Zhu Cixiang generally likes to be opportunistic, so he will not be aggressive with those Western powers. Instead, he will look for the right opportunity to strike based on the changing situation in Europe.
For example, when fighting Spain, it was necessary to form an alliance with France and Britain. Even if Britain and France later made separate peace with Spain, it would be better for Ming than not to form this alliance.
And to deal with the Dutch maritime power, we have to wait for an opportunity - Zhu Cihong has been tricked by profiteers of the Dutch East India Company several times before. If he really has a character that does not rub sand in his eyes, he should have turned against him long ago. But he could endure it, turning a blind eye and closing one eye without having an attack.
Because he is waiting for the opportunity to fight between the Dutch and the French! The person in power in France now is Emperor Louis XIV, and since Prince Condé returned, France has begun to reform its army, and now it has a strong army. If there would still be a Franco-Dutch War in this time and space, the Netherlands would not necessarily be subjugated... Why didn't Zhu Cixiang wait?
Besides, the Dutch profiteers are always trying to trick people, but they are still quite useful - they do business regardless of belief, and it doesn't matter whether you are the law of heaven or God, as long as the money comes, they can talk about anything.
In contrast, Spain and France, which believe in Catholicism, England, which believes in Protestantism, and Ottoman, which believes in God, are not easy to get along with.
Therefore, Zhu Cixi did not want to completely eliminate the Dutch East India Company. If their hometown in the Netherlands was really captured by Louis XIV, Emperor Zhu was very willing to let the East India Company continue to exist on Java Island, the Spice Islands and the Indian Ocean. .
Because he needs a more flexible and weak middleman... Of course, the Strait of Malacca, a strategic location, must be firmly controlled.
In addition to the Strait of Malacca, there are still many "unowned" territories that can be captured and colonized.
For example, the Philippine Islands are now "ownerless". Spain has fled. Although the Ming Dynasty occupied the city of Manila, it did not invest much power and had no intention of establishing vassal towns and direct provinces on Luzon Island.
Another example is the last exploration operation in the North Pacific spearheaded by the Ming Dynasty and involving the British, French, Dutch and Portuguese navies. Many "unowned" lands were also discovered, among which there was only one bay named Arctic Bay (Petro-Kamchatka Peninsula). Pavlovsk) was occupied by the Ming army, and other places were "ownerless".
Furthermore, the unknown vast southern continent (Australia) is also ownerless. Although the Ming Dynasty Navy has not explored the southern continent, it already knows that such a piece of land is empty through the information obtained from the Dutch. People want it.
In addition, there are many “unowned” lands in Siberia. The Ming Dynasty's rule only extended to the Heilongjiang Basin, and a Heilongjiang Jiedu Envoy Division was established. No one was in charge further north. As for the Rakshasa Kingdom, there are only a few isolated strongholds in Siberia. It cannot be said that all the Rakshasa people belong to them.
As for the western side of Tianzhu, there are even more “ownerless” territories!
Except for the territory firmly controlled by the Mughal Empire, the territory already firmly controlled by Western colonists, and the territory that has fallen into the hands of the Great Shunliu Kou Empire, the rest are "ownerless"...
Laoshan, Renshou Palace.
A world map sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was placed in front of Emperor Chongzhen, Queen Zhou Shang, Concubine Yuan, Concubine Wei, Concubine Wu, Concubine Hu and others.
There are many "unowned" lands marked on the map. At first glance, it seems that there are more "owned" lands than there are!
"Your Majesty, what does it mean to be without a master?"
The person who asked the question was Concubine Hu, a mixed-race beauty in her thirties. Although she had given birth to several children, she was extremely well-maintained. In addition, she had a charming body given by God, which made Emperor Chongzhen obsessed with her.
Hearing his beloved concubine's question, Emperor Chongzhen immediately replied with a smile: "My beloved concubine, the meaning of being without a master is that you can snatch it away and give it to my prince as a feudal lord... The Jiaqing Kingdom that Cixi is going to is right here. .”
As he spoke, Chongzhen pointed to the newly marked Jiaqing Kingdom on the map and said to his charming concubine: "It's a little far, but the place is really good, and there is still a chance to develop southward, and it can be upgraded to a vassal in the future. country."
