<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishAlipoanzisha biashara ya nje ya nchi na kuanzisha jeshi la wanamaji, Richelieu pia alianzisha Ufaransa kwenye njia ya kuwa milki kwa kukoloni Guadeloupe na Martinique katika Karibea.  <response>: Promoting overseas trade and the founding of a navy, Richelieu also launched France on the road to empire with the colonization of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Caribbean. 