Unlike Spain, which was scraping its territory in the Americas, Ming Dynasty could produce luxury goods itself.
If the territory is large enough and there are no frequent natural disasters, food production will naturally be guaranteed.
The money earned from mining can be used to allocate salaries and military pay, as well as invest in reproduction and technology research and development.
Emperor Haojing was not an arrogant and licentious emperor. In addition to building a mansion for his family, he only selected his concubine once.
Usually four dishes are enough for a meal. Only during the New Year and festivals, or when you win a major victory, will you add more dishes to yourself.
The remaining money is used for loans, scientific research funds and mining funds. This is a truly virtuous cycle.
Unlike the Spanish royal family and aristocrats, like a group of nouveau riche, they started buying luxury goods like crazy when they had money.
Some people say that Emperor Haojing continued to engage in military violence after the world was at peace, much like Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.
But unlike the Sui emperor, he relied on multiple advantages in weapons, tactics, intelligence, training, etc.
Including major enemies like Donglu, the Ming army has never been defeated in combat, changing its previous decline.
Although there have been results equivalent to draws, as long as a disastrous defeat does not occur, it means that the strategic and tactical goals can be achieved steadily.
It was true that a lot of military pay was spent in the early stage, and some were unable to make ends meet. Only after regaining Liaodong and even the entire Nurgan Dusi did they feel relieved.
In this way, the initial investment can be fully recovered, it will just take a little longer.
Regardless of whether it was Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty or Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, they all ended in disgrace when they sent troops to the Kimchi Kingdom.
Emperor Haojing did not encounter this bad luck. This is a poor place. In the past, there would be no return on investment by scrapping the land.
There are a few mines, so you just need to consider sending people to mine them, and then use the ore to buy Ming products.
Ming Dynasty has high technology and high value-added industries, and it will definitely be the party that obtains high profits when doing transactions with any country or place.
When the other party does not control the pricing power of natural resources, barter is a very civilized way of squeezing, which is much smarter than sending troops to scrape the land.
Not to mention the Kimchi Country, even France, the Netherlands, the Ottomans, the Holy Roman Empire, Sweden, Siam, Willis and other countries were all buyers of Ming Dynasty products.
After realizing industrialization, Ming Dynasty will be the factory of the world!
Even if industrialization has not been completed yet, there is still a certain distance from this goal, and it is far behind a bunch of potential competitors.
Mining! Open up wasteland! Sell goods!
This is the national policy formulated by Emperor Haojing in terms of economic development in the Ming Dynasty!
If you have money, food, and commodities in your hands, you will not be afraid of any opponent.
Ironclad ships and steam tanks were also commodities, most of which were sold internally and equipped with the Ming Dynasty King's Division.
In this way, the primary industry, the secondary industry, and the tertiary industry can all be developed, and Ming Dynasty's national power will rise very quickly.
Emperor Haojing believes that the current GDP of the Ming Dynasty may account for about 30-40% of the global total.
Calculated at an annual growth rate of one percentage point, Ming’s GDP will definitely reach half of the global share in twenty years.
This is the minimum requirement and cannot be lower!
Only by ensuring economic strength can military superiority be ensured.
Because high-tech weapons are very expensive, only with these weapons can the Ming Empire's global dominance and hegemonic interests be ensured.
In addition to the inherent territory of the two capitals and thirteen provinces, the entire Menggu, Western Regions, Snow Region, most of Xianbelia, Australia, Luzon, and the East Indies will also become areas directly under the imperial court.
The exceptions were the Nanyang Islands and Myanmar. The former was a fiefdom owned by vassal kings and generals, while the latter was conquered and recovered by Emperor Chongzhen himself and would later be owned by the fifth prince.
If all are taken into account, the territory may be between 26 and 28 million square kilometers.
In another twenty years, the total population of the Ming Empire will reach 250 to 300 million.
The Ming people accounted for more than 90% of the share, and there was no need to care about the dissent of the natives who had surrendered.
If the Rakshasa people can be beaten back to Moscow, and Central Asia is included, the Ming Dynasty's territory will reach 30 million square kilometers.
This is the limit area that can be controlled, and the local garrison still needs to use railways to cooperate.
If it is bigger, it will be beyond the reach of the whip...
After signing the peace agreement with Charles II, the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces were no longer based on attacking the British mainland.
