The kitten blinked and looked at Ning Zeyuan, "Zeyuan, you said that the geographical location of Manila, an island country, chokes the passage from the west to the east, so he is the richest of those island countries?" ”

Ning Zeyuan nodded: "Zhang Bing Department, this is indeed the case. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info If the goods from the East want to go to the West, then Manila is the only passage, so it is also the center of trade between the East and the West, and it is precisely because of this that Manila is the most powerful country in that sea, with the strongest soldiers and the most powerful fleet. In that sea, they are the natural allies. ”

The kitten sighed, touched her chin and thought for a while: "What if we control this country?" Well, I mean, one day, when our navy is strong enough, if we fight it and occupy it, will we be able to control this sea? ”

Ning Zeyuan was stunned for a moment, looked at the kitten's somewhat fanatical eyes, and said after a while: "Zhangbing, I'm afraid this is a little difficult, because if you want to fight Manila, you have to pass through that sea area, and in this sea area, a single country is not strong, but if it is united, it is a great force, and the current scale of Manila's naval division is not something we can win." ”

The kitten snorted, "I mean later, later." ”

Qin Feng smiled and shook his head, what the kitten said, of course, makes sense, but for the current Daming, it is still an unattainable goal, and it is impossible for the current Daming to focus on overseas, for him, the main goal at present is still this continent, of course, if he dominates the world in the future and has enough spare strength, Qin Feng does not mind organizing a powerful fleet to take a trip.

There is a broader world in the west, and through Ning Zeyuan, Qin Feng already has a vague understanding that the final destination of the things they smuggle is not the island country in that sea area, and the only people in that island country who can afford these smuggled goods are a small number of people there, and a large number of eastern goods eventually go to places further west. This shows that there are more affluent countries in the mysterious land further west.

Of course, more importantly, the army of that country is also quite powerful. Because they can organize an ocean-going fleet of hundreds of warships, this is an unattainable existence for the current Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Qin Feng suddenly became a little restless. That fleet has already hit Manila, so it must be no secret to them that the continent they are on is not a secret, if they really let them conquer that area, then, will their eyes be cast on the continent where they are located?

Ask yourself, Qin Feng felt that it would definitely be easy to get along.

And that country suffered a big loss in Manila a few years ago, will it come to retaliate? This may also be very big, a few years ago, there was the old king of Manila, Nilan, a heroic figure, who was able to organize all the island countries and even pirates to resist foreign invasions, but now, Nilan has been hanging, and Manila has fallen into war, if that country comes again at this time, what will be the result?

The result is self-explanatory, but I am afraid that the sea area will change owners.

Qin Feng suddenly became a little restless. Since Manila is the place where Eastern and Western goods meet, the Western country should quickly know about the ongoing war in Manila. If the other party has a clear mind and intends to come east again, then the current time could not be better.

"Kitten, after you go down, take a good look at this matter with Guo Jiuling, and if you are far away, immediately activate your network in that area, I want to know as soon as possible, the specific situation in Manila, is it possible for this war to end in a short time?" Qin Feng said suddenly.

As soon as Qin Feng's words came out, the expressions of everyone present became a little nervous.

"Your Majesty, you don't want to intervene, do you? Now we simply can't match it, and it's not in our interest. It would be better for us to think of it as a source of wealth now. "Quan Yun was afraid that his warlike lord would have a whim and come on an expedition.

"No, no, no!" Qin Feng shook his head and said, "Shoufu is too worried, I just want to know more about that place, or to be more vigilant." ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry, none of those island countries can threaten us." Ning Zeyuan said with a smile.

"I'm not on the lookout for them, but against the land of the far West." Qin Feng said slowly: "A country that can organize hundreds of warships to go to sea at one time, do you think he will be weak?" No, he's powerful, and what if, I mean, let this country take over this area, what will happen in the future? ”

When Qin Feng said this, everyone couldn't help but hold their breath, yes, what would happen then?

Their gaze will be cast to the east.

"So I want to know a little bit more about the situation in Manila, then far, I need to know the latest situation in Manila, isn't there a civil war now? Maybe we can choose one side to support, of course, the victorious side, and quickly end the war in Manila, so that maybe it can help in this matter. "Qin Feng said.

Ning Zeyuan took a deep breath and glanced at Qin Feng with admiration, he didn't think so far.

