Chapter 77 To win
Chen Mu from the Sulu Islands did not want to fight, so he naturally had his considerations.
He did not come out to fight, even though he was a martial artist in the past, the warrior looked at problems simply and could not be without war.
War has spoils, war is an opportunity. The most important point is that warriors do not take on logistics, and civil officials are doing the rewards for food, supplies, and military merits. In other words, someone wipes his butt.
But this is not the case with the Nanyang Yamen. Not only did he have to wipe his butt, he also sent gold and silver to the court.
When people's goals are too clear, everyone knows that this is right, and everyone knows what you are going to do next, then you can't do this.
Because this may be easier to achieve goals, but it will become very hard to survive. When you have the power and hold money that is as rich as a country in your hands, who doesn't want to kill you?
This made Chen Mu still want to find someone to wipe his butt. Who should I look for?
Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng were the only ones who were qualified to protect themselves, but this was actually very difficult because the power of the Nanyang Yamen was too great.
Zhang Juzheng never said what he would do in this matter, but he did everything he could do; Gao Gong never said what he could do, he only wrote a letter to tell Chen Mu what you couldn't do - Gao Gong said that Chen Mu could not have major casualties, or that he could not cause big trouble in Southeast Asia.
This is to draw a line for him, so you can't be seriously injured and have a correct nonsense.
"Not conquest is to exert influence; not to seek profit in war, but to deter military forces, to gain profit for trade, and to protect the heavenly dynasty."
Bai Yuanjie held her face and drank a glass of wine. The old subordinate, now the young commander, talked loudly, and made him whisper: "Chen Shuai is a fan of money. To put it bluntly, it's just that the war costs money. If it costs money, it can't be sent to the court. It's the same as the truth."
Deng Zilong raised his head and laughed, Chen Mu smiled and said, "Brother, you must understand this way. The result is the same anyway. I don't want to be dragged down by the war. There are many villains on the island, and there are soldiers everywhere in the sixty-six countries. If you want to say that the generals on the battlefield are probably not worthy, but there are all soldiers in the knowing place, and it is difficult to fight hard."
"If you don't fight, it's not beautiful to be brave after you realize the difference."
Chen Mu wanted to make a fortune in silence. It would be great if the two countries like Sulu and Wuni were not required to work. They reached an alliance and trained six guards locally. Once the situation changed, they could draw at least half of them to form a 15,000 subordinate legion, and transported them from Malacca to Japan immediately within three months. This is no more comfortable than fighting a war that caused his soldiers to be killed or injured?
Deng Zilong looked at Chen Mu with some suspicion and wondered: "General Wang Shen is so stubborn. Should you treat him as an exile place if you take him to the point of exile? Send him over there properly, can Japan have a good place?"
"You have to get out of here even if you really fight."
Chen Muqiu said, "It's dangerous in Japan. Look at the Japanese soldiers under Junxiong, who are polite to everyone, bowing and kneeling, but their personalities are very strange. They have learned etiquette and have a deep influence. However, they have no introspection and do not know that gentlemen are cautious in solitary. Because they are viewed by outsiders, they have different opinions."
"Haruo probably can't handle it, and none of us can handle it, so we have no other intention to transfer Wang Shen over there, just give Xiaoba a knife. Xiaoba listens to me and will not start the war without any chance. If it starts, he will definitely be helpless.
"If you can, don't fight, don't fight. It's good to knock on the bones and suck marrow and make others fight to the death. Once a war starts, why the war starts is not important, and winning is important - if you want to win, you must have Wang Rulong, otherwise thousands of troops may not be able to support reinforcements across the sea."
After knocking on the bones and sucking the marrow, Bai Yuanjie gave Chen Mu a thumbs up in her heart. Chen Bapi's summary of himself was quite accurate.
Not to mention the distance, just talk about Sulu. The six guards' military equipment almost brought all the great pearls collected by the three kings of Sulu back to the Nanyang Guard. And his words were quite reasonable: the three guards' army must always purchase the military equipment of the six guards. Of course, it does not mean that the armor is broken and the weapons are broken and that they cannot be sent to the Ming Dynasty for repair. Chen will repair it within three years, but the road is long after all.
There is a replacement when the weapon is broken. It must be about to fight. The journey between the war is January and February, and the weapons are repaired in four or five months. At this time, Su Lu will be gone even if he doesn't do it well.
Su Lu was so excited that the three kings of Su Lu were kicked. They gritted their teeth and signed out six guard orders. Chen Muyi happily waved his hand and gave him three 18-pound cannons. He placed them on the coastal turret and looked so majestic.
This cannon is not cheap. Deng Zilong thought that Chen Erye, who asked him to raise three fingers and shout five liang a small flag arrow, turned around. But he rubbed his hands and smiled: "In a few years, after the guns and shells were shot, I have to buy them again. He can't smelter it."
Iron smelting was not a high-end technology in the Ming Dynasty, but during this period, the whole world was high-end technology. Except for the Ming Dynasty, most countries took another branch, making blocks of iron instead of steel frying.
Block iron smelting is like the method of building Japanese knives and European knocking machines. Before the progress of metallurgical technology of large-scale production of iron tools such as steel filling and steel frying, China also did this, for example, before the Han Dynasty and before the Han Dynasty.
"This year, there are things to write to the Nanyang Yamen. Pearls are divided into three routes. One way north is purchased by the Zhang Puzhou tribesmen. One way is Mr. Yan finds a way to sell in the south; the last way is Huang Cheng in Haojing, sold to the Portuguese people." Bai Yuanjie shook her head and said, "It's been three more years since she opened for food. The market price of pearls will be about 20% lowered by you."
Chen Mu narrowed his eyes and bowed his fists, with a proud look on his face and said, "Shame, ashamed!"
There is no doubt that what is the concept of using pearls, gems, and tortoiseshells that can arm 30,000 soldiers in Sulu, where the price of pearls is ten times or even dozens of times lower than that of the Ming Dynasty?
That's the concept of not having money.
Even though the Ming Dynasty had the largest market in the world, Chen Mu didn't think that this batch of pearls could be eaten, so Yan Qing was not in a hurry to sell Zhang Siwei's clan merchants, even if he had to hold on for two or three years, it would not be a problem.
As long as Huang Cheng can sell it well in Portuguese, it is a place where gold and silver are really exchanged. They will spend all their money to buy this batch of pearls and sell it to the other side of the world. Even the Spaniards will like this batch of pearls and gems very much. In the end, the Spanish will still pay for it. Chen Mu will still get the American silver he wants.
"The mountain chief of miners in Bozhou has almost explored the mines in Luzon and Minduluo, including gold, copper ore, ebony and sandalwood, and the amount of mine is quite large." Bai Yuanjie saw Chen Mu's successful appearance and decided to add more fire, saying: "Next year, I will report my work to the cabinet, and the guilds in the court will laugh out loud."
Bai Yuanjie asked, "Where is Zhaolong? You are going to Southeast Asia to have fun. You don't plan to let him go back?"
"What are you going back? Qingluan came over the previous part. That boy Zhaolong was used to coming out and said that he had Yinglong's inheritance Xuanwei Department at home. He wanted to make achievements in me and pestered his sister to go to Xinming. I had already agreed to him."
Chapter completed!