Zhu Cihong also agreed to Louis XIV's proposal to exchange the entire Iberian Peninsula for the entire Northeast. These two areas had long been included in the land exchange agreement.
Now His Majesty the European Emperor means to complete the handover quickly, because the sweetness of the Liaodong Peninsula makes him want to stop. Once the entire Northeast is obtained, France will benefit unimaginably.
But what Zhu Cihong wants to get is not the Iberian Peninsula, but the French Netherlands, western Germany, and the southeastern region including Turin, Milan, and Florence, plus Corsica.
Now that Switzerland has been obtained, Zhu Cixiang does not want to trouble Ibrahim all the time. If he does not go through the Ottoman territory, he will have to transport goods through the French railway.
The reason for my reply to my old friend is that the Iberian Peninsula is one of the other party's main grain-producing areas, and France's grain production cannot be significantly reduced because of the land exchange.
Louis XIV was very proud of Zhuangran. He originally did not want to exchange the Iberian Peninsula for the entire Northeast, but this land was the only place he could get.
It's really not appropriate to add up the land distributed in all directions to exchange for a whole piece of land, but you can't trade it with France, right?
The old friend asked for other places, and Louis XIV agreed without hesitation.
Although the total tax revenue of these places is not high, it is still worse than that of the Iberian Peninsula.
Louis XIV wished he could take control of the northeastern region, which was rich in products and developed industrially, within a year.
Aren’t some industrialists in France always complaining about the lack of various resources?
Anyone who complained would be sent to the Northeast for development.
There will be whatever you want over there, and Louis XIV just wants to see who else will continue to complain!
According to relevant data provided by the Ming Empire, the northeastern region within its territory produced as much as 40 million tons of grain, more than 100,000 cattle and horses, more than 1 million sheep, and more than 5 million pigs last year. These are only the parts that are sold for slaughter. , not counting the inventory.
The industrial production capacity reaches an annual output of more than 10 million tons of steel, hundreds of millions of tons of coke, and more than 50 million tons of cement. It produces more than 3 million cars, more than 3,000 aircraft, more than 170 ships, and various types of machinery. Over two million units.
The installed capacity of power stations in the Northeast ranked first among all regions in the Ming Empire, and its glass production capacity ranked second in the region. In addition, it could provide more than 100 million cubic meters of plates and produce tens of millions of tons of paper annually.
Seeing these astonishing statistics, Louis XIV had to admire his old friend's management skills.
Hundreds of years ago, it was a barren land with Tatars fishing and hunting at most, which was totally worth mentioning.
However, in today's Northeastern region, whether it is agricultural output or industrial production capacity, except for petrochemical, aquatic products, shipbuilding and other individual industries, the scale of other industries is almost equivalent to that of the entire France.
Obtaining the entire Northeast is equivalent to acquiring another French national power. How could this not make Louis XIV excited and ecstatic?
But Louis XIV was a little puzzled that Zhu Cixiang so happily gave up the entire Northeast to exchange with him. After all, this piece of fat was really too big...
Colbert knew Chui well and did not make reasonable arrangements for His Majesty the Emperor.
The Ming Empire had six major territories: northwest, central north, northeast, southwest, central south, and southeast. No matter how powerful the northeast was, it would not exceed the sum of the other five territories, let alone even three.
If the strength of the Northeast is equivalent to one France, then the six pieces of the puzzle in the Ming Empire's mainland are equivalent to at least three or four France.
This is not over yet...
The reason why it is called "local" is because the Ming Empire also had extremely large overseas territories.
Australia is one piece, the United States is one piece, and the territory of the former Tsarist Russia is also one piece. This is almost equal to three Frances.
Including the Nanyang region, the Ming Empire's national power is equivalent to seven or eight France, which can be quantified and realized.
This does not include the southern African region controlled by Nicholas Zheng Yiguan and his son, otherwise it would be even more terrifying...
In addition, His Majesty the European Emperor only had one silver coin in his pocket, while the Ya Emperor had at least seven silver coins in his pocket!
The other party took out a silver coin, which was equivalent to the entire property of His Majesty the European Emperor!
After hearing this, Louis XIV's smile disappeared and he could only sit in his chair and fell into deep thought...
However, the matter of land exchange must be struck while the iron is hot, and the handover of the Northeast region must be carried out immediately with the Ming Empire.
Seeing that Benedict XIII is already under his control, if he gains the Northeast region, France should have no problem stabilizing its second place in the world.
For the people in the Northeast, especially the farmers, Zhu Cixang ordered all people to move to the former Germany, Polis, Bohemia, the Netherlands, and the southeastern region of France, except those who proposed to settle elsewhere.
The climate in these places is similar to that in the Northeast, but due to the North Atlantic warm current, the local winter temperatures are about ten degrees warmer than the latter, and temperatures of minus 30 or 40 degrees are rare.
For people from the Northeast, there is no need to worry about being unable to adapt to the climate of Central and Eastern Europe. The land exchange standard is still based on a one-to-one conversion. If the area is not enough, they will move to southern Russia.
Based on the historical obedience of the people in various places, people south of the Huaihe River will be able to settle in mainland France and the Iberian Peninsula in the future.
People in Shandong could go to settle in the British Isles, and the most obedient people, such as military dependents, could get the opportunity to go to Denmark, Corsica, or East Africa.
For those who are particularly disobedient in the inland areas and who are themselves suspected, they will all be sent to the north to open up wasteland!
This kind of thing is ambiguous, because some people reported to the government afterwards that although most people in the village participated in the rebellion, they themselves did not participate, but went to hide somewhere.
The report came out after the limelight had passed. The government did not see from the Ministry of War report that this person participated in the rebellion, but there are still questions about his experience during this period...
He is a bad guy, there is no direct evidence!
Let him prove his innocence, but I can't prove it.
If you really have a strong backer, you don't need to hide around.
According to reports from various places and statistics from the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment, Xia Wanchun concluded that the total number of people involved would not be less than 20 million, which is a quite huge amount.
Every time a thousand trains are sent out, each train carries a thousand people. The Northern Railway does nothing. Just to transport these people, it takes twenty to transport them.
The actual situation cannot be so smooth. Even twenty or even two hundred may not be able to complete the entire task.
seek death!
Continue to seek death!
After committing suicide, you still have to be afraid!
This is the inner portrayal of those who seek death!
For Zhu Cixiang, except for those who must be sent to the mines for mining, these people cannot be sent to Europe.
Every one of them will go to the North to open up wasteland and contribute to the Ming Empire. At the same time, it can also play a role in preventing problems before they happen.
Even if those people wanted to rebel, they had to wait until summer. From early September of that year to the previous April, there were snowflakes.
If they could "bravely venture out" in the local area like Guan Nei in winter, a certain emperor would really look forward to it...
If you think you are not afraid of the cold, as it is just dry and cold in the north, then give it a try and see if you can survive the cold at 30 to 40 degrees below zero!
Zhu Cixiang personally determined the location of the settlement, which was east of the Ural Mountains and no lower than the 60th degree north latitude.
A certain emperor was afraid that these new homes would be in too warm a place, which would make everyone's heads boil again, so he specially arranged a place where air conditioning was not required.
Such an arrangement can at least save everyone the cost of buying air conditioners and fans, and maybe even the cost of buying a refrigerator!
You can also save a lot of money for buying clothes, because the local summer time is very short, and there is little need to buy summer clothes.
Wear cotton coats, cotton trousers, sweaters, woolen trousers, fleece jackets, fleece trousers, plus down jackets and fur coats in rotation all year round...
Originally, Zhu Cixiang planned to leave mainland France and the Iberian Peninsula to the people of the southwestern region, including Sichuan.
But it seems that these two pieces of land must be saved until the end before they can be exchanged, and the people in the southwest will move soon.
Anyone who does not want to settle in the North can go to the United States or Australia to live.
In theory, it is most suitable to go to South America, where the local climate is roughly similar to that of the Southwest.
Ming Dynasty is divided into several states in South America. The original Gran Colombia area, which is north of Brazil and south of Panama, is all called "Colombia".
The Amazon River Basin, dubbed the "River State", has very few actual settlers because the supporting facilities are so poor, and the vast majority are local indigenous people.
The protruding area to the east is called "Na State", and its capital is Natal in Cape Blanco.
Further south are the "Rizhou" with Rio de Janeiro as its capital, and the "Sanzhou" with Santos as its capital.
To the west and south of Sangzhou is the border between the Ming Empire and the Inca Empire. Because the border is too long, patrol teams use aircraft combined with off-road vehicles to carry out alerts. They can only chase cross-border poachers on foot. .
