Jiajing four years, summer.

The opening of trains near the coastline of the Inca Empire, although only narrow-gauge trains, represented the most advanced industrial system in the world in the most backward region of the era.

The railway has a total of more than 80 miles, from the coal mine in the south, to the mining city rich in iron ore in the middle, and then to the SF City with an excellent seaport in the north, so as to fully ensure that the coal, pig iron, crude steel and other products along the railway can be transported to SF City unimpeded, and processed into various industrial products in SF City.

Since then, SF City has become the city with the most complete industrial categories in the world.

The population of SF City was 200,000 when the train opened.

A large number of indigenous people from the Inca Empire moved here, and the number of natives working in the shipyards alone exceeded 20,000, not to mention the Incas, who worked in various workshops, so it can be said that this is a city for industry.

What Zhu Hao could accomplish in the Ming Dynasty, such as steelmaking, shipbuilding, cannon casting, and musket making, can be achieved here calmly.

What's more, the things here only belong to Zhu Hao, there is no need to worry about the emperor's sudden convulsions, everything is scrapped, and all operations are carried out under the auspices of Zhu Hao, there is no need to be afraid that someone will snatch away the things he has worked so hard to create, and he can use the materials as he wants.

With the initial formation of industrial cities, supporting industries have begun to gradually improve.

The textile industry is one of Zhu Hao's most important industries, and cotton planting has been carried out in various parts of the Americas at the beginning of the year, and at the same time, it has also made full use of the fine staple cotton and sisal that are special products in the Americas for weaving.

The indigenous people who came to SF City generally changed from grass clothes, cloth and animal skin clothes to Hanfu made of cotton, linen and other textiles.

You must know that in the Inca Empire, weaving was originally an extremely high-end technology, and only in the temple of the sun was spun and woven by special women, and the clothes made of these textiles could only be used as tribute to the emperor and nobles, and ordinary people could not afford to enjoy it, but now they are worn on ordinary people.

In addition to ensuring the protection of the indigenous people, it also vigorously promoted the civilization of the society, at least the indigenous people did not look so primitive and backward, after all, when the Ming army first arrived, the people of the Inca Empire, regardless of men, women and children, basically did not wear clothes, painted some strange pictures on their bodies, and wore simple bark and animal skins to cover their shame.

When Zhu Hao's army first arrived, many of the natives in the coastal areas did not look like yellow people at all, because the scorching sun had tanned people's skin. Now, with a lot of work going on in the house, and clothes to block out ultraviolet rays, many of them have become fair, and if they don't speak, they are like Akito.

In addition to the textile industry, there was the rise of light industry, first of all, the rapid improvement of ceramic technology, as well as the paper industry, wine-making vinegar, and even the drying of sea salt.

During this period, the drying of sea salt was a problem all over the world, and Zhu Hao invented the beach drying method early in the Ming Dynasty, through which the salt pans near the west coast of South America were opened up one by one, and the indigenous people could finally eat cheap and high-quality sea salt.

Zhu Hao didn't make much fuss about the salt tax, but it was still a monopoly industry, and the sea salt made by the craftsmen would be sold to the people in the interior of the Inca Empire as an important commodity.

And what Zhu Hao wants to trade is rubber.

Zhu Hao had sent people to Nanyang to look for this thing before, but he didn't find anything, which means that until the twenties of the sixteenth century, rubber still did not spread from the South American continent to Southeast Asia, but in some parts of the Americas, especially in the inland rainforest areas, rubber can be seen everywhere, and rubber products can be said to be indispensable for the development of industry.

With rubber, Zhu Hao is finally no longer limited to the production of some primitive metal, ceramic, wood, cotton and linen products, rain boots, raincoats, elastic bands, tires, seals and other rubber products came into being, gradually changing people's lives.

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After Lou Suzhen arrived in SF City, she saw the prosperous scene in the city and almost thought that she had returned to Daming.

She met Zhu Hao in the makeshift command post near the harbor.

At this time, Zhu Hao no longer needed to go to the mining city, coal city or earth city in person, he was already planning to conquer new lands in the south and discover more ore veins.

After all, the iron and coal mines near SF City alone were not enough to realize his ambition to advance the industrialization process.

"Childe, this is an achievement that was completed in more than half a year? You...... It's a pity that it's not the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Lou Suzhen has seen many miracles in the past, and in her opinion, with Zhu Hao's presence, the Ming society can have earth-shaking changes.

But after she really saw Zhu Hao's creativity and execution, she knew that the slow development of the Ming Dynasty did have great constraints on Zhu Hao's ability.

Zhu Hao said: "I am in the south of the New World, and I can't supervise and promote the industry in the north, so I can only shift the industrial focus to the south, which has not been eroded by other colonists for the time being, and there are many people, so I can provide us with greater help...... With so many points, I didn't even think about conquering the country right away. ”

Lou Suzhen smiled and nodded: "Concubine I heard that after you arrived here, the territory you conquered was less than one percent of the entire Inca Empire. ”

"Hmm."

Zhu Hao nodded.

The territory of the Inca Empire is long and narrow, and the army led by Zhu Hao, like a nail, nailed a small piece in the middle of the long and narrow country, not to mention one-tenth of the empire, may not even be one-fiftieth, but it is such an area, but it has become the most prosperous and wealthy area of the entire Inca Empire.

