The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 724 Technological Progress
Zu Kuan, Cao Wenzhao, Li Dingguo and other fierce men all went ashore and slaughtered all directions, and all the soldiers of the "God of War" got the pleasure of offending a strong man who would be punished even if he was far away.

In the end, according to the statistics of the English government, the direct loss of their war was as high as 3000 million pounds, and the potential losses were countless. At this time, one pound should be equivalent to three to five taels of silver.

England lost hundreds of thousands of people, the three largest shipyards were reduced to ruins, the navy was devastated, and the army was killed by more than ten regiments.

However, according to Huang Mingdao's statistics, there were not so many seizures. Excluding the captured warships, merchant ships, transport ships and a large amount of supplies, the value of the precious metals obtained would definitely not exceed 2000 million taels of silver.

After the "Huaxia Navy" finished the fight, of course they patted their ass and left, because the owner of the family had no idea of ​​​​taking down the island for colonization.

Although the Spaniards were envious of the territory of England, they did not dare to leave troops to occupy this place for a long time without the cooperation of the "Huaxia Navy", so they had to withdraw their troops reluctantly.

The Spaniards saw with their own eyes that the English Navy, which had once defeated their Armada, was almost helpless by the "Chinese Navy". How to do it.

England has been greatly weakened, and this country that relies on power to maintain unity is in big trouble.

The Scottish and Irish once again broke out a large-scale uprising against the rule of the English. The Puritan movement intensified and finally fired the first shot at the royalists, and the vigorous revolution broke out.

Huang Mingdao didn't care too much, "Huaxia Development" would come to do arms trade from time to time.

The Scots and Irish would buy muskets and smoothbore guns, and the Puritans and royalists could also buy weapons produced by "Nanming".

"Huaxia Development" is a state-owned commercial company. Of course, it has to support two companies in one hand. It not only puts the interests of shareholders first, but also fully considers national security and national interests.

"Huaxia Development" has a wide range of business. As long as it is not the raw materials and weapons that cannot be exported as stipulated in the "Nanming Trade Embargo Regulations", as long as there is profit in other things, it can be profitable through trade.

Huang Sheng only sold weapons to make the British Isles more lively, because "Nanming" could plant poppies, produce opium and sell it to the British, and start the Opium War against them.

In order to prevent drugs from appearing prematurely and poisoning the world, Huang Sheng did not engage in this criminal activity that brought money the fastest.

The news that the invincible British navy was wiped out spread to European countries, and the tax on the merchant ships traded by "Huaxia Development" dropped by more than [-]%, and finally developed to a fleet flying the dragon flag, no navy of any country dared to covet it.

The "Huaxia Navy" expedition to England is equivalent to a full-scale dispatch, and of course the efficiency must be maximized.

How could Huang Mingdao be idle during his stay in Europe? He formed a navy with [-] warships and merchant ships and dispersed them to destroy pirates and raid their lairs.

During this period, too many precious metals accumulated by old bandits have been obtained. The precious metals obtained by eliminating pirates are almost the same as those obtained by attacking England in terms of silver.

When the expedition returned, there were more than [-] large merchant ships and warships, which of course were captured from the English and many pirates.

The Great Battle of the English Channel was recorded in the annals of history. The "Huaxia Navy" won this unprecedented naval battle and successfully weakened the enemy and strengthened itself. This battle is called by historians the prelude to the Han Chinese dominating the four oceans.

The dragon flag is flying in the thousands of miles of sea, and all the Xiyi know that the dragon flag represents the supreme sea power, and they are all in awe.

"Nanming" finally enjoyed the achievements of the rapid economic development in the era of great voyages, and a steady stream of high value-added products were shipped to Europe and America for sale.

Cheap and high-quality raw materials poured into "Nanming" in large quantities, and the "Nanming" government's money and silver are not empty words.

With manpower and material resources and sufficient capital investment, countless great craftsmen and scientists are working hard, the industrial revolution of the "Nanming" system has been going on, and scientific and technological progress is changing with each passing day.

The steam engine has been tested, and now it has formed a series of military and civilian products that are widely used in many fields.

The steam engines produced by "Nanming" all have a boiler that boils water to generate high-pressure steam, burning coal, firewood and straw, etc.

A steam engine is a reciprocating power machine in which steam expands to push a piston to do work and convert the energy of steam into mechanical work. It is the most important prime mover.

Steam engines are now widely used in the mining industry of "Nanming", and they are also rapidly promoted in industries such as smelting, textiles, and machine manufacturing.

The test of installing a steam engine as a prime mover on a warship to drive the propeller has been successful, and now three ironclad coal-fired battleships with a displacement of two to three thousand tons are under construction.

The iron-clad ships built by "Nanming" have become bigger and bigger, which of course benefited from the greatly improved production and quality of steel.

The emergence of the steam engine led to the rapid development of the metallurgical industry. Hot-drawn and cold-drawn seamless steel pipe products were successfully launched. Galvanized and tin-plated anti-rust technologies are also becoming more and more mature. The thickness and width of hot-rolled steel sheets are increasing, and the quality of course tends to be stable.

The largest forging hammer driven by thermal power in the iron and steel plant has reached [-] kilograms. Forging keels is no longer sweating like rain by hundreds of thousands of people. The efficiency has improved and the quality is more controllable.

The bicycle production of "Nanming" is doubling every year, and most of the three-wheeled transport vehicles have been owned by families who have followed Huang Sheng for more than four years.

Because as long as the people who come to "Nanming" to make a living work diligently, everyone can save money with enough food and clothing. Of course, if the family has spare money, it is necessary to improve the quality of life and increase production efficiency.

To get rich, building roads is the last word. Every time Huang Sheng takes in immigrants, he organizes them to build roads during the transition and learning period. After ten years of development and ten years of accumulation, high-quality concrete roads have already extended in all directions.

With smooth roads, the efficiency and convenience brought by bicycles, tricycles, and four-wheeled carriages benefit all ordinary people.

The common people found that the cost of using bicycles and tricycles as a means of transportation was much lower than that of serving mules and horses, and their enthusiasm for buying was unprecedented.

Since the output cannot keep up, the purchase of bicycles and tricycles requires lottery and ticket supply.With such hot sales, the performance of "Huaxia Vehicle" can be imagined, and the stock price has already broken through the 30 silver coin mark.

Most of the ordinary people who came to "Nanming" five years ago enthusiastically bought the shares of "Huaxia Automobile" under the call of the owner. After holding the shares for several years, the dividends alone make people greedy.

Through real cases, the common people really saw that the patriarch is wholeheartedly serving the people, and their loyalty, sense of belonging, and sense of honor are multiplied. They warmly support every call of the patriarch.

Huang Sheng has become a god in the hearts of the people, and too many people have his longevity tablet in their homes...

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