Xu Wenchang said lightly: "Have you ever thought about Nanyang, what is the basis of Franc Ji?" ”

“……”

"Think about it again, are we more afraid of the Furlong machine for bulk cargo on its own, or are the Furlong machines more afraid of us going to the South Seas?" Xu Wenchang looked at the two of them meaningfully, "We have 200 good ships, 30,000 elite soldiers, and although there are many merchant ships, there are only a few dozen warships and thousands of sailors. Speaking of the root section, the reason why Francois trades with us is by no means Wang Zhi's integrity, let alone any friendship, just because we are so powerful that Francoji is afraid. In the early years of Jiajing, Francois occupied Tuen Mun Island in order to map the East China Sea, and it was because of the defeat of the Ming Dynasty that he did not dare to go north, and then thanks to Wang Zhi, he opened the East China Sea financial route. ”

"Don't forget, most of us are pirates, and if Franc crosses our bulk cargo, won't he be able to rob them? If you really want to go to war, can't you swallow them? ”

Xu Wenchang saw that both of them were thoughtful, and finally said: "As far as I can see, Francois is nothing more than bold speculation, bullying, the softer you are, the harder they are, and trading with them is nothing more than an expedient measure to obtain firearms. ”

Hu Zongxian still couldn't agree, and asked: "There is a Ming court in the west and a widow in the east, and we are caught in the middle, do we still want to make enemies and expand at this time?" ”

"On the contrary, this is the only time to expand the territory." Xu Wenchang said with confidence, "The civil strife in the East is insufficient, and the silver mines are abundant, so they only hold silver and beg us for firearms." Although Middle-earth is not good with us, it is the time of cabinet change, the strict party will not fall in a day, and the internal strife will be protracted, so why not expand now, and wait until the first auxiliary governor and general army are united before expanding? ”

Hu Zongxian inevitably fell silent: "I thought that the owner of the ship wanted to plot the Central Plains, but I never thought that he was plotting for the four seas. ”

"Why the picture? No matter how weak the Ming court is, it also has a million troops, and the territory of Middle-earth is vast, is it what we and 100,000 people can want? Moreover, it is easy to attack the city, but it is difficult to defend the city, that is, to take Suzhou and Nanjing, can we defend it? ”

"I want to hold high the banner and ask the people to expose and rebel."

"It's far from time, Ruzhen. Besides, Changfan never said that he had any interest in the throne, right? ”

Yang Changfan nodded frequently on the side: "Yes, I don't have any interest, we're fine now." Even if we really seize the Central Plains, the gentry occupy the peasant uprising instead of becoming our trouble, and I don't think I have the ability to deal with these troubles, and I don't think you have the ability to do so. ”

Hu Zongxian sighed: "I understand, you are really different from me." ”

Xu Wenchang pursed his lips and said: "Ruzhen is in the east and cares about the countryside, although he is a thief, he is famous. ”

"Wen Chang's vision is still vicious, the ancestral ancestral hall, the same clan and surname are all in Middle-earth, even if he does not serve the Ming Dynasty, he should serve his homeland." Hu Zongxian said and looked at the two with an incomprehensible expression, "You are different, you don't have any nostalgia at all, you don't have any concern, it's like ...... There is no root. ”

Xu Wenchang said with a smile: "Changfan was born without roots, but my roots were pulled out by him. ”

"I have roots, it's just a different way to insert it."

“……”

Xu Wenchang's expectation was good, and soon after that, Shajialu led Kalai to visit in person to apologize, not only to apologize, but also to take out the document contract this time, vowing to be good with the Huiwangfu forever, and only trade with the Huiwangfu in the East China Sea in the future, correspondingly, the Huiwangfu only traded with the Francois overseas.

Yang Changfan and Xu Wenchang looked at each other and smiled secretly, showing their friendliness and enthusiasm for signing the contract, but it is a pity that such a level of diplomatic relations must be signed by King Hui himself. King Hui Wang is still in Kyushu, and he will not come over until Dongfan is completed.

Naturally, Sagaru was scheming and sniffed something bad. Since Yang Changfan was in charge, the Huiwang Mansion in the East China Sea has obviously become active, and the entire East China Sea is sleeping, he hopes that these people will sleep forever, but Yang Changfan seems to be about to wake up.

The East China Sea is different from Africa and the Indian South Sea.

First of all, although they have fewer ships, they have more people.

Second, they are not warlike, but they are good at war.

Again, they are backward, but smart.

You can't finish killing, but you can't beat it.

Light a fire and it explodes.

The imitation cannon is extremely fast.

That's how terrible the people of the East China Sea are.

Thankfully, these people are asleep.

Not to mention that the island of Japan is located in a remote corner, and the war in our country is raging, we will not touch you, and you should not be in a hurry to finish the fight, just send silver out.

Japan's slumber is understandable, but the Ming is completely incomprehensible.

With such a large population, powerful sailors, and outrageously industrious people, the ancient and powerful country of the East has tied its hands and feet and closed itself off!

It stands to reason that even if it is a sleeping lion, it is better not to touch his buttocks, just let him sleep well. But the Ming Dynasty is so rich, the output is so rich, tea, silk, cloth and ceramics, the local cost is low, and the demand for Europe is strong, these things, any of which is a profitable trade product.

What's even more gratifying is that they have a stronger demand for cheaper things like Nanyang spice wood! But they have tied themselves up! It's close at hand, but I don't take it!

Franc has traveled through Europe, Africa, the Indian Ocean, and Southeast Asia, and knows too well what to do next.

Under the temptation of huge profits, the predecessors of Sagaru once tried to touch the lion's buttocks, and entrenched themselves on Tuen Mun Island under the lion's nose.

In this regard, Franco had no choice but to retreat to Macau, relying on it, and repeatedly offering treasures to local officials, and even the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he reluctantly stayed after several overtures, but it was even more difficult to go further.

When embarrassed, Wang Zhi got into trouble, although he was a bandit, but he took the business road, within a few years, successfully operated the trade routes of Kyushu and Zhejiang, and Francois also accepted such a middleman, although the profits of the East China Sea will be diluted, but this is nothing under the huge profits of the Eurasian trade routes. The most exciting thing is that although Wang Zhi got into trouble, he has no interest in places outside the East China Sea, and only wants to return to his hometown as a glorious person.

After seeing the situation clearly, Shajialu formulated the strategy of "raising lions in the East China Sea", befriending the East China Sea, slowly paralyzing them until his strength grew enough to compete with this lion before talking about force.

In this process, if possible, some land should be drawn out to expand the territory of the motherland, and if possible, it is possible to show favor to the pope and build a few churches to enhance the motherland's voice in Europe.

It was all going well. However, outside the sleeping lion, a lion cub suddenly appeared, this cub was different from his father's generation, although he did not have the strong physique of his father, but he had an ambition far greater than that of his father, he did not covet the shade under this big tree at all, and always looked at the whole grassland. (To be continued.) )