Chapter 240 Zhu Hans plan for Europe [Please order the full version]
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And if these cash crops are transferred to places such as Nanyang Tianzhu for cultivation, not only can more profits be harvested, but the food security of the Central Plains will not be affected in the future.
As for whether there would be a food crisis in Tianzhu, Nanyang and other places in the future, Zhu Han naturally didn't bother to care.
Anyway, no matter how many people starve to death by then, they will only be Nanyang natives and Tianzhu Asan.
As long as the Ming Dynasty ensures its strong military strength, it does not have to worry about rebellion in these places.
Even more famines would occur and more local people would starve to death, which would be more conducive to the assimilation of these areas after the Ming Dynasty.
The ruthless Ming colonists, starting with cotton cultivation, would completely turn the fertile Tianzhu continent into Ming plantations in less than a hundred years.
Except for his brother Zhu Yuanzhang and a few important cronies, Zhu Han has long-term plans for these futures.
Others don't understand it very thoroughly.
But everyone knows that almost all the national policies of His Royal Highness the King of England will make the Ming Dynasty's national power grow rapidly.
Not only the citizens of the Ming Dynasty knew this truth, but even the vast majority of foreigners who came to the Ming Dynasty believed this statement.
For example, Luo Liedan, a Venetian who followed Zhu Han back to the Ming Dynasty, felt that the Ming Dynasty was as strong as it is today, and King Zhu Han of England took half of the credit.
Yingtian City.
Luo Liedan was wearing a blue round-neck suit, which was no different from what Ming people wore on the street.
His black curly hair is now tied up, and he also wears a square hat.
If you didn't look at Luo Liedan's face, you wouldn't know that he was a foreigner at all.
The people in Yingtian City were not surprised by Luo Liedan. Everyone walked their own way, either in a hurry or leisurely.
It is obvious that the people of Yingtian City have seen too many foreigners like Luo Liedan.
Luo Liedan's current identity is a member of the Imperial Palace of Ming Dynasty, and he has no specific official position for the time being.
Apart from being summoned by Zhu Han every now and then to ask about the situation in Europe, the rest of the time he only appeared when he received his monthly salary of three taels of silver.
In addition, Luo Liedan spent most of his time playing in and around Yingtian City.
This magnificent city shocked Luo Liedan, as if he had seen heaven on earth.
As a man born into a Venetian wealthy family, Rolitan visited many big cities in Europe.
For example, Paris in France, Milan and Rome in the Apennines, Constantinople in the Byzantine Empire, Salai in the Golden Horde, Jerusalem, Antioch and Damascus.
But compared with Yingtian in the Ming Dynasty, all these cities are simply like shabby courtyards in the countryside.
Even Constantinople, the most magnificent among them, is much smaller than Yingtian City.
Moreover, the population size of Yingtianfu in the Ming Dynasty is far from comparable to the above cities.
The current population of Yingtian Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty is nearly one million, and the number is increasing by tens of thousands every year.
Among all the Western cities that Luo Lidan has visited, the city with the largest population only has about 100,000 people.
In addition to the scale of these data, the wealth within the Ming Yingtian Mansion shocked Luo Liedan even more.
Oriental porcelain, which would be regarded as a treasure in any European city, is piled up in the shops of Yingtianfu.
Other commodities such as silk, tea, paper, medicine, etc. are all the most in demand in Europe.
Luo Liedan spent the whole morning wandering around Yingtian Mansion, and after almost digesting the bowl of duck noodle soup in the morning, he walked into a restaurant he often visited.
This restaurant is called Kaifeng Cuisine, and almost everyone in Yingtian Mansion knows about it.
Every dish in Kaifeng Restaurant is Luo Liedan’s favorite.
After eating and drinking in a Kaifeng restaurant, Luo Liedan returned to his residence.
He is planning
Take a nap in the afternoon, and then go to the teahouse in Yingtianfu to listen to music and watch a show.
Such a comfortable life made Luo Lidan almost forget his hometown Venice, which he once dreamed of.
Luo Lidan's residence is a three-entry house.
Of course, in such a large house, Luo Lidan did not live alone.
Now the housing prices in Yingtianfu are increasing every month, and the rents are also rising steadily.
For such a big man to enter the house three times, he only had a salary of three taels of silver, and it took thirty years without food or water to save enough.
However, Luo Liedan was a Yiguan, that is, a foreign official of the Ming Dynasty, and was not qualified to purchase real estate.
