"All finished reading?"

In Wang Dong's office, Wang Dong made a cup of tea for Jian Wangchuan with a smile, sat down and asked.

Jian Wangchuan nodded, did not touch the cup of tea, and said, "I have read all the things. It seems that Xinming's current situation is a bit unoptimistic."

"Yes!" Wang Dong sighed with a hint of helplessness in his smile: "You know the matter of setting up a province in Xinming. At the moment of great change in Xinming, and such a thing happened now is not a good thing for Xinming."

Wang Dong was talking about the facts, and it was also Jian Wangchuan's judgment of these materials. Jian Wangchuan took a moment of indulgence and asked, "Wang Shuai, how big do you think the war may be?"

Wang Dong thought for a while and said frankly: "There is no possibility at the moment. In terms of military strength, our Ming Dynasty is no less than France. Even if these countries join forces together with their current strength, they will not be able to fight back. Moreover, once the war officially begins, the other party must consider whether they can bear the consequences."

Jian Wangchuan agreed with this. The Ming Dynasty was not a soft persimmon that could be controlled by others. You should know that the revival of the Ming Dynasty was actually launched. Now the Ming Dynasty is at its peak, and it is well known that its national strength is strong.

Although Xinming is far away from the local area and is not as strong as the local area in terms of military strength, Xinming attaches great importance to Xinming's military under the rule of the two governors of Pan Mengyuan and Wang Dong in recent years.

Xinming now has an official army of about 50,000, of which more than 10,000 cavalrymen are included. The remaining infantry are all organized by the new army, and the equipment is not inferior to that of the local new army.

In addition, due to the large number of immigrants and local demand, many immigrants not only equipped with weapons but also formed self-protection militia organizations, and also participated in certain military training on weekdays to make up for the shortcomings of the army.

From this point of view, if necessary, once war begins, tens of thousands of people can be summoned from the people to form a new army. Although these armies cannot compare with the new army from equipment to training, they can also fight a fight compared to ordinary European armies.

Once the war begins, neither side can ensure that they can gain an absolute advantage on the battlefield and end the war in a short time. So, although France and other countries are now adding military facilities on the border and mobilizing their troops to act as if they may break out at any time, the Ming Dynasty is also facing tit, but no one dares to fight, because once they fight, they may not be able to stop.

"The key now lies in trade." Jian Wangchuan made a sharp blow to the point. Currently, trade between Xinming and surrounding areas has sharply decreased, which has led to changes in Xinming's trade structure and has also affected the implementation of Xinming's internal affairs.

"Yes, Xinming is too far from the local area, and many industries are not perfect, especially at the critical moment of setting up a province, the countries have blocked our Xinming from trade. This is really worrying and troublesome." Wang Dong frowned and said. With the development of Xinming in recent years, relying solely on local input and supply is a drop in the bucket. According to Wang Dong's previous plan, gradually establishing basic industries in Xinming while setting up a province in Xinming, thereby slowly changing the current lack of industrial conditions in Xinming.

Because the Ming Dynasty's rule in the New Ming Dynasty has only been more than ten years since the beginning. Although the Ming Dynasty relied on its population base and strong military strength to reach the level of Western countries for decades or even nearly a hundred years, this is only superficial.

In fact, Xinming's current industrial deconstruction is extremely weak. In addition to the mining resources and forest resources in Wanghaicheng, most of Xinming's areas are still traditional agricultural deconstruction to meet Xinming's basic needs.

These industries are extremely basic, but it is far from enough to use them to develop Xinming.

Basic industries such as textiles, smelting, and chemical industry can be divided into nearly a hundred or even more industries in terms of scope, and these industries will eventually form a complete industrial chain, thus serving as the regime's hematopoietic system and blood transfusion vessels.

But at present, these industries in Xinming are very weak, and they all look very basic. In addition, although Xinming has abundant minerals, it actually has some limitations in mineral resources. Therefore, many commodities cannot be produced by themselves, and can only transport some of the products needed by the local area while transporting raw materials to the local area.

Or, through trade with the colonies of other countries in the New World, the exchange of resources to meet Xinming's internal needs. These needs have become larger and larger as time goes by, while the transportation capacity between Xinming and Daming is limited. Therefore, Xinming's acquisition of resources has changed from the Ming Dynasty to the surrounding area in the past two years, and has gradually occupied a major position.

Wang Dong was also paying attention to this point while establishing a province in Xinming. In fact, the Ming Dynasty had noticed this issue a long time ago. According to the Ming Dynasty policy, the Ming Dynasty implemented the same governance method as the local government. Therefore, the determination and improvement of industrial deconstruction is a major event that the governor of Xinming must accomplish.

The intention of Western countries is very obvious, that is, to use this point to block the Xinming trade, thereby curbing the rapid expansion of the Ming Dynasty in the world. At the same time, if possible, let the Ming Dynasty feel the strength of Western countries through this method. If it can get some benefits from the Ming Dynasty at the same time, it would be even better.

"I need something to do?" Jian Wangchuan asked bluntly.

He is a civil servant, not a military general. It is definitely not enough to go to the battlefield, and Jian Wangchuan cannot fight a war. Besides, the current Xinming Admiral is Zhu Yigui, who is a powerful general in the court, and it is enough to have him lead the troops.

Wang Dong seemed to have known that Jian Wangchuan would ask this for a long time, and immediately smiled and said, "There is indeed something that is urgently needed."

"Please also ask Wang Shuai to speak out."

"I want to ask you to go south."

"Xiangnan? Are you talking about Spain?" Jian Wangchuan asked back.

Wang Dong nodded and said bluntly: "Although Spain is not the strongest in Europe, it is not small in the New World, especially in the south. Moreover, our Ming Dynasty had fought with France and the Spanish coalition forces before. After this battle, the Spanish governor was replaced due to the Luzon war."

"After the new governor took office, Spain showed good things to Xinming. Pan Mengyuan's relationship with Spain eased a lot in his later years in office, and because Xinming's demand increased, the trade between the two sides was also rising sharply. Now, although countries have joined forces to target our Ming Dynasty, in fact, the trade between Spain and Xinming has not been completely interrupted. From this point of view, Spain should be a breakthrough."

"If this is the case, starting from Spain is indeed a good choice." Jian Wangchuan thought about it and agreed with Wang Dong's judgment, and nodded immediately, "Since that's the case, I'll go to the south and see what the other party really plans."

"Okay! Then I'll ask you for this matter. You should contact the other party first in the name of the counselor of the Governor's Office. However, the situation is complicated and there are some risks. You need to be more careful."

Jian Wangchuan smiled disapprovingly and said, "Don't worry about this. Since you have to do things, there are risks. Besides, the Spaniards are not fools. Now they are just contacting each other, so there are so many risks. Besides, you, Wang Shuai, must have other arrangements, right?"

Speaking of this, Wang Shuai immediately laughed, and Jian Wangchuan also laughed.
Chapter completed!