Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 2109, You have to raise more sheep to have money
In the royal palace of the Spanish Empire, Charles V was constantly asking Alfred, Torres, and Pelos about all aspects of the East.

If the ambitious Charles V wants to build a powerful and unified empire, there are too many things to learn.

"Your Majesty, another very important reason why the Ming Empire is strong is that the Ming Empire has an extremely large population!"

"According to the latest census data of the Ming Empire, the current population of the Ming Empire has exceeded 4 million, which is double that of 20 years ago. With such a huge population, most of them are Han Chinese , This is the basis for the strength and stability of the Ming Empire."

"Our European countries are not only scattered, but the most important thing is that the population is far less than that of the Ming Empire. Our current total population in Spain is only over 1000 million, not even a fraction of that of the Ming Empire."

Torres mentioned the population of Ming Dynasty to Charles V.

"Your Majesty, what Torres said is correct. The population of the Ming Empire is indeed very large. Not only the Ming Empire, but also the populations of the vassal states such as Korea and Japan."

Pelos also nodded.

"The population in the east is huge. This has a lot to do with the emphasis on inheritance. They attach great importance to this. Therefore, in the east, as long as there are conditions, they will take as many concubines as possible. Increase the number of people in your family."

"Most of our female slaves in Europe eventually became the concubines of the Ming people. Among the newborns of the Ming Dynasty, most of them are descendants of mixed blood."

"On the other hand, our European side has always had a low population. This is largely because our European side attaches great importance to the so-called blood. Therefore, from the king to the common people, they often only marry one wife. , the result is that our population growth is much lower than that of Daming people.”

"This is why I persuaded His Majesty to expand the harem and have more children. Your Majesty should learn from the emperor of the Ming Empire and set an example for us Spaniards. In this way, the population of our Spain will continue to increase, and we will have enough population, we can also conquer more lands like the Ming Empire, and become stronger and stronger."

Torres explained some of the stakes to Charles V.

In fact, although in Europe it is said that monogamy is often the case, the chaos in the European upper class is notorious, and messing around is commonplace.

This kind of thing is called romanticism by them. It has always been very popular in later generations, and it spreads. Naturally, it cannot grow.

On the other hand, on Daming's side, messing around is impossible and can only be done at home, so having more concubines is the kingly way, and good things will never be shared like European nobles.

The difference naturally came out. The population growth of Ming Dynasty was very fast. Especially in these years, Daming gradually became stronger and stronger, with more land and higher food production. This population is growing explosively.

Someone in Daming has already predicted that in another 20 years, the population of Daming may exceed 10 billion. With such a huge population, how powerful the entire Ming Empire will be. It is estimated that no other country has the slightest desire to compete with Daming. The idea of ​​Rival Empires.

"So it is."

After hearing this, Charles V immediately nodded.

Then he sighed and said: "4 million people, the population of the Ming Empire is too much!"

"Your Majesty, the strength of the Ming Empire is strength in every aspect!"

"The Great Ming has an incomparably vast territory, and the sun will never set on the land of the Great Ming Empire; the Great Ming Empire also has an incomparably huge population, more than 4 million people, and the Great Ming Empire can mobilize its millions of people at will. Rise up the army."

"The annual tax revenue of the Ming Empire is more than [-] billion taels of silver. The huge tax revenue is enough for the Ming Empire to do anything. They can build a railway to Sichuan, where the mountains and rivers are extremely steep."

Speaking of the strength of the Ming Empire, Alfred also sighed.

"However, we don't have to envy the Ming people, because the Ming people also developed step by step. Thirty years ago, the Ming Empire was actually very ordinary."

"At that time, the fiscal revenue of the Ming Empire was less than 300 million taels of silver a year."

"After almost [-] years of hard work and continuous reform, we have the current strong Ming Dynasty. Our Spain only needs to learn from the Ming Empire. I believe that in the next few decades, our Spain can also become great. Rise up and become a great empire as powerful as the Ming Empire."

"Your Majesty, you will become the greatest emperor in our European history, and your name and glory will shine on this land forever!"

