The Eagle of Eastern Europe

In Ningbo Shipping Department, foreign merchant ships came to Daming one after another. During the few months they stayed here in Meishen, the Ministry of Revenue collected taxes from here reaching 700,000 taels of silver.

Zhu Di ordered that all the ships sailing to the West have been prepared, in order to let Mason feel the national power of the Celestial Kingdom. His fleet was given a special gift of 30,000 pieces of silk and 30,000 pieces of porcelain, as well as 20,000 chests of tea. This is his kindness to your country.

As for the goods that Zheng He wanted to travel, silk, porcelain and other items were loaded onto the ships, which filled dozens of ships.

Mason even became the emperor's guest, and was rewarded by Zhu Di every time. He also took the opportunity to visit many ministers and nobles, hoping to expand his reliance in the Eastern court.

Civil servants are not allowed, especially those who are called Hanlin Academy bachelors. They must not violate the ancestral precepts, but when it is time to change, they need to make changes. They are tougher than those nobles. If they were in Constantinople, they would have been killed long ago. Beheaded.

"On this voyage to the West, not only do you want to make friends, but you also want to let every country know about the power of our Ming Dynasty. In addition, you also want to take a look at the country you are in."

"Thank you, Emperor of Heaven, for your gift."

There is no accurate name for Meisen and others within the Ming Dynasty. Some say they are Daqin people, some say they are Fufu people, and so on. It was Zhu Di who made the final decision and called these people Fu Fu. One is to name the Tang Dynasty, which has high credibility; the other is to avoid duplication with other Qin regimes.

On April 15th of the third year of Yongle, Zhu Di issued an order to send Zheng He as the chief envoy and Wang Jinghong as the deputy envoy to the West. Mason served as a guide to lead the Ming fleet.

More than 300 ships set off from Ningbo and headed toward Southeast Asia. Mason also wrote a letter in advance to have it delivered to Peter by clipper. He changed from his original hope of free trade with China to maintaining limited trade.

During his few months in Ming Dynasty, he discovered that there was almost no shortage of anything here. They have the best food—rice, the best textile raw materials—cotton, silk, and linen, and the best beverage—tea. They lack nothing and are completely self-sufficient without relying on trade. This also makes many It was difficult for Roman merchants to sell goods. Except for some wealthy people who wanted to buy, the general public had little desire to buy.

In this regard, Mason wrote a thirteen-page proposal, suggesting that in addition to maintaining good relations with East Asia and monopolizing trade between Japan and Korea, the East India Company should also contract the coastal defense of East Asian countries. He believed that the current emperor His voyages to the West would not last long. Faced with such strong resistance at home, even if the emperor had the intention, he could only live as long as he wanted. A successor would most likely abandon the policies of the previous ruler, and the company would need to establish a stronghold and appease the Seris, who would form the basis of its rule in East and Southeast Asia.

In Southeast Asia, the foundation of Roman rule continued to expand. The Romanians, Seris and other indigenous peoples were responsible for ruling the lower stratum of Seris and indigenous peoples. Because the battle line was too long, the progress of construction in various places was different. Mason had to ask for more power to colonize when he returned.

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After a long journey, Peter finally arrived at Tunceli. The defenders here had some backbone and announced that they would not surrender. They could hold on until reinforcements arrived.

But Peter knew they had no reinforcements and decided to fight quickly. All the artillery was moved over, and then there was a bombardment.

A large number of cannonballs fell on the city walls, and those walls that were not well maintained were directly destroyed by artillery. The soldiers conquered the city in one fell swoop and eliminated sporadic resistance.

Central Anatolia has returned to Roman hands, and Vlad and Stefan have learned a lot from their eldest brother. It covers everything from administration to military.

Anatolia is no different than Europe. It is a vast area. The infantry needs a long time to travel, and it also takes more time to transport supplies.

Muhammad also became ruthless. Peter's journey was filled with people fleeing, most of whom fled to the west after being robbed. It is said that the gangsters have already reached Fan City. It seems that they must hurry up, otherwise they will run to Timur.

At this time, a group of Turks came to the Roman army. Peter thought they were here to fight, but the other party came to surrender, hoping to give them a way out.

This tribe does not have many people, but it is also the tribe that has followed Muhammad for the longest time. When the Sultan ran to Fan City, he ordered the leader to guard the place, and then fled with the others.

The leader knew that he was waiting for death, so he planned to surrender to Rome, which might save their lives. In order to surrender, he would do or say anything.

Peter looked at the leader in front of him, who was the same age as his father, and a plan emerged in his mind.

"You mean, Muhammad asked you to resist us?"

"Your Highness, Muhammad is asking me to die. If I fight with your country, I will definitely die. Moreover, he is no longer suitable to be the ruler here. Your country is the only master here."

Peter found it funny to see that the tribes who enjoyed a lot of resources were now scolding the Sultan. The nomads were fighting for power and profit just as much as they were.

"In this case, I can accept you, but you have to do what I say."

"Follow His Highness's orders."

The orders to exterminate the Turks these days have made many people panic. Some Turks who wanted to surrender did not dare to surrender. Moreover, there were cases of killing good people and pretending to be meritorious. The surrendered Turks of Western Anatolia were pretended to be from the eastern region. The Turks might have stabilized Western Anatolia if this continued, so Peter decided to change his strategy. The order to exterminate the Turks was withdrawn and replaced with appeasement. At the same time, the Turkic tribes were dispersed and moved to Ukraine and the Balkans in a small scale to increase the population.

At this time, Muhammad was anxiously waiting for news from the front line. The escape route had been planned, and they were waiting for the arrival of the Roman army so that they could quickly leave Van and head to Tabriz. Unexpectedly, a letter from the front line was delivered to him.

"Sudan, the Roman army has already gone to Antioch. They will not go to Van for the time being. Even if they come, I will not let them move forward."

He was relieved that the army changed direction. It seems that there will be no fighting here for the time being.

At this time, there were only more than 30,000 troops surrounding Muhammad, and this was the army he directly controlled. The other tribal soldiers had already fled. Only the so-called direct troops were left to follow him.

They piled the looted treasures and food in the city, drove away all the residents, and reinforced the city defenses. They not only dug trenches, but also prepared a lot of stones. It seemed that they had learned lessons from the previous battles.

But this time, it was Peter who took the initiative. He had time to spend time with Muhammad to see who was stronger.