"Hmm." Zhao Hao nodded, pondered for a moment with his hands behind his back, and said with a smile: "I originally only planned to occupy a port on Jeju Island, engage in trade first, and let this kid come here, which will make me have a big appetite, and I want it all." ”

"Then it's all about it." Wang Rulong smiled.

"Aren't you afraid of dying?" Zhao Hao glanced at him.

It was impossible to eat Tamna Island in one bite.

Although Zhao Hao will never admit that the Jiangnan Group is following the old path of overseas colonization by Europeans. He insisted that he was maintaining the Tianxia system with the Ming Dynasty as the core, helping all the vassal states in the Chinese civilization circle to resist the invasion of evil Western forces, and finally allowing all the vassal states to bathe in the glory of the Heavenly Empire, and reconstructing a more closely connected Greater China civilization circle!

However, the set of lessons learned by the Western powers in engaging in colonies can still be critically absorbed. In this way, when reconstructing our own world system, we can avoid detours and save as much as possible!

The most taboo thing about overseas colonization is greed, and if you don't always pay attention to the input-output ratio, it will often lead to a surge in the cost of occupation and drag down the empire itself.

Therefore, when occupying any piece of land, it is necessary to carefully assess whether the investment and return can be balanced. Only areas with low input and high returns can be occupied. If the investment and return are similar, find ways to reduce costs, such as adopting a more economical method of governance.

In this regard, there are so many examples of the successes and failures of various colonial powers, and Zhao Gongzi has to take caution - especially not to try to occupy a piece of land lightly!

Even in a place like Tamna, which is extremely tame to the Ming Dynasty, once it is taken for itself, even if there is no rebellion, the cost of maintaining internal rule is high. Bureaucracy, border defense, public security, disaster relief, people's livelihood and other expenditures will also turn it into a black hole that swallows up the group's profits.

Moreover, the land on Tamna Island is barren, there are no conditions for large-scale migration, and even long-term returns are not guaranteed.

So what benefits can Tamna Island bring to Gangnam Group?

First of all, it is located in the heart of the shipping route between China, North Korea and Japan, and controlling it basically controls the maritime trade of the three countries. This is also the fundamental reason why Zhao Hao wants to attack Jeju Island - Sino-Japanese trade is one of the three pillars of Jiangnan's overseas trade system in the future. Its profits are so high that Jiangnan Group must definitely hold it in its hands.

No way, who made Japan super rich in gold and silver......

Secondly, Jeju Island is a place for horse breeding, which is exactly what the Ming Dynasty lacks, and has extremely high strategic value in dealing with the threat of the northern Tatars in the future. Moreover, it is possible to introduce stallions and breed high-breed horses here to provide a capacity guarantee for the group's landing operations in the future.

In addition, the high-quality pastures in the Halla Mountains can also raise cattle and sheep on a large scale, providing the employees of Jiangnan Group with a shortage of animal protein. In the future, the tinplate technology was conquered, and it could also be made into canned meat to ensure the food supply of the expeditionary fleet...... This is also very important, because Daming's cattle are not allowed to be killed casually, although Zhao Gongzi's table has never broken beef. But engaging in large-scale beef cattle breeding in the local area is purely asking for trouble.

In addition, Jeju's citrus is very good, and canned oranges can prevent the crew from getting septicaemia. However, the sailors of the Ming Dynasty have a lot of experience in this area, and they can even raise bean sprouts on ships, so they are not in urgent need of canned oranges.

Oh yes, the island has a good scenery and hot springs, and you can build several sanatoriums for the group, so that employees and security guards can come and see the ama bathing ......

If you think about it, all of the above benefits can be enjoyed without having to occupy them directly. So why bother with all that?

So it's still indirect control, and it's comfortable to be the emperor. In this way, Jiangnan Group only needs to focus on building a key city, making it a transit point for maritime trade in Northeast Asia, a military base for crusading against the Japanese invaders, and a model for promoting a better life in the Ming Dynasty.

Outside of the city, it would be better for the Li Dynasty to rule. In this way, all the burdens are borne by the Li Dynasty officials, and all the contradictions are also on the Li Dynasty's side, and the Jiangnan Group will not be involved in the same troubled matters, and the cost of governance will naturally be greatly reduced.

In this way, the cost-benefit ratio will be greatly improved, so that Tamnado will become the cornerstone of Jiangnan Group's strength, rather than dragging down the group's burden.

Since we don't plan to occupy Tamna Island directly, there is no need to go near and far and wade into the troubled waters of Jeju City.

It is wiser to open a port in Dajing County, avoid the political entanglements of the Li Dynasty's bloody drama version, and do your own things quietly.

But the name Dajing County is too ugly, and you have to change it when you go back!

~~

At this time, Park Sung-sung returned to the Wuwei boat, and the three stopped talking about Fang Cai. Zhao Hao didn't rush to tell Park Chengxing about his decision, he still looked interested, listening to Park Chengxing's introduction to the political struggle of the Li Dynasty and the reality of the garrison on the island...... Although Zhao Hao already knew about these situations, he was not as detailed as a senior official of the Li Dynasty and the highest military governor in the local area.

However, Zhao Hao was not interested in the stench of the court struggle of the Li Dynasty. Anyway, no matter who comes to power, it is the dog of the Ming Dynasty, whether it is a black dog or a white dog, and what is the difference?

