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Chapter 228: Arrive at Chengtian Mansion

On the first day of 1784, amid the cheers of the crowd, Zhu Haitao and Queen Li Junmei embarked on a slow journey back to Chengtian Prefecture on a passenger ship. At this time, London was preparing to visit Qing to prepare for a visit to Qing. This was destined to be an action to change the world. Perhaps the stubborn old guys led by Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty didn't know what was going on, but the Prime Minister and the MPs in London knew very well what this matter meant to Britain. "We must strategically form an alliance with the Qing Dynasty. However, these Qing people with pig tails were extremely stubborn. They always thought they were the most powerful country on the earth and would not respect the etiquette of the British Empire at all." Foreign Minister Fox said.

At this time, the British Empire had gradually developed a strong sense of arrogance. Since the 17th century, this country has won consecutive victories in foreign wars, and has never been defeated except for the battle in North America and the provocations against the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, they were particularly intolerable to the Qing Dynasty, which also believed that they were the world's number one.

In the historical incident of Lord Macartney's visit to the Qing Dynasty in 1793, they were highly aggressive and aroused Qianlong's vigilance. After the failure of the purpose of the visit, the British made a big noise in public opinion, using various methods to vilify the Yanxia, ​​allowing the United Kingdom and European countries to support themselves in public opinion when they attack Yanxia.

"But we must overcome all difficulties!" Lord North said, "Even if they knelt nine times against their Tatar Emperor, they must cooperate with the Qing Dynasty to some extent! Our interests in the Far East are now at a very critical level! I think no matter how stupid they are, they must know that the current situation is very critical to their fate, because their ancestors once cruelly destroyed the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Haitao will definitely take revenge."

"But the dignity of our British Empire..." Fox was a little unwilling. After all, in his heart, the British Empire is the eternal empire of the sun never set.

"Dignity? We will have dignity only if we win the enemy. If we don't defeat the enemy, we can only accept the conditions proposed by the enemy. Isn't the lessons taught by those North American country bumpkins to us profound enough?" Lord North said.

Fox said that the independence of the United States even made the current British King George III abdicate, which shows how shocked the British.

"Well, who should we send these?" asked the Prime Minister Duke of Portland.

"I would like to recommend someone, Baron Macartney, the governor of Madras, India. He has been in the East for three years and he has some knowledge of the things in the East. For specific things, he can find someone." Lord North said.

"Okay, let him go. We can propose a bill and leave it to the parliament for review. I believe it will pass." said the Prime Minister Duke of Portland.

The bill provided by the government headed by the Duke of Portland to the British Parliament was soon passed by a majority. This historical event that only occurred ten years later in history occurred in advance due to the butterfly effect caused by Zhu Haitao's time travel.

After several months of voyage, on April 10, 1784, Zhu Haitao finally returned to Chengtian Prefecture.

After about a year of visit, the Ming Dynasty successfully controlled the entire Netherlands and gained several allies in Europe. Zhu Haitao estimated that his visit to Europe would inevitably lead to a strong shock. Perhaps the First World War in history would happen two hundred years ahead of schedule.

Even if it happens, it is a very good thing for the Ming Dynasty. Whether it is success or failure, it can seriously weaken European countries. As long as the number of white skinned people decreases, the resistance to expansion of Yanxia people can be reduced.

Looking at the crowds of people beating drums and drums at Chengtianfu Port, Zhu Haitao was very moved because he knew that only this was his real home.

This is a city he created himself, and this empire was cultivated by him. Only in this way can he fully and thoroughly implement his will.

"Long live the king!"

"Long live the king!"

The sound of shouting long live the harbor mountains has been higher and higher, and Zhu Haitao's trip to Europe has once again brought glory to the empire.

He had already determined his next goal in his heart. As long as he fought to the Northern Expedition and took Nanjing, he would definitely ascend the throne and become emperor there, allowing the glory of the Han people to shine in the east of the world again.

The welcome ceremony ended soon. Now that the Ming Dynasty was first established, everything costs money. Zhu Haitao doesn’t like that kind of show. As long as he can show the strength of the Ming Dynasty’s national strength among the people, it’s fine.

After Zhu Haitao came back, he did not rest, but directly found officials in Chengtian Prefecture to prepare for a meeting in front of the imperial court to see how the guardian government led by Li Rongren was doing.

"Your Majesty, during your time in Europe, the Qing Dynasty assembled nearly 300,000 troops to the Guangxi border, but we followed your instructions and the Qing Dynasty's strategy of not fighting and disagreeing, and defeated the Qing Dynasty's small-scale attacks several times, and each time the opponent returned in a big defeat. There is also good news. A few months ago, General Annan and Lin of the Qing Dynasty were captured by us." Li Jifa said. During the period when Zhu Haitao was away, he was the acting commander-in-chief of the Army and Navy, but all combat tasks could only be discussed with the division commanders, and unlike Zhu Haitao, he could decide in one sentence.

"Did you catch Helin?" Zhu Haitao was a little surprised. Helin was actually not very famous in history, but his brother was the famous Heshen Hedao Hall! Now that the Ming Dynasty has arrested his younger brother, he must not let him feel sorry for him? Zhu Haitao still remembers that according to records, when Helin died of an epidemic and fought against the Miaomin Uprising in Hunan, Heshen also wrote many poems to commemorate him.

"Yes, we caught a big fish!" Li Jifa was very happy to see Zhu Haitao, and he was very happy.

"You will bring him back to me later, I have to see this guy with my own eyes!" Zhu Haitao said with a smile.

"OK!"

"In terms of the navy, there was no abnormal movement between the British and the Spanish, right?" Zhu Haitao asked again.

"The British and the Spanish did not have any abnormal movements. But these pirates in the South China Sea do not seem to take our Ming Dynasty seriously. Most of them live on small islands and reefs in the South China Sea. There are many typhoons in the South China Sea and they are busy guarding against Britain, so the navy cannot completely eliminate them. Also, the same is true for pirates at the estuary of the Pearl River. It is not the territory we control. The pirate led by Zhang Baozai always continues to harass our merchant ships." Li Jifa said distressedly.

"It seems that if they don't give them some colors, they don't know who is the chief master of the Tiandihui!" Zhu Haitao said with a smile, "We only leave the first fleet to guard against Britain, and transfer the rest back to the South China Sea to first deal with these pirates in the South China Sea, and then Chen Bing Zhujiang Estuary to let Zhang Baozai and Zheng Yisao know how powerful we are!"

In the entire Nanyang, there are basically all major branches of the Tiandihui Society, but there is no one in the general. However, since Zhu Haitao became king in Nanyang, he has regarded himself as the general secretary of the Tiandihui Society, because he is the most powerful in terms of strength and prestige.

"Okay, they really underestimate us too much. It's time to teach them a lesson." Li Jifa said.
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