Daming 1805

Chapter 526 Blood Tax of Thai and Western Immigrants

Napoleon, like the generals of other countries, had seen the strength of Ming Dynasty from the inside out on the way to Ming Dynasty.

The foundation is solid, the branches and leaves are luxuriant, and it is comprehensive and strong from top to bottom.

In the view of Napoleon and many judged Western generals, even if the Western continent was fully unified and the new Roman Empire was established.

There is no chance to challenge Daming in a short time.

As long as Da Ming doesn't take the initiative to surrender, he will win sooner or later.

Tessie had no chance.

Napoleon has completely given up his expectations of the Western countries and New Rome.

He had to be a vassal of the Earl of Ming Dynasty honestly.

All the Taixi people and Hu people who had always been interested in Daming were filled with excitement, excitement and pride when they saw Daming's comprehensive posture of prosperity.

Daming is different from the Thai and Western countries.

The prosperity of Ming Dynasty is continuous, not temporary like the Western countries.

It is obviously because the people of Ming Dynasty are better, and it is also because the emperor, court, system, and officials of Ming Dynasty are better than those of the Western countries.

It is the most correct choice to fully Minghua or even join Daming.

After today's banquet started, when it was time for free activities, a court servant came to Napoleon and informed him that the emperor would summon him.

Napoleon was obviously taken aback when he heard the news.

How could I, an ordinary Earl of Taixi, have the opportunity to meet the Emperor of Ming alone?And it was summoned by the emperor himself?
This is a completely unexpected situation.

However, Napoleon had been the earl of Ming Dynasty for more than ten years, and he was already used to the etiquette and system of Ming Dynasty.

But even if you are not familiar with it, it is impossible to refuse the Emperor Ming's summons.

Napoleon immediately followed the servant into the emperor's lounge with apprehension and doubt.

Also being summoned were Napoleon's neighbors, Adams and his son, who were also the monarchs of the vassal state of the Earl of Ming Dynasty.

John Adams is 85 years old and has already passed the title of Earl and Sovereign to his son Quincy Adams.

However, as long as John Adams could still move, he would follow his son to Yingtian Mansion for such a big event as the enthronement ceremony of the Ming emperor.

When Napoleon saw His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, that is, His Royal Highness Prince Dashi whom he had met at the Cape of the West, he was filled with complicated emotions.

It can be said that he was cheated by the other party.

The other party's instigation and encouragement to me overtly and secretly at the beginning can be said to be an important driving force for me to finally decide to "rebel".

The other party encourages you to rebel, but does not allow you to achieve overall success.

If Daming hadn't intervened, the bicycle tactics he had formulated at the beginning would have a good chance of taking the entire British and French colony of Yinzhou in a single charge.

It's a pity that Daming deployed at least 20 troops in Yinzhou in advance, and his plan could not be fully realized.

At most, Ming could only allow itself to cut off a small piece of the British and French colonies to become independent, which was the most beneficial situation for Ming.

The end result is exactly that.

However, from a high-ranking general in France to becoming a powerful vassal of Ming Dynasty and the monarch of a vassal state, it is not a bad result.

Whether in France at the beginning or in France now, it is no longer possible for him to obtain actual fiefdoms.

He changed from a pure courtier to a semi-independent feudal monarch through rebellion.

This advancement in identity was indeed a success.

The emotions of the Adams father and son are equally complicated, and the original goal has not been fully realized, but the identity has indeed completed a fundamental change.

Now the size is also a hereditary monarch.

Although it is not an independent monarch, the vassal state of Ming Dynasty has a stable position.

Looking at the current state of tension on the Western continent, those independent monarchs may not have their current state of stability and peace of mind.

But no matter what Napoleon and Adams and his son thought, I always bowed to Zhu Jingyuan honestly and in accordance with the rules:

"Your Majesty, Napoleon."

"My lord Adams sees Your Majesty..."

While Napoleon and Adams were thinking, Zhu Jingyuan was also observing the state of the three.

Needless to say, old Adams, the 85-year-old man, even in later generations, will be in a state of senility, and now he can barely move.

The old Adams in history lived to be 90 years old, and he can definitely be regarded as a birthday boy in this era.

His son Quincy is now a normal man in his early 50s.