"I will immediately instruct someone to do it, and I will definitely inquire about the situation in Manila. However, in Chen's opinion, although Chalan now seems to be in full swing, and the combat effectiveness of those under his command is also very strong, but after all, he is not his eldest brother's opponent, firstly, he does not have enough financial resources to support this war, and secondly, in that area, almost most countries support his eldest brother, and now the reason why he is not participating in the war is just waiting and seeing, once Chalan shows his declining momentum, he is afraid that a group of hungry wolves will pounce. ”

'For us, it doesn't matter who wins and who loses, it's important that this fight ends quickly and that there's calm there, for us, or the best ending." Qin Feng said with a smile.

"Your Majesty!" Ning Zeyuan nodded, since Da Ming has no strength to intervene at all, then the peace there is the best ending for Da Ming.

"By the way, Ze Yuan, after you go back this time, you can be the patriarch of the Ning clan." Qin Feng drank a glass of wine and looked at the other party with a smile, "Ning's matter, we have already solved it for you." ”

"Ahh Ning Zeyuan was taken aback, "Solved?" My father, my eldest brother, them? ”

Looking at Ning Zeyuan's expression, Qin Feng waved his hand, "You think left, they're all fine." Your father is now like you, and he is a courtier of our Ming Dynasty. As for your eldest brother, hehe, you can go see him when the banquet here is over. ”

Ning Zeyuan was shocked and looked at Qin Feng blankly.

"You know that the queen returned to Chu State, and the first battle she went through was Quanzhou, where is it, and this matter was dealt with easily. It's also your luck, your eldest brother Ning Zefeng actually colluded with the Qi people at this time, and as a result, the queen took the thief and captured your eldest brother and those Qi spies. Qin Feng looked at Ning Zeyuan with a smile, "Your father made a decision after a long conversation with the empress overnight, as long as you go back, you will be the new patriarch of the Ning clan, and he himself is now taking the Yellow Sea to assist Cheng Wuben in building the defense line of the Chu State in Jinghu County!" ”

"Didn't Your Majesty just say that my father is already a courtier of the Ming Dynasty?" Ning Zeyuan asked a little confused.

"It's a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, but it doesn't prevent him from being an official in the Chu State!" Qin Feng laughed, "This may be a better thing for us, are you right?" ”

Ning Zeyuan understood the meaning of Qin Feng's words.

"Then what does the minister need to do next?"

Qin Feng looked at Ning Zeyuan, this is really an extremely smart person. "For various reasons, the Maritime Administration cannot be made public for the time being, in Zhou Li's words, it is not to make a public announcement, and to make a fortune secretly. So I'm going to grieve you for a while. After coming back this time, the first thing is to start the gradual relocation of your Ning's shipyard, and the experienced craftsmen will be merged into the Baoqing shipyard, and then the place will be emptied step by step, and the Baoqing shipyard has been prepared. We need to build more warships and train more qualified sailors in a short period of time. And the accumulation of several generations of Ning's will help us complete this process quickly, of course, Daming will not ask your Ning's shipyard for nothing, and will give you a suitable price. ”

Seeing Ning Zeyuan open his mouth to speak, Qin Feng waved his hand: "Don't say anything willing to serve, if you don't want a penny, this is not in line with the national policy of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty is a country, not a robber, we can rob the enemy, but we will not occupy the property of our own courtiers and people, that is what you deserve." As for how to compensate your Ning clan at that time, you can come down and discuss it slowly, in short, it will not let you suffer. ”

"Yes, the minister will obey His Majesty's orders!"

"Your Ning's main battleship, along with the Changyang, will be transferred to the Huludao Military Port, since we occupied it last year, the military port has been under construction, and the Yamen of the Maritime Safety Administration has also moved to where."

"Yes."

"Your most important task now, first, is to build a strong naval division for me, and for this reason, I give you full authority, and you are solely responsible for all maritime related matters, and report directly to me on relevant matters. Second, of course, it is necessary to make money, and sea trade must become a powerful tonic force for the treasury. ”

Ning Zeyuan was a little excited, but also a little excited, he really didn't expect that the emperor actually granted himself full powers, which is the shipyard, sailors, sea trade and other matters, all of which were assigned to the Maritime Administration.

"The minister has done his best, and he is dead!" He stood up and slammed it to the ground.