'The boundary between Asia and Europe! ’

'Urals! ’

A new vocabulary you've never heard before.

At this moment, the eyes of all the princes of heaven fell on the flickering golden light.

Lao Zhu, Li Er, and Lao Zhu Di, all of whom have fought all their lives and are very familiar with the map, can see the benefits and disadvantages at a glance.

The Ural Mountains are clearly a natural barrier that divides the continent from east to west.

And in fact, it is.

The Ural Mountains, which are the boundary between the Eastern European Plain and the Western Siberian Plain, have significant differences in the distribution of minerals and flora and fauna on both sides.

Let's take a simple example.

The belly of the fish on the west side of the Ural Mountains is red, the belly of the fish on the east side is white, the west side is basically precious metals, and the east side is gas and oil.

The distance is very different, it is simply the natural dividing line of nature, which can be described as a miracle.

"Tomorrow I will send 100,000 troops to Siberia to open mines!"

Hearing this, Wuzong Zhu Houzhao stood up, and his whole person's expression was extremely excited.

This posture seems to have forgotten the little Mongolian prince to the clouds.

After all, for the Ming Dynasty, in order to include Siberia further north, it is necessary to clear the Mobei grasslands first.

Although this little Mongolian prince of Zhengde time and space has been tossed enough by the Yangming Great Sage during this time, it is definitely not an easy task that can be wiped out in a day or two.

Ji Boying glanced at Wu Zong, whose face was full of excitement.

"I don't think you're going to open a mine, you're going to get frozen."

The voice fell.

Everyone was stunned again.

"Brother, can't this Siberia be mined?"

Lao Zhu frowned and asked in a condensed voice.

After all, the main purpose of Fei Lao's efforts to include Siberia in the territory of the Ming Dynasty is to exploit the mineral resources mentioned by the immortal master just now.

If they can't open mines and exploit the resources under this land of Siberia, then wouldn't it be a waste of such huge financial resources and manpower to go to great lengths to get such a large area of Siberia?

What's the point?

As soon as this remark came out.

Zhu Laosi and Zhu Di also frowned, spending huge national strength to fight a useless land, this is obviously not their original intention, of course they don't want to do such a loss-making deal.

In fact, before the Wanli Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, as the undisputed largest power in the East, had always had influence on this region of Siberia.

However, the Ming never wanted to include Siberia in their territory.

The core reason is that in the eyes of the Ming monarchs and ministers in the past, this place further north of the Mobei grassland is cold and barren, what is planted and what is dead, and even chickens can't be raised.

"It's not that you can't open mines."

Ji Boying glanced at Lao Zhu and the others.

"Rather, it's very difficult to mine."

"The extreme cold that has taken place throughout Siberia has been exacerbated by the Xiaoice period."

"The surface of the ground in Siberia is covered with a very thick layer of permafrost, and with the current technical conditions of the Ming Dynasty, it is not possible to mine the mineral deposits."

Frozen ground.

If it is simply dug by manpower, it is simply an astronomical consumption.

Moreover, there is no supporting military industry around, and there is no supporting transportation, which will lead to more gains than losses, and there is little point in rushing to mine now.

"Of course, there is no need to mine at this time."

"Before the industrialization of the Ming Dynasty has not kept up, even if these mineral resources are mined, it will not be of much significance."

The words of the immortal master continued to sound.

The development of science and technology needs to be advanced little by little, and at the same time, construction technology, transportation, mechanical operation, etc., none of them can be left behind.

Just like oil, after you extract the oil, you must at least have an oil fractionation machine.

Anyway.

Ji Boying took a slight breath and swept his gaze over the group of princes of heaven present.

"I can tell you very bluntly that during your lifetime, these mineral resources, especially precious metal minerals, will most likely not be used."

"What your generation needs to do is to keep these resources for the Ming Dynasty."

Do the math.

That's true.

Natural gas, a resource that can be directly accessed, is good, and the scope of civil use is relatively wide, as long as there is a mature method of extraction, it can be used as a large area of civilian fuel.

However, it is impossible to use uranium ore in a short period of time, and now the uranium ore mined can only be used to smash walnuts.

Civilization takes time to progress, and so does technology.

"So, your key word for Siberia is."

