Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 805 The Confident Ah San

Taichang didn't know that the anti-Habsburg alliance was plotting against the Ming Empire, and he was busy right now.

Because the Duke of Braganza has agreed to sign the notice of resignation under his threat, he has to organize his troops and ships to fully accept the Brazilian Governor's jurisdiction.

In the study room on the top floor of the Emperor, Taichang stared at the seized map of the Brazilian Viceroyalty, feeling as though something was missing.

What is missing?

The Governorate of Brazil is divided into 14 colonies in total. They have already won five of them, and the remaining nine are clearly drawn on the map. It seems that there is no problem.

He stared at the map for a while, and finally remembered.

iron ore!

The governorate of Brazil is the area with the largest iron ore reserves in later generations. Question, they also saw a small iron mine in Bahia at this moment.

That small iron mine is not of the same grade as the iron mines in the Great Lakes region of North America, and there are no other iron mines around.

Bahia is clearly not the main concentration of iron ore in the Viceroyalty of Brazil.

So, where is the main iron ore gathering area of ​​the Viceroyalty of Brazil?
Taichang thought for a while, then said loudly: "Come here."

Cao Huachun entered in response, bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

Taichang said directly: "Go and ask De Sierra to ask the Duke of Braganza, where is the most iron ore in the governorate of Brazil."

At this moment, De Sierra was watching the Duke of Braganza sign the notice of resignation on the Emperor, so naturally it didn't take too long to ask a question.

After a while, Cao Huachun walked in and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Duke of Braganza said that Minas Gerais has the most iron mines in the governorate of Brazil, and there are iron mines almost everywhere."

Looks like it should be right, from the map, Minas Gerais is bigger than Bahia.

In such a large place, iron ore is everywhere, and the iron ore reserves are absolutely astonishing.

This time, he also figured out how to arrange manpower to take over the entire Brazilian Governor-General's jurisdiction.

Originally, he had been hesitating about the issue of Minas Gerais.

Because there are two fortresses there, and each fortress has 1000 people stationed there, if too few people go there, they can't keep people down, and they won't open the city gate, then it will be troublesome.

He didn't want to waste too long on this matter, because the ships he brought over had a lot of things to do.

For example, the Aegis ship, Bahia still has more than [-] black gods waiting for the Aegis ship to be transferred to Xin'anyang City.

If he didn't transfer all the more than [-] black gods to Xin'anyang City within three months, there would be problems with the transfer of food.

There are also Spike Warships. There are so many primitive tribes in the Amazon River Basin who are still waiting for these Spike Warships to be transported.

If this consumption continues, it is not known when all the primitive tribes in the Amazon River Basin will be transferred.

Therefore, he can stay here for another half a month or so at most.

And there are only more than 3 people under De Sierra's hands at the moment, and they have to be divided into nine groups to receive nine colonies, and each colony can send more than 3000 people.

If there are only more than 3000 people in Minas Gerais, they will definitely not be able to suppress them, and they probably will not pay attention to them.

It is a joke that more than 3000 people go to a fortress where thousands of people are stationed to intimidate others.

Unless he sent the soldiers of the Shenwu Battalion to help, otherwise, Minas Gerais might not be able to take it in more than ten days.

The problem is that he can't always send soldiers from Shenwu Battalion or Shenji Battalion to help others.

After all, Desierra has more than 3 subordinates at this moment, and when Desierra and Carinho go to control other colonies in South America, it is impossible for him to send soldiers from the Shenwu Battalion or the Shenji Battalion to follow them.

He had to let De Sierra and Carlinio get used to dealing with problems by themselves, and he couldn't help others solve them as soon as something happened.

This will make people develop a dependent mentality, and they will be unable to do anything without his help.

However, there is no need to hesitate now, Minas Gerais is the largest iron ore gathering area in the world, so he naturally has to go and see for himself.

Even if this is the last time to help Deixeira and Carlinio solve the problem, and help them take Minas Gerais down by the way, it can avoid wasting too much time here.

Thinking of this, he said loudly to the door: "Call De Sierra and Carlinio to discuss matters."

After discussing with the two for a while, he began to allocate the fleet.

The other eight colonies consisted of one Aegis ship and twelve Spike warships, which were received by De Sierra's cronies and [-] Portuguese soldiers.

As for Minas Gerais, he, De Siera, and Carinho took [-] soldiers of the Shenwu Battalion and [-] soldiers of the Portuguese Legion to receive them.

It happened that there was a big river leading to Minas Gerais more than [-] miles north of Victoria, and they just had to go there in more than [-] Spike warships.

He was taking people to receive Minas Gerais, and the Earl of Stratford was also taking thousands of people to the Mughal Empire on two steamships built by the British.

The steamship they built was actually a combination of Deming's armed merchant ship and a large pirate ship. The size and number of water wheels on the outside were the same as that of Deming's armed merchant ship, and the number of steam engines inside was the same as that of Deming's armed merchant ship.

