The commercial ranking consists of three parts, the total import and export trade volume, the total value of the exchange-listed general division, and the total tonnage of merchant ships.
The last item may be unfair to landlocked countries, but among the twenty research subjects, only Switzerland is a purely landlocked country.
Even Braided Island relies on the Black Sea, but the size and tonnage of Braided Merchant Fleet are negligible.
Today, the top five countries in the world in terms of total import and export volume are the Ming Dynasty, France, the Netherlands, the Ottoman Empire, and the New Inca Empire.
The reason why the New Inca Empire ranks among the top 5 is that the ships carry saltpeter and refined copper.
In this era, saltpeter can be directly exchanged for money, and refined copper is money!
This is also the fundamental reason why Poirot was able to massively expand his army, purchase a large number of advanced weapons, and capture the Viceroyalty of La Plata.
If you have a mine at home, most of the problems you face won't be a problem.
Poirot also followed the example of the Ming Empire and established an exchange in Lima.
But what is embarrassing is that the exchange initially only had two listed companies, one was a saltpeter company and the other was a copper mining company...
Later, after continuous splitting and the addition of other metal companies, ten listed companies were finally assembled, which at least looked better than before.
In this regard, the Dutch are pioneers.
After the East India Company lost the East Indies, the reason why the company did not delist was that it worked hard to expand its territory in the South Asian subcontinent.
Its stock price also began to gradually recover after a brief decline.
The situation of the South Africa Company and the New Amsterdam Company was similar to that of the East India Company.
Since the number and tonnage of Dutch merchant ships had previously ranked first in the world, after joining the Ming Empire, trading companies could still make a lot of money even if they lost some overseas territories, thereby stabilizing their stock prices.
After Louis XIV and Colbert worked together for many years, the number and tonnage of Dutch merchant ships could still equal France's, thus carving up the European market.
Compared with French companies and ship owners, the Dutch have been engaged in maritime trade for a longer time and accept new things more easily, especially since many Dutch people speak more than one foreign language.
Some Danes, Swedes, Germans, South Dutch (Belgians), English, and Spaniards preferred to work for Dutch trading companies rather than French companies.
The Amsterdam exchange has the second largest number of listed companies in the world, followed closely by the Paris exchange.
Although the number of the former is large, the types are mainly trading companies and financial companies.
The number of the latter is less than that of the former, and the listed companies cover trade, agriculture, mining, smelting, finance, manufacturing, media, real estate, textiles, food, etc.
In comparison, the Paris Stock Exchange established by Colbert had broader development prospects.
France is also larger and more populous than the Netherlands, and it will only be a matter of time before its exchange market value surpasses that of the Netherlands.
The real aspect that puts France ahead of the Netherlands commercially is total imports and exports.
France has strong production capabilities, while the Netherlands has only made achievements in shipbuilding, textiles, and flowers.
This resulted in France being inferior to the Ming Empire in terms of exports, but far stronger than the Netherlands.
In terms of grain exports alone, France's exports in this area almost equal the total exports of the Netherlands.
In the era of the rise of maritime trade, most of the Dutch shipbuilding was purchased by domestic businessmen and would not be used for large-scale export.
After having looms, Dutch textile mills relied on cotton from India and also planned to gain a larger share of the European market.
However, the country's population is too small, resulting in a serious shortage of labor force. It cannot compare with France and has to introduce a large number of black people.
At the same time, French textile factories were also doing this, and the French local market was not small.
With the backing of the local market, it is a disguised form of stimulation for French textile factory owners to continue to grow stronger and expand wildly, thus making French textiles more competitive in the European market.
Daming's textiles shipped to Europe were all high-end goods such as silk, satin, and silk. The profits were naturally very high, and they almost controlled more than 70% of the high-end market share.
The same is true for tea and porcelain, but under the call of Louis XIV and William III, France and the Netherlands took the lead in replacing tea with coffee as the mainstream beverage.
Porcelain has already begun the process of large-scale imitation, and now porcelain produced by French companies is also available in the European mid-to-high-end market.
Outside of Europe, especially in countries friendly to the Ming Empire, they basically do not recognize French porcelain, thinking that it is imitations of poor quality and will not buy it at low prices.
Louis XIV was indifferent to this. He first allowed French porcelain to gain a foothold in the European market, and then gradually squeezed out the Ming Empire's porcelain from this market. This would be considered a great success.
France is very experienced in exporting industrial products, especially the melee that occurred in Central Europe in recent years, which made French arms dealers make a lot of money.
