Daming: From the end of Hongwu

After all, a small United Kingdom can create an empire on which the sun never sets just by relying on sea power. The Ming Dynasty has a vast land. If it occupies the right to speak on the sea, no one can predict the ultimate achievement.

In fact, Zhu Di is really a genius. He is keenly aware that the trade on the ocean can bring him huge power, so he moved his mind and wanted to send Zheng He to the West.

It's just a pity that this policy was not sustained in the end, which made Daming gradually lose the right to speak in the ocean, and boat technology also stagnated for a time.

In the end, after the Qing Dynasty, when faced with the provocations of a sea power, a mighty land power could only cede land and pay compensation. In the eyes of everyone, those small and small countries finally gnawed away bit by bit, allowing China to become a powerful country. It collapsed.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, it was not that no one was aware of this. Li Hongzhang had vigorously built the navy, but it was too late at that time. With the annihilation of the Beiyang Navy, the Qing Dynasty was finally completely lost on the ocean. The right to speak.

Thinking of this, Zhen Wu sighed, but then his eyes brightened again. This era is the beginning of exploring the ocean, and he has the opportunity to let Da Ming take the lead to go far on this road.

soon.

When Zhen Wu came to the palace, when he saw Zhu Di, Zhu Di just casually asked about the Liaodong, Jurchen territory and Nuergan area that he had reported, and put it aside for the time being.

As soon as Zhu Di changed the topic, he turned to the Annan matter.

"Annan, what do you think?" Zhu Di asked.

Zhen Wu grinned and said, "What else can I think, of course he beat his mother."

These words turned Zhu Di's face into a dark face. He couldn't help picking up a memorial and throwing it at Zhen Wu. He cursed and said, "What the hell are you talking about? I asked you what to do after you were beaten?"

"Occupied, set up prefectures and counties, set up three divisions, arrange officials, generals to garrison, natives move in, Han people move out, culture assimilation, within a few decades, isn't this the land of our Ming Dynasty?" Zhen Wu wondered. Said.

Zhu Di looked at Zhen Wu, and suddenly burst out laughing, as if he hadn't laughed so heartily for a long time.

Speaking of which, these thoughts of Zhen Wu coincide with Zhu Di's, but it is simple to say, but the resistance encountered is not small. In the eyes of most people, the land of Annan belongs to the kind of land that does not support the people and occupies "It's useless" places, it takes a lot of effort to manage it, and the waste is not worth the loss, so Zhu Di has been worried that if he expresses this idea, he will be opposed by everyone.

Unexpectedly, his eldest son-in-law not only thought the same as him, but also spoke with confidence.

Zhu Di took the exam and said: "You took Annan without knowing it. Is it a loss of righteousness, and the gain is not worth the loss? There are not a few court officials who know this way."

"Your Majesty doesn't need to test me. I have been thinking about this matter for several years."

Zhen Wu paused for a while and then said: "Actually, it is useless to just look at Annan's matter, but..." Zhen Wu walked to the map hanging on the side, drew a line on Nanyang with his fingers, and said: "There is a big map here. Benefits can be obtained, and if Annan's garrison can effectively ensure that our interests here will not be violated, and at the same time, the conquest of Annan can also be used to deter the Southeast Asian countries. All you need to say is, "Annan's matter, take a warning" The words will surely make other countries dare not obstruct all our actions, so attacking Annan is an extremely necessary thing."

"As for the courtiers, those who don't understand His Majesty don't need to explain to them. Those who understand and jump out to try to stop His Majesty must be the coastal gentry. They rely on the sea smuggling trade to make a lot of money. They will naturally do everything possible to stop His Majesty. These people are greedy for small profits and forget about righteousness. In my opinion, they will directly suppress them with blood and blood. Just look for opportunities to uproot them. Don't worry about their nagging."

