New Ming Empire mixed in America

The operation to capture Zaragoza went very smoothly, and it can even be said that there was no resistance at all.

When Zaragoza was finally released from the bag, Sun Changying had already led the mountain special forces away from the scene of the incident.

"What you are doing is very despicable. There has never been any precedent of kidnapping the opponent's commander on the battlefield!"

Zaragoza adjusted his bright red military uniform and began to righteously accuse the special forces who were watching the excitement around him.

Although the soldiers didn't know what he was talking about, they could tell from his tone that it was not a good thing.

Then several big feet appeared in front of Zaragoza at the same time.

"This foreign devil has no good intentions. I think it's more convenient to keep him in a sack."

A special soldier cursed and tied Zaragoza back up, and the food that was originally brought was canceled.

Zaragoza, who was tied to a small tree, could only watch the special forces eating breakfast.

The action to capture Zaragoza was made by Sun Changying at short notice.

At the beginning, their mission was to detect the escape direction of the remaining Mexican soldiers, but as they went deeper and deeper into Mexico.

Sun Changying knew that it was no longer possible to leave a signal to the National Defense Forces so that they could rush over and annihilate the remaining soldiers.

Therefore, he made a relatively bold move, which was to bring Zaragoza back to the New Ming Empire.

They originally thought it would be very troublesome, but after a few days of observation, they found that the remaining Mexican soldiers had already exhausted their last bit of morale during the rapid march.

After the deserters appeared, Sun Changying set the time to take action.

But such a tactic with little technical content caused Zaragoza, who had never experienced special warfare, to suffer a big loss.

He never thought that there would be people in the world who were so ignorant of military ethics and would use such despicable means to deal with a country's general.

Therefore, from the time he was kidnapped until now, he has been holding back his breath.

He couldn't say anything when he was captured on the battlefield, but being captured in this aggrieved manner made him very angry.

"You Orientals don't have any gentlemanly manners. Do you only use such small means to deal with opponents you can't defeat?"

Unfortunately, his roar did not affect Sun Changying's appetite at all.

By the time Zaragoza was sent back to the Xinming Empire, more than a month had passed.

During this period, Song He's fleet was also ready to set off again.

This time, they will represent Li Mingqi's attitude and conduct a "friendly" visit along the west coast of America.

"Remember, the Xinming Empire does not need any compensation, because we will get the compensation ourselves. All you have to do is use naval guns and bayonets to let those who participated in sanctioning the Xinming Empire know that they have offended a

A country you shouldn’t mess with!”

Li Mingqi delivered a speech in front of Song He. Song He was filled with questions and couldn't help but say:

"Your Majesty, it wouldn't be a big loss if we don't want to compensate. I think that at least their governor should come to the Xinming Empire in person to admit his mistake."

Seeing that Song He didn't understand what he meant, Li Mingqi could only sigh and speak more clearly.

"You went here to look for trouble. You bombed a few ports or sent the accompanying National Defense Forces ashore to attack a few fortresses."

"We don't have time to deal with them right now, so this time you want to make them suffer for a while. Next time when you prepare to join forces to punish the Xinming Empire, you can think more about the consequences."

This time Song He finally understood, so he asked curiously: "Your Majesty, are you planning to do anything big next?"

Thinking of a series of things that had happened recently with Ying, Song He suddenly became excited and said, "Is Your Majesty planning to send the fleet to Europe?"

Seeing Song He who suddenly became excited, Li Mingqi wanted to give him a kick.

"Why are we going to Europe? Just the eight battleships like us are going there. There is no place to resupply and there is no port to repair the warships. Are we going to die?"

After Li Mingqi finished speaking, he took Song He to the huge map that occupied the entire wall in the study. He clicked on the marked immigration route with his baton and said to Song He:

"When you come back, your task is to sort out this route for me. You must ensure smooth immigration."

Song He looked a little disappointed when he heard that he was not going to Europe.

When his eyes followed Li Mingqi's baton to the Far East, he regained his spirits.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely ensure the safety of the immigration routes!"

