"King Li Ying of Joseon killed Zheng Minshi!"

Inside the city of Pyongyang.

Several diplomats from Europe are gathering.

There was a vague excitement on his face.

As a very important "iconic vassal state" in the Celestial Empire system, the Korean State has now become a possible breach in the Celestial Empire system!

No, it's the breach that has already appeared!

The king of Joseon, Yi Ying, killed Chung Min-shi, the leader of the Donghak Party, marking Li Ying's complete break with the Donghak Party and the all-round orientation of the two wealthy families in Korea.

And at the same time.

The great son of tomorrow, who wants to distribute the fields of the two classes of wealthy households to the Korean people, has become the common enemy of Li Ying and the two classes of North Korean households!!

That is to say

At the door of Daming's house.

A country that opposes the Great Tomorrow Dynasty system has appeared!!

The country has a population of 20 million – almost as many as France.

If such a country is supported by European countries

"We want to contact Li Ying!"

"The king of Joseon will need our help."

"The Chinese Celestial Empire system is by no means monolithic!"

The tone of several European diplomats also became excited.

This world is no longer a world that separates East and West.

This is an era of globalization.

The exchanges and collisions between the East and the West are more frequent and intense than ever before.

Three days after the murder of Chung Min-sil, the leader of the Donghak Party in North Korea.

Zhu Daohua got the news on the train to Tianjin.

On his trip to Tianjin, he was accompanied by a princess from the Ottomans, Marihena.

Marihena was the eldest daughter of the contemporary Ottoman Sultan Selim III.

Selim III, influenced by his father, Mustafa III, was determined to implement reforms in the Ottomans.

Selim III once used the West as a teacher and planned to carry out a series of reforms in domestic affairs and military systems.

But with the rise of the Ming Empire.

The success of the great empire from the east made Selim III see another way to become a strong country!

And compared with Europe that is close at hand, the Ming Dynasty in the far east is obviously a party that does not pose much threat to the Ottoman Empire.

Selim III's reforms were strongly opposed by the country's great feudal lords and the Janissrid legions.

For this.

Selim III also hoped to have contact with the Ming Empire, and it was best to get diplomatic support from the Ming Empire.

In this day and age.

One of the symbols of friendship between the two countries is harmony.

The Ottomans were also barely a country in Western circles.

Bed politics is still possible.

Marihena is good-looking, and she has an exotic style that Emperor Zhu prefers, so the princess sent by Osman entered Emperor Zhu's harem very smoothly.

Now he is accompanying Emperor Zhu to Tianjin to welcome the delegation from the French Republic.

According to intelligence from Europe.

Napoleon had already begun to prepare for war against the Habsburgs, with the goal of defeating Austria once Napoleon had conquered France and Austria. He also took control of Spain through marriage, and was crowned Emperor of Italy.

Tsk tsk.

A Roman Empire is about to be restored!

Emperor Zhu can't eat or sleep when he thinks of this these days.

Good war between Napoleon and the anti-French coalition.

How to fight and fight, to fight a Roman Empire came out.

To be honest, Emperor Zhu actually regretted letting Napoleon go back to France.

If there is a Roman Empire in Europe, there is a Ming Empire outside of it.

Under great threat.

Not to mention a united Europe, just France plus half of Germany, plus the Apennine Peninsula and the Iberian Peninsula.

A European country with a population of nearly 100 million could be formed!

This country may even be supported by some small European countries, and will be pushed to oppose the Ming Dynasty.

The territory is so large, although the population is not as large as the Ming Empire, it is equivalent to one-fifth of the population of the Ming Dynasty, and it is still a European country.

It is enough to threaten the Ming Empire's efforts to seize world hegemony in the future.

Not to mention, the leader of the country is called Napoleon. Bonaparte.

Therefore.

In current terms.

Sino-French relations are the most important bilateral relations in the world.

The mission from France, Emperor Zhu attached great importance to it.

And

Emperor Zhu believed that Napoleon's claim to be emperor could be done to weaken this country with great potential.

When the train slowly drove into the Tianjin Railway Station, the people in clothes on both sides of the railway could be seen everywhere.

If you look closely through the binoculars, you can see that all of these people are yellow and thin, and their faces are numb and desperate.

"Your Majesty, there are so many poor people in your empire, aren't you afraid that there will be any chaos here? I have heard that in Europe, revolutions have broken out in quite a few countries. ”

Said the Ottoman princess Marihena.

