Li Guo and Li Laiheng were shocked to find that there were many foreigners in the empire's military academies.
Koreans, Japanese people, barbarians from the far north, and it is said that there are also Yin people from across the ocean.
But without exception, whenever they call someone "Korean", "Japanese", "Tatar" or "barbarian", there will be conflicts.
North Koreans hold their heads high and will deliberately emphasize that they are North Korean provinces.
Japanese people are neither humble nor arrogant, and are proud of Shimabara's identity. If asked again, it is Shimabara of the empire.
Even though Shimabara is surrounded by Japanese foreign daimyos, when Shimabara's classmates mention these foreign daimyos, their eyes are filled with deep contempt.
If there were only Manchus, Li Guo and Li Laiheng's anger would not dissipate. But seeing this situation, they learned to accept it.
In fact, they are all soldiers and can turn enemies into friends very quickly.
"It was meaningless for you to attack Xilao City at that time. Xilao City seemed to be able to outflank Guan City, but the troops that could pass through were limited and it would not be of much use. You also saw that at that time, Prince Rui personally led the army from Guan City.
If Ning Jun rushes out from behind, you will be defeated."
In the Battle of a Stone, both Li Guo and Bolo participated.
And in the subsequent battles, the two actually faced each other.
This created a common topic, and both parties quickly reached the point where they could talk about anything.
That scene, in another place, could even be called Gong De Forest.
Zuo Menggeng wanted to visit Guizhou, but was rejected by the military and political circles.
The people below have reached a consensus that the emperor will never be allowed to set foot in any place where the control period does not exceed six months.
It's not that I'm afraid of what the emperor will see, but that I'm worried that I can't control it and something unexpected will happen.
Everyone understands something.
Zuo Menggeng is the destiny of the country, so absolutely, absolutely nothing can go wrong.
Zuo Mengeng was not a stubborn person. He followed the good deeds and turned around from Hunan to Guangdong.
When we got here, it was another scene.
Zuo Mengeng was surprised to find that although people in Guangzhou still lived at a leisurely pace, immersed in the tranquility of morning tea and afternoon tea.
But as soon as you leave Guangzhou, the surrounding places such as Foshan are already buzzing with machines.
Businessmen here are unparalleled in their acceptance of steam engines.
Businessmen with capital spent a lot of money and used steam engines in their factories early.
If there is insufficient capital, they will collectively contribute money, and steam engines must be used no matter what.
Facts have proved that whether there was a steam engine or not made a big difference in this era.
"Currently, a large number of people from Guangxi, Hunan, and Jiangxi have moved here to work and live here. According to our latest statistics, the province's permanent population has exceeded 10 million."
When Shen Youlong said this, he was undoubtedly very proud.
Nowadays, the empire promotes immigration, and the population of all provinces is declining sharply, except that the population of Guangdong is increasing.
The people here are naturally good at doing business and have made full use of the South China Sea early on.
In addition, there are no mineral resources here, so light industry has become the first choice.
As we all know, light industry is in greatest need of labor.
Accompanied by Shen Youlong, Zuo Mengeng was walking in the silk reeling workshop, listening to the roar of the machines and countless female workers shuttled back and forth, and Zuo Mengeng's heart was racing.
After struggling for so many years, I can finally vaguely see the shadow of that familiar era.
"This year and next year, Guangdong will not have to pay a penny of taxes. What you have to do is to expand the scale of the industry and expand it. Use your cheap, high-quality products to defeat related industries in Southeast Asia, South Asia, including Europe. Remember, the world
Even though it’s a big place, the clothes everyone wears should be made here.”
Zuo Menggeng's ambitious words boosted the morale of Guangdong officials.
In the spring of 1649, Zuo Menggeng drew a circle on the South China Sea.
"From now on, this is Nanjing."
Five capitals cannot satisfy the empire.
After all, the territory of the empire is too big, and it will be even bigger in the future, so it needs enough political centers to radiate and govern it.
The original Nanjing was renamed Nandu, so the new Nanjing needed to control the entire Nanyang.
In particular, the chief executive of a city is the chief executive, the chief executive of the capital is the chief executive of the state, and the chief executive of the capital is the governor.
The government can only be held by princes, and the government of the country can only be held by princes and princes.
The governor must be the king of the county or the duke of the country.
The first governor of Nanjing was Cao Wenheng, Duke of Yangguo.
Twenty years have passed, and the once influential figures had to accept the warning of time and slowly retire.
However, these people have all made great contributions and have extraordinary abilities during the growth of the empire. It is really a waste to just sit idle at home.
Leaving the center and serving as the manager of the capital can better exert the influence of the empire.
Cao Wenheng was the second cabinet minister to withdraw from the Central Committee after Li Banghua, but he was content.
Standing on the beach, looking at the majestic waves, Cao Wenheng didn't think there was anything wrong with this barren land.
Since this place is called Nanjing from now on, it will surely prosper.
"What is this island called?"
He asked the people around him and got an answer.
"This is called Kowloon."
Cao Wenheng couldn't help but look at Zuo Mengeng.
"Who is so bold as to call him Jiulong?"
The locals are also very careful.
"Once upon a time, there was an emperor who was patrolling here. When he looked around, he saw that it was surrounded by eight mountains, so he wanted to name it after eight dragons. But the emperor was also a real dragon, so he called it Nine Dragons."
Zuo Mengeng and Cao Wenheng smiled.
"Looking through history books, which emperor has ever been here?"
Long Zuguang looked strange.
"If an emperor really came here, it should be the Young Emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty."
Zuo Mengeng laughed loudly.
"A little brat, he deserves to be the king of a subjugated country."
But no matter what, from now on, Xiangjiang Island, Kowloon Peninsula, the New Territories and surrounding islands suddenly changed from obscurity to the world-famous Nanjing.
When others saw this beautiful place, they thought Zuo Mengeng's choice of location was extremely wonderful.
Only Zuo Mengeng's heart was full of excitement.
Everything started in Nanjing, and it will end in Nanjing.
At this point, he finally believed that the national destiny of the Chinese nation had really changed.
On the sea, countless sailing ships come in and out, carrying wealth, and what they carry back is also wealth.
With such incomings and outgoings, Guangdong became more and more prosperous day by day.
If Guangdong prospers, the south will prosper. And if the south prospers, how can China not prosper?
On a sunny afternoon, Zuo Mengeng was sitting peacefully wearing ordinary clothes and sunglasses.
On the table in front of you, there are all kinds of barbecued pork buns, shrimp dumplings, siomai, rice rolls, chicken feet, steamed pork ribs, etc.
Coconuts, lychees and other fruits are also plentiful.
He was equally happy when he saw the ordinary people at the nearby table looking at ease.