"Thirty thousand people should be enough, at least to allow Zhang Li to sign an alliance under the city. And the Strait of Magellan area that Jing Haibo said should be able to come over. There is not much economic benefit to Zhang Li, but more
It's a long-term strategic benefit. Now that they don't even have a navy, how can they manage it?"
"They haven't reacted yet. When they do, it will be troublesome to hand over the management of the place to the Great Empire." Cai Qiming knows the surrounding countries very well.
Everyone sitting here means that he can make an accurate judgment on this matter.
"I don't think there's a need to rush the government and Ecuador's affairs. Let's communicate with them diplomatically first. But it's best to deal with the Republic of China first." Cai Qiming quickly entered the role.
The current team of Donghua Kingdom all came with him.
So Cai Qiming doesn't need to be polite at all when he speaks.
Dong Shutong fell into thinking. He was not a very decisive person.
"In power, I also agree with Mr. Cai's opinion. In terms of national strength, Chili is much stronger than Ecuador. Their threat to our Donghua is obviously greater." Nie Dahua also suggested.
From a naval perspective, Chili is indeed a threat.
And if the Chili Republic is defeated, the Strait of Magellan is occupied, and the development of the Chili Navy is restricted, the Donghua Navy will take the strategic initiative in the southeastern Pacific region.
"Okay, then the matter is settled like this." Dong Shutong could see that except for Tian Fang, who was non-committal, everyone here supported this plan.
Compared to Ecuador, the southward attack on Chili is obviously more effective against Donghua.
Chili is a narrow strip of land to the west of the Andes Mountains, with Bolivia and the Tingen Federation to the east.
The Tingen Federation and Chili are separated by the Andes Mountains, and the communication between the two parties is not convenient at all.
In addition, the southern part of the Republic of Chili borders the Mapuche and Tehurche peoples.
Now Donghua has begun to establish contact with these two large tribes that are still independent in South Amelia.
These indigenous residents are the natural allies of the Donghua Kingdom.
In fact, Zhumu had already sent people to establish contact with them, and the two sides had already formed a preliminary alliance.
The Donghua Kingdom can provide them with weapons to help them resist the constant southern invasion of the Tingen Federation.
The Tingen Federation relies on the Pampas and its livestock industry is very developed.
They have been invading southward, compressing the living space of the Mapuche and Tehurche people.
These two Yin Di'an tribes are actually very brave and good at fighting, but most of their weapons are bows, arrows and spears, which are far from those of the Tingen Federation.
Every time you resist, you will suffer a loss in weapons.
Donghua extended an olive branch, and the two families naturally quickly accepted it.
If Donghua puts Zhang Liqian down now, it will be much easier to interact with those two forces.
At that time, the situation will be reversed and the Tingen Federation will be attacked from both sides.
Therefore, we still need to establish the Republic of Chili first.
Tian Fang considered it from the perspective of the army. To engage in a war to destroy the country at this time would involve a lot of resources and energy.
This will have a great impact on Donghua's current defense strategy.
Although Donghua's army currently has a total strength of hundreds of thousands, it is considered relatively large in South Amelia.
But there are also many problems. The first is that we have made too many enemies. Now the coastal defense side is considered safe, but the other three sides of the country need to be guarded by a large number of troops.
Even Bolivia in the south cannot be completely reassured.
The second is that a large part of Donghua's army lacks training. Especially the Yin Di'an people in the army have big problems with organization and discipline.
There still needs to be constant running-in between Chinese soldiers and Yin Di'an soldiers.
Fortunately, everyone still has a strong sense of identification with the Donghua Kingdom.
The Indians feel that the queen is a Yin Di'an. After the establishment of the kingdom, the status of the Yin Di'an has been greatly improved. At least now they are satisfied.
The Chinese feel that it is nothing to let a Yin Di'an become the queen. In the future, this country will not be inherited by the heirs of the ruling adults.
Moreover, the Chinese were the largest beneficiary group. The Yin Di'an people were only allocated some land. The Chinese controlled the national lifeline of the Donghua Kingdom.
A week later, the repaired Donghua Fleet headed south again, accompanied by 30,000 selected army troops.
They first attacked General Rustu who occupied the coastal area of Bolivia.
This time Rustu had no place to escape. Or they could only escape to the desert and eat sand.
The Atcatama Desert seems to have little value.
But in later generations, the world's largest saltpeter mine was discovered here.
The three countries in the west also fought a war over this.
