Zhu Di is obviously very interested in extraterritorial matters.

He looked at Zheng He, and Zheng He bowed down and said: "The slave and maid set sail, first passed through Tianzhu, and then crossed the ocean, taking the route of Deng Jian at the beginning, first to a continent, and then all the way along the coast of this continent, detouring thousands of miles, all the way to the north, and arrived at this extreme north. ”

Zhu Di listened carefully while looking down at the chart.

Zheng He also said: "This place is also fertile, mostly white-faced and red-faced, ghost-like, and seems to be divided into countries, which is similar to the pre-Qin period in China. ”

"Pre-Qin?" Zhu Di said in surprise: "It's Spring and Autumn?" ”

Zheng He said: "Roughly so, there are dozens or hundreds of large and small states here, attacking each other, or even horizontal and vertical, and have been conquered for hundreds of years. ”

Zhu Di bowed his head: "After hundreds of years of fighting, it is a loss that they can make trouble." ”

Zheng He said: "The slave maid also thinks so. ”

Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi teasingly and said, "Zhang Qing, aren't you also very interested in overseas affairs?" What does Zhang Qing think? ”

Zhang Anshi's words were unexpected, and I saw him say: "Hundreds of years of fighting...... The minister felt terrible. ”

"Oh?" Zhu Di said: "How can you see it? ”

Zhang Anshi said: "After many years of melee, all the soldiers, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen must serve the war, in order not to defeat themselves, then they must abandon all useless red tape, put all materials and goods into the armament, and must advocate force, and all literati are bound to pursue simple and effective conspiracy and power, and will not fall into pure talk." Their unprecedented emphasis on warfare is bound to lead to a constant change in their tactics. ”

Zhang Anshi thought about it, and also planned to quote the scriptures, so he said: "It's like the Warring States Period, at first, it was Li Kui who changed the law to make the Wei State strong, and then created the military system of the Wei Wushu, so that the Wei State was extremely strong for a while, so in order to survive, all countries are bound to change the law one after another." After that, King Wuling of Zhao began to shoot in Hufu, so that the military of Zhao reached its peak, and all countries saw this, and they must quickly follow up. ”

"In order to enhance the national strength and resist the enemy abroad, all countries have repeatedly changed their internal affairs and military, and the craftsmanship has also been warned, constantly changing, and the minister has heard that many of the forging weapons during the Warring States period, even if they were placed decades ago, my Ming craftsmen may not be able to compete with them. So I thought it was ...... It is still advisable to be vigilant and must not be tolerated. ”

After listening to this, Zhu Di thought about it seriously.

In fact, for many things, people like Zhu Di are clear at one point.

It can be said that the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were not only the most turbulent period in the world at that time, but at the same time, it was also the period when the law was changed and weapons and tactics were changed the fastest.

In almost a few decades, a new change of law appeared, a new hegemon appeared, and soon, other countries followed suit, and on this basis, new things were created.

So Zhu Di said thoughtfully: "Zhang Qing's words can not be said to be thoughtful, once my Central Plains is stable, it is bound to be peaceful, and it may not be a blessing to be peaceful for a long time." It's just that today's Chengping, how can we put an end to Chengping's carelessness? ”

Zhang Anshi said: "Minister...... I think that when some regulations are formulated, it is just how to draw them up, but they still need to be presided over by His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi and said, "The prince and Zhang Qing, Jin Qing and others have a good discussion and come up with a charter." ”

Zhu Gaochi said yes.

Zhu Di looked at Zheng He again: "In this way, these countries like red ghosts should not be underestimated, what else does Zheng Companion have to say?" ”

Zheng He said: "Many of my Ming goods, are loved by them, some people on the slave ship, and they trade, even ordinary porcelain, they are willing to compete for purchase, in addition, their country is also quite interested in navigation, including the country of the Franco, they are proficient in navigation, and England, also interested in navigation, the slave and maid also heard that they and the big cannibals in the east, are also fighting endlessly, but a hundred countries are lined up, attacking each other, it is really chaotic, and the slave and maid can not speak. ”

After hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh, and said with emotion: "If there is a first emperor here, it will be even more troublesome." ”

Zheng He said: "As for this way, the slave and maid passed through a continent, the last voyage, in fact, has arrived at the east coast of the continent, only this voyage to know the huge continent, the continent people skin like black charcoal, mostly native, to gather and hunt for a living, although this place is not barren, but many of the crew who settled, once docked, but easy to breed diseases, fortunately the ship is equipped with the medicine produced by the king of Wuhu, can be cured. ”

"Judging from the voyage of the slave maid on this continent, I am afraid that it is not less than three times that of the Central Plains, and it is not to be underestimated, when the slave and maid returned, they left hundreds of people, and they were stationed at various ports, and then went to the Western Ocean in the next year, and then sent ships to replenish the ......."

