and smoother.

"An inner lake on the sea? What does ・・・・・・ Pavilion Elder mean? Ryukyu Shanghai, Tianjin, North Korea this circle of lakes? The man who looked like a master suddenly came to his senses.

"Isn't it an inland lake on the sea? Songyu forgot, what is the errand of freedom? Governor Ping, Governor of the Governor, Governor of the North and South Naval Divisions, Zhitianjin, Dengzhou, Jinzhou, Shanghai Military Affairs, Ryukyu, and the sea ships north of Shanghai are all free and controlled, these places add up, and then count North Korea, what is not an inner lake? Han said with a smile.

"Oops, this ・・・・・・ so it is, so it is! No wonder, no wonder, as soon as the elder said this, he opened his vision at this moment, and it was clear at a glance・・・・・・ "The person who looks like the master is also like this."

"Isn't it? Now the Great Ryukyu has matured, is the granary of abundant products, and Shanghai is the center of the north and south, controlling the products of the south of the Yangtze River, and even the entire Yangtze River, Dengzhou Jinzhou in the north is the gateway to Beijing, Tianjin is the port of Beijing, and now Liaodong is being developed, and the abundance of products is also expected, plus North Korea and the Japanese country, Songyu calculates, in this circle, how many goods do you have to take in a year? How much can Your Majesty gain? Han asked with a smile, looking like he had seen it through.

“… ・・・Hu・・・・・・h, I see, I see, so it is, in this way, that is to say, Your Majesty's strategy for a few years, but for more than ten years, has been clearly defined? Controlling this inner lake, this is almost an inexhaustible mountain of gold! Every year, the goods running in this inner lake, only afraid of no less than one or two million taels of silver・・・・・・ the profits of maritime trade have always been rich, ・・・・・・ tsk, powerful, powerful, this is the most powerful, I am afraid that it is Shanghai's move, the position of Shanghai, connecting the upper and lower, locking the entire Yangtze River, whether it is the goods in the south of the Yangtze River or in the north, must pass through this place, this location, is really incomparable! …… This move, but it is really in the eyes of the array, who controls Shanghai, almost controls the entire Neihu! No wonder His Majesty wants Xu Zi to go to Shanghai first... This is not just for immigration, for the sake of a living bodhisattva! ・・・・・・In the future, this Shanghai, I'm afraid it can only be described as incomparable...... "The person who looks like a master immediately summed up a set of things.

Han did think about it, when he heard Xu Zixian, he had to think of the imperial party, and he had to think of the words left and right, he was indeed a little dissatisfied with Xu Zixian and Sun Chengzong's "high position" than him, and he didn't understand why the emperor valued the two of them so much, but now he understands the emperor's "overall plan", and has a clearer position for Xu Guangqi's position in the emperor's mind, that is, he is indeed inferior to Xu and Sun, and the things that these two people control for the emperor are really not comparable to him. The things that the emperor gave him, compared to these two, can be said to be trivial, and it can even be said that it is fun. …,

Thinking of this, Han was a little frustrated and sour, why were the two of them so reused by the emperor, doing such important things for the emperor, and controlling such important things for the emperor, and what the emperor gave him seemed to be just some things that the emperor gave him, Han's heart was really sour.

Han was talking to the "master" who was also a staff member. The student-looking man looked at the two of them dumbfounded. These words turned his world upside down.

"・・・・・・ is good, in this way, it can be said that His Majesty's strategy within more than ten years has been basically clear, and only by following this context can you get twice the result with half the effort!" Han tried his best to calm the sourness in his heart and said with a smile. A group of people led by him are a combination of interests, no interests, may break up at any time, now find out the emperor's "bottom line" and find out the context of the Ming Dynasty, to make a fortune, it is simple, if you can't make a lot of money in the case of taking the lead, you can only blame yourself for eight lifetimes of mold. Although Han said it simply, in his heart, he was really uncomfortable. Compared to some people, it is a superior judgment.

"What the elder said is very ・・・・・・," the man who looked like a master said with a smile.

"・・・・・・ hehehe, then, whether it's a lighthouse or a boat race, I ......think that in the future, this inner lake will be full of my Ming boats, from the south to the north, you can go back and forth in ten days・・・・・・ and you won't be an official in the future, and it will only be a matter of a few days in Yangzhou, but it is also a quick thing...... "Han said with a smile.

“… The elder of the pavilion said seriously・・・・・・ "The person who looked like the master noticed Han's strange appearance, and said with a smile.

“… ・・・Tingzhi, today's words are very important, and they must not be leaked out, can you understand? Han instead began to explain the importance of his students, diverting the topic.

"Back to the old man, the student has written it down, and he will definitely not talk nonsense outside." The student immediately replied, indicating that he was serious.

"Okay, now that Tingzhi knows these things, can you think about going to Shanghai?" Han asked suddenly.

"Teacher・・・・・・ going to Shanghai?" The student hesitated. Although Shanghai is in the limelight, it seems that many people are optimistic about Shanghai, but if it is compared with learning things by the side of the elders, there is still a gap.

