my days with tyrants

Chapter 380 Jing Luo is angry

Since he understood that Yang Feng did it on purpose, Zhu Di had no interest in getting involved.

Build roads, just build roads.

Anyway, if this road is really built, his city of Beiping will become the economic center of the Western Region in the future.

Originally, it was the northern route of the Silk Road, which can be said to be the only route. If there was such a road, the southern route would also turn to the northern route. After all, it is the same as the Wakhan Corridor, which is open only eight months a year, and the large road across the Tielekda Ban. Compared with Wandao, even if it takes more detours, merchants prefer safe and easy routes.

If four-wheeled carriages can pass, it will be a huge profit to maintain carriages along the way.

and……

You can also repair wooden rails!
Yang Feng's wooden rails have matured a long time ago, and the Western Region is dry and rainless. Those sections of road close to the forest can be converted into wooden rails!

Not even the desert grassland.

But even segmented wooden rails are enough to significantly speed up transportation.

It is said that this is a golden road.

His difficulty is nothing more than the section from Jinghe through the Tianshan Mountains to Peiping, but it is not impossible to repair. After all, the route involves going through ravines, and it is not that there are dangerous obstacles such as Jianmen Pass.

Even in places that are really inaccessible, tunnels can still be dug. At this time, gunpowder blasting technology has been very mature. Zhu Di himself has a dedicated engineering battalion. Tunnels of several kilometers are indeed too difficult, but a small tunnel of 200 meters is fully capable. …

He himself had planned to open several tunnels in Tianshan Mountain.

Anyway King Yan boarded a ship at Baku with his escort, and a large amount of gold and jewels, crossed the Caspian Sea to the river and returned to his territory, his son had actually led an army to the river to meet him.As for the other gains from his trip, namely the livestock, relatively worthless silver, copper, etc., they were all escorted by Kun Timur.But my ancestors of the Qing Dynasty did not return. With the authorization of Zhu Di, they bloodbathed Trabzon and then established the Zhaosheng Army base in Trabzon. It was designated as the territory of King Yan, and King Yan gave Zhaosheng Army as their territory. base.

Similar to the Templars.

Anyway, their positioning is similar.

Then the Zhaosheng Army established many strongholds in Georgia, Baku, and all the way to the river.

These strongholds are centered around temples.

Then the Zhaosheng Army who was unwilling to go back and was willing to stay in the Western Regions left it to Zhu Di to rent land from the kings of these vassal countries to form their own concession, and have various privileges in the concession.

In fact, it is a state within a state.

But those kings welcomed them, because these people didn't want much land, and there were only a few hundred people in each stronghold. And these kings' territories were originally lord-controlled, and they were nothing more than adding another small lord to their own territory. That's all, but this little lord is the Zhaosheng Army authorized by the Empress Dowager of the Ming Dynasty.

Equivalent to the Ming garrison.

Of course, the Ming garrison will protect him. If anything happens to his subordinates in the future, he can directly ask these guys to send troops to help.

They are very good at fighting.

As for Trabizon and its affiliated cities, a total of 3000 people were left as the headquarters of the Zhao Sheng Army. These 3000 people plus their slaves were basically at the level of 2 people, which was enough to suppress the local Roman remnants.Then they controlled the trading ports on the Black Sea and used their leased land in the Western Region to form a trade chain. Eventually, a trading group from the Ming Dynasty to the Black Sea was established.Anyway, now that the Ottomans have surrendered, they don't need to worry about enemies on land in Trabzon, that is, there will be some pirate attacks on the Black Sea.

but……

What pirate could beat them?

To be precise, they are the real pirates next.

Because the main purpose of this Zhao Sheng Army headquarters is actually to receive a steady stream of new recruits from all ethnic groups who will go westward. Those Zhao Sheng Army who return will use the huge harvest they looted to tell the chieftains of the Ming Dynasty that the west is full of gold.

Just go grab it.

Then these chieftains and the younger generation of the guardsmen would be driven by the desire to plunder, and batches of them would follow Yang Feng's newly built road and embark on their journey to Trabzon or its current new name...

"Jianzhou, this name is good, there are exactly three cities, Jianzhou, left Jianzhou, right Jianzhou!"

Ambassador Yang, who was here for his inspection, looked at the waves of the Black Sea in front of him and said with satisfaction.

