My Daming New Empire

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This country, which has always considered itself an Oriental, has been known as the Shield of Europe for a long time.

They occupy the most fertile land in southern Europe. The Hungarian plains are not like the northern plains. Many of them can't grow food, they can only grow grass and graze.

This is the largest granary besides Kiev. Because there is enough grain, the Hungarians are now the top in Europe.

Their decline in history was mainly because they served as European shields against the Ottomans. As a result, most of the population killed by the Ottomans lost.

Of course, such a thing will not happen now, and Hungary will never become a vassal of Austria again.

In order to prevent this possibility, Daming will also vigorously support them.

But they don't know this, and they are very grateful to Daming for supporting their industrial development and building a tractor and harvester assembly plant in Hungary.

Of course, apart from these, Daming would also mint silver and copper coins for them to solve their money shortage problem.

It was not until May that Xie Yun made a full circle from Europe and traveled to almost all countries.When he finally came to Paris, his legs were already calloused from long-term riding.

He would like to take a car, but the roads in Europe are too bad, the supply of gasoline is difficult, and the guards can't keep up.So the main thing is to ride a horse along the way. Only in the city can you take a carriage.

Seeing the real situation in Europe, he has enough understanding of why Zhu Zhanji wants to keep Europa, but also contain Europa and guide Europa.

After a comprehensive comparison with Daming, he also knew how to better implement this long-term national policy.

At this time, he really understood why the emperor announced it to the world in the 33rd year of Zhengtong.In the future, the Secretary-General, Prime Minister, and Speaker of the House of Representatives must not only be familiar with internal affairs, but also have sufficient diplomatic experience to be able to assume the true meaning behind this.

Only by knowing all the opponents and having enough experience in dealing with politics can we make the most suitable choice for the development of the empire.

This trip to Europe has allowed him to gain a lot.Although all countries are not as good as Daming, but now he knows himself and the enemy.

Discovering the other party's flaws can also help you discover your own strengths and maintain your own.

The emperor's first purpose of letting him go on a mission has been achieved, and he is very clear that this is a sign that the emperor wants to promote him.

Otherwise, when he was on a mission, the emperor would directly order him to be promoted to a five-rank Wenhuadian bachelor.

In the 11th year of orthodoxy, when the emperor rebuilt the Great Ming Law for the second time, he had clearly ordered the world that even the emperor himself, when promoting officials, could not be promoted more than two levels at a time, and no one person could be promoted more than once a year, and no more than two years in a row Continuous promotion.

When he was on a mission last year, he was promoted to the fifth rank, and when he returns to Daming at the end of the year, he will be promoted to the fourth rank.You can't be promoted continuously next year, but in the year after, you can also be promoted to the third grade, and you can serve as a chief officer or most of the deputy positions.

Calculated in this way, I can be promoted to the chief official of the second rank in five years at the fastest.At that time, I was 48 years old, and at the court official level, I could still be regarded as a young and strong faction.

However, in order to go so smoothly, in addition to the goals that have been achieved, the matter of Xizhou must also be resolved satisfactorily.

Chapter 43 Purpose

In June of the 43rd year of Zhengtong, Xie Yun entered the Red Sea along the Suez Canal, and arrived at Hanzhou City in the middle of the east coast of Xizhou on the ninth day of June.

The city is almost located in Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania in later generations, and is a famous natural seaport in East Africa.

Over the years, the King's Mansion of Han has used this as a base to conquer most of southern Africa, plundered millions of natives, and then sold them to Dongzhou and Nanzhou after castration.

In the early stage of development, Hanzhou Prefecture had a natural advantage over Jinzhou Prefecture.

First of all, there are more aborigines in Central Africa, and the more aborigines, the larger the population, the more silver that can be sold, and the more developed trade.

Secondly, it is closer to South Asia and South Africa, and the transportation is more convenient.

It is also for this reason that the development of Hanwangfu is much faster than that of Jinwangfu.

Today, Hanzhou Prefecture occupies almost the entire East Africa, and has expanded its sphere of influence to Angola and Congo in later generations.