Even old guns were rushed to buy by Leopold and a bunch of marquises, let alone new guns just out of the factory.
During the melee in Central Europe, France exported a total of nearly one million new and old guns, and more than 10,000 artillery pieces.
Of course, this project is considered in the military field and is not used as a commercial reference.
The most fascinating thing in the magazine is the military rankings, which include military expenditure, troop strength, and heavy weapons. Weapons exports are auxiliary content and are for readers' reference only.
Last year, the Ming Empire's military expenditure reached about 155 million silver coins, ranking first in the world and accounting for half of the annual revenue, but it will not increase the financial burden.
The fundamental reason is that the construction of ironclad ships and the additional quantities take up a lot of military expenditures, and older ironclad ships can be exported and cashed in after the new ships are launched.
This was the first time that the Ming Dynasty media disclosed military details, so it was very eye-catching.
Military expenditures include four aspects: the purchase of weapons and equipment and daily maintenance, officers and soldiers' salaries and pensions and professional expenses, infrastructure construction, and logistics supplies.
In terms of weapons procurement, the types and numbers of ironclads under construction were introduced, including eight Bismarcks, eight Dingyuans, 38 Yoshinos, six Laiyuans, eight Zhiyuans, three Dingyuan supply ships, and three Dingyuans. hospital ship, and a new ironclad ship.
The type of the new ironclad ship was not mentioned, but it was marked as a 10,000-ton class.
Based on this, outsiders speculate that it is the latest six-level ironclad ship developed by the Ming Dynasty, with a tonnage of perhaps 13,000 to 15,000 tons.
This is only as of last year. Starting from this year, eight Bismarcks and eight Dingyuan ships were added.
If you count them all, you can scare potential competitors into silence!
The Bismarck-type aircraft carrier test ship does not appear on the list. Even if such a warship exists, the Navy will not recognize it.
The next thing is interesting. A long table appears, which indicates the type of ironclad ship and does not include the number of Zheng's fleet.
Among the fifth-level ironclad ships, the Ming Dynasty has three, France has one, and other countries have zero.
Among the fourth-level ironclads, the Ming Dynasty had seven, and the French, Dutch, Incas, Japanese, and Ottomans had one each.
Among the third-level ironclads, the Ming Dynasty has 28, the Netherlands has 11, and France, Sweden, Inca, and Ottoman have one each.
Among the second-level ironclads, the Ming Dynasty has thirty-eight, France has twenty-eight, the Incas have four, and other countries have zero.
Among the first-class ironclads, the Ming Dynasty has thirty-one, the Netherlands has forty-six, the French have twenty, Sweden and the Inca have eight, the Ottomans and Venice have six, and Kimchi, Japan, Siam, and Persia have one each. ship.
The order quantities of various countries are also introduced below, but at that time, readers can wait for the introduction in subsequent magazines.
After seeing this piece of content, many readers were dissatisfied with the imperial court for not building more of the most powerful fifth-level ironclad ships.
Because there are as many as eight level five ironclad ships under construction, this can be regarded as appeasing the loyal readers among this group.
Anyone who has taken the train to Tianjin Port and seen the majestic ironclads will think that the money is well spent.
Even if there is no war, just letting the giant ironclad ship dock in the port and be seen by foreign businessmen can enhance the prestige of our Ming Dynasty!
Due to the additional construction of eight Bismarcks, eight Dingyuans, and eighty Yoshinos, the outbreak of the Ming Navy will be about twenty years later.
In Emperor Haojing's view, the current advantage is only a slight lead, not up to his original expectations. Fortunately, he can use ironclad ships to tie up the golden flowers...
In terms of marines, Ming Dynasty has ten marine brigades with a strength of 50,000, which is considered the largest in the world.
The Japanese army, who had been trained by Emperor Haojing for many years and became good at landing operations, was lucky enough to become the second in the world.
France and the Netherlands followed closely behind, and other countries were just showing off and did not pay attention to landing operations.
In the ranking of total tonnage of ironclad ships, the Ming Dynasty ranked first. Due to the large number of third-level ironclad ships, the Netherlands was ahead of France, which had a fifth-level ironclad ship. The New Inca Empire had the momentum to catch up from behind.
The biggest gap is in air force equipment. Many countries have followed the example of the Ming Dynasty and formed their own air forces, but they only have airships and no aircraft.
If the heads of state hadn't gathered together this time, I'm afraid it would have been a luxury to even see the aircraft take off with my own eyes, let alone equip the air force with aircraft.
The Ming Air Force already has nearly 500 aircraft, while other countries are still in the tens of digits.
