When the Zheng Zhilong brothers and the Tang King Zhu Yujian disembarked at Tianjin Port with a group of horses, almost all of them were stunned - this is the Tianjin Port of the Ming Dynasty?

If it weren't for the fact that they had already rested in Quanzhou Port before, Zheng Zhilong and Zhu Yujian almost thought that they had run in the wrong place.

After shaking his head, Zhu Yujian couldn't help but say to Zheng Fusong, the eldest son of Zheng Zhilong, who came to greet him: "Your Majesty didn't order the barbarians who cleaned up this place? The good Tianjin Port is all over the place by these barbarians, and it stinks! ”

Knowing why Zhu Yujian was upset, Zheng Fusong smiled softly before he opened his mouth to persuade: "These barbarians are not the ones that His Highness has been in contact with before, but the majority of people from the Holy Roman Empire.

Recently, the cabinet passed a "Mingluo Treaty of Friendship and Commerce", according to the provisions of the treaty, these people from the Holy Roman Empire come to our Ming Dynasty to do business, and enjoy the same treatment and tax rates as my Ming people. ”

Zhu Yujian suddenly wondered: "How did this treaty pass at Your Majesty?" ”

Zhu Yujian, who had followed Emperor Chongzhen to Europe, knew what kind of treatment the people of the Ming Dynasty were like in the Holy Roman Empire, but he never thought that the barbarians of Europe would still have such preferential treatment when they came to the Ming Dynasty?

Zheng Fusong smiled: "It's very simple, Ferdinand III took advantage of the opportunity of the second prince to marry the Archduchess of Bavaria, and gave Baden-Württemberg and Saxony to the second prince as a territory.

Although the area after Bavaria was not very large, Ferdinand III had already shown his sincerity, and His Majesty passed this treaty of friendship and commerce.

Of course, although this treaty is said to be friendly, it is really difficult to say what is going on in it. ”

Seeing that Zhu Yujian was still a little puzzled, Zheng Fusong patiently explained: "The treaty stipulates that our Ming people enjoy exactly the same rights in the Holy Roman Empire as citizens of that country, but once it involves a case, it is subject to the jurisdiction of my Ming law.

And after the citizens of the Holy Roman Empire came to my Ming Dynasty, although they also enjoyed the same rights as our Ming people, they were also governed by the laws of the Ming Dynasty.

In other words, after committing a crime in the Holy Roman Empire, the people of the Ming Dynasty will be extradited back to the Ming Dynasty to stand trial, while the Romans committed crimes in the Ming Dynasty, but they should be beaten by the board, and those who should be killed will be killed. ”

Zhu Yujian and Zheng Zhilong nodded with satisfaction - they can't kill the barbarians overseas by themselves, but a large number of barbarians have poured in from Daming to enjoy the same treatment as the people of Daming, which is not fair!

After boarding the train from Tianjin Station, Zheng Zhilong's eyes, which were originally squinted because of the strong wind and waves at sea, suddenly widened: "This thing? ”

Zheng Fusong said with a smile: "Father is afraid that he doesn't know yet, at the moment, the whole Ming Dynasty is full of this thing, from east to west or from south to north, people have now begun to choose to travel by train."

As for the merchants, they had long discovered the convenience of trains in terms of transportation, and now in addition to being used for passenger transport, there are also a large number of wagons for those merchants. ”

Zheng Zhilong snorted and said, "It's far worse than the lucky boat." ”

Zheng Fusong smiled disapprerovingly, pointed out the window, and continued: "Half of the original Tianjin city wall has been demolished, and the west and north sides have been demolished, leaving only some of the east and south sides remaining.

Now not only Tianjin, but also in addition to the two capitals and ancient capitals such as Luoyang and Chang'an, many other state capitals are busy demolishing the city walls. ”

Now it's not just Zheng Zhilong, even Zhu Yujian is stunned - how many years has it been since he came back? Why did this Da Ming become completely unrecognizable?

Although Xinming Island and West Kunlun Island are said to have built several cities, the regulations are completely in accordance with the Ming Dynasty, and the new city is also under construction.

So the question is, Daming is now busy demolishing the city wall, what should Xinming Island and West Kunlun Continent do? Will it be built or will there be no city walls at all in the future planning?

