By New Year's Day in the forty-eighth year of Haojing (1691), the expeditionary force that landed in North America had reached forty armies, with a total number of one million.
According to the fleet's capacity, it would only take about a year to reach the small goal of sending fifty troops set by Emperor Haojing.
Although the Japanese troops under each army accounted for four-fifths, that is, as many as 20,000, due to the installation of revolvers, the Ming army in each brigade was equipped with a large number of heavy weapons. When attacking the British army and The Western Army had an absolute advantage.
Zhu Cixiang invested a total of 5,000 steam tanks, 1,440 breech-loading heavy guns, 10,000 "Scud" missiles, 2,000 "Albatross" fighter jets and one in the area from the north of Panama to the south of Alaska. Hundreds of "Hercules" transport aircraft.
The total annual salary of the 200,000 Ming army is about 30 million silver coins, and the 800,000 Japanese army is about 60 million silver coins.
In other words, if they do nothing, the Ming court will spend 90 million silver coins just for these millions of troops to lie in North America.
Light and heavy weapons need to be poured in about 50 million silver coins at a time, while food, medicine, and daily necessities need to be poured in slowly and gradually.
From the forty-second year of Haojing (1685) to the present, the court's total expenditure on the North American battlefield has reached more than 400 million silver coins.
It may seem like a huge expense, but in fact, compared with the cost of the Northern Expedition to Liaodong, it is not too high if inflation is factored out.
Zhu Cixiang believes that even if it costs one billion silver coins, it is extremely worthwhile to occupy most of the territory in North America.
In the forty-seventh year of Haojing's reign (1690), the imperial court's annual income reached 450 million silver coins, an increase of 80% from ten years ago.
Mainly due to the mining cooperation between the new Inca Emperor Polo and the Zhenhai King Zheng Zhilong in West Africa, the annual income of the Ming Dynasty has increased by tens of millions of silver coins.
The two men also continued to expand the scale of mining to quickly complete primitive accumulation and promote the industrialization process on their own territory.
Now, as long as they are not fools, everyone has seen the huge advantages brought by industrialization. The rapid rise of the Ming Empire is the most obvious example.
It is estimated that by the fifty-seventh year of Haojing (1700), the imperial court's annual income would reach about one billion silver coins, which was almost thirty times the highest annual income of the imperial court when the father was in power.
This was something that was unimaginable before, but now it has been gradually advanced and achieved some success.
In Zhu Cixiang's view, when the Ming Empire's annual revenue reaches one billion silver coins, it will be equivalent to firmly establishing itself as the world's hegemon.
It is equivalent to five to seven times the annual income of France and the Netherlands, and about five times that of the New Inca Empire.
That's right, the annual income of the new Inca Empire will be the sum of France and the Netherlands!
Even in 1690, the new Inca Empire's annual revenue this year exceeded 100 million silver coins!
According to spies and embassy reports, the combined annual income of France and the Netherlands is only this amount, which is just a little more.
Under Zhu Cixi's personal promotion, the Ottoman Empire's annual income also showed a spurt of growth.
Since he could mine and extract oil with one hand, his annual income reached nearly 80 million silver coins that year.
The difference from the New Inca Empire is that the Ottoman Empire has extremely rich oil reserves, but its mineral reserves, especially copper mines, are far behind.
It is true that oil can be turned into money when extracted, but copper ore is actually money, and it just needs to be smelted.
Poirot also generously granted amnesty to the farmers in the La Plata area. As long as they diligently provide themselves with war horses, beef, mutton and other supplies, they can permanently enjoy the treatment of the empire's citizens.
The added benefit was that Poirot was guaranteed to continue to have access to blonde, tall, tall horses, something that indigenous women did not possess.
The Ottoman Empire also had good pastures, but they were limited to Asia Minor and the Balkan Peninsula. The overall situation was slightly inferior to that of the La Plata Plains.
The area has become a granary and pasture, and the Inca natives disdain the past life. They have tasted the sweetness of mining and no longer intend to farm or herd.
The territory of the new Inca Empire has included later Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and even a piece of land in the southernmost part of Brazil.
Zhu Cihong regarded the New Inca Empire and the Ottoman Empire as the right-hand arms of the Ming Empire. Having these two allies in need of support to assist him was much more practical than forming an alliance with France and the Netherlands.
In view of this, in the forty-seventh year of Haojing (1690), the heads of state of France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Ottoman, Persia, Siam, Japan, Kimchi, Inca, Venice and other countries visited the Ming Dynasty for the second time.
