Chen Hua's words are fooling people.

Sea routes and land routes are two completely different concepts. Who here knows the differences in risks?

Although Chen Hua's statement only comforts people on the surface, they know very well what the wealth in the sea is. It's really a ship of gold, silver and cargo. It's true.

The Zheng Group has a very close relationship with Japan. For more than ten years, Zheng Zhilong has carried a large number of raw silk, various textiles, high-end porcelain, black and white sugar, musk, wild yam and other drugs every year, and transported them to Japan, which is very popular among Japanese merchants and nobles. The Tokugawa Shogunate relies on its own gold and silver mines and ships of copper materials in the shortage of the Central Plains to pay for the fees. He doesn't know how much contribution he will make to the Zheng Group every year!

Zheng Zhilong also established close trade relations with the Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch. Every year, a large number of silk fabrics, porcelain and rhubarb were sold to Portugal and the Netherlands, and he also shipped goods from Chinese goods, including North Korea and Japan to Luzon and resold them to Spain.

The entire Zheng family group is striving to develop maritime trade, often driving large ships loaded with silk, porcelain, iron and other goods, and sailing to Cambodia, Siam, Cham, Annan, Sumatra, Jawa, Luzon, Yaliuba (now Jakarta), Malacca and other countries for trade, in exchange for submu, pepper, ivory, rhinoceros horn, coral, sea beads and other goods.

You can earn a lot of benefits every year.

As for Zheng Group, going to do business in the sea, this is more money than farming. The difference is that the risk is too great, one trip is full of money, one trip is broken, and one trip is destroyed. The storms in the sea are as easy to change like a child's face. They have seen too many such things and heard too much.

Therefore, the land that is "protected for drought and flood" will never be lost. It is the true foundation for the family to continue to be prosperous and prosperous.

In addition, these individuals were born in poverty in their early years, and now they are rich. How can they not have any obsession with the tens of acres of fertile land on the shore in their hearts?

"Play!"

Chen Hua clapped and saw Shi Lang, who was just 20 years old, walking in with a long box. His father was Shi Daxuan and the old man among the Eighteen Zhis. At the same time, Shi Lang's clan uncle Shi Fu is also a heavy general under Zheng Zhilong. It can be said that the contact is very deep.

Whether it is personal ability or background, Shi Lang, who has a strong root, can be said to be a good seedling in Zheng Zhilong's eyes, and a good seedling worth cultivating. Although it is said in history that this person is a bit unruly!

As for why Shi Lang joined the Qing Dynasty in history, although Chen Hua was unhappy with the Qing Dynasty, he had to say that Zheng Chenggong was so that.

But none of these happened now.

Shi Lang, who has a big face and a wide forehead, looks like a noble figure, has not yet made his mark in the army. Because Zheng Zhilong's group has not fought in recent years, and Shi Lang has outstanding talents, he cannot show his head even if he doesn't fight. This man is a super confident brother, and he does not want to live in a high position based on his father's identity and joins the army alone. When Chen Hua thought of him, his identity was just an ordinary small official in Zheng Zhilong's personal guards.

Inside the long box is a painting and a picture of the Kunyu and the whole country. This is not a gift given to Emperor Wanli by Matteo Ricci. Although the world map is not a big deal for Europeans, it is not precious. There are more than one pair in Zheng Zhilong’s warehouse!

"How small is the Central Plains and how big is the world?"

Shi Fu is very educated among the group of people here. He also has a complete picture of Kunyu and Wanguo in his hand. But when he saw it again, he felt shocked and unbelievable.

"The fertile soil in the South China Sea is not fat, and everyone knows it. The natives here are lazy and ignorant, and they are not diligent in all their bodies, but they are not suffering from hunger and cold. How much God treats it?"

"I think about tens of millions of people in the Central Plains who have no inch of land? If we can go to the South China Sea before, how can we not establish our own country, be called alone and widowed, and be appointed as a minister? When we have consolidated our foundation, we will go north to compete for the Central Plains. This advance can be taken and retreated, and it is not a great idea?"

Chen Hua really didn't give any hope for the Ming Dynasty. It is undeniable that at this time, I had some loyal officials in the Ming Dynasty, such as Sun Chuanting, Lu Zhenfei, etc., but the overall climate really made people feel a sense of despair from the bottom of my heart.