Zhu Di bowed.

Zheng He said: "Then there is the Tianzhu country, the Tianzhu country is also a hundred countries, among which there are many khanates that the Mongols conquered at the beginning, when the slaves and maids returned this time, then Tianzhu stayed for a long time, and spent a lot of money on a big island in Tianzhu, purchased land, established a wharf, and also understood the customs and customs of Tianzhu......"

Zhu Di said: "Could it be that this Tianzhu, and the country where the Buddha Lang machine is located, are also the pre-Qin periods?"

Zheng He said: "Exactly. ”

Zhu Di: "......"

Zhu Di actually felt very surprised in his heart!

To be honest, Zhu Di actually doesn't understand it, in his deep-rooted thoughts, at least Zhu Di thinks that it is normal for the world to be unified.

As early as the Han Dynasty, the so-called great unification had become a proposition that went deep into the bone marrow.

I thought that other continents in the world must be like this, but today I know that the Ming Dynasty is the outlier.

Zhu Di frowned and said Nan Nan: "Many khanates ......"

He paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, frowning, looking preoccupied.

Zhang Anshi looked at Zhu Di, who was silent, and suddenly understood Zhu Di's intentions.

When it comes to figuring out the intentions, it is Zhang Anshi's forte, so he said violently: "Your Majesty, the violent Yuan disaster in China has been a hundred years, I never thought that there are so many violent Yuan remnants outside the territory, although Emperor Taizu Gao was born in cloth, but expelled the Tartars, Your Majesty is the descendant of Emperor Taizu Gao, and he should inherit Taizu's will, expel the violent Yuan, and return me...... Also Tianzhu people rivers and mountains. ”

All of a sudden, these words were like a sudden frying, and the officials below began to whisper.

They know very well what kind of virtue Zhang Anshi is, this guy is usually peaceful, but now he is suddenly aggressive, nine times out of ten this guy is trying to figure out his intentions.

But if Your Majesty is like this...... Isn't this meant to ......

After hearing this, Zhu Di smiled and said: "The Yuan people are brutal, which makes my China miserable, I never thought that the Tianzhu people would also suffer this catastrophe, hey......"

Zheng He said on the side: "Your Majesty, actually...... The Mongol khanates have not yet penetrated into Tianzhu, and most of them are only in the Western Regions...... This ......"

Zhang Anshi immediately said: "This is even worse, the tyrannical yuan is aggressive, and it is bound to go south, and it will ...... then."

Zhu Di didn't wait for Zhang Anshi to continue, so he pressed his hand and said: "Okay, okay, the situation of Tianzhu Kingdom, first put on a charter, and then make a final conclusion." ”

After a pause, he suddenly remembered something, but he looked at Zheng He and said, "As for the red-haired ghost who was captured, I will be escorted to see you in a few days." ”

Zheng He said: "The slave obeys the order. ”

A court meeting is over.

When Zhu Gaochi left the palace, he led Zhang Anshi.

The two walked side by side, one after the other, and then side by side.

Only then did Zhu Gaochi say in a low voice: "Just now in front of the emperor, what you said is quite reasonable. It's just that now my father wants a charter in the palace, in your opinion, what should I do? ”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "Brother-in-law, there was a saying in the past, that the prime minister started from the state and county, and the general was sent from the army, if so, it may be solved." ”

Zhu Gaochi put his hands behind his back, followed Zhu Di's example, strode forward, and said: "But An Shi, don't forget Hu Weiyong." ”

The so-called prime minister starts from the state and county, and the Meng general is sent from the army, which involves a serious problem, that is, the experienced officials and generals in these places, in the process of rising step by step, they are bound to cultivate a large number of cronies and subordinates.

