Dashi Country, Liusha City.
After Zhu Jingyuan sent Chu Yuqiang away that day, he called the three "management trainees", sisters An Xiaona and Luo Feiya, alone.
Under the curious eyes of the three little girls, Zhu Jingyuan announced to them quite seriously:
"I will not return to the capital of the Ming Dynasty in the next few years or even ten years, and I may travel to many places.
"Now you have two choices. One is to continue to stay with me. Wherever I go, you will transfer to where you are until graduation.
"The second is to follow the Zhoushan Island passenger ship to the capital of the Ming Dynasty and start the formal independent study abroad process. Come to me after graduation."
For Zhu Jingyuan, it was a very important matter, but for the three girls, it was also like a bolt from the blue.
But just like Zhu Jingyuan himself, the three girls also made their choices quickly.
An Xiaofu, who usually doesn't talk much, was the first to speak:
"I choose to stay with His Highness, please don't abandon us..."
An Xiaona also immediately caught up with the rhythm:
"Although we want to go to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, we are here to be His Highness's maids. What can we do if we study in the capital?"
Luo Feiya, the youngest, finally spoke:
"I want to go to the capital, but not to study there. If His Highness doesn't want to go, then I won't go either..."
Zhu Jingyuan actually hoped that they would choose to study abroad first, learn knowledge and then come back to help him.
But at the same time, they are worried that if they are not with them for a long time and without the influence and blessing of their own thinking, their way of thinking will go astray.
If you send it to the capital, you have to check it again when you come back to make sure it still meets your requirements before you can continue to use it.
Although the three of them are not particularly important, after four months of raising them, even kittens and puppies have feelings.
So much so that Zhu Jingyuan himself was a little undecided:
"You really don't want to go to the capital? I'm serious. I'm not testing you, and I didn't say I don't need you anymore.
"You can go to school for a few years first, and then come to work here after you graduate when you are twenty..."
An Xiaona said subconsciously:
"I have become an old woman at the age of twenty, so I have no chance. I don't want to go..."
The other two people also nodded:
"Um……"
The three little girls were obviously a little disappointed about not being able to go to the capital.
But there was no room for hesitation or consideration in deciding not to go to the capital and to stay with Zhu Jingyuan.
After all, in their own perception, they are all Zhu Jingyuan's personal maids, and their highest goal is to be the kind of maids who give birth to Zhu Jingyuan's children.
For this status, the most important thing is to stay with the master as much as possible.
Studying hard now is just to achieve this goal.
When Zhu Jingyuan saw them making their choices, he no longer struggled:
"In that case, then you can stay here with peace of mind, and don't worry about going to the capital..."
The three little girls also breathed a sigh of relief and immediately answered neatly:
"Yes, Your Highness."
On the afternoon of the next day, Zhu Jingyuan's telegram edict "Governor-General of Military, Political and Foreign Affairs in Dashi, Daqinhai, and Mozhou Regions" was officially issued.
The current tasks of all military, political and diplomatic personnel in relevant areas remain unchanged, and all subsequent major matters need to be reported to Zhu Jingyuan first.
Zhu Jingyuan can issue orders to relevant personnel, and can directly appoint and remove all military and political officials, but he needs to submit a report to the court.
Relevant news was also sent directly to all relevant agencies and personnel via telegram.
It will take some time for the imperial edict concerning the appointment to be sent.
Three days later, the second day after Chu Yuqiang left Liusha City, the Zhoushan Island passenger ship set off again.
The Duke of Xianbei and his family will also take the Zhoushan Island to the Tianzhu area.
Then transfer to a train and pass through the railway networks of Persia, Khiva and Kazakhstan, and return to the capital of Western Xianbei.
Luo Feiya formally said goodbye to her family, and the mother and daughter burst into tears at the pier.
Zhu Jingyuan gave Wang Lai several simple drafts of design ideas.
There are triode tubes, there are amplifiers or power amplifiers, there are ideas for making color film, and there are plans for film recording and playback.
Petroleum catalytic cracking technology, synthetic materials research directions, and other machinery and weapons equipment.
Zhu Jingyuan did not know the detailed drawings of many things and could only give introductions and requirements in one direction.
But this stuff is also very important.
The so-called advantage of being a latecomer often means that there are explorers who have found their way out and found the right direction.
The chaser just needs to go straight in the right direction.
Zhu Jingyuan directly gives direction, which allows Daming, the first mover, to grasp certain latecomer advantages and avoid being caught up by the real latecomers.
At the same time, Zhu Jingyuan can do many things himself, but his research and development capabilities in the big food country are very limited.
If you have to do it yourself in order to monopolize relevant technologies, it will slow down the development of the entire Ming Dynasty.
It will also slow down the speed at which you can use related technologies.
Zhu Jingyuan asked Shen Fu to bring him three letters, one for his father, mother, and grandfather.
In addition to the common greetings between relatives, the three people were told and asked about different things.
My advice to my father and grandfather is to have policies, book the cities they want to visit in advance, and prepare living facilities and other necessary conditions in advance.
At the same time, he privately asked two elders for their opinions as to whether it was appropriate for him to build his own navy and air force in the food country.
What I gave to my mother was mainly about the company, arranging the direction of production and research and development.
Another reminder is to send Chunxiang and Qiuyue over to him after their training is over.
Zhu Jingyuan waved goodbye to several important personnel and sighed softly after watching everyone get on the boat.
From now on, he will officially leave the Ming Dynasty's central court and become the king of the vassal state.
With the idea of changing his mood, Zhu Jingyuan stood on the dock and observed his country and his capital.
Three maids and several subordinates stood nearby.
Not long after, a guard rode a bicycle to the dock and handed a telegram to Guan Tianpei.
Guan Tianpei forwarded it to Zhu Jingyuan.
Zhu Jingyuan took a look at it with some doubts, and a smile appeared on his originally melancholy face:
"In the southwestern part of the peninsula, the last separatist force was eliminated, and the Dashi Peninsula was officially unified..."
After Zhu Jingyuan read the telegram, he handed the telegram to his aides Lin Zexu and Niu Jian, and at the same time ordered his aides and courtiers in the palace:
"Reply to the relevant troops and take over the remaining local residential areas. If there are still people in the local area, disperse them and send them to Persia for management.
“Arrange militiamen to build troops and station them in important areas for at least five years, occasionally mixing in a small number of armed immigrants to settle there.
“Controlling the restoration, upgrading and construction of the most important local port of Aden as a transfer station for the Little Western Sea and the Great Qinhai routes.
"After the mountains are cleared, some tourist resorts should be developed in the valleys with suitable local climate."
The coastal area in the southwest of the Dashi Peninsula is the only semi-humid area in the entire Dashi Peninsula.
Because the southwestern part of the Dashi Peninsula is a plateau, and there is a coastal mountain range along the coast.
A small amount of water vapor from the ocean forms orographic rain at the foot of the mountains, thereby forming truly green hillsides.
Among the mountains in the southwest corner of the entire peninsula, there is the only place in the entire peninsula with an annual precipitation of more than 500 millimeters.
It has the only emerald green jungle in the entire peninsula and the only non-seasonal river in the entire peninsula.
It is located in the tropics, but it is also a plateau. The valleys are warm in winter and cool in summer.
In summer the temperature rarely exceeds thirty degrees, and most of the time it does not exceed twenty-seven degrees.
In winter, the temperature difference between day and night is large. The daytime temperature is usually 20 degrees, and the night temperature is below 10 degrees, not lower than zero.
These valleys are rich in spices and fruits, allowing for the development of plantation industries.
Before the industrial age, this was the wealthiest area on the entire peninsula and the birthplace of food culture.
It's a pity that these places are not large in area, and the terrain is rugged. The precipitation is concentrated in the mountainous areas, and it becomes dry when it reaches the coast.
If the Big Food Country is really an independent Big Food Country, then it can only find a way to concentrate its efforts on development and construction here.
Unfortunately, but also fortunately, Dashi Country is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.
Although this chosen place on the Dashi Peninsula is equally important to the Dashi Country, it is no longer that important.
Control and build key ports, and arm the dispersed residential areas within the control of immigrants to avoid becoming a haven for criminals.
The future plan for the better-environmented places in the valley is probably to become a tourist resort in a big food country.
Sooner or later, the great food country will have to withdraw its vassal, or it will withdraw its vassal in name only.
Therefore, the industrial zone and scientific research zone should be built along the coast of the Great Qin Sea.
After Zhu Jingyuan said his instructions, he got in the car and returned to the palace without wandering anywhere.
Zhu Jingyuan himself wanted to visit the construction site and wander around the food country, but Guan Tianpei didn't allow it at the moment.
He is arranging his guards to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the entire Liusha City.
At present, he has to check all the more than 20,000 people, including the roster, household registration, and immigration procedures, and check all three aspects of information.
Zhu Jingyuan was allowed to move around after confirming that there were no abnormal persons.
After returning to the palace, Zhu Jingyuan reviewed and approved the plan for establishing a school and the budget for hiring teachers from the Ming Dynasty.
After looking through the accounts for the past six months, I received another telegram from Chief Shi Liu Zhixin:
"Your Majesty, the Ottoman Grand Vizier Zayadin hopes to visit you in a few days."
