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Chapter 450 Four Years of Apocalypse

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    After lunch, Zhu Youxiao left the Tianjin military port with his guards and two four-wheeled carts pulling prisoners!

    Neither Zhang Quanwu nor He Nanyang expected that Zhu Youxiao, as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, would come on horseback like the guards, and would also ride back on horseback. Both of them were from the navy. Although this horse can also be ridden, but  The technology can only be described as appalling!

    After seeing Zhang Quanwu and He Nanyang¡¯s riding skills, in order not to delay the trip, Zhu Youxiao could only arrange for them to ride in a cart with the prisoners!

    However, the carts used for the prisoners were all used for pulling goods. They had no roof at all, let alone heating facilities. Therefore, even though Zhang Quanwu and He Nanyang were wrapped in furs and airtight, they still felt the warmth of the north.  It's freezing cold!

    Not to mention the prisoners, their clothes were very thin to begin with. Each of them was given a tattered cotton robe when they set off, but the cart was rushing along the official road, and the wind it brought was enough to blow away any living creature.  Frozen into popsicles!

    If Han Siwen had not asked people to cover the cart with straw when setting off, these prisoners would have frozen to death on the road!

    Zhu Youxiao, an imperialist of the Ming Dynasty and a pioneer of Chinese nationalism, did not treat these prisoners as politely as a corporal!

    In Zhu Youxiao's view, although these noble prisoners from Europe can help him quickly improve his naval strength, there are a lot of such people in Europe. As long as he dangles the money in his hand, he doesn't know how many he can attract!

    And this is Zhu Youxiao¡¯s next plan, to use the Royal Commercial Bank to recruit naval talents around the world!

    Zhu Youxiao believes that as long as he is given enough money, those Europeans who are unscrupulous for profit will rush to the Ming Dynasty at all costs. By then, he will not only be able to quickly expand his naval strength, but also learn more about the development of European countries.  !

    After arriving in Beijing, Zhu Youxiao ordered Zhang Quanwu and others to be sent directly to the Royal Military Academy, and he himself returned to the palace with his personal guards!

    Seeing the end of the year, various affairs of the Ming Dynasty have gradually slowed down, and the people of the Ming Dynasty all over the world have begun to prepare for the New Year!

    As early as the twelfth lunar month, the palace had distributed rewards to officials and soldiers from various places. Anyway, Zhu Youxiao now has a lot of money in his hands, so it is not a problem to reward all directions!

    Zhu Youxiao, who is well versed in the principles of circulation, will not keep the silver in his hands. Silver cannot be eaten or drunk. Only when it is circulated can its value be reflected. Therefore, for Zhu Youxiao, issuing silver also stimulates the economy of the Ming Dynasty.  What a great idea!

    Time passed day by day, and it was New Year's Eve in the blink of an eye. During the day, Zhu Youxiao held a banquet with all the ministers in the palace. In the evening, he sent everyone home. In addition to the necessary guards, chamberlains, and maids on duty, the palace also  , everyone had a holiday and had a great time celebrating the New Year!

    For those on duty, the rewards given by Zhu Youxiao are enough to make up for the regret of not being able to celebrate the New Year with peace of mind. At the same time, the inspections are more rigorous than usual, making them more dedicated to their duties than usual!

    According to the custom after Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, everyone in the royal family went to pay New Year's greetings to Concubine Zheng, and then had New Year's Eve dinner at Concubine Zheng's place, and set off a burst of fireworks. They spent the New Year's Eve of the third year of Tianqi happily!

    While all parts of the Ming Dynasty are immersed in the joy of the New Year, there are also people who are still working hard for the stability of the Ming Dynasty!

    In Culun, 10,000 Ming elite cavalry are stationed within the tall city wall. Although the grassland outside has been covered with snow, the city wall of Culun blocks the raging cold wind on the grassland. The coal-burning earth dragons and translucent glass windows  It also makes the room warm as spring!

    Sufficient food reserves allow these 10,000 garrison troops not only to eat freely, but also to exchange the remaining food and materials for many things they or the court need!

