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Steam trains appeared in England in the early nineteenth century, more than 300 years before the commercialization of steam engines in Europe.

Europeans never imagined that the American continent had begun an industrial revolution that they could not imagine. With the steam train put into use, Panama, as the hub of American interaction, became the signature existence of the New World.

Not only local aborigines, but also many white immigrants from Europe who migrated to the Americas also wanted to settle in Panama and Cologne.

But Zhu Hao did not grant them citizenship, and even those merchants did not obtain the right of settlement, and even their trade still had to be completed through the native middlemen on the Caribbean islands.

In a blink of an eye, it was August of the sixth year of Jiajing.

At this time, the scale of overseas territories that Zhu Hao created from scratch is not small.

Lu Bing led his troops to achieve phased results in the North American continent, established a long offshore corridor along the west coast, developed some mineral deposits in the California region of the United States later, and built the first city there. It was all done without Zhu Hao's personal participation.

The Indians in North America are obviously tougher than the natives in Central America and South America, similar to the Jurchen in the deep mountains and old forests in the northeast of Ming Dynasty, but after all, there are well-trained Ming officers and soldiers in the army led by Lu Bing, equipped with Muskets, artillery, and especially rapid-fire rifles with front-loading rifles and lead cartridges with cylindrical shells are semi-modern products.

After several battles, the Indians were defeated, and many tribes fled from the west coast of North America. As for Lu Bing's construction of the city in the Los Angeles area of ​​later generations, he mainly relied on the Aztecs and some "defectors" among the North American natives. conduct.

Compared with the Aztecs who suffered devastating blows from the Caucasians, these primitive tribes in North America have lived a relatively stable life in the past decades or even hundreds of years. In their eyes, the Ming army sent by Zhu Hao is the first A group of invaders who are a real threat to them.

The North American continent is sparsely populated, and many places are uninhabited wastelands. It is possible that European colonists did not find valuable things in the central and western regions of North America before. The folk customs are more sturdy, so that these Indian natives have only now truly understood what it means to be crushed by advanced civilization.

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The North American continent began to develop slowly. Next, Zhu Hao will let Lu Bing lead troops to sweep the Coastal Mountains and Rocky Mountains, then enter the central part of North America, and finally march to the Great Lakes and the East Coast. Before the Mayflower arrives on the North American continent, the situation will be resolved stabilize.

Zhu Hao didn't intend to let Lu Song and his son participate in the military plan of sending troops to Ming Dynasty. They wanted to devote more energy to the great cause of conquering those unknown territories.

On both sides of the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean in Central America, the west coast is supported by new cities and bridgeheads, which mainly provide various high-quality wood and stone materials, and bring resources from the west coast to the east coast through Chang'an City.

Three cities have been built on the east coast under the command of Su Xigui. They are called Upper City, Middle City and Lower City... When Zhu Hao named it, he tried his best to make it easy for people with low education to remember, so it is easy to understand. And very image.

These cities in the Mexican region have become the shelters of the Aztec and Central American surviving tribes. They were the first to obtain the status of imperial residents bestowed by Zhu Hao, and enjoy the preferential treatment that Ming people can only have.

The Aztecs were already scattered in Central America, and many small tribes struggled to survive in the cracks of the colonists, but with the establishment of the new empire, their lives regained hope.

Initially, less than 150 Aztec and Mesoamerican tribes lived in Xincheng and other places, but after several years of development, the population in the area north of Panama in Central America has reached about [-] million, and almost all tribes have consciously joined the empire. Come with the big family.

To the south of Mexico, it is supported by the two trading port cities of Panama and Colon.

In fact, there are several cities in the middle. After all, the land from Mexico to Panama is relatively narrow and long, and there are many small towns as transit points. Among them, based on the "lower city" managed by Su Xigui, they extend downwards, respectively. City", "Haicheng" and "Jinling City", the geographical location of these three cities is roughly equivalent to Mexico City, Guatemala and San Jose in later generations.

At this time, the scale of the three cities was relatively small, and Zhu Hao handed them over to the leaders of the second-class tribe in Jingjing. They organized the Indian tribes to settle down and engage in production, and paid taxes to Zhu Hao's government.

When the first three cities were established, the population was only a few thousand, but in less than a year, the population of the three cities has exceeded [-], and the population of "River City" has the fastest growth rate, almost [-] Yes, after all, it is the core area of ​​Central America, and it has a unique advantage in attracting people.

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As trading port cities in Central America, Panama City and Colon City are responsible for the transfer of goods between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. Panama City was mainly built by immigrants from the Inca Empire who migrated from the south, and the population is also dominated by the Incas.

The two cities have a population of nearly 80. The government granted the land to allow the Incas to reclaim wasteland between the two large port cities and build towns.

In the beginning, SF City in South America was the most advanced industrialized city in the world, but as Zhu Hao put more energy into the Panama region, the development here is also very rapid, even in the case where resources are almost entirely transported from outside Next, Leng turned this place into a new type of city second only to SF City in terms of industrialization through trade with Caribbean middlemen.

