"Don't be impatient when going to the battle, make preparations for the preliminary work first."

The lunch at noon was eaten in the Imperial Study room, and there were no more than a hundred dishes on the table. Wang Xiao and Zheng He each held a large bowl with rice and vegetables in it. They just stood in front of the map to discuss the action while eating.

"I wanted to send you more cavalry, but the mortality rate of horses transported is too high. I'd better wait until there is a stable transportation route and send more cavalry over."

Wang Xiao, holding the bowl, tapped the map with his fingers, "Tell me what kind of resistance there are and how powerful the combat power there are."

Zheng He was eating very fast, and half of the rice and vegetables were already squeezed under chopsticks.

Hearing Wang Xiao’s inquiry, he put down his bowl and wiped his mouth, and pointed at the southern India on the map.

"This large area has no big dynasty at all. They are all small national countries, so there is no need to worry about it."

Zheng He slid his fingers across the map and came up to the north and drew a circle, "This is Delhi. The current dynasty is the Said Dynasty. It has the largest area and the strongest strength. If you are my opponent of the Ming Dynasty, then only they have the qualification."

"Derry Dynasty."

Wang Xiao heard that this dynasty would be destroyed by the Mughal dynasty in a hundred years. In the future, it would be the era of the East India Company.

"I can't control the specific battle, so far away. The command ahead is up to you. All I can do is to do is to provide support for you. Don't have any worries, it doesn't matter if you lose. It's just a comeback."

Wang Xiao put down the bowls and chopsticks and stopped eating. He picked up the teacup and drank water and waited for Zheng He to finish eating.

"I have one more thing I want you to do." Zheng He took a break after dinner, and Wang Xiao started a new topic.

"Please give me instructions."

"You choose a group of experienced personnel and form a fleet of about ten ships." Wang Xiao's hand landed on the Luzon coastline on the map, and rowed eastward. "Sailing to the place where the sun rises in the east, and walking along the coastline. Keep going eastward until the other side of the sea."

Zheng He's eyes were confused. There was an endless ocean to the east of Luzon.

Wang Xiao explained, "On the other side of the sea, there is a vast and prosperous land. The task of this fleet is to find this land, record the routes along the way and the islands that can be supplied. This is an expedition team, and their mission is to explore. As for large-scale immigration, at least I have no chance to see it in this dynasty. But we must first open up the road and occupy the land! Let it become an inseparable part of China since ancient times!"

Zheng He did not ask Wang Xiao how he learned that there was another world at the end of the sea. He asked a very practical question.

"I dare to ask Your Majesty, how far is this new continent from my Ming Dynasty."

The length unit of the Ming Dynasty used the calculation method of "three hundred steps into miles" in the "Book of Da Dai".

If converted into a modern unit, it is roughly 600 meters per mile.

"Forty thousand miles."

Zheng He "(╯￣Д￣)╯"

Forty thousand miles, I can't even think about the distance. Can I come back after going here?!

"This is too far away." Zheng He sweated on his forehead. "I'm afraid the soldiers don't want to go."

"All the soldiers and sailors who volunteered to participate were rewarded with one son, and were given 200 taels of silver and 500 acres of Indian fields. As long as they could successfully arrive and come back, they would be rewarded again regardless of life or death."

Wang Xiao offered a price, a price that was difficult for the Ming Dynasty sailors and navy soldiers to refuse.

The pursuit of the ancients was actually very simple, it was nothing more than four words: "Support a wife and a son."

It was very difficult to do this. Wang Xiao gave them a chance.

The purchasing power of silver in the Ming Dynasty was extremely high, and 200 taels of silver was enough for the family to live for many years. It was definitely a huge sum of money.

The 500 acres of Indian fields are even more tempting.

For the people of the farming nation, nothing can be more attractive than the land.

Once such a generous reward is released, you will immediately change from being unwilling to rushing to going.

"The soldiers who go to India will not treat them unfairly. As long as they capture India, the soldiers can teach them fields according to their military merits. If you like the land in India, you will choose the enclosure yourself."

Wang Xiao raised his hand and put it on Zheng He's shoulder. "The Ming Dynasty has a limited number of fields, but the population will continue to increase. We must use the sword in our hands to open up enough living space for future generations. You can take them all over the flood in the south of the Yangtze River to divide the land directly there. The future of the Ming Dynasty depends entirely on you, my Jinghai Hou."

The civil servants were very upset by Zheng He's title of marquis. In their opinion, a eunuch was not qualified to be a marquis. This group of civil servants has not yet been awarded titles.

However, the civil servants have too low influence on Wang Xiao, and even if they are dissatisfied, there is no way to do so.

They could only watch Wang Xiao implement policies one by one. Seeing that the various schools of thought had the opportunity to stand out, and watching the Confucianism decline day by day.

Confucianism does not give up, but is accumulating strength and waiting for the opportunity.

Their eyes were actually very vicious, and at a glance, you could see that the current suppression of Confucianism and gentry by Xuande dynasty was Wang Xiao alone.

If Wang Xiao can be eliminated, everything will be destroyed without any attack.

Now they are waiting for the opportunity to get rid of Wang Xiao.

As Zheng He once again led a huge fleet to sea, Wang Xiao's daily life also returned to his previous state.

In the morning, I handle official duties in the imperial study room, in the afternoon, I practice swords and martial arts, and riding and shooting, reading and playing musical instruments.

At night, Wang Xiao usually goes to chat with Sun Ruowei sisters, the kind that talks about all night.

Of course, sometimes he would go to find Concubine Jin, and then use Concubine Jin to find Concubine An and Concubine Park to play the novel Landlord.

Staying up late to play cards is indeed a pain. After every time I fight Landlord, Wang Xiao will ask the imperial kitchen to get more nourishing items.

