"Sir, are you serious about this?" Emperor Chongzhen immediately confirmed in surprise upon hearing this.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Mingwei broke free from Emperor Chongzhen's hand, spread his hands and said, "Your Majesty, when have I ever deceived you?"
Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed. He rubbed his hands in front of Zhang Mingwei and seemed to be thinking about something. Then he looked up at Zhang Mingwei and said, "Those good things, I mean, there are so many gold mines that can be mined." Yes, will it be poached by others first?"
It seems that he is worried about gain and loss!
With this in mind, Zhang Mingwei said to Emperor Chongzhen, "According to my information at that time, the largest gold mine in the world was in South Africa, which is very far away from the Ming Dynasty. It is estimated that the gold mine is about 120 million kilograms, that is, 120 million jins. In this era, it should not be developed yet. Your Majesty, just rest assured!"
Although the word "billion" was used at this time, it was not used to mean ten million. Anyway, Zhang Mingwei guessed that Emperor Chongzhen didn't understand, so he explained the conversion to him.
Not to mention, Emperor Chongzhen had to think about it for a while before he roughly understood how much 12,000 kilograms was. When he thought about this, his nerves almost flowed out. Of course, it is not good to say this about an emperor, but the state of Emperor Chongzhen at this time is actually such a state.
After a while, Emperor Chongzhen came back to his senses, looked at Zhang Mingwei with a smile and asked, "Sir, where are the silver mines?"
"..." Zhang Mingwei was speechless and thought to himself, shouldn't you talk to me about how to specifically arrange the feudal clan's clan? Why do you ask these ducks without reaching their mouths, so you are not afraid that you will not be able to sleep after you find out?
However, even though he was thinking so, looking at Emperor Chongzhen's eager eyes, he had no choice but to satisfy his curiosity and said, "The largest silver mine in the world is in America, which is across the ocean from the Ming Dynasty. I guess It’s about 400 million kilograms!”
As a professional who writes about time travel history, he has checked all of these materials, so he can remember them all.
Emperor Chongzhen converted the unit of next billion in his mind, rubbed his hands again excitedly, as happy as if all the gold and silver had fallen into his pocket, then raised his head, and wanted to speak to Zhang Mingwei again.
Zhang Mingwei realized something was wrong and immediately gave him a slap in the face and said, "Hold on! Your Majesty, asking these questions again does not mean much at the moment. When the time comes, I will tell your Majesty even if you don't ask!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, his face was obviously very regretful. His expression was hesitant, as if he was still reluctant to ask.
Seeing this, Zhang Mingwei said to him, "The last one, let me tell you a silver mine that we can reach, ranking seventh in the world. After I say it, your Majesty can feel at ease, right?"
As soon as he heard about the silver mine that he said was accessible, which meant that it was very close to the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be overjoyed. He immediately took Zhang Mingwei's hand and said repeatedly, "Sir, tell me quickly, sir, tell me quickly..."
With the look on his face, those who didn't know it might have thought he was as anxious as if he wanted to go to the toilet only to find that someone was occupying the latrine.
Emperor Chongzhen knew that the world mentioned by his husband was the real world, not just the scope of the Ming Dynasty.
Seeing his urgency, Zhang Mingwei quickly replied, "The Shuangjianzi Mountain Silver Mine has a silver reserve of about 40 million kilograms. It is located on the Shuangjianzi Mountain of the Bahrain tribe outside the customs."
"What?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately lost his composure and immediately said to Zhang Mingwei, "Sir, let's discuss the counterattack against Liaodong..."
Are you obsessed with money?
At this moment, Zhang Mingwei really didn't want to talk to Emperor Chongzhen.
Do you want to hold hands? Just hold it! Zhang Mingwei thought so and simply closed his eyes.
"Sir, sir?" When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he couldn't help shouting quickly, "Sir, are you feeling unwell? Is it because you didn't rest at night?"
well……
Zhang Mingwei sighed deeply. At this time, he finally knew that money can really move people's hearts! Look, what happened to the mighty Ming Emperor when he heard about these gold and silver mines!
Just when he thought of this, he suddenly came back to his senses, as if the Ming Emperor was a poor man!
Thinking of this, Zhang Mingwei felt better in his heart. He opened his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to talk about this, I can talk to you for days or nights. However, if there is another memorial about the loss of the city and the land, Oh, Your Majesty, please don’t blame me!”
The four words "lost city and lost land" were like a blow to Emperor Chongzhen's head, causing him to wake up completely and immediately showed a look of shame on his face. At the same time, he was also a little embarrassed, probably because he realized that he seemed to have lost his composure just now.
