Huang Zhishen's excerpt said that gold mines were also found near the port of Mingmen, and although it is located in the north, the climate is warm and humid, which is suitable for farming. There are also large forests around Mingmen Port, which are rich in timber and are tall thousand-year-old trees, which no one has cut down. In addition, there is a long coastline north of Mingmen Port, which gets colder the further north you go, but there are many exotic beasts where you can hunt for furs. It seems to be a good foundation......"

Li Cuixian carefully introduced to Chen Dexing about the territory of Washington State in the United States, British Columbia in Canada and Alaska in the United States. Of course, the land is good, not only vast but also rich in resources, including gold, coal, oil and gas, copper and iron ore. The climate is also not bad, because of the effect of the North Atlantic Current, at least in the later Wengerhua and Seattle areas, it is warm in winter and cool in summer, it belongs to the temperate oceanic climate, and there is plenty of rain, which is very suitable for plant growth. Combined, Metro Vancouver and Seattle metro areas have populations of more than 6 million, and both are the fastest-growing places in Canada and the United States. In addition, British Columbia in Canada and Washington State in the United States are both extremely agriculturally developed regions. The produce is not only enough to feed the local population, but also sold around the world.

A proper country of abundance, the foundation of the king's tyrant!

And there is more than one such territory in Beimingzhou. If you want to rank all the territories in the world, Beimingzhou is undoubtedly the first country of choice. All kinds of resources are among the best in the world, and the cost of exploitation and utilization is not high, especially the abundance of agricultural resources to the point of envy.

It is not for nothing that the land from the Ural Mountains to the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean can support many world powers in later generations! There is no shortage of resources and land, and it is not far from North Africa and the Middle East, so it is easy to get additional resources from there.

After Europe, it is about the territory of Huaxia and India. Can give birth to two old and rich (and later poor. But most of the time it's quite rich) civilization is not unreasonable.

As for Nanmingzhou, it seems to be a bit short of coal in Chen Dexing's memory. The beginning of industrial civilization was the civilization of coal and iron. The iron in Nanmingzhou is sufficient, but the coal is a bit lacking. Moreover, the western coast of Nanmingzhou is divided into areas that are difficult to communicate with by the Andes, and it is difficult to develop a unified country with such a terrain.

The fact that there is no way to unify a group of small Spanish-speaking and Roman Catholic countries is a bit telling.

So to speak. Once Beimingzhou and Europe are unified, it will be enough to become a behemoth that can compete with the Ming Empire. Preventing the unification of Northern Ming Continent and Europe was the basic national policy of Chen Dexing and even the future Ming Empire.

As for the reunification of India, although it will not subvert the hegemony of the Ming Dynasty, it will also be a big trouble. Therefore, it is also something that Chen Dexing wants to try to avoid.

The establishment of the Eight Kingdoms under the banner of Wan Zi and the division of the Northern Mingzhou are all to ensure that India and the Northern Mingzhou will not be unified in the future. Therefore, when dividing the feuds, it is necessary to take into account that the strength and development space of each country can be balanced, and one country must not be sealed to dominate.

"Mingmen Port can become the capital of a country." Chen Dexing raised the coffee cup, took a sip, and said thoughtfully. "The Mingzhou feudal country can't just divide a piece of territory, at least one person has to give a capital."

Li Cuixian smiled and nodded, Mingzhou is a good place, and she knows it. But Mingzhou is too barren now, and if you want to build a country, you should at least have a core territory that has been initially developed, right?

"Yes, there has to be a city," Li Cuixian said with a smile, "It's better to have a city with a good port to the sea, otherwise it will be too remote." The Ming Gate can build the capital. Jinshan City can also be built as a capital. ”

"Then Mingmen and Jinshan are the two national capitals, and another city can be built south of Mingmen Bay. For the time being, it will be named Xingang. These three cities will be the capital of one country. Chen Dexing nodded, basically agreeing with Li Cuixian.

