"Dare to ask this lord, what kind of character is Wang Xuance that Your Majesty just said?" Lu Xiangsheng and Wang Qia are people who have read poetry and books for a long time, of course, they have heard of Wang Xuance's name for a long time, and although Yu Zhigao and other military generals may not have read many books, there is also a lesson in war history in the military academy, and they have also heard of Wang Xuance's deeds here. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"This Lord Wang Xuance is a famous general in my China about 800 years ago, he was ordered by Tang Taizong to send an envoy to Tianzhu, but encountered the Tianzhu minister Alqiuna usurped the throne, put Wang Xuance into prison, Wang Xuance managed to break away from the country and came to Tubo alone, borrowed thousands of soldiers and horses from Tubo and Nepal, and then returned to Tianzhu, with thousands of soldiers and horses to break through the tens of thousands of troops of Alqiu, and took it back to the Tang Dynasty in front of Tang Taizong, I have a long history in China. There are many famous generals, but there are not many people like Lord Wang Xuance, who 'one person destroys one country'. "I finally came across an opportunity to promote the glory of my China to foreigners, and of course the officials of the Ministry of Rites refused to miss it, and he immediately told Wang Xuance's deeds with great vigour.

"This General Wang Xuance is really incredible, this Tianzhu is today's India?" Heathrow hurriedly asked, after receiving an affirmative answer, he already understood the reason why Li You named this battleship Wang Xuance, His Majesty the Emperor has regarded India as his own bag, even if he is unwilling, there is not much he can do, after the defeat of the Spanish and Dutch, there is no force in East Asia and South Asia that can stop the southern naval division of the Ming Dynasty, and the European countries are fighting hotly, and they can't draw their strength to Asia in a short time, And it is impossible for India's local forces to resist the Ming army, so try to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty's Indian actions in order to seek more benefits for the company.

"Your Majesty, are you interested in Tianzhu?" Lu Xiangsheng and the others also understood the reason why Li You named it after him, and hurriedly asked, while Yu Zhigao was a little reluctant to leave Jinmen with this battleship, but he also knew that now the enemies of the Northern Naval Division have been completely cleared, whether it is the Japanese State or North Korea, they are extremely deferential to the Ming Dynasty, it seems that the Northern Naval Division has no chance to fight in a short period of time, and it is a waste to stay in the north with such a powerful warship.

"Yes, after defeating the Spaniards and the Dutch, the sailors have controlled the shipping route from Daming to Tianzhu, compared to Jiaozhi, Siam and other countries, Tianzhu has a wider territory, a larger population, and richer products, and only Tianzhu can eat many of the goods produced by my Daming, so as to feed the people of Daming who work." Song Yingxing presided over the research and development of various new equipment gradually promoted in the Ming Dynasty, a new workshop was also established, these workshops absorbed many people who lost their land, so that the tension in the Ming Dynasty was eased, but the goods produced by these workshops need a market after all, in addition to the domestic market in the Ming Dynasty, these merchants also transported goods to the Wa Kingdom, North Korea, Cochin, Siam and other countries for sale, of course, there is also an indispensable trade with the Taixi countries, now at first glance it seems that most of these goods are in short supply, But Li You knows that if he can't get India, it won't be long before the amount of exports to these countries will reach a bottleneck.

"But Tianzhu is a big country after all, and the northwest and southwest roads are difficult, I'm afraid the main force still has to take the sea route, so how many ships will be needed to transport hundreds of thousands of troops to Tianzhu?" Lu Xiangsheng suddenly felt a lot of pressure, according to the information collected before, Tianzhu is also a country with a vast territory and a large population, if you want to destroy a big country like Tianzhu, you have to send 100,000 soldiers and horses, but this is beyond the current ability of the Ming Dynasty.

"It's not a matter of urgency, I'm not in a hurry to destroy Tianzhu, but just to force them to trade, so I don't need hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, just send tens of thousands of soldiers and horses; What's more, the character of this Tianzhu person is afraid that General Lu thinks very differently, this country has never liked to resist very much. "Throughout the history of Tianzhu, it is a process of continuous conquest by foreign races, the Aryans conquered India and determined the caste system, Alexander fought to Punjab, if it were not for the homesickness and war weariness of the Macedonian army, this place might have become Alexander's land, the Huns were rampant in northern India, the Turks invaded India one after another, and established the Delhi Sultanate in its place, Timur's descendant Babur defeated the Delhi Sultanate and established the Mughal dynasty, and they would later become the crown jewel of the British Empire......

Since they can accept the rule of the Aryans, Khitans, Huns, Turks, and British, they must also be conquered by the Ming Dynasty," it just so happened that the envoy of England came, and when the matter was over, he was summoned to the palace and inquired in detail about the current situation in India, and General Lu would be surprised at that time; It is expected that this battle will be much easier than attacking Jiannu and pacifying the Wa Kingdom, and perhaps it will not even be able to catch up with the intensity of defeating Lin Dan Khan. ”

Three days later, Li You returned to Beijing, and sure enough, as he said, after listening to Heathrow's introduction to India, Lu Xiangsheng and others were all surprised, but it was difficult for them to imagine that there was such a country, and in the end they could only sigh that the nation that could give birth to Buddhism was really unusual.

"General Lu and all of you in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies should think carefully about how to attack Tianzhu." This time, Yu Zhigao and Zheng Zhilong also entered the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, Li You's move was to expand the influence of the sailor in the upper echelons of the Ming Dynasty, and it can be expected that for a long time in the future, the status of the sailor will continue to rise.

Moreover, the practice of the Ming Dynasty and the vassal states is getting closer and closer, and the scale of overseas colonies is also getting bigger and bigger, and now it is difficult to manage these affairs by relying on the Ministry of Rites alone, so Li You pondered that he was about to open a new yamen to manage these foreign affairs, and the name of the Imperial Court seemed to sound good, and in the future, the Ministry of Rites would be responsible for domestic affairs, and these foreign-related matters would be handed over to the Imperial Academy.

"But before that, you have to do another thing first, let the Southern Naval Division send an envoy to ask Cochin for Cam Ranh Bay and Haiphong Port and other ports as the seaports for my Ming Dynasty's overseas garrison and upload." The location of these two ports is also very important, compared to Manila and Malacca, so it must be controlled in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, so as to ensure the smooth sea route from the Ming Dynasty to Tianzhu.