Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 397

For Yolanda, the bait was big enough when the whole kingdom of France was before her.

As for the daughter and grandson?
Sorry, son preference does not only exist in the Central Plains. In this era, sons are favored over daughters all over the world, except for a very small number of ethnic groups that still maintain matrilineal clans.

Such as by Peptide Man.

As for why there are so many women who are patriarchal and can become queens, it is just the result of weighing the pros and cons, and for medieval Europe, they actually prefer women to become kings.

Because this is so easy to manipulate, in the history of the Kingdom of France, there was one that was used for marriage three times in a row. As a result, all the kingdoms obtained by her and the first two marriages were given to her last husband as a dowry.

Of course, she didn't do it voluntarily, but she had no choice.

Therefore, Yolanda's choice seems to have no family affection, or even no humanity at all, but for this era, this is not uncommon.

Even if you ask yourself, will this not happen in future generations?
Constantinople.

After taking Fort Nico, Zhu Zhanhe had no choice to push forward, and the reason was still the same old question.

Winter is not suitable for fighting.

But even if he couldn't fight, Zhu Zhanhe was not idle.

From the eighth year of Yongle to the second year of Xuande, it has been 18 years. If he only knew how to fight, even if the Ming Dynasty had the Wenjing rule of the Western Han Dynasty, then the wealth would be wiped out.

The reason why he was able to support Zhu Zhanhe's conquests for so long was that Zhu Zhanhe never relaxed his handling of internal problems.

In this little free time, he first summarized the current problems.

Xiangzhou Prefecture and Nanzhou Prefecture have stabilized. After Xiangzhou Prefecture experienced its own arson, more than [-]% of the population is now dominated by Han people. This is a slowdown in more than ten years. Slowly migrated from the Central Plains.

The main problem now is Nanzhou Capital.

People like Ah San are still difficult to control. They are now stable because they have given them a life without worries about food and clothing. But in summary, a person's life is made up of a bunch of desires.

Now Asan is in the stage of satisfying desires. When they get used to this kind of life, they will soon develop new desires.

Zhu Zhanhe originally planned to choose a suitable node to deal with Ah San. Although he was a person who did not even trust his own people on many issues, he was still willing to trust the Han people when it came to the nation.

Now it seems that the war he launched against Europe may be a good opportunity to consume Ah San through appropriate decisions, so that Ah San can slowly embark on the path that the Japanese country took.

But this is something that will only have a chance to start next year. After all, the season is not suitable now, and I can't force Ah San to die. They are not pure fools.

Apart from the Nanzhou capital, there is another problem that is the old land of the Timur Empire.

The Arabian Peninsula has not been taken yet, but this is not a problem. There are mostly deserts there, and the people there cannot form effective combat power due to geographical reasons. If you want to take it, it is still very simple.

The main issue now is the land issue in the old lands of Timur's empire.

The impact of a failed harvest is still great. Although soybeans, a leguminous plant, are naturally symbiotic with rhizobia and thus have the ability to fix nitrogen and fertilize fields, the years of consumption of potatoes cannot be replenished by soybeans in one year.

From the current point of view, we can only grow them slowly over there. In terms of time... it should take about two to three years before other crops can be planted.

At last……

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanhe sighed deeply.

Looking at the secret letter in front of him and his father's signature, Zhu Zhanhe felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

He knew his father well.

A person may be struggling for power throughout his life, but deep in his heart, there is still more or less family affection, and his struggle is more or less to pay tribute to his father. prove yourself.

But...times have changed.

He worked hard and everything he did was to show the old man, but now the old man is gone.

Not only is the old man gone, but his elder brother and third younger brother are also gone.

Zhu Zhanhe knew very well that his father had now entered a state of emptiness. If it were not for himself and his younger brothers, he would probably have no more desires.

Zhu Zhanhe issued an edict to establish a crown prince and at the same time asked his cousin to lead the expedition in person. Zhu Zhanhe knew very well that this was a deal between his father and his cousin.

The core of the deal is to make Zhu Qizhen, who is not yet one year old, the crown prince, and at the same time the King of Wu's line withdraws from Shuntian Mansion. In exchange, Zhu Zhanji, the biggest obstacle to the King of Wu's lineage, will not return to Shuntian Mansion. Nor will he return to the Central Plains.

He will die bravely outside the customs for the sake of Ming Dynasty.

This transaction... it's hard to tell who made the profit and who lost.

For King Wu's lineage, although Zhu Zhanji has long lost any rights, he is still a mountain in front of King Wu's lineage. If he doesn't want to seek rebellion and usurp the throne, he can only flatten this mountain. And can't go around it.

Therefore, this deal removed the biggest obstacle to King Wu's lineage. Although it was to withdraw from Shuntian Mansion, now the cabinet and six ministers in the court were all from King Wu's lineage.

It is too easy for a young prince to get a title, and there are really not many opportunities.

