Lord of Ming Dynasty

In terms of steam engines, neither side has completed the real marine technology, and they are still tinkering with the people, and some scientists are tinkering with themselves. In this regard, the academic atmosphere in the UK is much better than that in Spain. The Dana is basically the UK and Rome, Italy. , Milan and other places.

As Russia and the Chinese Empire put aside their past grievances and cooperated to obtain the railway, Western European countries were greatly shocked. Countless materials are quickly transported to the frontier on the transportation railway line, and then continue to transport materials in this way as the railway extends.

The huge amount of material transport has made Britain and other countries greedy, but they are still in a state of hostility with the Chinese Empire, and there is also India. Other European countries have no contact with the Chinese Empire, and they have also fought with the Chinese Empire before. There are many hostile countries or Russia, Turkey and other countries, and there is no way to contact the Chinese Empire.

Therefore, it is the Russian family who can enjoy the benefits of the railway at present. Turkey is due to Russia’s fierce attack on the Caspian Sea Corridor. The originally planned construction was blocked by the Caspian Sea Corridor and Russia’s obstruction. It was only a section of construction in Turkey and in the corridor. At the beginning, the construction workers of the Huaxia Empire retreated.

Turkey has no choice. They have repeatedly fought against Russia. Russia is more powerful than Turkey in terms of size and cohesion. , the culture is backward, just like coming out of the era of barbaric tribes, while Russia has many aristocrats and has close exchanges with the West. The Slavs are actually a variant of the Germans, a type of Western ethnic transformation, and are more able to integrate into Europe .

How can I say that Turkey’s ancestors came from Asia, and they were once enemies in the historical dynasty of the Chinese Empire. In fact, they are also a kind of Han people, but their appearance and customs changed later, and after they came to the West, they were infiltrated and changed by the Western Roman Empire, and gradually changed. The Turks who became the present face of the West.

If we talk about later generations, some people will talk about blood relationship again, blood is thicker than water, this kind of argument was very reasonable when Zhang Qiang was a child, like brothers, no matter how much you hate, they are all one family, but later they realized that this is a far away The traitors who have become foreigners from other lands, or those who don’t want to be Chinese are bullied in other places and are looking for a kind of help. If their hearts are still toward China, then help is necessary, but many People, many people's descendants thoroughly enjoy the good and bad of foreign countries, help foreigners beat Chinese people, but when foreigners bully them, they come back to Chinese people to comfort them, and frame their motherland and brothers and sisters, The intentions were sinister, so Zhang Qiang hated them deeply after he understood the truth.

He sympathizes with wanderers who are away for various reasons. Their hearts are still Chinese, but for the vast majority of people who have gone out and have given up their Chinese identity, they are regarded as enemies, because they will only do what the enemy does. The enemy They will do things that they don't want to use to harm China, and even do it more consciously. Betrayal and harm are their good actions to repay the motherland.

The most hateful thing is to consume the resources of the motherland, and let the motherland get into trouble morally and righteously, make the motherland hard to speak, and hurt the motherland more than the enemy.

In the Qing Dynasty and Russia, the construction of railways in Turkey deeply affected these three countries. The income of the railways may be indefinitely due to cost reasons, but the income from other aspects has increased greatly due to the increase in trade. This is the case for other European countries. , especially Spain, a country that used to have far-reaching influence in Nanyang and firmly occupied trade rights, was very jealous. The British returned, and after two years of testing, the Spaniards also came.

The Spanish warship of more than 3000 tons slowly approached the wharf of Guangzhou Mansion like a hill. The shiny and reflective copper skin on the ship, and the steel skeleton in many places on the ship are very dazzling. It is made of steel, but in some places, such as the main part of the protection and support that is not very important, it is still made of wood. This is to reduce the weight of the hull as much as possible, or reduce the cost, and reduce the burden on the steam engine power.

Most of the main body of Spain is still made of wood, but some supports on the hull are made of iron. In addition, its hull is very large and its tonnage is high. The largest tonnage warship in the world, a warship of more than 700 tons, has a larger hull and a height of six to seven meters, which makes the Spanish warship look like a big man like Yao Ming facing a big man like Wang Zhizhi , or like a boxing champion like Tyson, with distinct levels of height and size.

Chapter 94 Herding sheep into India

Compared with the British who are good at using other people's technology, whether it's stealing or robbery, the Spaniards' heads are much duller. This is because Spain is on the European continent, while the United Kingdom is an island country on the sea next to the European continent.

The British can not be afraid of the enemy attacking from the land. They don’t need to guard the major passes and land borders. They only need to have powerful warships to defend the homeland. Once the sea power declines, the islands are not enough to compete with the enemy. , Even if there are a lot of troops on land, the combat power is not small, and they cannot resist the attack of surging land soldiers from land countries, so the British have a strong navy and a weak army.

Spain, on the other hand, has a strong army. Although the navy is not small and its strength is not weak, it has to take care of the land after all, so it is not as professional as the British.

Compared with the Spaniards, the British desire for land is much stronger.

