Five hundred and tenth chapter: the whole map of the world
Since the establishment of the world, the emperor no longer has the trust he had in the past for the nobles of Huaixi. Tang He even felt a trace of hostility towards the nobles of Huaixi from the emperor.
Over the years, a lot of Huaixi nobles have been dealt with under various pretexts. Even now, because of the involvement in the Hu Weiyong case, there are still a group of Huaixi nobles being imprisoned in prisons, waiting to be punished.
Tang He knew why. It was simply that military generals were only suitable for opening up territories and conquering the world, and were not as suitable for governing the world as civilian officials. Now that the world is settled, it is time to govern it carefully. On the contrary, the status of military generals like Huaixi Xungui
His status naturally plummeted.
If it weren't for the fact that the Northern Yuan Dynasty was lingering on, the life of Huaixi nobles might have been even more difficult than it is now. Moreover, when it was still a rebel army, the Ming Dynasty was able to defeat the Northern Yuan Dynasty in just a few years. Now after the founding of the country
, but showed weakness in the war against Bei Yuan. Although there is a reason why Bei Yuan fled north as soon as he found out that he could not defeat the Ming Dynasty, but is there any reason why Huaixi Xun respected Bei Yuan because he supported Bei Yuan... That is
The benevolent sees benevolence and the wise see wisdom.
Although Tang He saw the crisis of the nobles in Huaixi, he had no way to change it. He had no choice but to be alone and try his best to protect himself.
However, Tang He now saw the way out for Huaixi nobles.
Although the Ming Dynasty is the co-owner of the world, it is not the whole world. The world is so big and there are so many good places. As Han Du said, if the Ming Dynasty does not occupy these places, once they are occupied by others, they will inevitably be occupied hundreds of years later.
Ming Dynasty’s most serious problem.
Based on Tang He's understanding of the superiors, the superiors are the ones who can't get rid of the dirt in their eyes. There is no way they can just watch these good places being taken over by outsiders.
As long as the Ming Dynasty needs to continue to expand its territory, the way out for Huaixi nobles will also come.
Lao Zhu glared at Tang He helplessly, "Don't you think I don't want these places? But you don't even look at any of these places that are not thousands of miles away? Not to mention that there are still residual Yuan that are not destroyed now, even if they are not
Without the residual Yuan, it is extremely difficult to go to these places."
Tang He was stunned when he heard the words. Hearing what the superior meant, did he really want to give up? If he gave up, wouldn't all the nobles in Huaixi be doomed? After finally finding a way out, Tang He was unwilling to give up and hurriedly went to the court.
Han Du hinted wildly.
When Han Du saw it, he smiled, coughed, and said, "These places are indeed far away, but it's not impossible to go on an expedition."
"How to go on an expedition?" Lao Zhu shook his head, "You said before that you didn't know anything about land warfare. I thought you were being modest, but I didn't expect that you really didn't know anything about it. Do you know what it means to go on an expedition thousands of miles away, and you must be a general?
?These places are thousands of miles away. If we want to go on an expedition, do you know what price the Ming Dynasty will have to pay?"
"If we set off by land, that's naturally the case. From thousands of miles away, just transporting grain and grass is enough to bring down the Ming Dynasty." Han Du nodded and smiled, "But what if we don't go by land?"
Hearing this, Lao Zhu frowned slightly and said tentatively: "If you don't go by land, do you mean to rely on the navy?"
"That's right," Han Du looked excited and pointed at the map and said, "During the Southern Song Dynasty, there were merchant ships departing from Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou and other places, traveling all the way south along the offshore coast, as far as Sumatra."
He poked at the location on the map with his finger, "There is no reason that the places that the merchant ships of the Southern Song Dynasty can reach, my navy of the Ming Dynasty cannot reach."
Old Zhu thought about it for a long time, glanced at Han Du in surprise, and had to admit, "As for the navy, we should be able to get there." Even Old Zhu would not think that the navy of the Ming Dynasty was inferior to the merchant ships of the Southern Song Dynasty.
But then Lao Zhu shook his head and said: "What's the use of just the navy, even if it can be defeated? Can the whole place be occupied by just relying on the navy? Moreover, even if the navy goes out to fight, the cost is not small.
of."
Han Du explained: "Now that the Ming Dynasty's naval force is weak, it is naturally impossible to capture them all. But we can first occupy a point along its coast to break the surface. When the Ming Dynasty accumulates enough strength, we can gradually advance inward."
The current strength of the Ming Navy is really insufficient, and it cannot even wipe out some Japanese pirates. Even if the Japanese pirates harass the sea areas from time to time, the Ming Dynasty can only swallow the bitter consequences.
If the Ming Dynasty navy had enough strength, it would have wiped out the Japanese pirates long ago.
"As for the cost of the navy's expedition, I believe that if the navy can be used to open up the sea trade route, then the tax alone will not only fully support the navy, but also make a lot of money. Your Majesty, the Southern Song Dynasty will use a
Occasionally, the tax revenue from sea trade reached 160 million yuan per year at its peak. What kind of navy can't support such a lot of wealth?"
One hundred and sixty million strings. Even though this was not the first time he heard this number, Lao Zhu's heart still shook a few times.
If you are not a rich man, you don’t know that firewood and rice are expensive. With the Ming Dynasty’s current annual tax of two to three million yuan, it is really hard for Lao Zhu to imagine what an income of 160 million yuan a year is. Even if the Ming Dynasty one day has such a large income,
Lao Zhu didn't even know how to spend it.
Lao Zhu and Tang He looked at each other, and they both saw the movement in each other's eyes.
But Lao Zhu still understands the principle of eating one bite at a time.
When Han Du saw Lao Zhu's intention, he added more fuel to the fire, "And these places in the world are not the only ones that I said are good places. There are many places that are extremely beneficial to the Ming Dynasty. For example, here, here
It’s not far from Daming. Isn’t Daming very short of copper? The copper mines here are very rich.”
And copper? Copper is money, and it’s not far from the Ming Dynasty.
The Ming Dynasty itself was short of copper, and the surrounding vassal states transported copper coins away every year. Coupled with the firecrackers made by Han Du, although they were very powerful, the consumption of copper was also very alarming.
Lao Zhu was worried about this at first, but now that he heard that there is a copper mine, where can he still bear it? He looked at it again and again according to the map, wishing he could swallow it in one gulp now.
After a long time, Lao Zhu raised his head and his expression returned to clarity.
He waved his hands and said: "It's too early to say this now. The most urgent task now is to solve the problem of rations. Is the method you mentioned of using big boats for fishing feasible?"
"Your Majesty, can you give it a try and you will know?" Han Du replied with a smile on his face. Hearing is false and seeing is believing. Even if he said that he was drooling, he might as well let Lao Zhu see it with his own eyes.