Alone in the middle of the sea, the island nation finally feels the power of the continental power.

And the island of the world, the eastern part of the Eurasian continent, has been a nomadic and agricultural people since ancient times.

This battle has laid down at least a hundred years of tranquility.

"Military, diplomatic, trade, cultural." The day after Zhu Houxi's feast, the emperor himself appeared at the court meeting, "Now, the geopolitical management of China's real land has just begun. ”

By this time, the emperor began to speak of new concepts as a matter of course.

Under the new pattern, there must be a Ming monarch with new thinking.

The world is not exactly the same, but seeks common ground while reserving differences.

What should be the same, and what should be preserved and respected?

Zhu Houxi wants to remind them that they must not slack off, especially in the military aspect.

The point is: although the flintlock pistols and artillery of the Ming Dynasty are already very strong, in the peace of at least a hundred years after eradicating the great trouble and fighting down, only the machine gun can really tame the fierce steppe cavalry.

This is something that can only be arranged within the Ming Dynasty and determined as a long-term national policy.

Foreign......

"Now that the main force of the Khan's court has been defeated, it is time for the remnants of the Korean army and the Jurchens to plow completely. Chagatai, Jiaozhi, Tubo, and Waiyun, after knowing the affairs of Dongying and Khanting, how to make trade-offs, these small matters will be handed over to Qing and others to deal with. ”

Zhu Houxi then said seriously: "The Northeast must focus on development, otherwise in the future, North Korea, Jurchen, and the grasslands will not be enough to determine." To the west, the back set and Guanzhong, are to become hubs. The Ili River Valley should set up the Western Regions Protectorate, focusing on maintaining an absolutely friendly and Ming vassal state, and communicating between the east and the west. To the southwest, Burma should be held in the hand, and Cochin should be held in the hand, so that it will become a horn with the Nanyang Metropolitan Protectorate. ”

He looked at Zhu Zaiqi: "After the national policy meeting next year, the prince will participate in the national policy." In the remaining days of my existence, the monarch and the ministers will steadily work in this direction. Cultivating talents, developing science and technology, connecting the world with goods, enriching the country and enriching the people! ”

From now on, it is a process of using a variety of means together to completely construct the first-stage pattern of the brilliant and prosperous Ming Dynasty.

The reason why it is only the first stage is because the technology has not yet reached that level, and it is not yet possible to advance to the global stage.

Zhu Houxi has solved the current major external troubles, and is also weakening the potential hidden dangers of Jurchen and Dongying.

But the hidden dangers from Europe are beyond the reach of the whip at this moment.

Fortunately, he has not yet reached forty, and there is still time to continue to emphasize the importance of strengthening sea power.

Daming still has a lot to do, but the rest is really water milling, which is accumulated over time.

After the court meeting, the officials also had something to do.

The pursuit and strangulation of the remnants of the Khan Court has not yet been completed.

According to the subsequent situation, it is necessary to study how many khanates were divided into khanates on the steppe, who was canonized, and where the Beiting Protectorate was located.

The same is true for Dongying's side.

After a year of mobilization, the people of the Ming Dynasty first knew why they were surrounded by enemies on all sides, and then quickly defeated the strongest enemy.

The New Year has not yet arrived, but Damingwei is spreading all over the world, and you can really consider looking for new opportunities in life.

Korea, Dongying, Nanyang...... Most of the people who have been cleared in the process of the new law are really reluctant to leave their homeland.

But for thousands of years, people have never stopped.

In the past, most of them were forced to migrate due to natural and man-made disasters or forced orders of the imperial court.

This time, because of the needs of relatives, officials, and businessmen, it naturally brought a lot of people over.

The following year is to divide the cake.

The grasslands, the Northeast, Korea, the East, and the Western Regions are indeed in even worse conditions.

However, Yan Chunsheng, who set off from Dongying to return to Beijing at the end of September, returned, and the Duke of Xingguo was ordered to recruit soldiers for the Western Expedition, with a clear purpose: if the Duke of Xingguo could conquer the Ili River Valley, he would be canonized as a king and establish a vassal state.

Those who will go with him are the future founding heroes.

The maritime trade of the Ming Dynasty has flourished, but the land Silk Road will not be abandoned either.

Therefore, going to those remote vassal countries is not an opportunity to be free and change your destiny.

Once the war machine is in motion, it is not so easy to stop.

Fortunately, the Northern Expedition ended neatly, and Dongying's side also came to an end.

Next, the Southwestern Frontier Army and the Nanyang Naval Division, which had been on the defensive for more than a year, began to act.

The goal is clear: to control Burma under the control of the unwilling Mang Swiss, and at the same time to restore the defeated Lanna Dynasty; The north-south intersection that has never really surrendered.

They are all fertile soil for the great river and the granary of the future.

Several major border regions and the three major maritime divisions all have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

The emperor who lived in the capital didn't have to worry too much about the rest of the things, he just had to wait for the result.

