The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 835 The Golden Spice
From the direction of Dayuan, a large number of large fleets came to Tai O.

This time it is the new Tai O Chief Soldier Shi Shitou.

The soldiers in Tai O used to be rotated every two years. This time Ding Shitou brought over [-] soldiers, of which [-] will be rotated, so that the number of soldiers in Tai O will increase to [-].

When Ding Shitou set foot on Tai O Port, Prior had already brought the officials and generals of Tai O to wait for him.

"Governor Prior, Ding Shitou, the new chief soldier of Tai'ao, reports to you." Ding Shitou remembers Ding Yi's words and must be respectful. This foreigner has made contributions to Daqian and deserves respect.

"Mr. Ding, welcome to the beautiful Da'ao Province. Please believe that this will be the most beautiful province in the Dagan Empire." Priel laughed.

"Tai O is a beautiful place, but it's too far away." Ding Shitou laughed. Most of the time he came here was against the wind. It took him 20 days to get here from Luzon.

Now it is very convenient for Ding Yi's ship to come from Dagan. In the middle, Dayuan and Luzon can rest and replenish one after another.

You don't need to come directly from the big crew like before, the voyage is longer and it is more prone to problems.

The distance from Luzon to Tai O is only more than 3000 kilometers. If the wind is favorable, it can be reached in about ten days.

That night, he hosted Ding Shitou in Tai O City, and the entourage of both parties introduced each other.

Ding Shitou also brought Ding Yi's latest order.

This time, [-] soldiers will be rotated back to Dagan, so that the number of soldiers in Tai O will reach [-].

Considering that there are no enemies here, they are divided into two camps.

Ding Shitou's Tai O General Army led [-] troops to garrison near Tai O City, covering the northern part of Tai O Province.

With the Sunshine Coast as the boundary in future generations, the northern part is under the management of Tai O City.

The Sunshine Coast is not far from Sydney. In the south, the South Australia General Army was established. Mutu, who had been in Tai'ao, was the South Australia General Army, responsible for South Australia and the newly built Yangtze River City.

Among the people who came to open up wasteland back then, Xiao Madu has been rotated back to the senior staff, and the Mongolian Mutu and Priel both chose to stay.

Now Mutu has been rewarded and has been appointed as the South Australian Soldier.

Priel is still the governor, in charge of the whole province, but Ding Yi said that he will send a governor here in the future.

Prior was number one, the governor was number two.

Prior had no intention of becoming an independent kingdom, so of course he raised his hands to support him after hearing this, and he couldn't become an independent kingdom, the army is all Ding Yi's, and he is just here to enjoy freedom and power.

Then Ding Shitou introduced to him the newcomer who came with him this time - the student who returned from Europe - Wang Bao.

In the 12th year of Chongzhen (1639), a group of teenagers including Wang Bao, Chen Qianhua, Xu Manyun and He Kuiniu voluntarily applied to study in Europe for five years.

Wang Bao returned to China more than half a year ago and met the emperor. Emperor Ding Yi said something to him and sent him to Tai O.

"The imperial court will temporarily take over the minerals here as state-owned, and they will no longer be controlled by the army."

In the past when Ding Yi conquered the world, all minerals in various places were operated and managed by the army.

Now that the world is settled, Ding Yi will gradually withdraw the military from control and management.

Wang Bao is in charge of all mineral resources in Tai'ao, and will establish a new company here, Daqian Mining Company Tai'ao Branch.

Along with Wang Bao came several officials from the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Commerce.

Wang Bao said to Prior at this time: "The company is managed by the Ministry of Energy, and the Ministry of Commerce is responsible for sales and transportation."

"I am the overall person in charge, and I am mainly responsible to the governor alone."

Priel smiled: "Yes, yes, I think the army will be happy to pass this on to you."

Prior was not interested in this, and felt that he had a little less to do, and he didn't have to be as busy as before.

At this time, Wang Bao asked about the situation in Tai O Province.

It took six years for Priel's troops to conquer Tai O Province, starting from Tai O City and going east, to the east of the coast.

That is, the coastal area to the east of Tai O Province.

They used warships to attack from the sea every time, so now they have conquered the entire east.

And the depths of Tai O are gradually being explored.

The further you go to the depths of Tai O, the more aborigines there are, and the resistance becomes more intense. Fortunately, they have a generation of weapons, and they are basically crushed.

Currently, the controllable area accounts for about one-twentieth of Tai O.

There are 16 local aborigines under the rule.

More Aboriginal people have fled into western and central Great Australia.

"We estimate that there should be 60, [-] or even more aboriginals in Tai O."

Prior is very experienced. Haiti, the American island discovered by the Spaniards back then, was not half the size of Tai O Province. They named it the Spanish Island, and there were actually 100 million natives on it.

Of course, the Spaniards brought smallpox, and in four or fifty years, the indigenous people on the island were killed and injured.

At present, there are still a large number of aboriginals in Tai O hiding in the central and western regions. Prior estimates that there are at least 50 or more.

"We have surveyed dozens of mines and various resources in the early stage."

