On the coast of the Baltic Sea, where the city of Riga would later be located, Zhu Houzhao came here riding his tall horse.
Huo Yun's 100,000-strong army swept all the way from west to east. Wherever they went, they were invincible, attacking cities and lands, killing countless people. They strictly obeyed Zhu Houzhao's orders and reached the Baltic Sea coast. Drinking horses on the Baltic Sea coast
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"The location here is quite good. It is a very ideal harbor. Send an order to drive all the prisoners here and build a big city and a big port here."
"Let's name it after me, Houzhao City!"
Zhu Houzhao stood on a hillside and took a telescope to carefully look at the bend in front of him. It is surrounded by water on three sides. The water level in the harbor is very deep, making it an excellent natural harbor.
It is perfect for building a city and a port. This will become the westernmost city of the Ming Dynasty.
"yes!"
When Yang Yun next to him heard this, he quickly answered.
There were too many prisoners and slaves captured this time, dozens or millions of slaves. This was the result of Huo Yun's mass killing. Dozens of principalities, large and small, were wiped out by Huo Yun.
He killed everyone around him and tried his best to escape in the direction of the Principality of Poland and Lithuania.
But the key point is that as the Lithuanian Grand Duke Ostrogski was killed on the battlefield, and at the same time, almost all the Polish and Lithuanian combined armies were killed. At this moment, Poland and Lithuania were also like frightened birds.
Trembling, facing Huo Yun's army raiding them, they didn't dare to leave the station at all.
Wherever Huo Yun's army went, they fled desperately. Large areas of land fell into the hands of the Ming Empire, which allowed Huo Yun to reach the Baltic Sea coast in less than a month.
"The vast plains, the fertile black soil~"
"It's just a little too cold, otherwise it would be perfect."
"This cultivator plows the soil, scatters seeds, and then waits for the harvester to harvest it in the fall."
"With such a vast land, there is no problem in feeding hundreds of millions of people."
Zhu Houzhao looked down at the fertile land in front of him with a telescope.
At this moment, gusts of cold wind are blowing, and the long and cold winter here is about to begin.
"Marshal~"
"Duke Matthias, envoy of the Holy Roman Empire, asks for an audience~"
"Accompanying us are Duke Vatis, the envoy sent by Zitmon I of the Principality of Poland and Lithuania, and Ali Pasha, the envoy sent by Selim I, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire!"
At this time, someone came to report to Zhu Houzhao.
"Holy Roman Empire~"
"The Principality of Poland, Lithuania and the Ottoman Empire~"
"These three countries have agreed to come together."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he touched his chin and said.
These three countries are now bordering the Black Earth Province of the Ming Dynasty. They are now afraid that the Ming Empire will continue to expand. It is estimated that they have already negotiated some things secretly.
"Marshal, they must be worried that our Ming Empire will continue to expand westward, so they negotiated together to deal with our Ming Dynasty together, but they don't have the guts."
As soon as Yang Yun thought about it, he couldn't help laughing.
"Our 300,000-strong army expanded westward and quickly wiped out the major countries in Eastern Europe with lightning speed. I guess they are already quite frightened."
"I heard that the Spanish Empire has also asked Ming Dynasty about our Ming Dynasty's purpose."
"It seems that the Europeans will not allow us to expand too much."
"It doesn't matter what they say. Whether to expand or not depends entirely on our Ming Dynasty's needs. As long as we have demand, we can expand wherever we want."
"What abilities and qualifications do they have to stop us? The 300,000 troops in my hands can even sweep across the entire Europe."
Zhu Houzhao, on the other hand, had a look on his face.
So what if you unite the whole of Europe? I just don’t want to hit you now. The land that is being expanded all at once is too big, and it will take a long time to digest it.
"Send them over."
Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and ordered.
Soon, Duke Matthias, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Ali Pasha, envoy of the Ottoman Empire, and Duke Vatis, envoy of the Principality of Poland and Lithuania, were also brought to Zhu Houzhao.
The three of them were also very surprised. Zhu Houzhao did not choose a good place to meet them, but met them directly in the wild. You should have a big tent or something to make it look more formal.
"Meet His Highness the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty!"
When the three of them saw Zhu Houzhao, they also saluted respectfully in unison.
"Hmm~"
Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, on behalf of our Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, I would like to extend my most sincere greetings to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."
"At the same time, our Emperor entrusted me to send to His Majesty the Ming Emperor a sword, a Holy Cross, an ancient Bible, a gemstone scepter, twenty beauties, a thousand taels of gold, and a thousand taels of silver as gifts."
