Chapter 122: The Great Events of 1640
The destruction of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, not only the Ming Dynasty, but also the entire China, no matter what the forces, are celebrating at this moment.
It is also ashamed to say that Nurhachi was originally a domestic slave of Li Chengliang, the Liaodong headquarters of the Ming Dynasty, but he returned to the settlement of the birth daughter with sixteen pairs of armor, rebelled, and finally established the so-called Houjin forces, which became a major disaster for the Ming Dynasty.
During the reign of Nurhachi and Huang Taiji, they went south many times, invaded a large number of Liaodong homeland, not to mention, and even went south to the surroundings of Beizhili, captive and slaughter I don't know how many Chinese children. Everywhere they passed, the Ming officers only knew that they would defend themselves in the city and did not dare to fight with it.
But now, the Manchu Qing Dynasty finally used its own demise to explain a truth to everyone: backwardness will be beaten, and barbarism cannot defeat civilization after all!
During the period at the junction of cold weapons and hot weapons, they relied on cavalry and a large number of cannon fodder tactics, and even the co-optation and corruption of the political zhì to seize the dominance of the land of China. But now, when he has completely entered the era of thermal weapons, he has suffered frequent losses, and in the end, even if he has obtained the technology of the Wa Kingdom, his congenital inadequacy will lead to his demise.
1640 was a year to remember.
The Ming Dynasty destroyed the Manchu Qing at the beginning of the year, and then on the eve of the Qingming Dynasty in March, destroyed the Japanese forces entrenched in the east of the Kwantung region. Wajima, together with the Korean Peninsula, was incorporated into China and became a sacred and inseparable part of China. In May of the same year, a large number of Ming people were transported to the Korean Peninsula and Wajima, on the one hand, to enrich the two places, and on the other hand, to mine ore in the Wajima mines. Among them, a large number of Manchu and Japanese captives were also mixed.
The Ming Dynasty was not as merciful as the Republic in dealing with the captives of these two nationalities, not to mention maintaining a state of being fed, and working twelve hours a day. On top of that, it is necessary to work for 12 years before freedom is granted. These captives were generally in their twenties and thirties, and nearly forty years old in twelve years, and in this era of average life expectancy in their fifties, ten years was just enough to live in old age. It is undeniable that after many captives were released, they could not even get married, and in the end, the whole nation was left to fend for themselves.
This year, the Mongolian Duoyanwei announced his return to the embrace of the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time, the Mongolian forces that had taken refuge in the Houjin in the past were all merged into the Ming Dynasty.
However, in order to further strengthen the unity of the nationalities and improve the interaction between the central and local governments, the Ming Dynasty sent a large number of officials to help the Mongolian tribes to achieve political regularization, civilization modernization, military nationalization, and financial unification.
At least three roads to Mongolia began to be built, and the Ming Dynasty spent huge patent fees to buy cement production technology, and worked overtime to produce cement for the paving of these three roads. They may also want to lay a railroad for the convenience of things, but they can't figure out how the steam engine works. I wanted to buy some steam locomotives from the Republic, but I was also refused.
This is actually understandable, small steam engines, especially more advanced steam engines, have to be bought by Zhang Hongbin in the supermarket in the Republic. The self-developed steam engine can only be used for civilian use, and the power is slightly lower. The most important problem is the lack of airtightness in the steam pipes, which will be solved next year, when the first rubber trees start tapping and are vulcanized.
The year 1640 was also a year of joy for the Republic.
In this year, the third little prince Zhang Ren was born, and his biological mother was Sun Tingfang. At the same time, there is another thing that makes people laugh and cry, that is, Luo Rucai's three princes fought to snatch the marriage right with the eldest princess Zhang Tian, but in the end, other people's hearts fell directly on Cao Bianjiao...... I remember that at that time, when Zhang Tian said that he liked Cao Bianjiao, Zhang Hongbin's face was very exciting...... Immediately, Cao Bianjiao was transferred to Tibet for a period of five years.
In this regard, Cao Wenzhao can only hehe.
And Zhang Hongbin also faced the side effects of this incident: Zhang Tian ignored him......
This made Zhang Hongbin depressed to death, and he really wanted to say to Zhang Tian: You T Meow is only eight years old, but you are actually only seven years old! What do you learn about early love?!
At the same time, the pair seduces Xiaoluo. Li's Cao Bianjiao is completely hated.
In 1640, penicillin was invented, and Guan Dao became a man of the year, and even a man of the hour. Since then, tuberculosis and other serious diseases that are certain to die in modern times, and a means of treatment have also been found. On top of that, with the advent of penicillin, groups such as streptomycin began to be developed one after another, and it was only a matter of time.
In 1640, a higher power steam engine was invented, twice as powerful as the previous one, and above all this was the number jù collected without improving air tightness. Next year, when the rubber is put into use, the efficiency will be further improved. This means that the technology of the steam engine of the earliest level can be liberalized, allowing the purchase of patents by the guò to obtain the use of the technology. Of course, the purchaser is limited to Chinese people, which is a must for this bottom line.
In 1640, the first internal combustion engine was successfully tested, and Xu Ji was not only recognized by everyone in terms of firearms, but also faintly in the research of instruments. Xu Guangqi, who was on the sickbed, watched his son have such a good life, and finally died with a smile three days later.
Xu Guangqi died, Zhang Hongbin did not ask for any memorial service or anything like that, but the people still spontaneously organized a mourning party. After all, Xu Guangqi is also the grandfather of the current queen, and after he came to the republic, he also made a lot of contributions to the construction of the republic. The people spontaneously commemorated the old man, and for three days there was not a single banquet or celebration in the whole republic.
