Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 364: Swallowing Italy and turning it into the Great Chu Empire

Chen Jiayou sighed after receiving Zhu Jianshen's letter.

"The King of Chu is too ambitious. Italy is a noodle army, but he can stand firm in Europe only because of the Pope of Rome."

"If the King of Chu dares to invade Italy, the Pope will teach him how to behave."

"Even with His Majesty's support, he cannot swallow up all of Italy."

"Unless the King of Chu is willing to convert to Christianity and change his face to look like Europa, he will not be able to gain a foothold in Europa."

"The King of Chu was plotted by the British."

Chen Jiayou has been in Europe for eight years and knows this land very well.

Although the world overlord, the Ming Dynasty is still very contemptuous in the words of the European nobles. They only know that the Ming Dynasty's products are cheap and easy to use, and they once regarded the Ming people as barbarians.

The most arrogant ones are the Holy Roman Empire and the Hungarian Empire.

They threatened that the Ming Dynasty was a despicable race, and even once wanted to declare war with the Ming Dynasty.

If the King of Chu hadn't fought Osman six times and cut off a piece of flesh from Osman's body, his impression of the Ming Dynasty would not have changed.

After all, these people are used to being superior.

Their intuitive impression of the Ming Dynasty is that the goods are cheap and the Ming people are ignorant, and now they add another one, barbarians.

Cheap, stupid, barbaric.

This is the common impression Europeans have about the Ming Dynasty.

In the 29th year of Jingtai, Chen Jiayou came to Europe again and opened many newspapers in Europe to act as a mouthpiece for advocating the Ming Dynasty.

It has been two years since this year, and the trends of fear and mei-ming are colliding.

Many people from India, Safavids, Ottomans, and Jews are good at spreading anti-Islamic theories, and the British who are not on the European continent continue to fan the flames.

The fear of Ming Dynasty is sweeping across Europe.

But this kind of fear is nothing more than fear of barbarians, just like the Vikings they hate most, they are a group of barbarians who only know how to plunder.

Even if Chen Jiayou wanted to reverse Daming's reputation, it would be to no avail.

Because the mouthpiece was killed and Meiming's thoughts were suppressed, he had no choice for the time being.

Fortunately, the emperor held the Global Games last year. Those nobles and athletes who had been to the Ming Dynasty described a prosperous Ming Dynasty, which slightly changed the reputation of the Ming Dynasty in Europe.

To put it bluntly, Zhu Jianshen was used as a weapon by the British.

No, Spain to be precise.

The current overlord of Europe is Spain. Spain wants to annex Italian territory, so it gave Sicily to Zhu Jianshen. On the surface, it was a benefit, but in fact it was a big deal.

Waiting for the Pope's wrath, Zhu Jianshen was afraid that he would not end well.

To be friends with the Pope and to believe in religion is contrary to the national policy of the Ming Dynasty. This problem is almost unsolvable.

At this moment, he is in France, lobbying Louis XI to further open France's market and deeply tie up with Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty was willing to help Louis XI and unify France.

But this could not impress Louis XI. His biggest headache was the problem of his son. He gave birth to many children, but only one survived.

The daughter is also disabled and the family is very twisted.

He hoped to gain the support of the Ming Emperor and support his son's successful succession to the throne.

In the past, Louis XI would not think of the Ming Dynasty, but now Zhu Jianshen and France face each other across the sea. Zhu Jianshen used his absolute strength to scare Europa and make him willing to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, he couldn't figure out the relationship between Zhu Jianshen and the Ming Emperor, nor the enfeoffment system of Emperor Zhou. He thought Zhu Jianshen was just a Ming principality, so he contacted Zhu Jianshen privately, but Zhu Jianshen refused to negotiate and asked him to go to Chen Jiayou for talks.

In this canal incident, although Zhu Jianshen gave France benefits, he was unwilling to engage in country-to-country negotiations.

The reason is very simple. Zhu Jianshen did not have the strength to compete with the French Emperor.

Then let the emperor wrangle with him and let him take advantage of the middle.

Moreover, since Ming Dynasty and France were at odds with each other, he could secretly establish diplomatic relations with France, which would be considered a breakthrough and would not lead to a complete rift.

This was the conclusion he came to after having a secret conversation with the emperor when he left the capital.

The bad guys will do it in the Ming Dynasty, and the country will keep the benefits.

Chen Jiayou was thinking about Louis XI's request and was discussing it with the mission, but they all felt that the matter was too big and the central government's opinion must be sought.

Anyway, Louis XI was not in a hurry and gave Chen Jiayou time.

The Ming Dynasty wanted to deeply tie up with France, but also so that Zhu Jianshen could gain a foothold in Europe. Zhu Jianshen could not expand southward, so he could only go northward, and the Noodle Army was the best to deal with.

A few days later, Zhu Jianshen received a letter from Chen Jiayou.

