Beiyang new warlord

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On this road, he can focus on the magnificence of nature and forget his troubles for a while, but when he actually gets to the place, the political problems that he should face are still coming. If he goes, is he really in control of the real power?Or just be a puppet?If this is really Mao Jue's test for him, how can he hand over this answer sheet satisfactorily?

But before Mao Xingjian thought about these issues clearly, Han Xiaomo, who was writing a bullshit report, suddenly yelled in surprise.

"Land! See land! We're getting there!!!"

Finally throwing Gao Leng aside again, Mao Xingjian suddenly raised the binoculars, and in the circular field of vision, the blue ocean lined by the sea and the sky finally receded, and a long and narrow black horizon came into view.

Looking at the horizon, the crown prince couldn't help but sigh even though he was full of complexities.

finally reached!

.........

This place has arrived in the United States of later generations, but it is not the mainland of the United States, but the largest state and largest enclave in the United States, Alaska, and the port where the fleet docked is the westernmost end of the long and narrow peninsula protruding from the mainland of Alaska. In history, 180 In [-], the Dutch discovered this place, so they named it Dutch Harbor. However, in this time and space, it was Ming Dynasty who first opened up this route more than [-] years earlier, so it was Daming's turn to name it, Xinghaizi.

This is the first large-scale colony of the Ming Dynasty encountered since the voyage. The characteristics of Mao Jue's governance are so grand and successful that it is vividly reflected here. Like the Western Netherlands and the Spaniards building colonies, there are dozens or hundreds of people in a region at the beginning, and the development In 34 years, a colony with a population of 6000 to [-] is already a large colony, but this Xinghaizi Port has only been a little over a year and a half, and it already has a scale of tens of thousands.

After all, this is the first port connecting the New World and the Old World, and it is also the end of the New World fleet!The resources collected from the North American continent are all gathered here, boarded the New World Fleet, and shipped back to China. At the same time, the daily necessities and industrial products sent from Ming Dynasty also disembarked here, and then the trade radiated to various colonies in North America. Owning a new continent of business opportunities, it is difficult not to be popular.

A total of seventeen sailing ships moored in turn at the spacious and cold Xinghaizi Bay port. The heavy boarding ladder was lowered heavily, and they were loaded on the cement concrete port with Mao Jue's characteristics. The laborers began to move up and down, carrying heavy cargo boxes down one by one, including a whole shelf of steel tools, gloves, shoes, vases, large urns, scissors, glue, anyway The goods in all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation are almost full. Amidst the shouts of hey yo hey yo, the empty wooden warehouse in the port will soon be full.

There are also a few boats, from Ming Dynasty, Japan, Korea, and now some immigrants from Southeast Asian dependent countries also got off the boat with their luggage, fear and expectation of the unfamiliar environment, Mao Jue is not absolutely just, The Ming Empire also had an evil side. In the last black boat, the three brothers with dark skin and steel shackles were also pushed off the boat one by one. These people were fooled by Wu Sangui in the name of recruiting workers. Or simply encourage the Bengal army to plunder the prisoners of war in the nearby Maratha state. There is no way, the New World lacks everything, the most lacking is labor, especially cheap labor!

Anyway, the Western countries in history also did the same, but they enslaved black slaves. In order to occupy the territory, Mao Jue would not hesitate to bear the infamy.

But fortunately, this scene was not seen by Mao Xingjian, otherwise the prince would have to go crazy again. The Black Pearl is the flagship, and it is also docked at the forefront. With such a busy scene, Mao Xingjian and Han Xiaomo's eyes were covered by the sight of the ship. Attracted by the scene, he rushed off the boat in a hurry.

In terms of construction, this place is definitely incomparable to the cities and metropolises in the Ming Dynasty with a history of hundreds or thousands of years, but it is also completely different from the wild and barren Gobi Desert in Mao Xingjian's imagination.

