My Daming New Empire

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However, with the rapid expansion of the Hanwang Mansion in these years, the current Hanwang Mansion has already expanded its power to more than half of Africa.

Except for the Mamluk dynasty, Ming's hardcore younger brother, who did not move, most of the eastern Africa is now respected by the Han Palace.

Not only that, they also captured Angola in later generations, and because of the slave trade, they repeatedly had conflicts with the Jin Palace.

In the past, they maintained restraint with each other, but as the conflicts have intensified in recent years, there have even been small-scale battles.

Of course, both of these two families have covered up these contradictions, but the Chief Secretary of Ming Dynasty is not a simple person, and has already obtained a lot of evidence.

From this change, Zhu Zhanji can also see that the ambitions of the two families are gradually growing. They have stayed in Xizhou for too long, and they already have other thoughts.

Although they are still loyal to the imperial court, this is because their economy, technology and trade all depend on the imperial court.

More importantly, Zhu Zhanji is still alive now, and neither of them dare to have the slightest disagreement.

What if Zhu Zhanji died?

Zhu Zhanji is very unwilling to see this kind of change.But at this time, he has no excuse to deal with these two palaces, after all, they are still very obedient.

Moreover, in these years, they have contributed more than 50 strong castrated blacks to Daming. These people have contributed to the development of Daming, and they are credited to Daming.

On the other hand, they actively expanded in Africa and carried out large-scale reclamation, turning many areas that were not suitable for living into fertile fields.

The original central Africa was plagued by miasma, but now, most settlements are free of miasma, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment.

If Zhu Zhanji wants to deal with the two of them, or to suppress them, he must have a legitimate reason.

When Xie Yun goes to Europe this time, he will go to Europe to understand the situation more intuitively so that Zhu Zhanji can make a decision.

Zhu Zhanji is very relieved about Xie Yun.

In terms of ideology, he was influenced by Confucianism. He was a staunch unified ideologue and was wary of any strong vassal.

As a person, Xie Yun has lived in Nanyang and Nanzhou for many years since he was a child, and has a broad vision and thinking. It is difficult for anyone to hide himself in front of him.

The key to breaking the game is actually in the hands of Zhu Zhanji. In recent years, except for a few nobles such as Cao Guogong and the Li family, who have been entrusted to Xizhou, most of the honorables have been entrusted to Nanzhou and Nanyang.

In the past few decades, Daming has accumulated a lot of nobles, and it is absolutely possible to entrust another batch to Xizhou.

However, before that, Zhu Zhanji still wanted to have a clearer understanding of the attitudes of Han Palace and Jin Palace.

Regardless of whether they are obedient or not, Zhu Zhanji must be able to make a decision in one fell swoop.

If they dare to be disobedient, Zhu Zhanji will definitely cut them off, these two powerful feudal clans who are too powerful.

If he is obedient, Zhu Zhanji will also entrust a group of nobles to go to Xizhou to weaken their control.

Today's West Continent is not the barren Africa of the later generations. The blacks south of the equator have hardly been wiped out. The climate there is warm, the land is fertile, and the resources are rich. It is much richer than South Continent.

Jinwang Mansion and Hanwang Mansion occupy such a large area, which has already aroused the envy and hatred of other clans.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanji only needs to push a little bit behind the scenes, and naturally someone will compete to stand out.

On the day of sailing, Xie Yun got up early in the morning. After comforting his wife, he first took his two sons who were going to Europe with him to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors, and then went to the main house to bid farewell to his father Xie Zhenqi.

Xie Zhenqi is a few years older than Zhu Zhanji, and he is seventy this year.The champion man who used to look better than Pan An is now an old man in his dying years.

However, he has taken good care of himself these years, and his body is still in good health. Otherwise, Xie Yun would not have gone to Africa in high spirits.

After sending the two grandsons out, Xie Zhenqi looked at the mature son in front of him, pondered for a while before saying: "In the 20th year of Yongle, I won the number one prize for my father on the gold list. At that time, His Majesty was still His Royal Highness, and he said that I am soft and young. I was dissatisfied and asked to be released in the name of the number one scholar.

