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Chapter 1599 Preparations for Visiting Europe

After the fleet sailing around the world departed from Tianjin Wei, Chu Yun was preparing for his visit to Europe. He had to ensure that there would be no changes in the mainland during the few years he left the capital.

The first is the adjustment of the defense areas of each corps. Chu Yun asked each corps to exchange defense areas, and at the same time, the officers were also changed, so that the corps and the local government were separated.The second is to let the six conferences decide some important things according to the principle of the minority obeying the majority, and operate on their own during the time he is away.

At present, apart from the fact that the Nanyang Fleet is still in conflict with some indigenous kingdoms, there is a suppression by the First Corps in the Koryo region, and there have been no disturbances in the past two or three years.This period of peace gave Chu Yun some free time. Even if he was not here for a few years, the empire would still be able to function normally. In addition to Yun's own hands, other affairs can be dealt with by the six conferences.

Chu Yun is also deliberately cultivating the habit of this kind of meeting, trying to reduce the absolute authority of the individual, so that he can transition to a more advanced system in the future.

Hearing that Chu Yun is going to visit various countries in Europe, senior officials hold different attitudes, with some supporters and some opponents.Supporters believe that the country's prestige can be raised beyond the four seas, while opponents believe that this trip is no small matter, it may cost a lot, and the cost of travel is not the biggest problem. Zheng He can go to the West seven times, with the current national strength. Europe is not difficult. The biggest problem is that the bureaucrats are worried about what will happen to the mainland after Chu Yun leaves.

"This time I will try my best to lead a small number of ships to Europe, without much ostentation. Our sailors and crew have no tasks at home. If I only lead the fleet there, it will not lead to a lot of cost. Exercise our sailors and crew while sailing."

"Furthermore, apart from satisfying my personal self-interest, this visit is more out of the need to sign trade treaties with European countries. We want to sell our products all over the world and occupy the markets all over the world."

Chu Yun explained to them the plan and intention of visiting Europe this time.

The main call this time is the Zhili Fleet, which usually has no combat missions, and the main purpose is to completely open up the European market.

At present, he has only signed a trade treaty with England, but not with other kingdoms. Chinese merchants want to do business with other European merchants, usually in the Nanyang government or the city of London, and cannot directly trade with France, Spain, Nigeria, etc. Deland and other countries trade.

This is not conducive to completely opening up the European market. Chu Yun needs to go there in person to formally establish the diplomatic system between the East and the West.

Not just for trade, but also to establish a real international order.

There is no order in the world at present. The famous world orders in later generations include the Vienna system, the Versailles system, and the Yalta system, all of which were formulated by powerful countries.

Chu Yun began to plan to establish the first set of international order in his lifetime, and let the East be the advocate and host of the international order.

The senior bureaucrats of the empire began to turn to support after Chu Yun expressed his ideas. They also gradually realized that China is only a part of the world. If they want to dominate the world, they must actively negotiate with the outside world to ensure long-term leading.

If China can establish an international order, then they will be the world gendarme, the leader of the world!
The easiest way to establish an international order is to show your muscles to the countries of Europe, West Asia, and Central Asia, to subdue the enemy without fighting, or to make an example of others, defeating the strongest among them, so that other kingdoms dare not have a temper Sit at the negotiating table and discuss issues of international order.

In order to protect Chu Yun on his way to Europe and face possible threats, the military plans to dispatch the Zhili Fleet and another main steam ironclad ship "Wei Qing" newly launched to escort Chu Yun.In order to make up for the cost as much as possible, the government also encouraged non-governmental organization merchant ships to follow the military master and the Zhili fleet to go to Europe for trade, and make up for the fleet's expenses with private profits.

Escorted by the most powerful Zhili Fleet among the four major fleets, it can almost ignore the threat of pirates and privateers in the sea, and travel unimpeded!
Especially when I heard that the military lord planned to go to the West to visit the kings of the West in person, there was an uproar among the people. Many maritime merchants who had never been to Europe were encouraged this time, and many people had the determination to go to Europe for a look. .

At present, only Western companies jointly established by the government and businessmen conduct trade between the East and the West every year, and many Chinese businessmen stop at the east of Malacca, which means that the trade between the East and the West is still dominated by the government.

Chu Yun planned to visit Europe this time, following Li Jinde set off another round of discussion about the West, and this time it was no small matter, Li Jinde was just a private businessman, but Chu Yun's current identity was going to visit the West in person, so that the folks Curious about the West more and more.

Many maritime merchants signed up with the government and were willing to follow Chu Yun to the West with their goods. At one time, more than 200 ships signed up and were willing to go to the West.

The government has received so many applications that they have a big headache, because not all of these ships meet the specifications for oceangoing voyages, and there are even applications for fishing boats!

If these ships cannot keep up with the armed galleons of the Zhili fleet, they will instead drag down the entire fleet.

The government had no choice but to send people to inspect the ships that applied for, and excluded those ships that were small in size or unsuitable for ocean-going sailing, and kept about 50 private merchant ships capable of ocean-going sailing.

In addition to the Zhili Fleet and the newly launched "Wei Qing", the military department also specially set up a guard brigade with 3000 land troops for Chu Yun to use to protect Chu Yun's safety and in case of conflicts with European countries. Use this force.

In order to conduct this special visit, the use of more than a dozen warships and a guard brigade from the Zhili Fleet has already consumed a huge amount.

Chu Yun didn't want to take more people out. The number of soldiers is more than that of strength. The number of people in the fleet to visit Europe has already reached 10000. Such a scale is very exaggerated.

Counting the 50 private merchant ships that signed up to go to Europe, the number of people may reach 20000, which is no less than a huge transfer.

European businessmen who were doing business in the East were shocked to hear that the ruler of the East planned to visit Europe in person.

"Have they finally extended their hand to our west after occupying the Spice Islands?"

"I hope they are not interested in Europe. We have our own ideas over there, which are different from those natives in the Spice Islands."

These European businessmen who did business in the empire's territory began to worry that Chu Yun would covet European land.

(End of this chapter)