Half a month later, two small sampans led a flying scissor boat under the movement of the crew and slowly left the Tianjin Wharf. In the Guanbo Pavilion, Zhu Yijun, dressed in casual clothes, stood there quietly watching the ship.

Zhiyuan finally left. I'm afraid there will be no more time to meet again...

Just then, the guest came over quietly, holding a box in his hand and said to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, this was sent by Shi Xuan's envoy to the servants."

"Oh? What is it?"

"Shi Xuanwei said that it was his shares in the Lugou factory and the bank's, saying that it was given to the emperor as a gift..."

Staring at the sea boat that was falling down the river, Zhu Yijun, who was reluctant to leave, suddenly covered his eyes with tears when he heard this.

"Zhiyuan..."

Zhu Yijun, standing in the pavilion, looked at Shi Yiwen bowing to him and said silently in his heart.

"Don't worry, I will definitely become a wise ruler..."

...

The eighth year of Wanli!

Any scholar who studies the history of the Celestial Empire always has too many doubts when reviewing the history of this year. After all, too many things happened this year, from Shen Xingshi and others to the plot against rebellion, to 100,000 households in the south of the Yangtze River for assassination of imperial envoys, to the attempt to rebel against Nanyang due to the assassination of imperial envoys, to the "Yi Fan was the prince."

The Ming Dynasty underwent earth-shaking changes this year. It was from this year that the Ming Dynasty, which had once implemented the maritime ban, turned its attention to the South China Sea. More than 20 vassal kings led more than 10,000 Wang Wei. In just six years, they successively visited all parts of the South China Sea, thus setting off an overseas expansion that was completely different from the "Geographical Discovery" of the West.

In the explanation of later historians, "Easy to enthrone the South Ocean", the wise and wisest decision of Emperor Shenzong of Ming Dynasty in his life. Faced with the reality that domestic vassal kings became increasingly burdens and even threatened imperial power, and the external pressure of Western civilization on the progress of Chinese civilization, Emperor Shenzong made this decision with a high-level and long-term vision, which not only successfully prevented the expansion of European countries in Southeast Asia, but also successfully achieved the second round of major expansion of Chinese civilization.

During the expansion of the countries in the South China Sea, the expansion of European colonists was stopped and repelled. This also allowed Emperor Shenzong to send Qi Jiguang and other generals to lead 200,000 new troops to expedition the north of the Great Wall ten years later, and finally completely broke the backbone of the Mongols on the shore of Lake Baikal, allowing this unruly nation to be completely tamed by the power of the Ming Dynasty. In the following thirty years, Emperor Shenzong launched three attacks on the Western Regions, thus causing this land that had lost contact with the Central Plains since the end of the Tang Dynasty to return to the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

From then on, the most solid foundation for the world's most vast country and the strongest power was laid. And everything began in the eighth year of Wanli!

Before the eighth year of Wanli, it was the Ming Dynasty!

Eight years later, the Ming Empire was presented to the world!

What happened during the magnificent Wanli period? Many historians were extremely puzzled, but what puzzled them even more was the Nanyang Xuanwei Envoy Department among the twenty-nine countries in Nanyang.

During this magnificent Wanli period, the Nanyang Xuanwei Envoy was undoubtedly an extremely dazzling existence, not only because of its extremely special status, but also because Shi Yiwen, a legendary figure, was the only "King of a Different Family" born in the history of the Ming Dynasty. What is the unknown relationship between him and Emperor Shenzong, who was born in Nanyang and the Emperor of Shenzong? What role did he play in the Nanyang Yifengzhong back then? All of this left too many unsolved mystery to future generations.

But almost everyone knows very well that it was Shi Yiwen, the "King of Zhennan" who pioneered the "Age of Discovery" of the Ming Dynasty. When the princes of the South China Ocean sent Chinese people wearing iron armor to attack the locals, King Zhennan, with his extremely keen sense of smell, realized the importance of North America, sent his fleet to sail to the depths of the Pacific Ocean, established the first colony in North America, and expanded the Chinese civilization all the way to the new continent...

...

In the 60th year of Wanli, in the northwest pavilion of the Shizishan Palace in the Nantianmen Gate, Shi Yiwen, who was over 70 years old, once again turned his attention to the north and the vast sea.

"King, the fleet probably won't come back today."

Looking at the king sitting on the recliner, the eunuch beside him whispered to remind him.

“The wind is too strong here…”

"It's not the problem, it's not the problem. Wait a little longer. They finally come home and always have to wait..."

Shi Yiwen smiled. He, the "King of Zhennan", was granted by Wanli in that year. The imperial edict was sealed in that wooden box. It was not until he opened the wooden box that he knew the content of the imperial edict after he opened it.

He was the first in the history of the Ming Dynasty to lead the Nanyang Xuanwei envoy, but this place was not the Nanyang Kingdom, and it was still the Xuanwei envoy. Then he said.

