"Boss Jiao is too concerned. I naturally have my own reasons for spending so much energy on planning for North Korea and Japan. I believe you have also seen North Korea. Since its merger into the Ming Dynasty, all the Ming Dynasty has been very satisfied with this.

What people want is name, what people want is land, and what businessmen want is money, all of which can be obtained from North Korea. And with North Korea as an example, I believe that more people will come out of the Ming Dynasty in the future, and then

It can alleviate domestic land annexation."

Zhou Chong paused here, and then slowly said: "As for Japan, I mainly need two places in Japan. The first is the Ishimi area on Kyushu Island in Japan, which is the largest silver mineral in Japan.

The reason why Japan produces silver is because of that silver mine. My Ming Dynasty used silver as its currency, but its silver output is not high, so that kind of stone silver mine is very important to us. As for another place,

It is an extremely important port, which is related to whether we can reach the distant American continent..."

Zhou Chong then introduced the extremely rich products of the American continent. In addition, European colonists have begun to land in the Americas. If the Ming Dynasty allowed Europeans to develop with the help of the American resources, it would definitely pose a great threat to the Ming Dynasty in the future.

You can see some points from the Portuguese attacking Malacca. If you want to reach the Americas from the Ming Dynasty, you must pass the currents from Japan, so the Ming Dynasty also needs to have at least a port in Japan. Of course, it is best to be able to completely occupy Japan.

.

Even with Jiao Fang's cunning, after listening to Zhou Chong's story, he opened his mouth wide in shock and his face was filled with incredible expressions. He never expected that the young man who had just turned 20 in front of him would actually be

With such lofty ambitions, he has even begun to plan the future direction for the Ming Dynasty. Could it be that he can become the governor at a young age? He used to think that this was the favor of His Majesty the Emperor, but now it seems that Zhou Chong is

Jiao Fang was naturally extremely shocked by having a broader mind and lofty gaze than him.

After a while, Jiao Fang woke up from the shock, and stood up and bowed to Zhou Chong and said, "The Governor is very ambitious, and he is far beyond ours. Jiao has lived for so many years in vain. In terms of knowledge and mind,

But he is far from being compared with the Governor, which really makes Jiao feel ashamed!”

Seeing Jiao Fang's solemn salute, Zhou Chong was also shocked. He hurriedly helped the other party up and said, "Old Master Jiao really looks at Zhou too much. As the saying goes, managing the family and governing the country and pacifying the world.

When Zhou's family was in decline, he only wanted to revive his family business, but later he was appreciated by His Majesty, which naturally made Zhou have the intention to repay the kindness of his king. Therefore, what Zhou did now was just to repay His Majesty.

I really can't be praised by the elders like this!"

"The Governor-General doesn't have to be humble. I saw that the adult was so young. I felt a little contempt in my heart, and even thought that the adult was just relying on His Majesty's favor, so I could go from a white-hearted person to his current high position. But now it seems that

I am really too ignorant. From my perspective, among the civil and military officials in the court, I am afraid that no one can compare with the Governor!" Jiao Fang praised again.

He is now very glad that he had a shameless face to ask Zhengde to come to Zhou Chong. He originally wanted to become an official through the Sihai Governor's Office to satisfy his pursuit of fame and fortune. But now it seems that this is simply his comeback.

If he can assist Zhou Chong in completing the annexation of Japan, and then reach the new continent that is legendary rich in gold and silver, and is also the hometown of corn and sweet potatoes. Then Jiao Fang's reputation will definitely reach another peak, at least not as good as his original one.

The cabinet chief minister should be low.

Zhou Chong also saw Jiao Fang's face full of fanaticism, and he had guessed what Jiao Fang was thinking in his heart, but he was happy to see that Jiao Fang wanted to use his help to restore his reputation. After all,

Only when Jiao Fang has something to ask for him will he work harder in the future. Although Jiao Fang is now eighty years old, as long as he can persist for a few more years and lay a foundation for himself in government affairs, this is for Zhou Chong.

The greatest help is, not to mention that Jiao Fang also has many disciples, such as his son Jiao Huangzhong, who is also a clerk. As long as Jiao Fang can help him sincerely, there is no need to worry about lack of talents in the future.

Next, Jiao Fang carefully asked Zhou Chong about his plans for the future. After all, this is related to whether he can make a comeback. Before Zhou Chong expressed his ambitions, he first explained the general trend of the whole world, especially in Europe.

The current situation of various countries, especially the two hungry wolves, Portugal and Spain, have begun to colonize all over the world. If the Ming Dynasty does not seize the time, it may not only lag behind European countries in the future, but also be bullied by European countries.

