"General, what do you think of this?"

Ruan Fuyuan naturally didn't know that Li Hongyu had a secret meeting with Mo Jingde, he was stirred up by the excited Wenchen generals at the scene, and after glancing at everyone, he asked a middle-aged man who was standing silently on the side.

"Grandpa Guo, the lower officials feel that this matter should be discussed in the long run." The middle-aged man groaned for a moment when he heard this, and then said solemnly.

After Nguyen Phuc Yuan succeeded to the throne, he set up the Shecha Division, the General Ministers, the Ministers, and the Lingshi Division, which was in charge of sacrifices and military salaries, which was equivalent to the six ministries of the Ming Dynasty to govern the state capitals.

This middle-aged man is the chief official of the General Ministers' Department, Ruan Hui, Nguyen Phuc Yuan's cousin, and the Nguyen regime and the Zheng clan have a great characteristic, that is, a large number of clansmen are appointed to power.

Nguyen Phuc Yuan had a pivotal position in the Nguyen regime, and was the most trusted person of Nguyen Phuc Yuan's father, Nguyen Huang, when Nguyen Huang went north to help Zheng Song attack the Mo Dynasty, Hue and Quang Nam were all handled by Nguyen Hui, so Nguyen Phuc Yuan also trusted Nguyen Huang very much.

It is worth mentioning that the reason why the people at the scene called Nguyen Phuc Yuan "Grandpa Guo" was because he refused to submit to the Zheng regime in the north after he succeeded to the throne, so he called himself "Ren Guogong" and opposed Zheng Song.

"Your Excellency, now the Ming Dynasty is not as strong as it used to be, I heard that the Portuguese merchants said that they lost the battle in the northeast and were defeated by the local barbarians, where is our opponent!"

As soon as Ruan Hui's words fell, a person who looked like a general said with some disdain, and his words were quite contemptuous of Da Ming.

Since Li Li repelled the Ming Dynasty army two hundred years ago, making the Ming Dynasty recognize the status of Annam, some people in Annam began to be fluttering, thinking that the army of Annam was stronger than the Ming army.

As everyone knows, the reason why the Ming Dynasty gave up Annam was because this wild place did not have much value, and Emperor Xuande wanted to change the pattern of the Yongle Dynasty's perennial use of troops and rest with the people, so he retired from the army, but Li Li still called the Ming Dynasty the suzerain.

Nowadays, the national strength and military strength of the Ming Dynasty are continuing to decline, which makes some people in Annan not take the Ming Dynasty seriously.

Of course, the reason why the general dared to say this was that he also had an important relationship with the Nguyen family's friendship with Westerners, especially the Portuguese.

In addition, it is also inseparable from Nguyen Phuc Yuan's adoption of a series of policies to enhance its strength.

It turned out that after Nguyen Phuc Nguyen succeeded to the throne, he allowed Portuguese merchants to establish a commercial port in Pheu Phuc, and at the same time he began to buy advanced European cannons from the Portuguese, while learning how to design European ships.

With the assistance of Portuguese engineers, the Nguyen regime began the production of its own Western copper cannons, which gave Nguyen a great help in the later "Trung Nguyen" dispute.

Soon, the port of Feifu became an important trading port in the southwest Pacific, and due to the Ming Dynasty's maritime ban policy, many Ming merchants, Japanese merchants, European merchants and Southeast Asian merchants came to the port of Feifu to trade.

In order to trade with foreigners, Nguyen Phuc Nguyen actively developed the sugar industry, and overseas trade provided material support for the Nguyen regime, which was short of material resources, so that the Nguyen regime could not only compete with North Trung, but even free up the spare energy to expand new territories to the south.

Because of the influence of the Chinese thought of the Ming Dynasty, the successive dynasties of the Annan Kingdom regarded the Champong, Zhenla and other ethnic groups as barbarians, and constantly exerted pressure to force them to submit.

From the beginning of Nguyen Huang's entry into the town of Thuan Quang, the Nguyen regime continued to encroach on the land of the city state, and even conquered a country called Hua Ying in the south, and established Phu An Province after the occupation.

In the forty-eighth year of Wanli, Ruan Phuc Yuan married his daughter Ruan Thi Yu to King Ji of Zhenla? As a dowry, King Chenla allowed the Nguyen regime to establish towns in the Plyango region, which later became Saigon, and continued to expand its territory.

While the Ming army was still lamenting the ferocity of firearms in Western countries, Nguyen's army had begun to contact and use firearms with the help of the Portuguese.

At the same time, since the border of Annam was a long and sloping strip along the coastline, the Nguyen clan attached great importance to the construction of sailors, and invited Portuguese craftsmen to help them build warships and equip them with artillery to prevent the Trung regime from attacking from the sea.

On the other hand, the Ming Dynasty, not only is the national strength declining, but the maritime military strength has become extremely weak because of the sea ban, which also makes the previous general who opened his mouth not take the Ming Dynasty seriously.

After all, Daming is far away from Annan, and it is impossible to send troops to attack Annan with the current strength of Daming.

"Grandpa Guo, we don't need to pay attention to Da Ming, they are now too busy to care about themselves, where will they support the Champa State, I'm afraid they are just making an example for the Champa State."

The general's words quickly resonated with the civil and military officials at the scene, and a middle-aged civil official bowed down to Ruan Phuc Yuan and said, "If we only need to be perfunctory, this matter will be over." ”

"This is true, the Holy Sect broke through the kingdom of Champa and didn't say anything back then, how could he suddenly be the master of the Champa country?"

