Brother Zhu Youxiao

Chapter 479

"Zhu Yujian, the descendant of King Tang, pays homage to His Royal Highness King Qi, and respectfully greets His Highness..."

On May 26, when Cheng De was already preparing for Enke, and Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun were busy transporting steam engines to Qi State, Zhu Yujian, who had set foot on the return journey with the navy, came to Dading Palace and met Zhu Youxiao who had just arrived Zhu Youjian who came back.

Zhu Youjian sat in the main seat, while Zhu Yujian stood in the Changchun Palace, with low eyebrows and eyes, respectful.

Looking at the grandson of Tang Wang in front of him, Zhu Youjian held a copy of "The Doctrine of the Mean" in one hand and a teacup in the other.

Although Zhu Yujian, who is 30 years old this year, has dark skin, but with a high nose and wide mouth, a wide face and thick eyebrows, coupled with his battle-tested temperament, he looks pretty good.

Looking at him, it is difficult for Zhu Youjian to associate him with the weak appearance at the gate of the Tang Palace.

Anyway, he was Zhu Yujian's savior, so Zhu Yujian respected him and did not dare to make mistakes.

For him, Zhu Youjian also has his own ideas, that is, to throw Tang Guo to Levia.

"The only place overseas that can accommodate Tang is Levia."

Taking the local land as an example, when the population exceeds [-] million, the local area will basically fall into food shortage.

It took almost two and a half years, or even three years, to come and go. If the Southern Kunlun Supervision Commissioner's reclamation speed is really as fast as Zhu Youjian said, then three years is enough to reclaim millions of acres. arable land.

"drive!"

Riding on horseback, Xu Xiake did not criticize the thousand white people, but declared straightforwardly:

"I'm going to take a rest. Unless there are more important memorials, I will put them on the desk and I will deal with them when I wake up."

Xu Xiake glanced at the soldiers and horses of the thousands of guard camps, and then he recovered and continued:

"If we distribute tractors to Tang Guo, even if there are only a hundred of them, I'm afraid they will soon gain a foothold in Levia, and Guochao will not have to give so much."

Xu Xiake was translating the document Yan Yingyuan gave him, and the local businessman's eyes lit up when he heard the words.

"For example, most of the plains in Modalula are in the tropical rainforest area. After a few years of reclamation, the local land will have to fallow for several years to restore its fertility. Therefore, after the local land is reclaimed, it can only be used for four or five years. Years, you have to keep composting to cultivate.”

Yan Yingyuan was very aware of Xu Xiake's mission, so he didn't stop him too much, but bowed back:

Although the standards of this "industrial society" are very low, in any case, in terms of productivity, the two countries can crush other countries.

"The rest of the feudal lords have also discussed it, right?"

"In terms of soldiers and horses, I can give you some leeway, allowing Tang to recruit four battalions of soldiers and horses in Daming, and Daming will also sell rifles, Yanshan ten-jin cannons, five-jin cannons, and some outdated ships from the navy. you."

After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, Zhu Yujian also saw Liu Bingwen walking towards him, and handed him a map.

From this point of view, Tang State suffered a lot, but Zhu Yujian knew that even if Tang State suffered a disadvantage, if he followed Qi State, Tang Congress would soon become the champion among the feudal clans of Levia.

"As for taxes, starting today, the taxes here will be paid as one out of ten taxes, there is no room for negotiation."

It can be said that the territory of the Tang State occupies about one-sixth of the area of ​​Levia. If the unusable desert areas are excluded, the Tang State basically occupies one-third of the usable territory of Levia, about 600 million square meters kilometer.

In 20 years, Daming can almost enter a semi-agricultural and semi-industrial society, and Qi can fully enter an industrial society.

After Zhu Yujian received it, he opened it and took a look, only to see that the climate of the entire Levia continent was clearly marked on this map, and a rough map of the territory of the Tang Kingdom was also drawn.

Zhu Yujian figured it out, if this is the case, Tang Guo can first send a battalion of soldiers and hundreds of craftsmen as an advance team to occupy Xianduomo Island, and then after gaining a firm foothold, send the news back, and then send a second battalion of soldiers and horses With thousands of craftsmen in the past.

Zhu Yujian was still worried about the food issue, because even if the food was transported from India to Tang, it would take four full months.