At this time, there were only three bishoprics of Trabzon, Rize and Gireson left in Trabzon, which were exactly three states. However, the last emperor of Trabzon, Manuel III, was defeated in Trabzon. Before the fall, he boarded a Venetian merchant ship and escaped.He was originally a quarrel between the Genoese and the Venetians. He couldn't afford to offend either, so he had to play power, even hooking up with Timur, and then selling his daughter to attract sponsorship.Essentially, this time it was because he didn’t know Zhu Di well enough that he lost his mind and wanted to use a borrowed knife to kill someone, so he provoked Zhu Di and Bayezid to fight. Historically, he also provoked Timur and Bayezid to fight. The plan was actually not bad. , but this time he bet on the wrong treasure.

In other words, he didn't expect that Zhu Di would not play his cards according to the routine.

Why not accept his surrender?

This unscientific.

Of course, he had no idea that Zhu Di, who already wanted to be the new emperor of Rome, could not leave a family like theirs behind.

As a result, everything was lost.

"Are there any beauties?"

Ambassador Yang said shamelessly.

He greedily collected countless beauties and girls along the way.

It can be said that wherever you go, you will find beautiful women.

It can be said to be outrageous.

But for those lords, beauties and girls are the cheapest. After all, compared with gold, silver and jewelry, women are the cheapest assets in their hands, so he wants beauties!So along the way, the emirs in the river, the Shahs of Persia, the beys of Ottoman, including the lords of Armenia and Georgia, all tried their best to meet his evil requirements.

After all, this person is too scary.

Already frightened by Zhu Di, they could not imagine how terrifying a person who even Zhu Di was afraid of could be.

What's more, he brought [-] Ming troops with him.

Zhu Di's [-] Ming troops have already marched across the Western Regions, and including his son, the two men only had [-] genuine Ming troops, and they had already killed Timur. Yang Feng led [-] Ming troops, and behind him It is said that there are still [-] people suppressed in the river. In front of such a terrifying guy, everyone should just be honest. If he likes beautiful women, give him beautiful women.

"Yes, yes, I have selected more than 300 beauties and [-] girls for the ambassador. They have a small population and cannot choose too many."

Fancha said quickly.

He has taken over the command of the Zhaosheng Army.

As for Kun Timur, he has made enough, so of course he will go back and continue to live in a dream.

As for choosing beautiful women for Yang Feng, this had already started before he captured Trabzon. As the first person to see Yang Feng's combat power, he knew that the most important thing for him was to hold Yang Feng's thigh tightly, and Yang Feng liked it the most. The only thing is to collect beauties and girls.Therefore, before the capture of Trabzon, he had already ordered the beasts under his command that each team must keep one beauty and all the girls for Ambassador Yang.As for those under his command, it is difficult to guarantee that they will be retained by others, but if they are retained by Ambassador Yang, they will definitely be executed meticulously. "Nothing like their princess?"

Ambassador Yang continues to be full of expectations.

After all, it’s Rome!
"Well, Ambassador, when I broke the city, their city lord took his whole family and ran away by boat. In the end, I only found a sister in the city who was said to be the city lord, and she had already dedicated it to King Yan. As for these things given to you, I really don’t know what the identities of the beauties are. They were all killed at that time. You also know that these people under me are not good people. In other words, the girls were kept because I knew you liked them and strictly ordered them not to kill them. Yes. And this is a small place, not necessarily bigger than Longquan Mansion, and there are not many people. The total number is estimated to be less than [-], princesses and so on. The ambassador is really joking. Let’s put it in our Ming Dynasty, even a prefect. It’s just a foreign country that doesn’t have the upper hand.”

Fancha said quickly.

It can be seen that he has little respect for the former Roman emperor.

But what he said was true.

The current Trabzon Empire is really not as big as Longquan Mansion!
"Well, since it has been given to King Yan, let's forget it. You did a good job. I will ask the court to grant you a title later."

Yang Feng said.

Fancha immediately knelt down excitedly.

The surrounding Roman remnants looked with shocked eyes at the demon who had killed at least one-third of their population. Like a dog, they knelt down at the man's feet and kowtowed with tears in their eyes.At this time, the beauties and girls that Fancha presented to Ambassador Yang were being escorted by soldiers, and they were crying as they passed by one by one. There were their relatives on the roadside calling their names, watching them become the playthings of foreign races.

"It's a bit like Emperor Ji Beishou. It's a pity that I didn't add a Roman emperor, but this is not a real one after all, and it's meaningless to add it. When I break through Constantinople next time, I will make a real Roman emperor. hunting!

Do you want to do a sheep-raising ceremony?

Jingluo is furious!

