Therefore, the war situation in Japan is currently in a stalemate.
The Qing army was unable to expand its victory, and the Japanese army was unable to counterattack.
Both sides have a tacit understanding of a temporary truce to accumulate strength and prepare for future wars.
Zhu Hongyu closed the telegram, with an intriguing expression on his face.
But he couldn't help complaining in his heart, this time the Manchu and Qing Dynasties could be regarded as the shame of Xuexiaguan!
Xiaguan, that is, Maguan!
For many Chinese people, the name Xiaguan does not have much of an impression.
But Maguan is different!
The famous "Sino-Japanese Treaty of Shimonoseki" was signed here.
After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, the Qing government was defeated and forced to sign the Treaty of Shimonoseki, which was humiliating and humiliating to the country.
It was forced to cede the Liaodong Peninsula (later failed due to the intervention of the three countries to return Liao), Taiwan Island and its affiliated islands, and the Penghu Islands to Japan.
China compensated Japan with 200 million taels of silver. China also opened Shashi, Chongqing, Suzhou, and Hangzhou as commercial ports, and allowed Japan to invest and set up factories in China's treaty ports.
It can be called a great shame in China’s modern history, second only to the burning of the Old Summer Palace by the British and French forces and the invasion of Beijing by the Eight-Power Allied Forces.
Now, if the Qing army was able to severely inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army at Xiaguan, how could it not be regarded as avenging shame in another sense?
Zhu Hongyu closed his eyes and fell asleep, and began to ponder how the Ming Dynasty should intervene in the Japanese situation next.
Just as Zhu Hongyu was thinking about the situation in Japan, another chambermaid strode to the edge of the swimming pool and spoke.
"Your Majesty, please report the urgent military report sent back from the plateau!"
Zhu Hongyu opened his eyes and then spoke.
"Bring it here!"
After Zhu Hongyu finished speaking, the chamberlain handed the general report to Zhu Hongyu with both hands.
Zhu Hongyu took the military newspaper and started reading it.
However, as he read through the military newspapers, it was very obvious that the expression on his face changed, from calm to surprise and astonishment.
This military report was sent back from the plateau by Li Guangyuan, the news of the end of the war on the plateau.
Including his troops' raids for thousands of miles, defeating the enemy in field battles, capturing Dayan Khan, conquering Lhasa... and many other achievements!
Looking at the achievements of Li Guangyuan's troops, Zhu Hongyu was filled with shock. After the shock, there was uncontrollable joy.
"Haha! Hahahaha!"
"Yes, Li Guangyuan did a good job this time!"
"He has made great achievements in conquering the plateau for the imperial court."
"..."
Although Zhu Hongyu had long been prepared for the main force of the Ming army to enter the plateau before it could be completely pacified.
However, if the problem on the plateau can be solved without an army attack, Zhu Hongyu would naturally be willing to do so.
After all, if the main force of the Ming army marches into the plateau, the military expenditures the court will need to pay will definitely not be a small number.
But if you can wipe out the entire plateau with a small number of elite soldiers, then the cost will be much less.
Although the Ming Dynasty is not very short of money now, Zhu Hongyu also wants to save whatever he can.
Whether it's military expansion, education, or infrastructure, the Ming Dynasty now has a lot of money to spend on, so it's natural not to waste it if you can!
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After pondering for a while, Zhu Hongyu ordered the members of the cabinet to be summoned to discuss how the court should govern the plateau.
Although the policy of governing the plateau has long been planned by the imperial court.
But that was only a plan for the management of a part of the plateau area near the border of the Ming Dynasty. If we put it on the overall plateau management.
There is bound to be a problem!
It seems that the Ming Dynasty wanted to include the entire plateau into its territory, so it was very necessary to reformulate the corresponding governance plan.
Many times, it is really the details that determine success or failure!
…
Early July, three years after the Ming Dynasty was restored!
Zhu Hongyu personally finalized the plan to send a fleet to explore the route to the New World.
In the plan, Ming Dynasty prepared to send a fleet to depart from Shanghai port.
Then it turns north to North Korea, then to Ezo Island, Sakhalin Island, and a series of island chains through the Bering Sea to the west coast of North America.
To put it bluntly, it means exploring the North Pacific route!
Although this route is a bit far away, coupled with the high latitude and cold climate, it is not as good as the Central Pacific route, where there are monsoons to take advantage of.
However, its advantages are also quite obvious!