It's like tigers, leopards, old cows, and donkeys.

During lunch the next day, you will also add an extra cup of deer blood that can clear the lungs and relieve cough.

That's right, the function of deer blood is to clear the lungs and relieve cough. Wang Xiao insisted on thinking so.

As the days passed day by day, the Ming Dynasty gradually became better and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Naturally, the national strength was also increasing day by day.

The gold and silver transported from Fuso played a great role.

Before Mexican silver was sent to the Ming Dynasty to buy silk porcelain, the Central Plains dynasty had always been plagued by the lack of precious metal currencies.

China lacks copper, silver, and gold.

Although the Song Dynasty pioneered the creation of paper money Jiaozi, it was regarded as an ATM that could be overdrawn by those foolish monarchs who did not understand what monetary policy meant. They used Jiaozi as money, which eventually led to bankruptcy in the reputation and ended up ruining the whole.

The Central Plains dynasty has always lacked currency, and the metal currency it owns does not match its own economic size. Many places are still using the original bartering method to trade.

With the gold and silver mined from Fusang, Wang Xiao could effectively mobilize the supplies from the Ming Dynasty to do things.

For example, building more warships and merchant ships, producing more muskets and artillery, forming more troops, establishing schools, providing relief to disaster victims, transporting disaster victims to Southeast Asia and India, etc.

It can be said that it was the Fusang people who used their hard work and sweat to contribute to the rise of the Ming Dynasty.

This is the real international friendship, the kind that can never be exchanged for money.

In the fourth year of Xuande, Wang Xiao formally established the Ming Navy and deepened his pursuit of the ocean.

The previous Ming fleet was a navy, and changing the navy into a navy meant a transformation from near-shore to far-sea.

Fleets of ships began to sail towards the sea.

Yizhou, Spice Islands, Guam, and even the Australian mainland have been discovered one after another.

Wang Xiao’s reward for these explorers is to give land rewards based on the area of ​​the land found. Moreover, they also have the right to sell the rare treasures found in these places.

The exploration fleet was loaded with rare treasures from overseas, and the return of a large amount of supplies to the Ming Dynasty caused a great sensation.

These may be sold for money.

In addition, Wang Xiao also granted the title of those who discovered overseas territory and planted the Golden Dragon Banner of the Great Sun and Moon on overseas territory. He also ordered people to erect monuments for them and publicize them.

Soon, under the stimulation of huge interests, various private fleets also expanded rapidly.

One after another, the civil fleet sailed into the sea and went to plant flags all over the world.

Although sailing is dangerous, many people never return. But more people return to their hometown with wealth and glory.

The gradual rise of sea transportation changed the living conditions of the Ming Dynasty.

The grain transported from Annan and Siam, spices transported from Sumatra, wood, gems and jadeite mines transported from Myanmar, and novel materials transported from other places to the Ming Dynasty have never been short of buyers.

Those who are brave enough to explore have made a fortune, which has stimulated more people to join the Age of Discovery.

The era of sailing belonging to the Ming Dynasty has finally truly begun.

"Your Majesty, the number of students in schools in various places has increased significantly recently, and this educational achievement has not been achieved in ancient and modern times."

In the imperial study room, Sun Ruowei, who was sitting in Wang Xiao's arms, was writing and reviewing the memorials.

She was talking about a report from the Ministry of Rites about the increasing number of students in the school.

Wang Xiao was very lazy, and most of the official memorials were handed over to Sun Ruowei for review. As for the outside world's discussion of harem interference in politics, Wang Xiao would not care about this.

"These are all smart people. They know that learning the Four Books and Five Classics will be useless in the future. They all started to learn mathematics, physics and chemistry."

The schools that Wang Xiao opened in various places have finally reached the stage of large-scale enrollment, which can cultivate truly useful talents for the Ming Dynasty.

"If you want to go out to sea, it is useless to hold the Four Books and Five Classics. If you want to understand astronomy, know how to see the sea conditions, know how to guide, know how to use range finders, and know how to bargain with people outside to do business, you must learn mathematics, physics and chemistry. The Four Books and Five Classics will not teach people how to distinguish what products are useful and can be sold for money. But you can learn these in the school."

Wang Xiao, who was leaning on the chair, pinched Sun Ruowei's hand and said, "The school can teach students what kind of medicine to prepare when going to sea, and bring lemon and orange to plant bean sprouts. Know that Artemisia annua can be used as medicine to treat malaria. You have to know that the weather in Nanyang is hot, the forests are hot and humid everywhere, and mosquitoes are in groups, which is very prone to malaria."

Wang Xiao's voice was a little emotional, "Our Chinese people are the smartest, they know what is truly useful. What I want to do is give them the opportunity to show themselves."

"This is all the credit of Your Majesty, and the history books of future generations will surely be remembered." Sun Ruo gave a pi of incense without any trace.

Wang Xiao looked at the beauty in his arms curiously, "Do you have something to say to me?"

Sun Ruowei put down the memorial and leaned on Wang Xiao's arms. "I have two things to say to Your Majesty. The first thing is that Your Majesty borrowed money to buy wood for those orphans in Jingnan a few years ago. Now there are people who want to buy boats and go to sea everywhere in the Ming Dynasty, and they all make a lot of money. I am so grateful to you."

The wood used for shipbuilding cannot be used just by cutting it down.

Wood is rich in moisture and must be used for several years.

The orphans of Jingnan began to prepare a large amount of wood for shipbuilding a few years in advance. When the Ming Dynasty's enthusiasm for sailing was aroused, the wood they hoarded became popular supplies. It was a huge profit.

Wang Xiaoyun waved his hand calmly, "What's the point of asking? What else?"

Sun Ruo lowered his eyelids slightly and said something expressionlessly that made Wang Xiao almost jump up.
Chapter completed!