Three years ago, Russia was dismembered after its defeat.

The land was divided up by the victorious countries, and the people were enslaved. Almost everyone believed that the Russian nation, with its tough style, was doomed.

Even if Ming Dynasty had not intervened, Poland would have launched an attack on the only remaining Russian principality of Muscovy.

Over the past three years, large numbers of persecuted Russians have used various methods to flee their hometown and land and come to the Principality of Moscow to seek asylum.

The small Russian principality suddenly received an influx of millions of people.

However, under everyone's mocking eyes, the Principality of Muscovy actually had a pretty good life.

Around Moscow and St. Petersburg, new factories were built one after another on suburban land.

Those who fled to Moscow would be selected to be literate and enter the factory first. The rest would be put on trains and transported to Central Asia.

After the Mongols were wiped out, a huge amount of land was left there. For these lands, the Cossack cavalry continued to scavenge this land.

As long as a Mongolian head is cut off, you can exchange for five acres of land, and you can choose these lands by yourself, as long as the land is ownerless.

The Ming Dynasty sent airships several times to search over the vast Central Asia for two years. They did not find a yurt or anyone wearing a Mongolian robe.

The Ming court has concluded that the Jungar Mongols as a nation have completely disappeared from this world.

Perhaps there are still some Jungar people left in some deserted corner, but their population must be so small that they cannot continue to reproduce as a nation.

Soon, batch after batch of Russian immigrants came here.

Everyone is allocated ten acres of land, including the baby in confinement. They do not have to pay any taxes for three years.

Many farmers even feel that this life is better than before. There is no exploitation by landlords here, and everyone from landlords to farmers is on the same starting line.

Everyone farmed the land honestly and worked hard to obtain their own food from the land just like the Han people.

Ekaterina walked around the Ming Dynasty, and she also felt that the lifestyle of the Han people was very good.

A strong country must be a country where industry and farmers coexist. The output of the land can not only feed a large number of farmers.

It is also the cornerstone of a country. There is an old saying in the Ming Dynasty: Food is the most important thing for the people!

Ekaterina felt that she was so right!

When she visited Zhang Huangyan, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, she heard the most brilliant way of governing the country.

As long as the farmers are fed, no one will harm your rule. In this world, a rebellion without the participation of farmers can only be called a rebellion.

After returning to Russia, Ekaterina became the mother of farmers. She not only went to the fields to do farm work herself, but also focused on helping farmers solve various problems.

Although we know that to make a country rich, it must carry out industrialization. But agriculture is the basis of everything. What Russians want now is to fill their stomachs, not to produce various industrial industries.

Most of the factories around Moscow and St. Petersburg are military factories.

No matter from which aspect, Russia looks more and more like Ming Dynasty's offensive base.

From steelmaking to the production of weapons and equipment, to large-scale construction of roads and railways.

In just three years, not only the roads and railways between St. Petersburg and Moscow were re-paved.

Even the massive Central Asian Railway will soon be laid to Nur-Sultan. According to the agreement between Ming Dynasty and Russia, the railways built by both parties will converge in Nur-Sultan.

After looking at the map, Ekaterina discovered that the Russian immigration points were almost distributed along the railway lines.

These people are the natural road protection team.

"Brauchitsch, I feel like the people of Ming Dynasty had a plan beforehand." Standing in front of the map, Ekaterina felt like she was being calculated.

"There is nothing strange about this. People in the Ming Dynasty have plans for everything they do. This kind of planning may have been done a few years ago.

When they do things, they pay attention to step by step. First set a big goal, and then divide the big goal into small goals.

Then set a reasonable timetable for detailed small goals. In this way, although you can't see Ming Dynasty developing by leaps and bounds, it is developing every day!

Twenty years ago, the Ming Dynasty was still a country that was constantly invaded by northern barbarians, and even the country's capital was threatened.

But look at it now, the Ming Empire has completely reached the pinnacle of the world's great powers.

Which country in the world does not need to see the face of Ming Dynasty?

France just supported the Hebrews, but you can see how sad Napoleon's situation is now, France has become a mess."

Brauchitsch was the person who knew the Ming Dynasty best around Yekaterina, and Yekaterina believed everything he said to be true.

"Haha! Napoleon wants to drive the Ming Dynasty out of Europe, but it seems unrealistic at present. Since he chose confrontation, then we choose to obey.

Being with a strong person will always bring you some benefits."

"My Majesty, the benefits we have received are not enough? We have received so many loans from Ming Dynasty and built so many factories in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

These are the benefits of joining the Ming Dynasty.

Your Majesty the Queen, we lost the war and the country was dismembered. It is already quite good to have our current status.