Originally, Wu Aheng was the supervisor of the Southern Kunlun Supervisory Department, and he should have done these things, but Wu Aheng had been delayed for a long time in rebelling against Yingzhou, and it is estimated that he will not arrive in South Kunlun until half a year later.

At that time, the merchant ships of Qi State and Ming Dynasty must be powered by steam, so it will be difficult to cover up, so they simply let go and let all the vassal states follow into the industrial society.

"Daming needs a strong vassal in Leviathan. For this reason, I plan to entrust Tang to Modarula (Cameroon) in Leviathan."

Yanshan doesn't need much rectification, as long as he is in Daming, Yanshan still has to do things honestly, and the only thing to do is to investigate corruption.

The reason for the loss of land fertility is very simple, that is, the tropical rainforest area has high precipitation and is prone to floods. Therefore, after the forest is reclaimed into cultivated land, without forest to fix the soil, no matter how fertile the land is, all nutrients will be lost within a few years. Let the water wash away.

Zhu Youjian said a lot of bad things about Mo Dalu, and looked directly at Zhu Yujian, and Zhu Yujian felt very bitter after hearing it, but he didn't dare to refute: "Your official understands..."

"You don't have to worry about food." Zhu Youjian interrupted Zhu Yujian:

However, when Daming's ship arrived here, there was an owner here.

As soon as Zhu Youjian opened his mouth, he talked about the issue of Tang's vassal status, which made Zhu Yujian's heart tighten.

Apparently, the Southern Kunlun Supervisory Commission will wantonly buy slaves from the major tribes to reclaim arable land, so as to ensure that the Southern Kunlun Supervisory Commission can take root as quickly as possible.

On the simple wharf in Cape Town, when thousands of soldiers and craftsmen landed, the white people in the dilapidated market town in the distance were still watching and sweating.

When Xu Xiake went to the West this time, he received Zhu Youjian's imperial edict that he must find out the channel to the Strait of Gibraltar, and then after the local supply, he sent a letter of his handwriting to King Felipe IV of the Spanish Habsburg Dynasty. After waiting for the news, you can go home.

It can be said that the current Daming doesn't need to make any big moves, what he needs to do is to simply practice his internal skills hard and develop the various places he has already acquired.

This voyage to the West is mainly to establish the South Kunlun Supervisory Commission. After the Southern Kunlun Supervisory Commission is on the right track, then Da Ming can send four fleets out of the eight active fleets to Europe in one go, to show the European countries. This will reduce the resistance for Qi to purchase American colonies in the future.

"If that's the case, then my servant..." Zhu Yujian made a bow and expressed his thoughts to Zhu Youjian, and Zhu Youjian nodded slightly when he heard the words.

On the continent of Levia, the men of the defeated tribes were basically killed. If someone wanted to buy it, the victorious tribe would be happy to sell it.

"If you don't want the goods, you can also use the slave trade directly, and the price will be posted tomorrow."

For four months, the food has been floating in the sea, can we still eat it?

"Although the geography of Modalula is not good, there are resources such as iron ore, bauxite, gemstones, gold, and marble in its territory, and the content is not low."

"In order to help Tang take root in Leviathan, the imperial court will provide Tang with cement formula and help Tang build a cement plant."

"This is South Kunlun, right?"

More importantly, 20 years later, Qi State can basically control North and South America, and build cities on the east coast of the two continents, and trade with Tang State.

"The important thing is that there are only a few thousand natives on the island. After conquering them, you can rely on the navy to isolate the diseases of the mainland of Leviathan."

In addition, according to the knowledge Zhu Yujian learned from "Yanshan Geography", the tropical rainforest in Levia is very hot and humid. Such a climate makes infectious diseases, parasitic diseases and other diseases very easy to spread.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Zhu Yujian had already decided in his heart that the Tang State would take control of the central and western parts of Levia, but he still had to continue bargaining.

After finishing speaking, Zhu Youjian served the tea, and Zhu Yujian also knew that this was seeing off the guests, so he bowed in return and walked out of the Changchun Palace.

"The geographical knowledge of these plateaus and plains has been taught by Yanshan, so you should be able to understand it?"

Therefore, when Zhu Yujian was familiar with all geographical factors, his first reaction was to resist.

As he spoke, Zhu Youjian gestured to Liu Bingwen who was next to him, and Liu Bingwen also took out a map and handed it to Zhu Yujian.

