The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Of course, what Zhu Hongyu wants is just a good boy.

A good grandson will be exempted!
Zhu Hongyu felt that if he had a grandson thief like Zhu Zhanji who didn't care about him, he would be able to come back to life after death.

If he learns what Xuande has done, Zhu Laosi's coffin will probably not be able to hold it down at all.

A Xuande shrank back and gave up all the territory that his grandfather had worked hard for most of his life. Zhu Zhanji was really willing to do so!
Even if the imperial court is facing financial pressure, it is understandable for you to abandon the grassland and Annan.

After all, there are constant rebellions in these places, the cost of ruling is too high, and there is no benefit.

It is normal to cut meat and stop loss, not incomprehensible.

But you abandoned the territory in Nanyang and interrupted your voyage to the West, isn't that crazy?

The cost of ruling the Ming court in Nanyang is not high, and he is not unaware of the income of the imperial court in the West.

Emperor Xuande's operation is really confusing...

Could it be that Daming during the Xuande period was still afraid of Japanese pirates?
……

Zhu Hongyu sent troops in the first month of the eighth year of Guangfu. By the time he returned to Beijing, it was already the end of October.

After almost one year of fighting, there is a lot of government affairs backlogged.

Zhu Hongyu rubbed the center of his brows, ordered someone to serve him a cup of strong tea, while flipping through the memorial.

Seeing what was reported in the memorial and what he ordered before, a smile gradually appeared on Zhu Hongyu's face.

The first thing in the list is the promotion of compulsory education that Zhu Hongyu ordered.

With the financial support of the imperial court and the joint efforts of the local government and gentry, the Ming court began to provide compulsory education in various provincial capitals, as well as important cities such as Yangzhou, Shanghai, Tianjin, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Huaian, Luoyang, etc. .

Expanding the scale of compulsory education to such a large extent at once puts pressure on the imperial court, but the pressure is not as great as imagined.

Now the population of Daming is limited, even after these years of recuperation, the total population of Daming this year is still some way away from breaking through [-] million.

The school-age population for compulsory education is not as large as imagined.

And what you need to know is that before this, the place where the imperial court implemented compulsory education was Nanjing.

Nanjing alone has a population of less than 300 million, and at least 30 people of school age.

However, the current urbanization rate of Daming is not as high as imagined, and a large number of people still live scattered in the countryside.

The second batch of cities that implement compulsory education have a total population of less than 500 million.

For the imperial court, there must be pressure.

Whether it is books, teachers, or finances, there are certain vacancies.

But the court can bear it by gritting its teeth...

So far, the promotion of compulsory education is proceeding in an orderly manner.

The feedback from all over the place has been very positive.

Many people are grateful for the court's move, and some people even spontaneously want to build a shrine for the emperor and enshrine the longevity card at home.

Then, there is the big infrastructure project of the imperial court.

After receiving Zhu Hongyu's instruction, the Ministry of Construction of the court planned a very complete infrastructure project schedule.

This includes promoting the overall cement transformation of official roads in Jiangnan, Guangdong, Guangxi and other affluent places, and directly carrying out cement road to county projects.

Increase investment in the construction of railways together with the provincial capitals.

And prepare to launch the construction of the Shuangbei railway line connecting the northern capital - Datong - Guihua City - Hara Helin - to Beihai.

And the two main railway lines, the West Broken Line Railway, which connects Xi'an to Broken Yecheng in Central Asia.

If the imperial court really wanted to digest the grasslands and the Western Regions, or even enter Siberia or Central Asia, the railway must be built.

Although it may take ten to twenty years for these two railways to be completed, the time is very long.

But if you don't do it, the time needed to repair the railway will not be shortened for nothing.

Do things and do things, you have to do it.

You can't just keep putting it off because of difficulties or a large amount of work.

Anyway, the imperial court has now captured a large number of prisoners of war in the Battle of Daihai, and also received a large number of laborers sent by Wu Zhou, who just happened to use them to repair the railways on the grasslands and the Western Regions.

