Huang Guan was used very smoothly, and the key was that his awareness was very high.

After completing the selection in Nanjing and Zhili, Huang Guan also applied to Zhu Ying to go to Beijing to supervise in person.

However, this request was rejected by Zhu Ying.

Most of the expeditionary force's commanders had already been in the capital, so there was no need to make another trip to Peking to pick them up.

The Ming army is not so bad that it cannot even accomplish this task.

With the detailed regulations provided by Huang Guan, we can just follow them.

Compared with the southerners, the soldiers in the north obviously have more advantages, especially those living in the Liaodong area, who have long been accustomed to the cold.

However, considering that after crossing the Bering Strait, the four seasons in North America become distinct, both the north and the south are needed.

After the preparations for the expeditionary force were completed, Zhu Ying summoned Huang Guan into the palace again to discuss the arrangements regarding Southeast Asia.

…

"After seven years, I didn't expect to return to the capital, and everything has changed."

The Zhengyangmen Wharf was bustling with people and the sounds of people moving goods could be heard everywhere.

Yao Guangxiao looked at this pier that was both strange and familiar, and sighed with admiration.

Originally there were only some dirt roads here, but now everything you see is paved with cement.

Not only the wharf, it seems that the river has been widened. The ships coming and going are dazzling, and the prosperity can be seen.

Yao Guangxiao had heard of Zhengyang Avenue when he left, but he had never seen it with his own eyes.

At this moment, looking at the dense crowd on the wide avenue, everyone was shocked.

The feeling of Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden is like living in the countryside in later life and suddenly arriving in a bustling metropolis.

"Your Highness, it's really very good."

Yao Guangxiao's eyes lit up.

In the past, he never had much sense of belonging to the Ming Dynasty. In his view, the change of dynasties was common. What he cared about most in his life was to display his ambitions and talents and leave his name in history.

It was not until he saw the current Ming Dynasty that he was greatly shocked.

Having lived in Goryeo for a long time and then visited Japan, Yao Guangxiao from the grassland can be said to have opened his eyes to the world.

But everything in other countries is as small as ants in front of Nanjing, the capital.

Whether it was the porters or the traveling merchants, all of them had rosy faces and longing eyes, reflecting the vigorous vitality of the Ming Dynasty.

Everyone has an ideal country in their heart.

Yao Guangxiao, who came back for the first time in seven years, felt that he had found his true love.

Yes, seven years have passed.

I left home at the age of fifty-seven, and now I am sixty-four.

When people reach old age, they inevitably have the idea of ​​returning to their roots.

After the ship docked, Yao Guangxiao refused his entourage's offer to take the direct train, wanting to take a good look at the brand new Nanjing for himself.

Of course, he was still accompanied by two guards.

Yao Guangxiao was wearing a cassock representing the Goryeo national teacher, which was extremely luxurious.

Although the restrictions on clothing are not as strict as before, ordinary people still dare not provoke those who can wear such robes.

When Yao Guangxiao stepped into Zhengyang Avenue, he felt what it was like to be shoulder to shoulder with people. Even in a small restaurant, there was a long queue.

This is the outer city, and there are already so many people here.

That's what people say.

Among them, Yao Guangxiao also noticed that he could see the sign of the Public Security Bureau almost every two alleys, which meant that there were a large number of security personnel in the capital.

This is my country.

At this moment, a sense of national pride arose in Yao Guangxiao's heart.

Perhaps only those who have been living in a foreign land for a long time will have such a strong feeling.

In fact, Yao Guangxiao should have returned last year.

But because I was waiting for Zhu Quan.

Zhu Ying summoned Yao Guangxiao back to reform the Central Plains mythology system.

But the place of Goryeo cannot be abandoned, someone must guard it.

Currently, there is a three-way balance of power, which maintains the current Goryeo. If the balance is broken and Yao Guangxiao leaves directly, then Lee Seong-gye will definitely take advantage of the situation to seize the Goryeo throne.

Therefore, Zhu Ying chose Ning Wang Zhu Quan to take over.

This was not a matter of establishing a vassal state and temporarily replacing Goryeo.

One of the considerations was that Yao Guangxiao was over 60 years old. At such an old age, his health was a problem. Once something unexpected happened, Goryeo's plan might fail and it would be an opportunity for Lee Seong-gye.

Zhu Quan is young, has experienced wars over the years, and has some skills in strategy.

There is no problem in replacing Yao Guangxiao.

Yao Guangxiao had to wait until Zhu Quan arrived and completed the handover before he could come back. After a while, it was already this time.

