Lord of Ming Dynasty

The first thousand and 160 eight chapters of the prince travel

No one knows that Li Ya and the others are suffering the greatest crisis since the escape of the mercenary group. The Iliads and Indians from Newfoundland, as well as the French are doing their best to strangle this foreign force. In the eyes of the French, This is a group of colonists from Russia or the Chinese Empire. A group of colonists ignores the local forces and wants to forcibly settle on their territory and carry out colonial operations. This is not allowed by them.

But Li Ya and the others don't know that their behavior is an act of robbing the colony in the eyes of others, they don't know where the anger of the French comes from, they don't know why the Indians attack them, and why do people who don't know what race attack them? them.

They are now unable to communicate with the enemy, and can only resist. Only when the enemy realizes that they cannot be eliminated, can they gain a firm foothold on the enemy's territory and have the capital to negotiate with the enemy.

The French showed up a little these days, and then retreated. Li Ya and the others stepped up to build fortifications, desperately storing strategic materials, and dispatched the whole people. Except for those captives who were indeed heinous, everyone else gave them some freedom. Work and battle queues were organized and trained.

Especially those dozens of brave melee pirates who had made great contributions under the lieutenant.

A total of sixty-five pirates survived, and they were issued flintlock muskets, formed into a squadron, and fifteen soldiers from other squadrons were brought in to direct their shooting, and the ranks, combat discipline, with a Take 65 pirates, form a group of veterans with recruits, mercenaries to control the pirates, and control them.

The remaining 30 people, 15 people form a melee force, while loading bullets for the people in front, and the remaining ten pirates form a small team of officers and guards. The officer and his four guards who were transferred together, As well as the officers themselves, form another combat command group, all of whom form a combat squad of 80 people.

And there are other pirates and other captives mixed teams, either 75 or 60 people, all building fortifications and setting up obstacles in front of them.

And more than 100 supervisors, because more than 30 people died before, are now a small team, but they are all scattered to monitor the remaining pirate prisoners and other prisoners, and become the leaders of each captive team. Two liaison soldiers with little combat effectiveness, the entire prisoner was commanded by Tang Yaweng, the old militia leader who had escaped.

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While they were busy, the Chinese Empire was advancing steadily. With the increase in tax revenue, East Siberia, Central Siberia, and West Siberia had developed. The economy did not completely get rid of the support of the central finance, but never It basically solves the embarrassing situation that even the food is transported by the center every year. Their food output is still not bad for them, but it is just enough to eat. In addition, they hunt and exchange fur, trees, and medicinal materials. Food and materials are enough for them to live on. It is impossible to get rich, but life is no problem.

That is to say, it is self-sufficient.

Some smart people have even developed their own businesses. They may not be as big and profitable as the businessmen in the core area and other Governor's Districts, but with the support of the Governor's District, their business is still good.

It also allowed the Governor-General to finally have some of its own tax revenue, barely maintaining the government's expenditures, and the central government is subsidizing a small amount, so the government can operate normally.

As a result, the central finance began to tilt in other directions, such as repaying more debts, from the original debt repayment of more than one billion yuan to 5000 billion Chinese yuan in debt repayment every year.

Maybe this level of repayment will take many years to solve the debt, but it can be regarded as speeding up the progress of repayment, making the finances of the Chinese Empire change to a good situation, and there will be extra money to support some projects and projects that are not national projects. , can support some small and medium businessmen to start their own businesses and develop.

Baodao Prefecture and Qiongdao Prefecture of the Chinese Empire developed relatively fast. Due to mineral and forest resources, port transactions are convenient, there are also expensive, unique fishery resources, and shipyards. The development of the two islands It’s not bad. It contributes tens of billions of tax revenue to the Chinese Empire every year, especially Qiongdao, which manufactures a large number of fishing boats for immigrants every year, manufactures a large number of ore transport ships, and sells them to the island’s ore transport companies and imperial mines. .

There is also a large amount of rubber, fruit, and ore exported to the central area of ​​the empire, which contributes a lot of tax revenue to the finance of the Governor-General. The port charges the British, Spaniards, and other countries for berthing fees, goods taxes, port entry and exit fees, and can also do business with foreigners and export some ores, fruits, and rubber.

As for the business here, the biggest one doing business with foreigners is Prince Zhang Hai of the Huaxia Empire, Zhang Qiang's fourth ranked son. Because he couldn't fight for the throne bravely with his elder brother, his mind shifted to doing business. Now, Zhang Qiang will not set restrictions on his children. As long as they do not break the law, violate the laws of the empire, and do not abuse the credit and power of the royal family as the prince, Zhang Qiang will not care about what he does.

