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Chapter 140 Great Ming Dynasty, Conquering the Barbarians with Virtue!
A few days later, Emperor Jiajing traveled to Tianjin.

There are dozens of officials from the Ministry of Rites and more than [-] troops accompanying him.

It is small in scale and low-key, without much fanfare.

After all, the war was advanced, the Ming Dynasty had just pacified Annan and mopped up the customs, and there were still 15 elites fighting in the Kangxi Dynasty. The entire Jiajing Daming could still gather an army of 40 to [-], but that was at a critical juncture.

At this moment, Zhu Houcong's army of more than [-] troops is just a symbol of being an emperor.

After all, he is the emperor, so he can't go to Tianjin alone, can he?
Zhu Houcong sat among the dragons, calmly breathed out and practiced. When he checked the list, he suddenly found a familiar name.

Yan Maoqing.

"Hey, isn't this a money-making and righteous smoke?"

Zhu Houcong was amused, Yan Maoqing at this moment is still a member of the Ministry of Rites, but a small official from the ninth rank.

Although I don't know how he hugged Yan Song's thigh, but judging from the current situation, Yan Maoqing is still a little etiquette official who abides by etiquette.

Although Zhu Houcong felt a little surprised by this, he didn't have any serious grudges against Yan Maoqing.

After all, Zhu Houcong is not the Emperor Jiajing in history, he can even use Yan Song, let alone a mere Yan Maoqing?

From a long distance, Zhu Houcong saw the iron-clad ship docked in Tianjin Port.

Looking at this majestic and tall iron-clad ship, Zhu Houcong couldn't help admiring in his heart, full of confidence.

This ironclad ship abandoned wood, sails, and spherical shells in favor of steel, steam engines, and oval shells.

Although compared with the sea warfare in the steam age, this warship can only be regarded as a general appearance, but it is enough.

The steam ironclad ship of this era is invincible across the ocean!

"Good, good, good!"

Zhu Houcong looked at the iron-clad ship and said hello three times.

"Xiao Aiqing did a good job. I heard that you even operated the machine tool yourself and went to solder iron?"

Zhu Houcong looked at Xiao Chengzhai who was on the side, and said with a light smile, "You really are the pillar of the country, the talent of the country."

When Xiao Chengzhai heard the words, he was sincere and terrified, and he couldn't help but humbly said to Zhu Houcong: "Your Majesty's absurd praise, this is what a humble minister should do."

"Called, Xiao Chengzhai's cadres, into the rank of Ping Haibo, rewarded with a thousand taels of silver, and bestowed a hundred hectares of fertile land."

"The minister is terrified. The minister has only performed some strange and ingenious work, so how can he be awarded a title and land."

Xiao Chengzhai bowed down in panic, expressing great fear of Zhu Houcong's reward.

After all, for civil servants, conferring titles and granting land is a reward for opening up territories!

Except for foreign relatives, there are not many knights who have no military exploits.

Therefore, Xiao Chengzhai was very sincere and apprehensive about this, and felt a little uneasy in his heart. He felt that His Majesty the Emperor was going to send him to the battlefield.

"If I want to reward you, you will accept it."

Zhu Houcong smiled, patted Xiao Chengzhai on the shoulder, and then said, "You deserve this reward."

"Furthermore, the Jiangnan General Manufacturing Bureau has a military industry under it. In the Jiajing Dynasty, military workers were all the same as the army. Xiao Aiqing was the director of the Jiangnan Manufacturing General Bureau, and he was a second-rank military officer!"

Zhu Houcong said without hesitation: "All local bureaus are upright, and they are all ranked according to the scale of the place where they are located. They are the sequence of military officers."

Anyway, it was the first time that the Jiangnan Manufacturing General Administration was in the Jiajing Dynasty. Zhu Houcong had the final say on whether the officials here were civil servants or generals.

Hearing Zhu Houcong's words, Xiao Chengzhai hurriedly bowed his hands and said yes, and the craftsmen at all levels of the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau who followed Xiao Chengzhai to greet him couldn't help but stare.

Zhu Houcong abolished his craftsmanship some time ago, so many craftsmen urged their sons to prepare for the exam.

But now it seems that exam?Take a ball test!If you study to become a cabinet bachelor, can you still enjoy the blessing of becoming a meritorious group?

The title can be passed on to future generations!
All of a sudden, many craftsmen have already raised their hearts to let their children come back to learn crafts and prepare to enter the factory to make screws.

