"Yes, Sengge will definitely agree! If he dares not to agree, I will send troops from the Chahar Kingdom and the Tumote Kingdom to rescue Zhungeer... Those two families are the orthodox golden families. ah!"
Of course Zhu Cixiang will not let go of his good brother Zhu Cijiong!
How much work can be done! Among Zhu Cixiang's many younger brothers, the most capable is Zhu Cijiong. If not him, who would you cheat? Originally, Zhu Cihong wanted him to go to Luzon Island to open up wasteland. In his opinion, only Zhu Cijiong could fill the hole in Luzon Island!
Luzon Island is not the Jin Mau Army, let alone the Kingdom of Siam, and it cannot compare with the Twelve Domains in the Strait of Malacca. Those places are supported by large areas of cultivated land, and they are also on the Southeast Asian trade routes, and there are no such big typhoons. Therefore, there is only one difficulty that immigrants need to overcome, and that is malaria!
If you go there and work hard, you can make a lot of money as long as you don't get killed by malaria!
There are not many cultivated lands on Luzon Island, and it is not on the Nanyang trade route, although it is barely close to the Pacific circular trade route. However, merchant ships coming from the Americas do not have to go to Luzon Island to add fresh water. They can add fresh water at Samar Island, which is closer to the route, and then go directly north to Taiwan with the wind, and then go to Shanghai.
Originally, because Spain had a monopoly and the Ming Dynasty did not open the country, Manila prospered. But now these two favorable conditions are gone. Merchant ships sailing across the Pacific often rest for a long time in Shanghai or Nagasaki instead of going to Manila - it's hot and humid there, there's the threat of malaria, and it doesn't produce much. Important trade goods, who has nothing to do and where to run?
Therefore, it is not easy to develop Luzon Island, and the benefits are not great. It is a place where you will lose your life, but you will not make much money. There must be a prince who knows how to calculate carefully to run it. Among the kings of the clan, only Zhu Cijiong, the "third prince Zhu", has this ability.
But Zhu Cijiong was too cunning and refused to jump into the trap of Luzon Island, and conveniently handed the trap to Chongzhen - that was his biological father. Such a trap was simply disobedient and unfilial!
Emperor Zhu hated unfilial sons the most, so he had to trick this younger brother.
"Second brother, the envoys from the Kingdom of Jungar arrived in Yingtian yesterday afternoon and came to ask for help!" Zhu Cixi paused, and the expression on his face became solemn, "Timur's Empire, the Persian Empire, Shiva Khan The country, the Rakshasa Empire, the Turkmen tribes, and the Kazakh tribes have joined forces to besiege Jungar! How could Sengge Ba hope that I would send troops to rescue him, so reluctant to part with a few pieces of mountainous land?"
"What the emperor wants is..."
"It is the mountainous area next to the Anxi Army and the Beiting Army. It is part of the Tianshan Mountains and is centered on a valley and lake."
"This..." Zhu Cijiong frowned, "Does the Emperor still want to attack the Beiting Army?"
"What are you going to do?" Zhu Cixiang smiled, "Just give them a shelter! After Sengge has fought the current battle, the area will have to expand a lot. He only has a few Mongolians? How can he eat them all? Why not let them eat all the food? The Beiting and Shuote tribes will also join in, so that there will be tens of thousands more households. When the Beiting and Shuote tribes move out, the Beiting Protectorate will be given to you... for three generations of your family. hereditary!"
Three generations of hereditary Beiting Army? Just cheat me!
Zhu Cijiong is so angry!
How wonderful Datong is, it has been developed, has a large population, and there are many unlucky people with green flags to oppress - these are all sinners, and they are also relatively capable!
Zhu Cijiong was not a good king either. He neither punished nor pardoned their sins. He also trapped most of them in Datong Mansion and asked them to rent land from the Protectorate Mansion and the Royal Mansion to atone for their sins. They also selected smart and capable people to join Daiwang's trading company, either raising and selling horses for him, running a business for him, or forging iron tools for him... Most of the credit for the success of Daiwang's business is due to Of this batch of sinners!
Now the good Datong Mansion has become a place where Beiting Army has nothing to do, plus the broken valleys of Tianshan Mountain... There is no one in the world who can trick your brother like you!
"Brother Emperor," Zhu Cijiong was not stupid and had to climb out of the pit quickly, "Zhungeer has strong soldiers and horses. There are 120,000 households and no less than 200,000 men in armor. Moreover, they have sufficient food and grass and weapons. They are not afraid of the Six Nations Allied Forces. Yes. Seng Ge's request for help is just to get a name so that he can make a big show of it, and he doesn't really want us to send troops."
