First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Between exchanges, it is absolutely profitable.

What Ming Dynasty lacks most now is agricultural and animal husbandry products, but America has the best pastures and farms, so there is no reason to let them go.

"My lord, in fact, there is really not much to worry about in these places. As long as they can be divided and ruled, a few countries can be established for them, which is enough to control. Not only food, but also cotton. As long as it is developed, our cotton textiles will grow again." Take it to the next level."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, "As Mr. said, there is really no need to think too much about these places."

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "That's right, as long as you can show enough strength to let the natives offer gold to Ming Dynasty, that's all. These three continents have huge gold mines, and the gold they produce is definitely enough to cast three great tripods!"

The monarchs and ministers turned their attention to other places... The first to bear the brunt is Tianzhu.

"The fourth brother went to Tianzhu to manage, sir, how is the situation?"

Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "I heard that His Royal Highness King Yan has set up a trading site, and a large amount of food, jewelry, and spices have been transported back to Daming. It is not difficult for my lord to control this place."

"Not big? There is no need to equalize the land here? This is the place where the monks of the Tang Dynasty learned Buddhist scriptures. It also has a long history. The farming tradition is thousands of years old. Is it really different from our Ming Dynasty?"

"Not the same! Absolutely not the same!" Zhang Ximeng said hastily, "My lord, I don't deny that if a thorough transformation is carried out, maybe Tianzhu can become like us, but it will take 100 years, 1000 years? Who can say for sure. Anyway, if the lord wants to rule the world as soon as possible, don't cause trouble for yourself."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, and finally heaved a long sigh, "In this case, we don't ask for trouble. It's just the gold we want, can they get it?"

"Yes! Absolutely!"

Zhang Ximeng is full of confidence. The third brother doesn't have many other things, but there is really a lot of gold.Especially in the temples of wealthy households, the gold artifacts are piled up like a mountain, not to mention casting golden tripods, even if you build a golden house, it is more than enough.

Looking further down, it is the area in the river... Sapphire has been preparing for a long time, and with his ability, he is still sure to solve Timur.If it doesn't work, let Zhu Di come in from Tianzhu and give Timur a double attack.

As long as they capture Hezhong and fight westward, following the example of Xu Liegu back then, taking this piece of land, they can cast another golden tripod.

Then there is the direction of Africa, which is also not a big problem. Deming's fleet has already established a foothold on the coast of East Africa, and the exchange of goods and goods is very convenient.

There is no decent country in Africa, and it can't stop Ming's navy at all.

As long as they occupy South Africa, use the gold mines in Africa to cast golden tripods, it will be easy.

With Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Yuanzhang's calculations, at least five tripods have been determined.Two in America, one in Oceania and one in Africa.

In addition, there is one in Huaxia Shenzhou, which is the least difficult.

Next is the one in India, and then the one in West Asia.

India is the easiest to fight. They have proved with thousands of years of history that as long as you dare to come, the third brother can kneel!

Kneeling is as fast as it comes, there is no doubt about it, this is his innate skill!

As for Timur's part, the situation is a bit troublesome, but it's not too big... because in history, after the collapse of the Great Food Empire, there were also many heroes who easily swallowed this piece of land shrouded in yellow sand.

First came the Seljuks, then Xiliao, and then Mongolia... Basically, the forces born in the east all hoped to sweep this area.

If Mengge Khan hadn't died back then, Hulagu would have even been able to enter Egypt. If that was the case, the whole world would have been rewritten.

Now the matter is very obvious, "My lord, there are two golden tripods left in the end, and one of them will fall on Fulin Kingdom!"

Lao Zhu pondered for a while, Fulin Kingdom is Eastern Rome, and their prince is still in Daming, so it doesn't look too difficult.

"Sir, Fulin Kingdom is so small, how many people can they represent? Is it enough?"

"enough!"

A joke, if the Eastern Rome is not enough, no one in the entire West is qualified.

"My lord, they have thousands of years of history, far-reaching influence, and respected status. Moreover, in Constantinople, there are a large number of documents and a large number of scholars. As early as a few years ago, our people have begun to contact them and mobilize them. A batch of treasures were sent to Daming. With their books and scholars under control, the entire history of the West is in our hands, and we can pass on their civilization!"

Lao Zhu's eyes lit up, he understood the significance of writing a biography.

Isn't Zhang Ximeng's greatest ability to write books and write stories, and to do history biography!

This is the power to explain history and control civilization. If this is held in the hands, the West will surrender in half.

As for the remaining half... Old Zhu sighed.

"Sir, how did we hear that it is very barbaric and secluded? They also wantonly burned people, hunted and killed witches, and said that our Ming Dynasty was rejected by God, and that we were devils?"

It turns out that Lao Zhu has long looked at the world and is no stranger to these things.

Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "They are deeply trapped by the plague, and their self-confidence has collapsed. If they can't convince themselves, I'm afraid the sky will collapse. But this method is useless in the end. As long as Da Ming continues to export influence, their beliefs will collapse, and what will follow will follow. The chaos is by no means easy to clean up."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned. Of course what Zhang Ximeng said made sense, but it was still too far away, and it was hard to be sure for a while, but there was one thing that Lao Zhu suddenly remembered.

