Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1989, War and Contradiction Between Colonies
The heat in the capital city in June was unbearable. The sultry environment with no wind made everything extremely quiet. Even the cicadas on the trees didn't have the energy to sing.

In Liu Jin's mansion, Liu Jin was lying on his old man and sleeping soundly at this moment, and the electric fan next to him was blowing cool wind.

Taking a nap in the summer afternoon is always refreshing and comfortable.

The time on weekends is always very pleasant, Liu Jin has nothing to worry about, and now he sleeps very soundly in his afternoon nap.

The current Ming Dynasty can definitely be regarded as the best time in history. There are no worries inside and no enemies outside.

The external enemies seem to have been terrified. Even the Ottoman Empire, which was the most vicious in the past, no longer dares to challenge the Ming Empire. The wounds are bleeding all the time, making the Ottoman Empire gnash their teeth in pain from time to time, but there is nothing they can do about it. .

The common people live a prosperous life, the common people live and work in peace and contentment, everything is thriving, Haiqingheyan, as the topmost person in this huge empire, naturally they are living a pretty good life, there are too few things to worry about.

Drought and floods, which were the most troublesome in the past, basically have no impact on Daming now. Even the Loess Plateau is gradually turning green, and the Yellow River has become clearer, let alone other places.

A large number of people migrated to the outside of the customs and overseas, which reduced the population of Daming by more than half. Coupled with the development of urbanization, capitalism, and industrialization, a large number of people concentrated in cities and transferred to the industrial field. impact is even smaller.

A few days ago, I also received a report from Henan, saying that Henan has not rained for three months, and the drought is extremely dry. In the past, this would be a major event.

But now, there is nothing. The Ministry of Households directly pulls grain from Daming's grain depot by train. Every household distributes rice and noodles, and the agricultural tax is exempted. Nothing happens.

The sparse population, mechanized farming, and the development of industrialization have all improved the ability to resist natural disasters, and the impact of natural disasters has become smaller and smaller.

So there is nothing to worry about at all, so that now Liu Jin can basically get off work on time, and can rest at home leisurely during holidays.

Reading books, taking care of grandchildren, just in his early 40s, he has already lived the life of the [-]-year-old later generations.

There is no way, people in this era mature early, get married early, have children early, and those who become grandpas are also early. Many people in later generations who are 40 years old may not even get married, let alone become grandpas.

"I won't do it for another ten years."

"This chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty has been working for a long time, and it seems that it doesn't have much meaning."

Liu Jin wakes up slowly, feeling a little weak all over his body. This is always the case after a nap in summer. He needs to lie down and relax, and also think about his future life plan.

I have been an official for almost 20 years, and the first assistant has been a senior for a few years. I feel that I am almost done. This life is still long, so I can't be trapped in this capital cage forever.

When I am about fifty years old, my health is still good at this age, I can eat and have an appetite if I want to, and I can still play if I want to play. At that time, I can take my two wives to travel around the mountains and rivers, all over the world, Take a look at the scenery, taste the delicacies from all over the world, and have a good time.

That kind of life is a perfect life, and it is obviously not in line with my life pursuit to work hard at this desk until I die.

"Emperor Hongzhi's body feels that he will live to his eighties and nineties without any problems. The old saying does not lie. If you survive this catastrophe, you will have good fortune."

"After the intestinal carbuncle was cured, Emperor Hongzhi's health became better and better. He is already in his fifties, and his health is very good. It is estimated that there should be no problem at all after working for [-] or [-] years."

"Poor classmate Zhu Houzhao, I think he may be a prince in his life."

Soon, Liu Jin thought of Emperor Hongzhi again. Emperor Hongzhi is in very good health now. Since he cut off the rotten intestinal carbuncle, he has paid attention to his health, balanced diet and exercise. Emperor Hongzhi is in very good health. .

Minor illnesses such as colds are rare. He is now in his 50s, and he is still in good health. He doesn't look old at all. It is estimated that he can still be an emperor for many years.

"That's pretty good. Emperor Hongzhi is much more reliable than Zhu Houzhao. If Zhu Houzhao becomes emperor, I don't know what tricks he will accomplish."

Thinking of Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jin is speechless enough. The only thing he enjoys now is doing research and making humans. He should be regarded as the most prolific prince in history.

Up to now, there have been almost 400 children, and more than 200 sons have been born, so that now Emperor Hongzhi and his ministers can't help but have a headache when they hear that Zhu Houzhao is becoming a father again.

