Chapter 1358: The Battle of Civilizations (Second update, please subscribe)
Crusades!
No matter what kind of excuse the Roman Empire gave itself, one thing is certain: this was naked aggression.
Of course, the world rules of this era are so naked, and the law of the jungle is the basic operating rule of the world.
As time entered the year 1995, the world seemed to be sliding towards war at an unprecedented speed, and the dark clouds of war were growing thicker and thicker.
When the world was changing, in the capital of the Ming Empire, Emperor Zhu was not paying attention to the changes in the world situation as usual, but was playing chess.
Play chess.
Over the past few decades, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang became more and more fond of playing chess, but he played Go. In fact, he was also good at chess and checkers, but he liked playing Go more, especially playing Go with his ministers, chatting while playing.
"Your Majesty, the situation in Europe is now progressing as you planned, but it seems to be a little short of the mark."
What Qian Degong called "the right time" was the lack of a fire, and that fire... hadn't started yet. "Can we add fuel to the fire and play the French card?"
As the Prime Minister of the Empire, Qian Degong certainly knew the truth about the "Jerusalem Incident". As long as that card was played, the war would definitely break out.
"Not yet."
Emperor Zhu smiled and shook his head, then said.
"Wait another two months. After two months, the fire will naturally start!"
Why are you so confident?
Because...Emperor Zhu has simulated it several times and has already found out the answer. Two months later, the fire will start in another way. Once the fire starts, no one can stop it.
Eventually, the war will spread across the entire world.
"When one European country after another was drawn into this world war, that was when the lights went out across the European world."
After making a move, Emperor Zhu smiled.
"This was also the beginning of the overall decline of European civilization. Over the past two hundred years, the rise of European civilization was not so much due to the superiority of the white race as it was due to the mixing of many nations with similar abilities on one continent. The Anglo-Saxons, Gauls, Germans, and Slavs were all more or less under the rule of the Roman Empire. Their civilizations were similar and their cultures were similar. During the collapse of the Roman Empire, they established their own countries one after another. After experiencing the darkness of the Middle Ages and before and after the Renaissance, they imitated each other, influenced each other, mixed with each other, and fought each other. This mutual result finally made them stronger than other nations in the world."
Staring at the chessboard, Emperor Zhu thought for a while and then said.
"After the French invented the pulley, the Spanish immediately followed suit. After the Spanish invented a ship that could withstand wind and waves, the French also built a similar ship. The Industrial Revolution that broke out in Britain was immediately actively accepted by other European countries. This was not only in terms of technology, but also in terms of knowledge, art, and religion. Speaking of religion, what do they have in common? It is Christianity. Religious organizations have played a key role in spreading knowledge, technology, and art. Therefore, European civilization is essentially Christian civilization. This is why Europeans call themselves the "Christian World." This is of course also the reason why they reject us and regard us as civilizational competitors..."
After a pause, Emperor Zhu sneered.
"To them, we are aliens, alien races. This time, we are taking advantage of their differences in interests and relying on their internal strength - the French, Russians, and Austrians - to destroy them from within the fortress. In essence, this war is still a battle of civilizations for us..."
But in this war, the Ming Dynasty's allies included those from Europe.
The battle of civilizations!
This is almost inevitable. Europe's real rise was around the 15th century. Over the next three or four hundred years, Europe's "human wisdom" developed, from the Dark Ages to the Renaissance, and then to the comprehensive rise of European civilization, and even dominated the world.
By the middle of the 19th century, the rise of European civilization was accompanied by the rampant imperialism. It was at this time that the "Great and Virtuous Ming Dynasty" suddenly stepped into the circle of imperialism.
It was during this period of mature imperialism that it entered the circle, but this circle was dominated by European civilization.
In the simulation of the South China period, why did Britain, the United States and other countries regard the Ming Dynasty as a thorn in their side? To put it bluntly, it was because the Ming Dynasty was not part of their circle - this circle was the European civilization circle, or the Christian circle.
This circle composed of white people naturally excludes yellow people, and the European civilization circle naturally excludes Asian civilization.
Therefore, the conflict between races and civilizations became inevitable.
However, from the very beginning, Emperor Zhu had no intention of "coexisting and prospering together" with them, and he deliberately wanted to destroy this circle, because in the early simulations, Nanhua paid the price of a generation to exchange for the right to survive.
Emperor Zhu will not make the same mistake twice.
"The battle of civilizations - Chinese civilization and European civilization can always coexist. However, if European civilization tries to dominate the world with their context, this is obviously impossible. This war is not so much a battle for living space as it is a battle for... the coexistence of civilizations!"
After placing the chess piece heavily, Emperor Zhu looked at the situation on the chessboard and smiled.
"Qian Qingjia, your chess play today was a bit messy!"
"His Majesty……"
Looking up at His Majesty, Qian Degong replied.
"The situation is getting worse and worse, and I am worried. The empire needs to mobilize millions of troops to fight on all continents of the world at the same time. Such a grand war is unprecedented in human history. I..."
After thinking about it, Qian Degong said.
"I am a little worried,"
"worry……"
Nodding slightly, Emperor Zhu said.
"How could I not be worried? After all, this is putting the entire empire on the gambling table. However, in the process of a great power rising, it is not only necessary to be calm, but also to be decisive. The vast ocean is a casino, and it is necessary to be brave enough to go all in at the critical moment..."
After thinking for a while and looking at the chessboard that already showed an advantage, Emperor Zhu said in a slightly heavy tone.
"Since it is inevitable, let's go all out, and... believe in our army! Believe that they will definitely win the war!"
(End of this chapter)
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