After talking about polar bears, Yang Gengai paused slightly, a little thirsty. **

After drinking a cup of tea, Yang was ready to continue.

"That's about the situation in the north, and now, let's talk about the west.........

"The minister is here!" The military department Shangshu Shen Yongmao immediately agreed.

"Let's talk about the affairs of the west...... Yang said. Yang Gengai found that the new secretary of the military department is still quite useful, although he doesn't know much about military affairs, but because he doesn't know much about it, he doesn't dare to interfere too much in his own affairs, basically he agrees to what he wants to do, and he can call him to say it on his behalf when he is tired, but he is a good secretary.

"Command!" The military department Shangshu Shen Yongmao immediately agreed.

“… ・・・Your Majesty, your elders, colleagues, ......, the west is Wusizang, which is the scope of Moxi Mongolia, and now the dispute between the Red and Yellow Sects is at a fierce critical juncture, according to Your Majesty's arrangement, I will go west to take Wusizang and Moxi Mongolia into the bag after cleaning up the eastern captives, and its strategy is still the same as before, a small number of elites, mixed with and suppressed a large number of imperial allies to fight, the same, with trade privileges as a reward, in order to control a large area, of course, here is much richer than Mobei, the Far North, There is still a difference between the number of battles and the hundred and ten or hundreds of people in the Far North, and ・・・・・・ the strategy here, it will not be implemented until the battle between Guanwai and Dongyu Huangtaiji is completed......" Shen Yongmao, the secretary of the military department, immediately said as if he had endorsed it.

"Well, the strategy here, I think all of you also know something, the specific matters, you have to wait until Master Sun's side completely eradicates the Dongyu before it can be implemented, this is also a basic strategy..."

The ministers looked at each other and didn't say much, and it was true that it was basically not their turn to speak, but Sun Chengzong.

“… Okay, I've talked about the east, the north, and the west, let's talk about the south..."

The ministers immediately became solemn and listened carefully, these are the basic trends of the Ming Dynasty in the next few years, or even decades.

“… ・・・It seems that these three sides are fighting, but the south is relatively calm・But in fact, this south may be the most difficult to get, or it may be the longest time-consuming side, fighting the Japanese country, it will work in three or five years, and the north can almost expand to the extreme north in three or five years, this west involves the eastern captives, and the solution to the eastern captives is probably this year and next year, at most, next year, the Western Regions and the expansion to the Western Regions before the Han and Tang dynasties, about three or five years, maybe more time, but, this south, It may take decades, or even hundreds of years...... "Yang Reform is announcing his own policy of colonial expansion."

“… ・・・This South Sea is not only purely the guide to the ocean, through the South Sea, but also down to the Western Ocean, and now the Western Franc machine people have run to the door of my Ming Dynasty, my Ming Dynasty wants to go out, to expand, there will definitely be conflicts with them, so, this conflict, may last for decades, but a hundred years, it is possible to fight with them in the birthplace of the Franc machine people・・・・・・ "Yang Reform said, the stick drew a large circle on the big sand table, from the abdomen of the Ming Dynasty to the South Seas, to Malacca, to India, to Africa, and then to Europe.

Several ministers wanted to open their mouths to speak, but it can be seen that the emperor had no intention of stopping, and he did not dare to intervene rashly.

"This place in Nanyang, although it is a land of smoke miasma, although there are all kinds of diseases, but I have to say that this is a fertile land that can no longer be fertile, that is a place where you can eat and drink as long as you scatter a few seeds casually, as long as there is a proper way to resist and deal with the smoke miasma, these places are rich to the point that they can no longer be rich, at least two crops a year, more than three crops, it is really fertile, my people are starving because they have no land to cultivate, this land is given to me by God, I do not take it, but it is going to be struck by lightning・・・・・・" Yang said. Yang Reform's tone is unquestionable, and the momentum of the whole person has unconsciously risen to a certain extent when he says this. [].…,

The ministers were all slumped, forced by the emperor's momentum, even if they wanted to ask or say something, they couldn't say it.

