My Daming New Empire

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With broadcasting and wireless telegraphy, not only can the situation in Xizhou not be hidden from the imperial court, but more importantly, the people of Hanzhou will not be foolishly used by Hanwangfu.

Of course, it's not realistic to let Han Palace accept the court's conditions by relying entirely on his mouth. Therefore, what he still wants to rely on is the [-] elite soldiers in the Golden City.

Since the year before last, the Ming army has gradually switched from flintlock guns to repeating guns.

The Ming soldiers in the Golden City started changing their outfits in the second batch, but until now, the troops of the Han Palace and the Jin Palace are still using the old flintlock guns.

There is a gap in the weapons, and if he controls the public opinion and propaganda, as long as his methods are not too excessive, the two palaces may only be obedient.

At the port of Hanzhou City, Zhu Jianzhu was sitting on the third floor of the restaurant built by the Hanwang Mansion at the port, watching the envoy ships slowly entering the port, with a gloomy expression on his face.

He was not happy because of the ships entering the port, but because of the loudspeakers that kept ringing in the port.

Since more than half a year ago, the imperial court began to install wind turbines and tweeters in Hanzhou City and the ten major cities in Hanzhou, he felt something was wrong.

Whether it is the construction of signal towers, wind turbines, or tweeters, it will cost a lot of money.

When did the imperial court do a loss-making business, how could it be possible that the cost of a tael of silver would not be required, and it would be installed for free in cities within Hanzhou.

But he couldn't say no to this kind of free thing, so officials from the Ministry of Industry had to install such a set in every city.

Then, the appearance of the wireless telegram already made him feel threatened.Originally, Xizhou and Daming could not communicate directly.

If there is any news from Daming that needs to be sent to Xizhou, it must be sent to Yingzhou Capital by telegram, and then a fast boat will be sent to deliver the message.

Although most of the journey has been saved, it still takes seven or eight days to send a letter from Yingzhou to Hanzhou.

But now, the imperial court's orders can be passed directly to the Hanzhou government, and the chief envoys of the Hanzhou government are not as well-behaved as before.

Especially in the past six months, telegrams from the Secretary of General Administration and the Department of Information have been circulating non-stop.Even though he had people staring at the telegraph room and arranged for his own people to enter the telegraph room, he still didn't know how many unfavorable news came back to Daming.

As a feudal overseas prince, his every move was watched by the court, which made him feel like a thorn in his throat who was used to being free in the past.

What made him feel even worse was the loudspeaker that started to emit sound later. This novel gadget has attracted countless people from the very beginning.

When the speaker starts to play various programs at two hours every day, it is even more attractive for adults and children to sit around the speaker every day when the time comes.

He didn't understand why Daming's melodious music could travel tens of thousands of miles to Xizhou.

Moreover, what comes out of the loudspeaker is not only the melody, but also many court policies, decrees, and anecdotes from various places.

Even an ordinary person knows that there is a telephone in Ying Tianfu, which can make calls from thousands of miles away.Knowing that the Huaihe River is fierce this summer, the people in the Huaihe River are preparing to fight the flood.

Even sometimes, the emperor would speak in person through the loudspeaker. Inside the loudspeaker, the emperor was a saint who cared about all the people and cared about the well-being of each common people.

But Zhu Jianzhu knew very well that this uncle was actually a ruthless person with no family ties at all.

However, only the imperial court can speak on the loudspeaker, and only the imperial court broadcasts what they listen to.Even if he wanted to express his wishes, he couldn't.

Seeing that the people's hearts that Han Palace had maintained for decades were gradually won over by the court, Zhu Jianzhu couldn't do anything.

He was still waiting for the imperial court to change his clothes. He knew that the current bursting guns were far more powerful than the flintlock guns of the soldiers in the Han Palace.

But now, the repeating gun has not been changed, and the radio is ringing non-stop every day.

If this continues, the rule of the Han Palace will be disintegrated little by little.The common people will only talk about the good of the court and the good of the emperor. As for what the Han Palace has done and how much it has paid, who remembers it?