On the one hand, the king and his entourage need to be given enough time to retreat. On the other hand, the parliamentary army is also contacting the coalition forces, hoping to receive equal treatment.
Several counties are still supporting the parliamentary army. They can go to North America, but they do not want to follow the king.
After the parliamentary army learned of Charles II's despicable behavior, they declared the king treason!
The news was bizarre and horrifying, but given the actions Charles II committed, it amounted to treason.
However, the parliamentary army did not take further action, and they could not catch Charles II anyway. Convicting him of death became a joke.
After some brainstorming, and with the advice of Lord Fairfax and others, the senior leaders of the Parliamentary Army agreed to follow the example of Charles II and move their troops overseas for development.
Since Charles II had already gone to North America, they were unwilling to join in the same trend, so they decided to focus on South America and Africa.
Half of South America belongs to its ally Spain, and Brazil is an overseas possession of Portugal.
Fairfax was unwilling to fight Portugal with the remaining 20,000 people, so he strongly recommended going to Africa to make a comeback.
Since 90% of North Africa is desert, and we have to cross a canal to get to East Africa, we decided to choose between West Africa and South Africa.
After comparisons in many aspects, a vote was finally taken.
West Africa is not far from the mainland and has suitable climate and geographical conditions, so it became the first choice.
As long as it makes no sense to the coalition forces, everyone can move.
Embarrassingly, Blake's fleet remained neutral until Cromwell's deathbed.
In fact, when Cromwell ascends to heaven and Charles II ascends the throne, he can change the court with his fleet.
Blake was an ally of Cromwell, but he would not stand by and see this relationship harm the interests of the navy.
It was obvious that little Cromwell's reputation was far inferior to that of his father, and with the help of Fairfax and others, it was difficult to defeat Charles II.
Then there is no need for the Navy to make wrong choices...
This resulted in the Royal Navy being busy moving the Royal Army.
The reason why the title of "Royal" was retained was because the navy did not participate in the betrayal of Charles I.
What about the boat?
This is a big problem!
In addition to contacting shipowners who have a good relationship with the parliamentary army, they have to hire merchant ships from France and the Netherlands.
It was easy to move without money to pay the freight. With the approval of William II and Louis XIV, the shipowners of the two countries were allowed to pay the parliamentary army on credit.
In other words, after the French and Dutch merchant ships transported the parliamentary army to West Africa, the debtors landed there and immediately scraped the land to pay off the debts.
Jie Xuan had seen a map of Africa. The parliamentary army's foothold was the area of Nigeria and Cameroon marked by Emperor Hao Jing.
This is definitely a good place, but it is said that there are many infectious diseases, and even the emperor has no intention of sending troops to get involved here.
In the future, Ming Dynasty may send troops to southern Africa, including Madagascar, to seize a piece of land as a strategic fulcrum for intervention in Africa.
As for other places, we can let our European friends carve them up.
Emperor Haojing has no control over whether the meat they grabbed is poisonous...
In view of the difficulties encountered by the parliamentary army, the coalition allowed them to extend their move by one year.
That is, from Christmas 1667 to Christmas 1670, a total of three years.
If you don’t leave, it means that you like to go gold mining in Eastern Time, and explain that the coalition forces will help you realize this beautiful wish for free!
For Africa, Louis XIV also had the intention of getting involved.
After the suspense of the Spanish battlefield had completely disappeared, Louis XIV was very good at choosing the right time to announce that the Iberian Peninsula would be annexed to France.
At the same time, he said that the African region opposite it, mainly the C-shaped zone from the west of the Ottoman Empire-controlled area to the Gulf of Guinea, is a natural extension of the French territory!
This is equivalent to saying that half of West Africa has been included in France. Its ambitions for the African continent are obvious.
Through observation during this period, Louis XIV discovered that the profits gained by the French army from following the Ming army's example and scraping the land were very large.
After scraping the UK and Spain, there are not many places to start in Europe.
The current situation in North America is relatively chaotic, and New France is very large, making it difficult to continue expanding for the time being.
The area east of India was the territory of the Ming Empire, so Louis XIV focused on the African continent.
West Africa, which is very close to mainland France, became Louis XIV's first choice for scrapping territory.
Not only are there a large number of black slaves here, but they also produce wood, gold, jewelry, and various animal skins.
Being able to scrape around 100 million silver coins in West Africa can greatly reduce France's financial burden.
In the future, some of the troops withdrawn from the British and Spanish battlefields can be transported to West Africa for landing.
