golden scales

In 26, the [-]th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, on January [-] of this year, Ivan IV was crowned in Moscow and became the first tsar of Oros, pushing the history of the Principality of Moscow to Oros. Tsarist times.

Ivan IV was therefore called "Thunder Emperor" or "Great Emperor".

However, Ivan the Terrible's empire lasted only two generations, and entered a period of chaos with the extinction of the Yurik Dynasty. It was not until the establishment of the Romanov Dynasty that Oros returned to a normal country.Alexei Mikhailovich, who is in power now, is the second tsar of the Romanov dynasty, and he is also a link between the past and the future who ended 30 years of chaos and laid the foundation for his son Peter the Great.

From Ivan the Terrible to Alexei, Oros expanded from Moscow to Eastern Europe. Although the previous war with Sweden failed, it was still able to obtain the land of Eastern Ukraine on the east bank of the Dnieper River.

"The Tsar often goes out in person to expand territories, but because of his prudence, people give him the nickname 'Shy One'." Alexander Kraft sat in a luxurious room in Turkestan, smiling Tell the history of Oros and the current social environment for the people of the General Staff's Military Intelligence Department.

As the illegitimate son of a monk, Alexander was considered a marginal nobleman.He was in the shooting army in his early years, and later he went to Poland and the Baltic Sea with Tsar Alexei, and was sent to Kazakhstan to fight against the Ming Dynasty in the east.When he was in the Shooting Army, he also did smuggling and legitimate business. It can be said that he has an in-depth understanding of the entire Oros society.In particular, he is very knowledgeable about current affairs, talkative and funny.So you can be freed from slavery.Live in a warm room and live with one mouth.

"How many people are there in the national army of Oros?" The staff officer of the Military Intelligence Department smiled as if talking to an old friend. The only fly in the ointment was that he could only communicate through a translator.

"We have a total of about 10 troops." Alexander frowned and thought: "[-] of them are shooting troops, responsible for protecting the Tsar and Moscow. There are also militias of nobles from various places. The number is not clear. We have When necessary, the Don Cossacks and Tatars will also be recruited ... but now it seems that the Tatars will not fight for us."

"How many people can be mobilized in total?" the staff officer asked.

It was difficult for Alexander to understand "mobilization", after several explanations.Said: "30 people, this is the largest army we have ever used."

"How about your military pay?"

"It's not enough at all!" Alexander suddenly became excited: "So even the shooting army has to do some small business."

The staff officer was very interested when he heard this: "Soldiers do business?" He knew that the Xiang army in the Song Dynasty did small business, but the imperial army did not dare to do such things at that time.And the shooting army can be regarded as the imperial army of the Tsar of Oros, or even the guards.

"Idle is idle. A soldier only has three rubles a year. Even with the food allowance of three meals a day, he still has to spend money to buy military uniforms for himself. How can he support himself if he doesn't do business?" Alexander said helplessly. .

"Aren't you going to delay the training?" the staff officer asked again.

"Training? Three times a week..."

In a good atmosphere of conversation.Alexander didn't understand what he said at all.The Military Intelligence Division easily took a thorough look at the basic situation of the Oros army, and submitted a report to the General Staff.

This report gave some relief to the entire court, and there was no need to worry about the retaliation of the Oros people. The Turkestan War almost wiped out the entire Oros southern garrison, including the 8000-strong standing army.

It's just that Xiao Mo and Xiao Donglou's faces are very ugly, because the fighting power of the other party has reached an unbelievable level.

Even the training volume of the Oros people for one week-seven days is less than the training volume of Ming soldiers in one day.The Oros because of the high cost of gunpowder and lead bullets.Making firearms maneuvers a luxury.The soldiers of the Ming army have firearms live ammunition shooting training every day.Even in peacetime, the gunpowder consumed by a soldier of the Ming army in one day is equal to the consumption of ten training sessions of Oros soldiers.

Because of the lack of state treasury in Oros, in addition to more than [-] standing troops in the country, more legions will be disbanded after the war. There is no training at all, let alone honor and status.

Winning against such an opponent is really embarrassing.

"This is not only a military victory, but more importantly a victory in national power." Zhu Cihong was very happy to receive this report.This is the first time that Ming has faced a real national army, although it is not a world-class military power like Sweden.But Eros is definitely not a third-rate weak scum at this time, otherwise it would be impossible to annex Eastern Ukraine.

