Concerns about the sudden attack on gunboats along the coast of Ming Dynasty, the emperor began to accelerate his layout in the South China Sea.

Although this will be followed by the conquest of the Spaniards in Luzon, the plan has been formulated, with the focus on the Malacca region.

That's right, the area is much larger than the Portuguese area of ​​Malacca, which includes Temasek (Singapore), and part of the land of the Sultanish dynasty of Malacca.

In the Emperor's plan, a solid naval base would be established in Temasek with sufficient naval and army forces to fully control the entry and exit of ships in the Strait of Malacca.

The favorable conditions for implementing the plan are the operation of Borneo by the Maritime Group, and the Mekong Province has expanded to the southernmost end of the Indochina Peninsula. Pontianak can serve as a relay port for naval mooring, and direct flights from Mekong Province are not very far away.

Although the Portuguese had declined, it was not difficult to defeat them and seize their strongholds in Asia.

But the emperor still tends to cooperate, give Portuguese some discounts, and then runs strongholds in Asia with them.

For example, Malacca, the throat hub of shipping; and Galle, Sri Lanka, controls the monopoly of cinnamon trade.

Of course, if the Portuguese are not aware of the situation, don't blame the Ming Navy for taking action first. It is always easier to seize from the Portuguese than to grab from the Dutch.

The reason why he did not want to turn against the Portuguese was that the emperor also wanted to maintain stable trade with Europe.

In the Western Barbarians in Asia, the Spaniards were already the targets to be eliminated immediately. The Netherlands, Britain and France may all be enemies of the Ming Empire in the future.

Although there is little possibility of a formal war with the Netherlands, Britain and France, conflicts seem inevitable, and it is not surprising that commerce will be affected by this.

If the Portuguese sells it to Europe, stable export income can be guaranteed. The Portuguese must be salivating about being able to monopolize trade with the Ming Dynasty.

Although monopoly is not what the emperor hopes, it is not unacceptable to it if it really reaches that point.

The key is based on the control of the entire South China Sea. The navy still has many key points to ensure the Ming Dynasty's exclusive control over the South China Sea.

As for the wider ocean outside the South China Sea, the emperor thought he could make a long-term plan. Anyway, the world is so big, it would not be too late to wait for thirty or fifty years before robbing it.

It was almost spring, and the countdown to the conquest of Luzon was already in progress. The emperor issued a secret decree, asking Shen Yourong and other naval generals to discuss the time to start the campaign, and then submit a secret report when leaving without asking for instructions in advance.

The climate at sea is unpredictable, and when the monsoon blows, it is also impossible to determine the exact date. It is ideal to move from the camera.

As for the transportation merchant ship that Li Dan was going to dispatch, he rushed to Dongban in advance and loaded the goods for delivery. For Li Dan, who was about to become the governor of Luzon, he still didn't care if he had to waste the money for the merchant ship to wait for ten days and half a month.

There is another military operation in the spring, which is the recovery of the front trap under the command of Sun Chuanting.

With the combat power of the Ming army, this is not a difficult task. However, to garrison for a long time and stable manner, careful management and a large amount of capital investment are required.

The dispatch of more than 10,000 officers and soldiers was also based on this consideration. They were both soldiers and pioneers of reclamation. Choosing spring action is also a way to avoid spring plowing and strive for a season of harvest in autumn.

Building cities, setting up forts, paving roads, etc., the infrastructure construction will last for two or three years before the front cover becomes the south of the Yangtze River and a solid backing for the advancement of the middle cover and the back cover.

The immigrants and reclaiming from the disaster-stricken Shaanxi to Hetao will be added to Henan in the future, which is more convenient than immigrating to Liaodong and can also be regarded as an effective means of disaster relief and resistance.

However, the latest information was handed over to the imperial case, and after the emperor read it, he fell into long-term thinking.

The tiger and the rabbit are going to fight westward!

