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Chapter 1350 Unification at home

In late November, Emperor Tianwu, who ended his January trip to England, personally led an army of 50,000 to Paris and summoned King Louis XIV of France, King William III of England and others to hold talks.

With the Qin King's army, more than 100,000 Ming troops had gathered in France at this time, which greatly shocked the European kings and made them dare not act rashly.

Zhu Cixuan held talks in Paris with only one goal, to make European countries cede land and pay compensation.

In this battle, the Ming Dynasty was not enough to destroy Europe. It could only occupy a few key places and set up wedges to prepare for another attack in the future.

The foundation of old capitalism for hundreds of years is not something that can be destroyed just by saying it.

Moreover, the Ming army went on a thousand miles of expedition, fighting one east, one west, one west, and one west, land and sea. It was difficult to be too difficult to force the dog into a hurry.

The emperor of the Eastern Empire summoned European kings to meet with them in the capital of France? Isn’t this an insult?

All the kings were very angry, but in the face of the bad situation, many people chose to obey and went to Paris to meet the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.

Louis XIV hesitated for several days, and finally made up his mind and came to receive the order.

More than 100,000 Ming troops were stationed in France, and they might destroy the country. Louis XIV had to endure humiliation for the sake of royal power.

At the banquet at the Palace of Versailles, Zhu Cilang seemed to have drunk high and asked King William of England to pour wine in the third generation. William did not dare to disobey and seriously filled Emperor Tianwu with wine.

Then Emperor Zhu appointed King Louis XIV to dance to entertain him.

No doubt, the Sun King really jumped! He jumped so hard!

When talking about cede land and compensation, the kings were forced to negotiate a treaty with the Ming Dynasty. The two sides agreed to negotiate four times at the Palace of Versailles, and finally concluded a treaty called the "Versailles Contract".

The peace treaty stipulates that all countries attending the meeting, including France and Britain, surrender to the Ming Dynasty and become vassal states of the Ming Dynasty.

All overseas colonies of European countries such as France and Britain were deprived of all overseas colonies, and all overseas colonies were left to the Ming Dynasty for management.

To put it bluntly, these European countries have independent sovereignty on the surface, but secretly they are restrained by the Ming Dynasty in important aspects such as economic development, political decision-making, military and diplomacy.

In terms of military restrictions, the territory on the east bank of the Rhine River cannot be defended. Vienna was stationed by the Ming army for 20 years and set up a Western Protectorate to mediate conflicts among various countries.

The number of troops in various countries is limited to less than 100,000. The navy can only have 30 sail battleships with a displacement of less than 3,000 tons, and cannot build ironclad ships.

In terms of war compensation, all countries must pay a total of 500 million yuan in military expenses to the Ming Dynasty, and spread them equally and repay them in 50 years.

Hearing the compensation of 500 million yuan, William III exclaimed: "This is too much, can you lose it?"

Zhu Cilang nodded: "Yes, then it's 450 million yuan. It's 39 years to pay it back, and the annual rate is 4 cents."

"That's OK." William III breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Cilang was satisfied, so he issued an order to return to the court in the first month of the 49th year of Tianwu.

The domino effect of Europe's defeat was getting bigger and bigger. Amsterdam, which had been the financial center of the world, was replaced by Shanghai after the war.

The two East India companies, the Netherlands and Britain, were also affected by the defeat and experienced an economic crisis, exposing their huge deficit of corruption and incompetence, and declared bankruptcy and disbandment.

The United Republic of the Netherlands, the "sea coachman" who was once powerful in the 17th century, collapsed and declined with this war, and the powerful navy became history.

Because of the shame, it also led to the Patriot Revolution in the Netherlands. The whole country denounced William III's incompetence, and even the British side scolded him, showing his incompetence in front of Emperor Zhu.

As the common ruler of Britain and the Netherlands, William III could not bear the humiliation and died the following year.

Because she had no children, William's sister-in-law Princess Anne inherited the throne according to the "Salvation Act" passed by the Parliament and was called Queen Anne.

At this time, the Ming Empire, both in terms of territory, military and economy, was already an absolute strong power. On the surface, Emperor Zhu had already unified the world!

Because since the 50th year of Tianwu, there is only one common ruler in the world, that is the Emperor Tianwu!

Imagine that you live in the Ming Empire under the rule of Emperor Tianwu.

This is the greatest empire in the world, with a vast territory, starting from the North Pole to the South Pole. The Pacific Ocean is the inland sea of ​​the Ming Empire, and Australia is the largest overseas island in the Ming Dynasty!

The empire's expedition explored tropical rainforests in the Amazon, archaeologists continuously transported cultural relics from Egypt and the Middle East back to Nanjing, while scientists were constantly breaking through the boundaries of knowledge.

The Ming army continued to win battles on the battlefields of the world: in Africa, America, and Europe, the imperial army was invincible, and no one could defeat the power of guns and warships that had been leading the world for more than a hundred years!

This era is called the "Tianwu Prosperity" and is also called the "Tianwu Age".

The subjects and people of the Ming Dynasty enjoyed a safe environment, the country's economy was booming, the maritime trade was prosperous, the culture was prosperous, and the military power was strong, and the Chinese people were all over the world!

Even if you are an ordinary worker in the factory, watching the endless exercise of the steam engine at work every day and breathing the smog after get off work, you will be proud of the victory of the empire.

Because I went abroad and saw the outside world, I was glad that I had a good birth!

Sucrose produced in Southeast Asian plantations or local tea can comfort the tired body for a day, which is a treatment that Bai Yi cannot enjoy.

Of course, perhaps their nobles could have such afternoon tea in the palace.

In the eyes of the Ming subjects, even an ordinary worker was nobler than the British and French!

What is the difference between European people and refugees? They are ragged and the ingredients on their clothes are pieced together, so they eat a little bread that they can't eat enough every day.

Those people in Africa are even less worth mentioning. They were just freed from their slaves, and they were the Ming Dynasty who made the decision for them.

As a glorious subject of the Ming Empire, the achievements of the empire are worthy of pride for everyone. This is the magic of nationalist education and the welfare of subjects of powerful dynasties!

Time flies. In the fifty years of Tianwu, Zhu Cilang was 67 years old, and Wu'an Duke Xu Sheng passed away.

In the 53rd year of Tianwu, the eunuch in charge of the seal, the chief supervisor of the Da Nei, and the Marquis of Jinghai Wu Zhong passed away.

As eunuchs left behind in the inner court grew older and few were able to maintain the blame of internal supervisors, Zhu Cixuan decided to reorganize the 24th prison.

Especially the Silijian, who had the privilege of criticizing the red, after Wu Zhong's death, Zhu Cixuan no longer valued the eunuch, but appointed his personal maid to serve as the Silijian.

It is also stipulated that any palace maid who enters the Lijian will not be allowed to marry, recognize relatives, and not be allowed to enter the harem to be a concubine, and cut off all contacts with the world!

To put it bluntly, it means being the emperor's lifelong secretary. Even if something happens to the emperor, he will not be able to become a concubine.

The rules set by Zhu Cilang are no different from the ancestral teachings, and the kings of later generations need to implement them together.

In the 56th year of Tianwu (1700), Zhang Tingyu, Tongcheng, Zhili, passed the Jinshi and was awarded the title of Shujishi of Hanlin Academy.
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