Chapter 935: Armed businessman

Qingzhou.
Xiao Ming is reading the historical classics in the technology spar, all of which are from modern times.
Although the history of this world has completely changed and cannot be measured by the standards of the contemporary world, it is still possible to use this historical knowledge as a reference.
After all, no matter how history develops, the impact of history on some inaccessible places is still very small, such as the Siberian Snow Field.
At the same time, he also read the history of Tsarist Russia’s aggression in the Kanto region, and found some unappetizing records. For example, when Tsarist Yakutsk chief Golovin sent Boyakov to the southward invasion along the Lena River, After arriving in the Daur area under the jurisdiction of the heads of Daur, they looted everywhere and even killed the Daur people in an exterminous manner, so that they were called cannibals.
And this is enough to see that this era has not completely escaped from barbarism, but from a savage and civilized free zone, where evil and good camps are equally distinct.
"The emperor, Zhu Sansi is an opinionated general, and General Niu Ben has always admired it." Qian Dafu understands Xiao Ming's mind well, and speaks of comfort in time.
I trust Qian Dafu and Xiao Ming very much, so the two of them chatted like they were talking about family. He said, "Because of this, I approved Zhu Sansi to go to Jianzhou."
For him, he is now very happy to promote young generals, not only to prevent the consolidation of the military class, but also to allow some generals with modern military combat thinking to lead the army.
Lu Fei, Luo Xin, Qi Guangyi and others are certainly the current outstanding generals of Dayu, but with the increase of Dayu’s troops at sea, he needs to have someone on his own in the colony. At that time, these veterans are naturally not suitable. Expatriate.
"Niu Ben still has some vision, and I am also very optimistic about Zhu Sansi, this is a pragmatic and able to fight man." Xiao Ming laughed.
Qian Dafu dragged the whisk and joked: "This Zhu family is interesting, one Zhu Sansi and the other Zhu Wuliu, but the two brothers have completely different temperaments, one is straightforward and the other is slick."
Xiao Ming smiled. This Zhu Wuliu started from nothing and now has a million family members. Now the court is using him to publicize, so that more people can join business.
After all, with the expansion of the market, the industry and commerce of the country also need fresh blood.
In contrast to Zhu Wuliu, the court also promoted Zhu Sansi and set him up as a private example.
"Now the court needs models to inspire the people, so as to make the country full of vitality, but the two are also very competitive. They have real skills and are not a tool for the court to deceive the people."
Xiao Ming retracted his gaze from the drawing. In fact, he had the typical idea of ​​the forest from the beginning. Propaganda is also a political method.
Qian Dafu nodded, "It's not wrong at all. Now many people want to follow the example of the two, one in the army and the other in the business industry."
"That's right, I didn't waste any effort at all. The Great Yu country still needs the imperial court to guide, just like this time going north to drive out Russia, it is necessary to treat the symptoms at the same time.
Xiao Ming narrowed his eyes.
Qian Dafu was puzzled and listened attentively.
After clearing his throat, Xiao Ming said, "Do you know why the Russians can reach Siberia so far and still occupy this place?"
"The old slave is stupid, and I hope the emperor will make it clear."
"For the sake of fur, in Europe, Russia is a large exporter of fur. It is through the fur trade that they can have money in exchange for European technology and weapons. The Siberian Snowfields and the Kanto region of Great Yu are the areas with the richest fur. When it was sweet, they naturally refused to leave, and because of this, the occupation of Siberia changed from a civilian behavior in the beginning to a state behavior in Tsarist Russia.
According to the intelligence provided by the Secret Guard, he basically figured out the power of Tsarist Russia’s eastward expansion. After all, Tsarist Russia has always been playing in Europe and other countries.
"That's it." Qian Dafu suddenly became cheerful.
Xiao Ming continued: "The Siberian Snowfield may be a fur hunting ground for Tsarist Russia, but it is a barrier to Great Yu Kingdom. This is why I am determined to take Siberia, but I rely solely on the army to control such a vast land. It’s a bit difficult. Because of this, I have the idea of ​​letting merchants participate in Siberian affairs, but in this way, Great Yu will learn from Europeans and open firearms to merchants."
"The emperor, this is absolutely impossible. This firearm cannot fall into the hands of the merchant. The business of the merchant council has just ended." Qian Dafu said nervously.
Xiao Ming laughed when he heard the words, and he said: "I understand your concerns, so I now have the best of both worlds. This is to allow the private sector to establish mercenary companies, which can only be established after the court review. Armed protection only needs to spend money to hire some mercenaries, which can solve the problem of some retired soldiers who are unwilling to farm."
"This is a coup. In this way, the court only needs to supervise the mercenary company, instead of worrying about the establishment of merchant arms, and it is safer for royal family members or trusted people to set up mercenary companies." Dafu breathed a sigh of relief.
"It can also solve the problem of firearm replacement." Xiao Ming added.
In this era, merchant armed groups were actually part of the state's power, such as the notorious East India Company, which trained mercenaries in India at its peak and even possessed some national military functions.
Similarly, arming merchant ships at sea is also part of the naval power. It is through armed merchant ships that the United Kingdom has obtained a steady stream of naval soldiers~EbookFREE.me~ After all, the crew of these armed merchant ships live on ships all year round, and they can drive warships with a little training. , As an important part of British maritime supremacy.
In contrast, Great Chongqing is a bit lagging behind in this respect. According to the current development momentum of Great Chongqing, businessmen will naturally look for their interests, and the interests of merchants are where Great Yu's interests lie.
The interests of Great Yu are also the interests of businessmen.
Therefore, after careful consideration, he decided to relax some civilian armed controls and let businessmen extend overseas as the tentacles of the power of the Great Chongqing.
"This is another idea that can be accomplished in one fell swoop." Qian Dafu couldn't help laughing.
Xiao Ming nodded slightly, "What I want to do now is to take Siberian surgery. Don’t the Russians like the fur business? Let’s this trade from them, and let the merchants from Great Chongqing go to Siberia to hunt for fur and sell it to Europe. ."
"I'm afraid that the Russians will regret that they have provoke our country." Qian Dafu smiled predictably.