The Ming Dynasty did not revolutionize

Chapter 55 Militia Training
After Hancock and Samuel communicated with the Ming Dynasty officers, they came up with ideas for the next publicity campaign.

After receiving the samples from the Ming Dynasty officers, they immediately split up and started to act.

Samuel mainly notified the members of the Sons of Liberty and began to publicize his ideas among the people, while also contacting the previous tea smuggling channels.

Of course, from now on they will no longer be smuggling channels, but official genuine agent channels of the Ming Dynasty.

Hancock first notified his own trading company staff to make preparations, and then contacted the well-known businessmen in the northern United States.

They exchanged information with each other and cooperated with Samuel's grassroots propaganda to publicize the advantages of the Ming Dynasty in the business circle. The key was the trade advantage.

You can make more money by standing on the side of the Ming Dynasty. Not only can you make money in the New World, but you may also have the opportunity to make money in Europe using Ming Dynasty products.

The Ming Dynasty was extremely far away from Europe, and had basically not participated directly in trade with Europe before, as there were always middlemen.

Americans can establish a long-term cooperative relationship with the Ming Dynasty and become the best middleman, snatching business from other European merchants.

In particular, if we can obtain in-depth authorization from Ming Dynasty and directly produce Ming Dynasty products in North America, the profits will be even more substantial.

If the Americans simply wanted independence and established trade relations with the Ming Dynasty, they would not dare to think about the last step.

But Hancock knew that the future relationship between the United States and the Ming Dynasty would be different from that of any other country.

After the prince of Ming Dynasty becomes the king of America, America and Ming Dynasty will be truly one family from then on.

In order to facilitate trade with Europe, it is not impossible for the prince of the Ming Dynasty to plant tea trees directly in America.

Hancock knew that his highness was very passionate about business.

Hancock enthusiastically mobilized the merchants and worked extra hard to sell them the benefits of cooperating with the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to these future promises, what is more important is the business that can begin right now.

The joint issuance of commercial paper, which is similar to stocks and futures, is an obvious and excellent business.

Money can move people's hearts. With practical benefits as support and suitable publicity concepts, business will naturally be easier to achieve.

As a military commander, Li Anbang also began to contact local militia officers to discuss and formulate a detailed plan for the siege of New York.

Samuel arranged for liaison officers from the Massachusetts militia to notify militias in other surrounding colonies.

Of course there was also Washington's Department of the Continental Army stationed in Morristown, New Jersey.

Let their officers arrange representatives to come to Boston to meet with Ming officers to confirm and understand subsequent combat plans.

At the same time, it was proposed to immediately start recruiting more soldiers, and both the militia and the Continental Army should be increased to at least 20,000 people.

The Ming commodity futures notes obtained by Hancock and other merchants could be used as military pay.

The 30,000-strong army of the Ming Dynasty's North American Expeditionary Force has also landed in Philadelphia and Boston in recent days.

Li Anbang instructed Samuel to select a group of smart young people who were familiar with the local environment from the militia and the Sons of Liberty.

Come together to receive direct instruction and training from Ming Dynasty officers.

Then they were given a bicycle, a revolver, and a rifled percussion gun.

Let them cooperate with the Ming Dynasty's rifled hunters to scout the situation around New York and deliver various important emergency messages.

Samuel himself, as leader of the Massachusetts Militia and the Sons of Liberty, also received training.

In order to learn about His Royal Highness King Wu’s new invention and understand the future market direction in advance, Hancock also came to receive training.

As the most well-known local political leaders, they also received pistols and bicycles provided by the Ming Dynasty.

The most direct external manifestation of Americans' ideas of freedom and local power can be said to be "everyone sweeps the snow in front of their own door."

You have to solve your own problems yourself, including your own and your family's safety.

Until the end of the 19th century, many parts of the Western United States were in a state of near anarchy.

Therefore, every North American immigrant carries a gun and can naturally tell the quality of a gun.

The Americans, led by Samuel and Hancock, were shocked after looking at the things given to them by the Ming officers and testing them a little.

These muskets are no longer afraid of rain and can be fired simply by striking them. The pistols can be reloaded quickly and can fire six times in a row.

These guns are so convenient, and combined with the magical bicycles, the possibilities are endless.

