The time has come, the fifth year since the liberation, July 1795 AD.
Ming Dynasty, Zhongdu.
The weather is gradually getting hotter.
Therefore, Emperor Zhu Daohua did not work in the Zhongdu Palace where the air conditions were getting worse.
The south bank of Zhongdu is an industrial zone.
As soon as the southeast wind blew, all kinds of exhaust gases and so on were blown into the palace.
Therefore, during these days, Emperor Zhu moved to his summer palace in Jiangbei to work.
This is a developed wealthy area.
Many nobles and wealthy families of the Ming Dynasty bought their mansions here, right next to the palace of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Although this property is somewhat far away from the core urban area of Zhongdu.
But the price is not low - who knows that this place is next to the emperor.
Therefore, Emperor Zhu's Ming Dynasty Imperial Family Group made a lot of money by selling houses.
The cabinet is very greedy.
This Ming royal family consortium has almost become the shadow government of Ming Dynasty.
He led the development of Ming Dynasty's industrialization and became an important leader in Ming Dynasty's economy.
However, despite the greed, the Ming Dynasty governed the country according to etiquette. The court's affairs belonged to the court, and the emperor's affairs belonged to the emperor.
Very clear distinction.
Emperor Zhu never directly connected the treasury with his own internal funds.
Even if he provides support to the national treasury, he does so by purchasing low-interest government bonds - which will have to be repaid in the future.
There are not many emperors in history who have made such a clear distinction between the court and their own money.
Jiangbei Palace, Imperial Office.
There is a large refrigerator in the center of the office.
It's a real refrigerator.
The cool air emanating from the huge ice blocks dissipates the heat.
Make the whole office cooler.
Emperor Zhu was sitting in front of the large desk, with myopia glasses produced by Jiangnan Optical Factory on his eyes, wearing a cotton short-sleeved shirt, and staring at a report from Europe.
Due to the poor communication conditions of this era.
Every half month, the Ming Dynasty's Consulate General in Europe would send a fast ship to collect news from Europe and return.
They took the Mediterranean to reach Egypt, then passed the Isthmus of Suez on a fast horse, and changed to a fast ship at the mouth of the Red Sea to return.
This trip takes a month and a half.
In this way, the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and France was on good terms. The Isthmus of Suez and the Egyptian area are now French territory. In addition, the Ming Dynasty's Indian Ocean Fleet firmly controls the sea power in the Arabian Gulf, the Red Sea and other waters. This operation can be done in this way. Otherwise, if it is bypassed For the African continent, that trip will take at least three months.
so.
When European intelligence was placed on Emperor Zhu's desk.
This all happened a month and a half ago.
Even so, Emperor Zhu still gave top priority to the European intelligence sent every half month.
It would take him a day to digest the news from Europe, make corresponding instructions, and then send them to Europe via Clippers.
Of course.
Many of Emperor Zhu's instructions were not mandatory. It was impossible for him to perform such micro-manipulation operations as ordering the machine gunner to move forward fifteen meters from thousands of miles away.
He couldn't do it either.
Many of his instructions were principled suggestions.
Because a round-trip communication between east and west takes at least three months.
He must give full authority to Ming diplomats stationed in Europe.
The news coming today is astonishing.
"Your Majesty, the first important news is that the anti-French alliance and the French Republic fought on the Somme River. Both sides invested hundreds of thousands of troops in a fierce battle. In the end, the French army won a great victory. The French army led by Duke Jiaguo annihilated the 130,000 anti-French alliance. Grand Army, the German area where the French army entered in large numbers."
The one who was speaking was Luo Jinyue, who had been secretary to Emperor Zhu for a year and a half.
He said and handed the memorial in his hand to Emperor Zhu.
Emperor Zhu looked carefully with his glasses on.
There was a solemn look on his face.
This is an open battle report, which is just a summary of information from all parties and is very credible.
Although the 130,000 anti-French alliance troops were annihilated is the speculation of the Ming Dynasty Consulate General in Europe.
But at least it proves that the criminal alliance did suffer heavy losses!
The French Republic is victorious!
This is very different from history.
in history.
The war between the Anti-French Alliance and France lasted for nearly two decades.
The first criminal alliance was defeated by the army led by Napoleon in 1797.
And when is now.
If the intelligence is accurate and the anti-French alliance has annihilated 130,000 troops
Is there a second anti-French alliance?
Do European countries still have the courage to continue organizing an anti-French alliance?
Emperor Zhu frowned and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the specific casualty figures from various countries.
The majority of the 130,000 troops were the 80,000 troops of the Holy Roman Empire.
It turns out that the one who suffered the most was the idiot Franz II.
Emperor Zhu breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Even if the Holy Roman Empire is crippled, it won't be a big deal.
As long as Britain can still struggle, they can continue to organize an anti-French alliance.
Britain would never sit back and watch the emergence of a great power on the European continent.
from this angle.
It seems that Ming's aid to France was a bit excessive.
However, Napoleon had experienced wars in the East, and his use of Ming-style weapons was far superior to the generals of the current Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, it is normal for the army he led to easily defeat those European armies that used old-fashioned equipment and old-fashioned tactics.
but.
He can win on the battlefield.
He seems a little immature politically.
News coming back from Europe shows.
After the unprecedented victory at the Battle of the Somme.
Napoleon, the commander-in-chief of the French army, gained unprecedented popularity and was feared by the top leaders of the French National Assembly.
When Napoleon's main force continued to march and completely crippled Austria.
The French National Assembly passed a resolution demanding the withdrawal of troops and sending Napoleon to Egypt to quell the rebellion in the colonies.
Thus.
History seems to be coming back again.
This is a fascinating historical inertia.
Emperor Zhu put aside the situation in France.
More than a month ago, another major event happened in Europe.
There was a coup in Moscow.
There was a new czar of the Russian Empire.
The Russian Crown Prince Petrovich led the army equipped with Ming-style equipment brought back from the East and launched a coup in Moscow. The Russian army returned from the East after defeating the enemy and easily defeated the ban of Empress Catherine. Guards.
Amid the conflict, a fire broke out in the Kremlin.
Petrovich rushed into the palace shouting "Don't hurt my mother's life".
As a result, Ekaterina was not found.
I don’t know how to hide such a fat body.
Anyway.
The final result was that Petrovich took control of Moscow and quickly gained the allegiance of armies and nobles from all over the Russian Empire.
Became the new Tsar of Russia.
(End of chapter)
