Under Zhu Houzhao's instructions, not long after the dissolution of parliament, King Zhu Zaiyuan of England announced the implementation of a maritime ban policy.

During the reign of Henry VIII, a series of incentives were introduced for the bourgeoisie to conduct trade, and the bourgeoisie was encouraged to establish many shipbuilding bases and factories.

But for the fishermen along the coast, the establishment of these ports and factories was a natural blow to their fishing activities, forcing them to become coolie laborers on and off the docks.

But now, naturally, the Kingdom of England has changed its policy.

"The king decreed that all ports should be changed to fishing ports, and coastal fishermen could go out to sea to fish, but not to go to sea! Only allowed to open the port of London, only to trade with the Ming Dynasty! ”

Roger conveyed Zhu Zaiyuan's latest maritime ban policy to the Privy Council, which transmitted the decree to the counties.

The county governors immediately carried out Zhu Zaiyuan's instructions and began to dismantle these docks and factories, and not only that, but even the ports were turned into fishing ports, and the coastal people were turned into fishermen by means of subsidies and trade bans.

Pong Pong!

The mast of one of England's largest merchant ships was also cut down.

At the same time, the English royal family also completely forbade collusion with English pirates who carried out overseas plunder, declared these illegal pirates, and ordered the royal navy to exterminate them, and let the Ming navy assist.

England is a maritime country, both the bourgeoisie and the treasury are very dependent on foreign trade income.

Therefore, Zhu Houzhao asked Zhu Zaiyuan to implement the maritime ban policy in England, which was actually perverse, but now he has a strong military strength and the entire Ming Dynasty as a backer, so Zhu Houzhao still insists on turning England into an agricultural civilization.

In Zhu Houzhao's view, it is not impossible for England to become an agrarian civilized country.

For example, Japan is very similar to England in that they are both island countries, so why was it that before the Meiji Restoration, England was closed off from the rest of the world, but England couldn't.

Zhu Houzhao naturally knew that if he wanted to turn England into an agrarian society, he would naturally have to hinder the level of productivity in England, and in this case, it would mean forcibly reducing England's gross national product.

However, Zhu Houzhao also thought of a solution, that is, to reduce the total population and increase the average income of individuals, how to reduce it, first, to be ruthless to the reactionary bourgeoisie, to kill two and never kill one, and second, to implement a strict birth control policy.

"The main problem is to ensure the food and clothing of the majority of the people at the bottom in this process, as long as we can solve the problem of food and clothing for the people, we don't have to worry that the ban on the sea will lead to the revolt of these bourgeoisie, and we must remember that the capitalists themselves are cowards and paper tigers!"

Zhu Houzhao said this at the Privy Council meeting, and at the same time instructed: "Therefore, I have decided to create a 'sweet potato boom' in England!" What is the prosperity of sweet potatoes, as the name suggests, is to rely on sweet potatoes to solve the food problems of the people. ”

According to the original history, sweet potatoes were brought back to Spain from the Americas by Columbus after 1492 AD, and then passed to Asia through Africa.

Zhu Houzhao also took advantage of this to promote sweet potatoes in England, so as to promote the development of agriculture in England, not only sweet potatoes, but also potatoes that should have been introduced to England after 1586, Zhu Houzhao also planned to promote them in England.

In Zhu Houzhao's view, relying on sweet potatoes and potatoes can create a prosperous era in the East, and the same can be done in England.

"I have already ordered Zhu Zaiwei in Spain to transport 200,000 stone sweet potatoes and potatoes! So, when the time comes, the whole of England will not have to worry about a big crisis because of the forbidden sea. ”

Zhu Houzhao is full of confidence in this.

Therefore, Zhu Zaiyuan and others are also confidently implementing the policy of closing and banning the sea.

But because of this, the bourgeoisie also resisted fiercely.

Admiral Robert was even more angry, and led the fleet to attack the port of London, but was quickly sunk by the Ming warship, and even he was escorted into the city of London.

The great pirate Drake was also caught by the Ming Navy and shot.

Syllable!

Liverpoolshire's Governor Notting also shot and killed a dozen English pirates engaged in sea raiding, and even three were merchants from Scotland.

In any case, at the request of Zhu Houzhao, England imposed a maritime ban policy.