After pressing the question in his heart, Zheng Zhilong spoke: "What is the purpose of my father's return to Beijing this time, I think you also know that among your classmates, how many do you recommend to your father?" ”

Zheng Fusong pondered and said: "If you want to talk about other people, it's still a little worse than the officers who graduated from the martial arts hall."

However, there is a man named Chen Yonghua, who is Yunwen Yunwu, and the appearance of the general is the best portrayal of this person, and he belongs to the navy, if his father is interested, he can transfer this person to the South China Sea Fleet from the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.

In addition, I heard that the East China Sea Fleet is also playing Chen Yonghua's idea, and if my father wants to do it, it is better to do it as soon as possible. ”

Zheng Zhilong nodded and said, "What about Chen Yonghua?" You also have to calculate for your father, the South China Sea Fleet is getting bigger and bigger, and it needs more and more manpower, but it's not just one or two. ”

Zheng Fusong shook his head and said, "The others are really nothing too outstanding, my father might as well pick people according to the list of martial arts." ”

Zheng Zhihu heaved and said: "Silly boy, you think about who the governor of the Five Armies Governor's Mansion is, what is his background, and then say that you will pick people according to the list." ”

Zheng Zhilong nodded and said, "Did you hear what your second uncle said?" Except for those who like the navy like Chen Yonghua, the rest of the better ones must have been taken into the army by the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and it will be our turn? ”

Zheng Zhifeng smiled and said, "Actually, it's not necessarily." How many battles can the army get now? If you really fight, don't you still rely on our fleet to wash the floor for them? If you really have a vision, you will definitely like the navy. ”

Zheng Fusong saw that his father and several uncles were gradually taking the topic away, so he simply stopped talking, and listened to a few people arguing about the difference between the army and the navy, as well as grievances and hatreds.

Zhu Yujian ignored the few arguing and hot killers, but said to Zheng Fusong with a smile: "Boy, will this kind of train always maintain this speed?" Can I continue running at night? ”

Zheng Fusong said: "Except for the entry and exit of the station, the rest of the time will basically maintain this speed, even at night, it has no effect."

However, I heard that there will be an additional train in Beijing and Tianjin, and the speed may be controlled at that time, and you can't run as casually as you do now. ”

After a sigh, Zhu Yujian couldn't help but think about it in his heart.

It's not that there are no trains on Xinming Island, but all the trains on Xinming Island are used for mine transportation, and there is no line to transport people at all.

If an additional line can be opened to transport people, it will be of great benefit to the entire Xinming Island - first of all, these people can be dispersed.

It's nothing for a few feudal kings to get together, and they didn't want to disperse to the entire island to occupy the king, but when they get together like this, they can eat a hot pot and brag about it, which is also a beautiful little life.

It's not a good thing for too many people to gather together, no matter how honest the people are, once there is a situation of water walking, it will definitely be implicated, it is better to disperse the population.

In particular, the area of the broken island is too large, and those people live in a place that is biased towards the southeast, and they are not scattered throughout the island at all.

This alone was enough for Zhu Yujian and the other vassal kings to have a headache.

Now Zhu Yujian first hit the idea on the head of an artifact like a train.

As long as you have this thing, it's a big deal to spend more silver, and then enclose the entire Xinming Island, and then cross a few lines, it will be convenient for the people to come and go, and it will be much easier to disperse, isn't it?

As for the silver, he has been running Xinmei Island for almost twenty years, and he doesn't have to worry about the war at all, as long as he buries his head in development, it will be over, in this case, will the vassal kings be short of silver? Are you kidding!

The real power of the vassal king is not known how many times better than the vassal king who was enclosed as a pig!

Zheng Fusong naturally didn't know what Zhu Yujian was thinking about, but he honestly introduced the situation along the way to Zhu Yujian, Zheng Zhilong and others, saving a few guys who had just returned from overseas to go to the city like countrymen - even if there was their own father among them......

After swaying for less than two hours, the train slowly stopped at Yongdingmen Station, and the people of the capital have long been surprised by the trains that come and go every day.

Pedestrians weaving, rubbing shoulders one after another, sweating like rain, and so on began to emerge in the minds of Zhu Yujian, Zheng Zhilong and others.

Different from Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhifeng and others, although Zhu Yujian and Zheng Zhilong did not come to the capital too often, they were also a lot in the early years, and the capital at that time and the current capital were completely two different concepts.