Due to the lack of cement and labor, the thick logs were planed, nailed into the foundation, and nailed together with planks to form the walls of the two- and three-story buildings. The gaps were covered with cement lime. , the basic heat preservation needs are met, and the living space here is too large. In front of each house, two garden yards are reserved in front and back, where coal and wood are stored, and the spacious streets are built with cobblestones and cement. Cheng, at the outermost edge of the port, a thick and strong wall was built with five logs in a row. On the wall, townsman soldiers wearing Daming cotton armor and carrying flintlock guns patrolling back and forth dangled out from time to time. .

The street closest to the port is obviously a commercial street, with various signboards lined up on both sides. Mao Xingjian even saw Jingshi Quanjude roast duck and Donglaishun's shabu-shabu that he had been to before.

However, what caught Mao Xingjian's attention the most was the fishing port not far from the commercial port. No wonder it was called Xinghaizi, it was full of fish!Fat sea fish are gutted, their internal organs are discarded, and a layer of sea salt is applied. They are immediately hung on a shelf and piled up by the sea. Dried fish.

The most cargo loaded from Xinghaizi Port to the New World Fleet is such barrels of high-quality dried fish.

Those who are rich in the sea can climb onto the shore by stepping on the back of the fish. Standing on the beach, watching another big boat leaning on the shore, the lively sea fish on the boat are thrown on the shore in buckets. Zhu took a deep breath of the cold air that smelled like seafood.

"What a land of prosperity!!!"

Chapter 764. A Sharp Contrast of the Prince

It is indeed cold, but this is definitely not a place of bitter cold!Next to the confluence of the warm Japanese current and the cold current of the Thousand Islands, the adjacent sea is a big granary. The fish caught are more than enough to support the 3 Daming immigrants in Xinghaizi Port and more than a dozen counties along the coast of Alaska, and there is still room to export to Daming.

Not far from the peninsula is the Iliana volcano in Australia. This guy is alive. He gets volcanic ash from the foot of the volcano and sulfur from the crater. Cement, one of the important materials for industrialization here, is also on the right track. With cement , and the iron and steel building materials directly exported by Liaodong, the urban development potential here is very great.

As for other resources, there are plenty of them in the fur mountain, and the mines have not been dug with a shovel for thousands of years. Although gold mines and silver mines cannot be said to be everywhere, it is not difficult to find them if you are careful. There are also coal mines nearby to support the alchemy industry and residents to keep warm. , in short, except for the longer winter and the lack of vegetables, this place is simply a piece of heaven-sent land.

For Mao Xingjian, the only imperfection here is that it is out of his control!

Ma Bao, who was Uncle Maple the year before, has now become Marquis Maple, and he has been appointed as the governor of Alaska. From here to the south for thousands of kilometers along the coast of Canada, more than [-] colonies at the county level are under his overall management. , Mao Jue granted Mao Xingjian the Rocky Governor, and he still went south!

"Why isn't this our territory? Ahhh!!!"

There was still soup on his face, and he was holding half a king crab in his small hand, tearing off the legs, and it was all white crab meat, while gnawing on it, Han Xiaomo's mouth was stuffed full, slurring complained.

When he came out with a box in his arms, Mao Xingjian's face was not very ugly, a few strands of blue veins were throbbing constantly on his forehead, and the muscles on his face were also twitching, as if he was forcibly holding back the cup.

His majestic prince has never lost such a big face before. He went to accept it, but was kicked out in a disheartened manner. Not to mention, in the Governor's Mansion, in front of many nobles from the New World, Marquis Fengshu actually sponsored him Box of gold!

A box of gold!

What do you think of him as a prince?Beggar?

Han Xiaomo's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's camel's back. Finally, he couldn't suppress his anger anymore, and the prince roared at the sky with great anger.

"Do you really think that Gu was abolished like this? Today's humiliation, Gu will remember!!!"

Crashing his fist on the surface of the gold silk wood box, at that moment, Mao Xingjian's originally clean and handsome face became ferocious like a ghost, he took a few breaths violently, and immediately Mao Xingjian was holding the heavy box again , Cup's big stride ran towards the port.

