Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 995 entrusted with important tasks

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded and glanced at Xu Jing appreciatively.

  He found that he liked these young people more and more.

  He saw vitality in these young people.

  Even if Ouyang Zhi is such a calm person, he can still find his vigorous side from him.

   On the other hand, many young Hanlins look young, but they have a sense of lifelessness.

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "Come and tell me about what you have seen and heard about the Golden Continent."

   "Yes." Xu Jing began to talk eloquently.

  He has a good eloquence, but after going to sea, he often deals with foreign feudal clans.

  He talked about the natives of the Golden Continent. The natives there have a special interest in astronomy, but they can only rely on manpower to transport goods.

  He mentioned that there was a country of native people in the Golden Continent. The country was built among criss-crossing waterways. Although it had a vast territory, it only used bronze as its weapon. There were no horses in the country...

The Franji people discovered them, first pretended that they were the messengers of peace, and were invited to enter the country, and then launched an attack. In an instant, the entire kingdom collapsed like an avalanche, and then, there were days of **** and looting , The fire swept the city, and the countless gold and silver, as well as the countless jewels, were looted. Now, what is left there is nothing but broken walls and countless bones.

  Emperor Hongzhi felt more and more curious: "Since there are tens of millions of natives, why are they not as good as hundreds of Francines?"

Xu Jing said sternly: "There are many natives, but they are like Han Xin leading troops. The more the better, but what if it is not Han Xin who leads the troops? Your Majesty, what matters in marching and fighting is not the number of people. It is the summary of countless wars." As I said just now, the natives don’t have wheels, and they don’t even tame horses. Therefore, they have very little experience in large-scale combat. On the contrary, their combat is more like clan fighting in the countryside of Daming. Last time, our ship The team brought hundreds of horses, but three years ago, these hundreds of horses fought against a group of native tribes who had ulterior motives for our Ming Dynasty. Hundreds of cavalry could kill them with just a cup of tea Thousands of troops were defeated."

  Emperor Hongzhi kept nodding his head thoughtfully.

"Natives, there is nothing to worry about. The only thing to worry about is Franji. Franji seems to be in the Golden Continent. They seem to have sensed the threat of my Ming Dynasty. They continue to send more ships, and they will continue to send a large number of people to the island. The population was transported to the settlements. According to Zeng’s rough estimate, the fact that they have already known from the captives is that they have twenty-seven strongholds in the Golden Continent. In the stronghold, more soldiers were sent, and many refugees were even placed among them. Originally, the Franji Spaniards and the Franji Portuguese made an oath to each other, not allowing the Portuguese to get involved in the Golden Continent, but now, it is not what it used to be, Spain even Started to open the door of convenience, hoping to cooperate with the Portuguese in the Golden Continent to guard against the threat of my Ming Dynasty. They also recruited a large number of hired soldiers and refugees from France, England, and Italy, using fertile land and gold as Temptation, obviously...they felt the great threat from me, Da Ming, and determined to occupy this important place..."

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "What about the Yiqing family?"

Xu Jing glanced at Emperor Hongzhi: "Your Majesty, if you are not of my race, your heart must be different. This is the same as in ancient times. Now for the long-term plan, we must build a larger fleet to transport a large number of people to Huangjinzhou and establish market towns." , fortresses, land reclamation, mining of minerals, and production of weapons. Your Majesty... I have a suggestion. Until now, the military system has been corrupted. During the reign of Emperor Gao, there were more than 300 guards and millions of military households. Now, Most of the military households have already lost their land, and their lives are bleak and difficult. Over the years, the imperial court has used troops abroad, and most of the guards have no combat power. , set up guards in Huangjinzhou, Kunlunzhou, and Western places, and allow military households to reclaim land, so that they can guard the remote frontiers for our Ming Dynasty. In this way, the disadvantages of military households can be solved. Now that we have land to cultivate and have enough to eat and drink, we should do our best to open up the frontiers for our Ming Dynasty.”

  Emperor Hongzhi kept nodding.

  The military household system of the Ming Dynasty is really rotten now.

   In the past, the imperial court had no money, so... let’s just make do with it. But now, there is enough silver in the internal funds, and Emperor Hongzhi also knows that there is no way to go on like this, except for some elite guards, which are still usable, and others have become a burden on the court. Instead, let's go to sea.

But…

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "Your family, who can control Huangjinzhou?"

  This is the crux of the problem. A large number of military households have migrated there. In the future, a steady stream of people will also go to this new continent, but who will manage it there.

   After all, Xu Jing is good at shipping. He can travel all over the world with a fleet, but once he goes deep into the land, it is not his talent.

  Now... who will guard the Golden Continent?

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but stroke his forehead: "British Duke?"

  Xu Jing didn't say anything.

