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It was the first time in his life that he went to the battlefield in person, and he was extremely excited. While letting the horse drink water, Mao Yuer was still waving his little hand, and on the other end, Song Yongzhong was quietly drinking the horse, but looked back at the little sparrow from time to time. For Her Royal Highness like that, there was still a warm smile on the corner of his mouth.

A little farther away, Li Dingguo and Li Shuaibi looked so sad. Today's battle was all gone, and his shock cavalry was useless in the end. He was frustrated on the battlefield and lost his memory in love. He was far away from envy and hatred Hiding from this sour smell of love.

On the log wall that had just been erected, Mao Xingjian was looking at the camp of the Western Allied Forces that was also dotted with bonfires. Mao Xingjian held up the binoculars in a daze. sense of accomplishment.

Today's killings and the glorious victory in the battle are not actually something that makes him proud. If possible, he also hopes that the Ming army will kill less. What he really looks forward to is the conquest after this battle. Da Ming can also Opening the Confucian Academy openly in the western land, it seems that these big-nosed guys are shaking their heads and reading the Four Books and Five Classics in their minds, and their own portraits are hung on the hall of the Confucian Academy just like the most holy teachers. Mao Xingjian couldn't help showing a strong smile on his face.

The war has finished sowing, and Mao Jue's wish has been fulfilled. After all, Ming Dynasty has descended to this far western continent in the form of a king.

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Sure enough, Mao Xingjian was not kept waiting for a long time. On the second day, the eldest son of the Duke of Milan led more than 1000 old Italian soldiers and took the lead to escape from the Gulf Line. He raised his hands and surrendered to the Ming Expeditionary Army. It was quite a headache. The supplies of the Milan mercenaries were damaged during the beaching process. The son of the duke insisted that he must provide pasta and pizza to his nobles, otherwise they would all starve to death.

Where can I get pasta and pizza here?Fortunately, there are people from Gansu in the army, and they made Lanzhou noodles and Laoshan mutton pie for the fussy nobleman. They also recruited the troubled brothers and brothers from several city-states like Genoa and Venice to surrender, and the big guys hugged Lanzhou stretched noodles and snorted and gnawed together.

Then the second one to surrender was the French, who was the most powerful country on the Western Road at this time. Under the city of London and on the beach, the [-] French troops completely lost the arrogance of the Gallic rooster. They walked out of the defensive position with their hands raised high and their heads down. , Lived in a prisoner-of-war camp built overnight by the Italians.

Then Austria, Hungary, Luxembourg, and a large number of unnamed small principalities under the Holy Roman Empire surrendered one after another, but what is surprising is that even if the Spaniards and the Dutch surrendered, it was not very related to the war. The Prussians and the Swedes persisted until the last moment.

However, after some small resistances, such as single-handed knights, in mid-June, the more than [-] Western coalition forces lacking supplies finally surrendered, ending the two-year preparation. The Battle of Britain, and immediately afterwards, the French court minister Mazarin was the first to send a peace mission to London.

War is the continuation of politics. The war is over, but the political game has just begun. After receiving the invitation, in early July, seeing that Mao Xingjian had become more and more calm, Adelena, who had gradually withdrawn from the command, served as the envoy of Daming. The British mission attended the peace conference held by the French in Paris. This time, Adelaine was really proud and proud. She returned to her hometown. More than 20 years ago, a little girl of hers was sold to the East by the Dutch as a white slave. 30 years ago In the end, she was the majestic princess of the empire, the ambassador of the victorious country, and a group of nobles had to wait on her carefully.

The Pope of Rome has not been invited for this peace negotiation, because the dignitaries of the various countries have already predicted that the Pope will not accept some of the conditions of the peace negotiation.

The war has only been fought for a month and a half, but it took three months to talk nonsense with these guys. However, with the huge fleet wandering around the waters off Paris and three ironclad ships that look like nightmares, Da Ming finally got it on the negotiating table. Everything you want.

The first is to carve up the world. In terms of power in the New World, it is bounded by the Isthmus of Panama. The north of Panama, including the Caribbean Islands, all belong to the sphere of influence of Ming. For a few hundred years, Mao Jue was not interested in it for the time being, which relieved the fearful Spain.

Then the Netherlands became a historical term, as the chief culprit who advocated the invasion of the British Isles this time. As a punishment, the Netherlands was annexed by France, the overseas colonies of the Netherlands, Asia were taken over by Ming, and the New World and Africa were divided by the big powers. If it is too far away, Daming is out of reach and has no interest.

As for Central Asia, the Mughal Empire was designated as the sphere of influence of the Ming Dynasty, but free trade was allowed among all countries, and even the Ming Dynasty generously opened up its own port cities such as Batavia, Manila, Tainan, Hangzhou, and Nanjing to allow Western businessmen Going to do business, but correspondingly, Western port cities such as Paris, Marseille, Madrid, Gibraltar, etc. must also be open to Daming on an equal footing, and also allow Ming merchants to do business freely, build Confucian schools, settle down and live, and as a victorious country, Daming also obtained a privilege that would make China feel humiliated by later generations, consular jurisdiction!Citizens of Ming Dynasty broke the law on the land of the French and the Germans, and they must be brought back to China for trial by the Ming embassy. Countries have no right to judge, but if you businessmen from other countries dare to steal, rape and play tricks on the land of Ming Dynasty, you will die according to the Ming law hit.

