Chapter 693: A Colonial War
Zhang Hao was talking eloquently, explaining the strategic proposal of Dayang Group.
But after listening for a while, someone gave their opinion again. This time, it was an elder of the Immortal Yin Sect, Yu Xuanzi.
"Mr. Zhang, these military arrangements you mentioned sound pretty good. But there is one point, the Ocean Group does not seem to have arranged enough room for its own interests.
There is a way that the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit. We have arranged for us to have enough benefits for us to rule the eastern and western parts of the rest of the continents separately. But the Ocean Group only has a few ports.
Although the cause of this incident was a direct conflict between the Ocean Group and the Twelve Families, the ambitions of the Twelve Families are obvious to all. The Twelve Families are our common threat.
Therefore, I always feel that the interests of Dayang Group are far less than the efforts of Dayang Group.
And the Ocean Group is the birthplace of capitalism, and it pays the most attention to profits.
I want to ask, according to Mr. Zhang's arrangement, where is the profit of Dayang Group?"
Everyone immediately focused their eyes on Zhang Hao.
Yes, although everyone negotiates or something, and often hopes that the other party will give up profits, if there is such a thing as Dayang Group, it is always not very reassuring. Say, Do you have any other shady arrangements?
It is hateful to ask for benefits with a dead face, but people like Zhang Hao, who almost don't care about interests, are vigilant!
It is not that there are no saints in the world, but the Ocean Group, as the birthplace of capitalism, is obviously not related to saints.
Facing everyone's 'suspicious' eyes, Zhang Hao smiled and smiled confidently, "Everyone, the interests of Dayang Group are very simple, that is...... Commerce!
The business of Dayang Group, including but not limited to pills, Xiuzhen resources, commercial transportation, arms sales, etc. In this war, the Ocean Group will provide sufficient logistical support for everyone. Of course, there is some price to pay.
Finally, in order to ensure the smooth flow of business routes, the Ocean Group needs to get some ports, etc.
How, do you need to explain more?"
"There's still something I don't understand. This time, it was the Vermilion Bird King of the Ming Sect who spoke, "Although the commercial interests are good, according to our experience in the Candle Dragon Continent, colonial trade is where the real interests lie, and it is ten times the ordinary commercial profits.
This time, the Ocean Group had a clear chance to acquire a colony, but why did it give up?
You must know that after obtaining the colony, a large number of mineral resources, such as spirit stones, star essence veins, etc., can be obtained at almost zero cost. However, the Ocean Group gave up such interests and chose a more difficult business, which I still can't understand. ”
Among the crowd, many people nodded slowly. Wang Yunxia's question is very acute.
Zhang Hao sighed, "When you negotiate, you can't wait to draw all the interests into your arms." Dayang Group took the initiative to make profits, and you have so many problems. ”
The crowd didn't speak, but just looked at Zhang Hao -- Blow, you continue to blow! The Dayang Group took the initiative to make profits? Is there such a thing? Why don't you remember!
Zhang Hao looked at everyone's eyes and shook his head slightly. "It's actually quite simple. You think from your point of view. But have you considered the situation of the Ocean Group?
So far, the real core of Dayang Group is only one Ninghe City, plus one Changshan City, with a total core area of less than 2,000 square kilometers.
The outer area is the entire Ninghe County, with an area of 70,000 square kilometers. Nanyang County, which has recently been acquired, and the country located in the island of the earth, have not yet been developed.
The population directly controlled by the Dayang Group is only more than 8 million. Coupled with the current population of Nanyang County, it is less than 15 million!
We want to colonize, but we can't afford that many people and troops.
Everyone should have a certain understanding of the colonization situation in the Candle Dragon Continent.
We calculated that if we wanted to control the colony, not counting the masters, we would need at least 5,000 soldiers to control the colony, remove the barren land such as mountains and forests, and only count the inhabited places, on average, every 10,000 square kilometers. If you count all kinds of logistical supplies, management, various institutions, etc., at least 8,000 people are needed.
And these 8,000 people are only stationed in the local area. If you add caravans, mobile emergency corps, and various non-governmental exchange personnel, it will be about 10,000 people.
Even if you control a country with a radius of 3,000 miles, this is already a small country, such as the country of Qixia ten years ago, with a total area of more than 1.8 million square kilometers.
1.8 million square kilometers, of which 600,000 square kilometers are inhabited, including fields. This requires five or six hundred thousand troops to basically control it. But that's just the basic control.
This is already the case in a country with a radius of three thousand miles. And the big country on the Kunlun Continent in the East is often tens of thousands of miles, and the area is ten times that of the former Qixia country. Even the current country of Qixia is only one-third of the area of the Eastern Liang Dynasty.
And the Liang Dynasty is not yet the largest country in the East!