His brothers Yongwen, Yongwu, and Yongbing don't care about him, and Yongbing himself only plays with antiques and literature, and doesn't involve the throne and rights.

Yongwen still has some responsibilities as a civil servant and a military officer. It is necessary to be a minister. Any heir to the throne is not very safe. If Yongwu suddenly has a problem, he is the second child who can stabilize the royal family. Therefore Although Yongwu was unwilling, he still let him stay in the ranks of civil servants and continue to have a certain influence in the army.

Yongwu vigorously cultivates his sons when he has nothing to do, hoping that they will not be too far behind his brothers. He is not young anymore. He is 50 years old. If something goes wrong, the imperial throne will be inherited by his eldest son in order. I don't want my brother Yongwen or Yongwen's son to inherit.

And Zhang Qiang, who has long been indifferent, except to listen to the report every time, is to play all over the country, bringing his wife and children, those who are still young.

Yong Hai, he usually calls himself Zhang Hai, since he left the center and shifted his career focus from the core area of ​​the center to the Governor-General of Baodao, he has been the governor of half of Baodao and Qiongdao, the governor of the governor-general, and even the senior management of the elderly. The consultant veteran, the real governor Milin is not as influential as him in Baodao, and he is not as active in Baodao as he is.

Zhou Porridge, who is hiding in Jinhua for the elderly, hardly hears his voice. Wei Wuji, who is hiding in Penglai Prefecture for the elderly, almost never participates in the meetings of the Advisory Council and participates in affairs. After retiring, he nestled in Jinling for the elderly, although his governor's district was not in Jinling.

After getting in touch with the British and the Spaniards a lot, after getting to know overseas, Yong Hai, who calls himself Zhang Hai, thinks about going to Europe every day.

In the past month, he has proposed many times to lead a fleet to go out to sea, but he was beaten back by Zhang Qiang. When he was traveling in Fuzhou a few days ago, Zhang Hai served by Zhang Qiang's side when he was feeling grateful. It's hospitality, Zhang Qiang thought about it, and finally let him go on a long sea trip. In fact, Zhang Qiang felt that Zhang Hai was still a bit ambitious, maybe he wanted to establish a kingdom abroad.

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After Zhang Qiang's permission, Zhang Hai immediately rushed back to Baodao Prefecture, and traveled back and forth between Qiongdao Prefecture and Baodao Prefecture, collecting ships, buying goods, and recruiting manpower. The Navy Fleet of the Garrison also dispatched some talents.

Yongwu received his telegram, and then received his memorial a few days later. He also hesitated for a long time, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in Zhang Hai's gourd. Everything has to be thought through before and after, and everything has to be done according to the wishes of the old man.

This made him look forward and backward in everything. He thought a lot about Yong Hai's request, and he didn't know why Yong Hai wanted to travel to the West.

According to the report of the Ministry of Military Intelligence, the West is in chaos now. For their own interests, each country is fighting for their own interests, or the interests of their families. Now the fighting between Turkey and Russia has ceased, but the friction continues. The pace of attack is non-stop. Many countries have been included in Russia's territory, but the countries they conquered continue to resist.

The battle between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Russia has not stopped for a moment. The two strengths are strong, but the quality of the people and the overall national strength are weaker than the Western princes, weaker than the United Kingdom, France, these old European powers.

But Russia has the support of the Chinese Empire, weapons and equipment, troop coordination, and training. You don’t need to think too much. If you have money and resources, the Chinese Empire will send people to help them, sell them weapons and equipment, help them develop, and help them. against the West.

The Chinese Empire has made huge profits from Russia.

Russia is endangering the lives of those small European countries in the West. Now Britain is advocating Prussia and Hungary, and Austria is united to attack Russia. Russia looks very dangerous, but what does this have to do with the Chinese Empire?

There is Russia in front, Turkey in the way, no way there is the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, or the predecessor of Iran, the Arshaf Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, and the Ural defense line. People can't get through, if they come over, they will die.

The army of the Huaxia Empire has more than the combined population of their two or three small countries.

The population of any governor's district is enough for them to drink a pot.

However, he finally approved Zhang Hai to travel to sea, and took away a lot of weapons and equipment, soldiers and fishermen of the Coast Guard, food and supplies, sailors who can be used for long-distance at sea are naturalized descendants of Portuguese in the past , Spanish descendants, Russian and Dutch naturalized descendants more than 500 people, and more than 1000 handicraftsmen, craftsmen, workers, folk husbands, and businessmen.