…

"Daoyan is back? Why didn't he come to the palace?"

"Your Highness, Master Daoyan wants to wander around Nanjing alone."

Zhu Ying got the news from the Embroidered Uniform Guard that Yao Guangxiao was shopping. Only then did he realize that seven years after Yao Guangxiao's departure, the Ming Dynasty had undergone earth-shaking changes.

"Alright, let him go. He's exhausted from the journey. Let him rest for a day and come back to the palace tomorrow."

"Yes, Your Highness."

After the Jinyiwei left, Zhu Ying smiled and said to Huang Guan: "You should know Daoyan."

Previously, Zhu Ying had been discussing the layout of Nanyang with Huang Guan.

Huang Guandian nodded: "Master Daoyan is very famous in Tianjie Temple, but when I arrived at the Ministry of Rites, Master Daoyan had already followed the King of Yan to Beiping."

Yao Guangxiao went to Beiping in the 15th year of Hongwu, while Huang Guan became the top scorer in the imperial examination and entered the Hanlin Academy as an editor in the 24th year of Hongwu, so they were naturally staggered.

Zhu Ying smiled and said, "Daoyan is a man of great talent and learning. He has made a deep study of the three religions of Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. This time I want to reform and improve the Central Plains mythology system, and I cannot do without his help."

Zhu Ying had previously told Huang Guan about the influence of the mythological system on overseas education and beliefs.

This is Huang Guan’s weakness.

After all, Huang Guan read the Four Books and Five Classics and was a serious Confucian scholar with a good family background. He had little exposure to theories about gods and ghosts.

Zhu Ying wants to draw on the primitive settings of later generations, which naturally involves many detailed names.

How could Zhu Ying possibly memorize these names?

Those stories, I basically forgot them after reading them, and I only remembered the general idea. If I really want to write them down in detail, don't be funny, he is just a college student, not an expert professor in this field.

Furthermore, his level of classical Chinese is very average, and the new Honghuang system must have two versions, classical Chinese and vernacular Chinese.

It is obviously difficult for ordinary people to complete the setting of this primitive system.

On the one hand, there are only a few people who are proficient in both Taoism and Buddhism. On the other hand, Zhu Ying needs to include his own personal opinions in his writings, and only Yao Guangxiao is most familiar with such things.

Zhu Ying also wanted to include gods from other countries, such as the Olympian gods of ancient Greece, ancient Egyptian mythology, ancient Indian mythology, Norse mythology, and even the now-faded ancient Roman mythology. All of these major ancient mythological systems should be included.

Even the so-called God must be included.

Other small countries will naturally be downgraded.

At present, many parts of world mythology have not formed a large system. Especially at the current time when world civilizations are initially integrated, if a unified and complete world mythology system is produced, it will definitely have a huge market.

Originally, Ming Dynasty was the richest, most powerful and mysterious country in the world, so it was reasonable that its ancient mythology system was the strongest.

If anyone thinks it is unreasonable, that’s great. As representatives of the mythological system, we can try it out and we will know.

As for Timur, it doesn’t matter. At present, there is no mythological system in Timur’s native land, and Persian mythology is also fragmented.

Furthermore, although Timur was influenced by Persian culture and called himself Sultan, he was actually a Turk, and he inherited the legacy of the Mongol Empire.

In the confrontation with the mythological system, it is not worth mentioning at all.

It's even simpler in Europe.

After all, the ancient Roman Empire has collapsed, and Europe has been divided into fragmented small countries. The population of all Europe combined is not as large as the population of our Ming Dynasty, even from a mythological perspective.

The power of faith in the gods of my Ming Dynasty is much greater than yours. How can your mere millions of believers be compared with the 80 million believers of my Ming Dynasty?

Moreover, in the mythological system formulated by Zhu Ying, the emperor himself is also the representative of the gods, but he has the power to deify.

This is the coverage of civilization.

Civilization is one aspect, but military strength is also very important.

The final showdown, of course, still relies on fists.

Zhu Ying pointed to Nanyang on the map and said, "The entire Nanyang is close to our Ming Dynasty. My plan is to gradually relocate the people within ten years, and then control the military forces of the entire Nanyang. Even if I retain the countries in Nanyang, I will at least demilitarize them."

Demilitarization is a new term that Huang Guan had never heard of before, but it is easy to understand.

He asked with some doubt: "Your Highness, the Ming Dynasty's ocean trade will gradually open manors in the Southeast Asian countries, recruit serfs, and grow food. This method can transfer the resentment of the people to the other countries. Why should we, the Ming Dynasty, bear it?"

