The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 678

Ding Yi rolled his eyes at Xiao Madu, and continued: "There are a large number of aborigines in Da'ao Province. It has huge iron mines, coal mines, silver mines, and gold mines. It is an extremely rich place."

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard it.

Ding Yi mobilized for half an hour, and his mouth was parched, but when he came out of Daxing Fort, he was very inspiring. The eyes of those who could talk were bright and their hearts were beating faster. They wished they could immediately help It would be better for Ding Yiping to be in Tai O.

After Ding Yi let them go, he was just like them when they first arrived in Dayuan, taking every step of the way and fighting steadily.

First build the city, hoard the land, find fresh water resources, and ensure self-sufficiency to survive.

Then capture the local aborigines to help them work, use the method of kindness and power, use what can be used, and kill those who can't.

Ding Yi said unabashedly: "The natives over there are very barbaric. Only guns and blood can subdue them."

At the side, Xiao Madu was silent, brushed, and all three people looked at him.

Xiaomadu was upset and puffed up his chest. Now I am an official and common people, not an aborigine. We are civilized people, farming, eating food, and wearing clothes.

After Ding Yi took over Dayuan, after several years of management, these Fan tribes who had taken refuge in Ding Yi earlier were less willing to be called raw or familiar, and more willing to be called Dayuan people.

Ding Yi also immediately said: "No matter what race you were in the past, you are all officials now, and you are all subjects of my Ding Yi."

Hearing the word subject, everyone's expressions were different.

"Everyone should unite as one and return successfully. I assure you that the names of the four of you will be recorded in the history books in the future, and will last forever and be passed down for thousands of years."

The expressions of the four of them didn't care very much at this time, but after many years, they have deeply understood what an honor it is to be recorded in the annals of history and passed down for thousands of years.

After it was agreed to send troops to Da'ao, Ding Yi put the machine of Dayuan into full operation.

Select elite soldiers, prepare materials, supplies, food and grass, and let the Mongols, Fanren, and Jurchen minions get acquainted with sea ships.

Craftsman crops, mining departments, etc. also select experienced officials to prepare for future mining and equipment manufacturing.

Ding Yi also asked the accompanying doctors to bring the entire "Jingyue Quanshu". Specialized research and treatment.

Experts from various countries on the side of the officer also summarized various diseases during sea voyages, and compiled them into prevention and strategies.

In short, as a traverser, Ding Yi has tried his best to think of any difficulties that may occur in the future, and has comprehensively formulated preventive strategies.

He also briefly described the kangaroos and other creatures that are common in Tai O, but he is not sure whether they exist in this era.

The weather in Dayuan is similar to that in Tai O, and the expeditionary force has adapted to the weather here, so it will definitely be fine in Tai O.

As long as they can reach Tai O safely, there will be no problem in conquering the local area.

When the British occupied Tai O, more than 1000 soldiers and horses were dispatched, and 3000 to 20 prisoners were to be detained. Ding Yi sent more than 1000 people at once, and also transported [-] war horses. Ship transportation, including five third-tier battleships, went to three ships, only three third-tier battleships were full and could carry more than [-] people, and many other ships brought a lot of supplies and luggage, and they were very well prepared. He believed that everyone Members of the expeditionary force will definitely do better than the UK.

Considering that it was January and the weather was relatively cold, Ding Yi asked them to get familiar with it and set off in mid-to-late February.

It is around April and May when we arrive in Tai O, and the weather will be good.

After preparing for the expedition to Tai O, the whole staff started to work and prepare for the expedition to Tai O.

Zhao Dashan also specially recruited 100 newly recruited foreign mercenaries for an expedition to Tai O, all of whom were sea knights proficient in the ocean.

The war machine of the officer is completely running, busy.

At the end of January, Ding Yi summoned the civil and military personnel here, and he planned to mobilize again before returning to Lushun.

He took out a world map, pointed to the map and said to everyone: "This is Brazil."

"It is now occupied by the Portuguese and the Dutch."

"They ruled Brazil, enslaved the Brazilian natives, and asked the Brazilian natives to plant sugar cane for them and make sugar. Europeans like refined white sugar very much. The French and Portuguese both earn a lot of money, at least a few million taels a year. "

"Now the Dutch are fighting the Portuguese over there."

"Our next step is to try to sell sugar to all parts of Asia, especially the huge Persian market."

People from other places in the Ming Dynasty may not know it these years, but people in Ding Yi, such as Lushun, know that the place where the Ming Dynasty is located is called Asia.

The place where Xiyi is located is called Europe.

Now people on Dayuan's side even know about America and Africa.

According to Prior, the white sugar from Brazil was dumped all over Europe, and the money made by the Portuguese made Ding Yi jealous.

He is a little far away from Europe now, but it is still possible to sell it to other places in Asia.

