My Daming New Empire

The two of them can be said to be like dry wood meeting a raging fire, and they smell like each other.

However, his ideas are very dangerous to the church. If it is only publicized among the people, the church may still swallow it because of Daming's strength.

But now that he's hooked up with Louis XI, the church won't let the two of them go.

In just two months, Louis XI and Zhang Han encountered several assassinations. The most rampant one was that the church planted more than [-] kilograms of explosives to kill them.

Fortunately, the fuse of the explosive was a little longer, and the explosive exploded after the carriage passed by. The carriage did not face a direct explosion, and both of them were only slightly injured.

This assassination also thoroughly angered the young Louis XI. He supported Zhang Han more actively and planned to implement the civilian official system in Paris.

Compared to Meng, who is in Europe like a fish in water, Zhang Han is like a small boat in the wind and waves, which may be overturned at any time.

Chapter 34 The Heir

In 41, Zhu Jianshen was going to inspect Nanzhou with the Nanzhou inspection team, but the prince died of illness, which delayed his trip.

It wasn't until the full year of his filial piety that he embarked on a journey overseas again, but this time he didn't go to Nanzhou, but Dongzhou.

For the royal family, Dongzhou is far more important than Nanzhou, because Nanzhou is mainly the fief of the clan and nobles.Dongzhou, on the other hand, is a complete territory of the Ming Dynasty, and those enfeoffed here are all direct descendants of the royal family.

Only a few islands in Dongzhou were enfeoffed, and the rest of the mainland did not have any honorable fiefdoms.

Such a huge piece of land, according to the new weight and measure standards of the Ming Dynasty, the total area of ​​the two continents in the north and south of this land has reached more than 400 million square kilometers, far exceeding the 500 million square kilometers of the mainland of the Ming Dynasty.

In contrast, most of the 700 million square kilometers of Nanzhou are deserts and wastelands, and their importance is far lower than that of Dongzhou.

Now there is a proverb in Ming Dynasty: Dongzhou is stable, and the world is stable.

However, Zhu Jianshen knew very well that if going to Nanzhou was a gilded journey, then choosing Dongzhou for the first time as a grandson would be a difficult journey.

The clans and nobles in Nanzhou restrict each other, and they are very close to Ming Dynasty. No family dares to disobey any policy of the imperial court.

But there is only the prince in Dongzhou, and there is only one governor's mansion and two admiral's mansions in the imperial court.The government offices at all levels arranged by the imperial court here are not complete, so the princes here do not have a fuel-efficient lamp.

Even though they knew that they had no chance of ascending to the Great Treasure, they had no worries about their status and were not afraid of Zhu Jianshen's complaint, so no one could say for sure what attitude they would take towards Zhu Jianshen.

Zhu Jianshen also felt helpless against these emperor uncles, because apart from the emperor ancestor, these emperor uncles couldn't speak well, let alone him, a junior.

As a junior, he was already in a weak position when facing these feudal overseas emperor uncles without the absolute authorization of the emperor's ancestors and before he had ascended to the Great Treasure.

Of course, Zhu Zhanji would not give him absolute authorization. This trip to Dongzhou was originally intended to increase Zhu Jianshen's experience in dealing with things.

Zhu Jianshen also understood this, so his attitude on this mission was very correct.

First of all, you can't embarrass the grandson, and second, let all the emperor's uncles know that this nephew is not a waste.

For this mission, he brought with him most of the officials from Zhan Shifu, including Peng Shi, who was the second assistant to the cabinet, Zhan Shi from Zhan Shifu, and his teacher.

Peng Shi has entered the official career since the number one scholar in the orthodox 25th year.In general, he served the country diligently, was upright and upright, insisted on justice, preserved the general situation, did not fear the powerful, and spoke out.

In terms of personal morality, I never talk about political affairs with my children, and I don't let the parties know about any discussion or recommendation.There is no laziness in living in peace on weekdays, and the daily life is very frugal. He does not like singing and dancing, and has the demeanor of an ancient minister.

In today's court, although his reputation is slightly inferior to Qian's, Xie Zhenqi is ahead, but he is known as the New Three Heroes along with Li Xian and Shang Ren.

Of course, these new three heroes are only relative to Yu Qian and Xie Zhenqi who are over 51 years old. In fact, Peng Shi is also [-] years old now.

Departing from Yingtianfu, it took five days to arrive in Edo, Dongying.

In the 13th year of orthodoxy, the full-year Dongying prince Akihito was escorted back to Dongying to rule after being married by Zhu Zhanji.