Therefore, the speed of this kind of ship is similar to that of an armed merchant ship, and it is no problem to sail about a thousand miles a day.

However, Europe is [-] to [-] miles away from the Mughal Empire, and it will take him at least one and a half months to walk this way.

Fortunately, the anti-Habsburg alliance's ocean-going navigation system is still very sound. There are quite a lot of supply points along the way, and there is no problem in replenishing fresh water and food.

The Earl of Strafford and his party sailed at sea for nearly two months, and finally arrived at the Mughal Empire.

The emperor of the Mughal Empire was overjoyed when he heard that the famous man under the king of England was coming. He hurriedly ordered someone to take him to the capital city of Delhi, and he couldn't wait to receive him.

The reason why Shah Jahan was so enthusiastic about Stratford was because the British envoy stationed here told him that the Earl of Stratford had come to discuss with him the sale of guns and artillery.

Now he is competing with the Persian Empire for Kandahar.

Because the Persian Empire received the support of the Habsburg Dynasty and purchased advanced muskets and artillery, he was defeated several times by others.

Kandahar is still under the control of the Persians at the moment. If they block there, he will be unable to march to West Asia and Central Asia.

This incident pissed him off.

Therefore, he has been asking the British to buy advanced muskets and artillery, but they have not responded to him.

This is all right, the King of England finally sent his big red man to discuss with him the purchase of muskets and artillery.

He politely led the Earl of Strafford and his party into a large room filled with fruits, invited them to sit down on the carpet, and then asked impatiently: "We want to buy guns and cannons, What does your majesty say?"

When the Earl of Strafford saw his eagerness, he was convinced.

This guy's ambitions have grown to the limit, and he only wants to expand.

He naturally knew about the struggle between the Mughal Empire and the Persian Empire for Kandahar.

This guy is also desperately trying to expand.

Every time the Mughal Empire attacked Kandahar, it lost at least 5000 troops, and this guy kept sending people to attack!
Such a big loss, few countries in Europe can bear it.

Are you crazy?
It's a good thing, though, the crazier this guy is, the better.

The Earl of Stratford pretended to hesitate for a while, and then said frankly: "Our Majesty the King said that it is not impossible to sell guns and cannons to you, but you have to promise us one condition."

Are there conditions?

Shah Jahan froze for a moment, then asked, "What conditions?"

The Earl of Stratford deliberately put on a pass and said, "As long as you agree to this condition, it will actually be of great benefit to you."

You should say it quickly!
Shah Jahan said anxiously, "What are the conditions, tell me!"

The Earl of Stratford saw that this guy was in a hurry, and then he said solemnly: "The condition is very simple, that is, your Mughal Empire joins our anti-Habsburg alliance, and then attacks our anti-Habsburg alliance. The Ming Empire, the enemy of the Bousburg Alliance."

It is nothing to join the anti-Habsburg alliance, because the Persian Empire is supported by the Habsburg dynasty.

Question, why did you attack the Ming Empire?
It's not that he's afraid of the Ming Empire, it's mainly that they have a big feud with the Persian Empire now, so he just wants to buy muskets and cannons to destroy the Persian Empire.

Shah Jahan hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "Can we destroy the Persian Empire before attacking the Ming Empire? Don't worry, I won't break my promise. After destroying the Persian Empire, I will definitely attack the Ming Empire."

Who do you think you are?

Also destroy the Persian Empire and then attack the Ming Empire!
If we don't help, it's hard to say whether you can survive the Persian Empire.

There's no way, Ah San has always been so confident.

Whether it is the current Mughal Empire or the later India, it is full of self-confidence.

They thought that they were too powerful. The Persian Empire and the Ming Empire were far behind them.

People are not bragging or deceiving themselves, they really think so in their hearts.

They all think that as long as they believe it, they don't care whether others believe it or not, and they don't care what the facts are.

This is the biggest reliance on their self-confidence.

It's a good thing this guy is so confident, question, don't keep thinking about fighting the Persian Empire!
The Earl of Stratford thought about it, and then said foolishly: "You should be clear, whether it is Kandahar or the Persian Empire, most of them are the Gobi Desert, which is not a good place at all, and there are not many resources.

The Ming Empire was different. There were fertile fields and mineral deposits everywhere, and the people were very rich.

To put it bluntly, even if you conquered Kandahar and the entire Persian Empire, it would not be as good as a province of Ming Dynasty. "

This is indeed a fact.

The question is, Shah Jahan still wants to destroy the Persian Empire first and then attack the Ming Empire.

Because the Persian Empire really pissed him off, otherwise he wouldn't have sent people to attack Kandahar desperately regardless of casualties.

He still hesitated and said, "The question is, we are at war with the Persian Empire right now."

Fake again!
You're out of your mind, aren't you?

The Earl of Stratford could only pretend to sigh helplessly: "Then there is nothing I can do. This is the condition that our King proposed. If you don't agree, I can only take back the muskets and cannons I brought.