Zhu Di listened to these words, as comfortable as drinking ice in midsummer, but Zhu Di still said with a straight face: "Look at what you are talking about, what benefits, what kind of big bowl, is there anything else?" The appearance of the Duke, although I want to organize a fleet to sail to the west, but it is to promote the mighty virtue, educate the people outside the region, and let them appreciate Wang Hua, don't make me so philistine."

"Ah, yes, yes, your Majesty is right." Zhen Wu didn't bother to refute Zhu Di, to promote mighty virtue, why did Zheng He go to the West seven times?Addictive to showing off national power?Childish is not childish.

Zhu Di didn't care about Zhen Wu's tone, and said instead: "However, there is one thing you said is right. The gentry along the coast will definitely stop me, and the coastal areas are the most fertile places. Once there is turmoil, the entire national power will be easily damaged. , so it is inappropriate to directly suppress the iron and blood, there is no need to fight with them now, there will be opportunities to punish them later."

"Then what does His Majesty plan to do?" Zhen Wu asked.

Zhu Di looked at Zhen Wu and laughed and said: "I have long wanted to arrange a play for all the officials to watch, so that they will shut up their objections, but you have not come back, the main supporting role It's hard to find, now that you're finally back, Lao Tzu's play can finally be staged."

"A play?" Zhen Wu asked.

Zhu Di nodded and said, "I won't talk to you about the specifics. You will know when the time comes. As for how you cooperate, I think it will not be hard for you. You will naturally know when the time comes."

Zhen Wu was a little speechless, what did he think of him.

However, Zhen Wu didn't ask too much, presumably Zhu Di was planning to make a big fuss over Annan Hu's family.

Afterwards, Zhen Wu saw that Zhu Di didn't intend to talk any more, so he took out the memorial from his sleeve, handed it to Zhu Di, and suddenly said solemnly: "Your Majesty, this was written by the minister in two years, and all of it is It is my view on the future of Ming Dynasty, and I hope His Majesty will study it carefully, and from now on attach importance to the road to sea power."

Seeing that Zhen Wu was so serious, Zhu Di took the memorial and read it carefully.

After a few glances, he raised his head to look at Zhen Wu in shock, and then lowered his head to look seriously again. In Zhu Di's mind, the Nanyang trade was only profitable, but he never thought about it. What does it mean, but now that he saw Zhen Wu's words summarized into a book, he was suddenly touched.

He had known for a long time that Zhen Wu was a person who was capable of literary and martial arts, and had a forward vision, but he never expected that Zhen Wu would have such insight.

It seems that Zhen Wu has never set his sights on the country.

Focus on the future and the world.

This is a good strategy for the development of the country.

Gradually, Zhu Di became fascinated, and at the same time, he was thinking about it by analogy, and from time to time he extended his thinking from what was written in Zhen Wu's memorial, so the time passed bit by bit, and when Zhu Di noticed that his eyes were sore, it was already noon.

He rubbed his eyes, and felt a little embarrassed when he saw Zhen Wu waiting all the time, so he hurriedly said to Zhen Wu, "I'll come here first today, and I'll call you over to discuss later if there's anything to do. Let's go back."

Zhen Wu didn't feel tired after waiting for such a long time, but felt relieved because Zhu Di attached importance to the memorial, so when Zhu Di asked him to go back, Zhen Wu also bent down contentedly.

When Zhen Wu came out from the palace, he smiled towards the sun.

Perhaps the ancient kings, only the hero Zhu Di, dared to forge ahead on the ocean.

When Ming Dynasty had the tendency of upper-level strategy, various domestic technologies such as boats and long-distance voyages would naturally bloom vigorously like fireworks.

And at this time, in Zhen Wu's home, the fifth younger sister was crying, Li Hua and Zhu Yuying complained about their grievances.

