The Eagle of Eastern Europe

After the Imperial Council narrowly passed, Vlad began to transform Brandenburg. They used tax incentives as bait to attract people to come to cultivate land, and also encouraged the religious reform in Bohemia, allowing them to attack the Catholic Church.

Relying on this parliament, Vlad also made a name for himself in HRE. The northern princes also paid attention to this elector who was born in the east, and a new change was taking place in the Shinra.

The younger brothers each had their own achievements, while Peter continued to worry about the interests of the empire. The news coming from the east was as he expected, with some difficulties.

The mission sent by Rome followed Zheng He back to the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Di happily received them. Roman envoys also presented imperial treasures to the emperor, and the emperor loved the exquisite glassware and gemstones.

However, the request submitted by the special envoy to the emperor was shelved, because dozens of civil servants knelt down at the gate of the palace, begging the emperor to abide by the ancestral precepts and not open the port for trade.

He is not afraid of one or two civilian emperors, but he is afraid that hundreds of them will come together to exert pressure. This is why Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing. Beijing is his base camp, and there will be less resistance to the implementation of the New Deal, and it can also deter the nomads outside the Great Wall. But the expenses incurred caused a headache for Xia Yuanji and other ministers, not to mention the expenses of going to Annan and running Nuergandusi.

At this time, Zheng He returned from his voyages to the West and brought a large amount of treasures and luxury goods to the emperor. Zheng He proposed to sell these goods in exchange for silver. At first, he planned to let the officials of the Ministry of Revenue implement it, but they were unwilling to do business as a merchant. It's the lowly people who do it.

The trading agency set up by Rome in Nanjing volunteered to take over this important task. Zhu Di was happy and planned to establish the trading agency at the same level as the Shipping Department, so that leaders could also enjoy the official uniforms and salaries of the Ming Dynasty.

There is no doubt that he encountered opposition from hundreds of officials, because this Fu Fu man really sold out all these goods. Except for the goods that entered the emperor's inner treasury, more than 700 ships' goods were sold. The total income exceeded 4 million taels of silver, and now the money spent on building Beijing City was earned back.

The Roman mission was not idle either. Since trade was temporarily unavailable, they tried to preach. The missionaries visited 39 villages in depth, but gained little. It's very simple. Why should you believe in your religion? The Buddha or the saints can't be saved. Moreover, some of them are contrary to their living habits. Don't believe in this.

But how could Andre stop here? They came to spread the gospel to the East. If they could capture this place, their names would be remembered by the believers.

If it doesn’t work for the lower classes, then start from the middle and upper classes. Of course, the Orthodox Church still had to carry out localization transformation, so as not to make the emperor angry, or else they would all be kicked out when he got angry.

Of course, the Fu Fu people solved the financial crisis for the empire this time, and Zhu Di had to thank them. At the same time, he also saw the huge benefits from maritime trade, which was also an effective way to make up for the expenditure, so he used the old port to comfort Shi Jinqing and The chief envoy of Fujian borrowed Po Xia's donkey to formally promulgate the edict.

From now on, municipal shipping departments were set up in Ningbo and Guangzhou, but all imports and exports were handled by Fu Fu people's merchant houses, and a portion of the profits had to be paid to the court every year.

This can be regarded as partially satisfying Rome's requirements. After all, they are responsible for the two ports, and the monopoly trade with Japan makes more money. The envoy quickly wrote a letter to tell the emperor the news, but it still took several months to arrive.

"Your Highness, our request has encountered great resistance in the east. The emperor did not dare to open the port under the pressure of their officials, and our country's normal trade cannot operate normally."

Peter had already anticipated this situation. If the central government wanted to open the sea ban, it would have to risk the world's disapproval, and it was not an ordinary difficulty at this time.

"Don't complain at this time, maybe good news is already on the way."

Peter can only encourage them in this way, and the specific results will depend on how well they talk.

Of course, you have to be polite to Ming Dynasty, but not so easy to talk to Japan. Most of the local samurai and government officials were very unfriendly to them. The merchants' attempts to see the emperor and generals were rejected many times, saying that they were businessmen and unworthy of meeting the emperor.

This is a great shame and humiliation. They didn't do this even in the Ming Dynasty. How dare you, a small Japanese, be so disrespectful. See if I can't destroy you.

This request was sent to Constantinople. Peter felt incredible when he saw the news, but his men were very enthusiastic about making plans. However, they missed a very important issue: they knew too little about Japan. .

They are just setting up a business office in Osaka, and they know nothing about the local geography and culture. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. How can you think of attacking Japan if you don't even know much about it?

Therefore, they issued instructions: The Military Department should take the lead, thoroughly understand the human geography of East Asia, and proceed steadily to squeeze and penetrate Japan militarily and politically.

Business houses in Japan began to look for some local forces to supplement him. Even if the superiors opposed him, they could always find people who supported him. The Shimazu clan in Kyushu has always wanted to suppress the Shiba clan, and the Roman merchant house became an important source of funds for him.

In Kagoshima, Roman merchants opened a second business house and provided funds to the lords every year. Spies who also served as merchants also went to various places to make maps to prepare for the imperial expedition to Japan.

Since Japan is to besieged, the Ryukyu Kingdom in the south is naturally the target. There were other political powers on the islands at this time, and King Shang Sishao continued his expedition to the south and north in an effort to unify the Ryukyu Islands. The Ming Dynasty also officially enthroned Shang Sishao as the King of Ryukyu. The East India Company also took a fancy to the geographical location here and set up trading stations, sent people to contact, and engaged in trade, all in order to attack Japan.

This made Peter speechless. He had never been so enthusiastic about fighting the Ottomans before, so why was he so active in fighting Japan?

"Your Highness, the people here are stupid, selfish, cruel and cruel people. The empire cannot just watch important trading countries fall under his threat. Such people will not even be welcomed in hell. For the long-term interests of the empire, we This uncertainty needs to go away.”

You have quite an internationalist spirit, and you have seen things through. You damn Anglos, I don’t believe you can still dominate this time with the Romans here. Although I know that the Eastern Conquest of Japan will not be successful, I might as well continue to be the best ally of Ming Dynasty. Where can I find such a good country?

Now we still need to accumulate strength. The empire needs more colonies and manpower in the east to continue, otherwise it will just be a mirror image.