The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 835 The Literacy Rate of Ming Dynasty (please subscribe for monthly ticket)
Emperor Lingyuan stood outside the majestic Forbidden City, looking at the red walls and golden tiles in front of him, deeply imprisoned, and the tall and strong soldiers with mighty faces on both sides of the royal road.

He felt a wave of awe and trembling from the bottom of his heart.

If you don't see the emperor's residence, you will know the emperor's dignity!
Now Emperor Lingyuan only has this idea.

Accompanied by a series of deep and powerful bells, the gate of the Forbidden City creaked open.

An official named Daming began to enter the palace one by one according to different ranks.

The soldiers in charge of guarding the palace guard stared straight ahead, staring at all the people who entered the palace, full of murderous intent.

The swords and guns in their hands and the armor on their bodies all reflected cold light.

Emperor Lingyuan just stood here, anxiously waiting for Zhu Hongyu's interview.

……

At the Great Court Meeting.

Zhu Hongyu was wearing a uniform and a winged crown, sitting on the dragon chair.

He looked around, and the courtiers in front of him bowed down to congratulate him.

"Your Majesty, my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

"..."

Amidst the shouting and tsunami-like congratulations, Zhu Hongyu once again felt the sweetness of power.

After everyone saluted, Zhu Hongyu spoke.

"All Aiqings are exempt from gifts!"

After his words fell, the courtiers below also stood up from the ground one by one.

"If you have something to play, you will retreat if there is nothing!"

The eunuch next to Zhu Hongyu started to ask questions according to his usual habits.

The ministries of the various ministries in the central court also began to report to the emperor as usual.

In fact, it is not entirely true to say that, this work is not actually reported to the emperor.

Because the emperor already knew what they reported.

The work they are reporting now is actually more like a report on the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, as well as the people of the world.

What you need to know is that the Da Ming Daily will publish and publish the work reports of the officials of each department at each Dachao meeting.

It is worth mentioning that after such a long period of training by Zhu Hongyu, these officials have also become accustomed to using the vernacular when reporting work.

Although the vernacular sounds a bit vulgar, it is also much more convenient.

In fact, many courtiers were dissatisfied with the use of vernacular for court documents, but facing the powerful emperor, they could only make concessions.

No one would insist on confronting the emperor on such an unnecessary and unprincipled matter.

Disputes like the Great Rites of the Jiajing Dynasty would only happen to emperors whose power was not stable.

The imperial power in this era is basically not restricted. As long as Zhu Hongyu has the heart, he can definitely do many things.

After all, the title of Holy Duke of Civil and Military Lianyan in the Manchu Dynasty was hereditary from the Kong family and was accepted by selection from all the people in the world.

What else can't they accept?

After the report was over, Zhu Hongyu also followed the usual practice and praised the work of the various ministries of the court, and praised the officials in the court.

Generally speaking, Zhu Hongyu seldom reprimanded his courtiers at court meetings.

Even if he was dissatisfied with the work of his courtiers, at most he would reprimand and criticize them in private, or issue reprimands.

But the decency on the surface should still be reserved for the courtiers.

He Zhu Hongyu has always been a decent person.

After finishing these routine matters, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ming Dynasty stepped forward and said.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Japanese King Lingyuan came to Beijing to plead guilty to His Majesty, and is waiting outside the palace. Will His Majesty summon you?"

The Japanese king Lingyuan refers to Emperor Lingyuan.

But here in Daming, there is only one emperor, so he can only be called the king of Japan.

After Zhu Hongyu heard the words, he spoke.

"The Japanese kings of all dynasties were mad and rebellious. They didn't know the destiny, and they pretended to be emperors. Now Lingyuan can wake up and come to Beijing to plead guilty. It can be regarded as knowing the mistakes and correcting them. There is nothing good about it."

"Announce your audience!"

When he said this, Zhu Hongyu was actually saying deep in his heart, Li Zhi, you don't need to thank me, I will help you get back the title of emperor you created.

