Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 903 Fan Wai Wu "Biography of the American Fans of the Ming Dynasty"
In the ninth year of Zhaowu, the four vassal kings of Ding, Yong, Gui and Shu came to America.

In November of the 15th year of Zhaowu, the Ming army defeated the Western, French and Portuguese allied forces in northern Mexico, establishing the victory in occupying Mexico.

In the 23rd year of Zhaowu, the tenth day of the first month.

North America, Dingwangling, Dingcheng.

The 36-year-old Ding Wang Zhu Cijiong put down the telegram in his hand and sighed quietly.

Seeing this, Fu Xue, the concubine next to her, couldn't help asking: "Why did the king sigh after reading the telegram sent by His Majesty? Could it be that something happened to Daming?"

Zhu Cijiong directly handed the telegram to Fu Xue, and immediately said: "Sister Huang decided to abdicate early, and will officially pass the throne to the crown prince on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, and she will be promoted to be the Supreme Emperor."

Fu Xue paused and frowned slightly, and said, "If I remember correctly, the prince is only 15 years old this year, right?"

"To be precise, the prince will not celebrate his 15th birthday until September this year."

Fu Xue thought about it: "At such an age, I'm afraid I haven't finished high school. Why is Your Majesty in such a hurry to let the crown prince succeed?"

Regarding this matter, Zhu Cijiong had some vague guesses - he felt that only when something happened to his brother-in-law and the elder sister couldn't continue to take care of Gu Daming, would he pass the throne to the crown prince in advance.

But the matter of "Immortal World" was of great importance, involving the safety of the entire Ming Empire, and he was only guessing, so he didn't tell Fu Xue.

So he casually said: "It's probably because the emperor wants to train the prince in advance to see if he has the ability to rule the Ming Empire."

Fu Xue saw that Zhu Cijiong had nothing to say, but she didn't ask any more questions.

After pondering for a while, she said: "The new king's succession may change his attitude towards overseas vassal kings, but it is unlikely. After all, this is a national policy set by His Majesty (Zhaowu), and His Majesty is only passing on the throne, and the Spring and Autumn Period is still at its peak.

In addition, the king is the uncle of the new king, presumably even if the new king wants to do something to overseas princes, he will take his uncle and nephew into consideration. "

Zhu Cijiong knocked on the table with one hand, and said in a deep thought: "That's what I said, but in the future, if we American feudal kings want to expand the royal territory at will like a few years ago, I'm afraid it won't work."

Since November of the 15th year of Zhaowu, Ding, Yong and the imperial court allied forces defeated the Western, French and Portuguese allied forces in northern Mexico, and the royal domains of Ding and Yong entered a period of rapid expansion.

In the past eight years, the Kingdom of Ding has occupied the entire territory of Mexico in later generations, as well as Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua in the later generations of Central America, and the navy of King Ding has set foot in the Caribbean Sea.

In order to facilitate the management of the vast royal territory, Zhu Cijiong is currently discussing with his subjects whether to move the royal city to the former Mexico City.

Zhu Cijiong has read the relevant materials of later generations and knows that the history of Mexico City can be traced back to the second century BC.

From the second century BC to the eighth century AD, Mexico City was the capital of an ancient Indian civilization.

Later, this civilization was destroyed due to some unknown reasons. In the ninth century AD, another nation came to the Valley of Mexico and established a new capital.

After that, there was Tenochtitlan, the capital city established by the Aztecs in the early fourteenth century AD.

In 1521 AD, the capital of the Aztecs was captured by the Spaniards, who then rebuilt it into what is now Mexico City.

It can be said that Mexico City is the "Ancient Capital of Four Dynasties" in Central America!
The previous big powers in the Americas all chose to establish their capital in Mexico City, which undoubtedly shows that the geographical location of this place is very superior, which is quite suitable for the capital.

After Zhu Cijiong defeated the Spaniards and drove them away, he went there many times to investigate and knew the geographical situation there very well.

Mexico City is located on the alluvial plain of Mingyue Lake (Lake Texcoco) in the south of the plateau. Although the altitude is more than 2000 meters, the climate is cool and pleasant, which is very suitable for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry.

On the whole, it is located in the center of the southern region of North America, allowing the ruler to better control the surrounding area.

However, whether it is the indigenous forces in Mexico or the remaining European forces such as Western France and Portugal, they are quite difficult to deal with.

Otherwise, it would not take eight years to advance south to Nicaragua with the pro-military strength of Dingwangling and various excellent management and naturalization policies.

"After the prince succeeds to the throne, even if he wants to restrict the development of overseas feudal clans, he will not move too quickly. Before that, I will at least expand the territory of Dingwang to South America, so that it will be easier to develop in the future."

After thinking about these words, Zhu Cijiong immediately rushed outside and said, "Come here."

A royal guard came in and saluted, "Your Majesty."

