A few days later, Emperor Jiajing traveled to Tianjin.
He was accompanied by dozens of officials from the Ministry of Rites and Rites, and an army of more than 3,000 people.
It is small in scale and operates in a low-key manner without any fanfare.
After all, the war was at an advanced level. The Ming Dynasty had just pacified Annan and swept away the pass. At this moment, there were still 150,000 elites fighting in the Kangxi Dynasty. The entire Jiajing Ming Dynasty could still muster an army of 300,000 to 400,000, but that was at a critical moment.
At this moment, Zhu Houcong's traveling army of more than 3,000 people was just a symbol of his status as emperor.
After all, he is the emperor, so he can't go to Tianjin alone, right?
Zhu Houcong was sitting in the dragon's nest, breathing calmly to practice. When he checked the list, he suddenly found a familiar name.
Yan Maoqing.
"Oh, isn't this a way of making money and making money?"
Zhu Houcong was very happy. At this moment, Yan Maoqing was still an official in the Ministry of Rites, a junior official of the ninth rank.
Although I don't know how he hugged Yan Song's thigh, judging from the current situation, Yan Maoqing is still a little etiquette official who abides by etiquette.
Although Zhu Houcong was a little surprised by this, he did not have any big grudge against Yan Maoqing.
After all, Zhu Houcong is not the Jiajing Emperor in history. He can even use Yan Song, let alone a mere Yan Maoqing?
From a distance, Zhu Houcong saw the armored ship docked in Tianjin Port.
Looking at this majestic and tall armored ship, Zhu Houcong couldn't help but marvel in his heart, and he was full of confidence.
This ironclad ship gave up wood, sails and spherical cannonballs and instead used steel, steam engines and oval cannonballs.
Although compared with maritime warfare in the steam age, this warship can only be regarded as of average appearance, but it is enough.
The steam ironclad ships of this era are invincible across the oceans!
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Zhu Houcong looked at the armored ship and said hello three times.
"Xiao Aiqing did a good job. I heard that you even operated the machine tool yourself and went to weld the iron?"
Zhu Houcong looked at Xiao Chengzhai on the side and chuckled: "You are indeed the pillar of the country and the talent of the country."
When Xiao Chengzhai heard this, he was frightened and couldn't help but humbly said to Zhu Houcong: "Your Majesty is so complimentary. This is what a humble minister should do."
"Summoned, the official of Xiao Chengzhai Kingdom will be promoted to Ping Hai Bo, and he will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver and a hundred hectares of fertile land."
"I'm scared. I just performed some strange and cunning work, so how can I be awarded a title or land?"
Xiao Chengzhai bowed down in fear, expressing great trepidation at Zhu Houcong's reward.
After all, for civil servants, titles and lands are rewards for opening up new territories!
Except for relatives, there are not many people who have no merit in war and are knighted.
Therefore, Xiao Chengzhai was very frightened by this and felt a little uneasy in his heart. He felt that His Majesty the Emperor was going to send him to the battlefield.
"I want to reward you, so you can accept it."
Zhu Houcong smiled, patted Xiao Chengzhai on the shoulder, and then said: "He deserves this award."
"Moreover, the Jiangnan General Administration of Manufacturing has a military industry under it. During the Jiajing Dynasty, military industrialists were all the same as the army. Xiao Aiqing was the director of the Jiangnan General Administration and the second rank military attache!"
Zhu Houcong spoke without hesitation: "The manufacturing bureaus in various places are ranked according to the scale of the place they are located, which is the order of military attachés."
Anyway, this was the first time the Jiangnan Manufacturing Administration was established in the Jiajing Dynasty. Zhu Houcong alone had the final say whether the officials here were civil servants or generals.
Hearing Zhu Houcong's words, Xiao Chengzhai quickly raised his hands and said yes, and the craftsmen at all levels of the Jiangnan Manufacturing Administration who followed Xiao Chengzhai to greet him couldn't help but look at him with wide eyes.
Zhu Houcong abolished the craftsman status some time ago, so many craftsmen urged their sons to prepare for the entrance examination.
But now it seems that taking the exam? Take a football test! If you study to become a cabinet bachelor, can you still enjoy the blessings of becoming a meritorious group?
A title can be passed on to future generations!
Suddenly, many craftsmen have risen to let their children come back to learn crafts, preparing to enter the factory to drive screws.
However, if there are multiple sons in the family, there are several ways out, which are not so urgent.
Suddenly, the craftsmen felt full of energy, and the title seemed to be waving to them.
