Before Descartes and others took the newly opened steam train of the Ming Dynasty to the north, Zhu Youxiao had already learned by telegram that the Holy Emperor's fleet had successfully returned after going to the Western Ocean.However, what Descartes didn't know was that everything he saw in the Ming Empire was also a contribution from his Westerners.If it weren't for the Ming Dynasty's monopoly on global trade, the gold and silver plundered by Western countries from the Americas and Africa, as well as the colonies developed around the world, were robbed by trade and war.Even by uniting all the Confucian countries to rob together, and then through commodity trade, the wealth that these Confucian countries stole from the hands of Western countries was earned back home.History should be in a period of many disasters and difficulties, and it is difficult for the Ming Dynasty to have today's prosperity.And Zhu Youxiao will not do this, and he can still consolidate his rule while implementing high-pressure policies at home.So that many vested interests are strictly controlled, but they still support him.The reason is nothing more than that the Ming Dynasty at this time also brought them a steady stream of benefits, so that although they could not enslave the Han people, they could enslave other human beings in the world except the Han people.Zhu Youxiao is now listening to Liu Hongxun's report on the economic gains and losses of going to the West.For Zhu Youxiao, the fundamental motive for going to the West was to earn a lot of benefits to meet the interests of all strata within the country, and then consolidate his throne.Otherwise, going to the West will seem meaningless to him."
Your Majesty, this time I went to the West, and the imperial court received indemnities and remittances for various commodity orders with a total value of more than 116 million taels of silver.Liu Hongxun reported to Zhu Youxiao.Because silver coins have not yet become the world's currency, this time the West still paid silver, and the imperial court counted it as silver.Zhu Youxiao laughed after hearing this: "In this way, my Ming military industry can be further developed, and I no longer have to worry about overcapacity." ”"That's right, North Korea, Japan, Ryukyu and other countries have consumed a lot for us, and now there is such a large demand from Western countries, and my Ming military industry has to expand its scale."
Zhu Xieyuan also replied with a smile."
By selling arms, all these wealth that has been stolen from all over the world or requisitioned from our own country have become the wealth of our Ming Dynasty, so that we will have the financial resources to further promote education in the future, at least it will not be a problem to feed more teachers, and the efforts to open up the wisdom of the people will undoubtedly go further."
Wen Tiren followed."
There is also research and development, and there is enough financial guarantee, education for all and research and development for all, so that the prosperous national fortune can be maintained like this!"
Zhu Youxiao followed up and said: "At the same time, we must take advantage of the fact that the dynasty is the most powerful country in the world to accelerate the implementation of values to the world that are conducive to maintaining our current status!"
Especially those uncivilized ethnic groups,To sinicize as soon as possible,Distribute benefits to the degree of sinicization,The more you want to be independent、Economic independence and even military independence,The more you have to be suppressed。
”"Yes!"
Liu Hongxun replied.Daming is indeed now using his existing national strength to build a world interest distribution pattern based on the degree of sinicization.Confucian countries such as Korea, Japan, and the Ryukyus have followed the Ming Dynasty to fight India, Manila, and the West over the years, and have indeed made a lot of money.The sharp increase in economic power has eased the class contradictions within itself.Moreover, because these countries are Confucian countries, the Ming Dynasty is not so strict with their technological blockade, so that they can now spend money to buy many second-rate technologies from the Ming Dynasty, and then have a strong military strength, so that they can now open up colonies all over the world.Spain, the hegemon of Western countries, was reduced to a semi-independent and semi-colonial country because of a conflict of interest with the Ming Dynasty.The Netherlands, which was supposed to be a coachman on the sea, the overlord of the seas in the mid-seventeenth century, has now completely fallen under the rule of the Ming Dynasty.As for France, Great Britain, and the Holy Roman Empire, on the one hand, they were heavily indebted at home because of the war, and on the other hand, they had to face challenges from the great powers from the East.Besides.Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Ming Dynasty also frantically copied its own Sinicized colonies and Han vassal states around the world.Zhu Yujian, the king of the Tang Dynasty who came back from Europe, used the wealth he obtained from going to the West to bid for today's Australian island of Tasmania, and was ready to establish a domain there and set up his Ming Tang Kingdom.Tasmania is a very suitable island for human habitation in Australia, and the city of Hobart, which was founded by the Dutch in history, is the second oldest city in Australia after Sydney.However, in this era, because the Dutch had long been driven out of the area east of the Indian Ocean by the Ming Dynasty, this area was only discovered by the Ming Dynasty and was not known to the world.And because the Ming Dynasty is now opening up too many colonies around the world, whether it is manpower or financial resources, it can no longer make more places into Sinicization areas, so it can only use the land it occupies to auction the domestic magnates to bid, and then let the domestic magnates go there to build a domain, and then the imperial court can also use this way to exchange land for money as soon as possible.In the process of conquering India, the Ming also did this, and because of this, the Ming could have a steady stream of money and food to support the war in India.The current Mughal Empire has been captured by the Ming Dynasty, and in that area, there have been many Ming vassal states.The conversation turned back.Before going to Australia, Zhu Yujian had to undergo a coronation ceremony presided over by the Ministry of Rites.Holy Emperor Zhu Youxiao is about to crown him.Only when he is crowned can his vassal state be regarded as the real overseas vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.However, this year, Zhu Youxiao needs to be crowned not only one of the vassal monarchs of the vassal country, but many, so it is a batch of coronations, and Zhu Youxiao will coronate many vassal kings at the same time.Of course, not just this year, but every coronation.It's not just the magnates of the Ming Dynasty who want to build their own country because they have purchased land overseas.There are also many foreign magnates who also asked the Ming to be crowned by dividing up their own country's colonies or robbing other areas that were not occupied by the Ming Dynasty as colonies.For example, some of Japan's daimyo are now beginning to declare that they will no longer serve the emperor as the main emperor, but will serve the Ming Emperor as the main one, and will completely transform into a Confucian state."
Give the land to you, you should promote Confucianism and Taoism, educate people's hearts, make the barbarians know the Zhou rites, learn the Han, and benefit the world!"
Zhu Youxiao added the crown to Zhu Yujian and the others, and said a few words very solemnly."
Remember the Emperor's instructions!
Swear to follow the royal road forever!
”Zhu Yujian waited for a bow and replied.At this point, these people became the monarchs of the new vassal state recognized by the Ming Dynasty.