In the Golden City of Zhao Kingdom, Zhao Wang Su Xiong is busy preparing for the war.
The Zhao State is now fully prepared, not only to eliminate the indigenous tribes occupying the vast land in one fell swoop, but also to seize the opportunity to eliminate the English who have been supporting the indigenous people in their fight against the Zhao State.
King Su Xiong of Zhao is reviewing the construction of roads in Zhao State and the construction of small wooden boats on inland rivers.
When an army equipped with a large number of firearms goes on an expedition, the key to victory or defeat is whether the logistics are smooth?
Logistics was unimpeded, and with the difference in weapons, neither the indigenous tribes nor the English could resist Zhao Jun's formula.
Once the logistics and transportation are not smooth, it will be more difficult to attack the indigenous tribes, but attacking the colonies that have been operated by the English for a long time will cost a lot of extra casualties.
Zhao Guo's marching route mainly relied on the rivers connecting the five Great Lakes.
Only the carrying capacity of inland water transport can be used as the main route for material transportation.
Wooden-hulled paddle steamers with large load tonnage on inland rivers will be the best choice.
To transport a large amount of goods from Zhao's industrial city to the inland port, it was necessary to build a smooth cement road so that horse-drawn carriages could safely walk on it.
King Zhao Su Xiong will only wait for the road to clear up before launching a full-scale attack after the autumn harvest.
As a country with a population of over one million, Zhao State must prioritize ensuring a smooth autumn harvest.
If the people have enough food to avoid starvation, there will be no unrest in the rear and a steady stream of support will be provided to the front.
The Crown Prince of Zhao, Su Jinghong, walked to the palace with a telegram and a gloomy expression.
When King Zhao Su Xiong saw the prince's gloomy expression, he immediately reprimanded him: "How many times have I told you that you should stay calm during major events.
Even if you encounter something big, you can't show it.
This will make other people think that you have no capital and are very easy to fool."
Su Jinghong showed a sad expression and respectfully gave this telegram to his father.
"Father, look at what's above.
Originally we didn’t care about the development groups, but some time ago there were several development groups that chose to join us.
We sent this cheap cannon fodder to the front line for investigation, and they were very happy.
Unexpectedly, the pioneering group that we looked down on actually controlled a province in the north of our country and was named Duke of Yan by the emperor of the suzerain country.
The power of Yan State is too small. For Zhao State, they only need to dispatch the Golden City Patrol Army to capture this small Yan State.
But Emperor Su He of Great China made this arrangement at the critical moment when we were about to have a national war.
Does this mean that the Great China Empire has different ideas about our country's next war?
In order to limit our country's power, they chose to contain us and secretly helped the indigenous and British people."
King Zhao Su Xiong quickly read the telegram and shook his head. Su Jinghong's guess was completely nonsense.
He taught patiently: "Father has taught me many times, but your perspective on the problem is still a bit wrong.
I have taught you before that when looking at a problem, you must grasp the direction of interests and the main contradiction.
The empire wants to prevent us from attacking the indigenous tribes and the English, and it has hundreds of ways.
There is no need to choose this method, it is completely thankless.
My father has made up his mind to march eastward. Can we really stop our country from marching eastward with only Yan, a small country?"
When Su Jinghong heard what his father said, he immediately shook his head and said: "I have checked the information collected by the intelligence department.
Including the indigenous captives, the population of Yan State did not reach 100,000.
Even if all their people are soldiers, no one will be left to grow food.
This is just a mob of 100,000 people. If we give our ministers 30,000 people, they can be pacified immediately."
As soon as Su Jinghong finished speaking, he immediately knew that he thought too highly of Yan State.
This is just a small country that has just emerged.
It would be great if their strength could withstand the counterattack of the local indigenous tribes.
Su Jinghong immediately admitted his mistake and said: "Father, I do have some enemies. The strength of Yan State is too weak and it does not have much influence on our country."
Zhao Wang Su Xiong said in a calm tone: "I also know Zu Siming, he is indeed a capable person.
But the main reason why he was able to quickly control a province was that the places he occupied were all bitter and cold places.
Large areas of virgin forest and tundra are impossible to farm in these areas.
Although it occupies a large area, it cannot feed many people at all.
The scale of Yan State is limited, so there is no need to worry about the situation of Yan State.
With some small tricks, my father can make this small country exhausted."