    This allowed the 10,000 Ming Dynasty soldiers stationed deep in the grasslands to spend the harsh winter comfortably, and in the next spring, they could start again to sweep away the Mongolian tribes who were unwilling to surrender on the grasslands!

    And those Mongolian herdsmen were not so lucky. They could only camp outside Kulun City, and then exchanged cattle, sheep, horses and even women for winter grain, salt, and tea bricks!

    However, this situation has long been expected by Xiong Tingbi, so a large amount of materials were transported into Culun before winter, ensuring Culun's material needs!

    And in the Russian plains, thousands of miles away from Beijing, an originally ordinary Rus village has become a military camp for the Ming Dynasty cavalry!

    A wall was built around the village with logs, and all the Ross people became slaves. They worked constantly under the whips and sticks of another group of Ross people to strengthen this small fortress!

      Cao Ling has already established a foothold on the Russian plains. He looted seven surrounding villages, captured nearly 500 slaves, and stored enough food for a year. He will wait for spring to come and cross over again.  The Ural Mountains return to the Ming Dynasty!

    But before that, Cao Ling still needed to clear out a young nobleman from the Muscovite Principality who was eyeing him. This count of the Muscovite Principality named Lukaski had already challenged Cao Ling, stating that Cao Ling had invaded his territory.  He wants to capture Cao Ling and his army as slaves!

    "Facing the challenge of the Earl, who only had more than a hundred mercenaries and could recruit up to two thousand farmers, Cao Ling just laughed it off, cut off the messenger's ears, stripped off his clothes, and then drove him out!

    After doing this, Cao Ling sent out scouts day and night to spy, but he didn't find any movement from the earl until New Year's Eve!

    "And in the Indian Ocean, Weisman, who has taken refuge with Zhu Youxiao for more than two years, is leading a fleet of seven armed merchant ships, sailing in the dark, and their goal is the Indian mainland!

    Because of the support of Zhu Youxiao, the Ming Emperor, Weisman's fleet was all Galen ships, and these Galen ships were fully loaded with artillery. So strictly speaking, Weisman, a once down-and-out businessman, is now  It should be led by an elite fleet!

    However, although the ammunition and artillery of this fleet occupy a large load, the money they earn is unmatched by other fleets, because the goods carried by Weisman's fleet are all exquisite glass products and  Fine porcelain and silk produced by the manufacturing office!

    These goods have a fatal attraction for Europeans. They are even willing to exchange a ship of spices for a large dressing mirror, because as long as such a dressing mirror is shipped back to Europe, the profit can be twice as high as that of a ship of spices!

    So Weisman believes that people on the Indian mainland will also be fascinated by these treasures, and thus exchange them for more and more precious goods!

    But what makes Weisman's heart bleed is that he is not sailing this voyage to make money, but to "make friends." The treasures on the seven ships are all gifts that need to be given away, and all they receive in exchange are the indigenous people on the Indian continent.  friendship!

    ¡°What a shitty friendship, the best way to deal with the natives is muskets and swords!¡± Weisman couldn¡¯t help complaining in a low voice when he thought about giving away so many good things!

    Although Wiseman spoke Dutch, there was still a middle-aged man next to him who glanced at him!

    "My lord, it's past midnight. According to the Ming Dynasty's calendar, it's already the fourth year of the Apocalypse!" The middle-aged man walked up to Weisman and said with a smile!

    "First Officer Chen Yan, you need to be clear about one thing. It has been almost three years since I was recruited by His Majesty the Great Emperor. I already know everything about the Ming Dynasty. In a strict sense, I have already become a member of the Ming Dynasty, so you don't need to remind me.  It's such a trivial thing for me!" Weisman said with an arrogant expression in substandard Chinese!

    To be honest, Weisman didn¡¯t like the first mate who was suddenly sent to his fleet, because ever since Chen Yan came on board, Weisman had felt like being watched by a poisonous snake from time to time, which made Weisman extremely uncomfortable!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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