open sea

Chapter 383 To Win
Chen Mu of the Sulu Islands didn't want to fight, so naturally he had his considerations in mind.

He didn't come out to fight, even if he was a warrior in the past, warriors see things simply and purely, and there can be no war.

There are spoils in war, and war is an opportunity. The most important point is that warriors do not undertake logistics, food, supplies, supplies, and rewards for military exploits are all done by civil servants. In other words, someone wipes their ass.

But Nanyang Yamen is not like this, he not only has to wipe his own ass, but also sends 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 just can't do it.

Because it may be easier to achieve your goals, but it will be very hard to survive. When you are in power and have money that is incomparable to the enemy, who doesn't want to kill you?

This made Chen Mu still want to find someone to wipe his ass, who to look for?

Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, only they have the qualifications to support themselves, but this is actually very difficult, because the power of the Nanyang Yamen is 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 to tell Chen Mu what you can't do—Gao Gong It is said that Chen Mu cannot have major casualties, or that there cannot be major disturbances in Nanyang.

This is to draw a line for him, no serious casualties, a correct nonsense.

"It's not about conquest, it's about exerting influence; it's not about gaining profits through war, it's about gaining profits from trade and protecting the Celestial Empire through deterrent military force."

Bai Yuanjie suppressed his face and drank a glass of wine. The former old subordinate and now the junior officer talked loudly, making him curl his lips and say: "Chen Shuai is a money fan. It's the same thing."

Deng Zilong raised his head and laughed, and Chen Mu said with a smile: "Brother, it's fine if you have to understand it that way. Anyway, the result is the same. I don't want to be dragged down by the war. There are many villains in that place, and there are many soldiers in the 66 countries. If you want to say that you are a veteran on the battlefield I'm afraid they are not worthy, but veteran soldiers are everywhere, so it's hard to fight hard."

"If it doesn't win, it's not beautiful to tell people to recognize the gap and realize their shame."

Chen Mu just wanted to make a fortune in silence, like Sulu and Luni, it is very good, he does not have to contribute, and he has reached an alliance and is still training six guards in the local area. Once the situation changes, at least half of them can be drawn to form [-] The lower-level legion, from Malacca to Japan, will be transported immediately within three months. Isn't this more comfortable than fighting and causing heavy casualties to your soldiers?

Deng Zilong looked at Chen Mu suspiciously, and wondered: "General Wang Shen has such a stubborn temper. If you get him there, you will treat it as a place of exile, right? If you send him there properly, there will be a good one for the Wa country." Son?"

"The place of exile? You have to go there if there is a real fight."

Chen Mu snorted, exiled to Australia, what to do in Japan.He said: "Japan is a dangerous place. Look at Junxiong's Japanese soldiers. They are polite to everyone, bowing and kneeling, but their characters are very strange. Province, I don’t know that a gentleman is cautious about independence, because outsiders see it, so the outside and the inside are different.”

"Balang probably can't handle it, and none of us can handle it, so the transfer of Wang Shenjiang has no other meaning, just to give Xiaoba a knife. Xiaoba will listen to me, and he will not start a war. If he does, That must be his helplessness.

"If you can't fight, don't fight. It's good to beat the bones and suck the marrow so that others can go all out. Once a war starts, it doesn't matter why you start the war. What matters is winning. If you want to win, you must have Wang Rulong, otherwise thousands of troops may not be able to support the reinforcements to cross the sea. .”

Bai Yuanjie gave Chen Mu a thumbs up in his heart, and Chen Bapi's summary of himself was quite good.

Let’s just talk about Sulu, the armaments of the six guards, and almost all the great pearls collected by the three kings of Sulu for several generations have been brought back to Nanyangwei, and what he said is quite reasonable: the army of the three guards must buy the armaments of the six guards Well, of course it doesn’t mean that if the armor is broken or the weapon is broken, you can’t send it to Daming for repairs. If the weapon is damaged within three years, Chen will repair it, but it’s a long way to go after all.

There is a replacement for the purchase. If the weapon is broken, it must be before the battle. The journey to and from the battle will take January and February, and the repair of the weapon will take April and May. With this time, Sulu may be gone.

The three kings of Sulu were so heartbroken that they gritted their teeth and signed out the order for six guards. Chen Mu was so happy that he gave away three [-]-jin heavy artillery pieces with a wave of his hand.

This gun is not cheap, Deng Zilong thought that Chen Erye, who asked him to hold up three fingers and shouted five taels and a small flag arrow, had changed his temperament. I have to buy it from us again, he doesn’t know how to smelt iron.”

Iron smelting was not a high-end technology in Ming Dynasty, but it was a high-end technology in the whole world during this period. Most countries except Daming took another branch, making block iron instead of frying steel and other methods.

Block iron smelting is like the method of making Japanese knives and European knocking franc machines. Before the metallurgical technology of large-scale production of iron such as pouring and frying steel progressed, China did the same, such as the Han Dynasty and before the Han Dynasty.

"This year, the Nanyang yamen has something to write about. The pearls are divided into three routes. The first route goes north to be bought and sold by Zhangpuzhou people; the first route is sold by Mr. Yan in the south; the last route is sold by Huang Cheng in Haojing to the Portuguese. " Bai Yuanjie shook his head, and said: "It's been three years since it opened, and the price of pearls in the market will probably be lowered by [-]% by you."

Chen Mu squinted his eyes and cupped his fists, with a complacent expression on his face, he said, "Ashamed, ashamed!"

Undoubtedly, what is the concept of exchanging pearls, gemstones, and tortoise shells for guns, artillery, and armor that can arm [-] soldiers?
That is the concept of no money.

Even though Daming had the largest market in the world, Chen Mu didn't think this batch of pearls could be eaten, so Zhang Siwei's clan merchants and Yan Qing were not in a hurry to sell them, even if they were held for two or three years, it would not be a problem.

As long as Huang Cheng can sell it well in Portugal, that is the real place to exchange gold and silver. They will spend all their money to buy these pearls and sell them to the other side of the world. Even the Spaniards will like these pearls and gems very much. In the end, the Spanish still have to pay the bill, and Chen Mu will still get the American silver he wants.

"The head of the mine in Bozhou has almost explored the mines in Luzon and Mindoro. There are gold, copper, ebony and sandalwood, and the amount of ore is quite large." Seeing Chen Mu's success, Bai Yuanjie decided to add more fire. Said: "I will report to the cabinet next year, and all the lords in the court will laugh their old teeth out."

Bai Yuanjie asked, "Where is Zhaolong? You don't plan to let him go back when he went to Nanyang to have fun?"

"What are you talking about? Qingluan came over a while ago, and that boy Zhaolong was used to coming out. He said that there is Yinglong in the family who inherits the Xuanweisi, and he wants to make contributions to me, and pester his sister to go to Xinming. I have already agreed. him."

Chen Mu really didn't expect that the first real colonial team he sent would be his brother-in-law. He spread his hands and said, "If he wants to go, he can go. I'll write to Ying Long to ask him to send some more people over there. I'm going to mine."

(End of this chapter)