Kangxi divided the Americas last year there were 32 people, all of them were princes and nobles of various flags, after receiving the edict, they all realized that the Beiyang Fleet had news, last year's maiden voyage in the Americas, they all invested a lot of silver and manpower, naturally they were extra concerned, and hurried to the palace after receiving the decree.

Although the news of the arrival of the Beiyang Fleet in Tianjin has not yet reached the capital, but a group of princes and nobles are faintly uneasy about Zhenwu's sudden summons, to the Qianqingmen Hengjie, everyone has inquired about each other's news, but no one knows the specific situation, not for a long time, a little eunuch ran out and shouted: "The emperor has a decree, and the princes will meet in the Qianqing Palace." ”

Hearing this, a group of people immediately lined up and slowly marched into the Qianqing Palace, after three whips, Zhenwu slowly ascended to the throne, glanced at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "The Beiyang Fleet has successfully returned to Tianjin, the port of Acapulco is also under the control of the navy, and the foothold of South and North America is currently being searched." ”

Hearing this, all the princes and nobles couldn't help but be overjoyed, this is good news, the opening of the shipping route, the occupation of the bridgehead of the port of Acapulco, and the establishment of the American feudal state There is no suspense.

Zhenwu glanced at everyone at the bottom of the stairs before he said slowly: "However, due to the first voyage across the ocean and the unfamiliarity with the situation in the ocean, on this first voyage to the Americas, eight ships were destroyed and killed, and the loss of personnel was as high as more than 1,700, including three naval auxiliary ships and more than 1,100 naval officers and men, which is really an unprecedented loss since the establishment of the navy. ”

The losses are so great! The princes and nobles couldn't help but be surprised, there were many clan children in the navy, but they were more concerned about the loss of their own merchant ships, this ship was more than 100,000 silver, not to mention the goods and personnel on board, any ship was hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, so they couldn't help but care.

Xinjun Wang Dezhao couldn't hold his breath, and even when he came out, he said: "The slave prays to the emperor to tell the list of losses in detail." ”

As soon as these words came out. A group of people couldn't help but prick up their ears apprehensively, for fear of hearing their names, Zhenwu paused slightly, the specific list. He didn't know it, and after a little hesitation, he said: "You ministers don't need to care too much about the loss, I will compensate you for the ships and personnel damaged in the voyage, and I will compensate you with the new ships launched by the Shanghai Shipyard this year." Ding Zhuang, I will send Shengjing soldiers, Wula soldiers, and Balhu soldiers from Shengjing to compensate for your losses. ”

As soon as they heard this, all the princes and nobles couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, the Shengjing soldiers, the Wula soldiers, and the Balhu soldiers were much braver than these flag soldiers in the capital, and the new ships in Shanghai were not worse than their ships.

Prince Yu Baotai came out and said: "The emperor is as kind as the sky, and the minions are grateful, but the minions are divided for the Americas. Buying a ship and hiring sailors has exhausted the family's wealth, and it is really impossible to support the flagmen and the crew sailors. He was also unable to organize his successors to go to the Americas again. ”

Luo Shuncheng County King Bu Muba also followed closely and said: "Your Majesty, the risk of sailing across the ocean is extremely high, and the servants are worried that there are no banner people who are willing to go anymore. ”

As soon as they saw someone taking the lead, a group of princes and nobles immediately came to the spirit, this is a great opportunity to ask for benefits, how can they easily let go, Prince Zhuang Bo Guoduo, Prince Kang Chong'an, Pingjun Wang Narsu, Shuncheng County Wang Leerjin and others immediately came out to second.

See this. The eighth, ninth, and thirteenth didn't dare to speak easily, one was the truth, and the other was that this opening would offend all the princes and nobles, how could they open their mouths indiscriminately?

Several ministers of the upper study were also tight-lipped about it, and Zhenwu wanted to vigorously expand the Americas. In the early stage, it was necessary to rely on these princes and nobles, and in the absence of profits, it was impossible to count on them to continuously send people to the United States, and it would not work without giving some benefits. …,

Zhenwu glanced at everyone, he didn't care about the silver, but he couldn't give in easily, otherwise they would have to make an inch, and after a slight groan, he said calmly: "I really overestimated your financial resources, since the financial resources are not good, and the follow-up is weak, then the imperial court can only recruit new troops from the green battalion to go to the Americas, or relax the scope of the feudal, the route to the Americas has been opened, and the large pastures and land cannot be handed over to the European countries." ”

Recruit new troops from the green battalion and relax the scope of separation? All the princes and nobles listened to it, if they really recruited a new army from the Green Battalion to go to the Americas, then what else would they do? Although they refused to admit it, they all knew that the combat power of today's Eight Banners soldiers was not as good as that of the Green Battalion, and it was no longer as good as the Green Battalion during the Battle of the Three Feudatories, let alone now?

Relax the scope of the separation, they are also unwilling to accept, in such a big place, the more people who are divided, the smaller the territory that can be occupied, if you really want to divide dozens more, how big can the feudal country be?

Lao Jiuyinyu and the four ministers in the study all secretly praised when they heard it, this method is good, it has been a long time, Zhenwu has hidden such a killer feature, there are these two threats, I am not afraid that these princes and nobles will not obey, they are too lazy to squeak, they all have the attitude of watching the play, and see how they round.

