After the conquest of the Holy Roman Empire, almost half of Europe had been annexed by the Chinese Empire.

But at this time, Li Shizu had to stop expanding.

Because China itself has not sent new troops and materials to Europe for half a year.

With the strong financial support of the East Ryukyu Company, it is good to say that their arsenal in Moscow is now able to manufacture rifles, bullets, and shells on its own.

Of course, the latest machine guns and some heavy artillery still cannot be built.

The lack of officials is even more fatal than the lack of supplies.

Large areas of occupied land can only be managed by locals, and there will definitely be chaos after a long time.

This is also the reason why Li Shizu gave up the occupation of France.

Originally, he had every chance of civil strife in France.

But unlike the loose Holy Roman Empire, France was bound to be fiercely resistant.

Britain and Spain would not sit idly by while France was annexed, and it was likely to be caught in a protracted war with the European coalition.

This could not have been done without the support of the Chinese mainland.

If it weren't for the fact that a large number of personnel from the East Ryukyu Company were turned into administrative staff to help Li Shizu manage it, I am afraid that it would be difficult to maintain these territories in his hands now.

All this shows that something has happened in China.

But if something happens in Huaxia, the queen mother should inform her as soon as possible.

At this time, Zheng Sen pointed to the sand table and said, "Your Royal Highness, the territory you now control includes India, Persia, Kazakhstan, and a large territory in Europe, and these places together almost exceed the mainland of China. ”

"With hundreds of thousands of troops, coupled with the financial support of the East Ryukyu Company, it actually has the strength to compete with the Chinese mainland."

"I am afraid that the 'princelings' of the DPRK and China are afraid of us and have taken obstructive actions."

After listening to Zheng Sen's words, Li Shizu looked at the sand table thoughtfully.

He said: "Even if the 'princelings' want to attack us, it is absolutely impossible to bypass the father, unless there is something wrong with the father." ”

"But my father is in his prime, and there is absolutely no problem with his body, I must be too worried!"

"It seems that I need to go back to Huaxia!"

Hearing this, Zheng Sen's face changed greatly, and he shouted: "Your Highness, you must not!" ”

"Now the situation in Huaxia is unknown, if His Highness returns to Beijing at this time, I am afraid that something will happen."

"Just one charge of 'returning to Beijing without an edict' can send you to prison. If you must go, let Weichen go for the second prince! ”

Li Shizu said: "The Suez Canal will be dug in three months, which is an epoch-making event. ”

"My father said that if he would go to Egypt in person on the day the Suez Canal was opened, you should go to Beijing as the king's envoy to find out the situation."

Zheng Sen clenched his fists and said, "Weichen takes the order!" ”

"My East Ryukyu Company has spread widely in various places, if something really happens to Your Majesty, there should have been news back a long time ago!"

"Now there is no special news from Huaxia, which means that Your Majesty has not had an accident, and please let Your Highness be relieved."

Looking at Zheng Sen's distant back, Li Shizu was also nervous in his heart, hoping that his father would not have an accident.

Zheng Zhilong, as the Ryukyu Bo of the current dynasty, controls the East India Company, and has his influence, even if there is a change in the capital division, they dare not easily move Zheng Sen.

He is indeed the most suitable person to return to Jingshi.

In any case, the number one priority now is the opening of the Suez Canal.

The canal runs north from Port Said to Suez City in the south, and runs a tunnel north of Port Said into the Mediterranean Sea to the south of Suez.

It is a small canal dug from the Nile Delta along the Tumeira River and a southern branch of the Helevo Suez Canal, which together were originally called the "Sweetwater Canal" to Suez, and a northern section of the Abbasiye Canal to Port Said.

The canal was originally planned to be dug for ten years.

However, with the large amount of capital from China, as well as the influx of laborers from France, Poland, Tsarist Russia, and India, the excavation progress of the canal was much advanced.

This, combined with the discovery of marl in the nearby Nile Delta, made it possible to build a cement processing plant nearby, which also led to the cost of canal construction.

With 200 million Chinese silver dollars and the unremitting efforts of nearly a million laborers, the canal was completed in only three and a half years.

Not only the canal, but also the nearby supporting facilities, as well as the two ports of Suez and Port Said, have also been expanded, and two port cities have been expanded.

In addition, a large number of fortresses were built outside the port, apparently to prevent the Ottomans from repenting!

In addition, 30,000 Chinese troops were stationed near the Suez Canal, stationed in several fortresses around the canal.

