Han Tuozhou just heard Mao Geng briefly introduce the project of Kra Isthmus, and immediately became interested.

In this era, shortening the voyage of 1,200 kilometers means huge advantages, one is speed and the other is safety. The second point is particularly important. Take a longer journey. On this section of sea route, everything is possible - if you encounter a typhoon, pirates and other risks, there is no possibility of getting rich more. Of course, being a pirate robs others is exceptional.

Seeing that Kra Isthmus could be built and the journey was shortened by more than 2,000 miles, Han Tuozhou immediately had the urge to grab the Kra Isthmus. Over the past period of time, the unprecedented success of Taiwan Song Haimao has also made the Han family's ambitions expand unprecedentedly. Han Tuozhou kept increasing his goals repeatedly, and he had already had the ambition of becoming the king of the Haimao.

"Yi Sheng, since I have seen the treasure land of Kra Isthmus, I think I have to do my best. I have no need to be polite to the natives, and give them an ultimatum. If I don't give them a toast, I will not eat the punishment for the wine, hum! Send a large army of the Song Dynasty and destroy them!"

"Mr. Han, it's a pity! The power to transfer troops is not in your hands, Lord Han, nor in your hands."

Mao Geng did not forget to remind him.

"I mean, you might as well take action first and report it! I will tell the Duke about this matter and tell him that if you occupy this Isthmus of Kra, you will shorten the maritime voyage of more than 2,000 miles, control the place, and manage it for a little while, and all the wealth and goods in the world can gather here, and then scatter it in the world. In time, it will definitely become a prosperous commercial port that complements Quanzhou. Once the Duke understands the importance of the Isthmus of Kra, you will definitely be moved and will not ignore it. Moreover, this matter may not be reported to the court. The Duke of Taiwan has the final say. If he really recruits it, six or seven thousand soldiers can be pieced together. When the army destroys the barbarians on the Isthmus of Kra, it will not be too late to report to the court."

Han Tuozhou was trying to do it recklessly. If he incited Zhao Han, he would really not say whether Zhao Han would become hot. If Zhao Han became hot, he would send troops secretly regardless of the consequences. This is not impossible. Mao Geng thought that such a ridiculous thing should be avoided as much as possible.

Mao Geng had to calmly explain to Han Tuozhou that if Zhao Han did this, even if everything went well, he would be questioned by the court officials. If he might not do it well, he would leave a grudge in Zhao Ling's heart, and he might even lose favor from now on.

If you do it recklessly, it is not cost-effective to calculate the political account, and it is not necessarily cost-effective to calculate the economic account. If two muskets can solve the problem, why do you have to use tens of thousands of soldiers and horses? Although the money for buying land in the Isthmus of Kra isthmus can save some money, but it will only cost more or less if you spend money on the transportation of tens of thousands of troops and supplies for food, grass and soldiers. The most important thing is that it will also affect the normal maritime trade business of Taiwan-Song Hai Trade, and then affect the supply of raw materials in the special zone, and ultimately affect the production and the entire industrialization process. Obviously, it is not cost-effective to calculate the economic account.

Not to mention what to do if there is a typhoon.

Although Han Tuozhou was determined to win the Isthmus of Kra, he was also rational after all. After hearing Mao Geng poured cold water, he knew that the saying of sending soldiers was unrealistic. Han Tuozhou was frustrated with passion and looked a little weak, but he had to say:

"I hope your plan will work. I'm worried that even if the barbarians die, they may not be willing to give in easily."

"If you don't try, how can you know that it won't work!"

Mao Geng believes that if a peaceful solution can be resolved, it will never abuse force. It doesn’t matter if you spend more money. Indigenous people in this era have not yet developed the habit of lions opening their mouths, and the market will be limited no matter how high the market is. Compared with the future market, what can it be if the current market is higher? I hope the blood of the chief can awaken the natives and accept the reality that less bleeding can make more money.

Han Tuozhou could only agree with Mao Geng's opinion. Well, let's try it, it really doesn't work. At that time, I would have to go back to my own path of violent demolition.

