"Of course it is necessary!" Zhu Han's expression was serious.

"Wanhu, you have to know that the steam engine can make the weak country stronger, and let the strong run rampant, this is the real important weapon of the country, how can you accidentally deal with it!"

Hearing Zhu Han's words, Tao Guangyi grinned.

"Your Highness really doesn't hide it, this thing is all in my mind now, let alone someone who doesn't understand it, even if these students under my command watch it every day, they can't make it."

It turns out that the steam engine is easy to say, but it is really very difficult to do.

Tao Guangyi encountered almost hundreds of problems in the specific manufacturing process.

Every problem is the key to the next step of the process, and once a problem cannot be solved, it cannot be continued.

Therefore, after the whole steam engine is made, only Tao Guangyi, the person who guides the whole process, can understand all the doorways.

Not to mention letting a layman take a look, in fact, even if Zhu Han is asked to look at Tao Guangyi's drawings, he has no ability to copy them.

"Okay, then since that's the case, it's not going to be heavily guarded."

"But from today onwards, to protect Tao Guangyi's side, no matter where you go, there must be no less than ten follower guards."

"It can be said that Tao Guangyi's net worth and life are related to the future national fortune of the Ming Dynasty!"

After Zhu Han finished speaking, he left the palace guards to be fully responsible for Tao Guangyi's security guards.

This time, it was Tao Guangyi's turn to be dumbfounded, and ten people followed behind his ass every day and stared at it, feeling terrible when he thought about it.

But.

No matter how Tao Guangyi pleaded, Zhu Han did not change his mind.

He just promised Tao Guangyi that as long as he could teach the two students to master 100% of the technology, then this kind of intimate guard could be lifted.

Although the steam engine explosion of Ying Tianfu Institute of Technology was not small, it was not a strange news for the well-informed people of Ying Tianfu.

Only Zhu Han knows what height Tao Guangyi's invention today will bring to the Ming Dynasty!

"It is worthy of being a Mengren who can have the name of a mountain of ten thousand households on the moon, and I am afraid that it will not take a year or two to build a steam-powered cargo ship!"

After Zhu Han left the School of Engineering, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart again.

Before he could return to the palace, he met the eunuch in the palace who was delivering the holy decree.

"Your Royal Highness, Your Majesty has summoned you to enter the palace quickly!"

"What happened? A good thing or a bad thing? Zhu Han asked calmly.

As the eunuch beside the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, he naturally knows how strong the brotherhood between Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang is, and this kind of oracle does not need to kneel to receive the holy decree at all.

Zhu Han asked so aggressively, and the little eunuch quickly answered.

"It's a good thing to tell Your Highness."

"What's good? Tell me first! ”

Zhu Han listened to the little eunuch tell him over and over again, and walked towards the palace.

It turned out that Tang He, who went to the West, defeated the sneak attack of local pirates in Wuka City in Nanyang, and killed all the Heavenly Sect disciples such as the city lord of Wuka, so that Daming had an enclave outside the sea frontier.

But.

Now how to deal with or govern this enclave has made it difficult for the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang.

As soon as he saw Zhu Han, his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang talked about his troubles.

"All the countries of the Nanyang have surrendered, although this Wuka city colluded with pirates and ambushed the Ming fleet, but Tang He drove them all away, it is really a bit too much, if they occupy this city for the Ming Dynasty, will it make the Nanyang countries frightened?"

I have to say that my brother Zhu Yuanzhang's thinking is still a little conservative.

Zhu Han immediately said, "Brother, I think Tang He is doing a good job, for anyone who is hostile to the Ming Dynasty, there can be no softness, especially this Wuka City, bold, in order to rob the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty, he dared to entangle tens of thousands of pirates to besiege the fleet, if they are not all exterminated and beheaded to show the public, I am afraid that in the future, the small countries in the South Seas will compete to follow suit, and the sea frontier of the Ming Dynasty will never be peaceful." ”

"Besides, according to my understanding of this Wuka City, although the city lord is a Tianfang Sect, many of the people under his rule are not Tianfang Sectarians at all, and they have already been separated from morality internally.

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the piece in his hand, "Tang He wrote it like this, but who knows if it's true?" ”

"It must be true, in order to spread their religion, the Tianfang Sect has adopted a very effective means, that is, to levy a religious tax, all those who do not believe in the Tianfang Religion need to pay a lot of taxes to their government, and if you enter the Tianfang Sect, then you can save this money, ordinary people and traders in many places, in order to support their families in Hukou, save this money, have to believe in the Tianfang Religion, in just a few hundred years, the Tianfang Religion has developed from tens of thousands of people to today's tens of millions of people, and the natives here in Wuka City do not believe in the Tianfang Religion, Everyone paid a tax, so after getting rid of the Celestial Sect in Uka City, they naturally sincerely supported the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhu Han's explanation reassured the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang.