In the future, I can no longer continue to call the emperor disgusting you, old man!

After Zhu Hongyu finished speaking, the eunuch beside him spoke.

"Your Majesty has a decree to summon His Majesty Lingyuan, King of Japan!"

The sound spreads outward like a wave.

Soon it spread outside the imperial city.

Emperor Lingyuan asked, his body trembled visibly with the naked eye.

But he still knelt down and kowtowed to salute, and then spoke.

"Wei... Weichen Lingyuan complies with the order!"

This is the first time he has knelt down since he became the emperor.

But from now on, he might have to learn to get used to it.

After finishing speaking, he was led by a servant to Fengtian Hall.

After that, Zhu Hongyu saw for the first time what the Japanese king really looked like.

Short stature, only about 1.4 meters.

The body shape is relatively fat, looking from a distance, it looks like a round potato.

Especially with the khaki, loose and fluffy Mianfu on his body, it looks more like an unpeeled potato. (If you are curious, you can search for the crown clothes of the Japanese emperor)

Waiting for Emperor Lingyuan to walk in little by little, Zhu Hongyu finally saw his face clearly.

How should I put it, it's not good looking.

But it's not so ugly!

Look like a middle-aged man!
It can be seen that although the Japanese royal family also has the problem of inbreeding, it is far less frenzied than the old iron gang in Europe.

Emperor Lingyuan kneeled before the imperial court respectfully, and bowed three times and kowtowed nine times to Zhu Hongyu.

Then he spoke.

"Sinner Ling Yuan, pay homage to the Son of Heaven!"

Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly.

"Plain body, no courtesy!"

"The Japanese kings of all dynasties have been rebellious, and the Qing family's ability to wake up to it is really a great achievement..."

……

After the Great Chaohui ended, Zhu Hongyu placed Lingyuan in the Tiantuan of the King of Subjugation for settlement.

Since Zhu Hongyu promised the Tokugawa shogunate to help them take over the big trouble of Lingyuan, naturally he would not put Lingyuan back.

In fact, not only the Emperor Lingyuan, but almost all the close relatives of the Japanese royal family were packed and sent to Daming by the Tokugawa shogunate.

In order to settle the troubles of the Japanese royal family, Daming specially expanded the house of the Song and Dance Troupe of the Subjugated King.

Of course, the money for the expansion must have come from the Tokugawa shogunate.

In addition, the Tokugawa shogunate will also pay Daming a sum of alimony every year, allowing Daming to help them support the emperor.

After finalizing the matter of Emperor Lingyuan, Zhu Hongyu personally drew up the imperial decree to confer the Tokugawa clan as the king of Japan.

It is ready to endorse the actions of the Tokugawa clan to replace the emperor in the next step and become the truly righteous ruler of Japan.

To be honest, the Tokugawa clan was willing to give up profits to Daming on the Iwami Silver Mountain, allowing Daming to participate and jointly develop it.

In fact, it has nothing to do with this matter!

The current ruling status of the Tokugawa shogunate comes from the canonization of the emperor.

In other words, the ruling legal system of the Tokugawa shogunate actually came from the emperor.

If the Tokugawa shogunate wanted to overthrow the emperor's rule, it had to find an alternative legal system for itself.

Otherwise, it is digging its own grave and opposing its own rule.

In the whole world, apart from the canonization of Ming Dynasty, the Tokugawa shogunate couldn't find a more suitable legal system.

Today's domestic situation in Japan can be described as treacherous.

On the surface, the country seems to be calm, but turbulent waves are already brewing.

That is to say, the remnant forces of the Manchu Qing Dynasty are relatively unstable internally. After Sony became the Qing government, it is still stabilizing the interior through political struggles.

Otherwise, Man Qing might step in.

……

The seventh year of the restoration of Ming Dynasty, March!
The mission from the Mughal Empire finally arrived in Nanjing, the Ming Dynasty.

The official envoy of the Mughal Empire mission is the eldest son of Aurangzeb Khan and the first heir of the Mughal Empire, Hakduba.

