The Ming Dynasty did not revolutionize

Chapter 109: Find a way to get the French Crown Prince out

After the ennoblement of the high-ranking officials of the original thirteen colonies was completed, Zhu Jianxuan once again issued an additional new order:
“From today on, the Imperial College of America will be established, with Peng Yuanrui, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty, as its chief academic officer.

“All new nobles in America and their eldest sons must go to the Imperial Academy to learn the etiquette of the nobles of Shenzhou.

"Before passing the final examination, you are not allowed to present yourself as a child of the American nobility in public at home or abroad.

"Each free state and dominion left one to three representatives in the United States to convey messages between the king and the local areas."

Franklin, Hancock and other nobles who were granted titles immediately stood up and followed Peng Yuanrui in bowing and accepting the order:
"I obey your orders!"

Organizing special schools to focus on teaching aristocratic etiquette was something that had been arranged long ago.

The top leaders of the Free State and the Dominion were prepared for this.

After all, if you want to be a good noble, you must learn. Otherwise, if you only have the title but no substance, you will not be regarded as a noble.

It will also bring shame to the United States and affect the reputation of the Ming Dynasty, so of course they must learn it well.

Because of Zhu Jianxuan's questions and suggestions, these American founding fathers developed a special sense of self-esteem after they gained aristocratic status.

They may care more about these things than true traditional aristocrats.

The representative in Beijing requested by Zhu Jianxuan would have a status similar to that of a member of the Continental Congress and also a member of the House of Lords.

The nobles from all over the country would certainly not refuse, and directly allowed the original representatives of the Continental Congress to stay.

Zhu Jianxuan gave a few more instructions and asked the American representatives to go back first and wait for news about the official ceremony.

Then Zhu Jianxuan turned around and asked the Ming officers at the scene:
"How is the progress of the statistics on the destinations of the Ming Dynasty's North American Fleet and the North American Expeditionary Force?"

Li Anbang, as a representative, reported:

"Your Majesty, the collection of intentions has been completed. The clerks are summarizing and organizing the data, and it is expected to be completed within ten days.

"According to what I have learned so far, the vast majority of soldiers are willing to stay.

"Seventy to eighty percent of the navy officers and soldiers have decided to stay in North America, and more than 80 percent of the land forces officers and soldiers want to stay.

“Even among those who decided to go back, the vast majority said they would arrange for their brothers, nephews, or nieces to take over.

"It is very rare for soldiers to decide to return to their homeland and not arrange for their sons, nephews or brothers to take over."

Zhu Jianxuan was quite satisfied with the result.

When the Ming Dynasty formed the North American Expeditionary Force, it had actually conducted preliminary screening.

Most soldiers were already interested in overseas immigration.

The main reason is that there are too many native people in the Ming Dynasty, and the competition in all walks of life is very fierce.

The conditions in the United States are good enough, far exceeding the traditional destination of Nanyang

The United States is about the same size as the mainland of Ming, but its population is only a few million. This is the size of a prefecture in the mainland.
Whether farming or fishing, it is much easier than in the mainland, and the climate is also cooler.

Although there are no major business opportunities in the United States right now, you can try to participate in re-export trade to Europe.

Only some officers with extremely good family conditions have enough family property to inherit in their home country, otherwise there is no logic for them to go back.

After thinking about it, Zhu Jianxuan ordered:

"Once the final statistics are completed, I will confer titles on all the soldiers from the Ming Dynasty.

“So gather all the soldiers who have decided to return to Ming Dynasty as soon as possible.

“The number of naval forces that have decided to return to the mainland should not be able to operate more than half of the North American fleet.

"So among the soldiers who decided to stay in North America, some of them had to go sailing, so they could go back and pick up their comrades' families.

"Let's arrange half of the total, and send two-thirds of the North American fleet back.

“The war has stopped, so it’s okay to bring fewer gunners.

“Once the fleet to Europe is ready, we will set off together with the Honglu Temple’s European delegation.

"But before we officially set off, we need to complete the reorganization of the soldiers studying in the United States."

All relevant personnel immediately stood up and saluted:
"I obey your orders."