Moreover, the countries of the East are developed, densely populated, and ideologically mature. If you want to colonize the East, I roughly estimate that for every 10,000 square kilometers, it is estimated that it will take 20,000 people to completely suppress it!"
With Zhang Hao's explanation, the suspicion in everyone's eyes gradually disappeared, and was replaced by caution. Because they are plotting in the East.
Then Zhang Hao made a concluding speech: "Considering the situation of the Dayang Group, compared with colonization, maintaining commercial exchanges is the best choice for the Dayang Group.
Business communication may be harder, but it requires fewer people. ”
In the end, Zhang Hao showed some helplessness slightly - there is a certain amount of acting, but there is also true feelings. The size of Dayang Group is too small, which is already one of the important reasons restricting the development of Dayang Group.
However, this is still only a superficial reason. The reason why Zhang Hao did not go to colonization was because there were more and deeper reasons. Zhang Hao will not say those to the outside world, and only the internal meetings of the Dayang Group will discuss these issues.
Externally, the above reasons are sufficient.
But then someone asked about the country of Qixia. Zhao Duo, the representative of the Qixia Country and the Prime Minister, smiled slightly: "At present, the Qixia Country is still the countries annexed before the integration. Those countries have existed for at least three to five thousand years, and it will take at least fifty years, two generations, to fully integrate these countries. Until then, the country of Qixia will focus on stability.
And...... We're the Empress...... I can't make up my mind, and the Empress is currently ordering us to keep up with the Ocean Group.
Also, the crown prince has just been born...... His Majesty meant to stabilize the main thing for the time being, and then consider other things when the prince became an adult. ”
When the word 'empress' was spoken, expressions such as 'unwillingness' flashed on Zhao Duo's face. Although it flashed, it was captured by the 'smart people' at the scene.
Someone suddenly sneered: Empress, too, don't count on this country of Qixia.
But the reason Zhao Duo said cannot be ignored. The current country of Qixia is different from the country of Shaoze.
The country of Shaoze itself was unified, and although it was divided later, it was only thirty or forty years old, and the people who were still rooted and oppressed yearned for reunification; after Nangong Zhi unified the country of Shaoze, the country of Shaoze quickly became strong.
However, the country of Qixia is a kneading of countries that did not belong to each other in the past, and there is a natural rift, so until now, the country of Qixia is still coordinating internal relations. And use the ideas of capitalism and industry and commerce to solve the original problems.
But...... Like the Ocean Group, the explanation given by the country of Qixia is also superficial. The deeper reason is not disclosed.
Everyone was finally relieved, and the discussion of Raiders East continued. And this time, it is much more intense, and everyone actively participates - if Dayang Group and the country of Qixia do not compete, the price will be completely assured to seek their own interests.
And considering the situation of the Ocean Group and the country of Qixia, I am afraid that it will only take more than ten years before it has the ability to colonize. And by that time, everyone had already carved up the world!
When everyone spoke together, Zhang Hao's initial suggestion had gradually moved closer to a complete military battle plan.
Someone said: "We are attacking to the east and need a springboard." For the time being, I am afraid that it needs to be provided by West Kunlun. ”
Someone said: "We should adopt the strategy of feeding the war with war, and only in this way can we reduce the logistical pressure." Moreover, the eastern countries have been influenced by the twelve families for a long time, and there is almost no possibility of persuasion. Therefore, we need to be tougher. ”
Someone said: "There will definitely be some nobles, or sects, etc., in the local area, who are dissatisfied with the rule of the twelve families, but dare not speak out." These people should be brought together. ”
Someone said: "We need to make reasonable use of the local people to manage the local people and reduce our expenses." At the same time, it is necessary to strictly control the local cultivation resources and gradually reduce the local cultivation environment. We need obedient slaves, not elites. ”
Someone said: "Strategically, we should give full play to the experience of this war and open the way with artillery, machine guns, armored fighting vehicles, and god masters."
The god master does not need to kill ordinary people, only need to drive ordinary people, or pull out fortresses, etc. Or dig underground passages and store explosives.
In the case of a large-scale war, it is not enough to rely on the gold explosives provided by the Ocean Group. We need to build the first generation of explosives production lines. This requires the help of Dayang Group. ”
No problem! Zhang Hao immediately expressed his position.
At the end of the meeting, someone asked Zhang Hao: "Mr. Zhang, do you have any suggestions and additions here?"
"Yes!" Zhang Hao said categorically, "what we are going to carry out is a colonial war. And if you want to colonize stability, you need to eliminate the local ideological roots. Otherwise, the goal of cutting down the grass and eradicating the roots will not be achieved.
And the industry and commerce and capitalism that we have started now are good alternatives. By the way, we will cultivate a group of industrial and commercial grassroots that are inclined to us.
Colonization requires not only force, but also ideological and intellectual crushing. ”