From the root, the entire Ming Dynasty was already terrible. In addition, Emperor Chongzhen, who was eager to govern, mean and ruthless, suspicious, and stubborn, was a perfect match. Chen Hua was afraid when he thought about it.

He doesn't want to do the trouble of getting half the effort with twice the effort, so starting a new job to accumulate wealth is the best choice for him.

Under the "rules" set by the shameless corrupt scholars in this era, those who are scheming with them all have IQs. It’s not that Chen Hua looks down on him, but he really has no confidence.

In order to prevent brain damage and liver damage, his ultimate choice was to follow Zheng Zhilong's usual style - Brute force [Silver] to break the deadlock.

From his early resignation to Zhu Ming to his promotion to general officer last year, Zheng Zhilong never relied on his own force and military achievements, but his real gold and silver. With the God of Wealth, Zheng Zhilong was invincible!

Of course, Chen Hua did not want to learn from Zheng Zhilong to be the God of Wealth, but grasped the core idea of ​​Zheng Zhilong's move - to defeat the enemy's weaknesses with one's own strengths!

Zheng Zhilong is rich, and those bigwigs who are officials love money, one is willing to give away and the other is willing to collect. This is a matter of mutual benefit.

But isn’t it a destruction and crushing of some unspoken rules?

Moreover, Zheng Zhilong's actions, in a sense, made his personal image look a little small, and made the senior officials and bosses of the Ming Dynasty look down on him.

Chen Hua must grasp that core idea and resolutely not play with experienced enemies under the rules of "enemy". He hopes that he can accumulate strength in the "externalized land", and after he accumulates to the point of pushing everything, he can sweep the entire China.

Sweep all the things that don’t go well with his heart or are not as good as his wishes into the trash can!

This is a pleasure to do, which is in line with Chen Hua's personality and allows him to face the garbage in the Central Plains and feel angry!

Of course, in the eyes of many people, his method is very embarrassing to the face of time travelers. Is it too conservative? But Chen Hua, who has a certain understanding of Ming Dynasty, really has no confidence to penetrate it, and can still make a fortune.

What's more, although Zheng Zhilong is now in power, and many people want to buy his face, his foundation in the officialdom is really weak. Although many people have recognized his financial resources and potential military strength, in the eyes of many people, Zheng Zhilong has not received the respect he deserves.

Speaking of which, Chen Hua found it incredible.

He holds heavy troops and is rich in the country, but it seems that he has become a general in Fujian who is dispensable in the overall situation of the world.

This is what the Hongguang regime can tell that although Zheng Zhilong was awarded the title of Nan'anbo, he was also excluded from the core power level of the Southern Ming Dynasty, right?

At that time, the Hongguang regime, a stormy little court, could still treat Zheng Zhilong like this. Now, the Ming Dynasty officialdom - a dynasty that generally retains its posture, needless to say how it views Zheng Zhilong.

Of course, this is a great thing for Chen Hua and saves him a lot of trouble.

"Of course, my brother's plan is not bad, but... this kind of plan will not be successful in 30 or 20 years!"

In the Nanyang that Chen Hua kept saying, Zheng Hongkui took it for granted that he was intending to be the entire Nanyang. Then we cannot ignore the three companies in Spain, the Netherlands and Portugal.

Zheng Hongkui, who knows the strength of Spain, the Dutch and Portugal, thinks this goal is too big. There are two strong people among the three, and they are also very ordinary people, even the weakest Portugal.

Even if the Zheng family can take advantage of the geographical advantage and overwhelm one of the three in the southeastern sea, it doesn’t mean that they can easily overwhelm the three in Southeast Asia. Even if the Zheng family prepares for war in the next days and does their best to build large plywood ships, it will take a while before they can be cashed out, right?

To be clear, Zheng Zhilong's fleet, except for a few Western plywood ships, is no match for the Western-style warships at all.

The Spanish and the Dutch gave up the hegemony in the East Asian waters, but not the hegemony in the South China Sea.

With Zheng Zhilong's strength, Chen Hua wanted to completely defeat the Spaniards and the Dutch militarily, and the Portuguese, it would not be possible in three to five years.

Immigration and founding of the country will take a lot of time. Thirty or twenty years will be said to be less.

"The chaos in the Central Plains has been in chaos for more than ten years. With the previous view of my elder brother, how can we continue to be in chaos for decades?" Zheng Hongkui said.
Chapter completed!