As for tariffs between the two sides, it is up to the governments of the two sides to decide through negotiations.

When the later generations of the British created the empire on which the sun never sets, they created a spirit that influenced the world even in Mao Jue's era, the spirit of free trade. Now Mao Jue has cut off the glory of the British. Under the threat of the Ming gunboat, The spirit of free trade was first promoted by Ming Dynasty.

The last one is Mao Jue's beautiful and romantic promise to Adelaine. Under Ming's tough diplomatic attitude, many princes under the Holy Roman Empire had to compromise and restored Adelaine's father, Wallenstein. The honor and title territory of Marshal returned Mecklenburg to her, and the descendants of her and Mao Jue would inherit the Principality of Silesia from generation to generation.

After years of waiting, Adelaine finally fulfilled her long-cherished wish and her revenge.

The impact of this contract on the world is particularly profound. First of all, the Ming Dynasty ended the continuous expansion of the West for more than two centuries, and transformed the dominance of one pole into a relatively stable East and West. The trend of globalization has long been It has been highlighted for hundreds of years.

Moreover, there was a countercurrent in the strong export of Christian culture, so that Confucianism in Ming Dynasty actually encroached on the center of Western civilization.

The influence of Confucianism was beyond even Mao Jue's expectation!Why did Jin Yong's martial arts novels become so popular in the West?Because in the biographies of heroes in the West, the heroes are all based on their origins, just like King Arthur and the twelve knights of the round table are all nobles, only princes can slay the dragon and marry the princess back home, the British thief Zorro is also a nobleman, even Even the ridiculed knight Tang Quixote was born in aristocratic family, but the heroes in Jin Yong’s works, Yang Guo’s father is a villain, Guo Jing’s background is grassroots, Zhang Wuji, Linghu Chong are both orphans, and they are all born in ordinary people. Regular readers plug themselves in.

This reflects the huge difference between Eastern philosophy under Confucianism and Western political thought under Christianity. Confucianism advocates that there is no distinction between teaching and learning, and that the court is Tian Shelang, and Xideng Tianzitang and other views have gradually caused an uproar in the West where nobles control the feudal society for generations. , More and more civilians of low-class background also demanded their own political rights. Decades later, even France started the French Revolution under the Confucian enlightenment brought by the Chinese businessmen, which Mao Jue did not expect.

But that's another story!

At the beginning of December, the signed documents were finally obtained at the Paris Peace Conference, and after returning to London and handing them over to Mao Xingjian, Adelaine put aside her business, packed up her bags, and rushed to the Principality of Silesia with her luggage. Mao Jue, a cheapskate, refused to make her son a king, so she had to arrange a way for her son.

The signing of the contract does not mean that the war is completely over. Those who maintain the contract still rely on their own tyrannical strength, just like the US troops stationed here and there in later generations. Half of the Ming Expeditionary Force was also left in London. A naval base was also built in Birmingham, not far from London, to monitor the situation on the European continent at any time.

Surprisingly, Li Dingguo abandoned his Marquis of Dingnan and San Francisco, and actually asked to stay here, even as a deputy. The commander of the expeditionary force was an outstanding graduate of the third phase of the Liaodong Military Academy, and he had already served as the Dandong garrison staff officer. Sun Kecheng, the chief, came to take on the role.

For Mao Xingjian, his trip to the New World ended with the end of his term as governor of the Rockies. Just a month ago, he also received a formal order from Mao Jue to recruit him back to the capital and resume his position as assistant to the emperor in the cabinet.

Riding on a huge treasure ship, holding Han Xiaomo's small hand with one hand, looking at the beautiful scene of the sunset on the bow of the ship, Mao Xingjian couldn't help thinking a lot in his mind. When he just left Daming and when he returned to Daming, his mentality almost completely changed. Like the two of them, the once young and frivolous young man who didn't know the heights of the sky and the earth was gone, and replaced by the weather-beaten, but calm and strategic Ming Crown Prince.

"Father, you have won!"

Unable to help himself, Mao Xingjian shook his head slightly, talking to himself in a low voice.

But at this moment, the startled screams behind him frightened the dignified prince to stagger.

"elder brother!"

"It's not big or small, it doesn't look like a princess, you can't be calm!"

After going through some adventures, the relationship between Mao Yuer and his half-brother became much closer. Regardless of Mao Xingjian angrily putting his hands behind his back and putting on airs, Mao Yuer chirped excitedly: "Listen to that big block Song Yongzhong, you I once promised him that I would marry your sister to him!"

"Er..., Gu just said that he wanted to introduce the imperial sister to him, but didn't say marry..."

"Elder brother is like a father. The younger sister complied with the marriage that the crown prince set. After a while, Song Mutou and I will disembark in New York State, and we will not be meeting the capital with the crown prince. Please help me go back and have a word with my father, queen, mother and concubine." !"

