Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 636, Hongzhi Fourteen Years
"Boom~Boom~"

With the arrival of the first day of the Lunar New Year, the streets and alleys of the capital began to be noisy.

Firecrackers blared, one after another, like waves, wave after wave, just stopped on one side, and started to make noise on the other side.

The people in Liu Jin's house and servants got up early and started preparing for the first day of the new year.

Liu Jin also got up early, sitting in his study, looking at the world map, all in a daze.

"Hongzhi has been fourteen years~"

"Hongzhi traveled back in nine years, so he has already completed a five-year plan."

Liu Jin counted the time silently, and before he knew it, five years had passed.

In five years, because I traveled here, the butterfly, the traveler, flapped its wings and brought about earth-shaking changes to the entire Ming Dynasty.

The present Daming is far from being comparable to the Daming in history.

The military power was taken back by the emperor, and the emperor himself still controlled a huge amount of wealth. The military household system was changed to a compulsory military service system. Coupled with artillery and muskets, there must be no problem for Ming's army to sweep the world.

In the successive battles, the Ming army has all won complete victories, which is enough to illustrate this point.

"Jiangnan Shilin has been hit hard. It should be difficult for the Donglin Party to dominate in history."

"Pay equal attention to civil and martial arts, one piece and one relaxation, so that Daming can go more in this carriage."

Soon Liu Jin thought of the Donglin Party. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty in history, there were endless party struggles, and even the survival of the country was not as important as their party struggles. Among them, the Donglin Party was the most criticized.

It is different now. After several major cases, Emperor Hongzhi continued to suppress Jiangnan Shilin, and the power of Jiangnan Shilin in the court was severely damaged. Now they are very obedient.

The military general Xungui Group has also risen rapidly, and has a certain right to speak above the court, although the civilian group still holds more right to speak.

But because the military power has been brought back into the hands of the emperor, from now on, the emperor must rely heavily on the noble group of military generals, instead of forming a situation where the civilian group dominates as before.

"The fourteenth year of Hongzhi, 1501~"

"There's still a lot to do this year."

"At present, the germination of capitalism is mainly concentrated in the north, and this year we must push it as far as possible to the south."

"The economic and population center of the entire Ming Dynasty is actually in the south. If the south of the Ming Dynasty does not develop, the development of the Ming Dynasty will be unbalanced."

"Well, we can't make the mistakes of later generations and only focus on the coastal areas. This area along the river must also be developed."

"In the later generations of the Yangtze River, too many bridges were built, but the bridges were all too short. Large cargo ships with [-] tons could not walk freely on the Yangtze River, which greatly restricted the development of the areas along the Yangtze River. "

"The coastal areas are developed, but the natural conditions of the areas along the Yangtze River are actually not bad. If we can give full play to the advantages of the Yangtze River's water transport, it will not be worse than the coastal areas at all."

Liu Jin looked at the Yangtze River, and at the Huguang, Jiangxi, and South Zhili areas along the Yangtze River.

Such an important water transportation hub is almost abandoned in later generations, blindly emphasizing the coast, but not knowing the importance of the river.

The Yangtze River runs through the east and west, giving full play to the advantages of the Yangtze River's water transportation. The area it can radiate can be wider and deeper, and it can make the development of the entire Ming Dynasty more even. It is not like later generations, where the coastal areas have already surpassed developed countries. The standard is up, but when you go west, many places are still as backward as Africa.

"Wuhan, Nanchang, Nanjing, and Songhu, if these places develop, the germination of capitalism in Ming Dynasty will be even faster. In addition to Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi, the entire Ming Dynasty will develop, relying on convenient sea and water transportation. The whole world will become a vassal of Ming Dynasty."

Liu Jin looked at the map of Daming and carefully calculated the development plan for the new year.

The south must be developed, especially the Jiangnan region.

This is the most affluent place in Ming Dynasty, and it is also the place with the most concentrated population. If capitalism develops here, its speed will definitely surpass Tianjin, and it will quickly surpass the Tianjin area.

Because here itself has an extremely huge market and a huge raw material base, coupled with a huge population and convenient water transportation, it can be regarded as the best place in the entire Ming Dynasty.

"In the new year, capital will go south, driving the development of areas along the river, Fujian, and Guangdong and Guangxi. Guangxi is also very important, and its geographical location is actually quite good."

"This time, Annan Kingdom did not sign a treaty to become my vassal state of Ming Dynasty. It just happened to find a reason and excuse to repair it severely. At that time, the north of Annan Kingdom will also be annexed. Relying on the advantage of being close to the Nanyang region, Guangxi will also It can develop rapidly."