Prince Jian Yaerjiang did not second, one is because his son Wu Ge has a great future in the navy, and secondly, he also knows that this master is not easy to handle, seeing that everyone can not step down, he came out and said: "Your Majesty, the division of the Americas is really a million profits, although it is difficult to see results for a while, but with a little scale, the benefits will exceed imagination, even if the minions and others have all the flag, they have no complaints, and they will definitely try their best to expand the follow-up investment." ”

All flags! Hearing this, the eyes of several flag owners lit up, the Americas are divided, and it is a group seal, why do you need a few princes and nobles to support it? Wouldn't it be a gain for both people and money to gather the strength of all the princes and nobles in the banner? Even Zhenwu couldn't interfere in this.

Zhenwu was also stunned when he heard it, Yarjianga's proposal gave him a problem, if the flags joined forces to develop the feudal kingdoms of the Americas, it would naturally be a large number of people and great strength, and they could quickly open up the feudal kingdoms of the Americas, but in this way, the princes and nobles of the banners were bound to hug each other tightly, and it would be a big trouble to clean up the feudal kingdoms in the future.

After a little groaning, Zhenwu made up his mind, the meat is rotten in the pot, grab it first, and then think about it slowly, sooner or later there will be a big war in the Americas, but there is no need to worry, and this matter is not easy to interfere with, now that the soldiers of the banners have been collected, and they are not worried about their grouping.

Seeing that Zhenwu was silent, Prince Xian Yanhuang groaned slightly, and then came out and said: "Your Majesty, what Prince Jian said is very true, the Americas are divided into feuds for the benefit of the country and the people, how can you be short-sighted and only look at the gains and losses for a while?" The minions are also willing to follow suit and strive to expand the follow-up investment. ”

Seeing this situation, Zhenwu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and hurriedly struck the iron, and said: "The Americas are divided into feudal areas for the benefit of the country and the people, and the ministers must do their best to expand the follow-up investment, the Americas are not only rich, but also have vast pastures and a large number of buffaloes and horses, which is the most suitable continent for the children of the Eight Banners to gallop." ”

There are pastures, horses and cows! This is tantamount to a lot of good news for the princes and nobles, there are horses, the children of the Eight Banners can be useful in riding and archery, there are cattle, there is no need to worry about no livestock, there is no need to take horses and cattle to breed, not only can increase the transportation of personnel, the children of the Eight Banners can quickly form combat effectiveness as soon as they arrive in the Americas.

Zhenwu was afraid that the stimulation would not be enough, so he paused slightly, and continued: "If each flag has inconvenient turnover, you can go to the 'Four Hengs' to borrow, and each flag is allowed to borrow one million taels at low interest, and furthermore, the quota for each feudal country to go to the Americas will be relaxed to 5,000 people." ”…,

As soon as they heard this, all the princes and nobles were greatly excited, Zhenwu really spared no effort to support the division of the Americas, one million taels is enough to organize three or four galleons of 2,000 materials, and the quota has been expanded to 5,000 people, so that a small group of four people can organize tens of thousands of cavalry, which is completely enough to stake in the Americas.

The old thirteen Yi Belle Yinxiang groaned slightly, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the quota has been expanded to five thousand, plus the crew and sailors, the number of personnel in the Americas will reach more than 160,000, and the population has surged, and the minister is worried that the logistics supply will be unsustainable." ”

"The land of America is fertile and the products are abundant, how can food supplies be blindly transferred from the Qing Dynasty?" Zhenwu said disapprerovingly: "We must vigorously develop agriculture, strive for self-sufficiency, and even reverse the return to the Qing Dynasty." ”

Hearing this, Ma Qi also bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, although there are a large number of buffaloes and slaves in the Americas, the American slaves are not yet civilized and cannot farm, and the slaves are worried that in the short term, they will not be able to provide self-sufficiency in food. ”

Zhenwu glanced at the two of them, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he smiled: "Farm work is not difficult, people who are familiar with agriculture can be brought from the Qing Dynasty to teach slaves, and on the other hand, the people of Japan, the Nanyang Domain, and the Mughal Empire are all familiar with farming, and slave hunting is allowed, and slaves are not counted as feudal quotas." Speaking of this, he paused slightly, restrained his smile, and said in a deep voice: "However, if someone dares to capture slaves in the territory of the Qing Dynasty, or enslave the people of the Great Qing Dynasty, not only will the division be canceled, but also the knighthood will be dismissed, and each feudal country will send officials to supervise, don't say that I am unpredictable." ”

Prince Zhuang Bo Guoduo asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, what should you do if you voluntarily sell yourself as a slave?" ”

"No." Zhenwu said without hesitation: "Whether it is America, Australia, Nanyang, or Taiwan, it is not allowed to enslave the people of the Qing Dynasty, and those who volunteer are not allowed, but if they are found, they will be severely punished." ”

Zhenwu, who listened to it, spoke in a stern tone, and the group of people hurriedly bowed down and said, "Slaves and others respect the holy oracle." ”

Zhang Pengxi secretly wondered to himself, what does Zhenwu's words mean behind this? Why is it so forceful that no slavery is allowed outside the borders and the people of the Qing Dynasty are enslaved?

Zhenwu glanced at everyone before he said slowly: "The first voyage of the Americas, the casualties are quite large, this news must be tightly sealed, so as not to panic the flag people and be afraid of the Americas." (To be continued)