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Chapter 237 Siberia Land Reclamation Group
"Master, what are we going to do to build the railway to the West?" someone asked.

"Of course it is friendly trade and coordinated development. By the way, this uninhabited land of thousands of miles is under our jurisdiction. Do you think I will send troops to grab the land, resources and population that others already have?" Chu Yun said.

What the military leader said was true. "These military staff members all agreed, but they all rolled their eyes secretly."Who believes in your friendly trade.

"This place is called Africa, and this place is called Latin America. Westerners are already active. There are also countries in Southeast Asia, many of which are occupied by Westerners. Only our Ming Dynasty, Korea, and Dongying are closed to the outside world. , only private private boats operate in Nanyang." Chu Yun said.

"Africa, Latin America." The military staff officers opened their eyes and took notes.

"I want this place, I want this place, I want them all." Chu Yun said, pointing to the continents.

The military staff officers couldn't help wiping the sweat from their foreheads.This is ten times the territory of Ming Dynasty, might it be too greedy?

"Master, He Yi and Chen Xiaolian asked to see him." A guard came in to report.

"Let them come in." Chu Yun was still staring at the crude world map with unsatisfied interest.

If there are hundreds of times the current territory, there may be enough civilization points to start electrical civilization and information civilization.

As soon as He Yi and Chen Xiaolian came in, they saw a group of military staff officers following Chu Yun, knowing that it was an important matter, they couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

"Subordinates see the military master!" He Yi and Chen Xiaolian saluted Chu Yun.

"The two of you came just in time, so come here and check out the map together." Chu Yun summoned He Yi and Chen Xiaolian, "I came here to set up the Siberian Frontier Regiment. I wonder if you are willing to lead the third infantry battalion as the main force of the army. Form a pioneer group."

Chu Yun drew a circle again: "These places are the territory that your pioneer group will occupy. It looks like a large territory, but it is sparsely populated. With your strength, it should be more than enough."

He Yi and Chen Xiaolian looked at the huge Heilongjiang River Basin, Sakhalin Island, and the Siberian Plain, and they couldn't help feeling a little less confident.They never imagined that the wild land north of Liaodong would be so huge, even close to the territory of the entire Ming Dynasty.This is equivalent to letting more than 1000 of them control the entire Ming Empire.

"This place called Siberia, is it too big? We only have more than 1000 people. Even if we send one person to garrison each mile, sending more than 1000 people is not enough to fill the place?" Chen Xiaolian said.

"Just assign dozens of people to garrison at important strongholds, and declare our sovereignty. In addition, survey the local terrain, resources, and population, and find out the local astronomy and water conservancy, so as to facilitate future development." Chu Yun said, You need to march here until you almost meet the people of the Tsarist Russian Empire. Before leaving the Heilongjiang River Basin, the Fifth Infantry Brigade will assist you in pacifying the East China Sea Jurchen. I believe there will be no problem."

He Yi and Chen Xiaolian thought about it. If they just occupied the uninhabited wasteland without a large-scale war, a pioneer group of more than a thousand people would be enough to sweep everything.

"Everything is according to what the adults said. We are willing to lead the third infantry battalion to form a pioneer regiment." He Yi and Chen Xiaolian said in unison.

"Okay, then take He Yi as the head of the pioneering regiment, and Chen Xiaolian as the deputy commander. With the third infantry battalion as the main body, we will gather the natives who are familiar with the extreme northern region and form a pioneering regiment. The tentative number of the pioneering regiment is 2000 people. "Chu Yun decided, "Try to occupy the territory of Heilongjiang before winter. The Siberian Plain is very cold after winter. You should stop your operations and wait until next spring to march on the Siberian Plain."

In any case, Chu Yun is determined to take back the Heilongjiang River Basin and Sakhalin Island, and the Siberian Plain further north will be regarded as an additional goal in the future.

The arrangement in the north is solved, and the burden of sending 2000 troops is not too big. The road from Siberia to Europe can be established, so that the Siberian Railway can be built in the future.

Next is Lin Danhan in the west and the sea route in the south.Opening up the route to Nanyang requires large-scale construction of ships and expansion of the size of the navy, which cannot be resolved within a year or a half. In addition, Chu Yun is waiting for internal strife among the pirates.According to the historical process, Zheng Zhilong will break with Liu Xiang soon, and the three parties of the Windmill Kingdom will fight in a melee. Nanyang will be in chaos. This is the best time to pacify Nanyang.

To build enough ships to pacify Nanyang, the Ministry of the Navy predicts that at least more than [-] large and small warships, more than [-] supply ships, and an army that can be sent to islands for combat.To build so many warships, relying on the Liao army's own finances, the burden is too great.A way must be found to raise funds to expand the Navy.

"The construction of the Pioneering Group has come to an end. Chen Ting, you can arrange a meeting with the merchants of the Far East Trading Company for me." Chu Yun said to Chen Ting.

The Far East Trading Company now has hundreds of merchants, large and small, most of whom are Ming merchants from the southeast coast.Many of their businesses are in Southeast Asia, and they have suffered from pirates. They have always thought that Chu Yun can use the powerful artillery of the Liao army to eliminate pirates and provide convenience at sea to the merchants of the Far East Trading Company.

However, the time when these merchants came to southern Liaoning was uncertain, and most of them ran ships on the sea, scattered in various sections of the sea route.

Even so, there are still [-] or [-] businessmen in southern Liaoning on call.Wang Changyuan, a businessman from Wuhu, was also among these businessmen, and his business was getting bigger and bigger, relying on Chu Yun's trust and support for him.

"Everyone, please sit down. We asked you to come here today to raise funds from you to build warships." Chu Yun said straight to the point.

Building ships?The businessmen whispered to each other.

"My lord, the construction of warships is a matter for the military. Why do you need to raise funds from us?" Some businessmen asked in confusion.

"It's not that the military doesn't have enough funds to build warships, it's just that the army is also a big spender. If you want to sail unimpeded in the Nanyang waters as soon as possible, you can subsidize us." Chu Yun said, "If we control the route, Then we can reduce the burden on everyone and ensure the safety of everyone on the route. However, all sea areas controlled by our Liao Army Navy can travel unimpeded!"

The Liao army is going to do something in Nanyang!Almost all businessmen are keenly aware of the dynamics of the Liao army.Now every large ship going to Nanyang needs to pay more than 3000 taels of silver to the pirates. If it is used to invest in the navy of the Liao Army, the silver taels that can be saved every year may be more than the investment share in the future.

Some businessmen are calculating their gains and losses in their hearts.

(End of this chapter)