The purpose is to correspond to Wu Yingxiong sent by Wu Zhou.

It can also be seen that the two sides attach great importance to this peace talk, and all the people they sent are quite important figures.

Hakduba stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the gradually pulling Nanjing Pier in the distance, his eyes were full of complexities.

Originally in his cognition, the Mughal Empire was the most powerful and richest country in the world.

But it wasn't until he browsed the plateau and came to Handi that he realized what it means to have people beyond people and heaven beyond the sky.

Although today's Sichuan and Shu are dilapidated, they are also full of vitality.

The imperial court organized manpower and material resources to repair roads, develop abandoned fields, and various policies of light corvee and low tax, all of which greatly stimulated the recovery of people's livelihood in Sichuan and Sichuan.

But even so, Chuanshu actually failed to recover.

In Hakduba's eyes, that's actually the case. When he was in Sichuan and Shu, he didn't see the wealth and strength of Ming Dynasty.

On the contrary, it feels a bit sparsely populated.

However, until he went east along the Yangtze River and entered the Huguang territory.

He couldn't believe the prosperity and prosperity of the Yangtze River waterway.

After passing Huguang, it is Jiangnan in the traditional sense.

The further east he went, the more shocked Hakduba was.

What he saw and heard along the way made Hakduba suddenly realize that there seems to be no untouchables in this country.

Along the way, he didn't see ragged, skinny pariahs like bamboo poles at all, and he didn't even see a single beggar in the cities he passed along the way.

Of course, the untouchables mentioned here by Hakduba are not untouchables in caste.

It's another name for refugees!
In Hakduba's view, the dignitaries of Ming Dynasty may not necessarily be richer and more extravagant than those of the Mughal Empire.

But compared with the people at the bottom of the Mughal Empire, the people at the bottom of the Ming Dynasty are no different from living in heaven.

Most of the common people in Daming are well dressed, not to mention luxurious, but at least they are relatively clean, even if there are patches, they are not ragged.

Almost everyone can have enough to eat, because a person's figure and healthy complexion cannot be fooled.

The difference in complexion and body shape between a person who has been hungry for a long time and a person who has been able to eat for a long time is by no means 01:30.

But what shocked Hakduba even more was Daming's literacy rate.

After entering Daming, he naturally developed the habit of reading "Daming Daily".

In Hakduba's view, it is a good way to publicize national policies through newspapers.

But what Hakduba didn't expect was that when he stayed in the cities along the Yangtze River for rest, he would often see three or five people gathered together to read a newspaper together.

Moreover, these people can also comment on newspapers and talk about government affairs.

And here, there are not only well-dressed wealthy people.

More are just ordinary civilians in clothes.

There are even some bag-carrying workers who are obviously doing coolies on the pier. After getting the newspaper, they can make a few comments.

Hakduba was really shocked by Daming's literacy rate.

Are so many people literate?

In fact, Hakduba didn't know it was. For Daming, this was a very normal thing.

The literacy rate of Ming Dynasty was the first in the world.

During the Wanli period, the literacy rate of Ming Dynasty was almost as high as 15.00%.

Although most of them only know some commonly used characters, the literacy rate of 15.00% is scary enough.

During the reign of Chongzhen, although the Ming Dynasty had been in war for many years, those who died in the war were basically the lower class. People who could read and write were more valuable than those who could not, and naturally it was easier to survive.

On the contrary, Daming's literacy rate has risen a little!

And after the year of Chongzhen, although the Ming Dynasty died, China at this time had not had time to be harmed by the Manchu Qing's literary prison and foolish rule for too long, so the literacy rate did not drop much.

Even if a place with a prosperous literary style like Jiangnan was washed by Manqing blood, the literacy rate of Daming is conservatively estimated to be around [-]%.

After the restoration of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Hongyu carried out a large-scale literacy campaign.

Over the past few years, it can be regarded as fruitful. Daming's literacy rate is now at least 30.00%.

