Xiao Tang, Su Qin, Ling Tianfang and Bo Jinchen were all surprised by the emperor's large-scale summons to the palace at this time. Unless there is an emergency, anything that cannot be discussed at tomorrow's court meeting Woolen cloth? If it is an important government matter, you can choose to discuss it in the afternoon. At this time, it will be dark, the palace gate will be closed, and no one is allowed to enter the imperial city unless it is urgent business.
Seeing the four people coming in a hurry, Wu Feng also felt that he was a little too excited. As soon as he received the news, he hurriedly summoned the four people and did not bother to pay attention to the time. However, he really hoped that such a good thing could be done. If someone comes to share it with you, if you keep it in your heart alone, even if you are in a good mood, it will be compromised. Having fun alone is not as good as having fun with others. This is probably the truth.
"Your Majesty, what emergency happened?" Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor didn't seem anxious, but instead looked beaming with joy, Xiao Tang was the first to ask after the four of them looked at each other.
"Well, it's not urgent, it's not urgent. There is nothing very urgent. It's just that I have great good news that I hope to share with you." Wu Feng was also a little embarrassed to invite everyone to the palace urgently at this time. I'm afraid everyone will guess that it's not a good thing. Now that I say this, it's really not that authentic.
Xiao Tang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, although he complained a little that Wu Feng made a fuss about it, recruiting important ministers into the palace for any happy event worthy of the night, isn't this just tormenting people with peace of mind? Wouldn't it be better to announce it at the meeting tomorrow? But in this case, Xiao Tang was helpless. He could only echo: "Is it a happy event? I wonder what happy event makes Your Majesty so excited?"
Wu Feng also heard the dissatisfaction in Xiao Tang's words. At this time, he could only pretend not to hear the other party's hidden meaning, and said carelessly: "A good thing, a great good thing, and this matter involves some adjustments to the national policy of the empire. , so I have to invite all the ministers to the palace to discuss it first. This matter cannot be delayed, so I want to set the tone first. I will discuss it with the Super Council tomorrow and strive to implement it as soon as possible. Time will not wait for me. , this incident may be a starting point for the empire to prosper."
"Oh?" Both Xiao Su and Ling Bo were immediately intrigued by Wu Feng's words, which involved the adjustment of the empire's national policy. The four of them couldn't even think of any happy event that would allow the empire to adjust its national policy.
"I don't know what is worthy of Your Majesty saying so? Please give me a quote, Your Majesty." Ling Tianfang couldn't help but ask. When it comes to the adjustment of national policy, I don't know if it refers to the adjustment of military policy. I don't know if this person His Majesty the Emperor has any new ideas.
"Everyone, come and see," Wu Feng took a breath and put the lilac plant in his hand on the imperial desk. Then he unfolded the chart and waved the four people to come in and watch.
Su Qin first approached and observed the lilac plant Wu Feng placed on the imperial desk. After a while, he said: "Your Majesty, this seems to be a spice plant. It should be lilac, which is a shrub. The lilac oil produced is the most important A kind of spice."
"Yes, this is spice. Where does this spice mainly come from?" Wu Feng nodded and asked.
Xiao Tang and Su Qin exchanged glances. I don't know what happened to His Majesty the Emperor today to ask such a pediatric question, "Your Majesty, the main producing area of lilac is naturally Meili County. Of course, now the West It is also produced in the South Melli region controlled by Åland and Jutland.”
"Then are these lilacs produced elsewhere?" Wu Feng ignored the two people's colors and continued to ask.
"This seems to have not been heard yet. At present, spices are mainly produced in the Meili area. Although they are produced in other places, the quality is either poor or the output is too low, making commercialization very difficult." Su Qin is very clear about this. In charge of diplomacy, foreign trade and commerce, he could not tell where the spices came from.
"Well, that's good, Tian Fang and Jin Chen, do you understand where the map is?" Wu Feng turned his head and asked the second envoy of the Privy Council.
"Well, Your Majesty, this seems to be a chart from the New World. Mangadishu and Sabana are marked here, which are the two major colonial points of the empire in the central and southern parts of the New World. Assab is marked here. It should be the southernmost control point of the empire. Further south, it seems that the empire's sphere of influence cannot be reached." Ling Tianfang has always been very concerned about the navy's operations. The New World is one of the main areas for naval activities. For the progress made by the navy He also knows everything.