"Sir, after talking so much, it seems that the Wa country has not moved yet, and it is right under our noses. Do you want to continue the stalemate?"

Good guy, once you have the world in your heart, you can look at the Wa Kingdom under your nose. A few years ago, some people said that the Wa Kingdom was hanging alone on the sea, far away from Ming Dynasty, and it was not easy to conquer it at will!

"Don't worry, my lord, there are already [-] rebellious troops on the Wa country, and the shogunate's time is running out."

Chapter 891 Zhu Yuanzhang Whirlwind

"Sir, the Wa country has been tossing for several years. I heard that potatoes and sweet potatoes have been plundered for a long time. Why haven't troops been sent yet? What's going on?"

Lao Zhu was very anxious, because according to Zhang Ximeng's design, there were two tripods in America, one in Australia and Africa, one in Tianzhu and Dashi, one in Eastern Rome, and one in Western Europe.

These are eight statues, and the largest one left is naturally from Huaxia, and it is also the main tripod. This one must be the largest, and the material used must be several times that of the other eight statues.

There is not much gold in the Central Plains, and it depends on the country of Wa!

Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "My lord, don't worry, actually, this matter has something to do with the mentality of the Japanese people..."

"What mentality?"

Zhang Ximeng said: "Although the Japanese state is brave and ruthless, and shameless, but because of the strict hierarchy, the upper levels have absolute authority over the lower levels, so it is difficult for them to stand up, raise their arms and shout, and directly overthrow the shogunate."

Zhang Ximeng was casually chatting with Lao Zhu. According to his observation, the biggest problem of Japanese people is awkwardness.

You say that they are very polite on the surface, but in their hearts, they don’t have strong moral constraints. Be proud, write it in the book, treat it as a successful experience, and publicize it.

They are the same when dealing with the higher-ups. If you want to say that they are in awe of the upper-level, it may not be necessary. Those generals have already emptied the king of the country and have no power at all.

But, if you want to completely abolish the king and change the world again, the Japanese people don't have the courage.

Especially in the land of China, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang are absolute heroes, and they deserve a thumbs up.

But in the Wa country, they have a strong rejection of those who dare to stand up and resist first. From the mentality, they are even more afraid of change.

So they can only fight against each other, and it is difficult to reshuffle in the true sense like the land of the Central Plains... So even after hundreds of years, the upper class in the Wa country will still be the upper class, and ordinary people will still be ordinary people. An insurmountable gap.

Even if it falls on the hot-blooded anime, if you don't have a strong bloodline, you can only be cannon fodder.

So the blood of the Japanese country is just nobles who go down to earth and work hard. As for ordinary people, ordinary people?Are you still human?

Zhang Ximeng talked to Lao Zhu that there is a lack of opportunity in the Wa country right now, that is to say, one person needs to stand up. This person must not be a high-level person, but probably a low-level person. He will start the war and then completely eradicate the shogunate...

Old Zhu frowned, "Sir, we can't hurry up, we have to wait!"

Zhang Ximeng laughed, "My lord, I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. In a place like the Japanese country, there is no need for us to end too early. Anyway, according to my calculations, it will be enough in three or two years. You must know that these senior ministers have taken the lord's Biographies, made tens of thousands of copies, and sent them to the country of Wa."

Zhu Yuanzhang was startled, "Our biography? Those three books?"

"Yup!"

Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Actually, not only the Japanese country, but also the countries of Southeast Asia, including the original Yin Lihan country, Fulin country, and even Europe and Africa, have appeared in the biography of His Majesty... Original translation, a total of three books, It can be regarded as a rebellious scripture."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, and said angrily, "Sir, what you said is not pleasant!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said: "Although it doesn't sound good, it is true. After all, in these countries, it is really hard to imagine that a person with such a humble background can reach such a high position...My lord, I encourage you to cast Jiuding, To set rules for the world is really not flattery and arrogance, but the lord is true, he can be called an example, and he is also the hope of the whole world and the poor. I am afraid that even you don’t know how much you can give to the poor in the world. Inspiring!"

Old Zhu was startled, his old face turned red unconsciously, and subconsciously said: "Is this so?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled slightly, "That's true, my lord, please don't doubt it, I'm afraid I underestimated the influence of my lord!"

This time, Zhang Ximeng really didn't lie at all. Places like Ryukyu and Korea are almost in business, but Zhu Yuanzhang's autobiographical trilogy is still selling well.

Those with a little literacy, or even illiterate traffickers and pawns, would buy Lao Zhu's biography, put it at home, and enshrine it.

Because they knew that it was all given by this man to be able to sit on an equal footing with the old gentlemen, to own land, and to live like a person.

His previous status was even lower than that of the big guys, and his experience was even more miserable.But this one didn't accept his fate, but raised the three-foot sword, conquered thousands of miles of land little by little, and became the most honorable emperor His Majesty!

