Pirates are rampant here on the Gold Coast of North Africa and West Africa. The flourishing Spain, the ambitious Koreans, and the Japanese are also wantonly expanding their colonies, making the entire West Africa region like a pot of porridge.
In the palace of Tabriz, the capital of Persia, Ismail I was looking at the world map and studying the direction in which the Persian Empire could expand and the areas that could be colonized.
"The Ming Empire was so huge that almost the entire world fell into the hands of the Ming Empire. There is very little land left for us Persians, and only a large and vast land is left in West Africa."
Ismail I was considered a talented and strategic monarch. Although he was very young, he was able to single-handedly establish the Safavid dynasty, conquer the east and west, and quickly settle in the Persian plateau, which is enough to illustrate his talent.
The ambitious Ismail I had always wanted to recreate the glory of the ancient Persian Empire and establish a powerful Persian Empire spanning Europe, Asia, and Africa.
It's just that he was born at the wrong time, and he was surrounded by powerful opponents that were so powerful that it made people feel hopeless.
The north has been occupied by the Ming Empire. Regarding the Ming Empire, he has no intention of competing with the Ming Empire. To the west is the Ottoman Empire. The powerful Ottoman Empire has repeatedly defeated the Persian Empire and is looking for teeth.
As for the Tianzhu continent to the east, it has been carved up by the Ming vassals and colonial trading houses. Although the Persian Empire is powerful, it cannot provoke these Ming people.
Only the remaining Arabian Peninsula in the south is a desert land, very poor and of almost no value.
What it can do is expand and colonize overseas. However, the Persian Empire experienced a war with the Ottoman Empire in the past few years and failed to seize the best opportunity for foreign colonization. Now it seems a bit late.
"Fortunately, we acted quickly and occupied a large island in the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa. With this island as the center, we can then expand into the interior of the African continent."
"The African continent is very huge, with vast land, and the local Kunlun slaves are very backward. It is not difficult to occupy a piece of land."
Ismail I studied it carefully, and quickly said with regret: "It's a pity that we didn't get a colony in East Africa, and the Ming Dynasty divided it up."
"Otherwise, if there is a transfer station, we can also expand inland from East Africa to West Africa."
"Your Majesty, West Africa is the last colonial pure land in the world. The competition is very fierce right now, including North Korea, Japan, Persia, and the Spaniards, Portugal, France, England, etc. in Europe."
"If we want to acquire more land, we must increase investment in the West African colonies and add more troops and manpower."
Beside Ismail I, his teacher Charand said after deep thought.
"Teacher, you are right. I have exactly the same intention. I am planning to send the two newly trained Guards Divisions to West Africa. However, our strength at sea has always been very weak. We do not have a decent navy, even ships going to sea.
, we don’t have much, which has always limited our expansion in West Africa, after all, we have to go across the sea.”
Ismail I nodded solemnly. The Persians were constantly learning from the Ming Empire, purchasing large quantities of Ming arms and weapons, learning the Ming Dynasty's military system, and training new armies.
This series of operations also allowed Ismail I to consolidate his rule over the entire Persian Empire. All the tribal chiefs, military nobles and the like who were too big to lose in the past were all wiped out by Ismail I.
"This is indeed a problem. Our shipbuilding industry is still very backward. We cannot build large ships, and the construction speed is too slow."
"On the one hand, we need to learn from the Ming Empire and develop the shipbuilding industry. On the other hand, we still need to spend more money to buy ships from the Ming Dynasty to meet our external needs."
Challand also nodded in agreement.
"Did you gain anything from your trip to Daming this time?"
Ismail I nodded slightly, then looked at Challand and asked.
“I gained a lot and my feelings are very great!”
"The development of the Ming Empire is really fast. When I went to the Ming Dynasty a few years ago, I felt that the gap between us and the Ming Empire was not very big. But now, it feels like the gap between us has suddenly closed.
a lot of."
"Especially when I got on the train, taking the train from the Western Regions of the Ming Dynasty to the capital, the shock was really great."
Charland nodded and sighed.
"I have heard about trains for a long time, but unfortunately I have never had the chance to take one."
Ismail I nodded and said.
"Your Majesty, the role of the train is really huge. It is very fast, can travel day and night, travel thousands of miles a day, and can carry two thousand people or a large amount of cargo at one time."