"In addition, I would like to send His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ten beauties, ten BMWs, a sword, and a sword as gifts, and invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, if possible, to come to our Holy Roman Empire as a guest, and we will treat him with the highest standards.
Reception.”
Duke Matthias presented gifts to Emperor Hongzhi and Zhu Houzhao as soon as he opened his mouth.
The Holy Roman Empire has always been eager to establish friendly relations with the Ming Empire like the Spanish Empire, but the Ming Empire has never looked down upon them.
"It sounds shabby, but beautiful women do suit my taste."
After Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately curled his lips and said, "You are so poor. What are the gifts given to you?" It means that the beauty is the right gift.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty~"
“Our great Sultan Selim I of the Ottoman Empire was very happy when he heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had arrived in Europe. He specially ordered me to bring ten BMWs, ten swords, ten sword handles, one hundred beauties, ten carts of fine wine, and ten boxes of gold, silver and jewels as gifts.
, and sincerely invite His Highness the Crown Prince to visit us as a guest in the Ottoman Empire, which will be the supreme glory of our Ottoman Empire!"
Although Ali Pasha was older, his voice was quite loud, and the Ottoman Empire was relatively more generous when it came to taking action.
"Well, His Majesty the Sultan of your country is interested. If I have time, I will go to your country for a visit."
Zhu Houzhao nodded and replied.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty!"
"On behalf of our Grand Duke Zitmon I of the Principality of Poland and Lithuania, I present to His Majesty the Ming Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ten BMWs, five boxes of gold and silver jewelry, ten beauties, five boxes of amber, a hundred pieces of linen, ten pieces of wood, and a birch tree.
I give you ten buckets of juice as a gift, hoping to be friendly with the Ming Empire for generations to come."
Duke Wattis also presented his own gift.
"What the hell~"
"Cloth, withered wood, sap?"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, everyone was a little dumbfounded. What the hell are these gifts? They are all coming here to make fun of others. He is the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty. You must be able to handle the gifts at least. Really
If that doesn't work, you can send more beauties over.
"Well, you are all worried~"
"Liu Jin, prepare a return gift for each of you later."
Zhu Houzhao thought about it and then told Liu Jin, "Reciprocity is a traditional virtue. Although the Ming Dynasty is different now from the past, and they won't say double the amount or anything, but at least the meaning is still there."
"You came just in time~"
"I plan to build a big city and port here. What do you think of the geographical location here?"
After talking about the gift, Zhu Houzhao pointed to the big bay in front of him and told the three envoys about his plans and plans with a smile on his face.
When the three of them heard this, they immediately understood.
The people of Ming Dynasty planned to occupy this place for a long time and not leave.
"Surrounded by mountains on three sides, it is an excellent natural harbor. The terrain is open and flat, and the land is fertile. It is perfect for building a city."
Ali Pasha thought for a while and replied: "Your Highness has very sharp eyesight!"
"Haha, right? I also think it's very good to build a city here."
"I know your purpose of coming. The reason why our Ming Dynasty is attacking to the west this time is mainly because the Kazan Khanate, the Yin Er Khanate, the Crimean Khanate and the Principality of Muscovy do not respect our Ming Empire and provoke our Ming Empire.
Majesty, kill our merchants from the Ming Empire."
"We, the emperor of the Ming Empire, couldn't bear it any longer, and finally decided to send troops to annihilate these people who don't know how high the level of heaven and earth is."
"Now these countries have also been destroyed, and you have great respect for our Ming Empire. Naturally, our Ming Empire will not do anything to you. We Ming people have always been harmonious and friendly, and have been etiquette since ancient times.
state."
"As long as people don't attack me, our Ming Dynasty will not take the initiative to attack other countries, so you can rest assured."
Zhu Houzhao smiled and nodded, and then started talking nonsense.
The three of them listened carefully and felt a lot more at ease in their hearts, even though they could all hear that Zhu Houzhao's words were very false.
Why do these countries disrespect the Ming Dynasty and kill Ming Dynasty businessmen? These must be false. The Ming Dynasty is sweeping the world. Who dares to provoke you Ming Dynasty people?
It is even more ridiculous to talk about a country of etiquette and friendship.
If your Ming Dynasty were a friendly country, this land would not have expanded to the Baltic Sea coast of Europe. You Ming people have occupied 778% of the land in the world, and you actually say that you are friendly.
country.
Ghosts believe you.
But even if you don’t believe it, you still have to believe it.
And everyone also heard that Zhu Houzhao was warning them, warning them to be polite to the Ming Dynasty, otherwise you will be included in the unfriendly list, and you just wait for the Ming Dynasty Iron Army to come to your doorstep that day.