Borrow the day to change the day

Under the watchful eyes of the whole hall, Zhong Jinwei pointed to the map with a thin stick and said: "As far as I know, the American region is the richest here, similar to the Jiangnan region of Ming Dynasty."

When the princes and clan heard this, they couldn't care less about being reserved, and they all surrounded the screen where Zhong Jinwei was.Those who moved slowly looked at the backs of people in a circle, so they had to jump around and look at the map, hoping to see where Zhong Jinwei was talking about in the first place.

The Wenhua Palace suddenly became chaotic, and there was no order.

Seeing this, He Ruchong, Minister of Rites, was helpless, so he had to come out again to maintain order.But this time it wasn't that he coughed and it was effective, and it took a lot of effort to calm down the hall.

Zhong Jinwei also felt that this method was not very good, so he asked the servant to arrange the screens in a semi-curved shape.When he points to the map himself, the other servants can see where he is pointing, and then he can point it out correctly on his own map, so that all the princes and clans can see clearly.

The place Zhong Jinwei pointed out was the Mississippi River Basin, where the land is fertile and an important place for producing crops.

After seeing it, the princes and clans kept it in their hearts, thinking that if they arrived in North America, they would rush here immediately and occupy Jiangnan in North America.

Then Zhong Jinwei pointed to the later Panama area with a thin stick and said: "This place in America is the most valuable. Because this place is the narrowest, it is also the easiest to dig a waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. As long as you own this place, you have owned it." A cornucopia, sitting on the ground to collect money, the money is endless!"

With Zhong Jinwei's description, the princes and clans immediately fixed their eyes on the Panama area on the map, wondering whether it is better to eat here first, or should they want the Jiangnan area?

This time, including Emperor Chongzhen on the imperial chair, everyone was moved by it.It even popped up whether he sent troops to occupy that area, wouldn't it be a great source of money!

But he just thought about it for a while, and then pushed the idea down.If the good place is occupied by himself, then these vassal princes and clans will have a lot of opinions, which may affect the feudal overseas policy, which is the last thing Emperor Chongzhen wants to see.

Zhong Jinwei looked into the eyes of those vassal kings and clans and knew that they wanted to take all these places as their own.

He smiled secretly in his heart, first returned the thin stick to the servant, and then said loudly: "These two places are good, but their disadvantages are also obvious."

"What's the disadvantage?" Prince Fu was startled when he heard this, and hurriedly asked.

"Because fat is what everyone wants to eat! Your Majesty has ordered that you princes are not to fight with each other, but don't forget that there are also Westerners. They will also come to rob these two treasured lands, and maybe even now They are already preparing to grab these two places. Therefore, before the princes want to occupy these two places, they should first think about their own abilities, whether they can eat or not."

Zhong Jinwei's words were like a basin of cold water poured on the heads of the vassal princes and clans.But think about it, of course there are people who are jealous of a good place.

Many vassal kings and clans began to secretly plan how to increase their own strength, so as to be able to withstand the attacks of the Westerners and seize these places ahead of other vassal kings.

However, Zhong Jinwei's next words made them hesitate again: "Of course, there are many good places in North and South America, but I don't remember where they are. Anyway, I have heard that North and South America have a lot of gold, silver, iron, etc. mineral."

After Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, he no longer cared about these vassal princes and clans, and let them judge by themselves.

Then he walked back to his original position, bowed to Emperor Chongzhen and said: "The minister should have finished speaking." "

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen turned his attention to Wen Tiren, the chief assistant.

Wen Tiren's throat was much better after resting for a while.After seeing Emperor Chongzhen's signal, he turned around and said to the royal family in the hall, "Who has any questions?"

At this time, the feudal princes and clans had already filled their minds with matters related to feudal overseas, and what Wen Tiren and Zhong Jinwei had said just now was relatively comprehensive, so they couldn't remember anything else to ask.

Therefore, after Wen Tiren finished speaking, no one made a sound.

Wen Tiren waited for a while, but when no one spoke, he reported to Emperor Chongzhen that the meeting could be over.

The closing words were, of course, said by Emperor Chongzhen: "The feudal lord's overseas feudalism still needs to be kept secret. I will send factory guards to watch over it. If someone leaks the secret and causes twists and turns in this matter, I will never agree."

Admiral Wang Cheng'en of Dongchang and Commander of Jin Yiwei Luo Yangxing appeared out of nowhere, and replied to Emperor Chongzhen: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the servants (subjects) will definitely do their best!"

Emperor Chongzhen raised his hands and asked the two biggest secret agents of Ming Dynasty to step down, and then continued: "After you go back, arrange personnel to report to the capital first, and prepare to go to the Americas to find out. Follow-up matters, when the time is right, we will Someone will notify you."

The vassal meeting officially ended after Emperor Chongzhen’s voice fell. The time, place, people, content and significance of the vassal meeting were remembered by the students of later generations, because they would pass the relevant questions in every major history exam. content.

Although the vassal king's meeting is over, the follow-up related small meetings will continue to be held.

In the afternoon of the same day, Zhong Jinwei and Wen Tiren gathered in the Wenhua Hall to discuss with Emperor Chongzhen what to do next for the feudal clan overseas.

"Wen Qing, how is the arrangement of the first batch of ships going to North America?" Emperor Chongzhen first asked Wen Tiren.

"I have transferred some ships with ocean experience from the southeast to Tianjin Wei to listen to the order, and the family members of the crew members will come with the ship and will be settled in the capital." Wen Tiren replied with a bow to Emperor Chongzhen.

This is to take the family members of the crew as hostages, so as to prevent those crew members from never returning or making any mistakes.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded, and went to North America to investigate in the early stage, and verified whether the places where large-scale supply points were to be built along the way were really suitable. Not too many ships were needed, and this emergency method was also possible.Moreover, Shoufu has also taken into account the issues of confidentiality and loyalty, which has already been considered in place.

When he thought of this, he looked at Zhong Jinwei and asked him, "Master Zhong, do you have any specific ideas on how to assimilate the aborigines in North America?"

Zhong Jinwei took a look at Wen Tiren before answering Emperor Chongzhen, "I have some ideas, and Mr. Wen will arrange some people to work together to discuss some appropriate measures."

Emperor Chongzhen said "Oh", and asked Wen Tiren, "Wen Qing, who are you planning to arrange?"