Led by Zhu Cixiang, the countries concluded the "World Military Alliance Treaty"!
Contracting states are not allowed to infringe on the territory, territorial waters, and airspace of allies. If there are conflicts, they can first conduct bilateral negotiations. If the negotiations fail, they can apply to the Council.
If the territories are bordering, the current boundaries between the border and the controlled area shall prevail. The Council will dispatch multinational forces to maintain peace and stability in the conflict area.
If one or both parties reject a request made by the Board of Directors, the rejecting party will do so at its own risk.
Zhu Cixiang was already very satisfied with the current territory of the Ming Empire, which had almost expanded to its limit.
I no longer have any new pursuit of territory, so I came up with this thing...
It can be said that with the exception of France and Venice, the other contracting parties were basically satisfied with their own situation, and that was why they signed the contract.
Louis XIV was afraid that he would fall to the end and become passive, especially when he saw that the national power of the Ming Empire was still rising, which made him very jealous and jealous.
As a European emperor, Louis XIV believed that France had reason to become the European hegemon, and it would not affect the Ming Empire's status as the world's hegemon anyway.
Therefore, they used the parts not covered by the treaty to cleverly avoid the content that was not conducive to France.
Since France cannot have conflicts with contracting parties, wouldn't it be enough to seize the territory of non-signing parties?
After nearly two decades of continuous attacks by the Qing army, the Holy Roman Empire was now almost like Poland and had ceased to exist in name only.
In order to prevent those guys with pigtails from becoming powerful again, the European Emperor believed that he had to save Europe, just like the Crusades.
Different from those years ago, the "salvation" considered by the European Emperor was to seize land near France!
The worst option is to seize the Rhineland, the middle option is to annex everything west of Hanover to France, and the best option is to swallow up the entire German region.
Louis XIV didn't care about Leopold's feelings at all, as long as the emperor of the Ming Empire didn't mind his military operations in Europe.
Justinian, the Venetian head of state, was worried about the giants from the east and west, one was France and the other was Ottoman, and his Venice could not afford to offend him.
A few years ago, the three parties signed relevant agreements in the northern capital, and France and Austria ensured that Venice would not be violated.
Now that the tripartite relationship is re-clarified, Justinian can be completely reassured.
Because a bigger piece of fat appeared in front of him-the Holy Roman Empire, European Emperor Louis XIV also lost interest in Venice.
Ottoman Sultan Ibrahim regarded the Qing army as the number one enemy after the Holy Roman Empire.
Although the two militaries have cooperated several times in Central Europe, military mutual trust is basically non-existent.
If there had been no Qing army, the northwest border of the Ottoman Empire should have been immediately adjacent to the Ming Empire.
Ibrahim did not believe that the area controlled by the Qing army was needed as a buffer zone between himself and the Ming Empire. It was not necessary at all.
At present, the Ming Empire is using troops against North America, and it cannot mobilize many troops to continue to expand its territory in the direction of Europe.
Ibrahim believed that when that day came, as long as the Ming army was willing to join hands with the Austrian army, it would be easy to eliminate the Qing army.
We were able to draw this conclusion because we saw the bomb-dropping performance of the "Hercules" bomber at the shooting range on the outskirts of Beidu!
Under the cover of Albatross fighters, four Hercules lined up and carpet bombed the presumed enemy positions.
Then the army used "Scud" tactical missiles and heavy artillery to carry out targeted clearing, and finally dispatched hundreds of steam tanks and armored vehicles to push over.
Is there any cavalry unit in the world that can withstand such an attack?
The enemy infantry and artillery units with little mobility do not need to be considered. Basically, they were defeated when the Ming army implemented fire coverage.
This means that it is impossible to conduct field battles with the Ming army. The top priority is to use cavalry to fight guerrilla warfare and ambush warfare, nothing more, just like the tactics used by Carlos III and James II in North America.
But trying to rely on cavalry to turn the tide of the battle or even repel the Ming army is a daydream.
The Ming Empire was not short of money, let alone people, and its weapons and equipment were constantly being updated.
There is no doubt that the Ming army that the British and Western armies will face in the future will be even more terrifying.
After years of hard work by Zhu Cixiang and the Academy of Sciences, the Ming Dynasty King's Division finally realized the trinity of tactics of air and ground integration, infantry and tank coordination, and fire coverage.
There are fighters and bombers in the sky that firmly control the air. The attacking troops include steam tanks and steam armored vehicles, and there are breech-loaded heavy artillery and Scud missiles at the rear.
Even the infantry has begun to realize the second stage of firepower improvement, which is to gradually install the first submachine gun, also known as "portable machine gun".