With the completion of the Suez Canal, the Great African Peninsula became the African continent, Egypt crossed Asia and Africa, and trade in Southwest, Northeast Africa, and Southern Europe became busier.

Direct access to the Mediterranean Sea from the Red Sea region saves time to go around the continent to Europe.

More than 2/3 of the time spent traveling from India to Europe has been saved.

This is also the reason why Huaxia did not seize African ports in a big way, and even the Cape of Good Hope is now greatly discounted.

The news of the completion of the Suez Canal shocked the whole of Europe.

The African continent, which Europeans have painstakingly managed, is worth a lot of money.

And it also meant that the Chinese sail battleships could go directly from the Arabian Peninsula into the Mediterranean.

The Mediterranean coast, especially the eastern Mediterranean, has become the largest beneficiary area.

The Ottoman Sultan Murad IV was even more smiling from ear to ear.

Although the Suez region was leased to China, it was the Ottoman Empire that benefited the most.

The eastern Mediterranean coast of the empire suddenly became important, and Istanbul, which had been very remote for navigation, became a shipping center.

Port cities such as Alexandria, Damascus, and Athens flourished all at once.

He also took the opportunity to open his mouth and raised the rent in Suez from 2 million Chinese silver dollars a year to 10 million.

However, China sits on the Suez Canal, which is a "cash cow", and the tariffs collected during the passage of the Suez Canal are as high as 20%.

Still, I'm afraid that the number of ships waiting in line to pass through the port every day is still overwhelming.

For businessmen, time is money, and this route saves 2/3 of the time to India, and half of the time even to China.

The tariff of 20% is heavy, but it is still worth it.

Of course, as a thank you for the support of the Ottoman Empire, a 15% tariff was imposed on Ottoman merchant ships.

On October 1, the ninth year of the reign of Qianxi, Egypt's Port Said, the Suez Canal will carry out the maiden voyage ceremony.

Thousands of sails are lined up outside the port, and the port is also driven by people.

Li Shizu, the second prince of China, personally cut the ribbon for the inaugural ceremony.

Dignitaries from all over Europe were present, including the Ottoman Sultan Murad IV, Duke Henry of France, Emperor Philip IV of Spain, representatives of Charles I of England, and even the Pope of Rome.

However, looking at this group of guests, Li Shizu still had some feelings, when his father promised that he would definitely attend the first voyage of the canal, in his memory, his father never broke his trust, which made him deeply worried!

In the crowd watching the inaugural voyage of the canal, a man was talking and laughing with several women.

Hazia said: "Your Majesty, if we leave the palace so privately, aren't you afraid that the two emperors will have a disagreement and tear China apart?" ”

Li Xianzhong said: "I told you, don't call me Your Majesty outside. ”

"My sons have grown up, and you and I will have to let go sooner or later, and I believe that they will handle each other's relationship well."

"My flat wish is to enjoy the scenery of the world, read the spring of the world, the beauty is on the side, and look at the picturesque rivers and mountains together."

"It's a rare opportunity to take you out for a walk, to see how big the world is, and to stop worrying about these things."

Hazia hadn't seen her second son for 5 years, and she was still very excited to see the high-spirited Li Shizu, but it was a pity that His Majesty didn't let her whereabouts be exposed.

In fact, Li Xianzhong has already arranged the way out for his five sons, the eldest is the crown prince, who has been in charge of the country for many years, and is very familiar with government affairs, so he naturally inherited the throne of the Chinese emperor.

Since ancient times, the emperors of the Central Plains rarely had the opportunity to go on expeditions, so the second child was responsible for opening up the territory for the Chinese Empire.

If it weren't for his own son in charge of the army, he would never have left the conquest of Europe in the hands of outsiders.

This is the way to take trouble, and it is likely to harm these old brothers who have followed them for many years.

With a large area of land in hand and hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, who doesn't have a little other idea?

Even if it is the second child in his own family, the eldest crown prince is probably not at ease.

Although the boss himself has never proposed to guard against the second child, the "princelings" under him have long been unable to sit still and have been doing everything possible to restrict the second child.

The sudden disappearance of Hazia and the others with him this time is the ultimate test for the two sons.

Let's see if I am gone, whether the two brothers will get into trouble to the point where they are incompatible and fight in the same room.

What are the thoughts of these ministers and feudal officials who are superficially obedient to themselves? Are there any "careerists" who will take the opportunity to cause chaos and provoke their brothers to kill each other?

If the two brothers survive this ultimate test, then they can abdicate with peace of mind and live the life they want.

