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- In the Spanish Imperial Palace, the young Charles V was summoning several young nobles who had returned from studying in the Ming Empire, and Alfred was among them.
"Since I inherited the throne, I have been thinking about how to turn Spain into an empire as powerful as the Ming Empire, fulfill my grandfather's last wish, unify Europe, and establish a powerful empire."
King Charles V looked at the young nobles in front of him.
The nobles in front of them are different from the Spanish nobles. They lack some of the decadence of European nobles and have more capable, gentle and elegant nobles from the Eastern Ming Empire.
"Your Majesty, if our Spanish Empire wants to be as strong as the Ming Empire, it must imitate the Ming Empire, learn from the Ming Empire, adopt the Ming Empire's advanced systems, and abandon the old and outdated constraints of the past, only then can it become truly strong."
Pelos stood up and said, clearly expressing the suggestion that the Ming Empire must follow the example.
"Yes, Your Majesty, we must imitate the Ming Empire and establish a strong centralized system. Only under this premise can we concentrate Spain's national power to do something that is truly beneficial to the development and strength of the entire empire. matter."
Torres also followed suit and said.
Pelos and Torres both came back from studying in the Ming Empire. It can be said that they are familiar with the Ming Dynasty and know a lot about all aspects of the Ming Dynasty.
¡°When the Ming Empire was under Hongzhi more than ten years ago, it was actually large but not strong. Outside, there were prairie barbarians who were seizing control of the country every year. The people inside were poor, and the imperial treasury was empty.¡±
"Later, after a series of reforms, the centralization of power was continuously strengthened, the power and status of the Emperor of Heaven was consolidated, and many reforms were carried out with the Emperor of Heaven as the core, and then the powerful Ming Empire was gradually formed."
¡°Spain is much better than the Ming Empire before. We have huge colonies, good financial revenue, and relatively fewer internal problems.¡±
"As long as we can persist in reform, regardless of centralization, and carry out reforms from top to bottom, we have the hope of becoming the second Ming Empire, rising in Europe, unifying Europe, and establishing an unprecedentedly powerful Spanish Empire."
Alfred also nodded respectfully.
They have been to the Ming Empire and seen its prosperity and power. Compared with the Ming Empire, Europe is still dark.
Just like at night, the cities of the Ming Empire were brightly lit, while the cities in Europe were completely dark at night.
Europe and Ming Dynasty are two completely different worlds, and the gap between them is huge.
However, the European aristocrats are still immersed in pleasure. Their favorite things are to hold parties, hold drinking parties, and indulge in sensuality. They have not noticed that Europe has lagged behind the world and far behind the Ming Empire.
In the eyes of the people of the Ming Dynasty, Europeans were barbarians, dirty and uncivilized. When they first arrived in the Ming Dynasty, they felt aggrieved and argued vigorously.
However, after staying in the Ming Dynasty for a long time and experiencing the power and advancement of the Ming Dynasty in all aspects, he had to admit that Europe was indeed far behind the Ming Dynasty.
"But how to centralize power?"
When it comes to this issue, it is naturally in line with Charles V¡¯s thoughts.
Who doesn¡¯t want to have all the power when the emperor, and who doesn¡¯t want to keep his word?
But the situation in Spain is still very special. Similar to other countries in Europe, the power of the king is actually not very great. With its decentralized state structure, the princes and nobles of the states hold a lot of power. Many They are no different from princes.
If you want to secure your position, you need the support of these grand dukes and nobles.
As for the position of the Emperor of the Spanish Empire, it was actually the union of the King of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile at the beginning. The Kingdom of Spain was formed after the marriage of the two Spanish kings.
From here we can understand the European state system and aristocratic system, and we can also understand why many countries have two countries even though the monarch is the same person.
When Charles V first came to the throne, he encountered opposition from many people. He also relied on the troops he hired to suppress these opponents, and only then did he secure his position.
But the situation here in the Holy Roman Empire is different. Although he is the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, he does not have much real power in his hands. Most of the power of the Holy Roman Empire is in the hands of the princes and nobles of various places, and even They still elected Yudu?Unification, one of the important reasons why Europe is scattered and cannot be truly unified is that there is no unified language and writing. "
¡°Each place has its own language, writing, currency, etc. Even if it is unified for a while, it will eventually fall apart.¡±
"Yes, it's not just language and writing. In the future, we will also learn from the Ming Dynasty, implement unified currency, measurement units, etc., and unify many basic things."
"When the national power becomes strong, railways and roads will be built in various places to connect all parts of Europe, strengthen mutual connections, and make the entire Europe truly become a whole, just like the Ming Empire. Even though the territory is vast, with the help of railways If it exists, travel between various places will become extremely fast and convenient.¡±
"In the future, we will also learn from the Ming Empire to develop our own industry" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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