June of the 10th year of Zhengde. The team of the holy driver, more than 3,000 people, came out of Fengyang, mighty and magnificent.

Jiaxing in summer is lush and green, and the prosperous scenery is endless.

In the southeast of the county, there is a calm and beautiful lake, called Nanhu, there is a lake island in the center of the South Lake, and there is a smoke and rain building on it.

But this is no longer the smoke and rain building of Du Mu's '480 temples in the Southern Dynasty, how many buildings are in the smoke and rain'.

This is the fourth year of Zhengde, Jiang Yong, who was an official in Jiaxing at that time, modeled the old appearance of the destroyed Yanyu Building.

After arriving in summer, go upstairs and lean on the railing to overlook, the lotus leaves in the lake are infinitely green, reflecting a kind of Jiangnan literati elegance, so it quickly restored the status of the famous building in the south of the Yangtze River.

Today, the emperor is here in person, which adds a special connotation to it.

Zhu Houzhao can also be regarded as a 'vassal elegance', among several choices, he chose this place as a palace, and the officials of Zhejiang are also more in place, including the governor, have already stepped forward to greet him.

Since he came, Zhu Houzhao took it with him.

The small island in the middle of the lake is not big, and there are many trees, because there are no tall buildings to block it, and the wind has been very strong when he walks on it, blowing his hair more than once.

He pulled Mei Kejia and said, "I met a bold man in Shandong, who said that the imperial court emphasized Confucius and Mencius and neglected miraculous skills. As soon as he said this, many people said to me that this person was deviant and should be dismissed immediately, and he would also issue an order to ask questions, but it gave me a headache. ”

"Wechen has also heard about this matter, but Guan Yanqing, who is watching the ceremony?"

"Oh, you know, yes, that's him." Zhu Houzhao slurped, "But, if I think about it carefully, what he said is not undesirable in the slightest. Especially in Zhejiang and Hangzhou. Mei Kejia, Jiang Yong, I told you that the imperial court has decided to set up an academy of sciences in Beijing, and the first thing I will see when I come to you this time is the craftsmen who used their brains to build a treasure ship of 2,000 materials! I want to reward them! ”

Jiang Yong was already the governor of Zhejiang, and he was first discovered and recommended by Gu Zuo.

Over the years, he has been quite economically talented, so he has been an official here and has risen all the way.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the ministers have already made arrangements in accordance with the will."

Zhu Houzhao is not tired of emphasizing again, "Writing is writing, but I want to say it again in front of you." In addition, there is one thing I want to ask you both. ”

"Your Majesty, please ask."

"In addition to these skilled craftsmen, have there been new and significant improvements in production techniques in the past few years? For example, muskets, artillery, weaving, and so on. ”

Jiang Yong and Mei Kejia looked at each other, and the emperor asked this is the last stream.

Maybe.

But even if there were, they wouldn't know.

In the entire holy driving procession, perhaps only the emperor himself attaches importance to it.

So Zhu Houzhao was not surprised, but said: "It seems that Guan Yanqing's words are not exaggerated. ”

"The emperor forgives the sins."

"My purpose has never been to punish crime. Forget it today, you can think about it in the future. This southern tour is to do some understanding, next year anyway, there will be a big court meeting, and then we will talk about it. ”

"Yes!"

Zhu Houzhao is neither light nor serious, after all, he asked them to start paying attention to this matter.

In fact, he thinks that he should have, because the business logic contains this motivation, reduce costs and improve efficiency.

“…… The second thing I did here was to see the Great Ming Water Master. What about Wu Wending, he's here this time, right? ”

"Back to the emperor, I didn't come to Jiaxing, but I am already waiting for Your Majesty." "This time of year is the period when the Japanese are active, and when Admiral Wu learned that His Majesty was coming, he led the sailors to inspect the open sea. ”

Zhu Houzhao sat down casually, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What?" Do you still dare to make trouble? ”

"Of course, on the surface, I am afraid of the power of the imperial court, but above the vast ocean, there are always scattered outlaws, which is also inevitable."

