To participate in the world summit this time, Dutch Deacon William III and Swedish King Carl XI first arrived by boat at Boro Castle, the largest stronghold established by the Ming Dynasty on the west coast of the Baltic Sea.
Then he took a train and headed east along the 15,000-mile-long Northern Railway. It took him half a month to reach the northern capital of the Ming Empire.
This saves nearly a month compared to traveling by sea by ironclad ship. The efficiency of the railway surprised both distinguished guests, far exceeding their expectations.
When the train does not blow its whistle at night, as long as passengers get used to the "clang" sound of the wheels passing through the gaps in the rail joints, the train can run all day and night.
The two heads of state also truly realized the efficiency of railways in strategic delivery. Tens of thousands of troops can be delivered to the other side of the earth in half a month.
This was unimaginable in the Age of Discovery, but now it was realized by the emperor of the Ming Empire. It must be said to be a huge miracle.
Although steam ships are superior in terms of delivery scale, when comparing the speed of the two and their influence on the inland, there is no doubt that trains are superior.
The Academy of Sciences has already manufactured a diesel locomotive that uses fuel, but in terms of operating costs, steam locomotives are cheaper, so Zhu Cixiang did not allow the next-generation locomotive to be officially mass-produced.
The Ming Dynasty has more coal and less oil. Yanchang and Qingyang are the two largest oil fields. Karamay is too far from Guannai, and the initial supply to the Western Regions is similar.
The output of other oil fields in the pass is relatively small and cannot meet the needs of industrialization at all. It is more cost-effective to purchase refined oil directly from the Ottoman Empire.
Like oil fields, coal mines in various places are also large-scale projects that attract young and strong labor forces. Because the local raw coal reserves are extremely rich, they have also received strong support from the imperial court and local governments.
In order to avoid mining accidents, all coal mines must adhere to open-pit mining. Pit digging is allowed, but holes are not allowed. Anyone caught violating regulations will be severely punished.
Yulin in Shaanxi, Datong in Shanxi, Fushun in Liaodong, Jixi in Heishui, Kailuan in North Zhili, Pingdingshan in Henan, Yanzhou in Shandong, and Ordos in the southwest grassland are all coal mines that have been exploited on a large scale.
In the north, it is almost impossible to find a province without large coal mines.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, there are more than one million miners in the entire Ming Dynasty who rely on coal mining for a living.
Because it is open-pit mining, mining accidents are reduced to a very low level. The occasional accidents are also caused by illegally mined black coal kilns.
Zhu Cixiang deliberately lowered coal prices in order to squeeze the living space of black coal mines and reduce illegal mining.
This tomb robber is different. What kind of a bunch of tomb robbers are there?
Those who dig coal are all honest people, and it is impossible for people who cannot endure hardship to work in coal mines.
Nowadays, coal mines are also divided into official mines and private mines. The former are managed by the government, while the latter are contracted by individuals and have permanent property rights.
If what is dug out is coal, then it will be completely owned by the shareholders of the mine. If what is dug out is other minerals, then it will have to be split with the court.
Every year, the Metropolitan Procuratorate deals with a bunch of people who dig out gold, silver, and copper ore during coal mining, and then try to collude with the government to embezzle it.
The reason why we can get the news is because some miners no longer intend to continue to work hard to dig coal...
In the Ming Empire, the reward for reporting was the same as winning the five million grand prize. It was a quick way for poor people to make a comeback!
According to the property situation of the person being reported, after verification, the reporter can directly get 10% of his or her property.
If the coal boss is worth fifty thousand silver coins, a talkative miner can receive a reward of five thousand silver coins at a time.
This money is enough for ordinary people to live comfortably for a lifetime without worrying about food and clothing. Therefore, many miners actually have the wish of a lieutenant general when they dig coal...
Many coal bosses who have seen their colleagues suffer misfortune have learned their lesson and try to use their fellow workers as much as possible. However, as long as they behave inappropriately, they will still be stabbed in the back by their fellow workers.
You can receive a reward of thousands of silver coins at once. Who can refuse such a huge temptation?
The coal bosses can't offer it anyway, and it's impossible to offer this kind of salary to every miner.
After Zhu Cixiang did not go on a personal expedition, he focused on investigating and dealing with moths.
They are very interested in all reported information. As long as someone dares to steal the court's tax money, the mine will be like a battlefield!
All applications for private coal mines declared by various localities must be reviewed and approved by the Ministry of Industry to prevent local governments from enriching their own pockets.
On the other hand, the mining efficiency of coal mines depends on the degree of mechanization.
Most government-run coal mines have machinery and equipment purchased by the court, which is much better than private miners who are reluctant to spend money.
The Kailuan Coal Mine jointly run by Zhu Cihong and Qizhi Xungui is a special case. Since there is a large market in Beidu, shareholders are naturally willing to purchase equipment to improve coal mining efficiency.
It can be said that Kailuan Coal Mine is the most mechanized coal mine in the world today, and the entire mine has achieved mechanized transportation.
It is simply because the excavator has not been built, so we can only use loaders, that is, forklifts, to load coal on trucks.
Some lime mines in the Kifu area also use trucks, and the reason is even more ridiculous.
When buyers see that the goods they buy contain livestock manure, they are reluctant to purchase again.
The mine owners had no choice but to buy themselves trucks to improve their competitiveness in the industry...
All the lime suppliers that are on the medical department's purchasing list are those who use trucks instead of horse-drawn carriages or even donkey carts.
The medical department purchases lime for disinfection. Once it is mixed with livestock manure, it itself breeds mosquitoes.
This move, in turn, has promoted the sales of trucks, and businessmen involved in ore transportation are basically loyal customers of the truck factory.
Thanks to this, Beidu Truck Factory's output has climbed from the initial production of 100 trucks per day to as many as 1,000 trucks today, which is an annual output of 365,000 trucks.
The output of the Nandu Truck Factory is half that of the Beidu Truck Factory. The combined output of the two factories exceeds 500,000 vehicles.
However, this output is still in short supply and far from meeting the huge market demand.
Demand refers to global buyers. If it only supplies Ming Dynasty, then the balance between supply and demand has been achieved.
The new Inca Emperor Polo came this time and ordered another 500,000 heavy-duty trucks with the largest capacity.
The empire's copper mines and saltpeter mines are in great need of heavy trucks to transport ore, and a truck is three times more efficient than a horse-drawn carriage.
The New Inca Empire had relatively few horses, and war horses were mainly used by the army's cavalry units.
Packhorses also need to transport weapons and equipment for mountain troops, so it is obviously not a wise move to use livestock to transport ore.
Using ore to buy trucks is a mutually beneficial way to get what everyone needs.
Zhu Cixi also told Poirot that countries with more trucks will industrialize faster.
Of course Poirot already understood the benefits of industrialization because he had seen them all.
The fighter planes flying in the sky, the armored ships swimming in the sea, and the tanks galloping on the land are all products of industrialization.
Only by achieving industrialization will our empire not be in a position of being passively attacked.
Not to mention the Far East, Britain and Spain ran to North America, but the Ming Empire sent troops from the other side of the world to destroy them!
Poirot really didn't understand why the monarchs of these two countries took the initiative to provoke the most powerful empire in the world.
Wouldn’t it be a great benefit to be friends with the God-given country instead of enemies?
My empire now earns hundreds of millions of silver coins every year. Isn’t this how it was obtained?
In this world, only fools and blind men will be enemies of the Ming Empire!
That blind man is probably a fool too!
If France and the Netherlands are the two countries with the fastest industrialization speed after the Ming Empire, then their own empire can rank third.
In the four aspects of mining, metallurgy, animal husbandry, and aquaculture, the New Inca Empire was second only to the Ming Empire, ranking second in the world.
With the support of the Ming Empire, Poirot achieved his small goal of making the country prosperous and powerful, and making the people rich and well-fed while he was firmly on the throne.
"Wealthy and powerful" is a contrastive word. Although the New Inca Empire is not as rich and powerful as the Ming Empire.
But as long as we continue to maintain a friendly alliance with the Ming Empire, it is very possible to eventually keep pace with France.
Zhu Cixiang told Poirot in private that his empire could actually become the country that enjoyed the most benefits.
Although France has a strong family background, its homeland is in war-torn Europe.
The Netherlands is good at seafaring and trade, but its domestic depth is extremely limited.
The Ottomans were already involved in European wars and had huge military expenditures.
Sweden is located in northern Europe, has a small population and a cold climate, making it difficult to maintain rapid economic development.
Several other countries are completely incomparable to these, and they are all equivalent to the scraps in a movie.
Sweden can achieve economic growth, but only if the oil in the North Sea is extracted, otherwise it will just be a fat house.
The Ming Dynasty only had a Polo Castle on the Baltic Sea as its outlet, and Karl XI could go to Central Europe to grab land at will.
The greater the scale of involvement in the Second European War, the harder it will be for Sweden to extricate itself from the quagmire of the war.
When Zhu Cihong's three disciples, Wan Li, Zhang Huangyan, and Zeng Ying, returned, they were all very dissatisfied with their respect for their master but not his order, and Wang Shi went south to attack Zhuizi.