To this day, the total number of settlers in the interior areas of South America has not exceeded 500,000.
Not half a million households, but half a million people!
You can imagine how desolate the place is...
Similar to Brazil in later generations, most of the Ming Dynasty immigrants who went to Brazil chose to settle on the coast and in areas close to the coast.
The cities here are dotted all over the place, and there are many employment opportunities. You can go fishing at sea even if you don’t know anything, and sell the fruits of your labor to canneries.
It is not that there are no large companies in the northern region of Brazil. Instead, it has the largest company in Brazil, the state-owned Vale Mining Company!
Today, the company is not only the largest company in Brazil, but also one of the top twenty mining companies in the world.
It has more than 20,000 employees, owns tens of thousands of heavy-duty mine trucks, and produces more than 50 million tons of iron ore annually.
For the development of the company, the imperial court built a railway near the mine, leading directly to the nearest port.
The port was also specially built for the return of the company, because it was previously the territory of indigenous tribes.
The local indigenous people, like their counterparts in the prairie mining areas, have already lived a comfortable life without worries about food and clothing.
Not to mention limousines, tribal chiefs even welcome helicopters...
If you want to fish, you can fish, if you want to hunt, you can hunt!
If you are too lazy to do anything else, you can hug the beautiful woman on the recliner and eat fruit!
Emperor Haojing's request is very simple. As long as the local indigenous people don't cause trouble, the court can definitely offer them a price that they can't refuse and make them sign the contract!
Daming does not want their lives, only the natural resources under their territory!
Exchange of ores for silver coins should be an exchange condition that most chiefs cannot refuse.
Even if you don’t want to ask for money directly, Daming has everything from household appliances, transportation to clothing, shoes and hats, food and drinks!
If you don't want to get something for nothing, the company can also arrange for the young people of the tribe to go to work, with a salary of no less than fifty silver coins per month, full tax exemption, and food and accommodation are included.
In Chengdu, including the surrounding supporting service industries, Vale alone directly or indirectly supports about 500,000 people.
According to Zhu Cixiang's request, many large-scale iron ore and other metal mineral deposits in northern Brazil must continue to be developed, and this sheep cannot work hard to harvest its wool.
In ten years, we will strive to achieve the good effect of employing 100,000 employees in Brazil's mining and metallurgical industry and indirectly benefiting millions of people. This is also in line with the imperial court's plan to vigorously transfer mining to the local area.
All people from Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan who cannot be taken away by the Mu family and the Ma family can settle in South America. The local climate and soil are also suitable for growing tobacco leaves, peppers, medicinal materials, spices and other crops.
The situation in South America is quite special, as it is the farthest away from the mainland of the Ming Dynasty. This resulted in Zhu Cixiang having to use some fat to lure people to settle there.
The trick is to vigorously support local people to grow tobacco, cocoa, and spices. As long as they meet the purchase standards, they will eat all the crops.
In time, a certain emperor believed that the world's largest tobacco companies must be from South America, as were chocolate and fruit canning companies.
This arrangement is also a precautionary measure. Although growing tobacco consumes more soil, it is much better than growing some special crops, especially in the Pan-Colombian region...
Mexico is also suitable for growing this kind of stuff, but there are a lot of immigrants there, so the intensity of government management is naturally much greater than here in South America.
There are troops stationed in Central and American regions, and helicopters and fighter jets are directly used to patrol. Whenever large-scale land reclamation is discovered below, they will be reported immediately.
Zhu Cixiang's treatment for people who moved to South America was full tax exemption for twenty years, which meant that an entire generation did not have to pay taxes.
The land exchange rate in coastal areas is 1:1, in areas close to the coast 1:2, and in inland areas 1:3. The court will reimburse the crops, and no IOUs can be made.
Zhu Cixiang has always been generous when it comes to developing overseas territories. He gives money to money, people to people, guns to guns to guns, and machinery to machinery.
Under such circumstances of strong support, the local government still dares to make excuses, because they feel that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and they can do whatever they want...
Writing an IOU means that no money was given. What should I do if no money was given?
Whoever gets the free note will be sent by a certain emperor to mine!
Vale Company has long reserved a good place for these things, and all work is done with the eight precious glazed shovels - shovels!
Where did the company's slave miners come from?
you guess……
