The majestic Jinluan Hall demonstrates the majesty of the Ming Dynasty Palace, and the huge Taihe Square is filled with envoys from all over the world, including vassal states, colonies, and vassal states of the Ming Empire.
The Ottoman Empire, the Spanish Empire, the Persian Empire, Egypt, Portugal, France, England, the Holy See, etc., almost every country with a surname on the entire planet sent people.
At this moment, all the messengers were standing quietly in the square, waiting in order to be summoned by the Emperor of Tomorrow.
According to the arrangement of the Ming Empire, today is the day when the Emperor of Heaven summons envoys from various countries, tomorrow is the day when the enthronement ceremony is officially held, and the day after tomorrow is the day when the Ming Empire holds a banquet to entertain guests from home and abroad.
"How many vassals and colonies did the Ming Dynasty have?"
Ibrahim looked around. They were all people. Looking at the clothes these people were wearing, most of them were actually the Ming people's own vassal states and colonies. The large and small vassal states of the Ming Empire.
There are hundreds of colonies, and the flags designed by each one are similar to the dragon flags of the Ming Empire. There is a dragon on it, symbolizing that they are also descendants of the dragon, and they are of the same spirit as the Ming Dynasty.
Look at the gifts and other things that the people around them are carrying. They are all very wealthy. Box after box of gold, silver, gold and silver jewelry, these are considered ordinary things.
Ibrahim made a rough estimate and estimated that the amount of gold and silver alone sent by various vassal states, vassal states, and colonies to the Emperor of Heaven this time may exceed hundreds of millions of taels of silver.
This is an extremely huge wealth.
Numbers like astronomical figures.
If you include all kinds of jewelry, treasures, etc., the value is really difficult to calculate. These vassal states, colonies and vassal states of the Ming Dynasty are really willing to give up, and all of them are very wealthy.
In the Jinluan Hall, Fang Yongliang, the Minister of Rites, was reading a long list.
There is no doubt that the most recent ones are the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty. Each of these vassal kings sent people to congratulate them. The reason why these vassal kings are able to live a carefree life overseas is what they are today.
In fact, we should still thank the Emperor of Ming Dynasty for allowing them to go overseas and establish vassal states. Otherwise, these vassal kings are just moths in the Ming Empire. Although they have no worries about food and clothing and live a prosperous life, they are nothing more than
They are pigs who are kept in captivity and cannot even leave their own territory.
But it's different overseas.
Each one of them is a local emperor in his own vassal. He can do whatever he wants. Not only is he free, but he also has a goal in life.
Many vassal kings who had been waiting to die in the Ming Dynasty went overseas and flew into the sky one by one. They were possessed by Zhu Chongba, who worked very hard and became very powerful.
Like King Ning and King Chu, the Ning State under the rule of King Ning not only had a vast land area, a large population, and strong economic strength, it was the strongest overseas vassal state in the Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, King Ning also improved the original caste system in Tianzhu and created a new caste system, allowing the Ming people to implement a stable rule on the Tianzhu continent.
The strength of the Ning State is very powerful, at least compared to the Persian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. However, because it is surrounded by the vassals and colonies of the Ming Empire, even though the Ning State is powerful, it can no longer expand to the surrounding areas.
There is also the King of Chu. In history, the King of Chu was just a person waiting to die, and he did not even have any fame, but it is different now.
Although the King of Chu was old, he was still going strong. He conquered the East African Plateau and established the Chu State with a vast territory and strong military power. He was definitely a hero of his generation.
Facts have proved that although these princes of Lao Zhu's family are idle people, they also have some outstanding talents and strategists. However, most of them are unknown in history.
Nowadays, everyone is doing well overseas, turning each place into their own vassal state, and they are all operating in a prosperous manner.
Fang Yongliang's mouth was dry when he thought about it. The Ming Dynasty had more than 100 vassal states overseas, dozens of which were established by vassal kings, and the rest were established by county princes.
Times produce heroes, vassal kings go to sea, and county princes also go to sea. However, compared with the strength of the vassal kings, these princes can often only occupy the land of a state or a prefecture overseas.
Often these vassal states are small in area, weak in strength, and have small populations, but after all, they are also overseas vassal states and can live a carefree life.
"South African Colony, Western Union Trading Company, Burmese Colony..."