Zhu Houcong's mental strength was different from ordinary people, so he naturally understood the changes in the eyes of the craftsmen around him. Zhu Houcong pondered for a moment, feeling that he might have to restart the two titles of viscount and baron.
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty also implemented the fifth-class title, and the prince and son were male.
But later, for unknown reasons, the Ming Emperor gradually stopped awarding viscounts and barons, and the lowest title was only an earl.
Now, Zhu Houcong felt that he could restart these two titles and use them to reward some scientific research craftsmen who had made meritorious services but had not reached the level of earl.
These two titles have no reality. Zhu Houcong only wants to position himself as first-class, second-class, and third-class. Starting from third-class, he will have titles such as third-class son and third-class baron. The craftsmen who have obtained viscount and baron will have wages and other benefits. will be greatly improved.
In addition, a certain number of slaves will be arranged for them to do some menial work.
What?
Where did the slave come from?
Didn’t Ambassador Franco just send 300 castrated black and white slaves?
The prisoners of war in Annan have been sent into the mines in batches under the leadership of the Guangdong and Guangxi border troops. The original Korean migrant workers have now been successfully upgraded in the mines. Relying on the fact that North Korea is the beloved son of the Ming Dynasty, in the mines There is bullying.
Therefore, black and white slaves became quite rare.
Zhu Houcong also waved his hand and told them to stop mining and start farming.
After all, black slaves are famous for their farm tools.
It still needs to be used in farming, which is much more efficient than farming cattle.
As for the five hundred hectares of fertile land... In Annan, Rong Guo Gong Liu Wen managed it on his behalf, and would give it in silver every year, and they would also need to charge a small handling fee and agency fee.
A small incentive method was formulated, which actually improved the enthusiasm of many craftsmen in their work compared to the previous situation.
"Your Majesty, board the ship from here."
Xiao Chengzhai led Zhu Houcong aboard the steam ironclad ship. Looking at the neat and clean deck and various artillery weapons, Zhu Houcong was very satisfied with this ironclad ship, with a displacement of up to 1,350 tons!
In addition, the two gun rooms at the bow and stern are equipped with simple re-entry machines, high-speed red-coated ship-borne guns, and a total of four secondary guns. They are installed in the gun rooms at the bow and stern of the hull. The gunners have simple defenses. Shield protection. In addition, the sharp ramming angle installed on the bow of the ship is also a powerful weapon for the ship to ram into the cruiser.
In addition, the two ships are each equipped with two 2-ton ship-borne rod mine boats, which are currently world-class. Even compared with the Beiyang Fleet in the late Qing Dynasty, they are still good ironclad ships.
Zhu Houcong was very satisfied with this and couldn't help but ask: "France, have the envoys from the Netherlands arrived?"
"Your Majesty, Franji, Holland and other envoys are waiting in Tianjin City." Xiao Chengzhai said respectfully.
"Invite them to meet."
Zhu Houcong had no emotional fluctuations and said this sentence very calmly.
After hearing Zhu Houcong's words, Xiao Chengzhai naturally understood what Zhu Houcong meant, and immediately took the order to retreat to find the envoy from Franji and the Netherlands.
Looking at Xiao Chengzhai's leaving figure, Zhu Houcong glanced at the accompanying officials from the Ministry of Rites, and said calmly: "Dear sirs, this time the foreign barbarians came to visit me, I am afraid that I will lose my etiquette. You must teach them well at the critical moment. Ichiban.”
"His Majesty."
Just after Zhu Houcong finished speaking, Yan Maoqing, who had been hesitating, finally seemed to have found some opportunity. He stood up immediately, bit the bullet and said to Zhu Houcong: "The King of Korea sent two envoys, and Lanna, Taungyu, The Khmer and other countries sent envoys to ask for an audience with the Ming Emperor, willing to express their submission."
Needless to say, North Korea must have come for infrastructure construction outside the border.
And Lanna, later known as Thailand.
Taungoo is Myanmar.
Khmer, for Cambodia.
These three countries are the three small powers in the southeast region. They usually regard Annan as their eldest brother. Now that Annan's eldest brother was beaten to death by the Ming Dynasty, the three of them naturally felt extremely frightened, so they sent envoys to see Zhu Houcong, hoping to Received the blessing of Daming’s father.
After hearing Yan Maoqing's words, Zhu Houcong seemed to have expected it, and immediately nodded and said: "Let them come together."
Zhu Houcong had indeed expected it and had been putting off summoning him.
Now is the time to summon him.
