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Chapter 595 Sandalwood Islands

The British envoy returned to India first, and the French envoy stayed in Nanjing for half a month and returned by ship.

Before going back, this guy also bought a lot of books from the bookstore, as well as three globes. One is for his own collection, and the other two are going to be dedicated to the king and the cardinals of the kingdom respectively.

Europe already had a globe at this time, but it was not as detailed as the one made by the Ming Dynasty, and it also contained real-time map updates of Ming Dynasty China.

Although it is no longer new, because the Yinzhou Colonial Area and the newly restored territory of Korea have not been updated.

French envoy Frank is very smart. He knows that he will probably be fired from his company if he cannot complete his mission, so he simply prepares to return home now.

In the same month that the British and French envoys left Beijing, Kang Zifei also returned to Beijing from Shanghai with the fleet that had set out a year ago to open up a colony in Yinzhou.

The emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty were very happy, because although this ocean-going fleet only lasted a year, the harvest was quite fruitful.

Not only did it open up a new trade route between Yinzhou and the Spanish, but it also successfully established the Yinzhou colony Boxu Port.

Zhu Yijiong did not know at this time that this port should be called San Francisco in later generations.

Of course, the most critical thing is that the fleet accidentally discovered the Hawaiian Islands when they returned. The Privy Council and the Calendar Planetarium have roughly mapped the coordinates of the Big Island of Hawaii in the Pacific based on the recorded longitude and latitude coordinates.

Looking at the coordinates representing Hawaii on the world map, Zhu Yijiong smiled and said: "Yes, Kang Qing has made great contributions here. As long as we have this island, Ming China will not only spend less money and food to colonize Yinzhou in the future, but also It will also make it easier to travel to and from the ocean trade with Yinzhou."

All cabinet ministers agreed with this, because the voyage was indeed shortened. As long as a colonial zone was established in Hawaii, transit supplies could be achieved, and the wounded and ships traveling to and from Yinzhou could be rescued.

The most important thing is the sandalwood in Hawaii, which is the silver that grows on the land.

Even if it's just for these sandalwoods, this Hawaii must be won.

Wang Li cupped his hands and said, "I respectfully ask Your Majesty to name this island."

Zhu Yijiong thought for a while and said: "Kang Qing said that these islands are rich in sandalwood, and even the people on the islands use it as firewood, so let's name it the Sandalwood Islands! Set up a Sandalwood Propaganda Department here to work with the sandalwood trees. The same is true for Yixian County. There is no need to seize all the land for the time being. We will slowly digest it and build the port first."

The Hawaiian Islands were named the Sandalwood Islands. Not only did Hawaii no longer exist, but also the Sandwich Islands, which were later called the Sandwich Islands for more than a hundred years, no longer existed.

Zhu Yijiong added: "Kang Qing also said in this memorial that the language of the indigenous people of the Tanxiang Islands is quite similar to that of the people of Taiwan Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty. This is quite interesting. To pass on my will, let the Academy of National History, The Ministry of Rites and the Propaganda Department immediately went to search the ancient books to see if they could find any clues. These Tanxiang Islanders may be the same as the Yinzhou people, and they are also survivors of China's overseas voyage. "

In the previous Yinzhou, Zhu Yijiong was purely cheating. Although the latest research from the year before last year could not be considered a complete cheat. But this time in Hawaii, he was really curious.

After all, it's so strange. There are potatoes and sweet potatoes from Yinzhou, and there are wild boars and livestock that are not available in Yinzhou. Moreover, the fact that the language can be similar to that of Taiwan, which is so far away, cannot be described as a coincidence.

However, no matter what, this Yinzhou development fleet can be said to have made a lot of money.

All the ministries and departments in the cabinet were quite shocked by this. They did not expect that Yinzhou could have such a huge wealth. Although the journey is long and time-consuming, as long as one round trip is taken away from the losses and costs, the profit will be at least ten times more.

The Qian Ming Dynasty didn't like to expand externally, because it was unprofitable. Even if it was profitable, most of it would be swallowed up by the emperor's nobles, and the state treasury would not get any money. But it is different now. The emperor obviously wants to imitate the colonial development of Luzon and Nanyang in Yinzhou, and there is sandalwood from the Sandalwood Islands.

