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Kangxi was only concerned about the situation in Southeast Asia and did not study in depth, but he was still clear about the general geography and power. As soon as Yinzhen finished speaking, he asked keenly: "Why is there no external forces occupying Borneo?"

Yinzhen didn't think about this problem. After pondering for a moment, he replied: "Return to Emperor Ama, Borneo is between Luzon and Java. It has neither strategic nor commercial value. It is normal that it has not attracted the attention of Western countries. However, I think the main reason is that the Netherlands and Spain have too few populations, and they occupy too many places overseas, so they are not interested in such places with little value." [The latest updates are all in search.]

This aroused great interest from Kangxi. He asked with great interest: "How many people do these two countries have? How many places do they occupy?"

When he saw that it aroused Kangxi's interest, Yinzhen also became energetic and decided to stimulate Kangxi well, and instilled in him the idea of ​​fighting for hegemony in sea power. "Emperor, the population of these two countries is only about 15 million, but they both occupy countless wealthy places overseas. Since the former Ming Dynasty, the silver that has flowed into our dynasty has been stolen from the United States by Western countries."

The domestic silver production is very small, so when Kangxi heard that the American silver was produced, he immediately became interested and asked: "The American silver produced?"

Seeing Kangxi's urgent question, Yinzhen couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that everyone loved money, from the emperor to the poor, and when they heard the silver, they all responded the same way. He pondered for a while before saying, "Go back to the emperor, there are huge silver mines in the Americas. From the mid-Ming Dynasty to the present, in two hundred years, the West robbed 4 billion taels of silver from the Americas."

"Four billion taels?" Kangxi asked in disgust. Even if he had a deep skill in qi cultivation, he could not help but lose his composure when he heard this horrible number. He stared at Yinzhen tightly, and his heart was already in a storm. How much did the Qing Dynasty earn in a year? It was only more than 30 million taels. Excluding various expenses, there were only more than 3 million taels left.

Seeing that Kangxi lost his composure, Yinzhen added another fire, "This is only silver, not gold."

And gold? Kangxi was completely numb. After a while, he asked mechanically: "How much gold is there?"

"The specific data on gold in other countries is not very clear." Yinzhen did not remember the output of gold in the Americas. He paused for a moment before saying: "Spain was the first country to start robbing the Americas. Some people have counted that the total amount of gold is about 70 million taels. Other countries, such as Portugal, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, etc., cannot count."

Seventy million taels of gold, and that was hundreds of millions of silver. Kangxi lost his mind for a while before he came to his senses and asked in confusion: "Where did you come from these data? There are many Western missionaries in the capital, so why have you never heard them mention it?"

"Those missionaries are middle and lower classes, how could they know this? Moreover, they came to the Qing Dynasty for an ulterior motive." Yinzhen said in a deep voice: "The Western countries are all religious countries. Those missionaries came to the Qing Dynasty just to turn the Qing Dynasty into their religious countries.

In Shanghai, I recruited a large number of Western sailors because I had to train the navy to drive sailing warships. Many sailors had traveled to the American routes. Western countries returned from the Americas, and all the ships were covered with silver and gold. You can tell by taking a little statistics.

Besides, whether it is Guangzhou, Shanghai, the West, or the South China Sea, the ships traded in the South China Sea are filled with silver. In fact, the merchant ships in the South China Sea are just resold, and the goods are eventually resold to Western countries.

The West does not produce silver or gold. The silver from their ships and ships all comes from America. Over the years, the silver that flows into our Qing Dynasty all comes from America."

America, America, Kangxi murmured to himself that the 4 billion astronomical figures made him extremely fascinated. Yinzhen seized the opportunity and then said: "Now is the era of great navigation. The reason why Western countries are so rich is that they have a large number of warships that can traverse the oceans. Our Qing Dynasty is now catching up. It is not too late. The ocean fleet will be able to form a huge fleet in three or five years.

Once the South Ocean is taken, America will not be far away. As the saying goes, it is not too late to make up for the sheep. How can our great Heavenly Kingdom sit and see the West dominate the gold and silver mines of America? We also want to seize the territory of America."

Going to America to grab territory? Kangxi's eyes lit up and he asked anxiously: "There are still unmined gold and silver mines in the Americas?"

"There must be." Yinzhen said confidently: "America is divided into South America and North America, and its territory is several times that of our Qing Dynasty. The Western countries are all countries with small lands and few people. How can they occupy them all? Besides, we can still grab them."

Kangxi was so excited by these words that he got up and walked around the hall. After a few rounds, he calmed down. The old fourteenth circled around for the past half a day and drew such a big pancake. He just wanted to conquer Southeast Asia. However, Southeast Asia was vast and crowded with Western forces, so how could it be so easy to conquer?

If one is not good, the whole country will be dragged down. He personally fought several times and knew that the war was fierce and dangerous. Besides, the world has only been peaceful for decades, and seeing that the prosperous situation has begun, it is unwise to use wars at this time. Moreover, to put it bluntly, war is just money and food for the Western countries, so rich, and the ending is really unpredictable.

However, when I thought about Spain, the Netherlands and other countries, the country was only 15 million people, and Kangxi was a little moved. No matter how rich he was, he would have to have soldiers. With a population base of 15 million, how many troops could he have? Besides, taking Nanyang would have many benefits.

After weighing the pros and cons, Kangxi sat back and asked in a deep voice: "How many troops do you need to conquer Nanyang? How much food and supplies do you need?"

Seeing that Kangxi thought for a long time and asked this question again, Yinzhen suddenly realized that Kangxi was worried that the conquest of South China Sea would drag the transnational economy. He couldn't help but think to himself that he had to give Kangxi a reassurance. After pondering for a while, he bowed and replied: "Return to the emperor, the navy is not as good as land battles, but it is more than ten thousand people who are fighting for ships and cannons. When the first conquest of South China Sea, more than ten thousand people were enough. However, after the occupation, more than ten thousand flag soldiers were needed to garrison. As for food and grass, it was even simpler. One month's ration was enough, and those who were insufficient could be replenished on the spot."

Hearing that the scale was so small, Kangxi couldn't help but make a big mistake. He glanced at Yinzhen and said, "How many Spanish troops are there in Luzon?"

"The information is not accurate at present, and it is expected that the garrisons in Manila City will be more than 5,000." Yinzhen pondered, "The situation of the garrisons in other places is unclear. The specific military information will not be reported until summer."

"You know yourself and your enemy. You dare to speak nonsense without even doing it. Is it more than ten thousand troops enough?" Kangxi stared at Yinzhen with dissatisfaction and asked.

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