1800.
The clouds of war in Europe were looming.
In 1799, European powers took advantage of the French army being trapped in Egypt and began the second anti-French war.
The British Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, the Russian Empire, and the Ottoman Empire formed the second anti-French alliance. The situation in France was not optimistic.
Napoleon, still a French general, secretly returned to Paris.
While he sent York to the east to find allies, he launched the Coup of Brumaire, successfully gained military and political power in France, and became the First Consul of France.
After that, he commanded the Italian Front and turned back to deal with the anti-French countries.
After York and others returned to Europe, Napoleon gained his Ming allies.
In the Battle of Marengo, Napoleon used 240 heavy artillery to easily win the battle, defeat the Austrian army, and force the Austrian Empire to negotiate peace with Napoleon.
The second anti-French alliance disintegrated.
As the year drew to a close, conflicts between Britain and France continued in the West Indies, the Mediterranean, and the Balkans.
Until Napoleon a few years earlier, the Duke of Anjou of the Bourbon royal family was executed for treason.
The British Empire and the Russian Empire were completely dissatisfied with France.
British Prime Minister William Pitt and Tsar Alexander I signed the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
Austria, which suffered heavy losses in the second anti-French campaign, remained on the sidelines.
However, on Christmas Day 1800, Napoleon, who had proclaimed himself emperor in advance, further crowned himself King of Italy. This move angered the Austrian Emperor Francis II.
On the last day of 1800, the Third Anti-French Alliance was formally formed.
The main direction of the anti-French alliance was Bavaria.
Generals Mark von Reiberich and Mikhail Kutuzov led the Austrian and Tsarist Russian armies respectively, advancing towards Ulm in Bavaria.
Napoleon moved his troops quickly, surrounded the Austrian army at Ulm, and forced General Mark to surrender before Kutuzov arrived to reinforce him.
After hearing the news, Kutuzov retreated hastily. Prince Murat commanded the French army to pursue the victory and occupied Vienna, the capital of Austria, without any bloodshed.
Since the beginning of the war, the French army has achieved a series of victories with brilliant results.
But the entire situation was still very serious for Napoleon.
The Royal Navy of the British Empire attacked French warships everywhere, and colonial resources could not be transported to the European continent.
Kutuzov also got rid of the pursuit, and after joining forces with General Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhorton's reinforcements of the Russian army and the troops directly under the Tsar Austria, his strength exceeded the French army.
Nearly 400,000 people from both sides faced off along the Rhine River.
French generals who had returned from studying in the Ming Dynasty dug a large number of trenches on the Rhine River, which greatly reduced the artillery damage of the anti-French alliance.
The Anti-French Alliance also followed suit.
Soon, the two sides fell into a long tug of war.
The Duke of Wellington of the British Empire led 140,000 British Army troops to prepare to land at Dunkirk.
A brutal landing battle is about to begin.
And in the east.
The 4th Brigade of the Ming Army successfully took over Nanchang, and the 3rd Brigade also entered Fuzhou.
The triangle area formed by Jinling-Nanchang-Fuzhou was completely included in the rule of the Ming Dynasty.
During the march, the General's Office keenly discovered that the Qing army in the south seemed to have become an endangered species.
In addition to the 4th Brigade encountering some resistance in Nanchang, the 3rd Brigade entered Fuzhou and was simply invited in by the locals.
The total number of Qing troops encountered by the two armies did not exceed two or three thousand.
It was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to send tens of thousands of troops south for these few thousand people.
The 3rd Brigade on the Eastern Front was okay. They marched along the coastline and could get supplies from the navy.
But the same cannot be said for the Western Front. As the 4th Brigade advances, logistical supplies become increasingly difficult.
As a result, the General's Office changed its strategy and no longer sent the army south. Instead, it sent a large number of officials south to persuade them to surrender.
Peaceful evolution begins.
Jinling Forbidden City.
Zhu Zaiming was processing the documents and at the same time had a clear understanding of the development of Ming Dynasty.
in industry.
The construction of Chongming Island Heavy Industrial Zone was officially started, and factories such as iron and steel making, three acids and two alkali, mechanical processing... etc. have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.
Jinling's textile industry has also ushered in reforms. Countless factories have been concentrated in the southeast corner industrial zone, and a large number of steam engines have been put into industrial manufacturing.
In people's livelihood.
A large amount of coal slag was used as waste. The Ministry of Industry successfully made coal tar asphalt, and the construction of infrastructure began to accelerate.
The Yanjiang Expressway and the Jinling-Zhenjiang-Yangzhou-Wuxi-Suzhou Line Expressway... have officially started construction.
160,000 indigenous people from Southeast Asia are working 24 hours a day to contribute to the construction of Ming Dynasty.
New residential areas began to be built, agricultural taxes were reduced to 3%, and commercial taxes began to be standardized.
in the military.
The General's Office is preparing to deepen reforms and has established the Army General Staff, the Navy General Staff and the Air Force General Staff respectively.
A hot-air balloon unit is training secretly on Chongming Island.
The First Fleet of the Ming Navy gathered on Chongming Island to prepare for a large fleet ocean-going combat drill.
in politics.
The tentacles of the Ming Dynasty gradually extended to old Europe.
The first batch of 20 Fortress-class cruisers and 4 Spring Breeze-class destroyers were completed.
Qin Yuan and York, the Minister of Rites, will board the warship in Xinxiang for an official visit to Europe.
new year.
The Ming Dynasty was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations all over the country.
The Ministry of Household Affairs spent a large amount of money and distributed couplets to more than 6 million households and nearly 40 million people in the Ming Dynasty.
In this land, red lights hang high and colorful flags flutter.
In less than two months of the new Ming Dynasty's rule, the living conditions of the people have improved visibly.
Subsidies from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, a large number of private factories recruiting people like involution, distribution of high-quality seeds...
Now that people have money in their hands, they are willing to spend money.
Especially on the New Year's Day, people come to visit with gifts.
A dozen delicious Pepsis, two BBQ rice cakes, a bag of sugar, several kilograms of fried potato chips, plus various dried red dates and fruits. This year is very festive.
What makes him even happier is that Ming Emperor Zhu Zaiming is getting married.
Although only the foundations of the Jinling Forbidden City were built, red flags and wedding couplets were hung everywhere.
Refers to marriage, initial engagement, and marriage.
A red carpet stretches towards the palace, which is still in its foundations.
Door gods, couplets, red lanterns and colorful silks are hung on the wooden poles on both sides.
As the Ministry of Rites proclaimed the rites, and amid the sound of music, Zhu Zaiming welcomed his first wife and concubine.
The new Ming Dynasty also welcomed its queen.
That night, ministers and their families spent a sleepless night in the Forbidden City.
Qin Yuan, the Minister of Rites, and York, the French Ambassador, drunkenly toasted to Zhu Zaiming and said goodbye.
They want to go to Chongming Island as soon as possible and go to Xinxiang with Sa Zhenbing.
In short, this New Year was held in a hurry, and there was no intact palace to use for the emperor's wedding.
Daming was very busy and didn't pay much attention to details.
When people arrive, the joy comes.
Zhu Zaiming staggered back to the cabin, and spit out "Wow" in front of the door.
Gently opening the door, what came into view was red candles, red curtains and red hijabs. The two sisters Lin Zhiwei were waiting for him quietly.
"His Majesty……"
"Zitong~"
The following is the story of what happened in the cabin tonight:
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