Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 179 The Ceremony Begins!
  Under Cao Wei's gaze, Alfonso Fred Amal Mod did not think for too long before nodding and accepting the conditions he proposed.

As a high-ranking prince in the Kingdom of Sardinia, Alfonso Frederic Amal Mode is not a freeloader, but he still understands the importance.

Although among the conditions proposed by Cao Wei, it was difficult for him to accept the legal right to station troops in Sardinia.

But for the Kingdom of Sardinia, which is currently in war, this is still countless times better than the outcome of being destroyed by an enemy country and annihilating its race.

Alfonso Frederic Amal Mode also knew that a country should maintain its most basic integrity, but at this time, the Kingdom of Sardinia was in dire straits due to internal and external troubles, and it would be unwise to pursue integrity blindly. .

The top priority now should be to get reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty to help the Kingdom of Sardinia repel the enemy and tide over the difficulties!
  As for future discussions...

The premise is that you have to survive until then!

This time, the Ming Dynasty held a coronation ceremony and a military parade for the new emperor, and sent invitations to various countries. Not only the Kingdom of Sardinia in Europe sent envoys.

Alfonso Frederic Amar Mode starved himself for two days before he had the opportunity to meet Zhu Yuanzhang before the enthronement ceremony.

If we do not firmly grasp the helping hand extended by the Ming Dynasty at this time, and wait for other European countries to come to the Ming Dynasty, where will the Kingdom of Sardinia go?
  After clarifying the stakes, Alfonso Fred Amal Mode no longer cared about Cao Wei's request for the right to garrison troops.

In addition, Cao Wei made other demands: lower taxes and modify favorable policies for Ming merchants, and purchase kerosene at low prices.

This is what Alfonso Frederic Amal Mode thinks is right.

After all, the Ming Dynasty will send troops across the ocean to the Kingdom of Sardinia to help them. They can repay their kindness by giving some benefits and discounts to the merchants of the Ming Dynasty.

And kerosene...

There is no big use for keeping this thing, just give it to Ming Dynasty for free!
  Now that Ming Dynasty is willing to pay some money to acquire it, this is still a good thing in Alfonso Fred Amal Mod's view.

With only a little loss of autonomy, they can get assistance from the Ming Dynasty. Overall, it seems that their Kingdom of Sardinia has taken advantage.

Although there were many thoughts, they only took a moment. Prince Alfonso Frederic Amal Mode of Sardinia, who thought about it clearly, readily agreed to Cao Wei's conditions.

"Dear Master Cao, your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, on behalf of my father, can I agree to the conditions proposed by Grand Master Cao, so that the Ming Dynasty can send troops?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said nothing, meaning that Cao Wei had full authority to handle it.

Cao Wei here nodded with great satisfaction and said with a smile,
  "Prince Maude, we have seen your sincerity. Once the enthronement ceremony of our heroic highness is over, the Ming Dynasty will prepare to send troops. Prince Maude, please be patient and wait for a few days."

Although the Prince of Sardinia was anxious, he also knew that the enthronement of the new emperor was also an extremely important matter, so he nodded and resigned.

Cao Wei even asked people to prepare food very thoughtfully, so that Alfonso Fred Amal Mode, who had been hungry for two days, quickly went to eat something.

After taking the Sardinian prince out of the imperial study room, Zhu Yuanzhang coughed twice.

"Ahem...Cao Wei, what kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd? Why can't we understand?"

Zhu Xiongying on the side also cast a slightly confused look.

Cao Wei, whose face was full of joy, cupped his hands towards Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Majesty, I have earned a golden mountain for the Ming Dynasty this time!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was even more confused when he heard this.

"Jinshan? How can it be compared with Jinshan just by relying on merchants from the Ming Dynasty to trade? Isn't it a bit exaggerated?"

"Your Majesty is mistaken. The golden mountain I mentioned is the fire oil of Sardinia."

Zhu Yuanzhang's brows furrowed even higher, and Zhu Xiongying also looked surprised.

Knowing that Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Xiongying could not understand, before Zhu Yuanzhang could ask again, Cao Wei first explained:

"Your Majesty, you don't know. Although this kerosene looks inconspicuous, its uses are by no means limited to lighting and making ink. As long as Ming Dynasty can build the corresponding equipment, kerosene can be widely used everywhere. It can be used as fuel, Clothing, pharmaceuticals, food, asphalt, lubricants..."

