Daming 1805

Chapter 208 "Protection"

When Zhu Jingyuan began to seriously fight for his heirs, the six personal servants Chunxiang, Qiuyue, Xiaona, Xiaofu, Feiya, and Irene were all guarding outside.

According to the rules of the early years, they should have stayed directly in the room.

Passing a towel, tool, or drink to the people participating in the event is to beat them.

If they need help, if they need their cooperation, they can do so immediately, or simply participate in the activities directly.

After the Renwu Dynasty, the maidservants were driven out of the door, and they could only go in to help when they heard the call from the room.

This is the first time for Zhu Jingyuan, although there should be no hard work, but there may be accidents.

So they still need to cheer up and guard in case they are called.

An Xiaona and the other four orchids were extremely nervous, Chunxiang remained calm and composed as always, and Qiuyue was very curious.

After holding back for a long time, Qiuyue finally couldn't help it, and asked Chunxiang next to her in a very small voice:
"Tell me, does Your Highness need us to go in and help?"

Chunxiang was as motionless as a mountain, and two words came out of her mouth:

"Quiet."

Dongmei, the maid in Liang Yunying's room, was also present.

Her task was not to help, but to collect information, and if something happened, she would immediately notify Liang Yunying.

Immediately glaring at Qiuyue, Qiuyue immediately shut her mouth tightly.

An hour later, Dongmei looked at the time, lowered her voice and said:

"It should be fine, you take turns guarding, I will report back to the imperial concubine.

"If there is anything going on here, Chunxiang, send someone to notify me immediately."

Chunxiang also agreed in a low voice, watching Dongmei leave the room.

In the early morning of the next day, Dongmei came to Zhu Jingyuan's room again, and together with Chunxiang and Qiuyue cleaned up Zhu Jingyuan's room.

After Zhu Jingyuan got up, he took Liu Muyun to visit his mother.

After Zhu Jingyuan's enlightenment at night, Liu Muyun has a lot more confidence in her height, and she is obviously not so restrained.

She was already in good physical condition and had a lively personality, so the slight injuries at night were nothing to her.

After becoming truly intimate with Zhu Jingyuan, she naturally stopped treating herself as an outsider.

Now the spirit of the whole person is very good, exuding a breath of satisfaction.

Liu Muyun officially became a member of the family and met Liang Yunying on internal family occasions.

Liang Yunying looked at her in a state where her body seemed to be completely fine and she was about to overflow with happiness, she felt a little puzzled in her heart.

But after listening to Dongmei's report, he was relieved after confirming that he didn't ask, and greeted Liu Muyun with a smile on his face.

Then a red envelope of two hundred silver bills was given as a reward, and two pieces of jewelry were given.

He also gave two maidservants, both 15-year-old Kazu, one named Ying (son) and the other named Ju (son).

Liu Muyun was even more elated, and thanked her with extra spirit.

After the meeting, she had dinner, and then Liu Muyun went back to her own room to rest, although she didn't feel it, after all, she had just been injured.

The harem system of emperors and kings in Ming Dynasty is a combination of "walking imperial" and "entering imperial".

For concubines with titles and exclusive palaces, when the emperor and king need them, they will go directly to their palaces for dinner and overnight.

The next day, they got up directly from their palace and went to court.

This is "Zouyu".

Low-level concubines without titles and independent residences will go to the emperor's and king's palaces to serve after receiving the emperor's call.

See if the mood of the emperor and king wants them to spend the night with him.

This is "Jinyu".

Zhu Jingyuan is now the concubine Liu Muyun, who still has an official title, so of course he has to arrange a separate palace.

The current palace is regulated by the county palace, but there are still independent courtyards for concubines, but the scale is a little smaller.

But now after a good renovation, the small house is very comfortable to live in.

Zhu Jingyuan went to work in the front hall by himself.

First look at the news in all aspects.

Lin Zexu, who went to Morocco, sent a formal report.

