Emperor Tianqi likes to make various wooden toys, and his eldest nephew likes to make various iron toys. It can be said that they are of the same origin!
Even the frame of an airplane is made of alloy to prevent it from becoming loose in the air...
This summit was very meaningful, especially for Emperor Haojing to know what the heads of state thought.
After exchanging supplies, it turned out that even King Narai of Siam hoped to use his own seafood and fruits to exchange for weapons and equipment.
The enthusiasm and preference of these heads of state for high-tech weapons far exceeded Emperor Haojing's original imagination.
As long as Daming agrees to sell it, the other party is willing to buy it in large quantities.
The more advanced weapons and equipment they have, the more stable the chair will be under their buttocks.
During the summit, the trade agreement reached with King Narai of Siam alone was worth 200 million silver coins.
For ten years, you will get 20 million silver coins every year. The specific content is to use the seafood produced in Siam to exchange for weapons and equipment of the Ming Dynasty.
Otherwise, Na Lai may not be able to afford a third-level ironclad ship in his life, so he can take one away now.
Emperor Hao Jing allowed his allies to pay for the goods in installments, and also promised that he would not take any action against Siam after regaining all of Burma.
Tiger shrimps and Pipi shrimps, which are abundant in Siam, are as big as an adult's forearm and are extremely delicious.
But this kind of top-quality seafood could only be eaten locally because it could not be kept fresh.
With the availability of large refrigerated ships, it will not be a problem to eat Siamese seafood in Beidu.
To this end, Siam has also opened a large counter in Qianqi Department Store dedicated to selling various seafood and fruits.
Even the best delicacies coming from afar are about 20% cheaper than similar products on the market. It can be said to be of high quality and low price.
Chiefs who were tired of eating beef and mutton often sent people to buy prawns in winter so that they could cook seafood hotpot in their mansions.
With the increase in income, the living standards of the middle class in the Kifu area have also improved accordingly.
The price of imported seafood, whether from Chongguo or Siam, is acceptable.
At the end of the year, the imperial court would also purchase a large batch of seafood and other ingredients to offset part of the bonuses for officials.
In addition to food, the court generally did not distribute food. Instead, it issued corresponding shopping coupons to officials, and they went to department stores to buy the corresponding classified ingredients.
For example, seafood coupons include crabs, snails, fish, and shrimps that can be purchased, but the prices are just different.
The overspending part must be paid out of your own pocket, and the rest can be offset by coupons.
Many officials from Shuntian Prefecture will come to Beidu at the end of the year to report on their duties first and then go shopping, without delaying both.
After being able to carry out this kind of transaction of putting local products in the barter list, the Siamese Navy can also equip three-level ironclads.
Emperor Haojing originally planned to use advanced weapons to extract more surplus value from the opponent, but he only accepted cash and slaves, and the weapons had threshold restrictions.
Now that I think about it, as long as it can be transported to the major ports of the Ming Dynasty and successfully discounted, any weapon that is not a cutting-edge weapon can be sold, including level four ironclads.
The more advanced weapons the opponent acquires, the greater profits Ming will make from it.
Nine countries have signed trade agreements with the Ming Dynasty, with amounts ranging from 200 million to 500 million silver coins.
Among them, barter was the bulk, and it had to be within the scope designated by Emperor Haojing. It was impossible to dump unsalable goods.
The Ming Dynasty signed contracts with France, the Netherlands, the Ottomans, the New Inca Empire, the Japanese Empire, and Kimchi for ten years and five hundred million silver coins.
Persia and Siam had 200 million silver coins in ten years, while Sweden and Venice had the lowest, only 100 million silver coins in ten years.
The total amount is 3.6 billion silver coins, with an annual average of 360 million silver coins. It is expected that the average annual net profit will reach about 100 million silver coins.
This means that the annual income of the imperial court can soar from the current 250 million to 350 million or even more.
Kimchi's population is very limited, and the ability to sign such a large contract with Ming Dynasty depends entirely on iron ore, gold mines, coal, magnesite, rare earths, seafood, ginseng, etc.
The Ming Dynasty was not short of coal, but the cost of transporting coal by sea was obviously much lower than by rail.
In order to support the Western Expeditionary Army and the Moscow front line, the northern railway was occupied by a very high rate, and there were not many free trains to transport coal.
It has become the first choice to transport various finished or semi-finished souvenirs from Kimchi, especially the Lushun Industrial Zone, which uses all the coal and iron ore from Kimchi.
Che Zaizhen plans to export 10 million tons of coke to Daming every year during his term.
After the mining is partially mechanized, the only headache is transportation.
Even with 1,000-ton merchant ships, 10,000 ships are needed to achieve this goal.
