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Chapter 292 Annan’s future

"This is the only area that the Li family in Annan can control. Further south is the power of the Cham people. They have been sworn enemies for generations. When the Li family was strong, the Cham people were forced to surrender. When the Li family and the Mo family fought fiercely, they had no time to fight. At other times, we took the opportunity to restore many of our inherent territories.”

Obviously, Yuan Keli didn't know very well about the current situation of the Champa people, he only knew a rough idea.Mainly the Francois and smugglers, including pirates, rarely trade with the Cham people. There is nothing to buy or sell except some tropical fruits, so naturally they can't get much relevant information.

"Oh, that's it... Li Ming, I have an idea. Come and see if it can be done. The raid on Thang Long Palace and Hue City is certainly necessary, and it is also imperative to let the Mo family take a breather. But I think it can be done. In order to cause chaos in Annan, the efforts of the Ruan family, Zheng Song and Mo family alone are far from enough, and the Champa people should be added.

As far as the current situation is concerned, Zheng Song's sphere of influence is in Thang Long Province, while the Nguyen family has been entrenched in Hue City for many years. Their strategic priorities must be different.The Nguyen family hopes to move the focus of development southward, while Zheng Song wants to stay in Thang Long Province.

After we intervene, if they can't keep both sides together, they will decide the outcome first. No matter who wins, their strength will be greatly increased. If we turn around and attack Mo's family, not only will there be no three kingdoms fighting for hegemony, I'm afraid we won't even see the situation of two tigers fighting. .

At this time, if the Cham people can be encouraged to go north to regain the land lost by their ancestors, the strongest Ruan family and Zheng Song will neither give up going north nor watch their hometowns fall. The only way is to take care of both the north and the south.

Then your navy will have something to do, selling armor and weapons to whoever is weak, except for steel crossbows and active muskets and artillery.If you don't have enough money, you can exchange it for goods. As long as you get back useful or sellable goods, you can also replenish the navy's funds. "

But this information is enough for Hong Tao. In terms of skills in how to exploit loopholes and damage, Yuan Keli may not be able to match him if he improves for another ten years.

Not to mention a loophole, even if there is only an inconspicuous gap, Hong Tao will work tirelessly to find an opportunity to take advantage of it.Whenever there is a chance, he will lay an egg, and he is very patient. Five years is not too slow, and ten years is not too long.When the time is right, a large number of maggots will hatch out and try their best to absorb the nutrients of others.

"...Your Majesty, in addition to rice, spices, ivory, and rhinoceros horns, the land of Annan should also have some gold, silver, and jade articles. But what can Champa give in exchange for stainless steel armor and weapons?" Yuan Keli did not find the emperor's idea surprising. The second North Korea, but it seems to be too optimistic in terms of feasibility.

The purpose of building iron-making furnaces in North Korea is not to obtain wealth, but to slow down the expansion of the Jurchens. It should be regarded as a strategic investment, regardless of cost, or even losing money.

But supporting Champa is different. No matter how hard it is, even if Annan is unified by a certain force, it will not pose an effective threat to the Ming Dynasty in a short period of time. Free support is a waste of people and money.It would be better to keep the money at home, or simply redress the border troops.

"Hey, Mr. Li, you should take a longer view and don't just focus on the present. As far as I know, in addition to rice, ivory, rhinoceros horns, and spices, Champa also produces cypress and rosewood aniseed materials, which are fine and naturally waterproof. Moth is an excellent material for building naval warships.

Besides, who said that only gold, silver, treasures and food are valuable?In my eyes, talents are the most precious wealth.The local climate is very suitable for growing sugar cane, which can not only press sugar but also make wine. It is especially loved by the Xifan people, and demand exceeds supply.

Li Zhi is currently working hard to promote sugarcane cultivation in the Guangdong and Guangxi areas. For this, he not only offended the ministers in the DPRK but was also tolerated by the local wealthy gentry.Their worries are not unreasonable. There are only so many farmers, and if they all plant sugar cane, rice production will naturally decrease.If the Champa people can grow them together, it will not only increase the production of sugar cane and sugar cane wine, but also further reduce costs.As long as the private desires of the Cham nobles are satisfied, they will force the local people to plant sugar cane like driving animals.

We don't have to worry about anything. We just need to drive a big ship with armor and weapons during the harvest season, and we can get multiple profits at an extremely low price.If possible, opening a sugar mill locally and recruiting local people to work would be more profitable.

I’ll teach you a new vocabulary, scissors difference between industrial and agricultural products!Stainless steel armor and weapons, which are not too expensive in our eyes, are all obtained through the development of industry.But in some areas, industrial products are in short supply and have become necessities, which naturally leads to huge price differences.

What you have to do now is to make armor and weapons a necessity for the Cham and Annam people, and then pick up these big scissors and reap the fruits of their labor.This is another new word called exploitation. Hey hey hey, try it, you might become addicted! "

What does it mean that there is no product to exchange for? Hong Tao firmly disagrees with this view. Only if you can't see it, you can't have it.Every region has its specialties, and its people are also one of them.Now we not only need to persuade Yuan Keli to change his opinion, but also persuade him to try the taste of a colonist in advance.

In addition, the rubber, cocoa, and tobacco seeds brought back from South America by Pondy and I entrusted the Spanish captain to me a few years ago are already thriving in the greenhouse in Xiyuan. A larger nursery is under construction, and the planting area will be determined soon.

According to the conditions, it is nothing more than Guangdong and Guangxi.Rather than bothering to recommend it to local farmers, it is better to get it directly to Champa or Annam for planting.

There is no need to talk nonsense at all. Just let the forging hammer of the machine factory run at full power and continuously make armors and weapons and send them over. The local nobles will force the people to cut down the big trees in the sky and plant them all with sugar cane and rubber trees. The cost is almost Can be ignored.

In any era, if you want to quickly expand your country's strength, enslaving other countries is the only option.It's just that the methods of enslavement are different. Sometimes it requires the use of warships and cannons, and sometimes it is software computers, or bank investments, or culture and ideas.

But whether it is military occupation, economic control or ideological invasion, in the final analysis, it is all about obtaining maximum benefits at the minimum cost. In essence, it is still plunder and slavery, there is no difference.

"...Would doing so violate the harmony of heaven and earth?" Yuan Keli may not fully understand what the scissor gap between industrial and agricultural commodities is and what exploitation is for a while, but he can imagine the scene described by the emperor.

I tilted my head slightly while thinking, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on my back.The swaying light of the oil lamp clearly projected the emperor's figure on the wall. It seemed as if a pair of wings stretched out from his back, coupled with the body movements of the splayed teeth and claws, it looked like an evil ghost in the eighteenth level of hell.

(End of this chapter)