Since determined to go to the Golden Continent.

Then in the future, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and family members will continue to be sent.

No one can guarantee that no one will take advantage of the mountain to go far and do their own thing.

Therefore, the commander-in-chief must not only have enough prestige, but also have enough power to ensure that the soldiers can obey their orders.

The reason for raising the knighthood is actually the most realistic consideration.

Most of the generals of this expedition to the west are hereditary commanders, thousands of households......

The soldiers went on an expedition, not only for a bite to eat, but also for the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and the military attachés did not need to mention it.

If even the boss is just a Pingxi Hou, although he can be convinced by his prestige, I am afraid that many people will think about how they can make meritorious contributions, how can they surpass Fang Jinglong, the Pingxi Hou as the coach, and this heart of meritorious service will naturally fade.

The essence of Fang Jinglong is to improve the level of the Golden Continent, just like the guard of Nanjing, he will never let a marquis go, even if the Duke of Wei is not as good as a person, the one who controls Nanjing must be him, only in this way can the soldiers under him see hope.

"Your Majesty, this ...... The minister has not made an inch......" Fang Jinglong couldn't help but say.

"Wouldn't it be a great achievement?" Emperor Hongzhi seemed to have thought of the rhetoric, and said: "What's more, Ling Zifang Jifan, over the years, outstanding achievements, these merits, big and small, I did not add the seal, because he is still young, lest he rashly give grace, but breed his arrogance, he is my son-in-law, I only have one daughter, I and the Qing family, there is Qin and Jin, I have no generous gifts, I have my own considerations." And Qing and Ji Fan were originally father and son, this edict of grace should have been issued a long time ago, but I have always wanted to wait, this wait, since the beginning of my heart, it is three years, and now ...... It's time. I remember that the ancestral home of the Qing family is in Shandong. ”

Fang Jinglong said respectfully: "Yes."

Emperor Hongzhi said: "This old land of Qilu is called the Duke of Qi. I have discussed this matter with the Cabinet, and the Cabinet Scholars are happy to see this. ”

Hearing that His Majesty had reached a consensus with the cabinet, Fang Jinglong finally breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, what he had been worried about was that His Majesty insisted on going his own way, which would cause opposition within the court, maybe His Majesty could suppress the opposition for a while, but after a long time, he was afraid of breeding a lot of trouble, and if he waited until he went to sea, there would be no more controversy, and he would be out of reach.

Now he didn't have to worry about it.

It's just that...... Qi Guogong ......

Fang Jinglong looked a little embarrassed.

This Qi is a great country with a great reputation, and in history, the State of Qi even called itself the Eastern Emperor...... With this as a number, Fang Jinglong felt that something was wrong.

It is necessary to know that the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, there are Wei Guogong, Zheng Guogong, Wei Guogong, Song Guogong, Cao Guogong, etc., most of them are based on the country name in the Spring and Autumn Period.

He didn't hesitate much, and hurriedly said: "The name of Qi State, the minister will never dare to admit it, you might as well take Lu Country as the name and ask Your Majesty for permission." ”

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned, and he never imagined that Fang Jinglong would be so cautious that he picked out the words.

He glanced at Fang Jinglong deeply, and couldn't help but say: "Qing's heart is as careful as a hair, and he is cautious, why is it Fang Jifan who gave birth to a son?" ”

That's true......

If it weren't for the Son of Heaven, ordinary people would have said this, and they would have been slapped in the face.

What is this to say that my son is not like himself?

Fang Jinglong said calmly: "The courtiers have a brain disease, and their temperament has changed greatly, please let Your Majesty know it." ”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "Lu Dan Confucius, and make the Spring and Autumn Period, the sage does the Spring and Autumn Period, and the rebellious ministers and thieves are afraid." This state of etiquette, the country of auxiliary transport, Qing has asked Lu as the number, then, according to what Qing said, it is the Duke of Lu. ”

Hearing that Emperor Hongzhi finally agreed, Fang Jinglong was overjoyed and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

The matter was preliminarily decided, Emperor Hongzhi was in a good mood, sat down and sighed: "This time to go to sea, it is very dangerous, what are Qingke's plans?" ”

For this question, Fang Jinglong was also prepared, so he said: "Since the first emperor of Yingzong, the discipline of the guard has begun to collapse and erode. In the end, it lies in the military fields of Emperor Taizu Gao, and now most of them are occupied by military attachés, and military households have nothing to eat, so they can only rely on military attachés, making them inferior to ordinary private slaves. In the long run, the military households will be ragged and look like beggars, which will sooner or later be the source of disaster. ”

