To put it bluntly, the key to everything lies in the steam engine!
Zheng Chenggong nodded and said.
"So good!"
In addition to cloth and ironware, Zhu Hongyu also introduced many other goods to Zheng Chenggong.
Similar to soap, perfume, etc.!
Zheng Chenggong was amazed and couldn't help but laugh.
"With these goods, our Ming Dynasty will soon be able to earn enough military resources through sea trade!"
The smile on Zhu Hongyu's face remained unchanged and he said meaningfully.
“When doing trade, it’s not enough to just have the goods, the market is also very important!”
Zheng Chenggong nodded and said.
"The markets in Japan, North Korea, Annan and other countries should be enough!"
Zhu Hongyu shook his head in his heart. At present, it may be enough, but as the industrial scale of the Liberation Army expands, these markets will definitely not be enough.
After all, these countries are not stupid and do not have enough threats of force. How could they really completely open up their markets and accept the dumping of Ming Dynasty's goods?
What if Daming’s products sell too much and their own related industries are wiped out?
Maybe they didn't realize this at first, but they just felt that Daming's products were of high quality and low price.
But when they react, they will start to completely shut down the country.
To expand the market, it is not enough to have high-quality and low-priced goods, you also need cannons!
The area that can be covered by the cannon's range is the area where free trade can be carried out.
This is the rule of free trade in the Age of Discovery.
But in the face of restoring the Central Plains, Zhu Hongyu did not want to go to war with these small countries.
“These markets are not enough!”
"The biggest market is actually the Central Plains in the north."
Japan, North Korea, Annan and other countries have limited volumes. A little dumping by Ming Dynasty may threaten their related industries.
But the Manqing Dynasty is big enough!
Even if the Ming Dynasty dumped slightly more goods, it would still be inconspicuous given the size of the Qing Dynasty.
Although the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty were mortal enemies, the situation was about to open up. Who said that mortal enemies could not do business?
Rabbit and Eagle Sauce are mortal enemies, right? Their relationship is bad enough, right?
But does that affect the business between the two parties?
Make money, don’t be embarrassed!
The worst case scenario is that Zhu Hongyu will learn from the old American example and create a sanctions list for the Manchus, and just won't buy some things.
Iron weapons and weapons cannot be sold, but wouldn't it be possible to make money by selling some cloth, grain, spices, wine, etc.?
Zheng Chenggong seemed to have realized something and spoke.
"You mean Macau?"
Zhu Hongyu nodded and said.
"That's what it means!"
Zheng Chenggong nodded and said.
"Well, the Folangji people betrayed their trust and occupied our territory in the Ming Dynasty in the name of drying goods. Not only did they not pay the rent in accordance with the agreement, but now they dare to collude with the Manchu Qing Dynasty. They deserve death!"
"We, Ming Zhongliang, must do something!"
Zhu Hongyu grinned and said.
"What Lord Taishan said is true!"
"You thieves have occupied our Ming territory for decades. It's time to pay the price!"
The two looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.
As for after the Ming Dynasty captured Macau, will Shang Kexi stop doing entrepot trade in Macau?
In fact, there is no need to worry about this!
Although Shang Kexi was very loyal to the Manchus, Zhu Hongyu did not believe that he could be so loyal that he gave up his annual profits of one million taels.
The worst thing is, after the Ming army takes Macau, they can not change the flag first!
Just continue to do business under the banner of the Portuguese!
As the saying goes, make money, don’t be embarrassed!
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Later, Zheng Chenggong proposed to Zhu Hongyu that he wanted to see with his own eyes the shooting power of the Liberation Army's Guangfu-1 field artillery.
Zheng Chenggong purchased fifty Guangfu-1 field guns from the Liberation Army in one fell swoop.
Zhu Hongyu proposed a selling price of two thousand taels of silver for each cannon.
Since the Guangfu-1 field gun is a copper gun, the price is actually not excessive.
However, the total number is too much. The total number of fifty artillery pieces is one hundred thousand taels!
No matter which power he belongs to, one hundred thousand taels is not a small amount. Zheng Chenggong wanted to inspect the goods with his own eyes. This matter is beyond reproach.
Zhu Hongyu will naturally not refuse!
The two came to the test range.
In the field, four Guangfu-1 field guns of the Liberation Army were lined up.
Powder barrels, cannonballs, and brushes and other tools needed to clean the gun barrel are also placed in categories.
Zheng Chenggong personally stepped forward, touched and felt the texture of the cannon body and its new luster, which made him speechless.
Just because of the solid bronze texture, Zheng Chenggong knew that his two thousand taels of silver for a cannon was a worthwhile purchase.
This damn thing is copper!
The materials used are very solid!
Zhu Hongyu waved his hand and said.
"Test the gun!"
The gunner stepped forward and operated skillfully.
Clean the barrel, load the gunpowder, insert the shells, and adjust the shooting elements.
The movements are done in one go without any confusion, which shows that he is well trained.
As the match rope was lit, there was a loud bang, the muzzle spewed out fire mixed with gunpowder smoke, and a shell shot mercilessly towards the target position ahead.
The cannonball rolled and rotated in the air, drawing a beautiful parabola!
boom!
Katcha! Katcha!
This was the sound of the cannonballs falling to the ground, rolling forward, and smashing the pile of scarecrows that were used as targets into pieces of wood.
Sawdust is flying, straw is flying, and the air is filled with thick smoke!
The testing continues!
The gunners skillfully cleaned the barrel and loaded it again.
Within a minute, the second bombardment was fired!
The impact point of the cannonball is still accurate!
Sweep everything in front of him!
The remaining artillery pieces also opened fire in unison.
Four artillery pieces actually produced the firepower density of more than ten or twenty artillery pieces!
The rate of fire is really too fast!
One shot per minute, one shot per minute, completely destroying any artillery piece of this era.
Of course, except for the Folan cannon!
After the test of the artillery was over, Zheng Chenggong stepped forward to test the performance of the artillery with his own hands.
The expression on his face was very exciting!
If the Ming army had such powerful artillery before, how could it be suppressed by the Qing's artillery on the battlefield?
Although the Manchu and Qing Dynasties boasted about conquering the world with cavalry and archery, the Manchu and Qing artillery units played a role that cannot be ignored in many critical battles and large-scale battles between the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
In fact, ever since King Sanshun defected to join the Jin Dynasty, he brought a large number of artillery, skilled gunners, and advanced artillery casting technology to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which was still the late Jin Dynasty.
In fact, the Ming army no longer has an advantage in firearms.
After the Qing army entered the pass, the Ming army was constantly suppressed by the Qing army in terms of firearms.
The Manchu and Qing tactics were actually quite simple!
After the artillery bombards, the infantry charges, and after the infantry charges the artillery, the artillery bombards, and so on until the enemy army collapses.
Then the cavalry came on stage to finish the battle, chasing down the defeated troops.
In this era, heavy cavalry and charging into battle are a thing of the past.
Although the Qing Dynasty still had a large number of heavy cavalry, they were rarely used in charging battles!
It's a pity that although the Manchu and Qing Dynasty's tactics were simple, the Ming army just couldn't stand it!
It really fits the saying, the strongest tactics are often the simplest tactics.
What are the nine-into-ten chain, what are the nine palaces and eight trigrams array, these fancy things may sound good to you, but they are not easy to use on the battlefield!
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