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    In the Huangji Palace, there was solemnity and solemnity. The tall guards held their guns tightly and looked at their supreme commander with firm eyes.  Zhang Ke, wearing the uniform of the Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces, slowly but firmly walked into the hall surrounded by senior officials from the Cabinet, Privy Council, Yushitai, as well as the Speaker of the Constituent Assembly Hong Fuchu, Deputy Speaker Gao Guifang and others.  In the middle of the main hall, a jade seal symbolizing supreme power is placed on the table. Next to the jade seal is the newly formulated imperial treaty.  Having finally reached this point, for Zhang Ke, the past days were like a dream, and now the dream has reached its most beautiful moment.  When he grabbed the jade seal with trembling hands, his body couldn't help but tremble, and the corners of his eyes couldn't stop moistening.  The official in charge of the ceremony saw Zhang Ke's shoulders trembling and hurriedly called out in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Zhang Ke slowly raised his head, put the jade seal aside resolutely, walked to the front of the imperial covenant, grabbed the covenant with force, and turned around suddenly.  "The emperor's authority is not in a piece of stone, even if it is He's Bi! The people are the most important, the country is the second, and the king is the least. The covenant on behalf of all the people is the highest standard that I abide by throughout my life. In the world, if the law is great, the people will be even greater!"  This is probably the shortest declaration of enthronement in the world. The moment Zhang Ke finished speaking, everyone was silent for a while, and then burst into crazy applause.  Some elderly representatives wanted to kneel down in excitement, but the people next to them hurriedly stopped them.  ¡°I didn¡¯t hear what Your Majesty said, the people are the most important, we represent the people, but we can¡¯t kneel down.¡± If you can¡¯t kneel down, then slap your hands hard!  The waves of applause came one after another like a tidal wave, as if the roof of Huangji Hall was going to be raised.  Finally Zhang Ke sat on the dragon chair.  Wang Huazhen led the civil and military officials to bow to the new king.  Then he saluted the covenant and swore to be loyal to His Majesty, abide by the covenant, and love the people.  After the short ceremony, Zhang Ke once again led everyone to Chengtian Gate. According to Western clocks, it was almost ten o'clock.  The salutes were fired one after another, a total of 103 shots.  Immediately afterwards, the grand military parade began. There were more than 60 phalanxes and more than 20,000 soldiers. Under Zhang Ke's attention, they slowly walked through the Chengtian Gate.  Zhang Ke¡¯s soldiers were all elites who had experienced hundreds of battles. They had just come off the battlefield, and the bloody smell had not dissipated from their bodies. They came from a distance.  The team was not meticulous. There was a fierceness and arrogance in the roughness, which made everyone feel scared. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? out of the excitement of the military parade, the people in the capital have already helped the old and young, the whole family went out to watch together.  I have lived in Beijing for a long time.  The horizons are high.  How about the emperor?  He¡¯s just a nouveau riche!  The minister's minister, also known as the official ant, I have seen how many pavilion elders beheaded!  There are not many things that can make the people of the capital shine, and today's military parade is just one of them.  At the front of the team were huge carriages drawn by dozens of horses. Each carriage had colorful paintings on it, starting from the defense of Daqing Fort, to the Battle of Fengji Fort, the Battle of Guangning, and the fierce battle on the Hun River.  Recover Liaoshen.  Then cross the sea to attack the Japanese, regain Taiwan, and seize Luzon The painter uses superb techniques to show the cruelty of the battlefield. The strong vicissitudes of color, the brave and invincible soldiers, and the high-waving battle flags constitute the most shocking thing.  picture scroll.  On the last carriage, wooden carvings are used to show the current territory of China.  In addition to the original provinces, Nurgandusi has been restored, and the grasslands beyond the Great Wall, Kyushu Island, Ryukyu, and the South China Sea Islands of the Japanese country, as well as the newly discovered Oceania and other places, are all amazing.  In fact, before participating in the military parade, everyone got a printed map of the empire¡¯s territory, with the world empire on the back.  After getting this piece of paper, most of the people were frightened. The heavenly kingdom that had always been there was actually just a small piece of paper. The outside world was so vast!  Others praise that His Majesty¡¯s talents and strategies have more than doubled the area of ??the empire. The Holy Ming Dynasty has far surpassed the Han and Tang Dynasties!  When the military parade formation appeared in front of everyone, it attracted waves of cheers. Outside Chengtian Gate, there was a sea of ??joy.  The soldiers are also very impressive. Their tall war horses, their heads held high, and their straight military uniforms exude a heroic appearance. The dark metallic luster of various artillery pieces shows the majesty of the God of War.  