For example, a person, in the process of going through the prefect, prefect, and political envoy, he will definitely cultivate a team in this process, and the person of this team, as this person eventually enters the center, or even becomes the prime minister or cabinet scholar, then this person not only obtains the central system, but also his protégés and former officials are all over the world, and after his training, his protégés and former officials also hold important positions in various places.

Because of this, it is the reason why Hu Weiyong was defeated, or the reason why the power of the previous dynasties was so great.

Of course, there have been many attempts in history, and since this is the case, the emperor simply and frequently changed the prime minister, and changed it to a new one every year or two.

However, this has led to a new problem, that is, people have not yet sat in the hot position, and someone has replaced them, and the final result is often that the decree cannot be continued.

Therefore, the so-called cabinet system has now been born, and the bachelors of the cabinet system often start from Hanlin, and have almost no experience anywhere, and may be an official in the capital all their lives.

And Hanlin's work is often only with words, so that this scholar is completely reduced to a secretarial organization.

This approach has indeed solved Hu Weiyong's problem, but the new problem is that although Xiangquan has been greatly weakened, and because he has not really experienced strong winds and waves, he has no experience in governing one side, although his political wisdom is sufficient, he cannot know the situation.

Zhang Anshi understood Zhu Gaochi's concerns, so he smiled again: "Brother-in-law, this may not be impossible. ”

Zhu Gaochi suddenly raised his eyes to look at Zhang Anshi and said, "Oh? Let's hear it. ”

Zhang Anshi said: "Even if I say it now, my brother-in-law thinks that I am honest, only seeing is believing." As for the matter of this charter, leave it to me, and I will send a large charter to Your Majesty, and keep it to Your Majesty's satisfaction. ”

Zhu Gaochi smiled: "You guy ......"

He looked a little helpless, but did not continue.

For Zhang Anshi, he has extreme trust. This guy is what he has seen since he was a child, and he has the ability to toss, but he also has a lot of skills.

Immediately, he said: "Father is in a hurry, you hurry up, otherwise the palace will be blamed by your father." ”

Zhang Anshi swore solemnly: "Brother-in-law, rest assured." ”

Zhu Gaochi remembered something at this time, so he said: "Tianzhu Kingdom, why do you want to shout and kill?" ”

Zhang Anshi said: "It's not for the Tianzhu people, but ...... I have heard that the Tianzhu people have suffered from aggression in history, and they really can't bear it...... In the beginning, I heard that the Persians invaded India, then the Macedonians, and then the Cypriots, the Sabbats, the Dayue, the Persians, the Turks, and now even the Mongols, and now even the Mongols, for thousands of years, the war has been endless, and there is no single day of peace, so ......"

Zhu Gaochi gasped, good guy.

Some of these invaders mentioned by Zhang Anshi are unheard of by Zhu Gaochi, but there are also many ...... He'd heard a little about it.

Such as Sabbath, Yueshi, Persian, Turkic, and so on.

However, the above countries, no, to be precise, this is not even a country, for Zhu Gaochi, it is more appropriate to say that they are the ministries.

After all, many of these people don't even have the qualifications to claim the country, such as the Yueshi, who was once a defeated general under the Huns, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty conquered the Huns, and wanted to contact the Yueshi people who were expelled by the Huns, and moved troops against the Huns together, but unfortunately the Yueshi people were beaten out of the shadow by the Huns, and they refused to go east, but they didn't expect it...... They actually went south.

As for the Turks, they can be regarded as acquaintances, but they ...... During the Tang Dynasty, they had already been expelled, but they never expected that these Turks would be able to resurrect outside the territory.

Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhang Anshi with a slight smile, and couldn't help but say, "I didn't expect you to have such kindness." ”

Zhang Anshi actually sighed and said, "Brother-in-law, I just want to accumulate some virtue for Changsheng." ”

Zhu Gaochi: "......"

Well, this reason, he is powerless to refute!

Zhang Anshi is lazy on weekdays, but he is a man of action, and when he returned to Qixia, Zhang Anshi immediately began to revise the book, and then asked someone to send the letter.

And in the Forbidden City, Zhu Di seemed to have something on his mind suddenly.

The news of the countries in the world brought by Zheng He did not bring a huge shock to Zhu Di, but the thinking it brought was not small.

