"Big brother, our navy also wants to get some airships. But the output is so much in a year, you can tell me and help our navy get a few ships back. It was brought back from the south by the boat, and it was called a pineapple thing, and it tasted very good. Try it, and if you like, I'll let the bunnies come back from the south with more. Li Xiu smiled and helped Li Xiao cut pineapples, looking at the proficiency of the knife, it was obviously not the first time to do it.

"The Navy is quite rich! You get this today, you get that tomorrow. Where does the money come from? Wait, you didn't get the airship to transport fruit from the south to the north. Li Xiao was still thinking about it just now, because Mao Li Xiu suddenly became rich. After eating a piece of pineapple, I immediately understood what this kid had in mind.

"I can't hide anything from my eldest brother, this boatload of pineapples arrived at Tianjin Wei Wharf, and half a boat was immediately snapped up. If I hadn't pressed it, the whole ship would have been sold out. arrived in the capital, but in half a day, it was also sold out.

This pineapple is still shelf-stable, and it was transported from Annan to Tianjin Wei, and it didn't break a few. We are in the north, and we don't see any fruit in the winter. The big families are all crazy, and they are all begging my housekeeper to keep some when they get off the boat.

I thought, if I use an airship. Is it possible to transport fresher fruits from the south, the airship is fast. From south to north, it is just a day and a night, and you can go directly to the capital to drop off the goods, which will make more money. I'm a little bit wider, so I'm not going to get two more ships. Li Xiu looked at Li Xiao with a smile on his face.

"Now the ship doesn't need to look at the face of the monsoon, starting from Guangzhou Port, it takes about half a month to arrive at Tianjin Wei Wharf. It's not impossible to transport some seasonal fruits or something, as for the airship you said, it's really unrealistic.

I know this way to make money, but it's a pity that the airship uses oil. Steam engines that use coal can't be miniaturized, and it would be fatal to carry so much coal. Do you know how short of oil we are in Daming, Sichuan produces so little, which can barely meet the needs of airships. If it weren't for the fact that I was particularly sick this time, I wouldn't have let people call the airship at all.

Not to mention what fruit will be shipped to you, don't even think about it. ”

"Big brother, just get two. Two ships, next year I will build a ship, absolutely regardless of the household hand. Li Xiu began to bargain.

"Don't even think about one, but two? Also, it is now forbidden to do business in the military. Hello, use the navy's official ships to sell fruits. Tear down your big brother's stage? ”

"Big brother......! It's not like there's no money! Li Xiu's eyes widened, it had only been long since Ao Canghai's affairs had passed, and now the whole army was not allowed to do business anymore. He was indeed a little inappropriate at this time.

"Hand over the transport ship in your hand...... Ten ships will give birth to Ai Husheng, and you don't have to worry about the rest. ”

"Big brother, I have a total of forty transport ships. Now running Annam, Malay, and Java, Xinjiapo is simply not enough. My fleet must be followed by twenty ships. You also said that you would go to the sea off Xinjiapo next year, but this ...... How can you let me go to Xinjiapo, let alone go to the open sea, even if I run in the Daming Sea, I don't dare to leave the post too far. Li Xiao's words were a bolt from the blue for Li Xiu, the airship was not fished, and ten transport ships were taken away. Li Xiu, who tasted the sweetness of doing business, how could he withstand such earth-shattering news.

"Handed over to Ai Husheng and set up a transportation company under the name of the household department. Forty percent of the company's annual income goes to the household department, and sixty percent goes to your navy. The matter of tinkering with money has to rely on Ai Husheng, if you can't play it, I can't play it. Believe it or not, let Ai Hu be born to manage these things, and sixty percent of the income will be more than what you are now.

In this way, there is an explanation for both the top and the bottom. These ten ships are considered to be the shares of the Navy. However, there is one thing we can say, we are absolutely not allowed to use a single soldier of the navy to participate in this business.

Business is business, and being a soldier is fighting. When mixed together, it is very harmful to the army for a long time. If you don't understand this thing, just do what I say, and you won't suffer. Li Xiao took a toothpick and pricked a piece of pineapple, which was not bad, it was sweet and sour in his mouth, and there was enough water. It's really rare to be able to eat this thing in the winter.

After playing with the old fox for many years, Li Xiao feels that he also has the temperament of a fox. When encountering things, you have to be flexible, Li Xiu is too much like himself. With a head of military thinking, fighting a war is okay, but playing politics is far behind.

