Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 307 Honolulu and America

The Great West Army also accepted reorganization, and more than half of them were disbanded. Of course, they also enjoyed the same treatment as the disbanded soldiers before.

Li Dingguo was also quite satisfied. Before he could not abolish the army, a large part of the reason was that he could not provide the corresponding retirement conditions. Forcibly abolishing it was like Li Dingguo abandoning his brother.

And now this way of abolishment is happy for everyone.

After all, almost all the Great Western Army were farmers. Being able to obtain land and slowly live a stable life was the fundamental appeal of the rebellion at the beginning, and even exceeded it.

The streamlined Atlantis Army left about 20 and was organized into [-] divisions.

The prince titles of Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, and Ainengqi are still retained, and they have been reused by Tangning because they are rare talents.

Li Dingguo needless to say, in the official history, he is recognized as a military god of a generation.

Although Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi's reputation is not as good as Li Dingguo's, Liu Wenxiu's military management is even better than Li Dingguo's.

As for Ai Nengqi, in the official history, he died prematurely in battle. In the second year of Zhang Xianzhong's death in battle, he was ambushed and killed by a poisoned arrow.

Otherwise, the Nanming Yongli Dynasty would have won another wise and brave general, a rare general.

After absorbing the Great Western Army, Da Ming already had a million-strong army, and it was a streamlined army, and its management and combat effectiveness had also been greatly improved.

However, this was still not enough, so Tangning immediately promoted the new army's training method to the whole army, and at the same time began to gradually update weapons and tactics.

Further increase the preparation of muskets, and promote the more practical tactics such as line tactics and hollow phalanx.

The Guan Ning Army, Dashun Army, Eight Banners Army, etc., who accepted this change earlier, have been training for more than a year.

Of course, now they are collectively referred to as the Ming Army, even including the New Army.

Now in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, there are no other armies with different names, all of them are the Ming Army, and they are called the Ming Army to the outside world.

Raising soldiers for a thousand days and using them for a short period of time, maintaining such a huge army is not a small burden for Daming who has just stabilized for two years.

At least half of the expenses were borne by Tangning, subsidized by his income from the chamber of commerce, the profits from the company and factory he ran, but Tangning couldn't keep it for nothing.

The fleet that was subsidized to sail across North and Central America more than a year ago has successfully returned, and they have brought good news and bad news.

The good news is that they found the Honolulu Islands that Tang Ning mentioned, and there really are a lot of sandalwood there.

There are indigenous people living on the island, and they live a primitive social life of slash-and-burn farming. They live in groups of multiple tribes. Therefore, this is a completely undiscovered and undeveloped treasure land.

In Mexica and the American continent further north, they also found a number of good strongholds. In fact, it went so smoothly, and the information provided by Tangning was of great help.

However, the vast Americas have already been touched by Europeans.

Among them, the main spheres of influence of Spain and Portugal are in Mexico and the Americas to the south, and the English and French are mainly involved in the north.

However, the colonial stronghold they established was on the east bank, while the Ming-Portuguese joint fleet arrived on the west bank.

On the vast west bank, there is only Sacramento, a colonial stronghold established by the Portuguese, not to mention the central part of that continent, so there is a large area north of Mexica for landing and establishing a stronghold.

Maybe that continent is too big, and there are too few Europeans to fully occupy it, so we can only selectively occupy some strongholds according to resources, strategic locations, etc. for control.

The Spaniards discovered a large amount of silver in Mexico, so the focus of development was in Mexico.

However, Tangning knew that there were a few places that were rich in more precious gold. It was on the west coast of North America, on the continent where the Portuguese colonized Sacramento.

Of course, the Portuguese haven't found out yet, and Tangning doesn't know the exact location. He only knows that there is. He hasn't told anyone this news yet.

Before his power gained a firm foothold, he didn't plan to tell anyone, otherwise, it would be another bloody storm, and he didn't want to be the one being swallowed.

Therefore, he asked the fleet to choose several favorable strongholds in this area this time, and the Portuguese had no objections.

After all, the two sides are allies now, and the continent has such a large area that even the Portuguese can't eat it.

The Portuguese also want to use the power of Ming Dynasty to compete with the Spaniards. Who doesn't like the silver and economic benefits of Mexica?

Because of this, the bad news they brought back was that the Spaniards reacted violently to the arrival of the fleet in Mexica, and there was friction between the two sides.

In the end, seeing that Spain was more powerful, and after losing dozens of people, the fleet took the initiative to retreat northward, landed at several locations on the west coast of Mexica for surveys, and then continued northward.

This time the fleet has gained a lot, but the loss is also not small. There were more than 400 people and ten ships when they set off. When they returned, there were only six ships left, less than [-] people. During this period, they experienced sea storms, illnesses, wars, etc. Wait.

In view of their great contributions, Tang Ning personally rewarded the entire fleet. Several captains, first mates, and crew members who performed bravely were all awarded Warrior Medals by Tang Ning himself.

Each crew member has also received different rewards. As for those who died, the family members can receive a generous pension, including those Portuguese.

The main reason why even the pensions and rewards for the Portuguese were borne by Daming was that this operation was led by Ming, and Portugal only provided adventurers.

This time, the Portuguese are also rewarded in order to attract more Portuguese braves to join in the future.

After all, the Portuguese have been playing great voyages for more than two hundred years, and they are recognized as the earliest and longest-lasting colonial empire in the world.

This is also one of the main reasons why Tangning is willing to strengthen cooperation with the Portuguese. With the help of the Portuguese's rich experience, many things will be much easier.

With the goals and discoveries, Tangning didn't delay any longer and immediately proceeded to the next step. He formed an even larger fleet, consisting of warships and merchant ships.

The total number of the fleet is nearly 8000 people, and their main purpose of this trip is to establish a stronghold in Honolulu.

Then it went straight to the west coast of North America, north of Mexica, and established three strongholds in the north and south of the Portuguese stronghold of Sacramento. These places were the future metropolises, so they were chosen by Tangning.

Although the initial investment of this voyage will be very huge, the later stage income must be very considerable, so the process of raising funds is relatively smooth. After all, many people have already tasted a lot of sweetness in the previous ocean trades.

Not to mention other things, first of all, the large amount of sandalwood found in Honolulu is a huge wealth. The local people have no knowledge of the value of this wood, and only use it as ordinary wood as fuel.

The smart merchants of Ming Dynasty naturally saw the huge business opportunities, and some members of the Chamber of Commerce who dared to take risks decided to set off with the fleet without even preparing for further confirmation.

Because they know that the greater the risk, the greater the reward.

Honolulu is far away from Daming, and it may take more than half a year to go back and forth. Since the King of Light has said that there are a lot of sandalwood there, is it necessary to confirm it?Hurry up and become the first batch of developers to get the most benefits.

At this time, some people have gradually formed the concept of monopoly, which is the inevitable result of the development of the capital market to a certain extent.

Tang Ning is not very worried about these things now, because the formation of a monopoly, from another perspective, is also a sign that the capital market is gradually maturing, so it is still too early to talk about these things.

After all, the world market is so big, the merchants of Ming Dynasty can only be regarded as really stepping out.

(End of this chapter)