“… ・・・The success of immigrating to Ryukyu has accumulated enough experience for the expansion to the South Seas, whether it is to organize the immigrants themselves, or to deal with the miasma, or to deal with pirates, and ・・・・・・, now all that remains is to let the sailors open the passage to the south, and fight for a piece of land for the people of our dynasty to rest and grow for generations・・・・・・" Yang Reform still said in an unquestionable voice, and Yang Reform, who has accumulated enough prestige, is indeed absolutely sure, absolutely qualified, and absolutely capable of saying this kind of thing.

The ministers simply shut their mouths, the emperor's momentum is too strong, and he can't tolerate the slightest interjection, since the emperor has already said so, then do it, at least so far, it seems that the decision made by this saint is not too wrong.

“…… Outside of the South Seas, there are more lands, such as here, such as here, according to the map made by the Yi people, there is a large piece of land here, and there is also a large piece of land here, which is wide, each piece is more than several times the territory of the Ming Dynasty today, here, it also needs to be occupied and controlled, this world, is gradually getting smaller,...... It's not that the world is really getting smaller, but that with the development of communication and transportation, the perception of this world is becoming clearer and clearer, and many vague places in the past are gradually becoming clearer, and the fog that obscures people's vision everywhere in the world is weakening and disappearing, and I must continue to occupy and play the role ・・・・・・of the center of the world in the world after the fog dissipates. The self-proclaimed heavenly kingdom and the center of the world, the so-called barrenness of our dynasty is a rich land compared to those Yi people and barbarians, and if we do not take it, it will definitely be occupied by others, and we will definitely peep into the wealth of our dynasty, and there will definitely be things like beating grass valleys,...... I won't say much about this lesson, I don't want to raise a Dongyu out, and I don't want more Wa kingdoms to come to fight my Ming idea in three days......" Yang Reform continued to announce his expansion strategy with great momentum. The stick refers to Australia, South America, and North America, and the map at this time only has a rough appearance, so I can't say how accurate it is, but the prototype of the world map is there.

The ministers listened in great silence. It can be said that the atmosphere does not dare to take a breather, and many people have heard of this grand plan for the first time, and they have been shocked by the content. After this circle, almost the entire sand table has been encompassed. How big does this have to be? As the emperor just said, that is, those two barren lands, each of which is much larger than the current Ming Dynasty, is not more than ten times bigger than the current Ming Dynasty in the future?

The ministers were all taken by the emperor's momentum, and they didn't dare to breathe more...

Yang Gengai said the blueprint in his heart, it was much more comfortable, at this moment, all the preparations for colonial expansion have been prepared, whether it is to the north or the south, whether it is on land or at sea, there is enough experience, there is enough preparation, there is enough support, the rest is to let go of the hand, let the giant ship of the Ming Dynasty sail to the depths of the ocean.

The platform was extremely quiet, and all that was left was the panting of the crowd.

"Ladies and gentlemen, if you have any questions, you can raise them now, and I can answer them......" Yang Reform saw that his momentum had overwhelmed the ministers, and no one dared to oppose him in front of his own strong momentum, Yang Reform was very satisfied, and it was not in vain that he had accumulated so much prestige. …,

Only then did the ministers move a little.

After a while, Chen Yuting stood up and prepared to perform his duties.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a question, I don't know if I should ask ・・・・・・ or not" Chen Yuting stood up bravely and asked, The emperor said these things, he can be regarded as having heard of them, and he is not too unfamiliar, of course, it is not so detailed. He didn't want to say more, nor did he want to argue with the emperor more, he just wanted to do his duty.

"Oh, if there's anything you want to ask, just ask, and I can answer ・・・・・・," Yang said.