Of course, most of the 30.00% only know some simple common words.

If you haven't experienced specialized systematic study, it is definitely impossible to study articles.

But this is actually enough, and most people are not going to take the imperial examination, and knowing some simple common words is enough for their daily needs.

At least it is no problem to read newspapers!

And the 30.00% literate population is mostly concentrated in cities because of the development of industry and commerce.

That's why Hakduba saw the literacy rate that shocked him.

What he didn't know was that in the mountains and villages of Daming today, there are many old farmers who can't read.

This is the so-called survivor bias!
Although Hakduba has not seen Da Ming's army yet, just from the social details of Da Ming he saw along the way, he can know how powerful Da Ming is.

Now Hakduba really feels from the bottom of his heart that Daming is not really bragging when he claims to be the Kingdom of Heaven.

But they really have this qualification!
Moreover, Huck Duba knew that Daming's army was not weak at all.

Myanmar and the Mughal Empire are adjacent, and the relationship between the two sides is not harmonious.

The armies of both sides also attacked and killed each other.

Hakduba also has some understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Burmese army.

In his opinion, the combat effectiveness of Myanmar's army is really not bad.

In any case, it can be regarded as a powerful country!
But even so, Myanmar was still destroyed by Ming Dynasty.

The huge Myanmar survived for just over a year in front of Daming before it was wiped out.

It is also because of the hot and humid climate in Myanmar that can last for more than a year. If it were not for the rainy season in Myanmar, it would be difficult to march, and I am afraid that Myanmar would not be able to last for a year.

Such a country is really frightening from the bottom of my heart...

Now Hakduba is full of worries.

Of course, it wasn't because of Daming's strength, but because of the peace talks.

"I don't know what's going on in the country!"

Hakduba couldn't help but speak.

The guard next to him heard this and replied.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness. With the Great Khan in charge, the empire will be fine."

When Hakduba heard the words, the worry on his face did not decrease.

And the reason is also very simple, when he was about to leave the Mughal Empire and come to Ming Dynasty.

The Maratha people in the southern part of the Mughal Empire once again launched an uprising because of Aurangzeb's strict religious policy!

In the south, it dealt a serious blow to the Mughal Empire.

Aamir Khan, a general of the Mughal Empire, fell in ambush and almost died on the spot. His troops lost more than [-] troops.

If it weren't for the temporary ceasefire between the Mughal Empire and Wu Zhou on the northern front, the Mughal Empire might not even be able to mobilize troops to counter the rebellion!
This is why the Mughal Empire was so anxious to complete the peace talks with Wu Zhou.

Only after completing the peace talks with Wu Zhou can they concentrate on suppressing the Maratha uprising in the south.

Otherwise, in case the Mughal Empire transfers its main force to the south to suppress the uprising.

Wu Zhou gave them a cold shoulder, the Mughal Empire really couldn't bear it.

Hakduba stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the approaching Nanjing City, and said.

"I hope the peace talks can be concluded this time!"

……

Hakduba and his party completed the landing at the pier outside Nanjing.

Then he was led by officials from the Ming Dynasty's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and headed towards the post house in the city.

What they saw and heard along the way made their group feel as if Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden, and they were beyond shocked.

The prosperity of Nanjing in this era is needless to say!
Even if we don't talk about the wealth from all over the world that it siphons, the population of 300 million alone is the well-deserved number one in the world.

The well-planned buildings in the city, the smooth concrete pavement, the green belts on both sides of the road, and the street lamps.

Surprise them everywhere.

In addition, the streets are clean and tidy, the right-to-left division of pedestrians and vehicles, and the traffic lights at intersections.

The order in Nanjing is everywhere.

The first evaluation of Hakduba and others on Nanjing City is its prosperity.

Unimaginable prosperity!
If the Ming Dynasty in this era is the center of the world, then Nanjing is the center of the Ming Dynasty.

After entering this great city, nobles like Hakduba are nothing, but those low-caste entourages in his team feel deeply inferior...

