"King Yi Ying of Joseon killed Zheng Minshi!"
Inside Pyongyang City.
Several diplomats from Europe are gathering.
There was a hint of excitement on his face.
As a very important "iconic vassal state" in the Celestial Dynasty system, Korea has now become a possible breach in the Celestial Dynasty system!
No, the breach has already appeared!
King Yi Ying of Joseon killed Jung Min-shi, the leader of the Donghak Party, which marked Li Ying's complete break with the Donghak Party and fully led to the two groups of powerful households in Korea.
And at the same time.
The emperor, who wants to allocate the fields of the wealthy families of the two classes to the common people of North Korea, has become the common enemy of Li Ying and the two classes of wealthy families in North Korea! !
That is to say
At the door of Daming's house.
A country that opposes the Ming Dynasty system has emerged! !
The country has a population of 20 million - almost as many people as France.
If such a country receives support from European countries,
"We want to contact Li Ying!"
"The King of Joseon will need our help."
"The Chinese system is by no means monolithic!"
The tone of several European diplomats also became excited.
This world is no longer a world divided between East and West.
This is an era of globalization.
The exchanges and collisions between the East and the West are more frequent and intense than ever before.
The third day after the murder of North Korean Donghak Party leader Chung Min-si.
Zhu Daohua got the news on the train to Tianjin.
On his trip to Tianjin, he was accompanied by an Ottoman princess, Marihenna.
Maryhena was the eldest daughter of the contemporary Ottoman Sultan Selim III.
Selim III was influenced by his father Mustafa III and was determined to implement reforms in the Ottoman Empire.
Selim III used the West as his teacher and planned to carry out a series of reforms in the internal affairs and military systems.
But with the rise of the Ming Empire.
The success of the great empire from the east allowed Selim III to see another way to become a powerful country!
And compared with Europe just around the corner, the Ming Dynasty in the east was obviously less of a threat to the Ottoman Empire.
Selim III's reforms were strongly opposed by the country's major feudal lords and the Yeniseri Legion.
to this end.
Selim III also hoped to contact the Ming Empire, and it would be best to receive diplomatic support from the Ming Empire.
in this era.
One of the symbols of good relations between the two countries is the marriage.
The Ottomans were barely a country in the Western circle.
I still know how to play politics in bed.
Marihena was good-looking and had an exotic style that Emperor Zhu liked, so the princess sent by Osman successfully entered Emperor Zhu's harem.
Now he is accompanying Emperor Zhu to Tianjin to welcome the envoy from the French Republic.
Based on information from Europe.
Napoleon has begun to prepare for a war against the Habsburg dynasty. The goal is to defeat Austria once Napoleon gains France and Austria. At the same time, he also controlled Spain through marriage and was crowned emperor of Italy.
Tsk tsk tsk.
A Roman Empire was about to be restored!
Emperor Zhu couldn't eat or sleep when he thought about this these days.
Good war between Napoleon and the Anti-French Alliance.
No matter how hard we fight, we are going to create a Roman Empire.
To be honest, Emperor Zhu actually regretted letting Napoleon return to France.
If there is a Roman Empire in Europe, there is also a Ming Empire outside.
under great threat.
Not to mention a unified Europe, just France plus half of Germany, plus the Apennine Peninsula and the Iberian Peninsula.
A European country with a population approaching 100 million may be formed!
This country may even get the support of some small European countries and be encouraged to come forward to oppose the Ming Dynasty.
The territory is so large, and although the population is not as large as the Ming Empire, it is equivalent to one-fifth of the population of the Ming Dynasty. It is still a European country.
It is enough to threaten the Ming Empire's efforts to seize world hegemony in the future.
What's more, the leader of this country is called Napoleon Bonaparte.
therefore.
In today’s terms.
Sino-French relations are the most important bilateral relations in the world.
Emperor Zhu attached great importance to the mission from France.
and
Emperor Zhu believed that Napoleon's proclaiming himself emperor could be a fuss, and it would be best to weaken this country with great potential.
When the train slowly pulled into Tianjin Railway Station, people in ragged clothes could be seen everywhere on both sides of the railway.
If you look carefully with a telescope, you will find that all of these people have sallow and thin faces, with numbness and despair on their faces.
"Your Majesty, there are so many poor people in your empire, aren't you afraid that there will be some trouble? I heard that revolutions have broken out in many countries in Europe."
said the Ottoman princess Marihenna.
