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Chapter 367: Formation of a Bandit Gang

In the late Ming Dynasty, the development of capitalism seriously impacted feudal legal principles, and materialism began to emerge, causing some people to abandon the morality advocated by the past society in order to pursue money.&1t;/p>

Legend has it that gold is everywhere overseas, and the natives are as stupid as pigs, and they can make money at will.&1t;/p>

In turn, many people attracted, so that the number of immigrants overseas increased significantly in the eighth year of the Apocalypse, and local immigrants from Nanyang Australia and other places were coming one after another, which brought an opportunity to be prosperous.&1t;/p>

However, after arriving overseas, these talents have emerged. In fact, it is not so easy to make a living overseas. It is difficult to get rewards without efforts.&1t;/p>

Although overseas places are rich in resources, they lack development and lack foundation. The so-called remarks that gold is everywhere are exaggerated, but gold mines are indeed everywhere. However, those golds are mined by the gold troops, and they are not very related to them.&1t;/p>

As long as the people of these overseas colonies work hard, they can get more resources and live a more prosperous life, but they may not be rich. Those who can make a lot of money usually have to suffer a little.&1t;/p>

The biggest advantage is that people can actually find a career that can be focused on, and then transform this unexplored land.&1t;/p>

Australia has been opening another year, and it has been the third year. In the eighth year of the Apocalypse, the number of immigrants has reached more than 100,000, more than 5 million mu of arable land has been opened, and some other resources have been opened. Immigration strongholds have been widely distributed to the southern coast of northern and eastern Australia.&1t;/p>

Australia's geographical environment is like a ribbon on the coastal area, suitable for planting, where the grass and trees are lush and the rainfall is relatively abundant.&1t;/p>

The inner 6 is a grassland and desert area, which has rich ground water, suitable for animal husbandry. The desert environment is relatively harsh and not suitable for human activities.&1t;/p>

Of course, in Australia, most of the land is state-owned. Some cultivated land and pastures have also begun to be contracted externally, but the land ownership is state-owned.&1t;/p>

As assets continue to open, more and more employees are recruiting from state-owned enterprises in Australia. And privately operated land is also increasing.&1t;/p>

It is obviously unrealistic for state-owned capital to monopolize all arable land and pastures. Therefore, some arable land and pastures are sold to foreign countries, and some are allocated to immigrants to open themselves. At the same time, some arable land is contracted externally, and only about half of the truly state-owned enterprises are dominant.&1t;/p>

At present, what the imperial court wants is commercial grain and commercial cotton, as well as more raw materials such as wool and sheepskin, as well as high-quality iron ore, which is lacking in China.&1t;/p>

These are resources that Australia can provide. The population immigrated from the local area is either assigned to agriculture and animal husbandry, or to mining, and the other part is the freelance population engaged in commercial services.&1t;/p>

The production capacity of agriculture and animal husbandry is constantly increasing. After three years of mining exploration, many copper and iron ore have emerged in Australia.&1t;/p>

The gold mines are actually mined in large quantities. The gold mines mined in Australia in the eighth year of the Apocalypse reached nearly 30 tons.&1t;/p>

The total number of gold mines mined by gold troops in various places reached 120 tons, of which the most mined were Siberia and Alaska in the Americas.&1t;/p>

Some of the gold mined by the gold troops in these rare places was made into civilian gold jewelry and sold to the civilian market, while some were deposited into the central bank's gold reserve vault.&1t;/p>

The resources of copper ore and iron ore in Australia are gradually starting to open, but Australia's population is not enough to reads; the infrastructure is not that good, and the mines are still in areas with relatively convenient coastal transportation, so some of the 6 minerals in the country cannot be opened for the time being. Only gold or silver ore with relatively high value can be opened.&1t;/p>

In Nanyang, after years of opening, large areas of plantations have been opened. These plantations are both state-owned and private.&1t;/p>

Most of these plantations are produced by indigenous people, who are managed by the third-class and ninth-grade system. Those indigenous people who are unwilling to enter this system will either be forced to work or expelled to deserted islands.&1t;/p>

So much so that there are no indigenous people on the streets of the islands in Nanyang that have entered the state of opening, and most of them work as contract workers in plantations. However, this kind of contract workers has a certain salary and treatment. This system has fully utilized the indigenous labor resources.&1t;/p>

However, many people make money by operating plantations. Nanyang has a rich land output, and there is no land everywhere, which can easily form economies of scale.&1t;/p>

Nowadays, many people are still coming to Nanyang to reclaim land, and more plantations are being opened. The power of role models is endless. Seeing those who reclaim plantations get rich, people naturally flock in.&1t;/p>

In Nanyang, the land policy formulated by the imperial court is not as strict as Australia. In addition to the method of setting fire to burn forests, it can be opened as long as it is wasteland. However, it is also guided by the imperial court. People cannot go to cultivate the islands before the official positions of many islands settled in.&1t;/p>