In fact, Song He didn't say a word. He also wanted the Sanchen Banner of the Xinming Empire to appear on the ground of the Puppet Qing Dynasty.

After sending away Song He, who suddenly seemed to have been injected with chicken blood for some reason, Li Mingqi summoned Sun Laifu again.

"Nothing has been discovered within the National Defense Forces, right?"

Before Sun Laifu could see him, Li Mingqi asked him the question he was most worried about now.

The standard pistol that appeared in the hands of the immigration officer made Li Mingqi feel like a thorn in his heart during this period.

After hearing this, Sun Laifu nodded and said: "No problems have been found within the National Defense Forces. All pistols have detailed whereabouts reports."

Because officers are now equipped with new pistols, the previous revolvers are now in the hands of soldiers.

The guy called Third Brother was holding a revolver, and it was the style used by soldiers.

Now everyone at the Immigration Bureau has been taken away for questioning, especially the officials, who have received special care from the Jin Yiwei.

The matter at the Immigration Bureau is quite troublesome because it involves the staff on the fake Qing side, so I couldn’t figure it out for a while.

But the problem of the Ministry of Commerce is much simpler. They simply collect money to perform services.

And he still received money from merchants who came from the Puppet Qing Dynasty.

These people took advantage of Li Mingqi's vigorous promotion of industry and opened several factories within a few months.

And the purpose of these factories is very clear, all related to weapons manufacturing.

From small steam engines to ore refining, there are factories run by these people.

But the steel smelting factories are all royal properties, so these people can't get involved for a while.

Most of the funds used by these people to buy the Ministry of Commerce came from the British and the North and South of the United States.

The quality of the weapons of the Xinming Empire, especially the steel Napoleon guns, made them very jealous.

The quality of the Xinming Empire's steel is obviously far superior to theirs, which is why they want to cause trouble for the Xinming Empire.

Li Mingqi finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Sun Laifu say that there was no problem with the National Defense Forces.

As long as there are no problems with the National Defense Forces, Li Mingqi is not worried that the emerging bureaucracy in the country will shake the foundation of the New Ming Empire.

Now there are three ballast stones for the Xinming Empire. The first one is the Royal Bank. This does not require a majority.

The second piece is the National Defense Force, which is also the piece that Li Mingqi values ​​most.

The last piece is the Imperial Guard, which is a powerful weapon used by Li Ming to check and balance the National Defense Force and prevent the officers from showing warlordism.

Even if the officials of the Xinming Empire were completely rotten to the core, Li Mingqi held these three ballast stones in his hands and was not afraid of any accidents at all.

Even if the matter is more serious, Li Mingqi can take the Imperial Guard and the Royal Bank to start a new business elsewhere.

As for why Li Mingqi has such worries, it is because almost all officials in the Xinming Empire are from Yeluzi.

In the early stage, I relied on recommendations, and in the later stage, I took the Xinming Empire version of the imperial examination.

Li Mingqi never thought about the integrity of the officials selected by these two methods.

This was just an attempt by Li Ming to experiment with the official structure.

It is normal for problems to arise now, but at least the official structure of the Xinming Empire has taken shape.

Next, we only need to wait for the people who have received formal education to graduate from school, and then we can completely eliminate the problem of officials.

Li Mingqi didn't even think about taking care of it slowly. He would definitely let Jin Yiwei conduct screening at that time.

Officials who have done a good job can stay in their posts, while the remaining unqualified officials will be dismissed directly and replaced by newcomers.

If they know the truth, they can continue to live as ordinary people. If they don't, they can just use them as a test weapon.

It's not that Li Mingqi is cruel, but the Xinming Empire didn't have talents at the beginning, so they couldn't let them grow wildly and build a skeleton on their own.

If the Xinming Empire wants to develop, we don't know how long it will take.

It's not like Li Mingqi didn't give them a chance. He also knew that during the barbaric growth period, these officials would have some problems.

But as long as they obey the arrangements honestly, Li Mingqi is not prepared to do anything to them.

If you can't be an official, you can at least be a rich man who doesn't have to worry about food and drink.