"Revolution? In fact, this is already a revolution. However, any change will have a period of pain. The pain is only temporary. What awaits them is an unprecedented bright future. They will be the most powerful empire in the world. The people, I think, will be proud of this, and their descendants will also benefit from it." Emperor Zhu shrugged indifferently.
"You don't seem to have any sympathy for them?"
Marihenna had traveled to various European countries as an overseas student, so when she spoke to Emperor Zhu, she was not as reserved as other concubines.
Maybe that's why.
Emperor Zhu must have pampered her a little bit during this period of time.
"Sympathy?" Zhu Daohua shook his head, "I will not sympathize with them, because I am doing it for their own good, and I am forcing them to move forward! Only by moving forward without stopping can China have a bright future."
Emperor Zhu laughed and pointed with his finger outside the train window at the slowly moving crowds on both sides of the railway, "A good life is earned by oneself, not by charity from others. I will not give charity to these people to live a happy life. But I will create an era for them to strive for happiness. But before this era comes, they will still have to suffer, bleed, and make sacrifices."
The Chinese in the New World may have to be prepared to make sacrifices at every moment.
The sun shines on the walls of Tieshan Village.
Tieshan Village is a huge village.
It is the second largest village in Jinshan Governor's Mansion after Jinshan City.
In addition to a main stronghold, two castles were planned to guard the mountain pass.
This is preparation for future mining of iron ore and coal mines.
There was an iron mine in Tieshan Village, and a coal mine was discovered a hundred miles east along the river.
There is iron and coal, and although the reserves have not yet been proven, the governor of Jinshan, Lin Minghe, is overjoyed.
Being able to produce steel on its own is of great significance to the Jinshan Governor's Palace.
Therefore, a battalion of regular troops was stationed in Tieshan Village, and a group of old immigrants were also hired to help guard it.
It can be said that it is taken seriously.
"uncle"
Inside Tieshan Village.
The two Li brothers followed behind Li Zhongyi, hesitant to speak.
When Li Zhongyi saw the appearance of these two people, he knew what they were going to ask.
Tieshan Village has been built for more than a year.
Over the past year or so, Li Zhongyi has gained experience.
He is not wearing a red robe.
Instead, he wore an army uniform and tied a red silk tie on his arm to identify himself as an official.
There were also two revolvers hanging on his waist.
The whole person's temperament has also changed from a frail scholar to a warrior.
We can no longer see what Wenquxing looked like in Daqiao Town, Luojiang County, Sichuan.
"She is your aunt, the real deal!"
Li Zhongyi frowned and said.
The Li brothers were stunned for a moment, obviously holding a lot of questions in their hearts, but after all, this was the family matter of their elders, and they didn't dare to ask.
"Don't think about it. She saved my life when I first came to Jinshan. If I didn't marry her, she would be embarrassed to see others. How can a man do this?"
Li Zhongyi looked upright, but he didn't know what he was thinking.
"Uncle... aunt, she is... but"
"You mean killing?" Li Zhongyi turned around and said, "Just get used to it. Killing is a common thing here in the future. If you don't dare to kill, just go back to Sichuan as soon as possible. Everyone here must survive. , you have to turn into a wolf!"
Li Zhongyi said, something seemed to sound: "You two are proficient in writing, it is easy to get an official position here, and you will also become an official in the future. I tell you, the people here are not sheep, being an official here is the same as being an official in Sichuan It's different. Don't act like a scholar in the future, otherwise you'll be slapped in the face, and your uncle and I have nothing else to do."
It turns out that I don’t dare to do evil because I’m afraid of being slapped with a black gun.
The two brothers suddenly realized.
Think about it too.
Even people like Xu Aju are running around carrying heads.
After getting married, she doesn't stay at home to look after her husband and raise children. Instead, she goes out to hunt for heads.
It's really a bit unreasonable.
But if you think about it from his perspective, how could your second uncle dare to take care of it?
Right now.
Xu Aju walked in.
"Second aunt."
The two brothers greeted each other hurriedly.
Xu Aju nodded and said to Li Zhongyi: "Husband, Battalion Commander Zhang is here."
"Please come in quickly!"
Li Zhongyi stood up quickly and said.
"Master Li, there is a mission coming from above!"
