Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

In addition, the two sides of the canal must be able to withstand the scouring of the water, the erosion of the rain, and the slapping of the dams on both sides by the water waves brought by the passing of the ships.

In addition, there are manpower, materials, logistics, all aspects need to be considered, where there is no consideration, there may be major problems.

In short, building a canal does not mean just digging in any place. There are too many things to consider and too many places to pay attention to. It is not unrelated that the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal consumes too much national power.

Now Emperor Chongzhen plans to dig a canal with a slap on the head. Is it realistic?

Needless to say, the situation here is full of wooden bones, except for barbarians who are barbarians, it is actually very easy for Da Ming to deal with them.

But what if all the bones are tied?What is the situation in those countries?Is the information provided by the British East India Company reliable?

The canal is going to be dug, will the original country over there agree?Is it necessary to suspend the people and punish them again?

How many civilians need to be recruited, or simply put it clearly, how many barbarian coolies need to die?Are there so many barbarians?Can logistics and supplies keep up?

Still the same sentence, His Majesty Yang Er has not far to learn from the past, and Emperor Chongzhen cannot be so willful!

After pondering for a long while, Lai Zongdao bowed and said, "Your Majesty Qizuo, I think it's better to delay the discussion on the canal.

First, I, Ming, knew the situation there. Zheng He and Eunuch Zheng traveled all over the world, but they stopped at the wooden bone, and never went deep here.

Second, even if the canal is dug, it is not clear what the navigation route to the northwest will be after passing the canal. The charts provided by the East India Company can be used as a reference, but they cannot be fully trusted.

Third, how can I bear the consumption of national power and people's power?Even the matter of emigrating to the Mughals has not been properly arranged, and then the canal is dug. I think that the national power is difficult to support. Please think twice, Your Majesty? "

Emperor Chongzhen rubbed his chin for a long while before he said: "Xu Xianchun sent Jin Yiwei to investigate and see what's going on here.

I forgot which book I read. It said that there used to be a canal here, but it was abandoned.

If it really existed, I, Da Ming, can just re-excavate and widen the waterway, and there is no problem in supporting this project.

As for the issue of people's power, isn't there still the laborers here in the Mughals, and the Kunlun slaves in West Kunlun?Just let them dig. "

Xu Xianchun bowed in response, but Lai Zongdao went on to say: "Your Majesty is wise. The work on the canal will last for at least three to five years, and at most it will last for tens of years. During this period, it must be a lot of waste.

Judging from the current situation, the matter of the canal should be delayed rather than rushed, and the expedition to England should also be slowed down. It is not too late to make a decision after the matter of the canal is clarified? "

Emperor Chongzhen said: "Let's see what the weather is like, if the weather at the Cape of Good Hope is not right, just let it go for a while.

As for the matter of the canal, there is really no rush. From exploration to construction to final completion, the time required is not a day or two, nor is it a year or two. This, I know.

But the matter of England cannot be delayed because of this, even if I cannot make an expedition to the country, I still have to send a large army to teach those barbarians a lesson! "

Lai Zongdao bowed and said, "If this is the case, there is no need to go on an expedition. I think that since it is to teach those Yingge people a lesson, it is better to send a fleet to go.

As for the countries along the way, it is possible to form another fleet to go there. It can not only spread the enlightenment of my great Ming saint, but also deter those who are not subject to them. At the same time, it can also do business with many barbaric and small countries. Isn't it a multi-purpose thing? "

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said: "Lai Aiqing might as well discuss with Cheng Guogong Haosheng to see how to deal with these many things."

However, Lai Zongdao continued: "If so, Your Majesty should not consider the matter of personal conquest at this time, unless the canal is dug and the fleet can communicate without hindrance, can Your Majesty mention the matter of expedition again?"

Now that we've talked about it, Daozong doesn't want to persuade him any more—it seems that Emperor Chongzhen has made up his mind to conquer those western barbarians, and the possibility of persuasion is very small.

