Zhu Hao took a giant steel ship developed by himself and headed to the South American continent.
Along the coast, both the people of the Ming Dynasty and the indigenous people watching seemed to be watching the arrival of gods... Compared with the battleships and aircraft carriers of later generations, this big iron ship was much smaller, but now it is the initial stage of the steel giant ship after all, and it already has ships of this era.
It does not have the specifications, and more importantly, the sturdiness of the steel gives it the properties of a sea fortress. Anyone who follows Zhu Hao for a living will be excited about it.
The big iron ship made its first voyage. There were only more than 500 people on board. Except for Zhu Hao, they were all professional sailors.
In addition, they were followed by dozens of large ships, carrying supplies transported south from the new city, as well as Ming and indigenous soldiers, and a large number of craftsmen, heading for Shunfeng City on the coast of the Inca Empire.
When the giant steel ship arrived at the port of SF City, it attracted a large number of people to watch.
When Zhu Hao landed, Lou Suzhen, Guan Dezhao and others came to greet him in person.
“I haven’t been back for more than half a year, and I feel like things have changed a lot here.”
Zhu Hao looked up at the city in front of him that he had built with his own hands. After more than half a year of construction, the city became more and more like a civilized city in later generations, especially with the addition of some tall five- and six-story buildings made of reinforced concrete.
After building several floors of buildings, it suddenly seemed to have the atmosphere of modern civilization.
Lou Suzhen took Zhu Hao to visit the newly built "City Lord's Mansion".
It was a twelve-story building that started laying the foundation before Zhu Hao left and took about four months to build.
It is very tall and majestic. In addition to its residential and office properties, it also serves as a city defense tower. The outer wall is so strong that even the explosion of black gunpowder would be difficult to blow it open. Lou Suzhen is very proud that as the city lord, she can live in it.
this place.
Lou Suzhen said: "The temple is next door."
Zhu Hao heard this and looked out of the window.
The windows of this building are all made of glass. Standing in such a building that has never been seen before in the world, Zhu Hao sincerely laments the importance of technology.
You must know that this kind of high-rise buildings mostly appeared in the mid-to-late nineteenth century, more than three hundred years later, and Zhu Hao’s next improvement plan for SF City is to make it the most technologically advanced building in America and even the entire world.
In the city, let some "high-rise buildings" appear here, and even some "skyscrapers" can be built here.
But this requires cultivating more skilled construction engineers and workers.
Zhu Hao pointed to the looming mountains in the distance, full of pride: "The next step is to occupy all of this country... I will send five groups of soldiers and horses, mainly to appease. If there is resistance, I will show no mercy! After
After more than a year of familiarity, they should also know that the Ming Dynasty's army poses no threat to ordinary people. If they still act against nature at this time, it can only be said that they are ignorant of current affairs."
Zhu Hao no longer had any tolerance for the backward political system of the Inca Empire.
In fact, the nobles and civilians within the Inca Empire are constantly breaking through the blockade and moving closer to Shunfeng City... Some nobles are afraid of being persecuted by the royal family of the Inca Empire, so they move here directly with their families. Of course, they only live in Shunfeng City and the territories under their jurisdiction.
The people still had to pay taxes to the servants they sent.
Now, Zhu Hao will gradually break down the complex internal structure of the Inca Empire. Even if it wants to be enfeoffed, it will have to be done by Zhu Hao.
The social system needs to be reformed. Zhu Hao knows that he can't become a fat man by eating one meal at a time, but he must take at least some actions. After all, you can't reach a thousand miles without taking small steps.
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Zhu Hao returned to Shunfeng City. In the more than half a year since he left, not even a single intrusive war had occurred in the surrounding areas. It seemed that the people in the Inca Empire also knew that confronting the Ming army would be like shaking a tree. Now the Ming army cannot
Invading them would be a big deal.
But with Zhu Hao's return, the balanced situation was instantly broken.
Zhu Hao sent five groups of soldiers and horses. There were about 200 Ming Guard soldiers and 300 militiamen in each group, together with about 800 Aztec soldiers, plus about 3,000 Inca soldiers responsible for transportation and battlefield cleanup.
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The five groups of troops were only divided into two groups heading toward Cusco, and each of the two groups was supplemented by fifty Ming soldiers and a hundred militiamen.
Zhu Hao sent a total of 1,100 Ming soldiers and 1,700 militiamen, supplemented by the Aztec soldiers who were the first to obey him after arriving in the New World, in preparation for completing the unification war against the Inca Empire.
The use of indigenous soldiers from the north was mainly due to the language barrier between them and the Incas. In addition, they had lost their homeland and would not secretly communicate with the royal family of the Inca Empire. Only in this way could the smooth progress of the war be ensured.
Zhu Hao sent five troops to the expedition.
Guan Jing will lead two groups of troops to go straight to Cusco. His mission is to capture Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire, in the shortest possible time, and based on it, capture all the city-state fortresses in the core area of the Inca Empire.
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Leading the remaining three groups of troops, two were former Jinyiwei Baihu, and one was a leader who stood out from the militia. He was originally a craftsman, but he was proficient in bow and horse, especially in the art of war. He charged forward every time.
He fought bravely, so his official position was promoted quickly.
These generals who command the army have experienced many wars under Zhu Hao and have rich combat experience. I believe they will not disappoint.
Five troops and horses came out.
The troops loyal to the royal family of the Inca Empire have no chance of winning. Let alone deal with five groups of people at the same time. Even if they concentrate all the country's troops to deal with one group, they will not be able to handle it.
