Smuggling Daming

"Master Jiao is overthinking. The reason why I expend so much energy plotting against North Korea and Japan is naturally for my own reasons. Among them, North Korea must have been seen by you. Since it was merged into Daming, everyone in Daming is very satisfied with it. Shi What people want is fame, what the common people want is land, what businessmen want is money, all of these can be obtained from North Korea, and with North Korea as an example, I believe that more people will come out of Daming in the future, and they will also It can ease domestic land mergers."

Zhou Zhong paused at this point, and then slowly said: "As for the country of Wa, I mainly need two places in the country of Wa, the first is the Iwami area of ​​Kyushu Island of the country of Wa, which is the largest silver mine in the country of Wa The reason why the country of Wa is rich in silver is because of that silver mine, and my Ming Dynasty uses silver as currency, but its own silver production is not high, so that kind of Iwami silver mine is very important to us. As for another place, It is an extremely important port, which is related to whether we can reach the distant American continent..."

Zhou Zhong then introduced the extremely rich products of the American continent. In addition, European colonists have begun to land in America. If Da Ming allows the Europeans to develop with the help of American resources, it will definitely pose a great threat to Da Ming in the future. This point can be seen from the Portuguese attacking Malacca.And if you want to get from Daming to the Americas, you have to go through the ocean currents from the Wa country, so Daming needs to have at least one port in the Wa country. Of course, it is best to be able to completely occupy the Wa country.

Even in Jiao Fang's city, after listening to Zhou Zhong's narration.He also opened his mouth wide in shock, his face full of inconceivable expressions. He never thought that this young man who had just turned 20 years old in front of him would have such lofty aspirations, and he had even started to plan the future direction for Daming. Could it be? He can become the governor at a young age. He used to think that this was the favor of His Majesty the Emperor, but now it seems that this Zhou Zhong already has a broader mind and far-sighted vision than him.This made Jiao Fang extremely shocked.

After a while, Jiao Fang woke up from the shock, stood up and bowed to Zhou Chong: "Your Excellency Governor has lofty ambitions, which are far beyond my generation. Jiao has lived in vain for so many years. In terms of knowledge and mind But it is far from being able to compare with the governor. It really makes Jiao extremely ashamed!"

Seeing Jiao Fang salute so solemnly, Zhou Zhong was also taken aback, and immediately helped him up and said: "Master Jiao really thinks too much of Zhou, as the saying goes, the family governs the country and the world, When Zhou's family was in decline, all he wanted was to revive the family business. But after being appreciated by His Majesty, Zhou naturally wanted to repay the king's kindness. So what Zhou is doing now is just to repay His Majesty The kindness of knowing you, really does not deserve such a compliment from the boss!"

"Your Excellency, you don't need to be humble. Originally, when I saw you at such a young age, I felt a little contemptuous in my heart. I even thought that you only relied on His Majesty's favor to reach your current high position from nothing. But now, looking at it, The old man is really too ignorant. From the old man's point of view, there is probably no one in the whole court who can compare with the governor!" Jiao Fang praised again.

He is now very thankful that he had the cheek to ask Zhengde to come to Zhou Zhong's place. At first, he just wanted to become an official through the Governor's Mansion of the Four Seas to satisfy his pursuit of fame, but now it seems that this is simply his comeback. Given the opportunity, if he can assist Zhou Zhong to complete the annexation of the Wa Kingdom, and then reach the legendary New World that is rich in gold and silver and is also the hometown of corn and sweet potatoes, then his reputation of Jiao Fang will definitely reach another peak, at least not as good as his original one. The first and second ministers of the cabinet should be low.

At this time, Zhou Zhong also saw Jiao Fang's face full of fanaticism, and he already guessed what Jiao Fang was thinking in his heart, but he was happy to see Jiao Fang want to use himself to restore his reputation. Only when Jiao Fang asks for himself, he will work harder in the future. Although Jiao Fang is already 80 years old, as long as he can persist for a few more years and lay a foundation for himself in government affairs, this is the greatest gift for Zhou Zhong. What's more, Jiao Fang also has many disciples, such as his son Jiao Huangzhong, who is also an official. As long as Jiao Fang can help him sincerely, there will be no need to worry about lack of talents in the future.

