I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 455
The map of the Ming Dynasty newly drawn by the Privy Council has been published and distributed nationwide through the "Da Ming Chao Bao" and "Da Ming Yue Bao".

This latest version of the map covers the entire territory of Shaanxi-Gansu, Yunnan-Guizhou, Monan Grassland, Liaodong Town to Hetuala City, as well as the newly occupied Guangnan Province and Ha Tien Town last year, plus the overseas Lu The Governor-General's Palace of the Song Dynasty, Ryukyu County, the Governor's Palace of Pyongyang, North Korea, and Tamna County.

Although the Ming army has just entered the Shaanxi-Gansu and Yunnan-Guizhou regions, given the current situation of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, it is only a matter of time before these provinces are captured.

What's more, the Ming army now has no worries in Liaodong. The remaining Manchu and Qing troops in Liaodong fled to Ningguta. Next, they only need to fight steadily and continue to immigrate and encroach.

All the freed troops, money and food have been moved to the western front battlefield, and Yongzheng can no longer stop it.

As for the Monan grassland, the entire area has surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, mostly in name. The same is true of the Chechen Khan tribe and the Tuxie Tu Khan tribe in Mobei.

However, in one or two years at the latest, the Ming army will completely consolidate its territory in northern Xinjiang.At that time, troops can be mobilized on the grassland, and the reasons and time are very sufficient.

The Ming Dynasty further strengthened its control over the grassland through the salt and iron trade, and at the same time continued to bleed the grassland tribes.

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In the seventh year of Jianwu in the Ming Dynasty, many people died.

People like Cewang Alabutan, Tian Wenjing, the eighth prince, and the fourteenth prince in the braided drama almost died in line.

Even Dutch Governor Zwaldekron, who had previously jointly sent troops with China to seize food from Spain, lived for more than a year longer than in history, and finally died of illness last year living up to expectations.

There were no deaths from malaria or the usual fevers because the Dutch finally had the cinchona tree (quinine) in Spanish hands.

The new Dutch governor was a young man named De Haan, who was not well-known. Coming to Batavia at this time was almost equivalent to being sent to the frontier, even if they got the southern Philippines.

But it would be impossible for the South Philippines to truly generate benefits within a few years. For the Dutch who focused on short-term interests, the Philippine war was simply better than nothing.

Speaking of which, this governor only lasted for three years before he died of illness. He was more than half as long as Zwaldkron, and the ones that followed were even shorter-lived... There was a vague smell of murder.

Cui Li, the governor of Luzon, reported on the newly arrived Spanish governor Fernando. This man is very interesting. After he came to the Philippines, he did not go as expected by the Ming Dynasty. He launched a crazy revenge against the Luzon Governor's Palace and Chinese merchants, and even started a war again. .

On the contrary, as soon as he came to power, the first thing he did was to cut taxes for Chinese merchants, reopen the ports, seek cooperation, and rebuild the silver trade.Then, he wrote to the Governor-General of Luzon, requesting that the envoy be re-sent to pay homage to the Ming Emperor.

Cui Li was not sure about this, so he had to report to the emperor.

Zhu Yijiong read the memorial, pondered for a moment, and wrote Zhu Zhu: "Yes. The matter involves a foreign vassal, and it will be handled by Honglu Temple with full authority."

It is natural for Spain to take the initiative to request an end to the war between the two countries and restore commercial relations.

After all, the Spanish mainland has long been reduced to a pile of ruins, and it has not recovered yet. How can it have the energy to start a war with a large country in the Far East?

Instead of going to war, the only thing we can do is actively cooperate and resume trade.

Is it possible that if the war cannot be won, economic sanctions will be imposed?

Today's maritime trade in Nanyang is almost completely monopolized by Chinese merchants. This is not because the Chinese merchants do this intentionally, but because there are too many Chinese merchants in Nanyang. The huge number of people is naturally overwhelming for merchants from various countries.

Coupled with monopolized products such as cigars, enamels, multicolored porcelain, etc., these merchants were Chinese. With their closer access to goods and lower costs, they quickly occupied nearly [-]% of the market share.

The remaining [-]%... is reserved for the Dutch partner.

The war cannot be won, and the market cannot be seized. As long as the new Spanish governor is not stupid, he also knows how to seek cooperation.