According to Chen Dexing's idea. Later, Alaska and British Columbia, Yukon, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories of Canada were established together, and the capital city was Mingmen - this is a lot of territory! However, except for the Mingmen area, it is relatively cold and desolate, and the land in the south can be used for large-scale agriculture, and the land in the north near the North Pole is a little difficult to develop.

The states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming in the United States were all one country, and the capital was in Newport (Seattle). Although the territory is smaller than the former. However, the climate is relatively warm, and the value of development and utilization is also great.

And the US imperialist states of California, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah are also one country, and the capital city is Jinshan Port. Jinshan Port is now the residence of the Governor's Mansion of Beimingzhou, and it is the earliest city established by the Ming Dynasty in Mingzhou, and there are rich gold mines around it. Nature is a good place.

Most of the territory of Mexico in the later generations, and the territory of the five Central American countries in the later generations (excluding Panama, which is the place that the Ming Dynasty must directly govern) will also establish a country in the future - but these two countries will not be sealed off in the next twenty or thirty years, which is the root of the Ming Dynasty in Mingzhou at present. Most of Mingzhou is too desolate, only there are large tracts of cultivated farmland and a certain amount of labor. It can provide food and cloth for the entire Mingzhou development.

Li Cuixian smiled slightly, and said tentatively: "Why don't you first seal the Mingmen Marquis for Kong'er, the Marquis of Jinshan for Long'er, and the Marquis of Xingang for Shou'er?" ”

Well, her three sons have carved up most of the territory on the west coast of Beimingzhou in this way! Baoyin, who was kneeling behind Chen Dexing and was pinching his back, couldn't help frowning slightly. The one in her belly doesn't know if it's a son or a daughter, if it's a son, she will always go to Mingzhou. Now that the three best plots of land in Mingzhou have been occupied by Li Cuixian's son, where will his son go in the future?

Chen Dexing faced Baoyin with the back of his head, and naturally did not see the resentful eyes of the beauty. And he doesn't think that the best territory in Beimingzhou is in the west. The Great Lakes region is the real king! If you want grain, you need coal, iron, and iron, and the waterway transportation is convenient, and the transportation cost of coal mines, iron ores, and grain is extremely low. As long as the population is sufficient, it will be difficult to take off in the era of industrialization!

So there can't be just one country in the Great Lakes region, there must be at least five. However, I am afraid that the access to the sea is not enough, and there must be three countries as landlocked countries. Take the Mississippi and St. Lawrence rivers to the sea.

As compensation for the lack of access to the sea, the area of the three landlocked countries could be larger. To the north of the Great Lakes could be a great country that would include the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. You can take the St. Lawrence River (this river has not been discovered on this plane, and naturally it is not named) into the Atlantic. The capital could be built on the northern shore of Lake Ontario, on the territory of what would become Toronto. The country is very large and rich in resources, such as iron ore, coal mines, oil, copper, etc., which are all rich in Chen Dexing's memory. However, the climate there is cold, and the transportation is not very convenient before the construction of the big railway, so it is not easy to develop.

The southern part of the Great Lakes region has a warm climate, abundant coal and iron resources, and close proximity to navigable rivers, so it is impossible for the same country to control the large iron ore mines and the large coal mining areas. Otherwise, this country will have the national strength to unify Beimingzhou in the future.

The largest country that Mr. Chen planned to establish in the southern Great Lakes was on the territory of what would become Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin. Minnesota is a major iron ore mining region in the United States, and the mining area is close to Lake Superior and is very easily accessible. But in Chen Dexing's memory. There is no coal produced there, at least not in large coal fields. But there are vast plains, and there is so much land that can be cultivated that it is very fertile.

Another large country in the southern Great Lakes region has territory in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. As far as Chen knows, there are large coal fields on this site, and there seem to be some iron ore mines, but they are not major iron ore mining areas in the United States. At the same time, the land is just as fertile and fertile as it is staggering. Also really nice place. I don't know which of Chen Dexing's sons will be cheaper?

These two countries near the Great Lakes region have access to the sea via the St. Lawrence River and the Mississippi River (the Long River). In the future, the first good district should be established on the shores of the Great Lakes.