"Your Majesty may not understand what I'm talking about, but it can indeed be made and is very useful. Let's just say that the steam train I made is now powered by boiling water."

"However, there is also an internal combustion engine, and with the addition of gasoline made from petroleum as fuel, it can have stronger power and be faster!"

"If the internal combustion engine is installed on the ship, the warships of the Ming Dynasty can sail freely in the ocean without the need for wind..."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have some enlightenment.

What Cao Wei said was that the warships of the Ming Dynasty should be made like trains that can generate power independently.

As a result, Ming Dynasty had an unimaginable advantage in naval warfare!

But he thought for a while and asked another question.

"Since they both provide power, why not put a steam engine on the ship? What is the difference between a steam engine and an internal combustion engine?"

"Steam engines use coal to boil water to provide power, and internal combustion engines consume fuel produced from kerosene to provide power. However, when consuming the same proportion of materials, the power that an internal combustion engine can produce is several times or more than ten times higher than that of a steam engine!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly widened and he was shocked!
  "Moreover, compared with steam engines, internal combustion engines are more convenient and do not require large boilers, which can greatly save space and materials required for manufacturing."

"Another point is the non-renewable nature of kerosene, because kerosene is a product of nature that takes tens of millions of years to produce. The less you use, the less it will be. It can be said to be more scarce than gold and silver..."

Although Zhu Yuanzhang still didn't understand most of what Cao Wei said, he understood the following points.

First, kerosene has a wide range of uses and can be used in all walks of life.

Second and most importantly, kerosene can cooperate with internal combustion engines to generate powerful power that far exceeds that of steam engines.

Third, the quantity of kerosene is limited. If the Ming Dynasty used it, other countries would not have to use it. In other words, if other countries used it, the Ming Dynasty would not have to use it.

From this point of view, kerosene is really worth its weight in gold! And the strategic significance is very important!

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slowly,
  "We probably understand what you are saying. This kerosene is so important that we should quickly extract it from Sardinia and transport it back to the Ming Dynasty."

However, Cao Wei shook his head at this time.

"Huh? What do you mean?" Zhu Yuanzhang was confused again when he saw this.

"Your Majesty, now is not the time to mine kerosene."

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly stared, shook his beard and said:

"You kid! It's you who said how important kerosene is, and now you're the one who says it can't be mined. Are you here to make fun of our old man today?" Cao Wei smiled helplessly,

"It is true that kerosene is important, but at this time, the Ming Dynasty has not yet produced the corresponding equipment to process kerosene, and due to the characteristics of kerosene, it is relatively difficult to store it, so it is not yet a large-scale mining of kerosene. opportunity."

"What I did this time was all to seize the kerosene from the Kingdom of Sardinia first. Not only the Kingdom of Sardinia, there are many kerosene mines all over the world. Sooner or later, these will belong to the Ming Dynasty!"

"It's just that European countries such as Sardinia are far away and difficult to control, so they have to send military camps there first. When the Ming Dynasty "helps" the Kingdom of Sardinia to pacify the surrounding countries, the resources of those countries will also become the Ming Dynasty's."

Zhu Yuanzhang leaned forward slightly and asked the last question,
  "We probably understand that this kerosene is important, but is it really that important? You said there are many oil deposits around the world, why not pick the ones closer to you and control them? You have to go to those remote places in the Kingdom of Sardinia. .”

Cao Wei cupped his hands and looked solemn.

"Yes! The importance of kerosene is far beyond your Majesty's imagination. No matter what the cost, you should keep this kerosene in Ming's hands! The more, the better!"

How important is oil?

I am afraid that only the Ugly Kingdom of later generations can answer this question.

All over the world, as long as there are oil deposits, there will be the shadow of the ugly country, and we must use all means to control it!

For some relatively powerful countries, the ugly country may negotiate for peace, use its power to suppress others, and strive for the best interests for itself.

As for those weak countries, even if they are at the end of the world, Ugly Country will directly send troops to rob them at any cost!
  Although this approach is easily criticized, the reason why a country is strong is actually inseparable from robbery and accumulation.

The only powerful country in the world now is the Ming Dynasty. If he doesn't seize this opportunity, Cao Wei might as well kill him with a piece of tofu!
  In fact, Cao Wei had an idea about the control of oil in the world at this time, but because the time was not right and the corresponding equipment was not available, he never took action.

