After the seven vassal kings of the North moved their people to the new territory in North America, the entire North would belong to Zhu Cihong, and it would still belong to the imperial court in name.
In order to compensate the vassal kings for their losses, Zhu Cixiang also agreed to give each vassal king 20 million silver coins as a one-time compensation as settlement expenses. This was considered to be the most benevolent thing to them.
At the same time, Zhu Cihong would also help the vassal kings transport Zimin and carry out industrial development in the new fiefdoms, helping these vassal states develop their economies as quickly as possible.
Even Zhu Yousong, the King of Fortune with the smallest territory, has zinc, lead, potassium, gypsum and other mineral deposits in his fiefdom.
Although the Newfoundland area of Chongwang Zhu Youfan is relatively remote, it also has nickel mines, gold mines, and iron mines.
In the fiefdoms of King Zhou, King Dai, King Jin, King Lu, and King Hui located in the inland area, there are all kinds of gold, diamonds, nickel, iron, cobalt, zinc, and copper mines.
Zhou Xiao and Zhu Shaojiong were the first to agree to the transfer, and Zhu Cixi informed him of the general situation in the territory. Zhou State basically had all the mineral deposits in other fiefdoms. In short, it was much better than the Magadan area.
Zhu Cixiang quickly arranged for many vassal kings in the North to be moved out. On the one hand, he was worried that his second son would not be able to manage such a large territory.
On the other hand, they are worried that Zhang Xianzhong's grandson Zhang Tianen's power will continue to penetrate eastward. If he really eats too much in the future, the court will send troops to deal with this guy.
Today, Zhang Tianen's Dadong Empire has a population of more than 10,000. Although it is not a large number, the scope of its control is not small.
According to the original agreement, Alaska, the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, as well as parts of Montana, Utah, Nevada, and California were owned by it.
With the help of Ming Dynasty, the gold mines, oil fields, coal fields and other resources within its territory have been developed. With the harvests from planting, animal husbandry and sea fishing, the living standards of the people are not low.
Simply because of the emergence of a stronger thigh, many Indian tribes that originally relied on the old Zhang family turned to the Ming Empire.
This situation became even more obvious after Zhu Xiangzhen, the second son of the Ming Emperor, came to North America.
The Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Army was well-equipped with sophisticated weapons, well-trained, disciplined, and brave in combat, and was incomparable to the old Zhang family's army.
Therefore, the chiefs are more willing to seek refuge with the second prince Zhu Xiangzhen, who is considered the most orthodox figure in the world.
Once the prince marries the daughter of a certain chief, he will no longer have to worry about his livelihood. Update without error@
Of course, this is just the fantasy of the chiefs.
Zhu Xiangzhen is not stupid enough to just give away a tube of his elixir, which is worth ten million silver coins...
Zhu Cixiang didn't mind Zhang Tianen's Dadong Empire very much.
As long as he is willing, the development of the second son's territory will be very rapid.
Giving money, giving people, giving technology, and giving equipment are huge advantages that Zhang Tianen cannot match at all.
The main line railway from Long Beach to New York has already been completed and put into use, and the railway from Long Beach to Panama will be opened to traffic next year.
The railway from Lima to Panama has also been built. When the two railways are connected, it will be equivalent to having a main line railway in most of the Americas.
Although many places have ports and can realize sea transportation, for inland areas, railways can not only promote local economic development, but also help the Ming Dynasty and the Inca control the local area.
After the feudal kings and the people moved there, Zhu Cixiang would also help them build a main line railway from the north shore of Niubao Lake to the hinterland.
It is estimated that the construction mileage will reach 10,000 miles and the construction cost will reach 10,000 silver coins, but it is not built by the imperial court with free help from the lords. .
This money is regarded as a loan to them, and the amount of the loan will be proportional to the mileage of the railway in each vassal country.
The repayment period is one hundred years, interest payments can be waived, and souvenirs can be used to repay the loan. It should be a very cost-effective deal.
The second son, Zhu Xiangzhen, always complained that his father’s investment in the United States was too little. Now, father will get a big deal for you!
Even if railway design and exploration personnel can be transferred from the mainland, it is impossible for railway tracks and trains to be transported by sea.
It must be purchased locally, which is a lot of money, and it is estimated that Zhu Xiangzhen can get it.
Orders for more than 100 million silver coins.
The net profit depends on the local manufacturing cost, provided that the quality must be guaranteed.
Once there is a quality problem, you won’t be able to eat it and just go around...
