Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 465 Dubai
The Arabian Peninsula is full of nomadic Arabian tribes, many of which are actually bandit-like in nature.The reason why Bai Mingxiu used bodyguards to carry out activities here was that he actually hoped to use Han bodyguards with strong mobility and high survival skills to attack these nomadic Arabs.

The trade on the southern coast of the Persian Gulf is still very profitable, and the British and Portuguese often come to do business.Although the population here is small, the products produced are not many, and the trade volume is not particularly large, there is no doubt about the aggressiveness of Daming Maritime Trade.Tianzhu Company will undertake this route, and will sell various local and European goods from Arab merchants, and then sell them Ming's goods.

Liang Haisheng also asked Bai Mingxiu curiously: "With the strength of our army, it is not impossible to directly occupy Baghdad. Commander, you only ordered the guards to establish a stronghold on the south bank of the Persian Gulf and establish a sphere of influence. You are worried that we will not be able to control Iraq well. Is it?"

"That must not be the case, haha. Now the challenge we are facing is that our military strength is strong enough to challenge any country on this planet. We may be able to wipe out an enemy within 3-6 months, but we must govern well Making a region conform to the interests of Daming is another matter. In fact, the work of the Nanyang colonies controlled by Daming, the Meng Burma Propaganda Department, and even the Anxi Propaganda Department are already very troublesome. "

Bai Mingxiu felt that assuming that Ming Dynasty had the population and size of the later Republic, there would be no problem in developing many areas, but after all, Da Ming itself is going through an important stage of industrialization shaped by the First Five-Year Plan, and now he is very consciously controlling Daming The strength of external output.Develop air routes and build important strongholds, but will not engage in particularly large-scale development work.

Even if it was a big project like Wu Min's development of the Mengmen Xuanwei Department, because Wu Min only used some good policies from the Legislative Council and the emperor, and a small amount of local talents from the local people, the main construction was still the local people themselves.Even so, it is a very difficult job, and it is impossible to do it without a very strong leader and a strong administrative team.

Even within the Council of Legislative Yuan, there were many discussions and different opinions on Ming's colonial strategy.Among them, the more prominent faction believes that the Ming Dynasty should give priority to occupying the temperate regions of the northern and southern hemispheres, the vast land and sparsely populated plain areas suitable for human life. These areas can support a large number of people, and are also suitable for the development of a dense modern society and the establishment of complete industries. system and education system.

And in desert areas like West Asia and North Africa, or even Siberia with a long winter, these people feel that it is enough to build a small number of strongholds in important locations and establish a sphere of influence to gain the legitimacy of their claims.

After all, the Ming Dynasty was not a country like Portugal. Portugal could establish trading points in many places, but it was difficult to create a real colony with a prosperous economy because it was too small and did not have the ability.But Ming Dynasty has more choices.

There are Portuguese and British strongholds in the Persian Gulf area. Regarding Ming’s control of Dubai and the construction of a permanent base here, the two countries dare not fart. Even the Portuguese, who has become accustomed to being a dog, came to congratulate in person. , indicating that the existence of Ming is a strong force to maintain regional stability and guarantee trade security, and is willing to work with Ming to make the Persian Gulf more prosperous.

Of course, the Portuguese also implicitly expressed the hope that Daming would teach the Ottoman Empire a lesson. After all, the Ottoman Empire was quite at odds with the Christian countries. Portugal had also colonized the Persian Gulf before, but it has been beaten back now, and its sense of existence is normal now. trade points.

Bai Mingxiu said to Portuguese diplomat Paulinho: "As you can see, Mr. Paulinho, we have built a large and strong fortress in this new stronghold and installed large-caliber artillery. I can guarantee that if those in Ottoman Turkey If galleys dare to approach here, they will definitely be beaten into wooden dregs, and our existence itself is the suppression of Ottoman Turkey."

Paulinho said deeply: "However, Ming's global fleet is so powerful that it can almost wipe out the Turks' Persian Gulf fleet with just a sneeze."

"Having this ability doesn't mean we want to do it."

Paulinho was still eloquent about the shareholders: "Your Excellency, with the invincible Ming army, Baghdad can be occupied within a week. I believe that under the management of Ming Dynasty, the Persian Gulf region will be more prosperous than Turkey!"

The thinking of the Portuguese is quite clear. They now recognize a truth, that is, in terms of governance and development capabilities, the Ming Dynasty is a hundred times stronger than the Europeans. Ming still implements an open free trade policy, the Portuguese can easily and safely trade in these places, and then send them to other places to earn profits.Portugal itself is not a powerful country, and now they are actually still fighting the Spanish kingship war, so this kind of "dirty and hard work" that requires fighting and governance, just let the Chinese do it.

Bai Mingxiu did not want to be fooled by Paulinho. He replied simply: "We will not do that. Ming Dynasty has no interest in provoking wars around the world, but we will defend our own interests."

When Paulinho heard this, his mind began to turn, thinking about how to make a profit by driving a wedge between Osman and Daming.

Bai Mingxiu is more concerned about the upcoming European itinerary. After all, Daming will sail around the coast of Africa and establish three colonies, but the scale will not be very large, just like here in Dubai, with more than 100 people. As for the garrisoned fortress and a port, the future development still depends on the actions of the colonial company.

After the Global Fleet arrives in Europe, it will inevitably have a major impact on the situation in Europe. Bai Mingxiu has not yet thought clearly about whether he wants to be a bystander and a tourist, walking around and letting Europeans marvel at the Ming Dynasty on the other side of the earth. Or simply intervene deeply in European affairs to shape the political structure of the European continent, which in turn affects the direction of the world.

Bai Mingxiu believed that after this trip to Europe, his task of increasing Ming's international influence should be completed, and Ming would start the next era of civilization.In theory, being as strong as Da Ming no longer needs to worry about any external enemies, but Da Ming still needs to plan his own development carefully, and make every step more solid.

(End of this chapter)