Huck Duba also felt a little nervous.

Fortunately, the humble and courteous attitude of the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ming Dynasty made them feel a little bit of comfort.

This great country did not take them lightly!

Of course, this is just an illusion of Hakduba and others.

Contempt is definitely underestimated, but the Chinese are different from those Western white skins. Their pride is not superficial, but deeply engraved in their bones.

The officials of the foreign ministry of Ming Dynasty have a good attitude on the surface, even if they look down on you, they won't let you notice.

……

Hakduba and his party were arranged to live temporarily in the post house.

With Hakduba and his party in place, Daming hastened to prepare for the peace talks.

Wu Zhou and his party also learned that the Mughal Empire's mission was in place.

In his room, Wu Yingxiong called Wu Zhou's mission to discuss.

"The mission of the Mughal Empire has also arrived, and peace talks will start soon."

Wu Yingxiong said.

"About this peace talks, we need to figure out what we want to achieve first."

Looking around, seeing that everyone was looking at him, Wu Yingxiong said.

"The first thing is to strive for the ownership of the Ganges Plain!"

"It is probably impossible to win Derry City, but we can use Derry City as a bargaining chip to strive for more benefits."

"On top of that, we need an outlet to the sea."

Wu Yingxiong looked very solemn.

If Wu Zhou could have an outlet to the sea, they would not need to cross the vast desert if they wanted to do business with Daming.

Just go by sea!

And the best way to go to the sea is on the east coast of India. If not, it is not unacceptable to take a step back to the west coast of India.

After Wu Yingxiong finished speaking, Fang Guangchen who followed him asked.

"The last time Your Highness visited the emperor in the palace, how did the emperor express his position?"

Now Wu Zhou needs Daming's support.

They are negotiating peace on Da Ming's land. If Da Ming supports them, then there is a high probability that their goal can be achieved.

Wu Yingxiong just shook his head when he heard that.

"The last time I met the emperor, the emperor didn't say anything about it."

"I just talked to me about some daily life, and asked about my father's physical condition."

Fang Guangchen stroked the beard on his chin and began to think.

"Your Highness, maybe we can use the words of the two empresses to test the emperor's attitude."

Since ancient times, the power of pillow wind cannot be ignored.

A word from Wu Yin and Wu Tu to the emperor may be more useful than a hundred words from them.

Wu Yingxiong also nodded when he heard the words.

"Okay, I will ask to enter the palace to visit the two younger sisters later."

……

At the same time, the British ambassador Green was also communicating with the envoy sent by the governor of Mumbai, Wells.

"What Wells means is that we want the UK to participate in the peace talks as much as possible and stand on the side of the Mughal Empire?"

Green took a sip from his teacup and asked with a frown.

The envoy sent by Wells is still John, and John nodded upon hearing this.

"Yes, Mr. Ambassador!"

"The Mughal Empire said that if we could help them in the peace talks, Aurangzeb Khan would open more ports to us and allow us to trade."

Green picked up his teacup and took another sip.

Black tea, honey, milk, and sugar are added to make this tea taste very strange.

But Green is already used to it.

Green said with a solemn expression.

"I'm afraid this matter will not be easy!"

"Wu Zhou is a vassal state of Ming Dynasty. The peace talks are presided over by Da Ming. Da Ming's position will definitely favor Wu Zhou's interests."

"It is not so easy for us to influence Daming's decision-making."

Green's words are actually a bit conservative.

It's not that it's not easy for them to influence Daming's decision, but it's impossible.

Green still remembered the last time he went to Da Ming Zi to intercede for a few British duck slice smugglers.

After he interceded, the smugglers not only failed to have their sentence commuted, but were punished with a higher crime.

His face was slapped.

Da Mingzi's attitude is very tough!
Green didn't feel that Da Tianzi didn't give him face last time, but he will give it this time.

As soon as Green's voice fell, guards outside came to report.

"Mr. Ambassador, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Mughal Empire is here to see you!"