Seeing his figure running straight out, Han Xiaomo was completely puzzled, her mind was full of confusion, she sucked her finger, and looked back in amazement.

"Isn't it good to give money?"

"Sister Changping likes to play with bondage. His Majesty the Emperor is a wife-loving madman. The prince's eldest nephew is not happy about taking money. Are all the royals so psychopathic?"

Out of curiosity, Mao Xingjian had almost rushed out of the main street of Xinghaizigang, and was startled, Han Xiaomo cried out sadly.

"Hey! Wait for me!!!"

Holding the crab leg in one hand and the corner of the skirt in the other, Han Xiaomo also trotted out while shouting.

At Xinghaizi Port, the Black Pearl bid farewell to the thirteen New World voyage ships that accompanied it when it came, carrying precious metals mined from the New World and animal skins hunted in the mountains. The newly born Beiming brought the original capital accumulation. It has been more than ten years since it was built, and it is the first time that the Black Pearl has been alone on the road, going south along the long Canadian coastline.

Standing on the bow of the boat, Mao Xingjian was stimulated for the first time, and Mao Xingjian felt that his self-esteem had been frustrated, like a wounded wolf, gloomy and annoyed, he kept looking south.

"Hey, big nephew! It's time to eat!"

Holding a few cans from the fireplace, Han Xiaomo yelled loudly behind her back, but Mao Xingjian kept yelling a few times, and looked into the distance like a piece of wood.

"Hey... Sister Changping said, rebellious period!"

Reluctantly put the can on the table, Han Xiaomo blew away the snow on the stool, and sat down on it regardless of whether it was cold or not, and spread out her report book again, stained with dirt. A layer of pancake ink was applied, and I began to write in a hurry.

"At the beginning of November in the third year of Haiguo Kaihong, there was a light snowfall, and we arrived at Xinghaizi Port with the fleet. They refused to take us in and we were kicked out, but the crabs here are really big and delicious!!!"

Listening to her writing reports like Hun'er, the veins on Mao Xingjian's forehead visibly twitched a few more times, and his angry eyes moved heavily to her head, but after a second look, he was discouraged again Looking into the distance again, he suddenly pulled up the chair and sat next to Han Xiaomo, grabbed a can that was not completely cooled, and poured it into his mouth.

This was the most tasteless meal Mao Xingjian had ever eaten, but he picked up several cans, rice, meat, and dried vegetables. After the meal, he didn't care about the crappy reporter who continued to write reports , With anger, Mao Xingjian hurriedly walked back to the captain's room.

With a bang, he pushed the box of gold given by Ma Bao into the big bedside cabinet, and immediately locked the cabinet firmly with a lock.

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Like the British and the Spaniards, the initial colonies of the Ming Dynasty also spread along the coastline, from Xinghaizi Port all the way to Fengshugouzi Town on the north shore of Victoria Bay in later generations. Taking Victoria Bay as the boundary, further south, Victoria Bay penetrates into the easternmost point of the inland, and here began to be the new jurisdiction of the prince.

Mao Jue is actually quite generous. In terms of territory, he has entrusted the entire United States to the prince, although now, it is just a barren land.

It was almost the end of November when the Black Pearl was moored in the frozen Victoria Bay. The sharp hull rattled through the thin ice on the shore, and finally moored at a distance of tens of meters from the shore. , unable to move forward, in desperation, the sailors on the fleet simply built a landing ladder on the spot.

Standing on the bow and looking down, Mao Xingjian's cheeks twitched uncontrollably.

This place is really much worse than the Xinghaizi Port he passed by!

There is a mess of rocky beaches along the coast, not to mention the neat cement port, even the tidal flats have not been leveled, some messy and dilapidated small fishing boats like 20 years ago are tied to the beach, not far inland , which is the jurisdiction of his governor.

In later generations, this location should be Seattle, a well-known large western city in the United States, but now, it is a dilapidated town surrounded by dirt. There is also a neat beauty, but here is good, the houses are like rashes, popping up randomly, some roads leave a large area, and some houses are crowded together, and it is difficult to open a door. Hit your neighbors.