Chapter 999: The European War Ends

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After a certain new emperor pardoned Zhang Xianzhong for Li Dingguo's sake, the big rice dumpling could be sent to North America for hard work.

This is his only specialty. He must not give up. He must remain determined. It is best to create a "Zhang Lijian rabble country"!

It is estimated that while he was imprisoned in Beidu, this guy would be worried all day long that a certain new emperor would change his previous mind, so he sent factory guards to take him to the street to show off.

However, a certain new emperor still hoped that this big rice dumpling would disturb the colonists in North America. If it were replaced by someone else leading a group of exiled prisoners, the expected results might not be achieved.

Zhang Xianzhong’s former wives and concubines, all of them captured, were sent to the mansion where they were kept in captivity, where they could play with rice dumplings every day until their kidneys were weak...

Regarding this guy's IQ, a certain new emperor quite recognized it, and there was no need to deliberately send someone to teach him, just send a bunch of newspapers and magazines.

It contains many decrees of the imperial court. After Da Zongzi understands them, he can copy them to North America.

After being grounded, Zhang Xianzhong was very honest. He knew that factory guards were watching outside his house and that he could not escape, so he settled down.

Even though the second son Dingguo was missing, he still had his eldest son Ke Wang, his third son Wenxiu, and his fourth son Nengqi. He also had left military advisor Pan Dubiao, right military advisor Xu Yixian, plus generals such as Feng Shuangli, Wang Ziyu, Dou Mingwang, and Zhang Hualong.

As long as a certain new emperor keeps his word, recruits more than 10,000 men for him, and lets him go to Dongsheng China, even though he doesn't know much about it, he will still be able to make a comeback if he has soldiers and generals in his hands.

All the main members of Zhang's gang live together, which makes it easier for factory guards to monitor them and prevents some people from appearing bored and looking for trouble.

After these people were disarmed, they now only drink tea, read newspapers, eat meat, drink alcohol, and play mahjong every day. They are no different from the rich gentry in the city...

As long as the temporary prisoners do not find trouble, a certain new emperor will satisfy their verbal desires. Each person will have one pound of meat and one fish per day, at least two meat and two vegetables for each meal, and enough wine.

Li Shiwen, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, had a strong opinion about the emperor's insistence on using Taicang's money to support the rebels.

At the beginning, tens of millions of taels of silver were spent to suppress the bandits. However, after the main force was wiped out, the leader of the bandits was imprisoned!

This move is simply unheard of, something that has never happened in ancient times, and is really a big joke to the world.

In this regard, a certain new emperor's explanation was very simple. He did not keep these prisoners for his own interests and hobbies.

After spring, let them go to North America, and they will be rewarded thousands of times.

If these people were replaced by officers and soldiers, it would be impossible if the braids are still intact.

What's more, Zhang Da Zongzi and his men are a group of butchers who can kill both humans and animals, and they won't feel the slightest sense of guilt after doing it!

This is the kind of person that a certain new emperor wants. If his heart is not black enough and his hands are not ruthless enough, he will not be able to stand in North America, where the jungle prevails.

North America is particularly suitable for the mantra of Zhang Da Zongzi - kill! kill! kill!

If you think about the Indians who were almost exterminated, you will understand that the end of being soft-hearted is death.

A certain new emperor did not have high expectations for Zhang Xianzhong, as long as he could stand on the west coast.

Because the initial strength of the army was impossible to use, at most 20,000 to 30,000, it was impossible to defeat the Spaniards who had been operating here for a long time.

A certain new emperor can replenish Big Zongzi with 10,000 people every year. This is basically the limit. The fleet also has to transport a large amount of materials.

Whether you live or die when you get there depends entirely on your own abilities. This is considered starting a business in North America!

If you play well, you will be a native emperor.

On the contrary, the late emperor's business collapsed before he was even halfway through it...

Whether Zhang Da Zongzi will collapse in the future, a certain new emperor does not know, but the dumping father who returned to Nandu in anger will definitely not die in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen.

If the blame-shifting father is not so angry, he will definitely find a way to get through this year.

Even the emperor's chicken didn't die, so why should he die in front of the chieftain?

A certain new emperor believed that one of the reasons why Huang Taiji was so calm and did not go south was because he was afraid of sudden collapse.

Since the time in the heavenly book has been avoided and the way of heaven has been artificially changed, a new mode has opened up - collapse at any time!

The death date of Huang Taiji has become a random variable, and the specific place where he died is uncertain...

The only thing that is certain is that if Ming Dynasty does not use troops, it will be able to survive for a while.

Otherwise, if you lose troops and generals again, you will be anxious to get angry after returning, and the chance of kicking your legs in anger will increase sharply.

