Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 469, Thirteen Years of Hongzhi
"Crackling~"

Accompanied by the sound of firecrackers one after another, and the sound of melodious bells from the Drum Tower in the capital, Hongzhi has been thirteen years old.

Standing by the window of his study, Liu Jin looked at the gradually thinning snowflakes outside. It was a good year for the auspicious snow. The snow had been falling for two days and two nights, and it was two feet thick.

"It's been thirteen years since Hongzhi, and it's exactly 1500, and the 16th century has arrived."

Liu Jin was in a daze. It had been a few years since he had traveled here unknowingly. In retrospect, it was like a dream, so unreal.

The memory of future generations in my mind is becoming more and more blurred, many things have gradually been forgotten, and I have gradually integrated into this era, and gradually fell in love with this era.

Before the crossing, Liu Jin was just an inconspicuous member of the vast crowd, living a nine-to-five life. Now Liu Jin is already a fifth-rank official and a champion. The emperor attaches great importance to him and has a bright future.

His official career is smooth sailing, and all kinds of business are also booming. Last year, the dividends of silver were more than [-] million taels of silver, which can only be described as rich.

Having status, status and money, and having two beautiful beauties at home, such a life would be impossible in future generations.

So sometimes Liu Jin is actually very scared, afraid that everything in front of him is just a dream. After all, the dream will wake up, and once he really wakes up, he will return to that mediocre and ordinary Liu Jin.

"Hehe~"

Liu Jin smiled softly, turned his eyes back to the huge world map in the study, and looked at the three places of Nanyang, Luzon, and Australia.

This is the key place to open up this year. It is best to establish advance colonies in Southeast Asia, Luzon and Australia.

These three places are really important.

The natural conditions in the Nanyang and Luzon regions are extremely superior. Among other things, these places are used to grow rice, three crops a year, with high yield and good quality. If these places can be occupied, Daming will never Don't worry about food.

In addition, this is also the most important route from east to west, especially the Strait of Malacca, which is even more of a throat. In any case, Liu Jin wants to occupy this place and firmly control this throat.

Needless to say, Australia has a vast territory and is extremely rich in resources, especially iron ore, lead ore, nickel ore, silver ore, zinc ore, etc. The reserves are very large, and they are basically open-air. The key is that the quality is also high. quite high.

This is a piece of land chosen by heaven, but it was given to the Maori.

Not to mention anything else, just the vast grasslands of Australia will be used to raise cattle and sheep in the future. After the future generations, the descendants of Yan and Huang will not have to worry about eating meat.

After occupying Australia, you can also travel from Australia to the South Pacific to the South Golden Continent. The resources in the South Golden Continent are also very rich. Chile, Argentina, and Brazil in later generations are all resource-rich countries in the world.

"The routes to Luzon, Nanyang, and Australia must be opened, and colonial points must be established along the way. Based on the colonial points, they will slowly spread in all directions, and eventually all these places will be included in the scope of rule."

Liu Jin took out a pen and circled several key points on the map.

A dot is circled on the side of Luzon, a dot is circled on the Strait of Malacca, a dot is circled on the Annan Siam side, and a dot is circled on the Australia side.

"If conditions permit, you can also go to South Asia. When you arrive in South Asia, you will be very close to Arabia, and you will almost be able to get in touch with Western civilization."

After reading his plan, Liu Jin was also very satisfied. Now is the time when the era of great voyages begins. Europeans arrived at the Golden Continent several years ago, and now they are opening up routes to the east.

Think about it, if Ming's fleet meets the European fleet on the sea, it will definitely have a different scene.

"After the establishment of the military academy and the compulsory military service system, we must wipe out the Mobei grassland after we have a strong force. There are only those who can be thieves for a thousand days, and there is no one who can let go of thieves for a thousand days."

Soon, Liu Jin turned his gaze to the north of Daming.