At this time, the Donghua Army entered here just to eliminate the Rustumiru rebels here.
By the way, this place will be used as a springboard to attack the Chili Republic. This place will not be returned to Bolivia. As a defeated country that surrendered to Donghua, Bolivia does not have the ability to take this place back.
Instead of destroying and eating sand, Rustu chose to surrender. The Donghua Army promised not to kill him and leave him a certain amount of property.
This time the Donghua Navy also captured a small Milu naval fleet that fled to Iquique with Rustu.
Donghua's army then moved south along the coastline, and with the cooperation of the navy, captured the relaxed coastal towns one after another.
It seems that Chili is not as difficult to defeat as the Donghua people imagined.
In less than a month, they reached Santiago, the capital of Chili.
At this time, the reinforcements that the Chili people requested from the Tingen Federation had not yet crossed the Andes Mountains.
San Diego officials had to compromise at the negotiating table at this point.
They agreed to the very harsh conditions of the Donghua Kingdom.
Originally, all the Chili Republic needed to do was cut off the territory and pay compensation.
But now Cai Qiming has overturned all the original conditions.
Chili was only promised the status of an autonomous republic.
They will become part of the Donghua Kingdom.
The territory of this autonomous republic is limited to the area around Santiago.
A large amount of territory in the south and north was allocated to the Donghua Kingdom.
As a result, the territory of the Donghua Kingdom expanded southwards, nearly doubling its size.
This was something they didn't expect at the conference table that day.
Dong Shutong changed the Magellan area in the south into the Cape Region and built coastal defense fortresses at the east and west ends of the waterway.
Naturally, this matter was strongly opposed by the Great Empire.
However, the Great Empire did not send troops this time, and their main force is currently invested in the British and Indian colonies.
I don't even want to go to the remote South Amelia to fight.
Besides, Donghua now has two armored ships, which are not easy to deal with.
In the end, the countries in Europe could only pull the strings to impose the harshest sanctions on Donghua.
They do not allow things from the Donghua Kingdom to appear in Europa's markets.
But not all countries abide by their decision. At least Prussia still imports saltpeter from Donghua.
The weather in Phnom Penh is hot and humid, even in November of the lunar calendar.
Dong Shuheng was wearing a cotton singlet. Cotton has the best sweat-absorbing effect and is actually more comfortable than silk in such a hot place.
Moreover, Dong Shuheng's identity does not require silk to show his status.
Du Ji put on a long-sleeved floral skirt, which only reached her ankles, revealing the hard-soled cloth shoes on her feet.
This kind of skirt that exposes the ankles has become popular among some professional women and wealthy daughters.
Under the propaganda of the Renaissance Army's New Life Movement, women's groups are gradually changing and becoming more open.
Duji knew that Dong Shuheng was a supporter of the feminist movement, so her outfit was not only out of her own conscience, but also to cater to Dong Shuheng.
"Today's dress is very beautiful!" Dong Shuheng complimented casually.
"Thank you, President." Duji nodded and thanked her. She knew that Dong Shuheng would definitely have nothing more to say.
"The river water here is a bit turbid!" Atsuki said.
They are now reaching the estuary delta area in the lower reaches of the Lancang River.
Here, the amount of sediment carried by the river reaches its peak.
However, it is precisely this that gave birth to Nanqi, an estuary delta area suitable for farming.
"Sediment is the nutrient for the land in this estuary, but this is also at the expense of soil erosion upstream."
"We still need to do a good job in protecting the coastal forests. Blindly asking for things will eventually lead to retribution from nature." Dong Shuheng said meaningfully.
"Is this why, President, you issued the Forestry Act and asked them to plant a tree for every tree they cut down?" Atsuki asked.
"Yes, but this may not necessarily be able to control the decline of forests. The most fundamental thing is that everyone should be aware of the harm caused by cutting down trees. Nature is sometimes too gentle to us, so that everyone forgets to take care of us.
It needs to be reverent.”
Du Ji knew that Dong Shuheng often expressed concerns about human exploitation of nature, but he himself was leading China to industrialize.
Industrialization naturally involves the transformation of nature.
This seems contradictory.
But Dong Shuheng himself knows that industrialization can reduce environmental damage to a certain extent.
The initial and intermediate stages of industrialization cause the greatest damage to the environment.
It is impossible for Dong Shuheng not to carry out industrialization, which will only make China a commodity exporter and raw material supplier for others, and will only increase the plunder of nature.