To put it more directly, the capital in the early years was more similar to the countryside, and the current capital has the grandeur of a capital city in the Celestial Empire.

Emperor Chongzhen also sighed a little embarrassed when he saw Zhu Yujian.

When he made his fortune, Zhu Yujian made a great effort - sending silver and land, it was simply a mudslide in the vassal king!

Well, clear stream!

After ordering someone to arrange a seat for Zhu Yujian, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "Uncle Wang hasn't been back to Daming for more than ten years, right?" ”

Zhu Yujian bowed and said: "Yes, the last time the minister came back, it was the fourteenth year of Chongzhen when he came back to worship his ancestors, and he has been on Xinming Island since then, and the last time he faced the saint was also to go to the land of Europa with His Majesty." ”

Emperor Chongzhen nodded with a smile, and continued: "Yes, Yi'er was still a child at that time, and in the blink of an eye, she was married to the royal daughter of the Holy Roman Empire, and now she is also the head of a country. You and I are both old. ”

Zhu Yujian bowed and said: "Your Majesty is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, why do you say that you are old?" ”

Smiled and waved his hand, Emperor Chongzhen said: "Think about the time when I first saw Uncle Wang, it was like yesterday, at that time, among the many vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, only Uncle Wang dared to raise troops to serve the king, the rest, hehe."

Forget it, don't say those frustrating words, we haven't seen each other for a long time, I will have a good drink with Uncle Wang today, and I will not get drunk and go home! ”

Zhu Yujian felt a little scratched in his back - Emperor Chongzhen's words understood the meaning of every word, but why was it so awkward after they were connected?

Is this a compliment to the king, or is it a hint that the king should not jump too much?

However, Emperor Chongzhen was really praising Zhu Yujian.

At that time, Emperor Chongzhen, who had just ascended the throne, made a dangerous move and asked the Mongolian Lin Dan Khan and the Xuanda border army to make way for Huang Taiji.

With more than 200 years of captivity, the kings of the Ming Sai, who were powerful in the early years, have long disappeared, and the descendants who stayed behind have also changed from wild boars to breeding pigs, in addition to being drunk and dreaming of death, it is sowing.

Finally, a mutated breed appeared, and it was the kind of ruthless stubble that completely opened the genetic lock as soon as it mutated and evolved directly to the top wild boar, how could Emperor Chongzhen not praise him sincerely?

Of course, there is also a hint in it now.

At that time, the situation was that the Ming Dynasty needed a more prominent vassal king, and the current situation was that there was a less outstanding vassal king, except for continuing to be drunk and dreaming on the territory that had been occupied, there seemed to be no good choice for the rest.

It seems that I am repeating the old routine of raising pigs again?

After some deep reflection, Emperor Chongzhen, who was good at discovering his mistakes and correcting them, fell into deep self-blame.

If such a good vassal king doesn't make good use of it, my conscience will hurt, right? It must be, right?

After asking Wang Chengen to go to the imperial dining room to spread the word to prepare the imperial banquet, Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "England has now been completely pacified, and the things I discussed with Uncle Wang when I was in England can also be done." ”

Zhu Yujian naturally thanked him again - the ghost knows what Emperor Chongzhen suddenly went crazy about, and carved a piece of territory in England to reward the Tang Dynasty.

But this is also a good thing, at least after the second son is sealed, those sons who stay on Xinming Island will divide the territory again, and everyone will be able to get more, which is also good news for the prince.

And Emperor Chongzhen's plan was beyond Zhu Yujian's expectations: "Europa's territory is too big, and it borders the Ottomans, I am always a little relieved in my heart, what does Uncle Wang think?" ”

What does it mean?

Looking at Emperor Chongzhen with a confused expression, Zhu Yujian's heart was actually more confused than the confused expression on his face-What are you going to do, old man? Want to get all the vassal kings of Shinmei Island to Europa?

You didn't fight with the Mughal barbarians, let alone a few vassal kings, your old man must be dissatisfied, right? You're going to make up for it now, aren't you?

After pondering for a long time, Zhu Yujian, whose whole person was already infinitely entangled, bowed down and said, "What Your Majesty said is extremely true. It's just that the minister thinks that there are many small countries in the land of Europa, and tens of thousands of barbarians dare to claim to be a country, but in fact, there is nothing to worry about? ”

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