Ming Expansion and Reformation in the 1620s???

Hi all, this is just a little scenairo that I have been thinking of for quite a long time....

So, let's say that a certain commoner, in this case, Xu Hongzu (simply for the fact that he later became a relatively famous in the field of geography....) was captured in a pirate raid around the 1610s or earlier. Then either sold as a slave or simply rescued by the Spanish navy set in Manilla and later taken to Madrid by the returning governor, where he eventually became a favourite at the Spanish court(perhaps because of his talent for language or drawing maps..). At the court he learned of the exploits of the European fleets on the seas, the milllitary tactics utilized by the armies and some of the technological achievements at the time. Then, in the early 1620s, he returned from Spain back to Ming (havent thought of a specific excuse to the King of Spain, but I would presume that Xu's underlying motives would be to escape the incoming Thirty Years' War)....

Back in Ming, Xu was treated as a "jester" by the court and the emperor, who regarded his experiences as laughable and insane. But as a show of graciousness, the emperor gave him a moderate title and he was to freely roam the palace, where he eventually met an insignificant prince Zhu Youjian (future Chongzhen emperor) and tutored him (not to try to gain the throne or anything, but simply because he was a young kid and Xu didnt want all the knowledge he gained to go to waste)...

Now....(finally getting to the "question":D) would it be possible that after several years of tutorage of Xu's "European" thoughts drastically change Chongzhen emperor's policies when he ascended the throne? Will he push for a more modernized army? Will he be less swayed by the Donglin-clique and try to reform the bureacracy???
 
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