My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 986 Twenty Years

"Woo~"

A long train spewed black smoke and ran across the vast grassland.

Zhu Zhanhe, who had gray hair, sat in front of the carriage window, quietly looking at the scenery outside the window in a daze.

This is a train from Zhenbeicheng to Beijing. Twenty years ago, that is, the fifth year after Xian's death, he conscripted 100,000 elite soldiers and wiped out the separatist forces on the grassland in one fell swoop, bringing the entire grassland into the Within the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

However, it is easy to conquer the grassland, but it is very difficult to hold it. But now with the advancement of technology, it is not impossible to hold the grassland.

Zhu Zhanhe's first step was to have a strong city built in the middle of the grassland, named Zhenbei City. It would become a military center for the Ming Dynasty stationed on the grassland and a transportation hub on the grassland. For this, he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money. A railway from Zhenbeicheng to Beijing was built.

This city along the way is like a tough rope, tightly binding the entire grassland to the Ming Dynasty's chariot. No matter where a rebellion occurs in the grassland, the Ming Dynasty can send troops directly from Zhenbei City to eliminate possible rebellion on the grassland. Hidden danger.

Of course, Zhu Zhanhe attaches great importance to such an important military location as Zhenbei City. He has personally visited Zhenbei City many times over the years, and this is his seventh and probably last time to inspect Zhenbei City.

Looking at this vast and magnificent grassland, Zhu Zhanhe in front of the window also fell into deep thought.

As for the throne of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanhe did not intend to pass it on to his other sons. Instead, he directly made his eldest grandson Zhu Jianhong the emperor's grandson. In the future, Zhu Jianshen's son will also be sent to the Han Dynasty when he is about to reach adulthood, forming a The situation where the father and son of the two emperors coexisted.

Many things have happened in the past twenty years, among which the most influential thing is that Zhu Zhanhe passed the throne of the Han Dynasty to his eldest son Zhu Qiming, while he only retained the title of Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Both father and son became emperors at the same time, each in charge of an empire. , which can be regarded as setting a precedent.

The current grassland has become the agricultural and animal husbandry base of the Ming Dynasty, providing meat, fur and other specialties to the Ming Dynasty. In addition, the minerals on the grassland are also gradually being exploited. Through these industries, the grassland and the Ming Dynasty are closely connected. There can no longer be any threat to the Central Plains region.

In addition to the inheritance of the thrones of the two countries, Zhu Zhanhe has also done a lot of things in these years, two of which are mainly. The first is to pacify the grasslands and solve the border troubles of the Central Plains Dynasty for thousands of years.

The main reason why Zhu Zhanhe did this was to avoid conflicts of interest between Ming Dynasty and Han Dynasty. Compared with brothers, the relationship between father and son is stronger. Even if there is a conflict of interest, it will not be as easy to tear apart as between brothers. Shameless.

As for the second thing, it was the development of the Americas. After Zhu Gaosui and Zhu Zhanhe and his son went to the Americas, Japan was still controlled by them. But after Zhu Zhanhe came to the throne, he quickly used both soft and hard tactics to take back Japan from Zhu Zhanhe. Japanese control.

With Japan, the Ming Dynasty had a bridgehead to the Americas. In these years, the Ming Dynasty continued to transport people to the Americas through the route from Japan to the Americas, joining the ranks of colonizing the Americas.

Although it was the Zhu family who developed America, there were inevitably some conflicts of interest between them. As the most prestigious person in the Zhu family, Zhu Zhanhe often acted as a mediator.

After these years of development, the Americas have now been almost divided. The Ming Dynasty occupies the side of North America near the Pacific Ocean, which is about one-third of the territory of the United States in later generations. The Han Dynasty occupies the territory on the other side near the Atlantic Ocean, with the middle There is a vast no-man's land that acts as a buffer between the two countries. As for Zhu Zhanqi, Zhu Zhanqi and others, they are mainly in Central and South America. In fact, from the perspective of various conditions, the conditions in Central and South America are far stronger than those in North America. For example, most of the various gold and silver minerals are In Central and South America, later Spanish colonization of the Americas also started from Central and South America.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanqi and Zhu Zhanqi occupied Central and South America, thinking that they had taken advantage, but they did not know that the real development potential was in the Great Plains of North America. However, the conditions in the Great Plains are so bad that they cannot see it yet.

But at this moment, a burst of footsteps interrupted Zhu Zhanhe's contemplation. When he raised his head, he saw a tall middle-aged man walking over and shouting excitedly: "Grandpa Huang, Third Uncle" There’s good news over there!”

This middle-aged man is Zhu Zhanhe’s eldest grandson Zhu Jianhong. He was only eleven or twelve years old when he came to Beijing. Now he is over thirty, and even his children are almost adults. Zhu Zhanhe plans to give birth to Zhu Jianhong’s son this year. Send it to the Han Dynasty and ask him to follow Zhu Qiming to familiarize himself with the government affairs of the Han Dynasty so that he can inherit the throne of the Han Dynasty in the future.

"Let me guess, did Qi Kai win the battle?"

Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

His third son Zhu Qikai, the son of him and Helen, was sent to live in Venice when he became an adult. Later, he successfully succeeded his grandfather and became the governor of Venice. Then, with the help of the power of the Han Dynasty, he continued to expand externally.

Zhu Qikai has been fond of wielding swords and sticks since he was a child. He inherited Zhu Gaoxu's military talents from another generation. Moreover, he was influenced by Zhu Zhanhe and was full of ambitions for the whole of Europe. In addition, he had the backing of a big man, so Zhu Qikai was very popular in Europe. The expansion is very fierce.

In just a few years, he conquered the entire Apennine Peninsula, even defeated the Holy Roman Empire and seized large tracts of territory.

However, Zhu Qikai's external expansion soon aroused the vigilance of various European countries. They knew the terror of the Han Dynasty, so they began to unite to fight against Zhu Qikai's army.

As a result, this fight lasted for decades. Although Zhu Qikai had the support of the Han Dynasty, it was impossible for the Han Dynasty to devote all his power to Europe, so Zhu Qikai had to rely on himself many times.

Therefore, although Zhu Qikai's army is well-equipped, it has always been at a disadvantage in terms of strength. The coalition forces of European countries relied on their large numbers to barely block Zhu Qikai's attack. However, they were generally on the defensive and continued to lose border territory.

Now Zhu Qikai has conquered nearly half of the territory of Europe, and the coalition forces of European countries are on the verge of collapse. As early as two years ago, Zhu Qikai was planning a decisive battle against the European coalition forces. Calculating the time, this battle should also be it's over.

"The emperor's wise uncle was the one who won the battle. He fought a decisive battle with the European Allied Forces in the middle reaches of the Loire River. After three days of hard fighting, he defeated the opponent's 80,000-strong army in one fell swoop. Then he took advantage of the victory and pursued it, destroying countless countries along the way. The remaining Many European countries have also surrendered to Third Uncle. It seems that the day when Third Uncle will unify Europe is not far away. "

Zhu Jianhong said with excitement.

(End of this chapter)