Buried alive in the Qing Dynasty

The Sofia Palace where she and Peter are now was built by Kangxi Khan at a cost of several million rupees!

In addition, in order to thank Sofia for his help, Peter allocated 80 acres of black land (equivalent to [-] acres) on both sides of the lower reaches of the Dnieper River and donated it to Sofia... Once the Turkic Strait is blocked, she will suffer a lot. up.

"Sister, don't worry," Peter said with a smile, "I have already discussed with the British... Once the Ottomans want to block the Turkic Strait, the British will obtain the Turkic Strait on the condition of maintaining neutrality and sending weapons to the Ottoman Empire. The right of passage through the strait. At that time, the foreign trade of Black Petersburg will not be blocked."

"British?" Sofia frowned deeply, "They will still deliver weapons to the Ottoman Empire? Isn't that both sides will take advantage?"

Peter said: "They will only send limited weapons to the Ottoman Empire... The British are our friends, and they have more common interests with us!"

"Common interests?" Sofia frowned even tighter. "Peter, you mean...to oppose Frank together?"

Peter shrugged and said with a smile: "Sister, you probably don't know yet? A grand alliance against the Frankish Empire is being formed! Not only will we and England join in, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Spain will all join this alliance! Even There will be the Ottoman Empire... Once the Sultan loses Constantinople, he will be an ally of the Rakshasa! Even if the Ottoman Empire does not lose Constantinople, they will not side with the Franks."

"But, that is the Frankish Empire ruled by the Sun King!" Sofia looked at her younger brother, looking very worried.

"The Sun King is old!" Peter said, "He was born in 1638, and he is 68 years old this year, and his heir, Crown Prince Louis, is just a guy with mediocre qualifications, unable to protect the empire passed down by Emperor Louis the Great."

Although Louis the Great could live for many more years, even longer than Queen Anne of England... But in Europe in this era, a 68-year-old old man will not live for a few more years no matter how you look at it.

Therefore, England, the Netherlands, and Spain, which suffered a lot during the process of the Frankish empire dominating Europe, and Sweden, which actually took advantage of it, but thought it was a disadvantage (without the rise of Frank, Sweden would have been defeated by Peter the Great. Beaten), they all began to gear up and prepare for the arrival of the "post-Louis the Great era".

Peter went on to say: "And...we are not the initiators of this secret anti-French alliance. Even if the anti-French alliance fails in the end, the Rakshasa Kingdom will not suffer too serious consequences. If we win, then the right-bank Ukraine and the White Ross will become the territory of Rakshasa!"

"Then who is the initiator of this anti-French alliance?" Sofia asked curiously.

"England!" said Peter I.

"England?" Sofia was a little unbelievable, "Why? It is impossible for Louis to invade the island country of England!"

He originally thought it would be Spain—the son of Leopold I, Joseph, has now inherited the throne of the Spanish king, and the Spanish Empire has finally become a complete body!

Because there is a Spanish Netherlands under the Kingdom of Spain surrounded by the Louis Empire on three sides, and the Kingdom of Spain also has territory on the Italian peninsula, and the Frankish Empire is eyeing Italy.So there is always huge uncertainty in the relationship between Spain and the Frankish Empire!

But I didn't expect that the one who jumped out to make troubles was Britain, which could stay out of the matter.

Peter the Great laughed a few times: "Who knows what these islanders think? Maybe it's because they have a grudge because they lost the twelve North American states? But since England is willing to stand up, then of course we Rakshasa should join in... ...what if there is a chance?"

……

The carriage slowly drove into the 280-room Hampton Court Palace on the west bank of the Thames.In this exquisite carriage, which looks like a work of art and has used up a lot of gold, sits two elderly men wearing wigs and dresses.

One of them also has an oriental face, and he is Ji Dabao, a famous British orientalist and a big publisher.The life of this comprador of the British East India Company, who had many relationships with Zhu Heqi in his early years, can be regarded as a wonderful life, and it has reached a level that he could not have imagined in his early years-he is a worthless little boy. Compradors, in the British East India Company, exist like lackeys. They don't even have a formal establishment. They are just labor dispatch compradors.