After yelling in a hurry, Yu'er dragged the other end, who also had a sad face, helpless Song Yongzhong ran to the boat happily, she looked like she was happy to get married, she was clearly looking for an excuse to go out and play, see Looking at her back, and thinking about Mao Jue's order to bring this crazy girl back to the capital a few months ago, he lost all composure and stability, and the prince slapped her in a very sad way Thighs, amidst Han Xiaomo's full smile, resisted the urge to vomit blood and yelled loudly.

"Come here, the Four Treasures of the Study are waiting on you, and I want to give a note to His Majesty. There are still some things that have not been dealt with in the Rocky Governor's Mansion, so I can't go back to the capital now!"

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Chapter 9 Twelve. The Prosperity of the Ming Dynasty

The dream of peace for so many years, returned to the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty, which fell to the bottom from the end of Wanli, welcomed a rebirth from the ashes like a phoenix after it collapsed all the way. At the peak of the peak, unprecedented prosperity descended on this oriental land.

The sun never sets in history. The hegemony established by the British Empire in 200 years was established by Mao Jue in 40 years. The Mughal Empire, known as the jewel in the crown of the British Queen, was surrendered by the United East India Company ten years ago. The huge empire was split into dozens of small countries that hated each other, but they had to rely on Ming Dynasty. Wu Sangui, who had ended with an unhappy ending in history, also became the king of Zhu conferred by the empire. And was dubbed the title of Empire Development No.1.

He also made another person in history who should have fought to the death with him, Zheng Sen!

After working with him for a period of time, driven by even greater ambitions, Zheng Sen, with pirate blood flowing in his veins, relied on Zheng Zhilong's reputation to attract a large number of investors, and he recruited, robbed or After coaxing and obtaining a large number of cheap laborers, in 28 AD, the 57th year of Haiguo Kaihong, he led a huge fleet of [-] ships and landed in Sydney for the first time in history.

After naming that piece of land Xinfu, Zheng Sen led the immigrants to start another brand new pioneering story in the country of kangaroos.

Overseas large tracts of colonies are expanding. In his hometown in East Asia, Mao Jue did not stop tossing. To the west, General Wen Meng continued to launch attacks, and organized a large-scale production and development army to settle in and develop. This war is indeed long and long. Cruel, it went back and forth for 18 years, and the Inner Yawude, who was so noisy in later generations, was finally driven out of the northern and southern borders with difficulty. The once glorious Western Regions Protectorate on the territory of the Tang Dynasty stood tall again on the territory of the Ming Dynasty. up.

On the other side, after long negotiations, political struggles, and small-scale but high-intensity wars, the pearl on the snow-covered plateau south of the Tianshan Mountains was also brought under the rule of China.

Even the Yuan Dynasty, which had the largest territory in history, was no longer comparable to the glorious Ming Dynasty.

However, the prosperity created by Mao Jue still has many disadvantages, such as the pollution caused by the industrial revolution, and the traffic jam that plagued the people of the capital in later generations.

Early in the morning, Bajiao Heavy Industry, located in the suburbs of the capital, painted a strong watercolor painting in the sky early. After taking a breath of fresh smog, the people of the capital started their busy day again with great interest.It's just that today it's not about making a living, it's all about playing.

Many years ago, the imperial court officially stipulated that seven days are a week, and every weekend is a statutory holiday, and today is a big Sunday. Except for a small number of Beidiao who are forced to work overtime in order to repay the mortgage and carriage loan, most of the people in the capital are still He left his job happily, drove his own private carriage, and took the whole family out to play.

Then they caught up with the famous scene in the capital, and there was a big traffic jam!

Although the concept of electricity has been confirmed by a group of old scholars of the Royal Academy of Sciences six years ago, and a model of alternating current has been made, and the light bulb is lit, but it is only used on a large scale in society, and obviously it will take many years to be naturalized And in practice, now on the Jingshi Dama Road, the traffic police at each intersection still need to work tirelessly to replace the red lanterns with the green lanterns back and forth to control the flow of traffic.

At the famous Zhengyangmen intersection in the capital, Xu Liangui, a retired employee of the East India Company with a big beard, dangled his whip in boredom, looked at the red lantern that had been dangling for a long time, and listened to his father there. Sighing, his eldest son who was playing cards in the carriage greeted him with a smile.

"Father, it's early! There is a large population at the foot of the Emperor of the capital, no more than your rural area in Hangzhou. This traffic jam will not end in half an hour. You should come in and have a drink!"

Daming’s map cannon had already started more than ten years ago, and the cause was still Mao Jue. He stayed in Hangzhou for more than half a year and directed the work in distant colonies, so that Hangzhou almost regarded itself as the capital of the empire. , the people of Hangzhou and the people of the capital have also disliked each other for a long time, but I didn't expect that it would explode vividly in this family.

Hearing that his son was full of the pride of the people of the capital, the old man burst out in anger immediately, the corners of his mouth were trimmed neatly, and the gentleman mustache was twitching violently, yelling angrily.