"I didn't expect that the land of the Three Prefectures would be added so quickly. This Shitang is now worthy of its title of Chief Secretary, hahahaha!"

Looking at the areas of Bazhang, Madalan and Manlajia that had just been painted in red within the Shitang Chief Secretary's territory on the map, Zhu Changluo, the prince who "opened up territory" for the Ming Dynasty, felt very proud at this moment.

You must know that since ancient times, apart from the founding king of each dynasty, there have been very few emperors who can expand territories, let alone princes who live cautiously.

But it happened that he, the 'Emperor in January' in the original history, had already accomplished this in advance as the prince before he succeeded to the throne, so it was inevitable to feel proud.

"Uncle, why don't we just send troops and fill up all the three provinces for him in one fell swoop, hehe!"

Stimulated by the addition of Bazhang, Ma Dalan and Manlajia, Zhu Changluo now began to become a little radical and eager for quick success. He actually wanted to bring all the Nanyang countries under the newly established three chief secretaries in one fell swoop.

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"Haha, don't you know that when you step too big, you can easily pull your balls? In addition to Manlajia, these places, Bazhang and Matalan are the result of Panjili and Senapati's 'die together'..."

Seeing Zhu Changluo's eagerness to try, Wang Bing unexpectedly poured cold water on him.

"As the saying goes, it is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix... If we send troops to force the merger, it does not mean that it cannot be successful. It is just that, without a hundred and eighty years of digestion, we will never let the three Nanyang provinces settle down. By then,

If the three provinces are not at peace, the incident of the Xuanwei Department in Old Hong Kong may happen again..."

"We not only want Nanyang to become a new province of the Ming Dynasty, but also a stable province. Therefore, it is better not to rush this matter. It will take a few more years for them to adapt. At the same time, the imperial court focuses on immigration, 'economics' and military.

It is best to use auxiliary means to let them join 'voluntarily'!"

Shaking his head, in Zhu Changluo's unwilling eyes, Wang Bing patiently explained to him the reason why Nanyang's "abolition of vassals and establishment of provinces" should be done slowly rather than quickly.

"Thank you uncle for reminding me, I was so happy that I was a little dizzy at the moment, hehe!"

In this life, under the careful training of the little fat man, Zhu Changluo is not the mediocre person in the original history. Therefore, after being reminded by Wang Bing, he quickly realized the stakes involved.

"But since this matter can't be rushed, uncle, shouldn't we make preparations for the 'medicine' business next?"

Finally, seeing that the matter of 'abolition of vassals and establishment of provinces' was impatient, Zhu Changluo turned his attention to the 'medicinal materials' business.

"Well, it's time to put this matter into practice. I think the Pirate King should be almost ready! But before that..."

…

"Mr. Governors, do you still remember the 'gift' I told you earlier?"

Managa City, the former royal palace, is now the prince's palace and the headquarters of the general manager of the conquest of barbarians. Looking at the two people who came with him, Wang Bing once again formally mentioned that he was in Manila.

A promise to two people.

"Your Excellency, the Marquis, is talking about helping our two countries get rid of Spain and achieve true independence?"

Although they understood what Wang Bing said, after looking at each other, Fan Linberg and Kong Deda confirmed it again.

"Of course, I wonder what you two think?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Marquis, for your generosity and kindness, but I don't know what price we need to pay?"

After exchanging the city of Manila for their personal freedom, Fan Linberg and Conde would not think that they could get benefits from Wang Bing, the Marquis of the East, without paying a price.

"Haha, the two governors are very happy people. The conditions I want are also very simple. The Cape of Good Hope is the boundary, and the waters east of the Cape of Good Hope are our Ming Dynasty's sphere of influence. Your warships are not allowed to enter. Of course, this also includes warships from other European countries.

Otherwise, I, the Ming Dynasty, have the right to sink it!"

After giving both of them a thumbs up, Wang Bing didn't hesitate and went straight to the point and stated his conditions.

Now that the countries in Nanyang are now classified as provinces by the Ming Dynasty, and Nanyang has become the inland sea of ​​the Ming Dynasty, in order to ensure the safety of this maritime territory, the 'buffer zone' naturally needs to be extended a little further!

"What? Take the Cape of Good Hope as the boundary? No, no, no, my dear Marquis, your request is too much! This route was originally opened by us Europeans..."

Upon hearing Wang Bing's request, the two of them immediately shook their heads like rattles, especially Kong Deda, who reacted even more fiercely.

You know, the Portuguese's stronghold in the East is in Goa. If you agree to this request, it will be equivalent to asking the Portuguese to completely give up their influence in the East.

As for the Netherlands, although the number of 'bases' in the East is not as large as that of the Portuguese, if they agree to this condition, it means that legally speaking, they will no longer have the opportunity to get involved in the East.

Therefore, naturally the two of them would not agree just like that.

"Haha? Are you sure it was you who pioneered it? If there were no nautical charts of Sanbao Eunuch, your expedition fleet with a few ships at a time would be able to sail around the world with precision?"

While speaking, Wang Bing waved his hand, and Manhai and Shuerhaqi on the side opened a scroll version of the world map, "The Complete Map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms"!

"Humph, if according to your theory, whoever finds it belongs to whom, then except for Europe, including America, which is what you call the New World, there is no place that you can touch. I just want to be east of the Cape of Good Hope.

The sea area is included in the Ming Dynasty’s sphere of influence, which is already generous enough!”

"This, this is?"

Looking at the "Comprehensive Map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms" unfolding in front of them, Kong De and the other two people and the interpreters around them were immediately shocked.

There is no way, even the most accurate world map in their hands is nothing more than a shoddy and shoddy pirated product compared with the "Comprehensive Map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms" in Wang Bing's hand.