"Your Majesty, General Xiao Mo and General Xiao Donglou are now leading an army to march north and west, hoping to conquer the entire Kazakh Khanate." You Shiwei reported in an old and deep voice.

Zhu Cihong nodded.Since the two generals made such a decision, there must be a reason for it. It is best for the emperor and the center in Beijing to question less and support more.In the case of immature technical conditions, only trusting generals can win.

Xiao Mo and Xiao Donglou originally regarded the Turkistan War as the last battle in the past five years.Even if Daming wins, it may be to consolidate the Far West theater, and has no idea of ​​​​expanding the results of the battle.Just after listening to Alexander's introduction, combined with the intelligence of the scouts, the two found that this is really a good time to take advantage of the victory!

The Kazakhs were gutted, the Cossacks returned to their hometown with the friendship of Ming Dynasty, the Oros people were sent down to mine, and the whole Kazakhs were like beautiful women in tulle pajamas, looking forward to the favor of the Ming army.Faced with such a situation, if Xiao Mo and Xiao Donglou were to settle and station in Turkestan and turn a blind eye, that would be something the emperor should worry about.

"As for the Kazakhs..." You Shiwei hesitated.

"Those who resist the heavenly army are regarded as treason." Zhu Cihong said: "Innocent and obedient people can let them register and become citizens of the Ming Dynasty, and they are also my subjects. They are treated equally and will never be treated harshly."

"Your Majesty, Navala..."

"It's all the same." Zhu Cihong said: "Ming people can naturally cultivate and graze on the land of Daming. But they have to do a good job of household registration and abide by the laws of Ming. negotiation."

After a big battle, there will definitely be a protracted negotiation that is no less intense than the battlefield.This time the main envoy sent by the Ming Dynasty was Jiang Yueguang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the deputy envoy was Yang Wei, Chief of Staff of the Northwest Group Army.It might be two or three months before Jiang Yueguang arrived in Turkestan, so Yang Wei didn't intend to wait for him.After receiving the appointment, he set off for Moscow to stand in front of the envoy.

This time, the lion of Ming Dynasty opened his mouth wide and directly wanted to sign a border treaty with Tsarist Russia, in which the western border required the Ural Mountains as the border.

It was also because of this that Zhu Cihong knew that Russia was also an iron-poor country. Before the war with Sweden, it imported nearly [-] tons of pig iron from Sweden at a high price.The only iron-rich mine in Russia is located in the Ural Mountains. It has been developed for more than [-] years, and it is time to reach the peak of production.

Such a baby area.It's not the kind of wasteland that can be abandoned casually like the Xianbei Wilderness.

Jiang Riguang is very old, but the cabinet is full now, if there is a vacancy for him to join the cabinet, I am afraid that there will be no hope in this life.Taking advantage of the opportunity of going abroad, Jiang Riguang can add the title of Dongge University Bachelor to the Ministry of Rites and enjoy the treatment of elders.It's time for him to retire when he returns home.It can be regarded as a successful end to his official career.

Moreover, Jiang Yueguang is not old at heart, and his thinking reaction is faster than many young people. Coupled with a deputy envoy with careful thinking, no matter how difficult the task is, there is a possibility of success.What's more, the purpose of Yang Wei's mission to Russia is not only to win the contract, but also to conduct a comprehensive investigation of this enemy country.

Xiao Mo, Xiao Donglou, and Zhou Yuji took advantage of the great victory and led their troops to carry out a huge raid on the land of Kazakhstan. Only the villages with the golden dragon flag on the red bottom can be exempted from "inspection".

The Russians soon realized that they were fighting the wrong war in the wrong place with the wrong enemy. Not only did they lose troops, but the entire southern standing army was wiped out, and most of the soldiers became serfs and miners.Became a part of supporting the construction of Daming.

In addition, Xiaoyuzi, which had been controlled by Russia before, and Zhongyuzi, which was the most powerful, fell to Ming Dynasty one after another, hoping to be canonized by the emperor of Ming Dynasty, but the Ming army had already learned about the entire Kazakh Khanate from Russian prisoners. Strength deployment, so I am not very interested in this olive branch.

However, the biggest loss of the Russians does not lie in military strength, land, sphere of influence, or people's hearts.

