Chapter 204 South Asian subcontinent, Java, Luzon.

Rumble.

On the train to Nanxiongzhou.

The Emperor of Ming Dynasty was quite unsatisfied with the speed of the train.

It looks huge, but in fact it can't even run away from the horses.

However, the biggest advantage of a steam locomotive is its strong traction.

Therefore, this kind of train can carry a lot of cargo at one time, which is relatively the most advanced means of transportation.

Now, two railways have been built in the Ming Dynasty at the same time, namely the western artery connecting Guangzhou, Changsha and Wuchang, and the eastern artery connecting Guangzhou, Nanchang and Yingtianfu. In the future, these railways will continue to extend northward.

Become a part of the national railway network.

The only problem is that large-scale infrastructure is too expensive.

If the financial reform of Mingyuan banknoteization has not been completed, Zhu Daohua would not even think about it.

There are a large number of Chinese plantations near Batavia. These are the compromises that the Dutch had to make after the victory and defeat of the Dutch East India Company and the Battle of the South Ocean of the Ming Dynasty. After this year's development, now

Chinese plantations are scattered around Batavia.

The population of the Ming Dynasty is now more than 200 million. If all the Han areas are taken down, it will reach 300 million.

Zhu Daohua said.

Emperor Zhu's undisguised contempt for the local Indian mercenaries made them feel that the emperor was too underestimating the enemy.

"Yes, yes, it's too expensive to travel for a few months. If there is railway transportation, it will not be that difficult to go to Yingtian Mansion."

You have to keep working hard.

"With this train, it will not be difficult for goods to pass through Jiuzhou in the world in the future."

On this train.

After all, the temptation of financial returns brought by investing in real estate is too great.

The Ming Dynasty's phased goals in India have been achieved. This large market with a population of about 200 million has become the exclusive market of the Ming Dynasty.

The Chinese are definitely interested in such a land.

At that time, the Indian vassals can also recruit indigenous people as soldiers.

It's just that the territory is too small.

Zhu Daohua said.

The Governor's Office in the Straits is in charge of the Straits of Malacca.

"The Netherlands joined the anti-Ming coalition led by the British, which means that their previous contract with the Ming Dynasty has been invalidated. The military camps on Java Island were drawn to form an army brigade and drove the Dutch away from Batavia!

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Before this.

In Borneo, small-scale battles happen almost every day.

All were too careful.

His words made several ministers present look at each other.

Zhu Daohua couldn't help but nodded when he heard this: "I underestimated the enemy a little. India is thousands of miles away. How to fight, the decision-making power should be allocated to the front line."

Then we have to set out a year in advance.

Give a quota for an army brigade.

Railways are not built for social welfare, but for making money.

Now, it has been reinforced on the basis of the original line and consolidated the roadbed, making this line a two-way railway line that can pass through heavy-duty trains. In the future, it will also be diverted in Nanxiongzhou, facing the northwest,

Extends toward the northeast.

Today, the Ming Dynasty has two major strongholds in Nanyang, one is the Governor's Office of the Straits and the other is Borneo.

It is necessary to pass the assessment and meet certain conditions - unless you get the special approval of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty court would not interfere with the system implemented by the vassals.

If you want to go to Beijing.

In later generations, there was a population of 100 million on this small island.

Through the war, Lanfang Province continued to expand its territory through military garrisons to the north and east, and now it has basically occupied most of Borneo.

Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty is now sufficiently private capital, and since Emperor Zhu himself does not understand finance very well, the Ming Dynasty's financial policies are basically conservative and are very cautious about starting a printing machine to print money.

Maybe the Indian people are very brave and good at fighting in this era?

"The next is the war on India's land. Now the British are definitely unwilling to fail. They gathered troops on the land and spent a lot of money to recruit 30,000 mercenaries, including their original 50,000 India.

Indigenous mercenaries, including 15,000 lobster soldiers transferred from the British mainland, now the army forces controlled by the British Indian colonies in the South Asian subcontinent have reached 85,000!"

The goods produced by a large number of factories also need markets and support for cargo transportation.