In this way, the ruling class of the whole of England could only continue to become feudal manor lords.

This is naturally beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, because in this way, the Ming Dynasty has become the only trading country in England, and England's treasury income and the living needs of the people can only rely on the trade provided by the Ming Dynasty.

However, Zhu Houzhao asked Zhu Zaiyuan to do this, which naturally made the neighboring countries with England whose trade was originally very developed, dissatisfied, not only the neighboring countries, but also the English capitalists who could only be feudal landlords, England's agricultural development was not as good as that of the Ming Dynasty, and these landlords were naturally unwilling to carry out traditional exploitation methods in the land.

So.

Not long after Zhu Houzhao asked Zhu Zaiyuan to implement a strict policy of banning the sea, many rebellions continued to break out in China.

But this is nothing, England is not a Ming Dynasty, even if all the bourgeoisie rebel, it is impossible to fight against the 20,000 officers and soldiers around Zhu Houzhao.

The logistical supply of the 20,000 Ming troops brought by Zhu Houzhao did not have to worry about being cut off, because on the route from Spain to England, the ships of the Ming Dynasty were constantly coming and going.

A few months earlier, Zhu had ordered the Governor of Ceuta in the Mediterranean to send a shipment of arms to England.

Therefore, the Ming army in England today had more than enough to deal with rebellions everywhere.

But.

As expected, England's maritime ban policy also harmed the interests of France and Scotland, so Socrates and France declared war on England almost at the same time, and had already sent troops to England.

For England, if it wants to fight against these two countries, without the help of the Ming army, it is obviously impossible to win, and even with the help of the Ming army now, it is very difficult, because there are still many bourgeoisie in the country in rebellion.

Under the internal and external troubles, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but say to Zhu Zaiyuan: "Yuan'er, there is no need to panic in this situation, you must still remember one sentence, all reactionaries are paper tigers, don't forget, it is the majority who are really silent, and they are supporting you, these urban workers and peasants are supporting you, what you have to do now is to further win them over." ”

"Please also ask my father to teach me", Zhu Zaiyuan arched his hand.

"Fight the local tyrants and divide the fields! Since these bourgeoisie and feudal lords still refuse to give in, we should completely defeat them, organize a meeting of the people to criticize and fight, and when the workers and peasants have completely broken with these capitalist landlords, they will be especially loyal to us! ”

Zhu Houzhao said and instructed Zhu Zaiyuan on how to do it.

Although Zhu Houzhao intended for his son to carry out a large-scale agrarian revolution in England, one of the problems they now had to face was the military pressure of the French and Socrates' north-south attacks.

"If necessary, we can abandon important towns such as London and Liverpool, and take the road of surrounding the cities from the countryside, after all, the merchants in urban areas are more powerful and have a stronger base of popular support, and the Scottish and French armies must only care about the occupation of cities! Our real supporters are farmers, farmers in the country, so we need to go to the country first! Turn the peasants who support us the most into elite soldiers, and then completely defeat these reactionaries at home and abroad! ”

Zhu Houzhao said again: "I thought about it for a long time, and decided that the entire royal family and the Privy Council would move to Newquay, this area is close to the sea, but industry and commerce are underdeveloped, agriculture is developed, and we can continue to get the sea supply of the Ming Dynasty by the sea, and agriculture is developed and most of them are rural, which is naturally convenient for us to carry out our work and further strengthen ourselves!" ”

"What my father said is very true", Zhu Zaiyuan is obviously a master who has no idea, and he will do whatever Zhu Houzhao says.

Zhu Houzhao continued: "In addition, I have ordered your second imperial brother to send an army to attack France, and I have promised him how much territory in France to conquer and how much will be given to him in the future. What's more, I also ordered the Ming Navy to harass the French and Scottish coasts at any time, and after the French retreated, I will help you annex Scotland and Ireland! ”

When Zhu Houzhao said this, Zhu Zaiyuan became excited, and the depression of going to the countryside to develop disappeared, and even some nobles who still chose to support him as a king also had some expectations.

Thereupon.

Zhu Houzhao and the English royal family and the nobles who stuck to the king's side took the initiative to evacuate the city of London before the French and Scottish armies joined London, and even the 20,000 Ming troops who could have fought were evacuated after a little resistance, the reason was naturally to avoid dividing the troops to stick to too many cities and causing their side to be eaten by the French and Scottish armies one by one.