The internal combustion engine has not yet been built, so even if oil is introduced, it will be useless.

But this time the Prince of Sardinia came to visit, it was completely unexpected.

For the Ming Dynasty, which was a powerful country at this time, it was not difficult to help the Kingdom of Sardinia quell the war, so it was done easily.

So Cao Wei used his plan to get European oil into the hands of the Ming Dynasty in the name of helping the Kingdom of Sardinia.

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was silent for a long time. After going through all the ideas in his mind, he understood Cao Wei's intention.

That means occupying the latrine first!

Although it is a little inappropriate to compare kerosene to a latrine, it is the same principle.

Just keep the kerosene first, and when Daming has the corresponding equipment, you can use it if you want!

The kerosene of other countries is in the hands of the Ming Dynasty. What should I do if I want to use kerosene when the time comes?
  Based on the strong national power of Ming Dynasty, they need to pay a price in exchange. No matter what, the one who benefits must be Ming Dynasty!

"Hehehe..." Zhu Yuanzhang laughed softly.

"Your mind is still spinning so fast."

Cao Wei smiled modestly...

At this time, Alfonso Fred Amal Mode could never imagine the price he paid for agreeing to Cao Wei's conditions.

But having said that, given the current situation of the Kingdom of Sardinia, the only way out is to accept Cao Wei's conditions.

The last two days of July have passed.

Time came to August.

Zhu Xiongying's enthronement ceremony will be held on August [-].

As the time approached, the festive atmosphere in Yingtian City became more and more intense and lively, dazzling all the foreign envoys.

at last,

August [-]th is coming!

The days are long and the nights are short in summer, but today almost everyone got up early before dawn.

The same goes for Alfonso Frederic Amal Mode.

He was woken up by his entourage in his sleep. After taking a few bites of food, he hurried towards the square.

Because the square covers a large area, it can only be built outside Yingtian City.

We rushed all the way from the city to the square, and just at this moment, a white light appeared on the horizon.

Following the instructions of the etiquette staff, Alfonso Fred Amal Mode and several followers found a seat closer to the center of the square and sat down.

In the blink of an eye, within a short time, the entire square was already overcrowded!

The square was crowded with attendants, officials, ceremonial teams, and envoys from various countries.

Outside the square were countless people, and it was so dark!
  The square is a little better. At least there are places to stay and turn around, but it's just a bit crowded.

And outside the square...

Alfonso Frederic Amar Mod took one look and took a breath!
  He finally realized what the "crowds of people" in the Central Plains were like!
  Although the seats in the square were much higher than the outside, when Alfonso Frederic Amar Mod looked around, he couldn't see anything but people!
  This Zhu Xiongying's enthronement ceremony is also the celebration of the [-]th anniversary of the Ming Dynasty. Coupled with the military parade, it can be said to be the grandest of grands!

Not only the people from Yingtian Mansion and the surrounding towns and villages within a hundred miles came, but also people from some surrounding provinces worked tirelessly to travel through the night to witness the coronation ceremony of the great grandson of the Ming Emperor!
  Although they stood on the periphery and couldn't see clearly what was going on inside the venue, they still maintained an unparalleled intensity of enthusiasm!
  As the sun rose higher and higher, more and more people came. Looking at the countless people of the Ming Dynasty in front of them, all the foreign envoys felt unprecedented pressure in their hearts!
  Is this the foundation of the powerful Ming Dynasty?
  It's breathtaking!
  Before coming, there were many people who looked down on Ming Dynasty because they didn't understand it.

But now everyone is comparing their own country with Ming Dynasty...

After a brief comparison, they directly discovered that the two were completely incomparable!
  The country they were once proud of in the past was not worth mentioning in front of the powerful Ming Dynasty!
  Some people are even thinking, why is such a powerful Ming Dynasty not their country?

Most of the officials in the square were chatting in low voices, while most of the foreign envoys were unfamiliar with each other and just sat quietly in their seats.

But the voices of tens of thousands of Ming people outside the square were really loud with gongs and drums. With the blessing of enthusiasm and passion, huge sounds came and went!
  Looking at the scene in front of him, Alfonso Frederic Amal Mod had a better understanding of Ming's national power and felt more stable.

With the help of such a powerful Ming Dynasty, the Kingdom of Sardinia will definitely tide over the difficulties!

even……

Just as Cao Wei said, unify the surrounding countries!
  (End of this chapter)