Despite the victory in the so-called defense of Rome, the Holy See and the Holy Roman Empire did not make any further moves.

In fact, while Rome, and indeed the civilian population of all of Europe, celebrated the victory in this defensive war, the Holy See and the Holy Roman Empire did not let their guard down because of this.

They knew the strength of the Ming army, and they also knew what news they had hidden from their people before, so they didn't feel that the Ming army was a scumbag of war.

But it doesn't help them to think so, the point is that the people don't think so.

Two victories, one with 50,000 enemies and one with 20,000 enemies.

70,000 people, this is already a great victory in the minds of Europeans, and if you push it back a few decades, it will be enough to destroy a country.

In this case, the fools who had been given the domination of the minds by the Holy See and the ruling class were all clamoring to fight back, only to be finally suppressed by the Holy See and the Holy Roman Empire on the grounds that it was not suitable to send troops in winter.

But people like Martin V and Sigismund did not let up because they knew very well that their vigilance was an important but not the only condition for winning or losing a war.

If the people don't have a correct attitude, they will still underestimate the enemy when they fight against the Ming army, and the bitter fruit of the final defeat will still be stuffed into their mouths.

It's just that they don't know that the man who caused a storm in Europe, and even put everyone in danger in the Holy See and the Holy Roman Empire, is no longer in Europe at the moment.

……

Xiangzhou Mansion.

got on the boat and said goodbye to his younger brother Zhu Zhanqi, who had just returned from Shuntianfu, and Zhu Zhanqi set sail again and headed in the direction of Shuntianfu.

After Constantinople settled the matter of Mu Bin's defeat, Zhu Zhanqi left Junbao and came to the Xiangzhou Mansion.

It took a full month on the way, but the whole of Europe did not know that he had left.

The reason why he left Europe was mainly for three things, two of which were necessary and one of which was incidental.

The first thing is Ah San over there in Nanzhou Mansion.

Sitting on the plains of the Indus and Ganges rivers, the capital of Nanzhou was the largest exporter of rice even in later generations.

Although 200 million people are not enough to eat, and the actual number may be more, the status of the number one rice exporter is a testament to the productivity of the land.

Such a piece of land, Zhu Zhanyan naturally cannot be handed over to Ah San, even if it is the same as setting fire to the Indochina Peninsula at the beginning, he must take this land into his own hands.

Therefore, he came to Xiangzhou Mansion at the first stop, told his younger brother Zhu Zhanqi about it, and set some strategies against Ah San.

In fact, it's nothing, it's just a matter of picking a few random things from those plans that have been played rotten, such as collecting taxes, business, etc., and slowly scraping Ah San's flesh and blood.

It is naturally the best to be able to imperceptibly let Ah San contribute food while working hard for himself, after all, the benefits are maximized, if not, take your time, and wait until the number of Ah San is reduced to a certain extent, and then solve it in one fell swoop with the power of thunder.

As for the population issue, Zhu Zhanyan actually did not worry about it.

It is normal for both the Central Plains and the Indochina Peninsula to enter an era of small population explosions because of the "peace" and high grain yields in recent years.

People in this era were thinking about how to eat enough at first, and after they were full, they thought about marrying a wife and having children, and after they could support their children, they thought about having more children.

Therefore, when the conditions of peace, food, satiety, clothing and warmth exist at the same time, it is the time when the population explodes.

The affairs of Nanzhou Mansion cannot be solved in one or two years, no matter how fast it is, it will take seven or eight years or even ten years, which is enough time for the population base to grow.

In addition, the population explosion represents a decrease in resources, and when competitiveness increases, there is less and less food to eat, which is one of the causes of chaos.

It is necessary to get rid of some people who do not need to exist, or who are not their own people, and make enough space and resources for their own people.

Think about it, wasn't that how the English treated the Indians when they moved to North America?

As for the second thing Zhu Zhanqi had to do, that was the thing that was handed over to Zhu Zhanqi's younger brother.

Train.

It's been more than half a year, and when he was in Europe, Zhu Zhanyan didn't receive any news from his younger brother, which means that the train test was definitely unsuccessful.

In this matter, although Zhu Zhanyan left a lot of relevant information, he knew very well that in the end, the success of the train was likely to have to come by himself.

There's an old saying that a lot of things are just a layer of window paper, and you can see through them when you poke them.

But in fact, many times this layer of window paper is only for those who understand, and for those who don't understand, this layer of window paper is more difficult to cross than a hundred thousand mountains.

Therefore, he simply stayed in Xiangzhou Mansion for three days this time, and dealt with some problems in this regard as quickly as possible.

As for the third thing......

Actually, it is still related to trains, but trains can only be said to be one of the categories in this category, because the thing he wants to solve is called education.

The successful implementation of Ram Studies actually represents that the Ming Dynasty has entered a new era, but this era is still not the era that Zhu Zhanyan wants, or it can only be regarded as a transitional era.

What he wants may not be an era in which all people are enlightened, but it must also be able to provide a certain amount of talent for development.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanyan was born with an idea.