However, if there are multiple sons in the family, there are several ways out, which are not so hasty.

All of a sudden, the craftsmen felt full of energy, as if the title was waving to them.

But Zhu Houcong's mental strength is different from ordinary people, so he naturally understands the changes in the eyes of the craftsmen around him. Zhu Houcong ponders for a moment, feeling that he may have to restart the two titles of Viscount and Baron.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the fifth-class title was also implemented in the Ming Dynasty, and the son of the Duke and Bozi was male.

And later, without knowing what happened, the Emperor Ming gradually stopped awarding viscounts and barons, and the lowest rank was only the earl.

But now, Zhu Houcong thinks that these two titles can be restarted to reward some scientific research craftsmen who have done meritorious service but have not reached the count.

These two titles are unrealistic. Zhu Houcong only wants to position first-class, second-class, third-class, starting from third-class, third-class son, third-class man, etc., and the craftsman who got the viscount and baron, salary and so on will be greatly improved.

In addition, certain servants will be arranged for them to do some rough work.

what?
Where did the servant come from?

Didn't the envoy Franchise just send three hundred castrated black and white slaves?

The prisoners of war in Annan have been sent into the mines in batches under the leadership of the Guangdong-Guangzhou border army to mine. The original North Korean migrant workers have now successfully upgraded in the mine. engage in bullying.

Therefore, black slaves and white slaves became quite rare.

And Zhu Houcong also waved his hand, telling them to stop mining and start farming.

After all, black slaves, famous farm tools.

It still needs to be used in farming, which is much more beneficial than farming cattle.

As for the [-] hectares of fertile land... In Annan, Rongguo Gong Liu Wen manages it on his behalf, and it will be exchanged for silver and sent up every year, and they will also need to charge a small handling fee and intermediary fee.

The establishment of a small incentive method has improved the enthusiasm of many craftsmen compared to the previous situation.

"Your Majesty, board the ship from here."

Xiao Chengzhai led Zhu Houcong aboard this steam ironclad ship. Looking at the neat and clean deck and various artillery weapons, Zhu Houcong was very satisfied with this ironclad ship, with a displacement of 1350 tons!
In addition, the two gun rooms at the front and rear of the ship are equipped with simple recuperators, high-speed red-clothed ship-mounted guns, and four secondary guns, which are installed in the gun rooms at the front and rear sides of the hull. Shield protection.In addition, the sharp ram angle installed on the bow is also a powerful weapon for the ship as a ramming cruiser.

In addition, the two ships were also equipped with two 2-ton carrier-mounted minecrafts, which belong to the current world-class level. Even compared with the Beiyang Fleet in the late Qing Dynasty, it is still a good ironclad ship.

Zhu Houcong was very satisfied with this, and he couldn't help saying to the left and right: "Francis, has the Dutch envoy arrived?"

"Your Majesty, the envoys Franji and Holland are waiting in Tianjin." Xiao Chengzhai respectfully said.

"Show them an audience."

Zhu Houcong did not have any emotional fluctuations, and said this sentence very flatly.

Hearing Zhu Houcong's words, Xiao Chengzhai naturally understood Zhu Houcong's meaning, and immediately took the order to retreat to find Franz and the Dutch envoy.

Looking at the back of Xiao Chengzhai's leaving, Zhu Houcong glanced around at the accompanying officials from the Ministry of Rites, and said calmly: "My dear friends, I'm afraid I will lose my etiquette when the foreigner barbarians come to see you, but you have to teach them well at the critical moment." some."

"His Majesty."

Just after Zhu Houcong finished speaking, Yan Maoqing, who had been hesitating all this time, finally seemed to have found some opportunity, and immediately stood up, bit the bullet, and said to Zhu Houcong: "The king of Joseon sent two envoys, and Lanna, Dongyu, The Khmer and other countries sent all their envoys to see the Ming emperor, and expressed their willingness to surrender."

Needless to say, North Korea must have come for infrastructure construction outside the customs.

And Lanna, later called Thailand.

Taungoo is Burma.

Khmer, for Cambodia.

These three countries are the three small powers in the southeast region, and they usually recognize Annan as the eldest brother. Now that the eldest brother Annan was beaten to death by Daming, the three of them naturally feel extremely panic, so they specially sent envoys to see Zhu Houcong, hoping to be able to Get the blessing of Da Ming's father.

After hearing Yan Maoqing's words, Zhu Houcong seemed to have expected it, and nodded immediately: "Let them come together."