Li Xianzhong is not Zhu Yuanzhang, and it is impossible to kill all the people who may be a threat in order to pave the way for his son.

This was not only a test for the two sons, but also a test for these courtiers.

If anyone dares to make waves, he will never show mercy.

Instead of chaos in the world after his death, it is better to eliminate hidden dangers while he still has the ability to control the situation.

Of course, the risk of doing so is not small, after all, the famous King Zhao Wuling in history took the initiative to abdicate, because his two sons seized the throne, and finally ended up starving to death in the Dune Palace.

However, for the sake of the future of the Chinese Empire, Li Xianzhong still decided to take a risk.

The navigation of the Suez Canal was very smooth, and Li Shizu took this opportunity to show China's strong national strength to other countries.

The sail battleships of China made European countries, including the Ottomans, dare not covet this canal.

It seems that the second child's methods are now very old-fashioned.

After visiting the Suez Canal, Li Xianzhong went to Egypt to look for the pyramids under the protection of a group of hidden guards.

At this time, the cabinets of the Beijing division were in a mess.

Emperor Li Xianzhong, with Empress Hazia and a few concubines, left only four words "micro-service on patrol", and disappeared completely.

It's been almost half a year since they've been missing.

In order to ensure Li Xianzhong's safety, Li Shengzu did not dare to look for it with great fanfare.

Although the Intelligence Department sent countless secret agents, there was never an accurate whereabouts of the father.

According to their speculation, His Majesty is likely to be no longer in China, because someone has found the suspect in Kolkata, Singapore and India, and it is likely that His Majesty and his party are the same.

Li Xianzhong had also been fighting abroad for a long time before, so his disappearance would not have any impact on the operation of the Chinese court.

This is completely different from the Wanli Emperor's picking.

However, although Li Xianzhong was not very concerned about trivial government affairs in the past, he would always plan the general direction for Li Shengzu.

Now that his father is gone, he really can't make up his mind about some things.

For example, the Chinese expedition to Europe has always been directly connected with the second brother and several governors by the father.

The second brother has really done a good job in the past few years, and has laid a large territory for Huaxia.

However, the Cabinet was divided on whether to continue sending troops to Europe.

Li Sanshun, secretary of the military department and deputy assistant to the cabinet, insisted on continuing to send large quantities of supplies to Europe and sending troops to replace the troops stationed there in accordance with the established policy.

In order to alleviate the homesickness of the European expeditionary army, the imperial court promised that as long as they served in the western region for two years, they would get a chance to return to China for a rest.

Even if the imperial court did not send more troops to Europe, it should send rotating soldiers to replace them.

This is a national policy to ensure the combat effectiveness of the expeditionary force and at the same time to avoid the long-term dominance of the generals of the expeditionary forces.

However, a group of ministers led by Yan Mingtai, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Feng Quan, Qian Qianyi, university scholars, believed that the territory controlled by the second prince was too big.

India, Central Asia, and Europe together have surpassed the Chinese mainland.

The Chinese garrison in these areas alone amounted to 220,000 troops, including the requisitioned Mongol cavalry, Cossack cavalry, the North German coalition, and the Polish hussars and Mughal armies.

Its total strength even exceeds 700,000 men.

And most of them are elite divisions with rich practical combat experience.

The total number of troops that Huaxia can mobilize is not less than a million.

However, most of the main forces were scattered in remote places such as the Wa Kingdom, the Western Regions, Annam, and Burma.

If the two sides really start fighting, the local Chinese army may not have an advantage.

The only thing that can hold the Central Asian European theater of operations is logistical supply.

But the three princes made a lot of money from the Europeans in the Netherlands, and they were not short of money at all.

Yan Mingtai knelt on the ground and shouted: "Now that the second prince has soldiers and soldiers in his hands, and he wants money and money, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must be on guard!" ”

The second assistant Li Sanshun reprimanded angrily: "The soldiers and horses in the hands of the second prince are also the soldiers and horses of China, and the conquest of Europe is a great plan set by Your Majesty, does Yan Shoufu want to overthrow the national policy formulated by Your Majesty?" ”

Li Sanshun has the support of the crown prince, Mao Yuanyi, and Song Yingxing, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry!

The two sides were at loggerheads for a while!

Li Shengzu, who has always been calm and decisive, hesitated for the first time at this time.

On the one hand, he is his own brother, and on the other hand, he is the position of the prince, how should he choose?

So he had to suspend the court argument on the grounds of physical discomfort.

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