Before Descartes and others took the newly opened steam train in the Ming Dynasty to head north, Zhu Youxiao had already learned through telegram that the Holy Emperor fleet had successfully returned after voyage to the West.

However, what Descartes didn't know was that all the prosperity he saw in the Ming Empire was also contributed by his Westerners.

If the Ming Dynasty had not monopolized global trade and robbed gold and silver from Western countries from America and Africa, as well as colonies developed around the world, through trade and war.

It even robs all Confucian countries, and then through commodity trade, the wealth stolen from these Confucian countries from Western countries is earned back to the country.

It is difficult for the Ming Dynasty, which should be in a period of disasters and difficulties to flourish today.

Zhu Youxiao would not do this, and he could still consolidate his own rule while implementing high-pressure policies in China.

Although many vested interests are strictly controlled, they still support him.

The reason is nothing more than that at this time the Ming Dynasty was constantly bringing benefits to them, so that although they could not enslave the Han people, they could enslave other humans in the world except the Han people.

Zhu Youxiao is now listening to Liu Hongxun reporting on the economic gains and losses of voyage to the West.

For Zhu Youxiao, the fundamental motivation for voyage to the West is to earn a lot of benefits and meet the interests and needs of all internal classes, and then consolidate his throne.

Otherwise, voyage to the West would seem meaningless to him.

"Report to Your Majesty, this time, the imperial court received compensation and remittances for various commodities. The total value of the orders is more than 116 million taels of silver. The orders are mainly military orders, and Western countries have a great demand for our weapons."

Liu Hongxun reported to Zhu Youxiao.

Because silver coins have not yet become the world currency, the West still paid silver this time, and the imperial court counted it to become silver.

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao laughed: "In this way, our Ming Dynasty military industry can further develop, and we no longer have to worry about overcapacity."

"That's true. North Korea, Japan, Ryukyu and other countries have consumed a lot of us. Now that Western countries have such a large demand, our Ming Dynasty's military industry still needs to expand."

Zhu Xieyuan also replied with a smile.

"By selling arms, these wealth robbed from the world or collected from our own country, turned into the wealth of our Ming Dynasty. In this way, further promoting education will have financial resources. At least it will not be a problem to support more teachers. The efforts to start people's wisdom will undoubtedly go further."

Wen Tiren said.

"There are also R&D and sufficient financial support. Only when national education and national research and development can the prosperous national destiny be maintained like this!"

Zhu Youxiao followed and said: "At the same time, we must take advantage of the opportunity that the country and dynasty are the most powerful country in the world to speed up the implementation of values ​​that are conducive to our current status to the whole world! Especially those uncivilized ethnic groups should be Chinese as soon as possible and distribute their interests based on the degree of Chineseization. The more they want to be culturally independent, economically independent or even military independent, the more they will be suppressed."

"yes!"

Liu Hongxun replied.

The Ming Dynasty is indeed using its existing national strength to build a world interest distribution pattern based on the degree of Chineseization.

Confucian countries, Korea, Japan, Ryukyu and other countries have indeed made a lot of money by following the Ming Dynasty in recent years, traveling to Manila and voting to the West.

The surge in economic strength has eased the class contradictions within oneself.

Moreover, because these countries were Confucian countries, the Ming Dynasty did not block their technology so strictly that they could now spend money to buy a lot of second-rate technology from the Ming Dynasty, and then gain strong military strength, so that they could now open up colonies all over the world.

Spain, the overlord of Western countries, became a semi-independent and semi-colonial country because of conflicts of interest with the Ming Dynasty.

The Holland, who should have been a maritime coachman, was originally a maritime overlord in the mid-17th century, has now completely become the ruling area of ​​the Ming Dynasty.

As for France, Britain, and the Holy Roman Empire, on the one hand, they were heavily in debt due to the war, and on the other hand, they had to face challenges from the great powers from the East.

besides.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Ming Dynasty was still crazily replicating its Chinese colonial areas and Han vassal states around the world.

Zhu Youjian, the King of Tang who returned from Europe, used his wealth from his voyage to the West to bid for today's Australian Tasmania Island, where he was preparing to establish a vassal state and establish his Ming Dynasty Tang Kingdom.

Tasmania is an island that is very suitable for humans in Australia. The city of Hobart established by the Dutch in history is the second largest ancient city in Australia after Sydney.

However, in this era, because the Dutch had long been driven out of the area east of the Indian Ocean by the Ming Dynasty, this area was only discovered by the Ming Dynasty and has not been known by the world.

Because the Ming Dynasty court has opened up too many colonies around the world, both manpower and financial resources can no longer turn more places into Han cultural areas, so it can only auction the land and then let the domestic powerful people go there to build vassals. Then the imperial court can also use this method to exchange land for money as soon as possible.

The Ming Dynasty did the same during the conquest of India, and therefore, the Ming Dynasty could have a steady stream of money and food to support the war in India.

The Mughal Empire has been captured by the Ming Dynasty, and many Ming vassal states have appeared in that area.

Let's turn the words back.

Before going to Australia to take up a vassal state, Zhu Youjian had to receive a coronation ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Rites.

The Holy Emperor Zhu Youxiao is about to crown him.

Only when his crown was added could his vassal state be considered the real overseas vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

However, this year, Zhu Youxiao's monarchs need to be crowned not only Zhu Youjian, but also many, so they were crowned in batches, and Zhu Youxiao will also crown many vassal kings.

Of course, it’s not just this year, but every time I’m crowned.

It was not just the powerful and powerful people in the Ming Dynasty who bought land overseas and wanted to build their own country.

Many foreign powerful people also asked the Ming Dynasty for enfeoffment after dividing up their own colonies or robbing other areas not occupied by the Ming Dynasty as colonies.

For example, some Japanese daimyos are now beginning to declare that they will no longer be dominated by the Emperor, but will be dominated by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and they will be completely transformed into a Confucian country.

"Give this land to you, you should promote Confucianism and Taoism, educate people's hearts, and let the barbarians know the Zhou rituals and practice Chinese literature to benefit the great harmony of the world!"

Zhu Youxiao added the crown to Zhu Youjian and others and said a few words very solemnly.

"Remember the Holy Emperor's instructions! Swear to follow the king's way forever!"

Zhu Youjian and others replied first.

At this point, these people became the monarchs of the new vassal state recognized by the Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!