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Chapter 6 Avoiding Disadvantages and Pursuing Profits, Human Nature

Chen Hua said as he reached out to Chameng on the map.

This is a small country in South China that was once powerful in history but now negligible. According to legend, the famous Chameng rice comes from this country.

Its territory is in the south of Annan in later generations.

In history, Annan was breathless and he defeated Annan several times. But the heroes did not mention his courage back then. The Ming Dynasty was invincible at the time. Isn’t it just a matter of silence now? Chameng Kingdom is now completely declining.

The fault is that Annan has an internal strife. The two major military groups of Zheng and Ruan confront each other north and south. Lord Ruan needs to win over Chameng to maintain stability in the rear. Chameng was probably completely annexed by Annan long ago.

But if it is just Champa, it would be a bit useless. The small territory is the fatal flaw.

Chen Hua's finger once again pointed to the southernmost part of the Angkor Dynasty, which is what later generations call the Mekong Delta.

The Red River Delta and the Mekong Delta were the two major granaries of Annan in later generations. Chen Hua could not get the Red River Delta in the north in a short time, but he would not be polite to the Mekong River in the south.

The Angkor Dynasty has become increasingly weak. In history, an immigrant from China, can get the land and build the port country of Hexian Town. How could Chen Hua be worse than an immigrant who started from scratch?

Annan's territory is long and narrow, but its actual area is not small, comparable to the size of one Japan, that is, two Central Plains provinces and ten Qiongdao.

The area Chen Hua refers to now is the southern part of Annan in later generations, which is the lower body of the seahorse, with at least one hundred thousand square kilometers.

Of course, the Mekong Delta is definitely not the densely populated place in later generations. The Mekong Delta in the 21st century is the richest place and the densest place in Annan, and it is also the largest plain in Southeast Asia. The Mekong Delta now should be a desolate place with dense water networks and jungles everywhere. It is not something that can be achieved in a short while to reclaim it. But this is not important. The most important significance of its not its own value, but as a retreat to make everyone feel at ease.

When Chen Hua said that he valued Champaign rather than Spain and the Netherlands, everyone under him breathed a sigh of relief. It was not that they were afraid of Spain and the Netherlands, but if they could do it, they were really unwilling to conflict with the two.

When Chen Hua said that the area he was referring to was comparable to the size of the Fujian area. Although it was still deserted, it was all plains and fertile water and soil, as good as the fish and rice towns of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the eyes of the person below were all golden.

Without a "strong" enemy, you can get a lot of benefits. This is what people love the most. Avoiding harm and seeking profit is the nature of human beings.

Chen Hua still looked like "how difficult the situation is," while the people present below were already full of fighting spirit. Chen Hua had already pointed out the mystery for them, pointed out an inevitable big crisis, pointed out a tall direction, and pointed out a bright goal.

In the interweaving of sorrow and joy, in the end, joy is greater than sorrow!

As for whether the "great wish" can be achieved, or whether the retreat is really good, Chen Hua has no obligation to give them an answer.

Except for Zheng Sen, one of the people here is considered to be the one who is "extraordinary from extraordinary origins". A few years have passed, but to say that they have completely lost their blood and have no energy to fight, that is a joke.

"Our army entered Champa, Angkor, and moved the people to the north of the senior officials and built the city. The Netherlands was afraid that it would be difficult to feel at ease when it heard about it."

"However, we are still close to the Southeast Asian countries. Even if the Western barbarians are strong and tens of thousands of miles apart, how much force can they reach? What can I do to me? Besides, all these red hairs are looking at money. My brother is holding their trade in his hands. I wish those Western barbarians dare not really turn against us."

Shi Fu said loudly.

After the Battle of Luowan, didn’t the Dutch bow their heads for trade interests?

At that time, they put interests first, and now they have tasted good days. How can they not put interests first?

But Shi Fu did not take the powerful Spain seriously, and the Dutch people, but he had to take the Europeans' large plywood ships into consideration.

He is one of the few scholars in Zheng Zhilong's group and Shi Lang's uncle. He was also a scholar in literature for many years when he was young, but he was not successful in the imperial examination. He was forced to go out of the sea when he was less than 20 years old and followed Zheng Zhilong in front of him.

This person has read some books, but has never been famous again. It is very different from a rude man who doesn't know a lot about his big words. He is meticulous, quite strategic, and brave in fighting. He is deeply appreciated and trusted by Zheng Zhilong.

"The only thing to worry about is the big plywood ship of the Red-haired Ghost. It has a strong combat power, but it is not a black-tailed ship, and it is comparable to a bird ship. If the two sides attack and are not careful, they will suffer a great loss." The painful lessons from that year are still vivid in my mind.

As for Spain, the Netherlands and other troops in Southeast Asia, they were not seen by Shi Fu at all.

I don’t like Spain and the Netherlands’ land power, which is a major climate for the Zheng group. From Zheng Zhilong to ordinary soldiers, no one can respect their army power.

There is nothing else, there are too few people.

Shi Fu is one of the core figures of the Zheng group. He has a deep understanding of the Spanish in Luzon and the Dutch in the high-ranking members.

Others are not a senior official, but Shi Daxuan is here. As mentioned earlier, Shi Daxuan is Shi Lang's father and the old man from Shibazhili at that time. He is also Shi Fu's clan brother.

Shibazhi was the eighteen sworn brothers led by Zheng Zhilong after Yan Siqi's death. However, as time went by, with Zheng Zhilong's surrender to the Ming Dynasty, Shibazhi also had internal strife and split. Shi Daxuan, Yang Tiansheng, Chen Zhongji and others joined Zheng Zhilong's team. They parted ways with Liu Xiang, Chen Kuiqi and others.

In the battle with his former sworn brother Li Kuiqi, Yang Tiansheng and Chen Zhongji were unfortunately given a box lunch. However, Shi Fu showed outstanding performance and was successfully promoted to the decision-making level of the Zheng Group as a rising star.

But the bigwigs of the Zheng Group are reluctant to part with Land. The north of the senior officials is their old base, and someone must be in charge. Shi Daxuan is such a person. He only replaced Hong Xu last year.

The relationship between Shi Daxuan and Shi Fu is naturally intimate. Shi Daxuan is in charge of the great minister and knows very well about the Dutch's power in the great minister. Naturally, Shi Fu knows it too.

The Dutch were not only small in number. The most important thing was that while they were fighting Zheng Zhilong at sea, they also launched an attack from land to the old base of the Zheng group, the northern part of the Zheng group, but were easily defeated by the Zheng army's remaining troops.

And who are the latter?
Chapter completed!
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