The good situation in immigration work has made Dong Shuheng more confident about overseas layout.
Dong Shuheng knows that people are the most important at any time.
The Mongol Empire occupied most of Eurasia at that time.
But what about now?
There are still traces of Mongolians in Central Asia, West Asia and Eastern Europe.
Even in the original Siberia region, there are not many Mongols left.
Why is this happening? There is no trace left in the place where I was notified.
That's because the Mongols only ruled the area barbarically and did not touch the foundation there.
So suddenly one day, the rule of the Mongol Empire collapsed, leaving no trace of what they left behind except criticism in history books.
If only the Mongol Empire could have moved the huge Han population under the Mongol Yuan rule and changed the local culture and population structure.
Maybe their rule will last longer.
Of course, this is impossible. Meng Yuan did not regard the Han people as his own people.
So Dong Shuheng will not make such a mistake again.
The place ruled by the Fuxing Army must promote Chinese culture and must be dominated by Han people.
The so-called "Kangxi and Qianlong Dynasties" of the Manchu and Qing dynasties left Dong Shuheng with a huge population base.
High-yield crops such as sweet potatoes and potatoes can increase China's population several times, reaching the highest level in history.
Dong Shuheng believes that after having immigration welfare policies and living a subsistence life, China will definitely provide him with more population resources.
Whether Dong Shuheng's entire grand plan can be successfully realized will definitely be known within twenty years.
Because the new generation will grow up in twenty years.
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After learning about the reinforcements sent from home, the British and Indian colonial authorities now fully shifted to the defensive stage.
Shi Dakai is still consolidating his base.
News of the imminent arrival of British reinforcements was also spread to Shi Dakai's ears by the Renaissance Army.
Considering the enemy's strength, Shi Dakai also expanded his troops.
The original four battalions - Qinglong, Zhuque, White Tiger and Xuanwu - have been expanded into four legions, each of which will have 20,000 troops.
These 80,000 people will be the main field force of the Taiping Holy Army.
In addition, in the rear, the Taiping Holy Army adopted the form of all-people soldiers.
A reserve force of 100,000 people was formed, which also included many young and strong local Assamese.
Shi Dakai offered very generous conditions. If one of his family members was a reserve soldier, he would be given two Indian untouchables and fifty acres of land.
The rewards for those regular holy soldiers were even more generous. In addition to the four Indian untouchables and two hundred acres of land awarded by the holy king to each person.
These people can also keep part of the population and property captured on the battlefield.
His military exploits can also be exchanged for land.
The Taiping Holy Army has established a complete military merit system to encourage the holy soldiers to fight bravely.
Shi Dakai learned the lesson from Hong Xiuquan's failure and treated the lower-level holy soldiers very kindly.
If there are Indian untouchables in the family who are responsible for farming, these people can safely serve in the Holy Army without worrying about the lives of their families.
In addition to training, these reserve soldiers usually supervise the labor of the untouchables in India.
The output is the source of income for the Holy Kingdom, and this part of the output is mainly used to meet the living needs of the military and civilians under the rule of the Holy Kingdom.
Shi Dakai's current main source of income is from the raids in the Ganges River region of India.
It is said that Chen Yucheng discovered hundreds of thousands taels of gold alone in an Indian temple in the Ganges area.
No one thought that there was so much wealth hidden in India.
The British were not professional enough in this regard. They had colonized India for so many years without discovering this gold.
This incident made Chen Yucheng's men develop a habit of digging three feet into the ground whenever they occupied a decent temple.
However, this also made the local resistance against the Taiping Holy Army more intense.
Of course, these resistances were simply ignored by the Taiping Holy Army, because resistance would only lead to more brutal suppression.
Anyway, Chen Yucheng had no intention of occupying the area. They came here just to plunder.
Now, these Indians have discovered that the British are quite gentle.
It has entered April and the rainy season in India is about to arrive.
By that time, Chen Yucheng must go back.
Another advantage of Shi Dakai is that even if he owns so much gold and silver, he doesn't have to worry about inflation.
Because all his money was spent on the Baath Army, not in Assam.
Assam is such a small place and the things it can produce are limited.
Shi Dakai couldn't spend money locally even if he wanted to.
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Government House, Calcutta.
"General Brown, how is the recruitment of the servant army completed?" Ramsay, the Governor-General of India, asked Lord Brown, the commander-in-chief of the colonial army.
"One hundred thousand servants have secretly gathered in the Calcutta area from various places. But now there are many rebels operating on the roads along the Ganges. So we are preparing to use the navy to transport these servants from Bombay to Calcutta," Brown said.
