"York, you know that Ming Dynasty does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. It is really difficult for us to interfere in your European affairs."
Qin Yuan shook his head. Seeing this, York stood up anxiously.
"Shang Shu Qin, France is in danger. His Majesty Napoleon and His Majesty the Emperor of your country are as close as brothers. How can you ignore death?"
York was anxious, and Qin Yuan complained in his heart, Napoleon and Zhu Zaiming are brothers, do you really believe this?
In fact, both Napoleon and York knew very well that there was never a so-called country of brothers, but only two parties with common interests.
York could only try his best to convince Qin Yuan as much as possible.
Finally, seeing that the heat was almost over, Qin Yuan took York into the palace to meet Zhu Zaiming.
No one knows what York and Zhu Zaiming said that night, but what everyone knows is that when York came out of the palace, he was relaxed.
Zhu Zaiming decided to help France, not because of any brotherly country, but because the population of Europe dropped sharply, which was extremely detrimental to Ming Dynasty.
There are about 80 million to 120 million people in Ming Dynasty.
With such a huge population, in order to maintain a high welfare life for the people, at least 500 million foreigners must carry the burden forward.
To put it simply, a market of 500 million people is needed for Ming Dynasty's industrial products to be dumped.
The Ming Dynasty lay on their bodies to suck their blood, and used five foreigners to raise one Ming Dynasty person, which is the same as the developed countries in later generations' economic colonization of third world countries.
At this time, can the world find a market of 500 million people?
Europe can provide a market of 100 million people, and the gap needs to be filled by a large number of disposable indigenous people.
“Be fruitful and fruitful!”
Zhu Zaiming murmured and set the next strategic plan for Europe.
After the pandemic shut down Europe, Europe needed to produce a large population as cheap labor for Ming Dynasty to exploit.
Before the new generation of labor force grows up, what Ming needs to do is to let domestic companies enter Europe, acquire factories that are not operating well due to the pandemic at low prices, and silently control the economic lifeblood of each country from the bottom.
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Kayseri region of the Ottoman Empire.
The Ottoman army and the French army were in a confrontation, and neither side could do anything to the other.
But before Christmas, a third person appeared in the area.
A total of 40,000 people entered the battlefield from the 1st Imperial Guard Division and 1st Mixed Brigade of the Qing Dynasty, which brought changes to the east coast of the Mediterranean.
The Ottoman Emperor Mustafa IV and the French general Augereau reached a tacit agreement on a truce and sent envoys to the Qing camp.
People on both sides were very wary of the Qing army's uninvited arrival.
Although the Qing Dynasty failed in the battle for China, countless Russian troops marched westward and were defeated by the Qing army.
Augereau had to be cautious.
However, the envoys sent by the two sides to the Qing army camp went in vertically and came out horizontally. Their bodies were frozen solid due to winter.
Augereau understood.
"The person who came here is evil!"
The officer on the side reminded in a low voice: "General, we are here too..."
Augereau glanced sideways at the officer and gave the order to withdraw.
Some officers were puzzled and asked Augereau why he withdrew his troops.
Augereau sighed and said: "The situation in the country is very bad. We must focus on preserving our strength. There is nothing wrong with retreating from unknown enemies!"
The French troops withdrew, heading toward Egypt along the Mediterranean Sea.
Musfatah IV was left confused, but he soon became too confused.
Eight hundred miles from Constantinople were hurriedly sent to him, saying that a Qing dragoon division had been discovered around Constantinople.
Nearly ten thousand dragoon divisions surrounded Constantinople, and no personnel or materials in the city could leave the city.
Musfatah anxiously summoned the generals for discussion. As soon as the generals gathered, the Qing army's offensive began.
Countless Qing soldiers wore thick dark green military coats. They carried needle guns and attacked the Ottoman army in a sparse formation in squad units.
The Qing army fired from 200 meters away, and the range of the Ottoman army's flintlock guns was unable to effectively counterattack the Qing army.
The clear gunshots of needle guns resounded across the battlefield, accompanied by a sharp and piercing whistling sound.