The ironclad ship is enough to shock everyone!
…
"David, we will see the emperor of Seris soon."
In the Tianjin embassy, the red-haired Jose was fiddling with his cowhide suit, happily and carefully dressed: "You have to be more energetic, this is related to our interests!"
But the man named David was very calm. After arranging his curly hair, he said: "The country of Seris is just what we called them in the past. They have a name, 'Ming'."
Jose and David, from Europe, made their fortune in triangular trade.
Today, it is the time when the European triangular trade is booming. Agricultural tools plundered from Africa are all over the American continent, and are shining brightly on the American continent, contributing to the colonization of European colonists.
Since Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492, the fifth year of Hongzhi, many incidents have occurred in the Americas in just 20 to 30 years. The colonists are in full swing in order to plunder wealth, and the once golden shipping lanes have been destroyed. Trade to the Ming Dynasty has become a sunset industry.
Of course, calling it sunset red is a bit excessive, as there are still many caravans running this way.
But compared to the booming American market and the Black Triangle trade, it's really not that good here.
David and Jose are two ambitious young people.
They feel that as long as they use their strong strength to convince the king here and let them get a treaty port, they will definitely make a lot of money!
As for the King of Seris who is unwilling?
It doesn't matter, Jose thinks that this matter can be easily solved by letting the king of Seris see their invincible fleet and then conducting a wave of interest exchanges.
"You two, His Majesty has summoned you."
Suddenly, a petty official walked quickly and came to David and Jose, asking them to follow the petty officer.
David and Jose followed the guide officer with high spirits and embarked on the road to Tianjin Gangtou.
David felt something was wrong.
Why is the king's audience at the harbor?
David was a little surprised, but soon he saw some envoys dressed very strangely.
Those were the envoys of Lanna, Taungoo and Khmer countries.
Jose was a little disgusted. He felt that following these monkeys in the forest to meet King Seris was a great insult to him!
However, he endured it in order to get the treaty port.
After taking a deep breath, he followed the officials from the Ministry of Rites to Tianjin Port.
However, as soon as he arrived at the port, Jose saw a huge thing in front of him that shocked him.
"This this……"
Jose spoke in Spanish and was too shocked to speak.
The Dutchman David also opened his mouth, not knowing what to say at all, leaving them only shocked.
The envoys of Lanna, Taungoo and Khmer performed much better than Jose and David.
There is nothing to say. Although the Three Kingdoms exclaimed, it was just an exclaim. They themselves had little knowledge and could not see what the big deal was about this steam ironclad... After all, ordinary wooden ships before the Ming Dynasty were nothing to them. An invincible teacher cannot be defeated.
As for David and Jose, those are the ones who have actually seen the scene!
"David, am I not dreaming? This... How can iron float on the water? Thick smoke is billowing... There is something inside that can push..."
Jose's voice had begun to tremble. As a Spaniard who has been walking on the sea all year round, he knew very well what the appearance of this ironclad ship meant.
This means that no matter what kind of fleet it is, it will be eclipsed in front of him!
Jose's eyes were full of fear.
He understood very well what it meant for such a warship to appear in the world.
It means that the pattern of the world will change.
No matter what country it is, if it encounters such a tyrannical warship at sea, it will be self-destructive!
If the Spanish and Portuguese armadas met the Ming Dynasty's fleet, the only outcome would be destruction of the ship and death of everyone!
Unlike Jose, David's eyes were full of curiosity.
He was not in awe. On the contrary, he wanted to touch this armored monster and see how it was built.
Although their hearts were filled with shock, they were still brought to the port. Looking at the personal guards with a 100% musket rationing rate, Jose no longer had the arrogant attitude before, but stayed aside honestly. Dare not speak.
If the Ming Dynasty appeared in Europe, Alexander's story would be repeated, and the invincible Roman Empire would become eclipsed in front of the Ming Empire.
Not long after, accompanied by waves of scoldings, two men wearing Ming Dynasty clothes with depressed faces disembarked from the armored ship.
David couldn't help but feel a little confused, but at this moment, the Khmer envoy on the side seemed to be familiar with him, and explained to David in Ming Dynasty Mandarin: "This is the envoy of North Korea, and North Korea is the most favored vassal state of Ming Dynasty. Not to be messed with."
It was obvious that the words of the Khmer envoy were somewhat sour.
He seems to be envious of North Korea's treatment.
But David didn't know much about this situation.
But soon, the eunuch's voice came from not far away:
"Xuan Lanna, Taungoo, and Khmer come to see you!"
