Chapter 83 Nanyang Strategy

The situation is pressing.

He Xi was a little dazed for a while.

It's an ordinary thing. What was supposed to be a harmless voyage turned out to be like this.

He Xi regretted it a little, but he didn't know how to regret it.

Unless he could predict the prophet, he would never have imagined that he would be in that position at that time, how could such a problem arise? Even He Xi didn't understand that this wise and martial king of Majapahit was not a fool, how could he not know the benefits of maintaining a good relationship with Da Ming.

Yes, Da Ming is far away in the sky, and he can't reach the full japahit. But because of this, the Ming court actually hoped that there would be a strong country in Nanyang that would directly connect with the imperial court, rather than deal with the chaotic situation. And his respect for Daming should also win the respect of Daming.

It's good for Java.

If this King Wulu is a faint monarch, He Xi doesn't have this idea anymore. After all, the faint king? There are many things in Chinese history, and it is not surprising that they have done anything outrageous. Only the king of Java is a British lord, which is a little inexplicable.

Could it be that he regarded this voyage as a provocation by the Ming Dynasty? Or a temptation to the South Seas?

Actually, He Xi guessed wrong. Now King Wulu didn't know that such a thing had happened below him.

After all, the Majapahit Empire is too different from the organization of the Ming Dynasty. Even in the Ming Dynasty, some local generals plundered merchants. As long as it's not a big deal. And just once to stop. The likelihood of being found is also not high.

And the country of Majapahit, although it began to be centralized. But there is not much power left at the local level. And the robbery was not done once or twice. In front of them were officers and soldiers, and turning around was what the robbers did. Not unusual.

It's just that this time it's just a big deal.

Now, King Wulu, who is thousands of miles away, never thought that he would suffer from the Ming Thunder thousands of miles away.

That's all for later.

He Xi called Yao Guangxiao over and discussed behind closed doors. Leave his newborn child behind.

After He Xi told Yao Guangxiao everything, he first made his own summary. said: "This matter, I have thought about it repeatedly, in fact, I am too aggressive, I should not risk using power at the edge of the Ming Dynasty, in a place that has been out of reach." It's a matter of course to encounter problems. ”

"You can't take the previous luck as inevitable."

"It's just that now it's going to come at a price."

This is the result of He Xi's reflection.

It doesn't matter if you admit it or not. In this era, the Ming Dynasty's sphere of influence had boundaries. This boundary should be a little farther than the de facto boundary of the Ming Dynasty. But it's nowhere near it. After all, in the case of such a backward technology, distance itself represents combat effectiveness, or resistance to attack.

A person who walks hundreds of miles to fight and a person who travels thousands of miles to fight are two completely different situations.

This is true for one person, and so is the army.

After all, this world speaks of strength, and how much strength there is, how much territory it occupies. The growth of the strength of the Ming Sea, in He Xi's view, is about three years before the South China Sea can be covered and the power can be pushed to the South Seas.

These three years, nothing else. It's a shipbuilding cycle.

After all, maybe small-scale shipbuilding. There may be wood prepared in advance. But large-scale shipbuilding can only be started after the big wood is dried first, which will take at least three years.

Today's problem is not the problem of Fangguan being robbed and the expedition fleet. This problem is actually not a big deal. The real problem is the ripple effect of this one thing. With the support of He Xi, almost all the nobles of the Ming Dynasty were crowded on the Nanyang shipping, and with the help of the tiger skins of the Ming Dynasty and the supply of goods from the Ming Dynasty, they embezzled the interests of many other merchants, especially the Hui merchants. It's just that everyone dares to be angry but doesn't dare to speak.

Because he was afraid of the might of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, as long as you know what a behemoth the Ming is. will not act rashly. Don't dare to take it lightly.

And this matter, if the Ming Dynasty does not make any moves, it will expose the military weakness of the Ming Dynasty in the South Seas. This is the dilemma we have now. If no force is moved, all the interests of Nanyang will be gone, and the impact will just start the reform, and the situation with the Ming court. The use of force is obviously beyond the reach of force, and Java is a big country, once there is a change, it will damage the majesty of the Ming Dynasty.