Therefore, there is no need to worry about becoming a house slave. You only need to spend a little money to pay the rent every month.
Luo Liedan lived in the two rooms at the back, and the other neighbors were either middle- or lower-level officials or small businessmen.
Luo Lidan returned to his room and just wanted to lie down and sleep for a while.
Suddenly, I heard a burst of questioning coming from outside.
"Luo Guanren, are you at home?"
Luo Liedan quickly stood up and took a look.
It turned out to be a soldier of the British royal family.
"At home! I'm here!"
Luo Lidan hurriedly walked out while packing his clothes.
"Luo Guanren, His Highness wants to see you later!"
When Luo Liedan heard this, he immediately followed the soldiers to the British Prince's Mansion.
"Your Majesty Luo Liedan, please see Your Highness!"
As soon as he saw Zhu Han, Luo Liedan immediately bowed respectfully.
Zhu Han felt like laughing every time he saw this Venetian wearing Ming Dynasty official uniform and performing Ming Dynasty salutes to him.
In just a few months, Luo Liedan was completely assimilated by the Ming Dynasty.
Now the Venetian's movements are almost the same as those of ordinary Ming officials.
If such a talent is not put to good use and he is allowed to hang around in Yingtian Mansion for a long time, he may not even be able to speak his native language.
"Luo Liedan, I have called you here because I have an important temporary task to give you!" Zhu Han said.
"If I can serve His Highness, I will never give up!" Luo Liedan said in fluent Mandarin.
This curly-haired, green-eyed Venetian was not only able to speak proficiently, but he also learned all the clichés of the Ming Dynasty officialdom.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "The Ming Dynasty set up a Protectorate in Persia. You should know about this, right?" Zhu Han said slowly.
"Your Highness, I have some understanding of this matter." Luo Liedan had already vaguely guessed what kind of mission he would receive.
"That's good. Several Tianfang Sect countries around Persia are full of hostility towards the Ming Dynasty's Persian Protectorate. They not only refuse our merchants to pass through their territories, but also want to collect more business taxes." Zhu Han said.
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Since the fall of the Yin'er Khanate, the Mesopotamia and Yinlang Plateau have been in chaos.
These days, Tianfangjiao's country is constantly fighting, causing great losses to people's livelihood and national strength.
Their only stable source of income is the trade routes across their territory.
The Ming Dynasty acquired an enclave in Persia and set up a protective palace in order to better carry out colonization and trade there.
However, these Tianfang religion countries are full of hostility towards the Ming Dynasty. They not only make things difficult in business, but also seem to threaten to invade in groups.
Not long ago, several merchants from the Eastern Roman Empire came to the Persian Protectorate of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Han immediately had a new plan.
Today's Byzantine Empire is in a very difficult situation.
Although it has always claimed that it is the "Roman Empire", European countries have long called it the "Greek Empire" or the "Byzantine Empire", completely ignoring the reactions of the Eastern Roman emperors and people.
This is exactly the case.
After thousands of years of rain and wind, and more than a dozen dynasties, the Eastern Roman Empire has almost lost its last glory.
The current emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire is John V.
He inherited the throne at the age of nine and became the emperor of the Romans. He has been committed to making Rome "great" again.
With the efforts of John V and the help of the general environment.
Today, only the Thrace region around Constantinople and southern Greece remain in the Eastern Roman Empire.
The land area is less than half of what it was 50 years ago.
Moreover, the Ottoman Empire in Asia Minor was rising strongly.
The Ottoman Empire had captured Adrian in Thrace and gained a bridgehead to march into the Balkans.
The last remaining territory of the Byzantine Empire may be completely annexed by the Ottoman Empire at any time.
John V, Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, was facing an increasingly difficult situation and was already in a state of emergency and sought medical treatment.
Whether it was the Kingdom of Serbia, Hungary, Bulgaria, France, Savoy, Venice or the Papal States, they were all begged by John V.
but.
The Eastern Roman Empire still did not receive any effective assistance.
These national forces will only take advantage of the situation, or they are weak and of no use at all.
The Eastern Roman Empire urgently needed to find a strong ally to help it.
It happened that at this time, John V, Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, heard that a major change of dynasty had occurred in the far east.
The Mongol Empire that once dominated the world was overthrown by another new dynasty, which I heard was called the Ming Empire.
Moreover, the Ming Empire also expanded its power to Persia.
Many merchants from the Eastern Roman Empire brought this news back, which made John V seem to see a life-saving straw.
