Time flies, years are like water, time is in a hurry, five years of time has passed in the blink of an eye, a year ago, the ocean fleet led by Wen Qiao finally completed the global trip, the twenty-six-year-old Wen Qiao set off from Weihai Weijun Port, it took more than four years to realize the emperor's trust, and he himself from a twenty-six-year-old youth, to the thirty-year-old years.

In this global cruise, the Great Jin paid a huge price, as many as 2,352 people died on the way alone, and nearly 30 ships were lost. As the saying goes, 'the greater the risk, the greater the benefit', and it was such an ocean trip that spread the fame of the Great Jin Dynasty to the world, letting more countries and nations know that there was a powerful empire in the east of the world.

When the fleet returned to Weihaiwei last year, it was accompanied by hundreds of people from all corners of the world, including chiefs from African tribes and kings from the Americas. Because these people admired the Celestial Empire, they followed the fleet to pay tribute.

To this day, Wen Qiao still remembers very clearly the shocked look on the faces of those envoys from all over the world when he arrived in the capital Chang'an. Looking at the crowd of people in Chang'an, many envoys couldn't help but gasp, because they found that the population of Chang'an alone was larger than that of their country.

Of course, the fleet's journey was not smooth sailing, Wen Qiao now remembered the encounter in the Mediterranean Sea and still had palpitations, when Wen Qiao's fleet entered the Mediterranean, the Romans thought that the Great Jin fleet was going to invade, and in a panic actually sent more than 200 warships to intercept.

Although Wen Qiao sent people to explain to the Romans repeatedly, the Romans still did not allow the fleet to penetrate deep into the heart of the Mediterranean out of vigilance. Although Wen Qiao was very angry. But he was well aware of his mission, and he was not willing to clash with local forces until he had to. Just as Wen Qiao was about to lead his team away, a Roman warship on the opposite side suddenly fired a fire bomb at the Great Jin Ocean Fleet.

The fire bomb was like a drop of water splashed into the oil pan, causing a series of reactions at once. First of all, Wen Qiao and the others thought that the Romans were going to raid their fleet, so they quickly counterattacked accordingly. Secondly, the Romans originally planned to explain to the Jin people, but before they could send someone over, they saw fires all around.

So a naval battle broke out without warning, and this naval battle that took place in the fifteenth year of Hongwu greatly affected the situation in the West. In this battle, the sea power of the Roman Empire was wiped out by the Jin navy. The absence of sea power led directly to the defeat of the Romans in the Suez Canal. Eventually, the Suez Canal came under the control of the Arabs.

As soon as the Arabs mastered the Suez Canal, they reached an agreement with the Great Jin Dynasty to jointly build and manage the Suez Canal, in which the Arabs were responsible for providing human resources, and the Great Jin provided technical and financial support. The two sides cooperated in the excavation of the Suez Canal.

After it was built. In order to ensure the interests of both parties. The Himyar Kingdom and the Great Jin Empire were to send a combined army to Suez. Five years have passed, and the Suez Canal is finally about to be navigable, with this golden waterway. The economy of the Great Jin Empire will inevitably rise to a new level.

Five years is not a long time, but for the Great Jin Empire, which is developing every day, five years is a long time, during which the Great Jin Empire not only firmly controlled the Suez Canal, but also completely included the Hezhong region into the rule of the Great Jin.

A cement highway across West Asia, Central Asia, and East Asia became the key to the Jin Empire's control of the river, and with this artery, the Jin Empire continued to send human, cultural, economic, political, religious and other resources to the river over the years. After all these years of brainwashing, the local ethnic groups in Central Asia have basically accepted the identity of the Jin people, after all, the Great Jin Empire in the world today is the most powerful country in the world, and it is still very attractive to the ethnic groups in other regions.

When the Great Jin Dynasty completely digested the Hanzhong region, it was equivalent to having an advance base for attacking Persia. Speaking of Persia, we have to say that the Persian Civil War occurred five years ago, this civil war was fought for four years, and it was not until last year that the two sides signed an armistice agreement under the mediation of the Great Jin.

The four-year war completely destroyed the ruling foundation of the Persian Empire, a large number of Persians died in the civil war, and most of the Persian people were on the verge of death. At this time, it was not that Hormizd did not want to unify Persia, but that over the years, the Great Jin Empire had always changed the situation in Persia at critical moments and obstructed the unification of the Persians.

After five years of peaceful development, the Great Jin Empire has become the most powerful empire in the world, far surpassing other countries in the world in terms of industrial scale and agricultural output. The merchant ships built by the Jin people are distributed in all oceans of the world, and the number of merchants from various countries who travel to and from the Great Jin Dynasty every year is innumerable.

