Fang Jifan felt relieved when he heard this.

I thought Xu Jing was here to destroy his own station.

Although it was His Majesty's will to immigrate to the Golden Continent, no one in the world knew that Fang Jifan had made a lot of efforts behind the scenes. If the Golden Continent wasted, so much manpower, material resources and national strength would be wasted. I don't know how many people would bury Fang Jifan alive.

Summarize it.

What Xu Jing said is nothing more than one sentence: Everyone is in a difficult situation now, but the prospects are bright.

The military and civilians of the Ming Dynasty were good at land reclamation. As long as they were given a piece of land, they would try their best to grow crops.

Crops grew in the field, and some people wanted to steal their land. This is the grudge of killing their father and mother. It would be strange if you don’t play with your life.

You should know that the Ming Dynasty has many people and few lands. In this crowded environment, even between villages, within a family, within an irrigation canal, they can fight for hundreds of years, killing their descendants in the dark.

This is not to say that they are good at internal fighting, but because the land is limited and the clan does not hold a close group and do not seek more resources, they may face the risk of starvation or extermination of families or extermination of genocide.

If you don’t fight hard, what should you eat?

These people sent them to the Golden Continent and reclaimed the land. This land is their own private property. It would be strange if someone wanted to rob them.

Emperor Hongzhi looked solemn and showed respect: "The court should try every means to send more money and food, so that they do not need to be short of medical treatment or medicine. Follow the feudal vassal, you must prepare a batch of penicillin."

Fang Jifan said: "My son obeys the order."

Emperor Hongzhi sighed: "I read history, and Emperor Gaozu of Han wrote a song of great wind, saying: The wind blows and clouds fly. The power is added to the sea and returns to my hometown. How can I get a strong man to guard all directions!" He paused: "I am more lucky than Emperor Gaozu of Han. I have more loyal and brave men. It is a blessing for my ancestors..."

He paused, closed his eyes, and then opened suddenly: "You are the best, Xu Jing has worked hard and made great contributions. I have already ordered him to be a marquis. The achievements he has made today are not comparable to those of ordinary marquis. People overseas need to be persevering and need to die for a lifetime... I want to be appointed as a duke, what do you think?"

All ministers, look at me, I will look at you.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty twice won the titles, once the founding of the country and the Jingnan period. Now, the titles have begun.

In the words of Emperor Hongzhi, from the founding of the country to the Jingnan period and today's voyage to the West, all of which determined the turning point of the Ming Dynasty. There is nothing wrong with so many people who have made great contributions, have lived and died, and have been rewarded with great rewards.

The role of reward is to encourage more people to die for it.

Now, Xu Jing’s achievements are enough to be granted the title of Duke.

Liu Jian paused: "The old minister has no objection."

The rest nodded.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "And...Liu Jie..."

Liu Jie...

People were stunned and looked at Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Liu Jie was originally a Hanlin man, and he joined the army and traveled across the ocean to make his life and death for the Ming Dynasty. This is also a great achievement. Seeing that he was covered in scars, I am really moved that there are such heroes in the world. I want to entrust him to be a marquis to show his courage."

This time, he did not ask Liu Jian for his opinion.

Liu Jian was silent.

His son became the top scorer in the exam, turned his head, ran to the Golden Island, and joined the army. Now... he has been granted the title of marquis.

What a life experience.

The biggest advantage of a title is that it can be inherited from generation to generation and resigned with the country. As long as it does not commit a serious crime of treason, the glory and wealth of future generations can be guaranteed.

His Liu family has a marquis.

Liu Jian felt sorry for his son, but suddenly felt... maybe... he was far inferior to his son. His experience may even be after Qianqiu. People forgot their chief minister, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, but remembered that there was a Marquis of Fubo, Dinghai.

Liu Jian was both happy and worried, and felt mixed emotions in his heart. He bowed: "Old minister... thank Your Majesty for your grace."

"It's not that your family thanks me, it's that I should thank you..." Emperor Hongzhi sighed: "No matter how many rewards I give, I can't live or die like Liu Jie."

As he said that, he sighed: "In the past, I always asked, who could share my worries? The vast world, the world, the internal and external difficulties are all maintained by me, so hard. But now I know that there are many warriors in the world. They are in the corners and in the sky, and they have made achievements. Without them, I will have endless energy and cannot solve these messes. Xu Jing, Liu Jie and others are all pillars. If I don't reward you, how can I motivate the backwards? But..."

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help looking at Fang Jifan, as if he had just remembered: "I just remembered that they are all subordinates of Fang Jifan. Jifan and your disciples are all very good at professors."

