On January 16 of this year, Ivan IV was crowned in Moscow and became the first tsar of Oros, advancing the history of Muscovy to the era of Tsarism of Oros.

Ivan IV was also known as the "Terrible" or "the Great".

However, Ivan the Terrible's empire lasted only two generations before entering a period of chaos with the extinction of the Ulek dynasty, and it was not until the establishment of the Romanov dynasty that Oros returned to a normal state. Alexey, who reigns now? Mikhailovich was the second Tsar of the Romanov dynasty and a man who ended thirty years of chaos and laid the foundation for his son Peter the Great.

From Ivan the Terrible to Alexei, Oros expanded from Moscow to Eastern Europe, and although they had lost the war with Sweden, they were eventually able to gain territory in Eastern Ukraine on the east bank of the Dnieper River.

"The Tsar often went on expeditions in person to expand his territory, but because of his prudence, people gave him the nickname 'The Shyman'." Alexander? Sitting in a luxurious room in Turkestan, Clavert smiled and told the people of the General Staff of Military Intelligence about the history of Oros and the current social environment.

As the illegitimate son of a monk, Alexander was considered a marginal nobleman. He spent his early years in the Shooting Army, and later went to Poland and the Baltic with Tsar Alexei, and then was sent to Kazakhstan to fight against the Ming in the East. When he was in the shooting army, he also did smuggling and legitimate business, and it can be said that he had an in-depth understanding of the entire Oros society. In particular, he is very knowledgeable about current affairs and is talkative and funny, so he can be freed from hard labor, live in a warm room, and live on one mouth.

"How many people are there in the national army of Oros?" The staff officer of the Military Intelligence Department smiled as if he were talking to an old friend, and the only fly in the ointment was that he could only communicate with a guò interpreter.

"We have an army of about 100,000 men." Alexander frowned and thought: "Of them, fifty thousand are shooting troops. Responsible for the protection of the tsar and Moscow. There were also militias of local nobles, the number of which is not clear. The Don Cossacks and Tatars were also requisitioned when we had the need...... But now it seems that the Tatars will not fight for us. ”

"How many people can be mobilized in total?" The staff officer asked.

Alexander had a hard time understanding "mobilization", and after several explanations, he said: "300,000 men, this is the largest army we have ever used." ”

"What about your military pay?"

"It's not enough!" Alexander suddenly became excited: "So even if it's a shooting army." Had to do some small business too. ”

The staff officer was very interested when he heard this: "Soldiers do business? He knew that the Song Dynasty's Xiang army was doing small business, but at that time, the forbidden army didn't dare to do such things. And the shooting army can be regarded as the forbidden army of the Tsar of Oros, and even the Guards.

"Idle is idle, a soldier only has three rubles a year, even if he adds three meals a day, but he still has to spend money to buy himself military uniforms, how can he support himself if he doesn't do some business?" Alexander said helplessly.

"Don't you delay training?" The staff officer asked again.

"Training? Three times a week......"

In the midst of a good conversation, Alexander did not understand what he was saying at all. The Department of Military Intelligence easily made a thorough survey of the basic situation of the Oros army and submitted a report to the General Staff.

This report gave some relief to the whole court. Don't worry about the Oros recall—the Battle of Turkestan wiped out almost the entire southern garrison of Oros, including a standing army of 8,000 men.

It's just that Xiao Mo and Xiao Donglou's faces are very unsightly, because the other party's combat effectiveness is so low that it is impossible to increase it.

Even the training volume of the Oros in a week-seven days is less than the training capacity of the Ming soldiers in a day. The high cost of gunpowder and buckshot made firearms drills a luxury for the Oros, and the Ming soldiers were trained in firearms firing every day. Even in peacetime, the amount of gunpowder consumed by one soldier in one day in the Ming army was equal to the consumption of ten training sessions by an Oros soldier.

Because the treasury of Oros is scarce. Therefore, in addition to the more than 17,000 standing troops in the country, more legions will be disbanded after the war. There is no training at all, let alone honor and status.

Winning such an opponent is really shameless.

"This is not only a military victory, but more importantly, a victory in national strength." Zhu Cihong was very happy to receive this report. This is the first time that the Ming Dynasty has faced the real national army, although it is not a world-class military power like Sweden, but Oros is by no means a third-rate weak scum at this time. Otherwise, the annexation of Eastern Ukraine would not have been possible.