Speaking of commercial trade, since the return of Wen Qiao's fleet last year, the foreign trade volume of the Great Jin has increased nearly twice compared with previous years, and a large number of local tribes and kingdoms from Africa and the Americas have established close trade relations with the Great Jin. Even the enemies of the Great Jin Dynasty, Persia and Rome, could not do without the goods of the Great Jin, and more importantly, the Great Jin relied on the arms trade to successfully promote the treasure money to the world.

Since the Great Jin Dynasty only accepted the treasure banknote, many countries had to exchange their own gold and silver for the Great Jin treasure banknote and then buy the arms they needed. The Great Jin Dynasty relied on such a barbaric means to forcibly promote the treasure money to the world. Today's treasure money can not only be used within the scope of the Great Jin, but also can be used as currency when it is obtained from Persia, Rome, and Himyar.

In the past five years, Emperor Sima Shu has added three more princes and five princesses, of which three older princes graduated from the senior school last year, that is, in the eighteenth year of Hongwu.

Many people know that in the future, if nothing else, the next emperor will be elected from among these three princes. In order to further train his sons, Sima Shu transferred the three princes who had just graduated to three different departments, and asked them to start as the lowest officials.

Five years as a day, unconsciously, the fourth five-year plan of the Great Jin Dynasty is about to be completed, the national strength of the Great Jin Dynasty has been raised to a higher level in the past five years, the improvement of national strength, especially the completion of the transformation in the river, indicating that the Great Jin has been ready to start a full-scale war with Persia and Rome.

On this day, in the Guardian Hall of the Imperial Palace, the chairs on both sides of the desks were full of people, yes, they were full of people, including the Cabinet Ministers, the Privy Council, the Military Administration, and other military generals, all of whom sat down in order.

And the first seat, needless to say, was the seat of Emperor Sima Shu, and no one dared to sit there.

Sima Shu glanced at everyone, nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "Everyone, everyone has worked hard in the past five years, and after five years of hard work, it is finally time to show our talents." ”

Shoufu Zhang Bin nodded and said lightly, "Yes, Your Majesty, this time we will completely defeat Rome and Persia and become the only overlord in this world." ”

Zhang Bin has been the first assistant for almost 20 years, and he is ready to retire after this session, and he is not too young, so it is time to retire and rest. Just a few years ago, Zhou Chu, Yang Xuanzhi, Wen Xiang, Ji Shao, Wang Yan and other old ministers have retired from the cabinet one after another.

The younger generation such as Pei Wei, Huang Fuzhen, Zhang Liang, Wen Qiao, Wang Dao and other young people gradually became the new pillars of the imperial court, and when more young people who accepted new ideas entered the imperial court, the influence of traditional forces within the imperial court declined again.

"Hmm!" Sima Shu also nodded, looking at Zhang Bin's silver hair, he had relatives in his heart, but with Zhang Bin stabilizing the court situation for him over the years, he would be his emperor in a good way. After cleaning up the sadness in his heart a little, Sima Shu said again. "I'll stop talking nonsense, let's get straight to the point. There are two things that I have called you here today, the first of which is to talk about the situation of the Suez Canal. ”

After a pause, Sima Shu continued, "Wen Qiao, you just came back from the Arabian Peninsula, so it's up to you." ”

was named by the emperor, Wen Qiao did not hesitate, after saluting the emperor, he shifted his gaze to everyone, glanced at it, and said, "Since the trial operation of the Suez Canal for a month, the import and export of goods has exceeded 30,000 tons, and it has become the most important passage between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. The Seventh Detachment of the Great Jin Indian Ocean Fleet has been stationed in the Arabian Peninsula in the Red Sea, becoming a strong backing for safeguarding the interests of the Great Jin! ”

"The opening of the Suez Canal marks a new chapter in the exchange between Europe and Asia, and the whole canal project is very huge. As long as I take the canal into my own hands, I will be able to control the trade between the East and the West. The navy could also use this golden waterway to compete with Rome for supremacy in the Mediterranean. Wen Qiao gave a rough introduction to the situation of Suez to everyone.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Lord Wen has finished introducing the importance of the Suez Canal, and now I want to tell you the second thing, that is, how to defeat the Roman Empire in the next great war and control the hegemony of the Mediterranean. With this canal, our navy could easily enter the Mediterranean and wipe out the Roman navy. Zu Ti, Meng Guan, and Li Te, I wonder if your Privy Council is ready for war? ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers have made all preparations, just wait for Your Majesty's order, and the army will be pulled out! This time we marched on both land and water, and by land, the army and Hormizd III set out from the river and the area of Khorezm to attack directly from Khorasan, Persia; At sea, the Indian Ocean Fleet has been stationed in the Red Sea, ready to cross the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean! (To be continued......)