Under the advice of Fang Yizhi and Colbert, Louis XIV believed that even if he sold the fertile land in West Africa to merchants and nobles, he could make a lot of money.
Each family owns a large estate with an area of tens or even hundreds of hectares!
This was unimaginable in the past, but now it seems that it is really possible to become a reality.
Unlike France, the Netherlands cannot compare with France in terms of population and land.
Industry can only be provided by the shipbuilding industry, and it is tied to overseas trade.
Fortunately, compared to France, the Netherlands, like Portugal, although its national power is weak, started attacking overseas territories earlier.
Now there are not only New Netherland (West Netherland) in North America, but also South Netherland (Suriname) in South America. There are also territories in Madagascar and nearby islands, and in southern India.
Since the Netherlands had a very small population, it could not hold on to a large territory. The East Indies, which were used to exchange for ironclad ships with the Ming Empire, is an example.
In this regard, William II could only carefully select and retain the most strategically important pieces of land.
The climate of New Netherland is similar to that of the mainland of the Netherlands, and it is not too far from the mainland. It is the first choice for the Dutch to immigrate.
The Southern Netherlands was too hot and could be invaded by the Spanish at any time, so it was not as well located as the islands in southern Africa.
As a trade node, southern India is very valuable both as a transit point and as a trade port to the Indian subcontinent.
In the worst case scenario, William II believed that the island of Ceylon should be preserved so that the Netherlands would not be driven off the "dining table" by the Ottomans or Persians.
This is the tragedy of small countries. In Europe, they have to look at the face of the French, and in the East, they have to follow the strategy of the Ming Empire.
If you don't follow, you will end up like Charles II and Carlos II...
With its strong maritime strength, William II's positioning for the future of the Netherlands is also clear.
That is to serve as a global shipping company and undertake various intercontinental transportation services!
Trade is only a superficial phenomenon, shipping is the root.
Dutch merchant ships account for about 30% of the world's total merchant ships, and we must make good use of this precious resource and advantage.
After the Sudan Canal was opened to navigation, the shipping time connecting the East and the West has been shortened a lot, which is very beneficial to the Netherlands, which has maritime advantages.
Through Putmans' relationship, many Dutch shipowners signed long-term cooperation agreements with the Ming Empire.
Because the shipowners of the Ming Empire could only transport their goods to the island of Ceylon and were unwilling to go further west.
This gives Dutch shipowners a great opportunity, and the remaining half of the road can be taken over.
Of course, it was not without competitors. Ship owners from France, Ottoman, Venice and other countries were all competitors.
In Western Europe, the Netherlands' opponent is France. Fortunately, the allies themselves are huge.
The goods were basically digested internally, and Dutch shipowners were able to occupy more than half of the market in Northern Europe and the Holy Roman Empire.
The rest was occupied by Venetian merchants, because from Venice, two hundred miles north, you will enter Austria.
That was the core control area of the Habsburg family, and the Venetian merchants must have already received support from the family.
Since the Holy Roman Empire has been hostile to the Habsburgs, France and the Netherlands for too long, it is unlikely that relations will be eased in the short term.
Venetian merchants, who owned a large number of merchant ships, became the only choice for the Habsburg family to get rid of their strategic rivals.
Venice borders Austria's Tyrol, and although the land route is mountainous, the distance is very short.
It takes no longer for goods to land from Venice and enter Vienna than by sea, and they will not be squeezed by France and the Netherlands...
Jiexuan's troops no longer have combat missions in a short period of time and have been staying in southern England on standby.
It was originally thought that the war against the British would last three to five years, especially the attack on the guerrillas, which would be very time-consuming.
He never expected that it would end in this way, which made Jie Xuan feel a little unprepared.
But we can't leave to return to the court for the time being, and we have to observe for a while.
The troops remained on alert, but most were resting in camp.
The sailors in the fleet were so bored that they were fishing in the anchorage...
The sailing battleship is okay, but if the ironclad ship moves, thousands of kilograms of coal will turn into ashes.
No ironclad ship is allowed to act rashly without warning orders or discovering the enemy's situation on its own.
It's perfectly fine to write letters home, and they will be shipped back with the loot.
The first batch of trophies had already been transported to Beidu, and they all came from the Spanish battlefield.
A certain new emperor was observing the Western luxury goods placed on the table with his hands behind his back...
