New Ming Empire mixed in America

Hearing that weapons could be funded, Messenger Lanfang wiped away the tears on his face, grinned with a somewhat funny smile, and said:

"Weapons are fine too. As long as we have muskets, we can resist the Dutch attack."

After looking at Liu Erhe who was standing aside, Messenger Lanfang gritted his teeth and continued:

"I hope you can provide some artillery. Without artillery, we will have to sacrifice human lives to face the Dutch."

What he said is right, let alone artillery, even muskets are very scarce in the Lanfang Republic now.

Although Lanfang Republic was on the trade route from Europe to the Qing Dynasty, the trade center of European countries at this time was near India.

Moreover, the Lanfang Republic is located in a Dutch colony in the eyes of Europeans, so it is impossible to sell weapons to them.

Moreover, Lanfang Republic has nothing to impress those European businessmen, so Lanfang Republic is very embarrassed.

Not only was he blocked by the Dutch, he was also ostracized by the Puppet Qing Dynasty, so his life was very difficult.

Regarding the artillery that envoy Lan Fang mentioned, Li Mingqi readily agreed.

Anyway, now Foxconn is free enough to produce agricultural tools to supply to various countries in the Americas. Producing some Napoleon cannons and selling them to Lanfang Republic can be regarded as a new business opportunity.

Not to mention Li Mingqi being stingy, the Napoleon cannon is not considered outdated at this time.

Although rapid-fire guns appeared in the 19th century, such as the French 75-gun, that was already decades later.

Most artillery materials in the world are still made of copper, and it will take decades for steel-cast cannons to become mainstream.

The steel Napoleon cannon of the Xinming Empire can be regarded as a very advanced artillery at this time. It is much lighter than the copper cannon, and the gun mount has been improved.

"Weapons can be sold, and artillery is not a problem, but the price of artillery..."

When Li Mingqi said this, envoy Lan Fang nodded hurriedly and said: "As long as the price is not too expensive, we can accept it, including money or food."

Seeing the eagerness on Messenger Lanfang's face, Li Mingqi smiled and continued:

"I don't need money, food or other raw materials. What I need is population."

Li Mingqi's condition made envoy Lan Fang stunned again. He felt that he had been a little dizzy from the moment he got on the ship to now.

First, I was surprised when I saw that the soldiers of the Xinming Empire had no braids, and I was even more shocked when I discovered the various muskets that the soldiers were equipped with on a large scale.

He was mentally prepared when he saw the ironclad ship, but it could be said that the ironclad ship was purchased from Europe, but the soldiers' equipment and some inconspicuous details made him have more guesses about the overall strength of the Xinming Empire.

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Now he felt even more incredible when he heard Li Mingqi talk about wanting more people.

If they could exchange their population for weapons, Lanfang would be more than happy to exchange them for the natives of Southeast Asia.

"We have many indigenous people here, they are very easy to manage and obedient..."

The envoy was stunned for only ten seconds before he came to his senses and excitedly promoted the indigenous population here.

Realizing that envoy Lan Fang did not understand what he meant, Li Mingqi shook his head and could only speak more straightforwardly:

"What I need is not the indigenous people, what I need is the Chinese, the Chinese who came from the Puppet Qing Dynasty."

Before Li Mingqi finished speaking, the expression on Messenger Lan Fang's face solidified.

The smile gradually faded, and the originally arched back slowly straightened up. He stared at Li Mingqi and said:

"It's already very difficult for my Chinese compatriots to live overseas. It's okay not to lend a helping hand, but why do you still persecute them?"

"I want our Lanfang Republic to send those immigrants who escaped from the Qing Dynasty to Europe to work as laborers, but I cannot agree to this!"

With a cold snort, Messenger Lanfang's face lost the enthusiasm just now, and his eyes became cold.

"Bold!" After Liu Erhe scolded him, he sullenly wanted to go up and give this guy a kick. If he dared to be rude to Long Live Lord, he simply deserved a beating.

Li Mingqi watched Liu Erhe move slowly towards Messenger Lanfang, observing himself with the corner of his eye as he walked.

The distance between two and three meters has not moved for more than ten seconds, and Li Mingqi couldn't help laughing.

"Okay, Erhe, stop being so hypocritical. I'm not a petty person."

After talking about Liu Erhe, Li Mingqi smiled and said to envoy Lan Fang: "You misunderstood. What I need is not labor, what I want is immigrants."

"I have enough labor to build the New Ming Empire in America, and not much else, but I have plenty of white labor."

Sighing, Li Mingqi continued: "I won't hide it from you. Our Xinming Empire is very short of immigrants right now. There is plenty of land in the country, but there are no people to cultivate it, so I thought of using weapons in exchange for some immigrants."

He reached out and pulled out a map and opened it on the table. Li Mingqi planned to ask envoy Lan Fang to come over and take a look at the territory of the Xinming Empire.

But after opening the map, I found that this one-and-a-half meter long map really couldn't visually show the size of the Xinming Empire, so I asked someone to find his large map.

Looking at the map that once opened occupied the entire bulkhead of the cabin, and then at the two thick volumes that were rolled up but not completely opened, Messenger Lanfang was very shocked.

Let alone a world map, he has never even seen a detailed map of Southeast Asia.

Li Mingqi pointed to the west coast of America and said: "Look here, this yellow area is the territory of the Xinming Empire."

After finishing speaking, he moved his baton upward and pointed at Alaska and said: "This is also the territory of the Xinming Empire."

Next is the Baja California Peninsula and the Hawaiian Islands.

After finishing speaking, Li Mingqi asked someone to change the location of the map to Europe, clicked on the mainland with English and said:

"Did you see it? This is Daiying. Their area is less than half the size of the Xinming Empire."

Because the map is so huge, the map can only be viewed bit by bit. This side has to be unfolded a little, and the other side has to be rolled up a little.

Finally, the map expanded to Southeast Asia.

Li Ming used his baton to draw a circle in the area where the Filipino monkeys were, and said: "This is Luzon..."

After a slight pause, Li Mingqi's baton crossed the long and narrow Palawan Island in the middle and pointed at Kalimantan Island above Indonesia.

Said: "This is your Lanfang Republic. Do you see it? If you compare it like this, can you know how big our Xinming Empire is?"

After the incident in Versailles, Li Mingqi once again asked the envoy Lan Fang, whose eyes were dull, to look at the small map just unfolded on the table, and said:

"It's a long way from the Puppet Qing Dynasty to the New Ming Empire, and there is no transfer station yet, so the efficiency is a bit low."

"And the Xinming Empire is not as well-known here as your Lanfang Republic, and most of the Chinese who go overseas are willing to live there. That's why I want you to trade immigrants for weapons."

Through the map, he showed off severely, and the target of the show was his compatriots.

Li Mingqi is finally feeling comfortable now. His ancestors said it well, if you don't return home in rich clothes, you will be like walking at night in rich clothes.

Previously, the Xinming Empire could not find anyone to show off to Li Mingqi in America, but after coming to the Far East, it finally felt proud this time.

Seeing that envoy Lan Fang had not come to his senses yet, Li Mingqi coughed in a fake way and said:

"Don't be stunned. I have many maps like this. You can take a few copies with you when you leave. Although Lanfang Republic is a bit small, we are all Chinese compatriots and I will not laugh at you."

"After you go back, I hope that your Lanfang Republic can come up with a plan to exchange immigrants for weapons as soon as possible, so that you can get rid of the threat of the Dutch as soon as possible."