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Whether it was Xiao Tang, Su Qin, Ling Tianfang, and Bo Jinchen, they were all very surprised by the fact that the emperor suddenly summoned him to enter the palace at this time, and unless there was an emergency at this time, what could not be discussed at the court meeting in the Ming Dynasty? If it was an important government matter, it could also be discussed in the afternoon, because at this time it was already dark, the palace gate was about to close, and non-urgent official business was not allowed to enter the imperial city. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Seeing the four people coming in a hurry, Wu Feng also felt that he was a little too excited, and as soon as he received the news, he hurriedly summoned the four of them, and he didn't care about paying attention to the time, but he really hoped that someone could share such good things with him, and if he held it in his heart, even if he was in a good mood, it would be discounted.

"Your Majesty, what is the urgent matter going on?" Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor didn't seem to be anxious, but with a beaming face, after Xiao Tang and the four looked at each other, it was Xiao Tang who asked first.

"Well, I'm not in a hurry, I'm not in a hurry, there's nothing very urgent about it, it's just that I have great news that I want to share with you. "Wu Feng is also a little embarrassed, this kind of thing attracts everyone to enter the palace urgently, I am afraid that everyone will guess that it is not a good thing, and now I am saying this again, it is really not so authentic.

Xiao Tang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, although he complained a little about Wufeng's fuss, what kind of happy event is worth recruiting important ministers into the palace at night, isn't this a peace of mind to toss people? Isn't it better to announce it at the Ming Dynasty court meeting? It's just that in this case, Xiao Tang was also helpless, so he had to echo and said: "Is it a happy event? I don't know what happy event makes His Majesty so excited?"

Wu Feng also heard the dissatisfaction in Xiao Tang's words, and at this time, he could only pretend that he couldn't hear the meaning of the other party's words, and said with a big grin: "It's a good thing, it's a great thing, and this matter involves some adjustments to the national policy of the empire, so I have to invite Zhu Qing into the palace to discuss it first, and this matter can't be delayed, so I want to set the tone first, and I will discuss it at the court meeting, and strive to implement it as soon as possible. ”

"Oh?" Both Xiao Su and Ling Bo were all whetted by Wu Feng's words, involving the great joy of the adjustment of the imperial national policy, and it was difficult for the four of them to figure out what happy event would even make the imperial national policy adjusted.

"I don't know what it is that deserves Your Majesty to say this? Ling Tianfang really couldn't help but ask, I don't know if it refers to the adjustment of military policies when it comes to the adjustment of national policies, and I don't know if His Majesty the Emperor has any new ideas.

"Everyone, what is this? What is this?" Wu Feng took a breath, put the lilac plant in his hand on the imperial case, and then unfolded the drawn chart, beckoning the four of them to approach and watch.

Su Qin approached first and observed the lilac plant placed on the imperial case by Wu Feng, and only after a long time did he say: "Your Majesty, this seems to be a spice plant, it should be cloves, this is a shrub, and the clove oil produced is the most important spice." ”

"Yes, this is a spice, so where does this spice come from?" Wu Feng nodded and asked again.

Xiao Tang and Su Qin exchanged glances, I don't know what His Majesty the Emperor was stimulated by today, and he actually asked this kind of pediatric question, "Your Majesty, the main production area of this clove is naturally Meili County, and of course, it is also produced in the South Meili area controlled by West Oran and Deland. ”

"Then is this clove still produced elsewhere?" Wu Feng ignored the two of them and continued to ask.

"This seems to have been unheard of, and at present spices are mainly produced in the Meili region, and although they are produced elsewhere, they are either of poor quality or too low in production, and it is very difficult to commercialize them. "Su Qin knew very well in this regard, he was in charge of diplomacy, foreign trade and commerce, and where the spices came from could not be difficult for him.

"Well, that's a good point, Tianfang, Jinchen, do you see where that map is marked?" Wu Feng turned his head and asked the second envoy of the Privy Council.

"Well, Your Majesty, this seems to be a nautical chart on the New World, marked here is Mangadishu and Sabana, those are the two major colonies of the Empire in the middle and south of the New World, and the place marked Assab here should be the southernmost control point of the Empire, and further south, it seems that the Empire's sphere of influence cannot be reached. "Ling Tianfang has always been very concerned about the actions of the navy, the New World is one of the main areas of naval activities, and he is also well aware of the progress made by the navy.

