Emperor Chongzhen, who was far away in the capital, learned about the situation on Hong Chengchou through the eavesdropping system. He was very pleased and praised him for his good work!

Hong Chengchou's ability was indeed good, so Emperor Chongzhen didn't need to go to rescue the yard in person. The Ming army occupied the Mingwei Fort and was considered stable. As for what would happen to the Tsarist Russian army that was released, Emperor Chongzhen didn't mind.

If Tsarist Russia is eventually divided by Poland and Sweden, it would be of course good for the Ming army to destroy Tsarist Russia without doing it themselves.

If Tsarist Russia eventually withstood the attacks from Poland and Sweden, for the Ming army, it would also consume the troops of the three Western countries and help the Ming Dynasty continue to expand its influence at Fort Minway. Even if it wants to fight these three countries in the future, it would be easier.

In short, no matter who wins and who loses, the Ming army will not mind!

Winter has arrived, and it is time for Hong Chengchou to spend the winter. However, in the coming year, we should also go shopping in the lower reaches of the Volga River to intimidate several Khanates there to ensure the peace of the Volga River Basin. In this way, when land reclamation and farming can greatly reduce the logistics pressure on the country to the Minway Fort.

To achieve this strategic goal, the Cossacks and the Turgut tribes were still enlisted. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen did not mind giving Racine and Ponchuk a higher title. In addition, he also issued an order to let their sons come to the capital to study, just like Zheng Zhilong's son Zheng Chenggong. By the way, they would give them a greater sense of belonging to the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, in the original territory of the Mughal Empire, Wu Sangui's troops had already defeated the entire western part of Lahore, including Kashmir. The territory of the Ming Dynasty had bordered the Persian Empire and the Braha Khanate.

Whether it was the Persian Empire or the Braha Khanate, they were very nervous in the face of the aggressiveness of the Ming army.

Among them, because Abbas II suffered heavy losses before, he did not have the spare time to make corresponding troops deployments and had the intention to give up part of the border.

Although the Braha Khanate did not lose its military strength, the pressure on the Khan was greater than that of Abbas II. Because on the back of the Braha Khanate, the Ming army led by Hong Chengchou appeared, and the counterattack of the Tsarist Russian army was defeated; now the Ming army that destroyed the Mughal Empire in the south was eliminated. If the north and south attacked, it would definitely be a battle of life and death.

In addition, after reorganizing some local people as the Ming army in Mumbai, they began to advance west along the coast and almost reached the border of the Persian Empire. It can be said that Abbas II could not sleep either.

Emperor Chongzhen was quite satisfied with these situations. However, based on the news received by Li Dingguo and Wu Sangui, Abbas II seemed to have planned to adopt the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the country. Once the Ming army invaded the Persian Empire, it would be obviously subject to logistics supplies.

This move is particularly effective for Wu Sangui's side, because Wu Sangui's inland did not have the ability to provide the army's logistics in a series of wars. If it is forced to confiscate, it may cause riots such as the Tang Dynasty.

Based on such facts, Wu Sangui and Li Dingguo didn't need to summarize the news step by step, so Emperor Chongzhen sent someone to pass the imperial edict.

Wu Sangui wanted to join Hong Chengchou in oppressing the Bukhara Khanate to surrender and be the minions of the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, he would simply unite to destroy the Bukhara Khanate and open up the access between the Tang Dynasty and the Ming Fort.

For the Persian Empire, the center of gravity of the Ming Dynasty should be shifted to the seaside, attacked from the sea, and took the wealthy land of the Persian Empire, and the center was intact, and then swept away other barren lands.

Of course, the plan is planned like this. Whether the situation will change in this way remains to be verified by time.

Emperor Chongzhen himself estimated that the advancement of the Ming Dynasty from south to north would inevitably have a profound impact on the situation in Europe. If not, history would greatly change, and it would be possible to have a war between the Ming Dynasty and many challenges.

Let's see this again!

When Emperor Chongzhen thought of this, he no longer paid attention to the situation in the west and began to think about the Nanyang side.

It has been several years since the Nanyang Dynasty was fought. Compared with the Mughals, the Ming Dynasty had a greater influence, and there were even more immigrants.

However, compared with the past, most of the people in the Ming Dynasty who have been in the past have become local farmers, hiring original natives to open manors, especially grain production, and are continuously producing.

The Ming Dynasty’s local area reduced the occurrence of man-made disasters. Although there were still natural disasters, life was not difficult and grain output was also increased. For example, after large-scale land reclamation and farming in the Hetao Plain, Liaodong and other places, it greatly supplemented the food consumption.