Next, Jiao Fang carefully asked Zhou Zhong about his plans for the future. After all, it was related to his hope of making a comeback. Before Zhou Zhong talked about his ambitions, he first talked about the general trend of the whole world, especially in Europe. The current situation of the countries, especially the two hungry wolves of Portugal and Spain, they have already begun to colonize all over the world, if Ming does not hurry up, I am afraid that not only will it fall behind the European countries in the future, but it will even be bullied by the European countries.

Although Jiao Fang didn't believe that Ming Dynasty would be bullied by those small countries in Europe, he was wary of the rise of European countries, especially when he heard Zhou Zhong's introduction that the level of firearms in Europe had surpassed that of Ming Dynasty. He was even more vigilant, because the use of firearms played an important role in the reason Taizu and His Majesty Chengzu were able to drive Yuanmeng to the grassland, but now even the firearms that Daming is proud of have been surpassed. How did this make Jiao Fang not vigilant?

After talking about the overall situation of the world and the situation of European countries, Zhou Zhong began to explain his plan for the future Ming Dynasty. This is the second time he mentioned his plan to others. The first person who heard about this plan was Zhengde, and he was also given The other party praised him greatly. The reason why Zhengde was able to spare no effort to support him was that apart from the fact that the two were brothers, he also attached great importance to Zhou Zhong's plan. It is convenient to complete this plan.

In Zhou Zhong's plan, he divided the future direction of Ming Dynasty into three major directions. The first direction is to capture Nanyang. Incorporating the entire Nanyang into the territory of Ming Dynasty completely turned Nanyang into the inland sea of ​​Ming Dynasty.

Nanyang not only has extremely rich products, but also has a vast area of ​​islands. In this way, Daming can not only obtain a lot of economic benefits from Nanyang, but also move some domestic people to Nanyang. On the one hand, it strengthens the relationship with Nanyang Rule, on the other hand, can also solve the increasingly acute land annexation conflicts in Ming Dynasty.

The products and land in Nanyang are urgently needed by Ming, so Zhou Zhong listed Nanyang as the first direction of Ming's outward expansion. Zhou Zhong beat people back when they wanted to enter Nanyang, and now they had to send envoys to negotiate a peace.

While controlling Nanyang, Zhou Zhong did not forget the deal with the Portuguese. This is his second expansion direction, which is the Indian Ocean region, which has now become the territory of the Portuguese, but Zhou Zhong knows it, because The Portuguese army is too small, so they can't completely control the entire sea area. In addition, the Portuguese were defeated by themselves before, so now is a good time for him to invade the Indian Ocean, where he will command Daming's caravan to fight against the Portuguese. Competition should be able to win more commercial profits.

Regarding the Indian Ocean region, Zhou Zhong's ultimate goal is to completely push Portugal to the waters west of India at sea, and then encourage the other party to reopen the blocked Suez Canal, as long as this golden waterway connecting Asia and Europe can be reopened Although the Portuguese can reap huge benefits from it, it also gives Ming businessmen the opportunity to reach Europe through here, and even directly expand Ming's influence to Europe in the future.

The first two directions are to the south and west, and the third direction is to the east, which is the American continent that Zhou Zhong mentioned before. There are too many interests in this incomparably rich new continent, and Da Ming must not fall into it. The empress, among other things, the huge gold and silver mines there alone are enough for Da Ming to devote enough energy to open up the route, and there is still unlimited potential in the Americas. Now that Da Ming can occupy a place there, only in the future can there be greater development of.

Jiao Fang was even more shocked after hearing Zhou Zhong's three-direction plan for the future development of Ming Dynasty. On the one hand, he did not expect that Zhou Zhong, who was young, would know the general trend of the world so well; Zhou Zhong should have enough time to complete such a huge plan, but at Jiao Fang's age, I am afraid that he will never hope to see this huge plan successfully implemented in this life. .

Thinking that he was lucky enough to participate in this huge project but did not have the time to see it successfully implemented, Jiao Fang couldn't help but feel a little depressed, but then he thought that he could lay the foundation for the whole plan at the beginning, I'm afraid In the future, he will be famous in history, and he has many disciples, they are still young, and they should be able to help Zhou Zhong complete his plan, and as long as the plan is successful, his name will be with the help of these disciples, and will also be in the Brilliant in the annals of history.

Thinking of this, Jiao Fang couldn't help getting excited. She had already made a decision in her heart. After she went back this time, she would immediately write a letter to her disciples, asking them to come to Shuangyu Port earlier. With the help of these people, they should It can shorten the development time of Zhou Zhong's three major directions, and he can also see some changes in Ming Dynasty. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)