1635: The Han Wind Rises Again

I see a lot of people in the comment area who want to go to North America. You can't just think that North America is good now that the United States is the hegemon. Australia's geographical advantage is much better than that of North America. As long as it controls the Indian Ocean and is close to the source of goods in East Asia, it will be the overlord! The sustainability is much better than that of the UK. There is no need to worry about the constant threat of war like Europe. As long as we continue to colonize and develop our navy, all wars will be outside the homeland and we will not be able to attack the homeland at all.

Australia is blessed with a unique geographical environment. Cattle are raised and ramie is grown on the northeastern coast, soybeans and fine velvet cotton are cultivated in rotation in the central east, vegetables, fruits and mulberry trees are grown on the southeastern coast, and wheat and sheep are mixed in the southeastern plains. The four major textile products were mainstream trade products before the advent of chemical fibers. Oil palm grown in the northwest and olive oil grown in the southwest are both gold liquids. New Zealand is an important dairy product producing area, New Guinea rubber, coffee, cocoa, tea, spices, and rice. It is the third and fourth largest fishing areas in Australia and New Zealand, and if it controls Sakhalin and Hokkaido, it is the largest fishing area. Add the Hawaiian Islands, and you will know what is going on if you look at the world map. Half of the Pacific Ocean has become an inland fish farm. Also, the papermaking industry is very promising at this time. There are more crocodiles in Australia and New Guinea than people, with millions at their peak. The leather industry also has prospects. Coupled with the rich mineral resources, there will be no future industrial development, not to mention. The author believes that trade is the mainstream of a powerful country. Britain started its business in the textile industry. If it catches up with it and occupies the market, Britain will not be able to cause trouble in the future, and the chain reaction will have nothing to do with the United States. (As long as the water problem is solved) Access to the Andes and Arabian Peninsula is too easy as shipbuilding develops, energy and minerals. Oil supremacy

The protagonist helps the Ming Dynasty unify. Don't you think it's funny, author? I know you are either taking care of the emotions of some Chinese fans, or you are. But come on, the book you wrote looks like the rise of South America, and the author seems to have been greatly affected by it. But shouldn't you see clearly that given Australia's geographical location, it has to be a troublemaker and allow a unified mainland regime to be used, and you will not be happy? To put it bluntly, Qi State exists to open up territory for the Chinese nation and exist for the living space of the Chinese nation, not for the mainland. If you want to write like this, you might as well just write about the founding of the country from the mainland. Wouldn't the readers feel more involved?

India is probably only suitable for colonization, not permanent rule. There are too many people. At this period, the Mughal Empire alone had a population of more than 100 million. It gives me a headache just thinking about it.

