Theodosio made a decision, and no one could beat him.

Therefore, when the news that the Portuguese prince was going to study in the Ming Dynasty was reported, Emperor Chongzhen happened to discuss matters with Zhang Mingwei.

He was actually very welcome to such things. Because the affairs of princes and nobles from vassal states studying in the Ming Dynasty, generally speaking, only in the prosperous dynasty.

Zhang Mingwei did not object to this. If a prince who was familiar with the cultural customs of the Ming Dynasty and transformed by the Ming Dynasty returned to inherit the throne and became the king of Portugal, he would have a great influence on the Ming Dynasty in Europe.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen issued a special order to allow Theodosio to attend the Imperial College.

Of course, as for Theodosio's situation, he needs to learn Chinese first and understand Eastern culture. Therefore, the Four Books and Five Classics are also indispensable.

Zhang Mingwei also suggested that he would appreciate the charm of oriental culture, Tang poetry, Song lyrics, etc., which was particularly charming.

This matter delayed Emperor Chongzhen and Zhang Mingwei for less than a quarter of an hour. After handling it, they continued to talk about their affairs.

"Sir, the second batch of warships have already taken supplies to Ryukyu!" Emperor Chongzhen said to Zhang Mingwei, "But it is Japan after all. If Japan strikes back with all its might, our troops will probably not be enough?"

After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei immediately smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry about this. In the second batch of naval forces, even Zheng Zhilong has gone. As long as the sea control power is in our hands, our Ming army will be invincible!"

After a pause, he added: "Our current strategy is not to occupy Japan, but to send troops to Edo and force Japan to agree to our request and sign a contract. Even if the Tokugawa shogunate does not agree, it doesn't matter, and there is also Kyoto. In short, if they don't agree, they will be in chaos by themselves!"

Emperor Chongzhen knew that no one could compare to Zhang Mingwei’s understanding of this world. Seeing that he was so confident, it would probably be the same.

So Emperor Chongzhen did not care about Japan, but asked Zhang Mingwei: "Sir, will these Portugal's navigation logs have a great effect?"

When the Portuguese prince presented it, there were two large boxes. For these things, people who never pay attention to maritime affairs really don’t understand how important this is.

After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei nodded seriously and said, "As long as these navigation logs are true, it will save a lot of time and energy, even life for our Ming Navy to arrive at the place we want to go! These navigation logs cannot be bought with money. After they are translated, they will offer corresponding courses to the Navy's Military Preparation Hall to popularize global cognition."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he understood it a little, but he was not familiar with this topic, so he stopped continuing. He changed the topic and said with some emotion: "Time flies so fast, and it will be another year soon!"

Time does pass quickly, and Zhang Mingwei also feels the same. He accidentally has his son and daughter. From then on, he has a real home in the Ming Dynasty!

He was thinking, and when Emperor Chongzhen sighed again: "But this year seems to be much more ordinary than in previous years!"

In those years before, there were great victories every year. Either destroying bandits, destroying Jianlu, or taking Korea as a province, or restoring Liaodong, etc. No matter how badly, there were also Dutch who destroyed the great officials, and they captured Luzon and conferred the King of Zhou.

However, in the 20th year of Chongzhen, there was nothing else to do except sending troops to Ryukyu.

This compared with previous years, Emperor Chongzhen felt this emotion.

When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he immediately smiled and shook his head and said, "How could it be, in my opinion, this year is the most extraordinary year!"

"What do you say?" Emperor Chongzhen immediately asked with interest when he heard this, with a little curiosity, wanting to hear what Zhang Mingwei thought?

After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei immediately replied seriously: "Your Majesty, please see, this year, I have married a wife and have another son and a daughter. Is it the most extraordinary year in my opinion?"

"..." Emperor Chongzhen was speechless when he heard this.

When he came to his senses, he laughed and said, "That's true, I also have a unique son-in-law, haha!"

Zhang Mingwei laughed with Emperor Chongzhen. After a while, he closed his smile, became serious again, and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "I just was just a joke, but I said this year was the most extraordinary year, and it was indeed the truth!"

"Ah?" Emperor Chongzhen was speechless when he heard this, and asked, "What do you say?"