   British Duke is a good candidate, but last time, Emperor Hongzhi asked him to go to Xiaoling. He said that he sprained his foot while riding a horse, and his old disease relapsed, so Emperor Hongzhi had to give up.

   Now, the British Duke is really old, and he has an old illness, so it is really inappropriate to let him go.

   These are hundreds of thousands of military households and millions of family members.

  The guards are indeed a headache. On the one hand, how many people can the court trust, maybe absolutely trust?

   Furthermore, you need to have enough prestige.

  The Weisuo system of the Ming Dynasty has been in operation for a long time. Over the past hundred years, it has already formed its own system. If the imperial court appoints other people to go, will these people be convinced?

  Therefore, only people with prestige can go, such as Wei Guogong, Ding Guogong, Yingying Gong and other generals.

  There is no other reason, because the essence of the guard is hereditary. Those hereditary officials of a thousand households or a hundred households don’t recognize other people. They only trust their own people.

For example, my grandfather once listened to orders under the account of the British public. You see, this is one of our own. Something happened, you have to give me a hand.

  Or, my father once recited your grandfather during the Tumu Fort Incident, and this is also considered one of his own.

  Or, my father once served as a personal soldier under the account of a certain man, and the certain man even whipped my father himself. This... is actually a kind of friendship.

  Even if the other party has long forgotten this level of friendship, and even can’t even remember which onion you are, but having this level of relationship can make people feel at ease.

   And there are only a handful of people in the entire Ming Dynasty who can make the soldiers and horses of the guards have such a down-to-earth feeling.

  That's all right, but the scariest thing is that this person not only needs to have prestige, good health, but also ability.

  If you are not capable enough, you can’t mount a horse and lead an army, you can’t keep yourself clean, and you can’t make these unruly guys all disciplined.

   Not to mention the Francoids, even if they encounter the natives, they may be helpless.

Emperor Hongzhi rubbed his temples and got a headache. Duke Ying is in poor health. Duke Ding and Duke Wei are old. Emperor Hongzhi really despises others such as Duke Cheng. These guys, honestly, Mix it up and wait to die.

  Choose and choose...

  Emperor Hongzhi was a little confused.

  I knew it earlier, and I would have called Fang Jifan together, this guy has a lot of tricks.

  Not right...

  Emperor Hongzhi suddenly thought of someone.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Fang Jinglong, Marquis of Pingxi, is honest and honest, and he does things well. He has made a lot of military achievements for my Ming Dynasty. He guards Jiaozhi and Guizhou. He has a lot of experience in governance. His body is quite cheerful. His wife... and The feudal lords in the Southwest have a deep friendship, what if Ping Xihou is ordered to guard the Golden Continent? By the way, the natives in the Southwest will also be moved there..."

  Xu Jing: "..."

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at Xu Jingdao: "Xu Qing's family, what do you think?"

  Xu Jing felt his neck was chilly.

This is my master. He is very old and has to travel across the ocean. If this master goes to the Golden Continent, the benefactor and the master may never see each other for the rest of their lives. With this father, with or without this father. what a difference.

  If, in this vast ocean, something unexpected happened...

  Plop...Xu Jing knelt down: "I...I dare not make decisions."

  Emperor Hongzhi folded his hands behind his back: "Why are you panicking, Fang Jifan will beat you to death?"

  Xu Jing's face was miserable.

   This seems to be saying, yes, you may really be beaten to death!

Emperor Hongzhi was convinced, what kind of person Xu Jing is, he has seen big winds and waves, licked blood from the knife head, narrowly escaped death, and faced countless dangers in the vast ocean, he is not afraid, such a resolute and courageous person, Unexpectedly... Fears the teacher like a tiger.

   "This is my idea, and it has nothing to do with Qing. If he dares to hit you, you take out the scepter and see if he dares to hurt a hair of your hair. This is a national event, not a trifling matter."

  Emperor Hongzhi put his hands behind his back and encouraged Xu Jing.

   "Your Majesty, I have an unfeeling request." Xu Jing said tremblingly.

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "You just say it's okay."

  Xu Jingdao: "I heard... Your Majesty's inner treasury has countless gold and silver..."

  Emperor Hongzhi's face instantly pulled down.

   "I'm afraid there is Wenyin, it will be more than 40 million."

   "Nonsense, who told you this, there is no 40 million taels, this is a rumor, obviously only..."

  Emperor Hongzhi felt that he was a little confused, so he quickly silenced, why did I tell you how much money I have?

   "What I mean is that your majesty's money is useless if you keep it in the inner treasury. Why not entrust it to the Xishan Bank. The interest of the Xishan Bank is astonishing..."

  …………

   I have a cold, miserable, continue to code.

  (end of this chapter)