The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 769 Indian Ocean Pirates Are Rampant

Most of the overseas colonial castles flying the dragon flag high and the surrounding land were purchased by "Huaxia Development" from the earlier colonists, which has the taste of a country within a country.

The overseas colonies are not small in size, which is equivalent to the concessions given to foreigners by the Qing Dynasty. The only difference is that "Huaxia Development" does not need to lease land, but buys land with permanent property rights.

This means that even if the government that sold the land no longer exists, the property rights of "Huaxia Development" will always be valid, because it does not depend on the local government, but on whether "Huaxia Development" is strong enough.

"Huaxia Development" is an armed business group with state functions, colonizing and plundering the world and monopolizing trade. Over the past ten years of expansion, it has more than 10,000 employees and business outlets all over the world.

Too many retired soldiers from "Nanming" were uneasy about returning home and became employees of "Huaxia Development". "Huaxia Development" has gradually extended to the interior of Europe, Africa, and America based on the colonies by the sea.

The fixed assets of "Huaxia Development" not only include ports, docks, and warehouses, but also own more than a dozen overseas castles, each of which is garrisoned by well-equipped troops, and has not only many artillery pieces but also large enough calibers.

This kind of strength is no longer something that any colonial regime can shake, and even the European colonial empires have to be afraid of it.

In colonies with frequent regime changes, if the new colonial government dares not to recognize the vested interests and sovereignty of "China Development", this new government is guaranteed to die in its infancy.

The "Huaxia Development" control area implements the "South Ming" law, and no colonial government can exercise power here. Many overthrown former rulers or princes and nobles came here to seek asylum.

Many rich and wealthy businessmen who feared the impact of military disasters came here to settle down. Gradually, the prosperity of the Han colony far surpassed that of the local area, which led to the influx of a large amount of capital and talents. Who dares to covet the strong?
"Nanming" has a heat-powered warship. As long as it does not encounter extreme weather, all-weather sailing day and night becomes possible.

If the overseas castle of "China Development" is surrounded and attacked by someone, as long as we hold on for a month or two, the rescue fleet will arrive and kill all those who dare to offend us.

Comparing the strength of the troops stationed in overseas colonies with the local aboriginal armed forces that may turn against each other, no city or castle can withstand the siege of the aboriginal army for more than a year.

The rights and interests of the Han people in the colony have been violated, of course they must be compensated. The "Nanming" army will simply use this as an excuse to carry out a war of aggression, wipe out the provocative native troops, and arrest the young and strong and send them to the "Nanming" Baojia for more than ten years of labor. So as to completely eat this territory.

The speed of the warship has been upgraded, and the efficiency has of course improved. Huang Sheng led the Chinese army from the "New Hangzhou Bay" to Huangjiawan Island and sailed for a distance of about 20 nautical miles. It took half a month and at most [-] days.

Zheng Yiguan, a pirate who has been developing in Nanyang, is living a prosperous life now. He claims that his navy is the second largest in the world.

Zheng Yiguan has always been sheltered by the "Huaxia Navy", because he has been bringing pirates to harm the Indian Ocean, and he still loses no time to go ashore to plunder, and robbed a lot of wealth from the Three Kingdoms. He is not short of money, and his strength after more than ten years of development cannot be underestimated. watch for.

With the birth of Huang Sheng, it is impossible for India to become "the jewel in the crown of the Queen of the British Empire", because the United Kingdom is a key target of prevention, and restricting their development is the "Nanming" national policy.

British warships and merchant ships are the targets of the "China Navy" to attack with all its strength, and the results have been immediate in the past few years.The British sea force suffered frequent blows, the loss of ships was incalculable, and their foreign trade became more and more difficult.

Gradually, a vicious circle emerged. Without enough force, it is impossible to provide protection for ocean trade. Without the huge profits of sea trade, the country will of course lack funds for sustainable development, which will further lead to the decline of national power, the decline in force value, and finally the inability to conduct ocean trade. In the future, trade can only be closed to the outside world.

Pirates in the Indian Ocean were rampant, and too many Western merchant ships from Europe, South America, and North America disappeared inexplicably. Only the "Huaxia Development" of the merchant fleet traveling to and from the Mughal Empire would not be attacked.

The Mughal Empire was actually a superpower established by the Mongols covering the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia and Afghanistan, with a population of between 3000 million and 8000 million.

Such a large country with a large population naturally has unlimited business opportunities, but it is a pity that with the presence of the great pirate Zheng Yiguan, several routes that flow gold and silver are full of huge risks. In the end, of course, "China Development" formed a monopoly.

The pricing power of the Mughal Empire's exported commodities was controlled by the Han people, and all imported commodities were at high prices. Of course, this country was exploited and squeezed out a lot of wealth.

The empire is bleeding, and the national power is declining rapidly. This country with sharp religious conflicts is facing a crisis. There are constant frictions between Christians and Hindus, and religious wars are on the verge of breaking out.

The ruler of the Mughal Empire was actually an outsider. It was the Indian feudal dynasty established by Babur, the descendant of Genghis Khan and Timur, who invaded India from Uzbekistan. "Mughal" is actually another transliteration of "Mongolia".

There used to be hundreds of small countries in this vast territory, but it was only in name that they were unified into one country by a powerful force, and the undercurrent of resistance never stopped.

The ports that do business with "Huaxia Development" do not fully represent the Mughal Empire. Too many federations and principalities are blatantly buying contraband, such as muskets, smoothbore guns, armor, strong bows, and so on.

It can be seen that the subordinates of the Federation have accumulated enough weapons to launch riots, and the great revolution to overthrow Shah Jahan is imminent.

The battle between the Mughal Empire and the Iranian Safavid Dynasty for the Afghan region has not achieved a decisive victory, and the attacks of the two countries have never stopped.

There are big difficulties. The Mughal Empire's dominance is not as good as the next year. Internal and external troubles are concentrated. Tuotu.

Ten years ago, Zheng Yiguan learned that many warships of the "Huaxia Navy" would be converted to civilian use due to equipment upgrades. He entrusted Guo Huai with a good word and asked to buy obsolete warships to arm himself.

After more than ten years of rapid development, the warships of Zheng Yiguan's pirate group are actually sailing battleship formations. The strength is really not comparable to that of any Xiyi country's navy, so Zheng Yiguan, who is full of ambition, claims to be the second in the world.

Zheng Yiguan's business is diversified. He is not only a pirate, but also uses other people's gold and silver to send mercenaries to help sultans or kings of principalities everywhere grab territory.

The biggest deal was to intervene in the war in the Middle East, and took a commission of 15 taels of gold from the Safavid Dynasty in Iran.

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