Chapter 385: The Reformation
Chang said a few words to the Sikhs through the interpreter, and some people prepared dry food for them. They would take a boat from Ceylon Port to East India, and then go to visit the monks in the temples.
Zhu Jun, who was far away in Haidu, immediately announced his tour of Ceylon Island after receiving a secret letter from Xu Dachang. India is crucial to the future colonial policy of the Ming Dynasty. Only India, with a large number of people, is willing to vassal the Han people forever, so the two races account for almost 30% of the world's population. No ethnic group could overturn this colonial system created by the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, after seeing Xu Dachang's "strange ideas", Zhu Jun was immediately inspired and decided to go to Ceylon and do a great thing that would benefit his descendants on the large island in the southernmost part of India.
The emperor's patrol was not fun. The Nanyang fleet stationed in Java immediately set off for Haidu to escort the emperor. The various government offices in Haidu City even began to prepare. Some writers of the mansions also asked their connections everywhere, hoping to follow the emperor on a tour, dig some materials, and report on the emperor's tour of Ceylon throughout the whole process.
After Zhu Jun learned about this, he laughed and asked someone to go out to announce the imperial edict. Any Haidu diary can report this matter. After all, India was originally a mysterious country in the eyes of the Han people. In addition, this was the first colony of the Ming Dynasty, and a lot of information had been circulated about India. Taking these writers with him can also open the eyes of the people of Haidu through the diary.
On the eighth day of the second month of the seventh year of Xinshi, the dragon ship officially set off under the escort of hundreds of warships. After half a month of bumpy ride, it finally landed on Ceylon Island. Many officials at the port had already come to welcome him. Xu Dachang originally just submitted a secret letter to hope that the emperor would adopt his opinion. Unexpectedly, the emperor came in person, so happy that he could hardly stop talking. This time it was his chance to show off again.
When the dragon ship boarded the board, a team of guards first went to the dock neatly and stood on the side. Zhu Jun landed under the cover of the Chinese ball fan.
"My uncle Xu Dachang has seen the emperor, long live my life." Xu Dachang trotted over to greet him. When he was one meter away from Zhu Jun, his knees could not help but bend down and bowed his head and bowed.
"Flat." Zhu Jun helped him up. Xu Dachang was indeed a very smart person. Not to mention his outstanding performance in the Jiangnan battle, he now proposed another key strategy. If it weren't for his reminder, Zhu Jun would have really forgotten this.
Xu Dachang trembled slightly, his eyes were red, and he didn't know whether he was crying or fake: "I once committed a thief, and the emperor ignored his past grudges and treated him so kindly. I am really ashamed."
Zhu Jun nodded and said, "That's the reason. You are also a Han Chinese. The Han people in the world are family. If you do things with peace of mind, I will not treat you poorly." Zhu Jun gave Xu Dachang a promise, and then said, "Have all the monks from the temples been invited?"
"We have arrived one after another. There are 431 temples in India, and more than 700 high-level monks have reached halfway. The others are still on the way." Xu Dachang said.
"Very good." Jun praised again: "Build a big tent for me. It must be enough to accommodate thousands of people. I want to discuss with these monks."
Xu Da nodded: "Weichen will do it now."
Xu Dachang carefully followed Zhu Jun to inspect the construction of the new port in Ceylon Island. Then he arranged for Zhu Jun to stay. At this time, the British Governor of Ceylon, Johnson came to see him. Johnson was later informed. He heard that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty had arrived. He dared not be negligent. He hurriedly came from the western territory of Ceylon Island. He did not dare to give orders for a moment.
"My subordinate Johnson greeted His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. Long live His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty." Johnson saluted Zhu Jun in extremely confusing Chinese dialect. Obviously he also learned it quickly.
"Sit down and talk." Zhu Jun's face was calm and he pointed to the next position.
After Johnson sat down, his lips immediately turned: "His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is not only the honor of the people of Ceylon and the honor of the subordinates. Britain will always be a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. Everything in the Far East is thanks to His Majesty."
Flattering was originally a science, but it was too explicit when he took it from Johnson's mouth. Fortunately, it was not Haidu, otherwise some ministers would have impeached the foreign devil and charmed him. Zhu Jun laughed and said, "As long as your country is careful to keep his word, the Ming Dynasty will naturally be the eternal protector of Britain. Governor General, is there any news from Europe coming here?"
"Some." Johnson looked flattered: "The Dutch planned to start a war against the anti-Dutch alliance."