The harshest treatment that Zhu Cihong can think of is unbelievably kind to the Russians. This difference in treatment makes the third-party people in the two countries feel very guilty.For the first time, Kazakhs know that the meaning of their existence is not to be mistreated and robbed by others, but also to have a good life of their own and enjoy the help and low-interest loans provided by the government.

The Cossacks also found that the Ming Empire bought them, in addition to cheaper food, more land, and dignity.

Even if he is a wandering Cossack with deep eyes, as long as his household registration is marked with the name "Da Ming", he has the right to be protected by the Ming Empire and not be bullied by anyone.

Throughout the 11th year of Longjing, the two materials that were most in short supply in the Northwest were the red-bottomed golden dragon flag representing Ming Dynasty, and the letters of appointment for Kazakh, Cossack and other tribal chiefs.With the arrival of frontier troops dominated by Koreans and Japanese to the Western Regions, the Ming Empire's control over the Far West became more systematic, although the management costs were relatively high.

"The commander of the Turkic capital is completely accumulated by the blood and sweat of the people of Ming Dynasty!"

Southern Shilin newspapers were very dissatisfied with Kazakhs establishment of the capital, precisely because of the annual expenditure and budget for the coming year disclosed by the Beijing Zhubutang.

"The imperial court's control over the Turkic capital has only two words: spend money! The 'Ming people' in every Turkic region have high tax-free treatment every year. It can be said that Ming did not receive a penny from Turkic. But Ming has to bear On the Turkic side, the construction of roads and water conservancy, the consumption of the army, and the salaries of officials, isn’t this a loss-making business that can only get out but not get in?”

"Shilin Daily" is not ashamed to say these words of profit, but "Industrial Daily" has no scruples, especially after their submission of tax reduction proposals was rejected by Beijing, they have the urge to vent.

"No matter how bad the house is, renting it to others will always cost some rent. Now in the Turkic region, the landlord pays people to live in it. What's the reason?"

The readers of the "Industrial and Commercial Daily" belong to well-to-do families with a little property and doing some small businesses.The style of this newspaper is straightforward, with good use of metaphors, and full-page advertisements.Of course, from the perspective of the "Business Daily", advertisements are also a kind of news, and they are all information.

The actual effect is also the same, because the "Industrial Daily" has a lot of grievances against the Turks, and put a lot of effort into introducing this new piece of land in the Ming Dynasty, so that many people know that there is such a piece of land to be developed in the west of the Ming Dynasty.There are also many businessmen who are full of longing for the Silk Road and are attracted by the various tax-free policies of the Turkic land. They have brought tea and silk from Ming Dynasty and set foot on the road to the Western Regions again.

This trip is all by land, but it is more popular than sea.In order to protect the enthusiasm of the Ming people, Zhu Cihong had to stipulate that the end of the Silk Road was temporarily set in Turkestan, so as to prevent the Han people from rushing into the Ottoman territory in ignorance.

Speaking of it, the Ottomans are very faithful to their brothers of the same religion, but they have no faith at all when facing pagans. It seems that in their teachings, not believing in their religion is a sin.The reason why the Ottoman Empire blocked the overland Silk Road was precisely because of this mentality of punishment for "sin", which allowed them to pull out their machetes to rob while ending the transaction.

Fortunately, there are also people who believe in this religion in Daming's territory, and they are obviously much milder - this is why people have to bow their heads under the eaves.Let these moderates bring their goods to the Ottomans for trade, and the danger will be reduced a lot, and the Ottomans themselves also need Daming's silk, porcelain, tea and handicrafts, so they just hand over his rich gold gems to Daming use.

As long as the trade route to the Ottomans can be opened up, the circle of world trade will only be a thin layer, which may be broken at any time.

All Da Ming needs now is time and an opportunity to influence the world trend.

……

"Besides, besides, besides..."

Zhu Cihong sat on the soft seat of the train, feeling the long-lost industrial atmosphere.

In the [-]th year of Longjing, the issue of laying the railway was settled. Of course, the Beijing-Tianjin line from Beijing to Tianjin was chosen.After a whole year of intensive construction, the test section of the Beijing-Tianjin Line has been completed. After dozens of safety tests, His Majesty the Emperor insisted on taking the train in person, and finally had the "twenty miles away" distance from Beijing. OK".

In order to let the children feel the power of industry together, Zhu Cihong brought five sons, including Zhu Hetan who has not yet spoken. (to be continued~^~)