"Sister-in-law, do you think it's easy for my family? My father-in-law has been dead for so long, but my father-in-law's title has not been allowed to be inherited by my family. What's the matter now, in the past, I only thought that the court had too many things to deal with these things, but two months ago, His Majesty asked the Governor's Mansion to discuss whether there were leaks, and after negotiation, 11 people were awarded the canonization. Among the personnel this time, Qiu Song took the title of the Duke of Qi, but why my family couldn't do it, because of this matter, my family went to His Highness the King of Han, but the King of Han gave my son a sneer and sarcasm, and the King of Han just a little Don't think about the love when I was young, I am a woman, and it is not easy to come to the door to reason, you say that we have done nothing wrong in our duty, why should we be made things difficult by the king of Han."

Fifth Sister was crying while talking, which made Zhu Yuying's heart ache when she saw it.

She couldn't bear to wipe away the tears for Fifth Younger Sister, and persuaded: "I don't know about this, don't worry, wait for your elder brother to come back, let your elder brother ask."

Fifth Sister raised her head, her eyes dimmed, and said, "When will my elder brother come back? Is he avoiding me? I know that since I was young, my eldest brother has doted on Second Sister and Sixth Sister, and often dislikes me and Fourth Sister, but I At that time, I had worked hard to be very good, and I never wanted to make my elder brother angry, so why doesn't my elder brother like me?"

"What nonsense, your elder brother doesn't like you and fourth younger sister. Back then you often came to the palace. If your elder brother didn't like you, why would your elder brother tell me several times to take care of you and not let you be wronged."

"Really?" Fifth Sister asked.

Zhu Yuying nodded and said: "Of course it's true, let's stop crying, wait a little longer, when your elder brother comes back, just wait and see, your elder brother will definitely make decisions for you."

Fifth Sister nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice.

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Chapter 366 - This land is full of wind and rain

There is plenty of sunshine at noon, but in October, the strength of the sun always makes people feel soft, especially when the wind from the Qinhuai River blows gently, it seems to be able to blow away all the heat from the body.

Zhen Wu was walking on the street, because it was close to the meal time, there were not many pedestrians on the street, but the restaurants and restaurants were bustling with people, and when Zhen Wu smelled the aroma of duck blood vermicelli soup, his footsteps suddenly stopped up.

In the Northeast before, whenever it was freezing cold, he would always miss a bowl of hot duck blood vermicelli soup. Now that he happened to think of it, Zhen Wu couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately moved his index finger.

He turned his head and told his entourage to buy a few bowls, and after thinking about it, he told him to go to an old Tang Ji store over the Confucius Temple to buy some more, and asked them to deliver them to the house together.

Follow the call and go.

Zhen Wu endured her hunger and walked towards the house again.

After a while, they arrived at the door of the house.

The steward in charge of guarding the door saw Zhen Wu coming back, and hurriedly greeted him, took the horse rope from Zhen Wu's hand, and saluted.

Zhen Wu nodded and said: "When I came back, I asked Tang Ji to buy duck blood vermicelli soup, and I guess it will be delivered later. You can go to each courtyard to ask, and see if anyone wants to eat it, then each courtyard will send a few copies. If you have leftovers, share them with everyone, so don’t waste them. When the shop owner brings them over later, you can ask them to see if they are willing to teach us how to cook. We don’t know what we cook. There is a problem with the ingredients or the seasoning, and the taste is always two points apart.”

"Understood, sir." The steward replied with a smile.

Zhen Wu raised his feet and walked home, the steward handed the reins to the doorman, and followed Zhen Wu to the house, while walking, Zhen Wu also told: "If the shop owner makes things difficult, don't make things difficult for others, After all, it is the skill that people rely on for survival, we can't force others to do things just for one bite."

"Master, don't worry, Madam used to teach us before, never to bully others, but if you want to give more money to the shop owner, the shop owner is also willing, after all, any secret recipe we got is for our own consumption, and we don't share it with him." Grabbing business, he has nothing to worry about."

Zhen Wu nodded, and then said no more, but when Zhen Wu walked into the gate, he rolled his eyes and saw several grooms and attendants who were not from his family resting in the back room, and asked curiously: " Is there a visitor at home?"

