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"Your father said that there is nothing in Europe that Daming needs most, but you can hire people in Europe." Fang Yi said.

"Why hire someone?" Jiu'er was puzzled.

"The emperor said that European mercenaries are suitable for helping Da Ming fight. Da Ming can use the money earned from Europeans to hire European mercenaries, and then destroy other enemies who oppose Da Ming. So that Da Ming's soldiers will not die in vain on the battlefield. The emperor said that Da Ming Human life is more precious." Fang Yi said.

Chapter 6 Nineteen: Korea's War Against Japan

To be honest, there is really nothing that Da Ming can worry about in Europe now, except for the population.

The Opium War was due to the unequal trade between the East and the West, which led Britain to import opium into China to reduce the trade gap.

Of course Zhu Youjian is also aware of this problem, and the so-called inflow may not be a good thing for the economy.Daming can export more commodities, but if there is no corresponding inflow from Europe, it will inevitably have a bad impact on the economy.

Therefore, the first thing Zhu Youjian thought of was the European population. If Daming wanted to introduce population, European white races would not be a good choice. On the contrary, Native Americans with similar skin color to Daming would be a good choice.

What Europeans use it for, of course, it is used as cannon fodder on the battlefield.Europeans have no national concept, they only pursue money interests, so they are naturally the best mercenaries.

1654 passed like this, and there were no major incidents in Daming, and everything was smooth.Fast forward to the middle of 1655.

The war between North Korea and Japan has entered a fierce stage, and the two sides are inseparable.The Japanese are respectable in their spirit of sacrifice. After the North Korean army invaded the Japanese mainland, the whole of Japan was mobilized.

Directly opposite the Shanwazi regiment, the Japanese have launched many suicide attacks.The North Korean army had suffered one-third of the casualties. Shan Wazi had seen through the binoculars that there was no life left on the Japanese soldiers' positions, so he ordered a hand-to-hand attack.

However, when the North Korean army attacked the front of the Japanese army, the Dutch and Japanese army immediately heard roars of killing.The Japanese launched another counterattack.

A ronin of the Japanese army saved a North Korean soldier, and then detonated the gunpowder on his body, and the three of them instantly turned into a puddle of flesh.

"If this style of fighting continues, I'm afraid these North Korean soldiers will not be able to stand it in the end." As the deputy commander, the man reminded Shanwazi to pay attention to the weather changes.

"If there is no breakthrough in the basic theory, the technology of the entire industry will not be able to keep up. The same is true for the leaking of the barrel. The requirements for flintlock guns are much lower than those for bolt-action rifles." Zhu Youjian said.

"Thousands of years of habits are not changed overnight. There is a serious shortage of teachers who can teach Gewu and their skills are not high enough. Even if they don't sleep every day and teach now, they still can't teach them." Fang Yizhi added.

"It takes ten years to grow trees, and a hundred years to cultivate people. I didn't pay much attention to studying things before because I didn't find the benefits of studying things. If you want to carry forward the way of studying things, you must be inclined in promotion.

Now that the imperial court has won the land of Nanyang, it still needs to be consolidated, and it just takes the opportunity to develop the shipbuilding industry.The shipbuilding industry needs to use a lot of physical science.

Simply lean in this direction, wait until the next generation of talents is cultivated, and then turn back from the sea.Teaching and educating people is a loss-making thing.In order to take care of scholars, the imperial court formulated a policy of not paying taxes, which led to a large number of people taking land to seek refuge in Juzi.

This is a disadvantage, and you can't be a bully just because you have read the book for a few days.In the future, the education of the imperial court cannot blindly rely on the imperial court to subsidize it, but must be supported by the examination of the industry.Just have the shipbuilding industry to support the learning of things suitable for the development of shipbuilding technology! "

Zhu Youjian spoke so dryly that he quickly picked up the tea bowl and drank it vigorously.Time travel is not a panacea. Even if Da Ming had some advanced knowledge brought by Zhu Youjian, it cannot be said that the whole society has developed greatly.

Everything can develop by leaps and bounds, except education.If there is no educational support in an era, it is really nonsense to want to develop hundreds of years of achievements all at once.

"The development of steelmaking technology is very slow now, the old minister is ashamed of the emperor..." Song Yingxing's mouth squirmed a few times, with distress.

"Don't think so, Song Aiqing has done a good job." Zhu Youjian quickly persuaded her.

Steelmaking looks easy, but it is actually quite difficult.The technology of raising the furnace temperature is a systematic project, and it is not simply to expand the furnace body from a small furnace to a large furnace.

