Ming Zuo

Chapter 1640 New Special City

Zuo Menggeng was very pleased.

The politicians of the empire were thousands of miles away. Even without his intervention, they still carried out the will of the empire well and reaped great benefits for the empire.

The situation in Europe has undergone tremendous changes, and it is completely different from the previous life.

At least the course of the British bourgeois revolution was completely interrupted.

Whether Britain can return to its original track, even he cannot judge now.

The only thing that is certain is that even if Britain finally turns back, it will take at least a hundred years.

Scotland, Ireland, and Wales were separated, and if they want to take them back, it will definitely cost England a lot of effort.

Another change is that the status of a powerful country in the Netherlands will remain for a long time.

However, the national strength of the Netherlands determines that no matter how strong it is, it is impossible to affect the general trend of the world.

Spain was about to face endless troubles on all sides.

After Catalonia's independence came back in France, they were powerless to put it down.

Portugal's independence is a fact.

Now it is not a question of whether Portugal can resist the Spanish attack, but that Spain will have to worry about Portugal's pursuit of more.

Portugal must be very happy if it can bite off a piece of meat from Spain.

The most important thing is that from the perspective of the empire, when Spain is caught up in the local crisis, it is a good opportunity for the empire to start attacking Central and South America.

The empire is now continuously accumulating power in North America, and the regular army alone now has a number of [-].

The number of ships in the navy also exceeded seventy.

This force is nothing in Asia or Europe, but in America, it is an irresistible torrent.

And the policies implemented by the empire in the New World will also become the magic weapon for the empire to replace the Spaniards.

Unlike the massacres of Western colonists in the New World, the empire adopted a policy of tolerance and equality for the aborigines of the New World.

These aborigines originally lived a life of slash-and-burn farming, living in groups in tribes, isolated from the world for tens of thousands of years, and did not have any concept of home country and nationality.

After the empire arrived, they did not exterminate them, but instead helped them improve their lives, update their tools, and provide medical treatment, making them live a better life.

Except for a few ferocious tribes that were wiped out, most of the aborigines have happily become citizens of the empire and have begun to accept the cultural education of the empire.

Nowhere was this more evident than in the Wehrmacht of the New World.

Nearly half of the soldiers in the army are local aborigines. After completing basic language and science education, they have been able to support the army.

Among them, many outstanding talents traveled across the ocean and entered the military academy for further studies.

No matter where these talents go in the future, they will call themselves imperial people, and at the same time bring this influence to more and more aborigines.

It can be said that the empire already has a broad folk base in the New World.

This also led to an astonishing speed of the empire's expansion in the New World.

Now the furthest expedition has crossed the Rocky Mountains and found a large river flowing from west to east in the desert.

The locals call this river the Arkansas River, and the banks of the river are rich plains formed by alluvial deposits.

Now, these places have been included in the imperial territory.

Fu Xinyuan had already sent a report back, hoping to add new provinces in the New World to strengthen the control of these new territories.

At the same time, the military in the New World is ready to move, and has already begun preparations for going south to Mexico.

Not surprisingly, within three to five years, the Viceroyalty of New Spain in Spain will inevitably become the target of the National Defense Forces.

The return of Xu Erjue has brought a brand new task to the empire.

"At present, we have established many strongholds in the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. Mombasa, Madagascar, Cape Storm, Luanda, and Gambia are all important nodes for sailing to Europe. It's just that the number of people traveling with the mission is insufficient, so these strongholds are currently It is in the process of being maintained. In the future, the country will need to send a large number of personnel to build these places into a solid sphere of influence."

The results of the mission's travel are not only reflected in changing the situation in Europe, but also in the reconnaissance and deployment along the way.

It can be said that these places that the mission has taken so far, connecting the dots together, have become a safe route from the empire to Europe.

The construction of these strongholds has undoubtedly won the unanimous approval of everyone in the center.

However, if we want to vigorously build these places, then there is a problem that has been taken into consideration.

"The development of Temasek is changing with each passing day, and it has reached a point that cannot be ignored. The officials sent in the past have insufficient authority and status, and it is difficult to adapt to the new situation. Regarding the positioning of Temasek, I also ask His Majesty and everyone to come up with opinions."

In the age of great voyages, it is inevitable for Temasek to thrive.

It's just that with the full opening of the empire, the business on this route has reached its heyday, which also gave Temasek a great stimulus.

Today's Temasek has a permanent population of more than one million, and it is truly the largest city in Southeast Asia.

Many countries in Southeast Asia and South Asia have poor navigation skills, and they cannot go to the empire to conduct business in person, so they need a transfer station close at hand to sell goods.

Temasek has served this function very well, and it has suddenly become the economic center of Southeast Asia.

But the officials sent by the empire before were only at the mayor level.It is obviously beyond their ability to deal with affairs at the regional economic center level.

"I suggest that Temasek be set as the third special city to strengthen the connection with the central city."

Hou Xun seemed to have already thought about it and put forward his opinion.

After discussing it, everyone felt that this proposal was very good.

Although Temasek is isolated overseas, the entire South China Sea is the sphere of influence of the empire, and the surrounding countries such as the Netherlands and Siam are also friendly states. It can be said that Temasek is actually very safe.

Not to mention, Temasek is also stationed here with the fourth detachment of the South China Sea Fleet, which has strong military support.

After Mindanao is completely cleared in the future, the Third Marine Division will also move there.

With Temasek's current level, upgrading to a special city is a matter of course.

"Then who will be the governor of this special city?"

Hou Xun said with a smile: "The old man will do his part."

When he said that, everyone understood.

Originally according to the plan, Hou Xun was about to step down from the position of prime minister of the cabinet.

But how to arrange the new work, there is no clue yet.

It is a good arrangement to add a special city and let him assume the post of government as a prince.

In particular, Hou Xun once served as the prime minister of the cabinet. With his status and connections, he can also have a major impact on the decision-making of the central government, and can ensure that Temasek is foolproof.

(End of this chapter)