Or get a group of Pikachu and have an entry ceremony accompanied by Ottoman military music? "

Ambassador Yang sighed.

Fancha, who didn't understand what he was saying, continued to show his humility beside him.

Of course, even breaking Constantinople is Zhu Di’s job. Ambassador Yang is not interested. Zhu Di has already built a fort on this side of the strait, and even left [-] guards to block the Bosphorus with the Ottomans. The straits block roads and collect taxes.In addition, he kept Zhao Shengjun here, and he probably planned to cast cannons in Trabzon and then transport Constantinople by sea. Even if he blasted and attacked the city, the attack would still require a large number of heavy artillery, which could not be transported from Peiping.Zhu Di must have a cannon foundry where it can be transported by sea, and Trabzon is undoubtedly the best choice, where a large number of heavy cannons are cast and the army is assembled, and then transported to Junbao by sea, besieged and blasted at the same time.

But in this case, he would have to deal with the Ottomans in the Balkans first.

In short, Zhu Di needs a big battle.

Fortunately, he has no shortage of minions now.

If he attacks Constantinople, he is estimated to be able to raise an army of 30 in West Asia.

"This is?"

Yang Feng pointed to the construction projects underway not far away.

To be precise, it is transformation.

An original large building there is undergoing a complete renovation. Soldiers with rat tails are carrying whips and whipping the forced coolies. It is obvious that the Roman survivors are doing their work tremblingly...

"The Empress Dowager's birth shrine is actually planned to be built for Her Royal Highness the Princess, the Ambassador, and His Royal Highness King Yan. Her Majesty the Queen's little one dare not build it without permission. She has to ask for permission from the Queen Mother, the Princess, and the Ambassador. I built it boldly if I was a small one. In fact, it is not difficult. Most of the buildings here are stone buildings, especially those city lords who have castles. Just pick a few good ones and modify them."

Fancha said quickly.

"Uh, this, this is likely to cause public resentment, right?"

Yang Feng said.

"The ambassador is joking. If you don't believe me, ask. They have no complaints. The younger ones want them to shave their heads and dress like the younger ones. In this way, they will all understand their identities in the future and they will all be the slaves of the Ming Emperor. They are now It can be regarded as a new dynasty, and these are the new dynasty’s elegant policies.”

Fancha said.

I have to say he is very creative.

Yang Feng couldn't help but give a thumbs up...

"Sure enough, I saw you right. With your moves, you are worthy of an earl. I will make you an earl when you get back."

He said.

This trick is still very good.

But it seems that these guys themselves are a little ambitious. They are now the Zhaosheng Army, which is essentially equivalent to the civilian volunteers of the Ming Dynasty. They are just armed ronin. Their affiliations still belong to their respective chieftains and guards.Therefore, those who have some ideas like Fancha can't wait to form a clan, so those left behind by the Zhaosheng Army, no matter what their original clan, have now been changed into money rat tails.This uniformity of appearance allows them to form clear distinctions among the chaotic forces around them, and it also allows them to form an ethnic identity internally.

If you start shaving your hair and changing clothes in Trabzon, you will end up ethnicizing this land.

They don't care about their original background.

It was a hodgepodge.

Of course, I don’t care if more people join.

As long as they finish shaving their hair and changing clothes, even the original Roman survivors of Trabizon will be forced to form the same ethnic group as them. They can be separated for one or two generations, but they will not be able to distinguish them after three generations. In the end, they will be separated from the original ones. Armed ronin become a group with a territory, which is equivalent to expanding their strength several times at once.

Of course, such forces will definitely not be loyal to the Ming Dynasty. They are like vassals, surrendering only because of the power of the Ming Dynasty.

Once Ming Dynasty is weak, they will betray without hesitation.

but……

It's not important!
What Yang Feng wants is for them to harm Eastern Europe and Western Asia.

This place is thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty. No matter how hard they try, it has nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty. If they can go to old Rome to engage in the new dynasty's political affairs, Yang Feng will be happy to watch from behind!
"New Chao Yazheng, Xin Chao Yazheng, hahahaha!"

Ambassador Yang smiled happily.

The beauties and girls next to them were still passing by in a steady stream, heading towards the Ming Dynasty, which was no different from another world to them. However, these beauties did not belong to Yang Feng. He wanted the beauties along the way to give gifts to the people from Jingying who were accompanying him. One, this is a reward for them following him from the capital to the Black Sea, and each of them will be rewarded with a beautiful woman from the Western Regions.

The girl is his.

After all, his legion of foster women cannot be short of people.

(End of this chapter)