A certain new emperor is only fifteen years old this year. He eats well, sleeps well every day, and is accompanied by two young and beautiful wives. He lives in the prosperous capital city, uses an electric light and telephone, and looks at a bound book of photos. It can be said that his life is endless. .

Just like this, the old Emperor Taiji will be tortured to death!

If this "incomparably brilliant" tactic were heard by other colleagues who knew better, they would definitely be filled with shame and anger...

A certain new emperor is so wise. If you don't hit me recently, I don't want to hit you.

Let's compare ourselves with improving our national, military, and financial resources to see who can win in the decisive battle.

Before accumulating enough Hans and surviving the difficult Little Ice Age, a certain new emperor maintained an unshakeable strategic defense.

I can even give up Jinzhou, and I am not afraid of being said to be a coward!

After Huang Taiji ordered all the pigtails south of Gaizhou to move to the hinterland, he stated that he also planned to stop haste and use patience.

If we can open up 20 million acres of land in Heilongjiang and Jilin, we can get at least 10 million dan of food every year.

With sufficient food, iron ore mining and sea salt, Huang Taiji can use these three things to control the entire Menggu.

Only tea and silk cloth still need to be purchased from Daming. Other major bulk commodities, including braids, can be self-sufficient.

This strategy has advantages and disadvantages for Ming Dynasty. The disadvantage is that Braid's strength will increase rapidly.

The good news is that after defeating Huang Taiji, all the fertile fields that have been cultivated will belong to Ming Dynasty.

As for when they will be defeated, anyway, the blame dumper promised to continue supporting a certain new emperor for five years...

A certain new emperor estimated that within five years, the Emperor Taiji, who had regained his strength, would be infected with sexually transmitted diseases again.

Didn't this save the Ming Dynasty King a lot of travel expenses?

Otherwise, we would have to trouble Zheng Zhilong's fleet every time, which would delay a lot of business!

The door-to-door delivery of local specialties from various parts of the Ming Dynasty was basically escorted by Zheng Zhilong's fleet.

Setting off from the mainland to the "Northland" or Southeast Asia requires loading a large amount of supplies, even on battleships.

When there is no combat mission against Braid, Zheng Zhilong can devote himself wholeheartedly to his big business.

The only ones who are unhappy are probably the mercenaries and the many famous names of the Japanese country. If there is no war, their income will plummet, seriously threatening the original standard of living...

January 27, 1645 was New Year's Eve, marking the eighteenth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty.

The scapegoat dad is still alive, so everyone doesn’t have to worry about not being able to hold a happy event. This is the biggest surprise to the world!

The second most surprising thing is that the railway has been built from Beijing to the foot of the Great Wall north of Datong, and it will be completed next year.

Although the mining area has become a no-man's land after being looted by braids, the railway is still under construction in an orderly manner.

With the construction of the railway, the turrets on both sides responsible for escorting the railways also rose from the ground.

One was built for every mile of land, and it could accommodate a company of soldiers to defend it.

It is unrealistic to rely solely on low-density turrets to withstand the braided army. We still have to rely on trains to transport troops for mobile operations.

Before passenger trains and freight trains were running all over the pass, a certain new emperor asked the Academy of Sciences to build ten armored trains!

Each train has two locomotives and ten carriages, all covered with iron plates.

The five carriages are fully enclosed, allowing soldiers to live and rest.

The other five sections are semi-open, used to deploy copper cannons and rocket launchers.

Unless the braid destroys the rails in advance, there is nothing you can do about this moving steel snake.

The railway built by the order of a certain new emperor was not a single line, but a double line.

In this way, two trains can be dispatched at a time. When patrolling, they can go hand in hand and cover each other.

The opening of the Guannai line to traffic marked a dramatic improvement in the Wang Division's mobility, and it only took half a day to travel from the capital to Xuanfu.

A certain new emperor is still considering whether to build a railway from Beijing to Shanhaiguan.

The biggest obstacle is lack of money. If you want to fight a war, you can't build a railway, and vice versa.

The old man wanted to build it before, but the water network in the south of the Yangtze River was so dense that it was basically impossible to get what he wanted in the short term.

The only railway in the entire south is on Zheng Zhilong's territory, and it is purely for his own entertainment.

After the Marquis of Turenne reported the railway to Mazarin, the new French Prime Minister also expressed his intention to introduce this advanced technology.

However, this project costs a lot of money and the technology is world-leading. A certain Xinhuang does not plan to sell on credit again this time, and the other party must pay the full price.

Including the low-end version of the steam locomotive, the total transfer cost was as high as 10 million taels of silver, or 15 million silver coins.