Since he agreed to try out the "high heel plan" first, Han Tuozhou also felt that it would be better not to let Zhao Han know about it for the time being. At this point, the offensive and defensive alliance between Mao Geng and Han Tuozhou was also announced to be reached.

However, Mao Geng felt that Han Tuozhou's mood was obviously not high. It was obvious that Han Tuozhou actually wanted to firmly grasp the control of the Isthmus in his hands. According to Mao Geng's approach, the dominance of the Isthmus was in Chen Liang's hands. This was a great blow to Han Tuozhou's dream of dominating the sea.

Mao Geng thought that as long as the Isthmus of the Kra isthmus is controlled by the Chinese in the Song Dynasty, everyone will control it the same, and maybe private enterprises will operate it, with higher efficiency and greater benefits.

Of course, Han Tuozhou's heart cannot be disheartened.

"Mr. Han, King Annan found Chen Liang the day before yesterday and wanted to buy a complete set of lead printing machines. I considered it and it was nothing to sell it to them. First, they didn't know how to make lead types, and second, ink was not something they could make in a short time. If they were sold to them, they had to rely on us. In my opinion, as long as the price was appropriate, sell it! I offer an ex-factory price of 5,000 taels of silver per set of machine, which is still the same rule, and it is sold by Taiwan Songhai Trade. I don't care how much Lord Han sells it!"

Lead type is a lead-anti-tin alloy. The Annan people didn't even know what antimony was. It would be a matter of many years to make qualified lead type. So Mao Geng felt that even if the Annan people bought lead-printing equipment, they would not be able to copy it. Just keep a safe sale. Of course, the court once issued a ban on the Jin Dynasty and the foreign countries, but Mao Geng believed that if Han Tuozhou went to the event, it would not be difficult to cancel the ban.

"Five thousand taels! Ten thousand taels! I said Yisheng, your price is too dark."

"The problem is that if you sell it to Annan, Lord Han can sell at least 10,000 taels of silver. Maybe even more, the 15,000 taels of silver will be accepted by King Annan. Now that Annan is selling coal, they are not short of money."

Han Tuozhou said it was reasonable, his eyes shone, and he smiled:

"Okay, let's just open a sky-high price of 20,000 miles. If you like to buy it, don't buy it! Anyway, this one has no branches! You don't have to worry about not taking the bait. As for the ban from the court, the money we earn from Taiwan Songhai Trade is earned by the court. As long as we explain the truth to them, I think the court will definitely cancel the ban."

Han Tuozhou said this, but he made up his mind that he would do the job of lifting the ban on the court as soon as possible if he spent more money, and then he could make a lot of money by selling lead-printing equipment. Han Tuozhou, with the wishful thinking, sold Annan and Chameng, would also follow the trend and buy it. Dali, Goryeo and Japan would not fall behind. If people from Dashi and Europe also wanted to buy it, then they could make a fortune.

So far, Han Tuozhou feels that the cooperation with Mao Geng is very pleasant. Mao Geng only cares about production and sales are basically all under Taiwan Songhai Trade. Since most of the products are exclusively produced by Mao, the market is in short supply. As the general distributor, Han Tuozhou is both glorious and affordable. Even if Han Tuozhou looks so proud now, even if the court gives him a real fifth-rank official, he will not be happy! Even if he is a fourth-rank official, Han Tuozhou may not be happy.

Although Han Tuozhou failed to seize control of the Isthmus of Kra, Mao Geng's suggestion on selling lead-printing equipment still made Han Tuozhou very happy.

Han Tuozhou decided to use all the money earned from selling lead printing equipment to order ships. Of course, the first thing to bear is the fly-scissors, so you must order a few more.

If you can earn more than 100,000 guan in one fell swoop by selling lead printing equipment, you can buy twelve guans of 8,000 guan each. It would be better to fly a skimmer, which is more than twice as fast as one can support the original two ships!

By the way, the twelve ships can be regarded as the number of group purchases, and Zhao Han may be able to give a good discount.

If Taiwan Song Haimao had twelve flying clippers in one fell swoop, he would be truly called the most deserved sea overlord.
Chapter completed!