Su Jinghong immediately became energetic, and he quickly asked: "What kind of strategy did my father use to achieve such quick results?"
King Zhao Su Xiong did not play riddles either. He unfolded the map on the table and drew a few arrows on it with a pen.
After Su Jinghong finished reading, he said excitedly: "Father, what a trick to divert trouble to the east.
Zhao State has assimilated many local indigenous people, even if they identify with Zhao State.
Seeing Zhao Jun massacre the rest of the indigenous people on a large scale, you will feel sad and sad.
In order to ensure the stability of Zhao State, we can expel some indigenous tribes who are not resolute in their resistance.
My father's idea was to drive him to the Yan Kingdom.
Let these two forces bite each other, no matter which side wins, it will weaken our competitors."
After he finished speaking, he said in surprise: "Father, the news that the suzerain country canonize Duke Yan will definitely cause an uproar among the people.
Common people all know about the Pioneer Corps.
Some pioneering groups have taken refuge with us, and some things that are difficult for us to do, such as the complete annihilation of indigenous tribes that have firmly resisted, can be left to the pioneering groups to solve.
For these pioneering groups, we can choose to reward them or give them a bounty and expel them based on what happens afterwards."
After Zhao Wang Su Xiong heard this, he said with satisfaction: "This method is very good, you are specifically responsible for this matter.
The number of pioneers who have joined us is too small, so we can hire some external pioneers."
When Su Jinghong heard his father's praise, he was very happy and immediately started to arrange the matter.
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The main area of activity of the pioneering group is in North America.
There are only a small number of pioneering groups in South America, surviving in the cracks of the Three Kingdoms.
These pioneering groups that survived also had backgrounds closely related to the Three Kingdoms.
The three South American countries don't care much about pioneering groups.
But Xiangguo paid great attention to the pioneering group.
Su Zhenxing sat in front of the bed of King Xiang Su Li.
He looked at his father who was bedridden due to repeated wound infections and constant fever.
He knew that he was still young, but he had to shoulder the responsibilities that belonged to King Xiang.
My father had been in a coma due to a long-term fever.
Su Zhenxing faced his father and said to himself: "The rebels in the country are getting stronger and stronger, and several of them are supported by foreign forces.
Because the Empire suddenly chose to intervene in the Bull Run Canal, they couldn't figure out the Empire's true thoughts.
They did not choose to directly send troops to annex our country, but chose the roundabout method of supporting the rebels.
Many of the generals in the country are no longer trustworthy, the abilities of the ministers are limited, and the country is on the verge of collapse.
The son could only choose to introduce the pioneering group that is now famous.
Let this external force fight the rebels, and let your ministers integrate the direct troops of Xiang State, and then reorganize the world."
Su Zhenxing looked at his father lying on the bed with a painful expression.
He could only pray for the blessing of his ancestors and for his father to persist for a while longer.
Precisely because the father is still there, the rebels are just one side and have not officially launched a rebellion.
Su Zhenxing could use the monarch's name to recruit a large number of pioneering groups.
He wants to fight the rebels through these external forces.
The pioneering group has the advantage in weapons, and the rebels have the advantage in numbers.
It is still unclear who will win.
But Su Zhenxing can take advantage of this breathing space to cultivate his own power.
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Yang Tenghu is in the field, inspecting his cotton fields.
He has not forgotten the property where his old Yang family settled down and settled down.
In addition to ensuring enough food in the territory he captured, most of the fields were planted with cotton.
The captive indigenous tribes were the best candidates to grow cotton.
While he was having fun, his subordinate ran towards him quickly with a telegram.
When Yang Tenghu saw this situation, he frowned slightly.
"It's the generals in the army who are quarreling again. Tell them that the military expenditures are enough and they can figure out other things on their own."
Yang Tenghu is a playboy from a business family. He was selected by his family to come to America.
For the sake of his own life, he constantly learns lessons from history.
He was incapable of leading troops to fight. In order to prevent the army from getting out of control, he did not obey his orders but only obeyed the orders of the military leader.
He combined the advantages of Song, Ming and this dynasty to design a unique system.
In addition to sending supervisory troops to supervise the generals, they frequently mobilized the generals to prevent them from staying in one place for a long time.
He also chose to cut off the connection between the military's grassroots and its upper echelons.
In particular, military pay and promotions at the grassroots level have nothing to do with military generals.
