When he said this, Zhu Youxiao looked at Qi Yuanfu with a serious face and said, "I don't care what method you use, you must bring him back. Do you understand?"
After hearing this, Qi Yuanfu's expression became serious.
Qi Yuanfu didn't know what His Majesty was going to do, but he knew exactly what His Majesty wanted him to do.
To put it bluntly, it means ensuring that the Portuguese must come to the capital; if they don’t come, they will be forced to come, even if they have to be tied up.
In fact, this was just Zhu Youxiao's backup plan. He believed that the Portuguese would not refuse.
Not to mention the Portuguese, everyone is now seeking to trade with the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty is just too lazy to pay attention to them.
Smuggling has always existed, but it was actually monopolized by a few people, such as Li Dan, the famous maritime merchant and pirate of the Ming Dynasty.
As for others who wanted to trade with the Ming Dynasty, it was extremely difficult. The Portuguese were able to stay in Macau because there were not many people there. The most important manpower was their own people, which took a lot of effort.
The Portuguese had to pay taxes and land rent to the Ming Dynasty every year, and also bribe local officials before they were allowed to stay in Macau.
Now that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty wants to open a port to these Portuguese, they are so happy that they are about to jump for joy. How could they possibly refuse?
However, if the Portuguese got into trouble, Zhu Youzheng would have them brought back. As for the outcome, we would have to wait until they were brought back to the capital.
Now we can steal some of the Portuguese technology, and Zhu Youxiao is still very interested in their technology.
It's worth noting that the Ming Dynasty sent people to Macau several times to purchase cannons. Four were purchased in the fourth year of the Tianqi reign, and ten in the second year of the Chongzhen reign. Emperor Chongzhen even named the Macau cannons, which were installed on the gates of Beijing, "General Shenwei." The later Red Coat cannons also proved the strength of the Bujialao Cannon Factory.
Under such circumstances, after annexing the Bugalao Artillery Factory, the Ming Dynasty could obtain a lot of technology from it, combine it with the current technology and verify each other. Zhu Youxiao believed that there would be gains.
"Oh, there's one more thing." Zhu Youxiao looked at Qi Yuanfu and continued, "It's about people who can build ships. When you go there, you must collect some of those foreigners who can build large ships. No matter what method you use, you must bring them back."
"Also, we need to retrieve all the ocean-going and shipbuilding blueprints. You must handle this matter very carefully and not cause any disturbance."
"As long as you don't let others know, I'll allow you to do whatever you want. I let you go because your family once fought in naval battles. Have you lost that skill now?"
"Your Majesty, no!" Qi Yuanfu quickly agreed.
Qi Yuanfu knew that the emperor was talking about Qi Jiguang, a name that weighed heavily on everyone in the Qi family. The Qi family's current status was also due to Qi Jiguang.
As for what the emperor wanted to do with these things, Qi Yuanfu certainly knew it very well.
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said with satisfaction, "He looks quite like a son of a general. Go ahead, don't let me down, and do a good job!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Qi Yuanfu quickly agreed.
After Qi Yuanfu left, Zhu Youxiao stood in the main hall, gazing into the distance with no change in his facial expression.
He will not be able to do anything for the next period of time. What Daming needs to do now is to rest.
In Liaodong, he defeated Huang Taiji and crippled him. After a few years, Huang Taiji was unable to recover.
In Mongolia, Ligdan Khan could not cause any trouble, nor could Khorchin and Inner Khalkha. The three of them might fight, but it had nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty, which could only watch.
In fact, this conjecture is unlikely to be realized. Lin Danhan did not have that ability. If Lin Danhan was really a wise leader of the grasslands and a strong man sent from heaven, he would not have been portrayed like that in the original history.
At present, the court had no major issues, and the money Zhu Youxiao had earned in Zhangjiakou was enough to last for a while. The remaining funds would be earned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs from trade in the northwest.
The Imperial Household Department has now started to make money. The brand usage fees alone are a huge sum of money every year.
The so-called brand usage fee is actually the cost of royal tribute, which requires money to buy a place. Now the name of royal tribute is getting higher and higher, and the price is getting higher and higher, which makes this fee increase.
In Zhu Youxiao's view, the royal tribute had begun to turn into a luxury item. Under such circumstances, the Imperial Household Department earned a lot of money every year.
So Zhu Youxiao didn't have to worry about spending money in the next few years, and he planned to take a few years off.
Zhu Youxiao was ready. All he had to do now was to wait quietly for everything he had done to ferment.
The Portuguese, I don't think they'll be able to reach the capital in a short time. Once they do arrive, their things will need some time to be converted, and the translation of those 7,000 books will also take time.
In addition, it takes time to train the army and it takes time for the Hundred Craftsmen Institute to manufacture equipment.
Until these things were achieved, Zhu Youxiao did nothing.
Developing in a stable environment for a few years would be of great benefit to the Ming Dynasty. Isn't this what you're trying to achieve by tossing and turning?
Glancing at Wei Chao standing beside him, Zhu Youxiao said directly, "Go back and pack up, and then set off for Macau."
Wei Chao felt very sad.
What was he doing in Liaodong? Why is he being forced to leave now?
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