Chapter 623 A Day That Decides Fate (Third Update, Please Subscribe)
This is a fateful day.
The fate of the Ming Dynasty was decided on this day. As the initiator of everything, even standing on the shoulders of history, Zhu Xianhai did not know whether his decision was right or wrong.
"Your Majesty, I have a question!"
As the prime minister, Zuo Zongtang was not just a mouthpiece, he also had his own judgment.
“What comes after Türkiye?”
Looking at His Majesty, Zuo Zongtang continued.
"According to the preliminary plan, although Bulgaria, Romania and other countries will become independent, Russia will undoubtedly be the biggest beneficiary. They will control the entire Bosphorus Strait and the entire Anatolian region. Will such a huge Russia become a threat to our next plan? After all, our ultimate goal is to establish a "new world order"!"
"New World Order" was a concept proposed by Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang to Zuo Zongtang and others before he went to France.
What is the New World Order?
In fact, it is very simple and the core can be summed up in one sentence - the world under the hegemony of the Ming Empire is the new world order of the Ming Dynasty!
In other words, the current world order is dominated by Britain, and the future world order will be dominated by Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, in a world dominated by the Ming Dynasty, there is of course a new world order.
"Yes, Your Majesty. Once Russia breaks out of the Bosphorus, who can stop their expansion?"
Looking at His Majesty, Sun Hu said with some worry.
"In 1856, just as Russia was about to extend its paw into the Mediterranean, Britain and France came all the way to its Crimean Peninsula, forcing Russia to sink its Black Sea Fleet and dismantle coastal fortresses including Sevastopol. Even their Tsar committed suicide."
"Of course, Britain and France participated in that war for various reasons, but in essence, they certainly could not watch Russia swallow up most of Turkey and become the unrivaled absolute hegemon of the European continent. Even if we can use Persia and India to lure Russia southward, how can European countries including France and Austria-Hungary watch Russia occupy India and become a behemoth that owns half of Asia, has no comparison in population, territory and resources, and has unlimited expansion ambitions?"
As a military man, Sun Hu might have only made a "short" six-month staff trip to European countries such as France, Prussia and Russia in a private capacity two years ago, but he also had some understanding of the situations in European countries.
This is also the biggest difference between the Ming Dynasty and other East Asian countries. All senior officials must go to Europe and the United States in an official or unofficial capacity to understand their opponents.
Rather than being immersed in a mood of arrogance.
"Faced with such a behemoth, will the new order of the empire evolve into creating a new problem in order to solve a problem? The reason why we are preparing for war against Britain is to occupy Brazil and to achieve expansion in the Americas. This is also inevitable for establishing a new world order."
The new world order requires a strong national strength as its foundation, and this strong national strength of course includes territory and resources.
"In order to defeat possible British interference, we need to establish a broad alliance and use the power of our allies to disintegrate the British Empire. However, in this process, Russia is rapidly expanding. Your Majesty, we may defeat Britain, but we will face a larger Russia. By then, do we need to defeat it again? Besides..."
Turning his gaze to His Majesty, Sun Hu hesitated.
"Under your suggestion, the marriage negotiations between the Russian princess and the French emperor are progressing very smoothly. In the future, will they become allies and threaten the new world order we have established?"
In response to Sun Hu's question, Zhu Xianhai nodded slightly and said.
"Indeed, what Sun Hu said will indeed happen, but..."
Zhu Xianhai sneered.
"Russia is just Russia. No matter how big it is, it is just a stupid polar bear. Even if it annexed Persia and India, so what? For Russia, India and Persia may be a piece of fat meat, but they are also puffer fish! Although delicious, they are deadly!"
Holding the faucet on the armrest of the seat, Emperor Zhu sneered complacently. To be honest, he really looked down on Russia.
"Russia is different from other countries. Their greed and desire for land is unimaginable to outsiders. After they occupied Persia and India, they would follow the convention to turn them into their homeland, the homeland of the empire... and there are more than 200 million pagans there! Russia has a population of only 90 million. India is more of a deadly puffer fish than fat meat. Hundreds of ethnic groups live together in this huge empire, which is a "prison of various ethnic groups". Internal problems will hinder its development. Once internal problems occur, this huge world empire will collapse. The strongest fortress collapses from the inside, and what we need in the future is to disintegrate it from the inside!"
How to disintegrate Russia?
This matter couldn't be simpler. In another time and space, Japan's Akashi Motojiro did it. He only spent 3 million yen and almost destroyed a major old power. Well, Germany later learned from him and directly destroyed an empire, and then was born...
Of course, the Ming Dynasty would definitely not be as short-sighted as the Japanese. What Akashi did with three million, Emperor Zhu planned to do at the last minute with 50 million!
Tens of millions of dollars in exchange for the complete collapse of the Russian Empire. This business must be very profitable.
"War may be one of the options, but Russia and Britain are completely different opponents. Britain is an industrial power that has completed the Industrial Revolution, but what is Russia? It is just a corrupt and backward empire. We can easily defeat them on the battlefield, and then use internal problems to completely disintegrate it, and finally eliminate their threat to us!"
Emperor Zhu was still full of confidence in defeating Russia. After all, in another world, the Russian Empire was beaten to a pulp by Japan thirty years later, and Japan would definitely be a loyal dog of the Ming Dynasty in the future!
In other words, the Ming Dynasty only needs to move one finger to defeat Russia. I still have this confidence.
"As for France, I believe that France will not betray the Ming Dynasty just because the queen is a Russian princess. After all, Princess Maria has long been in love with Prince Alfred of England. Eugene will not choose Russia for a woman who does not love him. Moreover, the huge Russia is bound to attract the attention and anxiety of European countries!"
Of course, there is another reason why he believes that France will not betray him - he has a backup plan!
Emperor Zhu...also has the surname Zhu!
Emperor Zhu picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. This year's new tea was very fragrant, but what was even more comfortable?
It was he who instigated the changes in the entire world situation!
Almost all countries are within his calculations, whether it is Russia, France, or even countries like Italy and Austria-Hungary that may join in. In fact, they are just participants in this game.
When necessary, just take the next step!
(End of this chapter)
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