After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei stretched out his hand, first clenched his fist, stretched out a finger and said, "First, Zheng Zhibao brought back many specialties from America. Among them, rubber trees play an important role in the future technological development of our Ming Dynasty. Rubber is not an exaggeration no matter how you describe it. It can be said that the foundation for changing the Ming Dynasty again was laid this year!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this. Zhang Mingwei gave him an example of the application of rubber. Just like the telephone, he felt magical when he heard it before, but he was far from the magical feeling he really had when using the telephone.

With this experience, Emperor Chongzhen could further understand how important rubber is!

"Also, the tree that treats hot and cold diseases also plays a very important role in the Ming Dynasty's strategy in the south. Annan is a place, Donggo is also a place, and other parts of the South Ocean, including Batavia, etc., which will not only reduce the non-combat reduction of the imperial army, but also allow us Ming people to expand and live in the south safely."

When Zhang Mingwei said this, he even raised his voice a little, "There are other crop seeds that greatly enriched our Ming Dynasty's recipes. The so-called food is the most important thing for people, right?"

"Yes, sir is right!" Emperor Chongzhen had to admit it after hearing this.

Zhang Mingwei then stretched out his second finger and said, "Second, this year, the Ministry of Agriculture was established. This is one of the highest-level yamen in the Ming Dynasty established outside the previous six ministries. It gives our Ming Dynasty a yamen that really pays attention to agriculture and goes deep into agriculture. From researching and improving high-yield crops to unified water conservancy development, etc., to ensure that the Ming Dynasty will no longer be short of food, it is of great significance to the prosperity and strength of our Ming Dynasty!"

"That's right, sir is right!" Emperor Chongzhen had to admit it again.

Zhang Mingwei then stretched out his third finger and said, "There are also telephones that will be laid this year. The importance of communication will be together with transportation to make the territory of the Ming Dynasty wider! It is also one of the most solid foundations for the strength of the Ming Dynasty!"

Emperor Chongzhen's face was filled with smiles when he heard this, and he nodded immediately and said, "Sir, this phone is more useful than the legendary Shunfeng ear. It's really an important thing!"

When Zhang Mingwei saw this, he stretched out his fourth finger and said, "This year is another year of the reform of the Maritime Bureau. It is a key year for the Ming Dynasty to transform taxes from farmland to commercial. On the basis of not harming farmers, you can receive more taxes, and even start to control the court through tax rates for different commodities. This has also laid the most important foundation for the strength and advancement of our Ming Dynasty!"

"When the sir said this, this year is indeed an ordinary but most extraordinary year!" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but say with emotion when he heard this.

After saying that, he saw that Zhang Mingwei seemed to stop talking and took back his hand. So he suddenly smiled and asked Zhang Mingwei: "Sir, do you still have it? The number of five fingers in the hand has not been collected yet!"

When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he couldn't help but feel speechless. He smiled and stretched out his hand again, and said at the same time: "Also, my vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, which is now available in Europe. This has never been before. Your Majesty is the first of all emperors!"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, his face immediately showed excitement and immediately burst into laughter.

Zhang Mingwei's flattery made him feel the most comfortable: Throughout history, the first of so many emperors!

In the future, other countries in Europe needed the Roman Catholic enthronement, but in the future, there was a country that needed him, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, to enthronement!

Emperor Chongzhen believed that Portugal would not be the only one. One day in the future, his power will surely come to the heads of every European country!

In the 20th year of Chongzhen, this is basically what I spent in the Ming Dynasty.

In Europe, thousands of miles away, there are some things that have not been affected by the butterfly wings of Zhang Mingwei.

For example, it was also in this year that the English Parliament bought Charles I back for a high price of 400,000 pounds and imprisoned him in the castle of Hosby. Then he ran away and was arrested, just as in history.

In addition, the Italians could not bear the Spanish colonial rule and armed uprising under the leadership of the fisherman Masanillo. However, they were eventually defeated by the Spanish governor, and after getting a breath, they stabbed him to death. As a result, they triggered a larger uprising. The Republic of Naples was established under the leadership of Annis, the owner of the weapons factory. According to the development of the original history, they will be recaptured by the Spanish fleet in the spring of next year and suppressed the uprising.

In addition, there are several major things that were stoked by the butterfly wings.

In the original history, in the 20th year of Chongzhen, the British established the first commercial station in Shalian, Togo and began the prelude to colonize Togo. However, after a few years of maintenance, the battle between the British and the Netherlands finally improved, resulting in this failure.
Chapter completed!