Zhu Yuanzhang especially liked honest and honest people.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't feel very good about a capable person like Liu Bowen.
It is inevitable that people like Liu Bowen are arrogant and have a strange temper.
The reason Liu Bei wanted to visit the thatched cottage three times was because Zhuge Liang had a weird temper, wasn't it?
If Liu Bei didn't have great ambitions, if he really had no choice and no resourceful people under his command, he would probably have gone to see Zhuge Liang once. When he saw that Zhuge Liang was not at home, he would have walked away and would not come back again. .
In fact, Zhuge Liang was also taking risks at the time.
Having lived in Longzhong for a long time, Zhuge Liang has the ability to dominate the world, but without Liu Bei, his idea would have been stillborn and would not have had a chance to be implemented.
In fact, when Zhu Yuanzhang read this story, he was thinking that Zhuge Liang's strategy was perfect.
But why come up with the strategy of dividing the world into three parts?
Moreover, since he occupied that remote location in Sichuan, he did not dare to plot against the Central Plains. This was actually a big mistake.
But after so many years, maybe no one has bad words to say about Zhuge Liang, because Zhuge Liang's performance was so perfect, assisting the young master, doing his best, and dying!
In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, Zhuge Liang died early, so his famous name was preserved.
If he had died a few years later, if Zhuge Liang had not died after the fall of Shu, then he would not have been famous for a lifetime, but would have been infamous throughout the ages. Sometimes, people have their time when they die.
Zhuge Liang's several Northern Expeditions wasted decades. The five tiger generals Liu Bei left behind, as well as the most elite troops, were all burned to death. His Northern Expeditions were not successful.
Perhaps Zhuge Liang believed that in a few more decades, he would definitely be able to succeed in the Northern Expedition, but his generals had no time to wait for him, and his own life was not up to expectations. They died before he could complete his plan. It can only make future generations sigh with regret.
Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking that he was determined not to do such a thing, and he would not put his hope in anyone.
At any time, he has to make several plans and arrangements.
Now Zhu Yuanzhang has at least three arrangements and plans.
Well, that's what he has now, and what the heroes of the world can see. Under Zhu Yuanzhang, his forces included generals such as Xu Da, Tang He, and Chang Yuchun, as well as civil servants and think tanks such as Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang.
There is also the fact that Zhu Yuanzhang is not only doing business in China, but also doing overseas trade, which is also an important source of his strength.
After all, no matter what you do, you can do a lot of things if you have money. Although money is not everything, without money, you really can't do anything well.
The last one is the Huangjue Temple branches all over China. This is his secret trump card.
Think about it, why Wei Chen was able to escape unscathed this time in the area ruled by Chen Youliang's core. You can see how powerful his Huangjue Temple branch has become.
Zhu Yuanzhang's daily schedule is still very regular.
He would go to bed early and listen to the chicken dance in the morning. On the one hand, he would watch the military strategy and on the other hand, he would also practice martial arts.
He also knows that art is not a burden on the body, and regular physical exercise can make him strong and able to do more things. It is impossible for a sick person to achieve great things.
Then again, in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, if a person can't take care of his own body, can he do other things well?
That would also make people suspicious.
On this day, Zhu Yuanzhang received a letter from Shen Wansan, saying that the first phase of overseas trade arrangements had been prepared and that he could leave in the near future.
Let Zhu Yuanzhang arrange some capable people to go overseas with him.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy after seeing Shen Wansan's letter.
He called Wei Chen over again, and suddenly he thought of Xue Gang again, and then he called over Xue Gang again.
Because he felt that Xue Gang had a better memory, it would be good to let Xue Gang learn from Shen Wanshan.
Xue Gang and Wei Chen met Zhu Yuanzhang.
To be honest, the two of them are really grateful to Zhu Yuanzhang. Without Zhu Yuanzhang, how would they have succeeded?
Zhu Yuanzhang handed over the task to the two of them.
Zhu Yuanzhang told Xue Gang to select some more people and to go with him to contact Shen Wansan to discuss overseas trade matters first.
And this time Zhu Yuanzhang actually handed over another task to Wei Chen.
That is to ask Wei Chen to prepare a lot of flying boats. They can use the flying boats to urgently deliver some news on these overseas trade routes.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang had this in mind when he drew this chart.
Because there are still many small islands in the sea, as long as these small islands are fully utilized as a place for the flying boat to dock, it will be very good.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that these flying boats were of great use on land.
Because there is not that much wind, but in the sea, you may face a big test.
On the sea, there are still three-foot waves even if there is no wind, so the safety of these flying boats is also facing a test.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that there were some things that he had to boldly try, so that the flying boat could be improved according to the specific situation.
Wei Chen also strongly agreed with Zhu Yuanzhang's statement.
Because Feizhou's action last time was really perfect.
Without Feizhou, it would have been impossible to complete the last top-secret mission.
After Zhu Yuanzhang arranged this matter, Wei Chen and Xu Gang acted independently, and then they went together to carry out this first new overseas trade trip with Shen Wansan.
This time they really rode the wind and waves and sailed into the distance.
Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement was very reasonable. Not only did he send these talented people, but he also secretly selected 200 rebel brothers. These people were all highly skilled in martial arts, good at swimming, and highly adaptable.
This is how things are in this world. If you have strong financial resources, you can build many large merchant ships.
Then these large merchant ships will bring you a lot of foreign specialties, which can make you rich, and then allow you to have more strength and grow bigger and bigger. This is a virtuous cycle.
Zhu Yuanzhang is very clear about current foreign trade. He sells domestically produced tea, silk, and porcelain to foreign countries, and brings foreign ivory, spices, etc. back to the country.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang was still thinking about another thing, which was worthless.
During the Song Dynasty, foreign trade was very prosperous, so there were many shipwrecks in the South China Sea and other sea areas.
This time Wei Chen also accepted Zhu Yuanzhang's secret mission.
