Except for Chen Ding, the faces of several cabinet ministers present were all red. It can be said that they already knew this data.
I have to say that even when they learned this data, they were still a little unbelievable. In just a few years, with the full investment of the imperial court, they were able to accomplish such a shocking thing.
Not to mention other things, just thinking about the millions of people who migrated abroad and the manpower and material resources used is shocking.
In order to relocate these millions of people, the Ming Dynasty recruited tens of thousands of large ships for this purpose, and the ships were dispatched tens of thousands of times.
That is to say, the Ming Dynasty has been implementing the policy of opening the sea for nearly ten years. During these ten years of opening the sea, countless people from all over the Ming Dynasty have walked out of the country and wandered overseas.
In this environment, the Ming Dynasty did not know how many large ships were built. You must know that even when the Ming Dynasty banned the sea, in order to maintain the existence of water transportation, the governor of water transportation had to control the transportation of grain and fodder and the necessary resources to connect the north and south arteries.
There were tens of thousands of ships.
Of course, most of the tens of thousands of ships controlled by the Governor of Water Transport are just small ships, and there are not many that can really be regarded as large ships.
But from this point alone, we can see how rich the foundation of the Ming Dynasty is. When the Ming Dynasty opened the sea, you can imagine the power that exploded.
If it were any other country, it would never have such a foundation or such mobilization ability. Only the Ming Dynasty could achieve this with its vast land, abundant resources, and abundant population resources.
Of course, this is because Zhu Houzhao has great power. Otherwise, Zhu Houzhao's orders will not be implemented. Even if he has the best ideas, he may not be able to achieve these things.
As the Lord of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houzhao's aura became more and more condensed. The aura of Zhu Houzhao's imperial way, which was set off by his infinite majesty, was so strong that ordinary people would not dare to raise their heads to look at Zhu Houzhao under the pressure of Zhu Houzhao's aura.
Listening to the data reported by Chen Ding, Zhu Hou looked at the world map in front of him. On this world map, the vast areas occupied by the enfeoffed Ming Dynasty clans were clearly marked.
From south to north, from east to west, it can be said that a vast land several times the size of the Ming Dynasty was divided by these vassal states.
Looking around, almost a quarter of the world is completely under the control of the Ming Dynasty.
If other emperors could do this, they would probably be so proud that they would sacrifice themselves to the heavens on Mount Tai to demonstrate their supreme achievements.
But Zhu Houzhao's face was calm, and even a hint of disappointment flashed through his eyes.
What he saw was the entire world map. On that world map, the territory occupied by the Ming Dynasty was not large, especially in the west, where there were many countries, large and small. The Ming Dynasty's expansion in all directions was actually in the west.
The ground was hindered.
As the core of Western civilization, this area brings together many large and small countries, such as Portugal, Spain, England, Germany and other large and small countries.
Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others are indeed outstanding men of their generation. Relying on the powerful combat power of the Ming Dynasty fleet, they have repeatedly clashed with the fleets of Portugal, Spain and other countries at sea. Although they can win every time, the losses cannot be underestimated.
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After all, it is far away from the Ming Dynasty and almost thousands of miles away from the mainland of the Ming Dynasty. However, any damage suffered will not be effectively replenished because it is far away from the Ming Dynasty.
This is different for Western countries. Because they are close to their countries, even if they suffer some losses, they can still be effectively supplemented.
It is precisely because of this that the steps of Yu Dayou and others were obviously blocked. Although they had the right to take the initiative to attack, it is an indisputable fact that they were blocked.
Although Yu Dayou and the others can continue to move forward regardless of losses, in this way, no matter how much land they can acquire, won't the land they occupied be lost again when they have exhausted all their efforts?
Yang Yiqing, Wang Yangming and others noticed the change in Zhu Houzhao's expression, and the excitement on his face gradually disappeared.
Even a fool can see that Zhu Houzhao is not complacent because of their achievements. On the contrary, they are all very excited. Now it seems that their mental concentration is far behind compared to the emperor.
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In particular, Wang Yangming, who founded a university school, thought that he had already reached the point of being calm, but he did not expect that when faced with the opportunity to be famous for eternity, his determination was still a little bit behind.
"not enough!"
Just when Wang Yangming, Yang Yiqing and others were in a state of confusion, Zhu Houzhao suddenly sighed.
With a tremor in their hearts, Wang Yangming and others looked at Zhu Houzhao. Even though they were vaguely aware of Zhu Houzhao's thoughts, when they heard Zhu Houzhao's sigh, they couldn't help but feel a storm in their hearts.
Chen Ding looked at Zhu Houzhao in astonishment and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, I have verified it several times and there is absolutely no falsehood. If your Majesty does not believe it, you can send someone to monitor..."
