Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 262 Daming Maritime Trade

I saw these Mongolian warships facing the United Fleet with their vulnerable sides.

Verratti, the masters of naval warfare in all directions in the Mediterranean Sea, all understand that this kind of behavior will bring him a dreamy and tragic ending.

"God bless, are these barbaric Mongolians crazy?" Veratti said this sentence with a smile on his face.

But before his words fell, he heard a sudden roar on the sea.

Boom, boom, boom.

The Mongolian navy's artillery fired in turn.

These magically modified artillery battleships are far inferior to the real gunboats of the sailing battleship era in terms of power, but these medieval navies used to deal with the Venetian Genoese are far enough.

The artillery of the Mongolian Navy was like a god of death, firing high-speed projectiles to smash the warships of the United Fleet.

Countless pieces of wood were scattered on the deck of the United Fleet.

Many sailors and soldiers of the Combined Fleet were killed on the spot.

As the fleet commander, Verratti, his battleship rushed to the forefront, and naturally became the key target of the Mongolian artillery.

A broken piece of wood stuck deep into Veratti's arm, and the gushing blood made Veratti pale with fright.

No one in the medieval navy of the United Fleet thought that artillery could have such great power at sea.

The Mongolian Yuan Navy took advantage of the victory to pursue and fired the artillery on the battleship as quickly as possible.

All the warships of the United Fleet rushing to the forefront were attacked by terrible artillery.

Several brave battleships were desperately moving forward, and when they were less than twenty steps away from the Mongolian Yuan Navy battleship, they suffered a second round of terrible artillery attacks.

The results of artillery bombardment at such close range were devastating.

Not just artillery.

At such a short distance, the fierce oil tanks placed by the Mongolian Navy on the battleships also exerted their power.

The flames from these fiery oil tanks spread along the sea to the warships of the United Fleet.

The raging fire immediately engulfed all the wooden battleships.

"God, it's the devil!"

"The Mongols have Greek fire!"

Under the double blow of artillery and heavy fire oil tanks, more than 20 warships were lost among the combined fleet invaders.

The remaining ships no longer had the courage to continue fighting.

Verratti was seriously injured and knew deeply that it was impossible to win this battle.

Verratti immediately issued a signal for a full retreat in the name of the commander.

The combined fleet failed and escaped beyond all expectations.

Among them, Patriarch Alexios and Roman citizens who watched the battle from the top of Constantinople.

"God, God bless, John Timur is here!" Patriarch Alexios' excited voice trembled.

Constantinople has a tall city wall, overlooking the sea from above, it can be said that it has a clear view of the battle just now.

Although the Mongolian navy was far behind the combined fleet in numbers, they easily repelled the enemy with their excellent artillery and Greek fire.

All the Roman citizens on the top of Constantinople also cheered.

Prior to this, these Roman citizens had a very arrogant attitude and were unwilling to accept a Mongol who came to Constantinople and became the emperor of the Roman Empire.

But now these Mongols single-handedly defeated the powerful combined fleet, which made all Roman citizens happy from the bottom of their hearts.

Because for these Roman citizens, Catholic countries such as the Venetians and Genoese in Europe are a group of greedy vampires and robbers.

A hundred years ago, Constantinople was looted by them.

However, the weak Eastern Roman Empire was unable to seek justice from them, and the Roman citizens naturally could only swallow their anger.

it's good now.

The Mongols who came from the east became Orthodox Christians like them, and they were still Orthodox Christians with powerful force.

All the Roman citizens felt that from now on, with the help of the Mongols, they could feel proud and revive the prestige of the Roman Empire.

Of course, the most important thing is that after the empire is strong, as citizens, they can enjoy endless wine and spoils.

The whole city of Constantinople cheered.

But among the Catholic coalition forces outside the city, there was panic and mourning.

The loss of more than 20 warships is a tragic loss that no commercial state can bear.

"Without the support of the fleet, we should withdraw quickly!"

"The Mongols are horrible, their weapons are like nothing we've ever seen..."

"We must retreat in the direction of Arethersberg. We have to wait there for the Holy Roman Empire and the Hungarian army. Only by uniting can we resist the Mongols!"

"That's right, Constantinople, with reinforcements, it is impossible for us to break through, we must retreat immediately!"

Whether it was Frank, Savoy, or the generals of Venice and Genoa, they all reached a unanimous proposal to retreat immediately.

The Mongols have already grasped the initiative on the sea, so they can land on land at any time.

