Above the endless sea, Xu Da and Li Jin re-boarded the returning fleet.

After Zhu Yuanzhang learned of the victory in Fuzhou, he directly ordered Li Jin and Xu Da to return at full speed.

Deng Yu was left in Fuzhou and continued to serve as a vigilance.

Although Chen Zuyi has been wiped out, it is inevitable that there will be other pirates or pirates in Nanyang, and now Fuzhou City is extremely empty, and only Deng Yu can be stationed there to ensure the safety of one side.

Before leaving, Deng Yu also specially explained to Li Jin that after returning to the voyage, he must continue to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang to garrison Longyamen.

Li Jin didn't expect Deng Yu to be so interested, and after decisively agreeing to Deng Yu, he turned around and left Fuzhou Mansion.

At this moment, Xu Da and Li Jin were already approaching the waters of Zhejiang, and Xu Da stood on the deck, standing with his hands in his hands.

"Li Xianling, you said that the sea is so vast, can we Han people really conquer the sea?"

Li Jin was stunned, he didn't expect Xu Da to ask such a question.

But then Li Jin figured it out, presumably because Xu Da had been running around at sea these days and saw the importance of the ocean, so he asked.

Li Jin is in high spirits, and letting Daming step into the ocean is Li Jin's tireless pursuit.

Now that there is finally a like-minded person, and Xu Da, the first general of the Ming Dynasty, Li Jin feels that he should teach Xu Da a good lesson and make Xu Da more eager for the ocean.

"Of course you can, it's not just us Han Chinese, in the far west, some blonde and blue-eyed red ghosts have begun to walk on the road to conquer the sea."

"Oh? Where are these people? ”

When Xu Da heard that someone could really conquer the ocean, he couldn't help but be shocked, and asked in a loud voice:

"Why have I never seen them?"

"They are far west, thousands of miles away from us."

Li Jin looked ahead, as if those people were far ahead.

"But they are already very close to us, maybe in less than fifty years, they will be able to reach our Daming sea."

"By that time, the oceans will already be full of their ships and fleets, and it will be even more difficult for us Ming to compete with them."

"Those countries in the West have a very small land area, not even as large as Zhejiang Province."

"The population is not more than one-third of that of the Ming Dynasty."

"But it was because of these people that they conquered the seas, and then used strong ships and cannons to invade many lands overseas."

"And on top of these lands, there are mountains of gold and silver mines, which makes their country rich quickly."

"When they had tasted the sweetness, they continued to use the plundered gold and silver to make more powerful ships and more powerful artillery."

"so that they may continue to occupy the land of other countries and slaughter their people."

"These small countries are now full of gold in the West, and they are all plundered from overseas."

"If we don't enter the ocean in the Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid that in a hundred years, those small countries will drive an invincible fleet and invade our Ming land with artillery that is countless times more powerful than ours."

"At that time, we will not face a rabble of pirates and pirates, but a well-equipped and well-trained state apparatus."

Xu Da was a little hairy and stood on end when Li Jin said.

Although what Li Jin said is a bit exaggerated, imagine if there is really such a group of people on the other side of the ocean, constantly exploring the ocean.

Although these people have not yet arrived in the Daming Sea, they are approaching Daming step by step.

They plundered a great deal of gold and silver in the seas, and the treasury was full of gold and silver.

In the process, they are constantly upgrading their weapons, so one day in the future.

When they see the rich Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty is basically undefended on the coastline, what will be the result?

Xu Da didn't dare to think about the next consequences, because it was destined to be a more tragic war than the robbers.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Da said to Li Jin:

"I plan to make a proposal to the higher authorities, and let the higher positions set up the Navy Governor's Office to manage the navy full-time."

"In the future, it will also garrison troops at strategic points on the sea."

"The Pinghu camp we occupied before, as well as Longya Island, Shengsi Island and other places, must be stationed with troops."

"Only in this way can we build a great wall of the sea in Daming to resist dangers from overseas."

Xu Da's words made Li Jin ecstatic in his heart, and if Xu Da spoke to Zhu Yuanzhang, then Zhu Yuanzhang would inevitably pay attention to this matter.

If it can really be done, then the Ming Dynasty's naval power will accelerate its expansion.

And those ships that the Daming fleet needs, hehe, don't think about it, they must need to place an order with the Longjiang Shipyard.

Li Jin remained silent on his face, bowed to Xu Da, and said:

"Xu Shuai is righteous."

