Chapter 1 How did Da Ming become what he is now!
On the 5th day of the first month of the 34th year of Taiping in the Ming Dynasty, on February 4, 1805 in the Western calendar, the weather was cloudy and sunny.
"Today's Spring. The first founding day of the month. Appropriate: traveling, going to work, meeting friends, going to books, seeing work, and everything else is not suitable. 》
"French craftsmen claim to have conquered long-distance radio communication technology, and say they will not pay any royalties to the Ming Imperial Consortium."
"The British Fearful Battleship was launched, with an estimated displacement of up to 16,000 tons, a maximum speed of not less than 18 knots, and at least 8 ships of the same type are expected to be built".
"French General Napoleon Arrives in the Anxi Region and Takes Command of the Asian Army Forces of France, Prussia and Luzhou, in an attempt to plot the Ili River Valley, the land gateway of Shenzhou".
British Admiral Nelson Leads LinkedIn and French Combined Fleets to the Indian Ocean to Threaten the Strait of Malacca, the gateway to the Shenzhou Sea.
"British Army General Arthur Wellesley Commands British and French Colonial Forces to Attack and Harass the Towns of Luoji Mountain and Coerce the Northern Yinzhou Domains to Establish Themselves".
"The Southern Yin Continent White Ghost Rogue's Leader Boliwa and Sun Martin converged and once again disturbed the border area of the Empire's Southern Yin New Tianfu".
"The Xiyi Navy and Army are both labor expeditions, as long as the officers and men of our Navy and Army work together, they will be able to win the battle."
"The factional antagonism in Burma, Siam, Annam, Japan, Korea, Luzon, and Tien Nam became increasingly serious, and the nobles and the bourgeoisie demanded that the vassal kings choose the opportunity to stand on their own."
"The garrison army is dispatched, and the turmoil in the Liaodong capital has been controlled".
"Huguang, Sichuan, Henan, and Shandong captured the demons of the White Lotus Sect".
"Hangzhou Mansion, Suzhou Mansion, Songjiang Mansion, Civil Rebellion Broke Out in Many Southeast Places".
"Civil Rebellion Broke Out in Datong Mansion and Taiyuan Mansion in Shanxi".
"Nanzhili Unemployed Displaced People Attack the Guard".
"Chongzhen Crisis Reappears".
"The end of the Zhu Ming Dynasty has come! (torn off)
"The biggest crisis since the revival of the Ming Dynasty, it is unwise to use one country against the whole world".
"The wealth of the world is gathered in the Ming Dynasty, and the wealth of the Ming Dynasty is collected in the royal family, and the royal family challenges the world, how can it be undefeated? 》。
"The Anti-Ming Alliance issued a joint proclamation, and the Ming Empire stopped all expansion actions in Dashi (West Asia), Mozhou (Africa), and Yinzhou (America), which was the premise of peace talks between the Alliance and the Ming Empire".
"All the countries of Xiyi are strong in the outside world, and they are simply unable to occupy our Ming Dynasty, and appeasing the people is the fundamental matter".
Zhu Jingyuan, who had recovered the memory of his previous life, looked at the news in the newspapers at home and abroad in front of him, and let out a cry from the depths of his soul:
"Fuck, how did Da Ming become what he is now!"
This is not only Zhu Jingyuan's amazement at this time and space itself, but also at the current situation of the Ming Empire.
The strength of the Ming Empire in this strange time and space in front of him can be said to be extremely powerful, and even if he singles out the whole world, he may not lose.
However, while taking on the whole world, it is a bit difficult to deal with the rebellion of the feudal states halfway around the world, and deal with the spreading local civil uprising.
In Zhu Jingyuan's view, the current situation has reached the extreme, and once it is not handled well, the huge empire may collapse directly.
As the grandson of the emperor, Zhu Jingyuan instinctively thought from the perspective of the royal family, how to maintain the rule of the Zhu dynasty.
