Li Miao finally figured out that the development of the Southern Bureau and the Northern Bureau in the Dazheng Dynasty had passed the period of rapid growth. The situation in Liaodong Bureau is almost the same. Only the island of Taiwan is still in the stage of rapid growth.
Li Miao is currently suppressed by the Great Zheng Dynasty's Qi Luck system, and there is currently no way to counter the Great Zheng Dynasty's Dragon Qi. Therefore, if you want to quickly increase your strength, you can only expand externally.
This coincides with opening up new ocean trade. Just in time to make full use of the three-sailed ship. It can not only create benefits but also train the team. You can also quickly expand your power.
This year's Battle of Taiwan Island wiped out hundreds of Dutch people. Li Miao's luck has not increased or decreased.
That is, as long as it is not within its own territory. Li Miao's forces can kill these Westerners at will.
The Dutch have been coming to the island of Taiwan for decades. Naturally, there are many Westerners from other places. In the future maritime era, Li Miao's main opponents will be these Westerners.
These Westerners' muskets and artillery are not strong enough now. They can only obtain a lot of wealth through trade.
Or it could be the occupation and imprisonment of weak people like Taiwan Island.
Li Miao did not dare to directly occupy foreign lands. He had learned the lesson of occupying the Dalian area. It's not a good life to lose a lot of luck.
The key is that if you don't do it right, it will clear your air luck and even endanger your own life.
Even such an important place as the Strait of Malacca would not be easily occupied. Since Li Miao knows the importance of the Malacca Strait in the future. Nor will it be left alone, or at least not allowed to be controlled by Westerners.
Li Miao looked at the world map on the desk. This was drawn by Li Miao based on the memories of later generations and what he gained in the Hanlin Academy.
The Strait of Malacca is located in south-central Southeast Asia. Across the Strait of Malacca is the Indian Ocean.
This place is not far from India, which is a country with ancient civilization. The population is also large. Trading with India will definitely gain a lot. Besides, India is not far from the African continent.
The new route of ocean trade is to pass through the Strait of Malacca and carry out ocean trade with India and the African continent.
Not only is this route much closer, but the sailing routes are both offshore and inland sea routes. Safety is even more guaranteed.
Li Miao's current three-sail ships all use fine nanmu as the keel. Incredibly strong, coupled with an advanced three-sail design. In this era, it is still leading the way.
But if the current three-sailed large ship can cross the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, Li Miao is not sure yet. I definitely won't make any risky attempts. The key is still not worth it. It's totally unnecessary!
The Strait of Malacca is particularly important now. It can save Li Miao's fleet a lot of time without taking risks. You can travel to India and the African continent.
Li Miao estimates that the Strait of Malacca has definitely attracted the attention of Westerners. Therefore, the new route opened this time is destined to cause disputes with Westerners.
The Dutch could garrison Tainan for thirty or forty years. It is impossible not to know the importance of the Strait of Malacca. It's just that the Dutch are not strong enough, and even the great Zheng Dynasty that is right in front of them dare not come over to trade.
Li Miao could conclude that the Dutch must have known about the situation of the Zheng Dynasty. He must also know that Da Zheng Chao is a piece of fat. Viscount Holman may have already been salivating.
It's just that Viscount Holman's teeth are still not good. I can't bite it at all, and I don't even dare to try it.
Once the Dutch feel that their teeth are sharp enough, they will rush towards Da Zheng without hesitation.
Li Miao estimated that Viscount Holman had already reported the situation in Malacca and the Great Zheng Dynasty to the country.
Otherwise, why could Viscount Holman be promoted from Lord to Viscount? Even his youngest son became a baron.
Now the entire southeast coast is Li Miao's maritime sphere of influence.
What Li Miao wants to do now is to control the entire Southeast Asia region along the Strait of Malacca. They all become their own sphere of influence. This is the golden route of the future.
The American continent should still be in a primitive state now. It should not have been discovered by Westerners yet. Not to mention Australia, what is the use of rich mineral resources?
The key is the sparse population. Voyaging trade makes no sense.
Besides, sailing across the ocean like this is Li Miao's three-sailed ship. The risk is also very high. If you are not careful, the ship will be destroyed and people will be killed.
Therefore, Li Miao will not consider the ocean trade in these two places for the time being.
So this route is the Strait of Malacca. It is related to the current trade routes between several of the most developed continents. The importance is naturally self-evident.
Li Miao planned to leave a three-sailed large ship in the northern region and the Liaodong Bureau each. in case. The other three-sailed ships were all involved in this ocean trade.
The ocean trade planned by Li Miao was unprecedented in scale. There are currently nine three-sailed galleys.
Coupled with appropriate immigration, these immigrants are all guards. The number is tentatively considered to be three thousand.
