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The Ottoman Empire, which was smoking everywhere and struggling, finally relented. Except for the war compensation, which was reduced to 6 million taels, there were no major changes in other terms.
With the Lesser Caucasus Mountains as the boundary, the Suez region was ceded, two princesses and two hundred beauties were selected to come to the Qin Dynasty for marriage, the two countries exempted each other from tariffs, opened treaty ports, allowed free circulation of goods, etc.
After the agreement was signed, the Qin army stopped bombing Istanbul on the grounds that they had run out of rockets.
The naval guns of European countries alone cannot pose a real threat to Istanbul. At this time, Ottoman firearms are not lagging behind those of the West. Without the main air attack of the Qin army, European countries have no hope of conquering Istanbul.
Therefore, warships from various countries chose some affordable ones, continuously attacked and robbed along the coast, and after grabbing a lot of money, they withdrew their troops.
In this way, the Ottomans could finally concentrate on dealing with Hungary's large-scale counterattack on the Vienna front, the Safavid army invading Baghdad, and the increasingly serious domestic rebellion.
At this time, the Safavids had captured many cities in the Mesopotamia. However, due to the Ottomans' continuous increase in troops in Baghdad, and the growing popularity of Kurdish armed forces and Uzbek cavalry in the Khorasan region, the Safavid Empire had to withdraw its troops. Save.
After destroying the Ottoman Navy, Spain was the first to withdraw its troops. The reason was very simple. Philip IV still wanted to attack France, and without the restraint of the Ottoman Navy, the Armada, which was not weaker than the British Navy, had great potential.
At the same time, a peace agreement was reached with Putao, and without any worries, Philip IV was ready to do something big in Europe.
Da Qin doesn't care what happens to Europe. It doesn't matter if you two become a pot of porridge, as long as it doesn't affect Da Qin's trade.
On the Indian side, after Aurangzeb was defeated in Delhi, he sent someone to assassinate his brother. Capture all the soldiers and horses in Bengal Province. Then he once again used coercion and inducement to turn his younger brother in Gujarat Province into an ally and sent troops to attack the retreat of the Sengge army.
Before the Sengge led his army into the Indus River Basin, the Mughal Dynasty was basically still in its heyday, and its strength should not be underestimated.
After Aurangzeb consolidated his internal strength, he sent people to the Qin Dynasty to proclaim himself a vassal and accept offerings. He presented a large amount of gold and silver treasures and demoted himself to a Tibetan vassal state.
Considering that allowing a unified and powerful regime to emerge on the Indian continent would not be conducive to the Qin Dynasty further controlling this region, even if this regime was established by the Junggar tribe currently supported by the Qin Dynasty.
At this moment. At that time, once Dzunga was allowed to unify India, he might not be so obedient.
Therefore, after discussing with the ministers, Qin Mu decided to accept Aurangzeb as his minister.
Without the threat from the Qin army from behind, and with the internal integration, Aurangzeb and the Sengha were evenly matched;
At this time, the Junggar tribe basically occupied the area of later Pakistan. In addition, it implemented a policy of treating all faiths equally, and was very supported by the local people. It gradually established a foothold in the Indian basin and formed a stalemate with the Mughal Dynasty.
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In Beijing, men, women, old and young flocked to the streets to watch, and the streets were empty. Crowded. With the arrival of the emperor's chariot, the people prostrated themselves on the ground and shouted long live, the sound rose and fell.
Although Beijing is only the accompanying capital. But with hundreds of years of capital heritage, it is still the most important military, political, cultural and economic center in the north.
Qin Mu sat on the imperial chariot and saw a thriving influence in the city. It feels very gratifying.
In autumn in Beijing, there is no pollution from later generations, and the sky is blue and high.
The imperial driver entered the Forbidden City, and the officials accompanying him also settled in the imperial city. This time, in addition to the two cabinet ministers, the seven ministers from the left and the commanders of the navy and army also accompanied him on the northern tour.
Qin Mu summoned Han Gang, the general of Beijing, and Tian Yimu, the governor of Northern Zhili, to the Zhongji Hall to inquire about the preparations for the autumn hunting.
When Han Gang and Tian Yimu saw Tianyan, they fell to the ground with excitement and shouted long live.
Qin Mu didn't look tired from the journey and was full of energy. He was very happy to see these two close friends and said with a smile: "Yimu is the first master I invited, and Han Gang is also an old man who follows me. I believe in you, so I let you guard Beijing. Nanjing, Beijing, and Xijing are all stationed with heavy troops, just like an iron triangle. Only when these three capitals are stabilized can the country of Daqin be stable. Don't act like a nouveau riche. Be calm and let me take care of Beijing."