The delegations of Ming, Lucia, Ottoman, Austria, Italy, France, and Spain, the Seven Kingdoms of the Qinhai Sea, held three rounds of talks with the King of Morocco.

After "deliberate consideration", the king of Morocco formally decided to accept the joint "protection" of the seven countries of the Great Qinhai Sea.

The Great Qinhai Seven Kingdoms helped Morocco build a coastal port city and helped the Moroccan king train a new army.

The entire territory of Morocco is fully open to the seven countries of the Great Qinhai Sea, and all ships and commodities of the seven countries are exempt from duty.

The illegal and criminal acts of personnel from the seven countries of the Great Qinhai Sea in Morocco will be dealt with by the envoys of the seven countries in accordance with the laws of the seven countries.

At the same time, all ports allow Prussian, British, Dutch, and Portuguese fleets to dock for supplies.

The seven countries of the Great Qinhai Sea, Prussia, Britain, the Netherlands, and Portugal tried it, and guaranteed that they would not start a war against Morocco, and that they would not force Morocco to join any war.

Guarantee that Morocco will not be compelled to join treaties that require war obligations, and guarantee that Morocco will be compelled to assume any war-related obligations and responsibilities.

Guaranteed not to be in Morocco's territory, or to use Morocco's territory to create armed conflicts and initiate wars.

Even if there is a war within a country, the fighting must stop immediately when people enter Morocco.

Countries work together to protect Morocco and ensure that no other country can create armed conflict and war in Morocco.

Morocco itself will also guarantee that it will not participate in any war, directly or indirectly, and will not assist in any war-related affairs.

In all wars of any kind, the Kingdom of Morocco will remain permanently neutral.

Zhu Jingyuan was not surprised by the news. It was impossible for Morocco to refuse the protection of the Great Qinhai Seven Kingdoms.

Although this kind of "protection" is overbearing, it is indeed protection.

If the seven countries do not monopolize Morocco, then Morocco will have a certain degree of independence.

It is also impossible for other countries to invade Morocco.

Especially for the royal family of Morocco, this kind of protection is even more real, taking care of it like steel.

It is no longer possible for the forces in Morocco to overthrow the rule of the King of Morocco under the protection of the Seven Kingdoms.

As for complete tax exemption, in the eyes of the Moroccan king and his courtiers, it may feel humiliating.

However, Morocco itself has a limited land area. After the country is fully opened, it will become a large duty-free free port.

The fleets of the Ming Dynasty and the Thai and Western countries will basically stop in Morocco for supplies.

The seven countries will also build a modern port city for Morocco.

Although Morocco has no way to collect taxes, this kind of trade transfer profits can make the King of Morocco rich.

The demand for manpower from the Seven Kingdoms of the Qinhai Sea to Morocco allows Moroccans to earn several times their original wages in the country even if they only do odd jobs in the port.

In particular, Zhu Jingyuan specially arranged and designed a permanent neutrality commitment similar to Switzerland.

Coupled with the joint compliance and maintenance of the seven countries, it will provide Morocco with a sustained and stable political situation.

If Morocco seizes the opportunity, it can become a very wealthy place, and it is not impossible to become the "Switzerland" of the world.

It's just that Zhu Jingyuan feels that Morocco probably won't be able to catch it.

Behind this news is the internal discussion among the seven countries of the Qinhai Sea, dividing their respective areas of control in Morocco.

Morocco is designated as an international free port at the top of the Strait of Gibraltar.

It is jointly constructed and managed by the seven countries of the Great Qinhai Sea, and it is allowed to dock and use by Britain, the Netherlands, Pudong and Portugal.

It is equivalent to an international concession.

From Gibraltar below, the port areas and spheres of influence exclusively belonging to Daming, Lucia, Austria, Italy, France, Ottoman, and Spain are lined up in sequence, with one horizontal bar for each country.

Spain is at the southernmost tip, connecting with the original colonies in the south.

The second is Osman, because he also got a piece of land in the interior of the Great Qinhai, in the east of Morocco.