The Spaniards still have their own land to save, and they can also invade other people's land through the land. The British can only supplement the shortage of materials and manpower on the island through colonies.

The Spanish fleet came to the east. When they thought they could rule the roost again, they found that their warships had fallen behind a lot. Although there were sailing warships in the Chinese Empire, and there were many, the main force of the Chinese army had changed to Steam battleship.

Along the way, there were many Chinese Empire Navy battleships that were emitting black smoke and roaring loudly, which could be compared with their sailing warships.

No matter in terms of speed, armor thickness, or firepower, the Spaniards found that even if all their warships were on board, they could not beat the combined force of two or three of them unless they attacked.

Perhaps the only ones who can fight the Chinese Empire with all their strength are British sailing warships.

The Spaniards are not ignorant of the steam engine, but they know that this new technology has not yet matured in Britain and Italy.

In today's West, the Italians are the most powerful in terms of civilization, culture, and technology. After all, that is the source of the holy empire, and it is also the seat of the Holy See, where many famous literati and scientists have gathered.

Concentrate on science and technology, the birthplace of all science and technology is Italy, and then there is elegance and aristocratic atmosphere, famous France, the British are like country people, and Spain is country barbarians, at most they can be regarded as a noble knight.

The Spaniards also know that the British have devoted themselves to the study of steam engines in the past few years, but have not made much progress. Spain was born in civil strife, dominated by nobles and royal power, and attacked by other kingdoms and empires. Although they also want to cheer up, Helplessly, there are too many debts, and the nobles waste too many resources on pleasure.

The Spaniards silently put away their arrogance, quietly purchased goods in the Chinese Empire, and explored everything they thought was novel.

After the goods were sold, they were exchanged for Huaxia Yuan. For this kind of currency, some people in Spain also collected it and traded it. There were also people who were tempted to imitate it, but there were very few results. Shards would be more valuable than gold and silver, or could be used in place of gold and silver.

But in the Huaxia Empire, it is difficult to move forward without this, and it is necessary for food and clothing.

I am used to this, but I don’t have much appreciation for gold and silver. I have to entrust the money account to solve the problem. The steps are cumbersome. It is difficult to get used to other things.

The Spaniards traveled in the Chinese Empire, and then transferred to the British Indian colonies. Although there were many dirty things in the West, the British could still accept the Spaniards in the Far East, so they entered the British colonial ports without any effort. trouble.

However, after staying in the Chinese Empire for a few months, the Spaniards were not used to many things after entering India. The first was the residence. The cities here were messy and dirty, just like western cities, but in the Chinese Empire, they were orderly and not so dirty. , the hygienic conditions are very good, and they have experienced the accommodation conditions there. They have seen the antique houses of the Ming Dynasty of the Chinese Empire, as well as the interior decoration and furnishings. , not to mention unhygienic, but also noisy, and the law and order is very messy.

This is not a big deal. After experiencing the convenience of the luxury carriages of the Chinese Empire, riding the rumbling trains, and enjoying the smooth post roads, the Spaniards can hardly bear the roads in India.

It is rugged, narrow and curved, and an ox cart will often jump out to block the road. The quality is low. The people here are still timid, with gray-brown faces, looking sluggish and malnourished.

But even in such a place, the Spaniards are eager to have a place where they can be stationed, because they want to trade with the Chinese Empire, but it is impossible to go to the sea to snatch the islands of the Chinese Empire. But the huge steamships or warships of the Chinese Empire, they felt that they could not compete with the Chinese Empire. Going up like this is like hitting a stone with a pebble. They cannot steal or rob, and they can only use ordinary, civilized trade to deal with the Chinese Empire. .

The Spaniards still have fresh memories of being driven out of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean by the Chinese Empire. They went on two consecutive expeditions. In addition, the previous two governors were beaten all over by the Chinese Empire, and almost their entire army was wiped out. The Spaniards did not want to challenge China again. empire.

In view of this, they transferred here. In fact, they were guided by the intelligence personnel of the Ministry of Military Intelligence arranged by the Chinese Empire, a businessman who dealt with them, and came to the British Indian colony to discuss with the governor here. Give them the colony, even a small port, so that they can settle down and then do business with the British colony of India, or do business with the Chinese Empire.

Even if it doesn't work, they can still take some initiative and let the Governor of India reduce some taxes. This is their consideration.

Of course, there is another layer. As the relationship between the two sides in the West is not harmonious, they have another meaning to see if they can grab a colony from the British.

In the Caribbean, they fought with the Netherlands, the British, the French, and even the Italians. Both sides had entrenched islands and colonies. These colonies changed hands several times, either being captured or sold to other countries. The colonists of the country, or the kings of other countries, this kind of transaction is very common in the West.

But they don't know that this is a trick by the Chinese Empire to let them fight again in the east, consume the strength of these Europeans, and profit from it. Even if the Spaniards see it through, so what, their temperament cannot be changed.

The Chinese Empire has fully gained the advantage over the British Indian colonies on land, seized the mountains around the Himalayas, and controlled India's exports from land to Western Europe.

