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Zhao Han saw that Gu Jianshan was unhappy and asked with a smile: "Why, are you unhappy?"

"I don't dare." Gu Jianshan replied quickly.

As the commander of the Datong Navy, Gu Jianshan had enjoyed great glory in the past few years. The Linjiang Water Battle, the Ganzhou Water Battle, the Yangtze River Water Battle... the battles caused the Ming Navy to lose their helmets and armor, which determined the outcome of the war several times.

Even in the Hebei War, it was the Navy's control of the Triangle Lake that made Fei Ruhe's army invincible.

But now, all provinces are settled and there is no need for navy.

Gu Jianshan even regretted that he should not have been so idle and wiped out the water bandits in the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake, Dongting Lake, and Poyang Lake. If the army respects itself, the navy will not be laid off.

Well, if he dares to respect himself, it won't be a matter of cutting down the navy.

After all, he is a veteran of the Datong Army, so Zhao Han had to say some words of comfort: "The Navy is not useless, but there are not so many of them needed. Cutting them in half is more than enough. You can continue to stay in the Navy, or you can transfer to the Navy." As a naval admiral. However, the sea is different from the Yangtze River. Your water warfare skills are of no use in the sea. After joining the navy, you are not allowed to intervene in command for the first two years. Listen more, watch more and learn more about sea knowledge. "

Gu Jianshan said with a mournful face: "Your Majesty, I... am seasick."

Zhao Han: "..."

You're the Admiral of the Datong Navy, you've been involved in water wars for ten years, and now you're telling me you're seasick?

Gu Jianshan explained: "Your Majesty, I am really seasick. I don't feel faint in big rivers and lakes, but I am really dizzy in the sea. After the battle of Triangle Lake, I thought about switching to the navy and even to the Shanghai Fleet." I visited there. I didn’t feel sick when I first got on the boat, but I got sick after sitting for a long time. I took the boat several times in a row, each time for more than ten days, and my seasickness has never been cured.”

Zhao Han said: "Then you can return to Beijing and serve as the left governor of the Navy Governor's Mansion, in charge of the navy and navy. In addition, you are from Sichuan and were granted the title of Duke of Shu in Jin Dynasty."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Gu Jianshan was shocked.

Although the Sixth Army Governor's Mansion, front, rear, left and right, Zhonghai has been established long ago, it is not yet completely built, and many official positions have been vacant for a long time.

The front, back, left, and center are equivalent to dividing the country into five major military regions.

However, successive years of war have resulted in most of the troops being pressed into service on the northern front line, leaving only regular troops in the southwest. The functions of the major governor's offices are performed by the Ministry of War and the civil servants of the governor's office, while the generals are left outside to train and fight.

The situation in the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion is somewhat similar to when Yu Qian was in power in the Ming Dynasty.

As for the title, Gu Jianshan was previously a marquis, and now he deserves the title of Duke of Shu.

Zhao Han warned: "You don't have to go to the sea, and you don't have to learn naval warfare skills. However, you must know the overseas situation well. You must study the situation in Nanyang, Tianzhu, Persia, and even the situation in Europe and America seriously. Ask around. The earliest batch of centuries-old wood has been brewed for almost ten years. Warship building will begin this year. Your first task is to supervise shipbuilding. You don’t have to master shipbuilding technology, but you need to know what materials are needed to build ships. How much manpower, material and financial resources are there. While supervising the shipbuilding, we also control the situation in Nanyang."

"According to the order!" Gu Jianshan said.

Zhao Han smiled and said: "Do you know what native countries there are in Nanyang and what foreign forces there are?"

Gu Jianshan shook his head: "I don't know."

Zhao Han said: "I asked Fujian and Guangdong merchants to report a lot of information about Nanyang, and asked them to compile this information into a book. It is not a very thick booklet. You should finish reading the book first. By the way, the world map , you should also be familiar with it.”

Gu Jianshan followed the female officer to get a globe, a map and a book, took them home and read them slowly.

He has a house in the city, which was given by the imperial court.

Emperor Zhao was very stingy, and it was not easy to give him a house. The mansion on Gujian Mountain was once a garden for nobles in the Ming Dynasty. The emperor felt that the area was too large, so he divided the garden into four parts. The walls were rebuilt, the buildings in the garden were renovated, and then they were given to the four marquises.

"Husband, can you eat at home?" asked his wife Cen.

Gu Jianshan said: "At home, I went to the study. Your Majesty gave me a new job. By the way, it's time to change the lintel of our house. Please ask a craftsman to carve a sign for the Duke of Shu."

Mrs. Cen was overjoyed: "Congratulations, husband! Congratulations, husband!"

Mrs. Cen was married by Gu Jianshan in Ganzhou, the daughter of a Hakka gentry. Due to leading troops outside all year round, Gu Jianshan doesn't have many children, only one son and one daughter so far.

When he came to the study, Gu Jianshan looked at the globe first.

This thing was man-made by Zhao Hanrang, and it is the latest version. It even has a mark on it from New Zealand, which was discovered only a few years ago.

The Americas are still so deformed, with South America being particularly large and North America being particularly small.

Australia is also ridiculously small.

Gujianshan first found China and then determined the location of Nanjing. Then to the east, see North Korea and Japan. To the south, we see Taiwan and Qiongzhou. Continuing south, we reach Luzon.

