Qin Feng's face was red, and after two bowls of strong wine, he felt relieved. Every cell on his body seemed to be cheering and his mind seemed to be more active than usual. Compared to sitting in the palace to deal with memorials that seemed to never be processed, he was more happy to get along with these big and thick and thick soldiers in the army who were talking without any cover.

The generals always speak straightforwardly, sometimes even rudely. Unlike the men in the Zhengshi Hall, a very simple thing is that they will spread and smash the petals and turn around and go around several big circles before they will express their final meaning. Sometimes it makes Qin Feng feel a headache. Can't it be more direct?

Xi'er mocked her for reading too little because of her dissatisfaction, but should she speak like this if she read too much? This is a waste of time.

But Qin Feng knew that he could not change this, so he still felt that being with the military men would make him happier.

Sitting before the charcoal fire, he took the tongs and grilled a steamed bun and turned around, baking the steamed buns with tongs and golden brown, then carefully tore off the golden skin and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it, and then continued to put the white steamed buns on the fire and slowly roast them.

Chen Zhihua sat opposite him and was doing the same thing. He had never eaten like this before, but it seemed delicious. Chen Zhihua was not a poor child born in an ordinary family. His son was a high-powered general in the past. In terms of eating and drinking, Chen Zhihua never lost money. He had never done anything like baking steamed buns himself like now.

"Last time you came back from Manila, I asked you to go back to meet you, but you didn't go. Don't you miss you?" Qin Feng looked at the baked layer of steamed buns with satisfaction, and carefully tore a piece with two fingers and put it in his mouth.

"We had just arrived here at that time, and the military affairs were too high that I could only sleep for an hour or two a day. Once I left at that time, I was afraid that things here would be chaotic for a while. This would not work." Chen Zhihua replied. His barbecue skills were obviously lower than Qin Feng. Some places of the steamed buns were not yet roasted, and some places were about to turn into coke, but he happily stuffed the coke into his mouth and chewed it, and his lips turned black.

Being able to chat with Your Majesty like this is a reflection of his status. This makes him feel happier. A real man should not be powerless for a day. He grew up in the military camp and was a major general with a very high status. Of course, he can understand the beauty of power.

Of course, although I am also a general now, I am incomparable to the general I used to be. At that time, my father's army could be said to be the private army of the Chen family, and was even more loyal to my father than to the Dayue court. When my father rebelled with Luo Yishui, his army would follow his father without saying a word and take a knife.

The Ming army had only one loyal object, that is the young emperor in front of him. He was the general but the commander of this army. As long as the emperor wanted, he could replace himself at any time and let another person command the army, but he would not feel any discomfort in the army below.

Chen Zhihua is just a commander, not a owner, and this is very clear about Chen Zhihua.

If you want to always have this power, of course you must show corresponding value. You are not short of ability. As long as you are loyal enough and have enough merits, then a guy like Yang Zhi, who is deeply favored by His Majesty, cannot replace him.

"Besides, since I know that my father is safe and sound and has a fixed place to settle down, there will be time to get together in the future." Chen Zhihua put the torn steamed buns on the fire again and roasted them. "In fact, I miss my mother more than my father."

Qin Feng laughed loudly. Compared to Chen Jinhua, Chen Zhihua, the brother Chen Zhihua is really more mature.

"Wolves are wolves. No matter where they go, they always eat meat." Qin Feng Youran said: "Of course, Luo Yishui and your father can achieve this level with the number of people who crossed the sea with them. This really surprised me. So, if I can help them, I will naturally help them."

Chen Zhihua looked up at the emperor in surprise: "Your Majesty, shouldn't that area be included in the Ming Dynasty's Sun and Moon Banner in the future? I think my father and the others will not refuse. No matter how far they can do in Manila, they are a minority after all."

Qin Feng shook his head: "Zhihua, this world is too big. Not every place we need to conquer. We can use many other methods to reflect our will. Look, isn't this the case in Manila now? After Luo Yishui and your father took control of Manila, we can engage in trade and form alliances. In short, there are many ways to make that place aid for us. Conquering by force is not a good way. At least for many years, we do not have this ability. It is not like this continent."

There was only a small ball of steamed bun left. Qin Feng simply stuffed them into his mouth, chewed them down, took another sip of warm tea to rush the crumbs from his mouth into his stomach, rubbed his hands, and continued to say in Chen Zhihua's somewhat surprised gaze: "Although this continent is divided into four, after all, everyone lived under a banner, everyone had the same language, said the same words, and wrote the same words, so everyone did not feel discomfort in the war of unification. Many people even thought that the world would be divided for a long time, and that would be unified for a long time. This is the general trend of the world. Look at our annexation of Qin, from the generals who led troops, the people-owned officials who managed the local government, to the ordinary people, most people did not have any particularly fierce reactions. But such things would be different if they were trapped overseas."

Chen Zhihua thought about something.

"The people there look different from us, speak different languages, have different cultural habits, and even the gods who believe in the side are different. If we really want a large army to face the brink of power, or we will gain power there by relying on powerful force, but the resistance will never stop." Qin Feng said: "If we rely solely on force, we will be trapped in a big quagmire and cannot get out of our body. I don't have so much energy. Our main goal is to put it on this continent, annex Chu State, and defeat Qi State. This may take many years. Then, of course, to make this continent rich and powerful. This will take longer than it takes for me to defeat Qi State to unify the continent."

"Your Majesty is very worried. Compared with the mainland, that area is indeed a little useless." Chen Zhihua nodded.

"If Luo Yishui and your father succeed, it will give us a good fulcrum." Qin Feng laughed, "They are a few people, but they want to stand above those people's heads. It is natural for a moment, but over time, it will inevitably make the people there feel dissatisfied and want to oppose them. At this time, Luo Yishui must need our help to gain a foothold, and this is enough. We use this fulcrum to penetrate our influence there, so that the people there will understand that we will not

To occupy that place and enslave them, we must also let them understand that we are an existence they cannot afford to offend. If we really anger us, the army will kill them in an instant. With this foundation, we can spread our mainland culture without much obstacles, penetrate our values, and change the deeply rooted local concepts there little by little, so that they can become our absolute admirers. After they have something that cannot be solved, the first thing they think of is to come and ask us for help. That is enough."

"Be an arbiter rather than a controller." Chen Zhihua's eyes lit up.

"That's right. Our profits may not be weaker than those in occupying it, but they will be less trouble." Qin Feng nodded: "What's more, I have always been vigilant against those more Western countries. Look, they can produce such sweet wine, such beautiful glass, and those majestic warships. This shows that their strength is not worse than us. The sea blocks our chances of fighting, but can you guarantee that one day, there will be no cloud-like warships coming to our land?"

"Or we can hit it first!" Chen Zhihua's eyes were fierce.

"This is also an option, but that will happen many years later. Our navy does not have the ability to operate a large-scale long-term battle." Qin Feng shook his head: "And the distant Western forces have already done this. This is also one of the reasons why I made strong support to Luo Yishui and your father. Now we need a fulcrum to rely on combat to ensure that my pace of unifying the continent will not be disturbed by external forces."

"Your Majesty is far-sighted, I will submit to you." Chen Zhihua said sincerely.

"If a person has no long-term plan, he will have immediate worries!" Qin Feng spread his hands, "Thinking farther and making preparations in advance is always like being in a hurry when things come to an end."

"I really hope that one day, I can hold our sun and moon flag, but those Western countries will take a look." Chen Zhihua turned his head and looked at the bright wine utensils on the table, with a shiny light in his eyes.
Chapter completed!