Liu Jin's eyes were fixed on Guangxi.

Compared with Guangdong and Guangxi in later generations, the difference between Guangxi and Guangdong is too far. There are many factors in this, but one of the most important reasons is the policy tilt.

But the location of Guangxi is actually not bad, and the conditions in all aspects are not bad. In this era, it is closer to the Nanyang region.

"Da Ming lacks a professional navy. It is definitely no problem to clean up and clean up these countries in the eastern sea area now, but if we encounter European bandits in the future, it will not work."

"Well, a Naval Academy will be established this year to train the navy. Only a strong navy can guarantee Ming's interests in the sea."

"At that time, I will look for work here in Nanyang. In Nanyang, only Lu Song became my vassal state because he was afraid of being beaten. Those other countries are not willing to become my vassal state."

"This is also very good. You don't have to worry about anything when you start."

"Annan, Siam, Champa, Java, and Malacca all have to be repaired severely. Only when they are scared will they know how terrible and powerful I am."

"This island must be included in my Da Ming's territory."

Liu Jin swiped across the map of Nanyang, encircling a large number of islands.

This is a good place. It is perfect for building a plantation. Rubber is a very important thing. It must be planted in tropical areas. How can we do it without taking up more space.

"Nanyang will continue to expand, build more colonies, and then send a fleet to Australia."

Soon, his eyes moved to the continent of Australia.

Although most of the mainland of Australia is deserted, Australia is extremely rich in resources, and the natural conditions in the southeast coast of Australia are also very superior. Such a good place, I don’t know why it’s cheaper for the British.

Thinking of this, Liu Jin became angry.

It must be occupied, and in Australia, the number of aborigines is very small, and their combat effectiveness is very low.

Don't watch some TV programs in later generations blow those Maori into the sky, but fighting the five dregs is fighting the five dregs. If they are really good, they will not be conquered by others, and their species will almost be extinct.

"After occupying Australia, some herdsmen can be immigrated here from the grasslands, and there is no need to worry about the wool in the future."

"Well, not only grassland herdsmen, we must also develop our Daming people to become herdsmen."

Soon, Xie Tian couldn't help but add again, silently remembering this point.

"Golden Continent, from north to south, continuously build colonies along the way, slowly occupying the entire Golden Continent from west to east."

"At this time, the Europeans had only just arrived in the Golden Isle, and there was no fixed colonial base here. The Spaniards first built a colonial base on the Caribbean side."

"In a few decades, Europeans will bloom everywhere in the Golden Continent."

"Hey, it will be too late when you come here later."

Thinking of this, Liu Jin couldn't help laughing.

Traveling to this era, this is the thing that makes Liu Jin the happiest.

Daming cut off the Europeans’ Golden Continent and Australia. It’s still the beginning of the [-]th century. Although the Europeans arrived in the Golden Continent, they didn’t expand on a large scale here, and they didn’t even have a fixed colonial base. nothing.

The main reason is that these countries in Europe are relatively small and weak in national strength. They can only send a few ships to the Golden Continent at one time, and the number of people is only a few hundred or thousands.

But it was different in Daming. This second trip to Golden Continent had thousands of large ships, and as many as [-] people arrived in Golden Continent, which was not an order of magnitude at all.

The national strength and population of Ming Dynasty are far from those of the small countries in Europe. Once it embarks on the road of capitalism and colonization, its expansion speed will be very terrifying.

Liu Jin couldn't help but smile at the thought of annexing the entire Golden Continent and Australia, and turning the Pacific Ocean into an inland sea for the Ming people.

Traveling through time, if he was only pursuing personal wealth, power, and enjoyment, Liu Jin would not have to work so hard at all. Liu Jin's vision is to lead the entire Ming Dynasty to the era of great navigation and the era of capitalism, without having to experience the backwardness of later generations Difficult years of beating.

This is a great era, an era of global expansion. If this opportunity is missed, the descendants of the Chinese people in the future will only be confined to the small land of East Asia forever.

"This year, sea routes to Europe will be opened up to contact Europeans~"

"On land, we must also conquer the past from east to west, and bring the Western Regions, Central Asia, and the entire vast northern region into my Ming's territory, and open up the land route to Europe."

Liu Jin's eyes returned to the land again, and looked at the grasslands in the north, the Western Regions in the west, and Central Asia. This is also an extremely rich area. The expansion of Ming Dynasty cannot be just the expansion of the sea. The land also needs constant development. westward.

　How should we govern the west, seek strategies, should we kill all the way there, or engage in colonial rule?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)