"Your Majesty, now General Xiao Mo and General Xiao Donglou each lead an army to advance in the north and west directions, hoping to recover the entire Kazakh Khanate." You Shiwei reported in an old, deep voice.

Zhu Cihong nodded. Since the two generals have made such a decision, there must be a reason, and the emperor and the center who are far away in Beijing had better question less. Multi-support. In the case of immature technical conditions, only a trust in the general can achieve victory.

Xiao Mo and Xiao Donglou originally regarded the Battle of Turkestan as the last battle in the last five years. Even if the Ming Dynasty wins, it may be to consolidate the Far Western Theater, and there is no idea of expanding the results. Just after listening to Alexander's introduction, combined with the scout's intelligence, the two found that this was really a good time to take advantage of the victory and pursue!

The Kazakhs were broken, the Cossacks returned to their hometown with the friendship of the Ming Dynasty, the Oros were sent to the mines to mine, and the whole Kazakh was like a beautiful woman in tulle pajamas, looking forward to the favor of the Ming army. In the face of such a situation, if Xiao Mo and Xiao Donglou were stationed in Turkestan and turned a blind eye, that would be what the emperor should be worried about.

"As for the Kazakhs......" You Shiwei hesitated.

"Resisting the Celestial Army is treason." Zhu Cihong said: "Innocent obedient people can let them go to the household registration and become the people of the Ming Dynasty, and they are also my people, without discrimination, and there will be no harsh treatment." ”

"Your Majesty, Navala's ......"

"It's all the same." Zhu Cihong said: "The Ming people can naturally cultivate and graze on the land of the Ming Dynasty, but they must do a good job of household registration and abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty. Now the General Staff has to select some staff officers and accompany Jiang Shangshu to Moscow for post-war negotiations. ”

After a big war. There will certainly be a protracted negotiation that will not be less intense than the battlefield. This time, the chief envoy sent by the Ming Dynasty was Jiang Yueguang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the deputy envoy was Yang Wei, chief of staff of the Northwest Group Army. Jiang Yueguang was afraid that it would be two or three months later when he arrived in Turkestan, so Yang Wei did not wait for him, and after receiving the appointment, he set off for Moscow to make a front stop for the envoy.

This time, the lion of the Ming Dynasty opened his mouth. It was directly necessary to sign a border treaty with Tsarist Russia, in which the western border was required to be bordered by the Ural Mountains.

It was also because of this that Zhu Cihong knew that Russia was also an iron-poor country, and before the war with Sweden, it also imported nearly 5,000 tons of pig iron from Sweden at a high price. Russia's only iron-rich mine is in the Ural Mountains, which has been developed for more than 30 years, just as it is approaching the peak of production.

Such a treasure area is not a wasteland that can be abandoned casually in the Xianbei Wilderness.

Jiang Yueguang is already very old, but now the cabinet is full. If there is a vacancy for him to enter the cabinet, I am afraid that there is no hope in this life. Taking the opportunity of going to a foreign country, Jiang Yueguang could add the title of Dongge University Scholar to the Book of Rites, enjoy the treatment of the elder, and when he returned to China, it was time for him to retire, which could be regarded as a successful end to his career.

Moreover, Jiang Yueguang is not old in heart, and his thinking reaction is even stronger than that of many young people, and he is equipped with a thoughtful deputy envoy. Even if the task is daunting, there is a possibility of success. What's more, the purpose of Yang Wei's mission to Russia was not only to achieve a contractual victory, but also to conduct a comprehensive investigation of this enemy country.

Xiao Mo, Xiao Donglou, and Zhou Yuji took advantage of the aftermath of the victory. He led his troops to carry out a great sweep on the land of Kazakhstan, and only the villages planted with the red and golden dragon flags were exempt from the "inspection".

The Russians soon realized that they had fought the wrong war with the wrong enemy in the wrong place, and not only did they lose their troops, but the entire southern standing army was wiped out, and most of the soldiers were transferred to serfs and miners, becoming part of the support of the Ming Dynasty.

Besides. Xiao Yuzi, who had been controlled by Russia before, and Zhong Yuzi, who was the most powerful, successively fell to the Ming Dynasty, hoping to be canonized by the Ming Emperor, but the Ming army had learned about the strength deployment of the entire Kazakh Khanate from the Russian captives, so they were not very interested in this olive branch.

However, the greatest losses of the Russians were not in terms of troops, land, or sphere of influence. And the human heart.