Ji Boying picked up the bucket pen under this panel of rice paper, and the pen walked the dragon and snake, leaving two words on this rice paper.

"Guards."

Pen down.

Ji Boying's gaze fell on the body of this group of great tomorrow princes.

"After your own national strength and military strength, especially the manufacturing process of firearms, have been improved across the ages, you need to take the first step in the matter of northward expansion, that is, to clear the desert northern grassland."

To put it bluntly, it is to clean the Mongols on the steppe.

This matter, in the eyes of the Han dynasty of the past dynasties, is an almost impossible thing to accomplish.

After all, since Liu Bang established the Western Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty has been deeply disturbed by the nomadic herds in the north, and this intrusion has lasted for thousands of years without interruption.

The strategy of the Central Plains dynasties against the nomads in the past dynasties was basically based on defense, with expulsion as the ultimate goal, and most of them were on the disadvantaged side.

Of course, the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was an exception.

Kou can go, I can also go.

When Liu Che shouted this sentence, it showed his attitude.

If the champion Hou had not had an accident and died young, if God had given Huo Qu another thirty years of illness, the nomadic Han Dynasty might eventually usher in two endings.

One, complete destruction.

Two, get out of Asia.

But Huo Quai, this kind of demon general who is rare in a thousand years, is hard to find.

Although Chang Yuchun, the first fierce general of the Ming Dynasty, is awesome, there is indeed a gap compared with Huo Quzhi.

However, with the support of cross-era firearms, the result is different, and it doesn't even need to be advanced, as long as it is the Ming army fully equipped with flintlock pistols, it can sweep the entire Mobei.

Coupled with the soaring national strength, it can ensure the supply of military supplies on all fronts, divide the army of more than 100,000 into more than a dozen units, and carry out all-round uninterrupted strikes on the nomadic herds of the grasslands.

Just imagine, what will be the final outcome of the 100,000 Mongolian cavalry in the Hongwu period and the 10,000 Ming army carrying flintlock muskets that can fire three guns per minute?

"As for how to clear it, whether it is to drive it away, conquer it or kill it all, this is your choice."

"What you want to ensure is the complete tranquility of the Mobei grassland."

"This question also answers what you asked before, how to defend the northern border, and the answer I give now is that there is no need to defend it."

"And then."

Ji Boying raised his hand and pointed to the Ural Mountains that were flickering in mid-air.

"You are to be on the eastern side of the Ural Mountains."

Speaking of which.

Ji Boying thought for a moment and briefly recalled the history of the world.

To the east of the Ural Mountains, this West Siberian Plain, the first in Asia and the third in the world, had different ruling khanates at different times in the Ming Dynasty.

The original ruler of the plains was the Golden Horde, founded by Genghis Khan's grandson Batu.

At the height of the Golden Horde, the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the predecessor of Tsarist Russia, took the initiative to accept the canonization of the Golden Horde, becoming the first good dog in Eastern Europe under the command of the Golden Horde, collecting taxes from the Rus' principalities everywhere in the name of the Golden Horde.

Hundreds of years later, the Golden Horde was forced to split into four khanates under the onslaught of the Timurid Empire, and this Western Siberian plain was occupied by the Siberian Khanate.

After a moment, Ji Boying continued.

"On the eastern side of the Ural Mountains, in the name of protecting the allies, establish a garrison in the Golden Horde or the Siberian Khanate, which does not need to be large in number, but thousands of elite soldiers equipped with the best firearms."

"Of course, the food and grass needed by the garrison should be taken from the allies."

"The purpose of this garrison is only one, that is, to keep Tsarist Russia out of the Ural Mountains, and when the national strength and transportation are enough to launch an expedition to Eastern Europe, the Ming Dynasty will cross the Ural Mountains."

After the development of industry, it was indispensable to lay a railway to the Siberian Khanate as soon as the age of steam entered.

After all, there are so many Japanese men on the island, they can't all be raised for nothing, they have to be pulled out to work.

Anyway.

Ji Boying picked up the lesson plan a little sweet, took a sip, said too much, and his throat was really a little dry.

Hearing this, all the princes on the seat looked at the map in the air, looking at the vast area of Siberia and the glittering Ural Mountains, all of them with pride in their eyes.