At this time, Chu State was building two capitals, opening canals, and carrying out large-scale construction projects.

Chen Tai, an important minister of the Ming Dynasty, traveled thousands of miles to Africa with Kuai Xiang's design to help Zhu Jianshen build the city.

It also brought the emperor's secret edict.

Mi Zhi first encouraged Zhu Jianshen and told him that everything was fine at home. Then he helped him analyze the situation and told him not to be fooled by the British.

If you want to hold the British, you have to hold the Dutch.

Today's Netherlands is very ambitious. They are definitely not convinced that Spain and Portugal monopolize Eastern trade, so they must unite with the Netherlands and have good relations with the Netherlands to check and balance Spain and Portugal while curbing British ambitions.

The canal is a big bomb. The Chu State is not strong now. It is best to divide it and let each country benefit. However, Cairo must firmly occupy it. When the Chu State develops, it will dominate the canal and control the throat of east-west trade.

The Red Sea will be extremely important in the future. If you control the Red Sea, you will control the world.

Zhu Jianshen was repeatedly told in the secret decree that the territory of the Mediterranean could be given up, but the Red Sea must be firmly controlled.

The canal must be dug within three years. It does not matter how many people die. The canal must be opened quickly. Strictly control the bloodline, the country will continuously send people over, and no confusion of bloodline is allowed.

At the end, the emperor told him that Osman seemed to be arrogant, but he was actually an outsider in Europe. He would be kicked out sooner or later. The Chu State was an outsider just like him, so he had to make good friends with Osman and give Osman some of the benefits of the canal.

There are tens of thousands of words scattered throughout the article, written in vernacular.

Thoroughly analyze the situation in Europe.

The center will spare no effort to support him. This time, he sent an important minister, Chen Tai, to help him set up the center. The palace can be imitated according to the style of the Forbidden City. Although he is a king, he is actually an emperor.

He also asked him to promote talents from the grassroots level for his own use. The Ming Dynasty would send some Jinshi, Juren, and scholars over to let him establish the imperial examination system.

The key point is blood. When the Ming Dynasty came, they were not assimilated, but wanted to assimilate them. They had to distinguish the priorities of conflicts and use the conflicts of various countries to move around.

In particular, he must make good friends with the Pope. Rome is the center of the Pope and the center of Europe. Controlling Rome will pinch the balls of Europe. This is the basis for Chu State to turn from a vassal state into an empire. The emperor warned him.

Zhu Jianshen was deeply moved.

After six wars, the central government invested 1200 million yuan, and it was impossible to recover the money, but the emperor resolutely supported him.

This time, a large amount of materials, commodities, food, and machinery were sent to him, allowing him to build factories and build what a country needed.

There is also a large amount of currency for normal circulation among the people.

He even sent important ministers to help him set up a center.

Along with the secret decree, there was also a letter from home written by his queen, Wan Concubine and others. The last one was a letter written by his eldest son Zhu Youtang.

In his letter, he never mentioned how much trouble he had caused in the palace, only how good the emperor's grandfather was to him.

But the letters home told him how naughty his eldest son Zhu Youtang was, tears streaming down his face, and he was homesick.

He first met with the important ministers sent to him by the emperor.

Chen Tai took the lead, and there were several acquaintances, including Li Xian's son Li Zhang, Song Wei's son Song Zi, Mao Zhong's grandson Mao Kai, etc., all of whom were considered good talents.

It can be seen that the emperor is sincerely setting up a center for him, rather than burying nails in the Chu Kingdom.

It's impossible even if you think about it. It is clearly written in the secret decree that they will only stay in Chu for four years and then they will return to China.

Looking at the expressions of these people, you can tell that they really dislike this simple vassal state, and Zhu Jianshen can't keep them at all.

Host a party.

When business came up during the dinner, Chen Tai suggested that he immediately send someone to make friends with Osman.

The old Ottoman emperor was furious to death, and the new emperor Bayezid was also a tyrant. After some discussion, he agreed to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty, but he wanted to gain interests in the Cairo Canal.

After some negotiations, Ottoman was willing to provide 10 slaves to ensure that the canal would be completed within two years, and Ming Dynasty gave Ottoman % of the shares.

This made the other four countries of the canal company very dissatisfied.

But Zhu Jianshen had already sent someone to say hello, saying that the Ming Emperor wanted to open the canal quickly, otherwise he, the King of Chu, would not be able to continue.

The implication is that if you have any problems, go and talk to the Ming Emperor. I am just an errand boy, so don't embarrass me.

Daming's shareholding in Canal increased to 25%, and he is still the major shareholder.

This canal also became the Six Nations Canal.

With the addition of Osman, the excavation speed was further accelerated.

Zhou Xi set foot on Sicily Island, ready to take it in, but Naples was unwilling, so Zhou Xi was waiting for them to be unwilling.

