If Lin Dan Khan can conquer Mobei, it will not be a bad thing for the Ming Dynasty, which can increase the scale of bilateral trade.

If the Mongols are restless, the Ming Dynasty can teach the Mongols a lesson in the future.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao was not worried about Lin Dan Khan's westward expedition to Mobei. On the contrary, after Lin Dan Khan's westward expedition to Mobei, it is unlikely that too many forces will intervene in the Liaodong war situation in the next one or two years, and there will be one less variable that is difficult to control, which will be of great benefit to the Ming army.

"Now that there are bayonets, it's time to form new infantry divisions." Zhu Youxiao pondered in his heart, and felt more and more necessary.

However, in terms of tactics, we should think about it carefully, and Zhu Youxiao vaguely remembered that after the appearance of the bayonet, the Europeans once came up with a line tactic.

This tactic is that the entire army is musketeers, usually lined up in a row and then slowly marching. When both sides used line tactics, it became the famous 'line shot'. This tactic of lining up and shooting will form hollow phalanxes once it encounters a cavalry attack.

If the cavalry broke through to the phalanx, then bayonets could pierce it from all sides.

One of the biggest weaknesses of the hollow phalanx is that once the enemy has artillery, it will be more sour to die. That shot down was definitely a blast to the death.

Of course, what Zhu Youxiao has to consider at present is not the enemy's artillery, but the cavalry.

Whether it was wild boar skins, the Mongols, or the Yarkand Khanate, the greatest threat to the Ming army was the cavalry. This tactic obviously works well against cavalry.

The main thing is that this tactic allows the infantry to maximize their firepower.

Zhu Youxiao immediately wrote down the new infantry division model. Then it was sent to the high command for study. After Lu Xiangsheng and others saw this new tactic. It doesn't feel very reliable.

"Your Majesty. Chen thought that this tactic would be really useful if it was against those firearms troops. But if we are dealing with enemy forces like Jiannu and Mongols, the risk of this tactic is even higher. Even if the musketeers had bayonets, they were still inferior to the professional pikemen in terms of resistance at close range. Lu Xiangsheng said to Zhu Youxiao: "Once the enemy attacks our army formation with a large-scale cavalry, the musketeers may not be able to stop it, but the pikemen are more reliable." After all, we are mainly infantry, and we should stabilize the military formation. In this way, you can be invincible. ”

Obviously, the national conditions of China and the West are not the same, and all European countries have firearms units. The enemy faced by the Ming Dynasty did not have firearms troops, but mostly cavalry.

"So I think this kind of army is not suitable for the Liaodong battlefield, but it should be easier to use in the south." Lu Xiangsheng concluded.

"What Aiqing said makes sense." Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but nodded, and said kindly: "Then let the Marines and the 023rd and 024th divisions train according to this plan!" ”

"Your Majesty." Lu Xiang bowed and said.

In the future, the Marine Corps will be used to expand overseas, for example, Southeast Asia and other places will not have cavalry at all. The 023 and 024 divisions that are being formed are the two infantry divisions that Zhu Youxiao intends to invest in the Indochina Peninsula, and they are also suitable for such tactics.

The High Command then took out the reorganization plan, and at the same time carried out a tactical reorganization of the various infantry divisions of the Central Army. The bayonets were fully equipped with the Central Army. All musketeers of the Central Army, after being equipped with bayonets, would introduce the tactics of hollow phalanxes. But at the same time, pikemen were retained. The focus is still to prevent Jiannu's cavalry from quickly 'protruding in the face'.

As long as the Ming army can stand firm when it is broken by the cavalry in the field and is not defeated by the cavalry, it will be invincible.

The Marine Corps and the 023rd and 024th divisions completely eliminated the formation of pikemen and turned all into musketeers armed with bayonets.

After Lu Xiangsheng exterminated the thieves in Shaanxi, he was sent by Zhu Youxiao to preside over the military training.

In addition to stepping up military training, the layout of the general headquarters in Liaodong is still continuing. In addition to arranging the Taizi River defense line, the headquarters is still constantly deploying additional combat materials to Liaodong. Be well prepared for the next big battle.

A strategic highway from Jinzhou to Anshan is also being built, and heavy horse-drawn wagons will be able to deliver supplies quickly. Before the road was built, it was possible to walk, but the road condition was not too good, and the speed was relatively affected.

Because of the improvement of the means of transportation, the loss of transportation is greatly reduced. Unlike in ancient wars, ten catties of grain were eaten on the way to the front line.

In that case, it is mainly used for manual transportation, and although some animal power is used, the transportation efficiency is also very low.

