My Daming New Empire

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Ha San clasped his fists and said, "Yes, Xiaomin was only a 16-year-old young man at that time, but now he has become an old man."

"Hongwu was 11 years old, and it has been 38 years now. You have lived in Timur and Daming for a long time. What's your opinion on the two places?"

This question has long been considered by Ha San. He has already imagined what to say when he sees Zhu Zhanji many times before, and what questions Zhu Zhanji will ask him.

So he said without hesitation: "The land of the Timurid Kingdom is barren, not far from that in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty, and far worse than that in the south of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty. Because the land is barren and not suitable for farming, most tribes live on nomads. Only a few riverside areas can grow food. However, the Timur country is located at the junction of the east and the west, and all the people are engaged in business, so the commercial atmosphere is strong."

Zhu Zhanji asked again: "Then do you think it is my Ming Dynasty that is stronger, or the Timur Kingdom is stronger?"

"The two places have their own advantages and disadvantages. In the past, the Ming Dynasty had some shortcomings, but since His Royal Highness encouraged reforms, the current Ming Dynasty has surpassed other countries in terms of workmanship."

The trade that developed from the Qin and Han Dynasties has actually been controlled by the Arabs for thousands of years.Before the Age of Discovery, the Arabs were indeed qualified to discriminate against the Ming people.

Because most of the tea, porcelain, ironware, sugar, silk, spices, etc. that played a major role in ancient trade were produced in the Far East.

But it was the Arabs who controlled the channels of trade.

Although the Far East belongs to the manufacturer, it has never really grasped the pricing power, and most of the profits have been made by the Arabs.

Although the Age of Discovery kicked off the invasion of this huge empire, from the sixteenth century to the middle of the nineteenth century, during these 300 years, Ming really became a country with a trade surplus.

Over the past few hundred years, Daming has collected more than 80.00% of the world's silver and more than 30.00% of the gold.

From the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there were not many silver and copper plates at all, but later they became piles of gold and silver.

As a result, the production of gold and silver all over the world cannot keep up with the expansion of trade scale, and it is not enough to send all of them to the Far East.

In the end, the western countries were forced to be poor and crazy, and had to use force to carry out the opium trade, and finally developed to directly rob it.

Now the age of great voyages has not yet begun, and the Arabs still control the trade channels between the East and the West.

So although the Arabs do not have a powerful country now, and are even enslaved by various ethnic groups, they still have a kind of pride when talking about the economy.

Zhu Zhanji smiled lightly. He wanted to open up trade channels between the East and the West this time, and he didn't want to tell the small character Ha San.He smiled lightly and asked, "Is it just work?"

Ha San didn't hear the sarcasm in Zhu Zhanji's words, but became interested and said, "Your Highness, in just a few years, Daming invented muskets, waterwheels, bearings, cement, etc., all of which belonged to Daming." Advantages. Nowadays, all countries do not have these things, and Ming Dynasty should spread these technologies as soon as possible, expand production and processing, and these things will definitely be in short supply."

Zhu Zhanji didn't mention the musket, but asked: "After expanding the scale and letting outsiders learn it, isn't it impossible for us to do exclusive business?"

"But before he learns from other countries, Daming will make a lot of money." Ha San was stunned for a moment, then quickly rounded up the words, and said with fists in his hands: "From Chang'an to the capital, to Quanzhou, Xiaomin has already contacted many people. The tribe is willing to spend money to buy patents and make greater contributions to Ming's trade."

Zhu Zhanji is too lazy to listen to him continue to daydream here, and wants Daming to disclose the technology, how can there be such a good thing!

Just like papermaking, after being learned by them, most of the paper in Europe is supplied by Arabs.

Where would their golden age be without paper!

And Zhu Zhanji can also see that this Ha San is a poor fool, he has always positioned himself as a big cannibal, not a Ming person.

He was born in Baghdad, but he only lived in Baghdad for a maximum of 15 years, because he had to leave for a year when he came to Daming.On the contrary, he has lived in Daming for 38 years, and still considers himself an outsider.

Such a foreigner who can't support a family, even if he doesn't have a rebellious heart, it's useless to have him.