"Six gold mines, eleven silver mines, sixteen copper mines, eighteen iron mines—"

Wang Bao didn't know if he didn't come. He didn't expect that many mineral resources had been found here in six years, and there were even two places where open-pit oil was easy to recover.

There are 48 mines in total.

This is the case when it occupies one-twentieth of the area of ​​Tai O, and many of them cannot be discovered by current technology.

The country sitting on the mine cart really deserves its reputation.

Restricted by the technology of this era and the current manpower, Prior has currently mined eleven of the mines, and the rest of the mines have been built with forts. Let's circle them first.

We must know that in the 19th century, there was a gold rush all over the world. In just ten years, the number of people from all over the world who came to Tai O Province increased by 50.

Of course, Ding Yi circled all the minerals first.

That's why Priel first started to occupy the east, and the east is close to America and Europe. First, conquer these places, and then build forts where they can land, so that they can occupy Da'ao Province first.

"We came all the way and saw that there are many islands in the north of Tai'ao. These places should be captured and used by us. They can be used as supply and rest points along the way." Ding Shitou said at this time.

Prior immediately said: "I'm waiting for His Majesty's order. The large number of warships and artillery can destroy all the resistance forces around."

"No hurry." Wang Bao said.

"To the north of Tai O City are the Banda Islands and the Moluccas." Wang Bao nodded, "They are quite close to us."

The Banda Islands are rich in nutmeg. In the 17s, around 20, the Netherlands conquered the above natives by bloody means, thus controlling the monopoly of nutmeg.

The Moluccas are also rich in spices. The spices purchased by European merchants here for [-] pounds can be sold in Europe for [-] pounds.

"Now the East India Company relies on the spice business here to make a lot of money."

"The emperor conquered Annan first, so that he could attack Southeast Asia in the next step."

"Spices from Southeast Asia are currently the most profitable business here, and after opening up Southeast Asia, it will be connected with us in Tai O."

"At that time, the east and southeast of Asia, except for Japan and North Korea, will all be our territory."

"It's so enjoyable." Priel's heart was surging when he heard it, and he didn't expect Ding Yi to have such a huge plan.

Think about the dragon flags of Dagan planted all over Southeast Asia, and those islands rich in gold and spices all fell into the hands of Dagan.

The whole of Europe will be shocked.

Ding Yi will definitely fight the Banda Islands, Moluccas and other islands.

One is that their fleet from Luzon must pass through these two islands. After they are captured, they can not only control the spice base above, but also serve as a rest and supply point for the fleet.

In this way, when they come from Luzon, they can have an island to rest or replenish in four or five days, and basically there will be no more problems. This is safer than going by land.

Second, after conquering the islands in Southeast Asia, the entire southeast and east of Asia are basically connected. No matter from Annan to Tai O, or from Dayuan to Tai O, they are all very safe, and all the roads are their own territory.

In the future, after the various minerals in Tai O come out, it will be safer to take the sea route. Every distance is short, and you can rest and replenish at any time, and it is all your own territory.

A few people talked about the general situation that night, and the next day, Prior, Ding Shitou, Mutu and others met again.

Prior asked to hand over all the mines found on the island, as well as the mineral materials that were being excavated, to Wang Bao.

At the same time, Ding Shitou also learned that Tai O Province now has a total population of 24.

Among them, 16 indigenous people were conquered.

Some of the aboriginals are mining, and some are building in various parts of Da'ao. According to Ding Yi's request, Prior has built forts and county towns in all places along the coast where they can land.

From Tai O City to the east, it is lined up along the seashore until Changjiang City, with 28 counties and 28 forts in the middle.

At present, they are working hard to build Tai O City and Changjiang City. These 28 counties are only surrounded by simple tree fences, and they are built like military camps. The Daqian army guards these aborigines and does various things.

In the later period, when the Yangtze River City is almost built, these counties will be built one by one. Of course, this time span will be very long, and it may not be completed in ten or twenty years.

The locations of these counties are basically the seaside cities of later generations in Australia. Of course, Ding Yi can’t remember, and he didn’t go to Tai O, but cities are generally built in places where there is enough land and fresh water.

"There are 3000 aborigines living in Tai O City, [-] are improving Tai O City and the port, and the rest are hoarding fields. After six years of construction, it is estimated that it will be improved in one or two years, and then it can be relocated. Enter [-] natives, and add a battalion of [-] people to garrison."

"Yangtze River City is being built, and there are [-] indigenous people participating in the construction. It is estimated that it will take two to three years to complete."

"The remaining 28 counties each have 2000 to 200 people. Generally, there will be [-] to [-] people in each county."

"There are eleven mines outside, each with several thousand people, and the largest gold mine has six thousand natives." Each mine also has about 200 to [-] guards.

Ding Shitou frowned when he heard this: "Six thousand natives? One or two hundred people can live there?"

"Anyone who dared to resist was killed." Priel said with a smile, "No one dared to resist us."

In history, when European colonists came to the Americas, hundreds of people could conquer 10,000+, but now 200 people see what [-] is.

(End of this chapter)