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

Chapter 220 Overseas globalization promotes treasure money

Soon after, a piece of news came, which made Murad even more convinced that the people of Ming Dynasty were all deadbeats.

After receiving the support of warships sent by the Ming Dynasty, the Sun and Moon Kingdom went to sea to suppress the bandits and chased the pirates all the way.

However, when a group of pirates fled to an uninhabited island in the Persian Gulf, the Sun and Moon Kingdom did not know why but did not eradicate this wave of pirates. After fighting with these pirates, they led Return home with the navy.

Some people say that the Sun Moon Kingdom has a kind heart and does not want to kill them all. Others say that the Sun Moon Kingdom's navy is not strong and they were repelled by the group of pirates after they occupied the island.

Murad feels that the second statement is more accurate and reliable.

After all, they were pirates who invaded their own country. If possible, who wouldn't want to skin and cramp those thieves?

The Sun and Moon Kingdom did not do this. The only explanation is that their navy is not powerful enough.

Although the Sun and Moon Kingdom declared itself an independent country in Europe, anyone with any brains could figure out its relationship with the Ming Dynasty.

Murad sneered. He didn't expect that the famous Ming Dynasty turned out to be nothing more than that. It was not worthy of its name. It was nothing more than an Eastern power.

Murad even began to consider whether he should take his army to the east to see if he could get some benefits.

Zhu Di's "conversion of troops into bandits" was a method he came up with on his own. He did not intend to cover up with Guo Ying, but he accidentally bumped into him, which made Murad's contempt for Ming even higher.

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And when the news that Guo Ying was expelled from the Ottomans by Murad came back to the Ming Dynasty, everyone in the court was filled with indignation!

The civil and military ministers are angry about two things. Why is Guo Ying so unsatisfied? Why is this country like the Ottomans so arrogant?

"This Guo Laosi, he is really getting better and better, and he can be bullied like this! What is Guo Laosi thinking? Just fuck his mother!" Geng Bingwen shouted loudly in the main hall, gnashing his teeth, and wanted to take him directly. The Ottomans were defeated.

Many people echoed, even the whole of Europe has succumbed to the Ming Dynasty, but now a small Ottoman dares to act so boldly, I really don't know how to write the word "death".

How is this Ottoman country different from other countries? It dares to look down on their Ming Dynasty, and even drove the envoy Guo Ying sent by the Ming Dynasty out of the country.

This kind of thing has never happened since the founding of the Ming Dynasty! It is tolerable, but what is unbearable!

Zhu Xiongying looked at his ministers who were all aggrieved and felt very pleased. He waved his hands and said with a smile:

"You guys wrongly blamed the Marquis of Wuding. It's not his fault. It's because the army I sent him was too weak. He couldn't do anything if he wanted to attack the Ottomans."

Many ministers were stunned when they heard this.

It turns out that all this was arranged by His Majesty.

Zhu Xiongying then told the whole story,

"The Ottomans are different from other European countries. They have huge domestic capital reserves and strong national strength. I want to conquer the Ottomans at the minimum cost. The best solution is to make the other side despise me, the Ming Dynasty."

"Wu Dinghou completed his mission to Osman this time very well. Not only did he have no faults, but he also made merit."

The ministers in the audience thought for a while, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.

However, this way of doing things is somewhat inconsistent with Daming's always domineering style.

Through this incident, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty also had a clearer understanding of the young emperor Zhu Xiongying.

Zhu Xiongying is different from Zhu Yuanzhang. One is one, and two is two. If he disagrees, he will directly lead his troops to kill him. He is indifferent to life and death and will do it if he doesn't accept it. Zhu Xiongying will use strategies to minimize his own losses and also Maximize the upcoming benefits and make decisions before taking action.

Compared with Zhu Yuanzhang who shouted and killed all day long, Zhu Xiongying was undoubtedly much gentler and seemed easy to get along with. However, after this incident, they felt that they did not dare to take it lightly anymore, otherwise they would not know what happened without knowing it. Then there will be a big invisible net covering it, which is equally dangerous and deadly!

Just like Osman in this incident, they fell into the trap very well, thinking that Ming was vulnerable and extremely weak. But when Ming suddenly revealed his true strength, how could Osman react? You can only kill them if you lead them to the neck!

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Time passes day by day,

In the blink of an eye, winter came again, and at this time someone arrived from Europe, Zhang Yu, one of Zhu Di's lieutenants.

Zhang Yu returned to Yingtian Mansion and met the emperor Zhu Xiongying first. After a while, Zhu Xiongying sent someone again and called Cao Wei over.

