Chapter 1623 The edge of crisis
Zhu Jianyan, Emperor Xingdao of the Ming Dynasty, was an emperor who reigned for a very long time, almost comparable to Zhu Cixiang! Because his father did not live long, and his eldest son also had a short life. Before Zhu Jianyan reached 65 years old, because
During a military exercise, he was accidentally shot on the sole of his foot by a new pistol (revolver) of his own, which caused septicemia and passed away. Therefore, he could only stay as emperor for a little longer until his grandson Zhudi Chuan fully grew up.
And this Ming emperor and world leader who later took the title of "Jisheng" did another stupid thing that made Zhu Zhongshu heartbroken during his expedition to Europe to attack Emperor Napoleon and Napoleon II!
He, Crown Prince Constantine of Russia (later Constantine II), King Charles III of Hungary, King Henry III of Austria, and King Ferdinand I of Wallachia, these four European kings were actually descendants of Zhu Ming.
A conspiracy of "Sleepwear World" was formulated!
That’s right, not conquering, but “sleeping clothes”!
That is to say, learn from the "Lower Body Castle" and seize the crown of Europe through exporting princes and bed politics. Strive to inject the paternal bloodline of the Zhu Ming royal family into all royal families around the world!
In this way, the Ming Empire, the world leader, will be at ease... By then, we will be "brothers across the sea, and we will be neighbors across the world"! The emperors, kings, grand dukes, sultans, and emirs of various countries all have the surname Zhu.
Isn’t the Emperor Ming the big brother of everyone? Isn’t Ming the big brother of all the countries in the world? Aren’t all the countries in the world one family?
We are all one family, so reunification is of course guaranteed!
To be honest, Zhu Di Chuan's idea cannot be said to be unreasonable...but it is definitely outdated. Because the feudal monarchy's tactics are no longer used in Europe after the Roman Revolution and the Napoleonic Empire.
It became popular. The basis of the European feudal monarchy was the feudal aristocracy that controlled the land and population. Only when the aristocrats were suppressed below could the monarch be stable. However, after the Napoleonic Wars, the aristocrats in most European countries lost their land and population, and they changed from feudal aristocrats to
Became a court noble.
Without these feudal nobles, the foundations of various feudal dynasties would be shaken and they would lose their ability to suppress the bottom class.
At the same time, because the laws and systems that were conducive to the development of capitalism promoted during Napoleon's reign had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the restored feudal dynasties did not dare to abolish them. Therefore, in the thirty or forty years after the collapse of the Napoleonic Empire, almost all European countries
On the fast track of capitalism. On the one hand, capitalist industry and commerce developed rapidly, factories were built, and cities continued to expand; on the other hand, farmers went bankrupt in large numbers (they would not go bankrupt when they were serfs) and moved into cities to make a living.
Most of the bankrupt farmers who gathered in large numbers in cities inevitably fell into abject poverty...
The proletariat has also begun to appear in large numbers on the land of Europa!
All European feudal dynasties are facing unprecedented challenges. Under this situation, Zhu Chuan's "sleep on the world" policy not only transferred the internal conflicts of European countries to the Ming Dynasty, but also artificially accelerated the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.
The pace of European exchanges also accelerated the spread of "revolutionary infectious diseases" to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty.
Playing politics in bed, and sleeping with the ghost of revolution... This is "it's risky to go to bed, and you need to be careful when marrying into a wife"!
So in the later period of Zhu Di Chuan's administration, that is, in the 1850s and 1860s, when the economic crisis and the revolutionary storm hit this great commander who once "defeated Napoleon", the already elderly Zhu Di Chuan suddenly
Got into a panic.
Because the Ming emperor who came up with the foolish idea of "sleeping with the world" was actually an outdated figure. His mind was full of dynastic wars and dynastic marriages.
When he saw the telegrams that the "brotherly dynasties" in Europe were in crisis one by one (the telegraph was invented in 1830), all he could think of was to ask Constantine II of Russia to send troops to help suppress them!
But Constantine II himself was also facing a revolutionary crisis. Just when he took the throne, a group of Russian Guards officers who had participated in the anti-Napoleonic war suddenly launched an uprising in Petersburg in an attempt to overthrow the Romanov dynasty.
Rule, establish a republic, and abolish serfdom...
Therefore, Constantine II did not send troops to extinguish the revolution at the first time. As a result, the flames of revolution burned more and more fiercely on the European continent. Except for the United Provincial Republic of the Netherlands, which was originally a republic, it had already begun to develop capitalism.
Except for the Kingdom of Austria and the Kingdom of Bohemia, as well as the Russian Empire in the east, all other countries are in crisis.
Constantine II's hesitation soon had very serious consequences. The fragile Bourbon dynasty of Western Rome was the first to be overwhelmed by the torrent of revolution. Napoleon Bonaparte's son Napoleon II made a comeback from Corsica.
, with the support of the revolutionary masses, he wore a purple robe in Rome and restored the Bonaparte dynasty!
Subsequently, the son of Napoleon quickly marched to Paris, returned to the Palace of Versailles amidst the cheers of the people and the army, and once again became the Emperor of Western Rome!
Seeing the restoration of Western Rome, King Henry III of Austria, King Charles III of Hungary, Louis III of Bohemia (Bourbon Dynasty), and Ferdinand II of Wallachia were frightened and simply kicked away the half-dead Eastern Rome.
, organized a Central European Federation on its own. It also announced the establishment of a unified market, a unified parliament and a unified federal government.
Later, Russia's Constantine II finally reacted to the revolution in Russian Poland and dispatched 300,000 Russian troops into Poland and started a killing spree! After suppressing the Polish revolution, he also signed an alliance with the Central European Federation
treaty.
At the same time, Prussia, which gradually became stronger after the Napoleonic Wars, was encouraged by the Russians to quell the civil strife on its own. It also launched a plan to revitalize Germany's North German Federation. It also gained support from the Central European Federation and Russia.
support - an alliance aimed at opposing the Western Roman Empire began to form.
As for Western Rome, it also received support from the Republic of England and the United Provinces of the Netherlands and began to actively prepare for war.
Almost at the same time, another situation occurred on the North American continent. This time, the province of New Spain, which belonged to the Western Roman Empire, did not continue to be loyal to the exiled Bourbon royal family, but launched an independent revolution and formed the Mexican Federation.
The Mexican Federation, the American Federation, the United Kingdom of New England, and the Great Soviet Khanate immediately formed the Great North American Alliance aimed at opposing the United States of New Zealand and the Qing Kingdom.
The American War is about to break out again!
The situation has developed to this point, it can be said that it is completely out of control, and a new world war is almost on the verge of breaking out.
However, the mainland of the Ming Dynasty was also troubled by the economic crisis and revolutionary trends at this time, and even the Guards of Yingtian Mansion began to have turmoil. With the popularization of compulsory education, these warriors who were trained by poor teenagers from remote border areas are now increasingly
It has become increasingly difficult to find a way out of military service - originally educated Guards soldiers could easily become officials after retiring. However, after the education level of civilians has greatly improved, it has become more and more difficult to become officials.
After the unification of Xingdao, the world situation was stable for many years, and there were no more military honors for the Guards officers and soldiers. Therefore, this group of Guards soldiers with no future could easily be infected by the revolutionary trend that originated in Europe or the mainland.
They used the excuse that Zhu Zhu Chuan "violated the ancestral system and refused to abdicate over his age (Zhu Zhu Chuan was over 65 years old at that time)" as an excuse to launch a military revolt, and killed the 20-year-old crown prince Zhu Jing Lei (Zhu Jing Lei and his first wife had no children, but Zhu Jing Lei had no children).
Chapter completed!