total war broken

Chapter 202 The Maritime Empire in the Late Ming Dynasty
The waves on the shore were turbulent, lapping at the shore, and the sea breeze was howling, blowing Ogawa's messy hair. Looking at the clan leaders who were still a little confused, he glanced at the shore and said: "I want to build a pier here, and a... Navy!"

Looking at the half-moon-shaped bay, it happened to be a sheltered deep-water port. It was one of the more than a dozen ports in Shandong in later generations, but it happened to be the location where the port was established. Later, the port became a cash cow.

"What! Are you crazy!" All the clan leaders were shocked. They were horrified. They didn't know what Xiaochuan meant, port?How much manpower and material resources are needed to build this thing? This young man actually boasted that he wanted to build a port here!
Jiang Ming, the most respectful old patriarch, smacked his lips and looked at Xiao Chuan, with a sneer in his eyes, and said, "General Qin, are you joking? The port, hehe, do you know how much manpower and material resources are needed to build a port? Do you know how much manpower it takes at the pier!"

All the patriarchs were disdainful, so Yu Dongyang also looked up at Xiao Chuan with worried eyes. He didn't know why Xiao Chuan suddenly said that he wanted to build a port. What a braggart!As a result, the situation that wanted him to make friends with these clan leaders was not broken. He smiled and said: "The clan leaders, Xiaochuan, are joking."

"No, my lords, I will build this pier, and when you want to go to sea in the future, you will continue to be robbed by barbarians, Zheng Zhilong, and Liu Xiang." Xiao Chuan said. The big pirates, especially Zheng Zhilong, were able to monopolize the existence of maritime trade at that time.

At that time, it was recorded that "Zheng's order flag is not allowed at any sea port, and no travel is allowed. Each ship is valued at two thousand gold, and the annual income is tens of millions. In this way, it enriches the enemy country." The protection fees he collected at sea were more than twice the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty. , the size of the maritime power group can be said to be unimaginable. If he hadn't been convulsed for unknown reasons and insisted on surrendering to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he was directly captured and killed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. He lost most of his power in vain, and the result is still unknown.

The settlement is that the remaining forces will still occupy Taiwan and defeat the Netherlands. Their maritime power is unimaginably huge, and their road power will soon reach the most powerful time in history.

All the patriarchs changed their colors in an instant. The Zheng family, none of them knew about his Zheng family's order flag and his marine protection fee. Surprised in my heart, how could the boy in front of this kind of thing know.

Yu Dongyang had a dazed expression on his face. He had never heard of Zheng Zhilong, a maritime empire, and his expression was strange.

Jiang Ming looked at Xiaochuan, with a trace of doubt on his face. He did not expect that the strong man on the road would know this maritime empire, and said: "How can the general resist the Zheng family? How can he resist the Zheng family's fleet?" This was before the Luliang Sea Battle. He did not believe that the young man in front of him had the ability to compete with the main force of the navy of the Ming Dynasty who defeated the powerhouse of the entire Japanese navy!

"How can the general fight against the Zheng family?" These patriarchs said with weird faces, they were all disdainful, sea battles and land battles are two different things, no matter how good you are on the road, you will become a bastard in the water. Cao Cao was so strong back then, it was not a water battle fiasco.

"No, everyone, I will let you believe that the Zheng Group is nothing more than a paper tiger in the future." Xiaochuan said, the purpose of saying this is to achieve, to make friends with these families, and said: "I know you don't believe what the general said, and think that I am in Empty words, I think I am deceiving you, but have you ever thought about it, when I came to Shunchang Castle, I brought only four hundred refugees, but now, I have thousands of elite soldiers! The Japanese pirates were defeated by me head-on!"

All the patriarchs are silent. It is almost impossible to defeat the Zheng family in a naval battle, but the young man in front of him has already created a miracle, a miracle of cultivating an army, and the miracle of a navy is unlikely to be established. They suddenly felt this way , anything is possible for the boy in front of him!Especially one who has accomplished a miracle.

Yu Dongyang also said: "I, the governor of Haizhou, will fully support General Qin in building a navy." He said that this would also increase his political achievements and protect the environment and the people. "

All the patriarchs were silent, and Jiang Ming was silent. If someone said that to him, he would definitely scoff. How could it be possible to defeat the Zheng family in a water battle, but there was a young man in front of him?It is a miracle that a land army has been built, and he is the eldest son of the noble Qin family of the Ming Dynasty. The Qingliu of Chaozhong has guided him, and the emperor also heard that he has already relied heavily on the Qin family.

