Four hundred and fiftieth chapters enterprising
Speaking of enterprising, Zheng Zhilong seemed to have become a different person, full of confidence and heroic spirit, just like he was just being polite by the court, full of vitality.
Zheng Zhilong said: "To endure humiliation is of course not for survival. If you just want to survive, it is better to fight vigorously. Even if you die, you will not be humiliated by your ancestors. The ultimate goal of enduring humiliation is to gain time and make progress, to be proud in the future and not be bullied by others!"
Zheng Cai and the other two agreed and nodded constantly, just like pounding garlic.
Zheng Zhilong pointed at Fujian on the map and said with a sigh: "The coastal areas of Fujian are our foundation. If we should keep this root, there is nothing to say."
Zheng Zhilong paused, and his fingers passed by the sea and moved to the Japanese archipelago, saying, "Japan locked the country, but only allowed us to trade with the Netherlands to Nagasaki. Most of our profits come from here, and we cannot lose money or others interfere. When the time is right, we will squeeze the Dutch out of Japan completely. This is our goal."
Immediately afterwards, Zheng Zhilong pointed to Taiwan and said, "Taiwan Island protects Fujian and the straits. The importance is self-evident. Now we control northern Taiwan, and the Dutch controls the south. The Dutch acquires a large amount of antlers, vines, venison, and deer skin from Taiwan to make huge profits. Therefore, the first step is to start with the city of Relan Cha. Snatching the Dutch's profits is only one of them. The most important thing is to include the entire Taiwan in your pocket and not give Lin Chunhong the chance to intervene."
Zheng Zhilong had clear thinking and full of enterprising spirit, which made Zheng Cai and the other two feel excited. Especially Shi Daxuan, he seemed to have forgotten that he had cried bitterly just now, and was so excited that he danced with excitement.
Zheng Zhilong continued: "Control Taiwan is only the first step, the second step is here..." He pointed his finger on Cebu Island and slid towards Mindanao Island.
"As I said just now, Lin Chunhong stretched out his hands around the Southeast Asian region to open a route to the West. Lin Chunhong was shooting his left and right, and he would definitely be unable to take into account some small islands south of Luzon. For example, Lin Chunhong beat the Spaniards to the point of vomiting blood, but he kept turning a blind eye to the Spaniards entrenched on Cebu Island. He was nothing and had no energy. Since this is the case, we will take advantage of the opportunity to expel the Spaniards on Cebu Island first, and then expand south to control Mindanao."
Zheng Cai was not blinded by the fanaticism, but frowned and asked, "A Taiwan island can be seen with abundant resources, but we have spent so much Dayuan and energy. The island's population is only more than 70,000, and it is still facing the threat of indigenous people. Now we are trying our best to seize Mindanao. Are you a little greedy and unable to eat too much?"
Zheng Zhilong said: "No need to worry too much. Although Lin Chunhong is cunning, he is very serious about his work. We can learn from it. Look, after he occupied Luzon, he first used copper mines to lure merchants to the island, and then greatly reduced the tariffs on sugar sugar and rice, and encouraged merchants to plant sugarcane and rice in Luzon. What kind of copper mines and sugarcane rice, which merchants did you see profits immediately? In theory, these merchants would leave Luzon immediately and travel as far as they can, but Lin Chunhong inadvertently made slave sales a lot of things. With the profits of slave sales, these merchants took root in Luzon. It is estimated that in another year or two, the mines and plantations should be profitable. At that time, wouldn't Lin Chunhong get another source of profit?"
Zheng Cai was impressed and felt that in business, the gap between him and Lin Chunhong was like a firefly and a bright moon.
Zheng Hongkui was worried and said, "Lin Chunhong was mining in Qiongzhou Prefecture and pickling dried fish in large quantities, which required a lot of labor. It is profitable to sell slaves. But where can we sell slaves, besides selling them to Lin Chunhong? If Lin Chunhong doesn't want them, this road will not be possible."
Zheng Zhilong snorted coldly and said, "Lin Chunhong can mine, but we can't open it? He can make dried fish, but we can't do it? If you want to learn, learn it well, don't learn it as a good person! Besides, even if the mines and dried fish cannot absorb so many slaves, we cannot sell Nanyang monkeys to Japan and the Japanese to Nanyang?"
"As long as you can attract businessmen to the island, these are not enough to worry about. Moreover, according to reliable information, there are large-scale gold and silver mines in the northeast corner of Mindanao! Moreover, there are also many gold and silver mines on the small island north of Cebu Island!"
"ah……"
Zheng Cai and the other two were ecstatic, with extremely greedy expressions on their faces, and even saliva was almost flowing out.
Zheng Zhilong felt extremely happy when he looked at the ugly appearance of the three of them. Even Zheng Cai and the other three couldn't help but be moved. How could those maritime merchants not run to Mindanao like crazy? In this way, merchants who sell slaves and provide daily necessities will come one after another. With more people, he not only has a solid base, but also has a long-term profit source, embarking on a virtuous cycle of development.
However, Zheng Zhilong's ambitions were obviously not enough. He continued: "After successfully operating Mindanao, our three-deck warships also formed combat effectiveness. At that time, we went further south, entered the Maluku Sea, competed with the Dutch for the Moluca Islands, and grasped the source of lilacs. In this way, the profits would not come in rolling?"
Shi Daxuan looked at the map and was stunned, and suddenly shouted: "Grandma, Fujian, Japan, Taiwan, plus one third of the Southeast Asian country, it is a sea kingdom. At that time, the general would simply be the emperor himself, so as not to be angry with those sour scholars again!"
Zheng Zhilong spat at Shi Daxuan and cursed: "Nonsense! It's good to be proud. As for those who call themselves lonely, I think Lin Chunhong has such a scene. We men at sea don't want that thing, and are locked in the city wall all day long. Is it fun?"
"Yes, yes, the general said, the emperor was so stuffy in the Forbidden City all day long!"
Zheng Zhilong ignored the compliments of the three people and continued: "This is just a territory, population progress, and one more important thing is the warships and sailors. Zhao Hehai's great white shark plundering fleet has a good reference. In just three years, Lin Chunhong's fleet has expanded to more than 100,000 people. Isn't Zhao Hehai providing a large number of qualified sailors?"
"So, I plan to ask Zhihu to form a plundering fleet, first go to the Maluku Sea to plunder the Dutch, one for huge profits, two for weakening the Dutch, and three for training sailors. This is a huge profit, so I have to start moving immediately. Later, when the time is right, I will pass through Malacca and live in the West with Zhao Hehai, and use the Dutch, the Portuguese and the Cannibal everywhere."
The three of them did not mean to object, and they all fell into extreme fanaticism.
Chapter completed!