"Revolution? In fact, this is already a revolution. But any change will have a painful period, painful, only temporary, and they will be greeted with an unprecedentedly bright future, and they will be the subjects of the most powerful empire in the world, I think. They will be proud of it, and their children and grandchildren will benefit from it. Emperor Zhu shrugged indifferently and said.

"You don't seem to sympathize with them at all?"

Marihena had traveled to various European countries as a foreign student, so when she spoke to Emperor Zhu, she was not as restrained as other concubines.

Maybe that's because of that.

Emperor Zhu will be a little fond of her during this time.

"Sympathy?" Zhu Daohua shook his head, "I won't sympathize with them, because I'm forcing them to move forward for their good!" Only by moving forward and not stopping can China have a bright future. ”

Emperor Zhu laughed, and pointed with his finger to the crowd outside the train window and the people on both sides of the railway, "A good life is earned by yourself, not by others." I will not give these people a happy life, but I will create a time for them to strive for happiness. But before this era comes, they will have to endure hardship, shed blood, and sacrifice. ”

The Chinese in the New World may have to be prepared to sacrifice at every moment.

The sun shines on the walls of the Iron Cottage.

Tieshanzhai is a huge stockade.

It is the second largest village of the Jinshan Governor's Mansion after Jinshan City.

In addition to the main village, two castles were also planned, each guarding the mountain pass.

This is to prepare for the mining of iron ore and coal in the future.

There is an iron mine in Tieshanzhai, and a hundred miles east along the river, a coal mine was discovered.

There is iron and coal, although there are no proven reserves, but it has already made Lin Minghe, the governor of Jinshan, ecstatic.

Being able to produce its own steel is of great significance to the Governor's Office of Jinshan.

Therefore, a battalion of regular troops was stationed on the side of Tieshanzhai, and a group of old immigrants were also hired to help guard the town.

It can be said that it is quite important.

"Uncle"

Inside the Iron Cottage.

The two brothers of the Li family followed behind Li Zhongyi, and they wanted to say something.

When Li Zhongyi saw the appearance of these two people, he knew what they were going to ask.

Iron Cottage has been built for more than a year.

Over the past year or so, Li Zhongyi has also been trained.

He didn't wear a big red robe.

Instead, he wore an army uniform and tied a red silk on his arm to indicate his identity as an official.

Two revolvers also hung from his waist.

The temperament of the whole person has also changed from a weak scholar to the appearance of a martial artist.

I can't see the appearance of Wenquxing in Daqiao Town, Luojiang County, Sichuan at all.

"She's your aunt, genuine!"

Li Zhongyi frowned and said.

The two brothers of the Li family froze for a moment, obviously holding back a stomach question in their hearts, but after all, this was a family matter of the elders, and they didn't dare to ask.

"Don't think about it, when I first came to Jinshan, she saved my life, if I didn't marry her, she would have no face to see. How can a great husband be like this? ”

Li Zhongyi's face was righteous and awe-inspiring, and he didn't know what he thought in his heart.

"Uncle.. Auntie, she's but... But"

"Murder, you say?" Li Zhongyi turned his head, "It's good to get used to it, here in the future, killing people is a common thing, if you don't dare to kill, take the morning to go back to Sichuan." Everyone here has to become a wolf if they want to survive! ”

Li Zhongyi said, and something seemed to sound: "You two are coarse and well-versed in literature and ink, it is easy to get an official here, and you will also be an official in the future." Let me tell you that the people here are not sheep, and being an official here is different from being an official in Sichuan. Don't put on any show in the future, otherwise you will be shot black, and your uncle and I will have no other way. ”

It turned out that he didn't dare to do evil because he was afraid of being shot.

The two brothers suddenly realized.

Think about it too.

Even people like Xu Aju are running around with their heads.

When he got married, he didn't teach his husband and children at home, but went out to hunt people's heads.

It's really a bit of a bit like that.

But think about it from another perspective, where does your second uncle dare to care.

Right now.

Xu Aju walked in.

"Second aunt."

The two brothers hurriedly greeted each other.

Xu Aju nodded and said to Li Zhongyi: "Husband, Camp Commander Zhang is here." ”

"Come in, please!"

Li Zhongyi hurriedly stood up and said.