Don't you look at what life other countries have been like after they were dismembered? Although I know in my heart that Ming Dynasty was instigating the dismemberment of our country, I just can't hate it.

To tell you something you don’t want to hear, I feel like my life is better now than before.”

Ekaterina smiled helplessly, no matter how hard she heard this, it was not a pleasant thing to say.

But the frustrating thing is... there seems to be nothing wrong with what she said. Even Ekaterina herself feels that Russia now is full of... vitality, not as sluggish as in the past.

The failure of the war almost destroyed Russia's old aristocracy. From top to bottom, Russia carried out a series of reforms.

Especially after Catherine returned from her visit to the Ming Dynasty, she strongly agreed with the Ming Dynasty in converting the aristocracy into civilians.

After returning to Russia, the privileges of the Russian royal family were also greatly weakened.

“A war destroyed the Russian homeland, we lost Belarus, we lost Lithuania, we lost Estonia, Latvia and Kiev, the birthplace of the Slavs.

The Russian nation faces the most serious crisis in history, even more serious than the Mongol invasion.

The sense of crisis and urgency makes all Russians involuntarily full of energy.

By the way! Have you selected all the young international students sent to Ming Dynasty? Many of them will become the hope of the future of the Russian Empire."

Yekaterina suddenly thought of the one hundred children who were about to be sent to study in Ming Dynasty. According to Ming Dynasty's requirements, these children need to be at least six years old but less than eight years old.

They will study in Daming until they are eighteen years old, which is ten years. They will live in Daming and learn all the courses from primary school to middle school in Daming.

This was something that Empress Catherine fought hard for, in order to give these one hundred children a chance. She even gave her favorite diamond necklace to the wife of the first assistant Zhang Huangyan.

"Everyone has been selected! The smartest children have been selected, and someone has taught them the simplest Ming language.

Prince Peter sent his own health doctor to take care of these children all the way to Ming Dynasty.

You are right, these children are the hope of Russia's future."

"It took the Ming Dynasty twenty years to reach this point today. I'm thinking that if we in Russia want to become the second Ming Dynasty, we have to rely on them."

"Yes! After the next war, Europe will be completely torn apart. Then you will find that our Muscovy Principality is still the largest." Brauchitsch said calmly.

"The next war? Could it be France and Prussia?" Ekaterina's eyes widened. Europe has been at war for more than ten years.

It has just been two years since the break, and now... is there going to be another war?

After some calculation, Catherine felt that the only countries in Europe that were still qualified to fight were France and Prussia.

"No! The next war will be started by us. Or perhaps we will follow the Ming Dynasty."

"Da Ming? Daming will send troops to directly participate in the war?" Yekaterina was a little unbelievable.

The Ming Dynasty has always been restrained in Europe. In most cases, the wars they launched were launched by the forces they supported.

For example, the Ottoman Empire, which is most aggressive in attacking Russia, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which is currently losing troops in Crimea.

It is rare to see the Ming Dynasty directly sending troops to participate in the war. Even if it does participate in the war, it only sends tens of thousands of people to show their will.

Could it be said that this time Ming Dynasty will directly send troops to join the war? Who is the opponent?

"Yes! The Ming Dynasty will send troops to directly participate in the war. Just look at the factories that the Ming Dynasty built here.

Steel mills, arsenals, and naval dry docks. Railroads and roads, and oil refineries.

Do you think these things are meant to arm our Russian army?

The next war must be launched by the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, Russia will be their base of attack.

According to the Ming Dynasty's style, they will definitely ask the Russian army to follow them. And of course, the Ottoman Empire.

The opponent is likely to be the whole of Europe, because only the whole of Europe unites can it afford the Ming Dynasty to go to such great lengths to do so many things."

Ekaterina thought for a moment and nodded, confirming what Brauchitsch said: "Brauchitsch, which side do you think we should follow in the next war? Ming Dynasty? Or Europe?"

"Of course it is the Ming Dynasty! My Majesty the Queen, have you noticed that in addition to the normal roads, they built a three-thousand-meter road on the Russian border.

The construction standard of this highway is so high that I have never seen it in Daming. Just because of a protruding stone on the ground, the worker was almost whipped to death.

This is very inconsistent with the character of Ming people, unless this road is particularly important.

And did you notice that they also built such a road in the suburbs of Russia?

The most puzzling thing is that this road goes nowhere. It’s just a section in a field!

I guess it must be Ming’s new weapon. This kind of weapon is powerful enough for Ming to agree to the next war.”

"New weapon? What kind of weapon?" Ekaterina's curiosity was like a cat being seduced by a cup of tea stick.
To be continued...