"War?" Zhu Jun couldn't help but look shocked and asked quickly. Only then did he know the whole story. It turned out that the news of the Ming Dynasty selling warships reached the Netherlands. The Dutch immediately felt a strong crisis. If this continues, in ten years, perhaps even land countries like the French can form a huge warship. Any country can be called a maritime power. The Netherlands will face one threat after another. There are only two ways before the Dutch, one is the marine hegemony that has been weakened by various countries and lost its continents, and may be provoked or even military occupation by any country at any time. The second article is simple.
, The current warship trade has not yet begun, and the war goods ordered by various countries in advance are just taking advantage of this skill. The Dutch used powerful naval forces to defeat these potential enemies together, and it is best not to turn over.
The Dutch chose the second way, just like a person threatened, intending to fight against the five countries in the anti-Dutch alliance. This time it was definitely not the same as before. In the past, after the war, the two countries agreed to at most that the defeated countries compensated the victorious countries with part of the compensation or ceded a piece of land. What the Dutch wanted was to solve the opponent once and for all and always put the opponent under their feet. This was a war mainly for conquest. The Dutch had no choice. Either you die or I died.
Zhu Jun could have expected a war between Europe, but it was unexpected that the war came so quickly, but these had nothing to do with him. What the Ming Dynasty had to do was to build ships as soon as possible and send them to Europe, which could not only make money, but also watch the decline of Europe.
"His Majesty the Emperor, the current naval power of Britain must not compete with the Dutch. I hope that the Ming shipyard will start construction immediately and try to build more warships. I am afraid that in a short time, the countries of the anti-Dutch alliance will set a huge order for warships to the Ming Dynasty." Johnson's face was full of concern. Once the war broke out, his motherland would face the threat of the Dutch warships. If the Ming Dynasty could not build warships as much as possible, the British coastline would probably suffer.
Zhu Jun nodded and called an eunuch to approach him: "Go back immediately to announce my order, and ask the docks to work day and night. In addition, the newly built docks must also speed up the progress and do not delay. Tell the cabinet Yang Aiqing that he would plan to open another ten docks and recruit all skilled craftsmen to a large extent. The wages must be higher."
The eunuch nodded and hurried.
Zhu Jun then said to Johnson: "This is not a problem. With the Ming Dynasty here, I guarantee that Britain can have a steady stream of warships to defend the coast."
Johnson thanked quickly, and Zhu Jun almost laughed. Things in this world are really interesting. My buddy sells big killing weapons for you to fight each other and makes a big profit from it. You also want to thank my buddy. This is also a win for both fame and fortune. Well, this kind of business is good, so you have to do it frequently in the future.
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The large barracks were immediately built under the supervision of Dachang. This huge temporary tent was enough to accommodate 1,000 people and cover a vast area. More than 700 high-level monks from East India also came, and only a few were unwilling to come. They were all invited into the newly built tent.
On a quiet evening, Zhu walked into the tent under the guard and sat in the main seat of the top without hesitation. A loud voiced interpreter stood beside Zhu Jun.
The senior monks still had their legs on the ground, were indifferent to Zhu Jun's arrival, and were still practicing with their eyes closed.
This is not intentionally neglected, but he has no idea who this young man is.
Zhu Jun swept his eyes to the dark monks under his seat, and sneered at the translator and said to the general translator: "Hinduism is inconvincing the public, I must not~ This cult is left in the world, telling these monks that from today on, they must return to secular life and are not allowed to believe in cults anymore."
The translator loudly repeated Zhu Jun's original words in Indian language. The monks who were still racing against time all opened their eyes in shock and stared at Zhu Jun on the throne in a daze.
A monk immediately understood Zhu Jun's identity, and someone stood up and argued: "Your Majesty, the faith of our team Brahma and Shiva is not harmful to Your Majesty. We believe in the great gods, just hope to get rid of the troubles of this life. Your Majesty should not do this, you will make God angry."
After listening to the statement of the translator, Zhu Jun sneered again: "Oh? Since that's the case, you can make Brahma and Shiva angry. I have decided. If you don't return to the secular world, I will have someone burn the temple."
The monks immediately became frightened. They spent their whole lives in practice and did not have much ability to respond to major events. Many people stared at the emperor who dared to burn the temple and couldn't speak.
Zhu Jun sighed: "Forget it, you are all devout believers. If I destroy the temple, wouldn't it be a sin? That's it. If you are willing to help me innovate the God Church, I will not only not order you to return to secular life, but also build a large-scale temple for the three main gods in Ceylon Island. How about it?"………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Chapter completed!