Although the Ming Dynasty is a famous general, but in the naval battle, he really doesn't know who to send this to. Can you destroy the country of ten thousand times alone?

Yao Guangxiao thought about it for a while, listened to He Xi's own summary and analysis, and first comforted He Xi and said, "My lord, my words are serious. The affairs of the world have the right to change the art of virtual reality, although the upright teacher is invincible in the world. And then my generation has only been a few decades, and I really hope so, I am afraid that there will be no merit to be gray and gray. There are many major events in the world, and there are not many people who seek from danger. Just remember that if you can afford it, you can't do it. ”

Then Yao Guangxiao pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, this matter is not unsolvable. ”

He Xi said: "I would like to hear about it. ”

Yao Guangxiao said: "If there is a war to draw Java. It's a dead end. With the naval strength of the Ming Dynasty, it is almost impossible to defeat Java in a war, unless there is Huo Qu's disease. Li Jingzhicai was born at sea. Otherwise, don't even think about it, it's not something that a normal soldier thinks about. ”

"It's just that if you think differently, then there will be a solution."

He Xi said: "What thoughts? ”

"Conquer Java, not fight Java." Yao Guangxiao said.

He Xi was a little confused for a while, and said secretly: "Fight Java, don't fight in Java, where will you do it?" ”

Yao Guangxiao said: "The army is in the South Seas without fighting. ”

He Xi was stunned for a moment, not knowing what medicine Yao Guangxiao sold in the gourd. But after hearing this sentence, I couldn't help but say, "Wonderful." ”

This is clearly a false plan.

It seems to be fighting Java, but it's not. It's Nanyang that hits.

All the problems of the Ming Dynasty are that there is no military presence in Nanyang. If the Ming Dynasty has a military presence in Nanyang, not only relying on the so-called soft power, then the Nanyang families dare to peep at the Ming businessmen, maybe there is an army as the background, and the Ming Dynasty's interests in the Nanyang territory will expand a lot.

Yao Guangxiao added: "I see that Java has expanded rapidly in the South Seas, and in a few decades, the south has been fighting in the north. Aren't the small countries of the South Seas afraid? With the banner of anti-Java, I naturally became the backbone of these small countries. In addition, countries such as Vietnam and Champa are close to the Ming Dynasty and far away from Java. The Lord can ask Honglu Temple to send people to summon envoys from small Nanyang countries and order each country to send troops. Of course, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers, and he can compensate one or two in other places. ”

In this way, the imperial court only needs to send a capable sailor, with one or two hundred thousand elite troops, to set up camp in Nanyang. Let Java be overwhelmed. It would be better to prolong the war with Java. ”

He Xi said: "Why? ”

Yao Guangxiao sneered and said: "In this way, it will not hinder the imperial court's plans, one or two thousand elite troops, and a capable sailor." It will not affect the Northern Expedition of the Imperial Court, after all, if nothing else, now just the taxes paid by the customs can afford the cost of the Ming Dynasty's overseas troops. ”

"Second, by prolonging the war, we can divide the South Seas into two worlds, one is the South Seas of Java and the other is the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty. And the war is protracted, and it is not the Ming Dynasty or Java that cannot hold on first, but many small countries in the South Seas. When the time comes, these forces will naturally be regarded as the nutrients for the Ming Dynasty to take root in the South Seas. ”

"In the end, when the north has been decided, the imperial court will send a boatman. Plough the court and sweep the holes, destroy this group of ugliness, raze the Javanese clan, and be able to operate with its land as the foundation of the South Seas. ”

"In this way, Nanyang is the Nanyang of the Ming Dynasty."

He Xi listened and gasped. He didn't know what kind of poisonous plan Yao Guangxiao had in front of Zhu Di in history. But this strategy, which seems to be above board, is actually extremely damaging. Under the First World War, it is still unknown whether Nanyang can become the Nanyang of the Ming Dynasty. But Nanyang does not die, hundreds of thousands of people. It can't be called Yao Guangxiao's poisonous plan.

Although, the struggle between countries is all-encompassing. But under one strategy, millions of blood were shed and corpses were floating for thousands of miles. It still surprised He Xi.