"Yes. Oh, there is another incident, in the fifth year of Zhengde, the envoys of the Manchurian Republic went to Beijing to ask for help, saying that the Francois intended to violate them, and it was also a prophecy back then, what is happening now? ”

Ping Haibo said: "This matter is about to be reported to His Majesty. In the eighth year of Zhengde, the Ming Dynasty had already warned the Francosis people, but these foreigners were wolf-like. In nine years, a total of more than 2,000 people attacked Manchuria, and the Ming did not have troops stationed there, so they could not directly intervene. But the war was critical, and in the end he could only borrow 3,000 troops from Luzon for support, which now seems to be ......"

"How?"

"Because the monsoon season has not yet arrived, the people who sent it have not yet returned, and it is not known exactly how. However, according to the minister's opinion, the Franco-man's firearms are powerful, and it is possible that Manchuria-Canada is not an opponent. ”

Zhu Houzhao didn't show much expression, but said: "The Manchurian state took the initiative to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and it started from the Taizong Dynasty. Small countries in Nanyang are everywhere, and many of them have also accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty, since it is the suzerain, this matter cannot be ignored. Otherwise, the caravan of the Ming Dynasty went out, and it was difficult to guarantee that no one would covet it. After meeting Wu Wending, we will discuss this matter in detail, and we will have to wait for the exact news. ”

"Yes!"

"One thing for you to understand is that I must be positive externally, and this will not change whether Manraka wins or not. Another point is that Manraka is too far away. ”

The emperor said helplessly in the end.

This is also true.

"Yes."

"It's always bad to go on a labor expedition. Therefore, the imperial court should have a long-term plan, and there are not so many stops from Zhejiang to Manjiara? I thought that we should strengthen the construction of some strongholds, Taiwan, Luzon...... It's best to maintain some Ming sailors in each place, so that the network is connected to ensure that you control the area. In that case, the situation would be much better today. In this regard, there have always been controversies in the court in the past few years, so it has been delayed, which is my fault. ”

In fact, there is nothing wrong with it.

If you want to go to other people's territory to build a military port and wharf, this is not a matter of lip service and mouth.

Let's not talk about anything else, Da Ming has to build his own sailor first, and the fist is the truth at this time; Secondly, he helped the Manchurian country to fight a war, won the war, and made the master of others, so it was logical to build and garrison the army behind.

So it's actually not the right time.

But the necessity does not need to be demonstrated, and if it does not show some military presence, the business at sea is really to be done with fear.

The courtiers also knew that the emperor was actually in a hurry, and Shaofu Gu Renyi was thinking about something in his heart, and this matter had not been officially reported, but he had some information.

"Your Majesty......"

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyes, "En? ”

"I just heard that Your Majesty and Ping Haibo discussed the matter of overseas Manchuria, and the minister thought of it, but he didn't know whether to talk about it or not."

"Speak."

"Yes." Gu Renyi's wording was very careful, and he said: "Before leaving Beijing, the minister went to the Shaofu Ordnance Bureau, and what the minister was sure of was that the Ordnance Bureau had redesigned a more powerful and long-range artillery based on the overseas Francophone artillery, and it had already conducted a test firing. ”

Zhu Houzhao's heart was moved when he heard this.

"Was the test shot successful?"

"The first time it was a success."

Zhu Houzhao is now steady, and he had to jump up before, "Why don't you report if you succeed?" ”

Gu Renyi knew that this would be the case, so she was careful, "...... It is said that there is still some instability, and I originally thought that I would take advantage of His Majesty's southern tour to improve it, and wait for His Majesty to return to report the good news to His Majesty. But it seems that the situation in the South Seas is pressing......"

"Immediately go to an urgent delivery and ask about the situation!" Zhu Houzhao rubbed his hands, "If it's still unstable, let's see if you can sacrifice part of the effectiveness and use it first." The sailor is in a hurry, even if it is a little improvement, it is also an advantage on the battlefield. ”

"Your Majesty is right." Ping Haibo was even more anxious, he wanted to confirm, "Gu Shaofu, this artillery is on the ship, right?" ”

"Of course, it was made for the sailor."

On land, there is no room for the Mongols to speak now, and the Ming cavalry has swept away the tribes.

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It's a bit heavy today. I hope everyone stays in good shape, and so do I. Come on.

(End of chapter)