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The civil unrest began with hunger and cold, and the rebellion began from the lack of wages. This is the simplest and most well-known truth, and all dynasties have also been vigilant against it, but there are very few who have really done it well, or have always done it well. If this were not the case, many dynastic changes would not have taken place.

Like Zhu Yongxing, the war was far from over, and he continued to give benefits to the people, not only giving land and taxes, but also distributing settling-in allowances from the seizures of the siege and plundering land, so that those who had suffered from the relocation of the coastal borders could return to their homeland and start rebuilding their homes, but there were really very few of them.

In fact, on a deeper level, this is a first-pay-first-served principle. When the people live in peace and know the good of the court and the Ming army, they will support this war with higher enthusiasm that is not just as simple as changing the dynasty; When the people get the benefits given by the imperial court, they will try their best to find ways to keep them, which will increase the enthusiasm of supporting the army.

If we only use some empty and tempting slogans to call for the general interests of the country and the nation, then it is not as practical and effective as these specific favors.

This is the long-term vision, not the small calculation. Since the Eastern Crusade, the support of the people has relied on this, and the short-sighted policy of the Qing court to relocate the coastal borders and the tyrannical acts of disregarding the people's livelihood have played a role in promoting the situation that cannot be ignored.

The territory of control is expanding, the population supporting the war is growing, and the training cycle of the army is shortening. Once the bottleneck of weapons and equipment is broken, the superiority of the Ming army will increase exponentially. In addition, the economic development of the Southern Ming Dynasty was also diversified, and the access to resources and wealth greatly exceeded that of the closed and unskilled Qing court, and the growth rate of the entire national strength was by no means estimated by outsiders.

"Very good!" Zhu Yongxing couldn't help but feel joy in his heart and patted the table.

Although the production of weapons and equipment is based on the expansion of the original production capacity. It also increased the output of the Macao Artillery Factory and the Conghua Arsenal, but it could only support the Ming army that fought continuously, and could not give too much transfer to the Ming army in other places, and even the long-planned military operations of the Yangtze River Naval Division had to be postponed.

Now, the British and the French have completed the tasks ordered by the Ming army, and have successively shipped weapons and equipment produced in their own countries, which not only made up for the gap, but also enabled the implementation of various military plans.

"The British and the French may take all the price concessions they offer, but they will never be allied with either side." Zhu Yongxing smiled slyly. said to Yi Transaction: "If you don't give a discount because of this, then buy it at a real price, and in the future, find a chance to make money back." ”

The Second Anglo-Dutch War had not yet broken out, but relations between Britain and the Netherlands were becoming increasingly strained. The British continued to provoke and organized the "Royal African Company" to prepare for an attack on the Dutch colonies on the west coast of Africa, in an attempt to seize a lucrative ivory, slave and gold trade from the Dutch. The Netherlands, on the other hand, have been looking for an opportunity to regain sea supremacy, not only stepping up the construction of large warships. It also formed an anti-British alliance with France and Denmark, and received assistance from France and Denmark.

In Africa it was the British who went on the offensive. In Asia, Britain is the weaker side, and it is quite advantageous to form a good alliance with the Southern Ming Dynasty and win over the ally of the Ming Army's naval division. As for weapons and equipment, if not to talk about concessions. The British are also a profitable business.

France, too, has a similar mind, making money if it can make money, and winning allies if it can't make money, and taking a long-term view. And after Annam Trung defeated the Nguyen clan. Although it did not take action against the ports and islands that the Nam Minh and the French had captured from the Nguyen clan, it also put a lot of pressure on the French to join forces with the Ming army to deal with the accident. Moreover, the infiltration and expansion of the French in Siam was opposed by a faction led by Pabila, who also wanted to get close to Zhu Yongxing because of his good personal relationship with Zhu Yongxing and Siam's history as a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, so as to prevent Zhu Yongxing from interfering in Siamese affairs.

"The opportunity will come soon." Yi Cheng nodded in agreement and said: "There will be a breakthrough in the quantity of our export goods, and the sugar cane in Mekong and Ha Tien provinces is also needed by them in large quantities, and then there is the Ryukyus, they are very active in opening up East Asian trade." ”

Yes, this is also an important aspect, Zhu Yongxing nodded appreciatively, and was pleased that Yi Cheng's horizons had become broader.

Helping the Ryukyus to fight the Japanese was not only to obtain nitrate and sulfur materials from the Ryukyus, but also to force the Satsuma Domain, which invaded the Ryukyus, to accept a series of conditions and open up trade with the Wakoku. This was because the Satsuma Domain was the only private domain that could obtain income from international trade in a disguised manner after the Shogunate announced the closure of the country. Some historians believe that the Satsuma Domain's ability to have enough capital to become the main force of the Shogunate Movement and become one of the main leaders of the Restoration Government in the late Edo era, 200 years later, was not unrelated to this accumulation of trade.

If the Satsuma clan can be forced to submit, it will also open up a different trade channel from the Zheng family, and it may be possible to obtain huge profits without relying on people's breath. This is not only seen by Zhu Yongxing, but also by the British, French, and even the Dutch.

With the successive victories of the Ming army on the southeast coast, the British and French were optimistic that they would soon be able to extend their trade hands to East Asia, and the attitude of the Dutch was also changing. Historically, it would not have happened that the Dutch sent ships to help the Qing army and sailors attack Jinxia. On the contrary, the Dutch, because they could not obtain special trade permission from the Qing court, deliberately dissociated themselves from the Qing court and expressed their closeness to the Nanming government instead.

Chasing the rise and killing the fall, this purpose is not only applicable to the stock market. Victory can win hearts and minds, and no one wants to bet on the loser, or the side with a bad future.

"The money that should be spent will be spent, and what should be earned will be earned by others, and if we don't take the guns and ammunition that we have worked so hard to transport, I don't know if they will have any other thoughts, but don't cheapen the enemy." Zhu Yongxing smiled to himself, feeling that he was thinking too much.

Under the present situation, Britain and France did not dare to violate their edicts and warnings and collude with the Qing state. Even if the Qing State wanted to open up trade and lose the right to control the sea, the Ming army and the Zheng family controlled Taiwan, Penghu, and Jinxia, it would be too late.

"Your Highness, if our army can possess Jinxia or Taiwan and hold the control of the golden waterway, others will not dare to be angry." Yi Cheng's eyes flickered, and he glanced at the text on the table.

Zhu Yongxing understood what Yi Cheng meant, groaned for a while, shook his head lightly and said: "Don't be in a hurry, the outside of the soil is first inside, and it is not suitable for the current shape." Together with the internal strife, the Qing Kingdom, which has benefited, must not give them a chance to breathe! ”

……………… (To be continued......)