Chapter 1990, wars and contradictions between colonies
It was unbearably hot in the capital in June. The sultry environment without a breath of wind made everything extremely quiet. Even the cicadas on the trees had no energy to sing.
In Liu Jin's house, Liu Jin was lying on his old man sleeping soundly at this moment, and the electric fan next to him was pushing cool wind.
Taking a nap in the summer afternoon is always refreshing and comfortable.
Weekends are always very pleasant. Liu Jin has nothing to worry about. Now he sleeps very soundly during his naps.
The current Ming Dynasty can definitely be regarded as the best time in history. There are no worries internally and no enemy invaders externally. The emperor is a sage, loves the people like a son, and works hard to govern. The courtiers are all capable people and there is no chaos of party strife. The politics is clear and stable.
External enemies seem to have been frightened. Even the Ottoman Empire, which was the most ferocious in the past, no longer dares to challenge the Ming Empire. The wounds have been bleeding, and from time to time the Ottoman Empire grits its teeth in pain but is helpless.
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The people live a prosperous life, live and work in peace and contentment, and everything is prosperous. As someone at the top of this huge empire, it is natural that they live a pretty good life, and there are too few things to worry about.
Droughts and floods, which were the most troublesome in the past, basically have no impact on the Ming Dynasty. Even the Loess Plateau is gradually turning green and the Yellow River has become clearer, not to mention other places.
A large number of people migrated outside the customs and overseas, reducing the local population of the Ming Dynasty by more than half. Coupled with the development of urbanization, capitalism, and industrialization, a large number of people concentrated in cities and moved to the industrial field. Natural natural disasters had a great impact on the Ming Dynasty.
The impact is even smaller.
I also received a report from Henan a few days ago, saying that there has been no rain in Henan for three months and it is extremely dry. In the past, this would have been a big problem.
But now, nothing happens. The Ministry of Household Affairs directly transports grain from the Ming Dynasty's grain depot by train. Every household is given rice and noodles, and agricultural taxes are exempted. Nothing happens.
The sparse population, mechanized farming, and the development of industrialization have continuously improved the ability to resist natural disasters, and the impact of natural disasters has become smaller and smaller.
So there is nothing to worry about at all, so now Liu Jin can basically get off work on time, and can also rest leisurely at home during holidays.
Reading books and taking care of my grandchildren, I am already living the life of a sixty-seven-year-old in the future when I am just in my early 40s.
There is no way. People in this era mature early, get married early, and have children early. It is also early for them to become grandfathers. In future generations, many people who are 40 years old may not even be married, let alone become grandfathers.
"I won't do it for another ten years."
"I have been the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty for a long time, and it seems that it is no longer interesting."
Liu Jin woke up slowly, feeling a little weak. This was always the case after a nap in the summer. He needed to lie down and take some time to think about his future life plans.
I have been an official for almost 20 years, and I have been a chief assistant for several years. I feel that I have almost done my job. I still have a long life, and I can't always be trapped in the cage of this capital.
When I am about fifty years old, my health is still good for my age, I can have an appetite when I want to eat, and I can still play when I want to play. Then I can take my two wives to travel around the world.
Look at the scenery, taste the food from various places, and have a good time.
That kind of life is a perfect life. To work in this state until death is obviously not in line with your life pursuits.
"Emperor Hongzhi's body feels like he will have no problem living to his eighties or nineties. The old saying is true, if you survive a catastrophe, you will have good fortune in the future."
"After curing the intestinal abscess, Emperor Hongzhi's health is getting better and better. He is already over fifty years old and his health is very good. It is estimated that he will have no problems at all after working for twenty or thirty years."
"Poor classmate Zhu Houzhao, I estimate that he may become a prince in this life."
Soon, Liu Jin thought of Emperor Hongzhi again. Emperor Hongzhi was in good health now. Since the rotten intestinal abscess was removed, he paid attention to his health, balanced diet and exercise. Emperor Hongzhi was in very good health.
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I rarely have minor ailments such as colds. Now I am over 50 years old, I am still in good health and do not look old at all. I estimate that I can still be the emperor for many more years.
"That's good. Emperor Hongzhi is much more reliable than Zhu Houzhao. If Zhu Houzhao becomes emperor, I don't know what tricks he will accomplish."
Thinking of Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jin was speechless. His only pleasure now was doing research and creating people. He should be regarded as the most productive prince in history.
So far, there have been almost 400 children, and more than 200 sons have been born. So much so that even now Emperor Hongzhi and his ministers couldn’t help but have a headache when they heard that Zhu Houzhao became a father again.
Because Emperor Hongzhi couldn't even come up with a name, the task was handed over to the ministers. The ministers also had headaches. The old Zhu family had strict rules for naming. Zhu Houzhao's sons all had to have native characters.
