Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 82 It is imperative that the Ming Dynasty opens the sea!

Chapter 82 It is imperative that the Ming Dynasty opens the sea!

Zhu Di only had two hobbies in his life. One of them was probably not going to work, so he would only be able to lead troops and fight.

As a new generation general of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di's military abilities are extremely outstanding.

Although Zhu Di has not yet experienced the major battles in his life, it is enough to see that in the 23rd year of Hongwu, Zhu Di led his troops deep into Mobei in the heavy snow and surrendered Beiyuan Taiwei Nai'er without spending a single soldier. He was gifted with military talents.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew this very well, so after Zhu Di surrendered Nai'er Buhua, he said, "The one who clears the desert is King Yan!"

Now Zhu Di's dream of being emperor is shattered, and he can only focus on war.

People who do great things will strive to do their best no matter what they do, and the same is true for Zhu Di.

Since he wants to fight, he must always win the battle!

However, the founding of the Ming Dynasty was too short, and the reserve did not support Zhu Di's unscrupulous conquest of various countries.

But what Cao Wei said made Zhu Di see hope again.

Since the demise of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty has been thriving, and Zhu Yuanzhang has vigorously encouraged land reclamation. The grain output of the Ming Dynasty has more than tripled compared with that of the Yuan Dynasty.

Now in the 25th year of Hongwu, the annual grain output of the Ming Dynasty has reached nearly [-] million shi!
Just listening to this number, the grain output of Ming Dynasty is not small.

However, the number of people in the Ming Dynasty increased year by year as the situation stabilized. In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the country's population was only 6500 million, but in just 20 years, the population increased by 500 to [-] million!
Spread out in this way, Daming's [-] million shi of grain cannot be considered too much.

If there is a natural disaster again, without good farming technology, food production can easily be greatly reduced. After the production is reduced, the court will still have to provide disaster relief, and the pressure will be full at once!
Under such circumstances, no matter how superb your military ability is, you will never be able to cook without rice!
But if the Ming Dynasty could introduce what Cao Wei said, thousands of kilograms of grain per mu from overseas to the Ming Dynasty, the situation would be reversed immediately!

The Ming Dynasty will become the most prosperous dynasty in China, and everyone no longer has to worry about running out of food!The army doesn't have to worry about not having food and pay!Soldiers no longer have to worry about going hungry to fight the enemy!Zhu Di is confident that he can defeat all the enemy countries of Ming Dynasty one by one!

What Beiyuan!
What wala!
What Goguryeo!

They are not all enemies of Da Ming!
After Zhu Di learned about this from Zhu Yuanzhang, he began to think about it day and night. Today, after sending Zhu Ju and Zhu Bai away, he couldn't help but find Cao Wei for confirmation.

"Your Highness is also interested in Kaihai?" Cao Wei asked Zhu Di with a smile.

"It's about the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. As the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, how can I not care about it?" Zhu Di asked rhetorically.

Cao Wei immediately gave a thumbs up.

"Your Highness asked just now, Caomin is willing to use their heads as a guarantee, and everything is true!"

"It's true that there are thousands of catties of grain per mu, and so is the gold and silver everywhere, but if Daming wants to get these, the premise is that His Majesty can reopen the sea ban."

When Zhu Di got an affirmative answer, his heart felt hot.

Although Cao Wei seems to be unruly, judging from his conduct and actions, he is definitely a reliable person. If he dares to use his own head as a guarantee, it must be true!

Then another question emerged in Zhu Di's mind.

"Have you been to sea?" Zhu Di asked.

Cao Wei shook his head, "There is a sea ban in Ming Dynasty, and boards are not allowed to enter the sea, how can I go out to sea?"

"Then how do you know these overseas anecdotes?"

Cao Wei had no choice but to move out the otherworldly master he met in his early years.

"He also told the people that in addition to the continent where China is located, there are six continents in the world, just like the known Europe, distributed all over the world, and there are also four oceans, collectively referred to as the Seven Continents and the Four Oceans. .”

"For example, in South America, the climate is warm and the rainfall is abundant, and the crops can be grown three times a year. For example, Africa is rich in black slaves, and they can only be used as labor..."

"Africa?" Dao Yan suddenly said: "Three years ago, His Majesty ordered people to draw a map of the Ming Dynasty. There is a place called Levia. It is said that the people there are all as black as coal. Ugly like a hungry ghost."

"That's Africa, and experts in the world call it differently," Cao Wei explained.

When Zhu Di heard this, he nodded slightly.

From this point of view, it is more confirmed that what Cao Wei said is true.

"Speaking of it...the opening of the sea is really of great benefit to His Highness." Cao Wei seemed to have thought of something.

"It is of great benefit to this king? Isn't it beneficial to Daming?"

"It is inevitable that it will be beneficial to Daming, but has your Highness ever thought that if Daming opens up the sea and has enough food, will it be able to conquer the world? The only powerful country in the world today is Daming. If it can conquer a continent, There must be someone to govern, such a continent...in fact, it is no different from being an emperor."

After Cao Wei finished speaking, Zhu Di's eyes suddenly widened.

A continent!
"A continent like the Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Di's voice was a little urgent.

"Da Ming? No, no, Your Highness, you must know that Daming is only a country above our Central Continent. The entire continent is much bigger than Daming!"

