Manpower is always the most valuable resource of a country.

All wealth needs to be created by manpower, and the wealth that a country can create is related to both production technology and manpower, and the two together are productive forces.

Otherwise, no matter how good the technology is.

It doesn't work without manpower, and conversely, if there is no technology, no amount of manpower is useless.

The two can be described as complementary to each other.

And now in the situation of Daming, the upper limit of science and technology is almost locked, limited by too many things, even if Zhu Yunxi forcibly raises it, it will not be high.

The only way to lay the foundation as much as possible is to hand it over to future generations to study slowly.

But manpower, it's different!

Zhu Yunxi is only eight years old now, as long as the people of the Ming Dynasty hurry up from now on to create people, and at the same time improve the medical environment and reduce the rate of child death.

The population of Daming will soon explode!

It only takes twenty or thirty years, and it is not a problem for the population of Daming to increase several times!

This did not happen in Zhu Yunxi's previous life.

It is easy to say that we want to achieve a large population explosion, but it is very difficult to do, and first, we need political stability and prevent major wars from breaking out.

The second is to improve medical care and avoid an excessively high mortality rate.

Third, there must be enough grain, so the construction of a reservoir in Daming, drought and flood protection is of greater significance!

Even if the manpower is insufficient, it must be arranged.

At least, we must arrange the largest grain-producing areas in Daming so far!

And just when Zhu Yunxi silently arranged those places in his heart to be suitable for building reservoirs.

Someone suddenly came outside the door to spread the word.

"Your Highness, Lord Zheng and Lord Zheng and Lord Xu Huizu Xu ask to see you."

It turned out that Zheng He and Xu Huizu came.

Zhu Yunxi put down the pen and paper in his hand, and hurriedly let the two of them in, for the current Ming Navy, Zhu Yunxi attaches great importance to it!

The army of the Ming Dynasty is already invincible in the world.

But this navy, Daming has to face not only the navies of other countries, but also many unpredictable winds and waves at sea.

It's a real fight with people, a fight with the sky!

If you want to build an invincible navy, you need to accumulate more experience in sea navigation, as well as more perfect and sophisticated shipbuilding technology.

The Ming Navy has a long way to go!

"Minister, Zheng He has seen His Highness!"

"Minister, Xu Huizu has seen His Highness!"

Zheng He and Xu Huizu walked into the house and bowed first.

After Zhu Yunxi flattened the two, he slowly got up, without any pride in his achievements.

It was even more satisfying to Zhu Yunxi.

"You two, why did you come to see Gu today?"

Zhu Yunxi asked with some curiosity.

Moreover, Zhu Yunxi looked at Zheng He and Xu Huizu from time to time, looking at the current situation of the two, it seemed that there was no dislike between them.

Zheng He didn't seem to care, Xu Huizu deliberately blocked the navy's request for help before.

On the contrary, they got along quite well, which made Zhu Yunxi feel a lot more relieved, after all, Xu Huizu was the only army general who could put down his son and lead the navy.

After Zhu Yunxi asked, Zheng He immediately replied: "Your Highness, the minister requests to go to sea!" ”

Xu Huizu added: "Your Highness, now that the navy is idle, and the Jiangnan Shipyard has built a new treasure ship, General Zheng and I have summed it up. ”

"I want to lead the Ming Navy to sea again."

"General Zheng took his navy, which had sufficient experience earlier, to the south, along the coast, to the Western Ocean."

"And the minister is with the newly formed navy, patrolling the Japanese country to deter the Japanese country!"

"At the same time, we will accumulate experience in sea navigation."

"This can be said to be the best of both worlds, but within the country, foolproof! It can also allow the Ming Navy to play a new role! ”

After listening to Xu Huizu's words.

Zhu Yunxi was slightly surprised, and at the same time, a wave of joy flooded into his heart.

The current Da Ming, no matter what, he has to personally command and plan the direction, which is really too tiring for Zhu Yunxi.

At the same time, it is easy to make mistakes in the busy.

And the root cause of this problem is that there are no reliable enough ministers under him!

Now that Zheng He and Xu Huizu can think of these things by themselves, Zhu Yunxi can't help but feel very gratified.

"Good!"

Zhu Yunxi praised: "The idea of the two of you is really good, now with more experience, it will be of real use in the future!" ”

"This matter will come according to what you say."

"Wei Guogong, you can be honest and reformed, you are very happy, you remember, learn more from the Hou of the East China Sea, and you will definitely be useful in the future."

"Don't be arrogant!"

Although Xu Huizu asked himself to be a soldier, it was impossible for Zhu Yunxi and Zheng He to really let him be a soldier.

Not to mention that this is a waste of talent.

As far as Xu Huizu's identity is concerned, it is impossible for Zhu Yunxi to treat him like this.

After Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan.

If he was really allowed to be a soldier and was looked at by other nobles, wouldn't he think that he Zhu Yunxi was unkind?