The steward nodded and said: "Grandma Wugu's house, Grandma Wugu came here early in the morning, it seems to be resting at Madam's side."

Fifth Sister is here?

This is a good thing.

Zhen Wu's expression brightened. Speaking of which, he hadn't seen Fifth Sister for a long time. Although he couldn't compare to thinking about Zhu Yuying every day, he still thought about it every now and then. Now that he heard Fifth Sister coming over, he didn't need much joy in his heart. Say.

"It's time now, and Fifth Sister wants to leave, so I want to keep food." Zhen Wu said, pointing to Fifth Sister's groom and attendants, and then said to the steward, "Let the kitchen prepare meals for them." , you go to tell them again, just say that I will leave their eldest and young mistress to eat at home, and let them send someone back to report a letter."

The steward responded.

Seeing this, Zhen Wu didn't say anything else, and walked towards the back house with big strides.

At this time, Zhu Yuying was talking to Fifth Sister about how Zhen Wu had told her to take care of Fifth Sister. It was the first time for Fifth Sister to hear many things, which made Fifth Sister listen carefully, even forgetting her grievances. I just feel moved and proud to have such a big brother.

At this moment, Zhen Wu opened the door curtain and walked in. As soon as he entered, Zhen Wu's eyes were on Fifth Sister, and a smile appeared on his face instantly.

"As soon as I came back, I heard that you were here. I didn't even go to my mother's place, so I went straight here. Don't worry about going back today. Stay at home for a while. It just so happened that I bought duck blood vermicelli soup at noon. , and have a meal with Big Brother."

When Fifth Sister heard Zhen Wu's voice, she immediately turned her head and looked over. After seeing Zhen Wu, Fifth Sister, who had stopped crying after Zhu Yuying coaxed her for a long time, suddenly remembered her grievances. As if he finally saw the backer, he stood up, tears streaming down his face again, and pitifully shouted: "Brother~"

Seeing this situation, Zhu Yuying couldn't help shaking her head and laughing. Thanks to her coaxing just now, no matter how coaxing she was, Fifth Sister would have to cry again when she saw her eldest brother.

Really busy.

Zhen Wu raised his brows, seeing Fifth Younger Sister crying sadly, he felt a little distressed in his heart, and he asked: "What's the matter? Why did you cry when you saw Big Brother? Did that kid Wang Tong bully you? Don't be afraid, I'll settle the score with him right now, grandma, I haven't been in the capital for a long time, so I dare to bully my sister."

"No, no." Fifth Sister shook her head quickly, and then told Zhen Wu about her grievances in a small mouth, just like a little girl who was bullied, the poor little girl who came to her parents to complain about her grievances.

Zhen Wu frowned even more after hearing this.

Zhu Gaoxu? !

Is this bitch so fucking evil?

Zhen Wu glanced at Fifth Sister, not to mention, as she got older, Fifth Sister was a bit prettier than when she was a child, and her temperament was much better than when she was a child.

This…

Zhen Wu had a toothache.

It is easy for Wang Tong to attack the prince, but the problem is that if Zhu Gaoxu still has evil intentions, he has to find a way to get rid of it, otherwise there may be some troubles in the future.

"Stop crying, stop crying." Zhen Wu coaxed: "Brother knows about this, when I get to know about it later, I will make the decision for you."

Wang Zhen died on the battlefield at the end of hundreds of battles, and won the title of Marquis of Jinxiang. Wang Tongjing has been following Wang Zhen for several years and fought in various places. The title of Marquis of the Township is a matter of course, and no one can say anything wrong.

Especially in this life, the king really has a lot more credit than the original history. Let alone the fifth sister married Wang Tong, even if the fifth sister did not marry Wang Tong, Wang Zhen's credit alone, and Wang Zhen Wang Tong Both father and son came from his right army, so Zhen Wu has no reason to ignore this matter.