The heavy carriages produced by Beizhili today are much more efficient in transportation on land, not only faster, but also much less worn.

This is the progress of the times, and although there has not yet been an industrial revolution, the increase in productivity is the inevitable result of history.

The development of the Liaodong Peninsula is also proceeding steadily, and the development of cultivated land, minerals, and forest areas has already made a definite progress. The cabinet has restored the administrative system on the Liaodong Peninsula and the reconstruction of towns has begun. A large number of workers have already traveled by boat to the Liaodong Peninsula.

All this was a prelude to the great counteroffensive of the Ming army.

Zhu Youxiao vigorously fought against the army, and the internal situation also improved further. The northern provinces are basically stable, the biggest hidden danger of thieves in northern Shaanxi has been basically eliminated, and the rebellion of local officials such as An Bangyan in Guizhou has become more and more declining under Qin Liangyu's attack.

The investment of the royal consortium in North Korea has also been rising, and the export of goods to North Korea by the Ming Dynasty totaled 4 million yuan in the first quarter and is still increasing.

Naturally, the North Koreans could not spend endless money to buy the goods of the Ming Dynasty, but after the Ming Dynasty exported the goods, it could continue to export capital to North Korea, invest a lot in North Korea, and organize North Korean production. As a result, a large number of assets will be obtained, and the raw materials exported by North Korea to Daming will continue to increase.

At that time, North Korea exported minerals, timber, coal and other raw materials to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty exported goods to the North Korea, and the Ming Dynasty could exchange less labor for the labor success created by more labor.

The amount of Ming goods that North Koreans can afford depends on how much valuable raw materials they can produce, and how much Ming investment.

The situation in North Korea is also relatively stable. Cho Yan, the governor, has become the real 'Taishang' of Joseon. Both the military and the government are in charge of it with one hand. The Joseon general Yi Zhi was very cooperative with Zhao Yan because he was tied to the chariot of the royal consortium.

The king of Joseon, Li Liang, tragically lived in the palace and waited for death, he was indispensable for glory and wealth, but the real power was gone.

Trade with Japan was not continuous, but was agreed with the Tokugawa shogunate in June every year. In June of this year, there were originally many merchant ships heading to Japan in Quanzhou Yuegang. This year, however, there are very few, as the Royal Navy continues to intercept passing merchant ships in the waters off the Ryukyu Islands.

In just a few months, the Dutch lost more than thirty merchant ships. More than 20 civilian merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty were also intercepted.

Only a few merchant ships were able to successfully go to Japan, and of course, the Tokugawa shogunate did not reject the Dutch and Li Dan's merchant ships.

Although a trade deal was reached with the Ming Dynasty, it did not mean that these merchant ships would be rejected. However, it was not after the arrival of the Portuguese merchant ships intercepted by the Royal Navy that year that the Tokugawa shogunate began to refuse to trade with the Portuguese.

Because the trade was directly with the Ming government, and the original Dutch and Portuguese could provide Japan with firearms, the Ming was more advanced, and the price was lower than that of the Dutch and the Portuguese, and the Tokugawa shogunate did not need the Portuguese.

Even if individual Dutch merchant ships broke through the blockade of the Ming Royal Navy and reached Japan, the enthusiasm of the Japanese for these Dutch was greatly reduced.

Commodity-wise. The Dutch could not offer anything that would appeal to the Tokugawa shogunate. The various goods of the Ming Dynasty were much better than those of the Dutch, and now the Dutch had no advantage in firearms. Naturally, there is little enthusiasm for the Dutch.

Regarding the blockade of trade routes by the Ming Imperial Navy, the Tokugawa shogunate was actually a little worried about the Ming Dynasty's dominance.

However, the Tokugawa shogunate was more afraid that the Ming would support other daimyo in Japan, so the Tokugawa shogunate did not dare to express any dissatisfaction at this point.

In fact, Japan in those years was not yet a highly unified mono-ethnic state like later Japan. In those days, the emperor was not mythologized, and it was common for various lords to fight each other. Although the Tokugawa shogunate wanted to get rid of the Ming dynasty's suzerainty over Japan, it also did not have the courage to confront the Ming head-on.

What reassured the Tokugawa shogunate was that the current Ming Dynasty did not interfere with Japan's thoughts.

Japan's trade with the Ming Dynasty was basically stable, and it was a month or two a year after that. The Royal Navy's monopoly on Japanese trade was relatively successful, and few Dutch and civilian merchant ships were able to successfully make it to Japan.

