During the Zhengde period, there were probably more than 100 states in the entire Indian subcontinent.

The Mughal Empire, which was powerful in later generations, is still in Babur, a very small area of control.

On this subcontinent, the truly powerful empires at this time were the Sultanate of Bengal, the Vijayanagar Empire, and the Delhi Sultanate.

Further east, the Bago Dynasty was also considered a strong side, competing with the Ava Kingdom, probably within the territory of later Burma.

The whole of Southeast Asia and South Asia is now a mess of sand, and there are basically religious contradictions, conceptual contradictions, and cultural conflicts in various places.

At the beginning of the colonization of the East, the Western colonizers encountered such a place, which has to be said to be a kind of luck, and it also allowed the British to come from behind, and in the process of expansion, they learned to be a-stirring stick.

But even so, the only land where the British really changed their language was the Americas, and in Africa, they didn't do it, they only exchanged letters.

Behind this, it has to be said that God favored Europe once, the New World was on their shore, and the natives above did not develop a higher level of civilization, nor did they develop superb smelting technology.

But in the New World, it is full of gold and silver, plains, furs, and all kinds of raw materials.

The current situation facing Dongqin is the complex Nanyang, no matter how to expand at the doorstep, it is facing a process of exchanging words and changing species.

No matter how strong the assimilation ability is, the speed of this expansion is limited, and it is only possible to enter a period of rapid expansion until the population completely explodes.

Only when the people of their own race stand firm can they truly have a place, which is Yan Zheng's most simple concept and the most deep-rooted concept of agricultural civilization.

Therefore, the entire area west of Malacca is treated with a friendly attitude at the moment.

Immediately after returning from Cochin, Ashin visited the three countries on the island of Ceylon, giving gifts and asking for peace and trade.

After receiving an affirmative reply, he went north to visit the Kingdom of Jingjinayake, the Kingdom of Jajapati, and the Sultanate of Bengal.

A large number of bone china and industrial products produced in the Eastern Qin Dynasty were sent, and friendly relations were reached with these countries.

He also visited the Bago Dynasty and held preliminary talks with them on the demarcation of the Straits of Malacca, respecting their respective interests.

This visit was the first time that Eastern Qin had shown its face in the Indian Ocean, announcing the entry of a new force into the Indian Ocean.

By the time the mission returned to Yangang, it was already November of the eighth year of China.

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"Your Majesty, this is the new crop offered by the Portuguese!"

As soon as Ashin returned to Meaux, he came to the Red Room as if he were offering a treasure.

Yan Zheng couldn't wait, and hurriedly opened the sack with his own hands and found that one bag was corn, one bag was sweet potatoes, and the other bag was tobacco.

The lack of potatoes is somewhat disappointing, but corn and sweet potatoes can be of great use just as well.

It is difficult to obtain high yields in three years without chemical fertilizers in the reclamation of wasteland in newly developed areas, no matter how much is invested.

However, corn and sweet potatoes do not pick the ground, and the planting is not as time-consuming and laborious as rice, and the gain is very obvious for the self-sufficiency of grain in the early stage.

These were undoubtedly two of the more important crops for the colony.

Therefore, the heavens really favored the Europeans, and they encountered these new crops in the early days of colonization, which made their colonization process much smoother.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, sweet potatoes were introduced to China because the Spaniards planted sweet potatoes in Luzon.

And tobacco surprised Yan Zheng, because this is another type of addictive fast-moving consumer goods, which belongs to another cash crop in the plantation.

Yan Zheng picked up each bag of seeds and looked at it, and said with a smile: "In the future, this one will be called corn, this one will be called sweet potato, and this one will be called tobacco!" You've done a good job on this errand, these are all good things, I'll write a planting brochure later, so that the Department of Biology and the First Institute of Agricultural Sciences can plant and try it together, and we will try to promote it next year! ”

Ashin smiled: "Not only that, but this time I also brought back hundreds of horses, but unfortunately dozens of them died along the way." ”

"The horse is the same as what I'm looking for, but it's the same breed?"

"It should be, I got two different breeds back this time, both of them are tall horses, and I also got the most handsome white horse for Junshang!" Ashin is self-satisfied.

"Then go check it out!" Yan Zheng got up and said to Lan Ya again: "Go and call the comrades from the Ministry of Defense and the breeding station over to see these Indian horses together!" ”

The group soon came to the outside of the red house, where dozens of tall horses were leisurely grazing.

Yan Zheng saw a white horse inside at a glance, and saw that the horse was snow-white, with a gray diamond on its forehead.

Their ears are extremely comical, as if they are comparing their hearts.

"Have you measured the height of your shoulders?" Yan Zheng asked.

"The average shoulder height of a stallion can reach 155cm, and the mare can reach 150cm! It is about 20cm taller than the horses we bought from Hailan Harbor on average. The cadres in charge of horse imports in Yangang almost dropped their jaws when they measured it! Ashin laughed.