Directly use powerful troops to attack, directly occupy, and directly massacre without surrender.

Ming's public opinion in Europe is not good.

This massacre immediately aroused the condemnation from all over Europe and convinced the barbarians.

The Pope directly issued an order to stop the barbaric Ming people. Zhou Xi was not stupid. He came from the Martial Arts Hall and was Yu Qian's direct student. He was also a young general that the emperor was extremely optimistic about.

He is still very sensitive to politics.

When the Pope sent someone to deliver the decree, he immediately stopped attacking. This well-behaved attitude satisfied the Pope and wanted him to convert to Christianity.

Zhou Xi was a staunch royalist. The emperor believed in nothing, and neither did he.

But his mother is a staunch Buddhist.

Therefore, he is inclined towards Buddhism in his heart.

Christianity also spread in the Ming Dynasty, and there were many people who believed in it, but it was unable to challenge the dominance of Buddhism in the Ming Dynasty. Even Taoism had to rank second.

The third is the Yellow religion, the fourth is the Islamic religion, and the fifth is the Christian religion.

But no matter how great the Five Religions are, they are not as great as Confucianism.

Confucianism transformed religion more than anything else, and Christ had to be forced to make changes, otherwise he would be seriously acclimatized.

And the pope who is thousands of miles away doesn't know yet. When they find out, they will definitely declare war on the Ming Dynasty.

So Zhou Xi refused, which made the Pope dissatisfied.

The Pope wanted everyone in the Ming Dynasty to believe in Christianity. In the thirteenth year of Jingtai, they sent people to talk to the Ming Emperor. As a result, the Ming Emperor flatly refused and even had a fight with the Pope.

The Pope also called for the Crusade. Of course, the Crusade failed, but the relationship between the Pope and the Ming Dynasty was indeed not very good. Later, the Ming Dynasty took the initiative to make good friends, and the two sides eased.

When the Pope's imperial edict came, Zhu Jianshen had to lament the emperor's foresight. The emperor allowed him to temporarily submit to the Pope and believe in Christianity.

Sure enough, after Zhu Jianshen converted to Christianity, this barbaric war directly turned into a just war. Whether Naples was happy or not the Pope did not know, but the Pope was happy anyway.

The island of Sicily was assigned to Chu, and the Pope made the final decision.

The European countries sent envoys to celebrate, but with a playful attitude.

The backlash came immediately.

The Pope asked Chu State to use Christianity as the state religion, and all Chu people must believe in Christianity.

Zhu Jianshen's claws were numb, and the emperor didn't tell him what to do next.

The Pope can turn an evil war into a holy war with a decree, and he can also expel the Ming forces from Sicily with another sentence.

Zhu Jianshen asked Chen Tai to discuss.

But Chen Tai is a good builder. He is now the left minister of the Ministry of Works, and his skills in supervising the local government are not good at all.

There is no good solution.

Instead, Li Zhang smiled evilly and said: "Let's promise them first that since Naples is so big, we can take it directly and make it our neighbor to Rome."

"Anyway, there are so many of us, so it will take time for them all to convert."

"First take advantage, and then use all kinds of prevarication to get past it."

"Anyway, we are in Europa, and we are the target of public criticism. We have too many debts, and the bigger the territory we occupy, the better it is for us."

"As long as the canal is opened, let alone Rome launching a jihad, even if the whole of Europe comes to attack us, we are not afraid!"

"At worst, a million troops will be mobilized from the center to sweep across Europe!"

"As for the aborigines, sell them all back to the Ming Dynasty and make a small fortune."

Li Zhang's idea is not a bad one.

In fact, the Pope of Rome is definitely not afraid of the Chu State's repentance, because they can launch holy wars and crusades to kill you.

But he never thought that Ming Dynasty was not a sick man from West Asia with a cruel look and a weak heart like Osman.

Zhu Jianshen thought it was not possible.

The Chu State needs credibility. If it occupies too much territory, it will be useless. It should lay a solid foundation bit by bit before considering expanding its territory.

Song Zi said, "Your Majesty, we look different from them. No matter how small our territory is, we will be targeted by everyone."

"As for credibility, that's built within cannon range."

"As long as we are strong enough, we will have credibility."

“On the other hand, reputation is worthless.”

This is what the emperor said.

Over the years, the emperor has had no credibility with other countries, but this does not prevent him from doing business with the world, because if you don't do business, the emperor will use cannons to blast open your country and force you to do business.

Gradually, the world became accustomed to the tyranny of the Ming Dynasty. Even the Ming Emperor was very dissatisfied with the letter of equality given to him by Louis XI. This caused many difficulties for the French ships, and the French emperor also had to suffer.

Zhu Jianshen looked at Chen Tai, who agreed with Song Zi's words.

"Then let's do it!" Zhu Jianshen also went all out, grabbing the territory first, and then selling the people like piglets to the Ming Dynasty.

