Aspirations for Nation and Beauty Chapter 2: Iron Horse Glacier Section 58 Easy Strategy

Whether it is Xiao Tang, Su Qin, Ling Tianfang, or Bo Jinchen, they are all very surprised by the fact that the emperor summoned them into the palace at this time. Unless there is an emergency in the palace at this time, there is something that cannot be left for tomorrow. Come to the meeting to discuss? If it is important government affairs, it can also be discussed in the afternoon. At this time, it is almost dark and the gates of the palace are about to be closed, and people are not allowed to enter the imperial city for non-urgent business.

Seeing the four people hurrying over, Wufeng also felt that he was a little too excited. As soon as he received the news, he hurriedly summoned the four people, and he didn't care about the time, but he waited for such a good thing. I really hope that someone can come to share with me. If I hold it in my heart alone, even if I am in a good mood, it will be discounted. It is better to be alone than to be happy. This is probably the reason.

"Your Majesty, what urgent matter happened?" Seeing that His Majesty didn't seem to be anxious, instead he was beaming. After the four of Xiao Tang looked at each other, it was Xiao Tang who asked the question first.

"Uh, no hurry, no hurry, there is nothing very urgent, but I have great news, I hope to share it with you." Wu Feng is also a little embarrassed, this kind of time is urgent Entering the palace, I am afraid that everyone will guess that it is not a good thing, and now I say that, it is not so authentic.

Xiao Tang breathed a sigh of relief, although some complained that Wufeng made a big fuss, what kind of happy event is worth going into the night and recruiting important officials into the palace, isn't this a tossing of peace of mind? Wouldn't it be better to announce it at the Ming Dynasty meeting? It's just that Xiao Tang has nothing to do in this situation. I had no choice but to echo: "Is it a happy event? I don't know what happy event made His Majesty so excited?"

Wu Feng could also hear the dissatisfaction in Xiao Tang's words. At this time, he could only pretend not to understand the meaning behind the other's words, and said carelessly: "It's a good thing, it's a great thing, and this matter involves the national policy of the empire. There are some adjustments, so I have to invite all the ministers to enter the palace to discuss it first, and this matter cannot be delayed, so I want to set the tone first. I will bring it to the Super Conference tomorrow for a discussion, and strive to implement it as soon as possible. Time is waiting for me, this matter may be a starting point for the prosperity of the empire."

"Oh?" Both Xiao Su and Ling Bo were immediately whetted by Wu Feng's words, which involved the adjustment of the empire's national policy. Even if the four of them want to break their heads, it is difficult to think of any happy event that can even adjust the national policy of the empire.

"I don't know what is worthy of His Majesty's words like this? Please give me some famous words." Ling Tianfang couldn't help asking, if it involves the adjustment of national policy, I don't know if it refers to the adjustment of military policy, or not. Knowing that His Majesty the Emperor has any new ideas.

"Everyone, come and see," Wufeng took a breath, and put the lilac plant in his hand on the imperial case. Then he unfolded the drawn sea chart and beckoned the four of them to walk in and watch.

Su Qin first approached and observed the lilac plant Wufeng placed on the imperial case, and said after a while: "Your Majesty, this seems to be a spice plant. It should be cloves, which is a kind of shrub. The clove oil produced is It is the most important spice."

"Yes, this is a spice, so where is this spice mainly produced?" Wu Feng nodded and asked.

Xiao Tang and Su Qin exchanged glances, not knowing what kind of stimulation His Majesty received today, and asked such a pediatric question, "Your Majesty, the main producing area of ​​cloves is of course Meili County. Of course, it is also produced in the South Meli area controlled by West Orland and Jutland.”

"Then is this clove still produced in other places?" Wufeng continued to ask, ignoring the expressions of the two.

"I don't seem to have heard of this. At present, the spices are mainly produced in the Meli area. Although they are produced in other places, they are either of poor quality or the output is too low, and commercialization is very difficult." Su Qin is very good at this aspect. It is clear that he is in charge of diplomacy, foreign trade and commerce, and where the spices are produced does not bother him.

"Well, well said, Tian Fang, Jin Chen, do you understand where is marked on that map?" Wu Feng turned his head and asked the second envoy of the Privy Council.

"Uh, Your Majesty, this seems to be the sea chart of the New World. Mangadisha and Sabana are marked here, which are the two major colonial points of the empire in the central and southern part of the New World. Assab is marked here. It should be the southernmost control point of the empire, and further south, it seems that the sphere of influence of the empire cannot be reached." Ling Tianfang has always been very concerned about the actions of the navy, and the New World is one of the main areas for naval activities. He is also well aware of the progress made.