The development of a large number of plantations has made the area of ​​pepper and sugarcane planting large. The area of ​​coconut oil, palm, sisal rubber planting is expanding.&1t;/p>

Coconut tropical areas are full of things, and they are also things that can be preserved for a long time. Coconuts are first transported back to the local area by Ming merchants, and then sold for five or six cents one by one. In order to taste it, people usually buy them. Just like in the past, Fuzhou merchants sold Fuju to Nanyang, but sold one by one, but they were very popular.&1t;/p>

Oil palm trees are an oil crop with high oil yields. Nowadays, many planters have begun to grow oil palm in large quantities. At the same time, American cashews, which were introduced to Southeast Asia in the early days, have also become a cash crop and can also squeeze oil.&1t;/p>

The large-scale cultivation of fiber economic crops such as Majava Kapok, Jianma, Majava, and Kapok, has also appeared, and the scale is not small.&1t;/p>

Spice-based cash crops include lemongrass, basil, cinnamon.&1t;/p>

Fruit cash crops are also increasing, and fruits such as banana, lychee, longan, pineapple, mango, pear, pumpkin, guava have also begun to be planted in large quantities.&1t;/p>

The main force in developing these plantations is private planters, who have the mind and energy to manage them. However, state-owned plantations do not have that much flexibility, and the crops they operate are all cash crops, such as rubber sisal oil, palm pepper, sugarcane, and rice.&1t;/p>

When state-owned plantations and private plantations complement each other, the output will be very comprehensive.&1t;/p>

A beautiful life is created by labor. The Nanyang, which is rich in resources, is undergoing tremendous changes, and the output is growing rapidly.&1t;/p>

However, the result of the popularity of cash crops in the Nanyang region is that the rice planting area has been affected to a certain extent. If the state-owned capital had not retained the current rice planting area, the rice output in Nanyang would have dropped rapidly.&1t;/p>

The islands in Nanyang are indeed more suitable for operating cash crops. Because the islands are more convenient for transportation, and the terrain in many places is also more complex, it is not suitable for large-scale rice cultivation.&1t;/p>

At this time, a large amount of rice was planted in Nanyang, which was forced by the situation. The Ming Dynasty was short of food. However, the commercial grain imported from the Indochina Peninsula began to grow rapidly in the eighth year of the Tianqi period. In a few years, it could replace the commercial grain production areas of the islands of Nanyang. At that time, these commercial grain production areas in Nanyang can not only retain food consumption for supplying the Nanyang area, but also cancel the planting of cash crops.&1t;/p>

A new thing has been produced in Nanyang recently. It is an object called cocoa beans. Nanyang officials attach great importance to this crop, which was specially introduced by the emperor to ask Portugal.&1t;/p>

These cocoa trees bear fruit, producing a bunch of cocoa beans.&1t;/p>

These cocoa beans were shipped on board and sent back to the capital, becoming a tribute to Guanglu Temple. After Zhu Youxiao learned about it, he immediately went to develop chocolate with great interest.&1t;/p>

Europeans also had 'chocolate' these days, but it was obviously different from the chocolates in later generations. They just grind the cocoa beans into powder and then added water and sugar. It is actually a drink. It is not something that can be chewed.&1t;/p>

Zhu Youxiao extracted cocoa butter from cocoa beans, then mixed with cocoa powder, and successfully made the chocolate that he often ate in later generations.&1t;/p>

After making chocolate, it was simple. Let the palace people study the tricks to make.&1t;/p>

Different templates, different proportions, and different nuts. Some add milk, some add cream.&1t;/p>

After the chocolate thing appeared, it became popular in the harem. The palace maids around the empresses in each palace went to make chocolate pastry houses to learn from the scriptures, and soon each palace would make chocolates themselves.&1t;/p>

Seeing that this thing is relatively successful, Zhu Youxiao asked state-owned enterprises to operate commercially, thus driving the development of the cocoa planting industry.&1t;/p>

So not long after, chocolate in the uterus was spread. Because cocoa is currently produced in a rare manner, these chocolate candies consumed in the uterus were fried to a high price.&1t;/p>

Nowadays, with the development of the economy, many people are not short of money.&1t;/p>

The cocoa trees planted in Nanyang quickly became a treasure-like existence. The scale of planting began to expand rapidly. In terms of planting, the Ming Dynasty was becoming more and more abundant.&1t;/p>

Whether it is the production of industrial raw materials or food, the types are becoming more abundant.&1t;/p>

The first batch of commercial cotton was produced in the eighth year of the Tianqi revelation, but the quantity was not large. The agriculture in the Western Regions is still under vigorous construction, and the drought in Shaanxi has allowed the Western Regions to obtain enough labor, and many people in Shaanxi immigrated to the Western Regions.&1t;/p>

At the same time, the ruling order of the Junggar tribe in the Western Regions and the Mongolians in Qinghai and Mongolia in the Ming Dynasty also resumed normal production.&1t;/p>