John V sent a secret mission disguised as a caravan to Persia, hoping to seek support from the Ming Dynasty.
Regarding the Eastern Roman Empire that asked for help from the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Han also wanted to use the Eastern Roman Empire to contain the surrounding Tianfang religious countries, such as the Ottoman Empire.
But he also had to consider the strength of the Eastern Roman Empire, otherwise it would be very uneconomical to fill up the Ming Dynasty's manpower and material resources.
"If the Byzantine Empire becomes an ally of the Ming Dynasty, will it guarantee the Ming Dynasty's future interests in Greece?" Zhu Han asked Luo Liedan directly.
Luo Liedan thought for a moment and immediately gave his opinion.
"Your Highness, the current Greek Empire is no longer the original Roman Empire. Not only are they weak, but they are also in internal chaos. Even with the help of Ming Dynasty, they may not be able to stabilize!"
In the minds of Europeans, the Roman Empire is not just a noun, but a symbol of glory and greatness.
Although the Eastern Roman Empire claims to have inherited the mantle of the Roman Empire, its decline in recent hundreds of years has already caused all its last bits of glory and dignity to be lost.
Therefore, Europeans most of the time refer to it contemptuously as the Greek Empire.
"Then tell me, how is the current chaos within the Eastern Roman Empire?" Zhu Han was very interested in the situation in Europe.
After some explanations by Luo Liedan, Zhu Han finally understood that the Eastern Roman Empire at this time was not only small in land area, but also seriously lacking in military strength.
There are less than 20,000 soldiers in such a large area, and most of them are composed of foreign mercenaries.
The citizens of the Eastern Roman Empire were all addicted to pleasure and entertainment. In addition to maintaining their religious fanaticism, they only paid lip service to the glory and dignity of the Roman Empire.
John V, Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, was probably the most enterprising Eastern Roman, but John V's talent and academic vision were very mediocre. In terms of the ability to select allies and maintain allies, he had no ability at all.
Although the surrounding Kingdoms of Serbia, Bulgaria and Hungary were very hostile to the advancing Ottoman Empire, they also tried their best to encroach on the Eastern Roman Empire.
territory and interests.
"Furthermore, the business of the Eastern Roman Empire has been completely controlled by the Genoese and we Venetians. When the Ming Dynasty trades with them, most of the profits will not fall into the hands of the Eastern Roman Emperor. The Eastern Roman Emperor only
Being able to collect a pitiful commercial tax and squeeze the farmers in the territory was the only source of finance for the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "And even these pitiful taxes, half of them have to be used for horse racing, opera, and worship by the citizens of Constantinople.
Waiting for the event!」
Luo Liedan's description immediately reminded Zhu Han of a scene in which "business women did not know the hatred of their country's subjugation, but they still sang songs across the river."
However, within the Eastern Roman Empire, it was no longer just business women, but all citizens.
"It seems that the Eastern Roman Empire is really a piece of mud that cannot hold up a wall."
Zhu Han not only shook his head slightly and sighed.
The entire West Asia and Balkans are key areas that the Ming Dynasty will inevitably set foot in in the future. If there is a conflict between the Orthodox Church and the Tianfang Sect there, it will be very beneficial to the Ming Dynasty's future layout here.
So Zhu Han's original plan was to support the Eastern Roman Empire, but now after hearing these explanations from Luo Liedan, he immediately realized that the Eastern Roman Empire could not become stronger again on its own strength, even with the material and manpower assistance from the Ming Dynasty.
I'm afraid it will also be exhausted in the internal fighting.
"However, there are still many very precious things in Constantinople, such as books they have collected for hundreds of years, including a large number of medicine, astronomy, mathematics and other subjects. If possible, can these books and talents be collected?
Recruited to Daming?"
Zhu Han expressed his thoughts on poaching the humanities and science and technology of the Eastern Roman Empire.
The Renaissance in European history happened after the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire and the Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople. A large number of Eastern Roman scholars fled to Western Europe, integrating a large amount of scientific, technological and humanistic knowledge that originally belonged to the East into the European region.
With this knowledge, the European Renaissance ushered in a large-scale technological explosion.
What Zhu Han wants to do now is to bring these scholars and knowledge from the Eastern Roman Empire to the Ming Dynasty decades in advance.
"Your Highness's idea is not difficult to realize!" Luo Liedan laughed immediately when he heard that Zhu Han had this idea. Latest website: