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In Zhao Jun's eyes, the vassal relationship is the most solid relationship.
At that time, the Song Dynasty will be the suzerain state.
All countries in East Asia and Southeast Asia should become vassal states of the Song Dynasty.
As for the Indian Peninsula, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, they are too far away and do not require actual control. As long as the influence of the Song Dynasty is there, it will be enough.
Didn’t the Abbasid Caliphate formally pay tribute to the Song Dynasty?
In the official propaganda of the Song Dynasty, the Abbasid Dynasty was naturally incorporated into its vassal state system.
Using this as a breakthrough point, we can invite other Western countries to become vassal states of the Song Dynasty.
Even if it's just in name.
At that time, even if the Song Dynasty could not interfere in the West, it would still be able to exert influence on the West through its status as a suzerain state and its ability to export industry.
In this way, after more than ten years of operation and development, the Song Dynasty punched the Liao Kingdom and kicked the Western Xia in the East, and controlled most of the countries in the East by force, forming a dominant position.
Including the entire East Asian region, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Dali and other neighboring countries to exercise actual control. In the future, if the Liao Kingdom is destroyed, the situation in East Asia will be completely under control.
In Southeast Asia, the PLA stationed troops in the Strait of Malacca and actively explored the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia and other places to the south, deepened its influence on Thailand, Myanmar and other places, and exercised indirect control over Southeast Asia.
In the West, China took advantage of its own industrial and handicraft manufacturing advantages and vigorously exported silk, tea, porcelain, clothing, currency, paper, pencils and other handicrafts or industrial products in exchange for large amounts of raw materials.
Finally, through its nominal status as a suzerain state and its actual economic dominance, it established remote control over present-day Europe, the Middle East, Africa and other places.
In addition, the Song Dynasty is currently sending ships to America every year to immigrate to America and gradually exercise control over America.
In this way, it can be said that most areas of the world will be affected by the Song Dynasty.
Under such circumstances, by utilizing the vassal relationship, in the next few decades, the Song Dynasty will establish a huge empire and complete the connection and control of the whole world, either directly or indirectly.
This is why the current approach is more suitable for vassalage relations rather than the United Nations in the future.
Zhao Zhen obviously approved of Zhao Jun's strategic plan.
Therefore, with this strategy, the Song Dynasty court will use this celebration as an opportunity to capture all countries in the world.
On December 19th, the 12th year of the Qingli period, the main members of the diplomatic corps from various countries were invited by His Majesty Zhao Zhen, Emperor of the Song Dynasty, to hold a banquet in Changqing Palace in the morning. Then they returned to the residence at noon.
Then, as expected, after returning to the embassy, the envoys from most countries, except for a very few countries, left the embassy almost simultaneously.
Including the Western delegation that arrived in the morning.
Those who stayed were basically from Vietnam, Dali, Goryeo, Japan, Liao Dynasty and other countries, and those who left were basically from Southeast Asia, the Indian Peninsula and Western countries.
Because almost all countries in East Asia were controlled or influenced by the Song Dynasty, they had either already negotiated with the Song Dynasty on their arms and trade needs, or their sovereignty was in the hands of the Song Dynasty and they had no right to negotiate at all.
So they came here purely to participate in the event and celebration.
But countries in Southeast Asia, the Indian Peninsula, the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe are different.
First, they knew too little about the Song Dynasty and needed to quickly gain a comprehensive understanding.
Second, after understanding the economy, military, education, culture and other aspects of the Song Dynasty, we will negotiate business with the Song Dynasty.
For example, arms trade, industrial system, education and culture, etc., will naturally be very busy.
In fact, the window period from December 20th to the end of the year when the celebration begins is originally for them to understand and discuss things.
However, envoys from most countries were more pragmatic and started working after noon.
In this case.
Just after noon, Count Friedrich Otto, the envoy of the Holy Roman Empire, walked out of the embassy accompanied by an interpreter and accompanying officials.
The Holy Roman Emperor at that time was Henry III, the most powerful monarch of the Franconian dynasty. In Henry III's hands, the imperial power was rarely greater than the ecclesiastical power.
He deposed and enthroned popes many times, appointed and dismissed bishops at will, and mediated and conquered many unruly kingdoms and duchies in the country, bringing the imperial power of the Holy Roman Empire to its peak in his hands.
But at the same time, it also intensified the conflict between the Roman Emperor and the Pope. Historically, after the death of Henry III, his successor Henry IV was soon retaliated by the Pope again because he was a child emperor.
The new Pope Gregory VII announced the abolition of Henry IV's church membership and throne, and called on the principalities to join forces to fight against Henry IV.
Under such circumstances, Henry IV was forced to brave the wind and snow to go to the Pope's residence to apologize.
This historical act is known as the Humiliation of Canossa.
This shows how serious the conflict between the Roman Empire and the Pope was at that time.
At this time, Henry III still maintained his suppression of the Pope, and the conflicts and contradictions between the two sides had become quite acute.
Count Otto was the younger brother of Duke Friedrich of Lorraine. Since the previous Duke of Lorraine, Götzeloup I, had no children, Henry III appointed his confidant as duke.
So Otto actually came here as a close confidant of Henry III to learn about the current strength of the Eastern Empire.
As an effective monarch, Henry III was very worried that the Pope would use his influence in the future to incite rebellion in the vassal states and drive him from the position of Roman emperor.
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