My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 922 Expansion
After meeting Mufas, Zhu Zhanhe made some arrangements for things on the Black Sea Strait, and then led the fleet to leave here in a mighty manner. Compared with the Strait of Gibraltar, although the Black Sea Strait is important, But it was not the focus of the Han Empire in the future.

"Your Highness, the latest news from Northern Ottoman is that Murad II is in frail health and intends to pass the sultanate to his young son, so that his son can adapt to the sultanate in advance while he is alive!"

On this day, Liu Ke approached Zhu Zhanhe again to report.

"He thought very carefully and informed Mufas of the news. In the future, if there is any information about Murad II's physical condition, Mufas should be notified in a timely manner!"

Zhu Zhanhe said with a slight smile.

The reason why the Northern Ottomans have not been destroyed has a lot to do with Murad II's own talents. After all, he can still hold on for so long under the multi-faceted blows of the big man. He is definitely an amazing person. If it were someone else, I'm afraid His body has long been dead and his country has been destroyed.

So now Murad II's health is failing, which also means that the national destiny of the Northern Ottomans is coming to an end. Although his son Mehmet II is also great, even better than Murad II, he is too old. He is young, not yet an adult, and Zhu Zhanhe will not give him a chance to grow up.

In fact, with the current strength of the Han Dynasty, it is not difficult to destroy the Northern Ottomans, but the price paid is not proportional to the benefits, and the existence of the Northern Ottomans can also contain Mufas, so Zhu Zhanhe has never used troops against the Northern Ottomans. .

"I obey my orders!"

Liu Ke agreed, but did not turn around and leave. Instead, he hesitated before asking again.

"Your Highness, you don't really want to help Mufas fight to Europe, or even help him unify the Ottomans, do you?"

"Based on what you said, do you think I shouldn't help Mufas?"

Zhu Zhanhe smiled slightly and asked noncommittally.

"My subordinates just feel that Mufas is not worthy of trust. As soon as he captured Bursa, he began to resist our orders. If we really let him unify Osman, I am afraid he will immediately escape our control. In the future, Osman will regain its strength. , will definitely become a big problem for us!"

Liu Ke hesitated for a moment and finally spoke out his thoughts.

In fact, Liu Ke wanted to advise Zhu Zhanhe to be wary of Mufas when Zhu Zhanhe met Mufas. But he was worried that Zhu Zhanhe wouldn't like to hear these words, so he kept it in until now. .

"Haha, you have good intentions, but don't worry, I won't cultivate a powerful enemy for myself!"

Zhu Zhanhe smiled calmly.

"So Your Highness, you are strategizing and everything is under your control?"

Liu Ke's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately asked again, but his tone was a bit flattering.

"It's not about strategizing, it's just that I see Mufas' ambition very clearly. I need a weakening Osman. Although they are divided now, they still have considerable strength, so I need them to kill each other. , weakening each other's strength, so I created conditions for Mufas to give him the courage to fight for Europe!"

Zhu Zhanhe paused for a moment before continuing.

"In addition, with Murad II's shrewdness, how could he not have thought of the difficulties that the Northern Ottomans might face after his death? So he would definitely arrange defenses before his death. Mufas wanted to easily enter Europe, and even Capturing Adrianople is simply a wishful thinking!" "I understand, we help Mufas transport the army to Europe. No matter how the two sides fight, it will be a good thing for us!"

Liu Yan wasn't stupid either, he reacted immediately.

"Yes, with Mufas's strength, the best result may be to annex a few pieces of land. It is impossible to destroy the Northern Ottomans. At that time, both sides will only focus on this. This is exactly what we want to see. situation."

"Then what if Mufas is weak and at a disadvantage?"

Liu Ke asked again.

"Then the Roman Empire will need to help. With their strength, it is still possible to contain the Northern Ottoman forces. If necessary, we can even go out personally to balance the strength of both sides."

When Zhu Zhanhe said the last word, his eyes flashed with a cold light.

If you wait until the big man comes to the end in person, it will not be as simple as maintaining a balance. By then, whether it is the Southern Ottoman or the northern Ottoman, there will be no need to exist. After all, the big man has more important places to pay attention to, and for these less important things The place can only be completely destroyed by brutal means.

"My subordinates understand, I will pay close attention to every move of the North and South Ottomans and prepare for future plans!"

After Liu Ke finished speaking, he bowed and saluted, and then withdrew.

Zhu Zhanhe felt a little stuffy in the cabin, so he stepped onto the deck and fell into deep thought while looking at the boundless sea in front of him.

As the national power of the Han Dynasty increased, the rate of outward expansion did not increase too fast. This was mainly due to Zhu Zhanhe's deliberate control, because he knew that if an empire expanded too fast, its foundation would be unstable and even the country's foundation would be shaken. rule.

For example, the extremely powerful Mongolian Empire expanded from a small tribe in the northern grasslands to a large empire spanning Europe and Asia in just a few decades. However, when it reached its peak, it also began to split and decline.

Zhu Zhanhe does not want the Han Dynasty to follow the old path of the Mongol Empire, so he has always been very cautious in external expansion. Now he mainly focuses on maritime expansion. The areas he controls are mainly coastal ports and islands, and he rarely intervenes. Struggles within the land.

But now the situation has changed. The Han Dynasty's maritime expansion now only leaves the Americas. Because of the distance, the expansion of the Americas can only happen slowly, estimated to take ten years or even a hundred years.

As a result, if the Han Dynasty wants to expand in the future, it can no longer just focus on seaports and islands, but needs to expand inland, such as Central and West Asia, North Africa, Europe, etc.

Therefore, the Han Dynasty will not rule out sending the army to the inland to occupy more land and resources. The expansion of the Han Dynasty's population will also ensure that there are enough manpower to support the expansion of the country.

In addition to these expanding areas, there is another more important place in Zhu Zhanhe's heart, which is the distant Ming Dynasty. The current Zhu Qi Town is exactly the same as the historical Zhu Qi Town. Even Wang Zhen is more arrogant than in the original history. , and if anyone even dares to say a bad word about him, he may be thrown into prison and executed in a hurry.

Thinking of the situation on the Ming side, Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help turning his head to look at the east and murmured: "Da Ming, chaos has emerged!"

(End of this chapter)