This is also the masterpiece of Dai Cang and Dai Zi. The reference materials are the MP38 and the "Sten" submachine gun. Combined with the machine guns that have been developed, they create a "four different images".
The range is shorter than that of a rifle, the sustained firepower is not as good as that of a machine gun, and its weight is far greater than that of a revolver. It cannot be used as a sniper rifle.
But after removing these shortcomings, they are all advantages.
With a twenty-round magazine, ammunition can be changed quickly.
The bullet caliber is the same as that of rifles and machine guns, simplifying logistical burdens.
There is no need for soldiers to pull bolts frequently, and it is particularly effective against enemy cavalry.
This gun had many failures in the early stages, but after repeated improvements, it finally reached the standard for field installation.
"Widely acclaimed" is not enough, but soldiers generally reported that it was really fun to do tutu, and they could do tutu at the same time!
Zhu Cixiang believes that this is not a submachine gun, but a "charge gun", and whoever uses it will be happy!
A long-barreled version of the assault rifle is also under development and is expected to be installed in the army within ten years.
In the early stage, only the ace troops could be deployed. Even the wealthy Emperor Hao Jing could not afford hundreds of thousands of soldiers to randomly play around...
This submachine gun is used to counter guerrillas, especially in the battlefields of Southeast Asia and North America. It should be very effective against indigenous people and white-skinned cavalry. This is enough.
Due to the emergence of fascinating new weapons, this summit eventually turned into a commodity trade fair and a weapons and equipment ordering meeting!
Many heads of state are unable to frequently purchase armored ships for their armies, but it is still possible to buy some tanks and submachine guns every year.
If you have spare money, you can also purchase a few bombers.
It's not about bombing the enemy, just flying can show off its own strength.
This is exactly the same as the motivation of some heads of state of small countries who wanted to borrow money to buy ironclad ships, which was to show off their wealth like Versailles!
The original plan for the ninth batch of shipbuilding (1682-1688), the first (1680-1686) and second phase (1686-1691) of Yoshino's additional plans, and the final additional capital ship purchase plan.
Construction included one Blücher test ship, one Bismarck aircraft carrier test ship, 16 Bismarcks, 16 Dingyuan, 38 Yoshino, six Laiyuan, eight Zhiyuan, and three Dingyuan supply ships , three Dingyuan medical ships.
All ships involved in the three plans will be completed before the summer of Haojing's forty-eighth year (1691), including installation, and will be ready for trial sea trials.
Some of the warships launched in the early stage have already gone to the North American battlefield. The last ones launched, including eight Bismarcks, eight Dingyuan, and 20 Yoshinos, are the most eye-catching ones.
Emperor Louis XIV of Europe was surprised that Zhu Cihong, who had an annual income of nearly 500 million, would spend every penny of his income every time, but when he saw those people on the sea, he understood.
The French Navy has already obtained two level five ironclad ships and two level four ironclad ships. The number is equivalent to half of the previously signed contract, and the time schedule is also almost the same.
In terms of the number of capital ships, it is ranked third in the world after the Ming Empire and Zheng Zhilong. If the first two are merged into one, the French Navy will automatically be upgraded to the runner-up.
The Dutch Navy has two Tier IV ironclads and is in third place.
The new Inca Emperor Polo bought a fifth-level ironclad ship from Zhu Cixi this time. Although it was a second-hand ship that had been used for nearly ten years, it pushed the Dutch to the top position.
No one can stop the emperor's enthusiasm and determination to travel thousands of miles to Daming to purchase second-hand ships...
Because the new Inca Empire Navy, which used second-hand ships from the God-given Army, had never lost against Spanish sailing ships, it directly led to the belief that the warships that had been used were more powerful than new ships!
A brand new level five ironclad ship, with a market price of 250 million silver coins.
The discounted price can be reduced to 200 million silver coins, and a second-hand mobile phone can be taken away for the same price as a brand-new level 4 ironclad ship for 150 million.
The fifth-class ironclad ship sold to Poirot was launched in 1682 and had been in service for less than ten years. It was considered a good time ship.
Out of consideration for his allies, Zhu Cixiang didn't want silver coins and just gave him copper ingots. This was a huge discount.
Calculated based on cost, our ex-factory price is only 10 million, and we can sell it to you for 150 million...
There is no way, now only the Ming Dynasty in the world can build fifth-level ironclad ships.
France and the Netherlands have just learned to build fourth-level ironclads, and it will take another seven or eight years for France to learn to build fifth-level ironclads.