The harshest treatment that Zhu Cihong could think of was incredibly kind to the Russians, and this difference in treatment made the people of the two countries come into contact with a third party. For the first time, Kazakhs know that the meaning of their savings is not to be mistreated and plundered, but also to have a good life of their own, to enjoy the help provided by the government and low-interest loans.

The Cossacks also found that the Ming Empire bought them at a price that included cheaper food, more land, and dignity.

Even if he is a Cossack wanderer, as long as his household registration is marked with the name "Daming", then he has the right to be protected by the Ming Empire and not be bullied by anyone.

In the 11th year of Longjing, the two most scarce materials in the northwest were the red golden dragon flag representing the Ming Dynasty, and the letters of appointment for the chiefs of Kazakh, Cossack and other tribes. With the arrival of Korean and Japanese-dominated border guards in the Western Regions, the Ming Empire's control over the Far West became more and more systematic, albeit with relatively high administrative costs.

"The Turkic capital commanded the envoys, completely relying on the blood and sweat of the people of the Ming Dynasty!"

The newspapers of the Southern Shilin were very dissatisfied with the establishment of the capital division in Kazakhstan precisely because of the annual expenditure and the budget for the coming year made public by the Beijing Ministry.

"The imperial court's control over the Turkic capital is only two words: throw money! The 'Ming people' in each Turkic region had a high amount of tax exemption and preferential treatment every year, and it can be said that the Ming Dynasty did not receive a penny from the Turks at all. However, the Ming Dynasty had to bear the construction of roads and water conservancy on the Turkic side, the consumption of the army, and the income of officials. ”

Shilin Bao is not ashamed to say these words, but the Gongshang Bao has no scruples, especially after the opinions on tax reduction and exemption submitted by them were rejected by Beijing, and they have even more impulsiveness to vent.

"No matter how bad the house is, renting it to others always costs some rent, but now in Turkic places, the landlord pays money to hire people to live in it, what is the reason?"

The readership of "Industrial and Commercial Daily" belongs to a well-off family with a little assets and doing some small business business. The style of the newspaper is straightforward, using metaphors, and advertising on the page. Of course, in the view of "Industry and Commerce Daily", advertising is also a kind of news, and it is also information.

The actual effect is also the same, because the "Industrial and Commercial Daily" has a deep resentment against the Turks, and has spent a lot of effort to introduce this new land of the Ming Dynasty, so that many people know that there is such a piece of land to be developed in the west of the Ming Dynasty. There are also many merchants who are full of longing for the Silk Road and are attracted by the various tax exemption policies in the Turkic land, and they have taken the tea and silk of the Ming Dynasty and set foot on the road to the Western Regions again.

This trip is by land, but it is more popular than the sea route. In order to protect this enthusiasm of the Ming people, Zhu Cihong had to stipulate that the end of the Silk Road was temporarily set in Turkestan, so as to prevent the Han people from rushing into the territory of the Ottomans in ignorance.

Speaking of which, the Ottomans were very faithful to their brothers of the same religion, but they had no faith at all in the face of the heathen, as if in their doctrine it was a sin not to believe in their religion. The reason why the Ottoman Empire blocked the overland Silk Road was precisely because of this punitive mentality of "sins", which allowed them to draw their scimitars and rob while ending the trade.

Fortunately, there were also people who believed in this religion in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and they were obviously much more gentle - this is why people have to bow their heads under the eaves. Let these moderates trade with their goods to Ottoman, and Ottoman himself needs the silk, porcelain, tea, and handicrafts of the Ming Dynasty, just in time to give his rich gold and gems to the Ming to use.

As long as this trade route to Ottoman can be opened, the ring of world trade will be only a thin layer, which can be broken at any time.

All Daming needs now is time and the opportunity to cut into the trend of the world.

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"Besides, besides, besides, besides......"

Zhu Cihong sat on the soft seat of the train, feeling the long-lost industrial atmosphere.

The dust settled on the laying of the railway in Longjing's ninth year, and of course it chose the Beijing-Tianjin line from Beijing to Tianjin. After a whole year of intense construction, the test section of the Beijing-Tianjin line has been completed, and after dozens of safety tests, His Majesty the Emperor insisted on taking the train in person, and finally had this "long journey" from Beijing.

In order to let the children feel the power of industry together, Zhu Cihong brought five sons, including Zhu Hetan, who had not yet spoken. (To be continued......)