"Sun Bin, come and sit down and taste the Brazilian cocoa tea." After Liu Pu and the others left, Li Mingyuan ordered the guards to bring two cups of cocoa tea and entertain them.

Cocoa is one of the main cash crops in Brazil, which can be made into drinks and highly nutritious food, and is one of the favorite drinks of the upper class of Europe.

Sun Bin picked up the teacup and took a sip of cocoa tea, then put the teacup on the desk, waiting for Li Mingyuan to speak.

"The mainland and the Nanyang region are far away from Rio Gran do Sul, and the cost of transporting immigrants is huge, but Chinese immigrants are our foundation, and we can't stop the immigration plan because of the huge transportation costs, you should understand what I mean."

Li Mingyuan didn't let Sun Bin wait for a long time, and after sending the guards in the room to guard outside, he spoke.

"There is no opposition to immigration, but the number of immigrants should be controlled within a certain scale. Moreover, there are more than 300,000 people in Rio Grande do Sul, and it is already a force to be reckoned with in the La Plata area, so we should take advantage of the relatively peaceful and stable international situation in the surrounding areas to develop domestic economic construction, completely integrate more than 300,000 people into Rio Gran do Sul, stabilize the basic market of our Chinese, and then have a plan to resettle in batches. ”

"I have considered your concerns, and what I said during the meeting will not change."

Li Mingyuan picked up the teacup unhurriedly, smelled the aroma of cocoa, and continued: "I left you here to hear your opinion on our return to the mainland and the Nanyang region, there are only two of us in the room, you can let it go." ”

Sun Bin only talked about a small part of his thoughts at the meeting just now, and Li Mingyuan asked directly, and he didn't hide it.

"My subordinates dare to ask, does the prince want to fight back to the mainland and rebuild the kingdom of heaven?"

"Hehe, why do you have this idea?" Li Mingyuan's hand holding the teacup stopped in mid-air, and his expression changed rapidly.

"A few days ago, when I was wandering around Xinjing, I overheard several National Defense Force officers discussing the topic of returning to the mainland, and I was curious and wondered if the prince supported the return to the mainland."

"I've heard a few things about you, but you're the first to mention it to me."

Li Mingyuan slowly put down the teacup and said with a complicated expression: "To be honest with you, after hearing my brothers talk about this matter, I have always been very conflicted in my heart.

The mainland is the hometown of overseas Chinese, and rescuing the Chinese brothers and sisters in the mainland is something I have always wanted to do.

However, the Manchus ruled the Central Plains for two hundred years, and most of the officials, landlords, and ordinary people agreed with the rule of the Manchus. Soon after the rebellion was extinguished by the Manchus, the uprising initiated by the Twist brothers had just failed, and the Manchu government and the Han landlords who supported them were in a period of strength, and the Wehrmacht could not overthrow the Manchu rule by virtue of the Wehrmacht. ”

"Shizi Mingjian, you led the Chinese brothers in South America to establish the country through a lot of hardships, and you can't carry out a war that is likely to fail because you sympathize with the people of the mainland."

"The affairs of the mainland can only be seen step by step, but you don't have to worry, until you are reliable and sure, the Wehrmacht will not provoke a war with the Manchus."

Ending the discussion about dealing with the Manchus, the conversation returned to business.

"The Nanyang region is the sphere of influence of the British, Dutch and French, and whether it is from the mainland or the Nanyang region, the Chinese must pass through the colonies controlled by the three countries, so the attitude of the three countries has a great impact on the success or failure of our transportation of migrants."

"What would you do if you were the governor of the Three Kingdoms' Nanyang colonies?" Li Mingyuan asked deliberately.

"The French colonial forces in the Indochina Peninsula, northern Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos have not yet fallen into the hands of the French, and their next move in the Nanyang region should be the complete occupation of the three countries of the Indochina Peninsula, and it is unlikely to interfere with the transportation of Chinese.

After the defeat of the Netherlands by the British, the national strength weakened, and the colonies in India and Africa were successively occupied by the British and French powers, and the Dutch East Indies became the largest colony of the Netherlands with the most economic benefits.

The Dutch state was weakened, and after ceding Malacca and the northern part of Kalimantan, it was able to continue to rule the remaining areas of the East Indies with the tacit consent of the British, and after the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Chinese immigrated to the South Seas on a large scale, forming a huge force, and more than a dozen Chinese forces established an armed regime in the East Indies.

Since more than 40 years ago, the Dutch colonies began to exterminate the Chinese forces in a targeted manner, and the countries occupied by the Chinese, such as the South China Company and Dai Yanguo, were exterminated by the Dutch one after another, and the Dutch massacre of the Chinese became more and more intensive.