Although Jiao Fang did not believe that the Ming Dynasty would be bullied by the small European countries, he was wary of the rise of European countries, especially when he heard Zhou Chong's introduction that the European firearms had surpassed the level of the Ming Dynasty's firearms.

He was even more vigilant, because the reason why Taizu and Chengzu were able to drive Yuanmeng to the grassland was that the application of firearms played an important role, but now even the firearms that the Ming Dynasty was proud of have been surpassed.

How could this not be alert to Jiao Fang?

After talking about the overall situation of the world and the situation of European countries, Zhou Chong began to explain his plan for the future Ming Dynasty. This was also the second time he proposed his plan to others. The first person to hear this plan was Zhengde, and he also got it.

The other party's great praise, the reason why Zhengde was able to support him was that in addition to the two of them being brothers, he also attached great importance to Zhou Chong's plan, and even let Zhou Chong continue to conceal his identity for this purpose, so that he could be more

Conveniently complete this plan.

In Zhou Zhong's plan, he divided the future direction of the Ming Dynasty into three major directions. The first direction was to capture Nanyang. This capture was not just about using force, but about using business to open up the way, and then assisting with force, as much as possible

Incorporate the entire Nanyang into the territory of the Ming Dynasty and completely turn the Nanyang into the inland sea of ​​the Ming Dynasty.

Nanyang not only has extremely rich products, but also has a vast island. In this way, the Ming Dynasty not only can obtain a lot of economic benefits from Nanyang, but also can migrate some domestic people to Nanyang, and on the one hand, strengthen the Nanyang

On the other hand, rule can also resolve the increasingly sharp land annexation contradictions in the Ming Dynasty. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone. I believe that by the time Nanyang is developed, the contradictions within the entire Ming Dynasty should have been almost transferred.

The properties and land in Nanyang were urgently needed by the Ming Dynasty, so Zhou Chong listed Nanyang as the first direction for the Ming Dynasty to expand outward. At the same time, he also regarded the entire Nanyang as the forbidden property of the Ming Dynasty, and no other force could be in contact with it. Therefore, Portugal was previously

If someone wanted to enter Nanyang, he was beaten back by Zhou Chong. Now he had to send an envoy to discuss peace.

While controlling the South China Ocean, Zhou Chong did not forget to trade with the Portuguese. This was his second expansion direction, that is, the Indian Ocean region, which has now become the territory of the Portuguese, but Zhou Chong knew that because

The Portuguese had too few troops, so they could not completely control the entire sea area. In addition, the Portuguese were defeated by themselves before, so now is a great time for him to invade the Indian Ocean, where he will command the Ming Dynasty caravan and the Portuguese to set off.

Competition should lead to more commercial profits.

For the Indian Ocean region, Zhou Zhong’s ultimate goal is to completely exclude Portugal from the sea to the west of India, and then encourage the other party to re-diggle the already blocked Suez Canal, as long as this golden waterway connecting Asia and Europe can be reopened.

Although the Portuguese could make huge profits from it, this also gave the Ming merchants the opportunity to reach Europe through here, and even directly expanded the influence of the Ming Dynasty to Europe in the future.

The first two directions are south and west, while the third direction is east, which is the American continent mentioned earlier. This extremely rich new continent has too many interests, and the Ming Dynasty must not fall into it.

Not to mention anything else, the huge gold and silver mines there alone are enough to make the Ming Dynasty devote enough energy to open up the route, and the Americas still have infinite potential. Now the Ming Dynasty can occupy a place there, so that it will be even bigger in the future.

development.

After hearing Zhou Chong's three directions of future development, Jiao Fang was even more shocked. On the one hand, he did not expect that Zhou Chong, who was young, would understand the general trend of the world so well. On the other hand, he did not expect that Zhou Chong would be so familiar with the world.

The plan is far more than Japan, there are Southeast Asia and India. Zhou Chong should have enough time to complete such a huge plan, but with Jiao Fang's age, I'm afraid he will never hope to see this huge plan be implemented successfully in this life.

.

When Jiao Fang thought that he was lucky enough to participate in this huge plan, but he didn't have time to see the plan successfully implemented, this made Jiao Fang feel a little depressed. However, he immediately thought that he could lay the foundation for the entire plan at the beginning, and he was afraid that

He will also be famous in history in the future, and he has many disciples and disciples, who are still young and should be able to help Zhou Chong complete his plan. And as long as the plan is successful, his name will be with the help of these disciples and disciples.

Shines in history.

Thinking of this, Jiao Fang couldn't help but feel excited. He had already made a decision in his heart. After he went back this time, he immediately wrote a letter to his disciples and asked them to come to Shuangyu Port early. With the help of these people, he should
Chapter completed!