He wants to revitalize the Han Palace, and wants to tell the world that their Han Palace is no worse than the original prince.If Taizong hadn't turned his back on his words and appointed Zhu Gaochi as the prince, the world today should belong to the Palace of the King of Han.

But now it seems that the distance from this goal seems to be getting further and further away.

He knew what Xie Yun was here for, and he came here to fight the autumn wind because he saw that Hanwang's mansion had a better life these years.

These treacherous officials, as long as they have money, everything is fine. If they don't fill up enough money, they don't know how much gossip they will have to go back to.

This is probably what the uncle meant. He used various means to weaken the strong clan, not because he was afraid of instability.

"My lord, the special envoy has disembarked, and it's time for us to meet him."

Zhu Jianzhu withdrew his thoughts and saw that a group of red-clothed Beijing guards had occupied all the main roads on the pier, and he sneered unconsciously at the corner of his mouth. "It seems that this great scholar is also a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. I have been galloping in Xizhou in Hanzhou Mansion for these years, when did I go abroad!"

Shi Han Cong, the head of the palace, said with a smile: "These ministers are used to being in the nest of riches and honor, and they always think that Xizhou is a land of barbarians."

Zhu Jianzhu's smile faded, and he sighed, "In comparison, my Xizhou is really a land of barbarians!"

He will never forget that when he was 15 years old, he went to Beijing with his grandfather to face the Holy Spirit.Returning to Daming for the first time, I was shocked to see the prosperity of Daming Central Continent.

The dense high-rise buildings, the crowded crowd, the galloping train, and the bustling market all left him stunned.

He lived in Hanzhou City since he was a child, and Hanzhou City, the largest city in Hanzhou Prefecture, has only 30 people.

The entire Hanzhou Prefecture covers more than 400 million square kilometers, with a total of only 300 million Han people, which is not as many as Yingtian Prefecture.

Even including the Kunlun slaves here, the entire Xizhou has less than 1000 million people, which is not as large as the chief secretary of Zhejiang.

He grew up on the grassland since he was a child, and he has never seen such a prosperous scene.He asked his grandfather why they didn't live in Yingtian Mansion. At that time, his grandfather just sighed in pain.

He didn't dare to ask. Later, he searched for the answer by himself, and he found it.

The original emperor should be his great-grandfather, but this emperor robbed his great-grandfather of the throne, so they could only be sent to the barbaric Xizhou to be companions of Kunlun slaves.

The people of Ming Dynasty enjoy the glory and wealth, but he, the prince, has to rely on killing Kunlun slaves, castrating them and selling them in exchange for money.

There are countless minerals in Xizhou, but these minerals have to be handed over to the imperial court, and their palace can only get less than [-]%.

It's all so unfair!

He also wants to live in the prosperous Yingtian Mansion, live in a palace like a city, and enjoy the happy life there.

Of course, he dared not tell anyone about this dream.Don't talk about having such a dream, even if you are against the court, you have to be careful, and you don't dare to let people catch you.

On the pier, Xie Yun saw Han Wang Zhu Jianzhu, who was only 25 years old this year.

Judging from the appearance, this prince is also a general on horseback, with a strong body.However, he acted calmly and had a gloomy mind, which made Xie Yun unable to help but think of Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui whom he met many years ago.

This prince is not an ordinary person!

Zhu Jianzhu even if he is a prince, he must first meet Xie Yun, who is the emperor's special envoy.

Xie Yun didn't dare to accept the full ceremony, and then, as a courtier, he paid homage to the King of Han.

Both sides were smiling, talking and behaving intimately, as if they were friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.

After the entourages of both parties finished their ceremony, Zhu Jianzhu warmly invited Xie Yun to stay in the other courtyard of the Wangfu.After Xie Yun declined for a long time, Zhu Jianzhu gave up on this idea and moved into the Yamen of the House of Internal Affairs not far from the palace.

Xie Yun came this time to fight Zhu Jianzhu, how could he live in another courtyard of the palace.Among other things, the waiters are all from the King of Han, and you have to worry about someone listening to you when you talk to your subordinates.

Sitting in the car, the smile on Zhu Jianzhu's face faded, and he sighed: "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind keeps on..."