Zhu Jingyuan didn't have a deep impression of the two father and son. Although they were the first father and son presidents in the original history of the United States, they were far less famous than Jefferson and Monroe.

Zhu Jingyuan was more curious about Napoleon's state.

Although the beard and hair of the French emperor in history were much grayer at this time, he was not morbidly thin, and he looked energetic.

Looks like a normal 50 year old too.

There is no state of advanced cancer, nor is it like a state of chronic arsenic poisoning.

Zhu Jingyuan nodded slightly after observing:

"The three lovers are not polite. Is General Napoleon still used to living in Yinzhou? Is there any discomfort in your body?"

Including Napoleon, the three people at the scene were very puzzled about Zhu Jingyuan's question.

None of them expected that Zhu Jingyuan's first words were concerned about Napoleon's health.

Maybe it was because Zhu Jingyuan really admired Napoleon?
Under the gaze of Adams and his son, Napoleon answered honestly again:

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. My body is still in good health. Every year, I have been checked by Daming's doctor, and no chronic diseases have been found.

"I'm used to the life in Yinzhou. Although the winter weather in the Great Plain is unpredictable, it has a special flavor.

"The land is also very fertile. Even if only one season of grain is grown every year, farmers can still have a good income."

After hearing this, Zhu Jingyuan nodded lightly again, his voice didn't feel weak, and his energy was still sufficient.

Zhu Jingyuan confirmed that the current Napoleon is much healthier than the same period in history:

"It seems that Aiqing has adapted to the status of the monarch of the vassal state.

"According to the reports submitted by Napoleon and Adams every year, the efficiency and progress of the construction and development of the two countries are not bad.

"The Taixi immigrants and Yinzhou natives who were displaced by the war have also settled down.

"However, since Na Qing was born as a general, he is still in his prime now, but have you ever thought about leading troops to the battlefield again?"

Napoleon was stunned for a moment. Facing such a slightly sensitive topic, he didn't know how to answer, so he could only instinctively evade and cover up:
"Chen...Chen feels that life is quite comfortable now, much easier than being on the battlefield where there is a hail of bullets."

Zhu Jingyuan seemed quite emotional and said:
"Although it is said, 'No matter how big a country is, it will perish if it is warlike', but 'although the world is safe, it will be dangerous if you forget to fight'.

"War may break out again at any time, as a monarch with the ability to command, we must not forget the possibility and potential threat of war.

"Maybe one day, Da Ming will need you to step on the battlefield again, bringing your soldiers from the territory with you.

"That's why Napoleon and Adams started to organize general militia training after returning to ensure that local youths can quickly enter the battlefield."

"Let's start preparing after we go back this time."

Napoleon, Adams and his son were obviously taken aback again, thinking of a typical operation of the Ming Dynasty at the same time.

Recruit the native troops of the vassal state to fight on the front line.

These troops... In some cases, they can all be regarded as cannon fodder for the Ming troops.

According to the understanding of the two, even if such troops were not consumed on the battlefield, most of them would not be able to return home after the war.

They are often used as immigrants...

People from neighboring vassal states of Ming Dynasty, such as Koreans, Japanese, and Nanyue people, were continuously transported by Ming Dynasty to colonies all over the world.

As a result, their local population has always been difficult to grow, and has always maintained a state of more women than men.

Then let the immigrants of Ming Dynasty live in the local area, take a large number of local women as concubines, and then realize a certain colonial strategy called vacating cages and changing birds.

Now I have to share this kind of task myself.

The problem is that the two vassal states of Napoleon and Adams were originally immigrant countries, and most of their people came from Western Europe.

Where is Daming going to send his citizens?
The point is, where in the world are there still wars?

The development of the interior of Mozhou did not require the Taixi people at all, and the Black Noble Legion trained by the Ming Dynasty has already crushed the local aborigines.

However, all three of them were strategists or politicians, and they soon realized Zhu Jingyuan's real purpose.

The three looked at each other almost subconsciously, and almost shouted at the same time:

"Could it be Taixi Continent!"

The guesses of the three are completely correct.

Zhu Jingyuan was planning to transport the Taixi people from Yinzhou to the Taixi mainland.

This is Zhu Jingyuan's long-term goal and plan since the beginning of the peace talks.