Fang Jifan said: "My son is loved by Your Majesty and always stays in front of Your Majesty and listens to Your Majesty's teachings. My son is a person with brain disease. What kind of knowledge can he have is nothing more than following Your Majesty and being influenced by your Majesty, and then he will learn some truths and impart them to others. To be ashamed, this is actually the credit of Your Majesty. It is because of Your Majesty's good teaching that he has the potential of Xu Jing and others."

Emperor Hongzhi said in surprise: "Is that true?"

Fang Jifan was solemn, shook his head, and said with a righteous heart: "I am just speaking for justice!"

The ministers were completely convinced.

This dog thing again explains what justice means.

It seems that it will not take long to smell bad. From then on, no one will claim to be righteous.

Emperor Hongzhi laughed in silence: "It's your credit, it's your credit, why refuse? I am the emperor and I still rob you of this credit. I have always kept my brain disease on my lips. The psychiatric department of Xishan Hospital has been set up for so long, but I haven't seen you see you. If you talk nonsense, I will issue an order to send you to the psychiatric department for ten or eight years."

Fang Jifan shivered, almost with tears in his eyes, and said with a grievance: "The minister had to admit it. Yes, the ministers were all over the world and luckily taught some disciples. They were always a good talent and made some contributions."

Emperor Hongzhi: “………”

Emperor Hongzhi didn't know if he should be satisfied.

However, Xu Jing said at this time: "Your Majesty, when I came back, I not only brought a batch of specialties and gold and silver from the Golden Continent, but also brought a treasure. I wanted to offer it to Your Majesty. This treasure was brought back by Wang Wenyu from the School of Astronomy and Geography of Xishan Academy. He set out from Liaodong, crossed the strait by land, and then went south... to meet with us..."

Wang Wenyu...

Emperor Hongzhi was a little moved.

He thought Wang Wenyu was dead.

The army that escorted him back in vain, so he only insisted on continuing to travel west.

Emperor Hongzhi looked surprised and looked at Xu Jing: "Where are everyone here now?"

"They got along with us, but because they were not adapted to the environment, they had a serious illness. After a long time of treatment, they recovered. Because they had just recovered from the serious illness, they were not suitable for sailing. This time, he asked me to send him the geographic map album he surveyed and mapped along the way, notes along the way, and a generous gift."

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Not long after.

A large box was delivered to Emperor Hongzhi.

The box was opened, and there were stacks of manuscripts and picture albums.

Xiao Jing picked up some and sent them to Emperor Hongzhi.

This manuscript is obviously a bit old, but it is still well preserved.

Open it, there are maps drawn by Wang Wenyu.

The Spaniards began to explore the northern part of the Golden Continent. Therefore, in addition to crossing the Bering Strait, they also needed to find ways to cross the territory of many natives and Spanish peoples. The journey was extremely difficult.

The various tribes of the natives, the trade points of the Spanish, and the amount of armed forces were recorded incredibly detailed.

What conditions are required to pass through the Bering Strait, where is the location of the road and bridge, and what methods are used... These are also recorded incredibly detailed.

In the notes, there are various records about climate and humanities, and even mark what mountains and specialties are there. If you are garrisoning horses, what are the pros and cons?

Emperor Hongzhi was shocked to see it.

This is really a desperate attempt.

He looked carefully at the military forces and combat methods of the native tribes and kingdoms along the way.

Wang Wenyu even put forward a point of view.

It is far less pioneering than it is in the north.

Because there are many dense forests in the south, it is not appropriate for immigrants to reclaim land and expand. Moreover, natives are good at fighting in dense forests and are extremely adept.

But in the north, there are thousands of miles of fertile fields. Except for a few large mountains, there are almost all a large plain. As long as the immigrants organize a cavalry, if natives attack, these natives who do not know what cavalry are can easily defeat them with just one blow. The war horses in the north have an absolute advantage.

The Spaniards were in the south, and the space was compressed by the Ming Dynasty and gradually began to focus on operating the north, and the Ming Dynasty had to try every means to go north quickly.

To do this, there must be a large number of horses, the more the better.

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but realize it.

The message brought by Wang Wenyu is extremely precious.

Even the Golden Continent is actually just a concept for the Ming Dynasty to some extent. After all, it is too vast, thousands of miles north and south. For the Ming Dynasty, it is just a giant island, and many places seem to be hidden in the unknown fog.

And useful intelligence is crucial.

Emperor Hongzhi subconsciously said: "Come here, come and take the map."

Xiao Jing hurriedly asked the two eunuchs to get the map.

The map was directly laid on the ground like a carpet.

This is a map of the Golden Island.

There are only small dots above, and these dots are densely distributed in the central and southern part of the Golden Continent and the western part. Each point is a settlement, and most of the rest are blank, and the position they occupy may not be one percent.

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Chapter completed!