Zhang Jin has now been promoted to battalion commander, but his face didn't look good when he came in.
"what happened?"
"The superiors asked us to deliver food to Coal Village."
Coal Village is a village on the coal mine. Thanks to the river connection, the coal after mining can be placed on wooden rafts and flowed down the river, directly to Iron Mountain Village.
There are more than two thousand miners in the coal village, all off-duty workers who need food sent from Jinshan Governor's Mansion.
'What? What time of year is this, and we still need to send food? ! '
Li Zhongyi said in surprise.
"Why not ship it?"
"Why did you say?"
Zhang Jin shook his head, his face solemn.
"You mean"
"That's right, the superiors want us to serve as bait. Before this winter comes, we will catch all the Baiyi hiding in the woods!"
Li Zhongyi's expression also became serious.
According to information
Several waves of European adventurers penetrated from the south and east.
"Would it be too risky?"
Zhang Jin shook his head: "There is no way to take risks. These people are contacting the Al tribe. Even if we don't take the initiative, there is a high possibility that they will take action this winter."
The team escorting the grain and grass left Tieshan Village at dawn.
The first day's journey was uneventful.
They hurried on until dusk, and after dark, they set up camp to rest. Eat in the dim moonlight. The accompanying Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers were on duty in shifts.
The two Li brothers also came.
Li Zhongyi told them that if they want to survive in this environment, they should try not to be afraid of trouble.
"You go with me to Meishan Village, and if you go back to Jinshan City, it will be regarded as gilding."
Li Zhongyi said.
So the two of them now had a revolver hanging on their waist, and they were eating dried salted fish and corn cakes with Li Zhongyi.
His eyes were also looking into the forest.
In the dense forest, the firelight flickered.
It might be a patrol team of the Ming army, or it might be a white man or an indigenous barbarian ambushing in the woods.
The civilians responsible for transporting food all carried weapons, including daggers, daggers, sickles, axes, wooden spears and foreign guns.
In the eyes of the two Li brothers.
These people, unlike their sharecroppers in Sichuan, do not have that submissive temperament.
They were all wearing warm fur clothes and looked strong. They were talking and laughing as they walked, not looking at the woods on the roadside, and no one was shivering. Each of them often carries several weapons, usually a foreign gun, a dagger or a short knife. Also a sickle or axe.
Not like civilians.
They are similar to those soldiers of the Ming Army.
It is very likely that he has killed people, and there are more than one!
The dinner that day was as sumptuous as usual, with steaming pancakes and fragrant braised pork.
After more than two years of development, Jinshan Governor's Mansion no longer lacks food.
The price of grain and meat is very cheap, only about 40% of that in Sichuan - there is no shortage of land here!
On average, a settler can get 15 acres of land, and usually they will occupy more, up to about 20 acres.
Moreover, these cultivated lands are fertile black soil that is almost producing oil. You can get a good harvest by planting whatever you like.
Farming here is also an easy job. No one knows how to pull the plow themselves, because every household has several horses.
They would use horses to plow the fields.
Under normal circumstances, collective farms organize farmers to uniformly cultivate the land. Because some farmers in these farms are always recruited to perform various "paid labor", they are unable to cultivate their own land.
Moreover, driving horses to pull plows is not a tiring job, and everyone is happy to get an extra income.
As for farm work such as weeding and catching insects, no one seems to be doing it.
The only busy and tiring time is the harvest season. On average, a strong laborer has to harvest forty to fifty acres of land.
Although it was quite tiring, their harvest was something ordinary farmers in the Han region couldn't believe.
Xu Aju was also in the team. She was eating fried dough cakes and meat rolls one bite at a time, and sipping rice wine from a gourd from time to time.
This was his father's favorite drink during his lifetime. When he was in Sichuan, his family was very poor. He couldn't even eat enough, but Xu Fugui still had to drink a little every day.
Now.
The family is very wealthy, and her husband is an official, but Xu Aju is very strong, because he still has an old woman and a stupid brother to support - in today's terms, Xu Aju is a brother-supporting demon, er, a brother-supporting demon, but There is nothing I can do, my mother and brother are both mentally ill, so even if Xu Aju gets married, she still has to take care of her mother's family's affairs.
But she doesn’t want Li Zhongyi’s money. She can make money herself, so she feels at ease when she spends the money she earns!
(End of chapter)
