Chen Mu didn't expect that Zhang Juzheng's overseas arrangements came so quickly, and the main purpose of the banquet was not to discuss the strategy of Saibei, it was just an appetizer.

The courtiers are far clearer about the pros and cons of the country than Chen Mu imagined, they know what is beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, the overseas market is too big, and the impact is no longer a simple obvious class distinction between officials, businessmen, and ordinary people, but for the entire Ming Dynasty, from top to bottom, there are huge benefits.

Even those who were originally affected by Chen Mu Kaihai, the benefits they can get now are greater than in the past.

Daming is still not a country inclined to the sea, the main focus is still domestic, but the state to dominate the interests of the sea, just like a giant raising sand, does not even need to put five fingers together, as long as the little bit of sand leaking out of the fingers is more than a child's hands together.

This is the follow-up to the Nanyang Military Government's debriefing, or this is the real debriefing, not a sincere and fearless emotion to Xu Daxiang, nor a debriefing similar to the little emperor's visit.

It's only about imperial interests.

The six important ministers are all there, and the income of the Nanyang Military Government for four years has been roughly disclosed in the court meeting, and the ministers who did not say it have also made it clear in the letter earlier.

Zhang Han, the secretary of the ministry, first asked, and said: "The development of the Nanyang Military Mansion is obvious to all, and the land under its jurisdiction has brought wealth to the imperial court, and the first military government has jurisdiction over tributary countries, subject countries, and jurisdictions. ”

Zhang Han is also old, he is older than Tan Lun, and his official position has been promoted, but he has become more and more cautious in his words, he bowed his hand to Zhang Juzheng, and then said: "The cabinet believes that the Nanyang Military Government is no longer enough to govern the huge land, and it is urgent to reorganize." ”

Although the old boss spoke harshly, his eyes have been looking at Chen Mu gently, the Nanyang Military Mansion was pulled by Chen Mu until the current situation, it is not surprising that the imperial court has this idea, after all, the volume is already too large, and it almost controls the land equivalent to half of the Ming Dynasty, regardless of whether it is worry or efficiency, it will be considered.

But obviously, the old man cared more about Chen Mu's thoughts, including Zhang Juzheng, and everyone was also looking at Chen Mu, wanting to know what he thought.

Zhang Han thought that Chen Mu was most likely to make a helpless look, and reluctantly agreed with the idea of the imperial court.

But he didn't expect Chen Mu to raise a hand, make a gesture of raising his hand, and said briskly: "I agree, I think that not only the Nanyang Military Government needs to consider this issue, but also from the imperial court, which is exactly what I want to discuss with the humerus of the imperial court in this return to Beijing!" ”

"Elder Ge." Chen Mu said and said to Zhang Juzheng: "I need a map of the world, can I?" ”

Zhang Juzheng was satisfied with Chen Mu's performance in delegating power, waved his hand, and said: "Chen Shuai can speak freely, I and other old ministers are detailed about the affairs of the country, but overseas is not as good as you." ”

Chen Mu smiled and complimented everyone: "That's just going to sea under the emperor's order in Xia Rong, if you change to the princes, you will definitely have a higher bottom!" ”

He thought that the servants in Zhang Juzheng's mansion would push a pair of hanging maps, but he didn't expect that after You Qi entered the interior to salute, a group of servants rushed in, moved six vertical screens about two feet wide and put them together, and were cooperating with a pair of maps of the world, Zhang Juzheng introduced with a smile: "This is the ink seal of the first year of Wanli Nanjiaowutang Tianxia map copied in the country, I heard that it has become popular in Jiangnan. ”

Zhang Juzheng said, then asked someone to clean up the banquet, and then re-set the table, closer to the map, in case it was not clear to see, there were no hot dishes on the table, and they were replaced with melons, fruits and refreshments, although it was the middle of winter, there were still a lot of dishes on their case.

That touch of green reminded Chen Mu of Emperor Longqing who led him to the goose ash pond a few years ago and broke the cucumber and sniffed it.