Because Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t get the name out, and then this task was handed over to the ministers. The ministers also had headaches. The old Zhu’s family had strict rules for naming, and Zhu Houzhao’s sons all had to bring local characters. By the way, how can I think of so many characters next to Obito to get the name.

So much so that now even names like Zhu Zaitu, Zhu Zaidui, Zhu Zailei, Zhu Zaidi, Zhu Zaila, Zhu Zaibu, Zhu Zaihuai, and Zhu Zaikeng have come out, and they are still a little nicer. Some are really out of reach.

Every time when choosing a name for Zhu Houzhao's son, the ministers have a headache, because they already have one, and it is true that they can make all the knowledgeable ministers less talented.

"Master, Master~"

"West Africa Urgent Call!"

While Liu Jin was thinking about Zhu Houzhao, the housekeeper hurried in with a telegram.

"West Africa urgent call?"

When Liu Jin heard this, he was also at a loss. Could something serious happen in West Africa?

Did Spain beat up the Persians and Koreans, or did the Japanese make trouble again?

It seems that apart from these things, there seems to be nothing going on in West Africa. West Africa has been in war all year round. Several major colonial forces have been fighting for power here. They have been in dire straits for many years. How can they Is there something urgent.

Liu Jin unwrapped the telegram without haste, and browsed it very quickly.

After reading it, I stood up all of a sudden, without any sense of sleepiness.

It turns out that something really happened in West Africa.

Ming's vassal state Xingguo fought with the Jindao Colony in the Gulf of Guinea.

Daxing Kingdom is a vassal state established by Xing Wang Zhu Youzhu. It is located in the Gabon area of ​​the Gulf of Guinea in later generations. Jindao is a large island in the Gulf of Guinea. It was originally named Bioko Island and was a Portuguese colony. The colonial expansion of Portugal, the small country of Portugal, has gradually launched the colonial scramble.

This island was also occupied by a company called Saber Colonial Trading Company. Because gold was discovered on the island, it was renamed Golden Island. At the same time, the Golden Island Colony was established, which was owned by Saber Colonial Trading Company.

Golden Island is one of the three most important islands in the Gulf of Guinea. The other two islands are occupied by the Spaniards, and Sao Tome Island is the most important overseas colony of the Spaniards.

Relying on the favorable geographical location, the development of ports and transit trade has become the most important port and route transit point in West Africa. This alone brings huge benefits to Spain every year.

Therefore, it was also coveted by the Persians, Koreans, and Japanese. Many forces have launched a cruel struggle around the island for many years, but it has always been firmly in the hands of the Spaniards.

It is precisely because of the contention of several parties that the value of Sao Tome Island has been affected. The ships dare not park, and instead go to Jindao, which is more peaceful and not affected by war.

This Golden Island has also been able to develop rapidly and become rich. It originally had gold mines, and now it is a transit trade point for routes. Naturally, the value of Golden Island began to be continuously highlighted.

Although the Japanese, Koreans, Persians, and Spaniards were drooling with envy and wanted to swallow this piece of fat, they didn't dare to provoke the Ming people.

After all, this is a colony established by the Ming people, and it is protected by the Ming Empire. Once they attack the Jindao Colony, they will inevitably be attacked and retaliated by the Ming Empire, which they cannot bear.

Therefore, São Tomé Island was fought over and over, and the fight was in full swing, but the Ming people's colony was always very peaceful, never being attacked, and even the pirates did not dare to think about the Ming people's colony.

Outsiders didn't dare, but King Xing, who had long coveted Jindao and was ambitious and committed to continuous expansion, finally couldn't help it, and wanted to annex Jindao and occupy this piece of fat.

At first, I still wanted to save face and sent people to discuss with the people in Saber Colony, saying whether you want to join us in Xingguo, as long as you join Xingguo, it is not a problem to add officials to you and so on.

Huang Chong, Li Meng and others in the Saber Colony are naturally not three-year-olds, they would foolishly believe what you said, King Xing, why should the colonies that I worked so hard to build be merged into your Xingguo?
Also add an official to become a noble, isn't it good for me to be a bull head?
Do you have to look at your King Xing's face?
What's more, who doesn't know the situation of Xingguo, poor people, shameless beggars everywhere, asking Emperor Hongzhi for money and things at all times in the past three days. Are afraid.

But Jindao is different. Although it is only an island and there are not many people, it has become rich because of the trade and shipping value between gold mines and Jindao. Who would like to join you to rejuvenate the country.

Negotiations failed, and Xingguo directly invaded Jindao by force, intending to annex Jindao, and news spread quickly.

(End of this chapter)