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Now the British-Indian colonies have set up defense lines in Patna and Baharanpur, basically limiting the scope of activities of Chen Yucheng's men to the Ganges River Basin north of Baharanpur and west of Patna.
However, this area, which is about the same size as Assam, is a relatively developed area in the Ganges River Basin.
This was enough for Chen Yucheng to grab, so Chen Yucheng did not touch the strong defense line of the British and Indian troops.
"General Brown, we need to step up the training of these servants. I heard that you also recruited a Sikh cavalry?" Ramsay asked.
"Yes, Your Majesty the Governor, through the last battle, we found that the enemy does not have organized cavalry. So if we have cavalry, it will definitely play an unexpected role."
"Excellent, these rebels from the east must be punished when the time comes." Ramsey said coldly.
Ramsey knew very well that when this war was over, his political career would basically be over.
The reason why people in China haven't liquidated themselves yet is because they still know the situation in India relatively well.
The country needs him to preside over the counterattack against these rebels. This is why he can still stay in this position.
If these rebels are defeated this time, he will still have to step down, but he can continue to be his marquis after returning to China.
If the next war of annihilation fails, what will be waiting for him? Ramsay simply cannot imagine it.
"Your Majesty the Governor, someone from Yangon has come to report something important." At this moment, an aide from the Governor's Palace came to report.
"Let him in." What's going on over there in Myanmar? Ramsay felt a little irritated.
It is definitely not a good thing for Myanmar to send people to report the situation.
If something good happens, there is no need to report it like this.
"Hello, Your Majesty the Governor." At this time, a colonial official stationed in Yangon came in.
"Oh, Sean, it's you." Ramsay actually knew this official.
"Yes, Your Majesty the Governor, there is something that may be difficult, so I will come back to report to you personally."
"Oh, what happened? Did something happen to the Kingdom of Myanmar?"
"Yes, Your Majesty the Governor, our connection with Ava City was suddenly cut off half a month ago." Sean said with a worried look on his face.
"Then you didn't send anyone to Ava City?" Ramsay asked.
"That's right, the Burmese have blocked the dividing line between upper and lower Burma and don't allow us to enter. Our current military strength is empty and useless. We suspect that there is a domestic coup in Burma." Sean speculated.
It is possible that a coup occurred in Myanmar. Their current king just occupied his brother's throne through a coup.
If we say another coup is launched now, it would be fair to say that.
Ramsay still has some understanding of the situation in Myanmar.
The political situation in the Kingdom of Myanmar has never been very stable.
Conflicts between the royal family and between the royal family and local nobles have always been serious.
But how come there is no news about this coup in Myanmar?
Ramsey not only stationed envoys in Ava City, but also had a team of intelligence officers who were there all year round to spy on intelligence.
How come none of these intelligence officers escaped?
The square in front of the Burmese Palace in Ava City was now full of soldiers. The young King Galloya stood on the city wall and looked at the 50,000 troops neatly arranged below.
Suddenly there was a feeling of high spirits.
"Envoy Li, what do you think of our Burmese Kingdom's army?"
"The king's army is mighty and majestic, full of fighting spirit, and is indeed a strong army." Li Shaoquan randomly found a few nice words to deal with it.
These Burmese soldiers are short in stature and have various uniforms and are disorganized.
The Kingdom of Myanmar does not have strong local control, and most of the armed forces are controlled by the big families below, so the military uniforms come in various types.
However, this number is quite large. The key is that most of these Burmese people are adapted to fighting in jungle areas.
At this time, Galloya was full of confidence in defeating the British. Not only because of these 50,000 people, but also because these 50,000 people were all equipped with firearms.
This is an all-firearms army.
This is the equipment sold to the Burmese by the Baath Army this time. Although most of them are smoothbore flintlock rifles.
But you must know that the Kingdom of Burma only had a firearms army of 5,000 people before. And the muskets used were even more backward than flintlocks.
Now with so many firearms, Galloya felt that he would be able to defeat the British.
As long as he defeats the British, the princes and ministers in the country will definitely support him more firmly. By then, his throne will be stable.
I am still young now, and I still have enough time. When the time comes to conquer the fertile land of Bangladesh, I have great hope of strengthening the Kingdom of Myanmar.
"Your Majesty, I have decided to follow your suggestion and concentrate our forces to capture the Arakan region first. Then we will send troops to pretend to attack Chittagong. The main force will move southeast from the Arakan region into Lower Myanmar," said Galloya.
"Well, Your Majesty, your troops are very swift. I wish your Majesty a great victory." Li Shaoquan handed over his hand.
Li Shaoquan didn't care how the Burmese fought, as long as the Burmese and the British fought.