"From the Western Regions of the Ming Dynasty to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the journey of thousands of miles can be reached in just a few days by train, and there is no fatigue of traveling at all. You can just sit on the train, drink tea and look at the scenery along the way.
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"We in Persia should also develop our own trains, build a line from Tabriz to the Persian Gulf, and strengthen exchanges and transportation between various regions."
"In addition to trains, I am also dazzled by the various machinery of the Ming Dynasty."
"In the Hezhong area of the Ming Dynasty, where the land was vast and sparsely populated, relying on immigrant towns, they reclaimed a large amount of land. These lands could be cultivated with only a small population."
"Steam cultivators are used to plow the land, followed by harvesters, threshers, shellers, mills, etc. The efficiency is very high and the output is amazing."
"An immigrant town of ten thousand people in the Hezhong area can produce enough food to feed millions of people for a year. The entire Hezhong area can produce enough food to feed the entire Ming Dynasty for a year."
Charland continued to talk about what he saw and heard in Daming.
This is not the first time for him to go to Daming. Every time he goes to Daming, he can gain a lot and feel a lot.
"There are many things worth learning from Ming Dynasty."
Ismail I nodded solemnly after hearing this. He studied the language and characters of the Ming Dynasty, read the books and newspapers of the Ming Dynasty, and deeply felt the profoundness of the Ming Dynasty culture. He was also able to see the rapid changes of the Ming Dynasty, and he imitated the Ming Dynasty in many aspects.
Learn as you go to strengthen the Persian Empire.
"Report~"
Just as the two of them were sighing, a minister hurriedly walked in with an urgent report.
"Your Majesty, I just received news from the West African colonies~"
"Spain dispatched a fleet to seize our colonial Darius Island in the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa and captured Cambyses, our colonial stronghold on the West African continent!"
The minister didn't have time to take a breath and hurriedly told what happened in West Africa.
"What?"
When King Ismail I and Challand heard this, they couldn't help but open their eyes wide.
Darius Island is also San Antonio Island, one of the three major islands in the Gulf of Guinea, located northeast of Sao Tome Island, southwest of Golden Island, and later Principe Island.
This island is similar to Golden Island. Although it is a large island in the Gulf of Guinea and was first discovered by the Portuguese, the Portuguese never established a colonial base here because it had few resources.
Later, the Persians came to West Africa. In order to facilitate colonization on the West African continent, they also occupied this place, renamed it Darius Island, and established a colonial stronghold.
At the same time, on the West African continent, the Persians also established the city of Cambyses, which was regarded as a formal involvement in the seizure of West African colonies and the establishment of colonial rule.
Darius and Cambyses were both famous monarchs in the ancient Persian Empire. Naming these two places after them can be said to have placed the Persians' expectations on the great Persian Empire.
Well now, it was all captured and taken away by the Spaniards at once.
Ismail I and Challand were both furious and in disbelief.
"Spain!"
Ismail I almost shouted through gritted teeth.
After finally working hard to create two colonies in West Africa, they were all taken over by the Spaniards.
You must know that in order to colonize and expand in West Africa, Ismail I tightened his belt and lived a life. Without a strong navy and sea ships, he could only buy them from the Ming Dynasty, but the ships of the Ming Dynasty were never cheap to sell to foreign countries.
Forming a fleet to go to West Africa almost made Ismail I eat white porridge every day. He originally counted on the gold, silver, ivory, slaves, etc. from the colonies to repay the capital and subsidize his family.
All of a sudden it was all over the place.
How could Ismail I not be angry?
"Your Majesty, our Majesty will retaliate tooth for tooth and take back our colonies in West Africa!"
Charland frowned, thought for a moment and said solemnly.
"Hmph~"
"Is it enough to just take back the colony?"
"No, we have to make the Spaniards pay a heavy price, otherwise they will think that our Persian Empire is easy to bully. In the past, a small Portugal dared to blockade the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea."
"Now that Spain is directly sending troops to rob our colonies, it does not take Persia into consideration at all. If we want to recreate the great Persian Empire, we must let the whole world know how powerful we Persians are."
Ismail I's eyes were blood red, and his young face looked ferocious.
He walked around the palace, thought for a long time and said: "Teacher, I would like to trouble you to go to the Ming Empire and buy some warships from the Ming people. We must build a powerful maritime fleet.
able to defend our interests."
"Send two more Guards Divisions to the West African continent. We can't defeat the Persians at sea, so we will snatch all their colonies on land!"