With this approach, the military strength of his pioneering regiment was relatively weak, but it was very stable.
Yang Tenghu has seen that many pioneering groups part ways due to differences in interests, with several generals leading a group of people to go their separate ways.
His pioneering regiment accepted several remnants of such pioneering regiments.
Yang Tenghu always remembered what his father told him before he left the port.
Do things steadily, don't care about a temporary lead, care about long-term stability.
His style of conduct has always been very stable. If he can be bribed with money, he will never let anyone die.
He saw his men panicking, which was different from their usual calmness.
"Blue Eucalyptus, you kid, be careful, something happened, you look so panicked."
Eucalyptus globulus immediately handed the newly received telegram to Yang Tenghu.
"Boss, look at this telegram, it has been circulated all over the place now.
Any place where there is a telegraph machine can receive the news published by the empire."
Yang Tenghu carefully read the contents of the telegram. The pioneering group to which Zu Siming belonged had conquered a whole province, and he was named Duke of Yan.
"Zu Siming, I have no impression of this name at all. He is not from a wealthy family, he was born from the grassroots.
I really didn't expect that this kind of person could do such important things.
The name Siming is so unique that one cannot forget his past dynasty.
His Majesty the Emperor can even ennoble this name. Now it seems that as long as the requirements in the development order can be met, the imperial court will definitely fulfill its promise.
This is a great thing for us.
The future has been determined, so there is no need to worry that the court will not keep its promise and our investment will be in vain."
Yang Tenghu was very excited when he saw the news.
"Our strength is not enough, so immediately send a telegram to my father and ask him to transfer 50 million taels of silver coins to me through the empire's banking system.
Our actions are still too slow, after this news appeared.
All development teams will go all out.
But I believe this place can accommodate at most two or three families.
Everyone wants to become the Duke of the country, which is the lowest threshold for establishing a country.
We must maintain our advantage and increase our efforts to annex other forces."
Yang Tenghu immediately sent a telegram and used his money ability.
Unless it has close relations with several major vassal states.
Otherwise, in this place, those with power are not as good as those with money.
The power of the empire could not extend to the American continent at all.
However, the empire's silver coins are a hard currency that is widely used around the world. They can buy a large amount of materials and win people's hearts.
Yang Tenghu's actions immediately made many surrounding pioneer groups uncomfortable.
The pioneering group with strong background and strength immediately started competition with Yang Tenghu.
This directly compressed the living space of other pioneering groups.
In the vast area between Zhao State and Xiang State, there are a large number of pioneering groups, operating the territory they occupy.
They are now faced with the choice of joining a certain force or choosing to flee this highly competitive area.
Miao Ming, as a reckless person with a grassroots background, learned about Duke Yan from the Chamber of Commerce.
There was a look of envy on his face, and he regretted choosing this place.
If he chooses the north of Zhao State, he may not be the Duke of Yan State.
Who made him believe the rumor? Because there is gold in this area, the pioneering group can develop rapidly.
Miao Ming is good at inspiring people. His pioneering group has continuously absorbed other pioneering groups and has become a larger and medium-sized pioneering group.
Miao Ming has always been worried that with his size, he would become a thorn in the side of those large pioneering groups.
As long as his pioneering team is merged, they will save a year.
With the spread of the news about Duke Yan, the situation has changed.
The top development groups went crazy and began to merge with small development groups.
Everyone had a tacit understanding of the hard-nosed pioneering group and chose to expel them.
Miao Ming previously thought that he could hold on for a while and wait for the situation to change.
But two of his trusted friends couldn't stand the test of money and led their direct descendants to run away.
Miao Ming knew that his situation was over and he absolutely could not stay here any longer.
He already has corresponding plans for his next actions.
Both Zhao and Xiang are recruiting pioneering groups, but going to these two countries means becoming cannon fodder.
After going through countless hardships and achieving success, you will only be rewarded with a small nobleman.
With the same amount of hard work, you won’t get as much as you would if you worked alone.
Miao Ming has already seen that there is no place for them to stay on the west coast of America.
He wants to lead his pioneering team to the east coast of America to look for opportunities before others react.
After he made up his mind, he immediately contacted the ship of the Chamber of Commerce, and their pioneering group moved towards the port at the same time.
He wanted to stay away from the land of right and wrong, repair the Bull Run Trail, and go to the east coast of America through the canal to continue fulfilling his dream.