Zhu Houcong had indeed expected it a long time ago, so he procrastinated and never summoned him.

Now is the time to call.

The ironclad ship is enough to frighten the Quartet!

……

"David, we will see the emperor of Seris soon."

In the Tianjin embassy, ​​the red-haired Jose was fiddling with his cowhide suit, happily and meticulously dressed: "You should be more energetic, this is related to our interests!"

The man named David was very calm. After straightening his curly hair, he said, "The Kingdom of Seris is just what we called them in the past. They have a name, 'Ming'."

Jose and David, from Europe, made their fortunes in triangular trade.

Today, it is the moment when the triangular trade in Europe is booming. The agricultural tools plundered from Africa are all over the American continent, and they are shining brightly on the American continent, contributing to the colonization of European colonists.

Since 1492, the fifth year of Hongzhi, after Columbus discovered America, there have been many incidents in the Americas in just 30 to [-] years. The colonists are in full swing in order to plunder wealth. Trade in the Ming Dynasty has become a sunset red industry.

Of course, it is too much to say that it is the sunset red, there are still many caravans running here.

It's just that compared to the raging American market and the black triangle trade, this place is really not very good.

And David and Jose are two aspiring young people.

They feel that they only need to use their strong strength to convince the king here so that they can get a treaty port, and they will definitely make a lot of money!
As for the unwillingness of the king of Seris?

It doesn't matter, Jose thinks that as long as the king of Seris has a glimpse of their invincible fleet, then a wave of interest exchange can easily solve this matter.

"Both, Your Majesty summons."

Suddenly, a small official came quickly and came to David and José, and asked them to follow the small official.

And David and Jose happily followed the guide and embarked on the road to Tianjin Port.

David felt something was wrong.

Why is the king's audience in the harbor?

David was a little surprised, but soon, he saw some envoys dressed in very strange clothes.

That was the envoys of Lanna, Toungoo, and Khmer.

Jose was a little disgusted, he felt that it was a great insult to him to go to see King Siris with this group of monkeys in the forest!
But in order to get the treaty port, he endured it.

After taking a deep breath, he followed the officials of the Ministry of Rites and headed for Tianjin Port.

However, as soon as he arrived at the port, a huge monster appeared in front of Jose's eyes, which shocked him.

"This this……"

Jose spoke Spanish and was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

The Dutchman David also opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, leaving them only shocked.

However, the envoys of Lanna, Taungoo, and Khmer countries performed much better than Jose and David.

There is nothing to say, although the Three Kingdoms exclaimed, they just exclaimed. They themselves have no experience, and they can't see what the big deal is about this steam ironclad ship... After all, the ordinary wooden ships before the Ming Dynasty were nothing to them. Invincible division, unmatched.

As for David and Jose, they have actually seen the scene!

"David, I'm not dreaming, am I? This... How can the iron float on the water, billowing thick smoke... There is something inside that can actually push..."

Jose's voice had already begun to tremble. As a Spaniard who had been walking on the sea all year round, he understood very well what the appearance of this ironclad ship meant.

It means that no matter what kind of fleet it is, it will be eclipsed in front of him!
Jose's eyes were full of fear.

He understood very well what it meant for such a warship to appear in the world.

It means that the pattern of the world will change.

No matter what country it is, if it encounters such a tyrannical warship at sea, it will kill itself!

If the invincible fleets of Spain and Portugal meet the fleet of Ming Dynasty, the only thing that will happen is that the ships will be destroyed!
Unlike Jose, David's eyes were full of curiosity.

He didn't show any awe, on the contrary, he really wanted to touch this iron-clad monster and see how it was built.

Although they were shocked, they were still brought to the port. Looking at the 100% musket rationing guards, Jose no longer had the arrogance he had before, but stayed on the side obediently. Dare to speak.

If Ming appeared in Europe, the story of Alexander would be repeated, and the invincible Roman Empire would become eclipsed by the Ming Empire.

Not long after, accompanied by bursts of reprimands, two men in Ming dynasty clothes with dejected faces alighted from the iron-clad ship.

David couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, but at this moment, the Khmer envoy on the side seemed to be familiar with him, and explained to David in Ming Dynasty's official language: "This is the envoy of North Korea, and North Korea is Daming's most trusted vassal state. Can't be messed with."

Obviously, the Khmer envoy's words were a little sour inside and out.

It seems to be very envious of North Korea's treatment.

And David didn't know much about this situation.

But soon, the eunuch's voice came from not far away:

"Xuan Lanna, Taungoo, and Khmer have an audience!"