However, with the miraculous rise of Daming, he, a labor dispatch comprador who can be seen as a "knowledge faction" by his face, has become more and more valuable.In the beginning, I was assigned to Cambridge University as a labor dispatch professor to help translate some Chinese books.But as Ming Dynasty became stronger and stronger, Ji Dabao's social status became higher and higher, and he gradually became a leader in the European oriental research circle, and also became a guest of the British King, the Frankish Emperor, and the ruling Netherlands.Those directors and presidents of the British East India Company who didn't even know his name in the early years had to find ways to curry favor with him, the labor dispatch comprador...

Later, the fugitive Emperor Kangxi became the Kangxi Khan of Great Mongolia, and the world empire belonging to the East Asian civilization changed from one to two.

Now Ji Dabao, the master of oriental studies, became even more valuable, and even knighted the then British King James II, turning him into a British nobleman!

While becoming a leading figure in the academic world and an aristocrat, Ji Dabao also succeeded in starting a business in the UK. He opened Dabao Bookstore, which is mainly engaged in piracy, translation, printing and distribution.Moreover, it is also an international operation, with branches in Istanbul in the Ottoman Empire, Black Petersburg in Rakshasa, Paris in Frank, Havana in the New World, Diu in Great Mongolia, and Guangzhou in Ming Dynasty.

In addition to tossing out classics and ancient books, Ji Dabao also paid attention to the sale of newsprint. The bookstores opened in London, Paris, Istanbul, Havana, Diu, Guangzhou, and Nagoya began to issue names such as "Dabao News", "Dabao Observer" and so on. ", "Dabao Times" newspapers.Because these newspapers publish a foreign news, anecdote and business information every day, and are also known for their accuracy and neutrality, they are very popular in Britain, France, Turkey, West, Mongolia, Ming Dynasty, Japan and other countries.

Relying on pirated books and misinformation, Ji Dabao earned both fame and fortune, became a well-known millionaire in England, and also served as an advisor to Queen Anne and Louis the Great.Walking in and out of Hampton Court Palace and Versailles is like coming home!

And the other one is even more awesome, that is Isaac Newton, who even has the word "bull" in his name.Newton is no longer a professor, because his "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" was so late, so he was a little discouraged about learning, so he quit school and became an official, first as a member of Congress, and then in finance. The Minister, Viscount Charles Montague (there was no Prime Minister in Britain at this time, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer was almost the head of the government) became the supervision of the Royal Mint.The Royal Mint Supervision was originally an idler who lay down and took money, but when it came to Newton, he became the governor of the Central Bank.

It turned out that after Newton took over the Royal Mint, he encountered a shortage of silver. This was due to the rise of the Aztec kingdom in Mexico and Europe’s long-term huge deficit in trade with the East, so that a large amount of stock silver flowed out of this country. It is caused by the superposition of two factors.The very good Newton used the small gold abacus presented by his good friend Ji Dabao, and immediately knew that the silver standard would definitely not be able to go on... If the silver standard is insisted on, the initiative of world finance will soon fall into the In the hands of the Ming Empire with the most silver!

This will be extremely detrimental to Britain!

And the only way out is to engage in the gold standard... to mint gold coins, sell silver at the same time to exchange for gold, and gradually push up the price of gold to facilitate the issuance of gold coins with lower gold content.

Through this series of reforms, Britain can use less gold as raw material to mint more pounds, so as to maintain sufficient domestic money supply in the face of a large outflow of silver.At the same time, the two silver-importing countries, Ming and Mongolia, were made to bear the loss of silver depreciation in order to weaken their economic strength.

I have to say, this Newton... is really awesome!

Today, Queen Anne of England and Viscount Charles Montagu, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, invited Ji Dabao and Newton to the palace to listen to the report on currency reform, and at the same time, to speak to frequent visitors and well-informed sources at the Palace of Versailles about the health of Louis the Great. Ji Dabao consulted.