When the time comes, the support of these nobles is lost.

Zhu Yunxi is missing a big arm in the court! At least for now, people like Lan Yu support him!

It is also one of the key factors why Zhu Yunxi dared to raise a butcher's knife against a group of civilian officials.

Zhu Yunxi naturally will not destroy the Great Wall.

After instructing Xu Huizu, Zhu Yunxi said to Zheng He: "This time I went to the West, you should remember that the West Ocean is too far away from the Ming Dynasty, and the main thing is to promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Along the way, we will eliminate pirates and other forces that bring harm to the country and the people."

"At the same time, bring more goods and trade with Western countries, so that they know that there is another prosperous country in the East."

"Gold everywhere! In order to attract more ocean-going merchants here! ”

The West is too far away, and the current Ming Dynasty does not have the ability to stretch his hand to such a long place.

If you want to really control the Western Ocean, you have to really build a fleet that can go to the seas and be invincible in the world at the same time.

At that time, the entire sea area will be in the hands of Daming!

Why worry about their disobedience?

As for now, the role of the navy is more to clear out pirates along the way, open up trade routes, and make trade in the Ming Dynasty more abundant.

More goods from other countries are also conducive to increasing the vitality of the domestic market of Daming.

"Yes!"

Zheng He's answer was concise and powerful, which made Zhu Yunxi very relieved.

Zheng He's errands, he has always been at ease.

Whether it's ability or loyalty, it can stand the test!

After getting Zheng He's answer, Zhu Yunxi suddenly pointed to a map behind him and asked, "Do you recognize this map?" ”

Zheng He and Xu Huizu glanced at it.

Immediately recognized.

said in unison: "This is a map of all nations!" ”

Zhu Yunxi nodded.

said: "That's right, this is the map of Wanguo, but this map is more detailed than the one circulated in the Jingshi. ”

"You can see that the terrain of my Daming is actually inconvenient for going to sea."

"Although there are large areas of excellent ports, to the east is almost an endless ocean, and to the west, you have to pass through a large area of Ming territory."

"Further back, there are even more small countries, and this protruding place needs to be driven by detour, which is quite inconvenient."

"It's too far to get to the West."

Zhu Yunxi vividly drew a line on the map with his finger.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Yunxi put his finger on the western continent again.

He said: "But the people of the West are different, you see, they have many good ports in their territory, and to the east they are a vast continent. ”

"And to the west, you only need to cross the sea many times smaller than my Daming, and you can reach a new continent."

"And further south, the same is true."

"In other words, when they go to sea, it is almost equivalent to being able to touch three continents at the same time, east, west, and south, all of which are places to explore!"

"Therefore, with the topography of the Western Ocean, it is convenient to go to sea."

"In the future, it will definitely become a problem for Daming's henchmen! When the land of the Western Ocean is used to unify the resources of the three continents with strong ships and cannons, what can I resist with my Ming Dynasty? ”

Although the Ming Dynasty is vast.

But there is also a border, and to the north is a vast desert, which is basically useless for an agricultural civilization like the Ming Dynasty.

Even after industrialization, it has little usefulness.

To the west, there is a high mountain, which is blocked by natural dangers and difficult to enter.

To the east, there is the widest sea in the world!

And to the south...... It's basically an archipelago, and there's nothing useful to find it.

To the southeast, there is a fertile continent that can be used.

But on the other hand, the West is different, the southeast, northwest and northwest are all continents! And it's not too far away from them, as long as they go to sea, the resources of these continents are simply where they are waiting to get them!

Such conditions are simply not too convenient!

That's why Zhu Yunxi is in a hurry to go to sea, because with the conditions of the West, it is very fast to catch up.

When the time comes, even if he builds the Ming Dynasty well.

With the passage of time, it may also be slowly wiped out by the West, relying on its geographical advantages!

And this is what Zhu Yunxi never wants to see!

After really sitting in his position, Zhu Yunxi realized that if he wanted to change the fate of Daming and reverse the situation in the world, what he had to do was really not a little bit......

"This ......" Zheng He's heart was shocked.

He never thought about it yet! He has always looked at other countries from the perspective of the Ming Dynasty.

With the breadth of the Ming Dynasty, it is invincible to crisscross the world.

But I didn't think that although Daming is big, it can be seen from the perspective of the whole world, but it is not the most advantageous position!

At the same time, I admired His Royal Highness Taisun even more in my heart.

I can overlook the world from such a high perspective!

This is no longer something that ordinary people can do! It's to make other people think about it for 10,000 years, and I'm afraid they can't think of it!

"The minister will definitely create an invincible navy for the Ming Dynasty!"

"Fight for His Highness!"

"Invincible!"

Xu Huizu also said loudly: "The minister is too!" ”

Zhu Yunxi nodded with satisfaction.

Morale is available, Ming Navy, worry-free!

(End of chapter)