"Oh, Gu Yan?"

After Jiajing heard about the candidates recommended by Yan Song and Xu Jie, his face was full of hesitation.

Seeing this, Lu Fang, who was standing beside Jiajing, hurriedly stepped forward and reminded respectfully.

"Your Majesty, this Gu Yan, who is currently serving as a sailor in the imperial court, is quite capable and sophisticated, and is very good at commanding his subordinates, and is a rare capable minister!"

After listening to Lu Fang's reminder, Jiajing nodded, then turned his gaze to Yan Song and Xu Jie, and said slowly.

"Well, since the two pavilion elders have recommended this person to me, let's settle it like this!"

"It's up to this Gu Yan to serve as the commander of the fleet and be responsible for round-the-world voyages."

Seeing that the emperor had agreed to this matter, Yan Song and Xu Jie immediately put their minds at ease and said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, if this person is the commander of the fleet, in time, he will definitely succeed!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he rubbed the dragon head carved on the dragon chair with his hand, turned his gaze to Yan Song, and asked.

"When Zheng He went to the West, he built a special treasure ship, and now the drawings are still there, right?"

Yan Song saw that the emperor suddenly asked about this, and after pondering for a moment, he replied.

"Your Majesty, the blueprints for building the treasure ship are still properly preserved, but it's just ......"

"Oh, just what?"

Jiajing saw Yan Song's embarrassed face, so he immediately raised his eyebrows and asked.

"It's just that Weichen thinks that the treasure ship should be renovated."

"Recently, on the side of the Ordnance Division, isn't the development of a new cannon nearing completion?"

"Therefore, Weichen thinks that why not take this opportunity to load the new cannon on the treasure ship, experiment well, and at that time, put forward corresponding improvement measures."

Yan Song responded after thinking for a moment.

"Well, yes, Yan Ge Lao's proposal is very good."

"I'm ready!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Xu Jie, who was on the side, and added.

"When the time comes, the specific cost of transforming the treasure ship will be reported by Yan Ge Lao's side first, and then your household department will transfer the silver!"

Seeing that the emperor had already made a decision, Xu Jie had no choice but to respond respectfully.

"Obey Your Majesty's orders, the household department will allocate the silver as soon as possible!"

Yan Song was also relieved to see that the specific candidates for commanding the fleet and the transformation of the treasure ship had been decided.

At this moment, I saw Jiajing's gaze sweeping over Yan Song and Xu Jie, respectively, and said slowly.

"There's something I want you to ask you to do."

Hearing this, Yan Song and Xu Jie, who were sitting on the chair, both looked awe-inspired, and secretly raised their vigilance.

And Jiajing didn't care about the expressions on the faces of the two, but said to himself.

"I was just thinking that in the process of sending a fleet around the world, my Ming Dynasty would inevitably encounter ships from other countries! As I mentioned earlier, Spain, England, and so on. ”

"For this reason, my Ming ship must have a corresponding flag that can prove its identity."

"In this way, it can also demonstrate the strength of our Ming Dynasty and play a role in deterring barbarians."

At this moment, Yan Song and Xu Jie, who were sitting on the chairs, were also a little confused after hearing Jiajing's words, and then plucked up their courage and asked.

"Your Majesty means ......"

I saw Jiajing get up from the dragon chair, clenched his fists, and his eyes flashed with an inexplicable light.

"I mean to design a flag that represents the country!"

"What!"

Hearing Jiajing's words, Yan Song and Xu Jie's brains instantly shut down, and their faces were full of shock.

Then, I saw Xu Jie slowly get up from the seat, his eyes were full of incredulity, and he repeated Jiajing's words.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by designing a banner that can represent my Ming Dynasty?"

Jiajing took in the expression on Xu Jie's face, nodded and replied.

"Well, that's right."

After Xu Jie, Yan Song also got up from the seat tremblingly and asked Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, the design of a flag that can represent my Ming Dynasty is too important, this is a major event related to the fortune of the country!"