The envoys of the Three Kingdoms went to the hall happily and full of excitement to meet the Son of Heaven, while David and Jose became more and more anxious.

I don't know how long it took, but after a hysterical 'long live my emperor, long live, long live', the envoys of the three kingdoms also got off the iron-clad ship.

However, unlike when they went there, when they came down, they actually put on Daming's clothes.

But it's quite... a feeling of being crowned with a monkey.

Many palace people even laughed at the envoys of the three countries, but the envoys of the three countries did not feel that there was any problem.

Not only that, after returning, Lanna, Taungoo, and Khmer will also be fully enlightened: although they have already achieved a high degree of Ming and Central Plains before, but now, their degree of enlightenment will be even higher .

For Zhu Houcong, Annan is difficult to conquer because they have already awakened their national ideology and form, and they have already developed emotions towards Annan.

Now, although the three places of Lanna, Taungoo, and Khmer are also remote areas, it is good to let them be sinicized in advance, like North Korea.

There is one thing to say, North Korea is now highly sinicized, and basically belongs to the Ming army. As long as it enters and takes over, it can be seamlessly connected. All senior officials in North Korea are speaking the Ming Dynasty's elegant language. As for the language of the common people, there is nothing to say.

After all, there were many dialects in the Ming Dynasty that the Emperor of Ming could not understand. As long as he understood the official language, he could rule.

Meanwhile, David and Jose were panting deeply, waiting for the Ming Emperor to summon them.

Finally, within a short moment, a Ming official wearing a red gown with animal patterns appeared in front of the two of them in person, and said to them: "Envoy Franz, Envoy of the Netherlands, Your Majesty invites you two to have an audience! "

The two looked at each other, and immediately followed the famous official into the interior of the ironclad ship.

After coming in, after just a few short glances, Jose has already judged that the combat effectiveness of this ironclad ship is extraordinary, and the firepower ratio is much higher than that of the Spanish Armada. The Spanish fleet needs the firepower of five warships Only then can it be compared with such an ironclad ship.

Having been in Daming for so long, David and Jose naturally understood the etiquette of Daming. They knelt down on the ground immediately and said, "Jose, the Franji, and David the Dutch pay their respects to His Majesty the Emperor of Ming."

Hearing the funny and absurd, quite a bit of Flav's official Ming Dynasty speech, Zhu Houcong couldn't help but smiled, and then asked, "Which of you is the Henan envoy?"

David immediately took a step forward: "Your Majesty, I am."

"Then do you drink Hu spicy soup?" Zhu Houcong asked with a smile.

David: ?
"Hula? Soup?"

David was a little confused, not knowing what it was.

"You don't even drink Hu spicy soup, and you dare to say that you are an envoy from Henan."

Zhu Houcong said, "It's not authentic."

"Yan Maoqing, ask the royal chef to make two bowls of hot pepper soup, and let the envoy from the Netherlands taste the spicy soup. How can the Dutch not drink spicy soup?"

After making some casual jokes, Zhu Houcong then looked at the two of them, and said with a smile: "I heard that you two are from Spain and the Netherlands. I still don't know much about the current situation in Europe. I don't know if you two can explain something to me. Where is it?"

No, Zhu Houcong is very clear about the situation in Europe.

After cultivating immortality, past memories are like books in the library. As long as Zhu Houcong looks for them, he can find the corresponding records in his mind.

Therefore, for contemporary Europe, Zhu Houcong also understands what the current situation is.

Furthermore, there are many missionaries from the West in Ming Dynasty, and they can also reflect one by one whether there is a problem with their own memory.

The reason why Zhu Houcong wanted David and Jose to come here was, on the one hand, to let them see the iron-clad ships of the Ming Dynasty, so as to create an impression that the Navy of the Ming Dynasty was invincible.

On the other hand, it is to obtain a direct route to Europe.

Once, the cannons and armored ships of the Westerners blasted the gate of China, and I led Qing to sign treaties that humiliated the country and a large amount of opium was shipped to the land of China.

But now, the Kangxi Dynasty that led the Qing Dynasty has been wiped out by Zhu Houcong, and many of the Eight Banners are now serving under the command of the Ming Army (referring to the Manchuria Camp and the Jianzhou Camp). The emperor of Qing, who did a lot of killings and ignored all these things, the Hanmans are like a family!
Therefore, Zhu Houcong is obliged to reverse the identity for the people of the land of China.

