I want to be emperor

In the autumn and October of the forty-seventh year of Chengshun, the European Governor of the Great Chu Empire was stationed, the European Garrison Headquarters of the Great Chu Empire Army, the 28th Army Headquarters of the Army, and the European Fleet Headquarters of the Great Chu Empire Navy.

The Great Chu Empire was not the largest in Europe, but it was the most important territory directly under the jurisdiction of the State. It had already ushered in a general cleaning of the entire city.

Because this city is about to welcome His Majesty the Great Emperor of the Chu Empire!

On October 2, the first batch of Guards soldiers arriving at the front station arrived in Cadiz. More than 5,000 Guards soldiers took over all city defense affairs in Cadiz and controlled many strategic targets such as ports and forts.

Before their arrival, a large number of intelligence agency staff responsible for security affairs had arrived and started working.

They are supervised by the Guards Division of the Imperial Household Agency, and coordinated by the Internal Affairs Section of the Hanlin Academy and the Intelligence Department of the Military Academy to investigate various potential threats throughout the city.

After many security matters were advanced in an orderly manner, the huge inspection fleet finally arrived in Cadiz, a port city located on the west side of the Strait of Gibraltar and on the Atlantic coast.

On the day the inspection fleet arrived, the entire Cadiz was under the highest level of martial law...but there was no scene where a large number of people went to the port terminal to welcome them, or even welcomed them on the streets.

In fact, on that day and for many days to come, Cadiz will be under the highest level of military martial law... the people are not allowed to leave the house without special permission. As for the few diplomats from various indigenous countries staying in Cadiz, Personnel, as well as indigenous traders who had obtained special permission to enter Cadiz, were directly prohibited from leaving during this period.

This is also the standard procedure for Luo Zhixue to conduct inspections in any overseas territory.

In fact, even when inspections are conducted in many cities in the hinterland of the country, they are often accompanied by blockades and martial law.

The leading fleet of the inspection fleet entered the port one after another, and then a large number of Guards soldiers came down. After full communication with the Guards soldiers who arrived in advance, these Guards soldiers confirmed that there were no unexpected incidents and then began to take over the port defense.

At this time, in fact, most of the ships in the inspection fleet, especially the Princess Royal and many other ocean-going luxury cruise ships carrying accompanying civil and military officials, were still moving at a slow speed more than ten nautical miles away from the port of Cadiz. of.

Only after the Guards officers in the leading fleet confirm that there is no threat to the Cadiz port, will the Royal Princess and other ships approach and enter the port!

By the way, the Cadiz port has a large coastal defense battery, which is equipped with a large number of front-mounted rifled coastal defense guns.

These coastal defense guns are enough to block all channels in and out of the port!

Although the fort has been taken over by Guards soldiers, all the spare ammunition in the entire fort was actually temporarily removed to avoid accidents.

But even so, the two battleships Tianjin and Yingtian, which were loaded with more than 16,000 tons, still raised their huge 300 mm and 40 times the caliber main guns in the direction of the fort!

Although this kind of powerful main gun has never been used in actual combat, no one can ignore their powerful power.

Even just raising the muzzle in the direction of the fort is enough to make people on the shore take a breath!

The power of this big guy... is not comparable to the small and medium-caliber naval guns of 75 mm, 100 mm or even 150 mm that they have seen before.

The 44-year-old 300 mm 40-caliber naval gun used by the Dachu Empire Navy weighs forty-seven tons alone... This does not include the turret and larger internal loading structures. If all of them are added If it rises, the weight of the entire twin-mounted main gun system can reach more than a thousand tons... which is very scary.

The shells used by this kind of artillery are also very huge. The conventionally used high-explosive shells weigh 387 kilograms, the entire shell is more than 1.2 meters long, and the shell charge reaches 49.2 kilograms... light Looking at the weight of the shells, you can imagine how powerful this giant cannon is!

To describe it simply, a salvo of the four main guns of the battleship Tianjin can directly wipe an indigenous village with a radius of several hundred meters off the map... It is not simply killing people, but directly destroying all the buildings. That kind!

Just to launch such a huge cannonball, a full 79 kilograms of smokeless propellant bags wrapped in fine silk are needed.

What best reflects the technical strength of the Da Chu Empire is that after using the latest smokeless propellant, the exit speed of this huge shell can reach 713 meters per second, at an elevation angle of 30 degrees. Under certain circumstances, the cannonball can be fired twenty kilometers away... Of course, this range is only the theoretical maximum range.

It is generally not applicable in naval battles, because it is impossible to aim at such a distance with the current fire control technology of the Chu Empire Navy, and the maximum range is rarely used even when attacking land!

It goes without saying that a naval battle is an action-to-action battle...it requires a lot of fire control skills.

Although attacking land targets involves movement versus silence, the requirements are much lower... But for the current Chu Navy, it is still relatively difficult to conduct ultra-long-distance land attacks and artillery attacks.