"Well, yes, it seems that Tian Fang is very familiar with this area, let you take a look at this island that day, how far is it from Assab?" Wu Feng asked with a smile.

Ling Tian looked around on the sea chart for a while before saying: "This island should be an island that was discovered not long ago. The information sent back from Sabana last time did not mark this island, but according to the surveying and mapping It is estimated that the ratio should be around 400 nautical miles. Why, why would His Majesty be interested in this island? However, there are indeed not many coastal islands on the east coast of the New World. This island is located in a moderate location and is not far from the coastline of the mainland. relay station.

"No, Tian Fang, although the geographical location of this island is also very important, what I value more is its economic value." A cornucopia, everyone, I tell you that the lilac plant on the desk was found on this island, and I tell you that the news came back that the island is full of lilac plants, it can be said that there are lilacs everywhere , dear friends, think about it, if this island is developed, what kind of huge wealth will it bring to the empire?

Wufeng’s words really surprised the four of them. If the island is really full of cloves, then the output can be imagined. The entire Laya continent has a great demand for cloves. The island is under the control of the empire, and the continuous wealth will flow into the empire's treasury.

"Your Majesty, if this is true, we really need to consider our current policies in the New World. Now that all the powers in the Western Continent are stepping up their efforts to explore and expand the New World, the Empire initially considered The New World has gained a firm foothold. In order to avoid conflicts with the powers of the Western Continent in the New World, we deliberately restrained expansion and exploration scale. At that time, the New World had not found anything with development value. If this clove island really exists, then we will The policy has to be changed, otherwise, if these areas are seized by the powers of the Western Continent, the empire will lose too much."

Su Qin's eyes sparkled, and the news came too timely. Spices are like soft gold for the empire and the entire continent, and the consumption of spices in the mainland is increasing every year. After the empire took control of Merry County, it attracted the attention of all countries in the western continent. All countries demanded to continue to maintain the original Merry County. The amount of spices exported when the principality existed, but now the demand for spices in the empire is also increasing day by day. This contradiction reflects that Su Qin, the deputy minister in charge of diplomacy, foreign trade and business, is also troublesome. The relationship between the countries in the Western Continent needs to be maintained, and the needs within the empire also need to be considered. Now that the solution is in front of him all of a sudden, how can this not make Su Qin excited.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I also think that the empire's policies in the New World should be adjusted appropriately. Now the countries of the Western Continent control almost the entire northern and western parts of the New World. Our navy has just explored the western fringes of the New World. Establish a colony there, but it is too far from the mainland of our empire, even from Qalyub, and our armed forces in the New World are not enough to protect our interests there, so I thought it was not just the navy The Marine Corps needs to expand its garrison in the New World, and the Army and the Imperial Council should formally enter the New World to establish a military and administrative organization that is in line with the interests of the Empire to ensure that the interests of the Empire can be guaranteed and continue to expand.”

Bo Jinchen, who is good at observing words and expressions, has already seen the purpose of Wufeng calling the four people~IndoMTL.com~The discovery of Spice Island forced the empire to consider the huge economic benefits and value of the existence of the New World. It was originally only for geographical discovery and expansion of power The needs of the scope, and now all of these have begun to be transformed into real benefits, and it is imperative to re-formulate national policies. Economic benefits need military power to guarantee, and as economic value is discovered, the imperial civilian personnel It is bound to appear on a large scale in the New World, and there may even be a large number of immigrants. Therefore, no matter from the perspective of administrative agencies or military departments, expanding their presence in the New World is already an urgent matter.

Seeing that several important ministers supported the expansion of presence in the New World, Wufeng became more cautious: "My dear friends, the New World certainly has huge interests and values, but we need to consider that the Empire has more important things now. Enemy, it is not possible for us to focus on the New World for the time being. If our actions in the New World are too large and the countries of the Western Continent interfere, then we may be in a dilemma and retreat, which will cause the empire to suffer huge losses. Persistence may allow military operations to expand indefinitely, benefiting our enemies in the north and south, and we have to consider this.”

"Your Majesty, I don't think this problem is difficult to solve." Su Qin and Bo Jinchen almost spoke in unison. After they looked at each other and smiled, Bo Jinchen asked Su Qin to speak first. Jiangshan Beauty Chronicle, Chapter 3, Sweeping Liuhe, Chapter 2, Iron Horse and Glacier, Section 58, Easy Strategy