The little Tartar prince died in the territory of Ming Dynasty, hundreds of thousands of troops were wiped out, and the Tatar tribes were also hit hard. The entire winter was extremely quiet, unprecedentedly quiet. It is said that the grassland people have retreated hundreds of miles. They dare not graze near the border.

But Liu Jin knew that the grassland people were like the weeds on the grassland, the wild fire could not burn out, and the spring breeze would regenerate them.

As long as they are given a period of time, they can slowly recover. In a few years, they will be howling prairie wolves again, and they will go south again.

And it severely damaged the Tatars, and there was also an Oirat.

Tatar was hit hard and suffered an unprecedented blow. Oala is also ambitious. Now he is trying to unify the grassland again. Once Oala is allowed to unify the tribes of the grassland, the Mongolian Empire that once whipped the world may revive. At that time, it will really I have a headache.

Therefore, we must seize the time and opportunity to create a powerful army. Whether it is colonizing the world or used to conquer all parties, it will not work without the support of a strong army.

To the north of the Ming Dynasty, there is a very vast land, a vast grassland, and an even wider Siberia. The resources here are extremely rich. If the bears of later generations do not have the resources here, they will probably starve to death.

Such a vast land is just to the north of him, how can he leave it alone and let the bear take it in the end?
"It's easy to beat down, but it's hard to manage~"

Liu Jin looked at the map, lost in thought.

It is not difficult to defeat the prairie people. There have been many dynasties in history that defeated the prairie people and made them surrender.

But on the grassland, there seems to be no use except for raising cattle and sheep, and farming civilization is inherently unable to adapt to this kind of nomadic area.

Therefore, although it can be strong for a while, it cannot be strong for a lifetime. When the dynasty weakens, the prairie people will wait for the opportunity to go south again. History is like a circle, and there is no way to jump out of this circle.

"Wool~"

"Only this thing can make people see the benefits. The power of trend capital enters the grasslands, and when the time comes, huge pastures will be circled on the grasslands, and the method of rotation grazing will be adopted to raise sheep specifically for producing wool and textiles. .”

Soon, Liu Jin thought of something.

Now the textile industry here in the capital is developing extremely rapidly, because the emergence of new textile machines and looms has greatly accelerated the efficiency of production.

Large and small textile factories in the capital also sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain. The cloth produced was not only sold well in various parts of Ming Dynasty, but also sold to North Korea and Japan through sea ships.

The rapid development of the textile industry has also brought about a problem, that is, the scarcity of raw materials.

The price of cotton and linen has risen sharply, and it is often difficult to buy with silver. This year has not yet started spring, and people in many places are planning to plant more cotton and linen.

Wool is used for weaving, which is also produced by Liu Jin. Now some businessmen go to the grassland to buy wool that no one wants. Once they change hands, the profits are frighteningly high.

"Not only wool, cotton can also be used~"

"The Hetao region of Ningxia is very suitable for growing cotton, and the Western Regions are also very suitable for growing cotton. It seems that we must drive the power of capital to develop in these places."

Thinking of this, Liu Jin looked at the Western Regions again. This place, which was included in the Chinese territory during the Han Dynasty, is now far away from the emperor, and the emperor of Ming Dynasty has no control at all.

The Western Region is very important here, and its geographical location is extremely important. It is the center of cultural exchanges between China and the West. If it can be occupied here, it can go up to Siberia, west to Central Asia, West Asia, and South to South Asia. Sea routes can also restore the glory of the Silk Road on the road.

"Well, in the final analysis, it still needs a strong military force to support it!"

After thinking about it, Liu Jin also shook his head slightly, thinking about these things too much, and it is easy to get a headache.

Because the current Da Ming is at sea, it’s okay to say that it doesn’t have the ability of the opponent’s expansion on land, and the combat effectiveness of Da Ming’s army is too weak. With the current military system, there is no way to complete these grand ideas.

"The compulsory military service system will be implemented in Beizhili as soon as the new year is over!"

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(End of this chapter)