“… ・・・Yes! Tingzhi・・・・・・ go to Shanghai is also good, then Shanghai will be an unusually prosperous place in the future, and it will become the pearl in the hands of His Majesty, and its brilliance will definitely dazzle the entire Ming Dynasty, and even sting a universe, at this time, taking advantage of Shanghai's rise has not yet fully risen, you can take advantage of the rise of Shanghai to achieve a career, and the future of Tingzhi may be limitless・・・・・・" Han said, although he was very optimistic about the future of Shanghai, but he definitely did not raise the altitude to such a height, because of the poor entire history, No place has ever risen miraculously like Shanghai, and even the newly built Beijing City can't compare with this Shanghai. Beijing City is to move the capital, that is to move the rich to Beijing, that is to build a rich place, that is to suck the blood of the whole world, but this Shanghai is completely different, but it will pay taxes, according to the particularity of its geographical location, the annual taxes paid are only an astronomical amount.

The student was clearly reluctant to leave Han, even though Shanghai was also an attractive place.

"Ge Lao, I'm afraid that Shanghai is His Majesty's heart, and Xu Zi is in charge first, if you want to let the court go, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort, even if you go anywhere, I'm afraid it will be difficult to take the helm! If you want to achieve a career, I'm afraid it's also extremely difficult......" The person who looks like a master has come out to solve the siege.

“… This is natural, even if His Majesty sells the face of the old man, I am afraid that he will not be able to take the helm,... In fact, it is also of great benefit to Tingzhi to participate in the rise of Shanghai, and in the future, he can easily become the prefect by transferring to other places, and with a little effort, it is not difficult to be a court official in Beijing at Tingzhi's age......" Han said with some disappointment, he clearly saw the future results, but unfortunately, his students did not have the courage and foresight, and they were not willing to endure this hardship. …,

The person who looked like a master was also slightly disappointed, although he helped this young man out of the siege, but this young man lost an excellent opportunity, it seems that the future of staying on Han's side is greater, but in fact, he may have lost the most dazzling moment in his life, and lost a chance to shine himself, this opportunity is unavoidable.

“… ・・・Yes! ・・・・・・ not difficult,...... It's not a difficult ・・・・・・, no wonder Your Majesty is so confident, now it seems that Your Majesty does have this confidence, and this method is indeed a novelty, ......・・・・・・ unimaginable "Han has basically seen the emperor's intentions so far, and he has begun to reposition many things that he had expected before. Not to mention anything else, just talked to him, a student, about the rise of Shanghai, and talked about the matter of being transferred to be the prefect, Han understood more clearly, what the emperor was thinking, why did the emperor have so much confidence, if Shanghai rose as he thought, with that dazzling light, this foreign transfer to the prefect is not like splashing water? In a few years, the world will be the prefect who went out of Shanghai, and this Shanghai is now the name of the immigrant, with Xu Zi in charge first, that is to say, this is almost a promotion machine for immigrants, and anyone who is here in Shanghai will have to be promoted! Han had a new understanding of the emperor's methods of controlling the world.

“… ・・・What does the elder mean? The person who looked like the master was a little unsure of Han's words, and asked, he and Han are also friends, so they are not very restrained.

“… ・・・Hehe, it's nothing, it's just a bad expectation, the rise of Shanghai, beyond expectations, quite a lot! Han said with a wry smile.

"・・・・・・ this, it is indeed ・・・・・・, alas, Your Majesty's strategy is indeed not a cut above us, this kind of method and strategy, probably only such as Your Majesty can make it, we don't have such a high state of mind! … ・・・Terrible, terrible・・・・・・" The master got a little reminder, and he already understood what Han meant.

"・・・・・・ hehehe, fortunately, now we are also considered to be the emperor's party, Your Majesty treats me quite well, finally I didn't come to your Majesty, this prosperous era, there is always a credit to me, if you are lucky, you can see more with your own eyes, and it is not in vain to come to the world." Han said with emotion that he had also imagined where the emperor would take the Ming Dynasty before, but he definitely did not think that the future of the Ming Dynasty would be as dazzling and good as it is today.

"Ge Lao said yes, this event, we finally caught up, although we may not be able to get a glimpse of the whole picture, but finally lucky, if you can be born a few years later, it is even more lucky, ・・・・・・ hehehe, don't say it, don't say it, life has its own destiny, life is always forced・・・・・・" The person who looks like the master also said with emotion, he is the same as Han, he is not young, even if he is younger than Han, but the years are not forgiving, and now he can glimpse the future of the Ming Dynasty, and he already feels lucky.

The young student listened blankly to the words of the two old men, and he basically didn't understand what the two old men were saying, and he really couldn't understand what was going on.

“… ・・・Hehehehe・・・・・・" Han laughed for a while, although there was still a lot of sadness and regret in his heart, but more, he felt lucky and relieved. In the past, he couldn't see, and he couldn't see the future of the Ming Dynasty, although he believed in the emperor, but he couldn't think where the emperor would take the Ming Dynasty, the ideal Ming, always with some obscurity, always a little misty and misty, as in a dream is not very real, and now through these clues, such a Ming is about to be presented, Han is relieved, he has always held himself Zhongyun, self-held loyalty, and is more loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and he is also very important to the future of the Ming Dynasty. Now that he clearly sees a Ming Dynasty that is about to come out, Han feels very relieved, and they have also done their part in the dazzling Ming Dynasty in the future, and his name will also be remembered by this era.