Otherwise, losing local support and having its own trade squeezed and collapsed, the Viceroyalty of the Philippines would not be able to survive.

Zhu Yijiong also had to recruit another ally, not only to check the Dutch in the Philippines, but also to form a true three-nation alliance to jointly suppress Britain and France.Fuzhou.

In a teahouse, a group of literati were drinking tea and reading newspapers in the private room on the second floor.

"Hahaha, rejoice! Now Shaanxi, Gansu, Yunnan and Guizhou have been recovered, and only a corner of Sichuan has not been recovered. The Qing Tatars have exhausted all their energy!"

"What Brother Hongde said is absolutely true. We are invincible in the world, but the Manchus, the Tatars, and the disrespectful vassal country dare to raise troops to fight. You are simply asking for your own death."

"Now the imperial court has newly restored Shaanxi, Gansu, Yunnan and Guizhou, and has expanded thousands of miles of land in various towns in Liaodong. This is the time for scholars of our generation to show their talents. This year, someone must pass the imperial examination to gain fame, make contributions to the new Ming Dynasty, and shine on the lintel."

"It should be so. I wonder where these brothers would go to become officials if they were in high school."

"Haha, that should be the land of Guangnan, Shaanxi-Gansu, and Yunnan-Guizhou!"

"There is also the Monan Grassland. I heard my uncle inadvertently say that the imperial court deployed heavy troops in northern Xinjiang, and various tribes are now fighting in the Monan Grassland. I am afraid that in less than two years, the imperial court will send troops to completely pacify the grassland, and will also have to demarcate the grassland. The state established counties and sent floating officials to serve."

"The grassland also needs to be divided into prefectures and counties? Today's Holy Emperor... really has a great talent and a great strategy. He wants to completely solve the problems of the grassland!"

"Not only the grassland, please read the map of the Ming Dynasty in this newspaper. We have deployed troops in all the towns in the eastern part of Liaoning. I am afraid that your majesty will take the entire northeastern part of Liaoning, as well as the Ninggu Pagoda of the Tatars."

"Haha, this is what makes me happy. As shown in this map, all the countries around our Ming Dynasty should come to our Ming Dynasty to restore the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties."

"..."

These local Fuzhou literati just chatted in the teahouse.

Although there was no wine, they still chatted heartily, and even became more and more excited as they talked, as if they were the ones opening up new territories and enjoying the coming of all nations.

This is exactly Zhu Yijiong's purpose, to make the territory of the Ming Dynasty known to the world in real time through the court newspaper, and also to put the power layout map of the countries in the entire sea area, tributary countries and other countries. Even a small Hexian town that is nominally attached to it is dedicated to Mark it out.

The purpose is to subtly cultivate the warlike sentiments in the hearts of the people of the Ming Dynasty, and give them the belief that the Ming Dynasty will revive all nations and that the Ming Dynasty's army will be invincible in the world.

Not surprisingly, in this year's imperial examination, Zhu Yijiong planned to focus on opening up new territories.

"Hey! Hey!"

"Get ready to launch into the water and try out the sea!"

The "Ming-style" Galen ship, which was designed and built completely independently by craftsmen affiliated to the Fuzhou Shipping Bureau and did not rely on the help of European shipbuilders, was finally successfully launched.

Tang Tongjiang personally took the helm of this brand-new warship, looking excited: "Very good, our first Ming-style warship has finally been launched."

The Ming Navy fleet has been in service for seven or eight years. Many warships have reached the end of their lifespan. Now they are gradually decommissioning sea-going ships and converting them to river warships after maintenance. The remaining sea-going warships are no longer as many as they were in their heyday. half.

Now that this Ming-style warship has been successfully launched, it means that the Ming Dynasty has completely mastered the manufacturing technology of Galen ships, and can then implement mass production.

Although the high-quality wood harvested from Qiongzhou and purchased from Nguyen's Quang Nam Kingdom is still drying in the shade, many have reached the qualification line for shipbuilding, and there are also many shade-dried wood left over from the pseudo-Qing Dynasty.

It may not be as good as the fine wood harvested by Ruan's Quang Nam Kingdom and Qiongzhou, but it is enough to build warships.

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty steam engine technology has been successfully developed. As long as improvements continue, semi-armored ships and fully armored ships are not impossible.

(End of this chapter)