If it is not an industrial country, or a country that has just entered the industry, war will not stimulate domestic demand.

Because in ancient times, it was an agricultural society, underdeveloped commerce and a cold weapon era, grain was the biggest consumable. There was little requirement for metal ore, but in ancient times, the production of grain was relatively small, which was easier to consume national strength but could not stimulate domestic demand.

In addition, the status of ancient merchants was low, so they could have been able to share dividends when participating in the war. But Confucianism is a big deal, haha!

Even if merchants participate, it is a means to raise prices. In ancient times, merchants, especially Chinese merchants, did not know how to produce, but only knew how to transport and hoard. This led to the government and the people hating merchants very much and often making money in the country. Therefore, even if there is a chance, it is impossible, let alone Confucianism is the dominant one.

In addition, before the Ming Dynasty, the military household registration system was implemented, and they only joined the army when there was war. Professional soldiers all protected the royal family and local governments. They basically did not use troops abroad. There was no war bonus!

In ancient times, if the emperor wanted to start a war, he would be troubled by all parties, saying something about tyrants, being very fond of merit, etc. The ministers who were short-sighted and only valued their family's interests were even more fiercely opposed.

Looking at the thousands of years of history of China, there are not many emperors, not many Yang Guang, not many Emperor Wu of Han, and not many Zhu Di.

Of course, the Ming Empire after Zhu Zilong traveled through time is different now. We cannot summarize it. In short, there are conditions for war to pull the needs.

In recent years, the Ming Dynasty's economy has declined significantly due to the problems of the European market. Moreover, once a war broke out with Europe, the trade of porcelain, tea and silk that had the largest trade profits against Europe will be severely damaged.

If the economy is weak, then use military industry to drive economic growth and increase employment opportunities. Silk cannot be sold. It doesn’t matter. It can be purchased by the state and add a layer of silk inside the military uniform, which can have a certain effect on preventing bullets.

Adhere to the four basic principles, we must burn the war outside the country and fight in the enemy's country.

Then, persist in maintaining the North American market!

In short, I can win anyway. Then I will use slogans to open the way. The purpose of war is actually a continuation of trade politics. Beat you first, and if you are honest, you will naturally sign an unequal treaty obediently!

Soon, a plan was put on the desk.

The military's general staff gave a plan to use Egypt as a springboard to seize control of the Strait of Gibraltar, concentrate a large number of ships, gather troops, and first take action against Spain.

In recent years, the steam engine and ships of the Ming Dynasty have been able to travel far away, but only because of domestic needs. They only use part of them to travel long distances. Now, they need them during wartime, so they are all on.

Sailing boats will suffer from windless belts, so if you use steamships, you won’t have this worry.

Let's take the colonies of those bullshit alliance countries first. As an important supplement to the European economy, how can the new navy warships be worthy of if you don't wash it?

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In just half a month, the Ming Empire, which was a different place from before, once the war machine started to move with all its might, shocking the world.

Zhu Zilong announced that he would add 80 divisions in one go, and it was a new army, which was built according to Zhu Zilong's modern organization. A division includes five to six regiments, plus second-line non-combat units affiliated to the division logistics department, such as breeding farms, special reconnaissance companies affiliated to the division reconnaissance department, and other units. So in this way, a division has about 10,000 people.

Eighty divisions mean an increase of eighty to one million troops.

With the number of troops that had already owned before, by this time the total military strength of the Ming Empire would reach three million people.

This is an unimaginable number. This is not the past. Any military household is considered a soldier.

In the past, the number of troops in the Ming Dynasty was the largest in China's history, and it was a growing process. As a unified dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was surrounded by powerful enemies. Especially in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, Japan, the Later Jin, and Mongolia were not fuel-efficient.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty always claimed to have 2.8 million troops to the outside world.

However, by the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the military system of the garrison had completely collapsed. The actual strength of many thousand households was less than one-tenth of the number that should have been, and this situation was very common.

During the reign of Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty encountered a series of challenges. First, the Japanese pirates on the southeast coast, and these so-called Japanese pirates unscrupulously attacked China's coastal areas.

Therefore, in the real Ming Dynasty, before Zhu Zilong traveled, the number of troops available and able to fight was only about 500,000. Most of them were border troops!

Mainly the Route Army, the Navy is almost 0!

However, the army-increasing Zhu Zilong is different now. Almost every soldier requires training to achieve the goal of becoming an elite soldier after delivery.

Its combat effectiveness is definitely several times that of the regular army of the Ming Dynasty in the past, and it must be without much moisture.

Therefore, such a three million army is definitely an elite model that the Ming Dynasty army in the old era could not defeat even if it was 10 million.

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Half a month later, the Ming Dynasty ushered in a brand new era at sea.

Because of the fierce arrival of national orders, the economic growth rate of the Ming Empire was very fast. New docks appeared one after another, and shipyards recruited workers. The economic sluggish phenomenon could not be seen in just half a month.

Because of their confidence in the victory of the national war, the number of people who want to join the army has also increased significantly. The young people lined up in long queues, waiting for recruitment.

"Prince, there are thirty infantry divisions, twenty naval divisions, and ten cavalry divisions." The people from the General Staff reported to Zhu Zilong carefully.

Zhu Zilong nodded and said, "Don't worry, we still have time to advance step by step. In the past, we gave Europeans an impression that we were secretly conspiring, which was not good. Now we want Europeans to know that we are dragons, not foxes."

"yes!"

Any great power war is not something that can be done by playing marbles and jumping flags. It can end in a few days or months.

Back then, the Japanese invaded China and called for three months to destroy China. It was purely a brainless unconscious person.

Although those European countries that were committed to death were not as large as those of the Ming Empire, the land area was not as large as those of the Ming Empire, but because the two sides were tens of thousands of miles away, there were no large-scale air forces in this era.

Therefore, Zhu Zilong's navy and troop transport fleet, not to mention anything else, just floated on the sea, and had to loot the other party's colonies first.

The total time it takes is impossible to complete in less than a few months to half a year!

Now, the latest battle report shows that the main navy of the Ming Dynasty has just entered the Spanish colony in North America for a month.

However, the record is good. The super caliber cannons of the regular navy of the Ming Dynasty were a disaster for the colonies along the way. No fortress on the beach could withstand it!

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Chapter completed!