"Well, that's right. It seems that Tianfang is very familiar with this area. Let me show you this island that day. How far is it from Assab?" Wu Feng asked with a smile.
Ling Tianfang glanced at the chart for a while before saying: "This island should be an island that was discovered not long ago. The last information sent back from Sabana has not marked this island, but it is estimated based on the proportion of surveying and mapping , should be about four hundred nautical miles away. Why, why would Your Majesty be interested in this island? However, there are indeed not many coastal islands on the east coast of the New World. This island is in a moderate location and is not far from the mainland coastline. It is a good relay station.
"No, Tian Fang, although the geographical location of this island is also very important, what I value more is its economic value." Wu Feng's face was full of excitement, "The discovery of this island will be a cornucopia for 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 came back that this island is covered with lilac plants. It can be said that lilacs are everywhere. Dear friends, Sir, think about it, if this island is developed, what huge wealth it will bring to the empire
What Wu Feng said really surprised the four of them. If this island is really covered with cloves, the production can be imagined. The entire Laya continent has a huge demand for cloves. If the island can be controlled within In the hands of the empire, a steady stream of wealth will flow into the empire's treasury.
"Your Majesty, if this is true, we really need to consider our current policies in the New Continent. Now all the powers in the Western Continent are increasing their efforts to explore and expand the New Continent. The Empire initially considered that it had just established a foothold in the New Continent. Heel, in order to avoid conflicts with the powerful powers of the Western Continent in the New World, we deliberately restrained expansion and exploration scale. At that time, the New World had not discovered anything of development value. If this Lilac Island really exists, then we have to change policy, otherwise if these regions are seized by the powerful powers of the Western Continent, the empire will suffer great losses."
Su Qin also had sparks in his eyes. This news came too timely. Spices are like soft gold to the empire and even the entire continent, and the spices consumed in the mainland are increasing day by day. After the empire took control of Meili County, it attracted the attention of various countries in the Western Continent. All countries demanded that the original Meili be maintained. The number of spices exported when the principality existed, but now the demand for spices within the empire is also becoming increasingly strong. This contradiction reflects that it is also difficult for Su Qin, the deputy minister in charge of diplomacy, foreign trade and commerce. 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 that the solution is suddenly in front of him, how can this not make Su Qin excited
"Yes, Your Majesty, I also think that the empire's policy in the New Continent should be adjusted appropriately. Now the countries of the Western Continent almost control the entire northern and western parts of the New Continent. Our naval power has just explored the western edge of the New Continent and is preparing to establish a new continent there. Colonial point, but it is too far from the mainland of our empire, even from Qalyoub, and our armed forces in the New World are not enough to protect our interests there, so I thought it was not just the Marine Corps that was needed To expand the size of the garrison in the New World, both the Army and the Imperial Council should formally enter the New World and establish a military and administrative organization there that is in line with the interests of the Empire to ensure that the interests of the Empire can be guaranteed and continued to expand."
Bo Jinchen, who is good at observing people's words, has already seen Wu Feng's purpose of summoning the four people. The discovery of Spice Island forced the empire to consider the huge economic benefits and value of the New World. It was originally just a need for geographical discovery and expansion of the sphere of influence, but now this Everything has begun to be transformed into real interests, and it is imperative to re-formulate national policies. Economic interests require military power to ensure, and as the economic value is discovered, the empire's civilian personnel will surely spread on a large scale in the New World. There may even be a large number of immigrants, so whether it is from the administrative agency or the military department, it is urgent to expand the presence in the New World.
Seeing that several important ministers supported the expansion of presence in the New Continent, Wu Feng became cautious: "My dear friends, the New Continent certainly has huge interests and value, but we need to consider that the empire now has more important enemies. We It is not possible to focus our main efforts on the New Continent for the time being. If our actions in the New Continent are too large and lead to interference from the countries in the Western Continent, we may be in a dilemma. If we retreat, the empire will suffer huge losses. If we persist, we will It may allow military operations to expand indefinitely and benefit our enemies in the north and south, and we have to consider this."
"Your Majesty, I think this problem is not difficult to solve." Su Qin and Bo Jinchen almost said the same thing. After the two looked at each other and smiled, Bo Jinchen asked Su Qin to speak first.