Therefore, due to the lack of national strength, the Netherlands certainly do not want to see us operating in the Nanyang region, and they will be worried that we will unite the scattered Nanyang Chinese and endanger their colonial rule. ”

"The Dutch are a nuisance, but there is also a Lanfang company in the East Indies, do you think they will help us transport migrants?" Li Mingyuan interrupted Sun Bin's words and asked.

"Shizi, I'm afraid you are going to be disappointed, four years ago, before coming to South America, the fleet stopped in Pontianak for a few days to repair, and in the port, the Chinese of the Lanfang Company I saw under my post were only led by the Dutch, and also helped the Dutch to suppress the rioting Chinese laborers.

After the defeat of Lanfang Company, he took refuge in the Dutch and helped the Netherlands to eliminate other Chinese companies one after another, so there was only one Chinese company left on Kalimantan Island. ”

"Hehe, Lanfang Company used to survive by being a dog leg for the Dutch, but it used to look down on them."

In later generations, because Lanfang's company was wiped out by the Dutch, out of sympathy, the news about Lanfang circulating on the Internet was all on the bright side, but it did not expose Lanfang's evil deeds of helping outsiders to kill compatriots.

Knowing the true face of Island Lanfang Company from Sun Bin's mouth, Li Mingyuan was slightly surprised, quickly returned to his normal state of mind, and continued to ask: "It seems that we can only find a way from the British colony, Sun Bin, does the British Malay colony have any heavenly brothers?" ”

"After the defeat of the Kingdom of Heaven, some of the brothers of the Kingdom of Heaven who were captured by the British military uniform were sold to the Caribbean islands and Guyana, and most of the Chinese in the colony of Malaya were ordinary Chinese who went to the sea to live in the coastal areas, and there should not be many brothers in the Kingdom of Heaven."

Sun Bin thought for a while and replied.

"Nanyang is close to the mainland, and the Chinese brothers who fled there may be worried that the Manchu government will hunt them down and hide, Sun Bin, I plan to send you to Nanyang to organize immigration while exploring the whereabouts of the old brothers of the Heavenly Kingdom."

Li Mingyuan left the tower alone, and deliberately asked him about the distribution of forces in the Nanyang region, Sun Bin already understood that Li Mingyuan was going to send him to Nanyang.

"My subordinates were against large-scale immigration before, and the prince also entrusted the task of immigration to his subordinates, and his subordinates will do their best to complete the immigration tasks and not let the prince down." Sun Bin had an expectation in his heart, and after Li Mingyuan proposed the task, he immediately expressed his position firmly.

"The British, French and Dutch forces in the Nanyang region are intertwined, the local Chinese and natives do not belong to each other, and there are not many talents available in Rio Grande do Sul, so I can only send you out. You don't blame me in your heart, do you? ”

"The son of the world trusts his subordinates and gives them important responsibilities, and his subordinates are only grateful in their hearts, and they have never complained about the son."

Sun Bin immediately stood up and said solemnly.

"You don't need to be so serious, you are loyal and steady, otherwise I wouldn't have handed over many things to you."

Li Mingyuan encouraged Sun Bin a few words and continued: "Nanyang is the territory of the European powers, and if we send too many people, it will arouse their vigilance, so I will only send you five hundred people, and then you will disguise yourself as ordinary Chinese businessmen to act in Nanyang. ”

"Five hundred people are enough, but I want three people from the prince."

"Tell me, who do you want?"

"Brother Hou has been a pirate in the Caribbean for a few years, and there are islands in the South Seas, and some things that cannot be solved on the table need the help of people like Brother Hou."

"Hou Taiyuan led hundreds of sailor brothers to gain a foothold in the Caribbean Sea, and he was a good candidate to fight against black pirates."

Li Mingyuan nodded and agreed with Sun Bin's opinion,

"I heard that there are two new brothers who have come back with Brother Hou, and I want to take them away as well."

"You're talking about Ah Chen and Liang Xing, right? Ah Chen's right leg was amputated, I'm afraid he can't stand it when he sails on the ocean, and Chen Sen and Hou Taiyuan recommended him to manage the Engineer Corps, I agreed to their suggestion, it's not appropriate for you to take him away, let's change someone! ”

Liang Xing himself was an excellent businessman, Sun Bin went to the Nanyang area to deal with foreigners, and although Ah Chen lived overseas for a short time, he was a soldier, Li Mingyuan thought that sending him to Nanyang would not be of much use, so he vetoed Sun Bin's proposal.