The north has also expanded to Somalia and Ethiopia. The reason why it no longer expands to the north is mainly because there are many deserts and barren land.

Moreover, the population base of Hanzhou Prefecture is still too low, and the territory is too large to manage.

Because it occupies 400 million square kilometers of fertile land, the strength of Hanzhou Prefecture is among the largest states in the entire Ming Dynasty.

This piece of land is almost equivalent to the Huaxia of later generations, from Hebei to Guangdong, and most of it is arable land and grassland.

Because of this, Hanwang Mansion has had some expansionary ideas in recent years.

In the era of Zhu Gaoxu, he was already frightened by Zhu Zhanji's methods. Before his death in the tenth year of Zhengtong, he was very low-key.

However, his willingness to admit defeat does not mean that his sons are willing to admit defeat.

Zhu Gaoxi gave birth to eleven sons in total. Except for the eldest son who died young, the other ten sons all grew up.

This is equivalent to the territory of Han Wangfu, where there is a Han Wang Shizi and nine county kings.

His ten sons gave birth to more than 100 grandsons for the Han Dynasty, and all of these grandsons are now flourishing.

According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, there are three thousand guards for the prince, five hundred personal guards, four hundred personal guards for the county king, and more than 100 town generals. The imperial court authorized them to form more than ten thousand personal guards.

The more sons are born, the greater the power, which is the most beneficial point for the clan of the Ming Dynasty.

After Zhu Gaoxi's death, Zhu Zhanqi succeeded to the Han throne, and he was jealous of his cousin Zhu Zhanji.Because of him, although the Han Palace has always been superficially obedient to the imperial court, it has no intention of getting close to it.

However, Zhu Zhanqi was also short-lived. He died of illness after serving as King of Han for five years.When his eldest son Zhu Qixiang succeeded to the throne of Han Dynasty, he was as timid as a mouse, and his relationship with the court was getting closer.

However, he passed away in the 31st year of Zhengtong, and after Zhu Jianzhu succeeded to the throne, he was deeply influenced by his grandfather Zhu Zhanqi, and with the growing power of the Han Palace, he was somewhat obedient to the court.

However, he is also very clear that although the King's Mansion of Han is powerful, its population is less than 300 million. Compared with the more than [-] million people in the whole world of Ming Dynasty, it cannot be mentioned.

Not only is the population too far apart, Hanzhou's technology, economy, and industry are all incomparable with Daming.So at least on the surface, they are still loyal to the court.

Xie Yun is very clear that this kind of obedience is based on the disparity in power.In the next few decades, the population of Hanzhou Prefecture will exceed tens of millions, and when it becomes stronger, their obedience to Daming will be greatly reduced.

For the stability of the Ming Dynasty, and to prevent the passing of time, the emperor is now in his prime, which is the best time to solve this hidden danger.

Although the power of Hanzhou Prefecture is strong now, the economy of Hanzhou Prefecture still needs the support of Daming.

Moreover, the common people here have a heart for Ming Dynasty. Although they listen to the King of Han's words now, if they are allowed to rebel with the King of Han, most of them will not be attached to the King of Han's mansion.

What the King of Han Mansion can rely on is mainly its own personal guards, because the fate of these people is really tied to the King of Han Mansion.

But their number is pitifully small, even though the Hanwang Mansion relies on its own money to raise nearly [-] private soldiers, but compared to Daming, they are still pitifully weak.

Xie Yun's idea is to cut off the relationship between the Han Palace, the private army of the Han Palace, and the army subordinate to the imperial court.

If they can't take care of the people, the Han Palace can only be obedient.

Of course, this step is not easy, because the current Hanzhou Mansion has been divided into ten large areas. In addition to the largest area under the control of the Prince's Mansion, the other nine county kings have also built cities in various places.

Their forces are scattered, so it is not easy to catch them all.

However, the imperial court now has a sharp weapon, not a repeating gun, but a radio station.

Before this mission, except for his own guards, Xie Yun didn't want a single soldier. He only asked the court to open the signal network between Daming and Xizhou as soon as possible, so that Xizhou could directly hear Daming's broadcast.