In the sound of cheerful music and the cheers of people singing and dancing, those people who had ruled Constantinople under Turkish slavery for 424 years were finally liberated.
Amid people's cheers and several loud noises, the worship tower outside the Sophia Cathedral was blown down. Under the leadership of the Archpope, people carried out the first religious ceremony in the Hagia Sophia Cathedral since 1453.
worship.
On this day, the sky above Constantinople was filled with the sound of mass, and the double-headed eagle flag of the Roman Empire was flying.
Today...the Roman Empire is resurrected!"
The news reports in the "Da Ming Daily" are enthusiastic, but to ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty, this means nothing at all. They will not cheer for the victory of other countries tens of thousands of miles away, even if it is an ally.
As for the Roman Empire, its greatness and extraordinaryness have nothing to do with China. You brag about yours and we live up to ours. At most, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sends a congratulatory message in the name of the emperor to congratulate the Russian Czar.
Congratulations to the new "Caesar".
The title of the Roman Empire is enough to make Russians crazy.
"The whole world is waiting for you, His Majesty Alexander I, to be crowned Emperor of the Roman Empire in Sophia Cathedral!"
Emperor Zhu Da, who knew the inner thoughts of the Russians, certainly knew how to scratch the itch in the hearts of the Russians. In fact, this is not much different from the relationship between men and women, as long as they do what they like, there is no difference between the country and women, as long as you scratch the right place,
The rest is easy.
But licking the dog will result in nothing!
"Your Majesty, I believe Alexander I will have sleepless nights because of your words!"
Zuo Zongtang's words made Emperor Zhu laugh loudly.
"Haha, this is exactly my purpose. By the way, it is certain that the Russians will move their capital to Constantinople. They will definitely implement a new capital construction plan. This time our construction company performed well on the directional explosion.
Yes, try to get some reconstruction contracts, gold rubles...that's gold too!"
War is business, and what the Ming Dynasty pursued was indeed expansionism. However, at the same time, the experience of later generations told Emperor Zhu Da a fact - building a country through trade is the only way for a weak country to rise into a strong country.
Foreign exports are trade, and fighting for construction, railway, bridge and other infrastructure contracts around the world is also trade. Ming Dynasty's infrastructure technology is now at the world's leading level. Let alone building skyscrapers, it is the Sophia Church.
There are four worship towers of the Tianfang Sect outside. Only the blasting engineers of the Ming Dynasty in the world can carry out accurate directional blasting to destroy them.
"Indeed, the gold ruble is also gold. Your Majesty, I heard that Russia has begun to look for construction companies. By then, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and of course Russian local construction companies will participate. It is estimated that the competition will be fierce."
After staying in the Ming Dynasty for so many years, Zuo Zongtang certainly knows that "building a country through trade" is the basic national policy of the Ming Dynasty. Who doesn't love spending money to make the people rich and the country strong?
"Then find another way and don't just focus on the superficial projects."
After thinking about it, Emperor Zhu Da suggested.
"The reconstruction of Constantinople will definitely be a big project. It will not only include landmark buildings such as train stations, government offices, department stores and hotels, but also other projects, such as sewer projects...East Rome
During the construction of Constantinople, a complete sewer system was established. However, after the Turkish occupation, they did not know how to repair the sewers and cisterns left by Rome. They filled in every major cistern in the city that was broken.
After ruling for more than 400 years, it still cannot be repaired. Even in the 17th and 18th centuries, the Sultan recruited expedition teams from Europe to explore the Dongluo sewers. He ruled the castle for more than 400 years without even drawing a sewer drawing.
Come out and see if you can use this as a breakthrough point to take over this list and rebuild the underwater tunnel, which is also a big deal!"
What is the regression of civilization after the barbarian conquest of civilization?
Many people never admit this, but in fact, it is true all over the world. The Ottoman Empire is the "leader" among them. Not to mention the regression of infrastructure, even the population can be directly halved. Egypt has
The population of the Ottomans returned to the Middle Kingdom, and the lowest point was even directly less than the population of the Old Kingdom. Don't be afraid! This is comparable to the Qing Dynasty's governance of China, which brought the population back to the level of the Xia Dynasty four thousand years ago. In the eyes of Emperor Zhu Da, it was
The contrast between Tatar and Ottoman rule is whey.
However, business is business. Without the comprehensive regression of the Ottomans, there is current business and future post-war reconstruction. That is big business. Ming Dynasty not only has to do this business, but also wants to do as much as possible. No matter how much money there is,
I don’t feel any irritation at all.
"I will let people inform those companies, but Your Majesty..."
After thinking about it, Zuo Zongtang said.
"Your Majesty, now that the Mato Grosso Plateau area has been occupied by our army, when will the new capital plan start?"
As the prime minister of the empire, Zuo Zongtang certainly knew about the "New Imperial Capital" plan that Emperor Zhu Da had been thinking about. He also knew the significance of the new imperial capital to the Ming Dynasty, so of course he would care about it. Even when the military had just captured Mato
When he arrived at the Grosso Plateau, he had already ordered people to go to the local area to make preparations. In fact, the so-called preparations meant converting the land into official land. As for the nearby private land, the big landowners could just find some reason to confiscate it, and the small farmers could confiscate it.
Direct acquisition, in a word, as a minister, you always need to prepare in advance.
"Um……"
After thinking about it, Emperor Zhu Da said.
"The construction of the new capital of the empire is related to the millennium foundation of our Ming Dynasty. There is no need to rush, just sort out the land first, by the way..."
Looking at Zuo Zongtang, Emperor Zhu Da specifically ordered.
"Prime Minister Zuo should build a garden outside the planning area! 1,000 acres is enough!"
Purchasing land outside the imperial capital planning area is ostensibly to be used as a "Garden of the Zuo Family", but in fact, it is basically sending money to Zuo Zongtang. No matter what the land price is now, when the imperial capital is built in the future, the land price will definitely rise sharply.
Not to mention, with the expansion of the imperial capital in the future, the one thousand acres of land will be slightly developed, which will be enough for the Zuo family to benefit from for generations to come.
This is no longer a simple reward, it is clearly Shiyin given to the Zuo family!
"His Majesty……"
Facing His Majesty's reward, Zuo Zongtang was moved and bowed quickly.
"How can I not know the gift that your Majesty has given me? However, the construction of the imperial capital is related to the destiny of the Ming Dynasty. As the prime minister, how can I act for personal gain? Please take back your majesty's orders!"