Zhu Jingyuan took the telegram and looked at it a few times:
"Didn't this old man just come back to China? Why are you looking for me now? Did you hear that I now have the title of Governor of Dashi, Daqinhai, and Mozhou?"
Liu Zhixin said very honestly:
"I don't know."
Zhu Jingyuan looked at the two staff.
Niu Jian thought for a while and said:
“The news about His Highness’s new appointment should not have reached these foreigners yet.
"There are several possible reasons why Zayadin came to visit you.
“First, I want to thank you for your arrangements in the development of Mozhou and continue to solidify the friendly relationship with you.
“Secondly, regarding the development of Mozhou, there may be areas where I hope you can provide help and support.
"Third, on the issue of occupation and distribution of Morocco, I may have my own ideas and need your support."
Zhu Jingyuan thought along Niu Jian's train of thought:
"If you analyze it this way, it seems that these are the possibilities...
“For the Ottomans, the most important thing now is to stabilize the situation, followed by the issues of Morocco and Mexico.
"Since you have these thoughts, even if you come to thank me for my previous arrangements and to establish a friendly relationship with me, then this is not a pure relationship.
"Do you think I shouldn't let him come?"
Lin Zexu thought about it for a while and said:
“My subordinates feel that the most important thing for the Ottoman Empire is peace of mind.
“Even if His Highness intends to keep things strictly business, he should ask them to come and explain things to them openly and honestly.
"If you refuse directly and don't let the other party come to visit, the other party may become even more worried.
"After all, we have just established a peaceful relationship and jointly established the League of Nations."
Zhu Jingyuan nodded slowly as he listened:
"That's right, don't worry about what the other party wants to do. The countries that have just signed the alliance will not be able to see each other, so let the other party come over."
Zhu Jingyuan didn't take this matter too seriously.
But what happened next made Zhu Jingyuan have to worry about it.
Two days later, Egypt's Duke Ali also sent a message, hoping to visit Zhu Jingyuan.
Ali had also just returned to China, but as the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, Ali had received the notice directly from the court and must have known about Zhu Jingyuan's new appointment.
Therefore, the nature of Ali's visit may be different from that of Zayadin.
But Zhu Jingyuan also did not refuse, and his logic was clearer than that of Zayadin.
Ali was a newly acquired vassal of the Ming Dynasty, and he was transferred from a hostile country. His mentality should be more sensitive than Osman's.
Zhu Jingyuan is now Ali's de facto boss. He has to manage Ali and also has the responsibility to appease him.
So Zhu Jingyuan agreed.
Then two days later, the Ottoman Grand Vizier Zayedin and the Egyptian Duke Ali had not yet arrived, and even more strange news came.
The patrol fleet of the Great Qin Sea blocked a suspicious ship flying the Ottoman flag in the waters outside Egypt.
The ship sailed directly to the Western Sea Canal, claiming to be a gift ship from the Pasha of Tripoli to the Prince of Cathay.
They did not resist the interception and inspection of the Ming Dynasty fleet.
The Great Qinhai Fleet arranged for the crew to board the ship for inspection and found that the ship was filled with gold, silver, jewelry and female slaves.
They did possess a copy of a letter from the Pasha of Tripoli to the Prince of Cathay.
The Tripoli region, as well as the neighboring Tunisia and Algeria regions, were originally nominally Ottoman vassals.
But in fact it has already been basically independent.
Especially after the Ming Dynasty signed a peace treaty with the Ottomans, the Ottomans had officially given up their right to rule these areas.
When the war between the Ming Dynasty and the West was going on, the Tripoli area was regarded as the rear base of the front line.
The Ming Dynasty's western troops were stationed here, replacing the troops in the Egyptian area ahead at any time, and accepting the troops withdrawn from the Egyptian area.
During the armistice peace talks, the troops from various countries in Thailand and Spain gradually withdrew. Before the armistice agreement was signed, there were no Thai and Western troops in the area.
After the Ming Dynasty took over Egypt, it began to prepare for military operations in the Tripoli area under the guidance of the Egyptians.
After the armistice was signed, the offensive was officially launched.
In other words, the two sides are now actually at war.
After Tripoli lost the direct support of Taixi, it was unable to resist the Ming attack on its own, and was in a state of retreat on the battlefield.
Complete destruction is only a matter of time.
In Zhu Jingyuan's view, even if Tripoli Pasha wanted to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, he should first contact the frontline commander directly.
The Ming Dynasty's frontline commanders on the Beimozhou battlefield were completely unaware of the relevant matters.
The other party came directly to Zhu Jingyuan, the newly appointed prince and governor.
