Days are everlasting

In June of the second year of Taichang, Liaodong won a great victory.

To be honest, all the lost land in Liaodong has been regained in just a few months. Although there are hundreds of vassal kings, princes, and upstarts in Liaodong's territory, Zhu Changluo is still surprised.

"Its prosperity is booming, and its death is sudden." Just like its sudden rise, Jianzhou Jurchen was suppressed by Zhu Ming before it fully showed its prominence, and the future glory naturally became a phantom. worth mentioning.

□□Ha Chi's luck was not very good, and he was killed by artillery before he took a group of children and grandchildren to run on the grassland.

After his death, several sons went to the Mongolian grasslands to join their respective mother clans.

Zhu Changluo touched his chest, not feeling guilty at all, and asked Dongchang and Jinyiwei to send people to secretly "go to the Lord", and then supported the sons of Hachi and let them fight each other, especially now There is no bad luck, as the second son of □ Hachi, Daishan who is likely to be the heir, Huang Taiji with great ambitions, and the most favored concubine Abahai and his three sons represent In the end, they had no choice but to go their separate ways after the death of □Ha Chi. Zhu Changluo felt that this was quite normal.

□□Ha Chi is not Genghis Khan, his foundation has not yet been firmly established, and now that the heir has not been fully determined, whether it is his eldest son Chu Ying who has been imprisoned, or his second son Daishan, and other adult sons, they all think that they are With inheritance rights, such a situation is actually very scary.

Just because the foundation was not big enough, his sons wanted to hold everything in their own hands when inheriting, and the relationship between them was even worse.

Just like an aristocrat with delicacies from mountains and seas, and a beggar who is hungry and cold, when they face two pieces of white steamed buns at the same time, their attitudes are completely different. The aristocrats may dismiss them, or let others enjoy them because they are not interested, but Beggars will hold on to both pieces tightly, preventing others from snatching the slightest possibility.

□□After Ha Chi's death, his heirs, wives and concubines, in terms of inheritance, fought like countless hungry beggars grabbing a limited number of steamed buns. Knowing that they could not take it all by themselves, they cared more The most important thing is the part that you get, and there is nothing to say about the rest of the plot.

You know, they are now the lost dogs, the defeated party, and if Ha Chi is dead, their brothers will naturally be separated. At this time, if you don’t add more chips for yourself, what kind of brothers are you thinking about? Qixin and the like are simply not decisions that people like Jianzhou Jurchen who have not been fully influenced by Han culture can make.

They are more inclined to just quit and break up.

□□Hachi and his sons are married to many tribes in Mongolia, not to mention that the land in Liaodong is gone. If you want to hide back to your hometown in Jianzhou, you will be caught sooner or later. It is better to run on the grassland. The most important thing on the grassland is Manpower, even if you go to your own mother clan and wife clan, you must have your own influence, otherwise you will be looked down upon easily. It is normal for these people to make the decision to carve up the troops left behind by Hachi and disperse them.

Of course, although they divided up the father's inheritance, they haven't completely separated for the time being, and they still support each other.

After all, those people on the prairie are Mongolians, and they are Jurchens. Although my brothers can't be trusted completely, they are better than outsiders anyway.

If you really want to grab the territory on the grassland, Brother Qixin is more credible.

In any case, the descendants and subordinates of Ha Chi have fled to the grassland in embarrassment, just like Yuan Ting fled to the grassland and became Beiyuan, this new force has also come to this point.

Zhu Changluo is no longer interested in the development of Jurchen after Jianzhou.

In the name of eliminating future troubles forever, sooner or later someone will attack the Jianzhou Jurchen who fled to the grassland, and the Mongolian Khan will not watch them grow up on the grassland.

At that time, Zhu Changluo doesn't need to care too much about how it develops.

On the contrary, he wants to promote the process.

After all, Liaodong is too close to the capital. Although there are mixed forces there, each of which only occupies a part of the territory, so no one has the ability to threaten the capital, but no one can guarantee that any of them will suddenly fall ill and send their troops south. .

Let them shift their focus to the Near East and the Middle East—this kind of territory division is based on Europe in later generations. In fact, Daming is extremely far away from Europe, almost where the so-called Far East is located—from Daming is farther away, and by the way, helping Daming contain those European countries, this is Zhu Changluo's next plan for Liaodong.

As for the development of science and technology, in addition to Daming's consistent R&D and production of firearms, Zhu Changluo also received a cement-like formula newly developed by the Ministry of Industry.

Cement raw materials are relatively easy to find. Even if Zhu Changluo didn't deliberately memorize the formulas of cement and glass, he could remember. As for how to turn the raw materials into cement, after telling the Ministry of Industry the general use, so many people Someone can always find the right formula, so don't worry about raw materials and prices. As one of the six ministries, it is also ordered by the emperor to develop something that has a wide range of uses and benefits the country and the people. The Ministry of Industry does not send people. Not bad money, very confident.

In the absence of foreign enemies, Zhu Changluo can take his time when things happen in the country, and don't worry.