"Master Li, there's a mission coming from above!"

Zhang Jin has now been promoted to battalion commander, but his face was not very good-looking when he came in.

"What's going on?"

"The above asked us to send grain to the coal village."

Thanks to the river connection, the coal can be placed on the wooden raft and go down the river to the iron cottage.

There are more than 2,000 miners in the coal village, all of whom are full-time workers who need grain to be sent by the Jinshan Governor's Palace.

'What? When is this going on, and you still have to send food?! ’

Li Zhongyi was surprised.

"Why not ship it?"

"Why do you say?"

Zhang Jin shook his head, his face solemn.

"You mean"

"That's right, the top wants us to be bait, and before this winter comes, we will catch all the Baiyi hidden in the forest!"

Li Zhongyi's face also became solemn.

According to intelligence

From the south and east, there were several infiltrated European adventurers.

"Wouldn't it be too risky?"

Zhang Jin shook his head: "There is no way to take risks, these people are contacting the Albanian tribe, even if we don't take the initiative, it is very likely that they will do it this winter." ”

The team escorting grain and grass left the Iron Cottage at dawn.

The first day was a thrilling journey.

They traveled until dusk, and when night had gone on, they camped and rested. Eat in the dim moonlight. The accompanying Ming officers and soldiers were on duty in shifts.

The two brothers of the Li family also followed.

Li Zhongyi told them that if they want to survive in this environment, they should try not to be afraid.

"You go to the coal cottage with you, and when you go back to Jinshan City, you will be considered to have gone to gilding."

Li Zhongyi said.

So the two of them now have a revolver hanging on their waists, and they are eating dried salted fish and corn tortillas with Li Zhongyi.

His eyes were also looking into the woods.

In the middle of the forest, the fire flickered.

It could be a patrol detachment of the Ming army, or it could be a white man or an indigenous barbarian ambush in the woods.

The civilians responsible for transporting food were more or less armed with daggers, daggers, scythes, axes, wooden spears and foreign guns.

In the eyes of the two Li brothers.

These people, unlike their tenant farmers in Sichuan, do not have that kind of submissive temperament.

They were all dressed in warm fur clothes, and they all looked sturdy, and they laughed as they walked, and they didn't look at the woods on the side of the road, and no one shivered. They often carry several weapons with each person, usually a foreign gun, a dagger or a dagger. Also a sickle or axe.

It's not like a civilian.

It's about the same as those soldiers of the Ming army.

It's likely that someone has been killed, and there is more than one!

The dinner was as sumptuous as usual, with steaming pancakes and fragrant braised pork.

After more than two years of development, there is no shortage of grain in the Jinshan Governor's Palace.

The price of grain and meat is very cheap, only about 40% of that of Sichuan - there is no shortage of land here!

On average, an immigrant gets 15 acres of land, and usually they occupy a little more, up to about 20 acres.

Moreover, these cultivated fields are fertile black soil that is about to produce oil, and you can harvest a good harvest if you plant it casually.

Farming here is also an easy job, and no one can pull the plough by themselves, because every family has several horses.

They will use horses to plow the land.

Normally, the collective farms organized the farmers to cultivate the land in a unified manner, because some of these farms were always called up for various "paid labor" and therefore had no way to cultivate their own land.

And driving the horses to pull the plough is not a tiring task, and you can get an extra income, which is naturally a great joy for everyone.

As for weeding and catching insects, it seems that no one does it.

The only thing that is more busy and tiring is the harvest season, when an average strong laborer has to harvest forty or fifty acres of land.

Although it was quite tiring, their harvest was beyond the believability of ordinary farmers in the Han region.

Xu Aju was also in the team, eating the oil cake roll meat one by one, and sipping the rice wine in a gourd from time to time.

This was his father's favorite drink during his lifetime, and when he was in Sichuan, the family was very poor. I can't eat enough, but Xu Fugui still has to drink a little bit every day.

Right now.

The family is very wealthy, and his husband is an official, but Xu Aju is very strong, because he still has an old lady and a stupid brother to raise - in current words, Xu Aju is a brother who helps his brother, but there is no way, the old lady and brother are not good brains, so even if Xu Aju gets married, he still has to take care of his mother's affairs.

But she doesn't want Li Zhongyi's money, she can make money herself, and she can spend the money she earns to be sure!

(End of chapter)