"Bring it up!"

In the countryside of England at this time, a feudal lord of England, Judge Chauzo, was brought to trial.

Farmers from several nearby villages were gathered, and several farmers who had a deep grudge against Xiao Zuo or who were deeply bullied by Xiao Zuo in the past were invited to criticize Xiao Zuo.

Chauzo's sins were exposed one by one, and then the execution was pronounced by a new judge.

Then, the local governor forcibly confiscated Xiao Zuo's manor and the occupied land property, and distributed it to the farmer serfs who had little or no land possession.

As a result, the peasants became more and more motivated, and actively joined the army, willingly defending the royal family, after all, they wanted to defend the fruits of their victory.

The Catholic and other clergy who colluded with Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Zaiyuan, represented by Thomas and Roger, spared no effort to propagate and even deify Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Zaiyuan for their own religious interests.

A farmer in a village in Newquie County, who had just been allocated the land and had received a bumper harvest even if the land was barren because of the cultivation of sweet potatoes and potatoes, was listening to the monk Mani sent by Thomas at this time: "This is the gospel from God, God became the Emperor Zhengde in the East, and now he has become the Emperor, and our king is also his son, the Son!" These delicious foods, which are much more productive than wheat, are the gospel he brings, Amen, and may our Emperor Zhengde last as long as the sun! ”

Because of the access to land and a large amount of food, coupled with the popularization of Confucian education, these farmers believed the words of these patristic monks.

What's more, Zhu Houzhao did give money and goods to some poor English farmers from time to time, so as to make more and more people believe that he is a kind god.

"This Emperor Zhengde from the East, who ***** the Heavenly Empire, not only brought us a rich life, but he also freed us from the troubles of disease, dispelled evil for us, and gave us life!"

Because of the development of global trade, England, like the rest of Europe, began to emerge various new epidemics, and the latest vaccine technology and medical technology such as penicillin brought by Zhu Houzhao made these people in England more convinced that Zhu Houzhao was really a god, and his son, the king of England, Zhu Zaiyuan, was indeed the son of a god.

In the countryside of Newquay, Zhu Houzhao did not feel the unique tranquility of the countryside, and every day English people from various counties came to worship him.

But Zhu Houzhao will only meet a small number of people, and it is by drawing lots.

However, when Zhu Houzhao met with these representatives, he would give these people some antibiotic medicines, but nominally they were holy medicines.

Because of the miraculous antibacterial effect, more and more English people believe that Zhu Houzhao is a god and a god.

Because of Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Zaiyuan's prestige also began to gradually increase, and the people at the bottom of England began to completely believe that Zhu Zaiyuan was the only holy son who legally ruled them.

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At this time, in the cities occupied by the French and Scottish armies and other rebels in England, ordinary English people were not happy that they were ruled by the bourgeoisie or foreign troops, but also missed Zhu Houzhao and their king Zhu Zaiyuan.

Under the propaganda of Catholicism, coupled with Zhu Houzhao's willingness to use the theory of sacred capital, the people of English cities began to look to Zhu Houzhao to save them because the land was re-occupied, the fishing port was re-occupied, and the labor and personal freedom were re-deprived.

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In less than half a year, Zhu Zaiyuan's royal army had expanded by 100,000, and most of them were farmers who were extremely loyal to him.

A year later, when the French army suddenly withdrew halfway, Zhu Zaiyuan launched a counteroffensive with his army, which had expanded to 150,000.

Because the powerful capital power of the Ming Dynasty and the British bourgeoisie itself were not strong enough, coupled with the fact that Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Zaiyuan united the church and the peasants, as well as the citizens at the bottom of the city, not to mention the aggressiveness of Scotland and France themselves, so that in just half a year, the encirclement and suppression of England by these two countries collapsed, and the rebel army in England was also suppressed.

Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Zaiyuan returned to the city of London again.

Zhu Zaiyuan also officially issued an edict, and from then on, merchants were allowed to enter the lowly status, and only peasants, monks, Confucian scholars, and workers were allowed to participate in the imperial examination, so as to further strengthen the hierarchical system of Shinong and industry and commerce and the purpose of valuing agriculture and suppressing commerce.

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