And the reason why Ming Dynasty wanted to build a railway to the Western Regions was because Wu Zhou had written to the imperial court at the beginning of this year when Zhu Hongyu had just led his troops to conquer, and chose to cede the Western Regions.

And they are the main force to enter the sub-continent, ready to completely gain a foothold in the sub-continent.

And the reason why they did this was also very clear. Wu Zhou didn't want to bear the double attack from the Mughal Empire and the Persian Empire, and was going to pull Daming off to help them share the pressure.

Naturally, Daming would not refuse.

It was logical to accept that after being cleaned up by Wu Zhou, it was equivalent to a blank sheet of Western Regions.

And at the location of Dihua City, the Ming Dynasty Zhengxi Protectorate was established, and Li Bai's hometown, Suiye City, was also brought back under the rule of the Han family.

Daming and Wu Zhou will use Congling as the boundary!
Now that the Western Regions are in his hands, Zhu Hongyu naturally wants to repair the railway.

Otherwise, the cost of maintaining the rule in the Western Regions will be too high.

In addition, there are a series of major projects such as repairing the Yellow River embankment, dredging canals, etc.

The current Yellow River embankment is relatively dilapidated. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was dug up by Li Zicheng once, and then during the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Manchu Qing Dynasty dug it up again in order to quell the Yuyuan Army uprising in Shandong...

After that, it has not been repaired very well.

The current Yellow River embankment still bursts from time to time, which has a great impact on the court.

The current mother river of the Yellow River is really a sword in the hands of a loving mother. If you slash on the body of a wanderer, it will be a critical strike with the sword.

No one can bear it after a long time!
The imperial court has to allocate money to relieve the victims every year.

Originally, the imperial government's disaster relief policy for the banks of the Yellow River was immigration.

Now that the Yellow River Basin has breached, we will emigrate to places where there is no breach. Anyway, Daming now lacks nothing and will not lack land.

But now that the imperial court has money, it is natural to vigorously repair the Yellow River embankment.

At the very least, the Yellow River must stop breaking out like this.

In addition, there is also the promotion work of the imperial court on the construction of libraries in various places...

Constantly flipping through the memorials, Zhu Hongyu was also dizzy.

However, he still had to look at these things.

At night, Zhu Hongyu lay in bed, unable to sleep for a while, and began to think about the governance of the Western Regions.

He has always understood that if the imperial court wants to effectively rule a place, it must have a financial surplus in that place.

Otherwise, relying on the imperial court to transfuse the local area, no matter how large the territory he conquered, he would not be able to keep it in the future.

Sooner or later, there will be an unworthy descendant like Xuande.

To govern the Western Regions, the first thing Zhu Hongyu thought of was to grow cotton.

The place in the Western Regions is well protected and has a large temperature difference between day and night, which is very suitable for growing fruits.

However, based on the current transportation conditions in Ming Dynasty, before the railway was completed, even if the local fruit was grown, it would not be able to be transported to the mainland.

It's going to rot on the road!
Unless it is simply brewing wine locally, or making preserved fruit, and then shipping the finished product to the inland.

But the transportation conditions of these things are also very harsh.

Other than that, that's growing cotton.

Cotton is not afraid of rot even if it is transported for a long time.

And more importantly, growing cotton in the Western Regions can complement the booming textile industry in the Han region.

In this way, it will make the Western Regions even more inseparable from Daming, and ensure that future generations of Ming will not lose the Western Regions.

But in the final analysis, the key is to repair the railway!
Zhu Hongyu is really paying more and more attention to the railway now.

He now finds that in many places, it is really necessary to build railways.

……

In June of the eighth year of Guangfu of Ming Dynasty.

New World, Camp San Francisco!
An Shengqiang, Wei Wu and the others waited eagerly for the arrival of the supply fleet.

The docks in the San Francisco port were cleared ahead of time and even sprinkled with water to suppress dust.

A series of warships, supply ships, and civilian ships that followed the fleet and spontaneously came to the New World began to call at the port one after another.