Especially when the navy appeared in neat white uniforms, the whole place fell into a brief silence, and then broke out into overwhelming exclamations.  So clean and tidy!  Spotless and brighter than the clouds in the sky.  The faces of the young girls were all red. They watched secretly, and their hearts almost jumped out of their hearts. If they could marry these magic soldiers in white in this life, it would be worth their while to die!  No one could have imagined that a reading would?This directly led to changes in the wedding. The white that symbolizes purity and beauty gradually replaced the lively and festive red. I am afraid that no one expected it.  Zhang Ke stood on a high place and accepted the salute of the soldiers. He waved repeatedly until his arm was almost broken, and the military parade was finally over.  Then there was a grand singing, dancing and acrobatic performance.  Being able to appear at the enthronement ceremony is something that many artists dream of doing. As early as a few months ago, people from all over the world gathered here to compete with each other to perform.  After selection, there are performers from each province.  ??From dragon and lion dances, to Kunqu opera and drums, to fire-breathing gravel.  Each performing team showed the most exciting content in the shortest time. The celebration lasted until midnight, and some people didn't want to leave.  This unique enthronement ceremony made the people talk about it for a long time.  Compared to the cheers of the people, Zhang Ke was not relaxed. After the military parade, Zhang Ke summoned all officials to the Zhongji Hall and held the first temporary imperial meeting.  Cui Chengxiu, who was in charge of the vassal affairs, introduced to Zhang Ke tremblingly.  "Your Majesty, the vassal countries coming to this ceremony include Korea, Ryukyu, Annan, Chenla, Xianluo, Champa, Sumatra, Baihua, Sambuqi, Boni and other more than ten countries, plus  The number of upper Mongolian tribes and chieftains in the southwest is about" "Okay!" Zhang Ke waved his hand impatiently: "I just want to know, is it true that none of the Western countries came?" "Yeah."  Cui Chengxiu nodded with a wry smile.  "Your Majesty. I thought they were far away and might not have time to ask for orders, so" "No need to scratch your face!" Zhang Ke said rudely: "I told you about my ascension to the throne three years ago, let alone them.  There are trading companies in the East, don¡¯t they even have any arbitrary power? The situation is very clear, the Westerners have joined forces and they want to compete with us!¡± Prime Minister Wang Huazhen looked bitter.  Although he knew what Zhang Ke said was true, the country's grassroots creation really couldn't stand the trouble.  Furthermore, he felt that the Western countries were separated by thousands of mountains and rivers and had no ability to move eastward. Zhang Ke was simply looking for trouble.  "Your Majesty, because the Western countries are indeed disrespectful, it is enough to send a few eloquent scholars to condemn them with an imperial edict." Zhang Ke said nothing, but his face was gloomy.  Obviously disagree.  Lu Xiangsheng, who was in charge of the Privy Council, immediately stood up.  "Prime Minister, today is different from the Ming Dynasty. We must be practical when dealing with foreign affairs. Do Westerners care about a few scoldings? What they value is interests. If you want them to learn a lesson, you must show your fists. Give them some color.  "Look." Wang Huazhen shook his head and said: "Privy Council, I don't understand. It's just that your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and the people are in urgent need of recuperation. If you start the war casually, it will only hurt the country's strength and the gain will not be worth the loss."  Bao Shiqing, the representative sent by the delegation, hurriedly retorted: "Prime Minister, war is not just about consumption. The problem of domestic refugees has not been completely solved. After all, there are still more people and less land, and there is an urgent need to expand territory. Not to mention the Nanyang land that has been stolen by Western countries.  , was originally the sphere of influence of the Celestial Empire, and millions of Chinese people lived in it. Previous dynasties regarded them as abandoned people of the Celestial Empire and ignored them. But now that His Majesty has ascended the throne, everything has been renewed and these lands have been taken back.  It's a matter of time. Instead of taking action later and letting the Westerners become bigger, it's better to take action first!" Looking at the debate between his two factions, Zhang Ke was still a little happy. He didn't want to lose his power too early.  What's more, government affairs are like a car. There must be a gas pedal and a brake. When two factions are fighting, the emperor can mediate in order to bring peace to the world.  "I have made up my mind. First of all, we must strengthen investigations to find out the attitudes of Western countries. Then we must increase investment in the navy and build more ships, especially commercial ships for both military and civilian purposes. Even if there is no war, immigration to Australia will be a great success for both countries.  