Ming Dynasty: He was ordered to give lectures in prison, but Lao Zhu eavesdropped and made people nu

Chapter 171 Take the initiative and ambush the Europa barbarian fleet
"Next, let me talk about the commercial development of the Ming Dynasty and its relationship with the vast territory."

Lin Che saw that Zhu Ping couldn't answer.

Did not make things difficult for him.

Quickly shift the topic to a new topic:
"Because China's land area is large enough, there are many suitable places for survival."

“If we don’t pay attention to personal enjoyment, many men farming and women weaving can live a self-sufficient life.”

"Stability is the top priority for any dynasty!"

"But businessmen running around from north to south can easily cause people to yearn for wealth and abandon their fields to join the ranks of businessmen. This is undoubtedly a situation that the rulers do not want to see."

"So China has been implementing a policy of focusing on agriculture and suppressing business since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period."

Zhu Xi's face showed a look of surprise.

It turns out that business in Ming Dynasty could not develop.

The fundamental reason is that the country is too big and the resources are not abundant.

But you can also enter your own self-sufficient cycle.

This leaves merchants with fewer potential customers.

"However, as I said before, today is the time for businessmen to serve the country."

Lin Che gave Zhu Xi a moment to think, and then continued:
"It is the imperial court that wants businessmen to do their best, and coercive measures will only have the opposite effect."

"The best way is to improve their status so that they have no worries."

"Then, like European merchants, they naturally traveled across the oceans to expand our Ming Dynasty's trade routes to overseas countries."

Having said this, Lin Che paused and emphasized:

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

"Explore and colonize overseas, and protect the safety of the goods and property of our Ming merchants."

"This not only allows the merchants to earn more gold and silver for the court, but also allows the navy's combat effectiveness to remain above the first-line level because it continues to participate in battles."

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

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

If there is no more spice, you can drive a huge fleet to Nanyang to have a good chat with the barbarians who are not convinced by the king.

But if there are no warships, even the merchants of the Ming Dynasty will be able to make more money for the court no matter how big their business is.

The Ming Dynasty, in the eyes of the European barbarians, is just a piece of fat meat that they can eat as much as they want!

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

He also smiled confidently:
"Sir, our navy of the Ming Dynasty has always been very effective in combat."

"I once heard a naval general say that when the barbarians overseas saw our warships, they thought they were mountains floating in the sea. Even their kings bowed down to our warships."

"As for the pirates we met along the way, most of them ran away with their tails between their legs. Even if there were some who were short-sighted, if they were hit by my Ming warship, everyone on the ship would have to be fed fish and shrimps."

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

He confidently said to Lin Che:

"Sir, I dare say that if we look at the entire world today, there is absolutely no fleet that can rival our Ming Navy!"

Lin Che knew that Zhu Xi was not bragging.

At this time, the Ming Navy was indeed second to none in the world.

Previously, during the conquest of Annan, the Ming Navy went directly to the coast of Annan.

However, when I thought about the fact that the Ming Dynasty secluded itself from the country and implemented a sea ban, which resulted in the Ming Navy falling far behind the world, I couldn't help but sigh deeply:

"The temporary strength or weakness of the Navy is not the most critical issue."

"Only if Ming Dynasty can maintain its powerful navy can it have the last laugh in the struggle for hegemony in the Age of Discovery."

"If the inheritance is broken and the Ming Dynasty tries to catch up with the European barbarians coming across the sea, the price the Ming Dynasty will pay will be unimaginable!" Zhu Xi agreed very much with Lin Che's words. He looked at Lin Che and assured:
"Sir, as long as I am here, Ming Dynasty will never do anything stupid like destroying the Great Wall."

"Now that you said it, those barbarians in Europe want to cross the sea to find me, the Ming Dynasty."

"Then I, the Ming Dynasty Navy Master, will definitely go to Europa to have a look!"

Zhu Ping's solemn words made Lin Che laugh.

He felt that this kid took himself too seriously.

In his memory, Zheng He's seven voyages to the West pushed the Ming Navy to the highest peak in history.

However, with the death of Yongle Emperor Zhu Di and Ming Renzong and Xuanzong taking over, there was strong opposition from civil servants.

Ming Xuanzong finally had to put a stop to his great undertaking of sailing to the West.

The Ming Navy began its downhill journey.

The Ming Navy was gradually distanced by the maritime powers in the West.

This kid Zhu Xi is just the heir of a noble nobleman. How can he be able to compete with the entire civil service group?

Lin Che smiled and did not answer the topic.

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

"This is the current coastline of our Ming Dynasty. Although it is very long, the places where we can land and harass are only a few ports where Japanese pirates often appear."

"If we take precautions against these places, the Japanese pirates won't even be able to get ashore."

Without waiting for Lin Che to continue speaking.

Zhu Ping frowned and said:
"Our Ming Dynasty's maritime territory is so vast. If we just defend passively, there will always be omissions."

"And, according to what you said, not only the Japanese slaves covet the wealth of our Ming Dynasty, but even the European pirates who are thousands of miles away also have the idea of ​​​​plundering our Ming Dynasty."

"Now while they haven't taken action, we might as well take the initiative and destroy the Japanese country first, and then ambush the Europa fleet. In this way, our Ming Dynasty will no longer have threats from the sea."

There has always been a person who can commit a thief for a thousand days, but there is no one who can guard against a thief for a thousand days.

Zhu Ping is still in his hot-blooded and warlike age.

I believe that instead of waiting for a crisis to come, it is better to nip the danger in the bud with your own hands.

Lin Che thought her student was getting excited again, so she couldn't help laughing and said:

"Erazing the lair of Japanese pirates is indeed a good way to solve the problem of maritime defense."

"But the sea is vast. How do you know which sea channel the Europa fleet will take and when it will arrive in our Ming Dynasty? How do you ambush them?"

After being asked this question by Lin Che, Zhu Xi immediately realized that he had taken it for granted.

In the vast ocean, ambushing a fleet that has never been contacted is simply a dream.

He scratched his head in embarrassment and asked:
"Sir, since we can't ambush the European barbarian fleet."

"Then how can we prevent them from attacking our coastal areas of Ming Dynasty?"

Faced with Zhu Ming's question, Lin Che had already prepared an answer.

He tapped his fingers on the table.

When the boy's eyes fell on the simple map he drew with wine.

Said lightly:

"Do you see these points I drew?"

Zhu Xi took a closer look at the points that were not too far away from the Ming Dynasty coastline drawn by Lin Che.

He nodded and asked in a guessing tone:

"Sir, is this an island near my Ming Dynasty?"

(End of this chapter)