A bewildered immigrant and gold digger got off the boat, looking at the pier in front of him and the San Francisco Fortress not far away, his uneasy mood has also stabilized.

Looking at everything in front of them, at least they can be sure that the imperial court really intends to manage this place.

Even if they come to the New World, they are not alone.

"This... is this the New World?"

The short and stocky Wang Gu stood in the crowd, looking at everything in front of him eagerly.

"Where is the gold mine? I'm going to pan for gold!"

"Yeah, panning for gold, panning for gold!"

"..."

Just after getting off the boat, Wang Gu and a group of his younger brothers started clamoring.

Those who dare to come to the New World to pan for gold with the imperial fleet at this time are not the masters of peace.

They just stepped on the land of the New World, and they couldn't hold back.

However, as soon as Wang Gu and the others finished speaking, there was a bang, and a stick as thick as a finger was drawn on his body.

"be honest."

"I'll wait for you to complete the registration, clean your personal hygiene, and arrange a place to live. After that, someone will take you to pan for gold."

"Before that, give me some peace and quiet, don't make trouble!"

The one who whipped them with a stick was an old official who had received several batches of immigrants and gold diggers in the New World.

I know that these people are not good-for-nothing masters.

Otherwise, I dare not go to the New World to make a fortune right now.

If you don't want to cause any trouble, you can't give these people a good face.

It is best to follow the principle of doing things as little as you can.

The common people are afraid of officials, and no matter how restless the master is, he dare not confront the officials.

Only by calming them down at the beginning can we manage them well later, otherwise something will happen sooner or later.

Wang Gu was hit with a stick, turned around and wanted to curse.

But when he saw the official robe on the man who hit him, he felt like a duck being pinched by the throat, unable to say anything.

He could only be obedient and accept the arrangement of the government.

A group of people are asked to line up and then head to the registration desk at the pier to register.

Register their names, places of origin, gender, age, skills they possess, and the purpose of coming to the New World.

As long as these things are counted clearly, they can arrange their work later.

Wang Gu, who is usually not stingy, said honestly.

"My name is Wang Gu. I'm from Denglai, Shandong. I'm male. I'm 31 years old. I know how to work as a mason and carpenter. I came to the New World to seek gold."

The officer in charge of the registration recorded Wang Gu's information, then gave him a wooden plaque that recorded Wang Gu's name and appearance, and said.

"Put this thing away. If you leave the camp and come back, you need to check the wooden sign."

"Once the wooden card is lost, it must be replaced as soon as possible. If there is no wooden card, you can only be a savage outside the camp."

Wang Gu hurriedly nodded and bowed to please him.

"Yes, yes, yes, little one understands!"

Then, Wang Gu and his party were arranged to take a bath and change into new clothes.

They were also asked to have their hair cut, and all of them became bald in the blink of an eye.

The environment on the immigrant ship these days is no better than that of the slums. Rats, cockroaches and lice are everywhere. The environment on the ship is humid and hot, and it is easy to breed bacteria.

If the immigrants do not clean up after disembarking, there is a great possibility that the plague will breed.

The dirty hair shaved off by the immigrants and the dirty clothes they exchanged were all processed centrally, and the dirty hair was burned and buried.

Dirty clothes are washed and dried before being sold to the Indians.

A piece of old clothes can be exchanged for a buffalo from the Indians, which is not a low price.

Although Wang Gu and others were reluctant to shave their heads, no one dared to resist.

I thought to myself that I should be a monk for a while, anyway, I can grow my hair again in the future.

A group of people dressed in new clothes, and then arranged to go to dinner.

Everyone has the same food, corn tortillas with eggs, fried shredded potatoes, and a bowl of beef soup for each person.

The Beef Soup Li boiled chunks of beef!
After eating the beef in the soup with big mouthfuls, the unhappiness caused by Wang Gu and the others just because of shaving their heads disappeared in an instant.

They really didn't expect that beef could be eaten in the New World!
Although life in Daming is not bad now, most people can have enough to eat.

