Chapter 271 Four Great Empires, Dominating the World

The alliance between the southern civil and military group of the new dynasty represented by the governors of Liangjiang and Lianghu and the civil and military group of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun headed by Liu Ziyu was established after many private contacts between the two sides.

Generally speaking, the two forces in the new dynasty have reached an agreement on two major issues involving the military power of military generals and the reform of the imperial examination system. The south provides money and the north sends troops, and they advance and retreat together.

Little did they know that their every move was mastered by the Red Guards hidden in Jinling City. All the information had been compiled into a book and sent to the desk of the new emperor Chen Huaian as soon as possible.

However, Chen Huaian did not get angry, but locked all the information mastered by the Red Guards in the cabinet of the imperial study.

He was still waiting for a suitable opportunity to deal with this group of arrogant soldiers and generals.

After Chen Huaian became emperor, he lived step by step, diligent in government affairs every day, but rarely had time to stroll around.

Even after settling in Jinling City for so long, he had not even visited the famous Qinhuai River.

In the blink of an eye, it was already the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, and it was less than a month away from the ceremony of the new emperor Chen Huaian's enthronement in the first month of the year.

On this day.

In the imperial study, after Chen Huaian retired from the court, he summoned Li Jingyu, the Minister of War, Hu Zhijun, the Minister of Works, and Qi Jiguang, the admiral of the navy, to the imperial study to discuss matters.

There were two topics for discussion.

The first was the report on the results of the Ministry of Works' order to vigorously develop firearms and promote the first "industrial revolution" of the new dynasty across the country;

The second was the plan for the new dynasty's navy fleet to cruise the West next.

During this period of time, Chen Huaian was not only busy promoting the reform of the imperial examination in the new dynasty, but also took time to personally meet with Li Zongmin, the pseudo-emperor of the Nanyue Kingdom, and Markel, the leader of the Yi people who assisted Nanyue in fighting against the Longcheng army.

In fact, the reason why Chen Huaian did not kill Li Zongmin, the king of Guangxin who proclaimed himself emperor, was, on the one hand, because of the old friendship between their fathers and the kings of different surnames in the previous dynasty;

On the other hand, he also hoped that at his coronation ceremony, the kings of different surnames who were highly respected in their respective fiefdoms in the previous dynasty would kneel down together to worship him, the emperor of the new dynasty.

In this way, the various governance concepts promoted by the new dynasty can be smoothly implemented in the fiefdoms of the kings of different surnames in the previous dynasty.

This imperial examination reform is a good example.

Several kings of different surnames, led by Liu Xinwu, the king of Wuning, are willing to use their influence to implement new policies in their respective fiefdoms, which can also reduce the resistance to Chen Huaian's governance to a large extent.

Similarly, Li Zongmin, the pseudo-emperor of Tiande in Nanyue, fully realized his mistake of proclaiming himself emperor and fighting against the army of Longcheng while being imprisoned in Jinling City.

He also said that if the emperor does not abandon him, he is willing to contribute to the construction of the new dynasty.

However, Chen Huaian did not immediately respond to Li Zongmin's request, but decided to continue to temper the old prince's heart.

Let's talk about Markel, the leader of the barbarians from the Atlantic Country.

The information he confessed aroused Chen Huaian's great interest.

Chen Huaian learned from Markel that the current European region is under the rule of two empires.

The famous Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) ruled Eastern Europe, and the Charlemagne Empire (Carolingian Dynasty) ruled Western Europe. The Atlantic Country to which Markel belonged was part of the Carolingian Dynasty.

The two empires on the other side of the ocean were not only at their peak in economic and military strength, but also spared no effort in promoting scientific development;

Even hot weapon copper cannons have been manufactured!

Chen Huaian had seen the copper cannons cast by the barbarians in the spoils captured by the Longcheng Southern Expedition Army. It was completely the basic version of the "Red Cannon"!

This discovery surprised Chen Huaian.

You know, at this time, the Eastern Han Dynasty, relying on the skills of local craftsmen, could not cast a cross-era hot weapon like the red cannon.

If it weren't for the new emperor Chen Huaian's [Born to be an Emperor] system, the time for the new dynasty to independently develop and cast the red cannon would have to be pushed back at least fifty years.

At the same time in Europe, the "expeditionary forces" of the Byzantine Empire and the Charlemagne Empire had already used advanced ocean-going ships and new weapons such as copper cannons to run around the world under the banner of trade.

For Chen Huaian, a time traveler, this is not a good sign.

In order to achieve the grand goal of "the whole world speaks Chinese", it is time to put the strategy of the new dynasty's navy fleet's expedition to the West on the agenda.

In addition, Chen Huaian also learned from Markel that in the vast territory from the Indus River in the east to the Atlantic coast in the west, the Caucasus Mountains in the north, and the Arabian Sea in the south, there is a super empire - the Arab Empire (Abbasid Dynasty)!

In other words, the current world situation is controlled by four superpowers, namely the Han Dynasty, the Byzantine Empire, the Charlemagne Empire and the Arab Empire, which were established by Chen Huaian.

Moreover, these empires in their heyday are no longer satisfied with their current territorial boundaries and population, and are constantly expanding outward to plunder more resources.

Chen Huaian is an emperor who is prepared for danger in times of peace. After finishing the interrogation of the Yi leader Markel, he immediately thought about countermeasures in his mind, how to maximize the interests of the Han nationality under the current world situation.

Therefore, after today's court meeting, he summoned Li Jingyu, the Minister of War, Hu Zhijun, the Minister of Works, and Qi Jiguang, the Admiral of the Navy, to the Imperial Study to discuss matters.

For Chen Huaian today, he must not only stabilize the situation within the dynasty, promote reforms, and implement new policies; he must also establish a foothold in the world and seek long-term development of the new dynasty.