It's quite lucky to go to Nanjing.

This railway was originally a convenient road and was temporarily built to support the Jiangxi battlefield. It was not a very solid line.

And now, with this railway, can't you go anywhere in the world?

"It's not just the cargo, but the transporter is also good. In the past, from Guangzhou to Wuchang and Yingtianfu, ordinary families would have to walk for a month or two. Now, if there is a railway connection, you can arrive in two or three days. And

Much safer.”

This railway line from Guangzhou to Nanxiongzhou has become a demonstration line, which is to let the wealthy people in Guangdong see the benefits of railways.

And is the real world of goods.

Moreover, most of them do not allocate financial funds, but absorb private funds as much as possible. After all, the Ming Dynasty was a freak of the feudal monarchs mixed with capitalism.

"It must be profitable. The speed of this train is much faster than that of a ship, and there are too few places in the world where big ships can be carried."

As well as several important officials of the Ming Dynasty, Luo Jiangong, the Governor of the Straits Office, who returned to Guangzhou from the Straits Office to report on the war situation in the Indian Ocean.

Zhu Daohua thought for a while and said, "You can set up an organization in charge of Indian wars, a vassal state is divided into feudal states, and the cabinet needs to be photographed. The Indian vassal coalition forces also provide some people. The matter will be discussed and communicated before handling it. There should be no restrictions on each other.

thing."

"The total force of 85,000 is not enough for the Indians. As long as they can defeat those 15,000 lobster soldiers, this South Asian subcontinent will be controlled by the Ming Dynasty!"

But then again.

But now, with the control of the money printing machine, this large-scale infrastructure investment has become a locomotive that drives economic operation.

The fertile volcanic soil on Java is very fertile farming land.

"Now there are still Dutch and Spanish colonies in Nanyang. The Dutch have lost their value, and there is no need for the Batavian Governor on Java to exist."

This is not difficult to do, and there is no need for the Ming Dynasty to send troops, because the plantations on Java Island are armed plantations, and every young and young Chinese are equipped with flintlock rifles.

Luo Fangbo stroked his beard and said.

Zhu Daohua shifted his mind from India to Southeast Asia.

If you want to transport goods on a large scale, you can only transport them along the ocean, rivers and rivers.

Therefore, there has not made great strides in infrastructure construction such as railway investment. Now, we have only formulated a railway plan with Wuchang, Yingtianfu and Guangzhou as the core within ten years.

"Emperor, the Indian Ocean fleet has won a great victory. Now our army has taken control of the Indian Ocean and has signed a treaty with the Maratha State. The Indian market has been opened again." Luo Jiangong said.

"It's amazing. The cargo taken by this train is at least a thousand carriages!"

What is the total population in the world now?

With a population of 900 million in the world, a market of 500 million is exclusive to the Ming Dynasty. With such a vast market, the rapid development of the Ming Dynasty's industrialization can continue to develop rapidly for decades!

The total amount is less than 900 million.

It's on this train now.

The high fiscal revenue brought by commercial taxes and industrialization can also support the Ming Dynasty to carry out wars everywhere.

In addition, the Pearl River Delta is now starting to look like a "world factory" in later generations.

"Emperor, there are some ethnic groups that can be defeated in India, especially with many cavalrymen. Under the command of the British, there are Gurkha cavalry, Punjab cavalry, Sikh cavalry, and Bangladeshi light cavalry. The total force reaches more than 30,000 cavalry troops.

The cavalry power of the Duke of England only relies on one or two brigades of dragoons, and must not underestimate the enemy."

It’s no wonder that the rich people in Guangdong are interested in this train.

The Guangdong rich men who were absolutely loyal to Emperor Zhu were not as dissatisfied with the speed of the train like Emperor Zhu. Instead, they looked shocked and strange.

There are also members of the Guangdong Council Office and the Guangzhou Prefecture Council Office.

On India, as the British fleet was defeated, the struggle they could make was only on land.

This is of course some adverse effects brought to Boss Zhu by later generations.

Thinking of this.
To be continued...