Now that war may break out in Taixi at any time, Daming will definitely send troops to participate in the follow-up.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, I sent as much of the western immigrant youths from Yinzhou to the western mainland as possible.

After the war, let them stay in Taixi and assist Daming to inform the local "natives".

The Taixi people immigrated to Yinzhou. Except for some speculators, most of them were unemployed who lived in hardship and failed in political struggle.

In the future, if they are allowed to suppress the aborigines in Taixi under the command of Daming, that can be regarded as returning home.

Napoleon, Adams and his son had mixed feelings, but they couldn't refuse.

The vassal state of Ming Dynasty has the obligation to provide servants.

In fact, this is also the natural power and regular practice of traditional monarchs.

In history, the country of Lucia often recruited native foreigners to form an army to participate in wars.

The Qing Dynasty in history also maintained a Sauron army for a long time.

Napoleon and Adams can only promise:

"The ministers obey the order..."

Zhu Jingyuan could roughly guess their mood, so at this time he also smiled and said to comfort:
"The three love ministers don't need to worry, the shape of the war now and in the future is completely different from that of more than ten years ago.

"Da Ming's troops joining the war again will be overwhelming, and there will be no expendable positional warfare in the future.

"The main role of the servant army is likely to be war control after artillery and aircraft bombardment, and post-war repression and security."

Napoleon immediately realized that this was indeed the case.

Da Ming has absolute advantages in heavy firepower and aircraft, and Da Ming will be crushed in any future wars.

In the future, even if they serve as servants of the Ming Dynasty, they will not charge infantry under the supervision of the Ming Army every day.

It is likely to be used to coordinate attacks with armored fighting vehicles, and to be responsible for occupying enemy lands and cities and suppressing small-scale resistance of the locals.

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief...

Half a mouthful instead of a mouthful, because there are other things to worry about.

Because although the death rate of the servants will not be too high, most of these servants will still not return to the country.

May have to stay in Taixi native land forever.

This means that the number of people they rule will decrease accordingly.

They are also the most valuable young and middle-aged males.

This is the blood tax.

Even if you are helpless, you can only continue to pay according to the requirements.

Rebelling against Ming Dynasty is a battle with no chance of winning, and may even lead to the death of all citizens.

All three of them understood very well that if the Ming people want to colonize, they will colonize.

It doesn't really matter if there's anyone on it or not.

What's more, no one is better at all, people from Daming will come to farm.

Obedience can at least survive.

All three of them agreed honestly again, and at the same time, they also wanted to compliment Zhu Jingyuan's kindness, as well as the strength of the Ming court and army.

Zhu Jingyuan said a few words of comfort again, and let Napoleon, Adams and his son go back to continue their entertainment and rest.

Then Zhu Jingyuan continued to summon other special personnel.

Including bureaucratic representatives of Ming people from various overseas regions, former vassal monarchs such as Luo Yashan and Mu Yi, as well as representatives of foreign scholars and bureaucrats such as Gao Si.

Talk to them about the local situation and encourage them to continue working hard and living hard.

Tell them that if they have any special difficulties or ideas, they can ask the court for help.

If the officials in the court are irresponsible, they can directly report to themselves through Jiuqing who is in charge of the corresponding area.

The emperor's interviews and encouragement were of course more formal than practical.

But in many cases, even the pure form will have practical effect.

Uniform uniforms and uniform etiquette can also be said to be formalistic, but they can effectively improve management effects.

Especially when one's own status is high enough.

Even if I don't do any practical things, and just give a few words of condolence and encouragement, these people will praise themselves for being kind and kind when they go back.

Talking to yourself alone can get a lot of people talking about it for years.

The process of the Fusion Enthronement Ceremony has a similar effect to a certain extent, allowing the people and elites of the world to determine the new emperor.

Zhu Jingyuan chatted with the people below like this, and the day's banquet slowly came to an end.

In the next few days, the representatives of Daming and Taixi were resting and adjusting their state, and they were also welcoming the arrival of the final grand ceremony.

After seven days of suffering, the 15 years of Ankang finally came to an end.

On the second day of the first month of the 16th year of Ankang, that is, the first day of the first month of the first lunar month of the Era, Zhu Jingyuan's enthronement ceremony officially began.

(End of this chapter)