Chapter 1068: The Technological Blockade of the Tang Empire
When Zhang Linong and the others marched along the beach, the speed was not fast, and it could even be said to be slow, because they needed to march with three five-pound field guns and several other shotguns, and maintain a formation of fighting at any time, so the speed of the march was naturally not there.
This also means that the small army of the Zijima clan can also be calmly mobilized accordingly.
When they saw Zhang Linong's troops heading to the dock, some of them probably realized what Zhang Linong's troops wanted to do, and soon, there were Fusang people on the other side of the dock who took action, and dozens of people hurriedly ran and prepared to arm.
The six or seven hundred Fusang people on land also sped up and arrived near the dock first.
However, although they went to the vicinity of the docks, they did not enter the docks directly.
Because the pier was under the fire of the naval guns of the Ryukyu Detachment of the Tang Navy.
Although they haven't fired yet, the distance is only more than three hundred meters, which is enough to turn the dock into a ruin, the reason why they didn't fire is not because this pier just happens to be in the dead end of the shooting realm, but because Feng Qirong feels that everything in this port now, whether it is ships or goods, or dock facilities, is the trophies of the Tang Navy, and there is no need for it, Feng Qirong is not willing to destroy his own trophies.
But if the Fusang people entered the dock in a big way to set up defenses, then Feng Qirong would not mind damaging the dock facilities and launching a large-scale artillery bombardment.
The people of the Zidao clan obviously knew the huge power of the naval guns, so they did not enter the dock to set up defenses, but deployed them behind the docks, so that they could not only dodge the fire of the naval guns, but also be able to intercept the fire of Zhang Linong's troops who were attacking the docks.
Yes, read that right, it's fire interception!
This small army of the Zidao family is also equipped with guns and long-range firepower, and the guns in their hands are all produced by the Tang Empire, with reliable quality and superior performance!
There is no way, the armament business of the Tang Empire in recent years has been more unrestrained, and the military believes that it is equipped with flintlock guns, field guns and grenades, arquebuses, small and medium-caliber shotguns, these weapons can no longer pose any actual threat to the imperial kings, besides, the empire does not sell, the Portuguese also sell it, and the Fuso people themselves will make it.
Arquebuses and shotguns have been exported on a large scale, not to mention cold weapons such as swords, spears and plate armor, which are basically open to export, and the empire is too lazy to care about whose hands these weapons go into after the export.
Therefore, not only the Fusang people have been equipped with a lot of imperial ordnance in recent years, but in fact, even the Goryeo people, and even the army under the command of the puppet Ming Hui King in Liaodong, are equipped with a lot of ordnance of the Tang Empire.
These things can be manufactured by other countries anyway, but the cost is too high and the output is too small, since they can't be completely eliminated, it is better to produce them in large quantities and export them to seize profits, and at the same time, they can also squeeze the research and development and production capacity of new ordnance of the surrounding natives.
It's much better to sell arquebuses directly to them than not to sell them and force them to develop and mass-produce them themselves!
Of course, flintlock pistols and long-barreled cannons, regardless of whether they are naval guns or field guns, but also grenades, these ordnance are strictly forbidden to be exported, let alone finished products, even if they are the springs used in flintlock guns, they are strictly forbidden to be exported.
In addition, the empire also strictly prohibits the export of steel products, especially the export of raw materials, and the export of finished products is limited to household utensils, while military footwear products, every export order needs to be reviewed and approved.
As for mechanical products, not to mention, the Tang Empire explicitly forbade the export of all kinds of machinery that can be used for industrial production, including but not limited to steam engines and all kinds of machine tools.
Interestingly, even horse-drawn carriages with springs are banned from export!
And this export ban is not only for foreign countries, but also for the overseas territories or colonies of the Empire.
In other words, it is not allowed anywhere else except the homeland!
At the same time, the Ministry of Rites also made certain regulations for all kinds of students, all government or private schools in the empire are prohibited from recruiting foreign students, and at the same time, it is stipulated that preparatory students and university students are prohibited from carrying out technical work for foreigners or enterprises invested by foreign capital, and at the same time, the subjects of the empire are prohibited from establishing technical enterprises outside the homeland to study various industrial products or technologies.
These prohibitions of the empire basically revolve around one core, that is, the ban on the export of technology!
However, the export of technology to any product that can help other regions to improve their industrial strength is prohibited.