This information was not surprising to the emperor. He had long made a judgment that it was only after pacifying Liao that the military strength of the nine-sided important towns were vigorously strengthened.

Of course, time cannot be determined. Especially for the tiger and dun rabbit, thinking is not too normal.

"Xuan Xiong Tingbi entered the palace to meet him."

The emperor finished his meditation and spoke to the palace servants.

Huduntu’s strategy of unifying Mongolians first to settle the country and then to resist foreign countries, and the conversion to the Red Cult, led to the rebellion of the Mongolian tribes on the left wing, which led to the rebellion of the relatives and relatives.

Korqin was defeated and supported by the Ming Dynasty. Under the pressure of Huduntu, the five tribes of Neikha surrendered to the Ming Dynasty; attacked Naiman and Aohan, and forced these two Etoks to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

After much trouble, the Chahar tribe of Hudun Rabbit has now only six left.

It is actually a predictable thing for Hu Duntu to turn his gaze to the right-wing Mongolia and continue his great cause of unifying Mongolia.

The right-wing Mongolia was weak, and the tiger and duntu were able to merge and expand its strength and restore his Mongolian Khan's status as the co-dominant; it was able to seize the Ming Dynasty's "market reward" for the right-wing Mongolia and obtain supplies in terms of material resources.

Obviously, Hu Duntu did not see the Emperor's plan and underestimated the emperor's insidiousness.

The emperor wanted to dismantle the market rewards, so he changed it to free trade, and each took his needs. The reason why he kept it was the bait for the tiger pier.

After Hudun Rabbit launched an attack on the right-wing Mongolian tribes with autumn wind swept away fallen leaves and defeated the Mongolian tribes, the emperor refused to give him a reward, so he asked him to work for the Ming Dynasty for free, forcing the right-wing Mongolian tribes into the arms of the Ming Dynasty.

Time is not long, so Xiong Tingbi hurried over and entered the palace to pay homage.

"Xiong Qing, please don't give me a favor." The emperor raised his hand and signaled the palace servant to hand over the information to Xiong Tingbi.

Xiong Tingbi read the information and thought for a while before bowing and saying, "Long live, I think this is a good opportunity to subdue the Mongolian tribes. I should issue an order to the border towns to make them more vigilant."

After pausing, Lao Xiong added: "The Xuanfu and Datong are the most important."

The emperor nodded and said, "Liaodong must also be prepared. There are not many people left behind by the Chahar tribe. You can wait for an opportunity to launch and seize the old place."

"I understand." Xiong Tingbi understood what the emperor meant, and he wanted to make the Hudun Rabbit homeless and float outside!

The emperor asked hesitantly: "Xiong Qing, will the action to recover the previous trap be postponed? If it is carried out on schedule, what impact will it have on the westward advance of the right-wing Mongolian tribes, as well as the Tiger Dun Rabbit?"

Xiong Tingbi smiled slightly and said confidently: "Long live back, the Ministry of War and martial arts have deduced it. According to the predictions of Wansui, the Chahar tribe moved westward. The conclusions drawn by the two sides are similar, and they believe that there are advantages and disadvantages to recovering the previous condom."

The emperor smiled and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "Preparing for the future, Xiong Qing did a good job."

Xiong Tingbi bowed to thank him and said, "Attacking the old place of Chahar tribes, you can recruit submissive Mongolian tribes to send troops, but our army does not need to make a big move."

"Okay." The emperor agreed and praised, saying, "The Liaodong army is strong, and only dispatches a small number of troops. The Mongolian tribes are just avenging their old revenge. I see, the Hudun Rabbit is very likely to become the last Mongolian Khan."

"Long live the most words." Xiong Tingbi said: "Tiger Dun and Rabbit have great ambitions and talent, but they have the delusion of unifying the Mongolian tribes. The Mongolian troubles will end."

"The famous king among the enemy is especially called Ao." The emperor sneered, "It's really ridiculous!"
Chapter completed!