Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Aimee Zhu agreed to travel around the world, and she did not refuse her request to watch the Ming army fight against the Allied Forces of West, France and Portugal.They just asked Auntie Zhu to watch the battle from a distance, not to be on the frontline battlefield.

Aimee Zhu has binoculars and a bird's-eye view drone, so it's easy to watch the battlefield from a distance.

With the guards from the Qinglong Battalion accompanying them, Aimee Zhu's safety is fully guaranteed.

Half a month later, that is, on October 15, 28th year of Zhaowu, Zhu Cijiong led [-] relatives to the expedition.

Aunt Zhu was also escorted by three teams of soldiers from the Qinglong Battalion, leaving only two teams to guard the Mingyue.

Naturally, Chen Yonghua and He Ming would not let go of this opportunity to watch the battle, so they followed Aimi Zhu just like the four sisters of the Ming family.

Riding on the horse, Chen Yonghua carefully watched the pro-army of Prince Dingling, and felt that although they still looked inferior to the border guards of Ming Dynasty, they were definitely stronger than the guards in many places.

So he couldn't help but rode his horse close to Zhu Yu who was also riding a horse, and asked: "Your Highness, how many troops like this are there under King Ding's leadership?"

Auntie Zhu laughed and said, "Brother Ding now has [-] relatives and [-] defense troops led by the king."

"So many?" Chen Yonghua was surprised.

King Ding has more than 1 relatives, which has surprised him. He didn't expect that there were [-] defense troops.

Aunt Zhu said: "Brother Ding's personal army currently has five full battalions and one general guard, and the equipment is actually not much different from my Daming's garrison.

As for the Defense Assistance Army, it was formed by recruiting brave fighters from various native tribes with a small number of pro-army as the backbone. The weapons are still mainly cold weapons such as bows, crossbows, knives and guns, supplemented by a few muskets and artillery, and the firearm equipment rate is only [-]%. .

However, the Defense Assistance Army is mainly responsible for the defense of the cities and towns in Dingwangling, so this kind of equipment is enough. "

Chen Yonghua hesitated for a while, but still said in a low voice: "Your Highness, isn't it afraid that the imperial court will allow the kings to expand their troops so much that it will be difficult to control in the future?"

Aimee Zhu smiled heartily after hearing this, and said: "Brother Chen also graduated from Nanjing University, you should know that today is a world of great controversy, and the world is so vast, how can you have such doubts?"

Chen Yonghua said: "I know it - the current vassal kings in Yingzhou and America will naturally not compete for interests with Ming Dynasty, but what about a hundred years later?

No matter how vast the territory of Yingzhou and America is, it is still limited after all, and each kingdom must develop its own industry and commerce after all, and eventually there will be a conflict of interest with Ming Dynasty. "

Auntie Zhu has heard this question asked many times by her sister and brother-in-law, so she smiled and asked, "Brother Chen, do you think it is better for people from China to compete with each other in the future world, or people from China to compete with Europeans?" How about better?

The sun will rise and then set, and the Ming Empire cannot always be at its peak.

If there really will be another country stronger than Ming Dynasty in the future, wouldn't it be great that it originated from China? "

Hearing this, Chen Yonghua was stunned for a moment.

He thought that thinking about what would happen a hundred years after the Ming Dynasty was far-sighted, but he didn't expect that Auntie Zhu, no, it should be said that His Majesty, Emperor Zhaowu, was thinking farther and farther, and his mind was far broader than he thought.

After regaining consciousness, Chen Yonghua couldn't help but stop at the side of the road, bowed to Dongfang, and worshiped Emperor Zhaowu from afar.

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"Meet the king! The king is a thousand years old!"

On this day, Prince Ding led his troops to a large native village where a town had already taken shape. Thousands of native people came to the side of the road to bow to Zhu Cijiong.

Although they are all Indians, they can bow in a decent manner, and this Chinese sentence is not bad.

Aimee Zhu, Chen Yonghua and others were amazed when they saw it.

He Ming couldn't help but said: "I have heard for a long time that the appearance of the native Americans is not much different from that of our Orientals. It is suspected that they migrated from China across the sea ten thousand years ago. When I saw them today, not only their appearance is similar to us, but their appearance is similar to ours. The language and etiquette are also well learned."

While the few people were talking, many teams of native people brought hot water and some food. Seeing that it was getting late, Zhu Cijiong simply asked the team to find a place to camp near the big village.

Zhu Cijiong had studied in the Zongfan school for many years, but it was not in vain. At this time, he took the opportunity to chat with the native elders and leaders in the village, and learn about the development of the village by the way.

In fact, in this kind of large native village, Dingwangfu sent officials there.But Zhu Cijiong was obviously more willing to communicate with the native elders and leaders. He sometimes used Chinese and sometimes Indian languages, which made the native elders and leaders look happy and admired.

Aimee Zhu and the others also took the opportunity to visit the large native village.

After entering, they found that many buildings were newly built in recent years, and the style was also Ming Dynasty.

Apparently, the tribes that originally settled here were not too big. Probably later, for the convenience of governance, Dingwangfu moved in several tribes and built new houses for them.

Judging from the fields they passed along the way, Prince Ding's Mansion also taught these natives better farming methods.

There are even a few small workshops and grocery stores in the village. The bosses may be Ming people, but the employees are almost all natives.

The most conspicuous building in the village is an elementary school with the Ming flag and Dingwangling flag flying.

The native people in the village were also very friendly when they saw Auntie Zhu and the others.

Some bold local girls even came directly to give Chen Yonghua and He Ming the accessories they carried with them, which made both of them blush, while Auntie Zhu and the four sisters of the Ming family laughed.

After visiting the village, Auntie Zhu and the others understood why in just six years, King Ding was able to naturalize more than 20 natives.

After dinner, Auntie Zhu chatted with Zhu Cijiong and learned something else.

"Although those Europeans came to America 200 years earlier, apart from covering up with hypocrisy at first, they later exposed their nature as robbers.

For example, it is not bad to exchange cheap manufactured items from the natives for a large amount of valuables such as furs, gems, and gold.

Some Europeans found a weak tribe and robbed it directly, killing men and robbing women.

What's even worse is that they brought smallpox and plague from Europe, killing many native tribes. "

At this point, Zhu Cijiong sighed, and then continued: "We can quickly win the hearts of so many natives, thanks to the comparison with Europeans.

Although we have a lot of advantages in doing business with the natives, at least we follow the rules and don't mess around.

In addition, as long as the natives are willing to naturalize, we also help them vaccinate against smallpox; we also teach them to pay attention to hygiene, drink hot water, and eliminate rats; we also teach them to farm and raise various livestock.

We sincerely treat the natives as the people of our own country, while the Europeans enslave them.If it were you, how would you choose?
Not to mention, we are already similar in appearance to the Native Americans, so it is easier to gain their trust. "

Aunt Zhu nodded, and said: "Brother Wang, it is indeed a wise move to treat the natives who belonged to us as our own people.

However, compared with some natives in Nanyang and Yingzhou, the natives in America are indeed more civilized.

Brother Wang said that we are similar in appearance to them, and it is easier to gain their trust.On the other hand, is it because of their similar appearance that we Ming people are more willing to naturalize and accept them? "

"Hahaha, my little sister is right!"

Zhu Cijiong looked at Auntie Zhu, and felt that this little sister who always looked like a few years old in the impression had really grown up and understood more truths than him.

In the end, Zhu Cijiong walked out of the tent, looked at the homes of native people with little lights in the night, and said with emotion: "Speaking of it, this America really seems to be given to me by God."