At first, Caribbean middlemen only transported horses, cattle, sheep and other livestock from Europe and Africa in exchange for large amounts of gold and silver.

But then the Europeans discovered that the Ming government seemed to have no intention of actively doing business with the Europeans. The almost unlimited gold and silver in the Americas did not flow into Europe on a large scale, which made them see huge business opportunities.

Gold and silver in Europe did not depreciate due to excessive currency issuance, and the prices of gold and silver were stable at a fairly high level, which meant that their trade with the New World Empire would be very profitable.

Subsequently, a large number of pirate ships transported food, minerals, livestock, people, etc. from Africa and Europe to islands such as Haiti and Cuba, and then sent these things to Cologne through Caribbean middlemen, and they could be exchanged for gold and silver.

For Zhu Hao, this was a no-cost business for the time being. After all, most of the gold and silver in his hand came from offerings from the Inca Empire and plundered from European colonists.

He did not take the initiative to send ships to Europe and Africa for trade, and tried his best to show his "not enterprising" side, making Europeans think that Ming just wanted to take the unowned American land as his own, and did not covet their territory and wealth .

As the situation in Central America has stabilized, Zhu Hao has sent people to resume mining silver and gold mines, because agriculture and industry alone cannot afford the rapid development of the entire empire's economy. Gold and silver had a devastating impact on the European economy...

All will take place before his official invasion of the European continent.

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To the south of Panama is the later Colombian region, where there are many indigenous tribes and city-states. Zhu Hao began to prepare for oil exploration.

With the rapid development of science and technology and the continuous advancement of industrial construction, the internal combustion engine represented by oil will be born one day, but Zhu Hao can drive the steam civilization by himself. If he wants to push technology forward a big step , it is necessary to train a large number of high-quality craftsmen.

This requires opening a school to spread the knowledge of physics and chemistry to craftsmen from the bright minds of the Ming Dynasty, and selecting people with high comprehension from the aborigines to gradually undertake the errands of proficient use, promotion, and popularization of steam engines, and concentrate all efforts on scientific and technological breakthroughs. .

The principle of the internal combustion engine is actually not complicated. It just converts the steam generated by burning coal into oil as fuel, and drives the reciprocating motion of the piston through the energy generated by the internal combustion of the machine, and then converts this motion into kinetic energy through gears to drive the machine or Turbo running.

Whether it is a steam engine or an internal combustion engine, the core is a "force", which generates and transmits this force, so that it can replace human and animal power.

But no matter what kind of power is used, a complete industrial device is needed to match the steam engine and internal combustion engine. This is something that Zhu Hao can't do at present, and can only overcome difficulties step by step.

In the northern part of South America, Zhu Hao promoted the construction of plantations in an all-round way. There were not many people who immigrated here from the Inca Empire at first, but as Zhu Hao sent troops to occupy almost the entire territory of Colombia and Venezuela, large tracts of fertile land were left unoccupied. Farming had to be done through forced immigration.

Mainly local aborigines, supplemented by immigrants from the Inca Empire, plus a small number of African immigrants, the three are in the south of Panama, north of Brazil, Peru and Ecuador, rapidly expanding to a population of one million, and the population is still expanding rapidly .

The main reason is that this area has a vast territory, which is wider than the traditional farming area of ​​the Inca Empire. In addition, it is located in the tropics, with abundant rain, dense rivers, and the protection of the Ming army. As long as you live a little bit harder, you can live a good life. There is nothing wrong with living without going hungry.

Of course, the bigger reason why people of all ethnic groups are willing to migrate here is because of the policies provided by Zhu Hao.

Anyone who moves here can get enough arable land, and iron farm tools are issued, and there are troops stationed to ensure good law and order, and the government has a special yamen to buy the agricultural products they grow, not all of them are food crops , Even economic crops such as cotton, hemp, rubber, and medicinal materials will be purchased at high prices.

With the continuous influx of livestock from Europe and Africa, cattle and horses gradually became popular, helping people of all ethnic groups to complete farming and transport goods.

This radically improved the traditional farming conditions that the Indians had previously experienced.

The most important thing is that in addition to being able to eat enough, people of all ethnic groups can also get conveniences in terms of clothing, food, housing, and transportation... In fact, Zhu Hao brought a group of people in primitive society to the era of the industrial revolution forcibly. , The quality of life has almost changed drastically.

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From Venezuela, Guyana, and Suriname to the south is Brazil, which is mainly composed of the Amazon Plain, the Paraguay Basin, and the Brazilian Plateau. The Amazon Plain is the largest alluvial plain in the world, and almost the entire area is covered by virgin rainforest. Zhu Hao did not send troops to cross it.

On the contrary, places such as Ecuador and Peru, as territories of the Inca Empire, are increasingly being influenced by SF City, rapidly developing from primitive farming civilization to industrial civilization.

The population of the Inca Empire did not decrease sharply because of this, but instead increased rapidly due to the improvement of medical conditions and the extension of life expectancy.

Strictly speaking, the current Inca Empire is no longer an independent empire, and it is completely under Zhu Hao's new empire.

Zhu Hao knew that the conditions for him to become emperor had been preliminarily fulfilled.