Chapter 2636

Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, everyone asked all the questions they were interested in, and finally asked Zhu Zian, who had been listening silently, to ask Wang Anguo a question.

Zhu Zian was already feeling itchy after hearing this, so he didn't refuse much, so he asked: "After listening for a long time, I still have a question that I can't understand, that is, why did your country organize an advance fleet to rush to the other side of the ocean? If it was just for

To expand the territory, why not first occupy the areas close to the East China Sea, such as North Korea and Japan, if they want to use force to annex them, it should be easier than going thousands of miles away to establish colonies, right?"

In Zhu Zian's view, Haihan organized a fleet at all costs, recruited immigrants, and crossed the sea to establish a colony in such a distant place. This was undoubtedly a very cost-effective choice. Whether it was the former Ming Dynasty, the Manchu and Qing Dynasty's ruling areas, or

North Korea and Japan, which are even weaker countries, have large tracts of land for Haihan to use. It is definitely much easier to incorporate them into Haihan's territory. He really can't think of a reason why Haihan would rather stay far away than near.

Wang Anguo said: "The reason for taking such action is, on the one hand, my father's personal wishes, and on the other hand, it is also our country's long-term development strategy. It is just that this step was realized several years in advance. Although it is a time-consuming and labor-intensive move,

But I think a few years from now, this piece of history will be admired by future generations."

Tom Wang had been living in North America all year round before traveling through time. For him personally, it was also a homeland that was difficult to abandon. After Haihan became famous, he hoped to return to the place where he lived and leave traces of time and space there.

It is also a reasonable choice, and it also gained unanimous understanding from Haihan’s senior management when it was discussed by the executive committee.

However, the inside information involved the origin of the founding of Haihan, which was a top secret among top secrets. He was not in a position to elaborate on it to Wang Anguo and could only call it "personal wishes."

As for Haihan's "long-term development strategy", it is of course to achieve control of global sea power by controlling key maritime lanes and important nodes around the world. It is only a matter of time to set foot in North America. Even without Tom Wang taking the lead in doing this

, when Wang Anguo's generation takes power, they will inevitably regard it as an expansion target.

Of course, the Haihan Executive Committee originally agreed with Wang Tom’s proposal and asked him to organize an advance fleet to go to North America. There were many other factors that were taken into consideration, such as curbing the expansion speed of competitors around the world. If Haihan had not taken any action for a long time,

This action allowed the Western colonists of the same era to have sufficient time to develop and grow in North America. By then, it would be difficult for Haihan to intervene in the local area and get a piece of the pie.

But such strategic vision is not something ordinary people can possess. Let alone Zhu Zian, even the second generation Wang Anguo are still far from reaching the level of their parents. What they can currently do is

I just believe that my father's decision must be far-sighted and will definitely be beneficial to the development of the country in the long run.

Tao Hongfang responded: "According to the information our country has, there is another vast continent on the other side of the ocean. Its area is wider than the previous territory, and it is rich in water and grass and has countless resources. Such a vast and fertile land without one.

, wouldn’t it be beautiful if it could be included in our country’s territory?”

Ha Jianyi also responded: "If we don't go to such a good place, other countries will send people to occupy it. Rather than taking advantage of outsiders, it is better to capture it early. Although it is more difficult now, it will be a hundred years from now."

Looking again, the hard work of our predecessors in opening up new territories must have been worth it."

Zhu Zian basically understood the way of thinking of the people in front of him. It was not because they looked down on the nearby areas that they abandoned the nearby areas, but simply did not want to let go of the unowned areas that had been discovered. Even though it was very far away from Haihan, even if they occupied it

It's just an overseas enclave that takes several months to reach, but they don't mind incorporating it into their territory first.

Zhu Zian thinks this can be regarded as a greedy mentality, because it is still difficult for Haihan to effectively manage overseas enclaves so far away. But it is obvious that Haihan people are not just looking at what is in front of them, they are considering

The time limit is much longer, and they are willing to spend a lot of resources and make arrangements in advance. This kind of vision and strategy may be one of the reasons why Haihanneng has risen rapidly in just two or three decades.

He then thought again, Haihan had defeated the two most powerful opponents of the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Naturally, small countries such as Korea and Japan were unable to resist. As for the countries on the South China Sea, it is said that most of them became Haihan's.

Allies, if we don't find a goal to continue to expand, then this huge empire will probably fall into internal strife sooner or later.

But North America is thousands of miles away from here and has a vast territory. To slowly organize immigrants to move there like ants moving now, I am afraid it will take several generations to form a climate, and the money and materials required during this period will cost no one knows how much energy.

The courage to resolutely devote so many resources to accomplish a goal with an uncertain future really impressed him.

Of course, if Zhu Zian's knowledge were broader, he would have thought that there were still some weird things in it. When Haihan was founded, it was publicized that these founding fathers came from a mysterious and powerful country thousands of miles away in the east. But

Perhaps considering that future development would make this statement difficult to establish, this kind of propaganda did not last too long and was stopped after just a few years. However, there are still some written propaganda materials circulating, and some scholars still spread the word

The origin of the Han people is regarded as "an unknown continent somewhere in the East China Sea".

Now that Haihan's national power is strong, he organized an advance fleet to explore the distant continent to the east. The location is clearly the "hometown" that Haihan once promoted to the outside world, but Haihan officials have not mentioned the connection between the two at all. If it is true for

Anyone who knows something about this will definitely associate these two things, and the true origin of the Haihan people will inevitably be doubted.

However, these are obviously not topics that can be discussed openly. In recent years, Haihan Kingdom has never mentioned the origins of the first pioneers. It only refers to these people as "elders" in textbooks and gives them a lofty political status.

Although Zhu Zian was curious about the specific situation of the continent on the other side of the ocean, he never imagined that that was Tom Wang's true hometown. The funds needed to organize an advance fleet and establish a colony on the west coast of North America, in addition to the allocation from the national treasury,

, in addition to Wang Tom’s own money, he also received covert support from a number of figures represented by Shi Diwen. Only the materials and equipment allocated to the advance fleet by the East China Sea Region in various names have already been calculated.

It's a million dollars.
Chapter completed!