The Dutch had already decided to abandon the Japanese market because of the heavy losses they had suffered.

The Ming Imperial Navy set up a military port in the Ryukyu Kingdom, and deployed a lot of warships and troops, and the Dutch basically had nothing to do about it.

Song Kezhen was troubled by the frustration of the Dutch's confrontation with the Ming Royal Navy at sea, and he had no more thoughts until the Dutch mainland supported Batavia.

However, to Song Ke's delight, news has come from the Netherlands that by the end of this year, the mainland will support 15 warships in Batavia.

Of course, this was the largest force that the East India Company could support Batavia, and any more would affect the rest of the Dutch trade routes.

The Spaniards were also asking for help from the mainland, and the Spaniards were much more wealthy, and the mainland decided to send thirty more warships to Manila.

Not only did he want to defend the Philippines, but he also intended to force the Ming Dynasty to reopen trade with Spain through war.

In Taiwan, the three-year development operation of Tianqi has been relatively smooth.

After the pirates in the western coastal areas of Taiwan were cleared, the Royal Agricultural Company established six bases in western Taiwan, as well as bases in Taipei and Yilan, each of which opened up large farms.

The only problem was that there was a conflict between the indigenous people in Taiwan, but it was quickly suppressed. In dealing with these natives, the government adopted a policy of cutting through the chaos with a quick knife, first suppressing and then pacifying.

The indigenous people are scared and obedient, and then included in the management, and treat them equally. For the natives who were willing to live in the mountains, the imperial court recognized their territory in the mountains and regularly opened markets to trade with them, and the two sides lived in peace. The indigenous people living on the plains were all under the administration of the government. Either the land was given to cultivate it himself, or he became a worker in the Royal Agricultural Company.

If we want to develop Taiwan quickly, the policy of grinding will not work. Although that can ease the conflict and increase the time of running-in.

However, if Zhu Youxiao wants Taiwan to become the producer of commercial grain and commercial sugar in the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to ink like that.

For the Naxi natives, living under the management of the Ming Dynasty will also give them a better quality of life. After all, Taiwan is now based on the development model of the Royal Agricultural Company, and the Ming Dynasty will not immigrate too many people to Taiwan. Therefore, the treatment of farm workers is very good, although the wages may not be high, but the benefits are guaranteed. Compared with their previous living standards, which even had some hairy blood drinking, the quality of life has been greatly improved.

The Ming Dynasty also has an advanced culture, and those natives who are not very civilized will also be rapidly civilized under the management of the Ming Dynasty, and basically there will be no difference from the people of the Ming Dynasty after one or two generations.

These natives should also rejoice that they have met the most humanitarian Ming of this era. The word 'humanity' itself was coined by the Chinese nation. Compared with the barbaric Dutch and Spaniards, the Ming treated them with a much milder policy.

This is mainly related to culture, Chinese civilization itself is good at accumulating and creating wealth, so it will not be like the Dutch and Spaniards, who are desperately oppressing the people of Taiwan.

Also because of the development of Taiwan by the Ming Dynasty at this time, there was not much oppression of the local aborigines, but only encroached on their original hunting grounds, but also the work of the natives who were willing to obey the management of the government were resettled, so after some conflicts in various parts of Taiwan, the Tao was quickly stabilized, and there was no boiling of public resentment.

For those natives, they are also willing to live under the management of the Ming Dynasty, because they are much better off living under the management of the Ming Dynasty than before.

These natives don't know much about agricultural production, but they can do things anyway. The Royal Agricultural Company's agricultural employment model has many processes. As long as you learn a few of these links, you don't need these natives to know what farming time and planting techniques are.

These natives also made up for the shortage of labor in Taiwan, which made the Royal Agricultural Company's development of Taiwan much faster.

Basically, wherever the road is built, there is a large farm.

The Royal Bank has mobilized a large number of loans for the development of Taiwan, which is basically a surefire project. Taiwan is indeed blessed with a unique agricultural island, water conservancy facilities do not require too much investment, and land reclamation is relatively convenient. The development area is also a coastal plain or basin, and it is not difficult to build roads.

The land is also fertile, and the climate is more suitable.

Such a treasure land, planted with rice and sugar cane, has a large output. Grain and cane sugar are not worried about sales, how can they lose money.

The Ming Dynasty's large-scale development in Taiwan made the Dutch covet. The East India Company was clearly unwilling to accept defeat off the coast of China, and Li Dan, a pirate organization, was equally unwilling to see the Ming government gain a foothold in Taiwan.

A new offensive operation is being planned along the coast of China. (To be continued......)