At this time, after a long period of exploration in the capital of Ming Dynasty, Zhang Mingwei had learned a lot about the processing of rubber after vulcanization.
Therefore, he suggested to Emperor Chongzhen that some of the rubber trees planted in the south in the past few years would be harvested next year, so that raw materials would be available. Rubber factories can be established in the south in advance and supporting infrastructure construction can be carried out to prepare for large-scale rubber production next year.
Of course Emperor Chongzhen had no objection to this and immediately agreed.
But what he was most concerned about was the invention of smokeless gunpowder, also known as white gunpowder.
Of course Zhang Mingwei understood Emperor Chongzhen's concern, so he also replied: "It is estimated that in about a month, white gunpowder will be available in the laboratory. The relevant processes are already very clear. But in order to mass produce it White gunpowder, that is, if white gunpowder is manufactured in large quantities, some steps still need time to be considered. After all, there is a big difference between laboratory and industrial production!"
The power of white gunpowder is three times that of black gunpowder, and it does not leave any residue after burning. Once white gunpowder can be mass-produced, the Ming Dynasty's military industry will really have epoch-making changes.
Emperor Chongzhen heard this. Although he was eager to see the large-scale application of white gunpowder, he also knew that he could not eat hot tofu in a hurry, so he had to suppress his eagerness.
At this time, the good news from Liaodong Governor Zuo Yingxuan and Guangdong Governor Zhang Liangzhe arrived in the capital almost at the same time.
On a map of the world hanging on the screen of Wenhua Hall, Emperor Chongzhen immediately happily asked Wang Chengen to mark these two places in red, and then asked Zhang Mingwei with a smile: "How do you do, sir?"
Zhang Mingwei looked at this world map, especially the Asian side, which was almost entirely the Ming Dynasty's sphere of influence.
In the south, there are several relatively large countries such as Nanzhang, Siam, Chenla and Dongwu. Of course, there are also some indigenous countries in Southeast Asia.
For these countries, except Dongwu, other countries plan to become a dumping ground for Ming Dynasty goods rather than occupying directly-administered territories, just like Nanyang.
As far as the current situation is concerned, the remnants of Annan's army swarming into Nanzhang will inevitably have an impact on Nanzhang. As for whether Nanzhang destroyed the remnants of Annan's army in the end, or whether the king of Nanzhang finally came to ask for help from Ming Dynasty, Ming Dynasty would not particularly care about these things, and would just wait for the situation to develop further.
Thinking of this, Zhang Mingwei smiled and pointed to Dongwu's location, and replied to Emperor Chongzhen: "Now that the imperial court is using troops in the south, it will be close to wiping out the remnants of the Toungu dynasty. According to time estimates, the navy led by Zheng Chenggong should be around soon. We have reached the Dongwu coastline. When the north and south attack us, our Ming Dynasty will have an outlet to the Indian Ocean!"
At this point, he raised his hand again, pointed at the map and continued: "After wiping out the Tsarist Russian colonists in the Far East, only Mobei Mongolia is left in the north of our Ming Dynasty. For them, Your Majesty can send people Contact them and ask them to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and belong to the Ming Dynasty. As a condition, they can promise that their leader will serve as the magistrate of Mobei and the imperial court will not actually participate in the jurisdiction for the time being."
After a pause, Zhang Mingwei added: "That place is too barren, the transportation is developed, and before the development of science and technology, the court can only pay there, and it is not worth it to become a territory directly under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty."
Regarding the Ming Dynasty's global strategy, Emperor Chongzhen did not obey anyone else but Zhang Mingwei. After hearing his words, he nodded immediately, but did not speak and continued to listen to Zhang Mingwei's story.
"After Mobei Mongolia also surrenders, the imperial court can establish the Mongolian Province to govern the entire northern grassland. The provincial capital will be located in Guihua City, and the railway will connect the east, west, north and south." Zhang Mingwei said this, thought for a moment, and then lowered his finger. Pointing to the Australian continent that no one knew about at this time, he said, "Now Nanyang is completely within the sphere of influence of the Ming Dynasty. Such a large Australian continent can be used to divide the vassal kings. If someone comes there, we can slowly transform it."
After finishing speaking, Zhang Mingwei slid his hand up and down, and said to Emperor Chongzhen with a smile: "In this way, all the territory around our Ming Dynasty will be laid out, and we can turn our attention to the west."
Everyone said nothing, just stared at the map and listened to Duke Xingguo talking.
In the past, they would never have imagined that Ming's territory would become what it is now. Even during the Qin Emperor, Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, there would probably not be such a map.
There is no other reason. The territory is too wide, and the imperial court cannot control such a large territory.
However, things are different now. Duke Xingguo invented the train, and traveling thousands of miles a day was no longer a dream; he even invented the telephone, allowing the court to grasp things far away in the first place.
