Whether it was Xiao Tang, Su Qin, Ling Tianfang and Bo Jinchen, they were all very surprised by the emperor's sudden summoning to the palace at this time. Unless there is an emergency, there is anything that cannot be discussed at tomorrow's court meeting? If it is important government affairs, you can choose to discuss it in the afternoon. At this time, the sky is already dark and the palace gate is about to be closed. No entry into the imperial city unless it is urgent.

Seeing the four people coming in a hurry, Wufeng felt that he was a little too excited. As soon as he received the news, he rushed to summon the four people, and he didn't care about paying attention to the time. However, he really hoped that someone could share this good thing with him. He would keep it in his heart alone, even if he was in a good mood, it would be discounted. It would be better to have fun alone than to have fun. This is probably the reason.

"Your Majesty, what urgent thing happened?" Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor did not seem to be anxious, but instead looked happy. After Xiao Tang and the other four looked at each other, Xiao Tang asked the first question.

"Uh, don't be anxious, don't be anxious, there is no matter what urgent matters. I just have great news, I hope to share it with you." Wufeng was also a little embarrassed. This kind of thing attracted everyone to enter the palace urgently, but everyone would guess that it was not a good thing. Now that I said this, it was really not so authentic.

Xiao Tang felt relieved. Although he complained that Wufeng had made a big fuss, what kind of happy event is worth the night and he still recruited important officials to the palace. Isn’t this a worry-free struggle? Isn’t it better to announce it at the Ming Dynasty meeting? But in this case, Xiao Tang was helpless and had to echo: “Is it a happy event? I wonder what happy event made Your Majesty so excited?”

Wufeng also heard the dissatisfaction in Xiao Tang's words. At this time, he could only pretend that he could not hear the implicit meaning of the dialect and said carelessly: "Good thing, a great thing, and this matter involves some adjustments to the imperial national policy, so I have to recruit the ministers to discuss it first, but this matter cannot be delayed, so I want to set the tone first. To discuss it at the court meeting tomorrow, and strive to implement it earlier. Time is too late. This matter may be a starting point for the empire to flourish."

"Oh?" Both Xiao Su and Ling Bo were suddenly irritated by Wufeng's words. It was a big happy event involving the adjustment of the empire's national policy. It was difficult for the four of them to figure out what kind of happy events would be there that could even adjust the empire's national policy.

"I don't know what is worth saying this by Your Majesty? Please tell me clearly." Ling Tianfang couldn't help asking. I don't know if it was an adjustment of the national policy to refer to the adjustment of military policies, and I don't know what new ideas this emperor has.

"Look at me, what is this? What is this?" Wu Feng took a breath, put the lilac plant in his hand on the imperial desk, then spread the drawn chart, waved his hand to signal the four people to come closer to watch.

Su Qin first approached and observed the lilac plant that Wufeng placed on the imperial desk. After a while, he said: "Your Majesty, this seems to be a spice plant, it should be a lilac. This is a shrub. The lilac oil produced is the most important spice."

"Yes, this is a spice, so where does this spice mainly come from?" Wu Feng nodded and asked again.

Xiao Tang and Su Qin exchanged their eyes. They didn't know what stimulation was caused by His Majesty the Emperor today, and they actually asked about this kind of pediatric problem. "Your Majesty, this main lilac production area is naturally Meli County. Of course, the South Meli area controlled by Sioran and Jutland is also produced."

"Then are these lilacs produced in other places?" Wu Feng ignored the winks of the two and continued to ask.

"This seems to be unheard of. Currently, spices are mainly produced in the Meli area. Although they are produced in other places, they are either of the poor quality or the output is too low, so it is very difficult to commercialize them." Su Qin is very clear in this regard. He is in charge of diplomacy, foreign trade and business, and where the spices are produced cannot defeat him.

"Well, it's well said, Tian Fang, Jin Chen, do you understand where the map is marked?" Wu Feng turned his head and asked the Second Envoy of the Privy Council.

"Well, your Majesty, this seems to be the chart on the New World. It is marked here that Mangadishu and Sabana are two major colonial sites of the Empire in the central and southern part of the New World. The place where Asab is marked here should be the southernmost control point of the empire. Going south, it seems that the empire's sphere of influence cannot reach." Ling Tianfang has always been very concerned about the Navy's actions. The New World is one of the main areas of naval activities, and he is also well aware of the progress made by the Navy.