Although Akihito was released to return to Dongying to take charge of the government, Daming still imposed many restrictions on the Dongying royal family.For example, the princesses of Dongying in the future must marry from the honorable class of the Ming Dynasty. For example, the children of the royal family of Dongying must receive education in Daming.

Mingren's wife is Yang Qing, the granddaughter of Yang Rong, the former Minister of War. Yang Qing was intelligent since she was a child, and she is a famous talented woman in Ming Dynasty.

After Mingren and Yang Qing got married, the husband and wife respected each other as guests. The two had a total of eight children, and all of them survived.

After each child is six years old, they are sent to Daming to study. Except for the eldest son, they can return to Dongying.

However, most of them are unwilling to return to the impoverished Dongying, and are willing to stay in Daming to become rich.

The four daughters who have grown up now are all married to the Daming Xungui family.

Almost everyone in the world knows that Mingren is actually Zhu Zhanji's seed, but this is just an open secret.

The original Dongying royal family is now in great decline, except for the direct line, the rest of the branches have declined.

Moreover, Zhu Zhanji was very kind to this son. When Akihito returned to Dongying to take charge, he built a new palace for Akihito in Edo, so that he would not have to face the complicated situation in Kyoto.

In recent years, Akihito has centered on Edo and vigorously developed his own power. Although he still has some opponents in Japan, they are not successful.

Moreover, the big names in Dongpu all look forward to Daming's leadership, and naturally support Mingren.His throne is much more stable than Zhu Jianshen's grandson.

After Japan moved its capital to Edo, the name of Edo was changed to Tokyo.Relying on the Edo Plain, vigorously develop agriculture and commerce. Although the food is still not self-sufficient, with the support of Ming Dynasty, there is no risk of food shortage.

Moreover, Dongying vigorously develops labor export, and Dongying's children are Daming's favorite laborers.They obey discipline and work hard, whether in mines or factories, they are the most popular.

These people can bring back a large amount of gold and silver to Japan every year, so that the economic development of Japan can grow steadily.

There is no shortage of food, the economy is improving, and the people's lives are stable. Akihito, the king of Dongying, is also loved by the people.

When Zhu Jianshen came to Edo, Akihito went to the port to greet him in person, and Zhu Jianshen saw the people of Dongying kneeling down to express their respect for Akihito.

Nowadays, apart from formal occasions, kneeling is no longer popular in Ming Dynasty, but the people here in Dongying are still used to this practice.

From the port to the imperial palace in Chiyoda, Zhu Jianshen saw that the shops on both sides of the street were basically Chinese signs.Although this place is not as prosperous as Yingtian Mansion, and most of the houses are made of wood, but at a glance, it is almost the same as the mansion of Daming.

"Master Peng, in your opinion, how long will it take for all the Japanese to be Sinicized?"

Looking out of the car window, Peng Shi withdrew his gaze, and said with a smile, "It mainly depends on the needs of Daming.... Today's Daming needs a place to export labor, a place to show the advancement of Daming, slightly inferior to Daming, but full of hope." If you wait until Daming has more vassal states like Dongying, in order to show Ming's favor, Dongying will be directly included in the rule."

"In other words, everything is in the service of politics?"

Peng Shi nodded and said: "In addition to this, it also depends on economic development. If Dongying will not become a burden on Ming Dynasty, then Dongying can naturally be merged into Ming Dynasty."

"If that time comes, I'm afraid Dongpu will not be willing to merge into Daming?"

Peng Shi nodded and said: "So, it depends on the vision and means of those in power. If Dongpu has enough potential, of course it must be won over before their economy develops. His Majesty is now vigorously promoting education reform in Daming, The purpose is to keep Daming's economy and technology in a leading position.

It is not so easy to be the leader of the world.Not only do those in power need to stay awake at all times, but they also need to maintain a sense of pressure at all times.Your Highness, it is difficult to conquer the country, but it is even more difficult to stay in the country.

It took Your Majesty 40 years to develop Ming Dynasty into the most advanced country in the world. It took 40 years to form the power structure of Daming itself, Dongzhou, Nanzhou, and Xizhou. It took another 40 years to form the The progressive level of civilization between Ming Dynasty and its subjects.

And you, bearing His Majesty's expectations and the pressure of foreign feudal vassals, what you need to do is to maintain the current balance.Therefore, you don't need to show your talent or your excellence. The only thing you need to show is your balance. "

Zhu Jianshen nodded, and sighed again: "The emperor raised the starting point too high, which doubled my pressure..."

Zhu Zhanji personally determined the address of Dongying's palace and personally presided over the construction.The Imperial Palace is located in the center of Tokyo, surrounded by water, and occupies an area only slightly smaller than Yingtianfu Imperial Palace.