"No, no," Zhu Cixi waved his hand, "The Timurid Kingdom, the Persian Kingdom, and the Turkmen tribes are indeed not terrible. With the power of Sengge, it is more than enough to deal with them. But the Khiva Kingdom, the Kazakh tribes, and the Rakshasa Kingdom are not good. Deal with it! Especially since the Rakshasa Kingdom and Kazakhstan have joined forces... Sengge is in big trouble now, so we must send troops!
And you are the only one who can cope with the complex situation, deal with the Rakshasa and Kazakh coalition forces, and at the same time keep an eye on the three Mongolian vassal states of Jungar, Tumote and Chahar. "
The situation in and around the Jungar Kingdom is very complex, not only militarily, but also politically, diplomatically, and economically. Therefore, those who can rescue Zhungeer and take over Beiting and the Tianshan vassal state must be an all-rounder who can handle military, political, economic, and diplomatic affairs. Therefore, the generals under Emperor Zhu were not very good, and only Wu Sangui and Zhu Cijiong could handle them.
"Then let Wu Sangui go. He has been in the northwest for a long time, is familiar with the situation, and has a good relationship with the Jungle Department and the Heshuo Special Department." Zhu Cijiong said, "Why don't I go to Guanzhong to supervise the army and let him assist Zhungeer? This headquarters Alright?"
"No, no." Zhu Cixiang shook his head repeatedly, "He can't deal with the Rakshasa people, and the Rakshasa people are also enemies of the two vassal states of Tumote and Chahar! Wu Sangui has the ability to command Zhungeer and Tumote , the soldiers of the three vassal states of Chahar?”
Zhu Cijiong shook his head. Wu Sangui had a good relationship with the Zhunbu, but he was not close to Tumote and Chahar, and he did not understand the situation of these two vassals.
Emperor Zhu added: "And our relationship with Rakshasa is very complicated... It's not life and death, and no one can do anything to anyone. The fight between the two sides is just to gain more interests in Siberia. After the fight, there must be harmony. get along.
Because only when the two sides are in harmony can the Western Region and Mobei be profitable! Only by being profitable can there be long-term peace and stability! "
Zhu Cijiong frowned, "Brother Emperor, these Rakshasa people are very vicious. Many Mongolian tribes in the north were slaughtered by them. They are really cruel to the extreme! It will be very difficult for us to make peace with the Rakshasa people!" "
Zhu Cixiang nodded and said: "The Rakshasa people are indeed vicious, but if you want to make a profit in Mobei, you have to open up trade routes. Nowadays, maritime transportation is prosperous, and things are transported from land to Persia, Ottoman, Tianzhu, Western Europe, as well as the Baltic Sea coast and Not even along the Mediterranean coast, the cost is too high and it is unprofitable. The only feasible option is to trade with the Rakshasa Kingdom... Although the transaction is not big, it is better than nothing."
The current Rakshasa Kingdom has not yet captured the Baltic Sea outlet and the Black Sea outlet, and its relations with Poland, Sweden, and the Ottomans are not good, so the trade route to the west is not easy to follow. In this case, the land trade route to the east became profitable.
Emperor Zhu paused and then said: "In addition, although we and the Rakshasa Kingdom have disputes in Siberia and Mongolstan, in the long run, the two countries are friends rather than enemies, so after the fight is over, they still have to become friends, or even It is possible to form an alliance. Do you think Wu Sangui can handle such a thing well?"
"Alliance with Rakshasa?" Zhu Cijiong was stunned, "Brother Emperor, why is this?"
Zhu Cixiang looked solemn and said to Zhu Cijiong: "After all, Rakshasa is a big country in Europe, with a vast land and a large population... The only one who can compete with the powerful France and Ottoman in the west is Rakshasa! And who can replace it?" You are the only one who can turn an enemy into a friend and turn Rakshasa Kingdom into a key chess piece for us in the west!
As long as my third brother is willing to take this trip, feel free to ask for anything. As long as the court can get it, I will have no problem with it!
As for the third brother's plate in Datong Mansion, I will also keep it. The post of Anbei Jiedushi can be taken over by Hebao. Is that okay? "
Zhu Hebao is the eldest son of Zhu Cijiong. He was born in the 19th year of Chongzhen. He just turned 20 this year and graduated from the Nanjing Martial Arts Hall. However, his eldest son was not the "eldest son" of Anbei Jiedushi, but the eldest son of King Kenandai. Now Zhu Cixiang asked Zhu Hebao to take over the position of Anbei Jiedushi, which can be said to be a big concession.
If Zhu Cijiong doesn't go to the northwest to fill in the holes, he will no longer be a good brother... He can not be a good son of Emperor Chongzhen, but he must not be a good brother of Zhu Cixiang, the Hongxing Emperor!
