Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 301 The Turbulent Ming Dynasty

Ming Dynasty may really be a source.

This is the thought of many people. This idea does not come out of nowhere, or any idea does not come out of nowhere. At least it has a source.

Whether it is extension or reverie, without the source, it will not happen.

The first year of Hongxi.

On the first day of the first lunar month, the Yongle reign, which had lasted for 22 years, finally ended its mission and was written into history books, replaced by the word Hongxi.

When the new emperor ascends the throne and establishes the title of his reign, this should be a matter of universal celebration, and this is indeed how people celebrate.

After all, Emperor Hongxi had a good reputation and was famous for his kindness as early as when he was the son of Prince Yan. Now that he has become the emperor, it can be said that most people's wishes have been fulfilled.

Civil servants have always been staunch princelings, and now that the prince has ascended the throne, they are naturally the most willing to see it.

In addition to civil servants, there are also common people.

They were very optimistic about Zhu Gaochi, who was famous for his benevolence. After all, a benevolent emperor had a high chance of allowing them to live a good life.

At least, that's what it seems on the surface.

Perhaps, only the generals were dissatisfied with Zhu Gaochi's succession.

No, it can't be said that he is dissatisfied. It can only be said that there is a better choice in the minds of the generals, but this choice is not decided by them.

Therefore, the arrival of the first year of Hongxi was celebrated by everyone, but before the first month of the year came out, a piece of news shocked people.

Ji Gang, the commander of the Jin Yiwei, secretly raised soldiers, hoarded weapons and supplies, and punished him for treason. He ransacked his home and beheaded him, and implicated the nine tribes!

No one expected that Emperor Hong Xi ascended the throne and succeeded to the throne... No, it cannot be said that he ascended the throne and succeeded to the throne. It should be said that in the first month of his first year, he implicated one of the nine tribes.

As for why Ji Gang came to this point, everyone knows, after all, it has been said that he raised soldiers and hoarded weapons with the intention of plotting rebellion.

But actually? ——

Astrakhan.

It was already March when Zhu Zhanhe received the news, but he had no idea about the matter.

If you insist on saying that there is, then you can only find it funny.

Ordinary people may not know the deep-seated reasons for this, because their knowledge and thoughts are blocked by class.

Even lower-level officials may not know because they are not high enough to touch the topmost things.

Top officials, such as cabinet bachelors, may know that something important must have happened here. After all, the commanders of the Imperial Guard have always had the best swords in the past.

If there was no reason, Ji Gang would not have died so mysteriously, and he would have been charged with treason. He would have implicated the nine clans and died cleanly.

But it is impossible for Zhu Zhanhe not to know.

After all, it can be said that this incident was created by him, or that he started it. As for the result, it was the result of Emperor Hongxi's own lineage.

With the conscience of heaven and earth, he did not intend to bring any trouble to the emperor. He just wanted Zhu Yunwen to go to Changling to worship. If not, he could take his head there, so that the old man could feel at ease.

But when Zhu Yunwen arrived at Shuntian Mansion, everything had nothing to do with Zhu Zhanhe. The final result of Zhu Yunwen and what kind of impact it would have on the Ming Dynasty were all decided by the emperor.

"Your Highness." Jian Xiao watched Zhu Zhanhe throw the secret letter into the stove and asked softly.

"Should we send someone to Shuntian Mansion to inquire about it?"

Nowadays, it cannot be said that the King of Wu's lineage and Shuntian Mansion have no intersection at all. After all, the land under the jurisdiction of the King of Wu's lineage still bears the name of the Ming Dynasty, and there is also a very important intersection.

businessman.

The wool trade was settled when the old man was still alive, but it was different from Zhu Zhanhe's original plan. After all, Wala was already ready to take action at that time.

On the surface, the wool trade was a benefit to Wala, but in fact it was Zhu Zhanhe's bad intentions. Therefore, even if he hoped that the wool trade would become bigger and better, the Ming Dynasty could not make it too obvious.

The processing of wool requires the use of a large amount of caustic soda, and the caustic soda has always been produced by King Wu.

Therefore, it’s not impossible to find out the information, it’s just a little difficult.

"It's not necessary." Zhu Zhanhe waved his hand, with an inexplicable expression on his face.

Not happy, not sad.

"I can probably guess a little bit about this matter. It may be a little different from reality, but I think it should be similar."

"Besides, Ji Gang has been taken out and used for the last time. What happened here is not trivial and cannot be found out by just prying around."

"However, we can send a message to the imperial court, saying that we need warm clothes here, so that the imperial court's wool trade can tighten up."

"Yes!"

Jian Xiao bowed and retreated, while Zhu Zhanhe leaned on the back of the chair, thinking about recent events.

He still doesn't know what happened in Shuntian Mansion that allowed his uncle to use Ji Gang as a stepping stone. He only knows that it must be related to Zhu Yunwen.

As for the wool trade, he just reminded his good uncle, telling him that now that the old man's Yongle era had passed, it was time to take action on the grassland.

Zhu Zhanhe did not expect that his uncle, who was famous for his kindness, would attack the grassland with force, but this did not mean that he could not attack the grassland.

For example, under the banner of benevolence and righteousness, trade on grasslands can be relaxed. This can strengthen the detection of the strength of Oara, and secondly, it can promote the wool trade.

