Li Jie came to the inn again. Now the time for the vassalization has been ripe. Zhu Zi's crime has been settled, and the punishment result will be announced soon. If Zhu Bo can stand up and express his opinion at this time, it can play a leading role in the vassalization. There will be a reference template for dealing with other vassal kings in the future.

Zhu Bo has been locking himself in the room for a while, and no one knows what he is thinking about, so Li Jie came to visit him. After all, this matter cannot be delayed forever.

The arrival of Li Jie finally made Zhu Bo out of the room and welcomed Li Jie to his residence in person. Zhu Bo was more haggard than the previous few days, with a few bloodshot eyes in his eyes. It seemed that he hadn't had a good rest these days.

Zhu Bai asked the others to retreat, and Li Jie then smiled and asked, "How are the prince thinking?"

"You should have guessed it. I asked you about the fourth brother before, so I naturally had the intention to imitate it." Zhu Bai said with a somewhat tired smile at this time.

"The prince is wise. As the example of the kings, Your Majesty will definitely support you strongly. Your future achievements will never be inferior to those of the Fourth Uncle and others!" Li Jie immediately exclaimed loudly when he heard this.

"Don't put a high hat on me, I know my own affairs. I don't have the ability of the fourth brother and the sixth brother. They left earlier and now have their own foundation. In comparison, I have nothing now, so I want to be on par with them in the future." Zhu Bo smiled calmly.

"Your Majesty doesn't have to underestimate yourself. You are younger than the Fourth Uncle and the others. Moreover, when the Fourth Uncle and the others left, the Ming Dynasty's national strength was not as strong as it is now, and its support for them was limited. But now it is different. Not only is the Ming Dynasty's national strength stronger, but it also has a better understanding of overseas situations. So as long as the prince seizes the opportunity, it is still possible to compare with the Fourth Uncle and the others in the future!" Li Jie said again.

Li Jie's words were not just to encourage Zhu Bai. A considerable part of them said it was also true. After all, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty is indeed quite strong. In addition to the insufficient population, it has a complete foundation for external expansion.

"I am still very confident in the support of the court, but I still have one of the biggest problems that have not been solved. I have been thinking about this problem these days." Zhu Bo shook his head when he heard this, and then said in a little confused.

"What's the problem?" Li Jie immediately asked.

"Where am I going?" Zhu Bo did not keep it a secret, because he also wanted to hear Li Jie's opinion.

Li Jie also showed a solemn expression when he heard this. Zhu Bai's problem was indeed very critical. The north side of the Ming Dynasty was definitely not good. The land that could be occupied had been occupied by the Ming Dynasty. All the rest were cold lands, which were not suitable for human survival at all.

The west side of the Ming Dynasty is also not good, because it is the direction of the future expansion of the Ming Dynasty, and the vassal kings will definitely not be allowed to intervene, so the only directions that Zhu Bo can choose is the east and the south.

To the east of the Ming Dynasty was the sea, Goryeo had been taken back, and Japan was Zhu Ting's territory, so Zhu Di went to the Americas, and Zhu Bai could go to America. After all, the territory of America was so large that Zhu Di alone would definitely not be able to swallow it.

But after all, Zhu Di discovered the Americas, so if the Ming Dynasty arranged people to the Americas, it would definitely require Zhu Di's consent. With Li Jie's understanding of Zhu Di, he would probably not agree to anyone else going to America in a short period of time, so Zhu Bai could not go east either.

In this way, Zhu Bai had no choice but to go south. Although Nanyang was regarded as the sphere of influence of the Ming Dynasty by Zhu Yunyu, he did not intend to rule here directly, because Nanyang was full of islands and the terrain was too scattered. If the Ming Dynasty ruled directly, it would require a lot of manpower, material resources and troops, which was really not cost-effective.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty's rule over the South China Sea was definitely dominated by bonds. For example, like Zhu Qi and Zhu Zhen, they established their country in the South China Sea and became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty gave them some military, political and other support, while they exchanged these support with the Ming Dynasty with their resources and resources.

"There are still many places in Nanyang, and the prince can choose a big island to develop." Li Jie thought for a long time before speaking.

"No! Although the southeast is closer to the Ming Dynasty, it will be more affected by the Ming Dynasty in the future and may even have conflicts with the Ming Dynasty. So since I want to leave, let's go a little further!" Zhu Bai shook his head and said.

Zhu Bo's concerns are also very reasonable. Nanyang will definitely become the sphere of influence of the Ming Dynasty, but Zhu Bo is a proud person. Since he decided to leave, he did not want to live under the wings of the Ming Dynasty. From this point of view, he had the same idea as Zhu Di.

Seeing that Zhu Bo was unwilling to go to Nanyang, Li Jie pondered for a moment again, and then said: "If the prince is unwilling to go to Nanyang, then there are two more roads. The first is from Nanyang to east, which is the direction of Oceania. Although Oceania is not as big as America and our Central Plains, it is also a large land, especially in the southeast of Oceania. The land is fertile and the climate is suitable, which is very suitable for building a country."

Zhu Bai had a globe given by Li Jie in his hand, so he naturally knew where Oceania was and knew that Oceania was indeed a vast land area. Even two years ago, merchants from Southeast Asia had visited Oceania. However, Oceania was a bit far away and had no specialties, so few people went there, but the route was marked.

"Oceania is indeed a place where a country can be established, but it is isolated overseas and has limited development potential. If the Ming Dynasty continues to expand outward, it will sooner or later expand its influence there in the future." Zhu Bo finally shook his head and said, "He is not a person who is content with the status quo. Since he wants to do it, he must do his best, so Oceania is not his best choice.

"If the prince is unwilling to go to Oceania, he can only go west from South Ocean, such as India, Africa, and even West Asia. These places are densely populated but have great challenges. For example, West Asia, where it has its own civilization. If you want to conquer there, you may have to pay a considerable price." Li Jie said again.

"It's interesting to have challenges. Of course, I won't be able to get up and get tough, so I want to hear your opinion on the prince-consort. Where do you think I should go?" Zhu Bai smiled again and sought opinions from Li Jie.
Chapter completed!