The birth of the imperial examination can actually be traced back to the inspection system of the Western Han Dynasty, and as for many people saying that the Sui Dynasty was the era of the perfection of the imperial examination, this is actually wrong.

In fact, the imperial examination system of the Sui Dynasty can only be regarded as an advance of the probationary system, and he continued the recommendation system of the probationary system, that is, if you want to participate in the imperial examination, you must have the recommendation of officials above the sixth grade.

In fact, if there is such a requirement, the imperial examination cannot be regarded as the imperial examination, because it does not give ordinary people a channel for promotion.

Therefore, the imperial examination system originated from the inspection system of the Western Han Dynasty, was established in the Tang Dynasty, perfected in the Song Dynasty, and flourished in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Zhu Zhanqi felt that since the imperial examination system was constantly improved, and there was a special imperial examination such as martial arts in the middle, it is not impossible to improve the current imperial examination.

He wanted to create a unique imperial examination that was different from history, and this imperial examination cultivated the talents he wanted, not scholars in the traditional sense.

This requires him to go to Shuntian Mansion.

It's just that before he began to realize his idea, he had just arrived at Shuntian Mansion and Zhu Zhanyan caused a huge sensation.

There is no other reason, in the past year, especially in the second half of the year, news related to Zhu Zhanyan...... Actually, it's not very good.

The people at the bottom really want to resist, but what they want to resist is only war, and when they enter the period of peace, they are the first to resist the war.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanyan, who still had to fight everywhere after entering the period of peace, could not win the popular support of the people.

On such a basis, coupled with the news from Europe, it cannot reach the ears of ordinary people and the imperial court...... Or that King Wu did not come out to clarify, so all kinds of rumors became more and more outrageous.

What Zhu Zhanyan, a warmonger, suffered retribution, and he was defeated in Europe in successive battles, and even the news of his death in Europe came out.

Later, Zhu Zhanyan, who didn't even come back for the New Year, undoubtedly made people firm the "authenticity" of the news.

And now, Zhu Zhanyan suddenly appeared in Shuntian Mansion, which undoubtedly made those news self-defeating.

But again, it caused a huge shock.

This person is just a cheap, just like a child, you know that it's wrong to watch TV without finishing your homework, but you can't help it, you can't help it, forget it, and turn it off when your parents come back.

As a result, as soon as your parents touch the temperature of the TV, they know that you are peeking again, and the result is still inevitably a fat beating.

In fact, it's not just children but adults as well.

When Zhu Zhanya, who once deterred the four yiyi and made the world's corrupt officials and profiteers dare not stretch out their hands, was not in the Central Plains, they were ready to move, and even as soon as Zhu Zhanyan's front foot left, they began to repeat their old tricks again.

But when Zhu Zhanyan came back again, they were the ones who were afraid every day and asked for immortals and worshiped Buddha.

However, at the moment, Zhu Zhanyan didn't have the time to deal with them.

Push forward eighteen years, although Zhu Zhanyan was only eleven years old at that time, he will still spare no effort to solve these problems, even if he pushes forward ten years, he will still do it.

But now, these things really aren't for him to worry about.

The world is so big, the dynasty is so big, and the foundation is so big, he can't worry about it alone.

When he returned to Shuntian Mansion, he first went to the palace to meet his parents, and then went to Changling to worship the old man, and reported to the old man his achievements in the past year.

Finally, back at the palace, he went to see his cousin.

……

Long live the mountain.

I don't know how long it has been, but the two cousins sat together calmly again, drinking wine and looking at Jing.

In Zhu Zhanyan's memory, the last time this scene appeared in Yingtianfu, when he had just returned to Yingtianfu for the New Year with his father not long after he was in Yunnan.

"Really decided?" poured a glass of wine for his cousin, and Zhu Zhanyan's tone was unwavering.

"Well, it's decided." Zhu Zhanji's tone was also quite flat, as if he was not talking about his own life and death.

"Walk to me...... Well, at this point in me, I don't want anything anymore, I just want Qi Zhen to grow up well. ”

"Yes......" Zhu Zhanyan was slightly stunned, then shook his head and smiled.

It's really not Zhu Zhanji's nonsense, if he is stationed in Suncheon, and Zhu Zhanji and his wife agree to hand over Zhu Qizhen to him for education, then it is still possible.

But King Wu has to withdraw from Shuntian, this Zhu Qizhen ......

To be honest, Sun Ruowei in history taught Zhu Qizhen to be a waste, and the current Sun Ruowei is not much better.

Thinking about Sun Ruowei's gaze when he entered Qingning Palace, the gaze of regret, regret, despair and yin owl, Zhu Zhanyan felt that this girl couldn't teach anything good.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanyan raised his head and looked around.

This Long Live Mountain, in the north of the Imperial Palace, outside the Xuanwu Gate, is the royal garden of the Ming Dynasty, but this Long Live Mountain also has a name.

Coal Mountain.

The coal mountain where Zhu Youzhen, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, hanged himself.