Fang Jinglong paused, and then said: "This time to go to sea, in the opinion of the ministers, most of the military households are still enthusiastic, they have no way to live, as for the military attachés, they have their own thoughts. If the military attache wants to stay in China, he doesn't have to force it, the minister will take the first batch of people to go to sea, if he can get lucky, he will arrive at the Golden Continent safely, and he should first look for fertile land and carry out tuntian, first ensure that everyone can eat and have a full stomach, and the name of each guard can exist, but its establishment needs to be broken up again, and all the military positions and military households, and the land reclaimed are recognized. The Golden Continent is full of barren land, and only the land reclaimed by the military families is promised to be privately owned, and the soldiers are willing to fight. They have a field, and then distribute cattle and horses, let them store, in peacetime, let them cultivate and farm, when the farm is idle, in addition to the standing army and horses, and then call young and strong people, for training, they have a field, and they take root in the Golden Continent, so that they can multiply on this land with peace of mind, and if they have private property, they will naturally work together and be loyal and brave in order to reclaim the land from being plundered. ”

Fang Jinglong thought for a moment and continued: "The minister has checked the situation of the Golden Continent, and probably knows that the threat of the Francois is not the point now, although they are also trying their best to open up the Golden Continent, at least for now, it is not a problem in the heart, at the moment, the most important thing is ......"

Fang Jinglong said his opinion on the Golden Continent.

Emperor Hongzhi listened very carefully, and nodded again and again.

In fact, along the way, Fang Jinglong had already asked Xu Jing's information about the Golden Continent to be sent to him by fast horse, and he was carefully checking and understanding it all the way.

Now, in Fang Jinglong's mind, the Golden Continent actually had a preliminary impression.

He has the experience of guarding Guizhou and Jiaozhi, and at the same time, the experience of fighting the sexual army is even richer, although the situation in Jinzhou is different from that of Guizhou and Jiaozhi, but the essential problems are the same.

Coupled with his correspondence with Fang Jifan these days, he was more or less influenced by Fang Jifan.

The development of the Golden Continent is nothing more than Shinong, industry and commerce, but these four are not the relationship between the upper and lower levels, but need to go hand in hand.

First reclaimed, agriculture-oriented, and then established a commercial port, contacted the fleet of the Ming Dynasty, and traded the products of the Golden Continent with the products sent from the Ming Dynasty, so as to obtain sufficient materials.

After that, he set up a rudimentary workshop and tried his best to be self-sufficient in iron tools and some household utensils.

Since then, it is to promote learning, not learning, how to unite people's hearts, how to let hundreds of thousands of families, as well as their future children and grandchildren, have a centripetal force?

What is China, the so-called China, is more of a cultural community, the same species, the same text, the same book, the same track!

"In Xishan Academy, there are many students who have enthusiastically signed up and are willing to join the army, including 73 engineering students, 37 medical students, 327 captains and wrestlers of the Tuntian Institute, as well as arithmetic, literature, astronomy and geography...... Among them, the captain and wrestler of the Tuntian Institute have the most ......"

Speaking of this, Fang Jinglong was very satisfied, and even his lips couldn't help but smile.

What is most needed now is reclamation, and the captains and wrestlers of these tuntian institutes are really the most valuable treasures.

Of course, there is a reason why the lieutenants and wrestlers of the Tuntian Institute enthusiastically signed up.

They breed all kinds of good varieties and study crops here, but everyone knows that many crops from overseas are the birthplace of the Golden Continent.

In the eyes of the captains and wrestlers of the Tuntian Institute, there ...... It is a land of gold, giving birth to countless magical species that amaze them, so in addition to the feelings of family and country, more people want to see the legendary golden continent.

"In addition, there are other talents, children, and all kinds of scholars, six hundred and seventy-three, this is the current number, will there be any increase, the minister does not know for the time being, the minister even heard that there are many jinshi, juren, they have all registered, but they hope that their identities will not be announced...... Your Majesty...... You see......"

"Accurate!" Emperor Hongzhi was overjoyed: "This is what a scholar should do, Jinzhou needs these talents, it seems that Fang Jifan's expedition to the west has a remarkable effect, they have the heart to write from Rong, how can I stop it." ”

Fang Jinglong settled down and said: "In addition, there are all kinds of craftsmen, and a group of them also need to be recruited, the courtier Fang Jifan, recruited more than 1,300 people in Xishan, and promised a lot of money, with these people, after the minister arrives in Jinzhou, he will also build a library and a academy, yes, Xishan Academy, will borrow these people and set up a branch......

Fang Jinglong said: "This Golden Continent is thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty, ordinary people, almost cut off the hope of transoceanic, but in the future, the minister plans to let the scholars try their best to communicate, this Xishan Academy and a Golden Continent Academy, every few years, send scholars to each other, visit each other, not only that, every time a ship goes to sea, seeking journals, all the accumulated papers need to be sent to the Golden Continent." ”

Although Fang Jinglong is a military general, he attaches great importance to the academy, which is the foundation of his son's career, in Guiyang, although he has not been in contact with those medical students and engineering students, I don't know their good or bad, he has the most contact with Tuntian Lieutenant and Lux who specialize in agriculture. But these people, in Guizhou and Jiaozhi, have made great contributions, and those hundreds of captains and wrestlers can reach an army of 100,000 in his heart.