After studying the vassal states, I started to study the colonies. The number of colonies was even more, more than 200, and there were so many large and small colonies.
Large ones such as the South African Colony are vast, with a land area of more than six million square kilometers. Almost the entire southern Africa is occupied by the South African Colony.
These small colonies were very small, many of them were only as large as one county or one state, and they blossomed everywhere.
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Like the Golden Island Colony, there is only one island. Although it is a fairly large island, it is not too big. In fact, it is about the size of a larger town.
But it is also a colony and a small independent kingdom.
Therefore, these hundreds of colonies were almost all established by powerful families, gentry, and dignitaries of all sizes in the Ming Dynasty.
Many small colonies, or even entire colonies, often have the same family name. They were established overseas by a large family who tried their best to establish a small kingdom belonging to their own family.
Since ancient times, the land of China has been full of princes, generals, and ministers!
The large number of overseas colonies best illustrates this point.
It took almost 2 hours to read through the list of colonies. Next was the list of vassal states. Now, there are many countries that want to become vassal states of the Ming Empire.
However, the Ming Empire did not accept them casually. It would only accept new vassal states after passing a series of assessments.
Needless to say, North Korea has always been the most loyal younger brother of the Ming Empire. It is the most prestigious among the more than ten vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also the vassal state that is most liked by the emperor of Ming Dynasty.
Next is the Japanese state. Ever since Liu Jin led his army to give the Japanese a harsh lesson, the Japanese state has been honest with the Ming Dynasty.
They learned from Korea in everything. When Korea paid tribute, they also paid tribute. When Korea sent beauties, they also sent beauties. They clung tightly to the thighs of the Ming Empire.
Of course, all this is rewarded. The Japanese country is also developing extremely rapidly. Not only does it own several large colonies overseas, its own economic development is also quite good.
However, its most important problem is the internal disunity. The Japanese kings and the shoguns rule almost in half. Of course, this is also something that the Ming Empire has been leading.
Liu Jin did not want Japan to unify, so he supported the shogunate emphatically, allowing the Ashikaga family, which was already in danger, to continue to stabilize half of the country.
At the same time, it also supported the Japanese king and allowed the Japanese king to control these powerful daimyo in the south. But in general, no matter whether the Japanese king or the shogun, the many daimyo under his command were all powerful, and many of them were even powerful.
The tail is too big to fall off.
This situation was what the Ming Empire hoped for. A Japanese country that was too unified and united was not in the interests of the Ming Empire.
Apart from Korea and Japan, the largest vassal state was Siam.
The King of Siam was clearly aware of the power of the Ming Empire and how to protect himself, so he made a very wise choice to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.
Over the years, following the development of the Ming Empire, Siam has also developed very well. Its sugarcane planting industry and rubber planting industry have developed rapidly, and it has become the most important sugar and rubber producing area in Southeast Asia.
The strength of Siam also made the King of Siam a little bit impatient. Now he also wants to participate in the fight for the colonies in West Africa. However, West Africa is already a Red Sea, and it is not easy for Siam to break into it.
In addition to these three major vassal states, the others are small vassal states, such as Luzon, Sulu, and Bo Ni, which are all very small vassal states.
Historically, these small countries were almost all conquered by the Portuguese at this time and became Portuguese colonies.
But now with the protection of the Ming Empire, these small vassal states are living a relaxed and comfortable life.
It does not need any military power at all, because it is protected by the Ming Empire, and the surrounding areas are either provinces of the Ming Empire or vassal states of the Ming Empire.
Even if there are conflicts between them, there is no way to say that they are at war with each other. When swords meet, sometimes the Emperor of Heaven can make the decision and arbitrate, so there is no need to fight or kill at all.
This is the advantage of becoming a vassal state of the Ming Empire. It provides enough security and even does not require any military force at all.
Because even the most powerful military force has no place to use, it is impossible to attack the surrounding Ming territory or other Ming vassal states.
What's more, for these small countries, this is what they actually like the most.
"The Spanish Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the Persian Empire, the Egyptian Empire, the Kingdom of France, the Kingdom of Portugal, the Kingdom of England..."
"The Holy See, the Habsburg family,,,,,"
After reading the names of the vassal countries, he started to read the names of other overseas countries. This time, almost everyone who was invited sent people. The next step was to meet the Emperor of Heaven in order and offer his congratulatory gifts.
