Chapter 380: The Age of Sea Power

It is incomprehensible that Zhu Jun's pursuit of materialism is cheap, a country with an extremely large population, but completely scattered, full of religions, indifferent to the ruling class, and never chose to resist even when it was oppressed, such a nation is the system defender of Zhu Jun's future implementation of the colonial plan, Zhu Jun's thinking is very simple, maintain the rule of India, and list the high castes of India as the object of encirclement, form a colonial legion, divide the weapons eliminated by the army, and conduct training, They were then assigned to the colonies to suppress foreign resistance. Zhu Jun didn't expect the colonial legions to be able to form much combat effectiveness, these people were just tools to maintain colonial rule, as long as they were obedient enough and formed loyalty to the suzerainty through brainwashing.

The territory of the Ming Dynasty should be divided into two forms, one is the territory directly under the Ming Dynasty, and the other is the territory in the form of colonies, in fact, Zhu Jun did not consider the East India as the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but in the end he dispelled the doctrine, once India became the territory directly under the Ming Dynasty, then tens of millions of Indians in the near future will inevitably become the people of the Ming Dynasty, a Han dominated regime and then inject a large number of people, it is really unimaginable, therefore, Zhu Jun's division of the direct administration and the colony is very simple, when the number of people in the place is scarce, a large number of Han people can be injected to settle, and it will be included in the Ming ruling area, and for some areas that have civilization and a large population, Zhu Jun can only seek the colonial rule model, no matter in any era, the world is always the weak, the Ming needs to develop, need to leave all the countries behind, continue to maintain the lead, it is necessary to exploit other nationalities through artillery and bayonets, this is the only law of jungle society, if you don't advance, you will retreat, If you fall behind, you will be beaten.

The industrial revolution requires a lot of capital, the accumulation of capital requires countless laborers, and an inexhaustible supply of various raw materials, all of which are destined to the necessity of colonial rule, not to mention that European literature and art have been revived, and the colonial era of the great powers has come.

"I have made up my mind, the colonial army of India must be established as soon as possible, you go to the East Indies as soon as possible, I will also send the officials of the Governor of the East Indies to maintain the order of the colonies as soon as possible, in addition, some high-ranking officials and big merchants of the Indian colonies can let them come to Haidu, I want to meet them."

Liu Er nodded helplessly: "Obey." ”

Outside the hall, there was a voice from the inner chamberlain: "Cabinet scholar Zhou Mubai asks for an audience."

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The Dutch authorities were angry, not because the East Indies had lost their money, but because the British and the Ming army joined forces to play them and made them a laughing stock throughout Europe, and the Netherlands was no longer the respected and feared maritime power it used to be, which can be seen from the attitude of the ministers of various countries, this is no longer a simple transaction problem, but a serious incident related to the status of the Dutch, once the European countries lost their fear of the Netherlands, then it is inevitable that there will be countries because of interests to stand up and challenge, The Dutch trade monopoly in Europe will be torn apart, which the Dutch authorities have long been aware of, the trade between Europe and the Ming Dynasty has now exceeded the trade of all regions combined, and the relationship between the British and the Ming is enough to monopolize all the trade in the Far East, leaving the Netherlands with almost zero share, at the same time, the French are also sharpening their knives, Chen Bing on the Dutch border, once the myth of the Dutch Navy is shattered, almost all European countries want to rush out and get a piece of the pie, after all, the Netherlands has earned too much wealth in the past few decades, Whoever can rob this country is tantamount to robbing more than 20% of the wealth of Europe, and their power does not seem to be as terrible as it is rumored, at least the defeat of the Far Eastern Fleet, and the joint play of the Ming and the British, have made the greedy royal families not lose courage.

It is necessary to save face, so that the Dutch can continue to deter the European bandits with bad intentions, this is a fact that all the Dutch must do, the Ming is too far away, then the British have become the target of revenge by the embarrassed Dutch, within three days, the Dutch cabinet quickly passed seven or eight bills, all of which are aimed at the British, including the British merchant ships prohibited from entering all the waters controlled by the Netherlands, including the expulsion of the British minister, including sanctions against the British, if you go further, it is enough to declare war on the British.

