Ming dynasty grand dude

You know, Spain at this time had a population of just over five million.

The population of England at this time is even less than 300 million.

Drawing out such a huge army is almost militaristic.

However, the victory of the first plunder gave them hope. What about the richer Ottoman? !

This time Europa is full of confidence, because Daming brought them hundreds of cannons.

There are also many heavy artillery!

However, what they didn't know was that these artillery pieces were all products that Ming was planning to eliminate.

They were not sold new shells with casings.

This batch was all repackaged from the Ming Defense Forces.

But even this batch of artillery is already a surprise for Europa.

Especially the gunpowder equipped, as well as the conical shells.

The roads between the European countries are still being built, but at this time the main manpower for the construction has been replaced by prisoners of war.

There are also a large number of slaves purchased, and the craftsmen only supervise and accept them.

The purchase of a large number of slaves promoted the release of manpower.

The land was developed and cultivated in large quantities, and serfs were released in large numbers at the same time.

Manor owners no longer needed serfs, they now had slaves who were better suited to work.

The serfs had other things to do, like... being trained as soldiers.

It was also at this time that Yu Chihu and Wang Zhi really saw the energy of investors.

When the war broke out, rebellions broke out in many of the former Ottoman vassal states.

Ottoman's expansion has actually kept the dependent country in an unstable state.

Although they won the Battle of Varna, they even killed Polish-Hungarian King Wladyslaw III.

However, this is only when almost all other countries in Europe stand by and the influence of the Holy See is greatly reduced.

Today, things are different.

In fact, Osman is also riding a tiger.

War and expansion are the foundation of the Ottoman Empire.

Whether it is a converted lord who needs new land, or a Ghazi warrior who needs to rely on plunder to maintain his faith.

If the sultan can't take them to conquer the city, then the foundation of the rule will be damaged.

This was a logic that was difficult for the Holy See and the monarchs of Europa to immediately understand.

Once the external expansion and wars are stopped, Ottoman will decline.

In this war, Ottoman is facing... the entire Europa!

Even the Safavid dynasty also got involved at this time!

The mighty [-] warships crashed into the sea.

On board Lepanto, 280 galleys of the Ottoman Empire stood ready.

Everyone knows that this naval battle will play a decisive role.

Once Europa is victorious, the next step is to land, gather an army, and march towards Constantinople.

"Don't wait any longer, go and congratulate the Pope on his victory!"

Yu Chihu smiled. At this time, Osman did not have an armored warship.

However, Europa has already purchased thirty ironclad warships from Daming.

Of course, this is also the first batch of ironclad warships.

Now the Ming Dynasty has more than 130 ironclad warships, and these warships look the same from the outside.

However, the armor it uses is completely different.

Because he knew that this epic naval battle would break out, Yu Chihu specially asked Qi Jingtong, the current commander of the navy, to be present in person.

Take his [-]-ship battleship and watch this naval battle.

Perhaps after this, there has never been such a magnificent naval battle for a long time.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

At this time on Lepanto, the fleets of the two sides finally encountered each other.

It was Europa's fleet that chose to fire first.

They are equipped with artillery from Ming Dynasty, which has a longer range and stronger lethality than the previous artillery!

And on this point, the Ottomans couldn't react at all.

The first round of salvos hit them, and the dense formation caused them to lose dozens of warships at once.

"Fight back! Fight back!!"

Howls sounded on the battleship, and the sea was full of blood.

Endless howls and screams resounded throughout the sea.

"Boom!!" This is the fire that ignited the gunpowder on the ship, causing the whole ship to be detonated directly.

The slave sailors yelled and pulled hard at the oars.

Qi Jingtong excitedly raised his binoculars and watched this unprecedented naval battle!

Nearly 380 warships of the Ottoman Empire and more than [-] warships of the United Europa Empire!

Just like this, fighting hard in this sea.

"Boom~!"

A shell hit Qi Jingtong's battleship, but the thick armor only made the ship shake.

There is no breakdown at all.

"A mere firefly, how dare you fight for glory?! The main gun, let someone sink him!!"

Qi Jingtong also became angry. At first, he just let the artillery participate in the battle.

