Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1007, Hongzhi sixteen years
The [-]th year of Hongzhi, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, arrived as scheduled. At this time, it was the spring of March, and the warm sunshine was mixed with a little bit of spring chill. Liu Jin couldn't help wrapping up his clothes slightly.

"Hongzhi has been sixteen years old!"

Standing on the city wall of the capital overlooking the entire capital city, it is bustling, noisy and lively. Inside the city wall is a small courtyard of blue and black traditional bricks and tiles. .

Outside the city walls are mainly white reinforced concrete buildings, and a series of spacious concrete roads stretch in all directions, dividing the flat wilderness into areas, each of which is brand new. Here, it is very lively, with cars coming and going. It lost the austere atmosphere of the inner city, and added the hustle and bustle of the city.

This is the current capital of the Ming Empire, a big city that is developing and changing at a high speed, just like the movies of the Republic of China that I have seen before traveling, tradition and novelty are perfectly blended together.

"Tian Erniu is doing well in Europe, but it may be a bit troublesome now, and the Holy See will definitely not let it go. But now that the Holy See is already sunset, there is no need to worry too much, he should be enough to deal with it of."

"Recently, there have been more and more problems in this area. There are too many, too many missionaries who have come to our Daming to preach without permission. A severe crackdown must be carried out."

Looking at the capital in front of him, Liu Jin's mind soon came up with things he needed to deal with.

Now it is really high-ranking and powerful, and there are so many things that need to be dealt with every day, so that if you want to go out and play like before, you need to take a break from your busy schedule, and even if you come out, you are still thinking about national affairs in your mind.

"There is also good news from the Americas. The vaccinia vaccination has been very successful, and it has begun a large-scale promotion in the Aztec Kingdom."

"Smallpox is not scary anymore, but there are more and more other diseases. Recently, Daming Medical College has reported that many people in the capital are suffering from a kind of willow disease."

"I'm afraid this is the syphilis brought back from the Americas."

In Liu Jin's mind, he recalled the news that he had just received from Huangjinzhou recently. The method of vaccinia vaccination to prevent smallpox had been researched, and a large number of experiments in the Americas proved that it was indeed reliable.

But this did not make Liu Jin feel that there was anything to be happy about. The Ming people went to America and brought smallpox, flu, measles and other diseases to the Americas. They also brought back the syphilis and cholera that were prevalent in the Americas. The side also came back with yellow fever.

Some diseases are even quite terrible, like syphilis, because the exchanges between Daming and the Golden Continent are too frequent, a large number of people go to the Golden Continent, and marry locals as wives and concubines on the Golden Continent.

The disease quickly spread to the Beijing-Tianjin area of ​​the Ming Dynasty, and the brothels and Chu houses in the Ming Dynasty were all legally bought and sold, which also led to the spread of the disease.

Many people in the Beijing-Tianjin area are now talking about this, and their expressions have changed, so that the business of brothels and Chuguan has become sluggish. Compared with seeking pleasure, everyone still cherishes their own life.

Of course, this also led to a sharp increase in the number of patients at the Affiliated Hospital of Daming Medical College. In the face of new diseases brought back from all over the world, traditional medical clinics and doctors seemed at a loss, and devoted themselves to researching diseases, new medical techniques, and new drugs The Daming Medical College with new treatment methods represents the most cutting-edge medical skills in Ming Dynasty.

Even Emperor Hongzhi's intestinal carbuncle was cured, so it is naturally the hospital that everyone trusts the most.

"Fortunately, we invested in the construction of Daming Medical College ahead of schedule. Otherwise, I am afraid that the colonial era of Daming would be frustrated."

Liu Jin couldn't help but rejoice in his heart, coming from later generations, as a time traveler, of course he knew the horror of their respective epidemic diseases, and smallpox was nothing in front of these diseases.

The plague that was prevalent in Europe in the Middle Ages directly reduced the population of Europe by one-third, which is terrible.

Since ancient times, the size of cities has always been limited, not only because of the food problem, but also because of diseases. People are too concentrated. Once there is any disease, it is easy to spread quickly and cause a large number of deaths.

The scale of cities in later generations is getting bigger and bigger, and the population is increasing. On the one hand, it is the need of industrialization development and the development of productivity, so that more people can be liberated from agricultural labor to engage in the secondary and tertiary industries. On the one hand, due to the development of medical technology, various diseases can be prevented and cured. Otherwise, it will still be difficult to develop large cities.

"Should Liaodong and the grassland continue to develop northward? The current Liaodong has only developed the areas of Liaoning and Jilin in later generations. There are also vast and fertile fields in the Heilongjiang area. If it can be reclaimed here, it will only be The grain produced in Liaodong Province is enough for Ming to use."

"There is also the Lake Baikal area north of the Steppe Province, and the vast Siberia. Do you want to develop these areas?"