Concubine Hu said: "That will cost a lot of money, right? Your Majesty, my family doesn't have much savings..."
"It doesn't matter, I have savings, I still have 500,000 taels..."
"Your Majesty!" Empress Zhou Shang was unhappy, "Your son is worth hundreds of dollars, how can 500,000 taels be enough?"
"Isn't there Cixi?" Chongzhen said, "Who doesn't know that he is the richest man in the Ming Dynasty?"
Queen Zhou Shang said: "Cixun himself has a son!"
Chongzhen waved his hand, "He only has a dozen sons..."
"Then you can't get nothing!" Empress Zhou Shang said angrily, "You have to give me at least 300,000 taels... I also have some savings, so I can give 300,000 taels and let's build a country together."
Zhou Hou is richer than Chongzhen! Both Zhu Cixiang and Zhu Cijiong had to respect him, and Zheng Chagu also helped her manage her finances - Chagu was the "female stock goddess", and anything she bought would go up!
"Did you really bring out so much?" Chongzhen was stunned, "You only have two sons, one is the emperor and the other is the acting king!"
"The Dai Wang is not a king!" Queen Zhou said, "And the Dai Wang has many sons... There is only one who can ascend the throne!"
She pointed to the Luzon Island on the map and said, "This island must be reserved for Cijiong and his sons! What is this island called?"
"Luzon..."
"I want it!"
Chongzhen nodded and said: "Okay, let's build the Luzon Kingdom. But this island is quite big, so I have to leave a few thousand miles for me!"
Empress Zhou smiled and said, "Your Majesty will give you 300,000 yuan, and I will ask Cijiong to leave you three Qianli Hou!"
"300,000..." Chongzhen was about to agree, but he was already stared at by more than a dozen anxious eyes - his beloved concubines were all anxious!
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious..." Chongzhen gritted his teeth, "Many of the birthday gifts and congratulatory gifts I have received over the years are quite valuable. If I sell them back, I can always get millions! When the time comes, there will be more Let’s build several countries!”
Emperor Chongzhen is going to sell everything!
At the same time, in the palace of Lu Wang Zhu Yihai, ten princes of the Ming Dynasty also gathered together to study the map!
"It looks quite empty here. What kind of place is this?"
"This is the Arctic Ocean! It's very cold..."
"Then I won't go. My son is weak since he was young and cannot bear the cold."
"It's quite a big place here! It's also next to the United States of New Zealand..."
"This is called the Great Plains of North Xinzhou. I heard that Westerners have already occupied several points there. There are also some Yin people hunting tribes there. They are quite powerful!"
"How powerful is it? How is it compared to the Tatars?"
"It shouldn't be that cruel, right?"
"Then don't be afraid...my son graduated from the Army Martial Arts Hall and fought against Tatars in the Mongolian grasslands!"
"What are you not afraid of? Do you know how far away is the Great Plains of New Zealand? Your Majesty spent hundreds of millions to get the territory of the United States of New Zealand! Do you have hundreds of millions?"
"Hundreds of millions? No..."
"Okay, okay, let's not be too happy about our success. Let's first join forces to create a small country that is thousands of miles square, and then divide each family into a thousand-mile country!"
"Yes, yes, King Lu is right...it would be good for the family to get a Qianlihou first!"
"Yes, we say he is a king, but for generations he has not visited the people, and has not sealed the land. It is all empty! Let alone a land of thousands of miles, he has not occupied a city of ten miles!"
"How much does it cost to build a country thousands of miles away?"
"It's got to be a million taels... How about one hundred thousand from one family?"
"They're all the same number? Then who will be the king?"
"You can draw lots...or guess guessing!"
"Let's talk about the king's affairs slowly. What's important now is where to get these 100,000 taels?"
When the ten princes mentioned one hundred thousand taels of silver, all of them looked sad. It’s not that it doesn’t exist…if it doesn’t exist, don’t worry! The ten of them are all the kind of owners who can make money by just gritting their teeth and mortgaging their land and palace.
But the question is, what if this colonization fails? The palace has paid the compensation, where will they live? But no one is willing to let them withdraw!
After all, that guy King Jiaqing has already made millions...