Alas, why do you have to fight the Persian Empire first?
The Ming Empire has much more population and products than the Persian Empire, and its territory is much larger than the Persian Empire.

Moreover, as long as you attack the Ming Empire, you will get the full support of our anti-Habsburg alliance.

At that time, it will not be a problem to destroy the Ming Empire and dominate the entire Far East. "

Hearing this, Shah Jahan couldn't help being overjoyed and said, "You came here with muskets and cannons? How many are there?"

Stratford still shook his head and sighed: "I brought a thousand muskets and a hundred cannons, but unfortunately, you don't want them.

No way, I can only pull it back. "

so much!
Who said I don't want it anymore?
Shah Jahan said without hesitation: "Sell me these guns and cannons, and I will attack the Ming Empire immediately."

To be honest, he is really not afraid of the Ming Empire.

What's so great about the Ming Empire, the population is about the same as theirs, how strong can it be?
This is also one of the sources of their self-confidence, that is, they only look at their own advantages.

Compared with the Ming Empire, their only advantage is that the population is almost the same, so he only looks at this and ignores the others!

real or fake?

Don't try to fool me.

The Earl of Stratford thought for a while, and then solemnly said: "We need to sign an agreement. If you buy our muskets and cannons and don't attack the Ming Empire, or just pretend to be perfunctory, then we will They will no longer sell guns and artillery to you.

Moreover, our Majesty the King may be furious because of this and send troops to attack you. "

and also?

Hearing this, Shah Jahan couldn't help but excitedly said: "Will you sell us more guns and artillery?"

The Earl of Stratford said without hesitation: "Of course, as long as you abide by the agreement, attack the Ming Empire, and afford the price, we will continue to provide you with muskets and artillery until you defeat the Ming Empire."

By the way, I haven't asked the price yet.

Shah Jahan quickly asked: "How do you sell your muskets and artillery?"

This, you have to sit still.

The Earl of Stratford pretended to be hesitant and said: "You also know that these muskets and cannons can determine the outcome of a war or even the strength of a country.

Therefore, we generally don't sell this thing to others.

If you want, guns cost ten pounds of silver, cannons cost one hundred pounds of silver, cannonballs cost one pound of silver, and as for gunpowder, we can teach you how to make them for free. "

Uh, the price is really too expensive.

Shah Jahan is rich, yes, he not only built the world-famous Taj Mahal, but also built himself a more luxurious palace, which cost tens of thousands of pounds of silver.

The problem is that he doesn't need a little guns and cannons. If he can, he wants to buy at least [-] guns and [-] cannons.

This is millions of pounds of silver, where did he get so much money?

He thought for a while, then wondered: "I can't afford your price, and you know that not only guns and cannons are enough to fight a war, but also people are needed.

If I spend all my money on guns and cannons, I won’t have the money to organize troops to fight the Ming Empire. "

It's so easy!

The Earl of Stratford said unhurriedly: "Don't you have iron and copper mines? We also accept iron and copper. You can exchange iron and copper with us for muskets and cannons.

Also, we can also teach you how to grow rubber trees, and the rubber produced can also be used to exchange guns and cannons. "

Oops, that's great!

Shah Jahan couldn't help but excitedly said: "Okay, I will take as many muskets and cannons as you have."

The Earl of Stratford said solemnly again: "We have to sign an agreement. If you buy our muskets and cannons, you must attack the Ming Empire."

Shah Jahan said without hesitation: "Don't worry, I won't lie to you. As long as you sell me muskets and cannons, I will immediately attack the Ming Empire?"

Why does this guy really look like he's out of his mind?
The Earl of Strafford couldn't help but confirm: "Really fight?"

Shah Jahan still said without hesitation: "It's a real fight."

The Earl of Stratford reminded again: "Did you know that the Ming Empire has at least one million troops."

Cut, isn't it just a million troops?

Shah Jahan said disdainfully: "I can also recruit millions of troops."

The Earl of Stratford was still worried: "After selling these weapons to you, within a month, you will organize a large army to attack Donghu.

I'm just waiting here, as long as you really fight, I'll go back and bring you more weapons right away. "

How much more?
Shah Jahan couldn't help but excitedly said: "How many can you bring over from the next batch?"

As long as you fight, every country in our anti-Habsburg alliance will make junk guns and artillery for you crazy!

The Earl of Stratford said without hesitation: "At least five thousand muskets, five hundred cannons."

Shah Jahan couldn't help being overjoyed and said: "Okay, just wait, I will definitely organize an army to attack Donghu within a month."

He is not lying, he really dared to attack the Ming Empire!

Because the Far East is where the Mughal Empire and the Ming Empire are the strongest, as long as they defeat the Ming Empire, they will be the overlords of the Far East.

Now the entire anti-Habsburg alliance fully supports him to clean up the Ming Empire.

Such a good opportunity, if you don't hit it, don't hit it!
(End of this chapter)