Emperor Chongzhen, who was far away in Beijing, learned about the situation on Hong Chengchou's side through the eavesdropping system, and was very relieved in his heart, praising him for doing a good job!

Hong Chengchou's ability is really good, so he doesn't need Emperor Chongzhen to run to the rescue again. The Ming army occupied Mingwei Fort and was considered stable. As for what will happen to the Tsarist Russian army that is put back, Emperor Chongzhen doesn't mind.

If Tsarist Russia is finally divided between Poland and Sweden, it is of course good for the Ming army to destroy Tsarist Russia without having to do it themselves.

If Tsarist Russia finally withstood the attacks of Poland and Sweden, for the Ming army, it would also consume the strength of the three Western countries, which would help the Ming Dynasty continue to expand its influence here at Mingweibao. Even if he wanted to fight these three countries one day, it would be easier.

In short, no matter who wins or loses, the Ming army will not mind!

Winter has arrived, and Hong Chengchou's side should also spend the winter on the cat's waist. However, in the coming year, we should also visit the lower reaches of the Volga River to deter several khanates there, so as to ensure the tranquility of the Volga River valley. In this way, under the cultivation of wasteland, the logistical pressure from the domestic side to the Mingweibao side can be greatly reduced.

To achieve this strategic goal, the Cossacks and Turkuts were still in a circle. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen did not mind giving Racine and Punchuck a higher title. In addition, he also ordered the two of them to come to Beijing for further study, just like Zheng Zhilong's son Zheng Chenggong back then. By the way, let them have a long experience and a greater sense of belonging to Daming.

In addition, on the territory of the original Mughal Empire, Wu Sangui's subordinates had already defeated the entire western part of Lahore, including Kashmir. The territory of the Ming Dynasty was already bordered by the Persian Empire and the Khanate of Braha.

Whether it was the Persian Empire or the Bulha Khanate, they were very nervous in the face of the aggressiveness of the Ming army.

Among them, the Persian Empire, because of the heavy losses of Abbas II before, did not have the spare strength to make the corresponding troop deployment, and had the intention of giving up part of the border.

Although the Bulha Khanate did not lose troops, the pressure on its khanate was greater than that of Abbas II. Because on the back of the Braha Khanate, the Ming army led by Hong Chengchou appeared, and it also defeated the counterattack of the Tsarist Russian army; Now that the south is the Ming army that has wiped out the Mughal Empire, if the north and south are attacked, it will definitely be a battle of life and death.

In addition, after Li Dingguo's headquarters on the Bombay side reorganized some of the locals into the Ming army, they began to move westward along the coast, almost reaching the border of the Persian Empire. It can be said that Abbas II also couldn't sleep.

For these situations, Emperor Chongzhen was relatively satisfied. However, from the news received by Li Dingguo and Wu Sangui, it seems that Abbas II has the intention of taking a strong wall and clearing the wilderness. Once the Ming army invaded the Persian Empire, it would be clearly constrained by logistical supplies.

This trick is particularly effective on Wu Sangui's side, because the inland of Wu Sangui's side, under the repeated battles, does not have the ability to provide logistics for the army. If it is forcibly expropriated, I am afraid that it will cause turmoil in the Tang Kingdom and other vassal states.

Based on such facts, there was no need for Wu Sangui and Li Dingguo to summarize the news step by step, and Emperor Chongzhen sent someone to deliver the decree.

Wu Sangui's side wants to work with Hong Chengchou to oppress the submission of the Bukhara Khanate and become the minions of the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, they simply united to destroy the Bukhara Khanate and open up the passage between the Tang State and Mingweibao.

For the Persian Empire, the focus of the Ming Dynasty should be shifted to the seaside, attacking from the sea, directly taking the rich lands of the Persian Empire, cultivating the center, and then sweeping other barren lands.

Of course, the plan is so planned, and whether the situation will change in this way remains to be verified by time.

Emperor Chongzhen himself estimated that the Ming Dynasty's advance from south to north would inevitably have a profound impact on the situation in Europe. If it doesn't work well, history will change greatly, and it is possible to have a war in which the Ming Dynasty picks up many.

Well, let's see again!

When Emperor Chongzhen thought of this, he no longer paid attention to the situation in the west, but began to think about the Nanyang side.

It has been several years since the Nanyang was defeated, and compared with the Mughal side, the influence of the Ming Dynasty is greater, and there are many immigrants in the past.

However, compared with the past, most of the people in the past in the Ming Dynasty have become local farmers, and they have hired the original natives to open estates, especially the grain production, which is a steady output.

On the local side of the Ming Dynasty, the occurrence of man-made disasters has been reduced, although there are still natural disasters, but the days are not sad, and the grain production has also increased. For example, in the Hetao Plain, Liaodong and other places, after large-scale cultivation and farming, grain consumption has been greatly supplemented.