Even Yang Shen doesn't have to worry too much: eradicating the northern plague may not be a pure reckoning, but Myanmar and Cochin are rich lands. Now that the momentum of the Ming Dynasty is so strong, the civil, military, and businessmen are all bright-eyed.

Zhang Jing became the prime minister of North Korea, and although he was assisted by the king of Liao, he was almost like half of the country's lord.

Xia Yan is the same, and his intention is to make him the prime minister of Dongying, the minister of state, and the assistant to the king.

As for the Marquis of Xining and the Marquis of Dongying...... That's already a vassal prince. In the feudal country where the emperor is far away, as long as he does not have antipathy towards the Ming Dynasty, how free should he be?

When the cherry blossoms bloomed, more "sons-in-law borrowing seeds" were sent over.

Among them, there were also fifty people sent to the palace by Yan Shifan.

Most of them naturally just acted as palace maids, but it really made Zhu Houxi numb and his kidneys numb.

There is no way, he has fought for half his life, and he has created such a foundation, he does not enjoy it, and it also hinders the stability of the clan and diplomatic relations.

It's just that the emperor's energy and hobbies are mainly put on Wu Chengen's side.

Without him, it's time to brew a farther picture for the Ming officials and people.

“…… Isn't that really clairvoyant, downwind ear? Wu Chengen was really dumbfounded when he heard it.

Just like Tao Zhenren said, many people ask immortals and ask, if they can really attain the Tao, aren't their gestures all immortal magic and immortal methods? Nowadays, science is not the avenue? The Great Dao delves into the depths, and the equipment created by using its principles can have the magic of immortal magic, what's wrong with it? ”

Zhu Houxi only laughed at the concept anyway, although the content he talked about was like science fiction.

But this time, he needs Wu Chengen to integrate the direction of many technologies and the general principles of some specific products.

This is an important task he has set for the rest of his life: to use the prestige he has built up to give future generations a special blueprint in their hands.

How much can be done, it depends on the ability of future generations.

“…… The minister still didn't quite understand. ”

"It's okay, it's still a long time." Zhu Houxi thought for a while and said, "After the Great Power Policy Conference, I will go back to Huguang to worship my parents, and you can accompany me." Maybe you will feel something about the train traveling south along the railway. ”

This year, he is forty years old.

After the election of the new important ministers at the Great Power Policy Conference, this year, he was ready to spend time in Huguang.

The emperor has done this, and he should really gradually let go of his hands in the future and let his son continue to exercise, he just watched.

With his merits and prestige, he no longer has to worry about that kind of rebellion. On the contrary, Da Ming gradually left his direct decision-making, and what new problems would arise, we have to see.

After his son became Dongying's national prince, Yan Song, who was sixty-eight years old, was finally able to get over the addiction of the general assistant.

However, Tang Shunzhi will be promoted to the general staff with merit, and Hai Rui will also participate in the national policy. Zeng Milling, Tang Shu, Xu Jie, Gao Gong...... There are so many "posterity" staring, Zhu Houxi is also staring, and Yan Song can only be conscientious and loyal to the monarch and shine.

It's really just to make him perfect. Yan Song's life was squeezed clean by Zhu Houxi, and even his son gave full play to his majesty to Dongying, who was more "sincerely surrendering to the strong".

Yan Song is not at a loss.

Probably during his tenure, he will also be able to add a stroke in the future: the Ming Dynasty conquered Burma, Cochin, and Chagatai.

The achievement of expanding the territory seems to belong only to this group of old ministers in the first thirty years of the emperor's reign.

As for the younger generation, there are not many such opportunities.

At the beginning of December, after the conclusion of the Great Power Policy Conference, Zhu Zaiqian was once again in charge of the country.

After more than 20 years, the emperor once again toured the south.

This time, it is not considered that the formation is very large, after all, all the way only along the railway. The main purpose of the emperor's southern tour was only to visit his hometown after many years of absence and pay homage to his deceased father and mother who were buried there.

The steam engine has not stopped improving, and now it is more efficient.

"It's still slow, and we still have to figure it out."

Above the "Imperial Rim", the carriage is still warm.

Zhu Houxi pointed outside: "The south of the capital is flat, but even so, what if you drive in winter and the railroad tracks are covered with snow?" What should I do if it rains in the south and the roadbed is muddy and settled? But if you look ahead, you can always make progress and overcome in technology, and you can continue to sum up experience. Ruzhong, if you can reach from Beijing to Nanjing or even to Guangzhou in one day, without avoiding cold, summer, rain and snow, what is the world like? ”

Wu Chengen sat not far from the emperor, looking out of the glass-mounted car window, and was a little distracted for a while.

That's unimaginable.

"It's just running on the ground, not flying in the sky." Zhu Houxi was also a little distracted, recalling the scattered pictures in his memory, "In one day, it is not impossible to go from the capital to the Nanyang Metropolitan Protectorate. Now it is not what it used to be, so the Ming can manage a larger territory, let alone the future? ”

“…… Your Majesty is far-sighted, and your ministers admire him to the ......"