In 1640, Yuewangdao Hope County was upgraded, and it is conservatively estimated that 50,000 people settled and merged with Sihua Village. At the same time, five satellite towns were established, and a conservative estimate of 10,000 people settled. In addition, more than 20 village-level units have been established, and it is conservatively estimated that 500 people will settle in each village. Zhang Cai, the king of Yue, began to organize people to explore the east, during which he exterminated five cannibal indigenous tribes, captured more than 5,000 non-cannibal indigenous tribes, carried out labor education, and fought for naturalization.
Three gold mines were discovered, all of which were rich ores. The discovery of a rich reserve and high-quality iron ore once exchanged a large amount of trade profits for Yuewang Island, in exchange for a large number of various materials and technologies needed by Yuewang Island. During this period, more than a dozen new processing plants and three modern factories were built, and the level of civilization was continuously improved.
In 1640, the expeditionary expedition returned safely from the Americas, and had already discovered the shipping route from Asia to the Americas, and at the same time discovered the state of Hawaii, and entered into a preliminary trade and friendship agreement with it. According to the answer of the expedition force, on the west coast, there are no European forces entrenched for the time being, and perhaps a stronghold can be set up here now, and then expand little by little.
In the end, Zhang Hongwu applied to Congress to go on an expedition to the Americas.
Before the republic, there was a rule that if you were a king, you could not be a king, and you could not be a king, and the most important thing was that you had to be in a foreign country. Therefore, Zhang Hongwu and Zhang Hongwen, while serving as military and civilian, have not yet been crowned kings. This time, Zhang Hongwu didn't know whether he wanted to contribute to the prosperity of the republic, or whether he planned to enjoy the fun of opposing the king, so he took the initiative to propose to the Congress to attack the Americas.
Zhang Hongbin and the National Assembly agreed to his request, and named him the king of martial arts, and went to the Americas with a fleet of 1,000 militiamen and their families. For this reason, the two old men are much older, and they secretly say that another son is going to go away, and I am afraid that it will not be so easy to see each other again.
In 1640, three unexpected guests visited the Diet.
"William, the representative of the joint envoys of Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands, has met His Majesty the Emperor of the Republic." William, a blonde foreigner, met with Zhang Hongbin, the emperor of the People's Republic of China, in the Diet.
"Excuse me!" Since others are courteous and thoughtful, Zhang Hongbin naturally can't fall into the prestige of the state of Chinese etiquette.
"Thank you!" William saluted and slowly got up.
"What is the matter with you coming to my republic this time?" The meeting has been completed, and Zhang Hongbin went directly to the topic.
"On behalf of the forces of the three countries, the foreign ministers hereby propose reconciliation to His Majesty the Republic, hoping that the Republic can get rid of their past suspicions and develop amicably with our three countries." William said very sincerely.
"Oh, but I don't know, what kind of friendly law are you asking for?" Zhang Hongbin raised his eyebrows.
"We and the other three countries recognize the legitimate interests of the Republic in the South Seas, and divide Manila as the territory of the Republic. But I also hope that the Republic will no longer embarrass our maritime merchants from now on. In addition, we hope to come here with the Republic of China for technical exchanges, discuss technical issues with each other, and also hope that the Republic can open up some patents for us to buy, and the purchase fee can be increased by 50% on the regular price. "Weili directly said his request, which is also the common request of the three countries.
However, his words made everyone's faces look bad.
"Mr. William, I regret to tell you that Nanyang has been my Chinese state since ancient times, and it is a force subordinate to my China. Legally, we have absolute control over Nanyang. The reason why we didn't drive you away is because we are a country of etiquette, and we hope that you will be able to recognize the reality for yourself and leave on your own. As for technology, I'm even more sorry, it's hard for me to imagine what technology you need in your country. And there is no reason for our technology to be ceded to an object that has bad intentions towards us. "Zhang Hongbin has shown a lot of toughness.
Because he knows that even if he gets stiff, the other party can't help himself. Now that the Red Sea Strait has not yet been opened, they have to come over a long way. In terms of cost and military strength, today's republics have completely destroyed them, and there is no need to look at their faces at all.
"Your Majesty, I want you to recognize one thing clearly, and that is that there is no one in this world who can enjoy all the cakes alone. If you do this, you will only make our feelings stiff, and even offend the entire country of Europa! William was a little angry.
"When I have established a supreme civilization in Huaxia, your Europa continent is still in a semi-primitive civilization state, even now, even if your navigation technology is temporarily ahead of the Ming Dynasty. But our Chinese People's Republic has been catching up, and now we have completely defeated you. I hope that you will not ignore the splendor and strength of my Chinese civilization, and do not imagine yourself to be too strong, sometimes, too self-confidence, is the key to the inability of the two sides to get along amicably. Zhang Hongbin was not afraid at all.
"Then I don't know how the emperor should see the cake of Nanyang?" William tried to ask.
"It should be said that the world is a big cake, how should we divide it! What I mean by this is that the Middle East, India, the South Seas, and the Americas are mine, and what you want to do with the rest such as Africa and Arabia is your own business. Zhang Hongbin raised his eyebrows and directly offered the price.
"It's absolutely impossible!" William was a little surprised that the republic knew about the Americas, but he was afraid that the republic actually planned to monopolize the Americas, even if the kings of the three countries with the most cultivation and the most vigorous cultivation came here at this moment, he was afraid that he would not be able to allow such conditions to appear.
"Remember, I'm telling you about my decision, not asking for your opinion. If there's nothing to do, please go back! Zhang Hongbin shrugged his shoulders and said.
"Farewell!" At this moment, William has completely lost his previous modest appearance, and left the Congress angrily.
"Sons! It is difficult for Daming to be in the limelight, isn't it time for us to be in the limelight? Zhang Hongbin stood up and said to everyone in the Congress.