Ran Min said in a deep voice: "Crossing the sea to the east, its benefits are now no better than the maritime Silk Road built by going to the West, but its benefits are not small, and from a long-term perspective, the benefits are far better than this maritime Silk Road!" I have heard from overseas people that in the east of the sea, in the east of Yizhou, there are many islands, many continents! ”

"Many islands, many continents, are borderless, or occupied by savage natives who live without knowing what the country is. I want to occupy all these islands and continents and include them in the territory of my Great Wei Empire! ”

Hearing this, Wei Jian couldn't help but stiffen his head and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this approach is a bit unrealistic. Except for my Huaxia, all four sides are barbarian lands, all barren lands, difficult to cultivate, and their original inhabitants are even more unruly, unobedient to the king, and difficult to discipline. Having occupied these places, it is impossible to govern them effectively, and I am afraid that they will be like chicken ribs! ”

"Chicken ribs? Maybe it seems to be chicken ribs now. Ran Min said earnestly: "If you can't govern now, it doesn't mean that the empire in the future, and the Chinese dynasties in the future can't govern!" You should know that in addition to population, land is also an extremely important resource, and who knows what will be developed in the future where you seem to be barren land now? Wasn't the land of Jiangdong, more than a thousand years ago, also a place that was not occupied by the Xia Dynasty and the Shang Dynasty, and was regarded as a barbarian land? However, after more than a thousand years of development, the land of Jiangdong has become very rich, not inferior to any state or county in the Central Plains! ”

"Since the end of the dynasty cannot fully develop these foreign lands, the end of the Great Wei Dynasty may not be able to develop these foreign places, but the descendants of future generations, the people of all dynasties, as long as these places are still in the hands of the Chinese people, sooner or later they will be developed and become the inherent territory of my China!"

When the ministers heard this, they were all silent, thinking about what Ran Min said.

In fact, Ran Min didn't say it too clearly, he himself knew that in the east of the sea, there are many new continents and islands that have not yet been discovered, such as Hawaii, Australia, and the Americas, these places are not deserted, they are inhabited by indigenous people.

It's just that judging from the current situation, it seems that taking down these places has no practical benefit for the Great Wei Empire at all, and even sending many people to govern them, or just making these places nominally the territory of the Great Wei Empire.

But Ran Min himself knows very well that land can be developed, and more than a thousand years ago, these foreign places have become the territory of white-skinned and blue-eyed Europeans and Americans, and they are almost the most ideal "paradise" for people all over the world!

It's not enough to just look at whether a place is suitable for living.

For example, Siberia seems to be unsuitable for human habitation, but there are many valuable mineral resources hidden under it, but the current Great Wei Empire cannot use it, but the Chinese people can fully develop and use it thousands of years later!

As the saying goes, drink water and don't forget to dig wells.

In the future, when future generations use these resources, they will also think of him, Ran Min, the great emperor, and praise him and praise him.

Ran Min insisted on sending a fleet to the Western Ocean and cross the sea eastward, and no matter how much the ministers tried to persuade him, it was useless, so he let it go.

Then, Ran Min explained a few things, such as implementing all the laws and regulations of the Wei State to all parts of the south, implementing them, and treating everyone equally. He does not engage in any special zones, nor does he treat southerners and northerners differently.

As soon as the imperial decree was issued, the guards in various parts of the south immediately posted notices and urged the local scholars to migrate to Daliang as soon as possible. In order to prevent the family gate lords from disobeying the yang and yin, the Wei army sent a lot of troops to follow along the way, which was called escort, but in fact, it was monitoring.

For this practice of the imperial court, the scholars in the south were full of complaints, and they were unwilling in their hearts, but there was no way, they did not dare to resist, because the price of resistance was something they could not afford.

In this way, many southern scholars were migrated to Daliang one after another and settled there.

In addition, the irrigation canal project built by the Wei State was not delayed at all, and the Til, Chidao, and Grand Canal were built to the south, connecting the dense water network of the entire south.

In order to reduce the burden on the people, Ran Min had ordered to improve the food of each laborer, double the wage, and let the local people have a young man from each household to serve as labor, only responsible for food, and did not have to pay any wages.

In 357 A.D., that is, in September of the tenth year of the emperor's reign, Ran Min sent 24,000 crew members led by Wang Ling, the son of Wang Ping, the governor of the Wei Dynasty, to take 351 sea ships and set off from Langyatai to the east to cross the sea.

This line does not know the route, does not know the destination, because of the very danger, all the people who dare to get on the ship have written suicide notes, Ran Min also promised that once they die on the sea, as long as they do not abscond in fear of crime, become deserters, the pension will be doubled, and their children and grandchildren can also be supported by the imperial court.

Ran Min was on the bank of the Zhanghe River, giving Wang Ling and his party a grand trip.

Ran Min raised the wine bowl in his hand and said proudly: "Everyone, we don't know when we will be able to meet again!" But you have crossed the sea all the way, and after a year, you must return to the sea, whether you have gained it or not! I'm looking forward to seeing you next time! There are many dangers in the sea, I don't say anything, all the feelings are in this wine bowl! Dry! ”

"!" The generals led by Wang Ling all drank the wine in the bowl in their hands.

The crew below also drank this bowl of Zhuangxing wine.

When the crew began to board the ship, Ran Min called Wang Ling aside to explain some things.

"Wang Ling, this time I will leave everything to you. You must remember that after a year, whether or not the New World has been discovered, whether there is any other harvest, you must come back safely. ”

Listening to Ran Min's earnest explanation, Wang Ling nodded and said, "Obey orders!" ”

Patting Wang Ling on the shoulder, Ran Min took out another drawing from his arms, handed it to Wang Ling, and said, "If you find a new world, send some crew members to settle down there first, build a port, and then search for these three things on the new world." ”

"What is this?"

"Sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn."

"Is it a crop?"

"That's right. These three things can grow in a harsh environment, have a strong reproductive ability, and can also provide people with food and clothing. With them, the people of my Great Wei will not go hungry in the year of famine! Wang Ling, I'll leave all this to you. If you can bring these things back to Great Wei, you will be the hero of Great Wei, and you will be the hero of the whole of China! You will leave your name in history and be remembered by the world! ”

Hearing this, Wang Ling said solemnly: "The minister must live up to his mission!" ”

Ran Min bowed slightly, "I heard that there are some natives in the New World. You can lead an army to destroy them, or you can appease them, all on the premise of safety. Go ahead! ”

"The minister is gone!"

Looking at Wang Ling's back as he walked away, Ran Min fell into deep thought for a while.

Wang Ling is Wang Ping's son, and Ran Min is five years old, but because he is the son of Uncle Yi, Ran Min can trust him.

As an ordinary person, Ran Min was very worried about whether he would take more than 20,000 people out to establish himself as a king and never return to Huaxia again. But Wang Ling is filial and loyal, and Ran Min believes that he will not do such a deviant thing!

After sending Wang Ling away, another month later, Ran Min sent Ma Liu to lead a crew of more than 20,000 to the Western Ocean on 221 sea ships.

Ma Liu used to be a housekeeper in Ran Min's mansion, and he was a person who played from childhood to adulthood, so he can be regarded as a friend. For Ma Liu, Ran Min is still trustworthy.

In this year, Ran Min successively sent fleets to the Western Ocean and crossed the sea to the east, during which the manpower, material and financial resources consumed are unknown, but Ran Min thinks that it is all worth it!