Relying on the limited knowledge he learned in history classes in his previous life, Jia Cong marked about seventy or eighty places suitable for colonial establishment on the Map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms.
Kingdoms, principalities, and governor-general territories, large and small, are almost all over the world. As long as a small half of these places achieve colonial rule, it will be enough for the emperor to stand in the Fengtian Palace, raise his hand, point to the world map, and shout: "In my territory, the sun will always shine." Don’t fall behind.”
"The territory directly under the jurisdiction of the state can be extended to the east to include Korea and Japan, to the north to the ice plains, and to the west to open up the Western Regions, as far as Congling. To the south, it can be as far as possible, and it is best to include Luzon, Borneo and Manchuria were included in the territory of the Kingdom and North Korea, forming an absolute defense circle against the country's maritime borders."
Jia Cong took a pen and drew a circle on the map, focusing on Manlajia three times: "Manlajia is the most critical position. Guard this place. You can advance, attack, retreat or defend. When the time comes, it will be with Borneo, Luzon, Ryukyu, and The Japanese country and other places are connected in a line. Within this circle is the Daxia Inland Sea, and there is no room for loss."
"You kid really opened up the territory. Luzon is still in the hands of the Red Haired Barbarians, and Borneo is in the hands of the Dutch. The navies of these two countries are so strong that it is difficult to handle. But even if it is difficult to handle, it must be handled. , Luzon and Borneo must be in the hands of Daxia, even if the King of Heaven comes, I must take them. Fourth child..."
The Supreme Emperor was indeed a master of strategy, and he could see at a glance the importance of the key places marked by Jia Cong.
He slapped the emperor's shoulder suddenly: "Don't just think about killing those native chickens and dogs on the land. Since the Yanhuang Dynasty, our ancestors have almost conquered all the places on the land that are suitable for survival. Now it is our turn." Now it's a battle for hegemony on the sea, you must not slack off, for the sake of your descendants, you have to work hard and get tired, you must conquer these places."
"Dad, you..."
Liu Heng felt the warmth and strength on his shoulders and couldn't laugh or cry.
"Since my son took over your position, he hasn't slacked off even a day. This kid Jia Cong makes some noise for his son every now and then. He doesn't have a chance to rest even if he wants to..."
Speaking of this emperor, I have some small grudges. A rough calculation shows that starting from the fifth year of Yuanyou, he first eliminated the four kings, pacified Hexi, destroyed Oara, conquered southern Xinjiang, launched a sea plan, and implemented a new policy. Which one is easy?
The other emperors lived a luxurious life, surrounded by three thousand beauties, riding down to the south of the Yangtze River in a dragon boat... Ahem, forget it, he is his biological father after all, so it is a taboo for the venerable to not mention it.
However, Liu Heng was very happy with these troubles, and he was willing to do them even if he was exhausted. The title of the Eternal Emperor is about to be decided!
"The Ministry of Industry has already built dozens of warships. When the navy has enough manpower, my son will establish three major naval divisions: Eastern, Nanyang, and Western..."
Jia Cong suddenly interjected: "Your Majesty, for the expedition to the ocean, the name "Navy" is no longer enough to match the name of the Chinese army. It should be separated from the land division, and what about the name "Navy"? The Royal Navy of Great Xia has three major fleets: the Eastern, Southern and Western fleets."
The old man thought about it and found that it was really the case.
The inland rivers were just left to the Navy, but now they have to go thousands of miles away to fight the enemy on the sea, which really makes the Navy even more energized.
Moreover, Jia Cong is right about one thing. The Army Division and the Navy... and the Navy have become two different arms, and the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion must also undergo changes.
This matter is quite troublesome and involves the re-division of powers, which requires caution.
He put the matter down for now and planned to have a good talk with the fourth child after returning to the palace.
Liu Heng originally wanted to invite the old man back to the palace, but unfortunately the old man knew that he would be annoyed to death when he went back, so he had people open the Grand View Garden and live directly in this garden specially built for Yuanchun's relatives.
Just kidding, Jia Cong has just thrown out the fat of enfeoffing overseas, and the princes of the royal family in Beijing who have nothing to do are going crazy and going to Longshou Palace to annoy him. Who said he is also the ancestor of the royal family.
Let’s leave these troublesome things to the fourth child.
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Sure enough, as the group of people from the Capital Chamber of Commerce hurriedly left Rongguo Mansion and reported to the master behind them, the entire capital was boiling.
Today's Daxia is not like before. It always thinks that overseas is just a barbarian land. Only fools would think of leaving the colorful world of the Central Plains to drink Mao Ru's blood and suffer overseas.
Since the opening of the sea, everyone has learned a lot about overseas things from the mouths of the red-haired and yellow-haired Yi people.
It is said that the Yi people discovered a huge gold mine in a place called the Cape of Good Hope, and every year the silver dug out from the ground was brought back boat after boat.
There is also a place called Inca, which has so much gold that it is called the Golden Country.
The silver mines in the Japanese country are enough to make these princes and nobles drool. With so much gold, watching others come back boat after boat is really scratching the heart, and it feels so uncomfortable.
Jia Cong has a limited number of places, but there are many princes in the capital.