After a militiaman fired six bullets, he couldn't help but shout:

"With these equipment, I can kill at least four British rogue soldiers!"

"But you have to make sure you can hit them all, and the key is not to keep holding the trigger."

"I have considered the hit rate. The revolver can hold six bullets at a time." Although Samuel and Hancock were different from ordinary soldiers, they had long known that Zhu Jianxuan was an inventor through Samuel's cousin John Adams.

However, their previous knowledge was limited to steel smelting and rubber reinforcement, which were Zhu Jianxuan’s first inventions.

Seeing these advanced products now is the first time I have seen the actual products, and I am also greatly shocked.

Hancock was playing with a revolver, and in addition to surprise, he also saw huge profits.

Samuel's answer was relatively simple, and he said it naturally:

"These are all inventions of His Majesty the Prince of Ming..."

The Ming officer was also preparing to introduce himself. After hearing what Samuel said, he nodded very seriously and said:

“Yes, they were all invented by our Highness the King of Wu.

“His Royal Highness the King of Wu also invented a steam engine machine tool that could quickly produce rifle barrels.

“His Royal Highness King Wu improved the steelmaking process and designed new machine tools that are more efficient and more precise.

“That’s why we can produce the revolvers you see here.

“Although it’s a pistol, it’s also a rifled gun. Even with the inevitable leaks of a breech-loader, the ultimate effective shooting distance is still nearly a hundred meters.

“The difference from traditional smoothbore rifles will not be that big.

"The key is the fire cap on it. It can emit flames as long as it is hammered, and it ignores weather changes.

“It also makes the design of the revolver possible.

“However, the production process of these equipment is much more complicated than the traditional process, so the current output is not very large.

“The Ming Dynasty’s regular army cannot fully popularize it, nor can it sell it to you on a large scale.

"You can only give your mobile hunters temporary equipment."

The militiamen and Sons of Liberty around Samuel were playing with the things in their hands. After the introduction by the Ming officers, they began to have a very simple admiration and respect for this Ming prince whom they had never met before.

"Your Highness is really smart to be able to invent such a clever thing."

"If I can invent this, I can make a fortune."

"With these guns, even if we only have a few people, we can repel those mopping-up teams."

After the Ming Dynasty officers taught these people how to use these weapons, they also taught them how to ride bicycles.

Finally, they will be taught how to repair and maintain weapons and bicycles.

When it came to the final repair stage, these young Americans learned the details of the weapons and bicycles, and they were filled with surprise and emotion.

"These steel bars, these wheels, these bearings, so many designs... every one of them is extremely ingenious."

"This is really unbelievable. How did His Royal Highness the King of Wu come up with this?"

"It's not just about thinking of it, the key is to actually be able to make it. The blacksmiths and gunmakers in our city don't have this skill."

"The key point is, why is rubber no longer afraid of sun exposure?"

Hancock spoke little when he was with these young militiamen, and spent most of his time thinking about the business aspects of these things.

When I heard this, I finally couldn't help but interrupt:
“Reinforced rubber is of course a top-notch trade secret and it is impossible to tell ordinary people about it for no reason.

"If we really want it, we have to wait until His Highness comes and buy the patent license from Him.

"I will certainly buy them, and if your Highness will allow me to do so, I will build a bicycle factory in Boston.

“I promise that everyone will have the opportunity to buy their own bicycle in the future.”

Someone from the surrounding militia immediately shouted:
"Will His Royal Highness King Wu come to us?"

Hancock looked at the Ming officer:

"If we formally invite His Highness to visit after we officially gain independence, His Highness will probably come."

Zhu Jianxuan does not need to do anything directly. Businessmen like Hancock can see the benefits and will take the initiative to promote Zhu Jianxuan.

Not only when he was in contact with these militiamen, but also when he was discussing cooperation with other businessmen, Hancock would mention Zhu Jianxuan intentionally or unintentionally.

Hancock let others know how much benefit His Highness's inventions could bring to America in the future.

With the psychological cognitive foundation that has been gradually laid, when the Continental Congress formally and publicly invites Zhu Jianxuan to serve as the King of America, it should not produce too much shock and resistance.

(End of this chapter)