Zhu Cijiong said: "Send the report to King Yong, just say...forget it, go to the telecommunications room alone."

After speaking, Zhu Cijiong got up and went to the telecommunications room of the palace.

He was going to send a telegram to Zhu Cizhao to discuss how the four vassals of Ding, Yong, Shu and Gui would develop in America after the new king succeeded to the throne.

In the past eight years, it is not that the Ming Dynasty did not re-confine America, but moved Qin, Jin, Han, and Zhao to South America in the 18th year of Zhaowu.

King Qin chose Wangling to be on the coast of Ecuador in South America in later generations, and the king's city was tentatively designated as Fort Roca.

King Jin chose Wang Ling to be in the northern coastal area of ​​Chile in later generations, and the royal city was tentatively named Valparaiso.

Zhao Wang and Han Wang both chose Wang Ling in the northeastern coastal area of ​​Argentina in later generations.

The former Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru was set up by the Ming Dynasty as the resident of the South American capital.

As for the central, eastern and northeastern coasts of South America, because the power of the imperial navy has not yet been touched, they are still occupied by European powers such as Western France, Portugal and Britain.

At present, the Qin, Jin, Han, and Zhao Sifans have not been in the feudal domain for a long time, and their capital was not very strong when they became the feudal clan, so their development will definitely be limited in the next few years.

But if it takes ten or twenty years, it's hard to say what the four South American domains will develop into.

Coupled with the South American capital with the backing of the imperial court, the longer it takes, the harder it will be for Dingwangling to carve up South America.

Therefore, before the imperial court restricts the development of the American vassals, Zhu Cijiong hopes to at least establish a foothold for the Dingwangling in the northern part of South America.

In this way, his Dingwangling has the potential to develop into a powerful country spanning North and South America in the future.

Zhu Cijiong and Zhu Cizhao exchanged several telegrams, and they quickly reached an agreement, that is, to open up the king's territory as soon as possible in the next few years.

It's just that Zhu Cizhao set his sights on North America.

In the previous eight years, the territory of Yongwangling had crossed the mountains, Gobi, and deserts in the western part of North America, and even the southern coastal area extended all the way to the mouth of the Mississippi River.

Its current territory roughly includes northern California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, and the area from the south of these states to the Gulf of Mexico, that is, the southwestern states of the United States in another time and space. state.

Of course, part of the territory in the south of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas is occupied by Dingwang territory.

In addition, there are still many places in its territory that belong to the North American capital, so that the territory is a bit fragmented and incomplete.

Therefore, Zhu Cizhen's goal in the next few years is to expand the kingdom to the southeastern part of the United States in another time and space.It would be even better if it could occupy the vast and fertile land south of the Great Lakes.

At that time, he can give up the western part of North America and concentrate on managing the southeast, avoiding disputes with Daming over territory.

As for the "ambitions" of King Gui and King Shu, the two have known for a long time.

The king of Shu has been in power for 13 years, and the royal territory is still limited to Oregon in another time and space. In the future, it is only expected to develop to Idaho.

It can be said that this current King of Shu is just like the previous King of Shu, he is a generation with no ambitions.

As for the King of Gui, Zhu Youlang, he headed north with a dull head.It's a pity that he had limited capital when he was in the domain. Thirteen years later, he now only occupies most of the Canadian province of British Columbia and Alberta in another time and space.

The northernmost section of its power is said to have just reached the Athabasca River.

However, whether it is the southern part of the two provinces occupied by King Guiling at this stage, or the northern part, they are all bitter cold and remote places, mostly mountain forests, which are not suitable for the development of agriculture at all.

Animal husbandry can be developed, but it is not easy.

However, the potential for forestry development is extremely strong.

It is said that Guiwangling has now become the top wood importing area of ​​the Ming Empire.

There are hundreds of logging camps in Guiwangling, and an unknown number of square meters of timber are exported every year.

It's just that Zhu Youlang is also somewhat ambitious. Considering that agriculture is the foundation of a country, he has made up his mind to develop to the east.

He learned that the Hudson Bay in the east is mostly alluvial plains, which is a good place to develop agriculture and animal husbandry...
From the 23rd year of Zhaowu to the fifth year of Qianyuan, the four feudal lords in North America successively exerted their efforts to expand their royal territories.

In six years, the Ding Kingdom not only took down Costa Rica and Panama in another time and space, but also occupied the northern regions of Colombia and Venezuela, becoming a powerful kingdom that spans two continents, North America and South America.

At this time, Ding Wangling already had 20 pro-military troops, 60 local troops, more than 30 third-tier battleships, and nine ironclad ships!

With such strength, European powers such as Western France, England, Netherlands and Portugal dare not easily provoke them.

Although the Yongwangling did not occupy the entire southeast of North America as Zhu Cizhao expected, it still occupied more than half of it.

