Chapter 10 Fusang Province (11)
At this time, smuggling became a synonym for madness, and this madness attracted too many people who could not live in Japan. They tried every means to secretly follow the Ming Dynasty merchant ship to the Ming Dynasty. Once they arrived in the Ming Dynasty, they could go to open up land, get a share of land, and then live there, obtain citizenship, have children, and never want to come back!
Zhu Yinglong acquiesced to this kind of smuggling existence, because what is needed for land reclamation is adult labor, and the labor force is naturally young and strong. The reclaimed uninhabited wasteland of the Ming Dynasty not only increases income, but also obtains labor and population. Japan will have a large amount of land abandoned. Without youth and strong, it means there is no soldiers. Without soldiers, how can there be soldiers? Although it is easy to take over Japan, it can be bloodless or minimize casualties. As long as the lives of the Ming soldiers, the lives of Japanese soldiers will be much more expensive. So I am happy to see this phenomenon, which is a good thing!
Martial arts are the national treasure of the Chinese nation. Zhu Yinglong was influenced by martial arts novels since he was a child. He admired those chivalrous and righteous knights who were willing to be revenge. He could indeed exercise his body when practicing martial arts. Therefore, he opened a martial arts hall dedicated to practicing martial arts in the Palace of Yangxin. Of course, he rarely had the opportunity to practice the body care technique given to him by Song Xiance, because he only needed to find a quiet place to practice that technique and did not need a large space to display it.
Among the eighteen weapons, Zhu Yinglong’s favorite thing is not the sword, because practicing that thing does require some talent. Seeing the movements of others, the sword light is surrounded by one, but when he reaches his own, he becomes a snake-shaped rat step, and he has no skill in himself. After practicing for a few times, he has not made any progress, so he simply stops practicing. This spear is good, with a steel gun in his hand, and it has a little taste of a martial arts master, piercing, pricking, slapping, slapping, slapping, slapping, slapping, slapping, slapping, slapping, slapping, slapping, slapping, slapping, and the dance flowers seem to be like, but the most difficult dance flowers can also be used to pop out two or three flowers in one breath. Of course, with his hot head who fishes for three days and two days of drying the net, this is quite good.
Although they are a scheming, they have a bit of a master's demeanor. The Hai brothers cannot bear to attack Zhu Yinglong's enthusiasm, but they are all straightforward and can only comment like this.
Of course, practicing guns is also a good way to vent. If you encounter any difficult things, you will feel unhappy when you encounter them, and you cannot vent your anger on others casually. Practicing guns is the best.
The emperor's path is usually wild. He can do whatever he likes, just to have fun. When the emperor takes action himself, it is probably too late.
"Where is the emperor practicing guns?"
"It's been an hour inside, and it's not out yet."
"Little stool, is the emperor's marksmanship powerful?"
"Of course, neither of the two Lords Hai is the emperor's opponent, the small table."
"You lied to me. Both Lord Hai are from Shaolin and have great martial arts skills!" Xiao Table looked disbelieving.
"Little table, you don't understand this. Although the two masters Hai are amazing, they also have to depend on who the opponent is!" Xiao Tangzi looked at his little colleague proudly and said.
"Why?" The small table seemed to be unaware of it.
"You are stupid, you are such a lump of elm!" Xiao Tang glared at him angrily. In the palace, the emperor is the biggest, who dares to compete with him? This is the lump of elm!
As he spoke outside, he seemed to stop inside. He heard Hai Chengguan, who was a trainer, panting and saying: "Master, your marksmanship has improved a lot. I am really not your opponent!"
"Is that so? I am happy to fight with me again. I have to pay attention to the right attitude and be afraid of the injured. I have to pretend to be defeated by me again. It's really hard for you." Zhu Yinglong smiled unhappily.
"Did the emperor see it?" Hai Chengguan said embarrassedly.
Zhu Yinglong laughed and said, "I can't see that just your thoughts."
"The emperor won't want to hit Weichen's board, right?" Hai Chengguan asked nervously.
"You, I still feel sorry for the board!" Zhu Yinglong glanced at Hai Cheng. The copper-skinned and iron-bone didn't hurt him a lot, and the board was folded first!
"Hehe." Hai Chengguan smiled honestly twice, scratched his head and lowered his head embarrassedly.
"You brothers are old and have been by my side for more than ten years. Other guards have gone out, and at least they are doing well. How about it? Think about going to the army?" Zhu Yinglong asked.
"No, no, my elder brother, we brothers can only fight. If we are a soldier, it's okay, but if we really want to be an official, it won't work. If we slander your face, it won't work. We'll follow you, the emperor." Hai Chengguan shook his hands repeatedly.
"I haven't done it before, how could I know it won't work!" Zhu Yinglong said.
"Your Majesty, you know what kind of personality we brothers are. You can only tolerate our brothers' straightforward personality. If you really want to continue, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it for a day!" Hai Chengguan said.
Zhu Yinglong smiled and said, "You are quite self-aware, but after all, I have given you a chance to stand out. Don't resent me at that time?"