Didn’t Ming want some elites? They sold them all and let Ming slowly select them.

But there is a prerequisite, you have to wait for the canal to open.

Zhu Jianshen could afford to wait. He occupied Sicily Island and wanted a little mercy.

He first agreed to the Pope's conditions, then brought up the Ming people, demoted the aboriginal people to second-class people, and selected those with skills who would become Ming people after passing the test, and those who did not have them were demoted to slaves to dig canals. .

Although Naples was weak, it still sent troops to fight against the Ming Dynasty and compete for Sicily Island.

But for Ming Dynasty, this kind of war was like a child's play house. Liu Ning personally commanded the war and won ten battles and ten victories, and Naples called him daddy.

Naples went to beg Spain, its former master.

Spain was extremely dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty's rule in Sicily. It was not the Ming Dynasty that committed massacres, but this land that they had coveted for a long time.

However, Zhu Jianshen blocked Spain's mouth with a large number of orders.

Besides, Spain signed the four-nation agreement at that time, and now it reneges on it, which is somewhat unjustifiable.

Spain is not a good thing either. It originally wanted to trick Zhu Jianshen, but Zhu Jianshen was forced to eat soft food and swallowed it hard, so Spain regretted it.

Chu State now has the support of the Pope of Rome.

Zhu Jianshen came to visit and sent a large number of daily necessities to the Pope. The Pope praised Chu State, especially tea, which solved their innate constipation problem.

But they believed that the church should be built first and then the palace.

Zhu Jian gritted his teeth and recruited another hundred thousand slaves to build it together!

How many of Da Chu are slaves!

This is also sold to Daming.

Zhu Jianshen never felt that he was inferior to others. On the contrary, the Ottoman emperor, French emperor, and Spanish emperor he had met were all inferior to him.

Zhu Jianshen is taller than Zhu Qiyu, with a net height of 178 cm and a height of over meters in shoes. He has a traditional handsome appearance. Except for a slight stutter, he is good at martial arts and martial arts.

Which emperor is taller than him? Those emperors were a head shorter than him!

When it comes to skin color, Zhu Jianshen has standard white skin, as gentle as jade, and neither fat nor thin. He is indeed not as white as Europeans, but he doesn't have the same stench as Europeans.

Besides, Europeans look better because they have sharp edges and corners. In fact, they have straight noses. There are indeed handsome guys and beauties, but they have to be mixed-race. Pure-blooded people who are not mixed-race are really ugly.

Zhu Jianshen is of royal blood, and his parents are both top-notch beauties. He is definitely not bad looking. Regardless of the aesthetic differences between East and West, one must admit that Zhu Jianshen has a royal aura.

Let’s talk about bloodline. The bloodline of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty is definitely the most noble bloodline in the world. The only one that can compare is Genghis Khan’s golden family. Among those countries in Europe, which emperor’s bloodline is more noble than that of an emperor named Zhu?

Not only does Zhu Jianshen not feel inferior, he is also extremely proud.

In his eyes, Europa was defeated by him. Osman was so powerful that he lost four times in his hands. Naples must be a serious European, losing ten times in ten games.

Song Zi is right, credibility is only within the range of cannon.

He dare not say that he will kill them all, but at least he is sure to hold on to his current territory.

Zhu Jianshen demarcated the territory of Dachu, and the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea was all his, plus the island of Sicily, and he would occupy the entire territory of Italy in the future.

Now, he is focusing on three places: Tunisia, Sicily and Cairo.

The emperor wanted to grant Somalia in the Gulf of Aden to his brother Zhu Jianze, and he also sought his consent.

He opened up the situation in Africa, and everyone in the clan wanted to come to Africa and lie down.

Zhu Jianshen is still hesitating. The Gulf of Aden is his land of Longxing, and he doesn't want to share it with others. However, his energy is now in North Africa and he has no time to manage the Gulf of Aden.

Now that the Gulf of Aden is managed by his subordinates, it is not stable. Who knows if he will become ambitious and dominate?

Therefore, the emperor wanted to speed up the enfeoffment.

Zhu Jianshen's biggest problem is that there is a huge desert across the road, which makes it impossible for him to manage the other side.

In the end, he agreed and entrusted Zhu Jianze with him.

There are only three sons left in Zhu Qizhen. The third son, Zhu Jianshi, died young. The fourth son, Zhu Jianchun, died of illness a few years ago and has no sons. The fifth son, Zhu Jianshu, died of illness this year and has no sons.

Therefore, the emperor entrusted Zhu Jianze with him and asked him to take care of his younger brother.

There is another factor, which is to let him not have the idea of ​​​​conquering the country for his younger brother, and let him go all the way north and not turn back to the south.

Of course, legally speaking, Zhu Jianshen is Zhu Qiyu's son, and this has not changed from beginning to end.

