"Dorgon, it seems that this is your name. I can't forgive you even if I'm a ghost!"
Before his death, Tokugawa Iemitsu was filled with resentment, shouted loudly, and then hanged himself.
When the country was destroyed, he did not resent the powerful Ming Dynasty, but resented the regent of the Qing Dynasty who dragged the Japanese country into the abyss!
If Dorgon had not sent people to encourage him and tempted him with North Korea, Tokugawa Iemitsu believed that according to his original strategy, which was to completely isolate the Japanese country from other countries, there would be no Ming Dynasty sending troops to attack the Japanese country.
something happened!
All the mistakes were caused by Dorgon!
Damn it, if not Dorgon, who else could I hate?
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On the hill outside the city, seeing that the army had invaded Edo Castle, Zeng Ying put down his tea cup, turned to look at Zheng Sen and said, "Okay, the war in Japan is over, we should be able to return home!"
Zheng Sen was not like him, who was so carefree about the destruction of the Japanese country!
Although he was from the Ming Dynasty, he was born in the Japanese country and lived here for six years.
If you are only six years old, it will basically not leave any impression.
However, for Zheng Sen, one impression has been running through the first half of his life, that is, he and his mother were separated, and the reason was that the Tokugawa shogunate did not allow his mother to go to the Ming Dynasty. Even if his father became the pirate king, he could not change Tokugawa.
The decision of the shogunate.
In his impression, the Japanese country was so powerful that his father did not dare to resist or protest against the Tokugawa shogunate.
However, such a powerful Japanese country, which had never been conquered by any other country, was defeated so easily by the Ming Dynasty. He was fully involved in the whole process.
Seeing the army invade Edo Castle and the Japanese nation being destroyed, he felt really emotional, witnessing history!
Compared with Zeng Ying, Zheng Sen knew the Japanese better. At this time, when he heard Zeng Ying's words, he did not answer hastily, but frowned slightly and said: "The resistance in Edo City is so weak, those Japanese soldiers are afraid
They will all shave their heads and join the army of servants!"
Zeng Ying was not surprised when he heard this. He smiled calmly and said: "Whatever, as long as you are bald, you will be taken to build roads and dig mines. All you need is that the few Japanese at the head can identify them!"
When Zheng Sen heard this, he thought about it. He laughed, stood up, patted his butt, and said with emotion: "The enemies of Japan are too weak. I, the Ming Dynasty, are invincible!"
Just drinking tea and watching the show, the enemy's capital was captured, just like child's play.
When Zeng Ying heard what he said, he watched the Ming Dynasty's native troops begin to enter the city, and commented: "Although the Japanese country is equipped with some firearms, they are all old-fashioned matchlocks, and the cannons are not paid much attention to. Compared with my imperial army,
They are not even a little bit behind, and their tactics are behind them, so it’s not surprising that they can be easily defeated! But..."
Having said this, he turned to look at Zheng Sen, his expression became a little more serious and said: "If we encounter Xiyi in the future, or in other words, we go to where Xiyi is to destroy their country, our opponent will be them.
, then it will be different!”
Hearing this, Zheng Sen couldn't help but stop smiling and turned to look at Zeng Ying. Although he was young, he still admired Zeng Ying's ability to lead troops in battle. At this time, Zeng Ying actually said such words, he
Can’t ignore it!
I heard Zeng Ying continue to say seriously: "The muskets of the Western Yi are already flintlock guns. The artillery of the Western Yi also has many heavy artillery. Their sailboats are in many cases much faster than our lucky ships. Even if they are
The same goes for steam-armored battleships when the wind and waves are strong. Not to mention, their understanding of firearms and their use of firearms are far superior to those of the Japanese. Therefore, if the Xiyi army is large enough, the Ming Dynasty wants to defeat them
, it won’t be so easy!”
Hearing this, Zheng Sen remembered that his father had said similar words to him. In his impression, Zheng Zhilong was very afraid of those Western barbarians. Even though he defeated the Dutch in the Battle of Liaoluo Bay, he was still on the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty.
They persuaded the Dutch to ask them to pay protection fees, but their fear of the Western Barbarians did not lessen much.
Although today's Ming Dynasty has conquered Dongfan and occupied Luzon, it is all because of defeating the Western Yi, but this is actually crushing them with the absolute advantage of military strength.
As Zeng Ying said, if the Ming Dynasty did not have a numerical advantage, Zheng Sen had to admit that the war with the Western Yi would be more difficult!
In other words, the biggest enemy of the Ming Dynasty is the Western Yi, and the most difficult territory for the Ming Dynasty to conquer is the home base of the Western Yi!