After breaking through the fog of geography, a hero like Zhu Di really opened his eyes to see the world, how could he not have his own thinking?

Seeing that His Majesty was preoccupied, Yisha looked at the sky and reminded, "Your Majesty should have dinner." ”

"Hmm." Zhu Di shook his head.

Yizha was going to order someone to pass the meal, but Zhu Di suddenly said: "Give some things to Zheng Companion tomorrow, it's not easy for him to be outside, and he finally came back to Beijing, it's time to enjoy a blessing." ”

He also said busily: "The slave obeys the order." ”

Zhu Di said again: "You say, what Zhang Qing said makes sense......

"Your Majesty refers to ......"

Zhu Di showed a little emotion at this time: "In all dynasties, after experiencing wars, most of the civil and military generals are excellent, so often after the founding of the country, they always inevitably enter the heyday. But decades later, the world is peaceful, Wenchen can't get experience, and the generals are also put in Nanshan because of this, and within a few decades, the world seems to be Chengping, but it is already tired. It seems that the world is peaceful, and it may not be all good. ”

Yizha smiled and said, "Isn't there a sentence?" It is called that if you enter, you will not be able to fight at home, and if you go out, you will be invincible to foreign patients, and the country will perish. I think this is what the king of Wuhu said. ”

Zhu Di nodded and said: "Yes, I think about it, it's not unreasonable, my children and grandchildren are a little bit like now, but if they are the world's civil and military generals, most of them are mediocre people, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to achieve anything." ”

Yizha said with concern: "Your Majesty thinks a lot, and if it goes on like this, I'm just afraid of ......."

Zhu Di said: "I am the Son of Heaven, can I not think too much?" If I don't think about the things of this world, I have to let my children and grandchildren think about it. If I don't have to solve it, I have to let my children and grandchildren solve it. Emperor Taizu Gao also worked hard to set the law at the beginning, but after all, he ...... Isn't it also a chess game, and there is a Zhu Yunwen? I don't want to be like Emperor Taizu Gao, and leave a grudge. ”

Yisha thought about it, and then persuaded: "Why should Your Majesty be worried? Let's take a look at the crown prince and His Royal Highness the King of Wuhu County, and the regulations are up. ”

Zhu Di bowed: "It has to be like this." ”

In the early morning of the next day, Zheng He came to meet him, saying that two red-haired ghosts were coming.

Zhu Di suddenly lifted his spirits, full of curiosity, even if he summoned the ministers, he wanted to teach the ministers to come together to see a thing or two.

Zhang Anshi was not in a hurry to enter the palace, as the former head of the brocade guard, he still had to check these two 'red-haired ghosts' to ensure that nothing went wrong.

These two people, sure enough, have red hair, their appearance is typical European characteristics, and their beards are mixed, and the two of them have been dripping for a long time, chattering.

The ministers were already waiting in the hall with Zhu Di, and Zhang Anshi led the captain to escort the two into the hall.

As soon as these two entered the hall, they immediately attracted the attention of the officials.

Everyone looked at these two people in shock.

Most of the ancients were not accustomed to the appearance of Europeans, and only felt that their faces were extremely ugly, like evil ghosts.

Now that I really see it in person, I feel even more creepy.

The two men stood still in the temple.

As an emperor, Zhu Di was still very able to stabilize his expression, and at this time his expression was calm, and he only looked at the two of them carefully.

The two of them actually knelt down directly and said, "I've seen Your Majesty." ”

It turned out to be Chinese, although this Chinese ...... With a Hokkien accent similar to Yang Rong.

But when you think about it, it makes sense.

The two were captured by the fleet, and there was a year on the way back, and in this fleet, as captives, there was naturally a need for communication, and a year was enough time to learn some simple communication with the people on the ship.

Zhu Di carefully observed the two of them for a while, and then said, "Do you have a name or surname?" ”

The two said in unison: "There is a Chinese name." ”

Zhu Di said: "Report it." ”

One of them said, "My name is Erdan." ”

Another said: "Grass people donkey balls." ”

Zhu Di: "......"

There was an uproar in the hall.

Zheng He was anxious and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, this may be the sailor in the ship...... Monkey business...... The names given to them...... Slave ......"