Turning his eyes, he saw Annan.

Gu Jianshan muttered: "Annan, which is bigger, is actually divided into two. I heard that it is rich in rice. If I become the left commander of the navy, I will ask the emperor to occupy Annan. It is said that Annan is full of miasma and the mountains are high and forested. Secretly, we can send troops from the sea to transport the Datong Army to capture coastal cities, ensuring that every attack is accurate."

Continuing to check the globe, Gu Jianshan soon discovered that the South Philippine Islands were marked as Spanish forces.

Gu Jianshan knew that Luzon was taken from Spain during the war a few years ago. Where is the Spanish mainland?

Gu Jianshan subconsciously looked towards America and was immediately shocked. Spain has such a huge territory in America.

No, why is Spain's territory in the east? Isn’t Spain a Spanish barbarian?

Alas, Zhao Han held several court meetings to let officials understand the world situation, but Gu Jianshan was always leading troops outside and did not attend. There are also relevant books in the army to allow generals to understand the world situation on their own, but the generals only care about the situation in the northern territory.

Gu Jianshan turned the globe and looked westward, finally finding the Spanish mainland in Europe.

Is the mainland so big?

This is a snake swallowing an elephant!

Ever since, Gu Jianshan became interested in Europe and soon discovered that Portugal's land area was smaller.

But in Brazil, South America, Portugal is a huge area.

There are also scattered Portuguese colonies in East Africa, India, and Gujianshan is completely confused.

"How can the Portuguese monarchs and ministers govern so many scattered enclaves?" Gu Jianshan was puzzled.

After studying the globe, Gu Jianshan opened the map again.

To be precise, an atlas. There are simple introductions to major countries around the world, and this information comes from the oral accounts of missionaries.

The densely packed small countries in Germany and Italy made Gujian Mountain feel dizzy. He didn't think this was a serious country, it was obviously a warlord regime, and those soldiers must be self-proclaimed kings.

What the hell is the Papal States?

After reading the introduction of the Papal State, Gu Jianshan couldn't help but laugh: "It turns out that he is the Pope of the Christian religion, just a leader of a magic stick. He actually founded a country and even had an army. A group of foreign monks fighting with firecrackers? The White Lotus Sect and others That’s all.”

In addition to eating and sleeping, Gu Jianshan has been reading information for the next half month.

He is familiar with the world situation, but he completely follows his own understanding. He regarded the Pope as the leader of the White Lotus Sect, the European principalities as a warlord force, and the Emperor of the Shinra as the Emperor of Zhou.

Saphi Persia, Gujian Mountain pays special attention to, this is the hometown of Persian girls.

Although Gujian Mountain did not take any concubines, it also had Nanyang maids. He looks good and has a good figure, but his skin is a bit dark. He spent thirty taels of silver to buy it. He has always wanted to buy a Persian girl, but the price was too expensive and he couldn't afford it without corruption.

After carefully reading the situation in Persia, Gu Jianshan discovered that Persia had been at war with the Moguls of India for a long time.

Let’s look at the Mughals again. How could there be a colony of the small country Portugal in such a huge land?

wrong!

Gujian Mountain is associated with Macau, where the Portuguese also lived in the past. The Portuguese colonies in India must have been leased from the Indian emperor, just like Macau.

Leasing land, allowing maritime merchants to do business and make money, and collecting customs duties at the port. Is this a method of European colonization?

The Ancient Sword Mountain sweeps towards South India, which is not a Mughal land but is divided into ten kingdoms. According to the data, these ten countries include at least hundreds of feudal states. The information also says that the ten countries in the south are rich in gold, cotton and grain.

Gu Jianshan thought to himself: "If I control the navy, can I also occupy several Tianzhu ports? The emperor sends civil servants to collect taxes at the ports, maritime merchants do business at the ports, and the navy dominates the sea there. These are all military achievements. Ah, the navy can fight, the merchants can make money, and the emperor and civil servants can also benefit. Last year, cotton production was reduced, and the price rose sharply. If we occupy India, we can get a lot of cotton."

"The book says that Portugal is no longer good. The Dutch colonies in Tianzhu were all snatched from Portugal, and Malacca was also snatched from Portugal. Then pick up the soft persimmon of the Netherlands and snatch all the Portuguese colonies in Tianzhu ! In this way, we don’t have to fight with the Tianzhu countries, and we are grabbing Portugal’s territory anyway.”

"But Malacca is very critical. It is the hub of the east-west sea route. If we don't capture this place, it will be like a chokehold. Therefore, the fundamental of Datong's naval expansion is to seize Malacca, which is controlled by the Netherlands!"

Gu Jianshan, who was half-informed about the world situation, understood colonial ideas on his own and quickly made Malacca his primary target.

This guy was born as a water bandit in Poyang Lake, but he was not a reckless person. He was a scholar of the Ming Dynasty.

He is a scholar, he leads the army in battles all year round, and his mind works very fast.

In just half a month, I actually thought of going to India to colonize.

"No, I have to go to Guangzhou to learn more about the Netherlands," Gu Jianshan pondered. "The Netherlands, a small country, can be surrounded by enemies everywhere. It must be unique. The Dutch navy must also be very sharp. If you start a fight with it easily, you have to find an opportunity to give it a fatal blow."