The wool trade has been established for several years. Zhu Zhanhe didn't know what the situation was like on the grassland, but he thought it should be more or less effective.

However, this was just Zhu Zhanhe's advice to his uncle. As for him, he didn't care, because he didn't have to have wool.

There is cotton in the Ming Dynasty, and wool clothing has always been enjoyed by the nobles. In the past two years, the volume of wool trade has slowly increased, the price has slowly gone down, and it has slowly begun to become commonplace. Common people's home.

For marching and fighting, it is enough to keep warm. As for the material, it is not demanding.

Moreover, Zhu Zhanhe's current energy is not in this area.

Next to his room, there lived three Caucasian women. If you want to talk about the origins of these three Caucasian women, then there is something to say.

These three women were sent by Murad, the monarch of the Ottoman Empire, and the purpose seemed a bit funny.

They wanted the Ming army to stop their advance and leave them the land from the northwest of Ankara to the coastline, that is, to the Turkish Strait, on the other side of Constantinople, and they regarded themselves as a dependent country of the Ming Dynasty. Pay tribute.

Regarding this request, Zhu Zhanhe was actually quite speechless, because he didn't know whether Murad's impression of the Ming Dynasty still stayed in the previous era of ruling the country with benevolence, or whether he had never understood himself.

Anyway, because of Zhu Zhanhe, the Ottoman Empire was forced to attack Constantinople in advance. After encountering the Byzantine Empire, which was not weakened, defeat was the only result.

Now that he was looking for him, Zhu Zhanhe probably knew what Murad was thinking.

Either he wanted to get a chance to survive, or he was trying to persuade himself to attack the Byzantine Empire so that he could reap the benefits.

Zhu Zhanhe didn't want to talk to Murad, because he didn't need it. As long as he thought about it, the Ottoman Empire would be destroyed in a moment. Although the Byzantine Empire had some difficulties, it was only a matter of time.

However, the funniest thing is not this, but the identities of those three women.

The three women have a common surname, but Murad, the monarch of the Ottoman Empire, was not white, so why were the three women sent white?

Because these three women were not chosen by him, but were given to Zhu Zhanhe by the Kingdom of Naples to seek alliance.

To put it bluntly, the Ottoman Empire didn't send anything... That's not right. They also sent some property, but it was not a lot for Zhu Zhanhe.

This is also the reason why Zhu Zhanhe drove away the envoys of the Ottoman Empire, but the three women stayed behind.

These three women are all daughters of Jeanne II, the current ruler of the royal family of the Kingdom of Naples (later Italy).

As the daughter of the royal family, she was sent here as a bargaining chip. The reason was that Jeanna II made the decision after learning that Zhu Zhanhe had occupied the Suez area and wanted to dig the Suez Canal.

The Ming Dynasty's ocean-going treasure fleet can be said to be world-famous at this stage. Although it has never reached the Mediterranean area, it has reached Horumus after all, so the European side is also aware of the Ming Dynasty's navigation strength.

If the Suez Canal is opened, it means that the Ming Dynasty's treasure fleet can directly enter the Mediterranean.

It stands to reason that the Ming fleet sailing into the Mediterranean would not be of any benefit to the Kingdom of Naples, but it was precisely because of this that Jeanne II chose to join Zhu Zhanhe in advance.

More than 100 years ago, the Kingdom of Naples was still called the Kingdom of Sicily (Sicily), but due to the intervention of the Pope, the Kingdom of Sicily eventually became the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of Sicily.

Since then, the Kingdom of Naples has occupied the Italian Peninsula, while the Kingdom of Sicily has occupied Sicily.

At this point, Jeanne II's purpose is obvious, which is to let Zhu Zhanhe send troops from the sea to promote the unification of the Kingdom of Naples.

With such a big purpose, it is impossible for the woman sent here to be of ordinary beauty, but Zhu Zhanhe is keeping a filial piety for the old man, so the result of this matter is basically needless to say.

But in addition to keeping filial piety, there is another point: Zhu Zhanhe almost vomited when he saw these three women for the first time.

It's not that they are not beautiful, on the contrary, they are all top-notch. The reason why Zhu Zhanhe almost vomited was the smell on their bodies.

As we all know, white people have naturally strong body odor, which is why the European perfume industry is so developed, but the development of the European perfume industry is not only due to this reason.

In the Middle Ages when the Black Death was rampant, it was surprising that people chose not to take a bath to prevent and treat this infectious disease.

Doesn't it sound ridiculous, but it's actually true.

As mentioned before, cats are considered to be the incarnation of Satan, and the Black Death is also considered to be a disease spread by Satan. At that time, the church publicized that this disease spread by Satan had no effect on people covered in dirt. After all, Satan is here. In the eyes of people, you are filthy. If you are also filthy, you will be mistaken by the devil for one of your own.

Therefore, Europeans who do not like bathing because of religious concepts do not like bathing even more. It is said that Louis XIV did not take a bath for 64 years.

High body odor, coupled with this history, is the reason why the European perfume industry is developed.

However, this was only one of the reasons for Zhu Zhanhe's refusal, and another thing happened that made him refuse...or should be said to make him not care about it for a short period of time.

Emperor Hongxi, who had been on the throne for just over three months, fell ill.

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