Not only the supporting materials for the railway, but also many of the equipment for the construction of the vassal state were mostly purchased from the local area.
This means that Zhuxiangzhen’s factories will not have to worry about orders in the next few decades.
"Father, during the summit, what are you..."
Zhu Cixiang took his eldest son Zhu Xiangtang and second son Zhu Xiangzhen and the princes from their small gang out to climb the mountain, leaving a group of sons confused.
Including Zhu Xiangtang, who had lived for a long time, no one could guess his father's intention for the time being and could only wait for the holy edict.
"See those barbed wire fences?"
Do you think I have nothing to do to wait for you to climb the mountain?
Climbing a mountain is such a time-consuming, laborious, and knee-consuming thing, but it must also be educational.
"Go back to Father, I saw it!"
Barbed wire seems to be only used on battlefields, and maybe it can be useful when installed on prison walls.
But what is the purpose of installing this thing on the top of this mountain?
"Many places in the Southland and Eastland are short of water, especially in the mountainous areas. This thing allows you to get water from the top of the mountain and collect it for use."
There is the Great Dividing Range on the Australian side, and the Rocky Mountains on the American side. They are both quite large mountain ranges.
Due to water shortage, people living in these places are unable to sustain water for domestic use, let alone clearing wasteland for farming.
So Zhu Cixi thought of a way for later generations, but the wire mesh had to be very thin to block water vapor.
Furthermore, it must be installed in a place with abundant airflow. It is useless to place it on the mountains of the desert and Gobi.
The surface can be dry, but the top of the mountain must meet the conditions for air surges.
Many princes did not believe in the effectiveness of this thing, so Zhu Cixi asked them to send their cronies to stay beside the barbed wire fence all night, so as not to deceive them by suspecting that he was cheating.
"Wonderful!"
In the early morning of the next day, the curious princes got up early one after another and came to check on the situation.
Sure enough, quite a lot of water was collected under the giant wire fence, and it was very clean.
"Both Australia and the United States are short of iron ore. I will ask personnel from the Academy of Sciences to train your craftsmen on the related wire drawing process. Once this material is used on a large scale, people in inland mountainous areas will no longer be short of water."
With this kind of water vapor collection device, it is no problem for people to plant drought-resistant crops locally.
Zhu Cixiang had already sent people to conduct experiments in the local mountainous areas before, and the results were very good.
Now it can be promoted on a large scale. At least Ibrahim and Poirot were very happy after seeing it.
The drought situation in some areas of the Ottoman and Inca territories is very serious. With this thing, it can at least alleviate it.
"Father is wise!"
The princes are naturally very happy. The people are no longer short of water, which means they don't have to hold them back, which is very beneficial to the development of the local economy.
"Father, aren't you afraid that those people will not withdraw from the existing alliance?"
Zhu Xiangtang knew that a group of Western heads of state headed by Louis XIV were discussing what would happen after Ming Dynasty withdrew from the existing alliance.
He could also guess the thoughts of Louis XIV and others, which was that they secretly wanted to compete with the Ming Empire.
"They are not my sons, why should I force them?"
Zhu Cixiang didn't say the second part - they are willing to eat shit, and I don't want to stop them!
Those countries that want to continue to hang out with the Ming Dynasty in the future must be more honest and not act haphazardly. @·No mistake first release~~
Otherwise, just hug the thighs of Louis XIV. He was the originator of women's clothing, and his thighs were so silky...
"Then my father wants to go to war with the Holy Roman Empire?"
Anyone else would not dare to say that Zhu Xiangtang's words were tantamount to directly asking the emperor's thoughts.
"After returning this time, we will start construction of four ninth-level battleships in Australia, and I will start construction of two battleships of the same type locally. We must ensure the quality of construction!"
Zhu Cixiang did not answer his son's question directly, but just told him to do it.
Good job.
The Bismarck-type battleship is a powerful naval warfare weapon. This time we will not waste time building a test ship first.
Since the cost of raw materials in Australia is much lower, it is expected that the construction cost of the modified battleship will be more than 30% lower than that in Australia.
Specifically, we have to make a comparison after completion to draw the conclusion that the Ming Empire is not far behind the price difference between the two ships, so it can start construction in both places at the same time.
The mainland does not need to purchase additional iron ingots from Australia. The iron ingots from Benxi, Ma'anshan and Kimchihe India can basically meet industrial needs.
Especially some lords in India, except for iron ore, there are almost no local products available on their territory.