Listening to Li Xiao's words, Li Xiu's eyes lit up. Hurriedly about to knife another pineapple!

"That's it! It's good to eat a little bit of this thing, and if you eat too much, your teeth will bleed. However, it is good to make canned food, and it is more shelf-stable. There will be no problem saving for a year and a half, you can try! ”

"If my eldest brother has a vision, I'll go back and set up a cannery." Li Xiu was just excited for a while, and he saw Li Xiao's eyes glancing over.

"Uh......! Let Ai Husheng do it, not just pineapples. There are also bayberry, mango, coconut, these things can be made into canned food. Our Navy takes a stake in the ship! "It's rare, this Second Master Li is also smart.

"Didn't you just say that you only have forty transport ships, and it will be a problem to go to the sea off Xinjiapo after the New Year?"

"Huh! Of course, there were no steam engine ships, but wooden sailing ships were fine. I've got a lot of wooden sailboats waiting to be decommissioned! Wooden galleons have a high demand for monsoons, and the wind direction is not right to keep up with the fleet at all. So, for the past two years we have been decommissioning wooden sailboats.

To tell you the truth, the capital ship of previous years was a five-masted ship. Now it is also slowly retiring! ”

"You kid, come to me to cry poor if you have nothing to do. It seems that the Navy is already on some scale. That's fine, there are more things for your navy to do. Just now I said that we are short of oil, do you remember! ”

"Hmm!" Li Xiu hurriedly nodded.

"From Xinjiapo to the sea, after India, you will go to the Middle East. It was the territory of the Arabs, and there was a lot of desert there, but there was also a lot of oil under the desert. If we want to continue to develop, oil is a big obstacle.

Next year, your fleet will go out to sea in its new home, first by taking Sri Lanka, and then by Mumbai in India. We don't have to fight the British all over India, but we must control Mumbai. The city of Mumbai is to be nailed like a wedge to the Indian continent. Use this big nail to continuously consume the strength of the British. lest these bastards spend their days trying to fight us.

If possible, it would be better to catch or kill Wu Sangui, a traitor. Li Xiao sat up straight and explained to Li Xiu the key points of this expedition.

To put it bluntly, this is Li Xiao's version of the frog-jumping tactic, using Mumbai, India, to attract the attention of the British. In fact, Sri Lanka was used, and a port was built there as an overseas military base for the Ming Dynasty.

In the future, Daming will continue to develop, and it will definitely need oil from the Middle East. With such an forward base, the logistical pressure on the future Middle East campaign will be less.

"No! Big brother's explanation, I will definitely try my best to kill Wu Sangui, that bastard. ”

"Don't be too obsessed with Wu Sangui, but Sri Lanka and Mumbai must be won. All you can use is two divisions of the Marine Corps, and I'll give you three or four garrison divisions to take care of logistics. In addition, I will persuade the Japanese to continue sending troops. It is estimated that you can still win 20,000 soldiers.

Although the Japanese people are ruthless and cunning, they really don't want to die when they start a war. Some strong strongholds that can be given to them to guard. In addition, the Japanese people were cruel and did not show mercy when they killed people. Some matters of public order are also entrusted to them. In the future, the people in these places will hate and hate them, and they will not hate our Chinese descendants.

The enmity forged by blood, in the final analysis, still has to be washed away by blood. It makes a lot of sense to make the locals hate us less so. Do you understand? ”

"No!"

"Gansu Governor Sun Yuanhua is a usable talent, let him follow you this time. His son Sun Xing is also a talent, and he was also a bloody tiger general when he defended Gansu. This time you go to Xinjiapo City, the first thing you will do is to take Hong Chengchou and send someone to send someone to the capital. Then let Sun Yuanhua take his place, and Sun Xing will follow you. After conquering Sri Lanka, he became the Governor of Sri Lanka. ”

"Big brother, Hong Chengchou ......!" Li Xiu looked at Li Xiao puzzled, Li Xiao has not broken his promise all these years. It can be said that the generals are taken care of, and even the talented people in the generals will be reused.

Shi Kefa took his family to build railways everywhere, and Stilwell is now in charge of Shanhaiguan. In addition to continuing to run the boat, the Zheng family's latest task is to find a place to repair the dam. I heard that there was an idea to build a reservoir on the side of the Ming Tombs on the outskirts of Beijing, and use the water in the reservoir to supply the Jingshi, and also use the reservoir to generate electricity.