Chen Mu has been looking at this map, the most delicate on it is Guangdong and Nanyang, the middle of the country is slightly simpler, the northern and Central Asia are very sloppy only the general outline, but the European countries are more fine, that is, they obtained a number of maps of Europe in different years from the Portuguese merchants, and selected the fine points to copy and copy.

There is a consensus on the map of recent years, no matter which year the map was made, it is not accurate in places other than Guangdong and Nanyang in the Ming Dynasty, and can only be used as a reference.

Xinming Island and Guinea, the two giant islands are only a little bit on the map, and they are not even as big as the military guards called Mindoro Island in the past, and Yang Zhaolong's workload can be seen from here - but wherever he walked, he sent people to the military government, and the military government submitted it to the lecture hall, and the research of the map department would be added to the map of the world according to its map scale.

Where there is doubt, there are shadows.

This is also one of the original intentions of his return to China this time to discuss with the courtiers, the Ming Dynasty still has a lot of potential to open up overseas, and he alone is not enough to stimulate this potential.

He saluted to everyone, and then said: "The benefits brought by overseas trade, all the princes already know, there is no doubt that the dynasty will continue to open up overseas, in the past four years, in the next post of Nanyang minister, it is calculated that the original intention of the year, for the country and the dynasty to find a new way overseas, so as to supply the court and the central government." ”

"Then now Chen's work is done, and the next thing is to rely on the princes of the DPRK and China."

"First of all, today's overseas environment, let me tell you about it, and our opponents are on both sides." Chen Mu got up and pointed to the map of the European countries gathered together, and said: "In this map, the east of the Ming Dynasty is separated by the countries of Europa; To the west, the sea and land are connected to the countries of the Western Regions. ”

"Our opponents are all in the east, the countries of Europa, they are fundamentally different from us, they are not in the color of their skin and face, their countries are all religious, in the past there were two great civilizations in this world, one is our Chinese civilization, the other is the Arab civilization, the countries of Europa formed crusades, ostensibly for glory, but actually launched the Eastern Crusade for wealth. They absorbed the excellent culture of Arab civilization in the war, and in the process of absorption, a third civilization appeared, and the poor eggs of Europa advanced in science and technology. ”

"Portugal, they all know them, they arrived in Daming decades ago, and stopped at Haojing, because they are poor and weak, they are the first country in Europa to launch sailing, and it is not the opponent of Daming."

"The Portuguese have only one point, and they have exploded with extraordinary potential in navigation, from an extremely poor country to an extremely rich country, and when the Ming Dynasty encountered it, it had already declined, and they had almost no colonies overseas, because they had no opponents in the world when they went to sea, and their national strength was not enough to support a strong army of invaders, so they were committed to opening trading stations, and their national policy was to master the trade between the East and the West."

"For a while, they did it, fully mastering the oriental spice and silk trade, opening trading posts all over the world, and having multiple governors under their control, the closest to the Ming was its governor in Goa, India."

"But for a long time the nobles of the country only know how to profligacy, the landlords have land but do not plough, and the people have work but do not do it, and they all yearn for a fight for wealth on the sea, and the governors of all places only know how to loot wealth and do not care about governance, and the gold and silver treasures pass in the palm of their hands, and they give them to others, and as far as I know, their country has a huge debt of three million gold coins, and they borrow from bankers in the Netherlands in Spain, and bear twenty and a half percent of the interest, and the merchant ships of their country are not allowed to trade in their capital Lisbon after carrying goods, but they have to trade with the Netherlands."

"The country of Malacca and the Lion Kingdom was exchanged for less than 50,000 taels of silk and other goods from the Governor of Goa, a country that is a lesson for us, and it is bound to decay if it only knows how to conquer and does not know how to govern, and only cares about the immediate wealth and does not care about the development of the country."

"The Ming Dynasty is a good friend of Portugal, and we can't just watch it decline and perish and do nothing."

Chen Mu blinked and said with a smile: "Da Ming has the obligation and responsibility to receive all its overseas inheritance!" ”