"If this is really the case, presumably thousands of years later, Xu Shuai's name will still be remembered for eternity."

If it is really possible to open the ocean era in the Ming Dynasty, then let alone a thousand years, even if it is ten thousand years later, the Chinese people will always remember Xu Da's exploits.

If the Ming Dynasty opened the maritime age, with the character of the Han people, they would never allow other countries to have forces on the ocean.

There is a saying, on the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore?

The aggressiveness and aggression of the Han people will definitely not be inferior to those red ghosts in the West.

Just imagine, after so many years of inheritance in China, the surrounding land suitable for cultivation has basically been incorporated into the territory of China.

From south to north, from west to east, as long as it is an area suitable for farming, which piece is not firmly controlled by successive dynasties?

The territory of the Ming Dynasty is bordered by the South China Sea in the south and Mobei in the north.

Further south is the ocean, which is not suitable for survival, not to mention the Mobei region, which is extremely bitter and cold, and the Han people cannot farm, so they really cannot survive.

The west of the Ming Dynasty is a desert, the east is also the ocean, and the Central Plains, which is suitable for farming, has been occupied by the Han people since ancient times.

If it weren't for the deep mountains and old forests, the barriers of the mountains and deserts, I am afraid that the Han people would have expanded their sphere of influence to the entire Eurasian continent long ago.

The Han people's obsession with the land is engraved in their bones.

As long as it is a place that can be cultivated, sooner or later it will be incorporated into the territory by the Han people.

If it weren't for the deep mountains and old forests everywhere in the southwest, and the Tibetan Plateau lying between China and India, I am afraid that India and Southeast Asia would have been included in the territory of the Chinese emperors who were brilliant in history.

And once the Ming Dynasty entered the ocean, it was equivalent to opening the door to a new world.

After all, the plateau moat is indeed difficult to cross, but when the ocean becomes a smooth road, what else can stop the footsteps of the Han people?

The Indian subcontinent, the Americas, the Australian Plains, and Europe and Africa, where can you not farm?

And as long as the land can be farmed, it is under the control of the Han people.

It won't be long before a super empire that never sets in a hundred years will be able to rise in the east.

Although it is immoral to say that aggression against other countries is wrong, is it right or wrong to invade other countries?

Morally, that's certainly wrong, but in terms of results, it's thought-provoking.

If you turn to the history of the world, you may be able to find the answer.

Western countries, which one did not start by aggression?

Which country's powerful throne is not full of bones?

Although it is not moral, the essence of capital is plunder, which is bloody.

The bones of tens of millions of African black slaves buried under the plains of the Americas are precisely because of the flesh and blood of these African black slaves that nourished the prosperity of the Americas.

Which overlord of the seas is not covered with blood on his hands?

As the saying goes, sin is in the present generation, and the benefits are in the future.

If Xu Da really opened the Pandora's box of the ocean, then the people of all China, no matter what the evaluation of the current world, will praise Xu Da in the future generations.

Because it is Xu Da who can make them, the descendants of China, live a carefree life and enjoy generous benefits.

Hearing Li Jin's praise, Xu Da was expressionless.

He admonished Zhu Yuanzhang in the hope that the people of the Ming Dynasty could live a better life, rather than being famous for eternity.

From participating in the rebel army, to accompanying Zhu Yuanzhang in the southern and northern wars, he finally pacified the world, drove out the Tartars, and restored the Central Plains.

Xu Da's feelings for Daming are no less than Zhu Yuanzhang.

Although after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Xu Da became more silent and rarely interacted with people, but his love for the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world remained undiminished.

It is undeniable that it is precisely because of Xu Da's independence that Daming has brought a more stable internal environment.

Even if the Huaixi Group jumps hard, as long as Xu Da's Dinghaishen Needle is still there, no one dares to be presumptuous.

After all, in the Huaixi Group, who sees Xu Da and can't call Xu Shuai?

Which of these proud soldiers has not done anything under Xu Da? Who hasn't been taken care of by Xu Da?

Because of this, these people are bastards, but they don't dare to make a mistake in front of Xu Da.

Even if it was Lan Yu, he was in awe of Xu Da, because after Chang Yuchun died of illness, Xu Da took care of Lan Yu a lot.

This allowed Lan Yu to make achievements in the army.

Now Xu Dajin is saying that he wants to set up a naval governor's office, but I am afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang will have to consider this matter carefully.