Just then, the sound of a car engine came from outside the room.
The voice abruptly moved from far to near, and finally settled in the courtyard next door, where Zhu Jingyuan's father lived.
"It's dark outside, dad is going out at this time, is there an emergency imperial meeting?"
Thinking of this, Zhu Jingyuan immediately got up and put on the robe of the emperor and grandson, walked out of his room and courtyard quickly, and went to the courtyard next door to see the situation.
Zhu Jingyuan's father, Zhu Jianyan, is 45 years old this year, the second son of Zhu Zhongliang, the current Ming Emperor, and was about to get in the car and go out accompanied by his secretary at this time.
The lavish Prince's Mansion was brightly lit, and the engines of cars resembling the First World War era did not turn off, spitting hot air abruptly in the cold of spring.
Zhu Jianyan himself was preoccupied, the expression on his face was extremely solemn, and he saw his son running next door out of the corner of his eye, but he didn't have any reaction.
Zhu Jingyuan looked at his father and didn't look at himself at all, as if he was about to get in the car and leave, and immediately took the initiative to shout:
"Dad, it's so late, where are you going now?"
In this era, there were no rules for the royal family to speak in private, and there was no difference between family members and ordinary people.
When Zhu Jianyan heard his son's voice, he seemed to have just woken up from his thoughts, and after looking back at Zhu Jingyuan, he sighed softly and shook his head and said:
"What kind of anti-Ming alliance sent a note, vaguely expressing the meaning that peace talks can be made, so your grandfather invited me into the palace to discuss.
"Although you are already qualified to participate, the peace talks in this form are not a glorious resume, and you don't need to rub it."
The ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, known as the Guangwu Emperor, and Zhu Cihong, who is suspected of being a traverser, reformed and created a large number of unprecedented new systems in the process of rebuilding the Ming Dynasty.
Because Emperor Sejo used the era name of Renwu, these new systems were collectively called the "Renmu New System", and the event of changing the system was called the "Renmu Reform".
Not the common "New Deal", but the unique "New System", because he completely subverted the "ancestral system", but also formed a new ancestral system.
According to the new system of Renwu, princes and county kings are no longer vassals, but princes, grandchildren, and clans can participate in politics.
Zhu Jianyan is the prince, and the title is the prince, and now he is in charge of the position of Honglu Temple, and he is in charge of foreign negotiations.
After the restructuring of Renwu, foreign affairs-related affairs were separated from the Ministry of Rites and other relevant departments, and were completely assigned to Honglu Temple to be in charge.
Honglu Temple became the de facto Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and its status was elevated to the same level as the other six ministries.
Honglu Siqing became the de facto Minister of Foreign Affairs, and his status was also raised to the level of the Six Books.
At the same time, all princes and grandchildren can apply to observe the meetings of the Imperial Council from the age of 12, and at the age of 15, they can speak with permission.
Zhu Jingyuan turned 15 at the beginning of this year, and he is already qualified to participate in the meeting with his father.
This is also the reason why Zhu Jingyuan heard the sound of the car and guessed that there might be an urgent imperial meeting, so he ran out directly.
Now that Zhu Jingyuan confirmed the news, he quickly ran in front of his father Zhu Jianyan and directly expressed his opinion:
"The other party intends to negotiate peace, grandpa should cooperate, anyway, the war has continued until now, and neither side has taken any big advantage.
"We've lost some colonies, but they're all barren lands overseas, and they're not real losses at all.
"If you continue to fight, it will probably be a lose-lose outcome, and the truce is just to concentrate on dealing with the turmoil in the vassal state and pacifying the civil uprising."
As soon as Zhu Jingyuan finished speaking, he suddenly realized something, and the whole person suddenly fell silent.
Zhu Jianyan on the opposite side sighed softly:
"I am Honglu Siqing, in charge of foreign affairs, after the re-emergence of the Ming Dynasty, there has not been a Honglu Siqing who has signed the armistice agreement on the lost land."