A few days later, Emperor Jiajing traveled to Tianjin.

He was accompanied by dozens of officials from the Ministry of Rites and more than 3,000 troops.

It's small and low-key, and it's not much fanfare.

After all, the war is high-level, the Ming Dynasty has only pacified Annan and swept away the Guanwai, and at this moment there are still 150,000 elites fighting in the Kangxi Dynasty, and the entire Jiajing Ming Dynasty can still make up an army of three or four hundred thousand, but it is about to reach a critical juncture.

At this moment, Zhu Houxi has more than 3,000 troops, which is just a symbol of the emperor.

After all, he is the emperor, so he can't go to Tianjin alone, right?

Zhu Houxi sat in the dragon bowl, calmly breathing and puffing, and when he checked the list, he suddenly found a familiar name.

Yan Maoqing.

"Yo, isn't this the smoke of making money?"

Zhu Houxi is happy, at this moment, Yan Maoqing is still a ceremonial system in the Ministry of Rites, and he is a petty official from the ninth grade.

Although I don't know how he hugged Yan Song's thigh, but in the current situation, Yan Maoqing is still a little courtesy official who abides by etiquette.

In this regard, although Zhu Houxi was a little surprised, he did not have any big problems with Yan Maoqing.

After all, Zhu Houxi is not the Jiajing Emperor in history, he can even use Yan Song, let alone a mere Yan Maoqing?

From afar, Zhu Houxi saw the ironclad ship docked at Tianjin Port.

Looking at this majestic and tall ironclad ship, Zhu Houxi couldn't help but admire in his heart and was full of confidence.

The ironclad ship, abandoning wood, sails, and spherical shells, used steel, steam engines, and oval shells in favor of steel.

Although compared to the war at sea in the age of steam, this warship can only be considered in average condition, but it is enough.

The steam ironclad ships of this era are invincible across the seas!

"Good, good, good!"

Zhu Houxi looked at the ironclad ship and said hello three times in a row.

"Xiao Aiqing did a good job, I heard that you even operated the machine tool yourself and went to weld iron?"

Zhu Houxi looked at Xiao Chengzhai on the side and chuckled: "He is really the pillar of the country and the talent of the country." ”

When Xiao Chengzhai heard this, he was sincerely frightened, and couldn't help but humbly say to Zhu Houxi: "Your Majesty praises falsely, this is what Weichen should do." ”

"Summoned, Xiao Cheng Zhai's officials, enter the lord Pinghaibo, reward a thousand taels of silver, and give a hundred hectares of good land."

"The minister is afraid, the minister has just done some tricks and tricks, how can he be knighted and rewarded with land."

Xiao Chengzhai bowed down in fear, expressing great trepidation at Zhu Houxi's reward.

After all, for civil officials, knighthood and land rewards are all rewards for expanding the territory!

Except for relatives, there are few people who have no war merits to be knighted.

Therefore, Xiao Chengzhai was very sincerely afraid of this, and he was a little apprehensive in his heart, he felt that His Majesty the Emperor was going to send him to the battlefield.

"I will reward you, and you will receive it."

Zhu Houxi smiled, patted Xiao Chengzhai on the shoulder, and then said, "You deserve this reward." ”

"And the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, under the military industry, in the Jiajing Dynasty, the military industry, are the same as the army, Xiao Aiqing is the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, for the military attache from the second grade!"

Zhu Houxi did not hesitate to speak: "The manufacturing bureaus in various places are all based on the scale of the place where they are located, and they are military attachés. ”

Anyway, it was the first time that the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau was in the Jiajing Dynasty, and the officials here were civil servants or military generals, and Zhu Houxi alone had the final say.

Hearing Zhu Houxi's words, Xiao Chengzhai hurriedly said yes, and the craftsmen at all levels of the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau who followed Xiao Chengzhai to meet him couldn't help but look at him when they heard this.

Zhu Houxi abolished the craftsman registration some time ago, so that many craftsmen urged their sons to prepare for the entrance examination.

But now it seems, the entrance examination? Take a ball test! If you study and study as a Cabinet Scholar, can you still enjoy the blessing of becoming a meritorious group?

Titles, but they can be passed on to future generations!

All of a sudden, many craftsmen have risen up to let their children come back to learn the craft and prepare to enter the factory to make screws.

However, there are families with multiple sons, but there are several ways out, and they are not so urgent.

All of a sudden, the craftsmen felt their whole bodies filled with energy, and the title seemed to beckon to them.