Fifth Sister looked up at Zhen Wu, seeing what Zhen Wu said seriously, she finally let go of a big stone in her heart.

This is not to say that she doesn't trust Zhu Yuying, it's just that she has been used to relying on Zhen Wu since she was a child. Only when she sees Zhen Wu nodding or agreeing to something, can she feel completely at ease. Even Zhang Yuqing can't give her this point, Zhen Wu The feeling it gave her.

Fifth Sister turned from crying to laughing in an instant, with tears still hanging on her face, looking silly.

After Zhu Yuying saw it, she gave Fifth Sister two annoyed nods, and deliberately said: "After all, you are brothers and sisters. Sister-in-law coaxes for a long time, promises for a long time, it is not as good as a big brother's promise."

This remark embarrassed Fifth Sister. While wiping away tears quickly, he explained to Zhu Yuying flatteringly: "It's not my sister-in-law, it's me...it's me..."

"All right."

Zhu Yuying said with a smile: "I'm just kidding with you. I see you're serious. Who in our family doesn't know that your elder brother keeps his promises and is the one who decides the family. Don't talk about you. There are so many things. I have to see you too." The elder brother nodded, he felt at ease, if you don't believe me, ask the second younger sister, who dare say otherwise."

As she said that, Zhu Yuying didn't know what funny thing she thought of, so she burst out laughing, which made Fifth Sister laugh too.

Zhen Wu raised his eyebrows unhappily and said, "It's as if I'm talking about being independent."

At this moment, Fifth Sister's stomach rumbled.

Zhen Wu was stunned for a moment, and sighed: "You still have to be the fifth child, you just want to eat after crying."

Fifth Sister suddenly became ashamed.

Zhu Yuying gave Zhen Wu a blank look and said: "Okay, okay, if you tease her like this again, I shouldn't have dinner with you. Didn't you buy duck blood vermicelli soup, and it happened that I didn't eat it for a while, will it be delivered?" ? If it’s delivered, let’s set the table and eat.”

"Sure, I'll ask someone to ask."

After all, Zhen Wu got up and went outside. Coincidentally, the duck blood vermicelli soup was also delivered, and Zhen Wu quickly asked someone to serve it while it was hot.

Then, the three of them sat at the table and chatted while eating.

Fifth Sister took a bite, her eyes lit up and she said it was delicious. Zhen Wu smiled and said: "Although this restaurant is not big, it is quite famous. I was thinking about asking him if he has any secrets. If so, After I asked about it, I will have someone copy it and send it to your home, and you can cook it at home later on, and drinking a bowl of it to warm you up in winter can also be an appetizer."

Fifth Sister nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and kept talking about how nice it was for Big Brother.

After that, she dealt with the duck blood vermicelli soup bit by bit like a chicken pecking at rice.

Seeing her like this, Zhen Wu suddenly laughed, which made Zhu Yuying and Fifth Sister look at Zhen Wu with some doubts, but Zhen Wu shook her head and didn't explain anything.

He just thought of Fifth Sister when she was young.

Fifth Sister has been slow-tempered since she was a child, and every time she encounters something delicious, she will take a small bite, as if every small bite can be intoxicating for most of the day, and she will not take another bite until the aftertaste is enough. My younger sister was the opposite of her, the fourth younger sister was always on the go, and whenever she encountered something delicious, she would eat it all in one go, and then the fourth younger sister began to miss the fifth younger sister's share.

The two girls often quarreled over this matter, but after arguing, the two girls became more and more inseparable.

It seems that there are some brothers and sisters in this world who just can't get along with each other.

However, the next moment Zhen Wu thought of Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi.

He sighed again.

Things are not absolute, the brotherhood of the royal family is prone to big problems, and I don't know what they feel in their hearts when the two of them are so anxious to fight.

After dinner, Zhen Wu went back to his study to see the dynamics of the capital over the past year, and began to study Annan's topographic map in advance.