"No, no, the emperor treats my brother so kindly, it will be difficult for my brother to repay for his life. Following the emperor is also a blessing for my brother to cultivate in his life." Hai Chengguan said hurriedly.
"Okay, I actually can't bear to give up on you, but I'm afraid that it will delay your future. After all, following me, your current position will only end." Zhu Yinglong said, staying in the palace, Zhu Yinglong's safety is basically no problem, so the Hai brothers naturally have no achievements. Without great achievements, they can only end up with qualifications. Their current military rank is the colonel, and they may be able to give it to a major general in the end, but this is the best, but it will be different when they arrive in the army. As long as they have military achievements and ability, it is not impossible to be promoted to a general in the end!
"Report to the Emperor, the diplomatic envoys Morozov and Princess Irina sent by Russian Tsar Mikhail Romanov have arrived in Beijing and requested to meet the Emperor."
Many countries have established diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty in recent years. Many European countries have established diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty. Although Europe is still in a mess and civil wars continue, they basically maintain diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty. Although Russia borders the Ming Dynasty, its monarch Mikhail Romanov is a soft boy. Most of the power in the country is controlled by the nobles. The country is still stable. However, after losing the Baltic estuary, there is no estuary. It is an inland country. Now Russia is not as big as Russia in later generations. They have not crossed the Ural Mountains.
It is said that it has not really bordered the Ming Dynasty, but the east is vast and sparsely populated, and it is relatively desolate. Even Zhu Yinglong gave up the plan to occupy after struggling several times. Of course, it is not that Zhu Yinglong gave up the precious resources underground, but that the occupation is not worth the cost now. On the basis of not using occupation, Zhu Yinglong implemented a policy of erosion, namely, controlling a relatively large settlement, establishing small towns, establishing effective management, and radiating to surrounding areas. This is like a spider leading a web, slowly annexing the vast and rich land buried in later generations, which is like a spider leading a web, slowly annexing the vast and fertile land buried in later generations!
Russia has lost its only seaport, so its only way out is to open the gap by land. Now European countries have made huge profits in trade with the Ming Dynasty. Russia can't sit still. This time, the envoy came to Beijing, and the purpose is probably related to Siberia's ownership and bilateral trade.
Siberia is thought to be an exile place for some Russian aristocrats who were unpleasant and sinful in Russia. The order there was very chaotic and the entire place of sin, but now it has become a hot commodity. Because there is no sea outlet from Russia, it can only lead to the Ming Dynasty by land, and going to Siberia is the closest way, so Russia is very concerned about opening up the trade route of Siberia.
"Let them rest in the embassy now, and first visit the scenery of the capital. They will not be in such a hurry anyway." Zhu Yinglong did not want to see this Morozov and Princess Irina for the time being, because he had no good impression of the more barbaric Russians.
Back at Nan Study Room, Chen Yuanyuan obediently handed over a hand towel, and a charming smile rippled on Yuanyuan's face.
"Yuanyuan is still very capable. I felt sweaty on my face in the martial arts hall just now, and I felt uncomfortable, but no one had the ability to hand me a towel!" Zhu Yinglong smiled and kept praising.
"Chengguan, go and bring the map for me, and call Lord Xiong Tingbi to me by the way!" Zhu Yinglong wiped his face and then ordered.
After a while, the map was taken, and Xiong Tingbi followed him in.
"Xiong Aiqing, come and see, is the territory of our great people growing every day?" Zhu Yinglong waved and pulled Xiong Tingbi to the bottom right side of his side and said.
"Yes, this is the emperor's leadership!" Xiong Tingbi's new official took office and was in a very good mood. He had less white hair on his temples.
"You know all this when the Russian envoy has entered Beijing?"
"I know, as soon as the person arrives, the old minister receives the news."
"This time, although I came to discuss trade with our Ming Dynasty, the drunkard's intention is not to drink!" Zhu Yinglong closed his eyes for a moment and opened it.
"The emperor means that Russian envoys have other purposes?"
"Let's not talk about this for now. Have the people sent to contact the Turkut tribe come back?" Zhu Yinglong asked.
"Not yet. It is logical that the conditions issued by the court are not low. Why did the Turkut tribe have no response at all?" Xiong Tingbi said in confusion.
"A group of Turkuts has hundreds of thousands of people. After more than ten years of rest and recuperation, it has now become an important force in Russia. Will Russia bear to bear the hundreds of thousands of soldiers?" Zhu Yinglong asked back.
In history, the Turkuts were forced to resist and embark on the journey to return to the east because of the greed and oppression of the Russians. They asked the Turkuts to fight for them and fight for them in the east. In the end, they had to send hostages to Moscow and let them manipulate them!
However, the Turgut tribe has a good relationship with Russia now. It can be said that it is still in the honeymoon period. Moreover, they have just settled down, so it is a bit difficult for them to come back. After all, they have a stable life. It is only an unknown whether it will be better when they come back. If it weren't for the Ming Dynasty's military conquest, these Mongolian tribes under the Ming Dynasty might not trust the Han people. Even if the Ming Dynasty wants to completely let all Mongolian tribes return to their hearts, it would have to go a long way!
Chapter completed!