Chapter 240 Zhu Han’s plan for Europe [Please order the full version]

And if these cash crops are transferred to places such as Nanyang Tianzhu for cultivation, not only can more profits be harvested, but the food security of the Central Plains will not be affected in the future.

As for whether there would be a food crisis in Tianzhu, Nanyang and other places in the future, Zhu Han naturally didn't bother to care.

Anyway, no matter how many people starve to death by then, they will only be Nanyang natives and Tianzhu Asan.

As long as the Ming Dynasty ensures its strong military strength, it does not have to worry about rebellion in these places.

Even more famines would occur and more local people would starve to death, which would be more conducive to the assimilation of these areas after the Ming Dynasty.

The ruthless Ming colonists, starting with cotton cultivation, would completely turn the fertile Tianzhu continent into Ming plantations in less than a hundred years.

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Apart from his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang and a few important cronies, Zhu Han's long-term plans for the future are not limited to this.

Others don't understand it very thoroughly.

But everyone knows that almost all the national policies of His Royal Highness the King of England will make the Ming Dynasty's national power grow rapidly.

Not only the citizens of the Ming Dynasty knew this truth, but even the vast majority of foreigners who came to the Ming Dynasty believed this statement.

For example, Luo Liedan, a Venetian who followed Zhu Han back to the Ming Dynasty, felt that the Ming Dynasty was as strong as it is today, and King Zhu Han of England took half of the credit.

Yingtian City.

Luo Liedan was wearing a blue round-neck suit, which was no different from what Ming people wore on the street.

His black curly hair is now tied up, and he also wears a square hat.

If you didn't look at Luo Liedan's face, you wouldn't know that he was a foreigner at all.

The people in Yingtian City were not surprised by Luo Liedan. Everyone walked their own way, either in a hurry or leisurely.

It is obvious that the people of Yingtian City have seen too many foreigners like Luo Liedan.

Luo Liedan's current identity is a member of the Imperial Palace of Ming Dynasty, and he has no specific official position for the time being.

Apart from being summoned by Zhu Han every now and then to ask about the situation in Europe, the rest of the time he only appeared when he received his monthly salary of three taels of silver.

In addition, Luo Liedan spent most of his time playing in and around Yingtian City.

This magnificent city shocked Luo Liedan, as if he had seen heaven on earth.

As a man born into a Venetian wealthy family, Rolitan visited many big cities in Europe.

For example, Paris in France, Milan and Rome in the Apennines, Constantinople in the Byzantine Empire, Sarai in the Golden Horde, Jerusalem, Antioch and Damascus.

But compared with Yingtian in the Ming Dynasty, all these cities are simply like shabby courtyards in the countryside.

Even Constantinople, the most magnificent among them, is much smaller than Yingtian City.

Moreover, the population size of Yingtianfu in the Ming Dynasty is far from comparable to the above cities.

The current population of Yingtian Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty is nearly one million, and the number is increasing by tens of thousands every year.

Among all the Western cities that Luo Lidan has visited, the city with the largest population only has about 100,000 people.

In addition to the scale of these figures, the wealth within the Ming Dynasty Yingtian Mansion shocked Luo Liedan even more.

Oriental porcelain, which would be regarded as a treasure in any European city, is piled up in the shops of Yingtianfu.

Other commodities such as silk, tea, paper, medicine, etc. are all the most in demand in Europe.

Luo Liedan spent the whole morning wandering around Yingtian Mansion, and after almost digesting the bowl of duck noodle soup in the morning, he walked into a restaurant he often visited.

This restaurant is called Kaifeng Cuisine, and almost everyone in Yingtian Mansion knows about it.

Every dish in Kaifeng Restaurant is Luo Liedan’s favorite.

After eating and drinking in a Kaifeng restaurant, Luo Liedan returned to his residence.

He planned to take a nap at noon and then go to the teahouse in Yingtian Mansion to listen to music and watch a show.

Such a comfortable life made Luo Lidan almost forget his hometown Venice, which he once dreamed of.

Luo Lidan's residence is a three-entry house.

Of course, in such a large house, Luo Lidan did not live alone.