Another middle-aged civil official nodded again and again when he heard this, the Ming Dynasty had always rarely interfered in the affairs of the Nanyang vassal states, and he didn't believe that the Ming Dynasty would really help occupy the city this time.

"It must be like this." The officials present echoed each other, and after the initial excitement, they believed that Daming's move was just to save face.

"Have you ever thought that once the Ming Dynasty starts trading with overseas countries, what will happen to us?" Seeing that everyone didn't take the words brought by the Ming envoy to heart, Ruan Hui pondered for a while and asked in a loud voice.

"What can I do, it's just to buy people's hearts with money!"

Hearing this, some people sneered disdainfully and said, and the rest of the people nodded in agreement, mentioning the overseas trade of the Ming Dynasty will naturally remind people of the tributary trade of the Ming Dynasty, not so much trade as a reward regardless of the cost.

"Ladies and gentlemen, as far as this official knows, the overseas trade of the Ming Dynasty is different from the past, and it is in charge of the new Yamen 'Customs Department' set up by the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and it is engaged in private trade, not official trade."

Ruan Hui had long known that the people at the scene did not know the nature of Daming's overseas trade, so he glanced around at everyone and asked in a loud voice, "Do you know what this means?" ”

The civil and military ministers at the scene didn't understand what Ruan Hui meant for a while, and couldn't help but look at each other, not knowing what he meant.

"This means that Da Ming will start doing business with overseas countries!" Ruan Hui shook his head secretly when he saw this, no one except him knew the seriousness of the situation, and then said with a serious expression.

"Aren't you just doing business! It walks its Yangguan Road, let's cross our single-plank bridge, what does it have to do with us? Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, they thought that Ruan Hui was going to say something terrible, but a middle-aged general said disapprerovitically.

"Ladies and gentlemen, once the Ming Dynasty trades with overseas countries, then our Feifu Port will be abandoned, and those merchants who do business with the Ming Dynasty and the Wa Kingdom will no longer stop in the Fei Fu Port, but go to the Ming and the Wa Kingdom through the Piroboro Port."

Ruan Hui couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw the middle-aged general's breezy appearance, and then said worriedly.

With a bang, Ruan Hui's words made the scene suddenly explode, and no one expected Ruan Hui to say such a thing.

The importance of Pheu Phuc Port to the Nguyen regime was self-evident, and it provided a large amount of money to the Nguyen regime, so that the Nguyen regime could calmly build ships and manufacture firearms, and reorganize the armament.

According to historical records, the standing army of the Trần regime in the north was about 100,000, while the standing army of the Nguyen regime in the south was only 20,000 or 30,000, which shows the difference in national strength between the two sides.

After all, Zheng Jian was not a fool, how could he give a prosperous and rich place to Nguyen Huang back then, Hue and Quang Nam were not only turbulent, but also limited in resources and population.

This was also the reason why the Nguyen regime continued to expand southward, and it needed more land and population to counter the Trung regime in the north.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the reason why the Ming envoy came this time to say that he wanted to trade with us is not a lip service, but a constraint on us, and it is also a kind of transaction, if we refuse, I am afraid they will have to trade with the Zheng clan in the north."

Ruan Hui saw that the situation at the scene had become a little noisy, so he pressed down with both hands and said loudly, "The Zheng family must not ask for this, and we will suffer a big loss under the loss of one or the other." ”

Everyone present fell silent when they heard this, they were not afraid that the Ming would use force against Annan, but once the Ming launched an economic offensive, then they would not be able to resist.

For the land-barren kingdom of Annam, especially Hue and Quang Nam, the funds generated by trade and trade were crucial, and the consequences of losing this source of funds would be unimaginable.

In the final analysis, the real enemy of the Nguyen regime was the Trần regime in the north, and unlike the Ming dynasty, the Trần regime was able to send troops to attack the Nguyen regime and eliminate its enemies.

"Your Excellency, I heard that the smuggling of the Ming Dynasty is rampant, and there must be many interest groups involved in it, will it make the overseas trade of the Ming Dynasty go smoothly?"

In the silence, a middle-aged civil official opened his mouth and asked Ruan Hui, with a suspicious look on his face.

"Emperor Daming is determined to open up maritime trade routes this time, I heard that the youngest auxiliary minister of Daming personally went south to sit in the Customs Department, I am afraid that those smuggling forces have to bow their heads."

Ruan Hui sighed when he heard this, he also hoped that Daming's overseas trade could not continue, but from the information he received, it could be seen that Daming's smuggling forces were powerless in the face of this national policy formulated at the highest decision-making level, so he replied with a wry smile.

"I know that auxiliary minister, I heard from the businessmen of the Ming Dynasty that this person is not yet twenty years old, he was born as a champion, and he once defeated the local barbarians in the northeast of the Ming Dynasty, and he is a good talent with both civil and military skills."

After listening to Ruan Hui's words, a middle-aged civil official couldn't help but speak, and said with a worried expression, "Although this person is young, he is the teacher of the Ming Emperor, and he has won the trust of the Ming Emperor. ”

"Da Ming still has such a character?"

The people present all showed surprised looks, due to the poor news in ancient times, and the energy was focused on dealing with the Zheng regime in the north, so few people had heard of Li Hongyu, after all, Li Hongyu's rise was only a matter of the past two or three years, so it had not attracted the attention of overseas vassal states such as Annan.

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