But meat is not often eaten, let alone beef.

Farm cattle are protected animals and are not allowed to be slaughtered at will.

If the farm cattle died, they had to be reported to the government, and they could be slaughtered for meat only after the government approved it.

The various procedures are very troublesome!

Wang Gu asked one of the officials in charge of leading them curiously.

"My lord, can beef be eaten in this new continent?"

The officials had a cold face, but they didn't stop talking.

"Ok!"

"There are not many other things in the New World, but there are many bison."

"As long as you leave the camp, there will be herds of bison everywhere, and you can't finish them. Now everyone is tired of eating beef, but they are very hungry for rice and noodles."

Wang Gu smacked his lips, although he didn't say anything.

But it is obvious that I don't believe it.

He doesn't believe that there are people in this world who can get tired of eating beef.

That's beef, delicious beef.

If you let him eat it, he will never get tired of it for the rest of his life.

After the meal, a group of people were arranged to live.

The residence provided to them by the government is not a luxury single room, but an overall dormitory for eight people.

If you want a single room, you can either spend money to sell a piece of land to the court to repair the house yourself.

Either add money!

The eight-person room is standard.

In addition, there are six-person rooms, four-person rooms, two-person rooms, single rooms, and even suites.

But the corresponding accommodation costs are getting higher and higher.

For the first ten days after their arrival in the New World, the government provided free board and lodging.

But after ten days, if you want to eat and stay, you have to pay for it.

Where does the money come from?
Go panning for gold!

To be honest, the board and lodging fees charged by the San Francisco government are a bit high.

Calculated, almost [-]% of the monthly income of the gold diggers is spent on board and lodging.

Not to mention the expenses on medical care, entertainment, gold panning tools, etc. besides board and lodging.

Under the deliberate guidance of the imperial court, gold diggers can save up to [-] to [-] percent of their monthly income.

There are even some people who are still working as moonlight clans while they are panning for gold.

However, if you live a relatively frugal life, do not entertain, and do not get sick, it is actually possible to save [-]% to [-]% a month.

And their monthly income from gold panning in San Francisco is more than their annual income in their hometown.

In what is now San Francisco, money is not money at all because of the gold mines.

But if they can bring the saved money back to Daming, they will basically go straight to the well-off life.

Therefore, even if the royal court charges high fees for board and lodging in the New World, there are still people who want to go to the New World to pan for gold.

The group of them had just settled down, and several people including Wang Gu and other skilled people were called out.

An official said to several people.

"According to your own accounts, you all have crafts, some are carpenters, some are blacksmiths, and some are masons..."

"No matter where they are, skilled craftsmen are in demand."

"Next, those of you who have crafts, you don't have to go panning for gold. The imperial court has other arrangements for you."

"The imperial court needs to mobilize all of you skilled people to strengthen and repair the defenses of the San Francisco Fortress, and further expand the settlements near the fortress..."

After the officials said this, everyone's faces were full of hesitation.

Seeing the hesitation on everyone's faces, the official explained again.

"Don't worry, the work that the imperial court arranges for you to do will definitely make you more money in the end than panning for gold."

Wang Gu and the others were relieved after hearing the words.

They came to the New World to make money. If the imperial court arranged for them to work for nothing, then they would definitely not be happy.

……

Inside the office of the New World Governor's Mansion.

Governor An Shengqiang and Wei Wu sat on one side, and court official He Xia who came to take over the rotation of the garrison this time, and military general Zhao Wei sat on the other side.

An Shengqiang opened his mouth to explain the current situation in the New World to He Xia and Zhao Wei.

"After the Battle of El Paso, the Indians suffered a disastrous defeat, and the red hair sent a large number of spies to the north. At present, the existence of the imperial court's stronghold in the New World is likely to be exposed."

"We have intercepted and killed several sentinels sent by the red-haired man during this period of time, but the location of the stronghold will be revealed sooner or later."

"After Hong Mao discovers the location of my stronghold in Ming Dynasty, there is a high probability that he will send troops to attack."

