Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 477 Old Zhu was jealous
Chapter 477: Old Zhu is jealous
"Of course, this is the map!"

"It's just that the maps we have seen in the past are limited to one place, at most a map of a country."

"But those foreign nations have wicked ambitions. They always covet the land and population outside, so they secretly draw the world map."

"I also got the map from a foreign country by chance."

"Here, come and present it to His Majesty!"

Mr. Hu immediately explained the origin of the map.

After all, regardless of whether you can achieve merit or accomplish something, at least you should not bring yourself into trouble.

Zhu Yuanzhang was really interested in what Mr. Hu said.

Especially what Mr. Hu said, that the foreign countries were coveting the land and population outside, so they drew maps.

It seemed too normal to him.

If you ask him to, he will do it!

"Is this a map?"

"A map of the entire world?"

"Is this all our Ming Dynasty has?"

"Weiyong, is this correct?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the map on the desk and found the Ming Dynasty at the first moment.

But as he looked at this, Zhu Yuanzhang's brows began to frown.

Is that all the Ming Dynasty has?

Other countries, are their territories so large?

When Hu Weiyong heard what Zhu Yuanzhang said, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

That's your attitude.

If you're not jealous, how can I continue?

Master Hu pointed to the territory marked "Ottoman Empire" thousands of miles away and said.

"Look here, this is the Ottoman Empire!"

"Here, as well as in the surrounding countries, they are all theocracy."

"That king, who is equivalent to our emperor, also leads people to believe in religion!"

"I got the map from one of their merchants and asked him about the situation."

"It's just that when I asked the question, I was a little too harsh and killed the man!"

"However, after confirming the information from other people, it turns out to be correct!"

Mr. Hu did not shy away from accusing himself of the crime of "taking human life lightly".

But after Zhu Yuanzhang heard it, he simply pretended not to hear it. He was only concerned about the map at the moment.

As for killing a few foreign merchants, that’s nothing.

What's more, Hu Weiyong did not do this for personal reasons, but for intelligence.

What’s the big deal!
Zhu Yuanzhang, who had come all the way from the war-torn era, had seen and used many more cruel methods than this.

"Well, if he's killed, it's no big deal!"

"Come on, Weiyong, tell us!"

"I really didn't know that there are so many countries surrounding our Ming Dynasty!"

"What do they have?"

Hu Weiyong was amused when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang ask this question.

It still has to be you, Lao Zhu.

"Haha, Your Majesty, look here, here..."

What Mr. Hu wanted was to arouse Zhu Yuanzhang's interest.

How can I continue to deceive him if I don't arouse his interest?

For a while, Master Hu was in a very good mood to talk.

Each country spoke very clearly and logically.

Moreover, Master Hu didn't talk about data, troops and other things like that with the court officials.

Mr. Hu is such a cunning person.

In his opinion, even for traveling merchants, these things should not be clear to them.

Instead of saying these things, it would be better to talk about how rich the family is and how many specialties they have.

For an emperor like Zhu Yuanzhang, if his neighbors store grain, then he must store guns.

If our neighbors have food, how can we be short of food?

Do you really think our guns are just for display?
Ours!

Ours!

It's still ours! Moreover, this statement is interesting.

Old Zhu listened with great interest.

Mr. Hu also spoke with particular frankness.

After almost introducing all the countries, Mr. Hu pointed at the map and said.

"Your Majesty, according to my calculations, we will definitely be ahead for at least a hundred years!"

"This is all thanks to your Majesty!"

"Hahahahahaha, Weiyong, what you said is wrong, hahaha..."

Zhu Yuanzhang was so proud of himself that he was flattered by Mr. Hu on this rare occasion.

But as I laughed, I felt something was wrong.

Huh?
century?

Why is it only a hundred years?
"No, Weiyong, how did you calculate it?"

"How come the Ming Dynasty can't compare to them after only a hundred years?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was such an arrogant person.

Can he make Ming Dynasty fall behind others?
If you have any questions, ask them on the spot!

Master Hu almost laughed out loud in his heart, but his face looked calm.

"Your Majesty, please look at this map carefully!"

"Do you see anything?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked down at the map but couldn't see anything.

He didn't pretend to know.

"I don't see anything!"

"If you hadn't told us about these countries, we wouldn't have even heard of them!"

Master Hu pointed to the large areas of "blank space" and said.

"In fact, many people haven't noticed this place at all for the time being."

"what is this?"

“It’s the ocean!”

"If we travel by land, how long will it take to travel a thousand or ten thousand miles?"

"The key is how much supplies will be consumed along the way?"

“How are these supplies transported?”

“But shipping by sea is different!”

"If we have the technology, we can build a big ship that can withstand wind and waves."

"When the time comes, we'll carry the supplies and soldiers on board and make a detour to their home. Then..."

"right!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he fell silent.

He never thought that sea transportation had such a great advantage.

However, it can be said that Mr. Hu used the most straightforward and simple metaphor to express the most true truth.

To put it bluntly, before the Industrial Revolution, transportation and power had not changed.

Wind power is the greatest power, and sea transportation is the best transportation channel.

"Your Majesty, let's not talk about the war for now!"

"After all, we also need to rest and recuperate."

"Let's talk about this. If Ming's maritime transport is well developed, then can we sell Ming's products to other countries?"

"The price of these things that are sold will naturally be high, so can we impose heavy taxes?"

"After all, he sells more, sells at a higher price, and earns more!"

"In this way, does our Ming Dynasty have an additional major source of income?"

"So, in my opinion, only those who control the lifeline of the sea will be the real overlords!"

Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Mr. Hu's nonsense, then looked at the map in front of him, and the expression on his face kept changing.

For him, he never thought that the sea not only has winds and waves, but also profits and the future.

For someone like him who came from a farming family, all of this was too unfamiliar.

But what Mr. Hu said was strange and particularly straightforward.

It is so straightforward that you can understand it as soon as you hear it. The interests here are really huge.

Old Zhu doesn't have any other hobbies, he's just a bit greedy for money.

And this sea is the greatest source of wealth!
(End of this chapter)