Regarding the powerful fighting power of the Mongols on land, the Catholic coalition forces were all terrified to death.

The armies of Genoa, Pisa, and Venice are all famous for their navies. Their armies are not very strong, and they dare not confront the Mongols head-on.

All agreed to retreat to the rear, waiting for the arrival of the Holy Roman Empire and the Hungarians with powerful armies.

But there was one person who objected excitedly.

This man was John V, Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire.

"For God's sake, don't retreat. We can prevent these Mongols from going ashore as long as we stand guard on the shore!" John V shouted loudly.

But his words did not attract the slightest attention from others.

For the Catholic coalition forces, supporting John V was nothing more than a cover, and ultimately they were protecting their own interests.

Now that a powerful enemy appeared in front of them, they were unwilling to die in vain.

John V tried to no avail, looked at Constantinople in the distance, and couldn't help but shed tears of sadness.

Because John V knew that as long as the Catholic coalition retreated, the Mongols would enter Constantinople unimpeded.

Things were just as John V envisioned. When the Catholic fleet and the coalition forces retreated hastily, Wang Baobao led his Mongolian Yuan army to land outside Constantinople.

Patriarch Alexios sent someone out of the city to meet him.

In the cheers of the people.

Wang Baobao led the Mongolian and Yuan soldiers into the city of Constantinople.

At this time, there were only less than [-] soldiers in the capital of Eastern Rome, and most of them lacked training, armor and weapons.

Now after the Mongolian Yuan army entered the city, they quickly took over the city defense.

In order to appease the residents of the city, Wang Baobao ordered the treasury to be opened, and rewarded all the gold and silver treasures in it to the residents of the city.

Although the Eastern Roman Empire was poor, there were still some valuable old objects, and these things made the citizens of the Eastern Roman Empire happier.

Wang Baobao then made three more contracts with the citizens of Eastern Rome.

"Always maintain the legitimacy and uniqueness of the Orthodox Church!"

"Always safeguard the honor and interests of the Roman Empire!"

"Fight against heretics and heretics!"

The Eastern Roman Empire has its own perfect laws, so naturally there is no need for Wang Baobao to agree on punishment for murder and arson.

The Eastern Roman Empire has been bullied by neighboring countries for hundreds of years, what they lack is a chance to revenge and regain their dignity.

Now these three items proposed by Wang Baobao all stimulated the sensitive sense of honor of the Roman citizens and made their blood boil instantly.

Amidst the cheers of all peoples, Patriarch Alexios, in the name of God, announced Wang Baobao, John Timur, as Caesar of the Roman Empire, protector of the Orthodox Church, Grand Duke of Ross, suzerain of Bulgaria, Trebizond and Armenia , Guardian of Antioch and Anatolia.

In short, after a long series of titles were added to Wang Baobao, this Mongol from the East became the emperor of the Roman Empire.

Naturally, Wang Baobao reciprocated, and made a promise to Alex, the Patriarch of the Orthodox Church.

He will bring Pope Innocent VI of Rome to the feet of the Orthodox Church by force.

However, as a glorious empire with a thousand-year history, there are still many people who are unwilling to accept a Mongol as the Roman emperor.

In the face of these opponents, Wang Baobao also used his ruthless iron fist.

All opponents were escorted to the top of the city and beheaded for public display, with their heads hanging on the city wall.

The properties and lands of these opponents were confiscated and rewarded to those Roman citizens who supported them.

After hundreds of years of development in the Eastern Roman Empire, there was already a huge disparity between the rich and the poor, and many upper-class nobles opposed Wang Baobao.

These upper-class nobles were cut down and knocked down to the ground, which naturally benefited the middle- and lower-class citizens.

In less than ten days, Wang Baobao completely controlled the situation in Constantinople.

at the same time.

The Catholic coalition forces retreating to the rear finally waited for their reinforcements.

The Northern Army, composed of the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary, finally arrived long overdue.

After the confluence of the two armies, the strength has reached a terrifying [-].

Among them were more than 2 Holy Roman Empire troops and [-] Hungarian cavalry.

They are the absolute main force of the coalition forces.

At this time, the Catholic coalition forces had also received information. The Mongols who entered Constantinople had less than 4 troops.

10 people against 4 people.

In any case, Catholicism has the absolute advantage.

"In the name of God, kill those heretics and barbarians in Constantinople!"

