My Daming New Empire

Therefore, if Timur is defeated, a dominant country will not be allowed to exist.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu also played a big role.

Zhu Gaoxu, who followed Zhu Di to sea and did not fight for the throne, won Zhu Di's favor again.

For this son, Zhu Di felt guilty in his heart.

Zhu Gaochi followed Zhu Di from the battle of Jingnan to the north and south.At the beginning, Zhu Di said more than once that he wanted to pass on the throne to Zhu Gaoxu.

However, the civil servant's objection, coupled with Tang Taizong's lessons, made him hesitate.

After that, Zhu Zhanji grew up gradually, and showed his superhuman talent more than once, which made Zhu Di like it very much.

The age difference between Zhu Di and Zhu Zhanji is nearly 40 years. No matter how talented the grandson is, it will not directly affect his authority.

However, Zhu Gaoxu was trustworthy on the battlefield, but he did not show the talent he should have in terms of how to be an emperor.

Giving Zhu Gaoxu too much power too early, father and son fighting for power, coupled with the opposition of civil officials, so Zhu Gaoxu gradually fell out of favor.

But no matter what, Zhu Di felt guilty towards him.

Now that Zhu Gaoxu has been deprived of the kingship and reduced to a commoner, and now he has taken the initiative to ask to go to sea and develop in a barbaric land, the dissatisfaction in Zhu Di's heart will gradually disappear.

The father and son gradually untied their knots along the way. In order to support Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Di even allocated six thousand cavalry directly to Zhu Gaoxu, and asked him to go to Xizhou to choose his favorite territory.

The hugeness of Xizhou, the fertile land, and the abundance of resources all shocked Zhu Gaoxu.

Except for the desert area in the north, there are huge tropical rainforests and grasslands in the middle, where countless strange animals live and there are various fruit trees.

Although the land in the south is slightly barren, it is rich in minerals.

At first, Zhu Gaoxu was a little hesitant, not knowing where to choose.

However, he passed through the Mamluk Dynasty and went to Europe again. At this time, he made up his mind and decided to develop in Central Africa.

Because Central Africa has a mild climate and fertile land, it is not only closer to Asia, but also facilitates trade with Europe.

Wild spices abound in Central Africa and are worth gold when transported to Europe.

After returning from Europe, he once again traveled through the entire central part of the African continent, almost from Mozambique to Angola in later generations, to observe the terrain and resources here.

The more he looked, the more satisfied he was.

In southern Africa, there are very few indigenous people and the population is sparse. In this era, population is the greatest wealth.

Moreover, Central Africa is also extremely rich in mineral resources. After traveling back and forth, he discovered several open-pit gold mines.

At this time, he has no regrets about losing the throne. There is no benevolence, righteousness and morality here, and he feels like heaven.

When he came back from Africa, he got the news of the victory of the Ming army, so he stayed in Hulumos and waited for Zhu Di to return.

When Zhu Di showed Zhu Zhanji's letter to him, he also saw his opportunity.

Going to Europe via the Mamluks, he felt the threat of the Ottoman Empire. This country, which was beaten by the Timurid Kingdom, was the overlord in the face of Europe.

They monopolized the trade, and even the Mamluks could only defend passively in front of them, not daring to fight at all.

It was also for this reason that the Mamluks were willing to give up the precious oasis to Daming, allowing him to garrison troops in Suez to help them resist the threat of the Ottomans.

Therefore, although Zhu Di didn't care about this country, if he develops in Africa in the future, he will definitely deal with this country.

It would be of great benefit to Zhu Gaoxu to weaken their power now.

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu also analyzed the threat of the Ottoman Empire in detail with Zhu Di, and believed that the Black Sheep Dynasty was not worth mentioning compared with the Ottoman Empire.

It is also true that before oil became a strategic commodity, Iraq was a backcountry at that time.

At that time, the center of Arabia was on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, which was the trade center of the East and the West, and also the political and cultural center of the Arabs.

For Ming to maintain deterrence in Central Asia, Hulumos is not the most important place, on the contrary, Suez is.

Now that Ming Dynasty has garrisoned troops in Suez, Zhu Zhanji also called out the plan to excavate the Suez Canal at the beginning. It would be more in the interests of Ming Dynasty to use it as an important military location of Ming Dynasty.

Of course, Hulumos will not give up. This place will form a series of supply and military important places in Ming Dynasty with Kochi in India, Star City in Nanyang, and Old Port.

Just as Zhu Di was on his way back to Hulumos, another messenger from Zhu Zhanji arrived.But the main news brought this time is that the prince Zhu Gaochi passed away.

For the elder son to leave alone first, Zhu Di did not have the sadness of ordinary white-haired people sending black-haired people away.

As an emperor, he first considers the whole country, and the second is the relationship between father and son.Besides, he didn't really like this son.

He only ate vegetarian food for three days on the way, and he didn't even ask the army to be vegetarian. He just asked the whole army to wear white cloth to express their condolences.

In Persia, if you are a vegetarian, there is not enough food, because the main military ration is mutton. If you are a vegetarian, the army will not be able to transport food in time.

But when he returned to Hulumos, he was very satisfied to see that Zhu Gaoxu had already put on mourning for his elder brother, and he liked the second son even more.

After discussing with Zhu Gaoxu, he looked at the map for a long time and approved Zhu Zhanji's plan.Since Hurumos is not considered as a key development area, it becomes extremely important to weaken the large tribes and countries here.

After some deliberation, Zhu Di decided not only to give some benefits to the Kurumos and the Black Sheep Dynasty who had been following the Ming Dynasty, but also to support the Timurid tribes that had been maimed.

Therefore, Zhu Di released many tribal leaders on the Persian plateau. They were supposed to be taken back to Daming to show off as spoils of war, but now he let them go home.

The power of Hulumos is relatively weak, even if they are given a large area of ​​land, it will take many years for them to develop.

And the Black Sheep Dynasty provided Daming with a lot of kerosene bombs, and also gave Daming a place rich in kerosene. Now it can't suppress it too much, and rewards should be rewarded.

Only by strengthening the strength of the tribes on the Persian Plateau can they resist the Black Sheep Dynasty, occupy a larger territory, and become the overlord.

As for the eastern part of Persia, a large area was divided among the Indian countries, and the Kochi Kingdom obtained a large piece of fertile land, and the rest of the countries could move freely.

Today's India is still a slave system, a large area of ​​land is occupied by the royal family, and countless people can only work for the king as slaves.

The land they obtained can be used as a reward for the people who have done meritorious service. As for whether it can be defended or not, these earth kings don't care.

In order to divide these areas, the major local tribes quarreled endlessly.Zhu Di also worked hard, and it took more than a month to get all the ministries to accept the victory.

Since then, Ming will withdraw all the army, leaving only a navy of 1 ships and [-] people stationed at Qeshm Island, Musandam Peninsula, and the city of fire in the depths of the Persian Gulf. .

The city of fire is also known as Kuwait in later generations. It not only produces kerosene bombs, but also because of the hot climate, it was named the city of fire by Zhu Di.

Of course, this is just a name. In fact, there is only a small port in the local area, with [-] navies stationed there.

The Musandam peninsula is also the tip of the peninsula northeast of Dubai. There are [-] navies stationed there, most of which are stationed on Qeshm Island, which is also a trade center.

In addition to the Ming Navy, Indian countries left [-] Indian auxiliary troops to assist the Ming Navy in managing the port of Horumos and maintaining law and order.

It was already mid-December in the 19th year of Yongle when Zhu Di left Khormos, and he did not return directly to Daming, but bypassed the Arabian Peninsula, entered the Red Sea, and headed for Suez.