Emperor Haojing has received a total of nearly a thousand orders, and will also ask the factory to complete the orders as soon as possible and deliver them all to customers.
After the customer's pilots have destroyed all these aircraft, they can place orders with themselves again...
In comparison, the Ming Army and Marines were much more generous.
It has nearly 8,000 steam tanks, all of which are second-generation models.
All five thousand first-generation vehicles were disposed of, either sold to allies at friendly prices, or dismantled or disarmed and distributed as tractors to farmers.
The plan is to phase out the current models within five years and then replace them with newer, third-generation steam tanks.
The third generation steam tank is equipped with a 65mm breech gun, which is the biggest highlight.
The range is more than one thousand meters and the rate of fire reaches about ten rounds per minute, which can fully meet the needs of combat.
Previously, the leaders of the Academy of Sciences felt that the air tightness of the breech of this gun was not good, and hoped to postpone the mass production time until improvements were made.
After the tank soldiers used it, they thought it was easier to load ammunition than the Franco machine, and there was no need to load muskets. Their attitude was completely opposite to that of the Academy of Sciences.
Emperor Haojing believed that the firing range of one thousand meters was enough. If it was too far, the accuracy of the artillery attack could not be guaranteed. It could be used as a makeshift.
The auxiliary weapon of this type of tank is a light machine gun that still uses twenty-round bullets. Fortunately, the engine has become more reliable.
In addition to tanks, the Army is also equipped with more than 2,000 front-loading bronze cannons and 200 breech-loading heavy cannons.
After the new small-caliber breech-loading guns can be installed in batches, the Army plans to phase out the front-loading guns.
It just has to compete with its own third-generation steam tanks for limited funds, and it also has to equip its infantry platoons with machine guns.
The third-generation steam tanks and small-caliber breech guns did not appear in the magazine, but the more than 7,000 second-generation steam tanks and thousands of bronze cannons were scary enough.
The Ming Dynasty's army has 1.1 million people, and it has been reduced to the limit.
The Navy has 170,000 troops and the Air Force has 30,000 troops. This is a very abnormal military strength situation.
According to the population of the Ming Dynasty, it should be more scientific and reasonable to support one soldier with an average of more than 100 people.
The total strength of the Ming Dynasty was 1.3 million, and the size of the Donglu Braid Army was about 900,000.
The number of the Holy Roman Empire was 850,000, and the Japanese army was 710,000.
The Ottoman army numbered 620,000 and the French 570,000.
The Spanish army is estimated to have nearly 200,000 troops, and the British army is also more than 100,000 strong.
Britain and Spain are still lingering in North America, and they do have a lot of troops.
But heavy weapons cannot be compared with the Ming Dynasty, France, or even the Ottoman army.
Steam tanks and rapid-fire heavy artillery are the leaders on the battlefield. No matter how many people there are, it will be difficult to win.
The Austrian army, equipped with steam tanks and machine guns, was the winged cavalry that could defeat the Polish army on the battlefields of Central Europe.
With the popularity of machine guns, the cavalry, a unit that actively sacrifices itself to death, will gradually be marginalized in the future.
Certain countries or armed forces that were hostile to the Ming Empire were unable to obtain advanced weapons through formal channels.
You can get some from other channels, but the number is definitely not as good as that of countries friendly to the Ming Dynasty.
The ultimate fate of these countries and armed forces is to perish and be wiped off the map by Ming Dynasty or its allies!
The Ming Empire spent more on military expenditure than the nine men behind it combined, and its heavy weapons expenditures were even greater.
The officers and soldiers were well-trained and well-equipped, and Emperor Haojing also retained a railway force of 100,000 people and millions of reserve troops.
It's a pity that Ou Huang, the women's clothing tycoon who loves perfume, long hair, stockings, high heels, and tights, didn't wait until this magazine was published...
Fortunately, France is ranked second in the overall ranking, so that Turenne and other marshals who stayed in the northern capital will not be slightly embarrassed after seeing it.
The Netherlands is still in third place, but the gap in points between the Ottomans and the Neo-Inca Empire is very small.
The rankings of third, fourth and fifth in the world are all within a hair's breadth, it's just that each has its own advantages and disadvantages.
At the bottom of the TOP20 is Denmark, which has lost its control of the Baltic Sea. Annan is second to last, and Switzerland is next to it.
Fortunately, before long, Spain and the UK will lose their qualifications to be on the list...
Mid-stream countries such as Sweden, Japan, Kimchi, Persia, and Siam have no external pressure and live a very prosperous life.