Those elders were all eradicated by him, and he also formulated laws, restrained himself, put the emperor on the same legal status as ordinary people, taxed business income, clearly divided royal property, and announced it to the world... He is the most noble The emperor is the most approachable emperor.

The existence of Zhu Yuanzhang made the nobles of those small countries look ridiculous!

What are you?

You talk about being born noble, you are born noble, but Emperor Hongwu told you that there is no such thing as a born noble, everyone is the same!

You say that you eat, drink, dress, enjoy life, and are above the common people.

What are you?

Dare to compare with Emperor Hongwu?

Today, the powerful Ming Dynasty has formed a demonstration effect.

The size of the country, the degree of governance, the development of civilization... From any angle, Daming can be called a paradigm!

A new benchmark for the world!

This is absolutely different from Mongolia... The Mongols also have powerful martial arts, conquered countless territories, and established a huge country.

But sorry, Mongol core is empty.

They have only some habits of their own, but no complete proposition, no systematic civilization.

Put this point on Daming, but it is completely different.

The demonstration effect of the Ming Dynasty was too strong.

For example, Annan mentioned above overthrew the rule of the Chen Dynasty and eradicated a large number of local wealthy landlords. In the past few years, Annan has quickly become the granary in the south of the Ming Dynasty, and can provide more than 500 million shi of rice every year.

In addition, Annan also consumed 100 million bolts of silk and fine cloth, and the basic necessities of life of the entire country have been comprehensively improved.

Annan's progress can be seen in the eyes of other countries.

Storms are brewing in Nanzhang, Champa, Siam, and even Myanmar.

The biography of Zhu Yuanzhang, the son of the Ming Dynasty, is also widely circulated in these countries. They even wrote Lao Zhu into the lyrics, played the local musical instruments, and sang it everywhere.

The funny thing is that because Zhu Yuanzhang wrote about his becoming a monk in the temple, monks from various countries in Southeast Asia also started to take the initiative to tell about it, and even called Lao Zhu a Manjusri Bodhisattva with unparalleled wisdom.

Regardless of the facts, even if they try to make do with it, they are not afraid that Lao Zhu will demolish their temple and drive all the monks back inside!

Anyway, in these places, due to the influence of the Central Plains culture for a long time, there are many people who know Chinese characters, so Lao Zhu's biography spread quite quickly, and basically there is no deviation.

But after developing to the west, things began to change, especially after reaching the European territory, it was a bloody storm... The first to bear the brunt was the Fulin Kingdom.

His Royal Highness was the first to translate Lao Zhu's biography to China, and also introduced a lot of the situation of Ming Dynasty, expressing that he should follow the example of Ming Dynasty, reform the bad government, and strive for self-improvement.

His intentions were naturally good, but when Constantinople saw this, it completely exploded.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang's experience is just to illustrate a problem, anyone can rely on their own efforts to change their destiny, not only changing themselves, but also changing the country.

In a word, people must strengthen themselves and save themselves!

This conflicted with the gods in Constantinople. The clergy here advocated devout prayers, and they could only be saved by relying on the gods to manifest their spirits!

Moreover, they also have a concept that personal efforts may not necessarily be redeemed by the gods.In other words, you do good deeds, but the gods may not necessarily help you, it depends on the mood of the gods. For ordinary people, your task is to be devout.

This is a very clever rhetoric, which completely avoids the embarrassment of the Eastern Gods... If you don't work well, no one will come next time.

But Lao Zhu's biography reveals an idea that man can conquer nature.

As long as people's enthusiasm is fully mobilized and correct measures are taken, the weak can completely defeat the strong, and finally win completely, and achieve the feat of a god with a mortal body.

Just imagine, if ordinary people believed this, they wouldn't be disintegrated!

Therefore, many people stood up and criticized Manuel, saying that he sold his soul to the devil, and that it was the devil from the east who instructed him to deceive the public.

He should be immediately dismissed from the royal ranks and never allowed to return.

But in Constantinople, there are other people, they are mainly secular aristocrats, there are also some generals who lead the army, and big businessmen with strong financial resources.

From Zhu Yuanzhang's biography, they saw hope and a brand-new governance model, which greatly inspired them.

This group of people firmly advocates imitating Daming in an all-round way and reforming.

These two groups are facing each other tit-for-tat, and at the same time, there are a large number of scholars who are impressed by the civilization displayed by the East. Many people advocate learning from the East, acquiring knowledge, and finding new methods... Among these scholars, some people , has already boarded the ship and embarked on the road to Daming.

In Western Europe, the impact from the East continued to ferment, and Rome tried everything to prevent and distort the news from the East... But no one expected that in the westernmost France, a large number of people who advocated learning from Ming Dynasty appeared first.

The reason is also very simple. At this moment, France is fighting the Hundred Years War with Britain, and unfortunately, they are still at a disadvantage...France can surrender to anyone, but it must not surrender.

So... King Charles V of France decided to follow the example of Ming Dynasty and form a new type of armed forces.A whirlwind named Zhu Yuanzhang began to blow.