However, the stubborn Ming government still rejected civilian maritime trade and immigration activities, and the sea ban was still not open. All foreign trade and immigration activities must be carried out under the guidance of the government. Zhang Fan's team, as the other end of the ocean, was another organizer of the Ming government's ocean-going activities.

Although this did not meet the expectations of Zhang Fan Akan and Shu Yao, and allowed China to go global in an all-round way. But there is also an advantage, that is, Zhang Fan's team comprehensively monopolized the foreign trade activities of the Ming Empire and became a veritable red-topped merchant! With the support of the court, Zhang Fan's team could set up offices in important ports in Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang, and under the official supervision of the Ming Empire, conduct a series of activities such as trade, shipbuilding, recruiting sailors and immigration.

Of course, the so-called supervision is just a game of political bribery. Zhang Fan's team, who holds the imperial edict of the Ming Emperor, can do whatever they want under the protection of local governments that have benefited. The biggest beneficiary of this is of course Hu Zongxian, the Zhejiang Inspector. But now I would like to congratulate Mr. Hu, who is already the first-rank inspector of the eight prefectures, who is in charge of the coastal maritime affairs of the Ming Dynasty, and directly joins Zhang Fan's team! And he is also the representative of the court of the Ming government organizing the ocean-going cause.

In name, Zhang Fan was the Marquis of Jinghai and was more glorious than Hu Zongxian's first-rank official, but in fact, Hu Zongxian was the first person responsible for the entire Ming Empire, and Zhang Fan's team was also under his control.

Of course, such ocean-going activities cannot be accomplished overnight. Even a great country like the Ming Empire needs to mobilize a lot of resources and strength. These resources are integrated by Hu Zongxian, who is well aware of the operation of the Ming Dynasty's officialdom. The development of the Ming government's ocean-going activities has really benefited greatly.

From now on, major sea ship manufacturing bases in Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang will be launched again. However, the sea ships manufactured this time are no longer the kind of sea ships of the fleet of Zheng He, the eunuch of Sanbao. Instead, Shu Yao provided the propeller design drawings and the more powerful sea ships with the strongest wooden sailing technology in modern times! Moreover, the cannons on all sea ships are also the latest after-loading artillery that integrates modern artillery manufacturing technology based on the manufacturing and casting technology mastered by Shu Yao!

In addition, Shu Yao also provides stronger steel and gunpowder casting technology. For example, the formula of high-carbon steel and the best refining ratio of modern gunpowder steel. There are new gunpowder technologies such as yellow gunpowder, fire cotton (tnt), detonator, and base fire. For a founding country that invented gunpowder, digestion and absorption of such technologies is simply easy! The granting of these new technologies has improved China's casting technology, firearm technology, and naval warship technology for several eras, surpassing Western countries for nearly two hundred years!

These ideals were originally intended to be realized in the Caribbean's own hiding place, but now they have become a reality in mainland China in advance! Moreover, the largest empire in the world has used the power of the government and integrated the resources of a country. Of course, it is much easier than Zhang Fan's team to rely on several pirates to play with new technologies.

It should be said that although Hu Zongxian is a corrupt official, he is a very avant-garde official in his thoughts. If this guy was placed in Europe, he would definitely be a person like Drake and Hawkins! He has a gluttonous enthusiasm for Ocean Wealth! Therefore, he has achieved the ultimate goal of introducing, digesting, and even reinnovating these new technologies.

Hu Zongxian encouraged the opening of new schools to specialize in cultivating talents who research and manufacture sea ships and artillery. These new technologies were directly applied to the docks run by coastal officials. With the competent teacher Shu Yao and the cooperation of Hu Zongxian, the promotion of these new technologies was very rapid!

The Book Fairy and Akan were often invited to the palace by the Ming Dynasty butterfly to tell stories from overseas. The two naturally instilled in the emperor a lot of the development history of modern Western powers, which made the Ming emperor a little enlightened and encouraged and supported the empire's marine cause. Even in the later period, when the Book Fairy and Akan talked, the Ming emperor no longer let his concubines in the harem listen to relieve his boredom, but let some important court officials listen to the lectures and learn. On several occasions, the Book Fairy even taught directly in the court!

Therefore, the Book Demon was named the Grand Secretary of the Hanlin Academy and the Grand Tutor of the Prince by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, which was ranked among the third Duke! He was also awarded the responsibility of supervising the reform of domestic schools and encouraging the establishment of more courses in addition to the Four Books and Five Classics. Emperor Jiajing also issued an imperial edict to recruit talents and founded the "Qiqiao Pavilion", encouraging the ingenuity of thinking and the development of science and technology.

The Book Demon was even nicknamed "Book Immortal" by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty! This identity also allowed the Book Demon to view the complete set of "Yongle Encyclopedia" and all the rare ancient books in the royal library. This is really a feast of knowledge for the Book Demon.

Aken is a genuine Maoshan Taoist priest, and this Jiajing Emperor respects Taoism even more. Not only did he believe in Taoism, but even his ministers were asked to respect Taoism. This also made Aken receive a good courtesy. He was actually named "Dinghai Zhenren". In the scene, he had a Taoist priest and could spread his branches and leaves.

Therefore, his advice was easily adopted by Emperor Jiajing. Even this time, Emperor Jiajing agreed to establish an ocean-going fleet, and Akan secretly deceived the emperor. The New Continent and America may have immortal immortals, which made the Emperor Jiajing moved. In addition to going to America to swear sovereignty and immigrate to colonize, the fleet also had a more important task, which was to find overseas immortals.

In a sense, China's colonization plan is actually a by-product of the Ming Dynasty's egg search for the overseas immortal art. This kind of deception is almost a test for the Chinese emperor. Because since Qin Shihuang, there are too many Chinese emperors who want to live for immortality and seek overseas immortality.

This time, Emperor Jiajing was recommended by a Taoist priest from Maoshan who traveled thousands of miles apart from the ocean. He caught a life-saving straw! Moreover, Emperor Jiajing is still in his twilight years and yearns for eternity. Akan is sympathetic and uses this method to achieve the purpose of affecting the development of Chinese history. He can be said to have understood the temper of the Chinese emperor.

The Ming government's action to establish the "Qiaosi Pavilion" was beyond the expectations of Shu Yao and Akan, because the old-fashioned and pedantic empire of the Chinese feudal empire was famous in history. This is also the reason why Western technology far surpassed China in later generations. This time, I don't know why the Ming emperor suddenly became aware of the need to develop scientific and technological power instead of abandoning these strange ingenious ideas, and only knew to blindly encourage brainwashing education in Chinese studies. This is probably related to the advice of Akan, a Taoist priest who likes clever thinking and alchemy.
Chapter completed!