Zhu Yunwen has decided to leave the Kingdom of Women and return to the Ming Dynasty in a few days. He has achieved his goal of coming to the Kingdom of Women: to use the weapons of the Ming Dynasty to forcefully block the Kingdom of Chechi outside the Zimu River.

This directly proves the power of Ming Dynasty weapons and makes other western countries realize that even if the Ming army does not enter the west, simply providing some weapons is enough to turn some western countries around.

After all, even a relatively weak country like the Kingdom of Women was able to exert such tremendous power and withstand the attack from the Kingdom of Chechi after using the weapons provided by the Ming Dynasty.

This is enough to demonstrate how powerful the weapons of the Ming Dynasty were. If that's the case, then Chechi Kingdom no longer holds the so-called hegemonic status in the west.

Because as long as everyone maintains good relations with the Ming Dynasty, and possesses the weapons provided by the Ming Dynasty, they will no longer need to fear the Chechi Kingdom.

Furthermore, no matter how powerful the Ming Dynasty becomes, it is highly unlikely that the Ming Dynasty will attack the western countries unless they provoke it.

After all, the cultural differences between the East and the West are too great, and the distance is also quite far. So far, no country has been able to rule such a large territory.

The territory of the Ming Dynasty is already large enough; if it continues to expand, it will become difficult to govern.

That would actually cause more trouble.

Since they concluded that the Ming Dynasty might not pose a significant threat to the western countries, they naturally felt confident in receiving the Ming Dynasty's support.

The fact that the western countries thought this way proved that Zhu Yunwen's plan had succeeded; he had successfully given the Ming Dynasty enormous influence in the west.

Such influence would bring many benefits to the Ming Dynasty, such as cooperation in trade and the deterrence and control over the west.

Although the Ming Dynasty did not need to rule over the western countries, that would indeed be beyond its capabilities.

However, if we can have a certain say in the West, that would be a very good thing.

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In the past two days, the Kingdom of Women has also been revising its laws and some decrees.

That was all because the Queen of the Women's Kingdom received guidance from Zhu Yunwen and accepted more advanced concepts about male-female relationships. As a result, the Women's Kingdom figured out a way for men and women in the country to get along.

So the entire Women's Kingdom was extremely busy because of this matter. The court's revised and renewed policy of gender equality was so well received that the men and women of the Women's Kingdom couldn't find any fault with it.

Therefore, basically, all the people accepted and supported it, which can be considered as Zhu Yunwen's contribution and help to the Women's Kingdom.

Therefore, on the third day, when Zhu Yunwen was about to leave the Kingdom of Women by carriage, the people of the Kingdom of Women spontaneously came out to see him off.

After all, Zhu Yunwen's visit to the Women's Kingdom this time was of great significance, and his help to the Women's Kingdom was also of great importance.

Leaving aside the issue of gender, just considering the assistance Zhu Yunwen provided to the Kingdom of Women in terms of national strength and military power, he can be said to have changed the fate of the entire Kingdom of Women, making them stronger.

Therefore, Zhu Yunwen was greeted by the people lining the streets to see him off.

Even after leaving the city of the Women's Kingdom, many people were still reluctant to leave.

They hoped that Zhu Yunwen could stay and continue to be a guest in the Women's Kingdom, but this was not realistic.

After all, it was impossible for Zhu Yunwen to become a member of the Women's Kingdom, a fact that saddened the princess of the Women's Kingdom.

She actually really liked Zhu Yunwen.

But there are too many women in this world who like Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Yunwen never fell too deeply in love with anyone; his heart always belonged only to Zhao Qingzhu.

This woman is the most extraordinary woman in the world.

Once outside the city of the Women's Kingdom, a luxurious ship carrying a fleet of ships was ready on the Zimu River.

Zhu Yunwen boarded a boat, accompanied by Zhao Qingzhu and his guards, crossed the Zimu River, left the Women's Kingdom, and headed east.

On the way back, Zhu Yunwen was not in a hurry. Since he would be passing through some countries, he decided to meet with the kings of those countries as well.

Even if it's a detour, you still have to visit different countries.

The first stop was the Kingdom of Zhu Zi. The prince of the Kingdom of Zhu Zi personally came to welcome Zhu Yunwen. He was naturally very excited to hear that Zhu Yunwen would make a special trip through the Kingdom of Zhu Zi.

I tried to curry favor with the wrong powerful country before, ending up with Chechi Kingdom. Now I realize that the Ming Dynasty is the real deal.

Naturally, they wouldn't let such an opportunity slip by. Just look at the Women's Kingdom; they've found the right patron, and now they're even able to resist the Chechi Kingdom.

Such a dramatic change is truly enviable.

How could Zhu Ziguo possibly give up such an opportunity?

So when Zhu Yunwen passed through a city in the Kingdom of Zhu Zi, the prince of the Kingdom of Zhu Zi was already there waiting for his arrival.

Upon seeing Zhu Yunwen's carriage, the prince of Zhu Zi Kingdom quickly stepped forward and bowed humbly outside the carriage.

"The prince of Zhu Zi Kingdom requested an audience with the grandson of the Ming Dynasty. The grandson of the Ming Dynasty entered my Zhu Zi Kingdom, bringing glory to my humble abode."

"My King of Zhu Zi has specially decreed that I be here to welcome His Highness the Crown Prince. May I invite His Highness to enter the capital of Zhu Zi? If so, it would be an honor for my Kingdom."

Inside the carriage, Zhu Yunwen smiled slightly.

Isn't this exactly the effect he's been waiting for?

In the past, other countries only saw the power of the Ming Dynasty from the side, so they respected and feared it.

Now, the western countries have truly witnessed the power of the Ming Dynasty, and even experienced its power firsthand.

This was different from before when he had only seen some of the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, so such a reaction was normal. Therefore, Zhu Yunwen stepped out of the carriage, waved his hand, and said:

"Your Highness Prince of Zhu Zi is too kind. Since the King and Prince of Zhu Zi have extended such a warm invitation, it would be impolite not to go. So, let's go to the capital of Zhu Zi."

Upon hearing this, the prince was immediately excited and quickly made a gesture of invitation, saying:

"Respectfully inviting His Highness the Crown Prince of the Great Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and sat back down in the carriage.

Then the prince of the Kingdom of Zhu Zi led the way on horseback.

Following them was Zhu Yunwen's carriage, which, led by the prince of Zhu Zi Kingdom, quickly entered the royal city of Zhu Zi Kingdom.

The capital city of Zhu Zi Kingdom is more prosperous than that of the Women's Kingdom. Although Zhu Zi Kingdom is located in western China, its military strength and national power are average.

However, the economy is quite good and relatively developed. But then again, this is a country that, although not very strong militarily, pays more attention to people's livelihood and the economy in its daily life.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have conducted research and invented a lighter that shouldn't exist in this era.

Despite Zhu Yunwen's reforms, Zhu Ziguo still failed to resolve the cost issue.