If everything develops according to plan, then Zhu Changluo's future career can be said to be calm and uneventful, as boring as stagnant water.

The Dutch fleet's occupation of Penghu in the second year of Taichang was surprising and unpleasant, but it has to be said that it also brought new changes to Ming Dynasty.

Zheng He’s voyages to the West in the early Ming Dynasty, with such a huge fleet, it is even worse than Magellan, Columbus and others traveling around the world. If we simply compare the fleets, then the fleet of Columbus and others is absolutely inferior It may be compared with the treasure ships used by Zheng He on his voyages to the West.

In fact, although the treasure ship is a wooden ship, whether it is stability or other aspects, it is comparable to the steel ship after the technological advancement of later generations. Even the technology of later generations may not necessarily It is possible to manufacture a treasure ship with such a terrible carrying capacity, which can sail safely for a long time.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty was different from the Manchu Qing Dynasty, fighting Japanese pirates for many years, and the official trade with foreigners—yes, although it is forbidden to go to the sea privately, and after the Japanese pirates ran rampant, for safety, there are not many families who are not rich and poor. Experienced people dare to act rashly, but the officials are different - they have accumulated rich experience for Ming's naval operations.

In addition, the Dutch fleet had occupied Penghu once during the Wanli period and was repulsed by Ming Dynasty.

However, what is surprising is that at the same time as the news of the Dutch occupation of Penghu came, it was the battle report of the defeat of the Ming Navy.

Although it seems unreliable to launch a counterattack led by eager middle-level generals in a hasty manner, even if it is not the full combat power of the Ming army, it is not impressive that Daming has been in power for so many years. Come to face.

Moreover, after the failed battle report was sent, I don’t know which elders of the pavilion were betrayed, and they actually used the fact that Zhu Changluo had issued a military edict before, which caused many people to go to the border of Liaodong as an excuse, saying a lot People were transferred to the border, and it is understandable that the recruits ended up with such a result.

Zhu Changluo: Excuseme?So all this has become my fault instead?Who wants to buckle the pot for me?Stand up for me and I promise not to kill him!

All the problems that can be crushed by the number of people are not a problem. Coupled with Zhu Changluo's extraordinary attention to this matter, soon, all the principals in the Netherlands were captured and dedicated to the capital.

They are not the kind of Dutch government officials. Although some people also have titles, they are mainly members of the Dutch East India Company. There are quite a few ships—but since they are using wooden ships, Zhu Changluo can rest assured that Daming will use technology to overwhelm everything—people with titles are also inextricably linked with the government.” company”, it is not uncommon to have warships.

Daming, or Southeast Asia, has always been a very prosperous place. The Dutch chose Penghu and Taiwan, which was later occupied by them in history, because of their geographical advantages. trade control points.

Zhu Changluo didn't care about the purpose of the Dutch occupying Penghu, it was nothing more than commercial trade and profit, but he cared about the situation in Europe.

The missionaries who managed to get ahead in Ming Dynasty had been away from their hometown for at least several years, and some of them hadn't even returned to Europe for decades.

Zhu Changluo still remembers clearly what period Europe was in during this period. It is likely that there will be earth-shaking changes in just a dozen years. Since the Dutch appeared, he naturally hoped to get the latest news related to Europe from them.

This may be of some help to those people in Liaodong. If Europe is in a mess now, they can contact it through the grasslands. The princes and nobles in Liaodong are not interested in the grasslands. Well, not interested?and

That's where the exact information is.

Inquiring about information is actually the most basic job. Since Zhu Changluo is interested in the West, the ministers are not hesitant to ask people to open the mouths of these foreigners even more.

From the mouths of these Dutch people, Zhu Changluo knew that a war was breaking out in Europe. The Protestant forces represented by the Protestant princes in Germany, the Bourbon dynasty in France, and the Netherlands—of course, the Bourbon dynasty was actually a belief. Catholics, as for why they are at war with the Catholic forces on the other side, it can only be said that power is the best aphrodisiac for human beings - a war with the Habsburg Dynasty, since it is a war, it is expendable, As a coachman on the sea, the land area of ​​the Netherlands is not large compared to other countries, so the one that can get money is the work that the East India Company is doing now.

If it weren't for Daming's strong national power, they wouldn't just use the current method to occupy territory, so after getting enough news, Zhu Changluo didn't care about the fate of those people at all. Although they didn't let anyone kill them, they must be locked up in the prison. of.

After asking the news he wanted in front of the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, Zhu Changluo asked someone to take out an enlarged version of the whole picture of Wan Guokunyu, which was as big as several beds.

He stepped down from the throne, slowly started to walk from where Daming was, and then shrouded all Western countries under the shadow of his body.

"Masters, as far as my eyes can see, where I step, can it be the land of the emperor?"

"Of course!"

The author has something to say: Although it is a bit unfinished, the main text of this volume is indeed over.

The next two chapters are expected to be extra, and then the book will end Orz...