It is only because the British and French colonial powers are strong there, and even some natives are fooled by the British and French, constantly harassing the pioneering team of Yongwangling, but never fighting with the brigade of Yongwangling's pro-army. Entangled so far.

The king of Shu was obsessed with enjoyment, and the king's territory did not expand much, but naturally expanded by a small circle.

On the contrary, King Guiling passed through the Athabasca River in the north, first entered Little Slave Lake, and then used Little Slave Lake as a base to quickly develop eastward by land, and entered the west bank of Hudson Bay as he wished...
Qianyuan five years, June.

Ding Wangling, the new capital of Mexico City (formerly Mexico City).

The buildings of Dingwangfu, which was transformed from the original New Spain Governor's Mansion, are full of western style, and the decorations are mostly oriental. The combination of the two makes Dingwangfu more magical.

On this day, the 42-year-old Zhu Cijiong was sitting in his study, looking at a copy of "Da Ming Pao" telexed by the North American capital of the Ming Dynasty, looking a little irritable.

As for whether it was due to the hot weather or the contents of the "Da Ming Pao", no one knew.

Below him sits a handsome young man sitting on the left and right, who is Zhu Hekun, the heir of Prince Ding (same as "Kun").

"Look at this issue of "Da Ming Pao". The Ming Dynasty defeated the Russian-Saxavan Allied Forces in Central Asia, expanded its territory for thousands of miles, and added Ningxi Province. The military power shocked the world. After reading it, tell me what you think."

Zhu Hekun took over the "Daming Daily" and browsed it quickly, pondered for a while, and then said: "Before your Majesty succeeded to the throne at a young age, although the Supreme Emperor was watching from behind, it is inevitable that there will be dissatisfaction inside and outside Daming Mountain.

Last year, Tsarist Russia and Safi invaded the Ningxi Governor's Mansion in Central Asia, which might have been a test for Ming Dynasty.

Now that Ming has won a hearty victory, it has forced Safi and Tsarist Russia to sue for peace and sign treaties one after another, making the world's powerful countries even more frightened of the Ming army's might, which is equivalent to His Majesty's all of a sudden raising his prestige.

In addition, His Majesty has grown up and has the eldest son, the throne is as stable as Mount Tai, and no one can shake it. "

Hearing these words, Zhu Cijiong nodded slightly first, and then asked: "Then how will this matter affect our Dingwangling?"

This time, Zhu Hekun frowned slightly, and said: "I, Dingwangling, Yongwang and Guiwang, have developed rapidly in recent years, and they have expanded thousands of miles.

It is inevitable that there will be some friction and disputes with the court's North and South American divisions.Now that His Majesty has stabilized the throne and truly grasped the power of the empire, I am afraid that we will not allow us to expand at will, and will probably restrict it. "

Zhu Cijiong finally smiled after hearing this, and said: "You have done a good analysis, so, how do you think I should deal with the king?"

"Although my son has never met His Majesty, from the many policies His Majesty has implemented since he succeeded to the throne, he must be a wise and heroic ruler.

I Ding Wangling was born in Daming, and now it has only been in the Americas for 20 years, and its foundation is still shallow, but it cannot conflict with Daming.

Therefore, in the future, I will decide that the king should keep a low profile, develop internal affairs, and wait for the opportunity. "

After hearing this, Zhu Cijiong got up, came to the map of America in the study, and said: "You are right or wrong, His Majesty may impose restrictions on overseas feudal vassals, but it will never be too much.

Therefore, our main energy in the future should be on the development of internal affairs, but the expansion that should be carried out cannot be stopped.

It should be known that the whole of America is like a delicious pie, if we don't eat it, others will.If those Europeans eat too much and have enough strength, it will not be so easy for us to deal with them in the future. "

Zhu Hekun didn't think Europeans could still compete with the feudal vassals of Ming Dynasty in America, but he didn't say anything, but stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Your servant has been taught."

Zhu Cijiong turned around and said: "Tomorrow you can go to the army, hide your name and start from a small soldier."

"This..." Zhu Hekun was very surprised, but he didn't dare to disobey Zhu Cijiong's intention, so he could only clasp his hands again and said, "My son takes orders."

When Zhu Hekun left, Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but looked at his back and shook his head slightly.

This son's brains and character are not bad, but he lacks a bit of a heroic spirit. He doesn't like to pioneer, but he looks like a conservative king.

He wondered if, in the past few years, he had been fighting outside, and this eldest son was fooled by some Confucian heirs who accompanied him to the Americas.

Although Confucianism is now in decline, and the status of superstitious learning is almost completely replaced by natural science, he is still wary of Confucianism in mind of the history of another time and space.

Only then did he decide to throw his eldest son Zhu Hekun into the army to train for a few years to see if Zhu Hekun could change.

(End of this chapter)