Along with the sound of firecrackers one after another, and the melodious bells from the Drum Tower in the capital, the thirteenth year of Hongzhi came.
Liu Jin stood by the window of his study room, looking at the gradually loosening snowflakes outside. The auspicious snow heralded a good year. The snow had fallen for two days and two nights, and was two feet thick.
"It has been thirteen years since Hongzhi. Calculated by the AD era of later generations, it is exactly 1500 years, and the 16th century has arrived."
Liu Jin was in a daze, and it had been several years since he traveled through time before he knew it. Looking back, it was like a dream, so unreal.
The memories of future generations in my mind are becoming more and more blurred, and many things have gradually been forgotten. Instead, I have slowly integrated into this era, and gradually fallen in love with this era.
Before time travel, Liu Jin was just an inconspicuous person in the vast sea of people, living a nine-to-five life. Now Liu Jin is a fifth-rank official, a top scholar, and has studied in the Hanlin Academy.
He is highly valued by the emperor and has a bright future.
His official career is going smoothly, and all kinds of businesses are prosperous. Last year, he received more than 30 million taels of silver from dividends. He can only be described as being as rich as the country.
Having status, status, money, and two beautiful beauties at home, such a life would be impossible in future generations.
So sometimes Liu Jin is actually very scared, afraid that everything in front of him is just a dream. The dream will eventually wake up, and once he does wake up, he will go back to the ordinary Liu Jin.
"Haha~"
Liu Jin smiled softly and returned his eyes to the huge world map in the study, looking at the three places of Nanyang, Luzon and Australia.
This is the key area to open up this year. It is best to establish pioneer colonies in Nanyang, Luzon and Australia.
These three places are really important.
The natural conditions in Nanyang and Luzon are extremely superior. Not to mention other things, these places are used to grow rice, with three crops a year, high yield and good quality. If they can occupy these places, the Ming Dynasty will no longer be able to conquer them.
Don't worry about food.
In addition, this is also the most important east-west route, especially the Strait of Malacca, which is a choke point. No matter what, Liu Jin wants to occupy this place and firmly control this choke point.
Needless to say, Australia has a vast territory and extremely rich resources, especially iron ore, lead ore, nickel ore, silver ore, zinc ore, etc. The reserves are very large, and they are basically open-air. The key is the quality.
Quite high.
This is a land chosen by heaven, but it was given to the Maori people. It is simply a waste of natural resources. There is no reason not to occupy it.
Not to mention anything else, Australia's vast grasslands will be used to raise cattle and sheep in the future. In future generations, the descendants of Yan and Huang will not have to worry about eating meat.
After occupying Australia, you can also take the South Pacific from Australia to the South Golden Continent. The resources in the Southern Golden Continent are also very rich. In later generations, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil are all world-class resource countries.
"Roads to Luzon, Southeast Asia, and Australia must be opened, and colonial points must be established along the way. Based on the colonial points, it will slowly spread in all directions, and eventually all these places will be included in the scope of rule."
Liu Jin took out a pen and circled a few key points on the map.
Circle a point on the Luzon side, circle a point on the Strait of Malacca, circle a point on the Annan-Siam side, and then circle a point on the Australian side.
"If conditions permit, you can also go to South Asia. Once you get to South Asia, you will be very close to Arabia, and you will almost be able to come into contact with Western civilization."
Liu Jin was very satisfied after reading his plan. Now is the beginning of the Age of Discovery. Europeans arrived at Golden Continent several years ago and are now opening up routes to the East.
Think about it, if the Ming Dynasty's fleet met the European fleet on the sea, there would definitely be a different scenery.
"After the establishment of military academies and the compulsory military service system, and with strong force, we must wipe out the Mobei grassland. Only those who can commit thieves for a thousand days will not be able to release thieves for a thousand days."
Soon, Liu Jin turned his attention to the north of Ming Dynasty.