In the north, potatoes contributed the most to the grain harvest. In the south, the proportion of sweet potatoes is even higher. With the vigorous promotion and cultivation of these two crops, grain from the South Seas has begun to be transported along the Strait of Malacca to the west.

At this time, there is no shortage of food in the Ming Dynasty, and what is lacking is the Ming people who have been influenced by the Ming culture!

Mongolian steppe, Liaodong, Korea, Fusang and other provinces are really vast and sparsely populated, and it will take at least hundreds of years before they will really prosper.

On the Tianshan side, even if Gansu and Shaanxi continue to immigrate, it is far from enough to fill, not to mention, Hong Chengchou launched a westward war, taking away a large number of people and horses.

In short, Emperor Chongzhen calculated, and today's Ming Dynasty really has no shortage of food or money, so there is a shortage of people! Perhaps, this is a side effect of the rapid expansion of the Ming Dynasty!

"I really can't expand anymore!" Thinking about this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "After occupying the Arabian Peninsula and the Persian Empire, it is really going to slow down." The process of industrialization on the Ming side far exceeds that of the world, and there must be a place to dump goods! ”

For the future world pattern, Emperor Chongzhen also thought about it. Europe still has to be kept, but Europe can't be unified, so many small countries can coexist. When he turned around, he became the world's policeman and administered justice for them.

He was thinking about it, when he suddenly heard the chamberlain come over and say, "Your Majesty, please see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" ”

"Oh?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he waved his hand and said, "Let him come in!" ”

After a while, the crown prince Zhu Cihong came in to salute, and then played to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, for that electromagnetic theory, the son still has a few doubts, and I want to ask my father." ”

Emperor Chongzhen smiled when he heard this, then nodded and said, "If you have any doubts, let's hear about it." ”

Since Zhu Cihong's success in presiding over the ironclad battleship, his interest began to shift to electric lights. However, in the past, he started his new research with the steam engine, and electricity is a completely new field, so there are many things he doesn't understand.

Although some of the scholars with the highest knowledge in power and electromagnetism have been gathered around him, and craftsmen from all walks of life have also been transferred, but, after all, it is a new field, and a lot of content still needs to be consulted by Emperor Chongzhen.

At the beginning, Emperor Chongzhen could still answer casually. But half a year later, he didn't dare to guarantee it, so he could only let Zhu Cihong speak out and listen to it first.

For Zhu Cihong's positioning and understanding of himself, Emperor Chongzhen was satisfied. Therefore, let him achieve in these aspects as much as possible. He even put forward the long-term vision of the internal combustion engine, guiding Zhu Cihong to study in that direction to see if he could develop an internal combustion engine in his lifetime.

This is not impossible, in the original history, the Dutch physicist Huygens was inspired by the explosion of gunpowder, so as to carry out research to obtain power from the explosion of gunpowder, thus began the road of the invention of the internal combustion engine.

However, Emperor Chongzhen knew the concept of the internal combustion engine, and even knew that using flammable materials such as petroleum extracts to burn to produce heat energy into power was the right path for the internal combustion engine. Just this little bit can greatly shorten the invention of the internal combustion engine.

There is a mature steam engine as a prototype, and the internal combustion engine is not difficult to build, the key is how much thermal efficiency there is. For this point, of course, Emperor Chongzhen still guided it in the same way as he invented the steam engine.

If the internal combustion engine comes out first, and then it is improved, time, energy, and money will be smashed, and the thermal efficiency will definitely get higher and higher, and finally one day, it will definitely come to the day when it can be truly practical.

In front of him, after Emperor Chongzhen finally answered Zhu Cihong's question, he asked him: "In terms of internal combustion engines, can there be progress?" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Cihong was excited, and immediately replied: "Father, the prototype designed by the former sons is already being built, and it is estimated that it will be built in about a month." Back to some details, the sons have to ask their father for advice! ”

When it comes to the internal combustion engine, he is obviously much more confident. After all, in Daming, he is one of the people who knows the most about steam engines.

For everything today, Zhu Cihong is also satisfied. Because the news he got from the government and the opposition in private was all praising him, leaving his name in the history books, even if he was a prince for a lifetime, he would leave a heavy mark.

"Yes!" Emperor Chongzhen listened to his words, nodded, and then advised, "Those summarized documents must be kept well, and the important content must be stored in duplicate and separately to avoid losses." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Cihong hurriedly replied, saying that he did not dare to slack off in this regard. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen said what he finally wanted to say: "These documents are very valuable, not only to be passed down to future generations, but also to be deduced from these documents, so that they can become the basis for further learning in Xinxue." You should also pay attention to this point. Otherwise, if I am not here for a few years, will you not do anything and wait for me to answer? ”

Hearing this, Zhu Cihong couldn't help but feel very ashamed, and hurriedly responded.

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