A large number of ships are needed to travel between places. Prime Minister, this is not a waste of people and money. It can also provide employment for many people and kill two birds with one stone." Wang Huazhen hurriedly smiled and said: "Since your Majesty has said so, I will definitely support this year's financial preparations.  Five million taels of silver, and another 10 million taels of bonds will be issued for naval development. ¡°Okay, Jiandou, tell Ming Ruxin and Mao Chenglu to come up with a deal for naval development immediately.¡± ¡°Understood!¡±  The first imperial meeting discussed overseas issues, which shows Zhang Ke's enthusiasm for this.  As he and Yu Ge said, when fighting a war, you have to calculate the gains and losses. In ancient times, China was trapped in a corner of East Asia. It wasn't that it didn't want to expand, but it was surrounded by oceans and barren lands. If it was conquered, it would lose money. No matter how rich the family fortune was,  Unbearable.  "The UK was able to build an empire on which the sun never sets, only by knocking on the bones and sucking out the marrow, so that Union Jack flags can be seen all over the world.  China today needs to learn fromAs a country, if you look around the world, you must grab whatever you can.  ¡° Compared with small island countries, China¡¯s strength is definitely not the same.  After Zhang Ke issued the order, the entire empire moved at high speed. The shipyards in the southeast were recruiting workers. Ship orders were increasing day by day, and the navy was also accelerating the pace of recruiting troops.  After research, Ming Ruxin divided the fleet into two parts. One part has its home ports in Shandong and Jinzhou as bases. It mainly deals with the inland sea. Their targets are pirates, Japan and North Korea and other countries.  The real main force is located in the South China Sea, where the navy's elite soldiers and generals are gathered. The largest ships and the most advanced artillery are placed here, and the number of warships is still increasing rapidly.  Mingru Novice has more than 2,000 ships, and there are as many as twenty sail warships with a weight of more than 5,000 tons. This is also Mingru Novice's biggest trump card.  "If we wait another three to five years, the number of our warships will increase three to five times. By then, it will be easier to defeat the Westerners."  Quantity also depends on quality. Flowers in the greenhouse cannot withstand the wind and sun! You should have the courage to win at any time, even if you are at a disadvantage." Ming Ruxin uses his hands.  He hit his forehead and said with a smile: "It's true that I'm being hypocritical. I always want to be perfect, but there are so many things in the world that are pure gold. Tell the brothers to train me well and prepare for the battle." When Mao Chenglu heard this, he jumped up and said,  He said eagerly: "I'll go and notify you right away." When he reached the door, Mao Chenglu asked doubtfully: "Sir, although Tang Ruowang and the others have not come back, they may have encountered a storm, and they may not necessarily have to fight, right?"  , Zhang Ke sent Tang Ruowang and others as guides, and headed for Malacca with more than a dozen envoys.  At this time, Malacca had been transferred from the hands of the Portuguese to the Netherlands. Since the loss of Java, Malacca has been the most important support point for the Dutch in the East.  And not only the Dutch, but the British, French, and Spanish were all gathered in Malacca, and they were discussing launching a crusade against the Ming Dynasty.  No matter how powerful the Eastern Empire is, these sea rogues are not really afraid.  From the West to the East, they are all desperadoes, the most greedy, the most ferocious and crazy.  How about the Kingdom of Heaven? If you withdraw from the ocean, you will not have another chance.  After Tang Ruowang arrived in Malacca, he took the imperial envoy to meet the Governor of the Netherlands and explained his intention.  "His Majesty the Emperor is very dissatisfied with the rude behavior of various countries. His Majesty the Emperor believes that your trade in Nanyang is as if you are at his doorstep. You must report to the master and obtain the master's permission before you can exist safely. If the master is willing, you can do so at any time.  Drive you out. The Chinese have a saying that it is a pleasure to have friends from far away. Whether to choose to be a friend or an enemy, the Dutch side must give an answer! "The Dutch Governor Artur Sais is cunning and ruthless.  A hot character, since losing Java, the Netherlands has not been willing to fail, but the sea coachmen also know that their opponent is a super behemoth and will definitely not be easy to deal with.  The Dutch did not act rashly, but continued to mobilize their troops, accumulate strength, and wait for the opportunity of revenge.  As Western countries become increasingly wary of China and a new alliance is formed, the Dutch finally gain confidence.  "Go and tell the King of the East that we discovered this place first and planted our flag here first. The Dutch are the well-deserved masters. The King of the East must abide by the rules, otherwise he will be despised by the whole world!" Just as the two sides were arguing!  Suddenly, loud shouting and even gunshots were heard outside, and the negotiation had to be terminated.  "Your Excellency, the Governor, the yellow-skinned monkeys in Malacca have rebelled, and Dutch soldiers have begun to suppress them!" (To be continued.)
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