Chapter 61 of Part II

  The takeover work in Annan did not go very smoothly. On the one hand, the abominable French destroyed some of Annan's resources, such as ports and facilities, before they left. When our troops entered Annan, the people of Annan spontaneously welcomed our troops from the bottom of their hearts. The admiration for the Celestial Empire has led these people to extend a warm invitation to our country. Although the king of Annan was still unwilling, under Zhu's "enthusiastic" invitation, the king of Annan went to Beijing to recuperate.

  Under the negotiation of Xu Jin and France, France was forced to compensate China with a cost of more than 10 million taels of silver under the double pressure from the Roman Curia and Britain, etc. to repair these damaged facilities. Louis XIV was extremely angry and had vowed to expel the Pope's system.

  The Golden Triangle, watching the busy people coming and going. The supervisors are carefully staring at each worker to prevent them from taking out drugs. The factory buildings are neatly arranged in the mountainous area of Jinshan Corner. Red flowers, all over the mountains, it's hard to imagine that this is a terrible thing, opium, originally called "Fushou Gao", was used to treat pain and has a strong addictive nature. The snow-white factory building shows our current domestic construction level. Now domestically, it's no longer the era of wooden houses. And there are no imperial regulations requiring other houses to be shorter than the emperor's residence. As long as you have financial resources, as long as you have technology, you can build whatever style and height of house you like.

  "On the outside of the factory, in red paint, are written these words: 'In order for all Japanese people to eat Fukusuke, we must work hard. In order for Fukusuke to go out into the world, we must hurry up and update our equipment. Our goal is to have the smell of Fukusuke waft over lands other than our own.'"

  The entire Japan has been battered beyond recognition. Families with even a bit of influence across the country have received our nation's greatest support. Even the Tokugawa shogunate has obtained many of our country's discarded firearms, except for warships which were not sold to these Japanese people. Other products, of course, are also discarded, and we sell them to the Japanese in the form of merchants as long as they need them. The entire Japanese nation, from the start of the war until now, has shrunk from over 10 million people to just over 6 million people. Moreover, the war is still escalating. The old family feuds and new grudges have all been thoroughly exposed.

  The whole country has begun to mobilize the masses to start migrating. From the beginning of the suspension of family planning, our country increased by more than 10 million babies in just one year. And this number is still rising. The number of people eating at home is increasing. The limited land makes some young couples with entrepreneurial spirit willing to take their families to migrate as a whole. Some are migrating villages. Although the weather has many discomforts, under the temptation of land and policy support, there are still people trying to migrate to other places. Now the entire Mongolia, Xinjiang, and the three northeastern provinces are no longer single ethnic minorities. A large number of Han Chinese live together with these ethnic minorities. The influence of each culture is also beginning to appear.

  By the end of 1662, the entire Chinese Empire had a population of more than 90 million. Among them, there were more than 10 million foreign immigrants.

  The full name of the Olympic Games is "Olympic Games", and the word "Olympic" comes from the Greek place name "Olympia". Olympia is located in the valley of the Alfei River, 360 kilometers southwest of Athens, with beautiful scenery and a pleasant climate. The ancient Greeks built many temples here, so the ancients called this land the City of God Alfis, also known as the "Sacred Land" of Olympia, which symbolized peace and friendship according to their beliefs at that time.

  In ancient Greece and other Mediterranean countries, people often held grand gatherings during festivals and harvest seasons, engaging in various entertainment and competitive activities, lively and extraordinary. Initially, this activity was scattered throughout the region and was not regular, but the gathering in Olympia was the most grandiose.

  In 884 BC, ancient Greece erupted in war, with fires burning everywhere, plagues raging, and agriculture failing. The Greek civilians yearned for peace and longed for the festive activities of yesteryear. Therefore, the king of Elis, where Olympia was located, contacted the kings of several other city-states and reached an agreement to hold a regular Olympic Games, stipulating that during the Olympic year, a "Sacred Truce" would be observed. The term of the "Sacred Truce" was three months. During this period, no one was allowed to take up arms. Even warring parties had to lay down their weapons and prepare to participate in the Olympics. From then on, an all-Greek competition emerged. By 776 BC, the first written records of winners' names were made. This is what later generations called the First Ancient Olympic Games. Subsequently, this competition was held every four years. Therefore, the venue for the games was Olympia, also known as the Ancient Olympic Games, abbreviated as the Ancient Olympics. From 776 BC to 349 AD, when the ancient Olympics were abolished by the Roman Emperor, a total of 293 sessions of the ancient Olympics were held.

  Zhu Xiao contacted the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Charles II of England, and the kings of Portugal and Spain. In the summer of 1661, he formally proposed to hold a sports event similar to the ancient Olympic Games in order to achieve world peace, which received enthusiastic support. After the meeting in Beijing, it was concluded that the first modern Olympic Games would be held starting from 1662. However, in order to distinguish it from the ancient Olympic Games, it became known as the World Sports Meet. At the same time, the World Sports Committee was established with its headquarters set up in Beijing. The first World Sports Meet included events such as basketball, football, short-distance running, middle-distance running, long-distance running, shooting, martial arts, and more. In the summer of 1662, Zhu Xiao ordered troops from all regions to cease fighting and maintain regional stability. He also commanded the Japanese shogunate to stop fighting and participate in the World Sports Meet to demonstrate world peace.

  Hello everyone, it's been a long time since I last came here. I'm sorry for the delay. Now I'm working in Changsha with a salary of only a few hundred yuan per month, which is barely enough to support myself. In order to have a better life, I must work hard now. So updates will be very slow from now on. Sorry about that. But as long as I have time, I'll still come back and update, please don't rush me. Thank you!