If you have a world map, you will clearly find that there are a series of islands along the entire North Pacific route.
These islands vary in size, some are rich in resources, and some are simply desert islands with nothing.
However, these islands can be connected in a line, leading directly to the west coast of North America.
If the Ming Dynasty wanted to carry out large-scale immigration to the west coast of North America and did not want too many immigrants to be lost along the way, then the North Pacific route would be the best choice.
Because those large and small islands can provide immigrants with a place to rest on the way, and can also provide supplies for immigrant ships.
Apart from being a little out of the way, there are no other drawbacks!
At the Shanghai dock, a fleet of nearly twenty Galen ships was replenishing supplies.
A large amount of fresh water, high-calorie food, medicinal materials, agricultural tools, weapons, ordnance, etc., as well as some horses, cattle, sheep and other animals, were all transferred to the ship.
Groups of elite soldiers said goodbye to their families and then boarded the ship that was about to sail away.
Zhu Hongyu stood on the dock, wearing a straight military uniform, with his cape blowing in the wind behind him.
"The Qing family is going east this time, and their future is unknown!"
"However, the New World, as an almost unexplored virgin land, has the most abundant resources in the world, and its importance is self-evident."
"To put it a bit exaggeratedly, whether we can win the New World is even related to the rise and fall of our world, and whether our Chinese civilization can always stand on top of the world!"
"The Qing family is here to explore the route to the New World. It is a great responsibility!"
"I have high hopes for the Qing family!"
Zhu Hongyu said to the person in front of him very seriously.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Hearing this, Du Wenhai clasped his fists and saluted very seriously in front of Zhu Hongyu.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, the general will understand!"
"If I can't figure out the route from Daming to the New World during this eastward trip, I'd like to come and see you!"
The purpose of this fleet's eastward journey was to explore the route to the New World.
The destination of the fleet is the famous San Francisco!
This point was decided by Zhu Hongyu.
The reason why this is so is because Zhu Hongyu knows that given the Chinese people's nostalgia for home and their hometown complex, it is almost impossible for Chinese people to immigrate to the New World thousands of miles away without sufficient benefits.
Therefore, the destination of the Ming Dynasty fleet heading east this time is San Francisco!
The reason is simple, because there are gold mines in San Francisco.
Zhu Hongyu planned to use the gold mine as bait to attract the people of the Ming Dynasty to spontaneously immigrate to the New World.
And use the profits from the gold mine to bear the investment required for the early stage of immigration for Ming Dynasty.
When the gold mines are almost mined, the Ming Dynasty should have established settlements in the New World.
As long as there is a settlement, the next thing will be easy to say.
At worst, the imperial court would allocate land in the New World for free.
When the time comes, under the temptation of land, no matter how much they miss their homeland, the Chinese will not be stingy about sending their children who cannot support their families to the New World.
San Francisco was the first step for Ming Dynasty to enter the New World!
After we have established our footing in San Francisco, we will either head south or east. That will be a matter of the future.
Du Wenhai knelt down in front of Zhu Hongyu, kowtowed, and then spoke.
"I will definitely not disappoint His Majesty when I leave!"
Zhu Hongyu stretched out his hand to help Du Wenhai up, and then said.
"We must triumph!"
"I'm waiting for your good news in Nanjing!"
Du Wenhai nodded vigorously, then turned around and led people on board.
With a melodious horn sound, the large fleet pulled anchor and sailed eastward out of the port.
Every ship was hoisted with the flag of the Ming Dynasty.
A Ming army officer stood on the deck and saluted towards the dock.
Everyone knows that their emperor is there, waiting for their triumphant return!
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious! Long live your Majesty!"
"The sun, moon, mountains and rivers will always be there, and the Ming Dynasty will always be there!"
"..."
The soldiers who boarded the ship shouted spontaneously.
Zhu Hongyu hammered his chest hard with his right hand and performed a Ming Dynasty New Army Salute in the direction of the fleet's departure.
The fleet is here, its future is uncertain!
In this era, as trade exchanges between the East and the West become more intensive, the existence of the New World is no longer a secret.
However, although the existence of the New World is no longer a secret!
But the routes to the New World have always been controlled by Westerners.
Whether it is the Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese or British, they all regard the routes they control as treasures and will not disclose them to the Chinese at all.
This time the Ming Dynasty sent a fleet to explore the route eastward. Except for the determination of the target, everything else was in the dark.
The danger is still great!