However, about one-third of this is tropical rainforest, that is, only about 400 million square kilometers are suitable for grazing and farming, and the crops that can be cultivated are limited, and the time for cultivation is also limited.

Therefore, half of the population of Leviathan is distributed in the plateau area, because the plateau area is cooler and has less precipitation, the climate is more comfortable, and it is not so easy to get sick, but the cultivated land in the plateau area is not as good as the plains.

Xu Xiake hit a stick, gave a sweet date, first talked about the tax, and then talked about the benefits of the commodity.

To put it bluntly, let Tang and Qi form an alliance, Qi will provide food, and Tang will provide gold and silver, or other resources.

"Yes……"

Seeing his back as he walked out, Liu Bingwen bowed to Zhu Youjian and said, "Your Highness, you care so much about Tang Guo, why don't you sell the tractor to Tang Guo?"

"Qi will be a large farm model in the future, and will also be a large grain exporter."

"It's a beautiful view!"

"Xu Shilang..." Seeing Xu Xiake coming back, Yan Yingyuan saluted, and Xu Xiake dismounted to return the salute.

After arriving in South Kunlun, Yan Yingyuan immediately demonstrated his governance ability. He stationed troops in many natural ports along the coast, left behind craftsmen, and then landed in Cape Town with a large force.

"The topography of Modalula is very complicated. Except for a small part of plains on the shores of Lake Chad and the coast, the whole area is mostly plateaus and mountains."

"In addition, the grasslands, rainforests, and gold and silver resources in the northwest are good. If the Tang Dynasty takes control of this place, there will be basically no problems. The only thing to pay attention to is that there are many diseases in the area. You need to send an advance team to develop it before you can become a vassal. Calculated, it will take about seven or eight years."

"Since this is the case, tomorrow I will ask the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army to issue a note, allowing you to recruit troops for the Fourth Battalion. As for the time for recruiting troops, it is up to you."

As for the loss of fertility in the tropical rainforest that Zhu Youjian said, Zhu Yujian has also read about this in the book "Yanshan Geography".

Therefore, Zhu Youjian needs 20 years to prepare.

On the ninth day of June, after nearly a year, Ming's second voyage to the west finally arrived in Cape Town in southern Leviathan.

In Zhu Youjian's view, under the suzerainty and vassal system of the Ming Dynasty, South Asia is the most likely to break out of war, because there are too many vassal kings here.

As for the opening of the Suez Canal, this cornucopia, Zhu Youjian has not yet had the energy to develop it, or he is going to leave this matter to Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Ciran to do it.

"If the Tang Kingdom is here, then move silver..."

"If you live here, you have to drive according to the laws of Ming Dynasty. Once you break the law, you will be killed without mercy!"

The reason why they did not conduct diplomacy directly with European countries this time is mainly because the number of ships is insufficient, which is far from enough to promote national strength.

"The arable land is enough to feed 5000 million people, but the development of the feudal kingdom is a century-old plan, and the number of local natives is close to [-] million, so you are worried about the food problem, I can understand."

"So what I mean is that you brothers can be stationed on Xianduomo Island (Bioko Island) across the sea from Modarula, and develop Modarula across the sea."

Daming's strength in Levia is currently not enough to compete with Osman. Although the rifle is sharp, the ammunition is a flaw. Besides, Zhu Youjian has no energy to fight Osman. His current thoughts are on Qi.

"I have had someone calculate this process. In about ten years, you can reclaim tens of millions of mu of urban construction area."

The remaining two battalions of soldiers and horses and more than 5000 craftsmen landed in Cape Town with Yan Yingyuan, and set up southern Levia as the Southern Kunlun Mansion of Ming Dynasty.

However, when this war broke out, perhaps Zhu Youjian had already entered the soil, so he didn't care about it.

Early this morning, Xu Xiake sent more than a hundred cavalrymen to bring the news that Ming was about to take control of Southern Leviathan. For the market town of Cape Town, which only had more than 1000 white people, hundreds of cavalrymen were simply unimaginable strength.

Zhu Yujian wanted more people, but Zhu Youjian shook his head and rejected him, but after the refusal, he still comforted him:
"There is no shortage of gold and silver in the Tang Kingdom. All you have to do is protect the Tang Kingdom by force, buy natives from Europeans and native leaders to open mines and open roads."

