Rule over Ming Dynasty

Throughout history, India has always been a big piece of fat in the eyes of various forces.

Their nation's combat effectiveness has never been strong, but they have fertile land, a large population, and an excellent coastline, which has led to dual vigilance from land and sea countries.

The result? India itself did not live up to expectations and was repeatedly taken advantage of by foreign invaders.

The earliest can be traced back to the Aryans in 1500 BC. The nomadic people originally living in Central Asia migrated to the South Asian subcontinent, conquered the local indigenous peoples, established small slave states, and established the caste system.

At the end of the 6th century BC, after the rise of the First Persian Empire, it conquered the Indus Plain area through the Khyber Pass.

In 327 BC, Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia, entered India through the Khyber Pass, won four major battles with the Indian King Porus, and established two Alexandria cities in the Indus Valley.

In the early 2nd century BC, the Greeks, Scythians and Parthians invaded India successively. Among them, the Yuezhi who fled from China established the Kushan Empire in northern India.

In 1206, Qutbuddin Aybak, the governor of Delhi under the Ghurid dynasty of Afghanistan, invaded India and established the Delhi Sultanate, which had a profound impact on the whole of India.

Their invasions were more brutal than in previous ones. This time Qutbuddin Aybak brought the darkest period to India. He asked some Indians to convert to Islam in this holy land of Buddhism, which eventually laid the groundwork for the independence of Pakistan and Bangladesh.

The ruling class of the Delhi Sultanate were all Islamic military feudal aristocrats from Central Asia. With the "Forty Families" of Turks and Afghans as the core, they occupied a large amount of military fief land "Iqta" and relied on Central Asia. Foreign mercenaries are the pillars of rule.

They adopted a high-pressure ruling policy of hostility, discrimination, and persecution against Hindu feudal lords and the general public from all walks of life, imposed poll taxes and forced conversions to Islam, which stimulated the national sentiments and religious emotions of all Hindu classes.

After the succession of several Islamic dynasties, the Delhi Sultanate that now rules India has become an empty shell, with various large and small princes ruling under it.

The Delhi Sultanate was ruled by Ibrahim Lodi, the third Sultan of the Lodi dynasty founded by Afghans. However, he was cruel and killed all the court officials, which aroused strong resentment in the country and his rule was shaky.

According to the original historical process, the Lodi Dynasty, which had only lasted for three generations, had come to its end and was about to be replaced by Babur, a descendant of the Timurid Empire.

Babur, who replaced the Lodi Dynasty, was a descendant of the Timurid Empire. After being expelled from Transoxiana, he crossed the mountains and entered Afghanistan, captured Kabul, and established a small dynasty in Kabul.

Originally, Babur's primary goal was to retake Transoxiana, but the situation in Transoxiana changed too quickly, so he turned his attention to the divided and weakened Lodi Dynasty.

The lights in the east warm room flickered, and the eunuchs and palace maids carefully brought ginseng soup.

Zhu Youtang's attention was always on the several pieces of intelligence sent to him. Today, Babur went from Kabu to India to start a war. This war concerning the ownership of Indian territory was about to break out in that troubled land.

"As far as I can remember, Babur seemed to have invaded India a few years in advance!" Zhu Youtang tried hard to recall the time when the Mughal Empire was founded, and vaguely felt that his appearance had affected the course of history.

Faced with the big piece of fat meat like India, everyone wants to take a bite of it.

After the Ming Dynasty's Indian Ocean Governor's Office moved into the Indian Ocean, it naturally had to deal with the Delhi Sultanate, so it soon learned that the Delhi Sultanate had lost the support of the people.

India was in the midst of chaos with warlords ruling their own countries, and the Lodhi dynasty's army was not strong, so the Ming Dynasty could easily send troops to annex India in one fell swoop.

When Wang Zhi was the Governor-General of the Indian Ocean, the Indian Governor-General's Office had a strong fighting force and naturally had the strength to invade India. The warlike Wang Zhi was very active in this matter. Soon after he took office, he was ready to take action and submitted several petitions to himself for war.

Zhu Youtang was indeed very tempted at that time, but as a mature emperor he needed to resist this temptation and have a mind that could think in all aspects.

India has a good agricultural foundation. If the Ming Dynasty could take control of that land, it could indeed bring a large amount of food to the Ming Dynasty and also accommodate some population.

However, history has long proven that a purely agricultural economy is actually very fragile. Once faced with a natural disaster like the Little Ice Age, even the most powerful dynasty will eventually be destroyed.