This means that there are as many as twenty-eight merchant ships departing from Kimchi Port every day. It may not seem like a lot, but it cannot be that all merchant ships in the country are used to transport coke. There are also iron ingots and other local products that need to be transported.
Not many ship owners in Ming Dynasty like the route between Ming and Cai. Although the route is close and the risk is small, it also means that the profit is very low. If there are other options, they will not waste time on this route.
Only second- and third-tier ship owners who can't travel across the ocean are willing to accept this kind of order. They can go back and forth several times a month and earn hard-earned money.
One thing that Emperor Haojing admired very much was that after those people returned, they decided to completely copy the Ming Dynasty model, and there was no other way to go...
After nearly two decades of copying, in terms of industrialization, it is almost the fastest progressing among the neighboring countries around the Ming Dynasty.
Musan Iron and Steel Works, Chongjin Cannery, Incheon Shipyard, Busan Port, etc. are all model projects established by Kimchi Country with the help of Ming Dynasty.
With the large-scale development and trade of minerals, aquatic products, and local specialties, a group of people have become rich.
Naturally, these new rich people still copied the Ming Dynasty in many aspects, such as maintaining their food and daily life, etc.
The capital is the same as Beidu. The main roads are all paved with asphalt roads. The wealthy areas are very similar to Beidu New City.
So much so that at gatherings, the new rich often claim to be "Xiao Ming", echoing "Da Ming"...
After the factory guards reported the incident, Emperor Haojing could only smile.
A minister said that there were rumors that kimchi was "copying the country", which caused a roar of laughter.
Emperor Haojing has no intention of pursuing this matter at all. As long as Kimchi doesn't hold him back, he can copy it however he wants, let alone not even copy it.
In fact, the population of Kimchi is not large now. With vigorous mining and seafood fishing, the economy can easily develop, much easier than that of the Tokugawa generals.
The Japanese country is a typical country. Not only does it have a small land area, but it also has no mines to mine. Once the silver mines are mined, it will start to sit on nothing. If it does not expand outward, it will die of poverty.
Tokugawa Ietsuna was able to sign a ten-year, 500 million silver coin contract with Emperor Hao Jing. On the one hand, he used mercenaries to exchange for weapons, equipment and various commodities, and on the other hand, he used them to exchange for a large amount of cheap food.
The price of grain in the Ming Dynasty was half that of Japan, which was a godsend. After the on-site inspection, Tokugawa Ietsuna was naturally very moved.
Since the Ming Empire wanted to use troops on a large scale against North America, and the Japanese could provide hundreds of thousands of mercenaries, the two sides hit it off.
The agreement stipulates that as long as a Japanese soldier fights in North America, Ming Dynasty will provide Japan with 500 kilograms of grain every year.
The food, clothing, weapons, and military pay for the mercenaries fighting in North America were all provided by the Ming Empire.
If they died in the war, they would be compensated with four hundred silver coins per person.
The price seems to be quite a lot, but compared to Ming soldiers, it is much cheaper.
If a Ming army soldier is killed in battle, the starting price is one thousand silver coins...
Not counting discharge due to injury, Emperor Haojing also had to arrange leisurely work for the wounded soldiers, which made the matter even more troublesome.
There are a large number of Japanese troops opening the way in front, and the Ming Dynasty King's division behind can sit back and enjoy the success.
This time is different from the past. The previous expedition to North America was to scrape the ground, but this time it was to stand firm.
Emperor Haojing also had very tempting incentives for the Japanese army.
All prisoners, including enemy leaders and generals, can be redeemed for cash. Ocean horses cannot be ridden casually, with the exception of indigenous women.
All the property grabbed belongs to the Japanese army, and they can decide whether to cash it out.
According to the combat plan, the first batch will transport 50,000 people and land directly in Mexico to drain the firepower.
Emperor Haojing had no interest in helping Zhang Tianbao regain the lost ground bit by bit, and would fight if he wanted to.
Landing in Acapulco de Juarez, two hundred kilometers north is Mexico City.
It stands to reason that Carlos II has only a few years to live. If he can survive, he will survive. If he can't survive, he will run away. If he dies halfway, then hehe...
The Japanese army must taste the full sweetness at the beginning. In this way, the Japanese army will be like a chicken blood, desperately chasing the Spaniards.
Emperor Haojing didn't care about the little money in Mexico City. Now that Ming Dynasty has money, food, and guns, he used to grab territory.
If the Japanese army can win the battle, you can attack Mexico City in one go, and all the good things there can be yours.
It is estimated that Charles II is about to die. After Zheng Chenggong obtained New Amsterdam from the Dutch, he could advance by land and water and conquer the city all the way south.