Now this shell made him decide to show the Ottomans what a real artillery is!

At the same time, this is also a deterrent to the Europa people.

"Crack~Boom!!"

After a cannon shot, the Ottoman warship that had just fired at the [-]-seat ship hadn't recovered from the shock of being impenetrable by the shells.

He howled and wanted to turn the bow of the boat, but how could this be possible...

"boom!!"

There was a loud noise, and some Europeans realized that something was wrong.

They looked up, but saw an Ottoman warship approaching Qi Jingtong's warship, and the entire ship was blown to pieces.

Yes, directly crushed!

Pieces of broken corpses and blood are splashing, and the broken wood soars into the sky in the flames...

"ended."

Qi Jingtong slowly put down the binoculars, and the Ottoman navy on the opposite side had begun to flee in despair.

However, this kind of rout will only produce more tragic damage.

"Boom tom tom...Boom! Boom! Boom!!"

Countless shells rained down, and Ottoman's warships were blown up one by one on the sea.

The Europeans burst into cheers, desperately urging the slave sailors to speed up...

"In less than two hours, the Ottoman fleet was almost wiped out..."

"The subordinate is now on the shore, continuing to observe Europa's battle."

"Then organize it into a book and bring it back to Daming..."

This brutal naval battle thoroughly told Qi Jingtong what war is.

And his secret report was quickly passed to Emperor Hongzhi.

Looking at the hundreds of warships described above by Qi Jingtong, fighting against each other at sea is an epic battle.

Emperor Hongzhi rejoiced for no reason, but fortunately Daming did not stop.

Otherwise, maybe the small sampan went to hedge against other people's big ships.

Putting down the secret music, Emperor Hongzhi walked slowly to the bookshelf.

He opened a box with his own key, and took out a document from it.

"It's time for the fourth step..."

Taking a deep breath, Emperor Hongzhi spread out the document.

But his eyes fell on the end of the scroll, looking at the word "Ba" on the end of the scroll with complicated eyes.

This item is an item he will take in the future.

"After Your Highness, how to cultivate?! This is the foundation of whether Daming can continue for another hundred years."

"Study literature and practice martial arts when you are less. Join the army and farm to know the hardships. Enter goods and plant and work to know how to understand things."

"In this way, we can continue."

"Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the lord of Zhongxing. After getting old, it is inevitable that he will become dizzy."

"Han Wu is powerful, expanding its territory. After many years, witches and Gu become harmful."

"In the previous dynasties, the old events are vivid and present, and the ministers think twice. Those who are ministers should be loyal as a sign and cannot be held back by the king's kindness."

"That's why, I implore you to start with Your Majesty and set up regulations for future generations: If the emperor is fifty, he will raise the crown prince to be familiar with politics in the court."

"Sixty, hand over the cabinet to the prince to rule."

"Those who are seventy will be headed by the Senate. Return the military and government affairs to the crown prince..."

Emperor Hongzhi didn't know how many times he read these words.

Every time I read it, I am always amazed!

If it is said that the court is loyal and loyal, who dares to compare with the idiotic tiger? !

Looking back and turning around, Emperor Hongzhi revealed the decree that had been drawn up.

After reading it carefully, it seems that every word is deeply engraved in my mind.

Xiang Xu’s Department of Teaching and Enlightenment has classified all the translated works of Europa and sent teachers to study them.

Now these teachers can already go down to elementary school to enlighten children.

Daming social studies, prefectural schools, state schools, etc. will follow up together.

And these writings of the Europa people also enlightened the masters of the Ordnance Construction Bureau.

Stones from other hills, can learn!

"Crack~!"

After stamping his big seal, Emperor Hongzhi seemed to feel a breeze blowing at this moment.

"Wow~" The "Historical Records" on the desktop was slowly opened, page after page.

It was also at this time that the boy's figure appeared in front of the imperial study room.

"Father! It's time for breakfast! My son stewed porridge for Father, please taste it!"

The bear boy carefully held the pot, and walked in with a smile on his face...

In the distant Europa, the entire main city of the Holy See is in a carnival.

The war progressed extremely smoothly, and the Ottoman Empire was crazy in its expansion after all.