"Please also ask Your Majesty to give Weichen some more time."

After listening to Yan Song's request, Jiajing nodded and explained to him.

"I'm not asking you to come up with a set of exact plans for me now, go back and think about it, and then mention it again when the next cabinet is in the meeting!"

Yan Song saw that the emperor agreed to his request and promised to give him some more time, his face was full of gratitude, and he knelt on the ground with a 'plop' and said respectfully.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing this, Jiajing waved his hand and said casually.

"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After getting Jiajing's consent, Yan Song slowly got up from the ground.

"I'll tell you the truth, I already had a rough idea before this."

I saw Jiajing retract his gaze from Yan Song and Xu Jie, and added.

"Please also make it clear to Your Majesty!"

Yan Song and Xu Jie heard Jiajing's words, and after glancing at each other, they said in unison.

"The Ming character of my Ming Dynasty is composed of the sun and the moon!"

"The sun shines on the light of heaven and earth, symbolizing order, strength and vitality, and the moon endows all things with aura, symbolizing eternity, and represents that my Ming will always exist prosperously!"

"In other words, the design of the flag must include the theme of both the sun and the moon."

After a pause, Jiajing added.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Weichen obeys!"

Yan Song and Xu Jie, seeing that Jiajing had proposed a specific theme, were also immediately relieved, and immediately responded.

As long as there are specific requirements, things are much easier to do.

"Alright, let's do this for today, you can leave."

Seeing that everything had been ordered, Jiajing immediately waved his hand and gave the order to evict the guests.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the ministers are leaving!"

Seeing this, Yan Song and Xu Jie slowly got up from their seats and saluted Jiajing.

After Yan Song and Xu Jie left the Heart Cultivation Palace, Jiajing immediately summoned Lu Fang and commanded softly.

"Lu Fang, now you go and call the person who Yan Song and Xu Jie jointly recommended before to the Heart Cultivation Palace, I still have some things to explain to him."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave will do it!"

After Lu Fang responded, he quickly left the Heart Cultivation Palace, and the whole process did not make any sound.

Soon, only Jiajing was left in the huge Heart Nourishing Palace.

Then, I saw Jiajing spread out the pen and paper and began to draw something on the paper.

"Sweet potatoes look like this, right?"

"The corn is a little too big."

Jiajing looked at the work in front of him that had been completed by himself, and muttered to himself silently.

……

On the way back to the cabinet from the Heart Cultivation Palace, Yan Song and Xu Jie also took the opportunity to discuss the things they had mentioned in the Heart Cultivation Hall before.

I saw Xu Jie sigh helplessly, turned his gaze to Yan Song on the side, and said slowly.

"Elder Yan Ge, you have a big problem for me!"

"Transforming the treasure ship and carrying new cannons, each of these costs a lot of money."

After Yan Song heard Xu Jie's words, a slight smile appeared on his face and explained.

"I'm also thinking about it for our sake, let me ask, what if something goes wrong on the way to this fleet sent by His Majesty himself?"

"Besides, you can't let the silver just sit in the treasury, you have to use it on the blade!"

"Alas, that's it! When the time comes, Yan Ge, you can make a report, and I will let the household department approve it. ”

Seeing this, Xu Jie sighed helplessly and said slowly.

Xu Jie didn't believe a word about what Yan Song had just explained to him.

In his opinion, Yan Song, an old man who can't afford to make a profit, must want to use the reason of transforming the treasure ship to covet the silver allocated by His Majesty!

And Xu Jie also secretly determined that he must keep an eye on the cost of this silver.

Unconsciously, Xu Jie had fallen far behind Yan Song.

Looking at Yan Song's back, Xu Jie secretly thought to himself.

"Hmph, Yan Song, you'd better be honest and don't let me grab any tricks!"

"Otherwise, hum ......"

(End of chapter)