Under the governance of Queen Anne and Viscount Montagu, Britain has actually developed well in the past few years... The "deviation" of the twelve states in North America did not hurt the foundation of Britain, because the Indian colony and Eastern trade (with Mongolia, Ming Dynasty) The profits brought by the trade) and the large-scale imitation of "bright goods" in the UK (that is, high imitation) have enabled the rapid development of British industry and commerce, and the whole country, like Ming Dynasty, stood at the door of the industrial revolution.

But this island country hanging on the edge of the European continent is always worried that it will be conquered by a unified Europe... Just like the little Japan next to the Ming Dynasty, it became a protectorate of the Frankish Empire and was even split into England , Scotland and Ireland three copies.

Therefore, the UK's continental policy is actually an offshore balance...that is, trying to break up the Frankish Empire and turn it into a few medium-sized countries that are hostile to each other, so that the UK can benefit from it.

However, Queen Anne and Viscount Montagu also knew that Louis the Great Frank was not easy to mess with, and they didn't want to bet heavily on the European continent.What they expect is for Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Rakshasa to charge forward and hide behind to reap the fruits of victory.

Therefore, they can only lay out their plans secretly while waiting quietly for the death of Louis the Great-the British are still very commendable in terms of messing up Europe and patiently waiting for the opportunity.

They have enough patience, know how to make long-term plans, and know how to find like-minded friends... They have not contacted such elusive foreign countries as Ming and Aztec—once such foreign powers deeply intervene in Europe, That is, it is easier to ask God than to send God away.

Of course, they didn't go to pull small countries like Portugal that had been laid flat-these small countries are now kneeling down to Frank, and they might betray England.

The only ones who can be united with England now are Rakshasa, Sweden, Spain, and the Netherlands, who still have ideals and aspirations in Europe.

At the same time, they also took out the most precious thing in Britain-the right of succession to the British throne to win over the Principality of Hanover under the Frankish Empire, and at the same time nailed down the German Protestant princes under the Frankish...

Chapter 967

"Sir Ji Dabao and Sir Newton are here!"

Following the roll call of the court attendants, Ji Dabao and Newton followed a young attendant wearing a wig and walked into the magnificent and spacious audience hall of Hampton Palace.Queen Anne and her husband George sat on two thrones, with only three ministers and a few attendants standing on either side.The three ministers are Queen Anne's most dependent chancellor of the exchequer, Viscount Charles Montagu, Secretary of State Robert Harry, and Foreign Secretary Sidney Godolphin.

The two Sirs Ji Dabao and Newton came to the throne of the Queen and Prince George, bowed respectfully, then stood up straight again, smiling, and respectfully looked at the ruler of the British Isles.

Queen Anne wore a golden gown and a purple shawl, and she was very fat, with great features, and fair but very loose skin.Her Majesty stared at Ixa Newton, who had just been knighted not long ago, with wide eyes, and said, "Isaac, I have read the proposal you submitted about changing the standard to Proposal for the gold standard. Very well written, well-organized, and well-founded. But there is one point that I still don't quite understand, and I hope you can clear it up for me, Sir."

"Please, Your Majesty."

"Isaac," the Queen asked, "why can't we find a trade balance or a surplus? Don't we have anything to sell to China?"

"No," said Sir Newton, "with all due respect, Your Majesty, since ancient Rome, we Europeans have had nothing to sell to China and India. Not for 2000 years... If a phenomenon has not appeared for 2000 years But if it happens once or twice, it's unlikely to become the norm. So I don't see any chance of maintaining the trade balance in the long run."

Ancient Rome and the Europeans after the Great Geographical Discovery did one business, that is zero yuan purchase!

You have taken zero-yuan purchases as your main business, and of course it is impossible to maintain a long-term trade surplus unless unequal trade is carried out.For example, historically, the trade between Britain and the Indian colonies was an unequal trade—they colonized India, so you can do whatever you want in this trade?But that's it, the British also spent a lot of effort to defeat India's cotton textile industry by blowing black whistle to restrict the Indian textile industry, steam engines, jenny spinning machines, and black slaves growing cotton.

