Chapter 939 The Imperial Family of the Ming Dynasty Becomes a Local Tyrant
Ming Dynasty broke into the Persian Gulf!
In fact, the British had already received the news almost as soon as the Ming Dynasty sent a fleet to sail through the Hormuzk Strait. After all, Oman was a British protectorate, and the British colony of India was also close at hand.
But the British had no reaction at all to the Ming Dynasty's intrusion.
"It's just a desert. Let's go and fight for the desert... Did they die so many just to grab a handful of sand and make sand sculptures?"
Any British person with any sense would consider this. Of course, this does not mean that the British did nothing. What did they do?
"On the day we entered the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuzk, the British and Indian authorities sent warships to the Musandam Peninsula on the west coast of the Strait of Hormuz. Their intention was very obvious, which was to guard Musandam.
The Musandam Peninsula is located on the southern shore of the Strait of Hormuz, guarding the southern gate of the Persian Gulf. After all, the Strait of Hormuz is the only waterway from the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean.
As long as we control that place, we can block the Ming Dynasty within the strait."
After a slight pause, Li Nanlin said.
"I have to say that the British are indeed an old empire. They can achieve some of their goals in the most cost-effective way. Compared with confronting or even competing with us in the Persian Gulf, this way is undoubtedly cheaper.
, and more effective.”
“It is indeed very effective!”
Emperor Zhu Da said with emotion.
"Otherwise, how can it be an old empire? The British will not engage in a comprehensive confrontation with all countries around the world. They will select some key points and deploy them in a targeted manner, such as Gibraltar, Egypt, and Hall.
Strait of Muzi..."
After a moment of pause, Emperor Zhu Da smiled and said:
"However, this is not a big deal. The British, their control of the Strait is only temporary. They may control it now, but what about the future? After the Russians move south, they may continue to control Hormuz.
Strait? So, for now, the British actions have no impact on us. After all, our interests there are very limited."
Not to mention that the British control of the export of the Persian Gulf has no impact on the Ming Dynasty. Even in another twenty years, it will have no impact. After all, in Emperor Zhu Da’s plan, at least in the next thirty years,
Neither will develop the Persian Gulf oil fields.
It's just a desert there, a place where Ming Dynasty made sacrifices for the "interests of its allies".
"Your Majesty, we are in the Persian Gulf for the benefit of our allies,"
Li Nanlin looked at His Majesty and said,
"But for the benefit of our allies, all we get is a desert. Except for a little bit of poor arable land near Kuwait City, the rest of the place is a desert up to the Qatar Peninsula. The army even needs to purchase food from outside.
Your Majesty, will the maintenance cost be too high in this case?"
The Persian Gulf is definitely a waste of money!
At least now, occupying the west coast of the Persian Gulf, from Kuwait City to the vast desert of the Qatar Peninsula, is definitely a loss-making business for Ming Dynasty.
This is a well-known thing. After all, at this time, there is nothing there except the desert. If there is anything, at most there are some Bedouin raising horses in the desert. Apart from sand and local Arabian horses,
what else?
Nothing!
This is also the reason why the British have no interest in that area at all. The land is desert, the people are poor, and the sparse population has led to a narrow market. These many reasons combined make Britain, and even the whole world, very interested in them.
No interest, even under the rule of the Ottoman Turks, they had no interest in those deserts.
"Moreover, in the future we also need to consider the resistance of the local Bedouin people. Even when they were ruled by the Turks, they were very troublesome to those people. They were not only herdsmen in the desert, but also robbers, bandits, and...
…”
"It's a dead man!"
Emperor Zhu Da sneered.
"Anyone who tries to challenge the empire will be destroyed. They must either accept the rule of the empire or become sand in the desert. Even if it is a worthless desert, they must fight hard in the face of the dignity of the empire.
, no mercy!"
In fact, Emperor Zhu Da was not worried at all about the resistance of the mere hundreds of thousands...perhaps less than 100,000 local people. If they dared to resist, then...In fact, for Ming Dynasty, this was not a bad thing.
After all, there will be the oil valve of the world in the future!
From Kuwait to the south, the entire Tessiya Plateau to the Dehena Desert in the south, all the oil fields of Saudi Arabia, a big player in later generations, are located in this area. Not only are there the largest onshore and offshore oil fields in the world, but they are also the largest in the world.
Compared with other large oil-producing areas, this area has sunny weather all year round, the land is flat and dry, and the sea is shallow and calm with no storms. All oil fields are very close to the ports - the distance is no more than 100 kilometers, so it can be said that they are drilled and transported away.
In later generations, Saudi Arabia ranked first in the world in terms of oil exports, and it was a real blessing from God. The oil fields were large, and they were concentrated and had high pressure on the oil wells. All the oil wells were self-blowing wells, and they maintained a strong ability to blow out oil for a long time.
The mining cost is still very low, which is basically a net profit.
Now that this area has been taken over, how could the Ming Dynasty spit out the "treasury" of the future Ming Dynasty?
What does Daming want?
Naturally, like North America in the future, it will be an overseas province of the Ming Dynasty, and it is absolutely impossible to give it to others. As for the local people who may cause the locals to secede... Of course, they will be reduced as much as possible!
Strike hard...that's the Army's business!
Li Nanlin didn't pay much attention to the Persian Gulf at all. In his opinion, it was just a desert, with nothing worth paying attention to, and it was even very far away from the main shipping route.
Then they talked about some naval matters. After Li Nanlin retired, Emperor Zhu Da murmured to himself:
"Maybe you don't realize the value there now. Just wait another thirty years. After thirty years, the whole world will realize how important it is there!"
This is of course the advantage of the time traveler. Now it is just a desert, a worthless and meaningless place, but what about the future?
"In the future, the Ming Dynasty royal family will all depend on it..."
Walking to the map, Emperor Zhu Da happily marked a circle on the map. In order not to drag down the empire's economy, Emperor Zhu Da resolutely made a decision-to make that land exclusive to the Ming Dynasty royal family.
This is also the reason why he sent the "Japanese warriors", because the warriors... are the private army of the Ming Dynasty royal family!
In this way, that land will naturally become the exclusive property of the Ming Dynasty royal family in the future. Of course, in addition to the royal exclusive property, the Royal Petroleum Company will also be established in the future. By that time, the Ming Dynasty royal family will really become a wealthy landowner.
In the future, the Ming royal family will not only invest in oil fields under the guidance of Emperor Zhu Da, but will also make many investments in Africa.
Of course, the Ming Dynasty royal family will never compete with the people for profit and will not invest in plantations in Africa. They will only invest in factories and mines that seem to be losing money. After all, the development of those mineral resources requires a lot of money and requires huge investments in infrastructure.
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Such a huge amount of capital must be very huge for private capital, and even cannot be afforded by most private capital.
Under such circumstances, the royal family must of course shoulder this responsibility without hesitation.
In fact, this arrangement is not bad. No matter whether the Ming royal family has absolute rights in the future as it does now, one thing is certain - the Ming royal family is definitely the richest in the world!