Chapter 150: The War of Tea Seeds (4)
If you want to talk about the mobilization of the army, perhaps this ocean-going battle can be regarded as a real mobilization of the army.
Nearly 200 large and small ships set sail, carrying more than 5,000 officers and men of the Marine Corps, and it can be said that 80 percent of the navy's combat strength was directly transferred. If the naval strength of the non-republic has always been very strong, and the real threat of the enemy is only from the Western countries, this expedition just happens to be a westward expedition, and there is no need to worry about being beaten into your home by the enemy, otherwise you will not dare to retain only 20% of the combat strength.
The people of the republic have learned the importance of the original product, which they used to think was nothing, but now it is directly combined with the strength and dignity of the country. But if you think about it carefully, it was originally your own cash cow, why should you share it with others, the only possibility is that you don't have the ability to keep this cash cow, and as a result, you will be divided by others, but when the time comes, the cash cow will also become a gold tree, a silver tree, a copper tree, and an iron tree, and it will become worthless.
In the past, it was heard that corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes came from foreign countries. What if someone else only sells the finished product to themselves, but not the seeds? According to the grain consumption in China, especially the lack of grain during the drought, this kind of miscellaneous grain, which is already much cheaper than rice and wheat, is afraid that it will be sold many times more expensive than these two at that time, right? After all, I don't have this thing in my country, and even if I buy it cheaply, I can't afford to buy it!
In this way, if these three grains are really not obtained by anyone, they are really a country's cash cow. However, the American Indians were unable to protect this plant, so it is now cultivated all over the world. Not to mention the one that has just been brought back, a thing called pumpkin, some can be eaten raw and some can be stewed, the portion is full and the taste is mellow, whether it is used as a food or a vegetable, it is a good choice.
Strictly speaking, grapes, cantaloupe, sesame seeds, and even cotton and watermelon, aren't these originally imported from foreign countries? For example, peanuts, which have been widely planted and have become the mainstream oil crop, are not allowed to be planted in China and can only be imported from foreign countries, how much money will it cost?
Let's not talk about minerals, it's all things that you have, I have, and everyone has. But this original product is a species endemic to a country or a region. It can be said that the more types of these things, the stronger the country. After all, there are so many things that can be exported, and the money earned is enough to make the country strong...... As long as the officials are not so greedy.
Therefore, the original product is dignity and the face of the country, and the Portuguese took away the tea seeds, which is a provocation to the dignity of China. The most important thing is that the original product is reduced to other places, and then others cultivate and sell it, which is absolutely not allowed by all the people of origin. If you didn't know before, forget it, but now that you know, then it's absolutely not allowed!
Da Ming and Da Shun also knew the news through other channels.
Chongzhen was naturally a little embarrassed about the two behaviors of the Ming Dynasty in the past, but the son did not say anything about the father, and the past was over. At least, even if the territory of the current Ming Dynasty is much less, it is much better than the Ming court in the middle and late periods, and it is rare to get the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese Island, which is a major event that the emperors of the Ming Dynasty have not had a peninsula.
Li Zicheng may not be able to take the sale of the original product to heart, but he also has to worry about the feelings of the republic. He already felt that as long as the Republic did not take the initiative to attack, the other side had no intention of fighting with him. However, if the bottom line of the republic is mobilized in some matter, then it will still send troops. In order not to let that day come, in order to allow himself more time to expand his territory and become able to fight with the republic, Li Zicheng also had to compromise and announce the protection of the original product.
"Commander, there's Ceylon ahead!" The navy sailed for two days, and the speed of the voyage was not too high because of the transportation of non-commissioned officers and munitions. But even so, the two-day voyage brought the fleet to the vicinity of the island of Ceylon.
As long as the coordinates of the world map provided by the Intelligence Bureau are not wrong. But, is it possible?
"Sue the Marines, get ready for battle at once, we don't have much time, and we will soon go to India. Of course, if the other ships block the entire Indian shipping route to the West, and any ship that leaves under your defense, then wait for military law! Liu Ruoqi gave the order very seriously.
Although everyone knows that the sea is vast, and if others really want to bypass the defense line, it will definitely not be able to hold it. But everyone also knows that what Liu Ruoqi wants to express now is a determination that he must do everything possible to prevent the leakage of tea, but in fact, he does not really want to die. However, with this determination, at least the fault rate must be reduced to less than 10%.
"Login!" The captain of the Marine Corps is none other than Gao Jie, who has long taken refuge in Zhang Hongwu.
This good guy can be regarded as a relative of Li Zicheng, but for various reasons, he first took refuge under Zhang Hongwu, and then became a republic officer. As one of the pillars of Nanming Ting, Gao Jie's command ability is still good.
However, after all, he is a relative of Li Zicheng, so he does not mix very well in the army.
In the end, he gritted his teeth and applied for a transfer when the Marine Corps began recruiting. After review, he became the supreme commander of the Marine Corps, and finally became famous.
The members of the Marine Corps are not inferior to the strong troops of the 123rd Assault Regiment, and only in this way can they quickly seize the landing site and even occupy some of the more difficult strategic points with the least number of men. Gao Jie can control these 5,000 elites, which shows that they do have real materials.
The elite of the Marine Corps quickly disembarked and shot the defenders who came to interrogate as soon as possible. In fact, earlier, before the navy landed, it had already destroyed the warships that came to stop them. Not only that, as long as you see a foreign sailboat, you will destroy it directly as soon as possible.
Even if the tea seed is not on their ship, since they dare to provoke the dignity of Huaxia, it is that they will not let go of the mistake. Besides, who can guarantee that there is no tea on it? Or, is there some other Chinese original product on it?!
Without the help of these ships, the defense force on the shore was pitifully low, and a burst of strafing was almost solved.
The fighters immediately took control of the coastal city, and a special diplomatic interpreter stepped forward to speak. Knowing this time, the people of this city learned that this group of powerful troops from the eastern countries came to track down the tea seeds.
Many people think that this is too much, just for the seeds of a crop, they can use this hand to chase and kill?
But what happened next made them believe that this qiē was true. In this world, anything can happen!