Emperor Ming Dynasty

Finding a commercial route from the West to the East is the reason for the opening of the Age of Discovery.

But now the Ottoman Empire occupies the Mediterranean Sea, and it is unscrupulous in Constantinople. It has greatly increased business taxes and eaten a lot, which has aroused great dissatisfaction among merchants.

As for the sea, since the Suyinshi Canal has not yet been opened, from the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa to India, and then to the East, the journey takes years as a unit, which is extremely tormenting.

If you go from Russia, you can directly contact the East and obtain expensive silk and porcelain. The journey is not only safer, but also closer and more convenient.

Let me just say that as early as the [-]th and [-]th centuries, smart Italians learned about porcelain and silk, and Florence has long been a textile center.

These two technologies, even in the 21st century, Italy is one of the best in Europe.

But it's not just a question of poor technology. Westerners' pursuit of silk and porcelain lies in the mysterious taste of the East.

After porcelain was popularized in Europe, it was not porcelain produced in the East, and nobles did not use it.

The more oriental it is, the more authentic it is.

As a result, one sea ship after another was born.

Compared with the Ottomans, Russia is also French-speaking after all, and it is barely a civilized country.

At this time, Europa, the official language of the nobles of various countries, is no longer the difficult Latin, but the elegant French.

Obviously, doing business with a civilized country naturally pays attention to rules.

As a result, the news spread westward to the Ukrainian-Lithuanian Federation, and northward, through the Baltic Sea, it reached Sweden, Denmark, and through the Hanseatic League, it spread widely to France, England, the Netherlands and other countries.

Because of an offensive and defensive war, the mysterious East and the Silk Road full of wealth appeared again in the mouths of Europeans.

The Hanseatic League, which was declining day by day and monopolized the trade in the Baltic Sea, seemed to be a bit of a flashback for a while.

Prussia, Austria and other vassal states all want to use the skin of the Hanseatic League to reconnect with the Russians.

Sun Kewang, who is far away in Myanmar, doesn't know about the waves in the west, and doesn't want to know.

Since he left Yunnan, he has stood firm in Mubang for more than a year, resisting several attacks from the Toungoo Kingdom, and then I wanted to take advantage of his unpreparedness and directly attack the capital.

But unfortunately, it failed.

However, he was not discouraged, because he had figured out the reality of Toungoo Kingdom.

The Taungoo Kingdom, which looks extremely powerful, is actually nothing more than a big lord leading a small lord to fight.

Relying on the Mubang area alone, he directly attacked the capital, reducing the strength of King Toungoo.

As a result, the territory was devastated, the strength of King Dongyu was greatly reduced, and the chieftain nobles under his command gradually became unable to command.

Sun Kewang raised his head and looked northeast.

Although it was raining sparsely in front of him, he knew that the dry season had come.

After resting for a year, the troops recharging their batteries will launch the final blow to Taungoo.

As long as the vast plains are conquered, there is no need to endure mosquito bites and various diseases in the mountains and forests.

His grandson's hopeful country will be established again.

"Zhu Yixi, although I can't beat you, I will never give in—"

With a roar, Sun Kewang's voice startled many birds away and everyone jumped.

……

At the same time, in the city of Ganzi, where the present state of Kang is located.

After Li Zicheng's death, the generals supported his third younger brother Li Zijing as emperor, which reunited the hearts of the people.

After arriving in Ganzi, Li Zijing recognized this place more, the location is too close to Sichuan, and it is much more convenient than Qinghai.

The Kangba area has a low altitude, grasslands and arable land, and there is an ancient tea-horse road to trade with Sichuan, which can obtain a lot of materials and has a very strong material foundation.

Therefore, the mediocre man has already recognized the reality, gave up the so-called title of Emperor Dashun, established the Kingdom of Kang, called himself King Kang, and surrendered to Daming.

As a price, the Qinghai area can only be surrendered to the Ming army.

In the past few years, Li Zijing has followed the example of the Ming Dynasty and deleted some old-fashioned prime ministers, privy envoys and other positions, and established a set of vassal state system.

And those generals also distributed land and manors, titles of power, and settled down one by one, ending the hard work of running around.

After being happy like this for nearly two years, Li Zijing got a serious illness, and it took a few months to recover, and he almost ascended to heaven.

At this time, he felt that the time limit was approaching.

For a while, the newly established Kang country was a little unstable.

Thinking that his son is only in his teens, if he dies, this Kang country will surely die too.

Li Zijing lost all ambitions for a while, and only wanted to preserve the wealth of the whole family.

It was the first time that the offering of soil and surrender appeared in his mind.

"Those domineering generals, will they agree?"

Li Zijing thought about it, and felt more and more possible.

Whether it is for the consideration of the succession of his son in the future, or to descend to the Ming Dynasty, those arrogant soldiers are obstacles.

"To kill, or not to kill?"

Looking up at the blue sky and the huge sun, Li Zijing's mood was agitated for a moment, turning back and forth.

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Beijing doesn't understand the situation in Central Asia, nor does it care about it. It's too far away.

And considering the administrative cost, many people in the court have said that now the territory has surpassed the Taizu, and it is not appropriate to go northwest.

Occupying an oasis in the desert is not cost-effective for the feudal dynasty, and it is even operating at a loss.

Zhu Yixi asked himself, if he hadn't been a time traveler, he would never have considered the Western Regions.

In the history of the Han Dynasty, it was because of balancing the needs of the Xiongnu, the Tang Dynasty was the silk trade, and the Qing Dynasty was because of the active provocation of the Junggar.

If the Junggar Khanate chooses to move westward or northward, and no longer tries to unify the Mongolian tribes, the Manchu Qing will definitely live in peace with it.

"Perhaps, this is why the aborigines are at a disadvantage in later novels?"

Zhu Yixi smiled, and then sent back all the memorials. The cabinet diligently left a lot of suggestions. This is an indirect expression of thoughts:
Your Majesty, it is enough for the imperial court to go west...

enough?Not enough, far from enough.

The army's desire for military exploits is also the foundation of Zhu Yixi's persistence. He will not try to fight against everyone in the court alone.

Merit points can be exchanged for land, which has always kept the soldiers' strong desire for war.

After losing nearly one-third of its population, Daming still has a lot of land. Besides, no matter how bad it is, there is still the fertile black land in the Northeast.

"Memorials from Shenyang—"

Spreading out this heavy letter, Zhu Yixi looked directly at the receipt drafted by the cabinet.

I secretly thought that there was not enough money and food in Liaodong. Although a big battle could be waged, it would not be able to take down Jilin, which was built as a slave. In vain, there would only be a few more empty cities...

The cabinet disagreed for now.

Only then did Zhu Yixi spread out the thick chorus, which was full of reasons for attacking.