However, the indigenous shore defense firepower is generally weak and cannot pose any actual threat to the Chu army's armored warships with armor protection. Therefore, at a certain distance, the Chu army's warships even stop maneuvering, anchor directly, and use themselves as fixed forts at sea... ...Even so, because factors such as surging waves and rocking ships still exist, it cannot achieve its theoretical maximum range. However, ensuring a certain accuracy at a range of more than ten kilometers is not a big problem.

Just like the current Tianjin and Yingtian, they were parked directly on the sea about ten kilometers away from the fort for preventive targeting.

At this distance, the 170mm and 150mm front-loaded rifled guns equipped on the Cadiz fort can theoretically hit this far at their maximum range, but their accuracy is no longer enough. More importantly, The power is far from enough.

For the Tianjin-class battleships that adopt a comprehensive protection approach and have thick armor, there is basically no threat.

This is why the two only Tianjin-class battleships are included in the inspection fleet!

The deterrence of this thing is powerful enough. Just swaying these two battleships outside the port... everyone who sees it will be frightened.

The Navy's card... this is no joke.

Of course...the above so-called preparations are just superficial. They are not really preparations to threaten or guard against...Luo Zhixue brought these two battleships more to show an attitude and embody the Chu Empire. The powerful and powerful potential rebels, especially those upper-class dignitaries in overseas territories who have stayed in overseas territories for a long time and always want to obtain more benefits and greater power.

Show them the Tianjin and Yingtian numbers, and let them put away all those little thoughts they shouldn't have... Even if you want to rebel, you have to keep it in!

The main purpose of this overseas inspection is to further deepen the economic and cultural ties between East Asia and overseas territories, so that these overseas territories can closely surround East Asia and jointly maintain the strength of the empire.

To put it bluntly, it is to avoid family separation when conflicts become serious in the future... and conflicts are bound to occur, so what Luo Zhixue has to do is to eliminate potential conflicts as much as possible, and at the same time further promote the relationship between the homeland and overseas territories. economic as well as cultural ties.

I want everyone to know that I am from Chu...not from America or Nanyang, but from the Chu Empire!

Everyone must know that whether in East Asia, East America, or Cadiz, Chu people can live, work, and do business freely, and will not be treated differently in any policy, let alone What kind of discrimination will there be?

Let everyone know that there is only one empire on earth - the Dachu Empire; there is only one emperor - Luo Zhixue!

And these are all cultural connections and part of the education work. They are also the top priority of many overseas officials in the Chu Empire... When an overseas official determines his or her political performance, the most important thing is not to develop the local economy. And so on, but the development of its enlightenment work... stabilize and even further enhance the people who immigrated in the past, and their sense of identity with the empire, so that they, especially their descendants, will not forget that they are Chu people.

And this is mainly reflected in education and newspaper propaganda... If you want to change a person, the best way is to change him when he is in school. The education he receives as a child has already determined the basic characteristics of the person in adulthood. Three Views.

A person who immigrated to the Americas was born to a second-generation immigrant. When this second-generation immigrant was young, he still studied the textbooks uniformly formulated by the Imperial Ministry of Etiquette. He learned the culture of Chu, spoke Chu dialect, and wore Chu. Chu clothes and all cultural customs are those of Chu people.

So even if this person was born and raised in New York City, Northeast America, he will still be a serious Chu native when he becomes an adult.

On the other hand, if a Chu nationality immigrated to an indigenous country, the second generation of immigrants would learn barbarian culture from an early age. They would speak barbarian language, wear barbarian clothes, and all their living habits would be barbarian living habits...even if he looks like a barbarian. The same as Chu people, but he cannot be a Chu person...

Blood relationship and culture, when you have both, you are a Chu country person... You can't say that you have the blood of Chu country people, but you are talking about ABC, and you can't even speak Chu country dialect. People; it is even more impossible to say that red-haired or dark-skinned foreigners were born and raised in Chu State and became Chu people after learning Chu State culture.

Blood and culture are indispensable!

Needless to say, bloodline... There is also a saying that people who learn Chu culture will become Chu people. There are no such people in the contemporary era, but they are basically indigenous barbarians... Unfortunately, they are not like Mongolia, in the original time and space, conquered China like the Jurchens, and then they were able to say, "When barbarians enter China, they will be conquered by China, and when China invades barbarians, they will be conquered by barbarians"... This statement, or this argument, was originally used by the Manchu Qing Dynasty to demonstrate the legitimacy of their own power. And the argument advocated.

But in the Da Chu Empire, there is no such thing as being conquered by foreigners. Therefore, if you say this in the society of the Da Chu Empire, you will be looked down upon, and you may even get beaten if you encounter someone with a bad temper!