Li Miao considered that these three thousand guards would occupy important ports along the way. It is not that we need to completely control these ports, but at least we must have a certain say in these ports.
Provide necessary protection for the Malacca route. If there are Han people in the area, these guards will unite the local Han people. Grow your own power.
Based on the memory of later generations, Li Miao knew that there were still relatively many Han people in Southeast Asia.
Many of these Han people in foreign countries have considerable wealth thanks to their diligence and wisdom.
But these Han people did not have the strength to protect them. These Han people often became the targets of foreigners, plunder and massacre. They urgently need the protection of powerful forces.
I just don’t know if there are still many Han Chinese in Southeast Asia in this lifetime.
The three thousand guards dispatched this time will develop their own power in the local area. Unite all the forces that can be united to strengthen yourself.
The Han Chinese in Southeast Asia are of course the first choice. Once the escorts encounter resistance, the voyage fleet will provide the necessary support. Li Miao would not hesitate to lose some luck for this.
This is also the reason why Li Miao did not dare to completely occupy these important ports. I can’t afford to lose my luck!
Wait for these guards to stand still. Li Miao will also consider carrying out appropriate immigration to target weak links. To increase strength.
However, it will take some time to organize so many sea trade supplies. It's probably enough to keep the Southern Bureau busy for a while.
The external trade materials of the Zheng Dynasty were mainly silk, cloth, ceramics, tea, etc.
Sea trade supplies in the southern region are going to increase in price again. Li Miao's ocean trade will also drive the rapid development of the southern economy. I just don’t know how much luck Li Miao will receive this time.
As long as it can offset the loss of luck in occupying those ports along the way, thank God.
At present, Taiwan's tea production is very high, and the quality is also quite good. The ceramic factories in Taiwan are already able to produce good quality pottery. But production has yet to catch up.
As for the silk industry, it is not something that happens overnight. The island of Taiwan has not made any efforts in this area either. The silk industry has always been dominated by Jiangnan.
Not only are there forests of mulberry trees in the south of the Yangtze River, but the Weaver Girl team is also very impressive. Almost every household is spinning and weaving.
Li Miao is considering the pros and cons of using water power to improve the weaving process.
Although Li Miao only provided a direction, he believed that excellent craftsmen would be able to gradually improve it soon. It's just a layer of window paper.
This is also a necessary process for the industrialization process in a few years. But it is definitely a fatal blow to the traditional handmade textile industry.
For many weaver girls who rely on handmade textiles to make a living, this is equivalent to cutting off their financial resources. Li Miao weighed the pros and cons and couldn't make up his mind for a while.
Soon Li Miao called Wang Yonggui. When Butler Wang saw the world map on Li Miao's desk, he was stunned. Is it true that the world is so big? It turns out that the Great Zheng Dynasty wasn’t very big either!
As Li Miao introduced this huge voyage trade, Wang Yonggui suddenly became confused. Now the proprietor has not even captured the Great Zheng Dynasty? Just thinking about opening up the territory and plundering the territory.
But after Wang Yonggui thought about it carefully, he was right! Isn't it just to open up a new ocean trade? So many three-sailed ships are idle.
It can not only create benefits, but also exercise their ocean-going capabilities. Kill two birds with one stone!
Wang Yonggui doesn't know what the Ocean Age is. All he knew was ocean trade, and he would definitely make a lot of money. Although Li Miao is not short of money, no one will complain about having too much money!
If you have money, you can do more things! Next, in the study room, Li Miao and Wang Yonggui were constantly improving the details.
In the end, the crux of the problem lies with these three thousand immigration guards. The guards have family members involved, so there is no problem with their loyalty for the time being. Why do you say temporarily?
Because the family members don’t go with them. Wouldn't these young guards reorganize their families? Even if marrying a wife is not possible, keeping concubines is still possible.
As for the guards who are not married, let alone them. So it's just temporarily affected by family.
What next? What about ten or several decades from now? In the end, Li Miao made the decision. After these guards established a foothold, their families would then go to reunite with them.
A good person will do his best to send Buddha to the West. Show mercy to the end!
Li Miao has done everything he can to be benevolent and righteous anyway. Besides, as long as Li Miao is powerful, he can still dominate. These guards must think carefully if they want to have second thoughts.
Even if Li Miao's power finally lost control over them. This shows that Li Miao's power has completely declined. But at least they are still Han people.
It is better than having these important ports controlled by Westerners. At least there is still some love.
Wang Yonggui has grown a lot after following Li Miao for so many years. What I admire most is Li Miao’s generosity. With a wave of his hand, the fate of three thousand guards and their families was decided.
That’s more than 10,000 people! You must know that in the Great Zheng Dynasty, a family with more than 10,000 people could be regarded as a super family.
Especially with these three thousand guards with extraordinary combat power, they can definitely go sideways in the Dazheng Dynasty.
