Before Descartes and others took the steam train newly opened by the Ming Dynasty to go north, Zhu Youxiao had already learned by telegram that the Holy Emperor's fleet had returned successfully after sailing to the Western Ocean.
However, what Descartes did not know was that all the prosperity he saw in the Ming Empire also had contributions from Westerners.
If the Ming Dynasty had not monopolized global trade, it would have taken away the gold and silver plundered by Western countries from the Americas and Africa, as well as the colonies developed around the world, through trade and war.
Even by uniting all Confucian countries to rob them together, and then through commodity trade, the wealth these Confucian countries robbed from Western countries was returned to the country.
The Ming Dynasty, which should have been in a period of troubled history, would hardly be as prosperous as it is today.
And Zhu Youxiao will not do it because of this. He can also consolidate his rule while implementing high-pressure policies domestically.
Many vested interests still support him despite being strictly controlled.
The reason is simply that the Ming Dynasty at this time continued to bring them benefits, so that although they could not enslave the Han people, they could enslave other human beings around the world except the Han people.
Zhu Youxiao is now listening to Liu Hongxun's report on the economic gains and losses of the voyage to the West.
For Zhu Youxiao, the fundamental motivation for his voyages to the West was to earn a large amount of profits and satisfy the interest needs of various classes within the country, thereby consolidating his throne.
Otherwise, the voyage to the West would be meaningless to him.
"Your Majesty, during this voyage to the West, the imperial court received reparations and remittances for various commodity orders with a total value of more than 116 million taels of silver. The orders were mainly military orders. Western countries have a huge demand for our weapons. It’s huge.”
Liu Hongxun reported to Colonel Zhu You.
Because silver coins have not yet become a world currency, the West paid this time in silver, and the imperial court counted silver.
Zhu Youxiao laughed after hearing this: "In this way, our Ming Dynasty's military industry can further develop, and we no longer have to worry about overcapacity."
"That's right. North Korea, Japan, Ryukyu and other countries have already consumed a lot for us. Now that Western countries have such a large demand, our Ming Dynasty's military industry must expand its scale."
Zhu Xieyuan also smiled and replied.
"By selling arms, the wealth that the Eastern and Western Barbarians robbed from around the world or levied from their own countries has been turned into the wealth of our Ming Dynasty. In this way, we will have the financial resources to further promote education, at least to support our family. More teachers will not be a problem, and the efforts to unlock people’s wisdom will undoubtedly go further.”
Wen Tiren followed.
"There is also research and development, and with sufficient financial guarantee, universal education and national research and development, only then can the prosperous national destiny be maintained like this!"
Zhu Youxiao followed up and said: "At the same time, we must take advantage of the opportunity that our country is the most powerful country in the world to speed up the implementation of values that will help us maintain our current status throughout the world! Especially those uncivilized ethnic groups must Chineseize as quickly as possible, and distribute benefits based on the degree of Chineseization. The more those who want cultural independence, economic independence, and even military independence, the more they will be suppressed."
"yes!"
Liu Hongxun replied.
Ming Dynasty has indeed used its existing national power to build a world distribution pattern of interests based on the degree of Chineseness.
Confucian countries such as Korea, Japan, and Ryukyu have followed the Ming Dynasty in conquering India, Manila, and sailing to the West over the years, and they have indeed made a lot of money.
The surge in economic strength has eased its own internal class conflicts.
Moreover, because these countries are Confucian countries, the Ming Dynasty's technological blockade on them is not so strict, so that they can now spend money to buy many second-rate technologies from the Ming Dynasty, and then have strong military strength, so that they can now Colonies were established all over the world.
Spain, the overlord of Western countries, was reduced to a semi-independent and semi-colonial country due to conflicts of interest with the Ming Dynasty.
The Netherlands was supposed to be a sea coachman and the maritime overlord in the mid-17th century, but now it has completely fallen into the Ming Dynasty's ruling area.
As for France, Britain, and the Holy Roman Empire, on the one hand, they were in debt due to the war, and on the other hand, they had to face challenges from the Eastern powers.
besides.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ming Dynasty also crazily copied its own Chinese colonial areas and Han vassal states around the world.
Zhu Yujian, the king of the Tang Dynasty who returned from Europe, used the wealth he gained from his voyages to the West to bid for the island of Tasmania in Australia today, where he planned to establish a vassal and establish his Ming Dynasty and Tang Dynasty.
Tasmania is an island very suitable for human habitation in Australia. The city of Hobart, founded by the Dutch in history, is the second oldest city in Australia after Sydney.
However, in this era, because the Dutch had long been driven out of the area east of the Indian Ocean by the Ming Dynasty, this area was only discovered by the Ming Dynasty and has not yet been known to the world.
And because the Ming Dynasty has opened too many colonies around the world, both human and financial resources are no longer able to turn more places into Han cultural areas, so they can only auction the occupied land to the domestic dignitaries. Bid, and then let the domestic dignitaries go there to build a vassal, and then the court could also use this method to exchange land for money as quickly as possible.
In the process of conquering India, Ming Dynasty also did this, and therefore, Ming Dynasty could have a steady stream of money and food to support the war in India.
Today, more than half of the Mughal Empire has been captured by the Ming Dynasty, and many Ming vassal states have emerged in that area.
Back to the topic.
Before going to Australia to join the feudal clan, Zhu Yujian had to undergo a coronation ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Rites.
Saint Emperor Zhu Youxiao will crown him.
Only after being crowned can his vassal state be regarded as the real overseas vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.
However, this year Zhu Youxiao needs to crown not only Zhu Yujian, but many vassal monarchs, so they will be crowned in batches. Zhu Youxiao will crown many vassal kings at the same time.
Of course, it's not just this year, but every coronation.
It was not just the dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty who wanted to build their own country because they purchased land overseas.
There were also many foreign dignitaries who applied to the Ming Dynasty for enfeoffment after carving up their own country's colonies or seizing other areas not occupied by the Ming Dynasty as colonies.
For example, some Japanese daimyo are now beginning to declare that they will no longer serve the Emperor as their main leader, but the Ming Emperor as their main leader, and they want to completely transform into a Confucian country.
"This land is given to you. You should promote Confucianism and Taoism, educate people's hearts, and make the barbarians know the Zhou rites and learn Chinese, so as to benefit the great unity of the world!"
Zhu Youxiao put the crown on the heads of Zhu Yujian and others, and said a few words solemnly.
"Remember the Holy Emperor's instructions! Swear to always follow the royal way!"
Zhu Yujian waited for Fushou to reply.
At this point, these people became the monarchs of the new vassal state recognized by the Ming Dynasty.
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