The two feudal states with access to the sea occupied the best areas of the East Coast of the United States. Naturally, the territory doesn't have to be too big.

One of these countries owns lands in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Delaware, and New Jersey. It was built near what would become Philadelphia, a natural harbor near the mouth of the Delaware River. The Delaware River is an inland river with a very strong water transport capacity - as is the case in the eastern and central parts of the United States! Even without railways, logistics costs in the country are not much higher.

The other country held the remainder of the northeastern United States, plus what would become the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. The capital, of course, was at the mouth of the Hudson River – a navigable inland river – where the future New York would be.

Although the area of these two countries is not large, they have good ports and large rivers. The land is fertile, and the coal resources seem to be relatively abundant. However, iron ore is not large, but it can be purchased from nearby areas through trade, and it does not pose a bottleneck to development. Wasn't the center of the steel industry in the United States historically located in Pennsylvania?

In addition, the states of Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky on the east coast of the United States should also establish an independent state. The coastline of this country is long. Agricultural conditions are good, and Kentucky is also rich in coal and iron.

In the later generations of the American South, the territory on both sides of the Mississippi River should also be able to establish a country. The states on the east bank of the Mississippi River should include Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. These sites are all well-known agricultural areas, and Georgia has rare coal and iron resources in the southern United States, so it should be able to develop well.

Louisiana, Arkansas, and Missouri to the west of the Mississippi River will also establish a state, and these three states are also large agricultural states, along the Mississippi River, and the transportation is very convenient. However, coal and iron resources are a bit scarce, and I am afraid that in the future, I will need the support of the Ming Empire to survive and develop in Beimingzhou for a long time - arranging one or two weaker countries in a group of countries that are likely to develop into powerful countries is conducive to the Ming Empire's long-term influence on Beimingzhou.

In addition, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and other places have built another country. It is also a country with quite complete industrial and agricultural resources, with no shortage of oil, natural gas, gold, silver, copper, iron, coal, and so on. However, the development cost of coal and iron is relatively high. Not comparable to the Great Lakes.

In the later years, Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma will also be established as landlocked countries in the heart of American imperialism. The country is also rich in industrial and agricultural resources, although there is no sea, but it can be connected to the Mississippi River (the Long River) through the Missouri River, and then enter the North Mayan Sea (Gulf of Mexico), and the transportation is not inconvenient.

Finally, Canada's Quebec, Newfoundland, and Labrador, together with the vast territory covered with ice and snow in the northeast of North Mingzhou, were enough to support a large country. The capital city can be built at the entrance to the St. Lawrence River.

In this way, there will be five countries on the west coast, five countries in the Great Lakes region, three countries in the North Maya Sea, one country in the central landlock, one country in the southeast coast, and one country in the northeast coast, a total of 16 countries.

In addition, there will be a Viceroyalty to be built on the land of Panama in later generations, the Panama Canal, of course, to be excavated, but not now, but in the future. In Tran's plan, the future Panama region should be developed into a thriving commercial metropolis based on the canal, preferably as the financial and commercial center of North and South Mingzhou. By taking control of Panama and deploying a fleet in the Atlantic, the Ming Empire should be able to maintain a strong intervention in the north and south of Mingzhou, preventing the emergence of a unified power.

Thinking of this, Chen Dexing was slightly distracted, and no longer talked to Li Cuixian, but completely sank into his own thoughts. His wishful thinking is very good, but it is really difficult to execute. Sixteen countries, there must be sixteen sons who can go to be kings, but now he only has four sons who can go to Mingzhou to be kings, and there are still twelve missing, so he has to work hard!

Of course, this is not the biggest difficulty, the most difficult thing is to invest huge wealth and huge manpower to build the 16 national capitals, and there must be a considerable number of people and industries to support the development of these 16 capitals. Moreover, the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Northern Ming Dynasty were only vassals and colonies of the Ming Empire. The court of the Ming Empire could not and should not give them much support...... (To be continued......)