After the two of them had this common understanding, their joy in destroying the Japanese country decreased a lot.
As generals at their level, they are somewhat aware of the current emperor's ambition to expand territory. They know that sooner or later there will be a large-scale war with the Western Yi!
However, what they didn't know was that Emperor Chongzhen knew more about the situation of Xiyi than they did. With the help of Liu Weichao, the technology tree was constantly being updated. Today's Xiyi, at least in terms of technology,
, which was completely crushed by the Ming Dynasty.
For example, the steam engine that had become popular in the Ming Dynasty was still a completely unfamiliar thing to the Xiyi people.
On the Western side, if we follow the original historical development, around 1679, French physicist Denis Papin created the first working model of a steam engine after observing steam escaping from his pressure cooker. If it was a practical steam engine
, and it will have to wait for more than a hundred years for Watt to improve it.
Antony, the former Dutch Governor in Batavia, had returned to the Netherlands at this time. He immediately showed the drawings of the steam engine in front of the company's executives and described the applications of the steam engine in the Ming Dynasty. This immediately aroused the ecstasy of the East India Company's executives.
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However, the next development of things is different from the thinking in the Far East, or from the thinking in other European countries.
With money as their first goal, the Dutch immediately disclosed the information about the steam engine to the world, and then auctioned it publicly, trying to sell it at a high price to make money.
Because the Ming Dynasty was used as an example, there were actual examples of reference for the application of steam engines, and the Dutch had their own talent for promoting products. Suddenly, the whole of Europe was shocked.
There is such a machine that can pull countless goods and travel day and night? It can also provide power to work anywhere without eating. It is countless times more powerful than livestock...
Britain, France, Spain, Sweden and other European powers, and even the Ottoman Empire in Eastern Europe, after being reported by spies, all sent people to the Netherlands to see what kind of treasure the steam engine was.
In about half a year, the Netherlands became the center of Europe, and everyone's eyes were focused on the Netherlands.
Here in the Netherlands, princes and nobles gather together, bringing wealth and all kinds of intrigues. There are many more corpses lying on the streets than before, and most of them are foreigners.
The fight over the steam engine is definitely bloody!
In the end, the Dutch got their wish and sold it for a higher price than they imagined. They also sold more copies and made a lot of money!
The virtues of the Dutch have not changed as always. Including the naval battle between them and the British, they originally defeated the British navy, but for money, they could lend money to the British to support them to fight again. As a result, the British finally
Defeated the Dutch Navy with Dutch money!
This time, although the Dutch knew that if they monopolized the steam engine, the Netherlands would definitely be ahead of other European countries in national power and might be able to replace Spain's previous position and become the European hegemon. As a result, for money, they chose to sell the steam engine at a high price.
drawing!
For this reason, Britain, France, Spain, Sweden and other powerful countries all bought a copy of the steam engine blueprint. Even the Ottoman Empire obtained a steam engine blueprint through plunder.
Subsequently, these countries that obtained the steam engine blueprints immediately returned to their countries and gathered the most outstanding talents to create their own steam world!
The most important item in the Industrial Revolution, the steam engine, in this aspect, began to become popular in Europe in advance.
Of course, each country only received a blueprint of a steam engine. They are all familiar with the principles of a truly practical steam engine. However, if they want to build it and carry out different transformations for various industries and promote it on a large scale, they are definitely not the ones to do it.
It can be completed in an hour and a half.
As the Dutch expected, these European countries all need time!
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Then again, in the 22nd year of Chongzhen, the Dutch fled Nanyang and lost the Batavia stronghold they had finally established, as well as the Strait of Malacca, which they had finally seized from the Portuguese.
The Japanese country also perished in this year and was destroyed by the Ming Dynasty. The main energy of the Ming Dynasty is still busy turning Nanyang into the inner lake of the Ming Dynasty, which takes time.
To the west, the Ming army is taking over Tibet and Qinghai, building a railway to the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, and rebuilding the Western Region Protectorate.
Domestically, the two sons of the current emperor, King Ding and King Yong, are also going overseas with great fanfare.
One is going to Australia, and the other is going to feudal North America. The preliminary preparations alone are the most vigorous among all the vassals.
However, as the heir to the kingdom of the Ming Dynasty, Prince Zhu Cihong was now dedicated to traveling around the mountains and rivers, observing the people's sentiments, and increasing his experience.
Zhu Cixiang was actually very happy for such an opportunity. If his father hadn't been so wise, he would probably have spent his whole life in the Forbidden City.
For this reason, he had a little thought and did not stay in the capital. He was afraid that his father would regret it because of the advice of the civil and military officials, so he recalled him to the palace.