Zhu Houxi smiled: "Go back to your carriage and rest, look outside more, and think about it more." ”

Along the way, except for some big stations, he will not get off the train to disturb the people and disturb the local officials.

The car is not fast, but it can stop all the way and move all the time.

accompanied him out with Sun Lan and Lin Qingping.

is to worship his parents, Sun Lan is the queen, and he should come together. Lin Qingping, like him, revisited his hometown, and Wen Suyun was left in the palace to take care of the harem.

In addition, there is also the Dongying national color sent by the Korean Shuangshu and Yan Shifan.

After all, you can't escape the novelty.

"In the past, I went to Beijing to ascend the throne, and I walked for many days along the way."

Wu Chengen left, and Sun Lan and the others came from the two carriages at the other end.

Lin Qingping looked at the emperor with a smile, her son is in Kunming, and her grandson also has it. The war between Waiyun and Jiaozhi is starting in the dry season now, but the son is not in any danger, just waiting to go to the vassal lord later.

Sun Lan was still young and curious to listen to Zhu Houxi's stories about the past.

And the "nobles" of North Korea and Dongying are naturally the role of serving the emperor, empress, and concubine here.

It's just that for them, getting on the train and going all the way is also an experience that they have never imagined, which is both shocking and awe-inspiring.

It took Zhu Houxi nearly 20 days to arrive in the capital back then, and so many people together were already considered to be fast.

Now that Zhu Houxi wants to return to Anlu, he can reach Huguang in only five days, and more time is from De'an Station in the north of Wuchang to take a carriage to the location of Xianling and Qiandi.

The return of the dragon to his hometown is a big event for Huguang.

Among the people who were ordered to go to De'an Station to meet the driver, there was also Zhang Juzheng, who finally passed the examination this year and will go to Beijing next year to take the exam.

I haven't seen the emperor for many years, and Zhang Juzheng is also a little worried.

At that time, the article was published in the name of Taiyue in "Ming Pao", and the officialdom naturally knew: If it were not for the emperor's approval, how could he guide such public opinion?

Zhang Juzheng did not lose his sacred heart!

Of course, there are also reasons why Zhang Juzheng himself is good at learning.

Now the crown prince is in prison, and when Huguang presented the greeting and accompanying plans and sacrificial ceremonies, the emperor also approved an opinion: call Zhang Juzheng's kid.

Zhang Juzheng, this kid, stood outside De'an Station in Layueli, just as a member of the gentry and elderly welcome team.

I've been waiting for most of the day, and it's cold.

Because coming from Xinyang, you have to climb a slope. With the current locomotive, it is not easy to climb this section of the slope.

This section was originally built in a herringbone shape that was studied specifically for climbing some hillsides.

In addition, it is now in the cold winter and the moon, for the sake of the emperor's safety, it is natural to check more and walk slowly.

When the Imperial Rim finally arrived at De'an Station, he will stay at the post house here today.

After meeting the local officials in Huguang, the emperor really called Zhang Juzheng alone.

Zhu Houxi looked at him for a while and couldn't help laughing: "I'm just in my twenties, and I have a decent beard." ”

“…… Long live Your Majesty! Banzai! Hooray! ”

"Get up." After Zhu Houxi asked him to get up, he said directly, "In front of me, you don't dare to be sloppy. Why do you want to be your driver, you know? ”

"Yes. Students have been in Jingzhou for several years, and they are not blind to things outside the window. The livelihood of the people in Huguang and the pros and cons of local governance are all known to the students. ”

Zhu Houxi nodded, and the communication with smart people was simple.

He wanted to know about the current local situation, and Zhang Juzheng, a person who grew up in front of him since he was a child, would definitely not hide anything.

He has a great future, he has a teacher-student status with the emperor, and he grew up with the crown prince since he was a child, so he will definitely be able to be in a high position in the future, and he doesn't have to worry about offending any local petty officials.

"Okay, then go to the dive with me first. After the New Year, I will return to Beijing with me, and I will not delay you to take the exam. ”

Zhu Houxi looked at Zhang Juzheng with some expectation.

Another task in the second half of his life is to let this kid deeply understand and agree with his own ideas and ambitions, and assist his son to continue to do some things.

After next year, he will enter the officialdom, and Zhu Houxi will not hesitate to advise.

Even, the imagination between him and Wu Chengen about those pictures in the future did not leave Zhang Juzheng.

Young people need to be more ambitious.

"After understanding the principles of heaven and man, I laid the foundation. What you see in your dreams is not false, but it will come true. But I can't see it, uncle, I hope that when you and the prince come to worship me in the future, I will say that I have been able to control the power of thunder and lightning in China! ”

“…… Your Majesty, new year, new joy, why do you say this? ”

"Yes. Merely...... This world is mine now, and in the future, it will still be yours after all. ”

Zhang Juzheng was shocked in his heart: No matter how you say it, it should be the prince in the future, how can it be said that it is ours?

(End of chapter)