"Shizi, the first step after we arrived in Nanyang was to buy land from the local indigenous sultan to build a base, so a talent like Ah Chen who is proficient in fortification construction is indispensable, and when I met Ah Chen two days ago, he also revealed the intention of going overseas to serve the prince. Don't worry too much. ”

"Transporting migrants needs to have our own base and stronghold, your consideration is right, I agree with Ah Chen to go with you." Li Mingyuan carefully considered Sun Bin's suggestion, changed his mind just now, and nodded: "Building a base and defense facilities are indispensable, I will send you another hundred engineers, when you set off, the troops will be divided into two fleets, and you will be in charge when you arrive in Nanyang." ”

"Thank you for your support." Sun Bin reached his goal, and was just about to say goodbye, but was stopped by Li Mingyuan, "Don't leave in a hurry first, I still have something to tell you." ”

As he spoke, Li Mingyuan took out a hand-drawn map from his study, spread it out on his desk, and explained: "This is a map of the South Seas that I bought from the British. ”

Sun Bin walked to his desk and focused his eyes on the map, which was divided into different areas by three colors, and a small area remained unchanged and not color-coded.

"Green is the area actually controlled by the Dutch, red is the Straits Settlements and North Kalimantan colonies of the British, green is the area currently controlled by the French, and the blank area is an independent or unowned area.

Although the three countries of Indochina were not completely controlled by France, France was bound to win them, so they were painted light green. In addition to the three countries of Indochina, there are three main unpainted areas, the first is the central part of the Malay Peninsula, which includes the four independent indigenous states of Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak and Pahang, and the Chinese Songkhla regime in Thailand.

The second is mainly the Pontianak area controlled by Lan Fong and the island of Natunatu, which is temporarily controlled by local Chinese.

The third is the remote and barren island of New Guinea.

The island of New Guinea in the three white areas is geographically remote, far from the migrant shipping routes, and it is not easy to survive on the island, first sent out by Sun Bin, the Lanfang company defected to the Dutch, and it was riskier to act in Lanfang, while the central Malay region was ruled by the indigenous sultans, who allowed the Chinese to buy land for mining minerals, and was the place chosen by Sun Bin to establish a stronghold and immigration base.

Sun Bin pointed out his choice, but was vetoed by Li Mingyuan.

"The four countries of central Malay are sandwiched between Thailand and the British colonies, which is prone to war and conflict, and the local gangs are powerful, as outsiders, establishing a base in the central part of the Malay Peninsula will be squeezed out and attacked by them, so don't develop your influence there before gaining a foothold."

The British only allowed Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak and Pahang to maintain their independence, which was to use the four countries as a buffer zone between Thailand and the Straits Settlements to maintain the stability of the Straits Settlements.

Although the geographical location of the four countries in the central part of the Malay Peninsula is not as superior as that of the British Straits Settlements, it is also close to the Straits of Malacca, and it is an ideal transit base for transporting Chinese.

With an area of only 2,100 square kilometers, Natunatu Island is sparsely populated due to its proximity to the equatorial region, with only a few thousand Chinese and a small number of indigenous people.

With poor land and limited economic benefits, the Dutch did not control Natuna's income until they destroyed Lanfang.

Natuna Island is currently terra nullius, and the Wehrmacht preemptively occupied it by the Dutch, after which the Natuna Islands can become the inherent territory of the Chinese.

"After arriving in the South Seas by boat, you first took control of Natuna Island, and then disguised yourself as Chinese businessmen, landed in the Kuching area of North Kalimantan Island by boat, purchased land from the local Sultan of Sarawak, and recruited Chinese in the nearby area to establish a Chinese settlement in Sarawak while transporting Chinese and supplies to Natuna Island, and turned Natuna Island into the first base of the National Defense Force in the South Seas."

Sun Bin followed the place pointed by Li Mingyuan and found a small dot on the map.

"Son, Natuna is located in the middle of Kalimantan and the Malay Peninsula, after we occupy it, will it cause British and Dutch interference?"

"There are many ports on the Malay Peninsula and the big islands around the South Seas, and they will not use Natuna Island as a shipping port, otherwise, Natuna Island would have been occupied by them a long time ago, and where would there be a chance for us."

Li Mingyuan's words dispelled some of Sun Bin's concerns, but out of distrust of foreigners, Sun Bin secretly reminded himself that he should be extremely cautious in acting in the Nanyang region, and not reveal his true identity prematurely, especially not to let the Dutch notice the abnormality.