Now the housing prices in Yingtianfu are increasing every month, and the rents are also rising steadily.

For such a big man to enter the house three times, he only had a salary of three taels of silver, and it took thirty years without food or water to save enough.

However, Luo Liedan was a Yiguan, that is, a foreign official of the Ming Dynasty, and was not qualified to purchase real estate.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about becoming a house slave. You only need to spend a little money to pay the rent every month.

Luo Liedan lived in the two rooms at the back, and the other neighbors were either middle- or lower-level officials or small businessmen.

Luo Lidan returned to his room and just wanted to lie down and sleep for a while.

Suddenly, I heard a burst of questioning coming from outside.

"Luo Guanren, are you at home?"

Luo Liedan quickly stood up and took a look.

It turned out to be a soldier of the British royal family.

"At home! Yes!"

Luo Lidan hurriedly walked out while packing his clothes.

"Luo Guanren, His Highness wants to see you later!"

When Luo Liedan heard this, he immediately followed the soldiers to the British Prince's Mansion.

"Your Majesty Luo Liedan, please see Your Highness!"

As soon as he saw Zhu Han, Luo Liedan immediately bowed respectfully.

Zhu Han felt like laughing every time he saw this Venetian wearing Ming Dynasty official uniform and performing Ming Dynasty salutes to him.

In just a few months, Luo Liedan was completely assimilated by the Ming Dynasty.

Now the Venetian's movements are almost the same as those of ordinary Ming officials.

If such a talent is not put to good use and he is allowed to hang around in Yingtian Mansion for a long time, he may not even be able to speak his native language.

"Luo Liedan, I have called you here because I have an important temporary task to give you!" Zhu Han said.

"If I can serve His Highness, I will never give up!" Luo Liedan said in fluent Mandarin.

This curly-haired, green-eyed Venetian was not only able to speak proficiently, but he also learned all the clichés of the Ming Dynasty officialdom.

"The Ming Dynasty set up a Protectorate in Persia. You should know about this, right?" Zhu Han said slowly.

"Your Highness, I have some understanding of this matter." Luo Liedan had already vaguely guessed what kind of mission he would receive.

"That's good. Several Tianfang Sect countries around Persia are full of hostility towards the Ming Dynasty's Persian Protectorate. They not only refuse our merchants to pass through their territories, but also want to collect more business taxes." Zhu Han said.

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Since the fall of the Ilkhanate, the Mesopotamia and the Iranian Plateau have been in chaos.

These days, Tianfangjiao's country is constantly fighting, causing great losses to people's livelihood and national strength.

Their only stable source of income is the trade routes across their territory.

The Ming Dynasty acquired an enclave in Persia and set up a protective palace in order to better carry out colonization and trade there.

However, these Tianfang religion countries are full of hostility towards the Ming Dynasty. They not only make things difficult in business, but also seem to threaten to invade in groups.

Not long ago, several merchants from the Eastern Roman Empire came to the Persian Protectorate of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Han immediately had a new plan.

Today's Byzantine Empire is in a very difficult situation.

Although it has always claimed that it is the 'Roman Empire', European countries have long called it the 'Greek Empire' or the 'Byzantine Empire', completely ignoring the reaction of the Eastern Roman emperors and people.

This is exactly the case.

After thousands of years of rain and wind, and more than a dozen dynasties, the Eastern Roman Empire has almost lost its last glory.

The current emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire is John V.

He inherited the throne at the age of nine and became the emperor of the Romans. He has been committed to making Rome "great" again.

With the efforts of John V and the help of the general environment.

Today, only the Thrace region around Constantinople and southern Greece remain in the Eastern Roman Empire.

The land area is less than half of what it was 50 years ago.

Moreover, the Ottoman Empire in Asia Minor was rising strongly.

The Ottoman Empire had captured Adrian in Thrace and gained a bridgehead to march into the Balkans.

The last remaining territory of the Byzantine Empire may be completely annexed by the Ottoman Empire at any time.

John V, Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, was facing an increasingly difficult situation and was already in a state of emergency and sought medical treatment.
To be continued...