In the capital, as the maple leaves in Xiangshan Mountain begin to turn yellow and red, autumn has arrived in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, and it is about to pass.
Liu Jin was sitting in his study, looking out the window, his whole body falling into a sluggish state.
Time flies!
In the past, I always felt that a year was very long, but now it feels very fast, very fast, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
Historically, Emperor Hongzhi died of illness this year, but Emperor Hongzhi, who had cured his intestinal carbuncle, was now able to kill a tiger. He was in good health and would have no problem living for another few decades.
Liu Jin shook his head slightly. Everything in Ming Dynasty is getting farther and farther away from the Ming Dynasty in history, and it is constantly accelerating towards a more glorious future.
"I don't know if Zhu Houzhao would hate me to death if he knew that he could become emperor this year. Probably not. He doesn't seem to have the slightest interest in becoming emperor."
Thinking of this, Liu Jin came back to his senses and smiled.
Go back to your desk and continue working.
"The Spaniards are really fierce. In a fight with three, they didn't lose at all, and once again they went to the English London."
"It seems that Europe has nothing to worry about for the time being. We can continue to sit back and watch the fight between tigers and let them continue to fight. The more fierce the fight, the better. No matter who wins in the end, it is our Ming Dynasty that wins."
"The Tatars of the Crimean Khanate have been a bit wandering recently. They are no longer satisfied with just looting the Russians. They also want to unify the Kipchak region and annex the Kazan Khanate and the Ilkhanate to recreate the Golden Horde.
the glory of the country.”
"This is not possible. You can only expand and move westward, but you must not come eastward."
"This is our territory from the Ming Dynasty to the east. We must find a way to drive them to the west."
"The Ottoman Empire is still strong. It used to only have a small territory in Europe, but now it's better. Hungary is about to be destroyed, and even Vienna will be included in the territory of the Ottoman Empire."
"The slave trade gave blood to the Ottoman Empire."
Liu Jin looked at the world map and recalled the information and intelligence he had received in his mind.
Under the control of the Ming Dynasty, Europe was almost in chaos and turned into a pot of porridge.
On the Western European side, the Spanish matadors fought one-on-three against English pirates, Gallic chickens and Portugal. The four countries were fighting fiercely, not only for the position of the big brother in Western Europe, but also for the colonies and interests in West Africa and North Africa.
In Eastern Europe, the Tatars of the Crimean Khanate and the Turks of the Ottoman Empire are also suppressing the Eastern European countries. The Tatars continue to plunder the Eastern European countries, leaving their presence everywhere on the vast plains.
The Ottoman Empire tasted the sweetness of the slave trade, and was also forced by the strong pressure exerted by the Ming Dynasty. It continued to expand westward, defeating Hungary, the Holy Roman Empire, Poland and other countries. The powerful Ottoman Sipasi cavalry became
A nightmare for Europeans.
Wherever the Tatars and Turks passed, they were like locusts passing through. Everything was swept away. Countless Europeans became slaves and eventually ended up in various parts of the Ming Dynasty.
It can be said that the whole of Europe is almost in chaos, and the only people who can stay out of it are the Vikings in Northern Europe. The dimensions are too high and they are far away from the land of right and wrong.
This is the ending that Liu Jin wants. At this time, Europe is at the beginning of the Age of Discovery. If they are allowed to develop as rapidly as in history, I am afraid they will definitely become the most powerful competitor of the Ming Dynasty in the future.
But it's different now. As long as they continue to be in chaos, they will have no time to develop. However, the peaceful and peaceful Ming Dynasty is advancing rapidly. It doesn't take too long, just a few steps to advance and retreat.
In ten years, Ming Dynasty will be able to completely stand firm and have an absolute advantage.
At that time, no opponent in the entire world can challenge the Ming Dynasty, and the vast land occupied by the Ming Dynasty can be passed down forever.
Move your eyes eastward.
"Persians have become a little too lazy lately~"
"With the weapons and equipment purchased from our Ming Dynasty, we fought a few victorious battles against the Ottoman Empire, and people became more confident."
"They are not honest enough to go west to put pressure on the Ottoman Empire. They actually want to go east to Tianzhu to join in the fun. This Tianzhu is our territory of the Ming Dynasty."
When his eyes turned to Persia, Liu Jin immediately frowned slightly.
The Persians purchased a batch of arms and weapons from the Ming Dynasty the year before last, and their strength was strengthened. Relying on this arms and weapons, Ismail I of Persia not only completed the unification of the country, but also cleared the opposition of many tribes in the country.
power, and in the foreign wars, it successively defeated the Ottoman Empire and once again captured the Mesopotamia.
All this made the Persians a little confused and unable to recognize the situation. Not only did they expand to the west, but now they even thought about expanding to Afghanistan and Tianzhu.