Soon, Liu Jin thought about what happened in the north of Daming.

"These places are too cold in winter, and even if they are developed now, in a few decades, when the Little Ice Age comes, everything will be in vain."

"However, it would be a pity if such a vast and rich area is not developed."

"The population is still too small, people are needed everywhere, and immigrants are needed, but now the traditional two capitals and thirteen provinces of Ming Dynasty can no longer have a large number of surplus population for immigration as before."

Liu Jin frowned slightly, then smiled after thinking about it.

"Whatever it is, anyway, as long as the Ural Mountains are occupied and Maozi's road to the east is blocked, this vast Siberia is the territory of my Ming Dynasty. It can't be developed now, but it can be left alone. It will take a few hundred years Yes, it can always be developed."

"Well, it's a bit of a happy trouble now."

"You can't think too much about everything and do too much. One generation should do the things of one generation. What I have to do now is to let Daming start to enclose more land. As for the development, it is still Leave it to future generations to develop slowly.”

After thinking about this clearly, Liu Jin suddenly felt that there was nothing to worry about.

Whether it is Liaodong or the grasslands, or the vast Siberia, the sparsely populated Golden Continent and Australia, they are all owned by the Ming Dynasty now, so it doesn’t matter if they are developed or not, as long as they are left alone.

"Master Liu, Master Liu~"

Just as Liu Jin was thinking, someone hurriedly climbed up the city wall and shouted.

"Elder-in-law~"

Liu Jin saw that this was a small yellow gate in the palace, who specially sent a message to the emperor. It should be that Emperor Hongzhi called him into the palace to discuss state affairs.

"Lord Liu, Your Majesty has summoned you to enter the palace immediately. There has just been an urgent message from the eight hundred miles from the river. The Ottoman Empire has gathered [-] troops to attack the Hezhong area of ​​our Daming."

Xiao Huangmen said out of breath.

"The Ottoman Empire attacked the Transoxiana?"

As soon as Liu Jin heard this, he hurried to the palace immediately.

In the study room of the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Hongzhi, Zhang Mao, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Qi Zhong and others had all arrived. They all stood up and were looking at the map of Central Asia.

"Your Majesty, the envoys of the Ottoman Empire have been very arrogant, arrogant, and defiant since they came to our Ming Dynasty last year. They even asked our Ming Dynasty to give them the exclusive right to trade with the Ottoman Empire, and also asked us to sever ties with Persia and the Mamluk Kingdom. He didn't take our Da Ming seriously at all."

"Their envoys did not receive any promises or benefits from our Daming side. As soon as they returned to the Ottoman Empire, they immediately sent troops to attack our river area."

"Obviously, it hasn't been a day or two since they coveted the fertile Hezhong area. It is estimated that they wanted to occupy this rich land very early."

Li Dongyang looked at the map of Central Asia and said to Emperor Hongzhi.

"Hmm~"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly. In the past, he thought that only the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty were the real treasures. But with the expansion of the Ming Dynasty, everyone gradually realized that there are many fertile lands in the world.

Among them, the Hezhong region is definitely the richest and most fertile region in Central Asia. Daming, who occupies this place, has managed the Hezhong region in a decent manner in less than two years.

The grain produced in the Hezhong region not only meets the needs of the Hezhong region, but also has been able to provide a large amount of support to various parts of the Western Regions, making the price of grain in the Western Regions even cheaper than that in the Beijing and Tianjin regions.

The cattle, sheep, and horses produced in the Hezhong area are so large that they can be transported back to the Beijing-Tianjin area of ​​the Ming Dynasty. The beef jerky and mutton cocoa in the Hezhong area are essential items for ships going to sea at Tianjin Port.

There are too many people coveting such a rich land.

The Kazakh Khanate in the north, the Persians in the south, and the Ottoman Empire in the west are all eyeing this place. However, only the Ottoman Empire has the strength and courage to provoke Ming Dynasty.

The Kazakh Khanate in the north was terrified of being beaten last year, and now they have bowed their heads to Daming. Last year, they paid tens of thousands of good horses to Daming.

The Persians in the south have always been honest. The formerly dishonest Timur Khanate has been beaten to extinction, and a few people spread to the South Asian subcontinent.

Only the Ottoman Empire in the west has not been taught a lesson by Ming, and they don’t know how powerful Ming is. They are self-righteous, and they attack the Hezhong area of ​​Ming with overreaching forces.

Of course, the Ottoman Empire was still very powerful during this period. It was the peak period of the Ottoman Empire's most powerful strength, with strong national power, strong desire for expansion, and very aggressive.

　Tuao has been glorious in history, so it is very rampant. It has always regarded the Middle East as its own territory. This is why Tugou still fights against polar bears. There have been many wars in history~ and they have won!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)