Chapter 6 Avoiding harm and seeking profit, human nature

Chen Hua said as he stretched out his hand and pointed at the city on the map.

This is a small Nanyang country that was once powerful in history, but now it is negligible. Legend has it that the famous Champa rice came from this country.

Its territory was in the southern part of what was later Annam.

Historically, Annan was once overwhelmed, and several times he broke through the country of Annan. But the heroes don't mention the courage of the year, the Ming Dynasty was still pushing the invincible opponents in the world at the beginning, isn't it now also dying? The Champa state is now also in complete decline.

The fault is not that there is infighting in Annam, the two major military blocs of Zheng and Nguyen are facing each other in the north and south, and the Ruan lord needs to win over Champa to maintain stability in the rear, and Champa is afraid that it will be completely annexed by Annam long ago.

But if it's just the current Champa city, then it's a bit of a chicken rib, and the small territory is the most fatal flaw.

Chen Hua's finger once again pointed to the southernmost part of the Angkor Dynasty, which was later known as the Mekong Delta.

The Red River Delta and the Mekong Delta, in later generations, were the two granaries of Annam. In the Red River Delta in the north, Chen Hua couldn't get his hands on it in a short time, but in the Mekong River in the south, he was not welcome.

The Angkor Dynasty has been declining, and in history, an immigrant from China [Yan Jiu] was able to get his hands on that land and built the port state of Haxian Town. How could Chen Hua be as good as a self-made immigrant?

The territory of Annam is long and narrow, but the actual area is not small, comparable to the size of Japan, that is, two Central Plains Province and ten Qiong Islands.

The area that Chen Hua is referring to now is the southern part of Annan in the later world, that is, the lower body of the seahorse, which is 100,000 square kilometers, to say the least.

Of course, the Mekong Delta of today is certainly not the densely populated region of later generations, but the Mekong Delta in the 21st century is the richest and most densely populated place in Annam, and the largest plain in Southeast Asia. The Mekong Delta should now be a desolate place, with a dense network of water and jungles, and it is not something that can be reclaimed in a short time. But this one doesn't matter. Its most important significance is not its value in itself, but as a retreat to give peace to all.

When Chen Hua said that he valued the territory of Chamcheng rather than Spain and the Netherlands, everyone below breathed a sigh of relief. It's not that they're afraid of Spain and the Netherlands, but if they can, they really don't want to conflict with them.

And when Chen Hua said that the area he was referring to was comparable in size to the land of Fujian, although it was still barren, but it was full of plains, and the fertile water and soil were also comparable to the land of fish and rice in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and the eyes of the person below were all golden.

Without a 'strong' enemy, you can get a lot of benefits, which is what people love the most. It is human nature to avoid harm and seek profit.

Chen Hua still looks like 'how difficult the situation is', and the people present below are already full of fighting spirit. Chen Hua has already pointed out the mystery for them, pointed out an inevitable crisis, pointed out a lofty direction, and pointed out a bright goal to strive for.

In the interweaving of joy and sorrow, in the end, the joy is greater than the sorrow!

As for whether the 'grand wish' can be achieved, or whether the retreat is really good, Chen Hua is not obliged to give them an answer.

Except for Zheng Sen, one of the people here is counted as one, all of them are 'from extraordinary backgrounds', and the good life has passed for a few years, but to say that they have completely lost their bloodiness and have lost their hard work, it is a joke.

"Our army entered the city of Champa and Angkor, and even moved the people in the north of Dayuan to build a city, and the Netherlands could not feel at ease when they heard it."

"Of course, Nanyang is still close to us. Xiyi is strong, separated by tens of thousands of miles, and how much strength can it stretch? What can I do? Besides, these red hairs are all looking at money, and the eldest brother has their business in his hands, forgive those Xiyi who don't dare to really turn their faces with us. ”

Shi Fu said loudly.

After the First World War, didn't the Dutch bow their heads for the sake of trade interests?

At that time, they put interests first, and now they have tasted a good life, how can they not focus more on interests?

But Shi Fu did not take the powerful Spain and the Dutch in his eyes, but he could not help but look at the big plywood ships of the Europeans.

He is a rare scholar in Zheng Zhilong's group and Shi Lang's uncle. When he was a teenager, he also studied literature for many years, but he didn't have the life to be proud of in the field, and he was forced to go to the sea before he was twenty, and followed Zheng Zhilong before and after the saddle.

This person has read some books and has never been famous, which is very different from a rude man who can't read a few big words. Thoughtful, strategic, and brave in battle, he won Zheng Zhilong's appreciation and trust.

"The only thing to worry about is the red-haired ghost's big plywood boat. The combat power is strong, and it is really not comparable to the black-tailed ship and the bird boat. In case the two sides start a sword fight, if you are not careful, you will suffer a big loss. "The painful lessons of those years are still vivid.

As for the garrisons of Spain and the Netherlands in Nanyang, they were not looked at by Shi Fu at all.

Ignoring the land power of Spain and the Netherlands is a major climate of the Zheng Group. From Zheng Zhilong to ordinary soldiers, one is counted as one, and no one can afford their army strength.

Without him, the number is too small.

Shi Fu is one of the core figures of the Zheng Group, and he knows the Spaniards in Luzon very well, and he also knows the Dutch in Dayuan.

The others are not in the big guy, but Shi Daxuan is. As mentioned above, Shi Daxuan is Shi Lang's father, and he is also the old man in the eighteen Zhili at the beginning, and he is still Shi Fu's brother.

Eighteen Zhi is the eighteen sworn brothers led by Zheng Zhilong after Yan Siqi's death. It's just that with the passage of time, with the advent of Zheng Zhilong, Eighteen Zhi also broke out in internal strife and split, and Shi Daxuan, Yang Tiansheng, Chen Xinji, etc., joined Zheng Zhilong's team. and Liu Xiang, Chen Kuiqi and others parted ways.

In the battle with the former sworn brother Li Kuiqi, Yang Tiansheng and Chen Xinji unfortunately received a box lunch. However, Shi Fu performed outstandingly, and as a rising star, he was successfully promoted to the decision-making level of the Zheng Group.

But the bigwigs of the Zheng Group are reluctant to give up on the land one by one, and the northern part of the Dayuan is their old base, and someone must be in charge. Shi Daxuan is such a person, he only replaced Hong Xu last year.

The relationship between Shi Daxuan and Shi Fu is naturally cordial, Shi Daxuan is located in the north of Dayuan, and he knows very well about the power of the Dutch in Dayuan, and naturally, Shi Fu also knows.

The Dutch were not only small in number, but the most important thing was that while they were fighting Zheng Zhilong at sea, they also launched an attack on the old base of the Zheng group, the northern part of Dayuan, from the land, but they were easily defeated by the Zheng army's remaining forces.

And who are the latter?

Except for a small number of elites, it is a bunch of rabble. It's a fisherman, it's a farmer. This battle alone has laid the foundation for today's climate.