New Ming Empire mixed in America

Correcting typos...

Although the problem in San Jose cannot be solved for the time being, the naval blockade will still continue.

Although mines are very effective against large ships, they have no effect against small ships.

For example, a small steamship, the kind used to carry a few people.

So after the shipyard had just basically completed the trial version of the ironclad, Li Mingqi notified Song He to come over and receive the ship.

At the same time, it also equipped the navy with some aluminum alloy fishing boats.

Although this kind of fishing boat is a bit small and cannot be equipped with artillery, it can be used as an offshore patrol boat if it is equipped with a rotating machine gun.

They don't need to patrol too far away, they just need to be within the mine defense line.

The mines were originally placed as close to the opposite shore as possible, so now they are convenient for patrols by small boats like this.

Another reason for launching this kind of boat is that the engines of this kind of boat are detachable, in other words, the cost of replacement is lower.

If the engine breaks down, the engine can be replaced directly without having to replace the entire ship.

When Li Mingqi arranged for Zhang Yu to install iron plates and rotating machine guns on the fishing boat, Liu Erhe hurried over.

"Long live my Lord, what a happy event."

Liu Erhe came to Li Mingqi with a happy face and said: "Long live my Lord, the white barbarians are in civil strife."

"The Jinyiwei sent back news that these white barbarian farmers in the United States had revolted, and the rebel army bombarded Fort Sumter."

After Li Mingqi heard the news, he breathed a sigh of relief and finally came.

As long as there is a war between the north and the south, no one will be able to care about the west coast, which is very far away for them.

Because both the North and the South have sharpened their bayonets and are always ready to bleed each other.

Even in the Mexican state closest to New California, their troops are still on guard against Texas.

Therefore, on the west coast now, the Xinming Empire no longer needs to estimate anyone.

Without returning to the City Hall Palace, Li Mingqi held a meeting in front of the emperor at the shipyard.

Participants in the meeting included National Defense Force Brigadier Sun Laifu, Navy Commander Song He, Jinyiwei Commander Liu Erhe, and Chief Assistant Liu Youcai.

Also observing were Davis, the commander of the Ming Alliance Army, and Zhou Yuan, the mayor of the San Francisco port area.

"The current civil strife in the Baiman Empire is a good opportunity for the development of our Xinming Empire."

Liu Youcai spoke first, and the other ministers also knew that what Liu Youcai meant was almost exactly what His Majesty Li Mingqi meant.

So they sat upright one by one, waiting for Li Mingqi to announce the task.

"Now our Xinming Empire has established a foothold in San Francisco, but this is not enough!"

Li Mingqi stood up and opened the huge map hanging on the wall behind him, circled the location of California with his baton and said:

"This is our next goal, to capture the entire California!"

After talking about the overall strategy, Li Mingqi looked at Liu Youcai and said:

"Old Liu, I leave the immigration matters to you. You must settle the newly arrived people well."

Liu Youcai immediately stood up to accept the order and said: "Long live Lord, don't worry, I have gained considerable experience in the resettlement of immigrants now, and I will definitely let the new people understand the painstaking efforts of Lord Long live."

Li Mingqi nodded with great satisfaction. Although he went through a period of blind operations guided by an amateur under the guidance of an expert when he was in Yingtian Mansion, Liu Youcai finally brought him on the right track.

Therefore, he was very reassured about Liu Youcai's working ability.

Moreover, Liu Youcai is a veteran who has experienced hard times. I believe that under his leadership, there will be no peace faction, land ceding faction, or other factions that have no effect on the current Xinming Empire in the empire.

Some time ago, some guys who used to work as foremen for white mine owners came out and talked nonsense about recruiting white people to join the empire.

At first, Li Mingqi thought they were talking about letting white women integrate into the Xinming Empire. Li Mingqi was quite concerned about this matter. After all, the Xinming Empire now belongs to the Monk Kingdom.

It can be said that 95% of the people in the country have no wives, so it would be good to let white women serve as concubines for the people of the empire.

But when Li Mingqi learned that these people wanted to engage in white ethnic integration and called for an electoral system, he immediately asked Jin Yiwei to deal with these guys who were trying to steal everything.

Or are you too full? How many people does the Xinming Empire have?

If all the residents of San Francisco were integrated into the Xinming Empire, would this country be called Xinming or Xinbai?

Not to mention the electoral system, just these three words are enough to get them hanged.

"Should I, as the emperor, also be included in the election?"

It was Li Mingqi's words that made Liu Erhe change the execution of those people to Lingchi.

Long Live the Lord has created such a good world for the people of the empire overseas. How dare these rip-offs dare to be so rebellious and should be killed!

"Sun Laifu, after the new imperial subjects arrive, I hope that the National Defense Force can truly be called the National Defense Force. Can you do it?"

Sun Laifu stood up excitedly and shouted: "I will live up to your kindness and train a strong army for your majesty!"

Li Mingqi nodded, pressed his hands and asked the ministers to sit down, and then continued:

"The empire has come so far, and its basic system has been sorted out."

"The treatment I give you can be considered very generous, and the good days are yet to come."

"But in the future, I don't want to see any of you being executed by my own order for corruption or other nonsense!"

"So take care of the people below you. If there is a problem with anyone, I will go to them, especially Davis and your Ming Xiejun!"

Davis sat in the back and listened, but he did not expect that Li Mingqi would suddenly switch to English and specifically call his name.

His heart tightened, and he knew that some of his men might be dishonest.

He also knew that among his men there were spies arranged by Li Mingqi, but he was in favor of this.

Anyway, he didn't want to cause rebellion among the Orientals. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to earn a high salary safely and bully the white businessmen in the port area?

He immediately stood up, saluted Li Mingqi and said: "I...I will conduct a strict investigation after I return. I wonder if your majesty can tell me what made you angry."

Li Mingqi looked at him for a while and then said: "I don't care what management fees you collect from businessmen, but I heard that recently someone dared to inquire about mines..."

Staring at Davis, Li Mingqi increased his voice and said, "You should know how to deal with it, right?"

After figuring out what made Li Mingqi angry, Davis immediately nodded and said: "I will make those guys disappear."

Li Mingqi hummed in disbelief, and then continued to arrange the next tasks.

After Davis sat down, he began to think about which of his men was the one who was robbing the volunteers in San Jose.

He has repeatedly said not to inquire about military secrets.

But now it seems that there are always some people who won't shed tears without seeing the coffin, and who don't know what pain is until a bayonet is inserted into their body.

"In the future, when recruiting people, we must find people with families..."

After secretly making up his mind, Davis retracted his thoughts and met Liu Erhe's gaze as soon as he raised his head.