The competitiveness of the British in manufacturing is also evident.

But they are really good at fighting, they are also very good at making troubles, and they are also very good at judging the situation.

"That is to say, gold and silver will continue to flow from England to China and India?" asked the Queen of England.

"In theory," Newton said.

"That is to say, even if we implement the gold standard, we can only temporarily alleviate the problem of currency shortage?"

Newton nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty, if our trade is in a large deficit for a long time, then the problem of currency shortage will not be completely eliminated because of the gold standard."

"Then what should we do?"

"We..." Newton took a breath, "Your Majesty, if we study history carefully, it is not difficult to find that there is only one solution to the problem... that is to rob!"

This is a university questioner!

Once you read the history books, you will know the solution to the long-term trade deficit in Europe!In history, ancient Rome relied on robbing, robbing North Africa, robbing the Middle East, and robbing money, and the ancient Roman civilization was brilliant.

Later, it failed, and everything that was easy to grab was snatched up.The rest are either too far away to grab, or too poor to grab.Later, all kinds of barbarians came to fight against Rome... The dark Middle Ages began when they rushed to grab it, and then the rise of the Tianfang Sect directly cut off the way for Europeans to rob eastward.I couldn't fight and couldn't fight, and I couldn't grab it, so I had to take a detour. This detour led to a new world where people are stupid and easy to grab.

So the good old days of European civilization are back!

Under the leadership of Zhu Heqi, Daming not only achieved revival, but also reversed the style of the past 2000 years, and also joined the competition of overseas zero-yuan purchases, and began to grab money that should have been robbed by Europeans, leaving Europeans without money. So easy to grab.

So the life in Europe has been a bit sad for the past two years...but they still have places to grab, and they haven't reached the point where they can't grab.

Queen Anne thought for a while and nodded, agreeing with Newton's opinion.She looked at Ji Dabao who had just returned from France and asked, "Sir Dabao, did you see the Sun King at the Palace of Versailles? Is he in good health?"

"My lord, the Sun King is in good health..." Ji Dabao said, "I specifically asked the Chinese medicine doctor who served him, and the Sun King is all well, his pulse is stable, his heartbeat is also very strong, and his body shape is...very well-proportioned. "

Hearing Ji Dabao talk about the Sun King's body shape, Wangfu George glanced at his wife and said in a low voice, "Our court Chinese medicine also said that you are fat and need to lose weight. Or from today onwards, we will only drink tea for afternoon tea , don't eat cream cake..."

Now serving the courts of European countries are basically Chinese medicine practitioners who graduated from Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Alcohol, and of course opioids for pain.What's more, they can cut hands and feet, have diarrhea, deliver babies to women, and master the secret technique of vaccinating human pox!Of course, they also know how to sterilize and prevent infection, and they also do bloodletting, relax blood vessels, and even do simple blood tests and blood transfusions.

In addition, they also know how to prevent the three highs, and they are also very good at treating infertility and preventing children from dementia and premature death... This skill is placed in Europe, it is simply a miracle doctor!

Therefore, those monarchs in European countries who love God but don’t want to see God so early will send envoys to Daming to hire Chinese medicine doctors at high prices to be court doctors... Queen Anne’s court also has a miracle doctor named Su, who is still an expert The magic doctor who cures infertility.

This miracle doctor Su was invited by the heartbroken queen at a high price after Queen Anne's prince William Henry, who had a sick brain and convulsions when nothing happened, died of convulsions in 1700.

After studying the cases of many of the queen's children who died early and carefully examining the queen's body, this highly-paid miracle doctor prescribed the prescriptions of "lose weight" and "try another man"!

Of course, the latter is a "secret recipe" that can only be seen by Queen Anne... Well, all gave birth to a dozen children, and only one survived infancy and suffered from convulsions.According to the knowledge learned in the Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Doctor Su judged that at least one of the Queen and his wife had some kind of ancestral disease, maybe both of them!

So changing to a healthy man should be a good idea!

