Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 1018: The curtain rises and falls (2)

After hearing what the emperor said, Wei Liangqing sighed and lamented. He knew better than anyone how much the emperor valued Nanyang. Even though many things had happened in the past two years, such as the war in the southern grasslands of the desert, the things that happened in the Huaihai area, the things that happened in the southeastern provinces, and the things that happened in the court...

But even though so many things happened.

The emperor learned about the unusual things in Nanyang through the express messages from the Luanwei. In the gaps between the above events, the emperor still made many deployments to promote the layout and confrontation in Nanyang.

Batches of secret agents took advantage of the turbulent situation in Southeast Asia to infiltrate into Indochina and various parts of Southeast Asia in order to build the Dragon Guard's external system.

The ancient Tea-Horse Road trade was smoothly developed.

The imperial treasury silver was allocated in several batches to expand the government-run shipyards in many places along the coast of Guangdong, Xin'an Prefecture in Zhili, many places along the coast of South Zhili, and Songjiang Prefecture in Zhili.

He ordered the main warships under his command to be dispatched from Bohai, Beihai and Jinghai, and formed the Northern Combined Fleet to march south, temporarily coming under the control of Dongfan to participate in the South China Sea naval battle.

The customs was built in the southwest border area, and the customs was expanded in the southeast coast...

It seems that some of the things mentioned above have nothing to do with Nanyang and Dongfan on the surface. At least the emperor is intentionally creating this atmosphere. But in fact, Wei Liangqing, who is responsible for the summary, knows better than anyone that all the emperor has done is to defeat the trend of plotting against the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang!
"This change in Nanyang also makes me understand something."

As Wei Liangqing was sighing, Zhu Youxiao lifted his robe and said, "Even if the Ming Dynasty wants to open up the sea step by step, the size of the Ming Dynasty is there. Especially among the vassal states in Southeast Asia, the influence of the Ming Dynasty as the suzerain country makes those Western barbarians who have crossed the ocean feel terrified."

"They think that this way they can cover up what they are planning in Nanyang. Unfortunately, they will never know that I know much more than they do."

"How are the stocks sold to foreign companies in Songjiang Prefecture and Xin'an Prefecture going? They want to monopolize the maritime trade in Southeast Asia by relying on the Indian coast. That's wishful thinking!!"

"Your Majesty, 70% of the sales have been made."

Wei Liangqing bowed and said, "Thirty percent of them were purchased in the name of Dongfan. Those who gathered in the name of Dongfan, especially Zheng Zhilong and Zu Dashou, all paid a lot of money to buy them."

"In addition, many nobles in Beijing have sent people to the two places to buy stocks. Now these two companies have exchanged their gold and silver for new currency, and each has taken out 3 million to go to Dongfan to buy property, as a pioneer in future exchanges with Nanyang."

"It seems that there are still many wealthy people inside and outside the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "That's good. At least we can get more gold and silver for the development of Dongfan. If we want to control the discourse power of Nanyang trade, we must vigorously develop Dongfan."

"How is the establishment of the business established by the people sent to Dongfan by the Zongrenfu?"

“We are still stepping up preparations.”

Wei Liangqing said truthfully: "At present, the main body of the business has been prepared, mainly the retired warships drawn from various places, which have not yet arrived in Dongfan. Once they arrive, the Zongrenfu business will be able to operate."

"Keep a close eye on this matter. I don't want any accidents to happen."

Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and said, "I have used this business to seize nearly 70% of the land of the vassal states and have included them in the scope of the imperial estates. I know how many of these vassal states are dissatisfied."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will keep a close eye on this matter."

Wei Liangqing hurriedly bowed in response.

From the second half of the fourth year of the Tianqi reign to now it is March of the sixth year of the Tianqi reign. During these nearly two years, Zhu Youxiao only felt one thing: time passed too quickly.

Before Zhu Youxiao even noticed it, many things inside and outside the Ming Dynasty were undergoing major changes.

But Zhu Youxiao was clear about one thing: it was not that time was speeding up, but that all his previous plans had reached a blowout trend.

This also affected the central and local areas of the Ming Dynasty, and some structures underwent major changes without anyone noticing.

The night gradually darkened.

A huge bonfire was burning.

"Father Emperor!!"

Zhu Youxiao, who was chatting with Wei Liangqing about Southeast Asia, didn't notice that it was getting dark, but Zhu Ciran, who was standing by the campfire, waved his hand. Zhu Youxiao turned around and looked at Zhu Ciran who was running towards him.

A smile appeared on his face.

There was a scent in the air.

"Father, the roasted whole lamb is ready." Zhu Ciran ran over and pulled Zhu Youxiao's skirt, "Please come over quickly."

"it is good."

Zhu Youxiao smiled, bent down and picked up Zhu Ciran, "Have you sent someone to call your mother?"

"Ah, I forgot."

Zhu Ciran glared and said, "I was busy roasting the whole lamb."

"So, Ran Ge'er forgot about his mother after he had the roasted whole lamb, right?"

At this moment, a voice sounded, making Zhu Ciran immediately nervous.

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"Mother, that's not the case."

Zhu Ciran looked towards one place and said, "I was thinking of sending a portion to my mother personally after the roasted whole lamb is ready."

Zhu Youxiao turned around with a smile.

Zhang Yan was seen holding her second son and walking towards her, staring at Zhu Ciran in her arms.

"Mother, has Brother Jiong woken up?"

Zhu Ciran was a smart little boy. He smiled and said to Zhang Yan who was walking towards him.

"I woke up a long time ago."

Zhang Yan walked up to Zhu Youxiao and said to her eldest son, "I don't know who set off the fireworks in the West Garden, and it made quite a noise."

"I was wrong."

Zhu Ciran heard this and said in frustration: "I didn't think so much. I just wanted to make Father laugh and ask Mother to punish me."

Seeing Zhu Ciran like this, Zhang Yan felt a little bit uncomfortable.

But when she thought of her eldest son's identity, Zhang Yan had to put away these emotions. He was more than three years old. If he had not been born into the royal family, there would be no need to be so strict. But since he was born in the royal family, there were some things he could not do like other children of the same age.

Especially this year, for some unknown reason, there was a sudden public opinion in the outer court to establish a crown prince. How could Zhang Yan not be nervous?

"Okay, it's a rare happy occasion, so I won't talk about this anymore."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said to Zhang Yan: "I have already told Ran'er, let's go and accompany these little guys to eat barbecue and watch the moon together."

"Yes."

Zhang Yan lowered her head slightly.

Zhang Yan was also happy to see her husband so happy. In the past two years, she knew that a lot of things happened in the outer court, but she could not help much. Apart from managing the harem and not causing trouble for her husband, the rest was to educate Zhu Ciran and raise Zhu Cijing well.

However, Zhang Yan also knew that as the eldest son, Zhu Ci Ran, she could not interfere much when it came to his education, especially since her husband had gathered a group of people around Zhu Ci Ran. Zhang Yan guessed something.

(End of this chapter)