There are more than 300 retired sailors and marines in the Coast Guard, active-duty Coast Guard sailors and soldiers, and more than 3000 garrison troops.

There are more than 5000 miners and their families on Baodao and Qiongdao, and more than 800 people from the Baodao garrison and cavalry army, coastal troops, and retired fleet officers.

In addition, there are 33 of his own small fleet of the latest 25-ton steam engine warships, 86 120-ton steam engine warships of the previous generation, [-] [-]-ton sail warships, and frigates, [-] There are [-] ships ranging from [-] tons to [-] tons, as well as auxiliary transport ships, and [-] ships refitted from old sail steam engine battleships ranging from [-] tons to [-] tons.

In addition, he also recruited some merchants to follow him. More than 200 sea trade merchants followed him on more than 80 merchant ships.

All the ships totaled about 860, and all the personnel totaled 5000 people. In addition, Zhang Qiang took the opportunity to give him 1 exiles in the country.

Now there are 100 million people in the country, but many people are still vigorously giving birth. With a large population, the law and order in some places is poor. Many people have the courage to commit crimes under an excellent life. These people range from officials to soldiers, from businessmen to ordinary people. Humans, the Chinese Empire previously sent 1 million people like this to the Russian front line to be exterminated, and now it has sent him another [-] people, just to make these people do hard labor and cannon fodder to help their son resist disasters.

A total of more than 3000 people boarded 860 ships. On a sunny day, they swore to set off on the [-]-ton luxury warship, the Royal Warship, on which Prince Zhang Hai was aboard.

And leading them, guiding them, was a combined fleet of Spanish and English, a fleet of about fifteen armed merchant ships.

The mighty fleet has almost emptied Qiongdao and Baodao’s supplies just by purchasing supplies, and also emptied out the special commodities of the Chinese Empire in some places in the core coastal area. More than 800 ships, of course, are loaded with too much .

And Zhang Hai almost half-sold and gave away his business stall in the Huaxia Empire to the government of the Huaxia Empire, and then the government went through an auction, and the wealth group of a prince in the Huaxia Empire disintegrated like this.

It must be known that the consortium of the prince does not have to pay much tax, and although he cannot take advantage of the power and influence of the prince, the people and officials below him have already done everything he wants to do without saying a word, so his consortium is very important to him. The influence of the Chinese Empire's economy is still not small.

Now he has brought 2000 billion income to the Huaxia Empire at once, and the auctioned assets have 2000 trillion Huaxia yuan. The merchants have spent a lot of money to buy his workshops, shops, and various personal connections in various places. It took back one-fifth of the money that the Huaxia Empire subsidized the consortium and subsidized merchants, so that the Huaxia Empire had [-] million income that could be squandered this time.

Except for Zhang Hai's mansion bestowed by the royal family and the empire and some companies that were not handed back, all Zhang Hai's wealth in the Huaxia Empire was handed back, and Zhang Qiang's own royal family consortium made the biggest profit.

Taking one last look at the Huaxia Empire, Zhang Hai boarded his flagship, and then waved to the Huaxia Empire. Led by the guided British and Spanish merchant ships, the fleet left the port one after another. It took the fleet three days to leave the port. The sea area assembled, turned, and set off.

Flying on the mast of the ship are the Chinese Empire's golden dragon on a blue background, the yellow five-pointed star empire flag, and the prince's Big Dipper wheat ears, a steelyard, and a tray pattern, which means that he is in business.

Yes, he doesn't have the ability to create an empire like his father, he doesn't have a brave political mind, he doesn't have the literary and military skills, he can bend and stretch, he doesn't have the calculations like a smiling Buddha, he doesn't have the relationship with the old three brave soldiers, he speaks well, what kind of image does he draw? What, painting everything vividly, as well as the familiarity with history, the literati skills of all kinds of allusions at hand, and without minding, he can master an intelligence agency that can make the boss and the second fear.

But he is very sensitive to any number of commodity transactions, loves money, he has the hard work of Shanxi businessmen, he is also diligent and thrifty in managing his family, he also has the ability to understand business, and he has the ability to be honest and have a business name all over the world.

The Chinese Empire is good with foreigners, and he is the most successful in doing business with foreigners.

The first thousand and 170 chapters hold on, hold on, we will surely win