Therefore, Zhu Jianshen's sons were raised in the palace with the emperor's grandson. Prince De and Chong Wang did not have such a good life. Their sons only played with the clan children and were not familiar with the emperor's grandson.

Brothers must also settle accounts.

The entire Sahara Desert and legal principles are in the Chu State. This is the strategic depth of the Chu State and must not be lost. King Chong occupied the territory of Somalia and Ethiopia.

Zhu Jianshen put aside other thoughts and concentrated on conquering Italian territory.

The problems that lie ahead are the Pope of Rome and Spain. Spain claims to be the overlord of the Mediterranean. Now that the Ming Dynasty has emerged, Spain's absolute rule has been challenged.

The most important thing is that the Chu State has occupied Tunisia and Sicily Island, cutting off the Mediterranean Sea. If the Spanish, Portuguese and French countries want to go to the Western Mediterranean, they must go through the Chu State.

This makes European countries uncomfortable.

The British's strategic vision is indeed superior.

Quietly, Chu was put in the spotlight.

After Zhu Jianshen occupied Sicily, he still wanted to covet land territory, so he cut off the entire Mediterranean. This was something that no European country would ever agree to.

After taking Sicily Island, Zhu Jianshen realized that he had offended the public.

In the past, when the canal was closed, he offended the Western Mediterranean countries. This time, when the canal was opened, countries on both sides were offended.

"The British guys are so insidious!" Zhu Jianshen gritted his teeth. Even though he knew it was a trap, he still had to jump.

Cutting off the Mediterranean Sea is fun, but it also involves public outrage.

Zhu Jianshen rolled his eyes and proposed the theory of high seas, which listed the small island in the middle of the Tunis Strait as high seas and managed it jointly by the European countries.

Ships from any country can pass by at will.

He also sent envoys to persuade European countries to sign free trade agreements. Dachu would never interfere with the navigation of any country's ships.

To put it bluntly, I gave up some benefits.

Only then can we appease the European countries.

From then on, Zhu Jianshen was highly wary of the British and began to spread rumors that Britain was a troublemaker in Europe.

Over time, Britain's reputation as a troublemaker has been confirmed.

Zhu Jianshen went even worse, proposing to redefine the territory of Europa and kick Britain out of Europa. He believed that Britain was an isolated island country and was not a member of Europa.

This was strongly supported by France, who believed that Britain was a barbarian and should be ranked alongside the Vikings and excluded from Europa.

The British were so angry that they directly sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty to ask the Ming Emperor to replace him with a vassal king.

Zhu Jianshen applied eye drops to Yingying.

While frantically trying to please the Pope.

I wish I could build a church in one step on the territory of Chu State.

Then Tu Qiongdeng saw that he wanted all the territory of Naples and sought the support of the pope's public opinion.

Zhu Jianshen underestimated the Pope.

In Europe in this era, the pope has a huge say. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the emperor riding on the emperor's head.

People had already seen through Zhu Jianshen's little move. The Pope only wanted benefits, but he refused to allow Zhu Jianshen to annex Naples.

Nonsense, Zhu Jianshen is willing to pretend to be a grandson and is willing to give benefits. Who wouldn't be interested in such a good guy? Can it put you in position? Once you're in power, where can you find the next licker?

The Pope also underestimated Zhu Jianshen.

As soon as Zhu Jianshen said hello, he went directly to the north under the banner of the Pope, and his main goal was the opposite.

The key is that Zhu Jianshen's men do not believe in Christianity, and the Pope cannot give them orders.

I can only keep protesting.

Zhu Jianshen turned his back on what was happening outside the window and personally led the troops. Four generals, Zhou Xi, Liu Ning, Song Zi, and Mao Kai, came out together. In just three months, they defeated the Principality of Naples.

The territory was pushed directly to the edge of Rome.

The Pope was very angry about Ming's breach of trust and directly ordered Zhu Jianshen to go back.

Zhu Jianshen also obeyed, and sent troops to rob the island for half a month before returning directly to Sicily.

The pope also sent a batch of benefits to the pope. The pope liked and hated Zhu Jianshen at the same time, especially the people under Zhu Jianshen. They hated him so much that they did not obey the pope's orders.

A month later, Zhu Jianshen went on his second northern expedition. In just one month, he conquered the Principality of Naples again, took another half a month, and then went back.

In the 31st year of Jingtai's reign, Zhu Jianshen made three northern expeditions to Naples.

Nearly a million people were plundered, and all the men were shipped to the Ming Dynasty and sold to the Ming Dynasty, while the women were kept and made concubines for the Ming army.

The Pope strictly ordered Zhu Jianshen not to attack Naples again.

Naples is completely disabled.

The birthplace of the Renaissance has now become a living hell.

The Ming Dynasty burned, killed, looted, and then withdrew, repeated three times. How many people were left alive?

"Barbarian, barbarian!"