Therefore, as soon as the news spread, some smart people ran to the palace without hesitation.
Compared with the "mean and unkind" emperor, Longshou Palace is the first choice for these people. It's a pity that the saint ran away to Rongguo Mansion early to hide, leaving the emperor to be tortured by a group of people.
One day, the emperor couldn't bear the pain of being surrounded by a large group of people making noise as soon as he opened his eyes, so he conveniently threw the trouble to his son and "godson".
The emperor's oral order came from the palace, and the matter of entrusting overseas lands was left to Prince Liu Hong and Yongfeng Bo Jia Cong to handle it with full authority.
"Oh my god, these people are really crazy. They don't even understand what's going on overseas, yet they dare to spread the word that they want to go as far as the Cape of Good Hope to found a country."
Jia Cong was sitting on the stone steps in front of the main hall of the East Palace, holding a piece of cold melon in his hand and gnawing at it while complaining.
He shouted towards the palace: "Fourth brother must keep a close eye on these people, don't let them overestimate their capabilities and die in vain. The Yi people are still very strong in naval warfare, especially Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands."
Liu Hong had a headache and finished reviewing the thick stack of notes on the table. He rubbed his sore wrists and smiled bitterly.
He walked into the main hall, took a piece of melon from the plate in the hands of the palace maid, sat down next to Jia Cong and took a big bite. He scolded Jia Cong angrily: "It's okay for others, why are you joining in the fun? What? Are you worried about my tolerance? No less than ninth brother?"
"That's not the reason. I just want to win a share of the family business for my eldest nephew in advance. I can't let him hang around in Beijing and wait to die."
Jia Cong really didn't think Liu Hong would do anything to his nephew. Yuanchun had sworn a vicious oath in front of Liu Hong that he would not have any ill intentions toward the throne.
Of course, Liu Hong's position as crown prince is as secure as Mount Tai, and no one will be foolish enough to hit the wall.
After discussing with the elders in his family, Jia Cong proposed to reserve an overseas fiefdom for the young prince, which could be regarded as a precautionary measure.
When the little prince grows up and is willing to go out to sea and work hard, the Ningrong Jia family and the Lin family will work together to provide him with as much help as possible.
If he is unwilling to go to sea, this fiefdom can also be used as one of the options for the Jia family and the Lin family overseas.
The cunning rabbit still has three holes, not to mention the Jia and Lin families, they can't be willing to give up this big piece of fat overseas.
Jia Cong did not hide anything. He put these calculations that were not calculations directly in front of Liu Hong. He showed his sincerity and let Liu Hong make his own decision.
Sure enough, telling the purpose without reservation, in Liu Hong's view, was the Jia family's loyalty to him.
It's just an overseas fiefdom, just give it.
Anyway, it is for his own brothers, not for those clansmen separated by several generations or even for the princes and princes of the court who are not related by blood.
"The Australia you mentioned is too far away. Do you want to look closer?"
"It's not far away. Australia is adjacent to Borneo and other places. It has a huge land area. Now it has not been occupied by the barbarians. It is considered an ownerless land. Even closer is the territory directly under the jurisdiction of the country that we have decided on before. The fourth brother must be in those places If you want to bite it to death, you are not allowed to enfeoff others, and it must be under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court."
Jia Cong attached great importance to Manchuria, Borneo, Luzon and other places, and repeatedly explained to Liu Hong what Daxia's absolute defense circle was.
There is no long-lasting dynasty in this world. The previous dynasty almost brought down half of the world, and it collapsed in less than a hundred years.
There were three empires on which the sun never sets in the previous life. The empire that was as powerful as the Great Empire gradually declined with the death of Queen Victoria.
This absolute defensive circle is the final bottom line prepared by Jia Cong. As long as this line can be held, even if there is a later imperial struggle for hegemony in the world, the interests of the Central Plains Dynasty can be guaranteed.
"Australia is the only one. Of course, if the fourth brother is determined to run Australia, we can move further away."
"Hey, you are really..."
Liu Hong waved to his chamberlain to bring him a map and pen and ink, and he took the pen and wrote a few small characters on the Australian area.
"Then let's go to Australia. I hope my father and my concubine won't blame me for separating their sons so far apart."
In fact, Liu Hong didn't care much about this. The Concubine Xian of Fengzao Palace could really be called a virtuous and virtuous lady. In the past few years, she not only stood behind him and tried her best to help him, but also blocked many people in the harem for him. Calculation.
Even though Yuanchun had a son, he still didn't change his original intention. Liu Hong's original plan was to give Yuanchun's son a good fiefdom in the future, such as Huguang.
Of course, if the younger brother is willing to stay in the capital and make a difference, it is not impossible for him to serve in the imperial court.
Even if the younger brother is a scholar like Xiao Wu, what's the harm in having a happy life with him as an older brother?
Jia Cong saw that Liu Hong didn't care about the ownership of a continent and gave it to his eldest nephew. He stood up gratefully and bowed to Liu Hong: "Thank you, fourth brother, for helping me!"
"Okay, don't daydream for now. I'm just drawing a circle. The enfeoffment is just a matter of paper and a map. Let's focus on the present and solve the matters in front of us first."
