After the opening remarks, the kings of Great China suddenly had an interested expression on their faces, a gun, a money bag, are the foundation of the country, and at the meeting of the kings of Great China, these kings and Zhu Guoxiong, the emperor, have been playing the ball for these two things for several months!

In the Ming Dynasty, there was also a lot of controversy over the issue of rights and financial rights. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThe more mainstream view is that the Ming Empire must control the guns of various countries! In addition to the Ming Dynasty, it is better for all countries in Greater China not to have regular troops, and it is enough to keep only the militia and police...... It seems that only in this way can the countries of Great China be kept under the orders of the Ming Empire forever!

But the problem is that the territory of the Great China Empire is so vast and the situation is so complicated, and it will have to confront the whole white world in the future." How much army did the Ming Empire need to maintain before it could assume the obligation to defend the countries of Greater China?

As early as half a month ago, the Daming Army Department and the Army General Staff secretly made a long list for Zhu Guoxiong and the Daming Cabinet.

First of all, the Ming Empire needed to defend Donghua and Beihua after the war and suppress the resistance of the white people in both countries, so it was necessary to maintain a standing army of about 2oo men in both countries for a long time. Of these, 10,000 are used to guard against Red America or the Kingdom of New England, 3o million for New France, 20,000 for Mexico, and 5o million for maintaining law and order in both countries, both to guard against whites, mixed races, and supporters of Juan, King of Donghua!

Second, the Ming Empire needed to defend the Western Hua, Western Qing, and Taiping Kingdoms, while threatening the eastern frontier of the Russian Empire. To achieve this, it is necessary to maintain a standing army of about 10,000 men in these three countries for a long time, and at the same time, it is necessary to build a double railway line to Central Asia as soon as possible. In order to transport large numbers of troops to the three countries if necessary.

Third. The Ming Empire needed to defend New Japan. and to deter the South American states of the Roman system. To this end, it was necessary to maintain a standing army of more than 5o men in New Japan, and at the same time to build a strong South American fleet to maintain the sea power of the Ming Navy in South America and the Atlantic.

Fourth, the Ming Empire needed to exercise effective control over South China, New Zealand, and the islands of the South Pacific, suppress the white forces there, and protect the Chinese immigrants there. To this end, it is necessary to maintain a standing army of more than 3o people in the above-mentioned areas for a long time, and at the same time, it is necessary to establish a medium-sized South Pacific Fleet and maintain the absolute sea power of the Ming Navy in the waters near Oceania.

Fifth. The Ming Empire needed to defend the Kingdom of Donghui, the Duchy of Jida, the Principality of Bhutan, and perhaps the Kingdom of East Bengal and Ceylon, while maintaining sufficient military pressure on India. To this end, it is necessary to maintain a standing army of 3o thousand men in the above-mentioned countries, and at the same time to build a powerful Indian Ocean fleet to maintain the hegemony of the Ming Navy in the Indian Ocean.

Sixth, the Ming Empire needed to defend the Persian kingdom, and at the same time had obligations to the territorial and sovereign integrity of the Turkish Empire, and needed to maintain a standing army of 2o men in the Middle East, while deploying a medium-sized detachment in the Persian Gulf.

Seventh, the Ming Empire had obligations to the Indo-Chinese states of Nanyang, such as Dali, Siam, Jinzhou, Luzon, and Java, and at the same time needed to suppress the resistance of the indigenous Indo-Chinese people in Nanyang. For this purpose, a standing army of 5o men needs to be stationed in the above-mentioned areas on a permanent basis. And to maintain a medium-sized South Sea fleet.

Eighth, the Ming Dynasty has obligations to the security of Japan and North Korea. It is necessary to maintain a standing army of about 1o men in both countries.

Ninth, the Ming must maintain absolute control of the Pacific Ocean, and must maintain army garrisons on important islands in the Pacific Ocean, with a total number of 10,000. At the same time, a strong Pacific Fleet must be maintained.

Tenth, the Ming Empire had to maintain a military presence in Africa in order to compete with the Roman Empire for control of Africa. The quest for the occupation of Madagascar and Somalia requires the maintenance of a standing army of about 1o thousand men in Africa.

Eleventh, the security of the Ming Empire itself is a top priority, in addition to maintaining a strong army reserve to deal with possible emergencies. For this reason, the standing army of the Ming Dynasty should not be less than 1oo people.

That is to say, the Ming Empire must have a huge standing army of more than 6oo thousand, and at the same time, it also needs to maintain a huge naval fleet that can dominate the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and compete for hegemony in the Atlantic! Moreover, 50,000 of the 60,000 troops are stationed overseas for a long time, because most of the conscripts also need to be transferred regularly, basically every three years. That is to say, more than 320,000 officers and soldiers of the Ming Army are transported back and forth every year, and the freight alone is not less than 100 million yuan!

