The mines are actually managed more by Indian chiefs and officials at all levels.
Human life is worthless to primitive tribes, because they do not live long to begin with. If they can complete the tasks assigned by the Spanish master, they will receive more benefits.
It can be said that the fate of the Indians at the bottom is really miserable.
Qian Muming took Paoze and his clan members and quickly removed the mines near them. However, it was very regrettable that his father and his brother did not survive to wait for him, and even the corpses could no longer be distinguished.
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Because the Indians who died in the mines were all buried in mass graves, it was impossible to tell them apart.
The experiences of other soldiers were mostly similar to Qian Muming's, with the only difference being that they were luckier or more miserable.
Needless to say, later, with the personal testimony of Qian Muming and others, not only did the Indians know that their ancestors actually came from the Ming Empire, and now, society will be reshaped here. Of course, this was in the Ming Dynasty.
under leadership.
One of Zheng Zhilong's most important tasks is naturally to wipe out the Western colonists here, rebuild the order here, and prepare for the subsequent feudal feudal rule. Of course, the most famous mining areas will not be given to the feudal king.
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In the autumn of the 27th year of Chongzhen Emperor's reign, the common people in the capital heard the news and flocked to the largest Chang'an Avenue, the road leading directly to the Forbidden City, to watch. Rich people had already booked restaurants and teahouses facing the street, the kind by the windows, etc.
Watch the next scene.
Such a grand occasion only happened after the Battle of Jizhou when the imperial army captured a large number of captives for the first time and escorted them to the capital as prisoners.
This time there is such a grand occasion again, but it does not mean that there are prisoners again.
In the twenty-seventh year of Chongzhen's reign, there were no prisoners who were qualified enough to make the people of the capital take notice.
However, it can be seen from the excited discussions among the people in the capital that this is definitely a good thing.
"This has been going on for a year, right? Now the imperial court has finally built it?"
"Yes, it's a bit unexpected. I originally thought that His Highness the Prince had already visited the Forbidden City, so it should be available soon, but it ended up taking so long!"
"Don't be dissatisfied. According to my brother-in-law at the Academy of Sciences, the car originally driven by His Royal Highness actually had a lot of problems, and there are still many things that have not been resolved. This time, thanks to the great efforts of the Heavenly Court,
With support, we have updated a lot of the content of Gewu Xue, and finally we can start mass production."
"Even so, mass production is still limited, and some key parts still need to be made by hand!"
"Is it really that difficult?"
"No, this is something that can really be used. It is a great thing on land. Carriage and other things are going to be eliminated again!"
"..."
While they were discussing, suddenly, they heard some movement outside, and then someone shouted loudly: "Coming, coming..."
As a result, everyone stopped caring about gossip and stood by the window one after another, or rushed out to see what was going on.
Sure enough, I saw several steel cars driving down the street, painted with green paint and flying flags, coming majestically.
At this sight, they became excited.
"Wow, such a big car! Look, the funnel in the back is so big that it can hold a lot of things!"
"What a funnel, is your funnel like this? This is a carriage, just like a train carriage, except it doesn't have a cover!"
"Slip of the tongue, haha, slip of the tongue. I don't know how much money this car costs. It's very convenient to buy one for transporting goods!"
"No, have you seen it? There is almost no sound when driving over. This is also strange. I didn't see the chimney!"
"The thing with the chimney is the steam engine. Do you know that this is the most advanced internal combustion engine in our Ming Dynasty?"
"That's right, this is an internal combustion engine. The iron bulls in Guihua City and the Iron Ox in Liaodong are said to have come from internal combustion engines. This is not a rare thing anymore!"
"I'm afraid you don't know. In the past, internal combustion engines burned gas, but this one burns oil. No, it seems to be called gasoline!"
"..."
Amid their discussion, ten large trucks lined up and drove down Chang'an Avenue, enjoying the attention of the people in the capital.
It is estimated that no big truck has ever been treated like this and received such warm welcome from so many people.
These big trucks drove all the way to the Forbidden City and stopped at the Wuying Palace.
Emperor Chongzhen, Prince Zhu Cixiang, Chief Minister of the Cabinet Sun Chuanting, etc., the most senior officials of the Ming Dynasty, all gathered here.
Emperor Chongzhen watched the big truck stop, and then the factory guard escorting the truck got out of the car. He smiled and said to Sun Chuanting and others: "Let's go to the arsenal outside the city and let everyone see our Ming Dynasty's latest good thing, the cavalry."
nemesis!"
For this era, cavalry has always been the king on the battlefield. Its mobility and impact make everyone wish they had a powerful cavalry army.