The royal families of various countries are talking about it. The Holy Roman Empire wants to launch a southern expedition to swallow Naples and drive away the bed bug of the Ming Dynasty.

It encountered opposition from the principalities within the territory.

The Holy Roman Empire was actually an empty shell. The imperial power was weakened and it was divided into various principalities, princes, and free territories.

It seems that the territory is extremely huge, but in fact it is just living off the aura of the past.

During Chen Jiayou's second mission, the gifts given to the royal family of the Holy Roman Empire were far inferior to those of several more powerful principalities and even small free territories. Chen Jiayou went to visit them all.

Therefore, the royal family of the Holy Roman Empire was very dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty. He was the first to support the Jews' propaganda of fear of Ming Dynasty.

Chen Jiayou ignored him and instead made good friends with many principalities within the territory, such as Austria and the Czech Republic.

Naples was sick and sought medical treatment, so he naturally agreed.

But the two countries are not bordering each other.

Several principalities were tried to cross the border, but they all met with opposition. There is also a story about Europe destroying Guo through fake means.

The Holy Roman Empire can only sulk on its own.

In the spring of the 32nd year of Jingtai, Zhu Jianshen carried out the fourth northern expedition and once again ruthlessly destroyed everything in Naples.

After fighting, grab, and after grabbing, run away.

This is the consistent style of Ming Dynasty.

After a month's rest, the fifth northern expedition was launched. This time Naples offered no resistance at all and lay flat. You can rob it as much as you want, just don't kill me.

After taking Naples this time, Zhu Jianshen did not withdraw his troops.

Instead, they sent envoys to test the attitudes of various countries toward the Ming Dynasty's occupation of Naples.

Ming products are dumped in Europe.

Canal excavation was also in full swing.

Chu State once again showed strong military strength.

Many factors combined have resulted in countries remaining surprisingly silent.

After two months of being stationed in Naples, Zhu Jianshen decided to withdraw his troops.

Then stop attacking Naples.

This is Zhu Jianshen's cleverness. The silence of the countries means opposition. Naples is weak, but the attitude of the countries is the most important. If they do not allow the Ming Dynasty to occupy it, the Ming Dynasty will not occupy it.

In the following days, Zhu Jianshen recruited many slaves, organized almost all the local barbarians, and worked hard to build the canal.

Nearly two million people were hungry and working hard in the Cairo canals.

Countless people die every day.

The excavation had been going on for more than a year, and there were rebels every day, but they were all put down. The Ming Dynasty had 200,000 soldiers serving as supervisors.

The Chu State was so arrogant and arrogant because it relied on the food shipped from the Ming Dynasty.

King Chong had already succeeded the vassal. He occupied the Gulf of Aden, worked hard to grow grain, and gave it to King Chu to help dig the canal.

Countries are even more frightened, and the Ming Dynasty does not regard slaves as human beings at all.

Dead bodies piled up on the canal.

Akito didn't even blink.

They are still frantically arresting people and transporting them to the canal. I heard that basically all the indigenous people in Chu State have been captured, and the rest have been driven into the desert.

This shows the Ming Dynasty’s determination to dig canals.

Zhu Jianshen is still urging all countries to send more people to man the canal.

The British are good at spreading anti-Ming Dynasty theories and began to chant slogans: the canal is Europe's canal, and the European countries should unite and deal with the outside world.

The main reason was that the Ming Dynasty came into contact with the Netherlands, which made Britain jump in.

If you look at the map, you will know that the Netherlands and Belgium are the two eggs of the United Kingdom and are the most important neighboring countries.

Belgium is now ruled by Spain.

Originally, the Netherlands was challenging Spanish rule, but Spain and Portugal let the Ming Dynasty in, like a loach rushing into a school of crucian carp, to find another target for Europa.

Daming did well.

The British are spreading anti-Mexico theories everywhere, and Spain is behind them.

The British were not vegetarians. They used the Straits to show off the Ming Dynasty, then turned around and sold Spain.

It's all vertical and horizontal here.

Zhu Jianshen, however, seemed to have disappeared. He worked hard to dig canals and asked the central government to speed up immigration. Today, Chu State has about three million people, with a male to female ratio of 1:2, and a serious shortage of women.

There are even fewer people in Chongguo, just over 1, with a male to female ratio of 3:.

Zhu Jianshen calculated that the two countries could accommodate about five million people, and then they could reproduce their own offspring.

Osman had recovered from his previous defeats.

He looked westward, originally wanting to extend his claws into Chu State, but seeing Chu State beating Naples made him want to retreat.

The key is that Ming Dynasty is still transporting people and things here.

It shows that Ming's ambitions go far beyond this.

Bayezid sent an envoy to Chu and was willing to support Chu's position in Naples, but he needed Chu to support the Ottomans in taking over the east coast of the Adriatic.

The two countries can implement an alliance.