Many novels write about steelmaking. As long as the experiment is done, the steel output will be close to that of the United States in World War II in a year or two. In a few years, the Central Plains will be able to run trains, and it can be repaired from Xinjiang to the Central Plains, and from Hebei to outside the customs. .

Bullshit!

How can the steel output produced by small furnaces be used to support the steel consumption of a railway and build [-] small furnaces?

The torrent of steel sounds exciting, but it is a pity that the development of the steel industry has gone through hundreds of years, and from a technical perspective, people have known the principle for a long time.

"Steelmaking technology cannot stop. If the steel materials are not up to standard, weapons will fall behind. Daming may not be equipped with bolt-action rifles, but he must produce steel." Zhu Youjian's words became a prophecy. This is a technological development that he dare not relax .

The four of them chatted for a long time, and the seemingly relaxed conversation actually determined the tone of Ming's future policies.

Daming is making big strides now, but the country is already seriously empty.If it wasn't for winning the naval battle, I'm afraid it would be a huge loss.

In the final analysis, Zhu Youjian used the means of national debt to temporarily fill the shortfall, but the national debt issued by the central bank is five-year.Could it be that Zhu Youjian will use the predatory method of over-issuing currency to plug this hole?

That's really shameless behavior.

The current Ming Dynasty is different from the later generations. The Ming Dynasty has neither an industrial scale nor a commercial scale.Over-issued currency, robbing the hard-earned money of farmers who planed food from the ground?

Daming must find a path suitable for his own development within five years, and he must also fill in the hole of the national debt.

Thinking left and right, in fact, there is only one way to develop navigation and sea trade.To put it bluntly, it is to grab the business of the Dutch.Only by robbing the business of the "Sea Coachman" in Holland can he get this wealth.

At the same time, Zhu Youjian is right. There is no modern shipbuilding industry in Ming Dynasty, and the education and policy are inclined to the shipbuilding industry. One is to help the court grab the business of the Dutch; Building technology itself is a category of science and engineering, and has nothing to do with liberal arts.

Secondly, Daming has a natural advantage in commodities, and it still has the confidence to grab the business of the Dutch.As long as the shipbuilding industry catches up, I believe there will be a new world for the development of maritime trade.

"How does the emperor want to develop the shipbuilding industry?" Fang Yizhi asked.

It should be said that Daming's current shipbuilding technology is not far behind. Even if the previous batch of warships were a bit rough, it's not that the technology is not up to the mark, but because of lack of time.

On the basis of such an advanced shipbuilding, there is still a technological inclination. What kind of technology will it be?

"Warships with iron keels, or warships clad with copper skins. Civilian ships only need to be bigger and sail farther." Zhu Youjian said.

"What, isn't a ship made of iron sinkable?" Song Yingxing thought he heard it wrong.

"Yes, not only is the iron keel boat unsinkable, but the ship is also unsinkable if it is all made of iron." Zhu Youjian said.

"How is this possible?" The emperor's words have overturned their understanding.

"It's impossible now because the technology is not up to standard, but you can first design a ship that is driven by a steam engine." Zhu Youjian said again.

"Is it to install the oars of the waterwheel on the boat?" Wang Chengen became excited when he heard it, and joined in the inquiry.

"No, it's not the paddle wheel drive, it's the propeller." Zhu Youjian felt that Daming's mechanics could not be done without Newton, and the mechanics of propellers could not be understood by this group of people at once.

The emperor took out a blank paper, drew a sketch with a pen, and drew the shape of a simple propeller.

"Is this feasible?" Bi Xiangdong was very interested.

"Let someone make a model and try it!" Fang Yizhi said.

Of course Zhu Youjian knew that propellers would work, but if this technology was invented, how much would Ming's shipbuilding industry develop.

"Navigation is not only about shipbuilding, but also the ability to distinguish directions at sea, such as sextant." Zhu Youjian added: "To equip each ship with a navigator who can distinguish land and sea, this requires There are a large number of talents who understand the study of Gewu."

"Will the imperial court enforce it?" Fang Yizhi asked. He could already feel that if this policy came down, many people would be interested in learning about things, because it represented a way of livelihood, easy and not tiring.

"The imperial court enforced the regulations, but also for the sake of the people who go to sea." Zhu Youjian did intend to let the imperial court impose rigid regulations.

Keeping a low profile will be the main tone of Ming Dynasty in the next few years, the purpose is to wait for the growth of talents and the recovery of domestic industries.

Chapter 6 Twenty: Tribal Views of the Indians

Tagawa Jiro landed on the west coast of North America, but only saw a desolation.