Cao Wei, who was busy at the scientific research institute, didn't know Zhang Yu was coming until he arrived at the palace. In this way, the situation in Europe should be clear.

"The last general, Zhang Yu, has met the Grand Master." In the palace study, Zhang Yu saluted Cao Wei.

Cao Wei waved his hand towards him, "We are all our own people, there is no need to be so polite," and then asked straight to the point:

"How's it going over there in the Sun and Moon Kingdom?"

Since the last time Zhu Di requested Ming warship support, there has been no news from the Ming Dynasty about the Sun and Moon Kingdom. Now that Zhang Yu has arrived, he must be questioned carefully.

"Returning to the Grand Master, after the founding of the People's Republic of my country, His Majesty devoted himself to rectifying the affairs of the country. However, pirates invaded, so he asked the Ming Dynasty for support. Later, His Majesty came up with a clever plan to occupy the uninhabited island in the Persian Gulf in the name of suppressing bandits... "

Zhang Yujiang told everything that happened in the Sun and Moon Kingdom in detail. After hearing this, Cao Wei and Zhu Yuanzhang felt that it was an unexpected surprise.

Originally, they sent Guo Ying as envoy to Osman, bringing with him 10,000 "old, weak, sick and disabled" in order to confuse Osman. Guo Ying did indeed complete this task brilliantly.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Di also added fuel to the fire in places they didn't know about.

He pursued the pirates all the way to the Persian Gulf Islands, but was ultimately defeated and gave up.

Cao Wei and Zhu Xiongying looked at each other and couldn't help but feel happy. Now Osman was really going to be deceived.

If Murad knew this news, he must have thought that Ming was really weak and would never look at Ming again. In this way, they would have many places to operate in the Ottoman attack.

"To be honest with Your Majesty and the Grand Master, since we occupied the uninhabited island in the Persian Gulf, the Ottomans have really regarded us as pirates and often sent the navy to clear us." Zhang Yu said.

As he spoke, he scratched his head and said, "Initially, because we were not familiar with the Ottoman fighting methods, we actually suffered some losses. The number of destroyed warships was as many as ten."

When Cao Wei heard this, he looked at Zhu Xiongying again.

This Osman is really cruel, he can destroy so many of Zhu Di's warships.

Although the loss of ten warships is nothing to the Ming Dynasty, which is now a big business, it is a bit fatal to the Sun and Moon Kingdom, which is still in the early stages of construction.

Didn't Zhu Di go to Osman to fight for his life?

As if he saw the teasing in Cao Wei and Zhu Xiongying's eyes, Zhang Yu scratched his head and said with an awkward smile:

"But please rest assured, Your Majesty and the Grand Master, these things have passed. After our Majesty personally landed on the island to command the battle, we have learned the Ottoman naval battle method and can adapt to it."

"Now, with the enemy outnumbered and our army not taking the initiative to attack, we are already on par with the Ottomans..." Zhang Yu said this with a hint of pride in his tone.

What he means by this is that the navy of the Sun and Moon Kingdom has now firmly suppressed the Ottoman navy.

All this has only taken a few months. It is indeed not easy for the Sun and Moon Kingdom to achieve such a level.

From Zhang Yu's words, Cao Wei and Zhu Xiongying learned that the naval battles of the Ottoman Empire were a bit different from others. They belonged to the kind of fighting style that dared to die together.

The Ottoman Kingdom also had firearms, but they were obviously inferior to the Sun-Moon Kingdom's continuous muskets. The two sides were unable to defeat each other. The Ottoman navy actually drove a warship directly towards the Sun-Moon Kingdom's warship!

Moreover, the tactics of the Ottoman navy were not very organized. After the warships collided and the distance was shortened, they used chains and iron hooks to hang onto the opponent's warship, and then quickly boarded the opponent's deck to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

Due to their wealth, the Ottomans did not feel sorry for the destruction of a few warships. When fighting on the island, the Ottoman navy would use small, fast warships to quickly approach the coast, then set them on fire to confuse the field of vision, and then attack from other places. Seek breakthroughs.

What Zhang Yu didn't say was that when Zhu Di heard that ten warships had been destroyed, he was so angry that he almost went up to fight the Ottomans.

Those warships are in the Sun and Moon Kingdom, and every one of them is extremely valuable!

"So, now the Sun and Moon Kingdom can completely control the Persian Gulf?" Zhu Xiongying suddenly asked.

Zhang Yu heard Zhu Xiongying's tone a little strange, but still nodded.

