Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 1011: South Sea Storm (2)

Along with the penetration and development of the Nanyang region, one trade is showing a growing trend, and that is arms. This is inevitable.

Just like in the northern region of the Ming Dynasty, with the research and production of the Armament Cleansing Department, the armaments of the capital, northern Zhili, Liaodong and other places were replaced and the army was reorganized. Batches of obsolete armaments were sold to armed merchant groups at high prices through the Shaofu, Zongrenfu and other officials to transfer this part of the burden and indirectly promote the strategic process of grassland trade and the development of the Pan-Northeast.

In fact, Dongfan has also been doing one thing over the years.

That is, some Hongwu-style musket and artillery production lines, as well as supporting corresponding industries, were transferred in batches to Dongfan rule for construction. The purpose of doing this was very simple.

Enhance the military strength of the Pioneer Force.

It will be gradually sold to the outside during the development period.

In particular, in the Military Equipment and Cleansing Department, in response to the finalization and production of Yongle-style muskets and artillery, a batch of Hongwu-style production lines will be transferred to Dongfan.

The great voyages of discovery were a collision of civilizations. It is unrealistic and impossible to completely blockade a country's technology, armaments, etc. simply by relying on strict defense.

In this case, it would be better to let the backward ones flow out in exchange for funds to develop advanced ones, while squeezing out the armaments of other civilizations to gain benefits. This will allow other civilizations to learn some key technologies in advance. But then again, isn't this also a spur to the country's own science and technology and armaments?
Zhu Youxiao never overestimated human nature, because he knew that driven by interests, anything could be done. After all, the world today is a huge makeshift team, and it depends on who can seize more opportunities and gain an advantage.

In the past, the Ming Dynasty lagged far behind in maritime affairs, so Zhu Youxiao had to try every possible means to make up for the time wasted in the past.

There are a bunch of ruthless people in Dongfan and Nanyang who have caused a lot of trouble and caused chaos on the sea. Isn't this creating opportunities for the Ming Dynasty?
As for the fields of science and technology and armaments, Zhu Youxiao did not understand the specific expertise, but he understood the general direction. Professional matters should be left to professionals.

All he has to do is control it.

What is happening in the Nanyang region at this stage is exactly what Zhu Youxiao expected, that is, groups related to the Ming Dynasty are influencing the new order that was being formed in the past. However, in Zhu Youxiao's view, this is clearly the old order, and he wants to give Nanyang a new order.

So war is inevitable.

Conflicts are commonplace.

With these leading factors, the demand for arms will continue to increase, which will be fed back to Dongfan, and the military industry under its rule is expanding rapidly.

Luzon.

Somewhere in the south.

"Brother, why do you really want to do this?"

Zu Dabi frowned and looked at Zu Dashou who was busy at his desk. "We sold a batch of military equipment under our command to Pu Duan and other countries, and also to several forces. How can we guarantee our strength?"

"The gold and silver we robbed earlier will be transported to Dongfan for exchange."

Zu Dashou said to Zu Dabi without even raising his head.

"But there have been so many incidents in many waters of the South China Sea recently. It's impossible that Lord Wei is unaware of it." Zu Dabi said nervously.

"If Lord Wei finds out something, and Dongfan refuses to exchange it with us, we will suffer a huge loss in this deal, and it may even affect our strategy for attacking Luzon."

"Don't worry, Wei Zhongxian won't do that."

Zu Dashou put down his pen and said nonchalantly, "What the central government lacks most right now is gold and silver, followed by food. Even if Wei Zhongxian really noticed something, he wouldn't do anything easily." "Our Majesty is really good at making trouble."

"Look at what has become of the southeast now."

"But one thing that cannot be denied is that the imperial court's influence on the southeast is much stronger than before, especially in Songjiang. I heard that they are going to build a city bigger than Tianjin."

"This is an opportunity for us. We should take advantage of this special situation and the ever-changing situation in the South China Sea to improve the overall strength of our fleets as much as possible."

Unlike when he was in Dongfan, Zu Dashou was exiled to Nanyang and came to his senses. Instead of living in fear all day long, it would be better to accumulate more strength in Nanyang.

Only in this way will the imperial court not continue to dwell on things that were done in the past.

Because Zu Dashou had completely understood that the emperor attached great importance to Nanyang. In the past, he did not understand why so much trouble was made. But after he really arrived in Nanyang, Zu Dashou found out that he was extremely wrong.

Nanyang is simply rich!

"If we can succeed this time, we can completely defeat the Spanish forces in Luzon." Zu Dabi heard this, thought for a moment, and then spoke.

"Although the previous Manila Incident did not severely damage the Spanish forces, it still caused them considerable losses. If we plan properly this time and all the forces we contacted get involved, the result will be..."

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"After thinking about it, I decided to contact Zheng Zhilong and the others."

Zu Dashou interrupted, frowning slightly and said, "It's not easy to swallow Luzon in one go. If things go wrong, those Han merchants will become the masters."

"It is true that we are in competition with Zheng Zhilong and his men, but we are not in opposition. We must win the battle of Luzon so that we can use it as a foundation for infiltrating other regions in the future."

"This... I'm afraid Zheng Zhilong and the others don't think so, right?"

Zu Dabi opened his eyes slightly and said, "After all, we have had a lot of trouble with Zheng Zhilong and his men in the past. The key is that Zheng Zhilong is a vindictive person. Even if we contact him, he will probably wonder what we want to do by calling them here."

"It's nothing."

Zu Dashou waved his hand and said, "I have already thought of a solution. Don't worry, Zheng Zhilong is vindictive, but he is also a smart man."

"The Western barbarians are banding together in Southeast Asia, which has never happened before. In the final analysis, the Western barbarians are beginning to be afraid. In the past, they did not want to break up with us because we went north. But now it is different. Duke Wei has sent so many people abroad, and there are also a large number of people who sell official positions and titles. No matter what we think and see internally, in the eyes of the Western barbarians, they are all people of the Ming Dynasty."

Zu Dabi nodded in approval.

indeed.

Especially since this year, Zu Dabi has clearly noticed that the Western barbarians, the Dutch, the Spanish, the Portuguese... not only their attitudes but also their behavior are somewhat different.

Why is this happening?
It's not that they feel threatened.

Nanyang may seem far away from Ming, but compared to them, Ming is actually the closest, not to mention Ming is vast. If something really happens, Ming will obviously have the advantage! !

(End of this chapter)