My Daming New Empire

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It is not possible to obtain the title until the next generation of knights.

This rigid system cannot allow talents to be utilized at all, so if France wants to learn from Daming, it must first solve the domestic political structure problem.

Zhu Zhanji's words are much more effective than Zhang Han's, and his cabinets are all cunning and cunning, and Louis XI, who uses various means and strategies to fool him, believes that the most important issue in France is not development, but reform, and It's a revolution.

Of course, Zhu Zhanji did not discourage Louis XI's determination to carry out industrial development, and even expressed his support.

After some meetings, Louis XI felt that Emperor Ming was really thinking about France and was willing to help France.

He tried to buy some gunpowder from Daming, but Zhu Zhanji readily agreed to him.

There is no saltpeter in Europe, and the output of natural saltpeter is terribly low. They can only obtain saltpeter from dung to make gunpowder.

Therefore, although there are many muskets in European countries, their strength depends on the amount of gunpowder.

Zhu Zhanji agreed to sell a ship of gunpowder to France, which made Louis XI overjoyed. With these gunpowder, the unification of France seems to be just around the corner!

Chapter 40 Travel

And Zhu Zhanji was willing to support Louis XI, not because he saw that the European people were living in dire straits and wanted to help them.

Zhang Han may have such a "noble" sentiment, but an egoist like Zhu Zhanji will never be so fraternal.

Everything he did was for one purpose, to make Ming stronger and Europe weaker.

Simple isolation and blockade go against the law of development of the whole society.

Because of his butterfly effect, Daming is now at the forefront of development.But this lead in development is only temporary, not forever.

Whether the Ming Dynasty in the future will be able to lead forever requires effective methods and means. A simple and crude blockade will only cause social division and will not achieve the role of permanent guidance.

Because most of Daming's current leadership is visible and learnable.

Take cars and trains as examples. When Europeans see these things, even if they cannot keep up with material technology, they will quickly catch up with reverse technology.

The later generations of the East were poor and white, and encountered technological blockades, but within a few decades, they had already fully caught up.

Today's Europe does not have the foundation for later generations of the East, because the Ming Dynasty has already occupied most of the world's regions and most of the resources, and they have no foundation for development.

But blindly splitting and blocking will only cause confrontation and hatred, which is not in line with Daming's long-term and permanent interests.

Because Ming not only wants to become the hegemon of the world, but also the suzerain of all countries and the only hegemon of the world.

Therefore, it is necessary not only to guide them technically, but also to guide them ideologically.

The United States of later generations failed because the United States itself is an emerging country, and they lack ideological background.

The law of the jungle and hegemony they pursue cannot make them the benchmark of all countries.

Take ethnic conflicts as an example. The ethnic conflicts in their country can be said to be the largest in the world. The confrontation between various ethnic groups and different races is more serious than any other country.

Until the 21st century, not only was it not resolved, but it became more and more serious.

The Ming Dynasty is different, the Han nationality occupies the vast majority, and there is also the accumulation of Confucian culture, Buddhism and Taoism ideology, and now there is the large-scale influence of Shinrikyo in science and technology.

And what does Europe have now?Nothing at all.They are still in ignorance, bound by the ideology of the church, and have not formed their own enlightened cultural accumulation at all.

They haven't even started the Renaissance, and they still think that the earth is a plane, and the sun revolves around the earth.

At this time, if Daming did not carry out cultural invasion, he would be really stupid.

Let all the white people also take the Ming culture as the pioneer of civilization, pursue the cultural awareness and values ​​of the Ming, and take the culture of the Ming as their standard, so that after a few generations, Europe will automatically become a vassal of the Ming.

Moreover, this kind of rule is much stronger than the rule by force.

When they cannot all be wiped out, keep some other races, let them catch up without threat, and give Daming the motivation to continue to move forward.

Of course, it is not easy to achieve this goal, because it requires all-round influence on countries from various aspects such as politics, culture, economy, industry, and technology.

Now, France is willing to be the leading party of the cultural invasion of Europe by the Ming Empire, and of course Zhu Zhanji will give them some benefits.

France was chosen because they have a certain influence in Europe, but it is impossible to stand at the top of Europe.

Although they have always regarded themselves as the boss of Europe, in fact, because France occupies the most fertile land in Western Europe, they do have an advantage over other countries in terms of economic strength.

But it is precisely because of this superior living environment that their people lack a kind of hard work and a kind of resilience. This kind of national character cannot be changed.

Like the Germans, Zhu Zhanji would never support them, because they have a lot of vigor, and if they have a chance, they can soar into the sky.

Using them to deal with the church has lost the ideological value of the church. France currently does not have any ideological precipitation. At this time, he can only use Zhang Han's method to arm his thoughts.

The core of this set of thoughts is Daming's values.

But Louis XI didn't know Zhu Zhanji's thoughts. He regarded this trip to Ming Dynasty as the hope of the rise of France.

He was valued by Zhu Zhanji in Daming and was willing to sell him gunpowder, all of which made him very satisfied.

Zhu Zhanji had actually decided to relax the restrictions on gunpowder a long time ago, because Europe lacked gunpowder and their wars were not large in scale.

Too few people died, and too little hatred between them was not in line with Daming's interests in wanting to fish in troubled waters and lead development.

Zhu Zhanji has decided to transport sulfur from Dongying, saltpeter from Daming, and charcoal from Xizhou in the near future.

After these raw materials arrive in Crete, they will be proportioned there, divided into gun ammunition, artillery powder, and sold to European countries.

Of course, in order to reassure Louis XI, the gunpowder will be sold to him first, and then gradually sold to other people. He must be given a little confidence before he can completely board the big ship of Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Zhanji is not worried that they will use these gunpowder to deal with Ming Dynasty. Today's Europe dare not fight against Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, this kind of outdated gunpowder is no longer the standing gunpowder of Ming Dynasty. Daming has high-performance explosives with better effects.

After fulfilling most of Louis XI's requests, Zhu Zhanji sent him away.When he left the hall happily, Zhu Zhanji turned back to Li Xian and the others and said, "How is the Westernization of Confucian classics done as before?"

Li Xian was also in a good mood, and replied with a smile: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has translated the Confucian scriptures into various languages. After His Majesty finalizes the manuscript, it will be published and shipped to Europe."

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "Western white people are barbaric, and their only honor now is the unity of politics and religion. If France overthrows the church, they will have no ruling ideology. At this time, no matter whether they can accept Zhang Han's set , Confucian classics, and Taoist scriptures can also let them learn, and they even keep going around in circles."

"What Your Majesty said is that it is said that Premier Yu wanted to go to Europe to promote the Confucian classics in person, but was persuaded by other ministers. He is 67 years old this year, so I dare not let him travel any longer."

Yu Qian is the same age as Zhu Zhanji, but his body is much worse than Zhu Zhanji, and now he looks very old.

Zhu Zhanji shook his head and said with a smile: "Yu Tingyi is the same age as me, so it's okay if he refuses to accept his old age."

No one dared to say this anymore. To say that Yu Qian is old is to say that Zhu Zhanji is old.

Zhu Zhanji waved his hand. "It is said that the King of Portugal, Alfonso V, will meet you... You should set up your cameras and take a clear picture of this scene for me."

Several photographers hurriedly bowed their heads in response, waiting for Alfonso V to enter the palace.