Even the cabinet ministers are very excited about the profits here.

Yinzhou's colonial development was officially on the right track, and the Sandalwood Islands were included in the Ming Dynasty's shipping routes. China's great maritime colonial era began.

... This year, Liaodong Town has officially decided to establish a province.

The provincial government was designated as Liaoning, which means peace in Liaoning.

Chen Hongmou, the prefect of Shenyang, was promoted to the left governor of Liaoning, and Liu Tongxun was the right governor. Liaoning was initially established and there was no governor for the time being.

Starting from the second half of this year, North Korea's Seoul Chief Envoy, led by the government and coordinated by the Ministry of Household Affairs, will continue to relocate one million North Koreans to Lelang, Heilongjiang, and Liaoning over fifteen years and resettle them.

That is to say, approximately 70,000 North Koreans are relocated every year. Ten years ago, North Korea had about 7 million households. After several wars and famines, less than 6 million people remain.

It is estimated that there are three million Korean people in the area under the jurisdiction of the Chief Executive of Seoul. This one-time relocation of one million people is equivalent to a loss of one-third. The vacant population and land gap will be used for Han immigrants and Han Chineseization of Korea. People come to fill it.

In this way, it only takes fifteen years for the Chief Secretary of Seoul to be completely digested by Ming China.

Liaoning was established as a province not only because the population was sufficient, but also because there must be enough large Han provinces in Liaodong. Otherwise, it would be difficult for the imperial court to effectively control the vast Lingbei Prefecture and the newly established Chief Secretary of Seoul.

After Liaoning Province was established, the next step was to develop the Tumen River.

This place was originally occupied by North Korea, and it was not until Pyongyang was captured by the Ming Dynasty that it returned to the territory.

As long as the Tumen River can be developed, the vast land in Liaodong will be able to directly enter the sea through the Tumen River.

Whether it is normal sea-trafficking or marching and fighting, it can all be done through this waterway. Even if there is a rebellion in Lelang, the rebels can be surrounded and suppressed by a flanking attack on both land and water from the mouths of the Liaoning and Tumen rivers.

By the way, not only the Tumen River in Lelang needs to be developed by immigrants, but Japan on the other side of the sea must also open their ports.

At present, in the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty and the New Dynasty, maritime merchants from each province basically have their own waterways. Maritime merchants from Fujian and Zhejiang take the Taiwan and Luzon routes, Guangdong and Guangxi merchants take the Luzon and Nanyang routes, and Jiangsu merchants mostly rely on trade winds. First go to Korea, then eastward to Japan.

Kang Zifei had also gone through this before, sailing directly east to Japan to the Port of Nagasaki, where there was even a Chinese intelligence agency set up by the Japanese shogunate to obtain Chinese intelligence from Chinese maritime merchants.

As long as the Tumen River is developed and Japan opens its ports on the eastern coast, the northern route will be completely opened in the future. From Japan to North Korea, Tsushima, Tamna, the Tumen River estuary, Liaoning, and the northern provinces...all can be In one piece.

From now on, northern merchants can also go to Yinzhou via the northern route, instead of going south first to Taiwan, then to Luzon, and finally from Luzon to Yinzhou.

The Ming Dynasty's naval fleet can also reach any place in the north through these routes, shocking Japan, Kuwu and other places.

From the establishment of Liaoning Province, to the development of the Tumen River, to sending envoys to ask Japan to open its eastern ports... these were all planned by the cabinet and court a long time ago, so there was no rush, and there was no need to worry about money and food.

Today's Ming Dynasty is most indispensable for money. Relocating and developing large areas at once can also promote the circulation of the market economy.

Inflation, too much money, then immigration, war and reclamation.

When the cannon is fired, there is a thousand taels of gold.

Of course, this method can only be used in ancient times, because under the gold standard currency system in later generations, money is really just currency. Unlike now, although silver has inflation, it is still silver and will not become like waste paper.

(End of this chapter)