Why is Dong Shuheng rushing to enter electrification now? Because it is a more advanced industrialization situation.
The more advanced the industrialization situation, the less harm it will to nature.
After the water and electricity layout is completed, and after the problem of long-distance transmission of electricity is solved, steam trains and even the recently introduced diesel locomotives can be gradually phased out.
"Duji, from now on we can rely on batteries to drive on land, sail in the sea, or even fly in the sky." Dong Shuheng said with a smile.
"Hehe, President, are you talking about your dream again?"
Dong Shuheng often describes what he calls the future world, and everyone is accustomed to calling it the president's dream.
Dong Shuheng said nothing.
At this time, humans already had hot air balloons. Flying into the sky was no longer a science fiction thing in the West.
More advanced airships have also come out.
The world's first airship was invented by French engineer H. Giffard in 1852.
The olive-shaped airship is 44 meters long and 12 meters in diameter. There is a triangular sail under the soft airbag to control the flight direction. There is a steam engine with only 3 horsepower in the gondola to drive a three-blade propeller.
On September 24, 1852, Giffard took off from the Paris Circus and flew at a speed of about 8 kilometers per hour to Delap, 28 kilometers away.
Dong Shuheng knew that the bottleneck in the development of airships was the driving device. Fortunately, he had now taken the lead in inventing a practical internal combustion engine.
Internal combustion engines give airships a lighter, more efficient, and safer power plant.
Now the first airship has been finalized in the Renaissance Army's flying laboratory.
Dong Shuheng named them Kunpeng.
The Renaissance Army's "Kunpeng 1" is still filled with hydrogen, but it is already an airship.
In Dong Shuheng's memory, the airship should be like a Zeppelin.
He had lighter aluminum used as the frame of the airship.
The Fuxing Army had begun to develop bauxite mines in Shanxi and Henan a few years ago. Aluminum smelting cannot be separated from electricity, and Dong Shuheng paid more attention to electricity.
The length of "Kunpeng 1" is 135 meters, the diameter reaches 13 meters, and the tail is equipped with a rudder and an elevator.
Two pods, front and rear, are installed underneath. Each pod has an internal combustion engine.
It can rise to an altitude of one thousand meters and then move forward at a maximum speed of 80 kilometers per hour.
This trial is still confidential.
But Dong Shuheng believes that after he returns this time, it will be time for it to blossom and bear fruit.
Dong Shuheng was eager to improve the airship, not only for military purposes, but also for future transportation.
Compared with airplanes, airships are a more environmentally friendly means of air transportation.
However, the military failure of the airship in World War I abruptly killed this invention that was beneficial to mankind.
So much so that later generations of airships could only be used as mobile billboards in the air.
Just like the application of electricity was delayed by oil.
The development of airships was also delayed by the aircraft manufacturers that emerged during the war.
It's not too late. Dong Shuheng may be able to change this situation if he starts from now.
The naval fleet passed through the wide river downstream of Langcang River.
From time to time there are unknown water birds crossing the river.
A group of finless porpoises ran to the front of the gunboat where Dong Shuheng was sitting and swam quickly, like pilots.
There are usually some floating houses here.
These people had no land and lived on boats. They rarely went ashore, and gradually they developed certain racial differences from the people on the shore.
However, Dong Shuheng's Chinese army could not see these people. The naval fleet leading the way should have driven away the fishing boats.
There must be spies from Nanqi here, but the Renaissance Army doesn't care.
This time the Renaissance Army sent nearly 40,000 troops, and they were not prepared to hide it from the other side.
Dong Shuheng had a new military advisor and a Siamese servant military advisor.
The other two main divisions were taken north by Peng Yulin.
The reason why Dong Shuheng brought a servant military advisor was mainly to let these people do some dirty work.
Everyone knows that Dong Shuheng was relatively clean during the war. The dirty work must have been done by the servants.
Dong Shuheng would not be polite at all if he summoned his younger brother.
The junction of Phnom Penh and Nanqi is relatively primitive, with dense forests on both sides of the river.
The cries of various wild beasts and birds reached Dong Shuheng's ears even over the noise of the gunboat.
Dong Shuheng even found a tiger in the dense forest by the river coming to the river to drink water.
After passing through this dense forest, we will reach the densely populated farming area of Nanqi.
This is the rice-rich Champa that Zheng He passed through during his voyages to the West.
"What a wonderful place!" Dong Shuheng sighed in his heart.
Collecting land is Dong Shuheng’s biggest hobby!
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