Alfred is still very good at flattering, saying that Charles V is very happy and very happy.

"It still requires our joint efforts to push our great Spain into a more prosperous and powerful future!"

In Charles V's mind, he was imagining the Spanish Empire that would become stronger in the future.

As powerful as the Ming Empire!

"Let's talk about what's going on right now."

"The Grand Duke of the Netherlands is now openly opposing the provincial system, and colluding with the Holy Roman Empire. Our first step is to get the Netherlands region to operate."

After Charles V was happy, he also ordered someone to open the map, pointed to the Netherlands and said.

Spain has basically stabilized now, regardless of whether the nobles agree or not, they have now settled down, and Charles V still holds more than [-] elite troops in his hands, enough to suppress everything.

But the Netherlands is different. This lowland area has always been separated from Spain. It has been ruled by Spain many times in history, but it has also been separated from Spain many times.

For this area, Spain has always had nothing to do with it.

Because it is not connected to the mainland of Spain, there is a France in the middle. If Spain wants to rule this land, it is often blocked by France.

"Your Majesty, the Netherlands is nothing to worry about. What really needs to be considered are France and the many states of the Holy Roman Empire. Once we attack the Netherlands, they will definitely block it."

Torres thought for a while and said.

"This is also what I am worried about. France has always been against us, and now many states in the Holy Roman Empire are already at odds with us."

"If we fight on multiple fronts, I'm afraid we will need more troops."

Alfred also nodded.

"There's also England to think about, it's not going to get us so well either."

Pelos reminded.

England and France lost to Spain twice. Naturally, they hold a grudge against Spain, and they are always thinking about how to avenge their hatred. This opportunity, England will not let it go.

"It seems that we still need to borrow money from the Ming Empire."

After thinking about it, Charles V said.

"Your Majesty, the people of Ming Dynasty may not be willing to lend it to us, because some of the money we owed before has not been repaid."

Torres quickly reminded.

Although Spain won the war with England and France, Spain actually lost because of the huge debts on its back, and the debts owed to the Ming people have not yet been repaid.

As for the indemnities paid by the French and the English, there is not even a fraction. There is no way, they are all too poor.

"Your Majesty, borrowing money is not an option after all. In the end, we need to have money ourselves."

"The people who are really rich are Daming people, and they must find a way to make money from Daming people."

Pelos thought for a while and said: "The Ming people need wool and cotton, and we in Spain can grow cotton and raise sheep on a large scale. In this way, we can get a lot of silver from the Ming people by exporting wool and cotton every year." .”

"Raising sheep and growing cotton?"

"Then what shall we eat?"

Torres shook his head immediately and said.

"We can import grain from the Ming Empire. The price of grain in the Ming Empire is very cheap. Compared with our own farming, it is more cost-effective to import grain from the Ming people. The grain of the Ming people is not only cheap, but also The quality is also very good.”

Pelos said: "When I was studying in Daming, I once went to Liaodong to visit Daming's agriculture. Their agriculture is extremely developed, and they use a lot of mechanical farming. The efficiency is very high. A farmer can cultivate thousands of acres or even tens of thousands of acres. acres of land."

"That's why Daming's grain output is very high, and the cost is very cheap. Moreover, they have too much grain to eat, and they need to export a lot of it to all over the world. Even if the price is very low, they can still make money."

"So I was thinking, if we want Spain to become stronger, we must integrate into the global economic system, integrate into the economic system of the Ming Empire, and occupy a position in it, so that we can have a steady stream of money into our Spain."

Everyone nodded slightly after listening to Pelos's words. The food of the Ming people is really cheap and seems to be endless. It is to dump a large amount of their own grain.

"The enthronement of the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty is an important opportunity for us to maintain friendly relations between Spain and the Ming Empire. We should attach great importance to it, prepare generous gifts, and send important ministers to the Ming Empire to participate in this grand ceremony."

"In the future, we in Spain will have to rely on the Ming Empire for many, many places!"

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(End of this chapter)