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The Storm in the Late Ming Dynasty Volume 10 Sixty-Five, You just finish singing and I will appear (1)

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    [Net] How did Qian Qianyi make a deal with Ma Shiying? He had nothing to do with Yu Guozhen. If Qian Qianyi was dizzy and supported Cheng Xinzhen, then he would have to pay the price for his support.  Shanghai, Yu Guozhen has long seen it in his eyes and coveted it in his heart. Taking this opportunity to get Shanghai first means that he can plan the construction of the unified Yangtze River Basin.

    It is at least necessary to build a railway and at least a Yangtze River bridge. Even if the current technical reserves are still a bit weak, the preliminary exploration work can already be done.

    In Yu Guozhen¡¯s plan, Shanghai is a very important link. If you control here, you will almost control the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. With the help of the Yangtze River¡¯s golden waterway, the process of integrating the Chinese system into the Yangtze River Basin will be much faster.

    After all, other places have to build roads first to allow the Chinese Military Strategy Commission¡¯s decrees to flow smoothly, and the developed water in the Yangtze River Basin allows this process to be greatly accelerated.

    As for creating another newspaper to compete with Nandu Weekend, that is also a matter of course. In this world, it is always easier to find faults than right ones.  He had a very disgraceful past!

    The work of taking over Shanghai went very smoothly, and I don¡¯t know how Qian Qianyi managed it. The special envoy of the Jinling Court had already arrived in Shanghai that night. Therefore, when Yu Guozhen arrived by boat, the Shanghai County Magistrate had been waiting at the dock for a long time because of this  It was an unexpected acquisition. Yu Guozhen had not prepared enough people before, so he had to stay in Shanghai for five more days.

    When he went south, he stayed in Keelung for three days, Guangzhou for three days, and Changhua for one day. By the time he returned to Xinxiang, it was already mid-November.

    The situation in Keelung can be described as great governance. Wang Chuanlu has been in Qinzhou for a long time. He has heard and seen what Yu Guozhen did. Under his management, the process of dividing Dayuan Island into counties went very smoothly. Among the indigenous people who were unwilling to naturalize, they were also  Through a semi-negotiation and semi-forced method, those who were willing to naturalize were included in the household registration of each county. The leaders of the tribes who were the most vehemently opposed to naturalization were either eliminated or dismissed as "  In the name of "Governmental Affairs Coordinator", the entire Taiyuan Island has been raised. The total registered population now, calculated as working people over 14 years old, is 2.91 million. Among them, the number of immigrants is as many as 2.7 million. Keelung has also become a  It is a large mining, metallurgy and coal center, and the entire Danyuan is an important agricultural product and mineral base.

    The situation in Guangdong and Guangxi is not so good. The main reason is that various local forces are intertwined, and there are quite stupid, greedy and lazy people. With the help of clan power, they only want to take advantage of the Chinese Military Strategy Commission but are unwilling to pay. In addition, Guangdong and Guangxi have a vast territory.  The landform is complex and ethnic relations are more difficult to deal with. Therefore, although the changes in Guangzhou are huge, overall, they are not as fast as Yu Guozhen imagined.

    Hainan is another story. The Chinese Military Strategy Commission focuses on the construction of iron ore and salt fields in Hainan. Because it controls the South China Sea Islands, Hainan is far less important in the sense of tropical cash crops, so immigrants  The number of

    This can be regarded as an inspection of the places under his rule. Seeing these places prospering everywhere, Yu Guozhen's heart was filled with joy and a sense of accomplishment. However, when he returned to Xinxiang, this joy appeared in his field of vision along with the Xia Laohao.  disappeared

    This steam-sail-masted ship was specially built for circumnavigation. Yu Guozhen spent a lot of effort at the beginning. Because it was impossible to replenish coal everywhere, its steam engine had to be able to use firewood in addition to coal.  fuel, and because it is sailing around the world, it needs to be able to carry a lot of supplies, and it must also be armed to a certain extent. When it was first built, it was a beautiful ship painted golden like a glow, but now it is a broken ship.  A tattered and black ugly boy

    Such changes are not sad for Yu Guozhen. What is sad is the death of Xu Xiake

    He died of an illness at sea, and it was impossible to bring his body back. He had rested forever at the bottom of the Indian Ocean. What he brought with him was only some of Xu Xiake's relics, including a letter he wrote to Yu Guozhen after he thought he was dead. There were ten other people who accompanied Xu Xiake on this round-the-world voyage.  The selected graduates of secondary schools, and the notes they compiled along the way were a valuable asset to China. The experiences along the way made these originally immature teenagers mature quickly, and even attracted the attention of many people.  All show the color of vicissitudes of life

    After all, the whole ship set out with 80 people, but only 57 people came back. Twenty-three people died in the sea for various reasons.

    "Thank you for your hard work, have you had a good rest during this period?" The first thing Yu Guozhen did when he returned to Xixiang was to gather the fifty-seven people together. He hadn't had time to read the relevant reports carefully, but he saw everyone's appearance.  , Yu Guozhen knew their hard work along the way.

    "This first Chinese voyage around the world is a huge adventure to some extent. Yu Guozhen knew very well what difficulties they would face after being sent out. HeEven though he was mentally prepared to sacrifice the whole ship, Xu Xiake's death still made him heartbroken.