The fourth battalion has more than 1 soldiers and horses, and the 1 soldiers and horses equipped with rifles and artillery are actually enough to sweep the continent of Levia.

Of course, Cape Town at this moment is just a gathering place for Europeans to trade, and no country actually controls it.

"According to the agreement with His Highness, we have to sail to Bald Gap (Gibraltar) this time."

Therefore, even if he wanted to become a feudal clan, Zhu Yujian had to figure out where the food for the Tang Kingdom came from.

Here in Daming, he only needs to continue to consolidate the suzerain-vassal system he established, help the vassal state to take root, and at the same time establish Daming's banking system, plus recover Uszang, take down Hengbei, Western Regions, and Mobei, basically he will There is nothing left to do.

"One and a half years later, I am afraid that the Southern Kunlun Supervisory Commission will have hundreds of thousands of acres of land. These lands can be used to grow rice, but the output is not as good as that of Ming Dynasty."

"From tomorrow, the Imperial Store will be open, but no gold or silver is needed, only slaves are needed."

"But you don't have to worry. Although the plains in Modalula are not good for arable land, Manikongge in the south has a tropical grassland climate. The local land can be reused to grow crops such as corn and rice."

"Even if the fourth battalion of the Tang State is recruited and trained from now on, it will take half a year, and it will take even one year to go from Daming to Tang State."

"The former of the two countries is in the south, and the latter is in the west. If there is no accident, they should fight against the local Europa colonists together with Tang."

The white people discovered the business opportunity, so they all began to look forward to the announcement of the Huangdian store tomorrow.

Things on their side are over, but things thousands of miles away have just begun.

As for how to rectify Yanshan and how to rectify the stubborn conservative three parties, this is no longer important to Zhu Youjian.

"Hundreds of thousands of mu in a year and a half?" Zhu Yujian was taken aback, but he quickly thought of the native slaves that Zhu Youjian said.

"The fleet of the South Kunlun Supervision Envoy has arrived at Xianlao Lengzu Island, and will soon carry out ruling and farming in South Kunlun."

It can be said that Zhu Youjian has given Zhu Yujian and Tang Guo very rich conditions, so after hearing this, Zhu Yujian did not ask for other conditions, but bowed and said:
"The Tang State is willing to vassal Levia, but the officials dare to ask, how can the Tang State guarantee food in the early stage without any problem?"

Before the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the vassals did not dare to easily resist the "Regulations on the Suzerainty and Vassal", so they could only seize the resources and colonies of the Europeans.

He took the map and opened it, only to find that it was a map of Qi and Levia, which also included topographical maps.

"Relying on these slaves, you can continue to cut down the rainforest, wait until the plains are deep enough, and then build castles to prevent people from the frontier rainforest from approaching Wangjing, so as to continue trade and development."

Therefore, what he has to do is actually to maintain a balance, and then send out a group of Yanshan officials every year according to the development of Qi.

"From today onwards, this is the residence of the Southern Kunlun Supervising Envoy of the Ming Dynasty. This place was renamed Nankunlun Mansion, and Kunlun County was established."

"The transfer costs five taels of silver per person. There is no room for bargaining."

"You can build this island first, and then use soldiers or commodities to do business with Levi's native states, and buy slaves to develop Modarula."

But if the steam engine is sent to the vassal state, it will be easier for the vassal state to gain a foothold, but the chances of Europeans stealing are even greater.

Therefore, if the Tang State wants to settle in such a place, it will be relatively passive in terms of food.

"What's more, there are [-] miles of coastal plains to the south and [-] miles to the northwest of the coastal plain. Calculated, hundreds of millions of acres of cultivated land can be reclaimed, but these cultivated lands are also divided into regions."

This is just the beginning, what is more important is his development concept of South Kunlun.

Liu Bingwen told Zhu Youjian's arrangement that these three vassal states are basically the three fierce tigers blocked by the Ming vassal system at the door of Europeans. Before the opening of the Suez Canal, the two parties will have a lot of collisions.

"Things have been announced. Those Europa people will not know the law and break the law. After all, so many soldiers and horses of the imperial court are here."

"Tractors... In the next 20 years, apart from Daming and Qi, it is impossible for other feudal states to own them." Zhu Youjian put down his teacup.

