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

Chapter 29 Building the Maritime Silk Road is the way out for Ming Dynasty
The secret room next door.

When Lin Che said this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt his eyes light up.

As early as when the Ming Dynasty captured Lingnan and Yungui, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were already on Annan and other places further south.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew Annan, Siam and other places.

Food can be grown here all year round, and there are inexhaustible treasure deposits.

Incorporating these places into the territory of the Ming Dynasty will be a useful supplement to the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang ordered generals such as Fu Youde, Mu Ying, and Zhu Liangzu to continue advancing southward after capturing Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places.

However, as Lin Che said,
After the army marched south, they faced a vast virgin forest, where venomous snakes and wild beasts were everywhere, and malaria was rampant.

Before the army had advanced very far, the army was automatically reduced to [-]-[-]%.

After receiving the report, Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to stop the crusade.

But he has always been thinking about Annan and other places in his heart.

As a famous founding hero in Chinese history, how could Zhu Yuanzhang give up?

Zhu Yuanzhang just stood in front of the wall, thinking silently.

Zhu Biao took a pen and wrote down every word spoken word by word.

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the other side.

Zhu Xi was shocked from ear to ear by Lin Che's impassioned speech.

After half a day, I sorted through the contents in my mind, and then I felt something was wrong:
"Sir, didn't you talk about the sea ban? Why did you talk about conquering Annan again!"

"Haha, I'm off topic!"

Lin Che smiled awkwardly and found that she had gotten drunk and got carried away, unknowingly going off topic.

"However, these are more or less related to the sea ban."

“The maritime ban made the entire Ming court become short-sighted.”

"In fact, there are empires as powerful as the Ming Dynasty standing further away in Annan and other countries."

Lin Che dipped her fingers in water again and drew arrows on the map, pointing to locations further away from the Ming Dynasty's territory.

"This is the Dayin Empire, this is the Frankish Empire, this is the Ottoman Empire, the Timurid Empire that is closest to the Ming Dynasty and controls the Western Regions."

"These empires are powerful, have glorious histories, and have great ambitions."

"Among them, the Dayin Empire is based on the ocean. In the near future, they will drive their invincible fleet to sweep across the world."

"The Ming Dynasty implemented a sea ban, which will further widen the gap with the Dayin Empire."

Zhu Yuanzhang next door frowned secretly and wrote down the name Dayin Empire in his heart.

Lin Che used her fingers dipped in wine to follow the direction of the Dayin Empire, approaching the borders of the Ming Dynasty.

"At that time, the Dayin Empire and some other maritime countries will drive their invincible fleets to sweep all the way and finally reach the coast of Daming."

"At that time, it will not be as simple as Japanese pirates attacking. They will occupy the coastal ports of Ming Dynasty and use them as strongholds to slowly erode the entire Ming Dynasty."

“These empires not only want to occupy Ming Dynasty’s territory, but also enslave Ming Dynasty people and plunder Ming Dynasty’s resources.”

Having said this, Zhu Xi understood something, and he couldn't help but curiously asked:

"So there are so many powerful empires outside our Ming Dynasty?"

"Then how can the Ming Dynasty avoid being invaded by these empires?" Zhu Ping was a little unconvinced that there were so many powerful countries outside the Ming Dynasty.

The great Confucian scholars in the university hall, just like them, are all behind closed doors. They know how to cross the threshold of the Ming Dynasty by holding the books of sages and studying the classics and history.

There is no way to teach these princes these geographical knowledge.

"The top priority of the Ming Dynasty was to lift the maritime ban, restore the Shipping Department, and open up overseas trade."

"Take the initiative to go out, connect with these empires, keep up with today's trends, and avoid falling behind this world."

Seeing that Zhu Ming was confused by what he was hearing, Lin Che took advantage of the wine and continued:
“As early as the Han and Tang Dynasties, the Chinese Empire had had close trade relations with Western countries.”

"To the west of the Ming Dynasty, the Timur Empire dominates the Western Regions, and the overland Silk Road to the Western countries may not be possible."

"However, Ming Dynasty can take the sea route!"

Having said this, Lin Che once again drew arrows on the map with her finger:

"As early as the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Empire had already begun to conduct maritime trade with Western countries."

"In the pre-Song Dynasty, with the development of navigation technology, sea routes gradually replaced land routes, and a new maritime Silk Road was gradually formed."

"Maritime Silk Road?"

Stars popped up in Zhu Xi's eyes, and he unconsciously repeated this new word in his mouth!
“The Maritime Silk Road transported silk, tea, and porcelain from our Ming Dynasty to the West through ships in exchange for gold, silver, or Western commodities of equal value.”

"The Ming Dynasty's silk, tea and porcelain were sold to Western countries through the sea, and the prices were astronomical."

After Lin Che briefly explained the Ocean Silk Road, she continued:
"In fact, during the Song and Yuan dynasties, coastal ports such as Quanzhou, Minzhou, and Panyu were able to manufacture large ships for ocean voyages. The technologies of these large ships in terms of watertight compartments, multi-layered side plates, and keel structures were already quite high. Mature."

"As long as the current emperor lifts the sea ban, the shipyards in these coastal ports will be able to quickly resume production and build more advanced ocean-going ships, no problem!"

“The imperial court organizes overseas trade and allows coastal residents to engage in free trade, which will not only accelerate the prosperity of the economy, ease financial tensions, and improve the living standards of coastal residents. The most important thing is to broaden their horizons and follow the trend of world development so as not to lag behind the world. Then you will be bullied.”

"If the current emperor can lift the maritime ban and implement overseas trade, his ultimate achievement will be 'ruling the Tang and Song Dynasties, and reaching the Tang and Han Dynasties'!"

When the words Lin Che rang in Zhu Yuanzhang's ears, Zhu Yuanzhang felt his blood boiling with excitement that he had not seen for a long time.

Even Prince Zhu Biao, who is known for his calmness and gentleness, felt excited after hearing this.

Full of power.

A magnificent picture of power and brightness emerged before our eyes.

The hand holding the pen also seems to be much stronger.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up from his seat and took a deep breath to calm down his excitement.

Lin Che's words shocked him deeply.

Zhu Xi, who was next door, was even more affected by Lin Che's words.

He stood up and put his foot on the chair, picked up the wine jar, filled it with wine, and drank a large bowl of wine in one gulp.

He was about to have another bowl, but was stopped by Lin Che.

"Don't get excited! What I just said is all hypothetical. Our Ming Dynasty is still under a sea ban. The current emperor will not allow the sea ban to be lifted and overseas trade to be implemented."

After hearing this, Zhu Xi felt as if a ladle of cold water had been poured on his head.

Instantly calm down.

Since Mr. Lin said that there are so many benefits to lifting the maritime ban and implementing overseas trade, why does the emperor still enact a maritime ban?

Zhu Xi was confused again!
(End of this chapter)