On the other hand, as long as the countries that dominate the seas do not lose their maritime hegemony, they can control the global maritime trade and are destined to be the most dazzling existence in the world.

Even in later generations with advanced technology, all countries attach great importance to maritime hegemony. A small Suez Canal has become a battleground and a major economic artery that directly affects the world.

That's right, although India is a big piece of fat, it is actually far from being comparable to maritime hegemony.

The reason why Zhu Youtang did not adopt Wang Zhi's proposal and did not choose to invade India was, firstly, that the Ming Dynasty wanted to establish itself as a country of etiquette in the Indian Ocean, and secondly, that fighting a war would require too much investment. The most important reason was maritime hegemony.

Although India's land can indeed bring good economic returns, there are also risks in the agricultural economy. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty's sending troops to India was a huge investment, and operating and managing India was another huge investment, and there were many variables here.

It was based on these considerations that Zhu Youtang ignored the fat piece of meat of India and instead focused on clearing all ships in the entire Indian Ocean, thus becoming the true maritime overlord of the world.

Now, the new opportunity has arrived as expected. Babur's invasion of India will provide an excuse for the Indian Governor-General's Office to enter the Indian region.

Zhu Youtang raised his lips slightly, and made a decision: "The Indian princes who belong to my Ming Dynasty should be protected! King Lodi is tyrannical, killing his subjects, and is hated by the people. He also does not respect my dynasty, so we should just sit back and watch him fall!"

For various reasons, the Ming Dynasty had no intention of taking the Lodi Dynasty as its younger brother, and the Lodi Dynasty, proud of its status, also had no intention of paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

Now the Lodi Dynasty was desperate in the face of the invasion of Babur and even wanted the Ming Dynasty to send troops to rescue it. It can only be said that he had a good plan.

However, the time is ripe for the Governor-General of the Indian Ocean to move into India. Since India has entered a period of turmoil, it is natural for the Ming Dynasty to benefit from it.

Even if it is not possible to build an Indian province this time, we must take the opportunity to occupy a plain and build an Indian granary for the Ming Dynasty.

The Forbidden City appears solemn and mysterious under the cover of night, and the moonlight falls like water on the courtyard of the Qianqing Palace.

The one serving in the emperor's bed tonight is Margaret Tudor, the Queen of England, a young princess full of Western charm.

In order to strengthen the influence of the Ming Dynasty, although Zhu Youtang no longer worried about his offspring, he had to take several princesses into the palace for political reasons. Margaret Tudor was the eldest daughter of Henry VII, the first king of the Tudor dynasty of England, and Queen Elizabeth. She spent most of her time in the nursery of Eltham Palace, where she received a careful education and became the most educated princess in Europe.

Henry VII originally wanted to form an alliance with Spain, but after seeing the powerful Ming fleet, he changed his mind. He used his daughter as a political bargaining chip and took the initiative to marry her to the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Hongzhi had no intention of treating this princess from a small European country badly and bestowed upon her the title of Concubine Ying.

After finishing a whole day's work, Zhu Youtang walked deep into the Qianqing Palace and came to a warm room. As soon as he came in, he saw the English concubine Margaret Tudor sitting on the dragon bed, like a blooming rose.

Different from the gentleness and reserve of oriental women, Margaret Tudor possesses the publicity and charm that are unique to western women.

The long golden hair flows like a waterfall, the eyes are deep and charming like blue gems, the face is exquisite like a painting, the red lips are slightly parted, the fair skin shows white teeth, and every smile is as warm as the sunshine.

If such a stunning woman were to live in later times, she would either be a world-class supermodel or a top star.

"Your Majesty, let me undress you!" Margaret took the initiative to step forward, trying to please the almighty Ming Emperor Hongzhi with her actions and charm.

Although she knew that her beauty was a powerful weapon and she had been taught at Eltham Palace to use her natural beauty, beauty was the most abundant thing in this palace.

Not to mention that all these oriental concubines were beautiful as beauties, even among the Western women in Europe, there was actually fierce competition in the palace. The Spanish and French princesses were no less beautiful in status and appearance than her.

That's right. If she wants to stand out from the competition among so many concubines, it is not enough to rely solely on her beauty, but she also needs passionate actions.

Zhu Youtang listened to the exotic tone, so he opened his arms and enjoyed the service of the princess from England.

