Chapter 373: Show the World to Everyone
Some civil servants were disdainful.
"Just over a million people!"
"Fishing and Smuggling...... What a crooked way!"
"Doesn't that sound like a pirate?"
"This little thing can also be discussed in the early court? It's ridiculous."
Wang Hongyu's visual and hearing senses are top-notch, and he immediately noticed that many officials were like this.
Only the front-row cabinet, the Sixth Ministry, the Imperial Division and other officials had heard of the Netherlands a long time ago, and their expressions were a little serious and a little embarrassed.
He suddenly said aloud: "Jiannu was born as a fisher and hunter, and started as a war and business in the northeast of the Ming Dynasty, and hundreds of thousands of people rose on a large scale, and Fushun Pass, Sarhu, Tieling Kaiyuan, and Shenyang Liaoyang defeated our army, and now there are millions of people, which has become a major disaster."
In this way, it all corresponds.
The officials who didn't take the Netherlands seriously were suddenly quiet.
Wang Hongyu continued to talk eloquently:
"It's not just Jiannu, it's also the Wa Kingdom, which has long been deeply cooperating with the Netherlands.
More than 20 years ago, the Japanese invaded Korea in an attempt to plot against our Ming Dynasty, claiming that our Ming Dynasty "wanted to collapse into the sand and crack the bamboo", and it was the Dutch who sold them weapons and gave them the courage.
Today, Nagasaki, the largest port in the Japanese Kingdom, only allows ships from the Ming Dynasty and the Netherlands to enter, and the study of the Netherlands is called Lanxue, which is compared with the Tang Dynasty when I learned from the Tang Dynasty. It can be seen that the Japanese have regarded the Netherlands as a country alongside the Ming Dynasty."
This time, most officials were furious.
"It turns out that the Japanese country was funded by them to fight us."
"Dare to be on a par with my Da Ming, these guys are simply looking for death."
"The Netherlands must have cooperated in attacking the southeast, right?"
The corners of Wang Hongyu's mouth slanted, you Netherlands really attacked Macao and invaded Huaxia***, then don't blame me for telling the court about your evil deeds and threats.
Wang Hongyu also recounted some of the Netherlands' naval raids on merchant ships in Fujian Yuegang, Southeast Asia's attacks on the Chinese, and the capture of Batavia as a bridgehead to dominate Asia.
Everyone was even more surprised, they never expected that a country of millions of people would have such strength and ambition.
In the final summary part, Wang Hongyu took out the words that had been prepared for a long time.
"The soldiers of the Netherlands who attacked Macao included the Japanese people, and now the number of ships sent to Nagasaki is also increasing, and the Jiannu have attacked and plundered Korea.
If I don't shake my spirit, I'm afraid that I will be targeted by all kinds of thieves, and when the time comes, not only will Jiannu in the north, the Japanese kingdom in the east, and the Netherlands in the south destroy our frontier, but there will also be ambitious people in the Mongolian steppes in the northwest!"
This incident really shocked the ministers of the imperial court.
It is very troublesome to build slaves, it is very troublesome to build a Japanese army, it is very troublesome to be in the Netherlands, and it is even more troublesome if careerists emerge in the Mongolian steppe.
Xu Guangqi also stood up after him.
"Your Majesty, the minister also seconded the proposal that the Netherlands should be taken seriously and dealt with specifically."
Xu Guangqi and Wang Hongyu are both on the side of Rome, and they have also discussed the current international and trade situation with Matteo Ricci, Long Huamin, Jin Nige and others before, and know that the rise of the Netherlands is very unfavorable to the Ming Dynasty.
"The Netherlands are engaged in the business of silk, tea, ceramics and spices in the East and the West, and they are secretly co-opting pirates in an attempt to invade our Daming ports and sabotage our Daming exports and silver inflows, and they should be curbed by the countries that unite against the Netherlands."
"The minister seconded the proposal." Huang Kezhang, the secretary of the Criminal Department, also spoke.
He was also well aware of overseas trade, and he had contact with many merchants and craftsmen from Fujian who went to sea to trade in Luzon. And as a heavyweight official, the weight of his words is not small.
Emperor Tianqi had been informed by Wang Hongyu in advance, and he had been missing an opportunity for the ministers of the court to pay attention to this matter.
Now that the atmosphere has been paved and there is the support of important ministers of the court, it is time to take action.
"At first, I thought they were pirates, but when I learned that they plundered the merchant ships of Moon Harbor and traded very closely with the Japanese kingdom, I realized that they were no ordinary thieves. After listening to what a few Aiqing said today, I feel that we must pay attention to this matter."
He suddenly said aloud: "The last revised version of the Kunyu Wanguo Map!"
"The last revised version of the Kunyu Wanguo Map!"
While the eunuchs in the palace were speaking in order, a large screen-sized world map was launched in the palace.
When Wang Hongyu began to set off and return, he contacted Tianqi and Xu Guangqi Feige, and proposed to make a new version of "Kunyu Wanguo Tu", and made a sketch by himself to point out some of the revisions.
As this huge map was unfolded in front of the courtiers, the officials standing in the front row could clearly see the world map.
Tianqi Zhu Youxiao said: "In the past year, I have learned a lot of astronomy and geography with Sun Aiqing and Xu Aiqing, and I have learned a lot from the old version of the "Kunyu Wanguo Tu" during the Wanli Emperor period.
In this latest edition, the Marquis of Dingyuan has outlined the surroundings of my Ming Dynasty more clearly, and gradually completed the area between the West Ocean and the other side of the ocean, and I will enjoy it with all the ministers today."
Wu Xun, the cabinet, the six Shangshu, the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and other officials approached to watch under the guidance, and the rest of the officials also stood on the periphery, at least they could hear the voice.
Zhu Youxiao looked at the map with pride and explained the size and situation of the surrounding countries to the ministers.
Sun Chengzong and Xu Guangqi glanced at each other, and both nodded happily. To tell Tianqi about these overseas countries, Xu Guangqi has contributed a lot, and Sun Chengzong is not less.
Especially in Mongolian Khalkha and Warat, as well as Turpan and Yarkand in the Western Regions, their locations and geographical, economic and political conditions are mostly told by Sun Chengzong.
At this time, Apocalypse had already learned a lot about geography, and the two emperors were of course proud.
"I'm familiar with the old version of the map, and I'll ask Dingyuan Hou to introduce you to the new changes."
"Obey."
Wang Hongyu stepped forward and first pointed at Italy.
"It is not a country, but the Pope of Rome is the spiritual leader, surrounded by many city-states such as Milan, Genoa, Venice, Florence, etc., and the south is ruled by the strongest country in Europe, the Esbanya."
He briefly added that Rome was most glorious as the Roman Empire, which lasted from the same period as the Han Dynasty to the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and was the other end of the Silk Road.
The example of the Han Dynasty left an impression on the minds of the ministers at once, and they generally knew what period and how much accomplishments they had.
Then he pointed to Macau, Goa, Malacca and the westernmost corner of Europe.
"This is Portugal, which is often referred to as the Franco, it seems that they have a small territory, but what about this?"
Pointing to a large area in the southeast corner of the map, which was even larger than the Ming at this time.
"Brazil, Portugal has a Brazilian governor, and there are still many royal families here."
"So big!?"
"This was actually taken by someone from that small place?"
Zou Yuanbiao was very surprised, he never expected that there was a small country in the corner of Europe, not to mention that there were commercial stations all over the world, and there was also a huge Brazil.