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Chapter 924 Both grace and power (fourth update, please subscribe)
"This is a happy city!"

Amidst the cheerful music and the cheers of people singing and dancing, the people of Constantinople who had been ruled under Turkish slavery for 424 years were finally liberated.

Amidst the cheers of the people, accompanied by several loud bangs, the worship tower outside the Sophia Cathedral was blown down. Under the leadership of the Pope, people carried out the first homage in the Hagia Sophia Cathedral since 1453. worship.

On this day, the entire sky of Constantinople was filled with the sound of mass, and the double-headed eagle flags of the Roman Empire were flying.

Today...the Roman Empire is resurrected! "

The news reports on the "Da Ming Daily" were enthusiastic, but to ordinary people in Daming, it meant nothing at all. They would not cheer for the victory of other countries tens of thousands of miles away, even if they were allies.

As for the Roman Empire, its greatness, its extraordinaryness...has nothing to do with China, you brag about yours, we live ours.At most, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a congratulatory message in the name of the emperor, congratulating the Russian tsar and the new "Caesar".

The title of the Roman Empire is enough to drive the Russians crazy.

"The whole world is looking forward to you—His Majesty Alexander I, who will be crowned Emperor of the Roman Empire in Sophia Cathedral!"

Emperor Zhu, who knows the inner thoughts of the Russians, of course knows how to tickle the itch in the Russians' hearts.In fact, this is not much different from a relationship between a man and a woman, as long as you like what you like, there is no difference between a country and a woman, as long as you scratch the right place, the rest will be simple.

But licking the dog will end up with nothing!
"Your Majesty, I believe Alexander I will lose sleep all night because of your words!"

Zuo Zongtang's words made Emperor Zhu laugh out loud.

"Haha, that's exactly my goal. By the way, it is certain that the Russians will move their capital to Constantinople. They are bound to implement a new capital construction plan. This time our construction company performed well in the directed explosion." Yes, try to get some rebuilding contracts, gold rubles... that's gold too!"

War is business, and what Ming pursued was indeed expansionism, but at the same time, the experience of later generations told Emperor Zhu the fact that trade is the only way for the weak to rise to power.

Foreign export is trade, and it is also trade to win infrastructure contracts such as construction, railways, and bridges around the world. The current Daming infrastructure technology is at the world's leading level.Let alone building skyscrapers, the four worship towers of the Tianfang Sect outside the Sophia Church, and only Daming's blasting engineers 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 already started looking for construction companies. By then, French, British, German, and of course local Russian construction companies will all participate. It is estimated that the competition will be fierce."

Having stayed in Daming for so many years, Zuo Zongtang certainly knew that "building the country through trade" was the basic national policy of Ming.Who doesn't love spending money, the people are rich and the country is strong!

"Then find another way, don't just focus on superficial engineering."

After thinking about it, Emperor Zhu suggested.

"The reconstruction of Constantinople will definitely be a big project. Not only will there be landmark buildings such as railway stations, government offices, department stores, and hotels, but there will also be other projects, such as sewer projects... East Rome During the construction of Constantinople, a complete sewer system was established, but after the Turkish occupation, the sewers and cisterns left by Rome were not repaired at all, and the major cisterns in the city were filled if they were damaged. It has been ruled for more than 400 years and still can’t be repaired. Even until the 400th and [-]th centuries, the Sudan recruited expeditions from Europe to explore the Dongluo sewers. After ruling the castle for more than [-] years, they didn’t even draw a blueprint of the sewers. Take a look Can you use this as a breakthrough point to continue this list and rebuild the underwater passage, it is also a big deal!"

What is the retrogression of civilization after the barbarism has conquered it?

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 retrogression of infrastructure, even the population can be directly halved. Egypt allowed the population of the Ottomans to return to the Middle Kingdom. The lowest point is even directly less than the population of the Old Kingdom. Don't be afraid!This is comparable to the fact that the Qing Dynasty ruled China and brought the population back to the level of the Xia Dynasty 4000 years ago. In Emperor Zhu's view, the comparison between the Qing Dynasty and the Ottoman civil rule is whey.

However, business is business, without Ottoman’s overall retrogression, and with the current business and future post-war reconstruction, that would be a big business. Da Ming should not only do this business, but also do as much as possible. It doesn't feel difficult at all.

"I will let people know about 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 begin?"

As the prime minister of the empire, Zuo Zongtang certainly knew the plan of the "new capital of the empire" that Emperor Zhu had in mind.Knowing the significance of the new capital of the empire to Ming, of course he will pay attention to it. Even when the military just conquered the Mato Grosso plateau, he had already ordered people to make preparations there. In fact, the so-called preparations meant Take the land as official land. As for the nearby private land, the big landlords can just find some reason to confiscate it, and the small farmers can buy it directly. In a word, as a minister, you need to prepare in advance.

"Um……"

After thinking about it, Emperor Zhu said.

"The construction of the new capital of the empire is related to the foundation of my Ming Dynasty for a thousand years. There is no need to rush, just arrange the land first, that's right..."

Looking at Zuo Zongtang, Emperor Zhu gave special instructions.

"Let's build a garden outside the planning area, Prime Minister Zuo! 1000 mu is enough!"

The purchase of land outside the planning area of ​​the imperial capital is supposed to be "the garden of the Zuo family" on the surface, but in fact, it is basically sending money to Zuo Zongtang. No matter how much the land price is there now, after the completion of the imperial capital in the future, the land price will definitely skyrocket Not to mention, with the expansion of the imperial capital in the future, a little development of the thousand acres of land will almost be able to benefit the Zuo family for generations.

This is no longer a simple reward, it is clearly bestowed on the Zuo Family's Shiyin!
"His Majesty……"

Facing His Majesty's reward, Zuo Zongtang was moved and quickly bowed.

"Your Majesty's gift to me, how can I not know it, but the construction of the imperial capital is related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty, how can I be favoritism as a prime minister? Please take it back, Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)