Jinyi champion

Chapter 1091
The construction of SF City is in full swing.

Zhu Hao is also in the weapon workshop in the city, using machine tools to manufacture the first batch of standard weapons, which are no longer the previous firecrackers, nor are they arquebus guns, and are even more advanced than the original version of the flintlock gun. Safety performance is already very high.

A total of [-] guns were produced in the first batch. Zhu Hao was going to go back to the new city to bring this batch of firearms there. At the same time, he was going to sweep around Chang'an City in Central America.

This time he did not plan to take a boat, but planned to take the land route, from SF City all the way north, through the mountains in northern South America, to the later Panama City, and then continue north.

He is going to leave five hundred officers and soldiers, one thousand militiamen and two thousand Aztec indigenous troops to guard, and take away all other troops. The whole army is equipped with new firearms, and carries sixty portable artillery. With the Aztec allied forces, the main task this time is to train in battle and test the native soldiers and horses he personally cultivated.

Zhu Hao also had another purpose in going north, to snatch a batch of horses from the European colonists. According to the current situation, Central America is close to Panama City, and leans towards the Atlantic Ocean. The European colonists built some cities, which are the The trade transfer station in America, it is said that there are cavalry there.

Zhu Hao just planned to meet them.

Zhu Hao left Guan Dezhao as the military commander of Xincheng, and Lou Suzhen as the chief executive. If there is a major event, Guan Dezhao will obey Lou Suzhen's dispatch.

Then Zhu Hao led his troops on the way to the north.

From SF City to the north, you have to go through many primitive jungles. After all, not all areas have roads these days. The purpose of Zhu Hao leading more than 2 people on the expedition is to create a road from scratch and build a road for America in the future. Get ready for the north-south railway.

Of course, Zhu Hao also knew that going north would lead to the steep mountains, and it would not be easy to build railways in these places. Zhu Hao also had the intention of exploring mineral deposits along the way this trip.

There are many minerals that need to be inspected on the spot, and Zhu Hao knows that no one else has this ability except himself.

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Zhu Hao is going to start a head-to-head contest with the European colonists on land.

At the same time, everything in the Ming Dynasty was calm and calm, and the focus of the court was no longer Zhu Hao who had been at sea for many years, and no one even wanted to talk about Zhu Hao now.

It's as if this person is a flash in the pan, blooming fast and withering faster, and they haven't seen the emperor recently. Basically, the yamen can handle anything in the court by themselves, but the emperor's power over the bills and Zhu Pi Controlled to death, although the emperor has not been in court for a long time, he seems to be everywhere.

On this day, Zhu Si took the train to Xishan to relax.

When he arrived at the place, he thought he would see the scene of mass production in full swing just like the last time he came, but when he stepped out of the station, all businesses were withered as far as he could see, a desolate scene.

"What's going on? There used to be a lot of people here, and coal was piled up in the freight station. Why can't you see anyone on the street now?"

Zhu Si felt very curious.

The commander of Jin Yiwei next to him made Wang Zuo go out and report back: "Return to Your Majesty, the holy driver came today, and to ensure safety, the venue was cleared in advance."

"Oh."

Zhu Si was skeptical, and looked forward. There was no smoke from the more than ten chimneys standing there, and there was no "jingling" machine knocking sound from the workshop in the distance, and his face sank... His senses have always been keen, and the decaying scene in front of him cannot be explained clearly by simply clearing the scene as an excuse.

After he moved into the palace that Zhu Hao prepared for him, this feeling became even stronger. The hot water that was originally supplied for twelve hours was gone, and even the flush toilet needed a special person to carry the water to the water tank on the roof. Use it, and immediately called Huang Jin and others over.

"I feel something is wrong. Could it be that after Jingdao left, the development of Xishan has not been as good as before?"

Zhu Si's face was full of anger.

Huang Jin and the others didn't know how to answer, they found that the emperor was really angry this time.

Zhang Zuo said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhu built Xishan. Without Mr. Zhu taking care of it, it is naturally very different from the past. In the past six months, Xungui has stretched his hand here, and the tax in the city is heavier than before. A lot, the number of residents here ... plummeted."

When Zhu Hao was in Xishan, he formulated comprehensive policies to ensure that this emerging city could complete the basic accumulation of industrialization.

But when Zhu Hao left, this kind of protection disappeared in an instant. When others saw that there was a lot of money to be made here, and no one was willing to provide shelter, who wouldn't want to get a share of it?

What's more, even the emperor himself stretched out his hand!

The common people are not fools. Originally they moved to Xishan because they respected everyone’s right to live here, but what followed was that the court and nobles didn’t treat them as human beings, and always wanted to get from them. After feeling the heavy pressure, Naturally, he chose to leave this place and develop elsewhere.

This is also related to the fact that when Zhu Hao left, he took away a large number of skilled craftsmen. These people were originally the great heroes who promoted the industrialization of Xishan. will be saturated, and the coal produced will have limited demand in the absence of large-scale industrial support.

Many dignitaries and dignitaries burn charcoal in their homes, and only ordinary people use coal. In the past, the coal output from Xishan was more used by Zhu Hao for iron and steel smelting.

Now the imperial court has stopped Zhu Hao's construction of the railway, and the railway from Xishan to Xuanfu has died, so how can there be people buying coal piled up like a mountain?

Not only Xishan, but even the iron and coal mines in Yongping Prefecture are not as prosperous as before.

"The people's livelihood is so depleted, how can I make money in the future? I originally wanted to rely on this city to support the soldiers of the three armies in the Northwest, but after Jingdao left, I couldn't even maintain the most basic operations?"