Zhu Youjian got up and walked to the bedroom. Liu Bingwen also made people be careful not to disturb Zhu Youjian.

Especially for the last item of cement, Zhu Yujian's heart was moved by helping to build a field.

He knew very well in his heart that Ming had Malacca, while Qi was too far to the north. Europeans could not see or touch these places, so they could use steam engines wantonly.

"With a shipment of goods from Ming Dynasty, you can buy 10,000+ native slaves in the city-state of Bing and Daoma in the north."

You must know that Daming's cement is currently not for sale, and Zhu Youjian's words mean that Tang Guo can have its own cement plant.

"I will leave some translations for you, Zhifu Yan. After the fleet replenishes some fresh water tonight, I will lead the fleet north along the west coast of Leviathan."

"Your Highness, this place does not seem to be suitable for the long-term development of the Tang Kingdom. Although the resources are abundant, the food..."

"Of course, after today, the Imperial Store will be set up here. You don't have to go to the East anymore, but you can buy all kinds of goods from Daming here."

In fear, the more than 1000 white people waited for Xu Xiake and hundreds of cavalry in armor and riding guns.

As for the three conservative parties, they can be said to be the real royalists at present, because they are the last people who want Zhu Youxiao to step down. It is impossible for Zhu Youjian to cut off his brother's wings.

If the south is occupied by the Southern Kunlun Supervisory Commissioner, then he can go to the north and northeast to seize the European territories instead of staying in the central region.

Zhu Yujian's face was seen by Zhu Youjian, so after talking about the bad, he was also going to talk about the good.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian felt a little tired.

However, when Xu Xiake returned to the pier, he had already seen Yan Yingyuan and some officials of Yanshan Architecture discussing how to build the port and city of Kunlun County.

These words were taught by Yan Yingyuan, and Yan Yingyuan and Yan Yinshao were the prefects of the two prefectures under the command of the Southern Kunlun Supervisory Commissioner.

Right now, when they saw the thousands of troops of the Ming army, they were even more thankful that they did not resist, otherwise they would probably be facing guns now.

It seemed to him that only the northern and southern regions of Levia were suitable for cultivation and free from a great deal of disease.

"The west is mountainous, the coast has forest plains, the interior has forest plateaus, and the north is tropical grassland..."

Zhu Youjian talked eloquently: "Levia actually has a lot of arable land, and the normal arable land in the north and south is about 27 billion mu."

When the competition for land and resources is almost over, it is time for war to break out.

In this case, Zhu Yujian could take the remaining two battalions of soldiers and horses of the Tang State and the people who were about to move there.

As the magistrate of East Kunlun, Yan Yinshao had already landed on Xianlao Lengzu Island with a battalion of troops and three thousand craftsmen, and set the place as the East Kunlun Mansion of the Great Ming South Kunlun Supervision Department.

They wanted to ask Xu Xiake some questions, but Xu Xiake turned around and left, which made them very disappointed.

As long as there is cement, it is too simple to build a city.

Zhu Youjian asked Liu Bingwen, and Liu Bingwen bowed back when he heard the words: "It's all discussed, and there are two countries next to Tang in the east and midwest of Levia, namely Huai State and Ji State."

In terms of food, both Qi and Daming can trade with the local area, but the shortage of other resources will not work.

Many vassal states do not even have important resources such as coal, so they can only compete for other vassal states.

"I called you here because I have something to discuss with you, such as the problems of Qi and Tang."

Zhu Yujian's words touched Zhu Yujian's heart. Although Zhu Youjian didn't say it clearly, Zhu Yujian could guess it.

"Xianduomo Island has an area of ​​more than 300 million mu, and there are placer gold and iron ore that can be mined on the island, but this is not important."

"Then wish Xu Shilang an early return. I believe that by the time Xu Shilang returns, there will already be several cities of my Great Ming standing here..."

"It's natural." Xu Xiake was very proud of being able to explore the sea for Daming. At the same time, he was even more excited that he had the mission of sailing to the West for the third time.

The two exchanged pleasantries, and then went about their own affairs.

As for the establishment of the South Kunlun Supervision and Envoy Division, the date was completely determined on the ninth day of June in the 11th year of Tianqi, following the landing of Yan Yingyuan and others.

(End of this chapter)