Count Frick of the Holy Roman Empire, as the commander of the coalition forces, gave the order to advance to Constantinople.

A battle to determine the status of the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church is about to begin.

……

Daming, Ying Tianfu.

In Zhu Han's palace, a large group of court officials stood in the hall.

Although Zhu Han is no longer willing to meddle in the internal affairs of the imperial court.

But when the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang encountered some difficult problems, he would directly ask officials to come to the palace to ask Zhu Han for advice.

"Your Highness, now that the imperial court has increased the expenditure on compulsory education in various places, the household department's money is not enough!" the household servant said to Zhu Han.

"If you don't have enough silver, then order the Wa country to produce more silver. Anyway, the scale of the silver mines there can continue to expand!" Zhu Han said lazily.

But this proposal was immediately questioned by the Ministry of Industry Minister.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid it won't work to expand the silver mines of the Japanese country. I heard that the bionic plague of the Japanese people there has killed many people, and they can't recruit workers at all!" said Li Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

"The plague should be over soon. If it's not over, then send people to Nanyang to catch more slaves and let them dig silver mines!" Zhu Han said nonchalantly.

Daming's rule over the Japanese archipelago has been on the right track according to Zhu Han's suggestion.

The real ruling goal of Ming Dynasty is to remove people and keep land.

In layman's terms, it is to eliminate all the Japanese people in the traditional sense, leaving only the land.

For Japanese men, those who could serve as soldiers and fight in wars were recruited into the Ming army and went to Nanyang and other places to die.

Honest farmers, then recruit them into the silver mines of Daming as workers. Anyway, they are well paid and have three meals a day. However, the staff is too dense, and plagues and accidents are prone to occur, which can consume a large number of workers. of the Japanese population.

As for the women of the Wa country, they used Daming's strong financial resources to make them willingly dedicate themselves to Daming. Anyway, there are tens of thousands of foreign women in Yingtian Mansion now engaged in slaves and brothel Chuguan business.

So Zhu Han didn't care about how many Japanese people died or were injured.

"Your Highness, my Ming merchant ship has been repeatedly attacked by pirates in the southern waters of Tianzhu, and I have reported it three times this month alone!"

Another official reported to Zhu Han again.

"These pirates in Tianzhu really want to die. It seems that we need to organize an action to wipe out the pirates!" Zhu Han said coldly.

All parts of the Tianzhu continent are divided, especially in the southern region, where at least hundreds of states are going their own way.

When Da Ming trades with them, it is often involved in conflicts and wars between them.

These small countries in Tianzhu are arrogant and arrogant.

They saw that the merchants of Ming Dynasty were very rich, so they repeatedly carried out extortion and extortion, and even used force to carry out piracy and plunder.

The East India Company established by Daming in the Tianzhu Continent has temporarily stabilized its foothold, and it is time to teach these asan who don't know the heights of the sky and the earth.

1371 AD.

The eighth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, February.

A fleet set off from Quanzhou and sailed towards the south of the sea.

This is exactly the Ming expedition fleet formed by Zhu Han. The main mission is to attack those native countries that support pirates in the southern part of the Tianzhu continent.

The entire fleet is composed of ten double-deck artillery battleships, five Ming Galen ships, ten mixed sail clipper ships, and five Hongwu-type armed merchant ships.

There are a total of thirty ships, all of which are the latest models of ocean-going warships of the Ming Dynasty.

Now Ming's merchant ships already have a mature trade route.

In the first step, the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty departed from ports such as Quanzhou, Mingzhou or Guangzhou, and carried goods that were special products of the Ming Dynasty, mainly pig iron pots, tea, sugar, rhubarb, porcelain, medicines and so on.

In the second step, Ming's merchant ships will arrive in Nanyang first, replenish supplies in Nanyang, and sell some of the goods. The most popular goods in Nanyang are mainly pig iron pots and medicines.

Among them, an iron pot that costs three cents of silver can be sold for three taels of silver in the hands of Nanyang natives. Of course, most Nanyang natives will replace it with spices, ivory and other items.

As for medicines, they are also the most popular products of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang. The Zhuge Xingjun powder, Baiyao, Rendan, and various oxytetracyclines developed by Zhu Han are all highly respected miraculous medicines in Nanyang.

In particular, the oxytetracycline that Zhu Han obtained by signing in has become a rare medicine.

A small oxytetracycline pill can be exchanged for a South Sea pearl.

(End of this chapter)