Hearing the word "benefits", all the distinguished officials couldn't help but express surprise.
Does the superior want to compensate us? That is to say, people say that for a slap in the face, you should also give a sweet date. The superiors have never been stingy, how could they only make us bleed and not benefit us?
If he was an unkind person, the brothers would not have followed him wholeheartedly to conquer the country.
What kind of great benefits are in this box?
Everyone couldn't help but stretch their heads to take a look.
Lao Zhu had already taken his seat and gave the opportunity to speak to brothers Zhu Biao and Zhu Su. Zhu Su took out the object from the box, and it turned out to be a long scroll.
When the scroll was opened and put on a stand in front of everyone, they saw that there were pieces here and there on the picture, and they didn't know what it was painted on. There are tiny figures densely painted on it, and comments written in small regular script can be seen everywhere.
"Could this be... a map?" Feng Sheng narrowed his eyes.
"Is this a map?" Lan Yu asked doubtfully. "Feng Shuai, don't talk nonsense."
"Although I, Lan Yu, am not familiar with all the maps of the Ming Dynasty, I am familiar with them all."
"Where else can a place look like this? These pieces here and there...could they all be islands?"
"What Song Guogong said is true. This is indeed a map." Zhu Biao said. "It's just that this is a map of the whole world!"
"The world..." Someone looked at the map a few times and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness is joking."
"It's not like we haven't seen the map of the world before. There are so many patches in the east and west..."
Halfway through the words, the man realized what he was saying. "The world that His Highness the Prince talks about, could it be that he is not referring to the world of my Ming Dynasty..."
"Does it include the entire world except the Ming Dynasty?"
"Not bad." Zhu Biao nodded. "This picture is called 'Kunyu Ten Thousand Kingdoms Picture', and it contains exactly all the ten thousand kingdoms in the world!"
At this time, the nobles and nobles became interested, and some people bravely stepped forward, wanting to take a closer look at the picture and see the world. Seeing that Lao Zhu did not stop him, many people gradually gathered in front of this huge version of the Kunyu Ten Thousand Kingdoms Map. They pointed at the picture and marveled, but Lan Yu suddenly said: "Hey, that's strange."
"Doesn't this picture include all the kingdoms of the world? Why can't I find the location of my Ming Dynasty for a while?"
"Marquis Yongchang, please take a look." Zhu Biao smiled and pointed to the center of the map. "Look, isn't this my Daming?"
"What, it's so small!" Lan Yu only glanced at it and was shocked!
Hearing his exclamation, everyone gathered in the center of the map to see where Daming was. Then they discovered that the Ming Dynasty, which they thought should account for at least half of the world, was actually less than the size of two palms on this map!
When they stepped back to look at the entire Kunyu Ten Thousand Kingdoms Map, they felt deeply shocked: How could this world be so vast?
"Everyone, take a look." Zhu Biao continued to introduce with a smile on his face. "The resources of the world are marked on this map. For example, this island is the Japanese country located in the East China Sea of the Ming Dynasty. There are extremely rich mineral resources here, including the Silver Mountain in the Land of Iwami and the Gold Mountain in the Land of Sado. The reserves are extremely rich, and the gold and silver produced in them will not be mined out even for hundreds of years.”
The generals' eyes lit up.
"Another place is the ancient body poison (India). It has a large amount of coal, copper mines and other resources. It has a pleasant climate and abundant grain production, no less than in the south of the Yangtze River."
"These are the four great khanates established by the descendants of Genghis Khan. Now there is a great hero Timur. This man established the country in the third year of Hongwu (1370), and the country was named 'Timur Empire'. This country’s army is brave and has the legacy of Genghis Khan, and it is a formidable enemy even for today’s Ming Dynasty.”
"There is also this place, which is an uncivilized land. The people here are still in the period of eating hair, drinking blood, and slashing and burning. However, the resources here are rich and the land is vast, which is no less than that of China. Now as long as a partial army arrives by sea ship, it can occupy Have it for yourself..."
As Zhu Biao introduced, the eyes of all the Ming Dynasty nobles became brighter and brighter. Even Deng Yu, Feng Sheng and other Confucian generals couldn't help but swallow their saliva. Deng Yu said: "Your Highness, are you sure this picture is correct? Didn't you say that everything outside this world is a barbaric land?"
"Why do I see on this map... the resources and minerals marked in some places are densely packed, even more so than in China?"
"Mr. Wei Guo, this picture was given by someone else. It's difficult to state the details clearly. As for the authenticity..." Zhu Biao pointed to a gold mine icon in the northeast of the Ming Dynasty on the map. "Did you see this mark? The gold mine marked here has not been discovered by ancestors for thousands of years. But after taking back Liaodong, my father sent Jin Yiwei to investigate around this place."
"...Sure enough, gold was dug nearby." As he spoke, Zhu Biao clapped his hands, and several internal prisoners came in with boxes in their hands. When they opened it, they found a large piece of shining gold nugget.
Everyone's eyes were straightened.
"Not only that, but there are also coal mines and iron mines here that no one has discovered before." Zhu Biao pointed to several other places in the Ming Dynasty. "But after searching according to the map, we did find the mineral deposits."
"We also compared ancient and modern classics and found no inconsistencies in this picture. Therefore, my father and I both believe that this picture is authentic."
Xungui was in an uproar again, but there was more excitement in his voice. They searched around on the map, and for the first time they realized that the world was so big, and there were actually places as good as China everywhere.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince." After all, Feng Sheng was the calmer one. He bowed his hands to Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao and asked, "Not everything outside China is barbaric. We already know this."
"I just don't know what this picture has to do with me, the Ming Dynasty and my nobles? Please tell me clearly."
After hearing this, everyone also focused their attention on Lao Zhu.
"Of course it has something to do with it, it has a lot to do with you!" Lao Zhu waved his sleeves and stood up.
"Throughout the ages, your generals have accomplished nothing more than the founding of the country. How many military generals, after having made great contributions to the founding of the country, thought that their ambitions had been fulfilled and that they had reached the ultimate level of wealth and glory in this life."
"So he began to collect money for his own use, became domineering and arrogant, and was no longer as decisive and brave as before."
Many people, especially Fei Ju and other nobles who had just been named by Lao Zhu, lowered their heads in shame upon hearing this. Isn't it? They had previously thought that their achievements were complete and had forgotten their original intention.
Even now, many people feel that this is the end of their lives and there is nothing left to continue fighting for.
"The reason why I show you this picture today is to let you know that the so-called contribution to the founding of the country is nothing more than this!" Lao Zhu's voice was like thunder, exploding over the heads of the nobles. "The rewards we can give you are far more than just this title!"
"Before, when you followed us to found the country, you were just regaining the old land of our ancestors of the Han family. What you took back was the family property that our ancestors already had in the past. What is there to be so arrogant about?"
"If we can establish a country overseas and bring all the world and nations into the hands of my Ming Dynasty, then we, the people of this group, are the heroes that our ancestors and future generations will all give thumbs up and praise!"
(End of chapter)