So, he coughed a few times quickly, looked around to see if there was no one around, and then said seriously to Zhang Mingwei, "Okay, sir, let's talk about the feudal clan, shall we?"
Yes, this is what it looks like! With this in mind, Zhang Mingwei seriously said to Emperor Chongzhen, "The vassal king is hereditary and can be enfeoffed in the country. This is definitely not possible. Therefore, the vassal king can be given real power, but it is prerequisite that the vassal king be enfeoffed overseas. At the beginning, It can be close to the Ming Dynasty, and then sealed further away."
Having said this, he raised his right hand, clenched his fist and raised a finger and said, "First, it can solve the fundamental problem of domestic land annexation, give the people a way to survive, and also ensure that the court can receive taxes!"
Then, he raised a second finger and said, "Second, if the vassal king is granted an external title and has the same origin as the Ming Dynasty, he will have a very high sense of identity with the Ming Dynasty. In this way, if there is a unified state in the future, it will be equal to the domestic Same."
"Third, it is to compete with the Western Yi for control of the world. Good things cannot be taken by them first!" Zhang Mingwei said this, wagging three fingers and said, "The benefits of feudal kings overseas, no matter it is It is good for the country now, and it will also be very good for the future.”
Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen was thinking seriously, he added, "Before the vassal princes and clans want to seal overseas, they can set an example for the local gentry. When defending the city and collecting money and food, they must actively cooperate. Such a vassal king will Prioritize the vassal overseas, and you can even choose a better place to establish vassal. As long as they take the lead, the local officials will be bolder, and the local squires will not dare to violate the rules."
This is the original topic, Emperor Chongzhen thought seriously. In this way, the local anti-thief national policy is supplemented from several aspects. If these measures can be put in place, I believe it will definitely be better than the current situation.
But he still had a question, or a doubt. I heard him say to Zhang Mingwei, "Sir, it is indeed a good idea for the vassal kings to establish feudal overseas countries. However, if they are given military and political power, what if they become stronger in the end and backfire on the Ming Dynasty?" manage?"
Hearing this, Zhang Mingwei couldn't help but laugh "haha", and then replied, "Your Majesty, if in future generations, under such good conditions as the Ming Dynasty, we will be attacked by a vassal king who was sent to a barbaric land. , do you think you will have such descendants?"
"..." Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help being speechless when he heard this.
But then he thought about it, even if the vassal king counterattacked, it would still be the Zhu family's world! When he thought about it, he felt relieved. Not to mention, the possibility should be slim!
As a result, Emperor Chongzhen had a serious discussion with Zhang Mingwei on the feudal overseas affairs of the vassal clan.
However, Zhang Mingwei's grasp of the macroeconomics is okay, but he is a bit unable to deal with the actual situation of this era and how to operate it well.
Therefore, at Zhang Mingwei's suggestion, Emperor Chongzhen summoned his ministers to discuss the matter.
Of course, these loyal ministers are actually those recommended by Zhang Mingwei.
"What? The vassal king is feudal overseas?"
Upon hearing what Emperor Chongzhen said, these ministers immediately thought, no matter how knowledgeable they thought they were before, they had never seen or thought that this could be possible?
Suddenly, there were a lot of surprises in the Wenhua Hall where the discussion was taking place.
The issue of the vassal king's family must be a headache for the knowledgeable people in the court, and it is also a problem that they are trying to solve. After all, they are not blind, and they naturally see the fact that the feudal princes and clans have become a burden to the Ming Dynasty.
But in the past, their eyes were limited to the Ming Dynasty. Because of this, I feel that the issue of the vassal clan is a bit unsolvable.
But hearing Emperor Chongzhen say this at this time was equivalent to opening a higher level for them, that is, a window to see the problem from the perspective of the world.
However, they are still limited by their understanding of the world, and they are naturally affected when discussing issues.
In this regard, Zhang Mingwei had to stand up again and asked the chamberlain to bring a copy of "The Complete Map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms". After hanging it on the screen, he immediately explained the world situation to them.
Zhang Mingwei also talked about where the Folangji people, Hongyi, etc. were, which places were important, and even where there were errors in the markings on the map.
So, in the Wenhua Hall, he talked in front of the map. All the top officials of the Ming Dynasty, including the emperor, all listened attentively to what they had heard for the first time.
Don't tell me, it's like a primary school student taking class seriously!
Zhang Mingwei's profound knowledge once again deeply shocked the people in the Wenhua Hall. Especially those who didn't know his origins were even more shocked.
Generally speaking, to be so familiar with the entire world, one must have traveled there. However, is it possible that Duke Xingguo is so young?
Therefore, when Zhang Mingwei finished speaking, the Wenhua Hall seemed very quiet. The people in the hall were all in a daze.
What I heard today is really unheard of!
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