Bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Spain firmly controlled the Balde Gap, later known as the Strait of Gibraltar.

"General, we have reached the waters of the Spanish country in front, should we directly attack their mainland, or destroy their surface ships."

"In the past two years, the territory of my Ming Dynasty has expanded too rapidly, and the emperor decreed that the future will not be dominated by occupying a large area of territory, but will develop more overseas military bases, so we will destroy its fleet off the coast of Spain, and then continue to move west to control the Bald Strait, opening the door for us to enter and exit the Mediterranean, and the place where we can collect taxes must be my Ming."

"What the general said is reasonable, and his subordinates will give an order."

"Also, if the enemy artillery on the shore fires, shoot me down, and by the way, go to the shore and catch some more prisoners."

"Yes! - "After a week of fierce fighting in the Mediterranean, the navy of Spain was wiped out by the Ming army, which not only shook the royal family of Spain, but also England and France could not sit still, so England and France temporarily formed an alliance, and the Netherlands and Spain also formed an alliance.

After defeating the native navy of Spain, Yan Yingyuan took advantage of the situation to occupy the Bald Strait, and at the same time ordered the fleet in the Indian Ocean to completely clear the naval bases of the Netherlands and Spain, all of which were owned by the Ming army, and the Mediterranean Sea formed a three-legged situation for a while.

The Ming Dynasty navy stationed in the Bering Sea also went south along the coastline, and more than 20 naval bases were established along the way.

In order to adapt to the rapid development of maritime forces, Gao Yiming had to order that the two shipyards continue to research and upgrade the warships, and the other shipyards only manufacture the first generation of ironclad warships.

Listening to the report of the fleet of the Eastern Expedition, the American continent is now vast and sparsely populated, so Gao Yiming first opened up some land on both sides of the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic, and then slowly mapped it later, so that the new round of expansion ended here.

After this round of expansion was over, Gao Yiming stopped further expansion, because the national strength of the Ming Dynasty was really used by him to the limit, and the Ming Dynasty stopped expanding in line with the intentions of New Zealand, France, Spain, and the Netherlands.

Because of the rudeness of the Spanish kingdom first, its king grabbed a few cushions in the country and gave them to Yan Yingyuan, as well as a large amount of gold and silver treasures, and begged Yan Yingyuan to stop blocking their country's coastline.

As the Ming Dynasty stopped expanding, the alliance established by New Zealand and other countries was immediately dissolved, and the Netherlands continued to deal with England, England and France were feuding, and Spain and the Grape Kingdom could not pee in a pot, and several countries were fighting endlessly, but there was an agreement that no matter how they fought, they could not attack the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty, so as to reluctantly involve the behemoth of the Ming Dynasty in the war and bring them a catastrophe.

Several countries while fighting, while also constantly sending envoys to the Ming Dynasty to learn and exchange, hoping to introduce advanced technology into their own countries, but unfortunately the Ming Dynasty's high-precision technology is controlled in the hands of the emperor, and they have no chance to contact, but Gao Yiming did not do anything absolutely, other countries can use high patent royalties, the introduction of civilian ironclad shipbuilding technology, but of course can only be used for civilian use, once the Ming Dynasty developed and used in the military, then immediately terminate the cooperation.

In order to get the Ming Dynasty's ironclad ship manufacturing technology, even if it is civilian, the first King of England to personally bring an embassy to the Ming Dynasty, heard that the King of England came to Luoyang in person, which made Gao Yiming deeply surprised.

"Your Majesty, the King of England has not only brought a large amount of gold and silver treasures on this trip, but also brought eighteen young beauties from other countries, and I hope to present them to you."

"Thank you for the country's clean up, what a beauty, it's not a spy or the like, you go and tell them that they can live in Luoyang for a while longer, so that they can have a full understanding of my Daming, and I also tell them that I am in favor of non-governmental cooperation, and I have no opinion on the opening of trade between the two countries, but it is impossible to let their people enter Daming Academy, and military technology cannot satisfy them, and no one can eat a fat man in one bite, that is, the advanced technology of my Korean people is enough for them to learn for decades."

"Yes! - Your Majesty, I heard from the king that their country was also engaged in the industrial revolution, and according to him, they had already made the steam engine, and I don't know if it was true or not. ”

"There is no doubt about this, no matter which nation has outstanding people, they can make a steam engine without any fuss, I am not not allowed to develop them, but we have to ensure that they are three or four generations ahead of them, the progress of society is the law of optimism, so we don't want to take advantage of all the good things, this is unrealistic, we just need the world to listen to us or dare not disobey us, to ensure that the things we produce can be sold, no one dares to move the merchant ships, and no one dares to bully the people."

"Yes! The ministers understand that there is another thing for the emperor. ”

"You speak."

"It's about you about selecting young officials to be officials in the court, and the ministers have drawn up a list, and I would like to ask you to take a look."

"No need, now that my Ming Dynasty has an unparalleled land area in the world, and the affairs are complicated, the seven scholars of your cabinet are appointed to assist me in handling state affairs, these officials appoint you to pay attention to it, I already know the specific things, no need to report again, in the future, in addition to the county order, prefect and above officials, other officials are appointed, and your cabinet can only use it, and it is best to use more elected officials."

"Obey."