Margaret had the enthusiasm of a Western woman. When Zhu Youtang slowly took off his clothes, she slowly squatted down and knelt in front of Zhu Youtang.

Liu Jin, who followed in, tactfully dismissed the attendants and left the room to the emperor and Concubine Ying.

Zhu Youtang felt Concubine Ying's enthusiasm and quickly turned from passive to active. He pushed Concubine Ying onto the dragon bed and began to train this fox from the West.

Although he is nearly forty years old, he is still as vigorous as ever and is aware of the sacred mission he shoulders.

Although the Western European countries were not a concern and could no longer affect the Ming Dynasty's maritime hegemony, in order to completely eradicate this threat, it was necessary to give birth to a few princes and send them to Western Europe to serve as kings.

March in Beijing is the season when all things come back to life.

Just as the entire northern region was starting a new round of farming, a piece of news from Europe reached Beijing and directly detonated the fragile capital market.

The Atlantic Ocean is ruled by the Governor-General's Office of the Atlantic. Since its headquarters is located in the Strait of Gibraltar, it serves as a fortress blocking the entry of the Mediterranean into the Atlantic Ocean. All ships from European countries need a pass from the Governor-General's Office of the Atlantic to enter the Atlantic Ocean.

Because the Governor-General's Office of the Atlantic controlled the entrance to the Mediterranean, Ming Dynasty merchant ships have been active in the Mediterranean in recent years, selling high-quality and low-priced Ming Dynasty goods to coastal countries and regions of the Mediterranean.

However, nothing lasts forever, and now the merchant ship Oceanic 14 has met with an accident in the Dardanelles.

The topography of Europe is very peculiar. The Mediterranean Sea is connected to the Atlantic Ocean to the west, but the Mediterranean Sea is connected to another sea to the northeast, which is the East European sea - the Black Sea.

There is a key strait from the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea, which is the Dardanelles Strait, which has a strategic position equivalent to the Strait of Gibraltar.

The owner of the Dardanida Strait was the Ottoman Empire, the overlord of Eastern Europe, which controlled the land transportation lines between Eastern and Western civilizations and at the same time controlled the gateway from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea.

The founder of the Ottoman Empire was called Osman, and he was indeed a great ruler.

In 1299, Osman was born in the northern Turkish city of Sogut. He was the son of tribal leader Ertugrul Gazi. When he was young, he led the tribe to guard the border of the Romani Dynasty. Later, he took advantage of the decline of the Romani Dynasty to rise up and establish his own army. He officially declared independence, called himself "Gazi", and established the Ottoman Dynasty.

In 1354, Orhan of Turkey led his army across the Dardanelles, occupied the Gallipoli Peninsula, and used it as a bridgehead for attacking the Balkan Peninsula.

On May 1453, 5, Constantinople was besieged by the Turkish army. Mehmed II's army entered the city, Constantinople fell, and the Eastern Roman Empire was destroyed.

Constantinople is located at the eastern end of the Balkan Peninsula, facing the Bosphorus Strait and the gateway to the Black Sea. It is a transportation hub between Europe and Asia and has a very important strategic position.

After the Ottoman Empire occupied Constantinople, it designated it as the capital of the Ottoman Empire and renamed it Istanbul, which naturally controlled the gateway to the Black Sea.

Although the Ottoman Empire had a navy, they only operated in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, so the Ming Dynasty's Atlantic Governor's Office did not attack them. After all, the Ottoman Empire was more like a land country.

The Ottoman Empire took conquest as its basic national policy, and continued to expand westward, gradually occupying the territory of the Eastern European Christian world. To the east, it competed with the Safavid Dynasty of Islamic Persia and to the south with the Mamluk Dynasty of Egypt.

The current king of the Ottoman Empire is Bayezid II, who has continued the conquest of his ancestors and is now preparing to embark on an expedition to the East, striving to become the leader of orthodox Islam.

The Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty could be said to have kept to themselves, but no one expected that the Ottoman Empire would attack the Ming merchant ships at this critical juncture.

Originally, the Ottoman Empire's navy planned to capture Ming merchant ships and rob property, but it turned into a naval battle.

But no matter what, the fact is that the relationship between the two countries has broken down, and the sinking of the Ming Dynasty merchant ship is also a fact.

Wang Zhi, who was in charge of the Atlantic Governor's Office, immediately sent a telegram back after hearing the news, asking the Ming court to allow them to go to war with the Ottoman Empire. (End of this chapter)