Although it is said that the Ming Dynasty now has the Mongolian grassland, and even after it has the Western Regions, the number of cavalry is already the largest in the world.
However, the enemies of the Ming Dynasty still had many cavalry troops, and they could still pose a great threat to the Ming Dynasty, including the vassal states.
But now, the Ming Dynasty actually has a cavalry nemesis. This news makes everyone present very happy and impatient. They all want to see with their own eyes what this cavalry nemesis looks like.
After Emperor Chongzhen gave the order, Wang Chengen, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony and the supervisor of the West Factory, took his men of the West Factory and got on the two large trucks in front. Of course, Wang Chengen must have been sitting in the cab.
Then, Emperor Chongzhen sat in the cab of the third large truck, and the carriage was filled with the most senior officials of the Ming Dynasty, including Liubu Jiuqing. In the fourth truck were Prince Zhu Cixiang and the Ming Dynasty who could not fit in the third truck.
High-ranking official.
The fifth and sixth vehicles also contained other officials, and after that, they were factory guards and Han generals.
Ten large trucks, all filled with people.
Then, after Emperor Chongzhen gave the order, his car sounded its horn, and the entire convoy began to move in an orderly manner.
Originally, we could actually build a few more cars for Emperor Chongzhen and others to travel.
However, this proposal was rejected by Emperor Chongzhen. He felt that it was better to build large trucks first, and as for small cars, we would talk about it later.
Just like this, the Ming Emperor traveled for the first time, no longer by dragon chariot, but by a large truck.
If this scene was photographed and sent to Liu Weichao, people would probably think it was as unreliable as Guan Yu riding a bicycle. How could any ancient emperor travel by big truck?
It didn't take long for the convoy to arrive at the arsenal outside the city.
The prosperity of the capital has nothing to do with this place. There are officers and soldiers from the capital camp guarding the outside. No one is allowed to approach without a warrant. Even the nearby hills are occupied by the capital camp.
After Emperor Chongzhen got off the car, he looked at the ministers who were getting off the car one after another, and asked them with a smile: "How do you feel about riding in this car?"
Ni Yuanlu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, heard this and said with a smile: "Everything is good, but it's a bit too hot!"
Today's Ming Dynasty seems to be not as cold as in previous years. This time is the time when the autumn tiger is raging.
Of course, Ni Yuanlu was just joking like this, because he knew that the current emperor was not the moody emperor in the early years who would chop off people's heads at every turn.
Nowadays, especially after Heaven clearly expressed its support for the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen seemed to have nothing to worry about.
"Hahaha..." No, when Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help laughing.
You can tell that he is in a very good mood.
The same goes for Sun Chuanting. In the past, he had a completely dead fish face, and it was difficult to see his expression on his face. But now, Sun Chuanting often smiles.
No, seeing Emperor Chongzhen smiling happily there, he also smiled.
After Emperor Chongzhen stopped laughing, Sun Chuanting said with a smile: "This kind of big truck has a large cargo capacity and drives very smoothly. If there is enough gasoline, you can keep driving. It is better than a horse-drawn carriage or something like that."
How many times."
After a pause, he added: "Now our official roads in the Ming Dynasty, at least in the mainland, have basically built cement roads, which can be used to run such large trucks. From now on, there will be no water transportation.
Using this kind of big truck to transport places where railways are not accessible will make our transportation in Ming Dynasty faster!"
In the past, the rulers of the dynasty actually wanted the people to be nailed to the place where they had their registered residence, and did not want them to run around.
But today's Ming Dynasty is different. With the change of concepts, the convenience of transportation, and the expansion of territory, of course, more importantly, the living standards of the people have improved and they have some money.
I just wanted to go out for a walk.
It is common for ordinary people to go to the lower county towns and see those with better family backgrounds. It is common for ordinary people to go to Fucheng or even the provincial capital to meet and broaden their horizons.
At this time, the proportion of taxes collected by the Ming Dynasty was no longer dependent on land taxes as in the past. The proportion of commerce was rising rapidly, which also objectively reduced the restrictions on people's travel.
After Sun Chuanting commented on the big truck, the Minister of the Ministry of War didn't have any trouble waiting. He wanted to see what the cavalry nemesis was.
So, after Sun Chuanting finished speaking, he quickly raised it tactfully.
When Sun Chuanting heard this, he was naturally very curious, so he mentioned it to the emperor.
When Emperor Chongzhen saw them like this, he had a smile on his face and no longer tempted them. He immediately waved his hand and led his courtiers into the arsenal gate.