Chapter 853 Liu Ru did not have a telegram at this time, and there was no way for the colonial government to contact the mainland, and if something went wrong, it could only rely on the governor's decision on the spot, and the ability of each governor directly determined the direction and outcome of the colonial government.In fact, when the Ming Dynasty entered the Age of Discovery, everything became clear.Compared with European countries, the biggest advantage of Daming is that it is very large.Just like now, Hua'an has dispersed the expeditionary fleet as much as possible, looking for the whereabouts of the lost ships.However, as the flagship of the Ming Expeditionary Force, Su Lie was accompanied by four main warships, including "Gan Ning", "Ling Tong", "Pang Xiaotai", and "Cao Jishu", sixteen Exocet warships, and six transport ships, the smallest displacement of these warships was more than 500 tons, and the largest such as Su Lie had a displacement of about 1,500 tons, and even a transport ship had 800 tons.However, when the Portuguese saw more than 20 warships hung with air death lanterns, they looked like a little starlight from a distance, and they looked extremely shocking, and such a powerful force was enough to conquer the whole of Sri Lanka.To say the least, the Portuguese had no strength to resist.Fortunately, now including the Portuguese and the Dutch know very well that the sea is no longer the sea it used to be, and if you can not provoke the Ming people, then don't provoke them, the consequences of offending them are too serious.After talking with the Portuguese, Hua'an learned that there was indeed an expeditionary ship drifting to Ceylon, and after dawn, under the leadership of the Portuguese, Hua'an met with Zhao Yunfeng, Ma Chenggong and others.The result is quite good, after all, Zhao Yunfeng and Ma Chenggong belong to two separate ships, although the ship is gone, the artillery is not lost, and the losses are still within an acceptable range.Huaan also received signals from the surrounding islands, and the lost ships were found one after another.Compared with army equipment, the navy is actually a big eater, a main warship, almost equivalent to eating a cavalry regiment, if compared to the army infantry, it is almost equivalent to half a brigade.For the current Ming Army, in fact, sixteen main divisions, ninety-six brigades, and five hundred and seventy-six regiments are not too much, because after all, the territorial area of defense is too large.The crux of the problem is that after having enough of the lack of troops available and the big loss of the country without defense, Quan Xu insisted that he would not agree to reduce the number of troops, but under the current circumstances, Quan Xu did not expand the equipment of automatic weapons.For example, equipped with automatic rifles and submachine guns, in the gun bureau of the whole Ming Dynasty, there are sample gun templates for later generations, plus the production line purchased, imitation is no longer a problem.However, automatic weapons consume bullets too quickly, and if you are equipped with an automatic rifle this time, you can finish 30 rounds in a magazine in as fast as 10 seconds.In later generations, the Celestial Empire adopted steel bullet shells, but in this era, the technology of steel bullet shells was not yet mature, and copper bullets could only be purchased or produced.In order to save costs, whether it is army and navy soldiers in military exercises or training, must collect all the bullet shells, used to reload ammunition, if in battle, of course, this requirement is not so dead, in the case of conditions do not allow, bullet shells or bullets are lost, after all, human life is the most precious.The demand for bullets for automatic weapons is large, and the supply pressure on logistics is also very huge, and another point is to adopt a military system that combines compulsory and voluntary military service, and every citizen of appropriate age needs to join the army, serve in the army for three years, and then be discharged and demobilized.The cost of conscripts is relatively low, and the level of training is not enough, so in principle, the troops composed of conscripts are only used for local defense and will not be used for overseas operations; Volunteers, that is, professional soldiers, are soldiers as their profession, receive strict training in peacetime, and everything is required with the highest standards, so that they can play the greatest role when needed.Retired soldiers were automatically converted to reserves, so that the Ming Dynasty had a large number of soldiers, and once the war required the expansion of the army, the reserve soldiers could become qualified soldiers as long as they had to train for a month or three months.In addition, a large number of veterans have entered the civilian population, and the combat effectiveness of the civilian population has also been rapidly improved, and in the Jiangnan or Jianghuai regions, the situation is better; in Tianshan Province, Hanhaiyuan, and the Andong Prefecture, almost eighty percent of the men have undergone military training, and they still have weapons in their hands, and they have absolute self-protection ability in the event of an emergency.The army is not only the foundation of Quanxu's life, without the army, the prosperity of the Ming Empire is just a castle in the air, without any guarantee, not to mention the Europeans, even if it is the nomads around the Ming Dynasty, they can squeeze the living space of the Ming people to the squeeze.Quan Xu basically adopts the mode of inspection to govern the country, because of the role of science and technology, whether Quan Xu is in the capital or not, he can receive news from the capital, and can also receive news from all over the country.At first, Miao felt that Quan Xu was an ordinary person, with an indescribable temperament, which made Miao feel a little uneasy, as if Quan Xu should be a big person.However, as Miao followed Quan Xu all the way south, Quan Xu was neither like an ordinary businessman, nor like an official holding a shelf, he just took a few children, walked through the streets and alleys, and drank tea and chatted with ordinary people.However, Quan Xu would lock himself in the carriage every day, and stay for an hour or two, which made Miao a little curious, of course, Miao was also a smart woman, Quan Xu didn't tell her anything, and she didn't ask.Miao Huzi has also become Quan Xu's child, and now Quan Xu will not attract attention when walking on the street with five children, the living standards of the people of Daming have improved, and there are naturally more children.Five children is the most normal situation in the Ming Dynasty now, and some couples can give birth to a strengthened company, just like the middle-aged man who is chatting with Quan Xu now, planting a sugar cane plantation, taking fifteen concubines, and giving birth to one hundred and seven children.Quan Xu gave a thumbs up to him: "It's really lifeable!"
