The secret room next door.

When Lin Che said this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt his eyes light up.

As early as when the Ming Dynasty took Lingnan and Yungui, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes had already meowed to Annan and other places further south.

Zhu Yuanzhang has learned about Annam, Siam and other places.

Food can be grown all year round, and there are inexhaustible treasures.

The inclusion of these places in the territory of the Ming Dynasty will be a useful supplement to the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Fu Youde, Mu Ying, Zhu Liangzu and other generals to continue to advance south after capturing Liangguang, Yunnan and other places.

However, as Lin Che said,

As the army marched south, it was confronted with a vast primeval forest, where poisonous snakes and wild beasts were everywhere, and malaria was rampant.

Before the army had advanced much, the army was automatically reduced to two or three out of ten.

After receiving the report, Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to order to stop the crusade.

But in his heart, he has always been obsessed with Annan and other places.

As a well-known founding hero in Chinese history, how could Zhu Yuanzhang give up.

Zhu Yuanzhang just stood in front of the wall, silently thinking about his thoughts.

Zhu Biao took the pen and recorded every sentence on the opposite side word for word.

……

The other side.

Zhu Fan was shocked by Lin Che's generous statement, and he couldn't close his mouth in shock.

Half a day later, I sorted out the content in my head, and then I felt that something was wrong:

"Sir, didn't you say that the sea is forbidden? Why did you talk about the conquest of Annan again! ”

"Hehe, off topic!"

Lin Che smiled awkwardly, and found that he had taken advantage of the strength of the wine to talk about it, and unconsciously deviated from the topic.

"However, these are more or less related to the sea ban."

"The sea ban has made the Ming court short-sighted."

"In fact, further away in Annam and other countries, there is an empire as powerful as the Ming Dynasty."

Lin Che dipped his fingers in the water again, drawing arrows on the map, pointing to a location farther away from the Ming Dynasty.

"This is the Dayin Empire, here is the Frankish Empire, here is the Ottoman Empire, and the Timurid Empire is the closest to the Ming Dynasty to control the Western Regions."

"These empires are powerful, they have a glorious history, and they have great ambitions."

"Among them, the Great Sound Empire is based on the sea, and in the near future they will drive their invincible armada across the world."

"The implementation of the sea ban by the Ming Dynasty will further widen the gap with the Dayin Empire."

Zhu Yuanzhang next door frowned secretly, and wrote down the name of the Dayin Empire in his heart.

Lin Che used his fingers dipped in wine to follow the direction of the Great Yin Empire's advance, all the way to the border of the Great Ming.

"When the time comes, the Dayin Empire and some other maritime nations will drive their invincible fleet, sweep all the way, and finally reach the Daming coast."

"At that time, it will not be as simple as the Japanese invaders, they will occupy the coastal ports of Daming and use them as a stronghold to slowly erode the entire Daming."

"These empires not only want to invade the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but also enslave the people of the Ming Dynasty and plunder the resources of the Ming Dynasty."

Speaking of this, Zhu Fan understood a little, and he couldn't help but ask curiously:

"It turns out that there are so many powerful empires outside my Daming?"

"Then how can the Ming avoid being invaded by these empires?"

Zhu Fan was a little unconvinced, there were still so many powerful countries outside the Ming Dynasty of the Celestial Empire.

Those Confucians in the university hall, like them, are all closed-door masters, and they know where to cross the threshold of the Ming Dynasty with the sage book in their hands and the study of scriptures and history.

There is no way to teach these princes these geographical knowledge.

"The top priority of the Ming Dynasty is to lift the sea ban, restore the city's shipping division, and open up overseas trade."

"Take the initiative to go out and connect with these empires, keep up with today's trends, and avoid falling behind in this world."

Seeing that Zhu Fan was listening to the clouds, Lin Che continued with the strength of the wine:

"As early as the Han and Tang dynasties, the Chinese Empire had close trade contacts with Western countries."

"Now in the west of the Ming Dynasty, the Timurid Empire dominates the Western Regions, and the overland Silk Road leading to the Western countries may not be possible."

"However, Da Ming can take the sea route!"

Speaking of this, Lin Che once again drew arrows on the map with his fingers:

"As early as the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Empire had already begun to implement maritime trade with Western countries."

"In the former Song Dynasty, with the development of navigation technology, sea routes gradually replaced land routes, and a new maritime Silk Road was gradually formed."

"Maritime Silk Road?"

The stars in front of Zhu Fan jumped in front of him, and he unconsciously repeated this new word in his mouth!

"The Maritime Silk Road is to transport the silk, tea, and porcelain of the Ming Dynasty to the West by ship in exchange for gold, silver, or Western goods of equivalent value."

"The silk, tea and porcelain of the Ming Dynasty were sold to Western countries by sea, and they were all sky-high."

After briefly explaining the Maritime Silk Road, Lin Che continued:

"In fact, in the Song and Yuan dynasties, the coastal ports of Quanzhou, Minzhou, Panyu and other ports can manufacture large ships for going to sea, and the technology of watertight compartments, multi-layer gangways, keel structures and other aspects of these large ships has been quite mature."

"As long as the emperor lifts the sea ban now, the shipyards in these coastal ports can quickly resume production and build more advanced ocean-going ships, no problem!"

"The imperial court organizes overseas trade and allows coastal residents to engage in free trade, which can not only accelerate economic prosperity, ease financial tensions, and improve the living standards of coastal residents, but most importantly, broaden their horizons and follow the trend of world development, so as not to fall behind the world and be bullied when the time comes."

"If the emperor can lift the sea ban and implement overseas trade, the final achievement will be 'ruling the Tang and Song dynasties, and advancing the Tang and Han dynasties'!"

When Lin Che's eight words sounded in Zhu Yuanzhang's ears, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that his long-lost blood was boiling.

Even the crown prince Zhu Biao, who is known for his calmness and gentleness, was enthusiastic when he heard it.

Full of strength.

A magnificent picture of a strong and prosperous Ming Dynasty emerged in front of me.

The hand holding the pen seems to be much stronger.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up from the seat and took a deep breath to calm his excited emotions.

Lin Che's words deeply shocked him.

Zhu Fan next door was even more infected by Lin Che's words.

Stand up and step on the chair, pick up the jar, fill the wine, and drink a large bowl of wine.

was about to have another bowl, but was stopped by Lin Che.

"Don't get excited! What I just said is all hypothetical, our Ming Dynasty is still in the sea ban, and the current emperor will not allow the sea ban to be lifted and overseas trade implemented. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Fan seemed to be poured a scoop of cold water on his head.

Calm down instantly.

Since Mr. Lin said that there are so many benefits to lifting the sea ban and implementing overseas trade, why did my father make a sea ban?

Zhu Fan fell into confusion again!

(End of chapter)