    "Report to the commander-in-chief, have a good rest!"

    It was Sui Kecheng who answered Yu Guozhen. He was the captain of the Xia Lao and had six years of experience as a captain. He was a calm and resolute man. Yu Guozhen shook his hand tightly: "That's good, that's good. You guys are doing the best for China."  The achievements you have made are no less than those of Zhang Qian and Gan Ying. Seeing you come back makes me happier than if I won a great victory!"

    Yu Guozhen's words were very simple, but everyone knew that they were Yu Guozhen's true words. Previously, Yu Guozhen was still commanding the decisive battle with Jianlu at Qingdao Port. The battlefield had not been cleared yet. Yu Guozhen did not even attend the post-war commendation, so he hurried south.  Although they had the intention of welcoming Xu Xiake's funeral, they also paid attention to the survivors.

    "I am going to set up a medal, called the Xiake Medal, to be awarded specifically to you, the Chinese brave men who participated in this round-the-world voyage." Yu Guozhen added: "In addition, your related deeds will also be displayed in Chinese factories and farms.  Be prepared to preach, I¡¯m afraid you will be asked to preach a lot in the next six months.¡±

    The Chinese nation has never been a self-proclaimed nation. Those foreign slaves who were brainwashed by foreigners thought that the introversion of the Chinese nation was closed, and they regarded the frivolity of the islanders as open. If the Chinese nation was really self-contained, how could it expand from the Yellow River Basin to today?  How to include countless tribes in the territory!

    Even in the face of geographically dangerous borders such as deserts, prairie, mountains and seas, the outstanding figures of the Chinese nation still dare to cut through the impossible territory and travel across the four seas. If they are not of their own nation, they would not have such passion and blood, let alone  How could explorers such as Zhang Qian and Zheng He who were supported by the imperial government, or monks such as Xuanzang, Faxian, Jianzhen, and Qiu Chuji, be able to leave their mark in the history of the spread of civilization in mankind!

    Yu Guozhen hopes that with the help of the Xia Lao expedition, this passion and blood in the Chinese national spirit can be awakened as much as possible

    "Here are a few letters, which were sent to the commander-in-chief from various countries we passed through." Sui Kecheng thanked Yu Guozhen for the compliment and handed a few letters to Yu Guozhen.

    Most of these letters were in Latin, and Yu Guozhen naturally didn't recognize them. He just put them aside and asked with a smile: "I heard that you brought a few Europeans here, tell me about their situation."

    When we arrived at the Europeans, everyone laughed.

    "The Europeans who came with us were rescued at sea when we were in Europe. We were passing by"

    Soon, these Europeans appeared in front of Yu Guozhen

    The leader had a red beard and strong limbs. After seeing Yu Guozhen, he knelt down on one knee and saluted Yu Guozhen. Yu Guozhen signaled him to stand up and looked at him up and down.

    This guy's name is Duncan Gudmundson. He claims to be from the Holy Roman Empire, and he once served as an officer under Wallenstein who served the Holy Roman Empire. However, the current HRE people are not like the Germans of later generations.  Arrogant, when he saw Yu Guozhen, he was so humble that he almost became flattering.

    "I heard that you know me in Europe?"

    "Yes, my lord, when we fought at Breitenfeld, I had a Spaniard among my companions, who more than once showed me that, far away in the east, a great monarch drove the damned  Dutch, when I was facing a desperate situation, your naval captain rescued us. I think this must be God's will for me, allowing me to come to the far east to serve such a great monarch as you."

    The flatterers from Europe are terrible. Even if you want to make a living under Yu Guozhen, you have to have something to do with that god. Yu Guozhen curled his lips with some disdain: "Serve me? I have some elite soldiers, who can  A brave general among ten of you¡ªwhat can you do for me?¡±

    If these people were really of no use to Yu Guozhen, Yu Guozhen would not see them again. Ever since he fell out with the Spaniards and captured Manila, now Luzon City, Yu Guozhen¡¯s old friend, Luis Garcia, would never see them again.  It is not known whether he was torn apart by his angry compatriots or was afraid that Yu Guozhen would settle the score with him, so he stopped coming to the East. This left Yu Guozhen without a reliable channel to understand European affairs. The news brought by those missionaries, Yu Guozhen  I don't believe it at all

    "We know that we have seen your invincible army, your muskets, cannons, and fleets that can sweep across Europe. God, if Lord Wallenstein could have half of your fleet, we would not be defeated!"  "Duncan maintained his humility, and his posture of kneeling on one knee did not change at all. He looked at Yu Guozhen sincerely: "Your Excellency, just accept the respect of your humble servant. I will definitely be of use to you. There is no doubt that sooner or later, you will  It was time to settle the ledger with those damn Dutch people. At that time, a"A servant who is familiar with the situation in Europe will make it much easier for you."

    ¡°We don¡¯t like the Dutch, but your allies the Spanish are equally unwelcome here,¡± Yu Guozhen smiled faintly.

    "Your Excellency, I have the most important news. As far as I know, someone in Europe is trying to organize a post-war expeditionary force, and the goal is your country." Seeing that he was not taken seriously, Duncan finally revealed a hidden secret.  To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.

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