The British were also quick to respond. The British Minister immediately sent a note to the States. A protest was raised. on this. Countries are making their own calculations. The French also protested. Powerfully, France was still a land power at this time. There is no border with the Netherlands though. But decades ago. France has signed an alliance with Belgium, their common neighbour. The French Army can wear it at any time

When the border launched an attack on the Dutch. The French King had been coveting the Netherlands for a long time. It had to immediately send a powerful army to tear the Netherlands to shreds. and took all the great wealth of the Dutch treasury to Paris.

The Spaniards also protested at the same time. Relations between Spain and the British had fallen to a freezing point fifty years earlier during the Armada period. But this did not prevent the Spaniards from extending their olive branch to the British. Spain is the same as the United Kingdom. They are all allies and trading partners of the Ming Land. In the Far East. They have common interests. Spain imports ivory and silk from the Ming Dynasty and also needs to stop through the British island of Ceylon. The King of Spain did not hesitate to choose to move closer to England. And counter-sanctions against another feuding enemy.

The Grand Duke of Luxembourg and the King of Belgium also expressed their dissatisfaction with the Dutch. They are small countries bordering the Netherlands. Yes, but it has been curbed by the Dutch. So that they are forever confined to land. This was the perfect time for them to get rid of the Dutch threat.

Austria, Italy, Portugal declared neutrality. They were glad to see the Dutch in their countries. But that doesn't mean they want to be part of the strife. A few days later. A draft of the Anti-Dutch Alliance was officially signed at the urging of the British. Great Britain, France, Spain, Belgium, and Luxembourg formally formed an anti-Dutch alliance. Among them was the containment of the Netherlands. Prohibition of passage through Dutch merchant ships, etc. The British paid a heavy price for signing this clause. In exchange. The British port on the island of Ceylon in southern India will be open to signatory countries. Other words. Britain gave up its monopoly on the right to trade with the Ming Dynasty. French, Belgian, and Spanish merchants could send merchant ships to trade with the Ming at any time. And make a stop when passing through the island of Ceylon.

The Dutch realized the seriousness of the problem. Their biggest mistake was that on the eve of the reshuffle of European power, they were naïve to think that the Netherlands was still the super-ocean empire that deterred Europe. The days of the Dutch land have passed. The nations of Europe will no longer have any fear of him.

The Five-Nation Alliance has made many small European countries see the loopholes, just like the crumbling Spaniards, who had to be carved up before they could fall to the ground and never get up again. And the Netherlands seems to be facing the mistakes of the Spaniards, some Dutch parliamentarians obviously see this, some are clamoring for reconciliation with the countries, and more people have chosen to leave the country to avoid all unnecessary losses, and the anti-Dutch coalition has been formed, and it is impossible to end without a problem.

The British began to be active on the European continent, almost all the royal families appeared British diplomats, all the royal families, even businessmen, all felt that the storm of change was coming, and the Ming Dynasty also sent a large delegation to come, and those who were interested will find that the Britain in front of the stage is just the spokesperson of the interests of the Ming Dynasty, and the real protagonist of this storm is the Ming Empire, which is thousands of miles away.

The British and Spaniards always talk about the huge warships and vast lands of the Ming Dynasty, and every number is shaking the nerves of the royal families, tens of millions of people, more than 500,000 urban populations, hundreds of giant warships, nearly 200,000 well-equipped and well-trained troops on land and water, and a land that is more extensive than the whole of Europe, all of which are extremely new to Europeans, and they are also full of awe of such a huge distant neighbor.

The moment was coming to decide the fate of Europe and the Netherlands, and the British were ready for a reshuffle to begin as soon as the Ming mission arrived. And the nations are both curious and fearful about the arrival of this new neighbor.

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On the third day of the fourth month of the seventh year of the new year, three full months had passed since the Battle of Ceylon, and a merchant ship escorted by thirty warships and a hundred cargo had landed in England and was warmly welcomed by the British, and William III personally greeted him in the harbor, and a new era was about to be born.

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Is the plot a little too fast? If you think it's fast, you can go to the book review area and say it, I personally think that it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to rise together with the whole of Europe, the territory of the earth is only so large, it is impossible to accommodate so many bandits, so the policy of weakening Europe can be started first, otherwise it will be too hasty to wait a few years to solve it. It is only a matter of using them to weaken each other now, and then consider containment in the future. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in*, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )