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In Zheng Zhilong's view, some European countries actually turned against the Ming Dynasty for the little money given by fugitives. Their heads of state were so short-sighted and ridiculous.
Cooperation with Ming Dynasty can be said to be mutually beneficial. Over the years, countries around the world have been friendly with Ming Dynasty, and even a small country with a small population has received considerable rewards.
Even if he and his fellow Fujianese went to southern Africa to rely on their own efforts, they would receive huge help from Emperor Haojing and quickly establish a foothold there.
Nowadays, I dare not say how powerful Fujian is. In terms of military, industry, population, agriculture, etc., it is at least as good as the Nordic hegemon Sweden, and its natural resources far exceed that country.
Leopold and his son not only wanted to take advantage of Ming Dynasty, but also harmed Ming Dynasty's interests.
Do you think Emperor Haojing will turn a deaf ear and remain indifferent? How can it be?
Zheng Zhilong believed that withdrawing from the original alliance and establishing a new alliance was only the first step for Emperor Haojing.
His own country of Fujian got the status of a member state for no reason. Zheng Zhilong certainly knew the emperor's intention.
It's easy to reciprocate the favor. All you need to do is dig more ore from Fujian, smelt it into semi-finished products and transport them to the mainland of Ming Dynasty.
If you need to dispatch your own fleet, of course you can.
The natives of central and southern Africa are almost vulnerable. Trying to fight against Zheng Jun with their long hair is like a daydream.
The ground troops sent by Zheng Zhilong, with the cooperation of the aircraft, were able to beat the opponent until they peed their ass and fled in all directions.
Over time, everyone from the generals to the soldiers felt that doing this was really meaningless.
As for the naval fleet, let alone that. Apart from fishing boats, how can the indigenous people have decent warships?
If you use naval guns to attack a fishing boat that can accommodate three or five people, it will not even achieve its purpose of being enjoyable.
Zheng Zhilong even thought that the two eighth-level battleships, six seventh-level battleships, and a bunch of 10,000-ton cruisers he had purchased one after another seemed of little use.
However, it can still play a role in deterring the French and Dutch navies. Perhaps without this fleet, it will no longer have a foothold in southern Africa.
He made his fortune by relying on the fleet, and he also lived on maritime trade. Without a fleet that could protect himself, it would be as terrible as losing his job.
The real money spent in those years has now turned into a real fleet, which is not considered a loss.
Presumably, the armored ships were purchased at cost price, which was much better than those taken advantage of by those who spent huge sums of money.
Zheng Zhilong was also notified by Zhu Cixiang that after purchasing the second eighth-level battleship, he no longer needed to purchase the same type of battleship.
You can safely save money to purchase Tier 9 battleships or larger Tier 10 battleships, or develop aircraft carrier formations and amphibious strike groups.
Zheng Chenggong had this intention for a long time, and sent people to follow Jiexuan to participate in the Annan War, and already understood the role of aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships.
After this year, Fujian will be able to introduce helicopter production technology in large quantities from the imperial court, and can manufacture this kind of aircraft on its own, which is particularly lethal to indigenous guerrillas.
Zheng Chenggong was not very interested in level nine battleships, but for the sake of safety, he was worried that his men would not be able to use a battleship with a flight deck.
Zheng Chenggong decided to continue ordering two ninth-level and tenth-level battleships. According to his master's introduction, these were also the last two levels of battleships.
They are naturally extraordinary in terms of resistance to attack. As long as they are not attacked by underwater dreamers, it is almost impossible for these two types of battleships to be sunk.
After all, the tonnage is there, even if the opponent sends out four seventh-level battleships to fight four against one, they may not be able to sink a ninth-level battleship.
As the saying goes, Zheng Chenggong is naturally more at ease with the weapons respected by his respected master.
What's more, this was obtained in exchange for mining, so Zheng Chenggong had nothing to worry about.
Now Zheng and his son have truly realized the benefits of mining. As long as the next owner's appetite is big enough, they can cash out whatever they dig out of the ground. The more they dig, the more they earn.
To this day, everyone in Fujian has no worries about food and drink, even the new people here. The food they grow is enough to eat, and the surrounding waters are extremely rich in fishery resources.
As long as the settlement is close to the sea, each family can eat at least half a catty of seafood every day, which is unimaginable in the mainland.
Even the people in inland Fujian cannot meet this dietary standard.
The local temperature is not much different from that in Fujian, so Xinyimin basically does not need a long time to adapt.
Since they can have enough food and clothing, all the people who come here basically have no regrets.
Even some people who had already settled in Dongfan rushed to settle down after hearing about the situation in Fujian.
Their territory is large enough, so the Zhengs and his sons naturally welcome Yimin, and they will not reject anyone who comes, and the more the better.
The group's large fleet can ensure that thousands of ships of local goods arrive locally every year, so people do not need to worry about shortages of daily necessities.
The Zheng family and his son were both vassal kings with different surnames in the Ming Dynasty, and Zheng Chenggong was also a disciple of Emperor Haojing. With double insurance, the people had a certain degree of confidence in settling in Fujian.
Zhu Cixiang has always been open to supplying the materials needed by Fujian, because his relationship with the Zheng family is not limited to trade.
The Zheng family and his son were the first people to support him. Now that they can establish a foothold in southern Africa and migrate most of the Fujian people there, they have done themselves a big favor.
It is necessary to provide them with certain convenient conditions. In the future, they can also obtain a steady stream of metal semi-finished products from the local area, which can greatly promote the industrial development of the Ming Dynasty.
This was true for Fujian, and Zhu Cixi was also beneficial to many vassal states in the north, which was the "second transfer of vassals".
At the beginning, Zhu Cihong's treatment of the five vassal kings in the North was that they could expand westward at will, but the plan could not change as quickly as it did.
As he will settle in the new capital of the Northland in the future, the Northland vassal kingdom's desire to expand its land westward has basically come to nothing.
In order to compensate for everyone's losses, Zhu Cixi took out the northeastern part of North America for the vassal kings to divide.
The territory given to the lords was the seven provinces of Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Prince Edward, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Nunavut to the north.
Mainly for King Lu, King Hui, King Fu, King Zhou on the shore, and King Chong who established a vassal in the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula. King Dai and King Jin whose two fiefdoms are located on Sakhalin Island can also move there with their people.
Didn’t everyone argue before that the fiefdom was too cold and not suitable for long-term residence?
Well now, there is a much larger piece of land in the east, and the temperature is higher than in the north.
The descendants of the vassal kings back then also came to Beidu to celebrate the birthday of Emperor Haojing.
Taking this opportunity, Zhu Cixiang asked everyone to think carefully and brainstorm ideas.
If only one vassal king agreed to move the vassal there, then all Ruoda's territory would belong to that one vassal king.
When the two feudal lords passed by, they would split the land in half.
By analogy, if two or more vassal kings agree to move the vassal, they can use the same method as before to determine their respective fiefdoms.
You only have one chance, you cannot apply again later.
If you miss this opportunity, you will have to live in the freezing eastern part of the Northland forever.
Some vassal kings were reluctant to move the territory, such as King Fu, who lived in the far south, and King Chong, whose territory produced sulfur.
King Chong was still Zhu Youfan. Since he was the youngest among the vassal kings at that time, he caught up with the good times and got the opportunity to taste the elixir. Now he is already a centenarian.
It’s hard to find your homeland, not to mention there are a bunch of active volcanoes on your own land.
These active volcanoes look scary, but in fact each one is equivalent to a giant sulfur factory.
A large amount of sulfur is produced almost every day, and the land around the volcano is much more fertile than the land inland because it is nourished by volcanic ash.
Coupled with the extremely developed seafood fishing industry, although Chongguo is located in the far north, it has become one of the richest countries among overseas vassals, and the people's life can be considered high-class.
The Ming Dynasty relied on Chongguo for nearly half of its finished and semi-finished sulfur products, and the rest was supplied by its neighbor Zhou.
Zhou State was the largest and most populous country among these vassal states, but its living environment was very unsatisfactory.
In view of this, the eldest son of King Zhou Xiao, Zhu Gongzhen, and his successor, Zhu Shaojiong, wanted to change places, but there was no chance.
Now that he finally had the opportunity, he certainly wouldn't want to miss it.
"What do you think, all the vassal kings? If you don't want to move to the east of the vassal, I won't force it!"
Zhu Cixiang was not worried that no one would settle there, it would just happen sooner or later.
When he was in the fiefdom, he had already informed his second son Zhu Xiangzhen.
There is no need to give him the land in the northern part of Dongdi.
If you can't arrange many people on the east coast, then your father will have to make other plans for this piece of land.
It can't be left empty forever. It's okay to have a large area and sparsely populated areas, but it can't be too sparse.
Mixing wine with water is okay, but mixing wine with water is definitely not okay.
Zhu Xiangzhen had no objection. The climate in the north was obviously not as good as the west coast and east coast.
Even the southeastern part of the East Coast is far more attractive to new immigrants than the northeastern part.
Apart from fishermen's families who were willing to settle near the Newfoundland fishing grounds, few people went there.
It is natural for the father to place the vassal king if he wants, as long as the two sides demarcate the boundary and Qiu does not commit any crimes.
"Your Majesty, I am not talented, but I am willing to lead the people under your command to move to the east of the domain!"
When Zhu Shaojiong saw that the other vassal kings did not express their opinions, he spoke directly. He did not intend to hide it. Anyway, no matter what others thought, Zhou Guo would definitely move to Dongdi.
"This is a very good move! I wonder if there are any vassal kings who are willing to move the vassal?"
Zhu Cixiang did not believe that only King Zhou was willing to move the feudal state. He had previously agreed that moving the feudal state would not affect the supply of elixirs to them.
"Your Majesty, I would like to go to the east with the King of Zhou!"
"I am also willing to lead to it!"
The location of Lu State and Hui State is not very good either. Although it is further south than Zhou State, it is not a good place after all.
After analyzing the pros and cons with their staff, the two vassal kings also agreed to move there with King Zhou.
"..."
Prince Fu Zhu Yousong had no intention of going there, but seeing how these feudal princes were acting like this, he became very passive.
If you move there, it will be equivalent to giving up the results of so many years of hard work by your father and yourself.
Reject the emperor's proposal?
Maybe there won’t be such a good place to stay in the future!
Zhu Yousong was struggling internally, and his staff were divided into two groups, each criticizing the other.
"I wonder what King Fu wants?"
Seeing that this guy was silent, Zhu Cixi took the initiative to ask questions, forcing him to answer.
"I obey your Majesty's will!"
After being named, Zhu Yousong, who hadn't thought about it yet, could only give a perfunctory sentence.
"If King Fu dislikes the long distance, you don't have to move. I have said it before. This move will be done voluntarily and will not be forced. But the place over there is bigger than here, and the climate is not as good as in the pass, but it is also better than the eastern part of the Northland today. It’s a little warmer. One thing I didn’t mention is that the local area is rich in mineral resources, especially oil resources with very high reserves!”
"..."
Hearing these last words, many vassal kings were immediately shocked. If they had known there was a mine, they would have agreed immediately. Why bother to think carefully?
"I can't bear the fact that the vassal kings traveled thousands of miles to dig mines. I just said it because I was afraid that the kings would suffer a loss. Now that we have mineral resources, I guess I won't suffer a loss when I move to a vassal, right?"
This is not the first time Zhu Cixiang has done this kind of thing to whet his appetite.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
At this point, it is no longer easy for the kings to say anything more. As long as there are mines in the local area, all these problems will be easily solved.
Don’t you see, Zheng Zhilong’s fellow is extremely rich mining in Africa, and everyone has been jealous for a long time...
Now even King Chong had the idea of moving to the east of the domain to mine. The money he had saved from digging for sulfur was used as travel expenses.
If all seven vassal kings were to pass, it would involve a major project worth millions of dollars.
However, Zhu Cixiang has the largest ocean-going fleet in terms of tonnage and scale in the world, so it is not difficult to solve this problem.
When you get to the American side, you can take the train to the fiefdom in Long Beach, and the transportation is very convenient.
It can also be delivered directly to the areas along the St. Lawrence River through the Panama Canal.
Of course, there is the most important thing.
That is, all seven vassal kings plan to move their vassals, so they have to draw lots to determine their respective territories.
This is fate, because back then everyone also drew lots to go to the North to become a feudal lord.
The last time Zhu Cihong cut the cake, he cut it horizontally, so there was inevitably a difference between fat and thin. ,
This time it is cut vertically, and everyone can get the land close to the southern border area regardless of their location.
It's just that the location near the mouth of the St. Lawrence River is the best, and only two people can enjoy it.
Zhou Xiaowang Zhu Shaojiong was the first to agree to move to the feudal vassal, so he could naturally enjoy the treatment of the No. 1 player.
It was neither good nor bad luck, and he got a piece of land on the southernmost side of the Great Lakes, which would later include Toronto.
After King Lu and King Hui both drew, King Fu Zhu Yousong continued his father's good luck.
Land was drawn on the Nova Scotia Peninsula, a prime location south of the mouth of the St. Lawrence River.
This land area is the smallest, but the location is the best.
The land north of the river mouth belongs to Chong Wang Zhu Youzhen. There is a Newfoundland fishing ground here, and the conditions are no worse than those on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
King Dai and King Jin allocated land located inland. Although it was not close to the sea, it was close to the Hudson Bay and had the largest area.