Nowadays, Daming's sea trade income is increasing day by day, and most of them are taking the South China Sea route.

If the Ming Dynasty is full of enemies in the South Seas because of a small Wuka City, it will have a huge impact on the Ming Dynasty's taxes.

Nowadays, whether it is the northern expedition to Mengyuan, or the west to fight Chen Youliang, or to recuperate in various state capitals, they all rely on commercial taxes to support.

"And what do you think we're going to do with Uka City?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"Although the city of Uka is small, its geographical location is very important, especially the islands next to it, where the land is fertile, and there is abundant rain all year round, and I heard that it can harvest rice three times a year, which can definitely feed tens of millions of people!" Zhu Han said slowly.

As soon as he heard this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly lit up.

He asked Zhu Han in an unbelievable tone, "What, what, if what you said is true, then wouldn't the people of this place have no more famine and hunger?" ”

In fact, the place Zhu Han is talking about is the island of Java, which is just across the water from the city of Ukka.

The fertile land on this island has fed hundreds of millions of people in modern society with the power of one island.

Today, the island's productivity is very backward, but there is no pressure to feed millions of natives.

If the Ming Dynasty can use the city of Uka as a military base, it will not only be able to control the Strait of Malacca, but also be able to radiate colonies to the surrounding areas.

Once the land on this island is developed, even if a serious disaster occurs in the Central Plains, the Ming Dynasty will be able to rely on the rice of the South Seas to alleviate the urgent need.

According to the trend of history, the entire Daming Dynasty has been in the Xiaoice era, and the further time goes, the more frequent natural disasters become.

In particular, in the northern region, in the face of successive droughts and locust plagues, they are unable to solve the problem of feeding the people.

If the Ming Dynasty can complete the development of the fertile island of the South Seas, it will be equivalent to getting a gold medal for the Ming Dynasty.

God, even if the wind and rain are not smooth, he will let Daming support it.

Zhu Han's explanation made Zhu Yuanzhang feel itchy.

Both of them grew up hungry, so they naturally know what it means to have fertile land that crops three times a year.

"Seventy-five, then what do you say we should do in this Wuka City?"

"Set up the Metropolitan Protectorate?"

"Or set up a province? The state capital? ”

"Why don't you set up a line?"

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang's series of questions are enough to show that he covets this treasure land.

But.

Zhu Han disagreed with these three proposals.

"Nanyang is a treasure land of feng shui, but there are too many indigenous people in the local area, and if you rely on liuguan or garrison, it is difficult to take root in the local area for a long time!"

This remark attracted the approval of the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang.

Although the officials of the imperial court can benefit one party, they always have a term, and they will either be promoted or transferred, and everything that accompanies the officials will also be transferred.

I only heard Zhu Han then say, "So I think we should build a country in Wuka City!" ”

"Feng Bo founded the country?" As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang heard this suggestion, he immediately pondered.

If you really canonize a prince in Nanyang, it will really be able to make a group of Ming people take root in the local area.

It's just that who to seal to Nanyang Wuka City is a question worth thinking about.

"Naturally, Zhu Wenzheng was sealed there, anyway, that kid has grown up now, I heard that he is arrogant and domineering in the military academy every day, and he has a big idea at a young age, since he thinks he has a stomach, it is a mule or a horse, so he will pull it out for a walk!" Zhu Han said with a smile.

Zhu Wenzheng, the nephew of the eldest brother's family, is eighteen years old this year, and he still loves to read when he was young, but later he wanted to join the army and kill the enemy.

It's just that this kid feels that he has the ability to do it, because the status of the emperor's relatives delayed him from going to the battlefield to make a name for himself.

Zhu Han thought that after all, Zhu Wenzheng was a great hero in the defense of Hongdu in history, and if his military ability was buried, it would be a waste.

But this kid is a fiery donkey temper, and in history, because of a few words, he dared to turn his face with Zhu Yuanzhang and shout for rebellion, so he must not be put in a sensitive place.

"Feng Wenzheng, this kid, a king of Jingnan, tell him a kiss again, it's best for the father-in-law's family to support more money, let him go to Nanyang to break through!" Zhu Han said beside him.

His mind couldn't be clearer, and it was most appropriate to canonize Zhu Wenzheng's fiery donkey temper to Nanyang to deal with those Nanyang natives.

No matter what kind of massacre or looting, even if Zhu Wenzheng's kid is excessive, it will not affect the inside of the Ming Dynasty at all.

