Zhang Zhiji and Xu Yunzhen finally arrived, and Taichang was quite happy.

He even took the crown prince Zhu Cilang, Yuan Keli and others to the dock to welcome him.

Zhang Zhiji and Xu Yunzhen were even more happy. As soon as they put down the ladder, they ran down with a smoky cigarette. The speed scared Zhu Cilan.

After the monarch and his ministers met, Taichang smiled and introduced, "Yan'er, this is the British Prince Zhang Zhiji and Dingguo Prince Xu Yunzhen. They are proficient in languages ​​and are familiar with various negotiation skills. If you deal with other countries in the future, you can send them there. It's absolutely right."

Wan'er?

Crown Prince!

This is the future emperor!

When Zhang Zhiji heard this, he quickly said in a coquettish manner: "Oh, it turns out to be His Royal Highness, no wonder he is so majestic."

Xu Yunzhen also quickly patted: "His Royal Highness the Emperor is so beautiful and intelligent, and he will definitely be a wise king in the future."

Zhang Zhiji then said coquettishly: "Your Highness, do you like cats?

All the nobles in Central Asia like to raise Persian cats. That Persian cat is so beautiful. Why don’t you get two for you to play with?"

What's this?

Zhu Cilang was almost stunned by these two guys.

Taichang shook his head helplessly and said, "Okay, don't flatter me, let's get on the boat and tell me some serious things."

After saying that, he raised his foot and walked towards the flagship.

Zhang Zhiji and Xu Yunzhen followed quickly.

Soon, they arrived at the already arranged conference room.

After Taichang raised his hand to let everyone sit down, he seriously introduced: "This time, our Beidaying, Nandaying and Xidaying 900,000 troops attacked in three groups, and they happened to hit the Tsarist Russian border one after another.

Tsarist Russia seemed to be frightened. Not only did it send envoys to seek peace, but even negotiators were sent over.

We didn't plan to attack Tsarist Russia at this time, but since they were delivered to us, we naturally had to take the opportunity to steal something from them.

Otherwise, this great opportunity would be wasted."

When everyone heard this, they nodded thoughtfully.

Zhu Ciyang couldn't help but ask: "Grandpa Emperor, why don't we take the opportunity to take down Tsarist Russia?

Since they are so scared, they must know that they are defeated. We will destroy them in one fell swoop, isn’t we missing a strong enemy?”

When Taichang heard this, he shook his head slightly, and then patiently explained: "Yan'er, as an emperor, you must have a view of the overall situation.

We cannot destroy the overall plan for the sake of Tsarist Russia.

At this moment, the Continental Union has gathered nearly two million troops into the African continent, where the Black God Army we have cultivated happened to be there.

If they were entangled with the Black God Army in Africa and were not familiar with the place, they would inevitably suffer a great loss.

It is possible that the Black God Army can even use the advantages of geographical advantage and human harmony to waste all their main forces in Africa.

If we rashly attack Tsarist Russia, it will be different.

They will inevitably give up Africa and return to help with all their might.

At that time, the situation will reverse instantly, becoming the advantage of being unfamiliar with the place where we are, but they have the advantage of being in a place with the right place and people.

Besides, cavalry is only suitable for fighting in the field, and it is more than enough to deal with the remnants of the Mongol Yuan who make a living by nomadism.

Once you attack the continent, it will be different again.

There are so many cities in the continent, and there are fortresses everywhere, just to restrain our cavalry.

So, now we cannot attack Tsarist Russia.

We have to wait until Africa has almost exhausted and all kinds of new equipment have been prepared before mobilizing large troops to attack the continent."

This explanation is detailed enough.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Cilang nodded repeatedly and said, "My grandson understands."

Taichang then explained: "Zhiji, Yunzhen, you should also pay attention. During negotiations, you cannot let them understand our intentions, nor can you force them too hard, so that they feel that we just want to destroy them.

You must grasp this measure well.”

When Zhang Zhiji and Xu Yunzhen heard this, they nodded quickly and said, "I understand."

Taichang then pointed to the map on the table and said, "Our main goal this time is to take the opportunity to cheat some land for others.

Look, this is the Ural Mountains and this is the Ural River.

Now we have almost controlled the east side of the Ural Mountains and built three cities to the west, and the passages through the Ural Mountains have been blocked.

If we can steal a piece east of the Ural River and then get it over, it will be better to defend.