In this way, the long distance of the territory is no longer a constraint at all. As long as Daming wants a place, it can be Daming's place!
At this time, Zhang Mingwei got excited and walked to the screen, patted the Western Region with his hand and said: "This was the place of my Central Plains Dynasty during the prosperous Tang Dynasty. There is no reason why our Ming Dynasty cannot do what the prosperous Tang Dynasty could do. Therefore, this place must also be captured and become a territory directly under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty. If we turn around and build the train there, both troops and supplies can be transported more easily than during the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, and it will be easier to control this place."
"Sir, is there anything good here?" After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately asked what he was most concerned about.
When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he immediately smiled and said: "Of course, and the climate here is not like that in Mobei, it is suitable for human habitation, and the cost of garrisoning is also very low. So..."
After a pause, he looked at the Minister of War, the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, and others, then looked at Emperor Chongzhen and suggested: "I think we should be able to do the preliminary work. Jin Yiwei will send spies to these areas, and the army will also go there." Gather at the border and carry out targeted training. As long as there is an opportunity, take action immediately, capture here, here, and push the Ming Dynasty's territory to the west!"
The places Zhang Mingwei was referring to were Tibet and Xinjiang.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he waved his hand a little proudly and said: "Okay, just do what you said, sir. First set a small goal and capture these two places..."
At this point, he also became interested. He stood up and walked to the screen, patted Europe with his hand and said: "I am not yet forty years old. My biggest goal in my lifetime is to occupy this place!"
On this earth today, the European countries are relatively powerful. As long as it defeated the European countries and occupied this place, Ming Dynasty would have no opponents and would be alone in seeking defeat, and Emperor Chongzhen would become the first captain in ancient times.
Emperor Chongzhen was thirty-nine years old at this time, and he would be forty next year.
He just works hard and has no bad habits. But now when I go to work, my work goes smoothly, and I don’t make myself upset. I only make others upset, and this kind of work will not shorten my life.
Therefore, if there are no accidents, there should be no problem for Emperor Chongzhen to live to be in his sixties.
There are still about twenty years left, and it is obviously very possible to push the Ming Dynasty's troops to Europe and destroy the European countries there.
At this time, hearing Emperor Chongzhen's heroic words, Du Yinxi and others were also excited. They immediately saluted Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
If the Ming Dynasty could create such an era, then these ministers would definitely leave their names in the annals of history, and they would still be far superior to the virtuous ministers and officials of the previous dynasties!
Of course, both Emperor Chongzhen and Du Yinxi and others knew that they had all this because of one person.
Therefore, they almost looked at Zhang Mingwei in unison, with sincere smiles on their faces.
At this time, a small goal was set, and the cabinet took the lead and began to work on this small goal. As for other things, they weren't even small goals, so they didn't discuss them in detail at all.
This matter is naturally to destroy the remaining forces of the Dongwu Toungoo Dynasty.
While Zhang Mingwei and the others were discussing small goals, Zheng Chenggong had already led the navy to the Indian Ocean coastline of Dongwu.
"Sir, please look, there is Salian on the inside of the coastline ahead!" The guide introduced Zheng Chenggong diligently. "The Portuguese once established the Salian Kingdom here, and it was eventually destroyed by King Anabilon of Dongwu."
The most famous one along the Dongwu coast is Sha Lian, for the same reason as the guide said.
The Portuguese Philippe de Brito Nicot was a farmer from Lisbon with some skills. He rose to prominence during his colonial career and led fifty people to become mercenaries for King Minje Saki of Arakan. He was sealed in the Sand for his military exploits. Integrity as governor.
However, Philip was very ambitious and tried to establish his own kingdom in Salian, so he asked for help from his country.
However, Portugal is a small country with many overseas colonies, and many of them are in crisis and require human support. Salian's side was insignificant compared to Portugal's many colonies, so naturally it couldn't ask for any reinforcements.
Under such circumstances, Philip also defeated the King of Arakan twice and defeated the King of Arakan with a great victory with less.
Therefore, Philip became famous instantly, and Shalian also became a very famous place.
But in the end, Philip offended Anabilon of the Toungoo dynasty, and led one hundred thousand troops from Ava to surround Shalian. It took three months to finally destroy Philip.
The guide introduced these past events to Zheng Chenggong, and finally said with a smile: "This is a very prosperous area, and not far to the north is Dongyu, where the Dongwu rebels rose up."
Of course, Zheng Chenggong had done his homework beforehand. Now after listening to the guide's introduction, he felt that it would be good to take Shalian as a southern base. Then he sent an order to prepare to attack Sha Lian.
However, when the fleet approached Salian, everyone was a little dumbfounded.