"Wen Zheng is still a child after all, he is named the king of Jingnan, at most, he can only bring thousands of soldiers to escort him, you said that there are millions of natives on that island, so you can't eat him alive!" Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, but felt a little uneasy.

You must know that the eldest brother only has the bloodline of Wen Zheng, and he is also a child who has not married, in case of any accident in that place in Nanyang, how can he explain to the dead eldest brother.

How weak the barbarians of Nanyang are, Zhu Han knows it clearly.

Not to mention more than 10,000 Ming soldiers, even if it is 10,000 Goryeo Eight Banner slave soldiers, they can still beat the Nanyang monkeys crying and crying for their mothers.

Therefore, Zhu Han is not worried about Zhu Wenzheng's safety at all, as long as he is not knocked down by the disease, the indigenous combat effectiveness of Nanyang is basically negligible.

Under Zhu Han's persuasion, the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang naturally agreed to the decision to canonize his eldest nephew Zhu Wenzheng.

However, this matter must not be sloppy, and it is necessary to choose a suitable in-law for the eldest nephew, and then prepare an investment to open the house.

That's right, investment.

According to Zhu Han's regulations on the reform of the Ming feudal system, the prince of the feudal domain either paid for all the expenses himself, or borrowed money from the Ming court to attract investment, and then slowly repaid it with the subsequent output of the feudal state.

Zhu Wenzheng didn't know at this time that he was about to go to Nanyang to become the king of Jingnan.

Today's Zhu Wenzheng is still sitting in his study and studying hard.

Eighteen-year-old Zhu Wenzheng inherited the genes of the old Zhu family, he was tall and handsome, and he received good military training in the Ming Military Academy, which made him look even more heroic.

However, even such a good young man with a bright mind also has his own big troubles.

Zhu Wenzheng's trouble is that he has two uncles who are too powerful.

Not to mention the uncle of Emperor Hongwu, who founded the Ming Dynasty, his little uncle Zhu Han, the king of England, is also very powerful.

Not long after this Ming Dynasty was created, there are almost no strong enemies in the whole world!

No!

It should be said that there is no longer a strong enemy.

The Mongols in Mobei have been beaten to death, since the Mengyuan Emperor Aiyou was captured to Nanjing Yingtianfu, the remaining Mongolian tribes either surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, or followed Wang Baobao to hide in Moxi and did not dare to approach the Ming territory.

I heard that Wang Baobao had planned to lead the remnants to continue to escape, and it was even more difficult for the Ming soldiers to earn military merits.

And Chen Youliang in the southwest of the country hid in the southwest of the mountains and refused to come out, so that the Ming soldiers had no way to earn military merits.

All this is because his uncle Zhu Han is too powerful, and no matter how powerful the enemy is, he has become a cat and a dog in front of Zhu Han.

Zhu Wen happened to not be able to graduate from the Ming Royal Military Academy, so there was not much use for it.

At least, in Zhu Wenzheng's mind, it is not interesting to go to the grassland or the northeast to be a town guard.

"Dogs!"

Suddenly, a cordial call pulled Zhu Wenzheng back from his unpaid ambitions.

A middle-aged woman dressed in a gorgeous ornate dress walked in.

She is Zhu Wenzheng's mother-in-law, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han's sister-in-law, and Zhu's eldest daughter-in-law.

Since the old Zhu family was ruined and went their separate ways, the sister-in-law Wang took the young Zhu Wenzheng back to her parents' house, and after many years of hard work, she finally brought Wenzheng up, and later came to Yingtianfu to join Zhu Yuanzhang.

After Zhu Yuanzhang was proclaimed emperor after the founding of the country, he posthumously awarded his eldest brother the king of Nanchang in accordance with the law, and canonized the Wang family as the wife of the king of Nanchang.

It's just that the treatment enjoyed by this kind of retrospective clan prince is actually not high, and the real brocade clothes and jade food are far behind.

Therefore, the sister-in-law Wang always wants her son Zhu Wenzheng to be able to join the army or become an official, and earn a good future for herself.

"Mother, what's the matter?"

Zhu Wenzheng saw his mother-in-law Wang's face happy, and asked with some curiosity.

"It's a good thing, it's a great thing, your mother and I asked the queen's concubine for the door, and told you a good family business, and now I finally have a reply!" Sister-in-law Wang had a smug smile on her face.

She was originally a vulgar peasant woman, she didn't know a single word, she didn't know how many truths of life, and she was always vulgar when she spoke.

But it is precisely because of this that when he sees the Wang family, the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang can always remember from her the scene when the family lived a whole life.

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