The envoys from the three kingdoms went to the temple happily and excitedly to pay homage to the Ming Dynasty. However, David and Jose became increasingly uneasy.
I don't know how long it took, but after a hysterical "Long live my emperor, long live the emperor", the envoys from the three countries also got off the armored ship.
But what was different from when they went there was that when they came down, they actually wore Ming Dynasty clothes.
But it feels a bit... like being crowned by a monkey.
Many people in the palace even laughed at the envoys from the Three Kingdoms, but the envoys from the Three Kingdoms didn't feel there was any problem.
Not only that, after returning, Lanna, Taungoo, and Khmer will also be fully enlightened: Although they were already highly enlightened and centrally enlightened before, their degree of enlightenment will be even higher now. .
For Zhu Houcong, Annan is difficult to conquer because they have awakened their national ideology and form on their own, and they have developed emotions towards the country of Annan.
Now, although Lanna, Taungoo, and Khmer are also remote areas, it would be good to Chineseize them in advance, like North Korea.
One thing to say is that North Korea is now highly Sinicized. It basically belongs to the Ming army. As long as it takes over, it can be seamlessly connected. North Korea's senior officials all speak the elegant dialect of the Ming Dynasty. As for the language of the civilians, there is nothing to say.
After all, there are many dialects in the Ming Dynasty that the Ming Emperor cannot understand. As long as you understand the official dialect, you can rule.
David and Jose were breathing deeply, waiting for the Ming Emperor's summons.
Finally, within a moment, a Ming official wearing a red official robe with animal patterns appeared in front of the two of them, and said to them: "Envoy Franji, Envoy Holland, Your Majesty declares your presence here!" "
The two looked at each other and immediately followed the daimyo official into the interior of the ironclad ship.
After coming in, with only a few brief glances, Jose had already judged that the combat effectiveness of this armored ship was extraordinary, and its firepower ratio was much greater than that of Spain's Armada. Spain's fleet required the firepower of five warships. Only then can it be compared with such an armored ship.
Having been in the Ming Dynasty for so long, David and Jose naturally understood the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty. They immediately knelt down and said, "José from France and David from the Netherlands pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."
Listening to the funny and absurd Ming Dynasty Mandarin, which was quite Volavian, Zhu Houcong couldn't help but smile, and then asked: "Which of you is the envoy of Henan?"
David immediately took a step forward: "Your Majesty, I am."
"Then do you want spicy soup?" Zhu Houcong asked with a smile.
David:?
"Hula? Soup?"
David was a little confused and didn't know what it was.
"You don't even drink spicy soup, but you still dare to say that you are an envoy from Henan."
Zhu Houcong said: "It's not authentic."
"Yan Maoqing, ask the imperial chef to make two bowls of spicy soup, and let the envoy from the Netherlands have a taste of the spicy soup. How can the Dutch not drink spicy soup?"
After making a casual joke, Zhu Houcong then looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "I heard that you two are from Spain and the Netherlands. I still know a little about the current situation in Europe and don't quite understand it. I wonder if you two can explain it to me. Where is Fan?"
No, Zhu Houcong is very clear about the situation in Europe.
After cultivating immortality, the memories of the past are like books in a library. As long as Zhu Houcong looks for them, he can find the corresponding records in his mind.
Therefore, Zhu Houcong also understood what the current situation was like in Europe at the same time.
Furthermore, there were many missionaries from the West in the Ming Dynasty, and they could all check whether there were any problems with their memories.
The reason why Zhu Houcong wanted David and Jose to come here was, on the one hand, to let them see the Ming Dynasty's armored ships and create an impression that the Ming Dynasty navy was invincible.
On the other hand, it is to obtain a direct route to Europe.
Once upon a time, Western cannons and armored ships opened the door of China, and I led the Qing Dynasty to sign treaties that were humiliating and humiliating the country. Large amounts of opium were shipped to China.
And now, the Kangxi Dynasty that led the Qing Dynasty has been destroyed by Zhu Houcong, and many of the Eight Banners children are now serving under the Ming Army (referring to the Manchuria Camp and Jianzhou Camp). As long as those small unpleasant things, such as the eunuchs of the Kangxi and Yulong generations, are eliminated The Qing Emperor committed a few massacres and ignored all these things. Then the Han and Manchus were like one family!
Therefore, Zhu Houcong has the obligation to reverse his identity for the people of China.
From now on, our Ming Dynasty’s cannons and armored ships will blast open the country’s borders to foreigners, allowing foreigners to smoke opium!
