Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 675, opening up the Australian route

Tianjin harbor.

Liu Jin came here again, seeing the extremely busy scene in front of him, with a smile on his face.

The Tianjin Port in front of me is very busy. The docks are full of large ships, the dock workers loading and unloading the goods are busy, and the four-wheeled carriages are constantly transporting the goods.

The dragon flags of the Ming Dynasty were flying on the big ships, and then the flags of various commercial companies were marked. There were even many merchant ships from North Korea and Japan, and many Koreans and Japanese people could be seen at the port.

The signing of the Daming vassal state treaty is tantamount to canceling the restrictions on exchanges between Daming and the Daming vassal states, and they can freely travel and do business.

Daming is their suzerain country, and it has an extremely huge market and a large number of commodities. There are also many Koreans and Wa people who come to Daming to do business.

Even in North Korea and Japan, there are people who come to Daming to work here.

The income of working here in the Beijing-Tianjin area of ​​the Ming Dynasty is very high, with food and housing included, and there is no problem at all with 2 taels of silver a month. What's more important is that there are important people here, the more the better.

Factories, workshops, commercial firms, transportation companies, etc. are all places that require a large number of workers. Small factories and workshops employ hundreds of people, and large factories have tens of millions or tens of thousands of people.

The Beijing-Tianjin area is like a huge melting pot, not only attracting people from the northern provinces to slowly gather here, but also attracting people from North Korea and Japan to work here.

For this reason, an industry was born. Some people went to North Korea and Japan to recruit people to work in Daming, so as to extract benefits from both sides.

Standing here at the wharf of Tianjin Port, Liu Jin saw a North Korean merchant ship, and many North Koreans descended from it, all of them were young and strong, carrying packages and looking at the bustling Tianjin in front of them with curious eyes.

There is no doubt that these people all came to Daming to work.

For such a phenomenon, Liu Jin is still very happy to see it.

Before machinery was used on a large scale, manpower was an extremely important resource. Although Da Ming may have a huge population of hundreds of millions, Da Ming has a vast territory and will expand globally next.

This population is definitely not enough, and it is also a good thing to be able to use the manpower of North Korea and Japan.

It is better to use Koreans and Wa people than to use other people, at least they are of the same origin and the same species, and now North Korea and Wa are also popularizing Ming official language and Chinese characters according to the Ming Dynasty vassal state treaty. , in fact, there is not much difference between each other.

If manpower cannot be supplemented, the future may be like the Europeans in history, selling black slaves on a large scale and the like. Thinking of the black uncle who will only make trouble in future generations, Liu Jin feels that it is better to use North Koreans and Japanese people are good.

In the future, no matter how scarce the population is, Kunlun slaves cannot be used. There are plenty of people all over the world.

Well, the key is to find a way to let the people of Ming Dynasty spread more branches and leaves, which is the kingly way.

Shaking his head slightly, Liu Jin walked towards a pier.

Dozens of large ships are moored here at this pier, and the flag of Tianjin Ocean Trading Co. is flying on the large ships. At this time, preparations are being made before sailing.

These dozens of large ships are the large ships sent by Liu Jin to open up routes to Australia.

Australia is a good place, with a vast land and few people, and extremely rich resources, such as iron ore, gold, silver, copper, etc. are extremely rich in reserves.

The most important thing is that there are no people in Australia at all. Not only are there very few aborigines in Australia, but the most important thing is that their civilization is also very backward.

In history, the British occupied the whole of Australia with a few hundred people. One can imagine how weak the fighting power of the Australian aborigines is. Kind of licking, just thinking about it makes me sick.

If they were really good at fighting, they would not become aboriginals if they were extremely brave, and those who were killed would need to be protected.

Such a chosen place must be occupied.

Moreover, Australia can also lead to the South Golden Continent, opening up a new route to the Golden Continent, which is even more important and needs to be occupied.

"Sir~"

Seeing Liu Jin approaching, Guo Ye, the person in charge of the fleet this time, hurriedly took him away and said respectfully.

"Hmm~"

Liu Jin looked at Guo Ye and nodded. Guo Ye is also an old man under his command. He has been with him for several years. From being a poor boy, he is now in charge of leading dozens of large ships.

"I'm leaving soon, I'm here to see you off~"

Liu Jin said as he walked on the pier.

"Sir~"

Guo Ye's eyes were slightly wet. He knew very well that Liu Jin was in a high position and was very busy every day.

"You shouldn't have any big problems going to Australia. There are islands or land along the way all the way south, and you can easily get supplements."

"I already advised the imperial court last year that the Nanyang Province has been building new colonial bases on the islands along the way to Australia. Going to Australia is not a big problem."