However, there are some things that you must do even if you know they are dangerous.
These people who dare to take risks are the pioneers of the country and nation!
They went to the New World to explore a new path for this ancient and great nation.
Zhu Hongyu stood on the dock, taking a deep breath and his chest heaved.
I feel the blood stirring in my chest!
Now that he has come to this world, there is no need for the self-proclaimed chosen country in future generations to exist.
The world police will be done by Ming Dynasty!
The New World of North America will definitely become a Chinese land.
must!
The fleet set sail and left Shanghai Port, heading east.
The entire fleet consists of a total of twenty Western-style Galenic sailing ships, each of which is approved to carry 300 people.
The entire fleet has a total of six thousand members.
The scale is definitely not small!
It can be said to be the largest ocean voyage launched by the Chinese since Zheng He's Seven Voyages to the West.
About half of the 6,000 people in the fleet are soldiers, responsible for fighting, and will also be responsible for operating the ship when necessary.
Among the remaining people, there were sailors, doctors, craftsmen, and farmers.
Of course, not all of these six thousand people will follow the fleet to the New World.
The main purpose of the fleet's trip here is to explore the route. Some people must be left to garrison the islands and other islands they pass along the way, and to build settlements and supply points.
Because only if the Ming Dynasty built enough settlements and supply points on the islands along the route, could this route become a mature route.
…
After bidding farewell to the fleet heading to the New World, Zhu Hongyu led the team back to Nanjing!
At this time, Nanjing has turned into a huge construction site.
The city walls stretching for hundreds of miles were gradually demolished, and a large amount of masonry materials were used to build roads.
The dirt roads around Nanjing were quickly transformed into cement and masonry.
Most of the entire city of Nanjing has been turned into cement roads.
Looking at the changes in Nanjing over the years, Zhu Hongyu feels a great sense of accomplishment.
At the very least, he dares to say that he did not travel through time in vain, and he also brought some changes to the world!
The changes here are not worth changing history, but promoting social change!
"Your Majesty, the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Japanese envoys from the Tokugawa Shogunate arrived in Nanjing at about the same time."
"I am requesting an audience with Your Majesty at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs!"
Just as Zhu Hongyu was sitting on the bench, closing his eyes and falling asleep, a young eunuch trotted to Zhu Hongyu's side and opened his mouth to report.
Hearing this, Zhu Hongyu opened his squinted eyes.
After pondering for a while, he spoke.
"I won't see them anymore and let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs take care of the arrangements!"
"Let the envoys from both sides meet accidentally, and then meet separately."
"When the time comes, we can negotiate with them!"
When the little eunuch heard this, he clasped his fists in agreement and turned around to deliver the order.
…
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ming Dynasty, reception hall!
The envoy of Japan's Tokugawa Shogunate, Toyohiro Tokugawa, was sitting behind a low table, waiting to be received by relevant officials of the Ming Dynasty.
After the Battle of Xiaguan ended, the Japanese and Qing armies unanimously chose to send envoys to the Ming Dynasty.
Want to discuss arms trade with Ming Dynasty!
Because they all realize that the opponent is not weak and the battle is not that easy to fight.
If they want to break the situation, for the time being, they can only start with ordnance!
As we all know, the arms trade is a seller's market.
If they want to get enough arms from Daming, they can only lower their posture.
Therefore, Japan sent the uncle of the contemporary shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate to the Ming Dynasty to discuss arms trade with the Ming Dynasty on behalf of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Moreover, in order to show his submissive attitude, Toyohiro Tokugawa rushed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ming Dynasty in Nanjing to submit his credentials as soon as he arrived in Nanjing.
Then we are waiting to be interviewed by relevant officials from the Ming Dynasty!
In fact, what Tokugawa Toyohiro really wanted to ask for was the Emperor of Heaven, but he himself also knew that the probability of the Emperor personally meeting him was low.
All he can do now is to wait for officials from the Ming Dynasty to receive him.
Just when Tokugawa Toyoyu was getting impatient with waiting, a Ming Dynasty official wearing official robes strode in.
He walked up to Tokugawa Toyoyu and spoke directly.
"Envoy, please follow me. Mr. Sha Dingyuansha, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ming Dynasty, is waiting for the envoy in the conference room!"
Hearing this, Tokugawa Toyoyu hurriedly stood up from his chair, bowed without hesitation, and then spoke.
"Simi Masai, it's my fault for keeping Master Sha waiting for so long!"