This conflicts with Ming's interests.
In Tianzhu, the Deccan Plateau in the south has basically been divided up by many vassal states and colonies, leaving only the fertile plain area ruled by the Lodi Dynasty in the north.
The Indus River Basin and the Ganges River Basin are the most fertile areas on the Tianzhu continent, and they are also the most densely populated areas. This has almost become the fat in the eyes of the major vassals and colonies.
It's just that everyone is still digesting the colonies in the south and is not cohesive enough, so they have not taken over the rich areas in the north.
Well now, the Persians actually want to get in, they are here to steal the flesh of the Ming people.
"Okay, let me give you a good fight with the Lodi Dynasty first and consume the strength of the Lodi Dynasty."
"I just hope that the Indian Asan can show some fighting strength and not be beaten to the ground by the Persians all at once, which will be difficult to operate."
Thinking of this, Liu Jin couldn't help but recall the combat effectiveness of India's Asan in history.
Babur, a toothless tiger, was able to establish a huge Wolmor Empire here, and Asan's fighting power was truly astonishing.
They brag that they are very powerful, but their true strength has always been invisible to people.
"It's better to write a letter to the many vassal states and colonies in Tianzhu, and unite to occupy the north as soon as possible. The best way is to eat the meat in your belly."
"The strength of the decadent Lodi dynasty is actually very average. It can easily win with tens of thousands of people. If it doesn't work, maybe you can consider asking the Koreans and Japanese people to help, and then give them a piece of meat.
That’s it.”
After thinking about it, for a while, there was really nothing we could do against the Persians.
The Ming Dynasty had a very good relationship with Persia, so they would never fall out and send troops to attack Persia.
Countries are just like people, they always need a few friends, and they cannot offend the whole world.
You must know that even though the bald eagle is as powerful as later generations, although he is full of antagonism all over the world and has offended almost all countries in the world, the bald eagle still has its own iron-clad allies, including all the countries in the British Commonwealth system.
staunch allies.
The same is true for the Ming Dynasty. It is impossible to say that it offended everyone in the world.
Europe has a good relationship with Spain, West Asia has a good relationship with Persia, and Korea, Japan, Luzon and other vassal states of its own have good relations with them, little brother.
"Well, they have been clamoring to open up colonies overseas. It's time to give them a chance."
Thinking of this, Liu Jin couldn't help but laugh.
The Lord Yeonsang of Korea, the Japanese king and the shogunate of Japan all expressed their strong wishes to the Ming Dynasty, hoping to expand overseas colonies.
In this regard, Daming has never given a positive answer.
Because of the overseas colonies, Ming Dynasty had not yet had enough to eat, so naturally it did not want them to take a share of the pie.
Now maybe you can consider letting them contribute and give them some benefits.
Liu Jin quickly began to write letters to the vassal states and colonies in Tianzhu. He also wrote to King Yanshan of Korea, the Japanese king of Japan, and the shogunate to arrange things for Tianzhu.
"The construction of the canal in Egypt is going very smoothly, especially after the Ming Dynasty's army established a military base in Djibouti. The opposition forces in Egypt are now much more honest."
"Kansu II got a big deal this time. The construction of the canal required hundreds of thousands or two hundred thousand laborers. It immediately solved the employment and survival problems of a large number of farmers who had lost their land, and also promoted Egypt's development.
business delevopment."
"Otherwise, given the current situation in Egypt, even without the external Ottoman Empire, it is estimated that it will not be able to hold on for too long. The successive peasant uprisings will overthrow it sooner or later."
Thinking of the Egyptian canal, Liu Jin couldn't help but laugh.
At the beginning, King Ning felt that 5% of the shares in the Egyptian Canal was too small and was just a piece of cake, so he would rather not have it.
But now, with the smooth excavation of the Egyptian Canal, the shares of the Egyptian Canal are rising again and again. In less than a year, the shares of the Egyptian Canal, which originally cost one yuan per share, have now risen to more than 60 yuan.
One stream was doubled more than sixty times, and Prince Ning's intestines turned green with regret.
5% of the shares equals 1 million shares, which are now worth more than 60 million taels of silver. Prince Ning just lost such a huge fortune. Whoever replaced it would probably regret it to death.
"It's useless to write to me. I didn't want it at the beginning, so what's the use of asking me? It was too little, but it won't be too little now. I've spent real money on stocks."
Thinking of the letter written by Prince Ning to him, Liu Jin even laughed. Now, he is still thinking of paying 1 million taels of silver to obtain 5% of the shares of the Egyptian Canal. It is such a good thing in the world.
"Old Liu, Old Liu, the railway has been built!"
Just as Liu Jin was thinking, Zhu Houzhao's voice sounded from far to near, and he seemed very excited.