From then on, my big Ming's cannons and iron-clad ships will blast open the gates of foreigners, and let foreigners suck opium!

And David and Jose immediately knew everything and talked endlessly, and explained all the information clearly.

But soon, Zhu Houcong learned something from the content of the chat between the two of them.

Zhu Houcong was surprised and said: "You mean, your company is a participant in the black triangle trade, often captures black slaves, and even cooperates with a local tribe, sells them weapons, and then asks them to help capture farm tools?"

Zhu Houcong seemed to have discovered something terrible, and felt that the remote control thing was coming again.

And David and Jose looked at each other, and they could also get a glimpse of Zhu Houcong's vision.

Jose still hesitated, but David had already prostrated himself in front of Zhu Houcong, and said to Zhu Houcong, "Your Majesty, if I have the opportunity to drive such a majestic warship, I will definitely throw my head and blood for Daming, Daming opened up several ports in Europe!"

David's eyes were burning. As a Dutchman, his hometown was being ruled. Although he often went in and out with the Spaniards, he didn't have a good impression of Spain!
If given the opportunity, he would be willing to become the spokesman for Daming's interests in the West!
Seeing David like this, Zhu Houcong thought for a while, but didn't say anything, but said: "I have registered you as the Minister of Foreign Trade and Commerce and the Governor of Venice. You can go down and drink spicy soup later."

Seal an official casually, anyway, Venice is not within the scope of his own rule.

It is impossible to give David an ironclad ship.

But if David can really come up with something famous, it is not impossible for the Governor of Venice to become a reality.

And most importantly, Ming could actually colonize India!

Jose couldn't believe it. He couldn't believe that David became the Minister of Commerce of the Ming Empire and the Governor of Venice so easily.

And Zhu Houcong yawned, and continued to say to the two of them: "Come on, mark the navigation route for me."

After all, in front of them, a finely drawn map appeared.

Exactly, the world map.

At the same time, outside the pass, countless Korean civilians were cheering and building the city wall.

Contrary to what Zhu Houcong imagined, it can be said that the Korean peasant husbands are very happy.

Because he came to serve as a civil servant in the Ming Dynasty, so he could have a full meal!

But in North Korea, it was a day when the last meal was not the next meal!

There are even many North Koreans who want to stay outside the customs and not go back.

The North Korean civilian husbands outside the customs are full of energy, and the North Korean security corps in the Annan area are even more majestic!

Blood spattered out, and Annan's remnant soldiers were dragged out of the mountain village by the North Korean security team, and under the horrified eyes of the whole village, they were collectively beheaded for public display.

The leading North Korean general looks like a dog, with fresh clothes and angry horses.

He was wearing a suit of armor, and he opened his mouth with a Korean flavor: "Axi, you troublemakers, don't try to resist my Master of the Ming Dynasty, Smecta! We are the most loyal servants of the Master of the Ming Dynasty, the Korean Army Smecta! If there is news of Annan’s rebellion, please report it to our North Korean army in time, and our North Koreans will reward Smecta heavily!”

After all, the North Korean general turned his head, looked at the energetic North Korean soldiers, and shouted loudly: "Long live His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, a thousand years old of His Majesty the vassal princes of the Ming Dynasty, a hundred years old King of Korea, Smecta!"

And a group of Korean soldiers also shouted with fanatic eyes: "Long live His Majesty the Ming Emperor, Smecta!"

The 1 Korean army sent by the King of Joseon now has only [-] left. They crawled out of the sea of ​​blood and survived in the sea of ​​blood in Annan.

But no matter who it is, this North Korean army has already become the shape of the Ming army.

They did all sorts of crimes in Annan, provided the Ming army with sufficient security capabilities, and stationed in the area where Annan's resistance was the most serious, which can be said to have stabilized Annan's unity.

I have to say that when the peninsula nation came to fight as a servant army, it was really the most suitable dog!

The Ming army never did what the Korean soldiers did. The Ming army always treated the local families in Annan friendly, and only occasionally commanded the Korean soldiers to raid their homes and exterminate their families.

The Daming at this moment is really a great Ming, and the morality conquers the barbarians!
what?
Haven't the barbarians in all directions surrendered to the noble virtues of Ming Dynasty?
It must be that I have not experienced the beauty of Ming Dynasty at close range. My Ming Dynasty will ask the other party to send a 10 people's mission to come to Datong and Tangshan in person to experience the friendly mining work.

Over the years, I will naturally experience the good character of my Daming towards Shiyi.

(End of this chapter)