"Father, father, let the float enter the palace to perform!" Zhu Huiyin shook the emperor's hand and begged with a small face.

Zhu Huiying grinned in her mother's arms, nodded her little head with a smile, and echoed in a childish voice: "Okay, good wow." ”

The emperor smiled, touched his daughter's head, and said, "The parade of floats will be performed in front of the noon gate tomorrow, so I will show you." ”

Performing in Wumen Square is not the same thing as entering the palace, but the two little girls are not too much, and when they heard that they were performing alone, they were immediately happy.

There is still a difference between going out of the palace to watch and performing specially, anyway, the emperor prefers this kind of activity in a joyful atmosphere rather than a dry play without an audience.

But the royal rules and majesty still need it, and it is very troublesome to have a float parade in the palace, which is crowded and chaotic, and also needs to consider safety issues.

The two little princesses are still sensible, and they don't want to go out for a walk and mingle with the crowd.

In the future, the emperor will take them out of the palace to play, which is the so-called micro-service private visit. But today's scene of a flood of spectators still dare not be casual.

Seeing that the float procession had passed, the emperor drove back to the palace, with the strict protection of the brocade guard, although it was sitting in an inconspicuous carriage, it was a steel carriage, which was very safe.

The naughty little princess opened the curtains of the car a little and peeked at the passing shops, her face full of freshness and curiosity.

Living in the palace, I don't know how many people envy me, and I want to ask for it but can't get it. But after staying inside for a long time, I think it's fun and interesting outside.

The emperor smiled and straightened his daughter on his lap, and listened to the noisy sound gradually disappearing, and his heart was very emotional.

In any case, under his wise leadership, he defeated the most vicious enemy of the Ming Dynasty and swept away the shortcomings of the Ming Empire.

Although not all, the road to reform is also very long, but the peace and happiness of several decades should be guaranteed.

As for the catastrophe, there are many countermeasures, and the emperor is confident that he will continue to lead the Ming Dynasty to sweep across the Quartet and become a well-deserved empire on which the sun never sets.

And the empire is not declining, and the most intuitive manifestation is the reaction of the people. The common people did not have enough food and clothing, did not need foreign enemies, and overthrew the empire with hoes and sticks.

So, whether it's expansion, invasion, or plunder. It's all a means, not an end. Through these means, making the country strong and the people prosperous is the goal that the emperor wants to achieve.

As for the wise and martial emperor, the emperor who opened up the territory, the emperor didn't care. After a hundred years, whether it is good or bad, he can control it, and what does it have to do with him?

The little princess leaned on the emperor's arms, looked at the scene outside, grinned and smiled happily.

The emperor was relieved, he knew that not only his children, but also thousands of Ming children of the same age, basically did not have the worry of war.

The disasters and turmoil at the end of the Ming Dynasty were a catastrophe. And he has saved the people of the Ming Dynasty from this disaster.

But no one knows his contribution except himself, just as no one believes that Jiannu will sweep the world and replace the Ming Dynasty.

But does the emperor care? Holding the daughter in her arms and looking at her heartfelt smile, everything was worth it.

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History is changing, but it's not all. Some things are similar to what they were in history, but the objects are different.

The First Battle of the South China Sea annihilated the Dutch ships, forcing the Dutch to face up to the changes in the foreign policy of the Ming Empire.

Retaliation was an option, but after weighing the strength of both sides, the Dutch reluctantly found that the East India Company alone could not achieve this goal.

Moreover, the Ming Navy only has a gap with Xiyi in terms of the size of its ships. But in numbers, and even in the total volume of artillery, there is already an advantage.

Another advantage that cannot be changed is that the Ming navy can fight in the coastal waters of the country. In other words, even if it could not be defeated head-on, it would pose a great threat to the Dutch seafaring trade routes in East Asia.

Counting the number of warships of the East India Company, it would be an impossible task if every merchant ship going to the Japanese trade required escort.

Hit, not sure. Even if they can win a few battles, they will not be able to bring the Ming navy to their knees, but will put their trading routes in danger of being cut off.

The trade of the Japanese Kingdom was one of the main sources of wealth for the Dutch in Asia, and the silk, porcelain, cotton, sugar and other commercial goods of the Ming Empire were sold well in Europe and made huge profits.

The Dutch attacked the Portuguese several times, just to monopolize the goods of the Ming Empire and monopolize sales in Europe.

In particular, the glass mirrors made by the Ming Dynasty, the mercury mirrors of which are far better in quality than Venice, have now become the objects of European royal families and aristocrats, and even the rich.

In view of the help of the Portuguese in the Ming Empire's annihilation of Jiannu and the formation of the navy, the Ming Empire gave a large share of the glass mirror to the Portuguese, which is also the reason why the Dutch are jealous.

But now don't fight the idea of the Portuguese, the Ming Empire has taken back the power of Haojing and stationed troops to protect it.

Some of the Portuguese chose to continue to live in Ho Keng, some of them went to the newly established merchant district in Guangzhou, and some of the Portuguese went to the Saigon Merchant House.

In other words, now that the Dutch attack Haojing, they will have to fight against the Ming army, which is an act of war, and it is not at all possible to replace the Portuguese and continue to maintain trade with the Ming Empire.

At the end of the day, it's strength that decides about it.

The Ming navy was established on the basis of naval divisions, but the ideas of ships, artillery, and naval warfare were advanced.

In terms of numbers, the number of ships is no more than that of Zheng Zhilong in history. But in terms of quality, it far surpasses the Zheng family's fleet.

Cannons, galan cannons, rockets, and the Ming navy have surpassed the Dutch, and even all Xiyi, in terms of the performance of weapons and equipment.

Of course, the Dutch East India Company outnumbered the Dutch East India Company in terms of ships and artillery, but it was not the Dutch state, but it was unlikely that the Netherlands would send too many ships to Asia.

But the Ming Empire has reversed the decline, and after solving domestic problems, it has invested more in the navy and developed faster.

After much deliberation and deliberation, the Dutch East India Company reluctantly accepted the defeat. For the conditions of the Ming Kingdom, they sent people to negotiate and pay ransoms for the prisoners of war.

It is gratifying to the Dutch that the Ming Kingdom opened up free trade, and Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Saigon became the first batch of open ports and open merchant houses.

That is, the Dutch were able to achieve part of their purpose without war. But it is impossible to monopolize the foreign trade of the Ming Empire.

As for the tax through the Taiwan Strait, it can also be called a protection fee or a toll, which was also a normal operation in the international arena at that time.

For example, the Dutch signed a treaty with Denmark to obtain the right for cargo ships to pass through the Sunder Strait duty-free.

In other words, the collection of taxes or exemptions depends on the negotiation and agreement, and the amount to be collected must also be determined by both parties after negotiation.

Therefore, the bottom line of the Dutch is to accept all the conditions of the Ming Kingdom and participate in the foreign trade of the Ming Empire as competitors.