Could it be that the emperor was behind it? He broke out in a cold sweat. The maritime ban between the DPRK and China was a national policy. It has long been a custom for coastal families like them to do business without paying taxes. Could it be that the emperor was behind it and was ready to sweep away all the troubles? Mao Ni, he was thoughtful. He thought of this and saw Ogawa's vows. Obviously, this young man is not someone who talks in vain. With so many years of experience here, he is very likely to have the support of the royal family behind him. After all, he was once with The emperor almost became the son-in-law's man, who can explain all the details.This is the only possibility!Either the boy in front of him has gone crazy, so wouldn't it be the same as taking refuge in the boy behind him. . . .

"Okay, General Qin, I will do whatever you say, the old man will do." Jiang Ming said, his tone was full of respect, no longer the teasing just now, he understood the identity of the young man in front of him, or he misunderstood his identity, this one This coincidence has already made him understand that Xiao Chuan's vow made him mistakenly think that it is the support of the royal family, so standing behind Xiao Chuan is a wise move.

The clan leaders were all shocked. They didn't believe it at first, but among them Jiang Ming was famous for his scheming. He all agreed with the old man, and they immediately agreed.

"Okay, after my port is built, you will have to use my dock to unload cargo," Ogawa said. Port cities can only develop if they have throughput. In the future, various cranes and other mechanical institutions will be built to attract cargo ships to dock.

If a port is really established, they can really benefit from it and reduce their various losses.

Yu Dongyang was stunned, he didn't understand that this group of businessmen were usually so arrogant, but now they bowed their heads to Xiao Chuan one by one!Everyone looked forward, thinking of their dialogue, and admired in their hearts, Zheng Zhilong's power at sea should be eliminated, and he has a broad vision and understands the disadvantages of the ban on seas. If the country is to be strong, it must communicate with other countries.Moreover, the forbidden seas of the Ming Dynasty were different from those of the Qing Dynasty. It was not allowed to fish and do business in the distant seas, so when you went out to sea, who would know the far seas and near seas? In the end, they all learned from Western technology, from the Franc machine to the red cannon, but in the Qing Dynasty, they only started to learn when others broke into the door.

Xiao Chuan talked with these people again, talked about many barbarians, and told the truth, and told all the things about those European countries that he had heard and heard in his previous life.

Those families were all maritime merchant families and had come into contact with all kinds of barbarians. They had heard some things about those European countries. Just like what Ogawa said, there were many things they had not heard of. As a result, they felt that Ogawa was very special. Same as usual.

Jiang Ming even stroked his beard and smiled: "Okay, okay, I never thought that Qin's eldest son would be so knowledgeable and know everything about barbarians so thoroughly, amazing!"

All the patriarchs praised them, but Xiao Chuan continued to tease them. Through the words Wang Heng told him in advance, the words were cloudy and foggy, so as to mislead them. Anyway, he could really build a powerful one with the system in the future. The navy, there is no doubt about it.

After a while, a man in black suddenly appeared and whispered something in Xiao Chuan's ear. Xiao Chuan stretched his brows and said, "Everyone, let's stop here today. I still have things to deal with!"

"What's the matter?" All the patriarchs felt that they still didn't listen enough, Xiao Chuan said: "There is a rebellion in the city, I want to go back to the city to execute the rebels"

All the clan leaders want to follow and go together. They are all curious. Someone can rebel against such a tough-minded person. Maybe they are tired of living. They are all curious and ready to see who has eaten the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard.

At the side, Madam Chu helped Xiaochuan put on the cloak, frowned and said, "Why did you take it off again, be careful of catching a cold!"

"Nothing!" Xiao Chuan took off his cloak and got into the carriage, followed by all the patriarchs.

Xiaochuan completely thought about the future construction of the navy, no, it should be the navy. Zheng Zhilong's maritime power was beyond people's imagination. When he surrendered to the Manchus, his power was reduced by more than half. His son relied on the reduced power to almost The Dutch, who captured Nanjing and then took away Taiwan, have persisted in Taiwan for so many years, and now their power is even more unimaginable. The annual protection fees they keep exceed the taxes of the Ming Dynasty.

With so much money, how many ships could he build and how many armies could he train? Not to mention, he could buy weapons directly from foreigners. At that time, those coastal families all purchased weapons from barbarians. There was also a special army in Macau. The firepower of the bath cannon factory established by the Europeans definitely far exceeded that of the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty. It was definitely because of its subsequent failure that its original strength was obscured.

The wharf has been built, and initially it will charge various loading and unloading, docking fees, and other things. All of these require money. In the short term, it can be said to be blood money, but in the long term, it will be unimaginable profits.

It's just that Zheng Zhilong in the later period can only rely on the system, or the first step must be to take down the lair of the Japanese pirates, take down the craftsmen who built the ship, and all kinds of talents among them.

Only then can we compete against this behemoth on the sea.Not only relying on the system, but also indigenous forces, various forces, and various talents.

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