Ming Zuo

Chapter 1732 Where is the hometown of the poet fairy now?
After drinking a drink made from cola beans, Shang Kexi finally felt that it wasn't so hot anymore.

But he felt that it was not enough. After thinking about it, he asked people to go back to the boat to get ice cubes and add them to the drink.

"belch……

This time it was finally cool.

Almost everyone fell in love with this thing after drinking it.

"This is a good thing. It not only relieves the heat, but also seems to restore the spirit."

The empire is full of pioneering spirit, and if it finds something good, it will naturally not let it go.

After asking the vendor, I learned that this cola bean is produced in the Niger region in the north, and the people there grind the bean into a drink to fight against the heat.

Shang Kexi thought for a while, and called over an imperial businessman who was operating here.

"You are willing to go to Niger once to get this kind of beans. Not only do you need something, but you also need to figure out how to grow it and how to grind it. If you do it well, I will invest in it for you."

The businessman's name is Guan Weihua, from Guangdong.

Among other things, Cantonese people are absolutely shrewd in doing business.

Seeing that the commander of the ocean-going fleet paid so much attention to this kind of black beans, he immediately realized that prosperity and wealth were waiting for him.

"Don't worry, this matter is covered by me."

Thinking that Guan Weihua might encounter danger if he wanted to go deep into the African continent, Shang Kexi generously subsidized him with fifty Mines rifles and 1 yuan in cash.

This made Guan Weihua's energy suddenly swell.

He worked in a hurry, without any delay, immediately recruited people, hired the trader as a guide, and rushed all the way to Niger.

In this regard, the raw material of Coca-Cola was discovered for the first time by the outside world.I believe it won't be long before it becomes popular.

Shang Kexi finished this easy task, and instead of delaying any further, he sent his troops northward.

On the way, they had learned from the returnees that the atmosphere on the British Isle was becoming more and more tense.

With the help of the empire, Charles II prepared for the war at full speed, wanting to take back everything that belonged to him.

And this time the King's Party has received full help from Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, as well as assists from the Netherlands and Portugal.

However, the parliament represents a more advanced productive force, and there are many civilians in Britain who are dissatisfied with the king, so the parliamentary army has a sufficient source of troops.

And the wise Cromwell also formed an alliance with Spain, which is equally powerful.

Spain is also annoyed by the turmoil in Catalonia, and has begun a larger-scale mobilization at home.

On the one hand, it is necessary to pacify Catalonia to the east, and on the other hand, it is necessary to retake Portugal to the west.

Joao IV obtained weapons manufacturing technology from the empire, and transported a large amount of iron ore back from South America. He was full of confidence and decided to win the battle with Spain.

Only France has an ambiguous attitude.

These European countries have nothing moral to say.

They all hope that the rest of the countries will be killed, their vitality will be seriously injured, and then they will jump out to take advantage of it.

But things have come to this point, the arrow is on the string and has to be launched, and the war in Europe has to continue.

The Yili River Valley is now completely under the control of the empire.

This is the richest place in the Western Regions, but it is not very easy to defend.

Because the opening of the valley faces west, that is also the direction of invasion from outsiders.

In view of this, the Northwest Strategic Cluster decided to continue to attack, to create a complete and proper strategic space for the Western Regions.

The Fifth Division waited in Ili for the Third Cavalry Division who came to reinforce them. The two divisions will join forces and will conquer Fergan and other territories of the former Yarkand Khanate.

The rest of the troops dispersed within the Western Regions to wipe out local forces and complete local control.

Just before the operation was about to start, the Northwest Strategic Group was notified by the Second Cavalry Division that Zhuote Babatur and Norbu of the Zaksatu Khan had joined hands to escape to the territory of the Kazakh Khanate and obtained the Kazakh Khanate asylum.

The relationship between the Kazakh Khanate and the Junggar Ministry was not harmonious, and two wars had broken out between the two sides before.

If history does not change, in the third war next year, Yang Jier Khan will die in the war with the Junggar tribe.

As a result, the Kazakh Khanate was torn apart and in a state of chaos.

It was not until 1680, after Yang Jier's son Touk inherited the Khan throne, that the reunification was completed again.

At the beginning of the eighteenth century, after Touk's death, Junggar's offensive dealt a devastating blow to the Kazakh Khanate.Thanks to the Qing Dynasty's elimination of the Junggar tribe, the Kazakh Khanate was saved.

But now the Junggar tribe has been wiped out by the empire in one fell swoop, and Zhuote Babatur and Norbu can't stand in the Western Regions, so they can only flee westward.

After they met Yang Jier, Chen talked about the power of the empire, which aroused the attention and vigilance of the Kazakh Khanate.

In the past, in the Western Regions, all forces appeared on the stage. Although there were many influential figures, no one could sweep all directions.

The current strength of the empire is really breathless.

Yang Jierhan decided to join forces with Zhuote Babatur and Norbu to fight against the National Defense Forces.

As everyone knows, his actions just gave the empire an excuse.

Originally, when the empire reached the Ili River Valley, there was an internal debate on whether to continue westward.

Many people feel that the empire's current territory is enough.Going further west, it is too far away from the core area of ​​the empire, so it is not easy to manage.

Even Zuo Menggeng hesitated.

As the crossroads of Eurasia in Central Asia, the chaos here is impressive.

In modern history, how many powerful countries have fallen here.

Britain, Russia, and the United States all failed to benefit, and even caused the country's decline.

Will the empire repeat its mistakes?
However, with the confrontation between Siberia and Russia, and the fact that the Kazakh Khanate sheltered the remnants of Junggar and Zaksatu Khan, Zuo Menggeng immediately strengthened his will.

"Everyone, where is the hometown of the poet fairy now?"

Just one sentence immediately made everyone's blood boil.

As a Chinese, one must be proud of the Han and Tang Dynasties.Among them, the glorious Tang Dynasty is even more haunting.

As the most shining cultural star in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Li Bai's weight is unrivaled.

Anyone who has read a little bit can know Li Bai's life well.

And his birthplace, Suiye City, is even more talked about.

It can even be said that Li Bai's footprints have an important bonus to the Chinese people's strong feelings for the Western Regions.

But now Suiye City has been lost in the long river of history, and the birthplace of the pinnacle of Chinese culture has fallen into the hands of barbarians, so it cannot be said that the empire surpassed the Han and Tang Dynasties.

The orders of the center and the command were sent to the Northwest Strategic Group in a flash.

"Go on!"

This is the only requirement.

Zuo Menggeng also wrote a private letter to Huang Sanhu, the number of words is not many, but it weighs more than a thousand junctures.

[I hope that when I tour the west, I can pay tribute to the hometown of Shixian! 】

(End of this chapter)