Green heard the words and nodded slightly.

"Bring people in!"

Not long after, Huck Duba was brought in front of Green.

……

In the post house, Wu Yingxiong's request to enter the palace to visit his sister was granted.

He was accompanied by an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a chamberlain to the palace.

If it is said that the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ming Dynasty were only superficially polite and polite to the envoys of the Mughal Empire, they actually looked down on them in their hearts.

Then, their attitude towards Wu Yingxiong and others is much better.

After all, no matter what, Wu Zhou was also a vassal of Daming.

Most of Wu Zhou's top management are Han Chinese!

In layman's terms, no matter how bad the people on Wu Zhou's side were, they were considered poor relatives in Daming's eyes.

Although poor, they are relatives anyway!

But the Mughal Empire is a complete outsider in Daming.

At most, they are poor beggars who are relatively close to themselves.

Yes, poor beggars!

Today's Ming Dynasty looks like the whole world is poor and barbaric.

If I say I look down on you, I look down on you.

Wu Yingxiong was taken all the way outside Wu Yin's bedroom. He was just about to go in for a visit, but he saw the emperor's Yiluan approaching from afar.

Seeing this scene, Wu Yingxiong stood where he was, waiting for the emperor to come over, and went to talk to his two younger sisters together.

When Zhu Hongyu came in front of him, Wu Yingxiong bowed and bowed.

"My humble minister Wu Yingxiong, see Your Majesty, my emperor bows!"

Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, raised his hand to support him, and said in a warm voice.

"Why should the Qing family be so polite?"

"Are you here to see Yin'er? Come with me."

If it is said that Wu Yingxiong is going to visit Wu Yin in the palace, it is impossible for Zhu Hongyu not to know.

To put it bluntly, Zhu Hongyu's encounter with Wu Yingxiong today was not a chance encounter at all.

It was deliberately arranged by Zhu Hongyu.

Regarding the peace talks, Zhu Hongyu also needs to talk to Wu Yingxiong.

Wu Yingxiong followed Zhu Hongyu into the bedroom, and saw Wu Yin and Wu Tu were already waiting.

Several years have passed, and Wu Yin has grown from a little girl to a graceful figure.

The 15-year-old girl is already very touching!
The collagen on the face of a young girl with cardamom is the most attractive.

But Zhu Hongyu is not a pervert, so he wouldn't attack a junior high school student. He plans to continue to raise him for two years before eating.

Even Wu Tu became more and more youthful. She was already good-looking, youthful and charming, but now she has the mature charm of a married woman.

Like a tender peach that can squeeze out water!

Zhu Hongyu slightly nodded at the two of them.

"You brothers and sisters talk about the past first. After the old talk, I have something to discuss with Yingxiong."

"..."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Hongyu left first, and walked to a pond outside the bedroom, quietly watching the animals and plants in the pond.

Now is spring, the time when all things burst into life.

A tail of golden scale koi is swimming in the pond, jumping out of the water from time to time.

The planted lotus has also sprouted new buds, and the light green color is very beautiful.

Before making Zhu Hongyu wait long, Wu Yingxiong bid farewell to his sister and came to see her.

Zhu Hongyu was standing by the pond, holding a handful of fish food in his hand, and was feeding the fish in the pond.

"Well, what do you want to do when you enter the palace today."

Following Zhu Hongyu's feeding, those fish jumped out of the water from time to time, competing for food.

The golden scales reflect the sunlight and are extremely beautiful.

Wu Yingxiong heard the words, and said respectfully.

"His Majesty, I want Da Ming to help me when I preside over the peace talks."

"The State of Zhou is a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. The stronger the State of Zhou, the more it can defend the Celestial Dynasty and protect the interests of the Ming Dynasty in the Western Regions and even Tianzhu."

Seeing Zhu Hongyu feeding the fish, Wu Yingxiong understood what Zhu Hongyu meant.

I have fish food in my hands, but there is no shortage of fish to fight for.

