"Bang bang bang~"
At a shooting range in the Xinxiangcheng military camp, intensive gunshots were heard.
After a month of hard training, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty finally started firearms training.
Zhu Zaiming was wearing a special black military uniform, with a giant golden dragon hovering from his back to his chest. He was holding a 1799 rifle and was shooting.
With the recoil of the firearm, Zhu Zaiming also swayed back and forth.
"Your Majesty, what a great shot!"
After Zhu Zaiming finished firing 5 rounds of ammunition in the magazine, Qin Yuan, the Minister of Rites, took a white silk silk to wipe Zhu Zaiming's sweat.
"Your Majesty is truly the True Dragon Emperor. He has the demeanor of Taizu. During the Northern Expedition, Taizu rode on a horse and shot down the fake Yuan general with just one arrow..."
"It's just average, only one-tenth of Taizu's momentum."
Zhu Zaiming pressed the bullet again, quickly pulled the bolt to empty the magazine, and then threw the gun to Qin Yuan. This move was very powerful and seemed smooth.
The latter took the gun, raised the binoculars, looked at the target that was as clean as new 80 meters away, and swallowed.
Dong Zhiwei, the Minister of Civil Service, who was also holding a telescope next to him, gave Qin Yuan a blank look.
A flatterer, a sycophant...
All kinds of bad words come out of my heart.
On the contrary, the soldier was straightforward and went to get the target paper.
"10 shots and 0 rings!"
This time it was Qin Yuan's turn to be embarrassed.
Zhu Zaiming has nothing to do with it. Those who work hard govern others, and those who work hard govern others. They plan their own affairs in their positions.
What happened to the shocking shooting skills? Anyway, it is impossible for Zhu Zaiming to go to the front line to charge, and the ministers will not allow it. At most, he can go to the front line to command and inspect.
After a few clicks, several officials from the Ministry of Etiquette raised their polaroid cameras and quickly took a set of photos.
The historian also took out a small notebook and wrote and drew with a pen.
"In the 172nd year of Chongzhen reign of the Ming Dynasty, on January 25th of the 1st year of Wude, which was the Spring Festival, His Majesty Zhu Zaiming, the Wude Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who was busy with everything, test-fired a new gun with other ministers in the New Army barracks."
"His Majesty, the emperor with divine civility and martial virtue, is a natural marksman. With his 1799-style rifle, 10 rounds missed the target and hit 10 seabirds..."
"Qin Yuan, the Minister of Rites, was impressed and said: The emperor has the legacy of Taizu."
I believe that soon, the Xinxiang City Weekly will publish the glory of His Majesty Emperor Wude.
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"Happy New Year!"
Shen Yulong, Admiral of the Ming Dynasty, strolled on the streets of Manila's Chinatown, greeting every Chinese he met.
The streets are bustling with people, red lanterns are hanging high, steamed buns and cakes are steaming, and the flags of tea, tobacco and wine shops are fluttering in the winter wind.
The Chinese people looked at this group of uniformed Han people strangely, but their hair was tied instead of with whips, or they simply had their hair tied in a ponytail hanging down the back of their heads.
Most people didn't dare to look at him for fear of getting angry.
Although Luzon was under the rule of Spanish colonists, the Qing Dynasty also set up yamen in Manila to specifically manage these Chinese migrant workers.
The "good tradition" of keeping money with rat tails was also brought over, although compared to the early Qing Dynasty, pig tails changed from a handful that could pass through the square holes of copper coins to a yin and yang head as thick as two fingers.
But it's also quite ugly.
What the Spaniards like to do most is to pull the whip of the Chinese. When executing them, they also like to tie the rope directly to the braid and hang it on the street.
Time enters 1800.
Spain's glory is no longer the same. The invincible armada that once dominated the oceans has disappeared into the long river of history with the sinking of the battleship 200 years ago.
In today's Spain, it is not easy to maintain a small number of colonies.
Therefore, when the Spanish Governor of Manila, Van Grunsoldo, heard that a fleet from Australia had entered Manila, he ran out of the castle himself.
When Van Grunsold saw Shen Yulong, he was stunned for a moment, and then he was relieved.
After all, Australia had two colonists, one was the British and the other was the exiled royal family of the Ming Dynasty.
This kind of thing has long been spread in Europe, and even the Manchu Qing Dynasty knew that there was a Ming Dynasty in Australia.
But so what?
We can't vigorously develop the navy and cross thousands of miles of ocean to destroy the Ming Dynasty. How much will it cost?
You know, at this time, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty were busy repairing palaces, gardens, and conducting southern tours.
Besides, what can Ming Dynasty do with only tens of thousands of people? We fought back and forth with one or two thousand British people. We can't counterattack the mainland with this kind of troops, right?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Whether it was Kangxi, Yongzheng or Qianlong, the opinions were almost unanimous.
Don't worry about him!
In the castle in Manila, Shen Yulong formally met with the Spanish Governor of Manila, Van Grunsoldo.
"I wonder what happened to the generals of the Ming Dynasty when they came to Luzon? If it is trade, please go to the city hall to register first and pay a certain deposit. As for taxes..." Van Grunsordo explained the process of trade.
Although he is not interested in the Ming Dynasty's exiled royal family, Spain's dominance in the East has been reduced to its lowest point. Now that the Ming Dynasty people can fight against the British in Australia, they can defeat their Spanish colonists.
Bow your head when it's time to bow your head.
This is not called following one's heart; it is called being a hero who knows the current affairs.
Shen Yulong looked up and down at the old man with a gray beard in front of him, as if he was scrutinizing it.
"Luzon is already within the radius of my Chinese cultural circle. When will it be Spain's turn to collect taxes?" Shen Yulong expressed disdain.
The Spanish army in Manila only has 4,000 people. Although the Ming Dynasty is at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, when the new army is trained, both Australia and the Nanyang Islands will change their owners.
In the past, the Ming Dynasty's military was weak, and he, a naval general, was submissive.
Times have changed now, and he wants to strike hard.
Van Grunsold frowned and helplessly explained the history to Shen Yulong.
"In 1520 AD, Spain first landed on Luzon and established substantial rule 80 years later. It has been 280 years now..."
Then what is the big reason? It is said that there were only ten thousand Ming people in Luzon at that time. During the Three Great Conquests of Wanli, the Ming Dynasty no longer paid much attention to the Nanyang Islands. The Spaniards won the colonial war and so on.
But Shen Yulong didn't seem to hear it and waved his hand impatiently. He had seen this way of changing the topic many times.
Since the Spaniards believe that they obtained their legal right to rule by force, they will probably have nothing to say if they settle the scores after the Ming and Autumn Period.
Shen Yulong no longer struggled with the issue of ownership of Luzon, but instead proposed a trade.
"My Ming Dynasty has a small population and is in urgent need of a large number of people to mine ore. I heard that the Governor has been engaged in slave trading for many years. I wonder how much labor he can provide for my Ming Dynasty?"
Zhu Zaiming thought he couldn't do such a bastard thing by buying Han people to open mines. In this era of ore mining, 10 people went down the well and 5 people came out alive.
For this kind of population consumption, Zhu Zaiming directly hired local indigenous people, so it was impossible to waste the precious Han population.
Therefore, Shen Yulong directly concealed Ming's idea of expanding the population.
Van Grunsold looked at me as if I were a fool, but thinking of the huge profits from large-scale human trafficking, he still pinched his nose and admitted it.
He is old and about to retire, and a new governor will soon replace him.
He wants to accumulate enough wealth for himself while he is still in office, so that his family can live a more prosperous life.