Yan Zheng nodded with satisfaction, stretched out his hand and stroked the head of the white horse, this horse was also very docile, and he lowered his head with the trend.

One of the characteristics of Mawarima is loyalty, and although tall, he has a docile and quiet temperament.

Strong horsepower, fast running speed, good endurance, the only drawback is that it is more expensive to raise.

However, Yan Zheng is interested in their genes, these horses and various horses are breeded, and better breeds will definitely appear.

Not long after, Wu Laoqi from the breeding station, as well as several ministers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also rushed over.

When Wu Laoqi saw these horses, his soul seemed to be hooked away, he said hello to Yan Zheng, put on gloves and masks, and began to shuttle among the dozen or so horses.

From the look in his eyes, it can be seen that he is very, as if he is looking at a group of beautiful women.

The Minister of Defense was also a little unable to take his eyes off it. Zhang Sanfeng and An Shan, faintly wanted to try these horses.

"You say, if these horses join the army, can the combat effectiveness of the Huaxia Army be greatly increased?" Yan Zheng asked.

An San nodded and said, "These horses are stronger when they look at them, which is a big benefit to the logistics and marching of the troops!" Moreover, we do not have an independent cavalry unit now, and the cavalry is only used as a functional branch on the battlefield.

The army's standards for war horses are very high, although a lot of horses are imported every year, but most of them are still scattered among the people, becoming agricultural horses, or used as horsepower to pull goods. If this kind of horse can be imported, then in less than five years, a good cavalry unit will definitely be formed! ”

Yan Zheng smiled and said: "The cavalry must be formed, with such a divine horse, only five thousand elite horses are needed, and they can be vertical and horizontal!" However, in Nanyang, cavalry is of little use, and the establishment of a city in Hailan Port should be put on the agenda! ”

"No way!" Wu Laoqi took off his mask and walked over and said, "This kind of divine horse must not be raised in Hailan Harbor!" ”

"Oh, how do you say?" Yan Zheng asked with a smile.

Wu Laoqi arched his hand and said: "This kind of divine horse is extremely precious, how can it be raised in a place outside of Eastern Qin?" It must be ensured that it does not spread to the surrounding areas, otherwise there are such divine horses in the Ming Kingdom and other places, wouldn't it be an enemy? ”

Yan Zheng thought for a while, nodded and said, "It also makes sense!" It's just that Dongqin doesn't have a horse farm, and this time it's a cavalry to raise! Where do you say? ”

"The horse farm is not simple, as long as you are ruthless and plant grass in one place, it will be a horse farm in less than two years!" Wu Laoqi said with a straight face.

Yan Zheng couldn't help but smile: "That's okay, let's set aside a place in Yilan and use it as a horse farm!" It is best to move the first research institute of agricultural science and the breeding station there! Foster local characteristic industries! ”

Wu Laoqi said: "This should have been done a long time ago, the animal husbandry station and the breeding station are all in Mocheng, and the procedures for a piece of land are cumbersome, and if you really want to do a big job, you need to plan a special place to do this!" ”

Yan Zheng didn't dare to raise the bar, the situation was really like this, he had always wanted to get a piece of land overseas and use it exclusively for animal husbandry.

It turned out that such a site exists, but it is difficult to develop the manpower at present, and the good seeds are precious.

The animal husbandry in Dongqin is not considered animal husbandry, and the breeding station and animal husbandry station are engaged in breeding.

Farmers raise the most chickens, ducks, geese and pigs, cattle are used for work, and horses are used for work and carts.

Places like the New World and Australia must be developed, and agriculture must mature above to truly develop animal husbandry.

"Your Majesty, the training of cavalry and war horses, I think you might as well put them on Jeju Island!" Lei Lin said suddenly.

"Jeju Island in North Korea?"

"That's right, the northern route already passes through that part of the sea, and as long as Jeju Island is occupied, then ships coming and going can stop by the way, and that place can be developed.

Above is the horse breeding ground of North Korea, there is a ready-made horse farm, and it is an island, and it is close to the north, where we are most likely to use cavalry, so we might as well keep these horses there. The horses used by the cavalry must be castrated horses, so that the leakage of good breeds can also be avoided! ”

"Wu Laoqi, what do you say?" Yan Zheng asked.

Wu Laoqi thought for a while and agreed: "Our Dongqin, the four seasons are warm, if there are multiple horse farms with different temperature differences, it is beneficial to us." Yilan is in charge of breeding, and the good seeds bred are sent to Jeju Island for breeding! As long as it does not exceed the load of the land on the island, you can export a batch if you raise a batch! ”

"Okay, then you can unite a few more departments and draft a bill! At present, the DPRK is one of the important trade partners with us, and either it will not use force, or if it does, it will have to get back enough benefits! ”

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