Moreover, Miracle Doctor Su also gave specific suggestions - the man must have no blood relationship with the queen, be in good health, and have several healthy children.Of course, it must be of Caucasian race, or the wrong species will be born easily.

However, Queen Anne did not accept Miracle Doctor Su's suggestion... After all, Queen Anne's surname is Stuart, and the Stuart family is the most bottom-line family in Europa, with a strong family heritage.Although Queen Anne is not as religious as his father and his grandfather.But for the question of who to have children with, it is still very difficult.If it were Henry VIII of the Tudor dynasty, Prince George would have been pushed out and beheaded long ago!

When Queen Anne heard that her beloved husband asked her to follow the "doctor's advice" to lose weight, she glared at George angrily, "Don't believe that quack doctor's nonsense!"

Queen Xin said: "That doctor Su wants me to have a baby with another man behind your back! He also said that it may be because we are too close in blood, or your genetic material is not good, so there is no way to be healthy and healthy." I gave birth to a healthy child. This statement is wrong!"

Prince George, who was reprimanded by his wife, had no choice but to shut up tactfully, obediently being an audience at the side, and the scene in the audience hall immediately became a bit awkward.

"Your Majesty," Foreign Minister Sidney Godolphin said at this moment, turning the topic back to the lifespan of the Sun King Louis, "after all, the Sun King is a 68-year-old man, how long can he live? As long as he Once he dies, the Frankish Empire may fall into disintegration and be besieged by Rakshasa, Sweden, Ottomans, the Netherlands, and Spain... In fact, it is better for the Sun King to support it for a few more years. Maybe the Great Emperor will also return to his own hell. As long as the Sun King and the Devil Great Emperor of the East are dead, the chance for our Kingdom of England to be great again will come."

"Okay!" Queen Anne nodded, "I am still young, and I will definitely live longer than the Sun King and the Devil Emperor!"

Queen Anne's health has been pretty good in the past two years-becoming a queen, she feels good, eats well and sleeps well, and raises a white and fat person, and she can live a long life at a glance.

"That's right, you don't look like you are 40 years old at all, you are only 35 years old at most, and you can lead England for at least three to fifty years."

"Your Majesty, you must be the healthiest and longest-lived monarch in the world, and you should be able to live to be 80 years old!"

"That's right, not to mention the Sun King, even the Sun King's son, Prince Louis, can't survive your Majesty."

The three most trusted ministers of the Queen also made predictions about the Queen's life expectancy... Not to mention, it is still a bit accurate. Prince Louis of the Sun King did not live longer than Queen Anne.

Queen Anne also felt that she must have a long life, and she should still have time to lead Britain to rob the world.Thinking of this, she said to Newton and Ji Dabao: "Sir Newton, Sir Dabao, thank you for answering my questions for me, now you can step back."

Both Newton and Ji Dabao bowed, and then left the audience hall with a court attendant.

Seeing the two leave, Queen Anne continued to discuss the world situation after the death of Louis XIV and Zhu Heqi—this is something that will happen sooner or later. Now Louis XIV is 68 years old, and Zhu Heqi is younger. Almost 60 years old.Ten years, or even a few years later, these two giants who dominated the eastern and western worlds will both pass away.

I just heard the Queen of England ask with interest: "If this day comes, what should we do in England to get the most benefits?"

"Your Majesty," said Secretary of State Robert Harley, "I do not think that the best interests, present and future, can lie in the continent of great powers, but only overseas, in America, Africa, and Asia in southern India. If England If you want to get the most benefits, you should take advantage of the favorable opportunity when the European continent is caught in a raging war to snatch the territories of the Frankish Empire in Africa and southern India.

At the same time, we should also instigate the independence of the twelve French North American states! "

"Inciting those traitors to become independent? Are they worthy?" Queen Anne's words were full of contempt.

Obviously, she is quite dissatisfied with the group of white Indians in French-speaking America!

"Your Majesty," Foreign Minister Sidney Godolphin bowed to the queen, "they are not loyal subjects of Britain, and of course they are even less likely to be loyal to the Frankish Sun King, so they are valuable. As long as If it is valuable, we should take full advantage of it.”