"That is to say, the current stronghold of the imperial court in the New World is very short of troops."

"This garrison rotation, if possible, please postpone it as much as possible."

"If you can, you don't want to leave, temporarily increase the troops in the New World, and when the situation becomes clear, you can rotate the troops before returning to Daming."

An Shengqiang said this, emphasizing the crisis of the current situation in the New World.

Wei Wu also agreed.

"Master An's words are correct. As far as we know, the number of troops Hongmao can mobilize in the New World may be tens of thousands or even more."

"Once he sends troops to attack, San Francisco will be in danger!"

He Xia and Zhao Wei on the opposite side heard the words, but they didn't agree with them.

Zhao Wei said.

"The military order issued to us by the Governor's Office of the Five Armies is to send troops to the New Continent to rotate the troops stationed in the New Continent."

"Instead of leaving the rotated troops also on the New World."

"Military law is strict, and military orders are like mountains. The general's request cannot be granted by the general."

"Please, general, don't let the last general suffer!"

He Xia also nodded and said.

"That's right, if I don't get brought back by the rotating troops, I won't be able to do business when I return to Daming."

If the current situation in the New World is that the red hair has already sent troops to kill them, and the military situation is urgent, maybe they will choose to agree to the request of An Shengqiang and Wei Wu.

But isn't the San Francisco camp just fine with nothing going on right now?
Now that this is not a military emergency, who dares to take the military order of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion seriously?
He Xia and Zhao Wei's operations may be very rigid, but this is the most procedural.

In order to prevent military generals from becoming bigger, Daming has always used checks and balances.

The rotation of local garrisons is one of the main methods.

It can be regarded as a few iron laws that are rare in the military.

No one dares to violate it!

Hearing this, Wei Wu could only sigh and say.

"Then this time when you go back in rotation, take less weapons and leave us as many weapons and ammunition as possible."

He Xia and Zhao Wei did not refuse Wei Wu's request.

Zhao Wei pondered for a while before speaking.

"At the end of the day, I will order people to unload a few more revolving machine guns and cannons from the warship. Those gunpowder, shells and bullets will also be left as much as possible for the New World."

"However, the general needs to issue a certificate and sign it with a seal!"

"Otherwise, there will be vacancies in the weapons on the warship, and there will be no way to explain when the general returns."

The current Pacific Ocean can be said to be Daming's private land.

No one can go to the North Pacific route to cause trouble for Daming!
Ming army ships running the North Pacific route do not need to be equipped with too many weapons.

Since the situation on the New World side is critical, Zhao Wei doesn't mind unloading his weapon and leaving it to the New World side.

He Xia seemed to remember something, and said.

"Speaking of which, those civilian ships also have a lot of guns and artillery for self-defense. If the New World really lacks weapons, they can requisition a batch from the civilian ships..."

An Shengqiang nodded when he heard the words.

"It's only going to be like this for now."

The rotation of the garrison was finally finalized and ordered. After a farewell banquet, the original garrison in the New World boarded the return ship according to the establishment.

Many people are full of golden tickets in their arms, full of yearning and ready to return to Daming.

The Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty set up a branch in the New World to provide services such as gold and silver exchange, account balance transfer, transoceanic transfer, deposit collection, and small low-interest loans for the garrison and immigrants in the New World.

After many gold diggers found gold, their first choice was to exchange at the Daming Royal Bank, and exchange the gold they found into Daming silver dollars.

Then, through the transoceanic transfer service of Daming Royal Bank, the money was transferred to his family in his hometown.

Of course, if the gold diggers wanted to save the gold after they found it, the imperial court would not care.

But if the gold you have saved is stolen or robbed, it will be very difficult to get it back.

Money touches people's hearts, many things are hard to say.

Who dares to carry a large amount of gold with him?

But you don't have to worry about that if you deposit your gold in the bank.

If anything happens, the loss will be borne by Daming Royal Bank.