"With the military support of our Ming navy, we can control all the coastal waters within Malacca and seize their money and food to enrich Ming. I think this is the most efficient way."

Demilitarized indirect rule would also make the people of Southeast Asia resent the Ming Dynasty. If only farms were opened, this resentment would not affect the Ming Dynasty.

The explosion that had accumulated over time was also borne by the Nanyang countries.

So Huang Guan was a little confused about this.

Zhu Ying was very familiar with this Little Ice River bridge segment. After all, he had already told the old man about it once, so he could tell it again with ease.

Liu Rixin was used as a shield again.

Zhu Ying slowly told the story of how climate change affected the change of historical dynasties, causing the Ming Dynasty to suffer from ice, locusts and famine two hundred years later.

Huang Guan was deeply shocked after hearing this.

He didn't expect that the Crown Prince had already seen the Ming Dynasty two hundred years later, and that he was so short-sighted.

He stood up and bowed, saying: "I am stupid, your Highness, this is for the benefit of future generations."

Zhu Ying waved her hand: "It's okay, you don't know this information, it's normal to have such thoughts."

Huang Guan's thoughts began to change. After a moment's silence, he said, "If that's the case, if you want to plot against their country, you must first cause chaos. Our Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette. Rashly sending troops would violate moral standards and damage the dignity of our great country."

"It is in chaos, just like Annan. Our Great Ming should attack with the army of justice, put order out of chaos, and then we can control it."

Zhu Ying nodded slightly.

I have the same idea as him.

The countries in Southeast Asia have their own cultural beliefs and complete ruling institutions. Unless there is chaos, it will be difficult for the Ming Dynasty to have a reason to intervene.

Sending troops to attack is the worst option.

If we are too strong and show our determination to unify Southeast Asia, it will be easy for all the countries in Southeast Asia to unite.

Don't underestimate Southeast Asia. The coastal areas are fine, but the inland areas are mostly tropical jungles with miasma everywhere. If the Ming soldiers were forced to go into the forest to fight, casualties from plague would be a huge problem.

Moreover, once the war breaks out, the wealth from Southeast Asia will decrease, and the overall interests of the Ming Dynasty will be greatly affected.

Even if they took over the entire Nanyang region, they would still have to deploy a large number of troops to suppress and deal with the uprisings that were breaking out everywhere.

In the end, it actually shook the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

The biggest influences are still on climate and environment.

If it were a large plain area, it would have been flattened long ago. Of course, in that case, it would not have been Zhu Ying's turn to do it, as the previous dynasty would have naturally completed it long ago.

"Your Highness, what do you think about selling firearms in Southeast Asia?" Huang Guan suddenly spoke after thinking for a while.

Zhu Ying was a little surprised and asked, "Tell me in detail."

Huang Guan continued, "The matchlock gun invented by His Highness is undoubtedly a magical weapon in small-scale combat. However, due to the large-scale equipment used by the army and the opening of firearms factories throughout the country, the matchlock gun and granular gunpowder are no longer a big secret."

"Now, in addition to secretly purchasing from the Ming Dynasty, many of these sea merchants even have their own small workshops for production."

"The matchlock guns they produce are naturally much inferior to those of our Ming Dynasty in terms of durability and power. Now that the secret has been leaked, it is better to allow them to buy more and sell firearms in Southeast Asia to support local gangs, nobles and various forces."

"Under this situation, we will be able to create more chaos. At the same time, we can also guide our Ming noble families to intervene in the fight, and then suppress it with the navy, and wait for the right opportunity."

Zhu Ying smiled and nodded: "Your idea is very good, write down the specific arrangements in a charter."

"There is a lack of staff at the James Mansion right now. You can recruit the talents who are suitable and give advice and set up the structure."

Huang Guan’s ideas are very consistent with Zhu Ying’s thinking.

Zhu Yinghui's idea was based on the historical situation of concessions by foreign powers in the past.

Huang Guanke does not have the ability to know about future history, so these ideas were all figured out by him through his own research and are in the correct direction.

In later generations, the concessions eventually disappeared.

The reason behind this is actually related to the number of people.

The great powers have few people and can only occupy the upper level of rule.

The Ming Dynasty is different. Currently, 80 million is already the largest population in the country, and it is currently encouraging childbirth.

In fact, even if they are not encouraged, people are still having children like crazy, and having two children in three years is the basic practice.

Therefore, when the people were constantly migrating and the population proportion reached a certain level, the Nanyang countries would naturally belong to the Ming Dynasty.