Zhu Si was furious.

The people present felt the tremendous pressure brought by Zhu Hao again. It was an invisible but real feeling.

Unless Zhu Hao is found, the trouble can be solved, but the question is where is Zhu Hao?
Zhu Sidao: "Did you send someone out to sea before? Didn't someone already go to Penglai? Now send a ship immediately to bring Zhu Hao back to me!"

Zhu Si was in a hurry. Before, he thought that Zhu Hao was not necessary. The inheritance left by Zhu Hao before he went to sea was enough for Daming to enjoy all kinds of conveniences. Now Zhu Si clearly knew one thing, whether with Zhu Hao or without Zhu Hao , the effect was very different, he had to "catch" Zhu Hao back.

"Yes."

Huang Jin bowed his head and took the order.

In fact, there is nothing he can do now, and he has tried various methods before, but even if he goes to sea, there are not so many ocean-going ships, and at most he can only find one or two that are worth using.

Because all the big ships that can move in Ming Dynasty were basically taken away by Zhu Hao. At that time, Zhu Hao was ordered to go to sea by the emperor, and no one stopped him.

Originally, there should have been several ships in Tianjin Port, which were the batch of tributes brought back last time, but officials at all levels ignored them, and Zhu Hao placed his own people in the fleet. One ship disappeared today, and another ship disappeared tomorrow. Including the big ship that took Zhu Niang and the others to Ryukyu.

Zhang Zuo said: "Your Majesty, is it true that Lu Wan, the deputy capital of the right, sent troops to search for it? This person was recommended by Mr. Zhu, and he has been working in Jinghai in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and other places. There may be a secret connection between them. .”

"There is a secret connection?"

Zhu Si was very annoyed.

Zhang Zuo hastily changed his words: "Maybe he knows the whereabouts of Mr. Zhu."

Zhu Sidao: "Then let him look for it and send ships to sea."

"Your Majesty, there are not many ships suitable for seagoing along the coast. The previous shipbuilding has been stopped by the court." Zhang Zuo reminded.

Zhu Si frowned: "Then reopen the shipyard. Jingdao won't take away all the craftsmen who can build ships, right? Isn't cannon casting going on all the time?"

Zhang Zuowei said: "Your Majesty, to build a decent ship, you need to invest at least several thousand taels of silver. If you want to build one that can travel across the ocean, the cost will only be higher..."

The implication is that if you want to build a ship without giving money, how can it be so easy?
Zhu Si fell silent with a dark face.

Huang Jin said: "Perhaps Lu Zhongcheng can raise funds for shipbuilding on the southeast coast."

Zhu Si sneered endlessly: "It means that Jingdao went to sea, took away all the ocean-going ships of Daming, and made it impossible for Daming to build a boat to chase him for a while? It means that where he went, Daming has no strategy to deal with it. Wait patiently for his conscience to find out, come back and find me, right?"

Several people present did not dare to make a sound.

this resentment...

It's a bit big.

Zhu Si said coldly: "Will the people he took away possibly threaten Daming's safety?"

Zhang Zuo said: "Return to Your Majesty, this is not true. Mr. Zhu did not take away many soldiers and horses. As I said before, in addition to looking for fairy grass for Your Majesty, he is going to mine overseas. If everything goes well, the next two years should There will be news coming back.”

"Opening mines... yes, going overseas to open mines, in the place where ruthless people drink blood, what's the use of so much gold and silver? Isn't he going to bring it back to Daming? The world is so big, how can there be such rich products as Daming? Will still be back!"

Zhu Si's expression calmed down again.

This is to think that Zhu Hao should not be able to survive for a long time in that place overseas where the birds don't shit, and he still has to go back to Daming to spend, and even confess his mistakes in front of him.

"Your Majesty, are you still going to sea?"

Zhang Zuo asked for instructions.

"out!"

Zhu Si's tone was firm, "Even if there are not enough boats, send people out. A boat can't bring people back? Now I just want to know whether Jingdao is dead or alive, and if he is alive, what is he doing now?" ? Why didn’t you come back to Daming all this time!”

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Zhu Hao led his troops all the way northward.

All of them are in the coastal areas, especially when the borders of Ecuador in the later generations are passed, the low-lying areas can only go along the coastal line, and the further inland areas are blocked by high mountains, making it impossible to pass through.

Wherever the army went, only sporadic aborigines could be seen.

They are extremely afraid of the arrival of the Ming army, and they often avoid it early on, but there are also people who want to make trouble, but the result is...

There is no place to die!

There are obviously no European colonists on the west coast of South America. After passing through the long and narrow coastal area of ​​Ecuador, the terrain becomes relatively flat, and some tribal villages are seen one after another, but the situation here does not seem to be stable.

The European colonists had brought the flames of war to this place. It was not the foreign gun team of the Westerners who came here in person, but their agents supported in Central America, as well as some native Indians. Later generations of Colombia became Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, England, etc. The focus of contention between several forces.

The arrival of Zhu Hao's troops, on the surface, indicated that the natives from the south wanted to expand their territory to the north.

It is no longer under the control of the Inca Empire.

As soon as Zhu Hao walked out of the mountainous area, there were no less than five groups of people who wanted to put Zhu Hao and the army he commanded to death, but they didn't need the Ming army led by Zhu Hao to show up every time. enemy.

When he passed by a decent-looking city, Zhu Hao finally met the European colonists. At this time, 20 days had passed since he set off from SF City.

(End of this chapter)