The Nanyang strategy is related to the development of the Han country for a hundred years, Songkhla and Lan Fang are an important part of the South China strategy, the Han country's layout and planning of the South Seas, is aimed at the next few decades to a hundred years of international changes and formulated, Lan Fang company is located in the northwest of Borneo Island, and the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra Island across the sea, is a nail in the Chinese immigrants cut into the East Indies.

Stabilizing the political situation of Lanfang and preventing the annexation of Lanfang by the Dutch colonists is of great strategic significance in the long run.

In the next 30 to 40 years, the outbreak of World War I, the rule of Britain, France, and the Netherlands in Nanyang was weakened, and the rise of indigenous nationalism in Nanyang was born. Relying on the population advantage of the Chinese in Borneo Island, waiting for the opportunity to integrate the Dutch Borneo colony and Sulawesi into a Chinese country, so that after the end of World War I and the Second World War, the local area, population, economy, politics, and industry of the Han State after more than 70 years of development, it is roughly estimated that it can reach the level of a first-class power country, and then with the help of the control and influence of the two Chinese countries in the South Seas, the Han power will be from French Polynesia, Samoa, Peizi and other strongholds in the South Pacific. It extended to the South China Sea and East Asia, laying the foundation for the great power competition pattern in the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century.

Expanding from the inside out, using the last 20 years of the late 19th century to recuperate and develop local comprehensive strength is the first plan of the centennial national policy, in accordance with the "national policy" objectives as the guide, Liang Xing's command of the Taiping Society adheres to the low-key, secretive code of conduct, silently for the overall development of the country to do meticulous and precise services.

Lan Fang came to contact the lord of Songkhla, clearly trying to win over the relationship with Wu Jin first, and then rely on Wu Jin to get in touch with the Nanyang Legion.

There are people in the imperial court who are easy to do, and Liang Xing understands the thoughts of the Lanfang Chinese, so he simply followed Wu Jin to meet them, which can be regarded as saving them from unnecessary calculations and planning.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is Lord Liang from the Han Kingdom, I heard that you are Nanyang talents who have come to Songkhla to invest and do business, and Lord Liang has come to meet you."

Wu Jin and Liang Xing walked into the living room, and after briefly introducing Liang Xing's identity and origin, Wu Jin looked at the seven people who stood up to greet him, "Luo, Chen, Jiang, and Gu are the four heads of the family, a hundred years ago, Lanfang Company was established by the ancestors of the four family heads, and the other three family heads are also Lanfang virtuous people, and they are mostly respected by the Chinese in the Nanyang area. ”

"Lord Wu praises Miao, you and the lords and generals of the Nanyang Legion are the great heroes and heroes among the Nanyang Chinese, how dare I compare with you and the vulgar people of the countryside."

An Lan Fang Chinese merchant bowed and saluted, "I heard that His Royal Highness the King of Han led the heroes to defeat the Yingyi army, and we, the overseas remnants, were happy, so we wanted to take the opportunity of His Royal Highness the King of Han marrying a wife and the Lord of Songkhla to unify the Central and Malay Peninsula, donate a sum of military salary, and talk about our hearts, but I didn't expect to be able to see Lord Liang here. ”

"Overseas Chinese are all one family, and the head of the Zhou family doesn't need to be so polite."

Liang Xing chuckled, beckoned everyone to take their seats, and said, "I have led the Lord of Wu City with your intentions, but the indigenous forces of the five places of Pingding Yela, Tao Gong, Pattani, Kelantan, and Songkhla only need three or four thousand troops, and the war is expected to be resolved within twenty days, and the Lord of Wu City has prepared abundant grain and grass materials in advance, but there is no need to waste your money." ”

"When marching and fighting, it costs money everywhere, and an extra sum of silver as a military supply can also provide an extra guarantee, right, Lord Wu?"

"Lord Liang, since it is difficult to accept their kindness, how about accepting their silver?"

The silver sent in front of him, how can there be a reason to retreat, after cooperating with Liang Xing to take a gesture, Wu Jin turned to Liang Xing and asked.

"Your intentions are sincere, and Liang is not good at ruining your kindness, so let's wait to accept your help for the time being, and when the war is over, I will repay you for your kindness one by one."

"Yes, it is our honor to be able to do our part for City Lord Wu and Lord Liang."

Luo Yibo took the place of the other six people and said, "Lord Liang, Lord Wu, this is a list of ticket numbers for a total of 1 million taels of silver from the seven families, and the silver is all placed in the inn in the port of Songkhla, a little later, I will ask the accompanying guys to give you the silver and move it to the City Lord's Mansion, what do you think?" ”

"There's no need to be so troublesome, find two guys to lead the way, and the city lord and I will each send a team of soldiers to the inn. Just move the money away, so that you don't have to worry about your guys. ”

"Everything is up to Lord Liang's arrangement."