This offer could only allow Mazarin to wait until the raging war in Europe subsided before saving money to pay for the goods.

The Ottoman Empire was also very interested in this thing, but all the liquidity in the treasury was used to build the canal.

Under the persuasion of his ministers, Ibrahim I finally agreed to wait until the canal began to recover its costs before purchasing and packaging this attractive project.

The name of the canal has been decided, and it will be called "Ibrahim I Sultan Canal" to highlight the great achievements of this wise and mighty Sultan!

Since we can't compare to the Pharaohs of three thousand years ago and can't pile stones upward, we can only dig down...

King Ibrahim I has described this canal, which connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas, as the second wonder of the world!

The Sultan has decided to go there in person to cut the ribbon and take photos on the day the canal is opened to navigation.

A certain new emperor thinks it is a miracle or not, but it is true that it can generate income!

France and Spain, who were at odds with the Ottoman Empire, might not dare to take this path, but the pragmatic and seemingly harmless Dutch were absolutely willing to pay.

This new route can save at least ten days compared to detouring around the Cape of Good Hope, which is definitely a very cost-effective thing.

Rome also basically agreed and tacitly allowed the magicians to take this road to reach the distant Ming Empire.

Because of the huge commercial interests behind it, once the canal route rises, the Apennine Peninsula will be the first to benefit.

The Renaissance revived the economy here, and the canal route could make the economy take off.

Some Western merchant ships coming out of Alexandria actually no longer need to go around the Iberian Peninsula and can just unload their cargo on the northern shore of the Adriatic Sea near Rome.

From then on, less than 200 miles north, we entered the hinterland of the Habsburg Empire. They also had a huge demand for Eastern specialties.

Calculated based on the standard of paying one thousand silver coins per ship, there are 3,000 ships using the canal every year, and the total amount is three million silver coins.

If the payment fee is doubled, the Ottoman Empire will collect more money. This is definitely a model of bayonet economy.

If sailors disembarked to purchase vegetables, fruits, and meat, the total revenue from the canal and its surrounding services would most likely reach tens of millions of silver coins each year.

A certain new emperor supported the Ottoman Empire with the purpose of containing the Erha Empire from the west and containing the expansion of Rakshasa from the south.

The good relations between the Ming Empire and the Ottoman Empire were in line with the fundamental interests of the two empires and were also the continuation of historical friendship.

The Spring Festival Gala on New Year's Eve hosted the Ottoman Empire's ambassador to the Ming Dynasty and key personnel.

This empire was the first country to establish ambassadorial-level diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty. Considering its strategic containment effect, a certain new emperor naturally took extra care of the ambassador who tasted beef and mutton.

Unlike the last wedding, this time you can't eat for so long. You can finish it in one day, leaving half a month until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Except for taking turns on duty, officials can rest at home.

"Your Majesty! Putmans has sent a letter!"

"Oh? Take it apart and take a look!"

"yes!"

This is written in Chinese characters and was probably dictated by Putmans and ghostwritten by his translator.

A certain new emperor browsed through the general content and felt that he had received his due reward for telling this guy some of the secrets before.

The content of the letter is very simple, that is, the European side has reached a ceasefire agreement last year.

After the attack on Paris failed and the imperial troops suffered heavy losses, both Ferdinand III and Maximilian I had no money to fight anymore in the face of the French and Swiss troops whose morale was high and became more and more courageous as they fought.

The emergence of new airships and brand-new tactics were also the main factors that prompted these two men to give up their hegemony, because even if they gathered 200,000 soldiers, they might not be able to defeat their old enemy.

Besides, the financial backers were no longer willing to lend money to these two losers. They didn't know whether they would be able to repay the money they lent them before.

France has strong financial resources and uses its own money. Sweden spent part of it with its own money, part of it with Dutch money, and part of it was silver coins obtained from the corpses of Denmark after defeating them.

If the anti-Erkha alliance can continue to fight for another five years, then the Erkha empire will not be able to sustain a high-intensity war for even five months and will have no choice but to surrender.

Cuptmans learned from his friends from the mainland that the French army had already invaded Bavaria before the armistice.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Maximilian I had no choice but to sue for peace.

Once this main ally fell, Ferdinand III, who was in Vienna, could no longer fight alone.

Philip IV in the west was a waste and could not be counted on at all.

In the end, the two sides signed a peace treaty in Munich, with France, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the United Kingdom on the one side, and the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Bavaria, and Saxony on the other side.

France became the biggest beneficiary, and Mazarin got the coveted Alsace and Lorraine, as well as Savoy.

Because the arrogant Philip IV refused to sign, France did not get the Spanish Netherlands as it wished.

This means that France and Spain are still at war, and the two sides will continue to fight...