These red round-headed bullets penetrated the soldiers' bodies, and the copper skin peeled off and embedded in the body. The lead-core bullets rolled inside the body and flew out from the back with flesh and blood.
Many soldiers who were shot had holes as big as a finger on their chests and holes as big as bowls on their backs. The scene was very bloody.
The Ottoman generals soon realized that this was a new type of firearm.
There is no smoke when shooting, and the reloading speed is several times faster than that of a flintlock gun.
Often the firepower of a squad of more than a dozen soldiers exceeded that of hundreds of Ottoman soldiers.
When the battle heated up, the artillery brigade of the Qing army finally kept up with the infantry's attack speed and pulled the artillery to the front of the formation to bombard the Ottoman army.
The overwhelming artillery shells and infantry were like boiling hot water poured on the snow. The Ottoman army's position was melting at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Half an hour had passed since the Qing army's attack, and the Ottoman army's outer positions were basically lost. Musfatah IV moved in from the west position under the protection of the Sudanese soldiers.
Jiaqing rode on the horse, and Xiao Lizi and Wei Dabao followed behind with canvas bags on their backs.
Through the telescope, Jiaqing saw heavily armored sentries holding bowl-nose shotguns, clearing the Ottoman defenders along the trenches.
"More elite than the Russians."
Jiaqing exclaimed in admiration and did not hesitate to praise his enemies. Then he changed the subject and spoke with his head held high.
"But I am attacking the elite. I will order the mixed brigade to go into battle and launch a general attack on the Ottoman army from the flanks!"
The messenger took the order, mounted his war horse, went to the mixed brigade's position, and issued the order to Nasimov.
There was no suspense in the battle. The Qing army broke through the Ottoman positions within one day and 40,000 Ottoman troops were captured.
Two days after the Qing army's battle in Kayseri, good news came from the dragoon division in the northwest, and Constantinople was captured.
The high explosive charges carried by Doshan destroyed the city walls, and the cavalry cannon was more effective than the large artillery in street fighting.
After suffering nearly a thousand casualties, the Dragoon Division forced the defenders to surrender in the city.
All this happened too fast. The Qing army divided into two groups, annihilating the main Ottoman force and attacking Constantinople.
The huge Ottoman Empire fell apart in just a few days.
Although many Ottoman remnants in the countryside resisted bravely, they were unable to save their lives.
The Ottoman Empire, which used war to maintain its state machinery, came to an end after its main force was annihilated.
Jiaqing entered his loyal Constantinople. He walked slowly through the exotic streets, carefully avoiding the "landmines" on the streets.
The unpleasant smell filled Jiaqing's nostrils. It was difficult for him to understand why Westerners liked living in cities full of feces and urine so much.
"Your Majesty, now that we have destroyed the Ottoman Empire at one stop, and the long migration path has also ended here, I suggest that we settle down here.
It is a very important strategic location connecting the East and the West, especially Constantinople. The geographical location is really great, perfectly blocking the land throats of the East and the West. "
Duo Shan stroked his beard. He had never forgotten the task given to him by Zhu Zaiming. He put on the shell of the Qing Dynasty and guarded the gate to the west for the Ming Dynasty in Constantinople.
"Constantinople..." Jiaqing looked at the dirty streets, feeling a little nostalgic for his days in Peiping, and said, "This name is too ugly. Let's change it to Xiping, and the nearby area will be called Xizhili."
Duoshan raised his eyebrows and looked at Jiaqing with a strange look.
After Constantinople was renamed Xiping, the Qing army "persuaded" citizens to clean up the streets and improve the urban environment.
The traditions of the Qing Dynasty were being brought into play, and countless Qing soldiers were everywhere promoting the rule of the Qing army.
Keep your head but not your hair, keep your hair but not your hair!
No matter which religion you are a believer in, if you cannot shave your head or beard, you will be cut off.
Westerners shave their heads and wear money rat tails on their smooth heads. That scene...
Even Jiaqing found it annoying.