"Well, yes, it seems that Tianfang is very familiar with this area, let me take a look at this island that day, how far is it from Asab?" asked Wu Feng with a smile.

Ling Tian looked at the chart for a while before he said: "This island should be an island that has just been discovered recently, the information sent back from Sabana last time has not yet marked this island, but according to the proportion of surveying and mapping, it should be about four hundred nautical miles, why, how can Your Majesty be interested in this island? However, there are indeed not many coastal islands on the east coast of the New World, this island is in a moderate location, and it is not far from the coastline of the mainland, so it is a good relay station." ”

"No, my God, although the geographical location of this island is also important, I value its economic value more than not. Wu Feng's face was full of excitement, "The discovery of this island will be a cornucopia of the empire, everyone, I tell you, this lilac plant on the desk was found on this island, and I tell you, the news that came back said that this island is full of lilac plants, it can be said that there are lilacs everywhere, you Aiqing, think about it, if this island is developed, what kind of great wealth will it bring to the empire?!"

Wu Feng's words really surprised the four of them, if this island is really full of cloves, then the output can be imagined, the entire Raya continent has a great demand for cloves, if this island can be controlled in the hands of the empire, then a steady stream of wealth will pour into the empire's treasury.

"Your Majesty, if this information is true, we really need to consider our current policy in the New World, now the powers of the Western Continent are increasing their efforts to explore and expand the New World, the empire originally considered that it had just gained a foothold in the New World, in order to avoid conflict with the powers of the Western Continent in the New World, so it intended to restrain the expansion and exploration scale, and the New World had not yet found something with development value at that time, if this Lilac Island really existed, then we had to change the policy, otherwise if these areas were taken by the Western Continent powers, the empire's losses would be too great。 ”

Su Qin's eyes were also full of sparks, this news came too timely. Spices are like soft gold for the empire and even the entire continent, and the spices consumed on the continent are increasing every year, and after the empire controls Meili County, it has attracted the attention of the countries of the Western Continent, and all countries have asked to continue to maintain the number of spice exports when the original Principality of Meili existed, but now the demand for spices within the empire is also increasing, and this contradiction is reflected so that Su Qin, who is in charge of diplomacy, The vice minister of foreign trade and commerce is also tricky, the relationship between the countries of the Western Continent needs to be maintained, and the needs within the empire also need to be considered, and now the way out is suddenly in front of him, how can this not make Su Qin feel excited.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that the Empire's policy in the New World should be properly adjusted, now that the countries of the Western Continent control almost the entire northern and western parts of the New World, and our naval forces have just explored the western edge of the New World, preparing to establish a colony there, but it is too far from our empire mainland, even from Qalyub, and our armed forces in the New World are not enough to protect our interests there, so I think that not only the Marines need to expand the size of their garrisons in the New World, but both the Army and the Imperial Council should officially enter the New World, where a military and administrative structure was established in line with the interests of the Empire to ensure that the interests of the Empire could be secured and expanded. ”

Bo Jinchen, who is good at observing words and feelings, has already seen the purpose of Wu Feng's summoning of the four people, the discovery of Spice Island has made the empire have to consider the huge economic interests and values existing in the New World, which was originally only used as a geographical discovery and the need to expand the sphere of influence, and now all this has begun to be transformed into tangible benefits, and it is imperative to reformulate the national policy, economic interests need military force to guarantee, and as the economic value is discovered, the imperial civil personnel will inevitably appear on a large scale in the New World, and there may even be a large number of immigrants, so whether from the administrative or military departmentsThe expansion of the presence in the New World is already an imminent matter.

Seeing that several important ministers were in favor of expanding their presence in the New World, Wu Feng became cautious instead:" Ladies and gentlemen, there are great interests and values in the New World, but we need to take into account that the Empire now has more important enemies, and it is impossible for us to focus on the New World for the time being, if we incur the interference of the countries of the Western Continent because of our excessive actions in the New World, then we may be in a dilemma, retreat, and the Empire will suffer huge losses, and if we persist, we may expand our military operations indefinitely, and our enemies in the north and south will benefit, and we have to consider this. ”

"Your Majesty, I don't think this problem is difficult to solve. Su Qin and Bo Jinchen almost spoke in unison, and after the two looked at each other and smiled, Bo Jinchen signaled to ask Su Qin to speak first.

(To be continued)