As long as you deposit the money in the bank, even if something happens to you, the money will be sent to your wife and children without worrying about being robbed.

This is the credit guarantee established by the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty for such a long time.

Many people think that it is safer to deposit money in the bank.

The newly arrived garrison lived in the barracks with full of expectations.

Looking at the income of those old seniors who left after stationing in the New World for several years, they were also very jealous.

Standing on the pier, watching the fleet leave San Francisco.

An Shengqiang said with a sigh.

"It seems that if the New Continent wants to continue to increase its troops, it still depends on the court's decision."

"I hope that the princes of the imperial court will not oppose the increase of troops to the New World!"

Wei Wu gave a muffled hum and spoke.

"From the current point of view, we may continue to strengthen military training for immigrants."

"To make sure that if something unexpected happens, those immigrants can also replenish the loss of the army."

An Shengqiang nodded and agreed. He looked at the magnificent sea in front of him and said.

"I've been feeling flustered recently, I'm afraid something will happen!"

……

Mexico City, Palace of the Governor General of New Spain.

Major Rosen knocked on Governor Pizarro's door excitedly.

Pizarro heard the knock on the door and got up from the bed of a beautiful half-race girl with a displeased face.

He wrapped himself in a pajamas, and opened the door while smoking a cigar with an irritable expression on his face.

As he opened the door, he spoke.

"It's best if you can give me a reason to disturb my rest late at night, otherwise I will send you to wash the ass of General El's beloved horse..."

Pizarro opened the door, and saw Major Rosen standing at the door with a happy face.

"Major Rosen, what's the matter?"

Rosen was his confidant in the army, seeing that it was Rosen who came looking for him, Pizarro asked under pressure, but his expression was still not good.

Rosen didn't seem to see the displeasure on Pizarro's face, and said directly.

"Your Excellency, the good news is that our people have found the location of the Ming people's camp in the New World!"

"The bad news is that the Ming people are very powerful in the New World!"

When Pizarro heard this, the impatient look on his face quickly disappeared.

Instead, there was a touch of surprise.

he asked.

"What is the specific situation?"

Rosen spoke.

"The man we sent got mixed up with an Indian tribe. He migrated with that Indian tribe and finally found the exact location of the Ming people's camp."

"According to the current information, the camp of the Ming people is on the west coast, near the mouth of the lower reaches of the American River."

"According to the spies, the Ming people built a large-scale bastion on the New World, and there are many city defense artillery in the bastion."

"Ming people have about [-] garrisons in the New World, and [-] to [-] ordinary immigrants."

"But it is said that ordinary immigrants from Ming Dynasty are also receiving military training. It can be said that all Ming people in the New World are soldiers."

"Also, on the west coast, there are still a large number of Indian tribes who have accepted official positions conferred by the Ming people, and many Indian tribes are accepting Ming people's officers to give them military training."

"Those Ming people influence and control a large number of Indian armed forces!"

"The ruling order established by Spain in the New World is facing great challenges."

"This is absolutely unacceptable for us."

When Pizarro heard this, his face became a little ugly, but he still asked.

"In your opinion, is our army now capable of attacking Mingren's stronghold in the New World?"

He didn't care about Ming people's coveting of the New World.

The New World is really too big. The Spaniards have been in business for more than 200 years, but the entire New World still has a large area of ​​fog for them.

It is impossible for the Ming people to intervene in the New World to threaten the Spaniards' rule over New Spain in a short period of time.

Because the settlements of Ming Dynasty are too far away from the core control area of ​​the Spaniards!

However, if Mingren's strength in the New World is strong, then his plan to force Mingren to negotiate with Spain by attacking Mingren's stronghold in the New World will fall through.

Hearing this, Rosen shook his head and said.

"Your Excellency, I don't know!"

"Maybe you need to ask General El about this!"

Pizarro took a deep breath, squeezed a sincere smile on his face, and praised.

"Haha, Major Rosen, you did a good job!"

"It's getting late today, you go back to rest first, the reward that should be given to you, the governor will ask someone to implement it as soon as possible."