David and Jose immediately knew everything and explained all the information clearly.
But soon, Zhu Houcong learned something from the chat between the two of them.
Zhu Houcong was surprised: "Are you saying that your company is a participant in the Black Triangle trade, often catching black slaves, and even cooperates with a local tribe, selling them weapons, and then asking them to help catch farm tools?"
Zhu Houcong seemed to have discovered something extraordinary, and felt that remote control was coming again.
David and Jose looked at each other, and they could get a glimpse of Zhu Houcong's outlook.
Jose was still hesitant, but David had already prostrated himself in front of Zhu Houcong and said to Zhu Houcong: "Your Majesty, if you can give me the opportunity to pilot such a majestic warship, I will definitely shed my life and blood for the Ming Dynasty and fight for the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty opened up several ports in Europe!"
David's eyes were burning. As a Dutchman, his hometown was being ruled. Although he often went out with Spanish people, he didn't have a good impression of Spain!
If given the opportunity, he is willing to become the spokesperson of Ming Dynasty's interests in the West!
Seeing David's appearance, Zhu Houcong thought for a while, but didn't say anything. He just said: "I will appoint you as Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Trade and Governor of Venice. You can go down and drink spicy soup later."
Just give him an official title casually, since Venice is not under your control anyway.
It was impossible to give the ironclad to David.
But if David can really do something great, it is not impossible that the Governor of Venice will become a reality.
And the most important thing is that Ming Dynasty could actually colonize India!
Jose's face was full of disbelief. He didn't believe that David could so easily become the Minister of Commerce and the Governor of Venice in the Ming Empire.
Zhu Houcong yawned and continued to say to the two of them: "Come on, mark the navigation route for me."
After saying that, a carefully drawn map appeared in front of them.
Exactly, a world map.
At the same time, outside the pass, countless Korean civilians were cheering and building the city wall.
Contrary to Zhu Houcong's imagination, the North Korean civilians were very happy.
Because I came to work for the Ming Dynasty as a civilian husband, so I could have enough to eat!
But in North Korea, it’s a life of having one meal but no next meal!
There are even many North Koreans who want to stay outside the customs and never go back.
The North Korean civilians outside the customs are very motivated, and the North Korean security team in the Annan area is even more majestic!
Blood sputtered out, and the remaining Annan soldiers were picked out from the mountain village by the North Korean security team. Under the horrified eyes of the entire village, they were collectively beheaded in public.
The leading North Korean general looks like a dog, wearing bright clothes and angry horses.
He was wearing a suit of armor, and when he opened his mouth, he sounded like a Korean: "Axi, you unscrupulous people, don't try to resist my Ming Dynasty King Smida! We are the most loyal servants of the Ming Dynasty King, the Korean Army. Smecta! If there is news about Annan’s rebellion, report it to our North Korean army in time, and we in North Korea will reward Smecta heavily!"
After saying that, the North Korean general turned his head, looked at the energetic North Korean soldiers, and shouted loudly: "Long live the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, a thousand lives for all the princes of the Ming Dynasty, and a hundred lives for the King of Korea, Smecta!"
And a group of Korean soldiers shouted with fanatical eyes: "Long live His Majesty the Ming Emperor, Smecta!"
Of the 30,000 Korean troops sent by the King of Joseon, there are now only 10,000 left. They crawled out of the sea of blood and survived in the bloody sea of Annan.
But no matter who it is, this Korean army has already taken the shape of the Ming army.
They committed all kinds of evil in Annan and provided sufficient security capabilities for the Ming army. They were stationed in the area where Annan's resistance was the most serious, which can be said to have stabilized Annan's unity.
I have to say that when the Peninsular people came to fight as a servant army, they were really the most suitable dogs!
The Ming army never did what the Korean soldiers did. The Ming army had always been friendly to the local wealthy families in Annan, and only occasionally ordered the Korean soldiers to raid their homes and exterminate their families.
The Ming Dynasty at this moment is really a great Ming Dynasty, and its virtue has conquered all the barbarians!
What?
Didn't the barbarians from all over the world submit to the noble moral character of the Ming Dynasty?
It must be that we have not experienced the beauty of the Ming Dynasty up close. Our Ming Dynasty will ask the other party to send a group of 100,000 civilians to personally come to the Datong and Tangshan areas of the Ming Dynasty to experience the friendly mining work.
Over time, I will naturally be able to experience the good character of my Ming Dynasty in treating the foreigners.
(End of chapter)
