My Daming New Empire

Before going, he had already ruled out the envoys, and went to the Ottoman Empire and the Mamluk Dynasty respectively, and asked the kings of the two countries to come to Suez to have an audience.

Of course, Faraj of the Mamluk Dynasty was looking forward to Zhu Di's arrival, and was even very pleasantly surprised because Zhu Di was going to be the mediator.

At this time, the Ottoman Empire fell into civil war because of the sudden stroke and death of King "Victor" Mehmed I.

The future Murad II and his younger brother Mustafa both knew the news that their great enemy Timurid Kingdom had been destroyed by Ming Dynasty.

None of them came in person, but they all sent envoys to Suez.

However, after Zhu Di arrived in Suez, he did not see their envoys and drove them back.

In Suez, Ma Huan, who was a fifth-rank officer at the beginning, has now become the governor guarding one side.Zhu Di also praised him very much this time, and after consulting his own opinions, he decided to let him continue to serve as governor until the canal was completed.

In the two years since Zhu Zhanji returned to China, two batches of craftsmen have been sent to Suez.They have been exploring between Suez and the Mediterranean Sea, planning the most suitable route and excavation plan.

Now, the time is basically ripe.

Afterwards, Zhu Di received the Mamluk king Faraji with the etiquette of the Ming emperor receiving foreign ministers.

In addition to supporting Faraj, another purpose of Zhu Di this time is to let Faraj send people to build the canal.

It is impossible for Ming Dynasty to send people to build the canal. This canal needs tens of 10 people to build it, and the Mamluks will definitely have to work hard.

Of course, the money for building the canal came from Daming, and after the canal was built, it will be managed by Daming in the future.

With Zhu Di's support, and seeing Zhu Di bring such a large-scale army with his own eyes, Faraj didn't even think about refusing.

This time Zhu Di not only left more than [-] taels of gold, but also [-] cavalry.These people will not only serve as a local deterrent, but also as overseers for the construction of the canal.

In fact, Daming spent almost no cost this time, because the gold was all snatched by Daming from the Timurid Kingdom.

Of course, if you want to count the cost of the war that Ming spent, it would be a mess.

In the past few years, Zhu Di spent more than tens of millions of taels of silver to organize this large-scale war, and this did not include the cost of manpower.

However, the short-term return is less than 500 million taels of gold and silver, and there are hundreds of thousands of sheep and tens of thousands of horses.

In general, the short-term loss is at least 500 million taels of silver, but in terms of long-term benefits, Zhu Zhanji will not lose money if he operates it.

Zhu Di drove away the representatives of the Ottoman Empire, and also frightened the two who were fighting for the throne, for fear that Zhu Di would send troops to attack them in a fit of anger.

However, Zhu Di didn't take them seriously, but sent envoys to ask them to sign a promise not to invade the east and attack the Mamluks in the south.

If they agree, they will let the past go. If they don't agree, then Ming's army will go to Bursa.

Under such circumstances, the future Murad II and the others certainly had no choice but to sign their names on the credentials submitted by Daming.

And this time is already March of the 20th year of Yongle.

Seeing with his own eyes that Faraj had sent [-] slaves to dig the canal, at this time, Zhu Di couldn't stand the longing for Daming and was about to return home.

In fact, Zhu Di didn't want to attack Osman at all, he wanted to go back a long time ago.

Before the messenger returned, a large number of soldiers and horses had been transported back to the country.At present, all that is left here in Suez are steam sailing ships.

The speed of a steam sailboat is not much faster than a sailboat, but it has an advantage, that is, it is not afraid of headwinds.

Returning to Daming from Suez, if it goes well, it will take more than a month to arrive at Yingtian Mansion.

However, after staying overseas for two years, Zhu Di seems to have gotten used to this kind of life where he doesn't have to face countless trivial matters every day.

He misses Daming, but in his heart he doesn't want to live the life he used to.

On the boat back to Daming, what he thought most about was five years ago, Li Fangyuan, the leader of North Korea, took the initiative to take the Zen throne.

In the next three years, Li Fangyuan has been in a semi-reclusive state, but he can still manipulate North Korea's military and political affairs.

And Li Fangyuan was seven years younger than himself, and Li Fangyuan was only 49 years old at the time.

Thinking that he was 62 years old, Zhu Di felt that being an emperor was meaningless.

It's already a lot of age, and now that the wish is fulfilled, Daming's greatest enemy has been wiped out, so why are you still in love with the throne?

It's better to enjoy the happiness while still living for a few years.

With such thoughts, Zhu Di felt as if weeds had grown in his heart, and he could no longer restrain this thought.

Since the prince had left before him, the other courtyard was also vacant.On weekdays, I soak in hot springs in other courtyards, listen to ditties, and watch big plays.

In winter, the weather is unbearably cold, and he can also go to the south by boat to patrol, avoiding the severe cold, which is much more comfortable than enduring the pain of rheumatism.

However, he has never mentioned this idea to anyone, and he still wants to take another look...

Just when Zhu Di and the others returned home smoothly, Yang Dao, who was far away in the Atlantic Ocean, encountered the biggest setback in his life.

He went north in the spring, joined Yixin in the Aztec Empire, and then followed the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, to the east coast of the United States.

Along the way, all he saw were boundless fertile fields and forests, as well as those natives who were so poor that they only had gold and fur decorations.

Finally, in July, he arrived at the predetermined location, which is the waters near Boston in later generations.

At this time, Di Pingxia and his party have gone through untold hardships, arrived in this area, and made signs on the seaside.

In the Cape Cod of the later generations, the two sides reunited after a long absence, rested there for ten days, and the fleet carried the 3000 people on their way home.

In order to understand the local coastal water conditions in more detail, the return fleet did not follow the route when it came, and pulled a certain distance from the coastline.

This distance is not very far, at most a dozen kilometers from the shore.In this way, in the event of a big storm, you can also have time to go to the shore to avoid danger.

However, they still underestimated the turmoil in the North Atlantic Ocean, and when they returned, they just encountered the strong wind season here.

Stopping and stopping all the way, it was difficult to reach the Bahamas of later generations. At this time, in order to explore Cuba and other islands in the Caribbean Sea, the fleet marched deep into the Atlantic Ocean.

But here, they encountered a huge storm. Even though they approached the nearby islands in time, four ships were still damaged and sank into the sea.

There were more than 1000 people on board, except for a few dozen people who were rescued, [-] people were swallowed by the sea.

This accident caused Yang Dao, who was enlisted for the first time and became an official for the first time, to be like a thunderbolt. For a whole month, he became like a walking dead, blaming himself endlessly.

If it wasn't for his heavy responsibility, he would have wished to commit suicide and be buried with his comrades.

One thousand and one hundred people, Daming has never lost so many people on the battlefield since Yongle 100 years ago.

He was originally just a small general manager, with only 120 people under his command, which was tantamount to the loss of his subordinates.

And he is only just in his early years, how can he bear this kind of blow?

It was not until he returned to the coal mine in the north of the southern continent of Dongzhou that he gradually came to his senses.