"Father, Father, let the float enter the palace to perform!" Zhu Huiyin shook the emperor's hand and begged with his little face.

Zhu Huiying grinned in her mother's arms, smiled and lit her little head repeatedly, and echoed in a childish voice: "Okay, okay."

The emperor laughed, touched his daughter's head, and said, "The float parade will be performed in front of the Meridian Gate tomorrow, so I will show you."

Performing in Meridian Gate Square is different from entering the palace, but the two little girls are not too much. When I heard that they performed alone, I was immediately so happy that I couldn't stop myself.

There is still a difference between watching from the palace and performing special performances. Anyway, the emperor prefers this kind of activity that is in a happy atmosphere rather than watching the show without the audience.

But the royal rules and majesty are still necessary. If you have a float parade in the palace, there are many people and you have to consider safety issues, which is very troublesome.

The two little princesses are still sensible and don’t want to go out for a walk. They get along with the masses.

In the future, the emperor will take them out of the palace for a trip, which is called a private visit. But today, this scene with a tide of viewers is still not daring to be casual.

Seeing that the floats had passed, the emperor drove back to the palace, and was protected by the Jinyiwei. Although he was sitting in an inconspicuous carriage, it was a steel-plated carriage, which was very safe.

The naughty little princess lifted the curtains of the car a little, looked at the passing shops, her face full of fresh and curiosity.

Living in the palace made many people envious and want to ask for it but couldn't get it. But after staying inside for a long time, I found it fun and interesting outside.

The emperor smiled and straightened his daughter on his legs. He listened to the noisy sound gradually fading away, and felt very moved.

But no matter what, under his wise leadership, he defeated the most vicious enemy of the Ming Dynasty and eliminated the accumulated problems of the Ming Empire.

Although not all, the road to reform is long, decades of peace and happiness should be guaranteed.

As for major disasters, there are many solutions to deal with them, and the emperor was confident that he would continue to lead the Ming Dynasty to sweep across the world and become the well-deserved empire that never sets.

The most intuitive manifestation of the empire's constant decline is the reaction of the people. The people are not well fed and don't wear warm, don't use foreign enemies, and use hoes and wooden sticks to overthrow the empire.

Therefore, whether it is expansion, invasion, or plunder, it is just means, not an end. Using these means to make the country strong and the people rich is the goal that the emperor wants to achieve.

As for the wise and powerful wise rulers and the great emperors who have expanded their territory, the emperor doesn't care. When it's a hundred years later, whether it's good or bad, he can control it, what does it have to do with him?

The little princess leaned in the emperor's arms, looked at the scene outside, grinned with her little mouth, and smiled happily.

The emperor was relieved. He knew that not only his children, but also thousands of children of the Ming Dynasty of the same age had basically no worries about war.

The disasters and turmoil in the late Ming Dynasty were a catastrophe. And he had already helped the people of the Ming Dynasty avoid this disaster.

But no one except himself knew his contribution, just like no one believed that Jiannu would sweep the world and replace it with the Ming Dynasty.

But what does the emperor care? Holding her daughter in her arms and looking at her heart-wrenching smile, it was worth it.

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History is changing, but not everything. Some things are still similar to those in history, but they are different from those in objects.

In the Battle of the South China Sea, all the Dutch ships were wiped out, forcing the Dutch to face up to the changes in the foreign policy of the Ming Empire.

Revenge is an option, but after measuring the strength of both sides, the Dutch had no choice but to find that the power of the East India Company alone could not achieve this goal.

Moreover, the Ming Navy was only in terms of ship size, and there was still some difference between it and the Western Barbarians. However, in terms of quantity and even the total number of artillery, it had already gained an advantage.

Another unchangeable advantage is that the Ming Navy can fight near the coast of its own country. That is to say, even if it cannot be defeated head-on, it can pose a great threat to the Dutch's maritime business route in East Asia.

Calculate the number of warships of the East India Company, if every merchant ship that goes to Japan for trade requires escort, it is definitely impossible to complete the task.

If you fight, you are not sure. Even if you can win a few games, you will not be able to surrender to the Ming Navy, which will put the trade route at risk of being cut off.

Japan's commerce is one of the main sources of wealth for the Dutch in Asia. The silk, porcelain, cotton, sugar and other commercial products of the Ming Empire were sold well in Europe and had huge profits.

The Dutch attacked the Portuguese in Haojing several times, hoping to monopolize the merchants of the Ming Empire and monopolize sales in Europe.

Especially the glass mirrors made by the Ming Dynasty, which are of far quality than Venice, have now become the target of European royal nobles and even wealthy people who are sought after.

In view of the help of the Portuguese to the Ming Empire to destroy Jiannu and form a navy, the Ming Empire gave a large share of the glass mirror to the Portuguese, which was also the reason why the Dutch were jealous.

But now don’t have the idea of ​​attacking the Portuguese anymore. The Ming Empire has taken back the rule of Hao Jing and stationed troops to protect it.

Some Portuguese chose to continue living in Haojing, some Portuguese went to the newly established shopping mall area in Guangzhou, and some Portuguese went to the Saigon shopping mall.

In other words, when the Dutch attacked Haojing again, they would have to fight with the Ming army. This was an act of war and could not be said to replace the Portuguese and continue to maintain trade with the Ming Empire.

After all, the decisive factor is strength.

The Ming Navy was established on the basis of naval forces, but the ideas of ships, artillery, and naval battles were advanced.

In terms of quantity, the number of ships is not more than Zheng Zhilong in history. However, in terms of quality, it is far more than that of Zheng's fleet.

Cannons, Garang cannons, rockets, and the Ming Navy have surpassed the Dutch in terms of weapons and equipment, and even all Western barbarians.

Of course, the number of ships and artillery far exceeds that of the Dutch East India Company, but it is not the Netherlands, but the Netherlands cannot send too many ships to Asia.

But the Ming Empire had reversed the decline. After solving domestic problems, it invested more and developed faster in the navy.

After comprehensive consideration and repeated discussions, the Dutch East India Company had no choice but to accept the failure. Regarding the conditions of the Ming Dynasty, they sent people to negotiate and paid the ransom for the prisoners of war.

It is worthy of the relief of the Dutch that the Ming Dynasty relaxed free trade, and Shanghai, Guangzhou and Saigon became the first batch of open ports and open shopping malls.

In other words, the Dutch could achieve some of the goals without war. However, it was impossible to monopolize the foreign trade of the Ming Empire.

As for the taxes passing through the Taiwan Strait, they can also be called protection fees or tolls, which was also normal internationally at that time.

For example, the Dutch signed a treaty with Denmark and obtained the right to pass the Sond Strait without duty.

In other words, tax collection or exemption depends on negotiation and agreement. The amount of collection must be determined after negotiation between the two parties.

Therefore, the bottom line of the Dutch was to accept all the conditions of the Ming Dynasty and participate in the foreign trade of the Ming Empire as a competitor.
Chapter completed!