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Chapter 995 Entrusted with a Heavy Task

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    Emperor Hongzhi nodded and glanced at Xu Jing appreciatively.

    He found that he liked these young people more and more.

    ¡°He saw vitality in these young people.

    Even though Ouyang Zhi is such a calm person, one can still find a vigorous side in him.

    On the other hand, many young Hanlin officials look young, but they have a sense of staleness.

    Emperor Hongzhi said: "Come and tell me what you have seen in Huanghuangzhou."

    "Yes." Xu Jing began to talk.

    He has good eloquence, and after going to sea, he often dealt with foreign vassals.

    He talked about the natives of Golden Continent. The natives there have a special interest in astronomy, but they can only rely on manpower to transport goods.

    He talked about a country of natives in the Golden Continent. Its country was built among criss-crossing waterways. Although it was vast, it only used bronze as its weapons. There were no horses in the country

    The Francons discovered them. They first pretended to be messengers of peace and were invited into the country. Then, they launched an attack. In an instant, the entire kingdom collapsed like an avalanche. What followed was days of rape and robbery.  , the fire swept through the city, and countless gold and silver, as well as countless jewelry, were looted. Now, what is left there are only broken walls and countless bones.

    Emperor Hongzhi felt more and more strange: "There are tens of millions of native people, why are they not as good as a few hundred Francois?"

    Xu Jing said seriously: "There are many natives, but like Han Xin leading troops, the more the better. But what if it is not Han Xin who leads the troops? Your Majesty, when marching and fighting, what matters is not the number of people. It lies in the summary of countless battles.  . As I just said, the natives do not have wheels, and they have not even tamed horses. Therefore, they have very little experience in large-scale battles. Their battles are more like clan fights in the countryside of the Ming Dynasty. Last time, our ship  The team once brought hundreds of war horses, but three years ago, these hundreds of war horses fought against a group of native tribes who had ulterior motives for our Ming Dynasty. Hundreds of cavalrymen could defeat them with just a cup of tea.  Thousands of troops were routed.¡±

    Emperor Hongzhi kept nodding his head, thoughtfully.

    "The natives are nothing to worry about. The only ones to worry about are the Francois. The Francois seem to have sensed the threat of our Ming Dynasty in the Golden Continent. They are constantly sending more ships and continuously sending a large number of  The population was transported to the settlements. According to Zeng's rough estimate, the fact that has been known from the captives is that they have twenty-seven strongholds in the Golden Continent. They have built castles and conquered nearby tribes everywhere.  They sent additional soldiers to the stronghold and even placed many refugees there. Originally, the Spanish and Portuguese swore to each other that they would not allow the Portuguese to touch the Golden Continent. But now, things are different now. Spain even  They began to open the door to convenience, hoping to cooperate with the Portuguese in the Golden Continent to guard against the threat of the Ming Dynasty. They also recruited a large number of mercenary soldiers and refugees from France, England, and Italy, using the fertile land and gold as  Temptation, obviously they feel the huge threat from our Ming Dynasty and are determined to occupy this important place"

    Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "Yiqing family, what should we do?"

    Xu Jing glanced at Emperor Hongzhi: "Your Majesty, those who are not of my race must have different minds. This has been true since ancient times. Now for the long-term plan, we must build a larger fleet to transport a large number of people to Golden Continent and establish market towns.  , forts, land reclamation, mining of minerals, and production of weapons. Your Majesty I have a suggestion. Until the Ming Dynasty, the military system has been corrupted. During the reign of Emperor Taizu Gao, there were more than 300 guards in the world and millions of military households. Now,  , most military households have long lost their land, their lives are bleak, and they are in great hardship. Over the years, the imperial court has used troops abroad, and most of the guard posts have no fighting capacity. There are countless military households who have fled. It might as well Your Majesty  The decree was issued to set up guard posts in Huanghuangzhou, Kunlunzhou, and other places in the West, and allow military households to reclaim land so that they can guard distant borders for our Ming Dynasty. In this way, the disadvantages of military households can be solved. These military households,  When we get to Huanghuangzhou, we have land that can be cultivated, and we can eat and drink enough. We should do our best to open up the territory for our Ming Dynasty."

    Emperor Hongzhi kept nodding.

    The military household system of the Ming Dynasty is really rotten now.

    ¡°In the past, the imperial court had no money, sowe had to make do with it.  But now, there was enough money in the internal coffers, and Emperor Hongzhi also knew that there was no way out if this situation continued. Except for some elite guard posts, which were still usable, the others would become a burden to the court.  Instead of doing this, it's better to go to sea.

    But¡­¡­

    Emperor Hongzhi said: "Qing family, who can control Huangjinzhou?"

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    Emperor Hongzhi put his hands behind his back and encouraged Xu Jing.

    "Your Majesty, I have an unkind request." Xu Jing said tremblingly.

    Emperor Hongzhi said: "It doesn't matter if you just say it."

    Xu Jingdao: "I heard that Your Majesty has countless gold and silver in his treasury"

    Emperor Hongzhi¡¯s face instantly fell down.

    "I'm afraid it would cost more than 40 million if there were any traces of silver."

    "Nonsense, who told you this? It's not 40 million taels. This is spreading rumors. It's obviously only"

    Emperor Hongzhi felt a little angry and confused, and quickly fell silent. How much money do I have, why do I tell you?

    "What I mean is that your Majesty's money is useless if it is kept in the inner treasury. Why not put it in trust at Xishan Bank? The interest rate of Xishan Bank is amazing"

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