Seeing Zhu Di's incomprehensible look, Cao Wei picked up the pen and paper beside him and started drawing.

After a while, Cao Wei put down the pen in his hand, "Look, Your Highness, this is what the seven continents look like."

Zhu Di looked intently, and saw irregular patterns of different shapes drawn on the paper.

"This...where is Daming?"

Cao Wei picked up the pen and drew a medium-sized circle on it, "Probably here."

"That's all?" Zhu Di frowned immediately.

The area of ​​the Ming Dynasty drawn by Cao Wei was only about a quarter of that continent.

"The Ming Dynasty's land area is already quite large, but these continents are just too big."

Dao Yan also stood up and walked over to look at the drawing.

He just stared at the drawings blankly without saying a word, but the light in his eyes became more and more intense!Seven continents…

If he can assist Zhu Di to include all these places in the Ming Dynasty, he will definitely be famous in history and be praised by generations to come!

For a moment, Zhu Di and Dao Yan were thinking about their own plans and said nothing.

I have to say that the seven continents and four oceans mentioned by Cao Wei were too shocking to Zhu Di and Dao Yan!
It turns out that besides the Ming Dynasty, the world is so big!

Moreover, on the land of these overseas continents, there are also high-yield grains that the Ming Dynasty could not ask for, and gold and silver everywhere.

At this moment, Zhu Di and Dao Yan had the same thought in their hearts.

If Daming doesn't open the sea, it's really a riot!
Zhu Di moved his gaze from the drawing to Cao Wei's face, "In your opinion, how should I persuade my father to reopen the sea?"

Cao Wei immediately grinned, Zhu Di couldn't wait!

"I have already told His Majesty what I should say that day. In my opinion... Your Majesty also wants to open the sea now, but it is because His Majesty personally issued the sea ban at the beginning. If someone can It will not be difficult to find a suitable reason for His Majesty to open the sea." Cao Wei said.

"Master Daoyan is as wise as the sea, so this matter shouldn't be difficult for you, right?" Cao Wei pointed the finger at Daoyan who was standing beside him.

In the past, there was a gap between their identities. Dao Yan was an aide of the King of Yan, and Cao Wei was just a farmer. Even if he was bullied, Cao Wei couldn't do anything to Dao Yan.

But it’s different now. Cao Wei is the false father of the current emperor’s grandson!

Dao Yan is just a bald donkey!

Even if you don't blow his head off with one punch for Zhu Di's sake, you still have to take advantage of him verbally!

Dao Yan's triangular eyes narrowed, "Donor Cao is a man of great wisdom, a poor monk should be ashamed of himself."

Cao Wei didn't answer, so I left it to Zhu Di to find a way to do it. He is not the Leshan Giant Buddha, and he wants to get involved in everything.

After getting the answer to the question in his mind, Zhu Di was ready to stand up and leave.

Next, he had to think of a way to find a suitable reason for Zhu Yuanzhang to open the sea.

But as soon as he stood up, Zhu Di remembered something.

"Master, please go outside and wait for me."

Dao Yan responded, then went out and closed the door again.

When I came to the compound, I saw craftsmen busy everywhere, some of them knocked the red-hot iron plate on the stove so that sparks flew, and some mixed a big puddle of clay.

Daoyan couldn't help but sigh.

In vain, he thought he was erudite and talented, and he knew astronomy above and geography below, but he didn't expect that he was just a frog in a well, always peeping at the moon in the tube.

For the first time in decades, he heard the saying "seven continents and four oceans"...

But it was Cao Wei who put forward this statement.

Cao Wei is just 30 years old!

How can this make Daoyan not feel ashamed?
Today's production team made Dao Yan immediately feel how small his previous vision was, and how big Cao Wei's pattern was!

That kind of ability that seems to not care about anything and can tolerate everything in the world in his heart, Dao Yan feels that it is difficult for him to understand in this life...

Dao Yan stood in the courtyard, looking at his eyes, nose, and heart as he moved his rosary beads.

After a while, the door of Cao Wei's room opened again, Zhu Di came out, Cao Wei also followed, and sent the two of them out of the gate of the manufacturing bureau.

Zhu Di looked back at the shining gold plaque of the Manufacturing Bureau and smiled helplessly.

Cao Wei, Cao Wei, you really make people love and hate you...

"Why is Your Highness laughing?" Dao Yan asked doubtfully.

"I remembered something happy."

"Not like..."

"Master, you need to help me find a way so that my father can open the sea again..."

"The poor monk should do his best."

……

A day has passed.

The next day.

The Ministry of Industry sent someone to deliver the bauxite, and Cao Wei began to lead people to bake high-alumina refractory bricks.

After five days, Cao Wei and a group of craftsmen finally succeeded in firing high-alumina refractory bricks.

Once things get started, the rest is simple and nothing more than repetition.

Cao Wei approached Yan Zhenzhi again and made a request to build another yard next to the manufacturing bureau, which will be used as a workshop for manufacturing coking chamber reactors and refining coke.

Yan Zhenzhi agreed very happily, and the next day brought over a hundred craftsmen who built houses, and built another large courtyard on the east side of the manufacturing bureau.

Cao Wei's steelmaking plan has officially started...

(End of this chapter)

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