And Zhu Houxi's mental power is different from ordinary people, and he naturally understands the changes in the eyes of the craftsmen around him, Zhu Houyu pondered for a moment, feeling that he may have to restart the two titles of viscount and baron.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty also implemented the fifth-class title, the prince and the prince.

Later, I don't know what the situation was, the Ming Emperor gradually stopped rewarding viscounts and barons, and the lowest title was only the earl.

And now, Zhu Houxi feels that these two titles can be reinstated, and they can be used to reward some meritorious service, but they have not reached the earl's scientific research craftsman.

These two titles are not practical, Zhu Houxi only wants to position the first-class, second-class, and third-class, from the third-class, the third-class son, the third-class man, and the craftsmen who get the viscount and baron, the salary will be greatly improved.

In addition, a certain number of slaves will be arranged for them to be used for some rough work.

What?

Where did the slave come from?

Didn't the Franco's envoy just send 300 castrated black and white slaves?

The prisoners of war in Annam have been sent to the mines in batches under the leadership of the Liangguang Border Army, and the original Korean migrant workers have now been successfully upgraded in the mines, relying on the fact that North Korea is the beloved son of the Ming Dynasty, and they are bullying in the mines.

As a result, black and white slaves became quite rare.

And Zhu Houxi also waved his hand and asked them to stop mining and start farming.

After all, black slaves, famous farm tools.

It should still be used in farming, which is much better than the benefits of ploughing cattle.

As for the five hundred hectares of fertile land...... In Annan, Rongguo Gong Liu Wen manages it on his behalf, and he will exchange it for silver every year, and they will also need to charge a small handling fee and intermediary fee.

A small incentive was developed, but it increased the motivation of many craftsmen to work compared to the previous situation.

"Your Majesty, board the ship from here."

Xiao Chengzhai led Zhu Houyu to board the steam ironclad ship, looking at the neat and clean deck and all kinds of artillery weapons, Zhu Houyu was very satisfied with this ironclad ship, its displacement is as high as 1350 tons!

In addition, in the two gun rooms at the bow and tail, there are simple re-entry machines, high-speed red-coat shipborne guns, and a total of four secondary guns, which are installed in the gun rooms on both sides of the hull, and the gunners have simple shield protection. In addition, the sharp ramming angle mounted in the bow of the ship was also a powerful weapon for ramming cruisers.

In addition, the two ships are also equipped with two 2-ton carrier-based pole mineboats, which are currently at the world's first-class level, and even compared with the Beiyang Fleet at the end of the Qing Dynasty, it is also a good ironclad ship.

Zhu Houxi was very satisfied with this, and couldn't help but say left and right: "Have the envoys from Francois and the Netherlands arrived?" ”

"Your Majesty, the three envoys of Franco, Holland and others are waiting in Tianjin City." Xiao Chengzhai respected.

"Announce their audience."

Zhu Houxi didn't have any emotional fluctuations, and said this sentence very plainly.

Hearing Zhu Houxi's words, Xiao Chengzhai naturally understood what Zhu Houxi meant, and immediately took the order to retreat and go to find the Francois and the Dutch envoy.

Looking at the back of Xiao Chengzhai leaving, Zhu Houxi glanced around at the accompanying officials of the Ministry of Rites, and said indifferently: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am afraid that I will lose my courtesy when I come to meet the barbarians this time, but I want to teach you well at the critical moment." ”

"Your Majesty."

Just after Zhu Houyu finished saying this, Yan Maoqing, who had been hesitating, finally seemed to find some opportunity, and immediately stood up, stubbornly said, "The king of Joseon sent two envoys, and Lanna, Donghu, Khmer and other countries all sent envoys to see the Ming Emperor, and they are willing to show their submission. ”

Needless to say, the DPRK must have come here for the construction of infrastructure outside the border.

And Lanna, later known as Thailand.

Taungoo is Burma.

Khmer, for Cambodia.

These three countries are the three small powerhouses in the southeast region, and they usually recognize Annan as the eldest brother, but now that Annan's eldest brother was beaten to death by Daming, the three of them naturally felt very frightened, so they specially sent envoys to see Zhu Houxi, hoping to get the blessing of Daming's father.

After hearing Yan Maoqing's words, Zhu Houxi seemed to have expected it, and immediately nodded: "Let them come together." ”

Zhu Houxi really expected it, and he didn't summon it all the time.

Now is the right time.

The ironclad ship is enough to shock the Quartet!

……

"David, we'll soon meet the Emperor of the Syris Kingdom."

In the Tianjin Embassy, the red-haired Jose was fiddling with his cowhide coat, happily dressed up: "You have to be energetic, this is related to our interests!" ”

The man known as David was very calm, and after straightening his curly hair, he spoke: "The country of Seris is just what we called them in the past, and they have a name, called 'Ming'. ”

José and David, from Europe, made their fortunes in the triangular trade.

Now, it is the moment when the European triangular trade is booming, and the agricultural tools plundered from Africa are all over the American continent, and they are shining on the American continent, contributing to the colonization of European colonizers.

Since 1492, that is, the fifth year of Hongzhi, after Columbus discovered the Americas, in just twenty or thirty years, there have been many events in the Americas, the colonists in order to plunder the wealth, is in full swing, and the once golden waterway, trade to the Ming Dynasty has become a sunset red industry.

Of course, it is a bit too much to say that the sunset is red, and there are still many caravans running this way.

It's just that compared to the American market and the black triangle trade in full swing, it is really not good here.

And David and Jose are two aspiring young people.

They felt that they only needed to use their strong strength to convince the king here, so that they could get a treaty port, and they would definitely make a lot of money!

As for the unwillingness of the king of the kingdom of Seris?

It didn't matter, José felt that as long as he showed the king of the country of Seris, and after their armada, there would be a wave of exchange of interests, and the matter could be easily resolved.

"Both, Your Majesty summons."

Suddenly, a petty officer came to David and Jose at a hurry, and asked them to follow the petty officer together.

And David and Jose followed the guide with high interest and embarked on the road to Tianjin Port.

David felt that something was not quite right.

Why is the king's audience on the harbor?

David was a little surprised, but soon he saw some envoys dressed strangely.

It was the envoys of Lanna, Taungoo, and Khmer.

José was a little disgusted, he felt that it was a great insult to him that he had followed this group of monkeys from the forest to meet King Seris!

But in order to get the treaty port, he endured.

After taking a deep breath, he then followed the officials of the Ministry of Rites to the port of Tianjin.

However, as soon as he arrived at the port, José's eyes were greeted by a behemoth that shocked him.

"This, this ......"

José spoke Spanish and was speechless in shock.

And David, the Dutchman, also opened his mouth, not knowing what to say at all, leaving them with only shock.

The envoys of Lanna, Taungoo, and Khmer performed much better than Jose and David.

There is nothing to say, although the three countries of them exclaimed, they only exclaimed, and they didn't have much knowledge in themselves, so they couldn't see what was the big deal about this steam ironclad ship...... After all, the ordinary wooden ships before the Ming Dynasty were also invincible divisions for them, and they could not be matched.

And David, José, that's the one who really saw the scene!

"David, I'm not dreaming, am I? This...... How can iron float on the surface of the water and smoke billowing out...... It's something in there that can push ......"

José's voice had already begun to tremble, and as a Spaniard who had been walking the sea all year round, he knew very well what the appearance of this ironclad ship meant.

Meaning, no matter what kind of fleet it is, it will be overshadowed in front of him!

José's eyes were filled with fear.

He understands very well what it means for such a warship to appear in the world.

It means that the pattern of the world is about to change.

No matter what country it is, if it encounters such a powerful warship at sea, it will be self-defeating!

The invincible armadas of Spain and Portugal, if they meet the fleet of the Ming Dynasty, they will only end up destroying their ships and killing people!

Unlike Jose, David's eyes were full of curiosity.

He didn't look in awe, on the contrary, he wanted to touch the ironclad monster and see how it was built.

Although they were shocked in their hearts, they were still taken to the port, looking at the pro-guard regiment whose musket ration rate could be said to be 100%, José no longer had the arrogant posture he had before, but stayed honestly and did not dare to speak.

If the Ming Dynasty appeared in Europe, Alexander's story would be repeated, and the invincible Roman Empire would be overshadowed in front of the Ming Empire.

Not long after, with a burst of rebukes, two people dressed in Ming Dynasty clothes came down from the ironclad ship.

David couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, and at this moment, the Khmer envoy on the side seemed to be familiar with it, and explained to David in the official dialect of the Ming Dynasty: "This is the Korean envoy, and North Korea is the most favored vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, so you can't mess with it." ”

Obviously, there was something sour about the Khmer envoy's words.

It seems to be envious of North Korea's treatment.

And David didn't know much about this situation.

But soon, the eunuch's voice came from not far away:

"Seanlana, Taungoo, Khmer meet!"

The envoys of the three kingdoms went to the temple happily and excitedly to meet the Ming Shengtianzi, and the hearts of David and Jose became more and more worried.

I don't know how long it took, but after a hysterical 'Long live my emperor, long live, long live', the envoys of the three kingdoms also came down from the ironclad ship.

However, the difference from when they went was that when they came down, they actually put on the clothes of Daming.

It's a bit ...... The feeling of being a monkey and a crown.

Many palace people even laughed at the envoys of the three kingdoms, but the envoys of the three kingdoms didn't feel that there was anything wrong.

Not only that, but after going back, Lanna, Taungoo, and Khmer will also be fully enlightened: although they used to have a very high degree of enlightenment and Central Plains, but now, their degree of enlightenment will be even higher.

For Zhu Houxi, Annan is difficult to conquer, the reason is that they have awakened their national consciousness and form on their own, and they have developed feelings for the country of Annan.

And now, although the three places of Lanna, Dongoo, and Khmer are also poor and remote areas, it is also good to sinicize them in advance, like North Korea.

There is one thing to say,North Korea is now very sinicized.,Basically, as long as the Ming army enters the takeover,It can be seamlessly connected.,North Korea's senior officials are all speaking the Ming Yayan.,As for the language of the civilians,There's nothing to say.。

After all, in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, there are also many dialects that the Ming Emperor does not understand, as long as he understands the official language, then he can rule.

David and Jose, on the other hand, gasped deeply, waiting for the summons of the Ming Emperor.

Finally, after a while, a Ming official wearing a red robe with a pattern of birds and beasts appeared in front of the two of them in person, and said to the two of them: "Francis envoy, Dutch envoy, Your Majesty announces that you two are here!" ”

The two glanced at each other and immediately followed the daimyo official into the interior of the ironclad.

After entering, after just a few glances, Jose had already judged that the combat effectiveness of this ironclad ship was extraordinary, and the firepower ratio was much more than that of the Spanish Invincible Armada, and the Spanish fleet needed the firepower of five warships to compare with such an ironclad ship.

After coming to Daming for so long, David and Jose naturally understood the etiquette of Daming, and immediately knelt on the ground and said: "Jose the Francois and David the Dutch pay a visit to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Listening to the funny and absurd, quite Volavonic official language, Zhu Houxi couldn't help but smile, and then asked: "Which of you is the Henan envoy?" ”

David immediately stepped forward: "Your Majesty, I am." ”

"Then do you drink spicy soup?" Zhu Houxi asked with a smile.

David:?

"Hula? Soup? ”

David was a little confused, not knowing what it was.

"You don't even drink Hu spicy soup, and you dare to say that you are an envoy of Henan."

Zhu Houxi said: "It's not authentic." ”

"Yan Maoqing, let the imperial chef make two bowls of spicy soup, let the envoy from the Netherlands taste the taste of spicy soup, how can the Dutch not drink spicy soup?"

After teasing casually, Zhu Houxi then looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "I heard that the two of them are from Spain and the Netherlands, and I still don't know much about the current situation in Europe, I don't know if you can explain it to me?" ”

No, Zhu Houxi is very clear about the situation in Europe.

After cultivating immortals, the memories of the past are like books in the library, as long as Zhu Houxi looks for them, he can find the corresponding records in his mind.

Therefore, for the contemporaries of Europe, Zhu Houxi also understands what kind of situation is now.

Moreover, there are still many missionaries from the West in the Ming Dynasty, and they can also reflect whether there is a problem with their memories one by one.

The reason why Zhu Houxi wanted David and Jose to come here was to let them see the ironclad ship of the Ming Dynasty and create an impression that the Ming sailors were invincible.

On the other hand, it is to get a direct route to Europe.

Once, the cannons and ironclad ships of the Westerners blasted open the gates of China, and I led the Qing Dynasty to sign treaties that humiliated the country, and a large number of opium was shipped to China.

And now, the Kangxi Dynasty with the Qing Dynasty has been destroyed by Zhu Houxi, and many of the children of the Eight Banners are now serving under the command of the Ming Army (referring to the Manchurian Battalion and the Jianzhou Battalion), as long as those little unpleasantness, such as the two generations of Qing Emperors such as Eunuch Kangxi and Yulong, have done a lot of killing, and ignore all these things, then Hanman is simply a family!

Therefore, Zhu Houxi has the obligation to reverse his identity for the people of China.

From now on, my Ming cannons and ironclad ships will blast open the country of foreigners, so that foreigners can smoke opium!

And David and Jose immediately knew everything and told all the information clearly.

But soon, Zhu Houxi learned something from the chat between the two of them.

Zhu Houxi was surprised: "Are you saying that your company is a participant in the black triangle trade, often catching black slaves, and even cooperating with a local tribe to sell weapons to them, and then let them help catch farm tools?" ”

Zhu Houxi seems to have discovered something terrible, and feels that the remote control thing is coming again.

And David and Jose glanced at each other, and they could also get a glimpse of Zhu Houxi's prospects.

Jose was still a little hesitant, and David had already bowed down in front of Zhu Houxi, and said to Zhu Houxi: "Your Majesty, if I can have the opportunity to pilot such a majestic battleship, I will definitely throw my head and blood for Daming, and open up several ports for Daming in Europe!" ”

David's eyes were burning, as a Dutchman, his homeland was being ruled, and although he often went in and out with the Spaniards, he had no good feelings for Spain!

If he has the opportunity, he is willing to become the spokesman of the interests of the Ming Dynasty in the West!

Seeing David like this, Zhu Houxi thought about it, but didn't say anything, just said: "I have registered you as the Minister of Commerce and Commerce of the West and the Governor of Venice, so you can go down and drink Hu spicy soup later." ”

casually seal an official, anyway, Venice is not within the scope of his own rule.

It was impossible for the ironclad to be given to David.

But if David can really make a name for himself, this Venetian governor will not become a reality.

And most importantly, the Ming can actually colonize India!

Jose's face was full of disbelief, he didn't believe that David had become the Minister of Commerce of the Ming Empire and the Governor of Venice so easily.

Zhu Houxi, on the other hand, yawned and continued to say to the two of them: "Come, mark the navigation route for me." ”

With that, in front of them, a delicately drawn map appeared.

Exactly, the world map.

At the same time, outside the gate, countless Korean people were cheering to build the city wall.

is different from Zhu Houxi's imagination, the North Korean people can be said to be very happy.

Because I came to be a man for the Ming Dynasty, I could eat enough!

And in North Korea, it was a day when you had to eat the last meal without the next meal!

There are even many North Koreans who want to stay outside the border and not go back.

The North Korean people outside the customs are full of energy, and the North Korean security regiment in the Annam area is even more majestic!

Blood splattered out, and the remnants of Annan were pulled out of the mountain village by the North Korean security team, and were collectively beheaded in the face of the terrified eyes of the entire village.

The North Korean generals led by him looked like dogs, freshly dressed and angry.

He was wearing a suit of armor, and when he opened his mouth, there was a Korean flavor: "Axi, you Diao people, don't want to resist my Ming Wangshi, Smecta!" We are the most loyal servant army of the Ming Dynasty, the Korean army, Smecta! If there is any news of Annan's rebellion, report it to our North Korean army in time, and we in North Korea will be rewarded with Smecta! ”

After saying that, the Korean general turned his head, looked at the energetic Korean soldiers, and shouted: "Long live His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, His Royal Highness the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty are a thousand years old, and the King of Korea is a hundred years old, Smecta!" ”

And a group of Korean soldiers also shouted with fanatical eyes: "Long live His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Smecta!" ”

Of the 30,000 Korean troops sent by the king of Joseon, only 10,000 remain, and they crawled out of the sea of blood and survived in the sea of blood in Annam.

But no matter who it is, this Korean army has become the shape of the Ming army.

They did all kinds of evil in Annam, providing sufficient security capabilities for the Ming army, and stationing in the areas where Annam's resistance was most serious, which can be said to stabilize the unity of Annam.

I have to say that when the Peninsula people come to war as a servant army, they are really the most suitable dogs!

The Ming army never did what the Korean soldiers did, and the Ming army always treated the local clans of Annam in a friendly manner, and only occasionally commanded the Korean soldiers to raid their homes and exterminate the clans.

At this moment, the Ming Dynasty is really a Ming Dynasty, and the four people are dressed in virtue!

What?

The Quartet barbarians did not submit to the noble character of the Ming Dynasty?

It must be that I did not experience the beauty of the Ming Dynasty at close range, and my Ming Dynasty will ask the other party to send a group of 100,000 people to personally come to Datong and Tangshan in the Ming Dynasty to experience the kind mining work.

Over the years, I will naturally be able to experience the good character of my Ming Dynasty towards Siyi.

(End of chapter)