Chapter 1079: Secretly assassinating Chen Cang (Second update, please subscribe)
Not ready for war!
This is the most important thing!
What is the most critical preparation?
Not industry, but population!
Industry can be promoted, stimulated and driven through large-scale infrastructure construction. In fact, the industrial expansion of Ming Dynasty was driven by infrastructure construction. Keynesian economics has not had an impact these days!
But Emperor Zhu Da knew. What did the Ming Dynasty's industrial development rely on in these years? One was the five-year plan that had remarkable effects in the era of heavy industry, and the other was the infrastructure stimulation of Keynesian economics.
If it were not for the limitation of the times, the industrial scale could not increase. Under the current benign stimulation, the scale of Ming Dynasty's industrial economy could at least more than double.
But the same cannot be said for population.
What was the population of the Ming Empire?
The Chinese population in the African colonies is 16 million, of which 3.3 million are Japanese and 4.1 million are mixed. As for the indigenous blacks... they are not included in the count.
There are 3.7 million Chinese people in the Northern Territory and 780,000 people in the Success Islands and Pacific Territory.
The Japanese Protectorate has 27 million.
The empire has a native population of 47.5 million, of which nearly 39 million are Chinese, including 6 million Japanese and Southeast Asian brides. There are 7.6 million Europeans and mixed-race people, and 1.8 million Indians.
This is the current demographic composition of the empire.
Emperor Zhu Da turned the globe to the location of Peru. He had long coveted the saltpeter mines in Peru. Moreover, in his plan, the Peruvian-Bolivia Federation was a country that must be destroyed.
Who is he?
As the Prime Minister of the Empire, Qian Degong has more issues to consider, and of course they are more comprehensive. The large number of minors is the biggest weakness of the Ming Dynasty at the moment. What is the biggest problem with this weakness? It is that a large number of young people are just human beings. Father, and he is the kind who has several children. When fighting a war, it is inevitable that he will have too many worries! Moreover, once he is killed in battle, the country's childcare burden will also be heavy. After all, the empire is not the kind of soldier who is killed in battle. In a country that ignores the families of soldiers who sacrificed their lives, Ming Dynasty not only asked, but also took care of their families. Of course, this means additional expenses. This burden must be considered.
"The United States will no longer be able to take care of Hawaii. We can annex Hawaii smoothly."
"Since no one is ready, let's use Peru to test Britain's bottom line. In this incident, the empire might as well adopt the strategy of building plank roads openly and concealing its warehouses."
They have the same culture and clan. The reason why they are not allowed to naturalize right now is because the Huru spirit has not been removed from their bodies. Of course, if they can be loyal to the country, they can definitely be naturalized. Although there are differences between naturalized citizens and imperial subjects. There are a few differences, but their next generation will be true subjects of the empire.
"Yes, it's just building the plank road openly and secretly visiting Chencang!"
"So Hawaii is Chencang?"
"So under this situation, the United States will never let us occupy Cuba! In this way..."
Fang Zhanbo's eyes lit up and he said.
"Your Majesty, the only prerequisite for them to accept reality is that we must fight quickly and occupy Peru before other countries can react! This is to conquer a country! How can it be done quickly?"
No one knows better than Emperor Zhu Da what it means to be a non-human race, and his heart must be different. After all, in the long-term simulation in the early days of Nanhua's establishment, the betrayal of European immigrants almost destroyed Nanhua, and Nanhua almost lost the kingdom. .
Qian Degong frowned, why did he come back again?
What is Cuba to the United States?
In the words of Heda Corncob, it is a testicle that hurts when pressed.
“Peru-Bolivian Federation?”
However, compared to other ethnic groups, the Chinese population is growing rapidly. Every year, millions of Chinese immigrants flow into various parts of the empire, and there are more than 5.5 million new people.
Looking at Qian Degong, Emperor Zhu Da said.
It would be a good thing to break this deadlock.
In fact, Emperor Zhu Da had no prejudice against the Japanese. In his heart, he had long regarded the Japanese as a member of China.
"However, right now, it is indeed not yet time for a full-scale war. We are not ready, and the British... are not ready either."
"Don't forget, I still have an imperial katana in my hand!"
The Imperial Katana!
It is precisely because everyone is not ready that we have the opportunity to steal the chicken. If everyone is ready, there will be no such opportunity. It can be said that the opportunity is rare right now.
Cheng Dingkang said from the side.
Of course they are Japanese.
"It's not cost-effective to exchange Cuba for Hawaii. Although the United States is relatively fierce against our exclusive possession of Hawaii, the British reaction is not strong. I think in the end, Hawaii can still be resolved through negotiation."
"Yes, it would be a disadvantage to use Hawaii as a warehouse, but what if this warehouse is the Federation of Peru and Bolivia?"
"What is Cuba to the United States? It is a place that must be saved. Although our northern territory borders the United States, it is also the vast west. Where is the most prosperous area in the United States? It is the east! If we capture Cuba, we will
It can directly threaten its eastern coastal area, and the fleet deployed in Cuba can directly threaten New York. In this case, we will form a comprehensive and overwhelming offensive posture against the United States!"
In fact, it is just a matter of throwing multiple-choice questions to the British and Americans.
"Building plank roads in the open and secretly destroying Chencang?"
Emperor Zhu Da nodded, then he walked to the globe aside, turned to the location of Cuba and said.
"My plan is that we first use the "Cuban Crisis" to attract everyone's attention to Cuba. At this time, the United States and the United Kingdom will definitely try their best to prevent us from occupying Cuba. When the whole world is paying attention to Cuba, we will fight quickly.
, Defeat Peru! Use the fait accompli to force Britain to make concessions on the Peruvian issue! Should we protect Cuba or Peru?"
What's behind this seemingly encouraging number?
The proportion of Chinese minors in the empire exceeds 60%. This is the inevitable result of the ultra-high fertility rate caused by the empire's special population composition, which is dominated by prime-age immigrants.
Sometimes Emperor Zhu felt that he was too kind and treated them so kindly. He actually provided them with so much room for advancement.
"In this way we will break the British bottleneck."
His analysis made Emperor Zhu Da nodded with deep approval.
Because of this, Emperor Zhu Da even in this country. How should we strengthen weak branches and what principles should we adhere to!
Therefore, this population is often discounted in the statistics of the Ming Empire. Except for Chinese, everyone else is just a stranger.
Only when your neck is stuck can you know how uncomfortable it is. The feeling of being unable to expand is really uncomfortable!
"Your Majesty, there is currently one infant under the age of three out of every four people in the empire. This is not only the capital of the empire, but also the fundamental reason why the empire has not been able to complete war preparations. One out of every two people is a minor. From what I see,
In the future, we should not break out a full-scale war with Britain until at least the 20th year of Sidde. If possible, it should be limited to around the 25th year of Sidde. By then, our country's population structure will become more reasonable and the empire can mobilize its troops.
Even if the amount exceeds tens of millions, it will not affect industrial and agricultural production and child care..."
It’s quite a lot in total, almost approaching 100 million people. However, the empire’s demographics are forever divided into two groups – Chinese and non-Chinese. After all, Chinese are the foundation, and this is what the empire has insisted on for many years.
The fundamental principle is that Chinese Americans are given priority.
How can we fight a world war when one out of every two people is a minor?
We need people to fight a world war! What we need are passionate young people who have no worries and are willing to die generously for the empire.
"It must be Cuba. For the United States, Peru is too far away. Compared with Peru, Cuba occupied by us is a greater threat! So the United States will acquiesce to the fact that we occupy Peru in exchange for us withdrawing our troops from Cuba. Without the United States
Even if the UK wants to support us, it can’t stand alone! In the end, it can only face reality!”
Qian Degong seemed to have thought of something, he turned the globe and said.
Fang Zhanbo frowned.
"Japan is the poorest region of the empire. There are millions of young Japanese adults who want to serve the empire in exchange for the opportunity to naturalize. As far as the empire is concerned, it is a pity that this sharp samurai sword is not used.
Very.”
Emperor Zhu Da smiled coldly.
"I have also considered these issues, but Prime Minister Qian ignored them a little bit."
Faced with Cheng Dingkang's question, Emperor Zhu Da just smiled slightly, then stared at the globe in front of him and said nothing.
There is no way to go fast...
This chapter almost summarizes the population data of the Ming Dynasty in 21 years. After correcting some figures, the Ming Dynasty will have a population of over 100 million, including more than 30 million people.
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