My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 920 Triple Territory
"Father, take care!"

Zhu Qinuo stood on the bow of the ship and solemnly saluted Zhu Zhanhe and said goodbye.

"You should also pay attention to your health, and discuss anything with the people around you!"

Zhu Zhanhe, who was on the dock, also shouted loudly. Looking at his grown-up son, he also felt that his nose was a little sore.

Finally, with the sound of the whistle, this large fleet slowly left the port. They would pass through the Strait of Gibraltar and enter the Atlantic Ocean to explore a new route to the Americas.

Zhu Zhanhe stood on the dock for a long time, until the boat Zhu Qinuo was riding disappeared on the sea level, he sighed.

During this trip to the Mediterranean, he left one son behind and sent another son away. Although there are still several underage children at home, as they grow up, I am afraid they will leave him one after another to find their own. life.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help but feel a little sad, especially when he thought about the children's growth from birth to babbling, Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help but make his eyes red and feel empty in his heart.

Helen next to her seemed to feel Zhu Zhanhe's sadness. She also held his hand and gently leaned against him to persuade him: "Husband, the children are only leaving temporarily and will come back in the future!"

"I know, it's just a little sad."

Zhu Zhanhe shook Helen's little hand and then showed a forced smile.

After seeing off Zhu Qinun, Zhu Zhanhe did not leave Gibraltar immediately. Instead, he took this opportunity to patrol around the Strait of Gibraltar. After all, this was the westernmost point of the Han Empire and its geographical location was extremely important. Therefore, the next In the next few years, Zhu Zhanhe will increase his investment in Gibraltar and encourage more people to move and settle here.

Think about the fact that Britain in later generations has occupied the Strait of Gibraltar for three hundred years. It was not until the 21st century that it had to hand over the Strait due to insufficient national strength. Now the Han Dynasty is much stronger than the British, so Zhu Zhanhe has decided to This place is completely and completely included in the territory of the Han Dynasty.

So Zhu Zhanhe stayed in Gibraltar for another month, and after taking all the surrounding situations into his hands, he bid farewell to Zhu Zhanpei and left the port of Gibraltar by boat.

When the fleet crossed the Mediterranean and returned to Rhode Island, General Hong was already waiting for him, and then accompanied him to inspect the Black Sea Strait.

Zhu Zhanhe should have gone to the Black Sea Strait a long time ago. After all, there is another Ottoman Empire there that may threaten the rule of the Han Dynasty in the Mediterranean. Although the Ottoman Empire has been divided and its strength has declined under the attack of the Han Dynasty, it still cannot be underestimated.

Just for the sake of his two sons, Zhu Zhanhe ran around the Mediterranean for a long time before finally having time to come to the Black Sea Strait.

As soon as Zhu Zhanhe's fleet arrived at the Black Sea Strait, Constantine XI personally led the Roman navy to greet him. Zhu Zhanhe also picked him up on his warship and not only invited him to visit the latest ship type of steam battleship, and also chatted with him about the current situation. The Eastern Roman Empire received the support of the Han Dynasty, seized some lost territory, and gained a certain degree of self-protection strength. The Han Dynasty used the influence of the Eastern Roman Empire to strengthen its rule along the Mediterranean coast. It can be said that both sides achieved what they wanted. Want something.

However, the current Eastern Roman Empire is still inseparable from the support behind the Han Dynasty. Although the Ottomans are divided, the European part of Murad II still has strong strength. Without the Han Dynasty, the Eastern Roman Empire can only rely on its own support. With his strength, I am afraid he has been destroyed countless times.

Therefore, after Constantine XI ascended the throne, he also tried his best to strengthen his relationship with the Han Dynasty. He even wanted to marry his sister to Zhu Zhanhe, just like Helen. Unfortunately, Zhu Zhanhe did not like such a political marriage. , so he finally declined the other party.

In addition, Constantine XI also opened most of the country's commercial fields to the Han Dynasty, attracting merchants from the Han Dynasty to do business or even settle down. This method was very effective. After all, Rome was located on the Eurasian continent. The junction is also an important maritime transportation artery. Constantinople has been world-famous for commerce since it was built.

Even during the Ottoman siege of Constantinople, Constantinople's business was still prosperous, but it was dominated by Venetian and Genoese merchants, who were unable to make any profits from business.

Now most of the commercial trade in Constantinople fell into the hands of the Han Dynasty. With the help of this convenient port, the Han Dynasty also obtained considerable benefits from it, which also made the relationship between the Han Dynasty and the Eastern Roman Empire increasingly closer.

At the warm invitation of Constantine XI, Zhu Zhanhe also visited Constantinople in person, and received an extremely warm welcome from the East Romans, because there were too many Han people coming here to do business, and even in A Han residential area formed in the city.

The Han merchants in Constantinople were even more excited about Zhu Zhanhe's arrival. They not only organized manpower and material resources to welcome him, but also raised funds to build a huge statue of Zhu Zhanhe at the port to commemorate Zhu Zhanhe's arrival. .

Zhu Zhanhe is also very satisfied with the situation in Constantinople. This ancient city with a long history is not only full of historical relics, but also revitalized, especially the situation of Han merchants, which represents the influence of the Han Dynasty in Europe. Influence.

Speaking of which, with the expansion of the Han Dynasty, the vast territory also caused the Han Dynasty to encounter some problems in management. Some places were too far away, making it very difficult for the court to rule in these places.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanhe now also divided the territory of the Han Dynasty into three levels. The first level is the core area, including the mainland of Tianzhu, as well as important transportation arteries such as the Suez Canal, Gibraltar Port, and Malacca Port. These are the core of the Han Dynasty's rule. There must be no mistakes.

The second level is some remote territories, such as some islands in the Southeast Asia and the Mediterranean, some enclaves in Africa, etc. These places mainly provide some economic benefits to the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty actually manages these places very loosely. .

The last level is some of the dependent countries around the territory, such as some small countries in the Southeast Asia, Venice and the Eastern Roman Empire on the European side, including the Ottomans that were split from Mufas. Because they are located south of the Black Sea Strait, they are called the Southern Ottomans. .

These vassal states were dependent on the Han and needed the support of the Han in all aspects. The Han needed them to liberalize the economic, political and other fields. After all, there is no free lunch in this world. If you want to get the support of the Han, you must pay. There is a certain price to pay.

(End of this chapter)