Chapter 674: Firmly in Control

The journey continues.

Liu Zheng is also still planning everything.

Carrier pigeons arrive every day, one after another.

Tired.

Truly a bit tired.

But he seems to have already gotten used to it.

The Liaodong Economic Special Zone points directly toward Southeast Asia.

Which is what people call Nanyang.

Including Korea, Wa, and the Great Tang, the remnants of the prosperous Tang who have been developing in Nanyang and have already reached a considerable scale.

A single Liaodong Port can radiate to everything.

And looking toward West Asia.

Although the Ottoman Empire is ambitious, the several empires already existing in Central Asia will not yield the path to it. For example, the Putu Kingdom, the Mughal Empire, and the Safavid Dynasty. Among them, the Putu Dynasty and the Mughal Empire are sworn enemies. In the process of the Mughal rise, they once completely annexed the Putu Dynasty, and a Battle of Bihar took place. In that battle, the once-powerful Putu Sultan Mahmud was beaten into a total collapse by Babur of the Mughal Empire. Since then, the Putu Kingdom and the Mughal Empire have become enemies who see red the moment they meet.

Looking at the Safavid Dynasty again.

This needs no further explanation.

It is the dynasty established by the Persians of the previous life to rule Iran.

It is also known as the Third Persian Empire.

These three countries can all become buffer zones to block the eastward advance of the Ottoman Empire.

Yet Liu Zheng, who is very familiar with the history here, knows.

Regardless of the currently powerful Mughal or this ambitious Safavid Dynasty.

In history, they were all collapsed by the Putu Kingdom.

Interesting, right?

But that is the fact.

The Putu Kingdom used the Maratha to collapse the Mughal Empire, and then they defeated the Maratha themselves. Of course, if the British colonists hadn't come later, who knows, this entire Central and West Asia might have been the territory of the Afghan Army.

And the Safavid Dynasty is the same.

The war with the Ottoman Empire over the fertile plains of Iraq lasted for one hundred and fifty years. Both sides engaged in all sorts of tug-of-war, greatly exhausting the national strength of the Safavid Dynasty.

Recently, these two countries just experienced a major battle.

Baghdad was once again seized back by the Ottoman Empire.

The Safavid Dynasty has conceded defeat this time.

At its peak, the Safavid Dynasty's territory extended east to Khorasan, west to the Euphrates River, north to the Karakum Desert and the Aral Sea, and south to the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea, encompassing the entirety of Iran, most of Iraq, parts of the Caucasus, Turkmen, western Afghanistan, and southern Uzbekistan. During the reign of Abbas I, the map even reached as far as Kurdistan and Diyarbakir in eastern Turkey.

But due to its geographical location, it had the Ottoman Empire to the west and the Mughal Empire to the east. The pincer attack of the two empires left him exhausted, and in the end, it was bound to head toward destruction.

This is also the reason why Liu Zheng must hold the Putu Dynasty in his hands.

This is truly an unyielding nation...

The Graveyard of Empires is not just a saying.

Whether in the history of the Safavid Dynasty or the Mughal Empire, there are profound traces of Western colonists and the armies of the Putu Dynasty.

In the history of the previous life.

Many people said that the seventeenth century was Europe's seventeenth century.

Since Liu Zheng has transmigrated here, how could he not stir up some trouble at this time?

This region of Central Asia.

Must have a sense of participation.

So Liu Zheng plans to start with Putu.

And then secretly support a few "Guerrilla Forces" to make the situation in Central Asia even more complex.

"So tired..."

By the time Liu Zheng finished his work, it was basically night.

He stretched.

The main force had already set up camp to rest.

After loosening his muscles and bones, he planned to go out for a walk.

"Ah!"

Who would have thought that before he even stepped out the door, he would be startled by a person appearing before his eyes.

What the?

Liu Zheng blinks his eyes.

At the door, Li Xuanya, having changed out of her usual Princess attire and wearing a maid's outfit, walks in with her head lowered.