They all imagined a picture in their minds.

The whole of Siberia belonged to the Ming Dynasty, and then when the Ming Dynasty was strong, everyone had an advanced firearm, a shotgun for a cannon, and even a steel chariot, and a million troops crossed the Ural Mountains to push the entire European land country indiscriminately.

The mighty sound of the Ming Dynasty resounded throughout the land of Europe!

That picture, it's all touching to think about!

Li Er, who was on the edge of the podium, also took a deep breath at this moment.

Of course, he can understand the questions about grand strategy.

But the question that puzzles Li Er is, what can be done to improve the national strength?

He felt that his Zhenguan prosperity was already difficult to improve.

Li Erwei frowned, and quietly swept over this group of Ming emperors, feeling that these people were not worried about national strength and financial resources at all.

Is there any way to increase the strength of the country?

Li Er remembered what Li Zhi had just said to him, asking the immortal master to give a lecture, and he couldn't help but feel even more itchy in his heart.

"Immortal Master, if the Siberian Khanate refuses to become my Ming ally and refuses to provide me with grain and grass, then what?"

At this moment, Emperor Hongzhi Zhu Youjiao, who was in the seat, suddenly spoke.

In a word.

The eyes of the others fell on Zhu Youjiao's face in an instant.

That look seemed to be looking at a 24K pure silly cup.

The young man Zhu Houzhao's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly dragged his father, gave him a look, and signaled not to be ashamed anymore.

Which fool is willing to willingly provide you with food and grass, and this still requires the other party to be willing, without a gun in his hand?!

Haven't you heard the famous saying, what's out of the barrel of a gun?!

Ji Boying glanced at Zhu Youzhu and did not answer.

This kind of honest person is too sincere, no wonder he will be fooled and lame by the civilian clique without knowing it.

If you can't even figure out this kind of problem, you can abdicate as soon as possible.

"Immortal Master, what about how many of us?"

The one who asked the question was Zhu Changluo, the crown prince of Wanli, who had always had a relatively low sense of existence.

After all, Zhu Changluo of this meeting is already in the Wanli time and space prison country, the old Wanli doesn't care about anything, and he can't control it, everything in Wanli time and space is controlled by Zhu Changluo, the prince of the prison country, and Yongle Xiaozhu in Yongle time and space.

Yongle Xiaozhu belongs to the internship in Wanli time and space.

Also concerned about this issue are Emperor Taichang and Emperor Apocalypse.

Ji Boying glanced at these people, in the twelfth year of Wanli, Tsarist Russia had crossed the Ural Mountains and began the conquest of the Siberian Khanate, and the West Siberian Plain in these three time and space was in a period of war.

"Reinforcements from the Siberian Khanate, as the suzerainty of the East, hold high the banner of justice, and defeat Maozi from the west side of the Ural Mountains."

"Maozi, it's Tsarist Russia."

Ji Boying was stunned for a while, and said that it was too late.

"Remember, either way, there are two prerequisites that need to be met."

"First, the national strength and financial resources of your respective time and space Ming can support an army of more than 10,000 people to carry out an expedition of 10,000 miles."

"Second, you must wait until the Ming Dynasty's firearms have developed to the point where they are cross-era, at least more than a hundred years ahead of the world, before you can start to expand northward."

It is not difficult to simply be a hundred years ahead of firearms.

Especially for the early Ming Dynasty, the early research and development of flintlock pistols can already achieve global crushing on firearms, after all, the invention of flintlock pistols in the West has to wait until the Jiajing period, and the popularization of flintlock pistols will take decades.

The voice fell.

Lao Zhu was silent and asked in a condensed voice.

"Brother, we still have a question."

"Siberia is bitterly cold, and it is thousands of miles away from our imperial capital, so how can we convey the will of the imperial court? You can't just leave it alone. ”

For a dynasty.

One of the reasons why the place is too big to manage, that is, the imperial mandate is unattainable.

It's really, too far.

For example, in the Siberian Khanate, it takes a year or two for ordinary people to go back and forth, maybe the emperor's will is issued, and after the return of the holy decree, he finds that the emperor on the dragon chair has changed to a new person.