The trade between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia in the south and north of the desert was very smooth, and both sides exchanged for what they wanted to obtain. For example, the Mongolians wanted to purchase a large amount of weapons and equipment, and this year the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ming Dynasty readily agreed to the Mongolians' request.&1t;/p>

The Mongolians didn't know what the Ming Dynasty was doing, but as long as the Ming Dynasty dared to sell, they would naturally dare to buy it. They bought 50,000 sets of armor and sabers and other weapons just like selling.&1t;/p>

The southern and northern Mongolia and northern Mongolia led by Lin Danhan really sold their money, so they sold a large number of horses, cattle and sheep, especially cattle and sheep, and sold a lot of them.&1t;/p>

What should I do if there are not enough cattle and sheep?&1t;/p>

Of course I'm going to grab it!&1t;/p>

With excellent weapons and equipment, are you still afraid that you can't grab food?&1t;/p>

Of course, Lin Danhan is now afraid of being taught a lesson by the Ming Dynasty, so he naturally dare not provoke randomly. Otherwise, if a war is caused again, Mongolia may not be able to bear it;.&1t;/p>

Those who can't steal Ming Kingdom can rob other nomadic peoples!&1t;/p>

So this year the Mongols targeted the Bukhara Khanate. In the eighth year of the Apocalypse, the Mongols launched a large-scale plundering war.&1t;/p>

The result is conceivable, where can the Bukhara Khanate stop these well-equipped Mongolians. After being cut down a bunch of cavalry, the cows and sheep women were snatched by Lin Danhan.&1t;/p>

The Bukhara Khanate was swept back and forth by the Mongolian cavalry led by Lin Dankhan. The cattle and sheep were unable to run fast at all, and Lin Dankhan succeeded.&1t;/p>

After Lin Danhan obtained cattle and sheep, he continued to attack the Bukhara Khanate by fighting and raising war. As a result, the Bukhara Khanate failed to hold on for two months and was completely defeated by the Mongolian North and South coalition forces and expelled from the Central Asian grassland area.&1t;/p>

When the news came back to the capital, Zhu Youxiao was a little surprised. The Bukhara Khanate was so unstoppable. Then he felt relieved. This time, the Mongols dispatched nearly 300,000 people and a large amount of excellent equipment. It would be difficult not to win this war.&1t;/p>

Then Zhu Youxiao smiled, and it seemed that another robber gang was born, a robber gang that relied on the Ming Dynasty commodity market.&1t;/p>

Not long after, the diplomatic ambassador stationed in Honglu Temple sent back the news that the Mongolians wanted to continue to purchase weapons and equipment, hoping that the Ming Dynasty could sell another batch to them.&1t;/p>

There was a very unified opinion within the Supreme Command on the Mongolians' request, that is, no longer any weapons and equipment can be sold to the Mongolians.&1t;/p>

But Zhu Youxiao made a counter-argument and said, "Sell, why not sell it! We will sell them as much as the Mongolians can afford."&1t;/p>

"Please think twice. If the Mongols obtain a large number of weapons and equipment, it will be too threatening to our Ming Dynasty." Sun Chengzong immediately opposed.&1t;/p>

"It's okay, the Mongols can no longer jump in front of the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Youxiao said confidently. The Supreme Command was obviously the final say of the emperor. A group of ministers, including Sun Chengzong, could only helpless under Zhu Youxiao's insistence.&1t;/p>

A month later, another trade of weapons and equipment was signed. This time, the Mongols had to buy 30,000 sets of weapons and equipment. Obviously, they made money by robbing the Bukhara Khanate, and it seemed that they had suddenly opened up the Ren and Du meridians. The brain was directly enlightened and found a way to get rich quickly.&1t;/p>

That is to rely on the commercial economy of the Ming Dynasty to sell the things they grab to the Ming Dynasty for what they need. For example, weapons and equipment, such as food, such as more luxury goods for them to enjoy.&1t;/p>

Anyone, as long as he is still alive, will have property. This world is so big that he can't beat Ming and other countries?&1t;/p>

Working is too slow to get rich, robbery is the quick way to get rich for the family! Lin Danhan suddenly felt that he had realized it and had a thorough understanding.&1t;/p>

A gang of robbers trying to sweep Central Asia and Europe has been formed. If the Ming Dynasty can come forward to curb it, it is obvious that Lin Danhan's ambition is doomed to fail.&1t;/p>

But will Zhu Youxiao curb the Mongolians?&1t;/p>

The answer is obvious, no!&1t;/p>

He needed the Mongolians to act as a vanguard, to make Central Asia and Europe turn upside down, and a very bold idea appeared in his mind - by supporting Mongolia to plunder everywhere and even attacking Europe. In order to fight against Mongolia, European countries continued to purchase the weapons and equipment of the Ming Dynasty...&1t;/p>
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