The little Tatar prince died in the Ming Dynasty, and the entire army of more than 100,000 people was wiped out. The Tatar tribes were also severely damaged. They were extremely quiet throughout the winter, unprecedentedly quiet. It is said that the grassland people had retreated for hundreds of miles, and there was no need for them at all.
They don't dare to graze near the border.
However, Liu Jin knew that the grassland people were just like the weeds on the grassland. Wildfires could not burn them out, but they would grow again with the spring breeze.
As long as you give them a period of time, they can slowly recover. In a few years, they will be howling prairie wolves again, and they will go south again.
Moreover, Tatar was severely damaged, and there was also a Wala.
The Tatars were hit hard and suffered an unprecedented blow. The Oaras are also very ambitious and are now trying to unify the grasslands again. Once the Oaras unify the grassland tribes, the Mongol Empire that once whipped the world may resurrect. Then it will really happen.
I have a headache.
Therefore, we must seize the time and opportunity to build a strong army. Whether it is to colonize the world or to fight against all parties, it will not work without the support of a strong army.
There is a very vast land to the north of the Ming Dynasty, vast grasslands, and even more vast Siberia. The resources here are extremely rich. If the wooly bears in future generations did not have the resources here, they would probably starve to death.
With such a vast land, and it was just to the north of him, there was no reason to leave it alone and let the furry bear eventually take over it?
"It's easy to conquer, but it's difficult to govern~"
Liu Jin looked at the map and fell into deep thought.
It is not difficult to defeat the prairie people. There are many dynasties in history that have defeated the prairie people and made them surrender.
However, apart from raising cattle and sheep, there seems to be no use on the grassland, and agricultural civilization is inherently unable to adapt to areas that require nomadism.
Therefore, although it can be strong for a while, it cannot be strong for a lifetime. When the dynasty weakens, the grassland people will wait for the opportunity to go south again. History is like a round wheel, and there is no way to get out of this round wheel.
"Wool~"
"Only this thing can make people see the benefits. The power of trend capital will enter the grassland. When the time comes, huge pastures will be enclosed on the grassland, using the method of rotational grazing, specializing in raising sheep to produce wool and textiles.
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Soon, Liu Jin thought of something.
Nowadays, the textile industry here in the capital is developing extremely rapidly, because the emergence of new textile machines and looms has greatly accelerated production efficiency.
Textile factories, large and small, sprung up here in the capital like bamboo shoots after a rain. The cloth they produced was not only sold throughout the Ming Dynasty, but was also sold to North Korea and Japan via sea ships.
The rapid development of the textile industry has also brought about a problem, that is, the scarcity of raw materials.
The price of cotton and linen has skyrocketed, and it is often hard to buy even if you have money. Spring has not yet begun this year, and people in many places are planning to plant more cotton and linen.
Wool is used for spinning, which was also invented by Liu Jin. Now there are businessmen going to the grassland to buy wool that no one wants. Once it is resold, the profit is scary.
"It's not just wool, cotton can also be used~"
"The Hetao area in Ningxia is extremely suitable for the growth of cotton, and the Western Region is also very suitable for the growth of cotton. It seems that the power of capital must be well driven to develop in these places."
Thinking of this, Liu Jin looked at the Western Regions again. This place was included in the Chinese territory during the Han Dynasty, but now it is far away from the sky and the emperor, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has no control at all.
The Western Region is very important. Its geographical location is extremely important. It is the center of cultural exchanges between China and the West. If we can capture this place, we can go up to Siberia, west to Central Asia and West Asia, and south to South Asia. Even if we don’t need to
Maritime routes can also recreate the glory of the Silk Road on the road.
"Well, in the final analysis, we still need strong military support!"
After thinking about it, Liu Jin shook his head slightly. Thinking about these things too much would give him a headache easily.
Because the current Ming Dynasty is okay at sea, but it does not have the ability to expand on land. The combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty's army is too weak. With the current military system, there is no way to complete these grand ideas.
"The compulsory military service system will be implemented in Beizhili soon after the New Year!"