Zhu Jianxuan looked at the North American Central Guard Commander Zhao Chengdong again:

"How is the distribution of the 100 acres of wasteland to the new immigrants going?"

Zhao Chengdong immediately stood up and replied:
"Your Majesty, the overall distribution has been completed, and the clerks are also doing the final review and statistics, and compiling the map base."

Zhu Jianxuan often went to the scene to see the progress of the matter.

Now the distribution has been completed, and the specific details of the distribution are being drawn onto a special land distribution map, which will be the archive for the future.

Zhu Jianxuan directly instructed:
“Once you’re done, send a copy of the map to the palace.

"Then, we began to distribute land to the expeditionary forces and the North American fleet soldiers who decided to stay.

"After everyone's 100 acres of wasteland were distributed, we began to explore and distribute the land in the Great Plains and select the future concentrated development site."

This time everyone stood up together and bowed to Zhu Jianxuan to receive his orders:
"I obey your orders."

Zhu Jianxuan asked again, and since the officers below had nothing specific to say, he announced the end of today's court meeting.

Then, Zhu Jianxuan continued to wait patiently for ten days.

March 1782, the 5th year of Xianning in the Ming Dynasty, the morning of May 6, in the Western calendar.

The statistics on the destinations of the Ming Dynasty's North American fleet and the North American Expeditionary Force were completed, and the ennoblement ceremony was held in Chengyun Hall.

Among the officers who decided to stay in North America, those above the fifth rank would all be conferred titles. It was impossible for Zhu Jianxuan to confer titles on all of them personally.

In addition, many officers were stationed in other places, and it was impossible for them to ignore the situation and come to New York to receive the title.

So in the end, there were only thirty-three people who were canonized on the spot.

Their ranks are all above deputy division commander, and their titles are all above state viscount.

This time there was more time for preparation, so the content of the edict was richer and more normal, and more serious than those of the dominions and free states.

The imperial edicts for the generals who could not come to New York were escorted by the North American Governor's Office fleet and sent to the garrison by officials from the Ministry of Rites to announce the edicts.

After the ceremony of conferring honors on the officers studying in the United States was completed, the reorganization of the original North American fleet and expeditionary force also began.

Nearly 80% of all personnel from the amphibious and naval divisions decided to stay in the United States, and the vast majority of those who returned to their homeland would send people to take over.

The framework of the original organization can be basically preserved intact, and there is no need to piece together the organizations with large areas of missing vacancies. Therefore, the original division is directly based on the integration of its families into the Guard Corps.

The Army Division formed three new guards, tentatively named America Left Guard, America Right Guard, and America Vanguard.

The Left and Right Guards of America were under the jurisdiction of Hedong Military Command, while the Vanguard of America was stationed in the Caribbean Islands and was under the jurisdiction of Zhonghua Military Command.

The original North American fleet that participated in the North American War and the new fleet of the North American Governor's Office that Zhu Jianxuan brought to America, the total number of naval forces is greater than the number of land forces, and now it is divided into six guards in total.

Three of them are centered in New York, controlling the North American coastline and are named Long Island Left, Center, and Right Guard.

The three guards are centered in Jamaica, controlling the shipping routes of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, and are named Left, Center and Right Guards of Jamaica.

At the same time, the Sino-US General Headquarters was established to be in charge of the Three Guards Navy of Ya Island and the North American Vanguard Army.

More than ten days passed after the order to confer titles and reorganize the army was issued.

On April 7, the merchant ships heading to Europe were organized, and the fleet returning to Ming Dynasty was also assembled.

April 11th is a good day for travel and is set as the departure date.

At the dock of New York Harbor, Liu Quanzhi, Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple of the Ming Dynasty, and the Honglu Temple's European delegation bid farewell to Zhu Jianxuan.

Zhu Jianxuan grabbed Liu Quanzhi's hand and told them very seriously:
“If you enter Paris or London, be sure to keep an eye on everyone and don’t wander around the city.

"According to Franklin and others, the great cities of Europe were unusually dirty.

“According to the research conclusions of the master craftsmen and I, dirtiness means there will be a lot of pathogenic bacteria.

"Many European princes and nobles were infected with tuberculosis..."

The Ming officials headed by Liu Quanzhi had a disdainful attitude towards Europeans and regarded them as barbarians.