Regarding the expedition to North America, the veteran Jiexuan volunteered because he drank no less than ten tubes of elixir and felt that his physical condition had returned to that of fifty years old.
After careful inspection by the hospital, it was found that the situation was similar to what Jie Xuan described, and Emperor Haojing agreed to the request, but he could only conduct raids along the coast and not fight inland.
Disciple Li Yuanyin has been complaining that he has no chance to perform meritorious service. Now he can be released to defeat Carlos II. His task is to lead his troops to supervise the Japanese army.
It was not enough for the West Coast to have an army of troops to attack Mexico City, so Mandai once again asked Ying to fight.
In view of his old age, Emperor Haojing will not be able to die again in the short term even if he drinks the elixir.
The task assigned to him is to stir things up in the California area. The place is sunny and windy, which is suitable for having sex with Spaniards and Ocean horses at the same time...
As for Zhang Tianbao, Emperor Haojing couldn't just put it aside to dry and send his second uncle to him to burn incense!
The second uncle is Li Dingguo. He used to fight the natives in the East Indies, but now he is almost going crazy.
His hometown is Li Dingguo in Shaanxi. Going to Canada may help him adapt to the local climate.
As for the relationship between the Ming Empire and the Dadong Empire, Emperor Haojing was not worried.
The current priority is to eliminate Spain and Britain and take over the territory of the French.
North America is also large enough to be habitable except for the mountains on the west coast and the deserts in the interior.
Even if there are 500 million Ming people, it will not be very crowded, and Ming Dynasty will give Zhang Tianbao a large enough territory.
Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Chenggong, both father and son, are very happy to send troops. Not only can they temper their teams, but they also have an additional benefit.
The first batch of first-class ironclad ships serving in the Zheng Army totaled twelve ships, and they were thirty-two years old.
If it is not refurbished and painted, it will be difficult to sell it as a second-hand ship.
The Zhengs and their sons did Emperor Haojing a favor, and the latter sold two batches of twenty-four Zhiyuan ships.
The funds collected are just enough to purchase a fifth-level ironclad ship. Of course, Zheng Zhilong is very happy for this good thing.
The engineers and technical workers under Zheng Zhilong had already mastered the technology of building first-class ironclad ships in Fujian.
After arriving in South Africa, it was not too difficult to use local steel plants to manufacture the hull. As long as the locals sent artillery and steam engines there, everything would be fine.
The cost of building a first-class ironclad ship is much lower than purchasing it locally. If Zheng Zhilong is willing, such cheap warships can be built at will without taking up production capacity.
Now France has introduced level five ironclads, and countries such as the Netherlands also have level four ironclads, giving Zheng Zhilong a renewed sense of urgency.
It is really great to exchange twenty-four old first-level ironclad ships for a brand new fifth-level ironclad ship.
Not only that, Emperor Haojing would be happy to act as an intermediary for the old armored ships in the Zheng fleet in the future.
In the eyes of the new Inca Emperor Polo, the armored ship used by Zheng Jun can be regarded as an invincible battleship that has been fired...
Emperor Haojing would not deliberately take advantage of him. A second-hand Zhiyuan only costs 500,000 or 600,000 silver coins, so he just wanted to do it.
There is no need to spend the entire amount at once, just use copper ingots and saltpeter to pay. This method allows the other party to have no pressure to pay at all.
Didn't Louis XIV like high-level ironclads?
Emperor Haojing wanted him to see it after France mastered the technology of manufacturing fourth-level ironclads.
Friends around the world also have fourth-level ironclads through other methods.
Isn't this very interesting?
Think of an emperor like Poirot sitting in the mines counting money, who could buy a fourth-level ironclad every five years.
With the help of the Ming Dynasty, the New Inca Empire could easily become one of the top five powers in the world.
Among the world's top five, two made their fortunes through trading, and two made their fortunes through mining.
The global hegemon is engaged in both trade and mining, without delaying both, creating a virtuous cycle.
If France does not allow Louis XIV to destroy the country, it can indeed become the second largest country in the world in the long run.
Recently, especially within the last two hundred years, as the industrialization process of the Ming Dynasty accelerated, the scale increased.
The Ottoman Empire, with its rich oil reserves, and the New Inca Empire, with its rich copper and saltpeter mines, would both become challenges to France.
It depends on how far France's technological level will be by then. If it is not as high as the technological level exported by Ming Dynasty, it will be useless.
Now after simple primitive accumulation and a little money, the Ottoman Empire has transformed from simply selling oil to maritime transportation.
The fifth place in the world may be the Netherlands, while the second, third and fourth places must be these three countries. It's just that the specific ranking cannot be determined for the time being.