The corners of Ji Boying's mouth raised slightly, giving Lao Zhu an appreciative look.

"Good question."

"Now."

"It's time to start our theory class."

"The First Phase of the Industrial Revolution."

"Lao Zhu, the answer you want to know is in this class."

Then he turned around and picked up the bucket pen on the pen holder.

On this rice paper panel, Ji Boying wrote three words after the "industrial revolution": "steam engine".

In fact, when Ji Boying first prepared for the class, he wanted to directly introduce the internal combustion engine.

The emergence of the internal combustion engine is based on the principle of the steam engine, which is an external combustion engine, to improve the combustion efficiency and output power.

It can be understood theoretically, if the principle can be predicted in advance, it is not impossible to directly build an internal combustion engine, but according to the current conditions of the Ming Dynasty, the steam engine is easier to popularize.

In addition, the construction process takes time to accumulate and develop, the steam engine is easier to build, and the coal energy required by the steam engine is more easily obtained.

Instead of eating a fat person in one bite, it is better to take it step by step and play steadily.

Of course, there is a saying that in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He's treasure ship in the West has been installed with a steam engine, which can be corrected a little, that thing is called a steam device, which does use the power principle of steam, but has not been developed.

'Steam engine? ’

Everyone looked at these three words and was stunned for a long time.

What kind of chicken is a steam engine?

"Before that, I have to call some people to come and listen to the lectures."

Since the science and technology tree is lit up, it has to be listened to by people who can understand it, and it is obviously unrealistic to expect these princes of the Ming Dynasty to understand physics and chemistry.

As for the candidates.

After Lao Zhu mentioned this question to Ji Boying last time, Ji Boying had already thought about the top candidates of the Tiangong Academy in various time and space, and he roughly had a list in his heart.

For this list, he had insomnia for several whole nights.

It is easier to find scientific and technological talents at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Song Yingxing, Xu Guangqi, etc., although there is not a lot of them, but there are a few, but it is really difficult to find suitable candidates in the middle and early Ming Dynasty.

That's right.

Suddenly, Ji Boying felt a familiar pop-up window in front of him.

"Latest Update Package Detected"

"Update"

"Yes" "No"

It's still a familiar update interface, Ji Boying thought about it, and he hasn't seen this dog system update for a while.

The last update, or the last time.

There was no hesitation.

"Yes"

The moment he chose, there were golden runes flying in front of him.

'Golden? ’

Ji Boying remembered that the previous updates were all silver runes.

"A quarter of an hour between classes."

As soon as Ji Boying said a word, he sat down on the Taishi chair by himself.

He has an inexplicable premonition that the time of this update will be relatively long, and the content of the update will be relatively large.

The voice fell.

The originally tense class was instantly relaxed.

The trainees gathered in groups of three or five to discuss the topic of aircraft carriers and Siberia.

A few others were lying on the table, frowning at the table of mineral deposits.

And the important ministers from all time and space, this will also gather in three or two.

Compared with the heroism of the bosses, their group of workers discussed more detailed rules, that is, how to implement this plan under the premise that the national strength meets the requirements of the immortal master.

As the saying goes, when the boss roars, the horse boy is tired and becomes a dog.

For example, once Siberia is included in the territory, how to set up administrative structures, etc.

Lao Zhu Di was sitting in his seat at the moment, Yongle Da Fat, Yongle Xiao Zhu and Xia Yuanji were all standing in front of him, and each of the three of them had a black face.

Because Lao Zhu Di said again just now, he wants to recruit in person.

And it's not a pro-conquest of Mobei, it's a special conquest of Siberia!

If Xia Yuanji hadn't been well-cultivated, he would have lifted the table directly.

"Grandpa, you can't fool around."

"Where is Siberia, the bitter cold land of the far north, you have a body, and I can't let my father ascend the throne in minutes."

Yongle Xiaozhu mouthed and hurriedly covered his mouth.

Yongle was stunned.

Good guy, you kid is telling my dad and my heart.

"Your Majesty, even if you punish the ten clans this time, the ministers will not agree!"

Xia Yuanji's face was straight.

"Huh?!"

Old Zhu Di's face changed, and he raised his eyes slightly to glance at Xia Yuanji.

"If I punish your eleven clans, how will you deal with it?!"

