After five years of teaching support, Daming became an empire on which the sun never sets.

Chapter 67 The Real Purpose of Whaling

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that comfort in his heart was secondary, and shocking the ministers was the main thing.The more the ministers admired him, the more they felt that he was extraordinary, the more they felt that he was the real dragon and the emperor, the more stable the Ming Dynasty would be.

In the feudal dynasties of all dynasties, it was necessary to add some mystery to the emperor.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately did not explain the situation at first, and asked all the ministers to stand up against him. It was not until the end that he took out the map and left the ministers speechless, not just to pretend.

It is a kind of imperial art.

"Your Majesty, since you now know the location of the immortal island of Yingzhou, then I am willing to lead the navy to sea." Zhongshan waited for Tang Hedao.

"You used to lead a lake navigator. The water conditions of the lake are very different from the water conditions in the sea. Are you sure?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"Your Majesty, the minister can go to Wenyuan Pavilion to collect the Yellow Sea chart, and find an experienced guide in the seaside fishing village." Tang He said, "There is no need for Your Majesty to worry about the details of this."

"That's good." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

He said earnestly: "Tang He, we asked you to go out to sea to occupy the immortal island of Yingzhou, not to send you to do a trivial matter. It is to exercise your sailing ability, and you have to cultivate for us. A group of maritime talents will be of great use in the future. I need to establish a strong navy in the future, and cultivating talents will start from occupying the immortal island of Yingzhou.”

"If you can make achievements in this trip, we will give you the title you deserve. I hope you will not let us down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, this minister will definitely not disappoint His Majesty's high hopes." Tang He was deeply moved.

"Your Majesty, this minister still has something to say." At this time, Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong stood up and said, "Your Majesty also asked Tang Shuai to hunt and kill a kind of big fish called 'whale', but all giants in the sea are the gods of the sea. Shuai and his soldiers are all mortals, so I'm afraid they're not up to it."

"Yes, yes, the Sea God can't be offended." After hearing this, the ministers also said.

He even secretly suspected that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of Tang He.

"Stupid!" However, Zhu Yuanzhang said in a cold voice, "Don't talk about everything to the gods. Whales are sea creatures that are about 40 meters long and weigh two hundred tons, which is about 20 catties. They are just too big. A little bit, it’s not a sea god.”

About 40 meters long and weighs 20 catties?
The ministers listened, and quickly made up the whale's body shape in their brains.

40 meters is almost half the size of Fengtian Temple, which is also called just a little bit bigger?

Since His Majesty even knows its length and weight, it means that it is not a god.

"His Majesty actually knows the sea creatures like the 'whale' like the back of the hand, and its characteristics are very familiar. He is really knowledgeable and admired." Liu Bowen stood up and said.

"Bowwen is right, and the old minister admires it." Li Shan said long.

"Of course you can admire us. Who in the world knows about the giant creature in the sea like a 'whale', and can tell the size and weight of it?" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Liu Bowen, Gao Qi, and Song Lian are known as the three most powerful creatures in the world. You are a great scholar, all scholars in the world admire your knowledge and say that you are knowledgeable, but do you know what a whale is?"

"I can only say one word of admiration to Your Majesty!" Liu Bowen said.

Hearing the words, the ministers said, "Your Majesty is a scholar of heaven and man, and is very human. The three great scholars in the world are dwarfed in front of your Majesty. Your Majesty is a real dragon and the emperor descended to earth. Since he is a dragon, of course he knows the huge creatures in the sea."

"Your Majesty, such a gigantic creature should be regarded as a smaller Kun. It is recorded in Zhuangzi's "Xiaoyaoyou": There is a fish in Beiming, and its name is Kun..." As a scholar, Gao Qi also committed a sour and rotten smell.

"Kun is a fetish in "Xiao Yao You", and the whale is a smaller one, so we should catch it." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Your Majesty is wise." Li Shan said long, "Tang Shuai will not only occupy the immortal island, but also hunt whales. Both of them are extraordinary items and can increase the Ming Dynasty's fortune."

"Since it is going to be arrested, then Tang Shuai will have to build a big boat, otherwise it may not be able to hold it." Zheng Guogong Chang Mao said.

"Your Majesty, I know what to do." Tang He said, "When I go down, I will immediately ask craftsmen to build a treasure ship, which is called the Daming Treasure Ship. It is more than 150 meters long and at least 50 meters wide..."

"Let's do it like this!" Zhu Yuanzhang was also a little excited after hearing Tang He's idea, "My Ming's treasure ship should be large, otherwise it won't reflect the majesty of my kingdom. Tang He, you go down and do it right away, and choose the day to go out to sea. .As for the money needed, withdraw it from the household department."

"The minister leads the order!"

"The minister obeys the order." Lu Chang said, hearing that he was going to take money from his household again, Lu Chang was obviously a little unhappy.

"Your Majesty, if Tang Shuai can successfully accomplish these two major events, I will definitely have a new look in Daming." Liu Bowen said.

"Bowwen is right, Yingzhou is the immortal island, and the whale is a sacred object. Therefore, these two are both signs of auspiciousness in the Ming Dynasty. If this matter is known to the people of the world, they will definitely feel that His Majesty is a mighty heaven. The country has already been blessed by immortals, and it will surely prosper." Li Shan said, "In that way, the people will be proud of being the people of the Ming Dynasty, and proud of being the descendants of Yan and Huang."

"Li Xiang said it well!" The ministers said in succession.

And Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded his approval.

To put it simply, acquiring the two 'sacred objects' of Yingzhou Xiandao and whale will increase the national pride of the people and the cohesion of the Ming Dynasty.

As long as there is a strong cohesion, Daming will be a monolith.

People all over the world will recognize the Ming Dynasty more and be more loyal to the Ming Dynasty.

Daming has just been established and needs this kind of cohesion.

For example, when Zhu Yuanzhang held the first imperial examination before, Shandong Erxian refused to participate in the imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty because he did not want to lose his temper.This is their allegiance to the Yuan Dynasty and their disapproval of the new court.

There can be no loyalty without even recognition.

Another example is the former Boyi and Shuqi.

If Zhu Yuanzhang gave the people a sense of pride this time, it strengthened the cohesion of the court.In the future, there will be a large number of people like Boyi Shuqi and Shandong Erxian, who would rather starve to death than be loyal to Daming.

The loyalty of the people is beyond imagination.

In addition, if Tang He really occupied Xianshan this time and caught the whale, the people would think that Zhu Yuanzhang was a god, not a mortal.It is believed that Daming Jiangshan has been blessed by the gods.

Controlling the people in the name of God will make the country more stable.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang's move can be described as serving multiple purposes with one stone.

It's not that curiosity is too heavy, I have to look at a big fish.

……

"Your Majesty, the old minister is already looking forward to it." Li Shan said long, "When Tang Shuai successfully returns, His Majesty will lead the ministers to the Xiandao of Yingzhou and build the temple of 'Yandi, Huangdi' on it."

"When the people hear this news, they will definitely pay their respects to Xianshan."

(End of this chapter)