Zhu Hao stayed in SF City, just like a remote control command, receiving the situation of the five groups of people at any time through "Night Close".
At this time, there were still more than 8,000 Ming Guard soldiers and militia stationed in Shunfeng City. In addition, 30,000 newly trained Inca soldiers were tasked with being ready to send troops for reinforcements at any time, and also to prevent accidents on any of the expedition troops.
But as the war progressed, people from all walks of life gradually returned news, which made Zhu Hao feel that the power of the Inca Empire alone could not stop his unification.
Three months later.
Guan Jing brought the "50,000 troops" he raised, which were mainly surrendered soldiers from the Inca Empire around Cusco. In addition to the troops he brought, there were also men, women, old and children from the Inca Empire's royal family, as well as groups of nobles and nobles.
Their waiter appeared outside SF City.
Zhu Hao did not let Wayina come to witness this scene.
They probably felt that this was a bit too cruel for Wayina, who claimed to be a sage emperor, although Wayina and other royal families of the Inca Empire should have expected such an ending.
Among this group of people, there was the Inca Empire princess Luo Fei who had come to SF City for negotiations several times before.
Luo Fei, her husband, and several children were among the few who were qualified to ride the carriage. Their family was held in solitary confinement, while the rest moved into the "city within a city" prepared by Zhu Hao in advance, which was more like
It is a replica of the imperial city of the Inca Empire.
Only the royal family of the Inca Empire and the nobles who are inclined to them are eligible to live in it. Of course, it is more like a prison. Ordinary people are not allowed to enter and exit. Someone will send food and clothing in regularly.
Wayina does not live there.
"Since your Majesty is the messenger of the gods, why do you break your words? We already have the greatest respect for the gods."
When Luo Fei settled his family affairs and appeared in front of Zhu Hao to pay homage, he questioned him face to face.
After a year of contact with Mingren, Luo Fei's Chinese proficiency has been very high, and even her accent has a Beijing accent. Although she was previously dedicated to acting as Zhu Hao's envoy and prepared to take over the supreme power of the Inca Empire, now everything has become
Buoying, the anger that should be expressed still needs to be expressed.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Since you asked, I have nothing to hide. God does not like you always being so mediocre and inefficient. A more advanced system needs to be implemented to improve productivity and people's living standards. Don't worry.
, your right to survival will be fully guaranteed here, and you will be supported, with just a slight change in your lifestyle!"
Zhu Hao would not exterminate all the royal family of the Inca Empire.
This is completely different from the massacre policy adopted by the Spaniards after they conquered the Inca Empire.
Zhu Hao also considered that in the future he would use his status as a royal family of the Inca Empire to continue to conquer various local forces in the empire until the territory was expanded to cover the entire South America.
The best way is to use barbarians to control barbarians. Even if the Ming army is powerful in combat, it will still be difficult to integrate with the local indigenous people in a short period of time.
In those territories that did not belong to the Inca Empire, the indigenous people also preferred to be conquered by "similar people" rather than by terrifying armies from foreign lands.
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Luo Fei's family also moved into the city within a city.
Zhu Hao's plan is to gradually change the living habits of the royal family and nobles of the Inca Empire. Although they will be given various daily necessities and will not be treated badly, they still need to complete some work to become useful people to this society and contribute to Zhu Hao's future.
The empire contributes its share.
After all, these royal families and nobles have certain connections. If they are overly oppressed, some of them will feel that the Ming army has taken away what should belong to them. Then Zhu Hao will encounter great difficulties if he wants to conquer the country and achieve long-term rule.
of resistance.
Instead, it is better to continue to allow them to be royalty and nobles, and to become the middle and upper classes of society. This is the best way to paralyze and co-opt them.
Even if the country is not ruled by them, it is not too much to give them some necessary resources.
Mainly because the Inca Empire itself was a theocratic country, and the people respected and feared the royal family. If they rashly wiped out the gods they once considered, their obedience to the Ming Dynasty would be greatly reduced.
Zhu Hao was able to recruit many people from the Inca Empire before, mainly because the people from the Inca Empire in the coastal areas were the marginal population of the empire.
As for the people in the areas mainly controlled by the Inca Empire, namely Cusco, they would not easily change their loyalty to the royal family. In other words, they only felt that being close to the royal family could receive God's blessing and ensure a worry-free survival. Zhu Hao
Their perceptions need to be gradually changed.
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Among the five people, Guan Jing was the first to return.
Guan Jing will then continue to lead troops on expeditions. This time he will bring some nobles from the Inca Empire who have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty very early, accept the enfeoffment, and let them govern some areas to help the Ming Dynasty organize people to farm, mine and collect taxes.
Waiting for work.
SF City would become the future capital of the Inca Empire.
In order to show that Wayina was still the ruler of the Inca Empire, Zhu Hao specially held a ceremony to confer the divine power of kingship on him. In the main palace of Shunfeng City, Zhu Hao personally put the crown on Wayina.
This allowed the royal family of the Inca Empire, who were forced to move to Shunfeng City along with the royal family, to temporarily feel at ease.
God's messengers didn't even kill their king, so nobles like them would be safe here.
Even though a city within a city looks like a prison, not everyone has to live there all the time. Each family will send their family members out to study and work according to different days, and teachers will teach them necessary survival skills.
Moreover, some of the output from their territory will still be delivered to their homes by dedicated personnel.
They are still nobles, but the people who rule them, in addition to the former emperor, also have the divine envoy Zhu Hao.