"Well, it's not bad. It seems that Tianfang is very familiar with this area. That day, you can see this island. How far is it from Asab?" Wufeng asked with a smile.

Ling Tianfang looked around the chart for a while before saying: "This island should be an island that has just been discovered. The information sent back from Sabana last time has not been marked. However, according to the surveying and mapping ratio, it should be around 400 nautical miles. Why, why is Your Majesty interested in this island? However, there are indeed not many coastal islands along the east coast of the New World. This island is moderately located and not far from the mainland coastline. It is a good relay station."

"No, Tianfang, although the geographical location of this island is also very important, I value its economic value more." Wufeng looked excited, "The discovery of this island will be a treasure pot of the empire. Everyone, I tell you that the lilac plant on the desk was found on this island, and I tell you that the news from the back says that this island is full of lilac plants, and it can be said that lilacs are everywhere. My dear friends, think about it, if this island is developed, it will bring great wealth to the empire?!"

Wu Feng's words really surprised the four of them. If this island is really lilac everywhere, the output can be imagined. The entire Raya continent has a great demand for lilacs. If this island can be controlled in the hands of the empire, the continuous wealth will pour into the empire's vault.

"Your Majesty, if this information is true, we really need to consider our current policies on the New World. Now the powerful people in the Western Continent are increasing their efforts to explore and expand the New World. The empire initially considered that they had just gained a foothold in the New World. In order to avoid conflicts with the powerful people in the New World, they were interested in restraining the expansion and exploration scale. The new world had not yet discovered anything of development value at that time. If this lilac island really exists, then we have to change the policy. Otherwise, if these areas were taken first by the powerful people in the Western Continent, the empire would suffer too much."

Su Qin's eyes were also full of sparks, but this news came too timely. Spices were like soft gold for the empire and the entire continent. The spices consumed by the mainland increased day by day every year. After the empire controlled Meli County, it attracted the attention of countries in the Western Continent. All countries demanded to continue to maintain the original amount of spice exports when the Principality of Meli existed. However, now the demand for spices within the empire is becoming increasingly strong. This contradiction reflects that Su Qin, the deputy minister in charge of diplomacy, foreign trade and business, is also difficult. The relationship between the countries in the western continent needs to be maintained, and the needs within the empire also need to be considered. Now the solution is suddenly placed in front of him, so how can Su Qin not be excited?

"Yes, Your Majesty, I also think that the Empire's policies in the New World should be adjusted appropriately. Now the countries in the Western World have almost controlled the entire northern and western part of the New World. Our navy has just explored the western edge of the New World and is ready to establish a colonial point there, but it is too far from our empire, even if it is too far from Gellyub, and our armed forces on the New World are not enough to protect our interests there. So I think not only the Marines need to expand the scale of their garrison in the New World, but the Army and the Imperial Government Department should officially enter the New World, and establish a military and administrative agency that is in line with the interests of the Empire to ensure that the interests of the Empire can be guaranteed and continued to be expanded."

Bo Jin-sen, who is good at observing words and expressions, has long seen the purpose of Wufeng summoning four people. The discovery of the Spice Island forced the empire to consider the huge economic interests and values ​​of the existence of the New World. It was originally just a need for geographical discovery and expansion of the sphere of influence. Now all this has begun to be transformed into real interests, and it is imperative to re-formulate national policies. Economic interests need military forces to ensure it. As economic values ​​are discovered, civilians in the empire will inevitably appear on the New World on a large scale, and there may even be a large number of immigrants. Therefore, whether from the administrative agencies or military departments, it is imminent to expand their existence in the New World.

Seeing that several important officials supported the expansion of their existence in the New World, Wufeng became cautious: "My dear ministers, although there are huge benefits and values ​​in the New World, we need to consider that the Empire now has more important enemies, and we cannot focus our main energy on the New World for the time being. If our actions in the New World are too large, we may be in a dilemma. Retreatment will cause huge losses to the Empire. If we insist on it, it may expand military operations to benefit our enemies in the north and south. We have to consider this."
Chapter completed!