We can only exchange carts of iron ingots for various commodities from the Ming Empire to improve the life of the whole family...
"My son, I obey!"
Although his father did not tell him directly, Zhu Xiangtang roughly understood what his father meant.
"Xiangzhen!"
"My son is here!"
"Before you return to the United States, go to your brother's place and check out the situation of the canals. If you want to irrigate the inland areas of the United States, it is impossible to irrigate large areas of land without digging artificial canals and forming rivers into a water network. I hope you can irrigate the land on a large scale. These barbed wire fences, at most, have a little effect."
The great plains in the interior of the United States are a good place to open up wasteland, but it is definitely not possible without water.
Only the Mississippi River is considered a large river that runs through half of North America, and the rest are small and medium-sized rivers.
The somewhat famous Colorado River irrigates less than half the land area of the Mississippi River.
The good news is that digging canals in the Great Plains is much less difficult than when the eldest son led a group of brothers to blow up the Great Divide.
"My son, I obey!"
Zhu Xiangzhen actually wanted to see the Australian Canal Project, which was called one of the ten wonders of mankind by newspapers, and what the magic was in Shenzi.
Since my father has inspected the canal on the spot and approved of this project, it must have its own unique features, and he may be able to imitate it.
"Thank you, brother!"
If he had never been to Australia in his lifetime, Zhu Xiangzhen felt that he might have some regrets.
"There is no need to be so polite. Other products in Australia may not be as plentiful as those in the United States, but seafood is the only thing that can satisfy us!"
Zhu Xiangtang can guarantee that all brothers who visit Australia will be treated to a seafood feast. @
Australia and the United States are both quite large pieces of land, and now they have become their respective fiefdoms. Of course, the two brothers are interested in competing.
However, this is a competition based on each person's ability, and there is no need to make small moves, not to mention that the father is still alive.
The natural resources that Australia has are basically found in the United States, and the United States has a larger area than Australia and a better climate than the former.
The only thing that cannot be compared with the United States is that the indigenous population of Australia is very small, and there is no such thing as the Great Eastern Empire.
Zhu Xiangtang can be said to be a man of his word in Australia and has 100% final say. This is a huge advantage in governance.
In contrast, Zhu Xiangzhen had to take into account the feelings of Zhang Tianen, the Indian chiefs, and the vassal kings who later arrived in the United States.
Fortunately, the climate is much better than that of Australia, and the land area that can be used for farming is very large, so it is difficult to transport a large number of people there to open up wasteland.
Zhu Cixiang promised to continue transporting thousands of people to Australia and the United States every year for the next two hundred years.
After completing this task, the scale of Xinyimin will reach 100 million, excluding the local-born population.
The remaining people in the mainland moved to the North, Annan, Luzon and other places, striving to complete the small goal of turning all poor peasants of the Ming Dynasty into landlords in two hundred years!
The corresponding standard is that each family owns more than 100 acres of land, several livestock, dozens of poultry, and even a tractor. Farmers can eat fish or meat every day, and they can eat whatever they want.
Zhu Cixiang did not expect that the food standard was realized first, and the output was large enough to be used for frying potato chips and making wine.
Judging from what has been collected, the farther the people settle down, the better the results will be, because the larger the area of land acquired, the higher the food production will naturally be.
"By the way, then there's the naval base on the east coast of the United States.
Continue to build and upgrade and expand existing bases. Within twenty years, the main base must be able to berth in the river and supply 100,000-ton warships. You don’t need to pay for the corresponding expenses, they will be supported by the court! "
Zhu Cixiang is relatively confident about the construction of bases on the east and west coasts of Australia, because Citizen is on the west coast, and the Gold Coast on the east coast is the capital of Australia.
The Navy has six large naval bases in Australia, each of which can station multiple 30,000-ton seventh-level battleships.
For the east coast of the United States, there must be at least two naval bases of similar size to meet the standard. Otherwise, it will be equivalent to voluntarily giving up the huge advantage of the two oceans.
"My son, I obey!"
Building a naval base costs a lot of money. The project money alone can allow the construction team and their families to live a good life for a period of time.
After the naval base is expanded, the fruits, vegetables and food needed by the fleet stationed on the east coast of the United States will need to be purchased locally, which can promote local economic development.
At the same time, Zhu Cixi also asked Zhang Huangyan to strengthen the construction of the naval and air force bases on Boroburg and Gotland Island. The purpose was naturally very obvious...