Thinking that what Zhu Houzhao said was not enough, he suspected that the data he calculated was wrong, so Chen Ding reacted and said with a bit of sadness and anger on his face.
Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, looking at Chen Ding's extremely aggrieved look. When he finally realized what he said, he realized that Chen Ding had other associations with his words.
With a slight cough, Zhu Houzhao looked at Chen Ding and said: "Chen Aiqing is wrong. I have never doubted the integrity of the Qing family. If I can't even trust the Qing family, I don't know who can take charge of the Ming Dynasty for me."
Ministry, take care of Daming’s money bag.”
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao explained to several people, "What I said is not enough is not that what you have done and achieved in the past few years is not enough, but that I think the territory occupied by the Ming Dynasty is not large enough."
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao raised his brows and said: "Not long ago, I looked through the royal family members who had clearly recorded records in the Ming Dynasty. As of today, there are still about half of the royal family members in the Ming Dynasty who have not been enfeoffed out of the Ming Dynasty.
I want the entire world to be illuminated by the radiance of my great Ming Dynasty."
As he spoke, a gleam flashed in Zhu Houzhao's eyes, he put one hand on the dense country and said, "This is it."
Yang Yiqing and Wang Yangming looked at it and saw at a glance that what Zhu Houzhao was pressing on was the essence of the West.
After all, the Ming Dynasty has been open to the sea for so many years, so the Ming Dynasty has a very deep understanding of overseas places. Among them, the most important thing is the area where Zhu Houzhao’s hand is pressed. In that area, there are at least ten people.
There are several large and small countries. The most important thing is that the strength of these countries themselves is not bad.
"Your Majesty, do you really want to go to war with these countries?"
As the Minister of War, Wang Yangming had a clear understanding of the locations of several overseas fleets. In the West, the Ming fleet on the verge of the essence of the West was led by Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others.
Zhu Houzhao nodded slowly and said: "The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's ministers. From my perspective, if we ignore these foreign races, there is no guarantee that they will not become a nuisance to their confidants in the future."
Looking at Zhu Houzhao now, Wang Yangming already understood Zhu Houzhao's ambition to swallow up the world.
On the huge map of the world, there is a clear mark on the place where Zhu Houzhao just slapped him.
After looking at each other, Wang Yangming smiled bitterly and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, if we really want to capture and occupy the western land, I am afraid that without hundreds of thousands of troops marching westward, Yu Dayou and his hundreds of ships alone will not be able to do it at all.
It is impossible to occupy and destroy so many countries, especially when the national strength of these countries is not bad."
Zhu Houzhao's expression remained unchanged and he said calmly: "Then send more troops and horses. I don't believe that with the current strength of our Ming Dynasty, can't we still defeat a group of barbarians?"
Zhu Houzhao pointed to the lands of Nanyang and said: "Since all the lands of Nanyang have fallen into the hands of the Ming Dynasty, Dong Yichuan, who is in charge of Nanyang, will be transferred to the west to assist Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others in attacking the western countries."
Wang Yangming nodded solemnly and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will raise everything as quickly as possible, and wait for your Majesty's order to send out the army."
Zhu Houzhao laughed loudly and said: "I have always trusted the Qing family's ability. This matter will be supervised by the Qing family personally. If there is any mistake, I give you the right to kill it first and report later."
After understanding the ambitious ambition revealed by Zhu Houzhao, Yang Yiqing and others felt ashamed, but at the same time their morale was high.
Even the emperor wanted to devour the world, but none of them had even thought of engulfing the world, not to mention how ashamed they were.
Yang Yiqing saluted Zhu Houzhao sternly and said: "I will do my best to relieve His Majesty's worries."
Yang Yiqing, Wang Yangming and others who were in high spirits left the Forbidden City. Zhu Houzhao was the only one left in the imperial study. Even Wang Zheng, who had been serving him, was sent by Chu Yi to see off Yang Yiqing, Wang Yangming and others.
In the Imperial Study Room, Zhu Houzhao was sitting there, holding the altar in his hands. A stream of information circulated, and the altar actually gathered three or four million fortunes.
Holding the altar, the luck that could not be seen in ordinary people's eyes was now clearly visible in Zhu Houzhao's eyes. The vast luck was like a vast ocean, with ups and downs.
"It's not enough, it's not enough. I need more and greater luck. The imperial path will soar. Even if there is no way forward, I will still open up a way."
Although the theory of imperial ascension fabricated by Shao Yuanjie touched Zhu Houzhao's heartstrings, it was obviously impossible for Zhu Houzhao to believe it completely. Even the way forward needed to be opened up by Zhu Houzhao himself.