"This is what I copied from the "Complete Map of Kunyu and All Nations" drawn by the imperial eunuch Sanbao two hundred years ago! You Columbus who so-called 'discovered' the New World is just a thief who borrowed the navigation chart of our imperial eunuch Sanbao.

Just a disciple..."

In the stunned expressions of Kong Deda and others, Wang Bing snatched the honor of being the first person to sail around the world from the hands of these Westerners with a proud look on his face.

It turned out that before this expedition to Nanyang, when he went to Little Fatty's palace to look for the navigation map of the Three Treasures Eunuch, Wang Bing accidentally discovered that he had always thought it was the "Kun Yu Wanguo" jointly drawn by Matteo Ricci, Li Zhizao and others.

"Full Map", it turned out that it had been completed as early as two hundred years ago during the Yongle period.

In other words, in the original history, the so-called "Complete Map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms" drawn by Matteo Ricci under the guidance of Li Zhizao was just a secret study of "The Complete Map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms" by Matteo Ricci and brought it back to Europe.

As a result, in the original historical time and space, Zheng He's fleet stopped in Africa and was the first person to discover America.

You must know that Wang Bing did not use his "prophecy" to make any modifications to this copied map. Instead, he completely relied on Zheng He's "Kun Yu Wan Guo Complete Map" after copying it.

It came to him during the first transportation of ammunition and supplies.

Not only that, when Wang Bing was looking through the American part of the logbook, he also found another piece of ironclad evidence that Zheng He's fleet discovered the Americas, a copy of the "Xuande Commission of the Ming Dynasty" given to the Indians by the Emperor Xuande in the fifth year of the Ming Dynasty.

'Gold medal record.

You must know that Zheng He could not have cast such a gold medal in private temporarily. In other words, the so-called New World discovered by Columbus had been discovered by Zheng He's fleet as early as five years before Xuande.

"Dear Lord Marquis, this is just a map, it doesn't mean anything. Our country's Ortelius and Mercator have already drawn the world map..."

After a moment, Van Linberg, who came to his senses, was unconvinced and took out the first European map of the world.

"So what? I just want to ask you, in what year was the world map of your Nasha Us drawn? This map is copied from the map drawn by the eunuch Sanbao two hundred years ago, hahahaha!"

Glancing at the unconvinced Fan Linberg and Conde, Wang Bing smiled proudly.

"Well, this... Your Majesty the Marquis said that this map was copied from a map of your country two hundred years ago, but this is just the Marquis's own statement..."

The two people who were directly beaten seven inches by Wang Bing could only habitually display their European gangster nature, and instead slandered the authenticity of Wang Bing's map.

"Haha, so you think that the "Comprehensive Map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms" in my hand is copied from your world map? Well, you can come up with a map that is more accurate than the one in my hand.

Is there a world map..."

Regarding the typical European gangster nature of the two, Wang Bing just glanced at the two with disdain and ridicule, and then slapped them in the face with the facts.

"Don't say that your map is more accurate. For example, is this 'Southern Land' on your world map? Do you know the geographical indication marked on 'America'?"

After pointing to the map marked 'Southern Land', which is the continent known as 'Australia' in original history, and 'America', which are some geographical marks on the map of America, Wang Bing's face

His sarcasm couldn't help but become more intense.

It can be said that this "Comprehensive Map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms", which was copied two hundred years ago, is countless times more accurate than the most accurate map in Europe at that time.

"Dear Your Majesty the Marquis, it is actually pointless for us to argue about who discovered these places first. Even if, as Your Majesty the Marquis said, Ming Dynasty discovered places like America first? So what if Ming Dynasty did not go there for so many years?

Occupy and assert sovereignty..."

Finally, in order to end what had unknowingly turned into an academic debate from a negotiation on the division of power, the two men once again showed their true nature as bandits.

"Haha, you Xiyi people! I am trying to reason with you, but you want to discuss fists with me. Well, I will do as you wish, and I will discuss fists and strength with you, how about that?"

Looking at the gangster expressions on their faces, Wang Bing couldn't help but feel happy at their shamelessness.

"Since you are unwilling to give up all the strongholds east of the Cape of Good Hope and withdraw your troops, then don't leave. I have always liked the art of 'architecture'. Maybe you can build a few more 'pyramids' or something. And

My Ming Dynasty happens to be short of free labor, hehe..."

"No, no, no, Your Majesty the Marquis, that's not what we mean! There is a proverb in your country that 'everything is easy to discuss'. We can sit down and negotiate carefully, and discuss slowly..."

Seeing Wang Bing's joking smile, at this moment, the two of them finally remembered that they were just prisoners of the Ming Kingdom.

Moreover, adding up all the forces of the two countries in the Far East, they cannot match the strength of the Marquis of the Ming Kingdom, let alone compare with the behemoth of the Ming Kingdom. Therefore, how do they have the qualifications to talk about strength?

About fists?

"I am willing to sit down and negotiate with you and help you. That is because my Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette and has always been kind. But if you talk about strength with fists, haha, it is not that I am arrogant, you still

I don’t have that qualification!!!”

Looking at the two people who were subdued, Wang Bing couldn't help but look solemn, and snorted at them with a confident expression.

…

"We have a saying in the Ming Dynasty: 'He who understands current affairs is a hero'! If you had realized this earlier, how could we have wasted so much time? Hahahaha!"

Outside the gate of Yuan Manlajia Palace, he patted the shoulders of Kong Deda and Fan Linberg, who were looking grim, and Wang Bing smiled so proudly!

After some 'frank', 'friendly' and 'cordial' exchanges, the Ming Dynasty, Portugal, and the Netherlands finally reached a secret 'alliance' to deal with the Spanish. Now they are just waiting for both parties to go back to their 'boss'

'Report the signature and then exchange it with the seal.
To be continued...