Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 76 Tangning's Ambition
Cheng Gong basically stated the current situation of small businessmen in the process of trading with foreign colonists.

Tangning asked again, "Does Boss Cheng know anything about the country where those red-haired ghosts live?"

Cheng Gong immediately shook his head.

Tangning seemed to have expected it, and he started to say, "We Daming people scornfully call them red-haired ghosts, but they are the most powerful maritime overlords today."

"Their whole country is not much bigger than my Chaozhou Prefecture, and the population is even less than one-twelfth of my Ming Dynasty, but they have the largest caravan."

"According to statistics, there are about [-] merchant ships in the world, but [-] of them belong to them. Because of this, their trade volume accounts for half of the world."

"And this small country is called the Netherlands."

Hearing what Tangning said, Cheng Gong had already opened his mouth wide, while Wang Shoucheng, who was listening silently, also had a look of horror on his face.

However, the two of them did not doubt what Tangning said.

Cheng Gong felt that his throat was a little dry, and he stammered: "Master Tang, those, those red-haired, Dutch, why are they so powerful?"

Tangning praised, "That's a good question."

Immediately, he stood up and said while pacing: "There are many reasons. First of all, their whole country fully supports commerce and trade, and supports ocean-going trade. They don't impose sea bans like our Ming Dynasty does."

"Their country is small, so domestic trade is limited and resources are scarce. Merchants who want to gain more room for development and are only interested in profit are willing to go out as long as they have the opportunity and ability."

"Step by step, their shipping industry has become very prosperous, allowing them to sail to every corner of the world on the unpredictable sea."

"In this world, there are many, many countries and many, many ethnic groups, most of which are very backward. The places where these ethnic groups live first became the targets of these people's plunder."

"Those backward nations who couldn't resist made those businessmen earn their first rich returns in their lives, and made them even more greedy."

"In order to make it easier to plunder, they arm their merchant ships, and their army will escort them."

"They occupy various strongholds all over the world, control each route, and establish armed trading companies to rule."

"In Nanyang, there is a Dutch East India Company, which was established by them. Although it was established by a group of merchants, it is a small court. It can freely plunder the resources of the entire Nanyang and Dongyang, and monopolize the trade in this area."

"At the same time, it can also form an army, print and distribute its own coins, and even conduct various exchanges with other countries on behalf of the country..."

Having said that, Tangning paused for a moment, looked at the shocked two, and continued, "Boss Cheng, this is the group of people who trade with you. You are weak, how can you do business better than them? "

"Fortunately, you are backed by the Ming Dynasty. Zheng Zhilong also defeated the Dutch before. Otherwise, you may be eaten by them to the bone."

Cheng Gong swallowed unconsciously.

Tangning raised her head slightly, and said with a sigh, "However, my Daming is fading away, while they are flourishing, the gap between the two sides will only get bigger and bigger."

"Those people are hungry wolves. When they encounter weak prey, they will rush to bite them without hesitation."

"If they encounter a powerful prey, they will test it first, and then wait for the opportunity."

"If the force test is unsuccessful, then they will first establish strongholds one by one, hammer in the nails, and then look for opportunities to open the gap, and then eat away step by step."

"Nowadays, the weak prey have been hunted almost, but they still can't satisfy their appetite. Now, their goal is a decaying empire like my Ming Dynasty."

"The British, the Portuguese, and the Dutch have all tried my Ming Dynasty by force."

"Finding that force cannot achieve their goals for the time being, they changed their tactics. For example, the Portuguese in Oyster Mirror and the Dutch in Dayuan first hammered nails into our Ming Dynasty, opened up gaps through trade step by step, and waited for the opportunity to tear off a large piece of flesh and blood. .”

"Until my Da Ming becomes weak, they will take off the disguise without hesitation and tear my Da Ming into pieces."

Cheng Gong and Wang Shoucheng were terrified when they heard this, their mouths were parched, and Xiaohuan, who was silent beside him, clenched his fists and gritted his silver teeth.

Song Yunwan's expression didn't change, but her eyes became much sharper.

Although he was horrified by what he heard, Cheng Gong didn't know why Tang Ning, a military officer, was talking to a small businessman like him.
Suddenly, Cheng Gong's heart skipped a beat, as if he had thought of a very bold possibility, and his heart couldn't help beating wildly.

At this moment, Tangning suddenly changed the topic and asked, "Does Boss Cheng know why I told you so many things that have nothing to do with you?"

Cheng Gong's heart was beating wildly, his fists loosened, tightened and loosened, and finally he said with a gritted teeth: "The villain guessed that Master Tang, as the chosen one chosen by His Majesty Chengzu, couldn't bear my Daming to fall into the barbarians step by step. Hands, ready to check and balance."

"Then how to check and balance?" Tangning did not deny it, but continued to ask.

Cheng Gong's heart skipped a beat and he realized that he was right. He pondered for a while and continued, "Although those foreigners are hateful, some of their methods are indeed feasible."

"I have a great Ming Dynasty, a vast land and abundant resources, and a new army has risen strongly, holding magical weapons."

"Those foreigners came to Daming from thousands of miles away. The weather, location, and people are all on our side, but no one takes the lead to fight against them."

"As long as Mr. Tang raises his arms and coordinates the forces of all parties, he will pull out their nails in our Daming and expel the barbarians, it will definitely be a problem."

Tangning naturally heard that Cheng Gong's words were meant to be flattering, but some of them were indeed on point. After all, Europeans can dominate the world, and some methods are indeed feasible.

To put it bluntly, there are two main points, trade plus force, do business better than others, and fight wars better than others.

If you do business better than others, you will have wealth, and if you have wealth, you can develop force, and if you have strong force, you can guarantee the normal progress of trade. This is a virtuous circle.

But in a sense, force is more important.

During this period, the Dutch were invincible in business, but they ignored the development of force, which eventually led to force not matching their wealth.

Then, it failed in one war after another, and was finally replaced by the British.

Having reached this point, Tangning stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "Boss Cheng, do you have the guts and courage? My new army is in charge of military force, and Boss Cheng is in charge of trade. How about we sincerely cooperate?"

Hearing this, Cheng Gong's breathing became much heavier no matter how difficult it was to control. Wang Shoucheng glanced at Tangning in shock, and then looked at his employer.

Judging from Cheng Gong's policy, he was an ambitious person, and Tang Ning had already seen this.

There is no need to talk about this person's ability. The rapid rise of the Cheng family is a clear example.

After deliberating for a while, Cheng Gong said cautiously: "It's no honor for a villain to be able to serve an adult. However, although a villain thinks he's a little learned, and the Cheng family has a little business, he's not arrogant enough to be able to do it." Working with the new army."

"Haha, are you worried that you are alone?"

Cheng Gong nodded seriously. He could hear some of Tangning's ambitions. No matter how arrogant Cheng Gong was, he wouldn't dare to take on this job. He couldn't do it alone.

(End of this chapter)