The confidence of the Tang Empire to conquer and rule the world in the future is technology and population, needless to say, the population is enough, and in terms of technology, in order to maintain the empire's leading position in various technologies and prevent future generations from catching up, it is also common sense to carry out various restrictions.
Although this made many businessmen dissatisfied, thinking that this would increase the cost of products and dilute profits, but a small profit was a fart compared to the global hegemony of the empire.
These prohibitions are only for the empire, in the future, Li Xuan still wants to be a-stirring stick, pay close attention to the technological progress on a global scale, and when the country's technology improves, he will send people over to kill their scientists, send troops to start a war, and destroy their factories and research institutions!
Li Xuan couldn't control what happened after a few hundred years, but Li Xuan felt that in a hundred years, at least when he was alive, he didn't want to see other countries also carry out the industrial revolution, and then build one factory after another to compete with the Tang Empire.
If there are such signs, there can be no hesitation in the slightest, directly start a war, and take them down!
In the next 100 years, Li Xuan's positioning for the global trade system is: the mainland of the Tang Empire is an industrial manufacturing base and a consumer market for various agricultural products, while other colonies outside the mainland and other unconquered regions such as other countries are agricultural production areas, industrial raw material supply areas, and dumping places for industrial products!
At that time, the merchant ships all over the world's seas will bring back shiploads of agricultural products and industrial raw materials from various regions, and then these agricultural products will be provided to the people of the empire for consumption, and the industrial raw materials will enter the major factories, produce various industrial products, and then transport them to every corner of the world through a huge fleet of transport ships, and then sell them to the locals, and exchange for more food and industrial raw materials.
Any force or individual who tries to challenge this system is an enemy of the Tang Empire, an enemy who needs to launch a war crusade!
Although it takes time to establish such a trade system, it is now the beginning, and Li Xuan is not in a hurry, take your time, you can do it after all.
Three or five years will definitely not work, and ten or twenty years will be enough, but Li Xuan is counting on the fact that he will definitely complete this great cause before he dies, because this is an important part of the process of conquering the world.
Li Xuan not only wanted to conquer the natives militarily, but also to control them culturally, economically, and even in terms of living materials.
Otherwise, how to maintain the global rule of the Tang Empire in the future, it will cost countless amounts of money to maintain such a huge rule, and the military expenditure alone is estimated to be an astronomical amount.
As for what you say that you don't need so many troops to fight down, are you kidding, non-my race will have different hearts, even if it is a part of the race, they are bastards, don't hang a sharp knife above their heads, they can be anti-bones anytime and anywhere.
Li Xuan has never thought of establishing a benevolent and righteous country, and then let a group of aliens sincerely shout how good Datang is, and be willingly exploited by Datang, this kind of two-hundred-five idea he has never had.
You can't expect the enemy to be stupid too!
The Tang Empire he expected was hated by aliens, but it was an empire on which the sun never set!
Hate and fear are indispensable, because the former represents exploitation and the latter represents power!
Li Xuan's first step in building the empire on which the sun never sets was to expand in the direction of East Asia, and the northeast region, the Goryeo Peninsula, Fuso, and all parts of the South Seas were the goals of the Tang Empire at this stage.
This encirclement and suppression of pirates is only a small prelude to the Fusang strategy in this series of actions.
Seize the Osumi Islands and obtain a foothold and a base for advancement, so that it can effectively cooperate with the future Goryeo Peninsula and Tsushima Island to gradually encroach on Fuso from the north and south directions.
The situation on Fusang's side is quite special, so Li Xuan didn't plan to swallow it in one bite, but planned to take it step by step, otherwise, it would be easy to suffer from indigestion.
The annexation of Fusang in three months, Li Xuan would not shout stupidly.
In the Tang Empire's support strategy, the Zidao clan was very unhappy and became the first whetstone!
When Feng Qirong's fleet arrived at Tanegashima, it was actually possible to announce the destruction of the Zidao clan, the only question was, how long could they resist before the destruction, a day? Two days?
After Zhang Linong led the 600 marines to the vicinity of the pier, he launched an attack without recklessness, and then took a telescope to carefully observe the situation at the pier and the surrounding area.
Half an hour later, Zhang Linong suddenly gave an order: not to go to the dock, but to directly attack the army of the 600 Fusang people.
Because he found that if he foolishly attacked the docks, the Fuso people a few hundred meters away could rest and intercept their troops from the flanks, and then the situation would not be good.
The arquebuses and shotguns of the Fuso people are backward in performance, but they can also kill people!