"In the 18th year, the Japanese pirates attacked Korea with an intention to invade our Shenzhou. At that time, the imperial court was preparing for war in the northern desert. The countries in the South China Sea were in charge of "respecting the king and expelling the barbarians" and formed a coalition army in the Xia Dynasty to lead the army north to march north to "surround Wei and save Zhao". After tens of thousands of coalition forces landed on the land of Japan, all the so-called elite troops of the Japanese pirates collapsed and collapsed. Toyotomi Hideyoshi urgently dispatched the army to surrender to the rescue. The Xia Navy wiped out the Japanese pirates' navy and wiped out the Japanese navy. In order to completely resolve the threat of Japanese chaos, the Xia Dynasty attacked the Japanese deceased, abolished the emperor, eliminated the chaos, and carried out counties and counties..."

In fact, it was to promote military occupation. Japan was divided into more than 20 occupied areas, and all the countries received an enclave as a "reward". From then on, there were no more Japanese countries in the world, only overseas enclaves of Zhuxia in the South China Sea. For so many years, every year when the troops sent to the garrison returned home, Shi Yiwen would personally go to the port to welcome their return.

This year is no exception.

Of course, every time they return, they will bring a large number of people - domestic slaves and women. In the past forty years, the Japanese have long been tamed into loyal dogs of Zhuxia, and they are all proud of becoming domestic slaves and concubines of Xia people. Even the Japanese are the best tools for his expansion in North America. Back then, the masterless ronin was better at dealing with the natives of North America. It was with those people's samurai swords that Nanyang has been advancing to the hinterland of North America. North America has become another destination for Chinese immigrants. Now millions of Chinese immigrants live there.

However, this was not what Shi Yiwen was most happy about, but also made him excited. It was the change of the Ming Dynasty, not the expansion of the Ming Dynasty in the north, but the emperor Zhu Yijun. His performance was completely beyond Shi Yiwen's expectations. As the emperor who had been in power for the longest time in the Ming Dynasty, he had been enterprising for the fifty years of his rule. This enterprising was not limited to the expansion of the country, but in all aspects. Zhang Juzheng's reform was not suspended because of his death, and even advanced towards a deeper level with his support.

From "adding students to acres" to "paying grains into one official and gentry" to commercial tax reform, under the strong promotion of Zhu Yijun, the Ming Dynasty presented it to the world in a new form, even making Shi Yiwen look a little unfamiliar.

Even last year, in order to maintain the rule of the Ming Dynasty in the Western Regions, Zhu Yijun issued the first "rail bond" to build a railway from the capital to Anxi, which is the bank of the Volga River in later generations. Of course, this also shows another problem - the court's money is not enough. In fact, the reason why Zhu Yijun has been constantly reforming over the years is that the court's income cannot support his expansion, so he can only continue to implement reforms.

"Maybe, Daming should be able to rest and recuperate..."

When this thought arose in Shi Yiwen's mind, he shook his head and sighed in silence.

The territory expansion of the Ming Dynasty was extremely beneficial to the stability of the Ming Dynasty - millions of refugees, especially those in the northwest, obtained a large amount of land in those newly occupied areas. The Ming Dynasty's "East Movement" may have hindered the population growth rate of the Xia Dynasty to some extent, but it is beneficial to the future of the Ming Dynasty.

"King, among the countries in the South China Sea, that is, the king, you have such kindness to the soldiers. If they knew that the king had been waiting for them to come back these two days, they would definitely..."

Before the eunuch could finish his speech, an eunuch pointed at the sea and said.

"I'm back, I'm back, you see, it's the smoke pillars of the ship, and there are several smoke pillars. It must be our fleet that has returned..."

The eunuch's shouts made Shi Yiwen stand up and look at the smoke columns of the sea level in the sky. It was the smoke emitted from the chimney of the ship. Twenty-five years ago, the machinery factory in Nantianmen "finally" created a steam engine. Ten years ago, the steam engine was installed on the ship. Now this is an era where steam boats and sailboats exist at the same time, and it is also the era when the steam era has just begun.

"Okay, they're going home..."

Shi Yiwen smiled and said.

"Let's go to the dock, you don't know. My favorite thing is to welcome them home. One thousand people are sent out every year. When they come back, they will bring back two or three thousand concubines, three or four thousand children, and thousands of slaves. I, a Nanyang native, cannot do without them..."

Of course, this kind of population is at the cost of a large number of people in the "Japanese land". However, this also has an advantage. While the population of "emptying cages and changing birds" in the Japanese land is decreasing, the number of Chinese immigrants there is increasing.

In fact, the same is true in Nanyang.

When he came down from the building, although he was already old, Shi Yiwen's steps seemed extremely light and he was in a very good mood because history had completely shifted the direction he was most worried about and was developing in the other direction, and the momentum of development was very good. If this momentum continues, even if he leaves the world one day, he can leave with confidence.

When he came down from the "Beiwang Tower", Shi Yiwen, who was far away, saw an eunuch running towards him in a hurry. After he ran over, he said with a telegram in his hands.

"The king, God Jing is urgently elected."

Shenjing is Beijing. There is an emergency power there? Did something big happen?

"But what's the point?"

"Your Majesty has passed away..."

What!

The sudden news made Shi Yiwen feel dazzled, and he was full of disbelief. The eunuchs who heard the news were all kneeling together, and there were crying sounds around him.

"Your Majesty..."

He left...

"King, lord, I am sorry, there is a will from the emperor to the king..."

"The last will, what about the last will..."

He murmured Shi Yiwen to take the telegram, but saw that there were only a few simple words on the telegram.

"Zhiyuan, am I a wise lord?"
Chapter completed!