It is to let them, the western colonists, kill you and me on the land of India, let them take care of themselves, and use their excess energy, so that they will not have to look forward to Shu, do business with the Chinese Empire for a long time, relapse into old ways, and want to seize a place. Two islands, or ports occupy the market of the Chinese Empire.

The first thousand and ninety-five chapters of the British annoyance

Of course, it is impossible for the British to let the Spaniards go to the shore of India. They are sea robbers just like the Spaniards. They know the virtues of the Spaniards. Magpie's nest, how could it be possible to let your peers settle in your colony for no reason. If it is the British mainland, let you occupy it for a while. , help, then either mentally handicapped, or an idiot.

Everyone is a colonist, and to put it bluntly, they are all robbers. Is there any reason for the robbers to complain?

To seize it directly by force is justified and requires a tough knife handle. No one in the East is as tough as the Chinese Empire. Although the British have run India for nearly a century, they dare not open this hole to the Spaniards.

The Spaniards are not afraid. They came east this time, but they brought enough soldiers and horses, [-] fully armed soldiers. Among the mercenaries who have been begging for food in various Western countries for years, there are also some second sons and bastards of Western princes and nobles who want to make achievements, or some famous adventurers.

Most of these people’s equipment is prepared by themselves, and less is invested by the Spanish royal family or princes and nobles, while the warships are owned by the Spanish royal family. Over the years, the Spanish royal family has owed more and more debts, borrowing new debts to repay old debts, making ends meet. Repay huge interest, do not hesitate to borrow huge debts to build armaments, and fight other countries a little bit, hoping to repay huge debts through war.

Most of the battleships brought this time are third-tier battleships, there are almost 28 ships, there are five or six second-tier battleships, one first-tier battleship, and a dozen square-sail warships. This time can be regarded as an expedition. Of course They are not idiots either. Knowing that the Huaxia Empire is strong and they have defeated a strong enemy a little, they are here to look for opportunities to see if there is a chance to fight the Huaxia Empire, gain some benefits, or gain some benefits from other people.

When they came east this time, they pulled out several French colonial strongholds in the Atlantic Ocean, attacked several Dutch warships, and obtained many Dutch merchant ships and warships to transport supplies and manpower.

Using these seized materials, together with the trade materials brought by their warships, they obtained a lot in Huaxia Guangzhou, but most of them were obtained in Huaxia yuan. China prohibits gold and silver trading now, and people have become accustomed to using it for decades. In this era, it is difficult to imitate the banknotes that are almost as exquisite as those of later generations, and are made of many anti-counterfeiting techniques, Huaxia Yuan.

Most of the materials used in these banknotes are unique and secret made by Zhang Qiang, some conscripts, and the craftsmen he pointed out, and then made by ordinary craftsmen workshops. Even if those people take these materials and capture one or two craftsmen It is difficult to produce exactly the same or highly imitated Huaxia Yuan banknotes. Therefore, this kind of banknotes is of great collection value now, and it is both valuable and artistic in itself. With value, it can be used as the equivalent of currency. .

Although it was not the first time for the Spaniards to see these currencies, they were extremely shocked and loved. At the same time, they reluctantly accepted these banknotes, and then looked for places to buy the supplies they needed and the commodities they sold.

As for looking for an opportunity to obtain a port around the Huaxia Empire and force the Huaxia Empire to recognize them, this kind of opportunity dispelled the idea after they sailed on the sea for several months.

Regardless of the thousands of miles of sea territory in the Chinese Empire, even if there are clippers, the flying clippers with a speed of [-] or [-] knots can send messages, and there are [-] miles of expedited land. At the same time, there is a large-scale telegraph system backbone network, but there are still loopholes. Unfortunately, the problem is that they can't afford to mess with the iron-clad steam-sail dual-purpose clippers that are always following behind them faster than them, which is simply not something they can catch up with.

You can take down an island, but then, the experimental steam engine armored ship fleet that they had just seen in the Chinese Empire made them feel pressured and helpless.

Not only are they faster by four or five knots, but the ship is strong and powerful, and there are many people on board. Although the hull is not as big as theirs, the tonnage is not as high as theirs, but it has a ramming angle and a battleship with explosive shells like those of later generations. Not something they can beat.

Once I met Spain, I traveled in China in peace and contentment. There are many areas in the core area of ​​the Chinese Empire, and some prosperous areas are not open to outsiders. Just like the government of the Qing Dynasty or the government of the Ming Dynasty, the Chinese Empire is also open to outsiders. Limited, the establishment of trading ports, not to mention outsiders such as Spain and the British, whose appearance is different from that of the Han people, even people from the Western Regions and other places in the western provinces of China who look different from the Han people in the Central Plains cannot pass unimpeded. The ones wandering in the core area.

Han people naturally have their own features. After decades of immigration, the features of Han people in the Chinese Empire have converged. It is clear to outsiders and Han people. If you want to go to other places, it is not the Han people in the core area. , You cannot be unimpeded, there are many places that you are not allowed to reach easily, such as some very important locations, which have always been places that military strategists have fought for.