At this time.

On the podium.

"Immortal Master."

Ah Biao and Liu Bowen came to Ji Boying's side together and saluted respectfully.

"What's wrong?"

Ji Boying leaned on the Taishi chair and closed his eyes.

This time, the golden symbols flying in front of me are far faster and denser than every previous one, like a major update of the system version.

Is it going to be promoted to Hongmeng?

Hongmeng purple gas, chaos opens the sky, this is inappropriately far ahead!

Ji Boying couldn't help but feel a little curious in his heart, what kind of surprises would the dog system bring to him after this update was completed.

Because of the dense and dazzling golden runes in front of him, Ji Boying had to choose to close his eyes, otherwise he didn't dare to guarantee that his pair of titanium alloy dog eyes with standard vision would not be blinded.

"The student has a question."

"It's not a problem in the current classroom."

Ah Biao wanted to speak and stopped, obviously hesitant to ask.

After all, asking questions in the hall seems somewhat out of place.

Lao Zhu and Li Er, the two were originally talking about the million-strong army sweeping Eastern Europe, but they also got together and stood silently on the side.

"Ask."

Ji Boying still didn't open his eyes.

I don't know how long the update of this dog system will last, and by the way, I will answer a question from Ah Biao, and the time is just right.

"Yes."

With the permission of the immortal master, Ah Biao nodded, then took a deep breath, glanced at Liu Bowen beside him, and spoke.

"The immortal master has already talked in class before, to establish a sound grassroots system, after the students went back and planned with Mr. Berwyn, they suddenly felt that this bureaucratic system is too large, once it is huge, it will be easy to disorder, especially at the bottom, it is extremely easy to cause power to get out of control."

"The Immortal Master has emphasized before, it is absolutely impossible to create a situation where one person dominates at the grassroots level."

As soon as these words came out, Lao Zhu also frowned.

Regarding this matter, he didn't think too much about it, after all, everything taught by the immortal master in this class was digested by Ah Biao alone after he went back, and then he asked Liu Bowen to draw up a plan, and he only needed to approve it in the end.

Listening to Ah Biao's question, Ji Boying thought for a moment, and tapped his fingers on the armrest of the Taishi chair.

"Are you looking for a bureaucratic check and balance?"

Hearing this, Ah Biao's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Exactly."

"Hmm."

Ji Boying nodded slightly, still not opening his eyes.

"You're not asking this question, it's not yours alone."

Even Ah Biao and Liu Bowen have a headache, and it must be a problem in other time and space.

In that case, it is necessary to solve the problem in a unified manner.

'Professional things, leave them to professional people. ’

Adhering to this principle, Ji Boying will certainly not use his own brains.

Let alone.

This kind of practical operation rules is not his forte.

He can't say why, and it's easy to mislead if he forcibly pulls some up.

Looking at the emperors of previous dynasties, it depends on Zhao Da to play checks and balances in the bureaucratic system.

Ji Boying is going to wait for the end of the first theoretical class of the industrial revolution to summon Zhao Dalai to teach these big men a lesson on 'how to establish a perfect set of officialdom checks and balances'.

That's right.

Suddenly, there was an exclamation from among the students.

"The immortal master is glowing!"

Lao Zhu, Li Er, Ah Biao and Liu Bowen, who were closest to Ji Boying, also had their pupils shrunk sharply, and they retreated a few steps under the pressure of this light, raising their hands to cover their eyes.

"What a dazzling golden light!"

The Jiajing Immortal and the young man Zhu Houxi under the podium looked even more surprised, meditating on the spot.

This must be the master's immortal mang, don't miss the opportunity to enlightenment! ’

'Chaowen said, Xi can die! ’

Only on the Taishi chair, like a self-heating little sun, the immortal master Ji Boying, looked confused.

'Golden Light? ’

'What's that?' ’

Suddenly, I opened my eyes.

In his eyes, two lines of golden letters came into view.

It used to be a streamer silver font, but now it has become a local tyrant gold, this dog system is really revised, could it be that there is angel investment?!

"System upgrade completed, please refer to the old and new features"

"Promising and far ahead"

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PS: On the last day of the double monthly pass, brothers have a few monthly passes!

(End of chapter)