”"Long live Lord Hongfu, my old man gave birth to a son, his old man gave me a son's land, I don't want to have more sons, I'm sorry Long live the lord!"
Jeon Wook almost didn't choke on his own saliva, and co-authoring was his own reason.Quan Xu pretended to be puzzled and asked: "But the land is all overseas, isn't it cheaper for people to leave their hometowns?"
”"Who is leaving home, my eldest son is in Liaoyang, the second son is in Hanhai, the third son is in Luzon, and the fourth and fifth sons are in Honghe, aren't they my sons?"
The old man Zhenzhen said: "Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and the old man can't manage so many children!"
”In fact, if there is no restriction, the population of Daming will grow explosively, there is no entertainment in these years, the couple will do something as soon as the lights are turned off at night, even if it is natural birth, it can also ensure the population growth of Daming.Quan Xu is naturally not prepared to limit the increase in population, for Quan Xu, the population is never enough, and there is a saying in later generations that there will be Chinese or overseas Chinese where there are only people.Quan Xu decided to change this statement, that is, as long as there are people, that is the place of Daming.The Europeans occupied many places, such as the Americas and Africa, and because of their small populations, these places were soon independent and separated from the mainland.Quanxu is a strong immigrant, coupled with vigorously encouraging childbirth, especially in Xinhua Province, the population of immigration will increase by about 350,000 people every month, which is still deliberately slowing down the speed of immigration.North Africa also moved 1.5 million people, all of whom were adults in their twenties and thirties, and teenagers and children generally did not emigrate, mainly in a domestic atmosphere, to cultivate their patriotism.Quan Xu played outside Nanjing for more than ten days before arriving in Nanjing.Compared with the Zhu Ming period, Nanjing has been much more depressed, after all, it is the consumer group that determines the economic base, and in the previous Nanjing, the gentry were the main force of consumption.Now the Jiangnan gentry were raided by Quan Xu, and then migrated to Xinhua Province.Of course, in the past, Nanjing's economy was deformed, mainly based on food, drink and green buildings, and now it is mainly based on embroidery and garment processing.With the seizure of the homes of the Jiangnan gentry, these Qinglou did not have the money consumption of the past, and their business also plummeted, and many Qinglou were forced to change careers, and some became women's beauty training centers.After all, if at this time, it will be very inconvenient to live illiterately, and most of the men are outside, and it is still the women who are in charge of the family business.These Qinglou women acted as gentlemen, teaching them to learn literacy, arithmetic, checking account books, how to do business, etc., and some of them were changed into embroidery villages or ready-to-wear shops.The biggest change in Nanjing was the establishment of Jiangnan University, which was the first private university in the Ming Dynasty, just like Donglin Academy, which was also privately established.In fact, many European universities have political backgrounds, such as Oxford University, because there was a little unhappiness between the King of England and the King of France, and then the King of England recalled the British scholars in the University of Paris and forbade them to work at the University of Paris, so the University of Oxford was born.Jiangnan University is some businessmen in Jiangnan who took refuge in Quanxu earlier, and they have been in contact with Quanxu for a longer time, but they are not in the liquidation in this great liquidation, so they donated money to establish such a university.Originally, they wanted to let the imperial court govern and appoint the president.It's just that Quan Xu did not take over this university, but directly let them develop according to the original model, as the saying goes, there is no harm if there is no comparison, Quan Xu also wants to see which university is better, government university or private university."
Brother Tai, are you also preparing to apply for Jiangnan University?"
Quan Xu turned his head and observed closely for a moment, and found that the other party was a woman dressed as a man.Although many scholars in this era are also very thin, they have pierced ears and are thin and small, but their chest muscles are developed, which speaks for themselves."
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