It is basically impossible for the Continental Union to attack our northwest from land through Tsarist Russia.

Of course, we cannot clearly explain the location of others.

After all, they didn't fight with us, and we asked others to cede land for no reason, which is a bit unreasonable.

You need to find a suitable excuse.

How about it, do you have any ideas?”

this.

Zhang Zhiji stared at the map for a while, and suddenly had an idea: "Your Majesty, I have seen the seized map of the Golden Horde. The large area of ​​land on the west and north of the Ural River turned out to be the territory of the Golden Horde.

Haven’t we defeated the Golden Horde? Many places in Tsarist Russia occupy the Golden Horde. We can be the Golden Horde territory, which is our territory.

We first spoke up and pretended to bite a big piece. No matter how they bargained, we would take such a small piece in the end. They shouldn't have any objections, right?"

Good guy, this idea is really good.

Taichang nodded slightly and said, "Well, this excuse is good. Just do it like this. It's almost enough to get the east of the Ural River."

At this time, Yuan Keli pointed to the map and reminded carefully: "Your Majesty, we have to be careful of this Caspian Sea.

After all, there were many rivers in Tsarist Russia and the Ottoman Empire that led to the Caspian Sea. If they used ships to transport personnel and supplies, they could land anywhere on the east coast of the Caspian Sea. We would be unable to defend ourselves at that time."

Well, Taichang really didn't expect it.

The problem is that the sea here is a larger inland sea than the Dongyang Chenggong Department, with an area of ​​less than 300,000 to 400,000 square kilometers. Moreover, not only are the Tsarist Russia and the Ottoman Empire, but also the Persian Empire. Can they cheat such a large sea?

Unexpectedly, Xu Yunzhen actually said seriously: "Master, we can cheat the Ottoman Empire together.

The Persian Empire did not have any muskets or artillery, nor any warships, so we don’t have to worry at all.

As long as we block Tsarist Russia and the Ottoman Empire and prevent their ships from entering the Caspian Sea, there should be no problem."

Even the Ottoman Empire was cheated?

Taichang said in confusion: "The Ottoman Empire is on the west coast of the Caspian Sea. How can we cheat them? Do we directly drive warships and go there to cheat?

Problem, there seems to be no river channel to the outside sea here, and our warships cannot enter at all!”

Xu Yunzhen calmly pointed to the north of the Caspian Sea and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, this area not only has Tsarist Russian troops but also the Ottoman Empire troops.

I heard from the captives of the Golden Horde that they seemed to be fighting for this area before, and they had fought for several years.

However, they seemed to have made up suddenly, and they sent troops together to fight towards our Ming Empire.

In other words, this area may be a buffer between them or an area they jointly control.

Lord Sun and Lord Lu are not doing anything at this moment. We can let them divide half of their troops to scare the Ottoman Empire.

At that time, we also pretend that the lion will speak loudly and want to take down this area. When they bargain, we will take a step back and ask their ships not to enter the Caspian Sea.

This shouldn't be a big problem, right?"

This problem seems to be small.

However, even if they agree at this moment, it doesn’t make much sense. Once the war starts, they will directly send ships into the Caspian Sea. Anyway, there are no ships from the Ming Dynasty there, so what can the Ming Dynasty do to them?

Taichang thought for a while and then said slowly: "We have to find a way to get the fleet into the Caspian Sea, otherwise we will not be able to block them at all.

You just came over there, so you should be familiar with the terrain there, right?

If we dig a canal, can we connect the tributaries of the Ebei River to the Ural River?"

This seems unlikely.

Zhang Zhiji shook his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Lu and Lord Sun have seen almost all the maps seized by Lord Sun. There is the Ural Mountains between the tributary of the Ebei River and the Ural River, and it is impossible to connect them with a canal.

However, when we rushed to take the boat, we found a narrow valley to the south of the tributary of the Ebei River.

Moreover, there is a small Aral Sea to the east of the sea here.

If we could dig a canal from this valley all the way south, digging about six or seven hundred miles to connect to the Aral Sea.

The west coast of the Aral Sea is only about 400 miles away from the east coast of the Caspian Sea, and there is also a basin in the middle. It should be no problem to dig a canal in the past."

My God, the two canals are thousands of miles apart.

If European countries heard this, they would definitely roll their eyes and scold Xu Yunzhen for having problems.

When Taichang heard this, he looked thoughtful and had no intention of cursing.
To be continued...