Accompanied by Li Dingguo, a scholar and scholar of the new military department, Gao Yiming once again visited Nanjing and inspected the arsenal, which is now in accordance with Gao Yiming's instructions, and the key research and development direction has shifted from the army to the navy, and the warships have advanced rapidly in accordance with the requirements of the equipment generation, the manufacturing generation, and the research and development generation.

After that, he went to sea by boat and inspected the three fleets of the East Ocean, the North Ocean, and the South Ocean, which was the latest state of the Ming Dynasty Navy, the base of the North Ocean Fleet was on Kuye Island, the base of the East Ocean Fleet was at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and the base of the South Ocean Fleet was on Hainan Island.

After returning to Nanjing after a round of inspection, Gao Yiming asked Cai Dafa to summon the wealthy businessmen to go to the Forbidden City in Nanjing, and he was going to learn about the situation in the sea area controlled by the Ming Navy, so as to make a plan for the future ocean.

"Your Majesty, the supervisor of the Cai Yuan has arrived, and he asked to face the saint."

"Call him in."

Han Zanzhou retreated, and after a while, he saw him walk in with Cai Dafa and a group of wealthy businessmen.

"Manager Han, I haven't seen you for many days, you are still the same as before, congratulations."

"Thank you, Lord Supervisor, I can't compare to you, the president of the Southern Chamber of Commerce, you have done a big job."

"Manager Han smiled, how dare I call me an adult in front of you, we are all working for the emperor." Having said that, Cai Dafa's status today is not purely comparable to that of a wealthy businessman.

Seeing that, everyone followed Han Zanzhou to Fengdian, which was specially arranged by Gao Yiming, because he knew Shang Rao's temperament better, it was definitely a contradictory combination of worship and vanity, and when dealing with them, you can't pay attention to it, and you can't pay too much attention to it.

Cai Dafa and others walked into the main hall and knelt down on the mountain together and shouted long live.

Looking at the more than 30 wealthy businessmen below, Gao Yiming was very satisfied, this Cai Dafa has become more and more on the road, which shows that his unique vision can also reduce talents without sticking to one pattern.

"Everyone, please get up, the purpose of my call to come today, I think you all know, you are the first group of people to go to the sea, think about the feelings of the ocean should be very deep, the dynasty is now almost invincible on the land, now the expansion on the land has come to an end for the time being, in the next few years, our Ming energy is mainly focused on the ocean, I don't know if you have any good suggestions, today except for the Lord Shangshu of the Ministry of Households, there are no courtiers, you all have to speak freely, no matter what you say, you are not guilty."

"Your Majesty, the grass people are called Wang Chenghou, then take the lead first, and please don't blame it if it's not good."

"Okay, Boss Wang, but it's okay."

"When the grass people were more than ten years old, they followed their father to make a living at sea, and they were fishermen at the earliest, and then after the navy gradually became stronger, all countries came to the court, I saw that the shipping business was promising, so I organized a fleet to begin to undertake transnational transportation business, although this business made money, but the risk was also very large, the risk was many, the biggest risk was afraid of encountering pirates, pirates at sea were more ferocious than on land, not only for money, murder was a common thing, their number ranged from dozens to more than a thousand, people from all over the world, They are all nationals of the countries along the way, and they have a great impact on the trade route, so the grass people dare to ask the emperor to send warships to escort them. ”

"I have also heard of this situation of yours, in the past, the national strength was not bad, but now that our navy is strong, it is necessary to escort the merchants." Gao Yiming laughed and said, "What about the others, everyone." ”

"Your Majesty, the people's surname is Tao, the second in the family, so it is called Tao Laoer, I also come, the grass people are engaged in the spice business, you don't know, go out to sea along the coastline all the way to the south, will come to a place where there is only summer and no spring, autumn and winter, although there is no large area of land, but there are many islands, rich in products, but many of them are occupied by two countries called Portugal and the Netherlands, every time we go to trade, not only have to pay high taxes, but also be bullied by them, but also ask the emperor to call the shots with us."

Listening to Tao Laoer's words, Gao Yiming said in his heart: "How can I not know, yours is a group of island countries near the equator, and now it is estimated that most of them are still desert islands, the Netherlands and Portugal, as the earliest maritime hegemons, have extended their tentacles to the Daming Sea, and even many of the British colonies in later generations have inherited their heritage, just by virtue of their level and the number of people who can run rampant in the world, and now the Ming Dynasty, which has the second-rate military strength of the later generations, has no reason not to grasp the right to speak in the sea." ”

"Well, these two countries of yours are really hateful, and their minions are all working in my Taiwan to make a fortune, and it's time to pay back this account." Gao Yiming easily reached a consensus with Tao Lao Er to send troops, and this reason is reasonable.

The others saw that the words of the shopkeeper Wang and Tao Lao Er were approved by the emperor, and no one could help it immediately, they had been running on the sea for many years, of course they knew the bitterness of the ocean, and now they have someone who can make their own decisions, why not wait?

"Your Majesty, ocean trade, supply is a big problem, I hope that the navy of the country and the DPRK can develop a few more seaports along the waterway, so that we have the confidence to go further and declare our Ming national prestige to all seas."

"Well, this is the Blue Star Police in later generations, known as Eagle Sauce loves to do things, this Daming now has this strength, you can also give it a try, but this still requires you to work together to do the school"

Although everyone didn't know what the Blue Star Police was, and they didn't know who Eagle Sauce was, Gao Yiming understood what he meant, and immediately said: "Please rest assured, the emperor can't help with any major national affairs, but we can still get the money and effort." ”

This is to the point, is it your strength to pay money, and it has a future, but Gao Yiming did not forget to say in a deep voice: "You still have to be fully prepared to raise troops rashly, you can rest assured, I have agreed to your begging today, after all, sending troops to fight is a big deal, and the court still has to discuss it, so go back and wait for news." ”

"It's the emperor, I'll go back to raise silver taels to fund the army's salary, here the grass people first make a statement, although the grass people have a thin background, but they are still willing to take out one million taels." Cai Dafa said righteously.

At this point, Hou Sui, who has been listening to it on the side, understands Gao Yiming's intentions, eat a big family, this Cai Dafa is singing a double reed with him, the Ming Dynasty maritime national policy has already been decided, the naval deployment has been completed, and the expedition will be launched in the near future, this is all set, and now the emperor is in the dark heart to let these local tyrants get military salaries, no wonder the emperor was not prepared by the household department, it turned out to be thought about a long time ago.

But such a bad plan, you have to be thick-skinned to become an emperor will carry it out, there is such an emperor, it is a blessing to be a courtier, and any cheeky and black-hearted things will be handled by himself, and the courtiers don't have to worry about carrying the black pot.

"President Cai is worthy of being a pillar of the country, and I will write you a plaque for loyalty and protection of the country when I turn around, and I will allow you to hang it on the lintel." Honor rewards, Gao Yiming's thief slips, the cost is low.

However, the lintel hangs the imperial plaque, which is a big event in ancient times, it is able to glorify the ancestors, for a time the people in the court are like playing chicken blood, they have generously donated, Gao Yiming encouraged their loyalty, let them go down to subscribe, the plaque is everything, of course, the most awesome is the red background gold with the jade seal and the emperor's signature.