Zhao Ming inspected the Lianghuai Coal Industry, which was hyped up by government-led newspapers, and the use of new mining and transportation technologies led to a bottoming out of the Lianghuai Coal Industry's stock.Many merchants and gentry, after seeing the coal mining machines and the railroad tracks that greatly increased the transportation capacity, returned to stock in the coal industry.The coal industry is the weather vane, he can achieve profits, transport coal to Jiangnan, and make cheap lotus coal, so that the people of Jiangnan give up burning firewood, charcoal, and use lotus roots, which dispelled the doubts of the market, the market rebounded rapidly, and stock trading became active.When the market turned good and new shares were easy to sell, the Nanjing Imperial Court immediately raised millions of silver dollars by setting up large farms in the north and packaging them for listing, thus solving the problem of restoring the source of funds for Hebei and Shandong.This result made Zhao Ming more satisfied, not only solved the economic problem, but also the steam engine and railway, which he began to lay out a few years ago, finally had an eyebrow.Although the practical value of the steam engine is not great now, except for coal mining, it is still a chicken rib for other industries, but as long as it is built and gradually improved, it will inevitably cause great changes after more than ten years.In recent years, the Ming Dynasty has developed commerce and expanded maritime trade, gradually grasping the right to speak in trade.In the past, although the Ming Dynasty produced goods, the profits from trade were earned by the Western Zhuyi, who acted as second-tier dealers and middlemen.In the past few years, Zhao Ming has used silver dollar settlement, as well as the development of China Merchants Shipping Company, and the establishment of ocean-going fleets, which have made the Western countries that originally monopolized the channels lose their monopoly position, thus losing their bargaining power, and can only work for the Ming Dynasty, and their profits have shrunk greatly.In the face of this situation, the Western Zhuyi is naturally unwilling to do this.In recent years, Zhao Ming has found that the number of cargo ships coming to China from Xiyi has not increased, and the scale of trade has stagnated.Zhao Ming then ordered Jinyiwei to collect information, only to learn that Xiyi was unwilling to work for him, and in order to pursue profits, he began to imitate the products of the Ming Dynasty.The investment of a large amount of money has led to the development of handicrafts in Western countries.Among them, Britain began to produce cloth, and in the colonies tried to grow tea, and copycats of Chinese porcelain appeared in all countries of Europa.Zhao Ming knows the power of counterfeit goods, and it may not be a climate at the moment, but if it is allowed to develop, the Western manufacturing industry will inevitably replace the Chinese manufacturing industry as it has done in history.This immediately made Zhao Ming aware of the threat.Because once the handicraft industry of Western European countries rises, it will inevitably encroach on the overseas market of the Ming Dynasty, and overseas trade is related to the economy of the Ming Dynasty and its influence, Zhao Ming will never allow Western copycats to compete with the Ming Dynasty for the market.Zhao Ming knew that this was the era of high-spirited and upward movement of Western countries, and with the hegemony of the sea, once the handicraft industry formed a scale, it would be able to rely on the advantages of navigation to squeeze the Chinese market.This originally made Zhao Ming a little worried, but the appearance of the steam engine made Zhao Ming feel at ease.If, in the future, the merchants of the Ming Dynasty compete with the products of Western Europe, then whose products are better and cheaper will naturally occupy the market.In this way, the businessmen have the motivation to improve efficiency and enhance competitiveness, and they will inevitably invest money to develop new textile equipment and improve textile technology, and in this way, the steam engine has the power to be demanded and improved.Perhaps, in Zhao Ming's lifetime, he could see an industrial revolution break out in advance of the Ming Dynasty, and then use the products produced to defeat the Western manufacturing industry and make it a raw material supplier.Of course, in order to achieve this, in addition to high-quality and inexpensive products and explosive production capacity, it is also necessary to have strong ships and sharp guns.In addition, from the Huainan Coal Mine to the Shouzhou Wharf, these dozens of miles of railway, although it is pulled by horses, but also greatly improved the transportation capacity.This is just the beginning, just like the world to show this thing, and so on the accumulation of steam engine technology, can really be loaded on the car, the whole train, the establishment of the railway network, the Ming Dynasty will inevitably have a qualitative leap in national strength.Therefore, Zhao Ming was quite satisfied with the trip to Huainan.The Ming Dynasty was booming, everything was carried out in an orderly manner, and the national strength was restored and increased at a visible speed, which naturally made the Zhou regime in Guanzhong panic and feel a huge sense of pressure and danger from top to bottom.Last year, after Zhao Ming withdrew his troops from outside the Tiger Prison Pass, Wu Sangui led the army back to Guanzhong, and the Zhou State immediately cheered up and prepared for the next attack of the Ming Dynasty.On the one hand, Wu Sangui enabled Meng Qiaofang to go to Chengdu to sit in Chengdu and preside over the defense of Sichuan, and on the other hand, he ordered Sun Kewang to integrate the Western Regions and enhance the national strength of the Zhou State, and at the same time observed the surroundings of the Ming Dynasty, intending to find allies.However, the result was frustrating, Wu Sangui found that Mongolia was scattered, Xiyi was driven out of the South Seas, and other countries such as Japan, Donghu, and Annam would not have come to the Ming and Zhou dynasties, and the Zhou State was already isolated and helpless.In the end, the Zhou state came to the conclusion that to fight against the Ming Dynasty, they could only rely on themselves.In the face of the pressure of the Ming Dynasty, the hope of Zhou Guo to break the situation fell on Sun Kewang and Hong Chengchou, who had high hopes, which made the two feel huge pressure.The Zhou army rested in Guanzhong, and Wu Sangui selected 20,000 cavalry, gave them the most sophisticated equipment, and organized them into the Anxi and Beiting armies.Hong Chengchou and Sun Kewang were ordered to lead 20,000 cavalry into the Western Regions, and drove all the way to the hometown of Luntai and entered the border of Yarkand.Two years ago, the Zhou army marched west to Zungar, the army entered the territory of Yarkand, and Yarkand clashed, Abdullaha Khan was furious, led the assembled 30,000 elite soldiers, wanted to drive away Wu Sangui, but was defeated by Wu Sangui in a battle, so frightened that Abdul Raha Khan hurriedly sent envoys to Wu Sangui to proclaim his vassals, and for the Zhou army to attack Zungar, provide grain, grass and guides.After Dzungar was defeated and the monk Khan led his people to move westward, the Zhou state set up two protectorates, Beiting and Anxi, in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, respectively, becoming the most powerful force in the Western Regions.However, although the Zhou army set up a capital protectorate, both the Mongols in Moxi and Yarkand were only nominally subservient and did not establish effective rule.This time, the Zhou army entered the Western Regions, and the left and right came at the same time, which was to solve this problem, so that the Western Regions could become the rear of the Zhou State and enhance the strategic depth of the Zhou State.In this way, the Zhou State had the confidence to compete with the Ming Dynasty.However, the Zhou State wanted to strengthen its control over the Western Regions, and the local nobles in the Western Regions were not necessarily willing to be too restrained and managed.After the westward migration of Zhunger, the Yarkand Han State, fearing that the Zhou State would be dominant and annex the Yarkand Khanate, Yarkand Khan has been secretly contacting the Habra Khanate, the Siva Khanate, and the Dzungar Khanate in the west, intending to get rid of the control of the Zhou State.Now, the entry of the Zhou army into the territory of Yarkand immediately caused a high degree of tension and undercurrent in Yarkand.
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