Since there is no way to persuade it, it is better to persuade Emperor Chongzhen to temporarily abandon the expedition plan and focus on the construction of the canal—it can be delayed for a day.

Zhu Chunchen also bowed and said, "Your Majesty Qizuo, it's okay for the fleet to sail all the way to explore the way, but what about the countries, big and small, since all the bones are bound to the two banks in the northwest?"

Emperor Chongzhen sighed: "To build the canal, there is a shortage of labor!"

Zhu Chunchen wisely stopped asking.

Since Emperor Chongzhen said that there was a shortage of labor, it must be that there was not enough labor—the barbarians from both sides of the strait directly captured them as laborers, and it couldn't have been better.

Zhu Chunchen, Lai Zongdao and others have no concept of equality of all beings in their hearts. Coupled with the influence of Emperor Chongzhen, the distinction between Hua and Yi is the law of heaven for them, and it is an iron law that must be obeyed.

And Chongzhen, who traveled over here, has no concept of human rights and equality—what kind of human rights and equality are the fourth-class people talking about?Who gave you the guts?

After discussing the matter of the canal, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly realized that he had nothing to do. It was impossible to fight, and Ming's focus would turn to Britain and the Suez Canal, and he would no longer pay too much attention to the Mughals.

And now Mughal wished to be treated as a little transparent, so how could he dare to trouble Daming?

In fact, Mekhail, who had just returned to Agra, also felt a pain in the ass after carefully studying the current situation with Daro Xiqiao.

Shashua and Ozerambu left Agra with their confidantes, each occupied a territory and buried their heads to pretend to be dead, but Dara Sicho didn't react in time and didn't kill Shashua in advance and Ozerambu.

Mekhail hated himself for having bad eyesight.

What did I think at the time that I would marry my daughter to such a fool?

Shashua and Ozerambu were going to run away, and there was no sign or rumor in advance?How could this idiot Dara Xiqiao make them escape successfully?

What should we do now?

Send troops to kill them both first?

Don't be ridiculous, now that you can't even get his mother's military salary, how can you hate them?

Now that I think about these things, it doesn’t make much sense anymore. After all, he is the son-in-law I picked out by myself, and now he is the king in name of Mughal, so I should try my best to assist him.

Daluo Xiqiao was also very disturbed.

When Ozerambu ran away back then, not only did Daluo Xiqiao not panic in his heart, he was even a little secretly happy. He was not as annoyed as he appeared on the surface at all - when Ozerambu ran away, the initiative was lost. into his own hands.

Although Ozerambu did not die, but from the day he left Agra, he had already lost everything, which was tantamount to taking all the shit that he had given to him.

But when Shashua also ran away, Daro Xiqiao was really angry.

Ozerambu and Shashua ran away, and the most direct consequence was that they took away a large number of officials in Agra.

The officials who were taken away were high or low, and they were in different positions. The most direct impact after running away in large numbers was that the whole of Agra was almost shut down.

Fortunately, Agra is the capital of the Mughals, not just any small city. After leaving these people, they can quickly find replacements without any trouble.

But these effects are real.

Worried about the negotiations with Mekhail, annoyed that Shashua and Ozerambu ran away, making Dara Xiqiao and others a little bit older.

After a long sigh, Mekhail said: "The focus of the current matter is no longer on Shashua and Ozerambuh, but on the businessmen of the British East India Company."

Da Luo Xiqiao, who had briefly read the terms of the treaty, was a little confused: "Since we have already negotiated with the Ming Kingdom, let's just arrest these people and hand them over to the Ming Kingdom."

Mekhail sighed: "It's easy to catch them, but it's even easier to hand them over to the Ming people.

But what about trade?

Without merchants, who will trade with us?Who will sell our goods, who will provide us with goods?Who should we tax? "

Daro Xiqiao immediately came back to his senses: "Then what should we do?