Hearing Li Dequan's secret temptation, Yinzhen couldn't help but laugh secretly, this old eunuch was still so cautious, smiled slightly, and then he said: "Don't snake, snake and scorpion, you have money, and you can glorify your ancestors, what else do you want?" Peace of mind, better than anything else"

"Xie Fourteen Master is compassionate" Li Dequan bowed down and thanked, but he was extremely emotional in his heart, over the years, he had taken the silver of the Fourteenth Master, but he couldn't help at all, and the Fourteenth Master never made any requests, but he had lived for most of his life, but he understood very well in his heart, the benefits could not be taken in vain, and it was okay to do nothing, once something happened, he could only give up this old life, and in this life, it was worth it to live to him

In the main hall, Kangxi paced slowly, the old fifteen yesterday asked the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy to help write an article for the Beijing Daily, he inquired in detail about the situation, and greatly appreciated Yinzhen's suggestion, if the Beijing News can start from all aspects, all strata, and all angles, it will be an elegant and popular publication, which is undoubtedly much more influential, which is the real role of the Beijing Daily

In this way, the Beijing newspaper is afraid that it will be printed, and it must also be controlled by the imperial court, otherwise, once it is taken advantage of, the consequences are unimaginable, he can't help but secretly think in his heart, the old fourteen really have nothing to say, the more careful the matter, is more and more mature

Li Dequan walked in briskly at this time, bowed down and reported: "Your Majesty, the fourteenth elder brother is here to see you outside."

Kangxi nodded slightly, turned back to the kang and sat cross-legged before saying, "Xuan"

After Yinzhen came in to greet him, he ordered to give him a seat to enjoy the tea as usual, and when he sat down, Fang said: "The matter of dividing the seal can be decided yesterday?" ”

"Hui Huang Ama, it has been decided" Yinzhen replied: "Considering that North America is close to the Qing Dynasty and there are no Europeans in the north for the time being, Erchen ordered the five group feudal groups to gain a foothold in North America and open up North American feudal countries, South America is closer to Australia, and there are great prospects for development.

Kangxi also repeatedly studied the Kunyu Wanguo Map during this time, and after hearing this, he raised his face and meditated for a long time, and then said with a slight chin and said: "North America is the key point, once you gain a foothold, you will try your best to open up a route to North America."

North America is a good focus, but the Europeans also list North America as a priority, and there will definitely be a big war in North America more than ten years later. Yinzhen was distracted for a moment, then bowed and said: "Erchen's honor"

Kangxi continued: "The division of the Americas is a matter of great importance, logistics and supplies must be guaranteed, and the selection of a foothold must also be considered by the navy and sent troops to assist the port of Acapulco. ”

I can't wait to send 100,000 troops, but there are no soldiers on hand, and there are not so many ships, Yinzhen was depressed, and then said: "Back to Emperor Amma, the situation of the Spanish garrison in the port of Acapulco, Erchen has already learned through the Spanish crew and sailors, the strength is only between six hundred and eight hundred, and the port of Acapulco basically has no defense system, only a castle known as the fortress of San Diego."

It is not a problem to attack, the problem is defense, however, there are warships in the bay to assist in the defense, the problem is not very big, after all, in the field, the firearms of our Qing navy occupy an absolute advantage in terms of range and accuracy, besides, the mountains between the port of Acapulco and Mexico City, the capital of Spain, are not conducive to marching, and the Spaniards will not attack with all their strength, of course, provided that we do not attack in a big way

In order to prevent the accident of the Spanish counteroffensive, Erchen will also bring the Spanish governor in Manila, which will not be very useful, and there will be no problem in delaying time, and next year, we will be able to free up our hands and increase the number of troops in the port of Acapulco

As long as our feudal country avoids Spain's territory in the Americas in the short term, we can forcibly annex the port of Acapulco, which is also beneficial to the Spaniards, and they are also the beneficiaries of the smooth flow of the American routes."

Kangxi nodded and asked in a deep voice, "Will the Spaniards agree to cede the port of Acapulco?" ”

"If you agree, you have to cede, if you don't agree, you have to cede everything, everything is up to the artillery" Yinzhen also said in a deep voice: "In addition, as long as Spain accepts the help of the European navy, it will first coerce them to cede the port of Acapulco"

Kangxi nodded with satisfaction, such a two-pronged approach, cession is inevitable, and after a while, he asked: "Once the feudal countries of North America and South America open routes with China, won't the port of Acapulco lose its value?" ”

"This will not be" Yinzhen affirmed: "The port of Acapulco itself is a trading port, and his existence will greatly promote the trade between the Qing Dynasty and the Americas, on the other hand, the port of Acapulco has plains along the coast, and it is completely possible to build a feudal country, the main thing is that the population of Spain cannot keep up, and the national strength is weak, it is difficult to maintain such a vast territory in the United States, for the Qing Dynasty, the port of Acapulco will always be a bridgehead to advance into the Americas."

This old fourteenth didn't forget to dig the corners of Spain from time to time, but fortunately, he understood that he would take advantage of the situation, and he didn't have to worry too much, Kangxi nodded slightly, but he didn't ask any more questions

Yinzhen also wanted to say something happy, which made Kangxi happy and happy, and sighed slightly, and said: "Emperor Ama, Erchen went south to Karopa this time, and accidentally found that the price of rice in Siam and Quang Nam is amazingly cheap, Siamese rice is three dollars and one stone, and Guangnan is slightly more expensive, four coins and one stone."

The price of rice is three dollars, four dollars and one stone? Kangxi was extremely surprised when he heard this, and said in disbelief: "Have you ever confirmed it?" ”

Yinzhen nodded and said: "It has been confirmed, it is true, Erchen specially sent people to Siam and Quang Nam, and was bought 300,000 stones and 200,000 stones."

"Do you know why?" Kangxi leaned forward unconsciously, this news was too shocking to him, there is food and everything, the grain of the Qing Dynasty is about one or two in normal years, in the event of a famine, one or two seven, eight coins and one stone is also a common thing, Siam, Guangnan turned out to be three or four coins and a stone, he was like a cat that saw a mouse, this is not money, this is the people's will can make the people of the world full of food and clothing, and the Qing Dynasty will be as stable as a rock, unbreakable

Yinzhen groaned: "Siam, Burma, Quang Nam, Annam, Chenla and other countries, the land is sparsely populated, many plains, convenient irrigation, and the climate is suitable, two or even three harvests a year, it is cheap rice, and the son is ready to do a detailed investigation for a week, if it is feasible, he is ready to try to replace the grain with rice from the South Seas"

"This is the best birthday gift I have received for my 60th birthday," Kangxi said with a smile on his face, getting up and pacing in the hall excitedly