Wuying Hall, side hall.
The two chamberlains carefully put away the map of the Ming Dynasty hanging on the wall, stored it in the shelf, and then took out a map of the Great Universe and hung it on the wall.
The chamberlain bowed and left the side hall.
Zhu Yunwen pulled the knot, and as the knot turned, the rolled parts on it were continuously released, and the map of the universe, which was more than one foot long and more than one foot and five wide, slowly unfolded.
This is a more accurate world map than the "Hongyi Map of the Ming Dynasty". It not only marks the complete Africa and Europe, but also covers North America, South America, Antarctica and the North Pole.
With the surrender of Oara, there were actually no enemies on the Ming border that could threaten the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yunwen did not deny that there might be rogue bandits, horse thieves and the like on the grasslands, which would pose a threat to the border residents of the Ming Dynasty. However, these people could only be regarded as a small group, making small troubles. Even if they were unable to conquer cities and territories, they would not be able to shake the mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty. .
Under such circumstances, as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, naturally he could not just focus on the map of the Ming Dynasty and its surrounding areas.
Internally, Ming Dynasty entered the peak period of construction.
Externally, Ming Dynasty will enter the world chapter!
Zhu Yunwen looked at the map of the Great Universe, looking from the northeast to the northwest, and landed on the location of the Timurid Kingdom in the west.
In recent years, Harry has relied on gold mines, benefited from the Silk Road, and loose taxes to stabilize the domestic situation. Harry did not let Timur's country collapse, but instead restored its national strength.
Harry is recruiting firearms craftsmen extensively, trying to find a breakthrough in firearms.
He had been asking the Ming Dynasty for a group of firearms craftsmen, wanting more powerful gunpowder and firearms, and was even willing to buy them at a high price.
For a long time, Zhu Yunwen did not support large-scale firearms transactions with Harry to ensure the security of Western Xinjiang.
But now, it's time to consider this arms deal.
Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi, Mei Yin, and Li Jian were summoned to Wuying Hall. Zhu Yunwen took out the old documents of the Western Xinjiang Dusi: "As early as a year ago, the Xijiang Dusi proposed to sell the fourth generation old fire guns to To the Timurid Kingdom, I did not agree at that time, and only approved the export of first- and second-generation old fire guns."
"At present, the Second Artillery Bureau has iterated the firecrackers to the twelfth generation and is developing the thirteenth generation of new firecrackers and divine machine guns. I believe that the war on all sides has stopped, and the firecrackers below the sixth generation have been fully developed. It is lagging behind and unable to keep up with the needs of border defense. In view of the completely changed situation, it can be approved to use fire blunderbuss without flints, sights, covers and bayonets for trade with Timurid."
Mei Yin was a little worried: "Your Majesty, although the fire guns of the sixth generation and below are not very lethal and their combat capabilities are quite weak, if they rely on the city and the right location, they can still cause damage to light cavalry and infantry. Timu The country of Er is not a threat to our Ming Dynasty at the moment, but it is a vast territory after all, and its national strength is recovering quickly. If Harry becomes ambitious again..."
Zhu Yunwen waved his hand: "Harry is a smart man. It can be seen from the fact that he has fulfilled his promise over the years and sent a large amount of gold and silver every year. He never wants the Ming Dynasty to become his enemy. At present, the imperial court's rewards require a large amount of gold and silver. "It will take some time to dig it out and transport it to Dingyuan Province." "Besides, in each of the next ten years, the imperial court's expenditures on infrastructure, industry, education, navigation, health facilities, etc. will probably exceed It is no less than fighting a five-million-dollar war every year. The imperial court needs a large amount of capital inflow and a large amount of gold and silver reserves. Only in this way can the imperial court print more treasure banknotes and ensure that the treasure banknotes do not depreciate drastically. Push forward all political affairs!”….
Yang Shiqi understood Zhu Yunwen's desire for gold and silver.
Xia Yuanji is a tough talker. He divides difficulties into ten equal parts. Only when it reaches nine points, he will discuss countermeasures with the emperor. In the current situation, the difficulties are roughly between seven and eight.
It is true that the Ministry of Household Affairs is under pressure.
The most difficult thing for the Ministry of Revenue is probably not the reward for the army, but the unimaginable railway project!
The Ministry of Industry is already planning. Once it is made public, the railway alone will probably consume no less than 5 million yuan in wealth every year, and the money used to build large wooden treasure ships will be enough to build more than 600 ships.
Although Xia Yuanji did not say anything difficult, Zhu Yunwen did not put all the pressure on Xia Yuanji alone, but took over to find a new open source path.
Selling firearms can indeed bring in considerable profits.
What's more, the fire guns below the sixth generation are really old and have weak combat capabilities. They are not enough to deal with the high-speed running cavalry. They can only complete two rounds of strikes at most.
Now the Daming Health Clinic is actively phasing out all old firecrackers. In the next three years, all health clinics will be completely replaced with new firecrackers. It is useless to keep the old firecrackers, and it is troublesome to transport them back and destroy them. It is better to collect them and sell them.
Seeing that Zhu Yunwen had made up his mind, Li Jian stepped out and said: "Harry will not aim the blunderbuss at the Ming Dynasty, but he will probably use it to target Central Asia and the Western countries. Your Majesty, in this way, the Silk Road may be destroyed." Setbacks."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly, looked at Li Jian and others, and said seriously: "You are right, Harry is likely to conquer Central Asia and the Western countries after becoming stronger. Therefore, as long as the sixth generation of the Ming Dynasty and below have fire guns , you can find them all and sell them to Harry, even granules of gunpowder, or you can sell some of them in small quantities. As for those bowl-mouth cannons, general cannons, as long as they are lower than the range of the Tiger Crouching Cannon, the divine machine cannons of the Hongwu period, You can take it out and sell it to Harry."
Li Jian and Mei Yin were shocked, while Xie Jin and Yang Shiqi looked at each other.
It is obvious that the Ming Emperor planned to train Harry into a tiger. Once the Timurid Kingdom has enough tyrannical power to achieve external expansion, Harry may not follow Timur's old path again.
You must know that Harry failed and left the battle with the Ming Dynasty. The reason why he was able to control the Timur Kingdom was because he was the purest bloodline left by Timur in the world.
Harry also needs to prove himself and leave his name in the world and on the land he loves. Due to various reasons, he is likely to launch an expedition to the west.
Xie Jin was a little uneasy. The war in the Ming Dynasty seemed to be over, but the war in the Timurid Kingdom seemed to be in preparation, and the person who ignited the flames of the Timurid Kingdom's foreign conquests was probably Emperor Jianwen!
Zhu Yunwen said very firmly: "The Timurid Kingdom is our vassal state. Harry comes to invite him every year. There are also endless wars in the western end of the country, which threatens the safety of the Timurid Kingdom from time to time. It is also detrimental to the prosperity of the Silk Road. In the final analysis , supporting the Timurid Kingdom is in line with the interests of Ming Dynasty, so we should do it."
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