If you want fish food, you have to pay something.

And Wu Yingxiong's statement is also very decisive.

Not to mention falsehoods, just talk about Daming's interests in the Western Regions and Tianzhu.

As long as Daming supported Wu Zhou, Wu Zhou would naturally cooperate with Daming in the Western Regions and Tianzhu.

Zhu Hongyu said with a smile when he heard this.

"I want to develop the Western Regions, but the imperial court still lacks millions of laborers."

What is the most important thing in developing the Western Regions?
Nothing else but road construction!

Only when the road is cleared can Daming project its influence to the Western Regions.

Otherwise everything is false!
And building roads, especially in the desert, requires a lot of labor.

When Wu Yingxiong heard the words, he agreed very simply.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there are still some prisoners of war in my country of Zhou, estimated to be as many as [-]. If Your Majesty needs them, they can all be donated to the imperial court."

Hearing this, Zhu Hongyu said with a smile.

"Okay, someone will contact King Anxi at that time."

The imperial court needs a million-level labor force to develop the Western Regions, but Wu Yingxiong only promised 10 prisoners of war.

Zhu Hongyu also agreed.

It is entirely because the 10 people were given away for nothing.

It can be regarded as the appearance fee for Daming to stand for Wu Zhou's platform.

For the remaining 90, Daming will pay for it or exchange it with arms.

Zhu Hongyu was overjoyed, threw all the fish food in his hand into the pond, clapped his hands to remove the remaining dregs, and said to Wu Yingxiong with a smile on his face.

"Okay, let me tell you the terms of your peace talks, and Daming will do his best to facilitate it."

Wu Yingxiong then stated the terms of the peace talks that he had listed on his side.

Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly.

"Let's figure it out!"

After finishing speaking, he ordered people to fetch a map of the South Asian subcontinent.

Looking at the map, Zhu Hongyu stroked his chin and said.

"You want to have an outlet to the sea, but most likely it will be on the west coast."

"As for the east coast, it's too far away from your ruling heart. Even if you win it, it's just an enclave and it's not easy to control!"

"Maybe it will become a pawn for the Mughal Empire to hold you back!"

"West Coast..."

Zhu Hongyu looked pensive.

If possible, Zhu Hongyu actually wanted Wu Zhou to win Mumbai.

Cut off the dog melon seeds that the British protrude to the east!
However, it is unlikely!
The same as the estuary on the east coast, Wu Zhou's current jurisdiction is too far away from Mumbai, even if it can be won, it will be an enclave.

It's better to take a down-to-earth access to the sea from the Pakistani side of later generations.

That side is much closer to Wu Zhou's ruling core, which is convenient for control. At the same time, Daming can also use Wu Zhou to exert influence on the Safavid Persian Empire in the Middle East.

Zhu Hongyu's eyes quickly locked on the map, he circled Karachi's position with a pen, and said.

"Just here!"

Hearing this, Wu Yingxiong took a deep breath. Although he was a little unwilling, he still dispelled his intention to win a seaport on the east coast.

Because he also knew that it was not realistic.

It is not just the Mughal Empire that is now facing the risk of a double attack.

The relationship between Wu Zhou and the Persian Safavid Empire in the north is also relatively tense.

The Safavid Empire was not friendly to Wu Zhouke who suddenly appeared and intervened in South Asian forces.

Although the two sides did not fight, it was only temporary.

The two sides have already entered the border!
Wu Zhou also deployed a part of his troops on the northern border while stationing heavy troops in Lahore to guard against changes in the direction of Persia.

To be honest, the current Wu Zhou is also powerless to continue the war!

Zhu Hongyu continued to say with a smile.

"Of course, this Karachi is only temporary."

"If you can reach Mumbai in the future, I can support you to take Mumbai as well!"

Well, Zhu Hongyu still didn't give up his plan to dig a hole for his dear Niu Niu.

Wu Yingxiong said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty Long En!"

Looking at the map, he is quite satisfied with the location of Karachi.

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