"Back to Your Majesty, Your Majesty will definitely pass through this place of Jiaozhi when you go south, how does Your Majesty plan to deal with Jiaozhi? In the past, I also fought with Cochin, and even set up a political envoy to Cochin, but then I had to retreat. Your Majesty, just one Jiaozhi is so difficult to conquer, how can we talk about the vast territory of Nanyang? Besides, there are many countries in Nanyang that have accepted the edict of our dynasty, so how should we deal with the relationship between these countries? Chen Yuting asked.

"Well, the Qing family has a reasonable question, the Qing family said that the question of Jiaozhi actually wants to ask how to conquer such a vast place, right? How to occupy it if it is conquered, right? Yang Gai said.

"Your Majesty, yes!" Chen Yuting said.

"Actually, you may wish to refer to Yuan Chonghuan's practice in the Wa Kingdom, although the Wa country has millions of people, or even tens of millions, but what I gave to Yuan Chonghuan is only thirty or forty warships, which actually does not require many people, and does not cost much money, and can be made up for by trade, and the intensity of its combat is also within the limits of trade harvest, and it will not drag down the court itself too much, and maintain the trade routes, and the court can profit a lot from trade..." In fact, there is another one that is not said, and that is plunder.

“…… If you don't understand how Yuan Chonghuan pacified the Japanese, I can say it more simply・・・・・・ in fact, this Pingwei refers to the practice of dealing with the Mongolians outside the Guanwai, using the Imperial Association Army ・・・・・・, so you can understand? Yang reformed and explained.

“… ・・・Returning to Your Majesty, Your Majesty means that this South Sea will also be like a peaceful war, and there will not be too many people going to Jiaozhi, but to blockade the sea with naval warships, and use warships to wear down the strength of Jiaozhi, so that it will be chaotic, and our dynasty will profit from it, supplemented by trade to supplement the consumption of sailors, and can achieve a balance of payments, and even rely on trade to achieve surplus? Chen Yuting is not an idiot, his seniors have given him a few tips, told him these insider stories, and asked him, so he has fulfilled his due duty.

"Yes, it's almost like this, this is the biggest difference from my previous level crossing, there is no army to press the border, only warships control sea traffic, escort trade, use warships to wear down the strength of Jiaozhi, make it strife, make it submit, and then set up some strongholds, as a base for encroaching on Jiaozhi, and gradually promote expansion,...... Instead of a large army pressing the border, it will be leveled in one fell swoop......" Yang said.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the minister understands, and I think this is probably the case in other parts of the South Seas,...... However, Your Majesty, many countries in the South Seas used to have their own edicts, so what should we do with them? Chen Yuting said dutifully again.

"This is simple, if I can scoop out the seal of my dynasty before, I will be a different matter, if I can't scoop it up, then it will be a different matter...... For example, you can learn from the ancients, build some imperial armies, and assist our dynasty in fighting. ・・・" Yang Reform said simply, in fact, it is very simple to deal with this, the Ming Dynasty has not been to Nanyang for so many years, and its influence on Nanyang has been greatly reduced, God knows how many such seals there are? If there is really a feudal edict, it doesn't matter, just support a puppet country, get some puppet imperial army, and use the locals to fight the locals better, and when the Nanyang is almost done, I want to use the productivity of the Ming Dynasty at that time, an absolutely proper industrialized society, and its wealth does not make those imperial alliance countries envious and drop their jaws? There is also a huge gap between nationality and household registration, and there is no need for the Ming Dynasty to ask for it, and the Ming Dynasty has to consider whether to agree. …,

As soon as the ministers heard it, it was this trick again, and it was the Imperial Army, how to fight Nanyang, all of a sudden it was a nose and an eye, even people who didn't know anything about military affairs also understood a little, it seems that this expansion is not as difficult as imagined, this is almost a step-by-step work, it seems that everything has been prepared......

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister understands......" Chen Yuting said with satisfaction, since he had done what he had to do, then he should also leave.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what else do you have to ask?" Yang asked Gengai.

The ministers looked at each other and talked in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a question, I don't know if I should ask or not." Han pondered for a long time, and finally asked.

"Oh, what do you have to ask?" Yang asked Gengai.