"The key is that after you arrive in Australia, you will go to the South Golden Continent through Australia. This part of the voyage is relatively long, and there are no islands on the route, so you must make adequate preparations in advance."

While walking and watching, he also explained to Guo Ye.

The route from Australia to South Golden Continent is very important, which is related to the layout of the entire Pacific Ocean, so Liu Jin also gave a lot of advice.

Once this route can be successfully developed, there will be three routes to the Golden Continent by then, the Waguo, Yuxi, and Qianhekou routes in the north, the Hawaii route in the middle, and the Nanyang, Australia, and South Gold Continent routes in the south.

From now on, it will be easier to go to Huangjinzhou, and there will be more choices.

The gold and silver from the Golden Continent can flow into Daming continuously, and the population of the Ming Dynasty can also flow continuously along the three routes and quickly spread throughout the entire Pacific Rim, quickly occupying Australia and the Golden Continent.

As long as they can occupy these two unowned lands, the descendants of Yan and Huang will not have to worry about it for hundreds or thousands of years.

"Yes, Guo Ye must remember the young master's instructions!"

Guo Ye replied very respectfully, keeping what Liu Jin said firmly in his heart.

"Hmm~"

"After you arrive at the South Golden Isle, remember to send someone to go north along the west coast of the Golden Isle to see how Tian Erniu and the others are doing on this side of the Golden Isle. It's been almost a year since you've been there, and there's no news yet. "

"You tell him that in the future, several ships must be sent back every month, and I will also send some ships to the Golden Continent every month to form a prescribed route and communication."

Liu Jin nodded in satisfaction.

After thinking about it, he thought of the huge fleet led by Tian Erniu, with thousands of large ships and more than [-] people heading to the Golden Continent. So far there is no news, and I still don't know their situation.

Sending Guo Ye to the Golden Continent, of course, must tell him to contact Xiatian Erniu with a message.

"Yes~"

Guo Ye quickly wrote it down.

He and Tian Erniu are also old acquaintances. They both graduated from Tianjin Maritime Academy in the same period. They used to drink and brag together when they were in Daming.

Think about it, if you see Tian Erniu again when you arrive at the Golden Island, and drink and brag together on the Golden Island, what kind of scenery it will be.

"Yes, by the way, let's take a look at the construction of the Golden Isle colonial stronghold."

"At the beginning, I asked Tian Erniu to build a colonial base along the west coast of the Golden Continent from north to south. After you arrive at the South Golden Continent, you also have to assume a colonial base from south to north."

"It doesn't need too much in the early stage. It's almost enough to build four or five strongholds along the way. Later, when there are more people, we will expand slowly."

"Also, you can go to the east coast of the Golden Continent by bypassing the southernmost tip of the Golden Continent. You also need to send people to establish some colonial strongholds along the eastern coast of the Southern Golden Continent."

"From south to north, slowly explore the east coast of Gold Island. Gold and silver are not important. The key is to find out in detail the distribution of indigenous power in these places and figure out the natural climate conditions in these places."

A map of the Golden Continent appeared in Liu Jin's mind, and after thinking about it, he gave Guo Ye instructions again.

"Yes, son~"

Upon hearing this, Guo Ye quickly replied, remembering Liu Jin's words.

"There are so many things I have to explain."

"You are going to the Golden Continent. The journey is long and full of difficulties and dangers. Be careful."

After explaining the matter, Liu Jin looked at Guo Ye, and then at the young faces on the big ships.

These people are the sailing warriors of Ming Dynasty.

Of course, as far as they are concerned, there is no question of whether they are warriors or not. They have only one purpose in going to Australia and the Golden Isle, and that is silver.

The first time Du Mingen went to the Golden Island to bring back [-] million taels of gold and silver, even the most ordinary crew members could get a few thousand taels of silver.

The case of getting rich overnight has also inspired countless poor people to devote themselves to the ocean.

Many people are willing to go to sea with sailors even without wages to learn sailing experience and technology. Every time Tianjin Maritime College enrolls students, countless people squeeze their heads and want to get in.

Because everyone knows that the income of the crew is very high, and if they can become captains, their income will be even higher.

Although it is hard and tiring to go to the Golden Isle, two years or so is enough to earn enough money to spend a lifetime. There are too many people who want to go to the Golden Isle.

Here in the port of Tianjin, the commercial firms that knew that Tianjin Ocean Trade was going to open up routes to Australia and the South Golden Continent also dispatched fleets to follow them, all wanting to follow to Australia and the Golden Continent to make a fortune.

Gold and silver are the strongest driving forces, and everything else is fake.

Soon, with the ringing of the sailing bell, large ships began to leave the port one after another, forming a huge fleet and slowly moving away between the water and the sky.

　The number of aborigines in Australia seems to be very small, and the British in history used Australia as a place of exile for prisoners~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)