Therefore, for Wu Wang's lineage, this deal is actually quite profitable.

But similarly, for Zhu Zhanji, this transaction may not necessarily be a loss.

Both Zhu Zhanji and Empress Dowager Zhang knew that they had no hope of a comeback now. If they did not make this deal, Zhu Qizhen would not even have a chance to be born!
At that time, as long as the Wu Wang lineage kills Queen Mother Zhang and then Zhu Zhanji, whether it is to blame or induce mistakes on the way, deal with Zhu Zhanji's two brothers, and the throne will naturally fall to the throne. In the hands of King Wu's lineage.

Instead of spending the miserable days with the end in sight, it's better to take a gamble.

At the very least, now that Zhu Qizhen is born, they can still protect Zhu Qizhen as he grows up. As for the future road... then he can only rely on Zhu Qizhen to walk on his own.

Therefore, on the surface, this transaction seems to be profitable for both parties.

The King of Wu's lineage sacrificed Zhu Gaoxu, who had no desires and desires, and let him take the blame in exchange for the possibility of future generations becoming the orthodox heirs.

Zhu Zhanji sacrificed himself, with no hope of a comeback, to give his son a chance to grow up.

However, while both parties benefited from each other, they also had some omissions.

For King Wu's lineage, the most perfect result is that Zhu Zhanhe ascends the throne, but Zhu Zhanhe's reputation is too disreputable, so he can only take the next best thing, let Zhu Zhanhe's son pass Zhu Zhanhe, directly enthroned.

But so far, Zhu Zhanhe has no heirs.

As for Zhu Zhanhe's younger brothers, Zhu Zhanqi is a bastard and has no chance; Zhu Zhantan is in poor health and has no heirs, so he has no chance;

For Zhu Zhanji, the most perfect result is that Zhu Qizhen grows up and achieves outstanding results, thus blocking the chance of King Wu's lineage from transforming into a dragon.

However, the premise is that Zhu Qizhen must be successful.

……

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

Just when Zhu Zhanhe was lost in his own thoughts, Zhu Ling's voice pulled him back from his wandering thoughts.

"Come in." Zhu Zhanhe shook his head and sorted out his thoughts.

"His Royal Highness, the Kingdom of Aragon has sent a secret message."

Zhu Ling walked in quickly, lowered his head and presented a secret letter to Zhu Zhanhe.

"Where's the translation?" Zhu Zhanhe pinched the corners of his eyes with a headache.

This is not good in this era. If it is the English of later generations, then Zhu Zhanhe is confident that he can still understand it. After all, although it has been a long time, he has passed the fourth level after all.

Maybe not fully recognized, but more or less able to recognize some.

But in this era, Middle English is used, and there are even many languages ​​that later generations have never seen at all, which is very difficult.

After all, there are some things that cannot be seen through translation, but it is not easy to deal with them one by one. After all, in this era, translation is still relatively rare.

"Waiting outside the door."

Zhu Ling carefully raised his head and looked at Zhu Zhanhe. After receiving affirmative permission, Zhu Ling went out and brought the translator over.

"His Royal Highness, this letter does not say anything special. It just thanks you for taking care of Queen Mary of France. It also means that the Kingdom of Aragon has agreed to your request."

I don’t know if the translator was smart enough or if that was what was written in the letter, but there was nothing wrong with the translator’s answer.

Of course, it's possible that Yolanda took this into consideration.

"Understood, you go back first."

"The villain will leave."

After the translator exited, Zhu Zhanhe picked up the letter and read it.

With the Level [-] proficiency that he had basically returned to the teacher, it could be said that he did not understand these Middle English at all, so he could only hand the letter to Zhu Ling.

"Go to two translators and ask them to double-check the contents of the letter to see if there are any discrepancies."

"Yes!"

Zhu Ling bowed and retreated, leaving Zhu Zhanhe alone behind the desk.

Now, the problem of sea routes has been basically solved. As long as the Kingdom of Aragon opens its mouth, the Kingdom of Castile will also agree. From then on, the Ming army in the Mediterranean can move sideways.

The only problem now is after leaving the Strait of Gibraltar.

You must know that in this era, the Kingdom of Aragon and the Principality of Venice were not the only two countries that had made great progress on the ocean. Outside the Mediterranean, there was also a place called Grape Bud.

If it weren't for Zhu Zhanhe's appearance, Putaoya would have started their sea expansion shortly thereafter, and even once controlled the Strait of Malacca.

"call……"

Zhu Zhanhe took a long breath and stood up.

Now, the chessboard is in place, and the chess pieces such as Sigismund, Martin V, Yolanda, and Henry VI are already in place. As a chess player, I will also be a chess piece, let's play a game of shocking chess!

The teacher once said: Fighting with the sky, the fun is endless; fighting with the earth, the fun is endless; fighting with people, the fun is endless!

(End of this chapter)