Pu Chengxing was keenly aware that Zhao Gongzi was a little impatient, so he obediently reduced his initiative to speak and focused on answering questions instead.

The blacktail boat sailed in the beautiful sunset, and Zhao Hao looked north, wanting to see the mainland of North Korea, but he couldn't see anything.

"Can't see the other side here?" Zhao Hao asked lightly.

"Tamna Island is two hundred miles from the mainland, and it must be invisible." Park Sung-sex hurriedly smiled.

"It's a long way off." Zhao Hao asked: "It's not too close to the local area, right?" ”

"Childe is wise." Park Sung-sung replied with a wry smile: "This dynasty is more important than the south, and Jeolla Province has been neglected, not to mention our broken island that hangs alone overseas. If it weren't for the fact that this place is located in the Three Kingdoms Sea, it is quite a bit of a twitch, and the adults of the two classes will probably not be able to remember that there is such a ghost place. ”

"What if you let the two classes of adults in Seoul know that you have taken off the big head?" Zhao Hao laughed teasingly.

"It's going to be thunderous." Park Chengxing said with a relaxed expression, this problem that overwhelmed him is no longer a problem. He flattered his hands and said, "The villain is willing to give all the silver taels to the son to make up for his previous sins." ”

"Well, it should be." Zhao Hao nodded, and said in his heart that the money for building a city in the future has been settled.

Now he finally felt that this guy was a little disgraceful. Then he smiled and said: "You think about bringing the silver back first, and there are other uses for this son." ”

"This is not difficult, the villain secretly takes the boat to Tianjin Wei, and he can bring the silver back, and the back and forth will take up to half a month." Park Chengxing hurriedly said: "I can give the silver to my son at the beginning of next month." ”

"Well, there's no hurry." Zhao Gongzi smiled and nodded.

~~

After leaving Jeju City, the boat continued eastward and arrived at Chaocheonpo at dusk.

Pu Chengxing told Zhao Hao that there were a total of nine harbors with better conditions on Tamna Island, and Li Chao set up nine towns in these nine harbors. This Chaocheonpo is one of them, because it is located not far to the east of Jeju Fortress, and the distance from the mainland is even closer, so there are pavilions and boat yards, and it belongs to the more prosperous port on the island.

He warmly invited Zhao Gongzi to stay in Chaotianpu tonight and invited him to taste the best goods among the officials and slaves.

A decent boy like Zhao Gongzi, after thinking for a while, finally refused. He's worried about unhygiene...... Don't think about it, it's because you're afraid of lice and fleas, most of the accommodation in these days is not up to standard, or sleeping on a ship of the security team is more hygienic.

Right, Sister Qiaoqiao?

When Pu Chengxing saw that his son was strict with himself, he couldn't help but become more and more respectful.

The fleet continued eastward, and the next day it finally reached the end of the island, and then turned the rudder to the south. At noon, we arrived at Shiroyama.

As the name suggests, it is like a high castle sticking out of the coastline, forming a pair of natural gateways with Ushijima on the sea, arching the harbor under the mountain, forming a perfect haven, and setting up forts in Shiroyama and Ushijima is enough to make the entire port impregnable, a natural military port.

It is also the easternmost point of the entire Jeju Island, and 400 miles across the sea is the Hirado Domain of Japan.

Sure enough, there are Fengwei and Yantai on Chengshan and Niu Island. Park Chengxing told Zhao Hao that there was a town and a water war station under the city mountain, as well as a number of warships, all of which were used to monitor the Japanese on the opposite island.

He was a little embarrassed to tell Zhao Hao that because the harbor conditions here were too good, and it was the closest to the Hirado Domain but far away from Jeju City, the maritime merchants chose this place as a smuggling port - every month, Japanese ships would sail into Seongsanpo to trade with Korean maritime merchants, and use the gold and silver they brought to buy goods smuggled from the Ming Dynasty.

"Those widows lack everything, but they don't lack money." Pu Chengxing was amazed: "I heard that they produce gold and silver on the island, and many big names have mines at home, and they are calling around all day long, and the consumption of materials is extremely large, so the poor only have money left." They want whatever they want. Boss Jin, they can make three or four times more profit by selling goods every time. Then exchange Japan's gold and silver for Ming copper coins, and you can double the income, which is no different from robbing money. ”

If not, he won't be able to save more than 300,000 taels of overseas deposits.

Envoy Pu said with a lot of spittle, but Zhao Hao looked at the extinct volcano that was pulled up from the sea. I seem to be deeply shocked by the magic of nature.

Park Chengxing was quite proud when he saw this, he felt that this was the most spectacular place in the entire Tamna Island, so he asked Zhao Hao earnestly if he was interested in climbing the mountain?

He thought that Zhao Gongzi would be too lazy to get off the boat, but Zhao Hao was interested, and said, "Go and see." ”

The fleet slowly sailed into the long harbor.

Mount Castle and the winding ridges and reefs below form a long arm that plunges into the sea...... Jozan is the elbow of this arm.

Sandwiched between Tamna Island and the Seongsan Mountain Range is Seongsanpo, an excellent harbor that is two kilometers long and one kilometer wide.

Zhao Hao exchanged glances with the two Jin Kings beside him, and all three of them showed satisfied expressions.

This can be used as the home port base of the future Japanese fleet.

Ps. It's just two chapters today.