Liu Zheng blinks his eyes again.

What is this situation?

Not to mention, the noble and imposing Grand Princess, suddenly changed into plain clothes, actually looks quite good...

"Master, let this servant massage your legs..."

Li Xuanya, face blushing, her voice like a mosquito's hum.

"Ahhhhh, get out, get out quickly!"

What the hell...

Who taught her this!

How did an ancient person learn about uniform seduction!

……

"Your Highness, Your Highness, how are these Beauties?"

While Liu Zheng was still on his way to Jinyang.

At the same time, there was another procession, grand in scale with a highly extravagant honor guard. Along the way, the music never ceased, and it was extremely luxurious.

It goes without saying.

The one inside this large Horse Carriage at this moment was our Crown Prince, Xie Fang.

Inside the massive Horse Carriage, a group of scantily clad Beauties were sitting or lying down, teasing Xie Fang and constantly acting coy. A sense of debauchery rushed toward one's face.

"Hahahaha, good, good, all are good goods, all are good goods!"

Xie Fang was so happy he forgot about home.

This really could not be blamed on him; as the Crown Prince, he could only stay in the Capital all the time, with rare opportunities to come out and "inspect" the length and breadth of Longyan. Once he left the Capital, he began to let himself go. Among the officials along the way, upon hearing that the Crown Prince had arrived, who wouldn't flatter and fawn, trying their best to curry favor? All kinds of gold, silver, and treasures, and all kinds of Beauties were sent over.

"Good, good, good, remember, keep all that gold and silver safe for this Prince! Not a single piece can be lost, do you hear me?"

While Xie Fang was enjoying himself, he did not forget about this matter.

Just kidding.

That was the land of Liaodong!

The most barren and bitter, cold place under heaven!

Therefore, before leaving this time, he had already extorted a huge pile of gold and silver, plus the gold and silver from along the way. No matter where he went, he was afraid he could eat well and drink well!

He was the Crown Prince, after all!

He could not stand that kind of cold!

A group of lackeys hurriedly made solemn promises.

"That's more like it..."

Xie Fang chuckled, then added viciously: "Is everything ready over there?"

The lackey said excitedly: "Your Highness, rest assured, this time, that Vice Minister Liu will absolutely not be able to gather the gold and silver for developing Liaodong!"

"Good, good, good, once this matter is settled, there will be heavy rewards!"

Developing Liaodong?

Too much money to burn?

Nothing better to do, right!

Then this Prince will give you a ruthless one this time!

I will find a way to get all that money you are transporting to Liaodong!

Liu Zheng, oh Liu Zheng...

Longyan belongs to my Xie Family, not your Liu Family!

……

Liu Zheng also knew.

A place like Liaodong would make many people unable to sit still.

It was just that he hadn't expected.

There were still too many people who couldn't sit still.

For several days in a row, the transport caravans of the Liangzhou Chamber of Commerce were attacked and looted in different places.

These people were all aiming for that gold and silver.

They didn't kill, they only robbed the goods.

It was as if all the bandits in Longyan had popped up at the same time.

Driven mad by poverty.

And what left people speechless was that no matter how many people your Liangzhou Chamber of Commerce sent to escort this batch of gold, silver, or goods, these "bandits" would appear with at least twice the number of people; they had the measure of it just right.

After Xie Tianyao received this news, he was furious and issued an imperial decree for the various provinces to investigate the matter and capture the bandits.

Those Feudatory Kings naturally paid lip service while acting in opposition; what capture? Once this gold and silver reached my province, even if captured, could it still be sent to you in Liaodong?

The people were captured.

The gold and silver were gone.

This made Xie Tianyao so angry he could barely breathe.

Regarding this.

The Prince of Yong and the Prince of Wei were also anxious and jumping around.

Without money, how could Liaodong be developed?

Liu Zheng, however, had an indifferent expression.

Because Jinyang had arrived.