Liu Hong couldn't help but rub his temples when he heard the noise coming from outside the gate of the East Palace.
Jia Cong also wailed and followed Liu Hong back to the main hall.
Not long after, several royal family members and nobles wearing python robes came together.
"Eldest nephew, please tell me the truth. How much money do you need to get a quota of enfeoffments?"
This arrogant tone sounded like someone who was not short of money. The corners of Jia Cong and Liu Hong's mouths twitched at the same time.
As expected, Prince Ji's palace was the richest in the clan. The old prince was not in the capital at this time. His eldest son, Crown Prince Liu Kang, heard about the enfeoffment overseas and ran to the palace without hesitation to harass the emperor. Give him a favor letter.
"Uncle Wang, can you really be the master of Uncle Ji Wang? Be careful when he comes back and beats you up."
Liu Hong really didn't want to separate the Prince Ji's family. He also wanted to keep the Prince Ji's family in the capital to help him.
After all, among the royal family, King Ji's lineage is the one with the closest bloodline, and is also the most loyal to the emperor.
He gave Jia Cong a look and asked him to deal with the others first. Then he pulled Liu Kang aside and whispered: "Uncle Wang, my nephew will tell you everything. It's okay to entrust overseas. If uncle Wang wants to go overseas, my nephew will do it." I will definitely give you the best place. But Uncle Wang, we can’t all run away, we have to leave the right people to guard the house, right?”
Liu Kang didn't expect that the prince's nephew would say this. This was a heart-to-heart.
He was moved and a little embarrassed and said: "What you said makes sense. We can't all go overseas. But you'd better make a place for me. I won't go out, but I can't all my brothers stay here." Central Plains. Think about it, there are so many people in Prince Ji’s Mansion alone who need support from the court. Instead of staying in the Central Plains and wasting money and food, it’s better to let them go out and work hard on their own.”
"What Uncle Wang is saying is that Grandpa Huang has also been worried about this matter. After three generations of our old Liu family, we have a large number of descendants all over the country. Every year, just the money and food from the clan is enough to give the household department a headache..."
Lumi for the clan was a huge expense. As the royal family grew in size, even the always generous Emperor could not help but complain sometimes.
Now that we have decided to entrust overseas enfeoffment, it actually gives us a good way to solve this problem.
Liu Hong took Liu Kang to the map and pointed at Ceylon Island across the sea from Tianzhu: "Uncle Wang, although this place is now occupied by red-haired barbarians, it is the only place to go to the West. The geographical location is advantageous. Let’s find a way to capture it. We hope that several uncles and brothers from the Prince’s Palace can go here to establish a country. When the time comes, they can advance, attack, retreat and defend.”
"Good place!"
Before Liu Kang could speak, the princes who had been staring at Liu Hong's uncle and nephew crowded over and started discussing one by one.
"His Royal Highness, please don't be too partial and give me a good fiefdom. Since Prince Ji's Palace has occupied Ceylon Island, then I will go to Tianzhu..."
"Tsk tsk tsk, old man, you are really a lion. There are so many people who care about Tianzhu's sacred land. Besides, Tianzhu is now the colony with the largest number of red-haired barbarian troops. Even the navy of the imperial court is not sure of conquering it. , you and your family dare to talk about entrusting Tianzhu?"
"Old Eleven, what do you mean? You look down on me, my brother?"
"It's not that I look down on you, I'm worried that you'll look down on the barbarians and lose your teeth!"
"Uncles, please don't argue, don't argue..."
Seeing several uncles in the clan quarreling over Tianzhu, Liu Hong had to stand up and stop them.
Jia Cong's eyes widened as he watched from the side. The Celestial Kingdom is worthy of being a Celestial Kingdom. The naval combat strength of the Red-haired Yi is still faintly superior to that of the Daxia Navy, so they dare to even think about their important colonies.
Sure enough, the people of the Celestial Dynasty have pride in their bones. Even if they can't defeat the Yi people now, they still have contempt for the Yi people in their bones.
"What are you afraid of? Our old Liu family has never been afraid of war. If we can't fight now, it doesn't mean we won't be able to fight in the future. At worst, I will sell iron to build a fleet. With His Majesty here, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the navy of the imperial court to protect him, there will always be One day I can form a powerful fleet to conquer Tianzhu and drive the red-haired barbarians into the sea!"
Jia Cong took advantage of the situation and clapped his hands and praised: "What the Eighth Master said is, when will we, the people of the Celestial Dynasty, lose to the Yi people?"
The eighth son of the Liu family grinned. He patted Jia Cong hard on the shoulder several times and said cheerfully, "Stop complimenting me, kid. Tell me, how can you give me this fiefdom?"
Jia Cong also grinned at him: "We must despise the barbarians strategically, but we must be cautious tactically. Tianzhu is so big, how can the Eighth Master occupy it all by himself? According to the younger generation, it is better for several princes to work together to build it A powerful fleet, let’s have a hearty battle with the Yi people!”
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Thanks to Fat Brother for still being so fat.
I’ll stop here today and continue tomorrow. Good night!
(End of chapter)