He showed a sneer and said, "You want to earn more money, right? After earning money, you can make muskets, so that you can fight Daming instead?"

Zheng He's expression changed, he clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness..."

"The Duke of Dian is forbidden to speak!" Zheng He was frightened by the serious Zhu Zhanji and dared not speak any more, his face was a little embarrassed.

This Ha San went west with him last time, and this time he followed. If he really committed a crime, he, the commander in chief, is also responsible.

Zhu Zhanji stood up all of a sudden, without looking at Zheng He, who was a little embarrassed, he walked up to Ha San who was still in a daze, and said condescendingly: "Come here, take Ha San and his entourage down, and interrogate them separately." , I want to see what kind of conspiracy and tricks he wants to do!"

Feng Xiaonian and the others had already made preparations, tied up Ha San's two followers outside, and rushed in.

Only then did Ha San realize it, and quickly knelt down. "Your Highness, Xiaomin has been wronged!"

Zhu Zhanji sneered and said, "I'm wronged... well, I'd like to know what you've talked about in private with more than twenty imams since you arrived in Malaka for more than half a month! Don't tell me. Gu, you are just discussing the scriptures!"

When Ha San heard this, he suddenly collapsed.He thinks that he will not be noticed, and his work is not strict.

As long as Zhu Zhanji arrests everyone and interrogates them separately, what he did can't be hidden at all.

"Your Highness, forgive me, and Xiaomin is willing to make amends!" He howled miserably, and crawled forward, wanting to hug Zhu Zhanji's thigh.

But without Zhu Zhanji moving at all, Feng Xiaonian and Xuan Cheng rushed up, pressed him to the floor, and stuffed a rag into his mouth.

"Put it down. These days, everyone who has contact with Ha San must be controlled. It must be accurate to the process of his contact with people every minute!"

When Ha San was detained, the room quickly returned to calm.At this time, Zhu Zhanji looked at Zheng He and said, "What did the Duke of Dian want to say?"

Zheng He still couldn't believe it and said: "Your Highness, Ha San should not have the heart of rebellion..."

"Mr. Dian, don't say anything so early. You are allowed to participate in the interrogation, but you are not allowed to intervene. I will not wrong a good person, let alone let an enemy go!"

Zheng He immediately clasped his fists and said, "I will never interfere with the trial, and I will definitely find out the truth about this matter. I just hope that His Highness will deal with it leniently. After all, there are thousands of cannibals in the fleet, and they will all be of great use in the West."

Zhu Zhanji said noncommittally: "Gu will not promise, it depends on what he has done!"

When Zheng He left, Zhu Zhanji stood under the wide eaves, watching the showers outside, and couldn't help laughing.

He was really happy, so happy!

For a long time, he was looking for a solution to deal with the Nanyang Green Sect, but it was very difficult to do so.

There are hundreds of thousands of Muslims in Daming, and there are countless Green Sect members in Nanyang.These people cannot be beaten or scolded.Even if they want to control the countries in Southeast Asia, they will definitely play tricks behind their backs.

Because they would definitely not want to see Da Ming completely control Nanyang, this kind of contradictory opposition is deeply rooted.

Dealing with the Nanyang Green Sect will also arouse opposition from the Muslims and big cannibals in the Ming Dynasty. If we don't deal with them, I always feel like a stick in my throat.

Now, Zhu Zhanji only hopes that Kazakhstan can become a little more powerful, and really have the ruthlessness to rebel, and more people will be involved.

In this way, it is logical for him to deal with Nanyang's Green Sect!

He has been looking for a reason to do it, and now the opportunity has come.

As soon as Zheng He came out of the main hall, he saw a team of servants from the Counseling Department, carrying a stack of books and letters, walking towards the small courtyard where Sun Lin was.

With a move in his heart, he asked, "But the harvest from the search of Ha San's residence?"

Zheng He can be said to be the idol of all eunuchs. From the first eunuch to the chief eunuch, the navy director, and the Duke of Dian, no one has surpassed him.

The leading eunuch bowed and said: "Director, that's exactly the case."

"What's the gain?"

"This is written in the script of Dashi, and the next official is about to recruit general officials to interpret it."