Chapter 1078 Revenge? No, expansion (first update, please subscribe)
Emperor Zhu Da had been standing by the window, thinking and considering over and over again.
After waiting for almost half an hour, Prime Minister Qian Degong, Associate Ministers Fang Zhanbo, Cheng Dingkang and Minister of Foreign Affairs Zhuge Jun all rushed to His Majesty's study.
Seeing His Majesty standing by the window with his back to everyone, they stood there without saying a word after saluting.
"What's the situation now?"
Emperor Zhu Da, who turned his back to everyone, asked.
"Your Majesty, the Spanish ambassador said that this matter has no direct relationship with Spain. The assassin is a Chilean who has been exiled in Peru for a long time. He entered Cuba through the United States,"
Although the incident had just occurred, Spain had already learned the results of the preliminary investigation and truthfully informed Ming of the results.
"absurd!"
Fang Zhanbo sneered.
"It is true that the assassin was a Chilean living in exile in Peru, but the assassination took place in Cuba. Can they establish a clear relationship? Why not somewhere else, but in Cuba!"
Facing His Majesty's question, Qian Degong raised his eyebrows and then said.
The year 1880 was a watershed. In that year, the empire's gross industrial production surpassed that of Britain for the first time. Massive infrastructure construction made the Ming Dynasty rise to prominence overnight.
Fang Zhanbo was displeased with the Prime Minister's caution.
After Cheng Dingkang asked back, he looked at Zhuge Jun and asked.
While sneering, Fang Zhanbo directly played.
"Zhuge Shangshu, under what circumstances will Britain and the United States accept our occupation of Peru?"
My fists are hard, my muscles are strong, and it feels uncomfortable to have my neck stuck and unable to expand!
Therefore, there are people within the empire who have always advocated breaking the current deadlock, and Fang Zhanbo is one of them.
Joint intervention... Turning around, Emperor Zhu Da looked at Qian Degong without saying a word, and then asked.
"His Majesty……"
Expansion always makes money!
This kind of making money is not through raising taxes or squeezing the people in the occupied areas, but through infrastructure investment to connect the economy. Although the infrastructure of the Ming Dynasty is far from a perfect level, compared with the Ming Dynasty, other countries in this era
The country's infrastructure is almost completely blank.
"Your Majesty, I believe that the assassination of Mr. Wang and Mr. Wang is related to the dignity of the empire. The blood of Mr. Wang and Mr. Wang must not be shed in vain. In order to safeguard the dignity of the empire, the empire should declare war on Spain, send troops to land in Cuba, and occupy Cuba!"
After pondering for a moment, Zhuge Jun, the Minister of Foreign Affairs who once served as ambassador to France, said.
"Originally, the existence of the Peruvian-Bolivia Federation threatened the security of the empire. Based on the "détente strategy", we have tolerated it until now. Over the years, benefiting from the saltpeter trade, the Peruvian-Bolivian Federation's economy has developed rapidly and its national strength has increased day by day.
The threat to the empire is also obvious to all. If it is allowed to develop, the empire will not only face threats from the United Kingdom and the United States, but also face direct threats from the Peruvian and Bolivian Federation. In the past, we lacked an excuse for invasion, and now Mr. Wang has been assassinated.
This incident just gave us enough excuses, and with the completion of the preliminary infrastructure construction in the Northern Twelve Provinces, the role of the new land infrastructure in promoting the empire's economy has not been as great as before. After occupying the Peruvian-Bolivian Federation, in order to maintain the empire's rule, it is bound to require local
By building railways, highways and urban public infrastructure, the infrastructure in the newly occupied areas will once again become the engine of the empire's economic development!"
"Prime Minister, we must consider the international environment. Now is different from the past. Will the Quadruple Alliance of Britain, Germany and Italy sit back and watch our occupation of Peru?"
The suggestions from the two prime ministers made Cheng Dingkang frown. He thought for a while and then said.
Large-scale infrastructure construction not only stimulated the production of Daming factories and promoted the industrial development of Daming, but also provided a large number of jobs. With employment, there will be consumption, and consumption will drive economic development. Of course, the most important thing is
What is true is that the greatest benefit of large-scale infrastructure construction to the empire is not only that a doubled investment can increase the GDP several times. It is also accompanied by the migration of jobs - more than six million Chinese immigrants.
The influx into various parts of the twelve northern provinces has fundamentally changed the local population composition.
"What Prime Minister Qian said is surprising, why has the empire not completed war preparations? In the ten years of Shengde, our total industrial production has surpassed that of the United Kingdom, and the scale of our steel and other industries has also far exceeded that of the United Kingdom. We can even do it at any time if we want.
Establishing a navy that is far larger than the British. At present, our navy is only equivalent to 65% of the British. This is due to the empire's "mitigation strategy". If a war breaks out, with our shipbuilding capabilities and economy, we can completely build a navy.
With a fleet more powerful than Britain’s, war preparation is not a problem at all!”
After directly stating the essence of the "mitigation strategy", Fang Zhanbo continued.
Five years ago, the mainstream population in the twelve northern provinces was Brazilian, but now it is Chinese. Last year, the number of Chinese in the northern twelve provinces exceeded 7.5 million, 1.5 times that of Europeans.
When Fang Zhanbo finished speaking, Cheng Dingkang and Zhuge both looked at him sideways. While they were still considering the truth of the assassination incident, they directly wanted to use this as an excuse to declare war and occupy Cuba!
"I believe that using this matter as an excuse to expand is indeed a rare opportunity, but we must also consider the reactions of Britain and the United States and other countries. After all, the empire is currently not ready to go to war with Britain. After all, in all military and administrative matters,
According to the Academy's deduction, as long as a war breaks out with Britain, it will be a total war of imperial mobilization, a world war. In such a war, the loser will lose everything, so the empire must win the war at any cost. If preparations are not completed, the loser will lose everything.
Before, the empire should not have started war lightly."
"It's not just Cuba. Cuba is just the first step. I think there is no need for the Peruvian-Bolivia Federation to exist anymore. This is the best excuse for the empire to go to war against Peru."
After occupying Brazil, Ming Dynasty used improving people's livelihood as a breakthrough, investing hundreds of millions of yuan to build tens of thousands of kilometers of railways, hundreds of thousands of kilometers of roads, and transforming slums in the city.
"I believe that Britain and the United States will definitely not be able to accept the further expansion of the empire. After all, according to the judgment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the bottom line for Britain and the United States is the occupation of Brazil by the empire. If the empire expands further, it is very likely to lead to joint intervention by the two countries."
"What the Prime Minister said was surprising. The "détente strategy" proposed back then was to ease the conflicts between the empire and the various countries after it annexed Brazil, but it was just to digest the fruits of victory with the great powers. Now that the empire's occupation of Brazil has been stabilized, the North Ten
The public security in the two provinces is good, the people have adapted to and accepted the imperial rule, and the digestion of the fruits of victory has been basically completed."
"this……"
"Qian Degong, what do you think?"
In fact, as we all know, Fang Zhanbo is not a radical. The reason why he made this judgment is because... the empire is indeed very strong!
"Your Majesty, the annexation of Peru will inevitably arouse the vigilance of other countries, which is contrary to the "mitigation strategy" currently pursued by the empire."
He will not radically want to go to war with Britain, but he hopes to break the deadlock that is blocked by Britain and cannot expand.
Qian Degong frowned and said.
"Xiang Fang, preparations for war are not limited to industry!"
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