Zhu Jianshen declined politely. Osman did not welcome him, nor did the Ming Dynasty. If two annoying people were together, it would cause the crowd to attack.

Waiting for the Ottomans to start war, he launched the Sixth Northern Expedition.

He knows best that Naples is not strong and can be easily ruled by him, which is rare because of the attitude of the European countries and the attitude of the Pope of Rome.

When the time comes, there may be another fight with Osman to get a certificate.

Zhu Jianshen was thinking carefully.

Bayezid was not a fool. When Zhu Jianshen refused, he knew that Zhu Jianshen wanted to take advantage of him, so he simply didn't do anything and let Daming continue to be a target.

But he felt that Osman's firepower could be equally shared by two annoying people together, so he kept in contact with Zhu Jianshen to realize the Ming'ao alliance.

Zhu Jianshen has made his presence very low now, and Da Chu's influence in Europa seems to have disappeared.

But the speed of canal construction has accelerated visibly to the naked eye.

"Continue to speed up and work will not stop in winter! After the canal is successfully opened, everyone will be granted official status!" Zhu Jianshen issued an imperial edict.

But those slaves don't want to be fools.

So the motivation is very low.

Ming Dynasty had no other good way but to kill and scare slaves.

While digging the canal, they were also looking for minerals, especially iron ore and silver ore, which Chu State must have and could not completely rely on Ming Dynasty.

It would be better if there was oil.

However, a small gold mine was found. There were small iron mines, but the mining volume was not large. This was the root of Chu's self-sufficiency.

Zhu Jianshen attached great importance to it and kept asking the central government for instructions and inviting domestic mineral experts.

The emperor sent several teams to search among the people.

Zhu Jianshen also trained his own prospecting team, but the top priority was to open the canal so that Ming Dynasty could continuously send troops.

Things that Ming Dynasty has can be transported in faster, and his wings of the Chu Kingdom can be full.

He was alone in Europe, and King Chong's kingdom was far away. Except for food supply, there was no way to help him militarily.

Forget about sealing off the clan, they can't handle it well at home, so how can they help him?

In the blink of an eye, it is the thirty-third year of Jingtai.

Britain actually persuaded the Holy Roman Empire and the Hungarian Empire to send troops to help Naples defend against another Ming invasion.

Interestingly, the Ottomans suddenly launched a war and invaded the countries on the east coast of the Adriatic Sea, causing shock in Europe.

What is disgusting is that as soon as the Hungarian soldiers crossed the Adriatic Sea, they were blocked from returning home.

The Ming fleet appeared in the Adriatic Sea and fought a naval battle with the Hungarian Navy, repelling the Hungarian Navy. Then the Ottoman Navy came out to take advantage and beat the Hungarian Navy until it was called daddy.

When withdrawing, they were stabbed in the back by the Holy Roman Empire and the Hungarian navy was completely annihilated.

The princes of the Holy Roman Empire took the opportunity to attack the Hungarian Empire.

The Ottomans also joined the war and attacked the Ottoman Empire.

After the British heard the news, they immediately put their tail between their legs. If Spain had not refused to open the Strait of Gibraltar, the Ming Navy would have bombarded the British mainland, scaring the British so much that they immediately tied up with Spain deeply and stopped inciting the Netherlands to rise up against Spain. .

At the same time, Ming soldiers entered Naples and executed the prince of Naples.

The limbs were given to Britain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Hungarian Empire respectively.

Zhu Jianshen announced that Naples would be merged into Chu State.

Then the army moved north, crossed Rome, and attacked Florence.

The pope came forward and stopped Zhu Jianshen from entering the north.

However, Zhu Jianshen negotiated with the Pope that Naples must be incorporated into the Chu State, and the Chu State could move its capital to Rome and become a country on the Europa continent.

The Pope is confused. I mean to mediate with you, but you are worried about my family?

Naturally, I firmly objected.

The Ming Dynasty continued to penetrate deeper, and divided its troops into two groups to continuously conquer Milan and Venice, swallowing up all of Italy.

The Ottomans were even stronger, directly conquering several principalities, occupying the east coast of the Adriatic Sea, and dividing the Adriatic Sea equally with the Ming Dynasty.

Spain came forward to mediate, but Zhu Jianshen refused to listen and climbed over the mountains to attack the Holy Roman Empire.

Zhu Jianshen was also a clever person. They knew that they could not occupy these territories, so they specially selected the good ones to grab and move them to Tunisia.

The Ottomans were not satisfied with getting the east coast of the Adriatic Sea. They moved their troops north to attack the Hungarian Empire and wanted to swallow it up.

Everyone can tell that Daming and Osman wear the same pants.

The threat from the Ottomans is definitely much greater than that of the Ming Dynasty.

If the Ottoman Empire cannot be dealt with and the Hungarian Empire is gone, the next unlucky one will be the Holy Roman Empire. The Holy Roman Empire will be divided equally between the Ming Dynasty and the Ottoman Empire, so only France will benefit, and other countries will not even be able to drink the soup.