"Your Majesty, it is true. If there are no emergencies, our navy can completely control the Persian Gulf within two or three months."

Zhu Xiongying nodded,

"In this case, I will reduce some of the court's expenses as appropriate."

"I know that it is not easy for the Sun and Moon Kingdom to just establish their country, but there are limits to what the Ming court can support you."

Zhang Yu's heart sank slightly when he heard this. This meant that the Sun and Moon Kingdom would have to be self-reliant in the future, and the Ming Dynasty would not provide much assistance.

Zhu Xiongying said again:

"But since you are here this time, I can't let you go back empty-handed. I will allocate another batch of military supplies and silver for you to take back."

Zhang Yu bowed and said respectfully: "General, thank you for your majesty's grace!"

Cao Wei looked at it without saying anything.

Zhu Xiongying was right. The reason why Zhu Di was allowed to establish a country in Europe was to better plunder more benefits for the Ming Dynasty.

After the establishment of the Sun and Moon Kingdom, the Ming Dynasty continued to spend money to support the Sun and Moon Kingdom, which ran counter to Zhu Di's original intention of establishing a country in Europe.

What is important is not the Sun and Moon Kingdom, but the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty is the foundation of everything!

If the Ming Dynasty continues to assist the Sun and Moon Kingdom, it might as well not establish a European vassal state.

It is reasonable to say that when the Sun and Moon Kingdom was first established, Ming Dynasty provided some assistance. After all, they were a family. This can also be regarded as Ming Dynasty's investment.

But Ming's investment was not without cost. Every time the materials provided for the Sun and Moon Kingdom had to go through a long sea route, the cost of transportation was not small.

The cost of transportation by sea is really like wasting money, and you won’t even hear a sound if you throw it away.

These initial expenses were what the Ming Dynasty should pay, because they wanted the Sun and Moon Kingdom to gain a foothold in Europe.

Now that the Sun and Moon Kingdom has almost stabilized, Ming Dynasty will have to reduce expenditures as appropriate. On the contrary, the Sun and Moon Kingdom will then assume the obligation to serve the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, since the Ming Dynasty opened the sea, maritime trade routes have basically only been in Asian countries, and Europe has rarely been involved.

Now that Zhu Di has established a foothold in Europe, the first step should be to open the Ming Dynasty's trade routes to Europe.

Although those European countries are not very powerful, they are all considered wealthy. After opening this market, Ming Dynasty will receive huge benefits!

This is the real role that the Sun and Moon Kingdom, a European dependent country, should play.

Thinking of this, Cao Wei thought of Ming Dynasty treasure notes again.

Now that Ming Dynasty’s new banknotes have been almost completely updated, it’s time to spread them out.

For example, some countries surrounding the Ming Dynasty must also recognize the Ming Dynasty banknotes and recognize the purchasing power of the Ming Dynasty banknotes in their countries.

Only in this way can Ming be better able to intervene or control those countries, such as asking them to modify tax policies...

As long as we have the economic lifeline of other countries in our hands, we will not be afraid of their disobedience.

The same is true in Europe. It is impossible for Ming Dynasty to let go of the European market. Ming Dynasty's economic output is aimed at the world.

However, it is still difficult to lay down the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes in Europe now. After all, Europe is far away. Even the current Sun and Moon Kingdom still uses the currency of the former Kingdom of Sardinia. What’s more important is that the currency next to Europe is , and a country as rich and oily as the Ottomans.

Being rich means a large economy. Such a country will inevitably affect the Ming Dynasty's economic output to Europe. This is also an important reason why Ottoman must be erased.

This time Zhang Yu came back and just in time, he sent a group of National Bank personnel with the technology and equipment to make treasure banknotes to the Sun and Moon Kingdom to update the currency.

Only if the Sun and Moon Kingdom uses the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes first can it be possible to influence other European countries. Although the main target now is the Ottomans, not those European countries, it is just a matter of one after another. Let the Sun and Moon Kingdom first It is never wrong to use Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes for state use.

Cao Wei spoke out the proposal and briefly explained the significance of doing so.

After hearing this, Zhu Xiongying nodded silently,

"The Grand Master's words are reasonable. To promote Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes in overseas countries, we should start from all the small details. Zhang Yu, this time I will bring some bank technicians back together. We must make sure that the Sun and Moon Kingdom is fully implemented within two years." The main economic currencies are exchanged for Ming Dynasty banknotes!"

Zhang Yu is a military general. To be honest, he didn't understand much of what Cao Wei and Zhu Xiongying said later, but he knew that these two people were smarter than him.

So he cupped his hands and bowed,

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)