"I believe it won't be long before I can call you Lieutenant Colonel Rosen."

Hearing this, Rosen had a look of joy on his face, and said with a smile.

"My subordinates thank you Governor for your promotion!"

Rosen got the answer, and he resigned and left with satisfaction.

……

On the second day, the Governor of New Spain, Pizarro, convened many high-level meetings in Mexico City.

At the meeting, he announced the news that Rosen found out.

"According to the news, the Ming people have come to the New World."

"The location and details of their stronghold in the New World have almost been found out."

"The Ming people built a bastion in the lower reaches of the American River on the west coast. There were 7000 garrisons inside, and [-] immigrants who were all soldiers."

"Moreover, they also indirectly influence and control a large number of Indian tribes, which have seriously threatened the safety of New Spain."

"In this regard, we can no longer ignore it and sit back and watch Mingren continue to grow bigger."

"General El, if you want to tell me, how many troops do we need to mobilize in order to pull out Mingren's stronghold on the New World?"

General El said with a serious face when he heard this.

"According to the intelligence, the Ming people built a large-scale bastion in their settlement."

"Everyone knows that a bastion is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If you don't have ten times as many troops, it may be difficult to take down."

"Even if you don't count the ordinary immigrants who exclude the Ming people, only counting the regular army of the Ming people, there are 3000 people."

"To be on the safe side, if we want to threaten the Ming people's bastion, we need at least 5 people."

"After all, we have to guard against the possibility that the Indians will suddenly intervene!"

Pizarro said.

"We don't necessarily have to lay down bastions."

"In other words, we don't need to lay down a bastion at all."

"As long as we can enclose the bastion, the Ming people's settlements in the New World cannot be self-sufficient for the time being, and they must rely on their local supplies."

"Our purpose is to force Mingren to return to the negotiating table to negotiate with us, not to expand the dispute between Mingren and us."

What Pizarro wanted was for Da Ming to resume trade with Spain, not to really offend Da Ming to death.

In this case, controlling the scale of the war is what he must do.

Unexpectedly, after Pizarro finished speaking, General El on the side spoke.

"No, no, no! Governor, I think your thinking is wrong."

"If we want to force Ming people to resume trade with us, we must break through the bastion, and even hold a certain number of Ming people's captives as threats."

"We must let Ming know that without the permission of our Spain, they will not be able to settle in the New World. Only then will they be forced to resume trade with us."

"If we surround the Ming people's fortress and don't attack it, the Ming people may think that we can't take down their fortress."

"If that's the case, Ming people won't take our request seriously!"

"If that's the case, it's not certain whether the Ming Emperor will choose to submit."

Pizarro nodded slightly when he heard the words, he had to admit that what General El said was reasonable.

"If we want to break through the bastion of the Ming people, will 5 people be less?"

Pizarro asked.

After being told by General El, he felt that 5 people were a bit small.

General El heard the words, but stroked his beard with one hand, and laughed very proudly.

"Hahaha, 5 people are enough, I have confidence in our boys."

When Pizarro heard this, he said nothing more.

Instead, he began to order things to prepare for sending troops.

With 5 people across the entire New World, fighting from the east coast to the west coast, the logistical supplies needed will be an astronomical figure.

Based on the current situation of the Governor's Palace in New Spain, planning must be done in advance.

In the end, after discussions between General El and Pizarro, the method they came up with was to take the sea route instead of the land route.

Using Spanish sea power, the Armada sailed south from Mexico City, rounded Cape Horn, and then headed north, projecting troops to the west coast.

It's a bit of a detour, but it's more realistic than letting the infantry carry the logistics, cross the new continent that is still in the wild, and run from the east coast to the west coast to fight.

In the absence of railways, sea freight is definitely the cheapest means of transportation.

There is no doubt about this.

While discussing the march plan, Pizarro more than once came up with the idea of ​​building the Panama Canal.

But it is a pity that with the current national strength and engineering capabilities of Spain, it is completely impossible for them to do it.