What good did Hong Chengchou, a bastard, do, to make Li Xiao have the intention of arresting him. Looking at Li Xiao's expression, it is estimated that when he returns to Daming, he will shed his skin if he does not die.

"Eat inside and out!" Li Xiao only said four words, and Li Xiu immediately understood.

The place of Xinjiapo was isolated from overseas, and the governor had the vast majority of power. It's understandable to fill your pockets, but if you eat inside and out, it's too dangerous.

"Dog day stuff, big brother, don't worry."

"The Marine Division is the main force of your expedition this time, and it has just been expanded, so you must train properly. What is on the battlefield cannot be adulterated, and if you sweat more in peacetime, you will shed less blood in wartime. The Mongols are making a lot of trouble in the northwest, and the third and fourth divisions are under great pressure and can't give you more troops.

Originally, he was counting on Yuan Chonghuan, but his troops have not yet completed the redress. Even when you get to the place of Xinjiapo, it is not useful. Intelligence said that the equipment of the British army was already very good. It's no worse than the guy in your hand, especially the rocket launcher, if you don't get it right, it will kill you.

When fighting offensively or defensively, try not to gather troops. This is an effective way to avoid the lethality of rocket artillery, which takes a long time to reload at a time and is not easy to move. If possible, I'll get you two airships.

Not for you to use to transport fruit, but for reconnaissance and bombing. When this thing was launched, the smoke and dust were very conspicuous. This is the effective way to eliminate them! ”

"Got it, big brother! You're tired today, so get some rest. I'm going to find Ai Husheng! Seeing that the little nurse on the glass at the door had come to see several times, Li Xiu hurriedly said goodbye. This visit had already exceeded the visiting time, and Sun Chengzong had issued a strict order that no one was allowed to disturb Li Xiao's rest.

Anyone who violates the rules, the old fox will know. Li Xiu didn't want to touch that old guy's brow!

"Hmm!" Li Xiao took a bite of the pineapple and set the plate aside. Walk in front of the huge map and stop.

This map is a map of the world drawn by Li Xiao from memory.

The planet under our feet is actually very large, and China only occupies a corner of the East. I want Daming to go to the world and become the world hegemon. It's important to keep all your resources in your own hands!

Iron ore in Australia, oil in the Middle East, copper in the Western Regions. These are strategic resources, and occupying a new home is just the first step forward. Compared to these places, Li Xiao has little interest in Europe.

A scattered European continent with many small countries on it. Clench your fists tightly, and never expect to have power when you hit them. What's more, there are all kinds of contradictions between those small countries. Without the intervention of others, they will be like a hot kiln themselves.

As for the American continent, compared to Eurasia, it is still a wild land that has not been cultivated.

Now the people who are preventing the Ming Empire from taking off, in addition to the Mongols in the northwest, are the British who are entrenched in India. In fact, the Mongols were also behind the British. As long as Li Xiu went to sea this time, he knocked out the foreign aid of the British. The problem of North-Western Mongolia will be solved very soon!

Moreover, next year, the railway from Beijing to Yinchuan via Baotou will be fully opened. At that time, the time for ammunition and grain to travel from the capital to the northwest would only be three to five days.

After so many years, the Khalkha Mongols of Gezhitu have become honest shepherds. Concentrate on providing cattle, sheep and wool for the Ming Dynasty, and use the money obtained in exchange for salt, cloth and grain for the Ming Dynasty.

The next step is to find a way to get them to settle down, and the more people who settle down, the easier it will be to manage.

When the entire steppe was settled, the plague of the nomads of the Mongolian Plateau, which had plagued China for thousands of years, was officially over.

As for the Zungar Mongol ...... in the northwest! Emperor Qianlong's method was genocide! It was also the last successful genocide in human history. The Mongol tribes of Dzungar, which were strong for a while, were left with only one name in the end. Their descendants never appeared in this world again.

What should I do? Follow the method of Aixin Jueluo? It seems to be a little more inhumane.

It's better to leave the problem to the Khalkha Gezhitu, anyway, there is a lot of hatred between the Mongol tribes. It is better for them to bear the charge of genocide.

Thinking of this, Li Xiao instructed Shunzi at the door: "Send someone to invite Ge Ritu to come to Beijing, I have something to discuss with him." ”

"No!" Junko agreed, and when she went out to report the news, she turned around and went to the next room.

Tokugawa Chihime sat on the chair and watched Li Lin holding a brush in his hand, writing in large characters with difficulty.