It is impossible for the two pieces of land to be merged, so they should be as far away as possible and used as two supply points.

France is the same.

Daming is at the top, the best place except the International Settlement.

Followed by Lucia, Austria, Italy.

It is conceivable that the seven countries will build different port cities in Morocco according to their own conditions.

If the colonial system can be disintegrated in the future, Morocco can be completely independent and have the opportunity to receive eight exotic cities of different sizes and styles.

But they probably won't have that chance.

Zhu Jingyuan had no objection to these plans, and felt that such a division was relatively reasonable.

He responded directly to Lin Zexu, saying that he knew.

In addition, contact the imperial court to start the construction of the local port as soon as possible.

The port in Morocco will become an important base for Ming to go to the southeast of Mozhou in Yinzhou.

After putting down Lin Zexu's report, Zhu Jingyuan read several other news.

The immigrants from the chief envoy of Beimozhou arrived one after another, and they lived in the city left by the Barbary pirates under the escort of the garrison.

The existing facilities are crude, but better than nothing, and the immigrants can quickly start a normal life.

What kind of city and buildings you want, just continue to build yourself.

But they're not completely safe anymore.

Daming allowed it, and Osman hoped that the entire population of Beimo Continent could be taken away, but it was obviously impossible to completely empty it out.

In addition to the abandoned old people and young children, there must also be adults who deliberately avoided arrest and concealed them.

Although the local garrison has done a search, it is impossible to completely avoid Tibetans in the mountains and ruins.

Immigrants also form their own militia, responsible for daily patrols and continuous searches.

On the other side, immigrants and troops heading to the east of Mozhou have also arrived.

This area was received from the Prussians, and compared to the residential areas in Beimozhou, it has a different kind of scenery.

The Prussians have begun to evacuate, but the local indigenous Mexicans will stay.

It is impossible for the vassal state of Mozhou in the south of the Sahara to completely avoid the existence of Mo people, and can only manage the most basic right of abode.

In the three directions of Northeast Mozhou, Southeast Mozhou, and South Mozhou, the development of the eastern inland of Mozhou has also officially started.

At the League of Nations meeting, one-third of the Mo continent that Da Ming got, most of the land is still the indigenous world.

Da Ming asked other countries to maintain control, and Da Ming himself had to do the same.

All the painted territories must be conquered within five years.

Then there was news from Daming itself.

Migrants headed for Morocco and southwestern Mexico have already set off.

Due to the soaring price of Mexican slaves in the United States, most of the Mexican slaves in Yinzhou will be taken away, and there is no chance for Daming to send them to Mozhou to build the Mexican vassal state.

The piece of land that Daming wanted in the southwest of Mozhou was originally intended for the Mo slaves who were going to return to Yinzhou. More importantly, Zhu Jingyuan had his eyes on the local bauxite mines.

The world's largest bauxite mine, which is a key material and a strategic resource for the aviation industry.

As for things like gold and diamonds, Zhu Jingyuan didn't particularly care about them.

Without Yin Zhou's Mo people returning home group, Daming would be dominated by his own immigrants.

It will not be possible for the Mo people to establish their own country.

These immigrants, like the immigrants in the eastern part of Mexico, must be armed immigrants.

Immigrants must be escorted by combat troops, and immigrants themselves must also carry weapons.

These areas and the eastern inland area of ​​Mozhou not only have aboriginals, but also have primitive aboriginal regimes.

Although the weapons and equipment are very backward and the organization and discipline are extremely chaotic, this kind of chaos is also an advantage at some point.

The main force may easily defeat the main force of the local indigenous regime, but their main force is meaningless.

The chaotic armed forces of the middle and lower classes will continue to threaten the lives of immigrants from Ming Dynasty.

Even ordinary natives are generally threatening.

God knows if they have a tradition of headhunting and cannibalism.

So even if there are troops to follow, ordinary immigrants themselves must know how to use weapons and organize militias to protect the settlements.

(End of this chapter)