Eight years after the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, at the end of 1674 in the Western calendar, after half a year of preparations, the first large-scale expedition after the Spaniards arrived in the New World began.

Carrying a fleet of [-] Spanish troops, it set off from Mexico City and headed south.

After rounding Cape Horn, the convoy continued northward towards San Francisco.

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At the same time, the fleet headed to the New World for garrison rotation also returned to Daming.

Returning with the rotating fleet, there is also a gold transport ship from the New World.

A large amount of gold was sent back to Daming again!
After He Xia and Zhao Wei landed, they quickly handed over the rotated troops to the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion for placement.

Then they went to the palace together to see Zhu Hongyu, preparing to tell the emperor the threats and challenges that Ming was facing in the New World.

Zhu Hongyu received the two of them in his imperial study.

While flipping through Daming's recent gold mining income statement in San Francisco, he ordered someone to give them seats.

From the current point of view, the imperial court's gold mining income in the New World has not decreased.

Not only has it not decreased, but even with the increase of gold diggers, there is a trend of rising steadily.

Zhu Hongyu was very satisfied with this.

The gold income from the New World really greatly supplemented the financial expenses of the Ming court.

He Xia said.

"Your Majesty, as far as I know, the situation in the New World is very tense."

"My Daming's stronghold in the New World has been exposed, and I may face red-haired attacks at any time."

"This is a joint memorandum signed by Governor An of the New World and General Wei, and I will convey it on my behalf!"

Hearing this, Zhu Hongyu put down the report in his hand, and picked up the reports of An Shengqiang and Wei Wu.

Seeing the two people's request for help and additional troops in the playlist, Zhu Hongyu pondered for a while, and said.

"Well, I know about this matter, you all go back first!"

"Afterwards, I will discuss this matter with the cabinet and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies."

Zhu Hongyu has the final say on whether to increase troops to the New World.

But how much to increase the troops, where to deploy them, and how to ensure the logistics of the increase, all require the Fifth Army Commander's Office to do the corresponding work.

The cabinet should also do a good job of cooperating, such as increasing the corresponding number of immigrants from the New World, etc...

After all, such a thing as adding troops to the New World will involve many matters, and it is definitely not something that Zhu Hongyu can decide on himself.

No matter at any time, an emperor who slaps his head to make a decision is not a good emperor!

Having such an emperor is definitely not a blessing for the country and the nation.

Because, many things cannot be decided by patting your head.

Many things require rigorous investigation and evidence collection, and after careful consideration, the most correct choice can be made.

He Xia and Zhao Wei quit the palace, and Zhu Hongyu ordered the ministers of the five armies' governor's mansions, as well as the cabinet members, to enter the palace to discuss matters.

Before Zhu Hongyu was allowed to wait long, the ministers of the cabinet and the commanders of the five armies gathered in the imperial study.

Without hesitation, Zhu Hongyu directly raised the current situation in the New World.

He also expressed his decision to increase troops to the New World.

"As far as the current situation is concerned, it is very necessary to increase troops to the New World."

"What do you guys think about this?"

Zhu Hongyu asked the question, but he knew that, no matter whether it was the cabinet or the five-army governor's office, absolutely no one would refuse the matter of increasing troops to the New Continent.

Even if nothing else was discussed, Daming couldn't give up just the income from the gold rush in the New World every year.

Otherwise, without such a large profit all of a sudden, Daming's finances would be in serious trouble!

For the large amount of gold income every year, even if Zhu Hongyu wanted to fight the Spaniards in a transoceanic war, no one in Ming Dynasty would refuse.

Sure enough, as Zhu Hongyu expected, as soon as he said this, the ministers of Daming's cabinet and the five armies' governor's mansion bowed down one after another.

"My Emperor Shengming!"

"It's up to His Majesty to decide!"

"Increase troops, we must increase troops. If Hong Mao dares to invade my Daming's San Francisco camp, then beat him! Beat him painfully, beat him afraid, beat him until he is convinced!"

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