&nb A huge army of more than 10,000 people, and it is almost a global deployment, the annual military expenditure will probably not be less than 2o billion yuan, and the cost of maintaining a global dominating navy will be at least 1 billion Chinese dollars. Such a huge military expenditure will put a huge pressure on the finances of the Ming Empire itself. If this is to be done, it must be shared by the countries of Greater China. And the kings of Great China, their governments and the people, needless to say, will definitely not pay so quickly, after all, these troops are the property of Zhu Guoxiong, the Ming Emperor......

Of course, this is not to say that the kings of Great China were willing to maintain such a large army on their own. This gun is also a gold-swallowing beast! Moreover, the population of the countries of Great China is not large except for the Ming Empire, and maintaining too many troops is enough to become a huge burden on the people.

According to the wishful thinking of the kings, they had to maintain a certain amount of force to protect themselves, and at the same time they had to throw the main responsibility for national defense to the Ming Empire. As for the matter of apportioning military spending, everyone is very reluctant.

After seeing this list, Emperor Zhu Guoxiong of the Ming Dynasty immediately dispelled the idea of maintaining a strong military presence in the countries of Great China, if the possibility of using force to force the countries of Great China to join the Ming Dynasty and become counties by force in the future is ruled out, the Ming Empire is simply "basically free" to provide security to the countries of Great China!

Therefore, after repeated consultations between Zhu Guoxiong and the Ming cabinet, the opinion was that the Ming Empire needed to maintain the world's most powerful navy, and at the same time have a standing army of about 1oo people, and it was enough to improve the national mobilization system.

For a superpower like the Ming Empire, which has a population of 600 million and more than 20 million and the world's largest industrial scale, land hegemony is no problem, because no country can compete with the Ming Empire for the consumption of the army. Even the Roman Empire would not have such unrealistic illusions, and the only chance was to fight the navy with the Ming Dynasty. After all, the total industrial strength of the entire Western world is still stronger than that of the Ming Empire, and as long as they defeat the Ming Dynasty at sea, they can naturally make the Great China Empire fall apart, and then try to break it individually.

Therefore, for the Ming Empire, the world's first navy must exist, and at the same time, it must be firmly in its own hands. As for the responsibility for all-out confrontation in North America, South America, Central Asia, India, the Middle East, and the whites, it should be pushed to the countries of Great China as much as possible, so that they can maintain a strong army and assume the obligation of confrontation on the front line. Moreover, it is much lower for Sihua Zhuxia to maintain the army by himself than for the Ming Empire to bear the cost of overseas garrisons. At least it can save more than 100 million freight per year, and it can also engage in the use of soldiers and people, just like the current Donghua and Xihua, isn't it good? The battle in North America, although it played the prestige of Juan and the Donghua Army, but also greatly damaged the vitality of Donghua! And most of the kings of the summers also know this truth......

Zhu Jishi looked at his group of sons and godsons with their own thoughts (Tokugawa Ieyuki and Zheng Long are Zhu Jishi's righteous sons), smiled slightly, and said: "The Great Chinese Empire is not owned by the Ming family, but by all the countries of Great China. ”

Zhu Jishi was very satisfied with Zhu Guoxiong's practice of seizing the navy and shirking the responsibility for land defense. That's what smart people are! Dominating the world is a benefit, but at the same time, it is also a burden, if the Ming Dynasty carries all the burdens on his back, and lets the rest of the Sihua Zhuxia hitchhike to develop his strength, sooner or later he will be replaced by one of them.

After a pause, Zhu Jishi said to the kings again: "Presumably, the emperor has already discussed the matter of the Great China Mutual Defense Defense Treaty with you. ”

"It's been discussed." "It's been discussed." "It's all been discussed."

Zhu Guojie, Zhu Heng and Zhu Guoxuan nodded with the kings. The "Greater China Mutual Defense and Defense Treaty" is used to stipulate the military and defense obligations that each of the countries of Greater China needs to undertake. The treaty divided the countries of Greater China into three categories.

The first is the frontline states, such as Donghua, Beihua, Xihua, New Japan, and Donghui, which are all on the front lines of defense or offense. Therefore, they are obliged to maintain the corresponding land forces and mobilization system, and in the event of wars and conflicts, they will naturally take the lead!

The second is the rear country, if South China, Japan, Korea, Siam, Luzon, Ryukyu and other countries. There are no hostile countries around them, and theoretically there is no need to maintain a standing army, of course, South China, Luzon, Ryukyu and other countries are still facing the problem of internal security wars, and it will take some time to become a real rear country, but it is also a matter of time. And the rear countries do not mean that they can enjoy the security guarantees given to them by the Great China Empire for free. Their obligation is to maintain a limited number of elite armies, to take the elite route, and in the event of a war in the frontline countries, their armies must be immediately reinforced! In addition, the rear countries also need to share part of the military expenditures of the front-line countries according to their own economic development.

The third is, of course, the core country of the Ming Empire. There are basically no hostile countries around the Ming Dynasty. But the Ming still had to maintain a strong army and a navy that could dominate the world. It also has an obligation to provide strong support, both economic and military, in the event of war in frontline countries. But there is no need to share the military expenses of the front-line countries in peacetime. (To be continued......)