But they couldn't imagine how dirty European cities would be, and didn't realize the risks of this operation.

But now everyone can feel Zhu Jianxuan's concern for their safety, and Zhu Jianxuan really cares about them.

Liu Quanzhi said very solemnly:
"Thank you for your reminder, my Lord. With your magic medicine, I will be fine."

Speaking of miracle drugs, Zhu Jianxuan also reminded again:

"Mr. Liu and all members of the delegation, please remember to take medicine every day to prevent various possible illnesses.

“If you are accidentally infected with certain germs, taking the medicine directly on the same day can also eliminate these undetected germs.

“Remember to explain clearly to the French royal family that our special medicine can prevent and control tuberculosis, also known as pulmonary TB.

“Taking it regularly before contracting tuberculosis can prevent infection.

“Taking it after infection can also stop the disease from getting worse, but it cannot eliminate the physical damage that has already occurred.

“At the same time, drugs cannot be stored for a long time and can only be produced and used on site.

“Moreover, this drug is a product that is prohibited from export. Anyone found smuggling or leaking it will be sentenced to death.

“Anyone who wants to receive treatment can only come to live in my Guard Corps in North America and leave after being cured.

"It is currently an invitation-only event, and the Bourbon royal family is the first family to be invited.

"If anyone in the Bourbon family were to be infected with tuberculosis, they could be sent to North America for controlled treatment and recovery.

"At the same time, in order for his children to grow up healthily and to directly prevent tuberculosis, he can choose to send them to live in Meiping Prefecture.

“Our accompanying doctors can find the right time to show them the efficacy of the medicine.

“But no matter what, we cannot allow the doctors who make medicine to stay, otherwise they will not send their children to America for treatment.

“At the same time, Louis XVI can be invited to visit North America and Ming Dynasty.

"As the Junior Minister of the Honglu Temple, Liu Qing should understand the true significance of doing this and must do a good job in this matter."

Liu Quanzhi once again promised seriously:

"I will keep this in mind. I understand my duty. Please wait for my news."

Zhu Jianxuan sighed softly and let Liu Quan and his group get on board.

This fleet has sixty battleships of level three or above and one hundred and twenty frigates of level four or below.

There were more than 200 armed merchant ships of various types, including a steam sailing ship.

Carrying more than 20,000 sailors, a small number of expeditionary soldiers who decided to return, and some Ming Dynasty and American businessmen.

There were also thirty-three merchant ships and sailors from the first European trade fleet organized by Hancock.

A total of more than four hundred ships of various types gathered outside New York Harbor and headed towards the European continent.

Zhu Jianxuan demonstrated the effects of allicin to the French royal family, and his direct purpose was actually to bring the French royal heir to North America.

For example, Louis XVI's eldest son, Louis Joseph, died of tuberculosis in history.

Then his younger brother, Louis XVI's second son Louis Charles, had the opportunity to become the crown prince, and then became Louis XVII.

By bringing Joseph, the heir to the throne, to North America, there would be an opportunity to use him to interfere in the French Revolution.

Due to the participation of the Ming Dynasty, the world anti-British war ended ahead of schedule, and the domestic situation in France should be slightly better than the same period in history.

However, the accumulation of social contradictions in France and the brewing of the French Revolution did not happen overnight.

The current slightly better situation can only slightly delay the time of the great revolution.

With five consecutive years of natural disasters, the situation in France would probably collapse quickly and the Great Revolution would probably break out.

Even if we take a step back and say that the French Revolution was really avoided by accident.

He established good relations with the French heir, even saving his own life, and making it easier to interfere in Europe through him in the future.

Zhu Jianxuan was not completely unwilling to save Louis XVI.

Instead, he wanted to bring Louis XVI out during the revolution, but this was much more difficult than bringing his son out in advance.

His eldest son happened to have tuberculosis, and he was sick as a child and eventually died.

I really have a magic medicine and I have a chance to catch its son.

Zhu Jianxuan also extended an invitation to Louis XVI.

If before the revolution, he was willing to come to North America and then go to Ming Dynasty, and stay on the road for a year or two, he would not go back if the revolution broke out.

(End of this chapter)