"Back to Your Majesty, I don't know when Your Majesty plans to go south?" Han asked.

After Han asked, all the ministers listened attentively, this is definitely a huge news, and it may have a lot of impact on many things.

“… ・・・The matter of southward expansion has been almost prepared, and there is no need to worry about ・・・・・・ food, although there are not many people who use it, but the army has not moved, and the grain and grass go first, I still understand,...... Great Ryukyu has set up a state and county, has become my Ming grain base, but do not worry about no food, you can transfer grain nearby, however, the Great Ryukyu can only be regarded as a basic stereotype, has not yet fully formed, last year, this year has been to the mainland to transfer grain, their own grain storage is not much, or wait another year or two, from this year, the Great Ryukyu began to prepare to store grain, to next year and another year, probably about the same, with food, there is a bottom in the heart・・・・・・ and then there is the problem of the lighthouse, first build a lighthouse, After the lighthouses from Zhejiang, Fujian, Daliuqiu, Liangguang, Qiongzhou and other places are connected into a network, it is not too late to go......" Yang Reform said, in fact, there is a more important factor, that is, the construction of the water division, now the Ming Dynasty is powerful, and many pirates who did not consider Zhao'an in history are now accepting Zhao'an, so today's Ming Dynasty is much better than the Ming Dynasty in history. Now it still takes time for the new naval division to be familiar with the new warship, familiar with the new tactics, and run in well before they can go to the battlefield, after all, the pirates of the Ming Dynasty, whether it is the sailors, are all used to small ships and small cannons, and they are not very familiar with the combat methods of large warships and fleets, which takes time. Then there is the issue of lighthouses, and it will take time to build new lighthouses.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister understands, ......" Han asked, so he didn't ask any more, and it was unnecessary to ask too much to annoy the emperor.

"And that Qing family wants to ask?" Yang Gengai looked around for a moment and asked again.

This time, the ministers didn't come out to ask questions again.

"Since there is no more, then I will say a little more, the content of today's conversation is top secret, and it must not be leaked out for half a point, it is related to the national fortune of my dynasty in the next few decades, I hope that you can keep secrets, if you leak the secret, you will be punished with leaking the forbidden Chinese language, I will never tolerate half a point, and when the time comes, don't blame me for not being emotional..." There is another thing, quite a headache for Yang reform, that is, the problem of the master of the Ming Dynasty, many officials themselves do not have much thinking ability, many people like to scoop things to the master to figure out and speculate, this consequence is that the court's secrecy measures are like a sieve, there is no secret at all, often still in the court to discuss things, the outside has been spread all over the city, and what is worse is that after the secret communication of the masters, this group of people rise up and attack, this party and fight, this ventilation and news, often catch the court off guard, often interfered by a lot of external forces, and the policies and decisions made are often deviated. The master often comes from the same place, which magnifies this ability to secretly influence the government.

The ministers discussed for a while, and then said, "The minister's decree! ”

"Daban, compile Yuan Chonghuan's affairs in the Wa Kingdom into a simple booklet, and distribute it to officials above the third rank for reference and knowledge,......, but pay attention to confidentiality, do not let irrelevant people see it, and indicate on this booklet 'confidential, two words, write the words that are not allowed to be consulted by officials above the third rank, so as to prevent others from reading the ・・・・・・, and similarly, if there is a leak, it will be punished for leaking the forbidden Chinese language... "Yang Gai said again. Yang Gengai intends to strip away these people who have been secretly observing and peeping at the imperial court to deal with the affairs of the court. Although the status of these people may not be very high, but the actual energy can not be underestimated, they may not be able to do anything, but the bad things are definitely experts, and this uncontrolled force needs to be isolated, or rather, included in the scope of control.

[Thanks to the book friend "Chinese Pastoral Cat" for reminding me, the capital of Japan at the end of the Ming Dynasty was not in Tokyo, but in Kyoto, and Tokyo Bay was changed to the Seto Inland Sea, which has been modified. 】