The Queen frowned and said, "They are against the Sun King?"

"Compared with the British rule, the Sun King is much stricter, and the Sun King is a Roman Catholic after all, and the Roman Church is also the state religion of Frank!"

The residents of the twelve North American states are almost all Protestants or Puritans, and they are extremely hostile to Catholicism.

Secretary of State Robert Harry added: "Your Majesty, King Montezuma is also 61 years old this year. It is said that his health is not very good. He should not live for a few years."

At the beginning of the 18th century, even if a person with the best "new Chinese medicine" was kept, it would not be short-lived to live to be over 60.Therefore, the 61-year-old Montezuma should not live for too long...and once Montezuma died, the Aztec Kingdom lost its hero.Maybe it will fall into civil strife!At that time, the white Indians in the twelve states of North America will have passed their greatest crisis.

"Your Majesty," said Foreign Minister Sidney Godolphin, "the population of the twelve states in North America has also increased rapidly in the past few years. This is because there are still many persecuted Protestants in the empire ruled by the Sun King. …Every year, tens of thousands of people move to the Twelve States. If the Sun King’s rule can last for a few more years, the number of white Indians in the Twelve States may reach 100 million!”

Louis XIV probably never dreamed that the Twelve States of North America, instead of becoming a springboard for the European population to flow into New France, became a "sponge" to absorb Protestants who were dissatisfied with the Sun King within the Frankish Empire. The population growth rate was even faster than that of New France. The same period in history!

A large number of Protestant populations gather in the twelve states of North America, many of them are Protestants who ran over from England and can speak English, and most of the rest are German Protestants who are dissatisfied with the rule of the Sun King... If the Sun King, Zhu Heyi and The three mountains of Montezuma are gone, and with the instigation of the secret agents of the Kingdom of England, there is no independence?

"Okay!" Queen Anne slapped her hands and said expectantly, "We can start the layout now, and wait until the Sun King and Montezuma King are dead, then we can start instigating. Once the twelve states in North America start to rebel, we will Provide assistance to the English-speaking population for the protection of the people...and join the war when necessary to defeat the Frankish Empire in North America!"

Chapter 968 The Beginning of the Future

In the 38th year of the Great Duke of Ming Dynasty, 1716 in the Western calendar, in the spring, somewhere in Huaibei Province of the Ming Dynasty.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

That's the sound of cast-iron wheels with raised outer rims rolling on I-shaped cast-iron rails!

The grand prince closed his eyes, sitting in a spacious and bright train carriage, while resting his mind, while listening to the most beautiful voice in the world - this is the baby cry of industrialization, it is the horn of the new era, and it is his life for the country. The loudest applause ever received for the people.But the cries of babies, the horns, and the applause are still a bit imperfect, because the roar of the machine is missing.

Zhu and Qi now travel in a horse-drawn carriage instead of a steam-powered train.Who made him a "magician" in his previous life instead of a "mechanical master"?His "magic" can greatly accelerate the development of Daming's metallurgy industry, but it cannot greatly accelerate the development of Daming's "Mechanism".

In the past 40 to [-] years, in the process of rebuilding the Great Ming Dynasty, Zhu Heqi also managed to solve the problems that have plagued the iron smelting industry for many years, such as coking, slag removal, and refractory materials. The major of metallurgy and mining is set up in the Haizhu University Hall, which specializes in cultivating masters of metallurgy and mining.

In addition, he also took advantage of the opportunity of implementing land equalization across the country to divide a large number of areas where iron ore and coal mines could be buried into "official land areas", and also reserved land between major cities, ports, and mining areas within the territory. Out of the "Guantian District" where railways and kilometers can be built.

Stimulated by the above measures, when the time entered the 18s, Daming’s output of coal, pig iron, and crucible iron (barely considered steel) not only ranked first in the world, but also accounted for the world’s largest annual output. 20% of the total output, the first quasi-industrial country at a proper time!

Because the output of pig iron and crucible steel increased, and the price was relatively cheap, it became feasible to build a "horse carriage railway".