The interests of the empire are limited, and the more than 700 million Chu people in our country are barely enough. You still advocate that barbarians will become Chinese when they enter China, and let a group of natives come in to share the interests of the empire. Isn't this equivalent to taking money from your own pocket? Give the money to those natives!

If you encounter someone with a bad temper, you will have to take action!

I'm going too far... The current Great Chu Empire attaches great importance to the education work in overseas territories. It even puts it in a beautiful name: no matter how hard it is, we can't suffer the children, no matter how poor we are, we can't deprive education... In the overseas territories We also launched large-scale universal basic education.

As much as possible, ensure that children born and raised in overseas territories can receive the most basic six years of primary school education, and continue to instill Chu culture in the process of receiving education!

Such a child, after receiving six years of education... will naturally know that he is a Chu nationality. If you make a joke to him at this time and make fun of him as a barbarian, the child will either burst into tears or directly say You have fallen out... You are the barbarian, and your whole family is a barbarian! Only when this kind of education continues can the cultural consistency between East Asia and overseas territories be maintained... We are all Chu people, they just live in different places on the earth!

In addition to culture, economic ties are also very important... This is also one of the reasons why the Chu Empire engaged in global economic integration.

The global economic integration of the Great Chu Empire was not only to facilitate the harvesting of the colonies of various vassal countries, but also to coordinate resources from all over the world and achieve optimal distribution... to reduce internal losses and redundant construction as much as possible.

This model seems good on the surface...but it is actually a very strong economic bundling policy.

Because under this kind of policy, a single economic model is often promoted! Needless to say, those administrative territories, vassal states, protectorates and other colonies...these places originally provided the empire with various economic crops, minerals and other resources.

Even for overseas directly governed territories, it is actually difficult to escape from the economic system of the Da Chu Empire, or it can be said that it is possible to escape, but the cost will be very high!

For example, in the Americas, almost 40% of various commercial crop products will eventually be shipped to East Asia for sale.

You can imagine what a big blow it will have to the agriculture in the Americas after losing the local market... Milk poured into the river is too light.

Let’s set it up again. A high-tech manufacturing company located in New York, East America. They have good technology and can produce a good industrial equipment product, and then sell it to the hinterland provinces of East Asia through dealers...

As for the provinces in the hinterland of East Asia, what else could be the reason? There are more than 600 million people there and a large-scale industrial system. Only East Asia will have a huge demand for this kind of industrial manufacturing equipment!

But suddenly one day, Dongmei Province announced its independence... After Dongmei Province cut off trade with the mainland, his company could directly declare bankruptcy... You can't rely on those few people, and Overseas territories that basically only engage in agriculture and a small amount of light industry can support these high-tech enterprises... How is that possible!

Under global economic integration, the local area needs various agricultural, livestock and mineral products from overseas territories, administrative territories, colonies and other areas!

But...the agricultural, livestock and mineral products from the above-mentioned places also need the huge local market.

Based on this theory, the senior leaders of the Chu Empire formulated the policy of global economic integration many years ago...

The two-pronged approach of culture and economy is an important measure taken by the empire's high-level officials to ensure the long-term stability of the empire and avoid future fragmentation of overseas territories.

As for whether it is useful...it certainly has its uses, at least so far the effect is pretty good.

It has been 20 or 30 years since the Chu people immigrated to the Americas. Some second-generation immigrants have grown up and become the backbone of the local labor force. However, there is still no tendency to split. They still firmly believe that they are Chu people, and they also I don’t think I have been discriminated against by local policies.

In fact, this is indeed the case. Except for special industries such as the national defense industry, the economic policies of the Great Chu Empire are actually highly unified and do not treat them differently.

As a businessman, you are free to invest and build factories in the Americas, the mainland, Southeast Asia, or even Cadiz in Europe... At the same time, as a Chu native, you can work and live wherever you like.

Moreover, there is no such thing as tariffs between the mainland and overseas territories. The flow of goods is smooth and free, and the tax standards across the country are completely consistent... There are even some preferential agricultural tax policies in many overseas regions.

These measures have basically ensured the current stability of overseas areas, and there is no centrifugal force!

As for the future... only people in the future know. After all, no one can tell how the future will change. Even Luo Zhixue has a hard time predicting it!

Because the current Chu Empire has no historical reference... There has never been such a global empire in human history!

The sun never sets on Spain, the United Kingdom, and even the United States, the future hegemon of the earth. Their so-called global hegemony, in the eyes of contemporary Chu people, is just children's play... This is a woolly earth boss!

What is the real boss of the earth? Come on, open your eyes wide, I will show you how to destroy the country in a snap of the fingers... The point is not to destroy the country, but in a snap of the fingers!

Luo Zhixue's overseas inspection was essentially to continue to maintain the empire's global hegemony!

Taking two giant battleships out for a stroll was to demonstrate the strength of the empire and deter any dissatisfaction!