The article is reproduced for reference only. Australia is probably the most sparsely populated country in the world. There are actually 25.44 Million people living in the 7.6 Million square kilometers of land. A large amount of land has been abandoned and the population is too small, making it impossible for things here to achieve a higher and faster level of development. When discussing why Australia has a sparse population, many people point out that Australia's living environment is harsh and most of its land belongs to arid and semi-arid areas, which is not suitable for human survival. I was thinking, where did these people learn geography lessons? Have you returned them all to the geography teacher? Any conclusion you give must be supported by data. Just seeing that the arid areas of the Australian continent are large, it is said that Australia's population carrying capacity is small. Isn't this nonsense? In fact, if you carefully observe the current situation of Australia's resources, you will find that Australia's environmental carrying capacity is not much worse than China's. So, today we will conduct a comprehensive comparison of resources to see how big Australia's environmental carrying capacity is. 1. The first set of data, comparison of humid and semi-humid areas in China and Australia. Approximately how much of China's humid and semi-humid area occupies the land area? Arid and semi-arid areas are mainly concentrated in the four provincial-level administrative regions of Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai and Tibet. The areas of these four provincial administrative regions are Xinjiang 1.66 Million, Inner Mongolia 1.16 Million, Qinghai 720,000, and Tibet 1.22 Million. The combined area of ​​these provinces has reached 4.76 Million, accounting for half of the total territory of our country. Therefore, China's humid and semi-humid areas only cover half of its land area. Even if we make optimistic estimates and count as many as possible, we can only boast about 5 million square kilometers. How many humid and semi-humid areas are there in Australia? Data shows that 70% of Australia's land belongs to arid and semi-arid areas, and the remaining 30% is humid and semi-humid areas. A simple calculation shows that Australia has 2.31 Million square kilometers of humid and semi-humid areas. Even without 70% of the arid and semi-arid areas, Australia's land area is still considered a large country, and its resource endowment far exceeds that of countries such as Mexico and Pakistan today. Humid and semi-humid areas can be engaged in agriculture, forestry, and fishery, and the returns are relatively high. Basically, by calculating the area of ​​humid and semi-humid areas, you can know the population carrying capacity of a country. Therefore, Australia, which has 2.3 Million square kilometers of livable land, has a much greater upper limit for future population growth than most people imagine. 2. The second set of data is a comparison of the actual developed agricultural land areas in China and Australia. Agricultural land usually includes three parts: cultivated land, forest land, and grassland. We can talk about them separately. The area of ​​cultivated land in my country is approximately between 1.8 Billion acres and 2 billion acres. Different statistical calibers vary greatly. Some say that China is close to the red line of 1.8 Billion acres, while others say that China's cultivated land has exceeded 2 billion acres, which is equivalent to the planting area of ​​the United States. Data shows that Australia's cultivated land area is only 48.75 Million hectares. One hectare is 15 acres, so Australia's cultivated land area is 700 million acres, which is approximately equivalent to between one-third and two-thirds of my country's cultivated land area. If China's 1.8 Billion acres of arable land can feed 1.8 Billion people, Australia's 700 million acres of arable land can definitely feed 700 million people. Let's look at the forest area. China's forest coverage rate is the third in the world in terms of land area, but its forest area is only the fifth in the world. My country's forest area is 1.82 Million square kilometers, accounting for 18% of the land area. Australia's forest coverage rate is 21.3%, With a total area of ​​1.63 Million square kilometers. Among them, there are 53,000 square kilometers of virgin forest. Australia is one of the countries with the richest forest resources in the world. my country's forest area is only slightly larger than Australia's. In comparison, China's forests have to bear a lot of desertification prevention and control work and cannot be cut down casually. Australia is already the world's largest exporter of forest trees. In terms of forestry resource area, Australia actually exceeds ours. Look at the grass area again. Data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations show that Australia has the most permanent grazing land in the world, with a total area of ​​414 million hectares, while China has a total area of ​​400 million hectares. The two countries are on par. When we compared the agricultural resources of China and Australia, we were surprised to find that Australia has a lot of agricultural resources. It only has less arable land. The area of ​​woodland, grassland, and humid and semi-humid areas is almost the same as that of China. Therefore, according to a simple estimate, Australia's population will reach 7.8 Billion in the future, which is equivalent to half of China. There is no pressure at all. Why did I suddenly think of the plot in "The Three-Body Problem"? The Trisolarans invaded the earth and regarded Australia as the last reservation for mankind. Billions of people can survive in the desert. Nothing wrong! Of course, if Australia lowers its standards, what is the maximum population it can reach? The country with the greatest population pressure and the most problematic food problem is of course Egypt, a long-established agricultural country. Egypt uses 60 million acres of land to feed a population of 100 million. This is equivalent to supporting 1.7 People per acre of land. According to Egypt's living standards, even Australia's 700 million acres of arable land, excluding grassland and woodland, can support a population of 1 billion or more. If Australia and the United States cooperate better, they can follow Mexico's example of planting a large number of cherry trees, engaging in high-end agriculture, and then importing a large amount of food. There is no problem at all in feeding a population of over 2 billion or even 3 billion. More importantly, Australia's arid and semi-arid areas can be developed for efficient water-saving agriculture like California and Israel. Then life in Australia will be even more beautiful. Of course, Australians cannot think this way. Just like Che Guevara, it is impossible to work part-time, and it is impossible to work part-time in this life! Australia has no working-class temperament at all, so this continent is expected to maintain a low level of development for a long time in the visible historical space. The landlord's son, if you let him work hard, you might as well kill him!

1635 Han style resurgence: 11-20

The author's first book is so well written, it's promising, keep up the good work

The resurgence of the Han style 1635: 55-62

The emperors of the late Ming Dynasty and the emperors of the late Qing Dynasty were both invaded by foreign enemies. One committed suicide and the other chose to be a dog. What else is there to do? In one sentence, there is no rebellion but a chrysanthemum set of electric drills.

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