"As the territory expands, in addition to the increase in the number of people, the remaining is an increase in arable land...... The amount of land for the time being is of no practical significance to me, but for the indigenous people, the land on which they can grow food is the foundation of their survival, and I don't need to snatch what they value most to add to my own glory. ”

Zhu Hao is very realistic.

The indigenous people care about the land, and he cares about the minerals, so balance it and take what each side needs.

Lou Suzhen asked, "Is there enough food?" With so many people out of agricultural production, food may not be able to meet the needs, and if there are natural and man-made disasters......"

Zhu Hao smiled: "Then you don't have to worry, I take their emperor as a hostage, and my army can capture any city in this country at any time, even their capital, and the Inca Empire must pay me enough grain as a tax every year."

"And those who take refuge in us must also work, and you see that these coastal plains are all planted with grain and cotton, which will be the basis for my industrial development."

While he was talking, another ship docked outside.

Ships came from the south, and SF City had already sent a fleet to the direction of the Chilean coast in the south, with the aim of receiving more Inca Empire civilians to SF City, and at the same time bringing some specialties from the south.

It's not to plunder, because every time he goes south, the ship will be loaded with industrial products produced in SF City, such as textiles, porcelain, etc., and even occasionally bring some bronzes, which are not strategic materials for Zhu Hao, but they can be exchanged for the most important things...... That is the attachment of the people that comes from worship.

In today's Inca Empire, the people are proud to be "the people of the gods".

"Look, there's a temple being built over there."

Zhu Hao pointed not far away and said, "In fact, it is a six-story tower, which is used as an observation post and a fort, but for the aborigines, the towering building is a symbol of the gods, and in their hearts it is regarded as a place where the gods live." ”

Lou Suzhen asked with a smile: "Is there going to build a palace in the city?" ”

"No, I don't."

Zhu Hao shook his head and replied with a serious face, "Who is the emperor?" Me? I live in the palace, and when I go on an expedition in the future, will I leave the palace behind?

"If you find new mineral deposits in the future, go to a new place to build them, and when the city grows up, will you still build a palace? In my opinion, the topography of South America is not the best, and I would prefer to vigorously develop industry and commerce in the heart of the northern continent, where transportation converges.

"Alas, the territory of the New World, I have conquered too little. I want to take five years to bring the western part of the continent into my territory, and then gradually expand eastward.

"In the future, I will lead the soldiers and horses to fight everywhere, and you, madam, will exist as the prime minister of this emerging country, and the affairs of governing the people will be entrusted to you."

Lou Suzhen nodded, her eyes immediately became eager, and asked, "When will Gongzi take the fleet back to Daming?" ”

Zhu Hao smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry, it may be three or five years, or it may be eight years and ten years, with advanced weapons and equipment, and a lot of manpower and material resources for me to use, if you want to capture the Ming Dynasty, is there any difficulty?"

"The top priority is to give the Ming people who have followed us to the New World a sense of belonging, and to give them more than women and goods...... I still have to find a way to bring their family scrolls out of Daming. ”

"It's hard."

Lou Suzhen shook her head and said.

"Hmm."

Zhu Hao nodded, "Our old friend, the former official Shangshu Lu Wan, had the intention of cooperating with me before, and he is currently guarding the sea frontier in the southeast, responsible for helping Daming expel coastal bandits, I don't know if we will collide with him when we go back...... I don't know how long the imperial court's trust in him will last. ”

Lou Suzhen said: "So the prince is going to send a ship back to Daming to pick up people?" ”

Zhu Hao shook his head: "I don't have this plan for the time being, let's talk about it then, if there are really people who don't want to live here and want to go back to Daming to be ordinary people, I will fulfill them."

"But I know very well in my heart that it won't be long before they go back to spread the news here, and then the Ming court may send an expeditionary force to attack us without me driving the fleet back...... It's a pity, in this way, the internal strife among my Han people will begin, which will seriously disrupt my rhythm. ”

Lou Suzhen nodded again.

She finally understood.

Zhu Hao will not return to Daming for a while, unless he has the strength to capture the capital of Daming at one time and make himself the emperor, otherwise there is not much point in rushing back.

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Lou Suzhen performed her duties in place, but Su Xigui was not invited.

According to Zhu Hao's guess, Su Xigui may have felt that the northern city already met his requirements, managing a city with a population of 100,000 to 200,000, with a solid defense line in front of him, and he was safe and secure as the city lord......

Previously, Zhu Hao wrote to Su Xigui, saying that if he came to the south, he could become the lord of a bigger city, but Su Xigui seemed unmoved.

It may be that Su Xigui doesn't want to toss anymore.

"I'm going to build a railroad from here to the north to our new city in the north, and in five years' time, this railway must be completed in its entirety. In the meantime, I'll try to rid my way of all threats, and eventually I'll lead the fleet around the southern tip of the continent to explore another continent. ”

The place Zhu Hao is talking about is naturally Europe.

In addition to conquering the Americas, Zhu Hao also wanted to fight with the Europeans, as for the Ming Dynasty...... For a while, he was not in a hurry to attack.