When taking stock of Ming Taizong at the beginning, Lao Zhu was stunned!

Chapter 23 The first professional firearms unit.

[Actually, we can’t blame the wealthy businessmen entirely. We can only say that overseas trade is so profitable. Are there really only “uncivilized” barbarians overseas?Absolutely not. 】

[There are countless gold and silver overseas. For example, the Boddington Gold Mine in remote Australia has an annual output of tens of thousands of tons. The annual output of Bolivia's Potosi Silver Mine accounts for half of the world's. 】

[Going south, South Africa has large and small gold, silver, copper, iron and coal mines, which are widely distributed and numerous. 】

[Furthermore, from a food perspective, the Nanyang region has a mild climate and spring-like weather all year round, which is very suitable for growing crops. 】

[Able to achieve two crops a year, there are countless unique plants on different continents. They are widespread in number, easy to grow, and have extremely high annual yields, up to five thousand kilograms per year. 】

[There are too many choices for overseas trade, and there are too many profits. Although many overseas countries are small and not as big as the Central Plains, they are more numerous and rich in resources, which can satisfy the consumption of Central Plains goods to a greater extent. 】

The picture in the miracle traveled across the endless ocean to Europe, where the nobles controlled a lot of wealth and were eager for Eastern goods.

[Let’s not start with the profits from overseas trade, but from the perspective of national stability, if we don’t take the first step to occupy maritime power and vigorously develop our navy, are we going to wait for others to develop a powerful navy and then be wantonly suppressed? 】

[If you don’t develop, someone will. When the situation is stronger than others, what can you do to protect your country? 】

The Central Plains in the picture is raging with war, people are fleeing in panic, smoke is everywhere, people are in dire straits, and the prosperity of the past is gone.

The glory of the past has all disappeared, replaced by aloof aliens holding long tube-like objects and doing whatever they want on this land.
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Ming Dynasty, Hongwu 13th year.

Seeing the miracle crossing the ocean and reaching the other shore with endless gold and countless wealth, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes glowed with golden light and his heart surged.

It's not his fault, not only him, but everyone present was unable to extricate themselves, and some even started to tremble.

Although they are all people who have experienced strong winds and waves, as long as people are still alive, they will inevitably need money. What is money? The ocean is wealth!

Tens of thousands of tons every year!
As the miracles changed, Zhu Yuanzhang still could not sit still.

He saw the words "five thousand catties". As a farmer, he knew the meaning of this number. This was a number that no farmer would dare to imagine in his life.

“Plus the land that crops twice a year.”

Zhu Yuanzhang had already begun to murmur to himself, and everyone let their imaginations run wild. That was endless food.

In the future, there will be abundant crops, people will live and work in peace and contentment, no one will go hungry, no one will suffer from frostbite, and those who created such a prosperous era will surely leave their names for eternity!

Zhu Yuanzhang finally made the decision: "From today on, the first priority is to go to sea, and we must understand the ocean in all directions. This is God's blessing to me in the Central Plains. We must not miss this opportunity. Tomorrow, No, let the Ministry of Industry take charge of ship manufacturing now, keep improving, and strive for another breakthrough!"
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Ming Dynasty, Yongle 16th year.

At this time, Zhu Di had developed a certain naval force. He immediately mobilized all the ships with a wave of his hand, first went to the relatively nearby Japanese country, and sent more literati to educate them!

Let them be forever marked as a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. This kind of cultural invasion is definitely impossible to eliminate!

Zhu Di was also calculating in his mind that Zheng He would come back next year. With his experience and the full development of ships in the past two years, he would be responsible for taking people to the south, and he could rest assured.

Zhu Gaochi obviously thought: "Father, Zheng He has not returned yet. Even if he comes back, we will not be able to defeat the ancient and modern Japanese countries and the south. How about cultivating another group of navy? The commander-in-chief selects more maritime generals."
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Qin Dynasty.The First Emperor looked at the miraculous overseas wealth, countless gold and silver, and endless food. This was God's gift to the Qin Dynasty!

With these lands, why should Great Qin be unhappy?

It will be passed down through the ages!

Although it is indeed difficult for the current ships in places like Nanyang and the West, we should first use the surrounding small countries as a springboard, collect them all under the Qin Dynasty, and then start to sail to distant places.

You can also send out those who are dissatisfied with the Six Kingdoms, gain wealth, expand the territory of Qin, and no longer have to worry about land rewards! ——
The early years of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang's eyes widened when he saw it.

He doesn't care much about his image. Now that he knows that there is so much wealth in the world, God has blessed him!
Feelings and shock are unavoidable, but you still have to get started early.

Liu Bang turned to look at his old comrades who had conquered the world together. His eyes no longer had the twilight look, and he couldn't help but feel inspired by their fighting spirit: "Building ships, going to sea, and training sailors starts now!" There’s no need to delay!”

He also knew in his heart that his generation was probably the generation that cultivated and accumulated wealth. He probably would hardly see the ships of the Han Dynasty sailing across the world.

But this does not prevent him from having great ambitions at this moment and laying a solid foundation for future generations.
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Han Dynasty, the first year of Yuan Shuo.

Liu Che, who was still planning to attack the Xiongnu, suddenly felt that the Xiongnu was not interesting at all. Fighting would be thankless and there would be no income.

Look overseas, there is gold and silver everywhere, and there is endless food. Isn’t it much better than the Huns?
Wait for yourself to occupy multiple regions overseas and collect wealth.

By then, the Xiongnu will be easily captured!

Liu Che has already begun to fantasize, but he is not a daydreamer. He also has the ability to execute: "How many ships do I have now? I summon the shipbuilding workers of Tianxiahui to rush to the sea to build ships. I, the big man, are going to set sail!"

[Of course, going to sea was only a more outstanding part of Zhu Di's life. As a general and emperor, galloping on the battlefield took up most of his time. 】

[And the reason why he was able to become a general and conquer all battles in the south and the north was not only because of his extremely high talent, but more importantly, because of the weapon he promoted, which was also the firearm that almost brought Zhu Di's life to an abrupt end. 】

[Firearms fire comes first! 】

[The original "fire" was gunpowder, which was discovered by Sun Simiao during the Tang Dynasty when he was refining alchemy. By the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the development of gunpowder had already reached a considerable scale, with artillery, muskets, landmines, etc. appearing on the stage one after another. 】

[Their appearance also further changed the way the war was fought. 】

[Zhu Di founded the Shenji Battalion for this purpose, in which nearly 7 people owned firearms, becoming the world's first professional firearms force. 】
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Qin Dynasty.

Qin Shihuang thought of the alchemists he had raised in alchemy. It was time for them to produce some results after such a long time: "Let those alchemists start practicing gunpowder. If they can't produce results in a year, go down and continue their research!"

Various powerful firearms began to play during the miracle: the sound was earth-shattering, dust covered the sky, and mushroom-shaped clouds erupted!
The emperors and ministers of various dynasties were breathing heavily and staring at the miracle. This is the general trend of the world in the future!

With such a powerful weapon, how difficult is it to unify the world?
(End of this chapter)