Under the escort of two battleships, the Royal Princess also slowly entered the dock of Cadiz.

After disembarking, Luo Zhixuehe stayed in a local European-style manor. In fact, this manor was not built by Europeans, but by an architectural designer from the Chu State. It referenced some European architectural styles and added the Chu State Designed and built by people's own modern construction technology.

So this is a manor, not a castle!

This manor belongs to a wealthy businessman who is engaged in trade and many other industries in Europe and North Africa. When the wealthy businessman learned that His Majesty was coming to Cadiz for an inspection, and when people from the Imperial Palace were preparing a place to stay, he offered to donate the manor. Come out as a place to stay.

This kind of thing is also a routine operation during overseas inspections. The accommodation locations in many places are actually large estates owned by local powerful and wealthy businessmen.

Of course, in order to avoid gossiping and to avoid trouble, the Imperial Household Agency paid rent... and it was quite a lot.

At the manor, Luo Zhixue summoned local civil and military officials and briefly learned about affairs in Europe and North Africa.

Generally speaking, it is relatively stable, with nothing major happening. The empire's control in this area remains as strong as ever. The monarchs of the indigenous countries also calmly accept many of the empire's economic requirements and promote agricultural development and some types of mineral mining. .

As for those who are not calm...they are all dead!

Based on this situation, Luo Zhixue expressed satisfaction with the work of European Governor Du Xingchang. He has done a pretty good job. He can sort out the situation in Europe and implement all aspects of the empire's policies in place without large-scale It is also not easy to support military operations.

The area under the jurisdiction of the European Governor is actually quite large, and he is also responsible for some foreign affairs in Europe.

The European governor's jurisdiction includes many directly governed territories and administrative territories in the Ottoman Kingdom, Central Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, and North Africa. It is also responsible for the vassal affairs of these places.

At the same time, although the direct territories and administrative territories in these places are large in number, their total area is not large...most of them are coastal port cities with a small total population. Therefore, the main work of European governors is actually It does not govern directly administered territories and administrative territories, but deals with trade, diplomacy and many other vassal affairs issues with various indigenous countries.

This job is not easy... After all, in such a large area, there are ninety-six countries in Europe and North Africa that are officially recognized by the empire and have established vassal relations...

This is much more than the number of European countries in later generations!

How to deal with trade and diplomatic issues with these countries and protect the interests of the empire is not an easy task for European Governor Du Xingchang.

After such training, Luo Zhixue thought that he could give Du Xingchang more courage in the future and be transferred back to serve as a co-organizing minister.

Since it was a favor, Luo Zhixue did not hide it. When he met with Du Xingchang in private, he gave him a few hints... Although it was just a hint, with Du Xingchang's political sensitivity, it was no different from saying it directly. .

In response, Du Xingchang felt dizzy after finishing the interview... and could not walk steadily.

That was His Majesty's personal promise... Let him work in Europe for another three to five years, and when the time is right, he will return to China and enter the imperial study room to work as a co-minister.

As for the minister of which department, or the position of Zuo Shilang of a powerful department with the title of co-organizing minister, it actually doesn't matter...

The important thing is the co-organizing minister!

This is the top position in the Chu Empire that can really determine the direction of the empire's policies and influence the empire!

In the order of power in the Great Chu Empire, the co-organizing ministers were between the eleventh and thirtieth... There were only nine counselors in front of them, and then there was the emperor and the prince!

Putting aside the emperor and the prince, being a counselor is actually not something that ordinary co-ministers can expect... For almost most senior officials in the imperial political arena, being a co-minister is their biggest luxury in their lives.

Those are the top thirty characters in the entire empire... In front of the current co-organizing minister, other ordinary officials and even the so-called powerful people are just scum!

Even the counselors and co-organizing ministers facing different systems have enough confidence and power to fight...

For example, if a co-minister is responsible for the industrial field+, in addition to the counselor who is in charge of all economic affairs, which is often called the economic minister among the people, he can stabilize him. When facing other counselors, give him a shout-out. Sir, if you don't give him face, even if you call him a thief in front of him, he won't be able to do anything to you!

Of course, this requires a lot of courage and ability... After all, theory is theory and reality is reality. If you fight head-on with the Minister of Counselor, if your methods are slightly worse, you may become a corrupt official and go to jail.

And if you win...congratulations, you will be promoted to Minister of Counselor!

Du Xingchang did not expect that after returning to China, he and the Minister of Counselor would have a political fight that would stir up the government and the opposition, and then pave the way for him to be promoted to Minister of Counselor. That was unrealistic... He could smoothly become a co-minister, and then After spending a few years in the royal study, it is best to be able to serve two to ten years and successfully become an official.

This makes the arrogance of my youth in vain!

Many young people can say some arrogant things, but those who can realize these words are very rare, and he, Du Xingchang, is one of them.