The biggest rival in Asia is the East India Company. In the original history, after Zheng Chenggong took over Taiwan, the East India Company brought the sugar industry and technology to Java Island in Indonesia in 1662. In addition, Luzon is also producing sugar. Also recently, from now on, the sugar export of the big staff has lost the largest market, Persia.

Now Ding Yi's sugar exports are the two largest markets. Persia and Japan, North Korea and other countries combined are not as good as Japan or Persia.

But selling Persian Dingyi relies on the Persian businessman Awei, who has maintained a good cooperative relationship with the officials. Over the years, the number of ships has grown from three to seven, and there are four large ships with only [-] materials.

Every time he came over, he would bring various Persian craftsmen, works of art, and special products for Ding Yi's senior staff, and then he would go back with a large amount of sugar.

Every year Ding Yi sells sugar for tens of thousands of taels of silver to him.

Originally, Japan imported more than 200 million catties of white sugar from Daming each year. Now Ding Yi came to Daming. Because he defeated the shogunate, the sugar exports of the officials seized the Ming market. But Ding Yi was limited in production, and there was The distance, the size of the people, still cannot be compared with the entire Ming Dynasty, so the white sugar sold to Japan every year is limited.

And Persia is a huge market, even ten times bigger than Japan.

But Persia and Japan also have the same problem, and they are far away from the big officials.

If Ding Yi wants to increase the export volume of white sugar sharply, besides increasing his own output, he will have to increase the distance.

According to the information brought by Priel, the East India Company had already established a sugar department in Java Island in advance.

Because they were defeated by Ding Yi in Dayuan, they rebuilt the sugar department of Java Island last year.

It is still in the initial stage, the output is not high, and it is only for their own use, but it will definitely develop slowly in the next two years.

Moreover, nearby Luzon is also producing sugar. Once the two of them develop, Ding Yi's sugar export will lose the second largest market, Persia.

So Ding Yi is already thinking about the Raiders of Java Island.

"I estimate that their planting area will reach the largest next year or the year after." Ding Yi said: "After I return to Lushun, you will send a boat there, pretending to be a businessman, and find out about their planting area and production."

Ding Yi wanted to wipe them out in one fell swoop when the East India Company planted sugarcane to the largest area on Java Island, with more output and the most workers. Then he would directly seize the planting base of the East India Company and use it for his own use.

In this way, they have greatly shortened the distance from Java to Persia, and the export of sugar will be easier.

In the future, the task of the garrison of the officers will be to fight against the East India Company, or even to plunder here.

East India is just a company, and Ding Yi is a warlord.

He will never let the East India Company affect his business and make money in Asia. Moreover, even if it is not for white sugar, the two sides will still have to fight sooner or later.

The strategic goal he set for the generals was to launch a war against the East India Company in Asia two years later, drive the East India Company out of Asia completely, and occupy all their territories and colonies.

Zhao Dashan nodded excitedly. Over the past few years, there have been more and more soldiers and horses, but there is actually nothing to do.

Training a large number of infantry and sailors, and sending out so much military pay every year, of course there is something to do.

To deal with the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the soldiers and horses in Dongjiang Town, Da Ming San Town and Dengzhou are enough.

The soldiers and horses of the senior officials are used for Ding Yi's expansion in the sea.

Expansion at sea will not only bring resources and population, but also a large amount of silver and gold.

"How is the investigation of the situation in Luzon and other places?" Ding Yi asked again at this time. When he first came to the senior officials, he asked them to often take advantage of the opportunity to buy guns in Macau, sell sugar everywhere, and inquire about intelligence.

Zhao Dashan said that the general location of all countries is clear, and the ports are also well known. After all, they have occupied Dali for several years, and they often go there.

Originally, Ding Yi was not in a hurry with this side, thinking about operating and plotting in the future.

But after chatting with Prior for a day and reading Fu Zhenglong's logbook, he already found himself far behind.

At this time in Europe, many people took one or two hundred people, or even dozens of people on a boat, and built a colony outside. He had nearly 200 soldiers and millions of people, and he only occupied less than one province of Ming Dynasty. .

So he changed his strategy and let the soldiers and horses of the big officers focus on expansion and aggression, so as to achieve the purpose of supporting war with war.

If Zhao Dashan and the others do well enough, they will even be able to make money next year.

Ding Yi became more ambitious when Priel came back.

"Duan Gaolin." Ding Yi called Duan Gaolin, the head of the diabetes department.

"Master Ding." Duan Gaolin hurriedly stood up cautiously.

"Currently, can sugar production increase without increasing the number of workers?"

Duan Gaolin immediately laughed and said, "The lower official has something to report to your lord."

Now he is down from office one by one, and he completely regards himself as an official of the imperial court, and he is extremely proud.

If you want to know about the officials on Dayuan's side, the Ming Dynasty doesn't know about it at all, and won't admit it.

But everyone worked hard, and everyone was very happy.

When Duan Gaolin Da Ding Yi first came to the senior staff this time, he wanted to report something to him, but he never had the chance.

(End of this chapter)