Besides, how could you think of so many characters next to the character Obito to choose a name for?
So much so that now even names like Zhu Zaitu, Zhu Zaidui, Zhu Zailei, Zhu Zaidi, Zhu Zaila, Zhu Zaimian, Zhu Zaihuai and Zhu Zaikeng have come out, and they are relatively nice to hear.
Some of them just can't be taken out.
Every time when naming Zhu Houzhao's son, the ministers would have a headache, because they already have one. Being able to make all the erudite ministers less talented and less knowledgeable is really a gift.
"Master, Master~"
"Urgent call to West Africa!"
Just when Liu Jin was thinking about Zhu Houzhao, the housekeeper hurriedly walked in with a telegram.
"Emergency call to West Africa?"
When Liu Jin heard this, he was also confused. Could something big happen in West Africa?
Did Spain beat up the Persians and Koreans, or are the Japanese causing trouble again?
It seems that apart from these things, there seems to be nothing going on here in West Africa. West Africa has been in war all year round. Several major colonial forces have been fighting for victory here. The war has been in dire straits for many years. Where can we
What's the emergency?
Liu Jin unhurriedly opened the telegram and browsed it very quickly.
After reading it, I stood up immediately without feeling sleepy.
It turns out that something big happened here in West Africa.
The Ming Dynasty's vassal state Xingguo was at war with the Jindao colony in the Gulf of Guinea.
Daxing Kingdom was a vassal state established by King Xing Zhu Youqi. It was located in the Gabon region of the Gulf of Guinea. Jindao was a large island in the Gulf of Guinea. Its original name was Bioko Island. It was a Portuguese colony and later accompanied the Ming Dynasty overseas.
With the colonial expansion, Portugal, a small country, has gradually launched a competition for colonies.
This island was also occupied by a company called Saber Colonial Trading Company. Because gold was discovered on the island, it was renamed Gold Island. At the same time, the Golden Island Colony was established and owned by Saber Colonial Trading Company.
Golden Island is one of the three most important islands in the Gulf of Guinea. The other two islands are occupied by the Spanish, and Sao Tome Island is the most important overseas colony of the Spanish.
Relying on the favorable geographical location, the development of ports and transit trade has made it the most important port and route transit point in West Africa. This alone brings huge benefits to Spain every year.
Therefore, it was also coveted by Persia, Korea, and the Japanese. Various forces launched a brutal fight for this island for many years, but it was always firmly in the hands of the Spanish.
It is precisely because of the competition between several parties that the value of Sao Tome Island has been affected. Ships did not dare to dock, and instead went to Golden Island, which is more peaceful and has not been affected by war.
This Golden Island also developed rapidly and became wealthy. It originally had gold mines, and now it is a transit trade point for shipping routes. Naturally, the value of Golden Island began to become increasingly prominent.
Although the Japanese, Koreans, Persians, and Spaniards were drooling with envy and wanted to swallow this piece of fat, they did not dare to provoke the Ming people.
After all, this is a colony established by the Ming people and is protected by the Ming Empire. Once they attack the Jindao colony, they will inevitably be attacked and retaliated by the Ming Empire, which they cannot bear.
Therefore, the fight for Sao Tome Island was fierce, but the colony of the Ming Dynasty has always been very peaceful and has never been attacked. Even the pirates did not dare to attack the colony of the Ming Dynasty.
This outsider did not dare, but King Xing, who had long coveted the Golden Island and was ambitious and committed to continuous expansion, finally couldn't help it anymore and wanted to annex the Golden Island and occupy this piece of fat.
At first, I still wanted to save face by sending people to discuss with the people in the Saber Colony, saying whether you want to join us to rejuvenate the country, as long as you join the rejuvenating country, it won't be a problem to get you promoted or promoted, etc.
Huang Chong, Li Meng and others of the Saber Colony are naturally not three-year-old children. They would foolishly believe what you say, King Xing. Why should the colonies I worked so hard to conquer be merged into your Xingguo?
Even if I get promoted to a higher position, wouldn’t it be better for me to be a bull’s head myself?
Do you have to look at your Prince Xing’s face?
What's more, who doesn't know the situation of Xingguo, how poor he is, and the shameless alms everywhere. In the past three days, he has been asking Emperor Hongzhi for money and things, just ask for things. All the major colonies, vassal states, etc. have seen people from Xingguo.
All afraid.
The Golden Island is different. Although it is just an island and the number of people is not large, it has become rich due to the trade and shipping value of gold mines and the Golden Island. Who is willing to join you to rejuvenate the country?
When the negotiations failed, Xingguo directly invaded Jindao with force and prepared to annex Jindao. The news spread quickly.