Giving away the silver, Luo Yibo's heart was relieved, and after talking with everyone, Luo Yibo took the lead in proposing the true purpose of coming to Songkhla, "Don't hide it from Lord Liang and Lord Wu, the heads of the families in Lanfang have always admired His Royal Highness the King of Han and the officers and soldiers of the Nanyang Legion, when Lord Mei sent someone to contact Lanfang Company six years ago, I and the other six family owners all supported the establishment of a cooperative relationship with the Nanyang Legion, but because of the obstruction of Liu Asheng and his son, the cooperation was not reached in the end.

In recent years, the Liu family father and son and the Dutch are getting closer and closer, I and the six family heads because of the support for Lan Fang to cooperate with the Nanyang Legion, against his will, has been secretly suppressed by him, and now the combined strength of the seven families has been weakened by at least three percent compared with six years ago, inside and outside the Nanyang, except for the generals of the Nanyang Legion, no one can stop the Liu family father and son from betraying the Lanfang Company and currying allegiance from the Dutch.

Lord Liang, I know that we have done something wrong before, and we dare not ask for the full support of the Nanyang Legion, but for the sake of everyone who are also overseas Chinese, I hope you can help the 300,000 Chinese in Lanfang once, without asking for much help, as long as you promise to sell us 300 breech rifles, the price is up to the Nanyang Legion, and we will definitely not bargain. ”

"We also know some of the evil things that Liu Asheng's father and son have done, but after listening to what the head of the Luo family said today, we know that the situation of Lanfang Company has deteriorated to such a point."

Liang Xing sighed and said, "The Nanyang Legion is not short of three or five hundred breech rifles, but relying on the armed forces and hundreds of muskets mastered by the seven families alone, I am afraid that they will not be able to defeat the Liu family father and son." ”

"Please advise Lord Liang."

"I can't give advice, just point out a clear path for you."

Liang Xing's speech slowed down, and continued: "In today's world of great disputes, the drastic changes in the South Seas are only a few years, and the countries of Annam, Vientiane, Funan, and the East Indies cannot escape the fate of the kingdom, and the Lanfang Company is facing enemies on three sides, if it wants to maintain the current situation of autonomy, it is necessary to eradicate the pro-Dutch forces such as the Liu family father and son, and at the same time reorganize the armaments, purchase weapons and equipment to equip the troops, and prepare in advance to resist the invasion of the Dutch colonists." ”

"Thank you Lord Liang for your advice, if we can eliminate the Liu family's father and son and control the power of Lanfang, we will definitely take the entire territory of Lanfang Company and attach the Han Kingdom of South America."

There are not many things that Lanfang Company can use as bargaining chips, and after experiencing the true intention implied in Liang Xing's words, Luo Yibo can only use the entire Lanfang Company to impress the other party.

"It is not necessary to attach the Han Guoda, but if Lanfang Company wants to get the help of the Nanyang Legion, it must agree to three conditions for me."

"Your Excellency, please speak."

"After changing the political system of the Lanfang Company and overthrowing the rule of the Liu family's father and son, the Lanfang Company set up the position of Tuwang in imitation of Songkhla, and several candidates were selected by your internal families, and finally His Royal Highness determined the right person to serve as the king.

Second, the Lanfang army was reorganized and a standing army of about 3,000 people was established, and the weapons and equipment and military instructors were provided by the Han State, and the Lanfang side used mineral resources to pay for the procurement of weapons and equipment, and of course the Han State sold weapons and ammunition to Lanfang at a preferential price.

3. To carry out economic and military reforms, diplomatic and military actions in accordance with the Han system, the Nanyang Legion should be notified in advance, and the Nanyang Legion and Lan Fang will finally discuss and decide on the course of action. ”

Agreeing to Liang Xing's conditions will also make Lanfang lose its independent economic, military, and political autonomy, but compared with what is lost, at least the Han State will not annex Lanfang, and the political and economic interests of these Lanfang's upper ruling class can be retained, and the most important point is that he will abandon the Lanfang company system and become a hereditary soil king, which is not the actual ruler of Lanfang, and Lanfang will be independent or upgraded to a principality and kingdom in the future, at that time, he Luo Yibo is the rightful lord of a country!

Considering the notoriety left by the Dutch massacre of the Chinese and the conditions that Liang Xing put forward for him to change the political system of Lanfang, Luo Yibo believed that with the influence and appeal of the Luo family and himself, if the matter was done, he would definitely be the one who ascended to the high position of hereditary rule in Lanfang!

Bowing his head and thinking silently for about twenty minutes, he looked up and found that the eyes of others were focused on him, Luo Yibo solemnly promised, "We can accept all the conditions proposed by Lord Liang, but in the hands of the Luo family and the other six families, there is a lack of good hands that can be used, and I hope that Lord Liang will send a group of people as soon as possible to help us solve the Liu family's father and son." ”

"This is not difficult, Brother Ah Chen has a group of good soldiers transferred from the mainland, and they will take action, as long as you can provide accurate information on the daily travel of the Liu family father and son, it will be easy to kill Liu Ah Sheng's father and son."

Liang Xing smiled indifferently.