Among them, in the north, potatoes contribute the most to the grain harvest. In the south, there is a higher proportion of sweet potatoes. The vigorous promotion and cultivation of these two crops has led to the transportation of grain from the South Ocean along the Strait of Malacca to the west.

At this time of the Ming Dynasty, there was no shortage of food, and it was the Ming people who were influenced by the Ming culture!

The Mongolian grasslands, Liaodong, North Korea, Fusang and other provinces are really vast and sparsely populated. It will take at least hundreds of years to truly prosper.

Even if the Tianshan Mountains continue to immigrate to Gansu and Shaanxi, it is far from enough to fill it, let alone Hong Chengchou launched the war to advance westward, taking away a large number of people.

In short, Emperor Chongzhen calculated that the Ming Dynasty today really lacked food or money, but it was short of people! Perhaps, this is the side effect of the rapid expansion of the Ming territory!

"It really can't expand anymore!" Emperor Chongzhen thought about this and couldn't help but sigh, "After occupying the Arabian Peninsula and the Persian Empire, it will really slow down. The industrialization process in the Ming Dynasty is far beyond the world, so there must be a place to dump goods!"

Emperor Chongzhen also thought about the future world pattern. Europe should be kept, but Europe cannot be unified, so many small countries will coexist. Looking back, the Ming Dynasty will be the world police and uphold justice for them.

He was thinking when he suddenly heard the eunuch coming and report, "Your Majesty, please see your prince!"

"Oh?" Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Let him come in!"

After a while, the Crown Prince Zhu Cilang came in to greet him, and then he replied to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I still have a few doubts about that electromagnetic theory. I would like to ask my father for advice."

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and nodded and said, "If you have any doubts, come and listen."

Since Zhu Cixuan successfully presided over the Iron Armored Warship, his interest has begun to shift to the electric lights. However, before, he started a new study with a steam engine, and electricity is a brand new field, so he doesn't understand many things.

Although some of the Ming Dynasty's most knowledgeable scholars in power and electromagnetic fields have been gathered around him, and craftsmen from all walks of life have also been transferred here, after all, it is a new field, so many contents are still to be asked by Emperor Chongzhen.

At the beginning, Emperor Chongzhen could still answer casually. But after half a year, he couldn't guarantee it, so he could only let Zhu Cixuan speak it out first.

Emperor Chongzhen was satisfied with Zhu Cixuan's positioning and understanding of himself. Therefore, he tried his best to achieve success in these aspects. He even proposed the long-term vision of the internal combustion engine, guiding Zhu Cixuan to study in that direction and see if he could develop an internal combustion engine in his lifetime.

This is not impossible. In the original history, Dutch physicist Huygens was inspired by gunpowder explosions and thus carried out research on obtaining power from gunpowder explosions, thus starting the path of invention of internal combustion engines.

However, Emperor Chongzhen knew the concept of an internal combustion engine, and even knew that using flammable substances such as petroleum extracts to burn to produce heat energy and convert it into power is the correct way for an internal combustion engine. Just this is the only point that the invention of an internal combustion engine can be greatly shortened.

With mature steam engines as prototypes, internal combustion engines are not difficult to build. The key is how much thermal efficiency is. Of course, Emperor Chongzhen also guided this point in the same way as inventing the steam engine.

First, the internal combustion engine comes out and then improves it. If time, energy and money are spent, the thermal efficiency will definitely increase. Finally, one day, it will definitely reach that day that can be truly practical.

Before he saw that Emperor Chongzhen finally answered Zhu Cixuan’s question, he asked him: “Is there any progress in the internal combustion engine?”

Hearing this, Zhu Cilang was excited and immediately replied: "Father, the prototype designed by Erchen has been built before, and it is estimated that it will be built in about a month. Looking back on some details, Erchen wants to ask his father for advice!"

When talking about internal combustion engines, he obviously became much more confident. After all, in the Ming Dynasty, he was one of the people who knew the most about steam engines.

Zhu Cilang was also satisfied with everything he had now. Because the news he received privately was praising him, and he left his name in history books. Even if he was the crown prince for his whole life, he would leave a lot of money.

"Yes!" Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing his words, and then reminded, "Those summarized documents must be kept well. Important content must be stored separately to avoid losses."

Hearing this, Zhu Cixuan quickly answered, saying that he did not dare to neglect this aspect. So Emperor Chongzhen said what he finally wanted to say: "These documents are very precious. They should not only be passed down to future generations, but also deduce them based on these documents to make them a further basis for new learning. You should also focus on this. Otherwise, if I personally commanded the army and I will not be here for a few years, would you do nothing and wait for me to answer?"

Hearing this, Zhu Cilang couldn't help but feel ashamed and quickly responded.
Chapter completed!