Zhong Jinwei pointed to the vast land of Siberia and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, most of the Mongolians have now attached themselves to the Ming Dynasty. The powerful northern country in my hometown is Russia. It is still just a small country in the west."
After he introduced it here, he solemnly emphasized again: "Now is the best time for Ming Dynasty to take over this land. It can occupy as much territory as it can. It doesn't have to be a prefecture or county, at least it can be owned in name."
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Emperor Chongzhen's eyes were already shining. He looked at the large area on the map and said, "Okay, I will remember it."
Wen Tiren originally wanted to give some advice and focus on the vassal feudalism in North America first. But when he heard Zhong Jinwei said that he could own it in name first, then there would be no need for Ming Dynasty to expend much energy, so he stopped admonishing him.
After Zhong Jinwei looked at the map for a while, he suddenly said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, where is the other map?"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard Zhong Jinwei's request, he immediately had another one taken over and hung on the screen.
Zhong Jinwei came closer to the map, searched carefully on the map of the northeast, and then pointed with his finger: "There are large iron mines here, and there are large oil fields here. These are the underground treasures that Chen Gang mentioned before. Of course, in addition,
There are others, but these two are the most famous.”
People of later generations, as long as they have read books, basically know the names of Anshan and Daqing oil fields where Anshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. is located. These are marked on the map of China, so Zhong Jinwei can point them out.
The oil field was not in use for the time being, but iron ore was indeed the most needed mineral. Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren were overjoyed when they heard this and put their heads over to take a look.
But Zhong Jinwei poured cold water on them in the blink of an eye. He only heard him say: "So much has been said today, but there is a prerequisite, that is, the food problem must be solved."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately turned his head, looked at Zhong Jinwei and asked: "Master Zhong, it seems you have a solution for this?"
After speaking, he asked the two ministers to sit down and began to discuss the matter.
"Your Majesty, this food problem is not easy to solve. Let me express my thoughts and discuss it further." Zhong Jinwei replied immediately after sitting down.
As a result, the three people in the hall started a new topic and discussed it until late at night.
After the meeting, Wen Tiren didn't want to make any more trouble, so he went directly to the cabinet. But Zhong Jinwei hurried home, missing his wife and children.
Along the way, even with the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty's capital, there were basically no people on the streets at this time.
But what Zhong Jinwei didn't expect was that at such a late hour, no one in the house was awake, and they were all waiting for him to return home.
As soon as Zhong Jinwei appeared on Dingfu Street, one of his family members came to greet him, and another one hurried back to the mansion to inform him.
"Master, you have finally returned home!"
Zhong Jinwei followed the light of the lantern and saw that it was Yu Changjian who was speaking. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Is everything okay in the house?"
Yu Changjian walked quickly to keep the same speed as Zhong Jinwei, and then reported: "There is good news. My father-in-law will be happy to hear it!"
"Oh, what's the good news?" Upon hearing this, Zhong Jinwei became interested and asked, looking down at Yu Changjian from his horse.
Yu Changjian did not answer directly, but demanded: "Master, you must take me with you next time you fight."
It was a great regret for him not to follow him to Liaodong this time.
"Haha, you're jealous of me." Li Laosi was right behind Zhong Jinwei and laughed loudly when he heard this.
The two of them were on duty, with one guarding Zhong Jinwei and the other guarding the house. In this battle of Liaodong, it happened that Li Laosi protected Zhong Jinwei and achieved great success.
Yu Changjian took the opportunity to express his wish because Zhong Jinwei was usually kind to others. However, he did not dare to use this against Zhong Jinwei. He still knew him on this point.
Yu Changjian smiled and reported to Zhong Jinwei: "Master, my wife is three months pregnant!"
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he was stunned at first, and then he was overjoyed. He quickly grabbed the horse's belly and hurried home.
The hard work before the expedition actually paid off again. This time it is best to have a daughter, then there will be sons and daughters! Zhong Jinwei thought beautifully and soon arrived at the door of the house.
He didn't expect that everyone in the mansion would crowd at the door to greet him, led by his pregnant wife.
As soon as they saw Zhong Jinwei arriving, they all knelt down and loudly said: "Welcome you to return home!"
Zhong Jinwei didn't wait for the horse to stop, and flew down. He rushed over in a few steps, helped Yan Yingfang up, and complained repeatedly: "Oh, why don't you rest at this late hour? It's not getting warmer today. What should you do if you get cold?"
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Yan Yingfang felt happy when she heard this, but before she could speak, she heard a childish voice saying: "Daddy, give me a hug, Daddy, give me a hug."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he lowered his head and saw that his son was dressed as a big rice dumpling and was looking up at him at his feet.
Ha, I forgot about my son. Zhong Jinwei immediately picked up his son and kissed his cold little face a few times. Then he supported Yan Yingfang and walked into the house surrounded by everyone.
At this moment, he felt extremely warm in his heart.
After receiving the father-in-law, the family members went to rest one after another. Zhong Jinwei and Yan Yingfang coaxed their son to sleep first, and then returned to his room to talk privately.
"Husband, you have lost a lot of weight." Yan Yingfang lay in Zhong Jinwei's arms and whispered with great distress.
Zhong Jinwei lay on his bed and made a sound of satisfaction, then replied with a smile: "My husband is going to fight, not travel, so of course he will lose weight."
Yan Yingfang did not answer immediately, and was silent for a while before raising her head, looking at Zhong Jinwei's face through the candlelight beside the bed, and said: "I am a woman, so I shouldn't interfere in my husband's affairs. But there is one sentence that I have been holding back.
In my heart, I want to talk to my husband."
"Our Zhong family doesn't like the rules that govern women and not women. If you have anything on your mind, just tell your husband." Zhong Jinwei gently patted Yan Yingfang's head and said.
Yan Yingfang got Zhong Jinwei's permission and said in a slightly anxious tone: "My husband is now the Duke of the country. For the sake of my husband's health and for the sake of this family,... or else, husband, please return the military power to the emperor!"
"Is my wife worried that I am too tired? Or is it because I have military power in my hands and the emperor is worried about it?" Zhong Jinwei frowned slightly after hearing this and asked Yan Yingfang.
But when he saw the worry on Yan Yingfang's face, he didn't wait for her answer and said directly: "Don't worry, my wife. The Jianlu have been destroyed, so there is no need for my husband to go out and lead the troops. It is indeed too tiring to lead the troops."
Well, it’s not something ordinary people can do.”
Zhong Jinwei didn't explain too much to Yan Yingfang, he just told her the results directly to avoid having to talk for a long time.
"It's already very late, my wife is still pregnant, please sleep and be good!"