"Next, let me talk about the commercial development of Daming and the relationship with the vast territory."

Lin Che saw that Zhu Fan couldn't answer.

Didn't embarrass him.

Soon the topic shifted to a new one:

"Because the land area of China is large enough, there are many places suitable for living."

"If you don't pay attention to personal enjoyment, many men and women can live a self-sufficient life."

"And stability is the number one priority for any dynasty!"

"But the merchants who come and go from south to north are easy to arouse people's yearning for wealth, and abandon the fields and join the ranks of the merchants, which is undoubtedly a situation that the rulers do not want to see."

"Therefore, since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, China has always implemented a policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business."

Zhu Fan's face showed a sudden expression.

It turned out that the business of Daming could not develop.

The root cause is that the country is too big, although the resources are not abundant.

But you can also enter the cycle of self-sufficiency.

As a result, the merchant has many fewer potential customers.

"But, as I said before, this is the time for merchants to serve their country."

Lin Che gave Zhu Fan time to think for a while, and then continued:

"If you want a businessman to give it, it is the court to work hard, and coercive means will only cause negative effects."

"The best way is to elevate their status so that they don't have to worry about the future."

"Then, naturally, like Europa merchants, they went to the ocean to expand the trade routes of our Ming Dynasty to overseas countries."

Speaking of this, Lin Che paused and emphatically said:

"What Da Ming has to do is to ensure that there are more than three powerful fleets."

"Exploring and colonizing overseas, as well as protecting the safety of the goods and property of my Ming merchants."

"This will not only allow the merchants to earn back more gold and silver for the imperial court, but also allow the combat effectiveness of the sailors to remain above the first-line level because they continue to participate in battles."

In the Age of Discovery, the most important thing for a country was to have a strong sailor.

After all, if you don't have gold or silver, you can go and rob the Japanese country.

There is no spice, you can drive a huge fleet and go to the South Seas to have a good chat with those barbarians who do not accept the king.

But if there are no warships, even if it is a businessman of the Ming Dynasty, no matter how big the business is, he will make more money for the imperial court.

Da Ming, in the eyes of the Europa barbarians, is just a piece of fat that can be eaten as much as you want!

Zhu Fan didn't know Lin Che's worries.

He also smiled confidently:

"Sir, our Ming sailors have always been very strong in combat."

"I once heard from the generals of the sailors that overseas barbarians, when they saw our warships, thought that they were mountains floating in the sea, and even their kings bowed down to our warships respectfully."

"As for the pirates encountered along the way, most of them fled with their tails between their legs, even if some of them were not long-sighted, and they were hit by my Ming warship, and the whole ship had to be fed fish and shrimp."

Zhu Fan talked about it and heard some anecdotes about the sea from the generals of the Ming Navy.

Confidently said to Lin Che:

"Sir, I dare to say that looking at the whole world now, there is no fleet that is the opponent of my Great Ming Naval Division!"

Lin Che knew that Zhu Fan was not bragging.

At this time, the Daming Sailor is indeed second to none in this world.

Before, when the conquest of Annam, there were Daming sailors who went directly to the coast of Annam.

However, thinking that later the Ming Dynasty was far behind the world because of the closure of the country and the implementation of the sea ban, I couldn't help but sigh deeply and said:

"The strength of the sailor is not the most critical issue."

"If you can maintain a strong sailor, the Ming Dynasty will have the last laugh in the battle for hegemony in the Age of Discovery."

"If the inheritance is broken, if you want to catch up with the Europa barbarians who came across the sea, the price paid by the Ming Dynasty will be unimaginable!"

Zhu Fan agreed with Lin Che's words very much, he looked at Lin Che and promised:

"Sir, with me for a day, Da Ming will never do stupid things to destroy the Great Wall."

"Since you said it, those Barbarians of Europa, since you want to cross the sea to find me Daming."

"Then I, the Great Ming Water Master, will definitely go to that Europa to have a look!"

Zhu Fan's words made Lin Che laugh.

He felt that this kid was taking himself too seriously.

In his memory, Zheng He made seven trips to the West and pushed the Daming Sailor to the highest peak in history.

However, with the death of Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, after Mingrenzong and Xuanzong took over, they were strongly opposed by civilian forces.

Ming Xuanzong finally had to stop the great cause of going to the West.

The Daming Water Master began to go downhill.

The Daming Sailor was gradually distanced by the Western maritime powers.

Zhu Zhang, this kid is just a noble heir, where does he have the ability to confront the entire civil official group?

Lin Che smiled and didn't pick up the topic.

He dipped his fingers in some wine and drew a simple map on the table.

"This is the coastline of the Ming Dynasty today, although it is very long, but the places where I can land and harass are only a few ports where the Japanese often appear."

"If you take precautions against these places, you won't even be able to go to the shore."

Without waiting for Lin Che to continue.

Zhu Fan frowned and said:

"My Daming Sea Frontier is so vast, if you just defend passively, there will always be omissions."

"Moreover, according to what you said, not only the Japanese slaves coveted the wealth of my Daming, but even the pirates of Europa, who were thousands of miles away, also had the idea of plundering in my Daming."

"Now that they haven't taken action yet, we might as well take the initiative to attack, destroy the Japanese kingdom first, and then ambush the Europa fleet, so that my Ming Dynasty will no longer have a threat from the sea frontier."

There have always been only thieves for a thousand days, but there are no thieves for a thousand days.

Zhu Zhang, who is still in the hot-blooded and warlike age.

I think that instead of waiting for the crisis to come, it is better to strangle the danger in the cradle with your own hands.

Lin Che thought that his students were starting to talk again, and couldn't help laughing:

"Sweeping away the nest of the Japanese is indeed a good way to solve the problem of maritime defense."

"But the sea is vast, how do you know which sea route the Europa fleet will come from, when it will reach my Daming, and how will you ambush them?"

When Zhu Fan was asked by Lin Che like this, he immediately understood that he had taken it for granted.

Ambushing a fleet that has never been touched before in the vast expanse of the sea is simply a fool's dream.

He scratched his head embarrassedly and asked:

"Sir, since you can't ambush the fleet of the Europa barbarians."

"Then how can we prevent them from attacking my Daming coast?"

Faced with Zhu Zhang's question, Lin Che had already prepared the answer.

He tapped his fingers on the tabletop.

When the boy's gaze fell on the simple map he had drawn with wine.

Said lightly:

"Did you see the dots I drew?"

Zhu Fan took a closer look, and the points that were not too far from the Daming coastline painted by Lin Che.

He nodded, and asked in a speculative tone:

"Sir, is this an island near my Daming?"

(End of chapter)