My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 872 Zhu Qikai’s life plan

Zhu Zhanhe lived in Venice for two months. During this period, he not only met with local officials and nobles in Venice, but even envoys from surrounding countries came to ask for an audience. After all, anyone who is not blind can see that as the Han Dynasty settled in the Mediterranean , it is almost a certainty to replace the Ottomans as the hegemon of the Mediterranean.

Zhu Zhanhe also tried his best to meet the envoys from these countries, but did not make any substantive commitments. After all, they are currently cooperating happily with Venice. There is no need to cast a wider net. The more partners they can cooperate with, the more likely they will be. The better.

Of course, Zhu Zhanhe did not say anything. Instead, he invited these countries to send missions to Dahan to increase understanding between the two sides, so that one day, an intention to cooperate in some aspect could be reached.

After everything was settled, Zhu Zhanhe discussed with Helen about going back. Although she was very reluctant to leave, she also knew that Zhu Zhanhe could not leave the big man for a long time, so she finally nodded in agreement.

So on a sunny morning, Zhu Zhanhe and Helen took their son, and were seen off by the governor and his wife, as well as Venetian officials and nobles, and slowly boarded the steam battleship at the pier.

These Venetian officials and nobles were also very reluctant to leave Zhu Zhanhe, especially some fanatical young ladies. Influenced by Helen's book, they regarded Zhu Zhanhe as the lover of their dreams. The look in Zhu Zhanhe's eyes was almost blurry.

Even though Zhu Zhanhe was used to big scenes, he couldn't stand the looks of these women, so he waved hastily to the people seeing him off at the port, and then hid in the cabin and didn't dare to come out, which made Helen laugh. stop.

But when the battleship started, Helen showed a somewhat sad expression again. After meeting her parents this time, she found that her parents were much older than a few years ago, but she could not take care of them all the time. She didn't know when the next meeting would be. ?

"Don't worry, I asked the imperial doctor to check the health of your parents and found that they are both in good health. And knowing that you are living a good life in Dahan, they are completely relieved. I will take care of you again when I have the opportunity in the future. Come and visit them in Venice!”

Zhu Zhanhe saw Helen's sad expression, so he comforted her softly.

"Actually, I have discussed with my parents privately and thought about taking them into the care of a big man in a few years when they are older. However, as the governor, my father is unwilling to give up on things in Venice, and my mother does not want to be separated from my father. , so they didn’t agree.”

Helen said softly at this time.

Although the Governor of Venice is elected, he has a lifelong term. The Grand Assembly will not elect a new Governor until the death of the Governor, so Helen's father never retires.

When Zhu Zhanhe heard Helen's words, he was silent for a long time, and finally said suddenly: "Helen, there is something I want to tell you!"

"what's up?"

Hearing Zhu Zhanhe's somewhat solemn tone, Helen couldn't help but raise her head from his arms and ask.

"I want to wait until Qi Kai reaches adulthood and send him to Venice!"

Zhu Zhanhe hesitated and finally said.

"why?"

Helen looked at Zhu Zhanhe in surprise and asked with a puzzled expression.

"Qi Kai can study with your father when he returns to Venice. With the support of the family behind your parents and the influence of our great men, I am confident that he will succeed your father as governor!" Zhu Zhanhe said He took a deep breath and then continued.

"And after Qi Kai becomes the governor, he can integrate the power of Venice. Together with the support of our big men, it will be enough for him to sweep through the surrounding countries and even go north to become the overlord of the entire Europe!"

When Zhu Zhanhe said the last words, his eyes also showed great ambition. Invading Europe has been his long-established national policy, but he did not have a specific plan on how to invade Europe. However, this trip to Venice, But he suddenly had the above idea.

As a member of the European countries, if Venice can let its son enter Venice, it can then invade Europe in the name of Venice. This will also reduce resistance and make it easier to control Europe in the future.

"Let Qi Kai be the governor of Venice?"

Helen also exclaimed when she heard this. She had never thought about this.

"Yes, Qi Ming is the eldest son and the grandson who was personally conferred by his father. In the future, Qi Kai and the others can only be like Zhan Tan and others, either being enfeoffed to various places as governors, or leaving the Han Dynasty to find their own way out. Compared with others, Qi Kai has an advantage, that is, he is half Venetian, and Venice is not a weak country. If he can take over smoothly, he will have an advantage over his brothers."

Zhu Zhanhe said very straightforwardly.

With Zhu Qikai's identity, he is destined to miss the throne. After all, he has half of the alien blood, not to mention Zhu Qiming. To put it bluntly, even if Zhu Qiming is gone, the throne will not be passed to Zhu Qikai. Even if Zhu Zhanhe agreed, but the ministers in the court would not agree.

Helen also knew the above. After all, she had lived in the Han Dynasty for a long time. She knew the rejection of foreign races within the Han Dynasty. As Zhu Qikai was a royal family, others did not dare to say anything, but the mixed-race people among the people were often despised. Even when dividing family property, they will be treated unfairly.

"But Qi Kai is also half-Han. Even if he returns to Venice in the future, can he really succeed his father as governor?"

Helen thought for a moment, then raised her head and asked.

As a mother, she certainly wanted to make more preparations for her son, but she felt unsure about letting her son return to Venice to compete for the position of governor. After all, every battle for the governor caused huge turmoil in Venice, and various nobles With intertwined interests, even some established nobles would find it difficult to take advantage, let alone an outsider like Zhu Qikai.

"Don't worry, I have signed many contracts with various nobles during this period. They want to gain profits from the Han Dynasty, and I also want to use their hands to enhance our influence in Venice. Now we have just entered the Mediterranean. In the future, the Han Dynasty will The influence of the Mediterranean will only be greater, and by the time Qi Kai reaches adulthood, it will not be difficult to influence the political situation in Venice."

Zhu Zhanhe smiled confidently.

Venice's parliamentary system is very similar to the political systems of some later countries. It is not difficult for Zhu Zhanhe to manipulate the elections in such countries. It is nothing more than an exchange of interests, plus some shady methods. , with the national power of the Han Dynasty, it is simply too easy to control Venice.

(End of this chapter)