But when I became an official, I realized that I really didn't settle down before.In the past few decades, the imperial court has undergone rapid changes. As a father and an official, I have always been trembling, for fear of obeying His Majesty's words.

You are different from me. You have lived in Nanyang since childhood, and have lived in various places in Nanzhou. You have seen the different lives of people in various places in Ming Dynasty, and you have more knowledge than being a father. "

But Xie Yun knew that he was not as good as his father in literary talent.

Xie Zhenqi looked at his son and sighed: "Being a father has blocked your way all these years. Today you are going to travel far, and I will give you four words for my father: tread lightly and face deep."

Chapter 41 Golden City

Xie Yun was born in Yongle for 19 years and is 44 years old this year.

He has been taught by his talented father Xie Zhenqi since he was a child, and has traveled to all continents. He is not only talented but also well-informed.

However, because Xie Zhenqi's father holds an important position, he is still only a sixth-rank cabinet member and has not held other positions.

Although serving as the emperor's secretary, even if he is a sixth-rank official, no one dares to underestimate him, but after all, he is still only an insignificant role in the sequence of officials of the Ming Dynasty.

With his talent, such a low position is a bit of a treat to him.

However, Xie Zhenqi is the former prime minister and the current speaker.As his eldest son, it is impossible for Xie Yun to ascend to a high position when his father is in charge of the government.

There are more taboos for important court officials than for expatriate officials.Even if they are in charge of military power, as long as they are not in the same area, the powers of both parties will not have superimposed effects.

In the court, if both father and son hold important positions, it will result in the concentration of administrative power, which Zhu Zhanji has been avoiding.

Therefore, even though Xie Yun has outstanding talents and abilities, he still can only be subservient to a sixth-rank cabinet with no real power.

Xie Zhenqi said so now, he has made up his mind, and is going to sue the old man to make way for his son.

Hearing what his father said, Xie Yun didn't resentfully dissuade him.Regarding Xie Zhenqi's retirement, the father and son have communicated many times.

He is 70 years old this year, and he has already reached the age of retirement, but he is in good health and has always refused to accept his old age, so he refuses to leave his job.

"Father, why do you say these words when your son is about to travel far away?"

Xie Zhenqi sighed and said: "My father knows that your trip to Xizhou this time will be the beginning of your majesty's solution to the Xizhou problem. This is also the signal sent by your majesty to me. If I don't understand what your majesty means, that is Stupid.

However, you have to be clear that this trip to Xizhou is certainly an opportunity for your Majesty to make meritorious service, but you must always remember that you must not be contaminated by the right and wrong of Xizhou. "

Xie Yun pondered for a while, and asked: "It is said that when Your Majesty was young, the King of Han had the intention of spying on the great treasure. Did your father mean this?"

"Since you understand it in your heart, you won't say anything more for your father. When you come back next year, it will be time for you to take care of your father."

Xie Zhenqi didn't say any more, Xie Yun glanced at his father, but said again: "Father, you have been intriguing with others all these years from the Prime Minister's Office to the Parliament, but you seem to have forgotten that His Majesty is not a caring person today. And Not to mention that the old King of Han has been riding a crane for a long time, but from what His Majesty has done these years, it can be seen that the Palace of Han Dynasty has never been kept in mind by His Majesty. Now His Majesty wants to attack the Palace of Han Dynasty, not because of the fact that the Palace of Han Dynasty had a different heart , just because they have now become a hidden danger to the stability of Ming Dynasty."

Xie Zhenqi smiled and said: "You can see clearly, so the old father doesn't think about it anymore. Today you are going to travel far, and as a father, I hope you will have smooth sailing and return home as soon as possible."

At Yuejianglou Wharf, more than ten warships and transport ships of various types were waiting by the trestle.

There are warships escorting Jieyun, yachts transporting European representatives, and four ships are representatives sent by the two banks of the Ming Dynasty and transported silver and copper coins.

This time representatives from various European countries came to Daming. Apart from the peace agreement, the main purpose was to invite Daming Bank to open banks in European countries to stabilize prices.

European countries have been in a money shortage for decades.Not to mention the lack of gold and silver coins, even copper coins are severely lacking in European countries.

Because there is no currency, large-scale trade in many countries is still carried out by barter.