"I will carefully follow His Majesty's teachings and dare not slack off in the slightest."
"Well, are you ready for Qiu Lie?"
"Your Majesty, everything is ready. The commanders of the Mongolian ministries and the North Korean prince Li Jun are all rushing to Rehe."
"Okay, I and the ministers will rest for three days and then leave the customs."
After asking these questions, Qin Mu returned to the Qianqing Palace in the back court to change clothes and take a bath.
There were many concubines accompanying this time, nearly twenty of them, including Yun Qiaoer, Hong Niangzi, Li Xiangjun, Gu Hanyan, Li Zhiyin, Aguli, Bian Yujing, Katerina, Hina, Meng Guqing, Sa Princess Isman of Fawe, Princess Caterina of Portugal, and a French princess Karen, as well as two beauties from noble ladies named Sophie and Alice, and even the Japanese Empress Koiko was brought .
Qin Mu lay in the hot bath, and let the Persian Princess Isman, the Portuguese Princess Caterina, the French Princess Karen, and the Queen Xingzi come to bathe with her.
Looking at these exotic beauties of various shapes, Qin Mu was secretly amused. He remembered that when he was in Ningbo City, he saw a foreign girl, and the guards around him wanted to get her to please her.
At that time, Qin Mu said very proudly, "This is nothing. From now on, I will collect all the princesses from all over the world into my harem."
Unexpectedly, after the joke spread, Da Qin's generals would always keep their princess in mind wherever they fought.
Now that I have calculated it carefully, there are two Ottoman princesses, a Polish princess, a Tsarist Russian princess and the queen. It is really unique to have them all together.
Halfway through the bath, female officer Liu Rushi came in and reported: "Your Majesty, I just received a telegram from Wang Bincheng. The prospectors have discovered a large gold mine in South Africa."
"Okay! Great!"
This is a great thing. The Rand Gold Mine in South Africa is the largest gold mine in the world. If Daqin wants to transition to the gold standard, it will need a large amount of gold reserves. The discovery of this gold mine will have an extraordinary impact on Daqin’s financial hegemony. significance.
Qin Mu was so excited that he pushed down the princesses who were bathing in the bath, and went on a unique "around the world" journey. The taste of it was beyond words for outsiders!
Afterwards, Qin Mu invited two top French beauties, Sophie and Alice, to help with the massage.
Qin Mu was lying on the soft couch, and the massage from the two beauties made him hum softly in comfort.
The autumn breeze outside the window is cool and the white clouds are high in the distance. Looking back, eight years have passed since he started the army in southern Jiangxi. He has also changed from a seventeen-year-old boy to a twenty-five-year-old man. He has gained the composure of being in a high position for a long time. Even a little scary.
In eight years, the Great Qin Empire has undergone earth-shaking changes. With his strong support, industry and commerce have shown a spurt of development. Taxes from industry and commerce have exceeded agricultural taxes, accounting for 75% of the annual income.
In terms of education, mathematics, physics and chemistry education are advancing steadily;
The rapid development of science and technology is also very amazing. Under the encouragement of policy tilt and the Royal Science Award, a large number of scientific research results continue to emerge, and the status of scientific researchers continues to improve, and they are no longer humble craftsmen. There are more than 200 academicians of the Royal Academy of Sciences, and their status is no lower than that of ordinary officials.
The prosperous maritime trade not only promoted the development of industry and allowed the court and the people to accumulate a lot of wealth, but also broadened people's horizons, changed their ideological forms, and made them understand the importance of sea power.
It can be said that without the continuous blood transfusion of the navy and prosperous maritime trade, it would have been impossible for Da Qin to recover from the ruins of war and enter an unprecedented prosperous age in such a short period of time.
Now that Great Qin's expansion has come to an end, the next step is how to consolidate its huge territory.
Daqin has signed border agreements with the Safavids, Ottomans, Poland and other countries on its border. There is no need to worry about threats from the outside for the time being. As for the future, it must still be prepared for war. Live in sorrow and die in peace. Some enemies are not necessarily bad things.
What we need to pay attention to now is the internal governance of the newly conquered territories. These matters have just begun, especially in the Caucasus and Central Asia, where people's sentiments are relatively complex, and it is impossible to completely solve the problem by blind killing. Some means of assimilation are still needed.
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