Building a career for yourself is one thing, but this is a secondary thing.
The key point is that the Tatars and the Ming Dynasty are feuding. How can we just sit back and let them go to Europe?
In this regard, a certain respected master's explanation is very simple. Only when you stand high can you see far.
If you don't understand your own intentions, it means you don't understand the overall situation in Europe.
The king's division sent troops to Europe to seize Boli's territory and attack the Holy Roman Empire, which would definitely cause dissatisfaction in half of Europe.
What if Shunji's braided army instead comes forward?
By the way, Shunji has died, and now it has entered the era of Kangji!
Generally speaking, if nothing unexpected happens, Kangji is slightly more capable than Shunji in military terms.
After Shunji and the Dorgon brothers died one after another, the task of disrupting Europe fell on Kangji.
A certain master can stir up trouble in Europe with just a few soldiers. Where can I find such a good thing?
Can I say clearly that I will not let Louis XIV and others have a peaceful life?
Of course not!
But I can let Kang Ji make trouble there!
From ancient times to the present, is it illegal to watch the excitement?
Hehe~!
You wait for now, let’s go dig the Kursk iron ore, how wonderful it will be!
The last war in Europe was fought for a few years due to the indirect interference of Zhu Cixiang's export of high-tech weapons.
This time it will take at least thirty years to allow Boli to perish, the Holy Roman Empire to be severely weakened, and France to bleed some blood!
Kangji's braided army is like a mad dog in the eyes of a certain emperor. As long as it doesn't bite itself, it can bite anyone!
On the other hand, if this mad dog really dares to bite me, there will only be one outcome...
Zhu Cixiang had no interest in western Europe, and the resource-poor areas were not worth occupying.
Now is the threshold stage of entering industrial civilization, and only by passing it can we achieve preliminary industrialization.
If you don't even have mines but only land, Emperor Haojing will be in no mood to bullshit you!
Zhu Cixiang is basically satisfied with the current Ming Dynasty border in eastern Europe, and has no plans to continue attacking westward for the time being.
With the three-in-one attack method of sea, land and air, it is very easy to compress the living space of that ragtag group of people.
But since you can watch the excitement for free, there is no need to do it yourself, not to mention that fighting is still very expensive.
After the millions of expeditionary troops were almost trapped in the North American battlefield, Zhu Cixiang no longer planned to make a difference in Central Europe.
The war developed so rapidly, which was slightly beyond Zhu Cixiang's expectations.
From the north of Mexico to the south of Canada, British and Spanish guerrillas were almost everywhere.
This was the result of their regular army being reduced to pieces after suffering heavy losses.
Counterguerrilla warfare is very difficult in any era.
It is completely unrealistic to expect one million expeditionary troops to wipe out countless enemy guerrillas in a short period of time.
The current situation is that Louis XIV is watching Zhu Cihong's jokes in North America, while the latter is counting on Kang Ji to stir up trouble in Europe.
There are jokes every year, and there will be more in the future!
At first, Zhu Cihong heard that the Austrian army and the Qing army joined forces near Vienna and defeated the European coalition forces.
This was really a clever move that benefited Ming Dynasty, although the two parties involved did not know it clearly.
Osman is the ally of the Ming Dynasty, Braid is the enemy of the Ming Dynasty, and the coalition forces are between enemies and friends.
It seems logically unfeasible to use the enemy to severely damage the side that does not kill the enemy.
But war is about practical interests, and this can be done in reality.
Because there are some allies that Zhu Cixiang doesn’t want!
The same goes for those who are neither enemies nor friends!
When Jiexuan reported that France was deliberately harboring Spanish and British ships in the Caribbean, Zhu Cixiang knew that someone was secretly causing trouble.
Due to the alliance, he couldn't say anything publicly.
but……
You know!
Perhaps Kang Ji, who is far away in Europe, doesn't know that Zhu Cixiang has ardent expectations for him!
The second child who always wants to challenge the boss is not a competent second child!
Therefore, Zhu Cihong didn't mind that Kang Ji's braided army became big in Europe. On the contrary, no matter how big it was, the Ming Dynasty King's Army could kill it directly!
In another ten years, the bomber force of the Ming Air Force will be able to carry out carpet bombing against the Braid Army.
Steam tanks may not be able to deal with the braided cavalry running into the mountains, but bombers and fighters can.
As long as weather conditions permit, you can do whatever you want above its head.
This is called the natural enemy of braids!
Braided Cavalry VS Gunship!
Braided Cavalry VS Unmanned Attack Drone!
Braid Cavalry VS ICBM!
These are all great things to watch!