Spain found that it could not benefit and immediately took the lead in holding a conference of Europa countries.

Invite Ming and Ottoman for peace talks.

The location is on the Spanish island of Mahon.

The Ming Dynasty is now also one of the European countries, to be precise it is the Da Chu.

Zhu Jian Shen said that he wanted the whole territory of Italy, but the European countries only recognized Sicily, and other places were not Chu territory.

To facilitate negotiations.

The canal project was temporarily suspended to threaten the Ming Dynasty, but Zhu Jianshen did not accept this trick. Without you, I can still build it.

He decreed that the construction of the Four Kingdoms should stop, but that of the Ming Dynasty and the Ottoman Empire should not stop.

If they don't do it, Ming Dynasty will do it himself.

Zhu Jianshen was still annexing the territory of the Holy Roman Empire. It was precisely the battle of the Ming Dynasty that made other countries discover the weakness of this old empire.

In the eyes of Louis XI, the French army was stronger than the Ming army. If France were to attack the Holy Roman Empire, it could swallow up half of its territory.

The British also saw the weakness of the old empire and the weakening of the Pope's control over Europe.

In the past, if the Pope said something, all countries would have to stop.

Not anymore, the days of the Crusades are over.

Especially after Spain introduced the Ming Dynasty, the Pope's control over Europe plummeted, because there are three million people who do not believe in Christ, and they can overthrow the entire Pope at any time.

This is the scariest thing.

In the past, there were believers everywhere, so the pope's appeal was unparalleled, much stronger than the royal families of various countries. As long as the pope issued an edict, all countries would obey.

There are three million unbelieving bastards out there who can break the papal rules at will.

The key is that the pope does not dare to offend Zhu Jianshen.

For more than a year, the Pope and Da Chu have cooperated very well. Zhu Jianshen allowed the conversion. Zhu Jianshen also listened to the Pope, otherwise he would not have promoted this peace negotiation.

If Zhu Jianshen was really angered and he demolished the church and sent troops to attack the Pope, they would really cry.

The British are thinking that Britain can really take advantage. The weakening of the papal rule in Europe is an opportunity for Britain, especially the weakness of the Holy Roman Empire, which shows that the ancient Roman era has passed and it is time for a new overlord to appear.

He glanced at Spain, the new overlord who was sharpening his sword. The situation in front of him was caused by Spain.

The Pope was weak, the Holy Roman Empire and the Hungarian Empire were weakening, and Spain benefited.

So how much benefit can Daying get?

This negotiation made Zhu Jianshen see the weakness of various countries.

The countries of Europa seem powerful, but in fact they check and balance each other and cannot develop each other. If he can take the opportunity to swallow up more territory, even though he will become the target of public criticism, he will take advantage.

There will definitely not be such a good opportunity in the future.

He also figured out that he was being used as a weapon by Spain. Spain wanted the influence of the Pope to plummet and the old empire to weaken, so it introduced the Ming Dynasty.

He must get the maximum benefit from the Maun peace talks this time.

The Holy Roman Empire is weak and may soon come to an end. The several principalities within it are not soft persimmons.

There is also Spain, the hegemon of the Mediterranean, Portugal, the sea coachman, the Netherlands, which is eager to try, and France, which is known as the emperor of the land.

There are so many powerful countries around, and Italy has no strategic depth. Once they attack together, they will definitely lose.

So Italy is a noodle army, not for nothing. It is a peninsula with no strategic depth. It cannot maintain this territory except by making itself too weak.

Zhu Jianshen is not satisfied with this broken island. He has seen the world. The Ming Dynasty has such a huge territory. Although he has a territory as large as North Africa, but in the future, if he wants to focus on Europe, he must have enough strategic depth to allow him to operate in Europe. In future wars, we will remain invincible.

Zhu Jianshen calculated that this might be his only chance to tear off a piece of fat in Europa.

Italy must not spit it out and swallow another piece.

He also wants to go to the imperial capital of the Holy Roman Empire and win it no matter the cost. This is his greatest negotiating capital.

In fact, there is another hidden benefit, which is the Pope.

The Pope is in Rome.

Right here in Italy.

The Spaghetti Army is the weakest. Why does it exist all the time? It's the Papal Protectorate. Without the Pope, they can't even eat shit.

Zhu Jianshen saw this benefit, and he must firmly control the Pope.

He doesn't believe in Christianity anyway.

It won't be basified either.

The Pope's control over him and his backlash are nothing short of winning. This is a hugely profitable deal.

When others hit him, he would use the Pope to block him. Then he still didn't believe it and made everyone in the Pope angry to death. He also pulled the tiger's skin, forcing everyone in Europa to not dare to hit him, and let him happily become the devil of Europa.

(End of this chapter)