At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 548 Western Regions
As the defenders of the city of Zigat left the city and surrendered, it was announced that the Ottoman Empire had completely fallen.

Only five years have passed since the conquest of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Since then, this piece of land has been given a new name called Daming.

Constantinople is [-] miles away from the capital of the Ming Dynasty. It traverses the entire Asian continent and guards the important estuary of the Mediterranean Sea. It can be said that it can be attacked and defended.

Zhu Qiyu first ordered Fan Mingchen to take over the city of Zigat, and then ordered Zhang Mao to take Duke Daman to find the hidden gold and silver.

This old boy is extremely cunning, and he has long been prepared for the fall of Constantinople.

It's just that he didn't have much loyalty to protect the Lord, but wanted to separate one side, so, taking advantage of the power in his hands, he hid a lot of property.

Although it is not comparable to the gold mountain hidden by King Muhad, it is still magnificent after being excavated.

These gold and silver treasures were transported away and filled ten carts. Among them, a half-foot-high emerald-seat Golden Buddha was said to have come from an oriental smuggler, and it was said that it was the imperial town house of a royal family member. It cost a lot of money to get it.

The only regret is that the Duke of Daman accidentally fell into the humus silt of the swamp during the excavation process and died accidentally.

This kind of swamp has been formed over tens of millions of years. Once people and animals fall into it, there is no possibility of survival.

Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but sigh, it must be the Duke of Daman's fate.

God's will can't be violated, you can only accept your fate.

All the defenders of Zigat City surrendered without a fight, naturally avoiding a killing.

According to the corresponding regulations, they can receive a large amount of severance pay, be dismissed and return to the farmland, or do some small business, at least for the rest of their lives.

Those who are willing to stay will be broken up and reassigned to each guard.

Zhu Qiyu, as the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, was the supreme commander of Constantinople, followed by Zhang Mao and other meritorious deeds, who firmly held the military and political power.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the Ottomans can only serve as soldiers, and those who perform well can be promoted to grassroots officers.

However, there are exceptions. For example, Alejandro was appointed as a hundred households, and he was very high-spirited.

Fan Mingchen returned to Ceylon Island, because he now has another task, which is to go north from Ceylon Island to receive the land of the Kingdom of Tyre, and rely on this to continue to expand northward.

Liang Guogong Fan Zhong was seriously injured, Tang Xinggu was in charge of civil affairs, and the burden of going north fell on Fan Mingchen.

Ceylon Island has become an important transit point for the mainland of Ming Dynasty to go to the West Ocean. A steady stream of materials are transported from Nanhaiwei. The Strait of Malacca is becoming more and more prosperous. Ships coming and going every day shuttle each other, which is very lively.

The surrounding small countries in Southeast Asia are scrambling to seek trade with Da Ming, even if the pricing power is in Da Ming's hands, they will never tire of it.

Of course, although the Ming Dynasty was strong, it did not engage in hegemony. It was enough to pay the duties that should be paid, and the safety of the crew and supplies was absolutely guaranteed.

The world is big, and everyone who has money earns money is a win-win situation.

It's just that when distributing, I get nine and you get one, is it reasonable?
What, you say unreasonable?
Look at my ironclad ships and artillery, is it reasonable now?

While sea routes prospered, pirates and rogues who had been active in the past gradually disappeared.

The reason is mainly the gap in firepower.

Because even if it is an ordinary merchant ship, the frigate behind it is enough to wipe out these thieves, because the difference in firearm technology is too great, it is like an adult beating a child, and there is no power to fight back.

These pirates are not stupid, if you can't beat them, then join them!
Anyway, I also have a ship, so I might as well do business with you.

Maritime plundering is not only risky, but the income is extremely unstable. Trading is completely different. Taking a shipment of goods to Daming earns more money than being a pirate in a year. With such a business, why do you have to use a knife? Do you have a brain hole when you move the gun?

In fact, this route originally had a name called the Maritime Silk Road.

Since the name has the word "sea", it is naturally because of the once glorious Silk Road on land.

More than 1000 years ago, the glory of the Silk Road was comparable to the prosperity of the sea routes. During the Han Dynasty, it ran through the entire Western Regions and played a vital role in the cultural exchanges between the East and the West.

Unfortunately, with the passage of time, it has gradually declined.

Today, it has almost disappeared in the long river of history.

As early as the Western Han Dynasty, the west of Yangguan and Yumenguan was the later Xinjiang, and even further places were called the Western Regions.

There were originally 36 countries in the Western Regions, which were later divided into more than 50 countries, all located to the west of the Xiongnu and south of Wusun.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions to open up the passage between the Central Plains and the Western Regions. After Huo Qubing defeated the Huns, Zhang Qian was sent to the Western Regions again, and the Silk Road began to pass.

However, the countries in the Western Regions were still not completely free from the control of the Xiongnu. They often plundered the envoys and caravans sent to the Western Regions by the Western Han Dynasty.

Since then, until the Tang Dynasty, the Silk Road has been an important channel for exchanges between the East and the West, and has extended many branches. Dashi and the Eastern Roman Empire have also continuously sent envoys to visit Chang'an, and Dunhuang, Yangguan, Yumen and other places are prosperous. for a while.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, the Central Plains court failed to control the Hexi Corridor due to a sharp reduction in the actual control territory. In the Southern Song Dynasty, it completely lost control of the Northwest Region. Coupled with the rise of shipping, the Silk Road began to show signs of decline.

During the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, the Mongols continued to launch western expeditions and established the Mongolian Empire that spanned the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe, and the Silk Road began to recover.

In the Ming Dynasty, the Mongol Empire had been split, and Emperor Yuan Shun, who occupied the Central Plains Dynasty, was driven back to Mobei. Moxi Mongolia, or Oara, took advantage of the situation to rise and controlled most of the Western Regions. , and the Ming court was in the same situation, and the Silk Road was blocked again.

Zhu Qizhen decided to walk it himself, in order to consecrate this road and make it revitalize.

Since the fall of Oala, the Ming court took control of Hamiwei, and the countries in the Western Regions also got rid of Oala's control. However, the prosperity of the 36 countries has long since disappeared, and only a few dozen countries remain.

Countries such as Jingjue and Loulan have completely disappeared and only remain in the history books.

After marching for two months, the troops had crossed the Black Sea and reached the southern shore of the Caspian Sea, and were about to leave the control of the Ottoman Empire.

From the map, there is a small border town here called Tehran.

To be on the safe side, Zhu Qizhen ordered the troops to be stationed in Tehran to rest.

The city is not prosperous, it doesn't even have a city wall, it's more like a village.

(End of this chapter)