open sea

Chapter 710 Three Places
"What plan?"

Chen Mu had never found that the Spaniards were so easy to talk to. Everyone divided Asia like sitting in a row, and more than one plan was offered for him to choose.

I must be very popular in the hearts of Westerners.

"We will draw a line to the north at the place marked by the boundary marker on the map. The coast near the China Sea in the west belongs to Ming Dynasty. Except for the central part where Mexico is located, South Asia is bounded by Machala Bay. In this place."

"Mingxi shares the bay, the north belongs to New Spain, and the land from the south coast to the east mountain range about three or four hundred miles belongs to Ming Dynasty. It is used to facilitate the Ming army's fishing, set up commercial stations, and transport silver ore from the Potosi silver mine. Mexico to transport silver coins and other uses."

"But throughout Asia, all the mines discovered now belong to New Spain, and their people must be allowed to enter the coast under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Military Government to do business, live, marry, and preach. country to operate together.”

"Similarly Ming people also have the right to enter the jurisdiction of New Spain to do business and live."

Zhao Shizhen opened his palms to Chen Mu and explained: "Acosta said that this plan takes serious risks in New Spain, and may cause the new nobles who have power along the coast to rebel. The Ming army should try to ensure the safety of the new nobles, and Upon receiving the lands, transfer their property to the Viceroyalty of New Spain."

So explicit.

When Chen Mu heard what Zhao Shizhen said, he kept frowning slightly, and he didn't ask until he finished speaking: "Which one of these two do you think is better?"

Zhao Shizhen said without even thinking about it: "I feel that the first number, Ming occupies the northern part of Asia. In fact, even if there is no negotiation with the Westerners in the east, wherever the Ming army goes, it will be our land, but it is less troublesome than the second one. .”

"They also want minerals, do business in the territory under their jurisdiction, marry and preach, and the smog will not be good, and the students always feel that they want to use my hands to solve the unspeakable secrets for them, so as to save the lives of the new nobles. , and to deliver their property to the Governor General of New Spain."

Zhao Shizhen spread his hands and didn't know how to describe the weird idea of ​​the Spaniard, so he had to use his expression to let Chen Mu know what he was thinking, and curled his lips to skip this topic.

"However, the problem with the first plan is to go to the east to fight against France. Daming has no old grudges with this country. The Eastern military government has just arrived, and the students think that there is no need to make many enemies for the Western barbarians."

But Chen Mu didn't speak for a long time. After frowning for a long time, he slowly stood up and paced the room, sighing: "This Acosta, he is very smart, he knows that I am greedy, I can't accept the first proposal, it is even less likely to accept the second proposal.”

Zhao Shizhen persuaded: "Marshal, the students think that these two plans are good. There is no need for war, to obtain vast land, inexhaustible forests, inexhaustible fishing salt, and fire oil wells and minerals to be explored in the future. It’s not something that the Eastern Military Government can understand in three to five years, so why be so ambitious... Please forgive the students for being disrespectful.”

Zhao Shizhen wanted to say that he was so ambitious, and he also wanted to say why it was necessary to use some land that would not be used for ten or even decades to touch places that the Spaniards could not accept, and eventually lead to a big war, but the result was nothing more than that.

What difference can it make?The Spaniards have not gone out of the North Asian desert for 40 years. The Potosi silver mine is located in the south and eastward. It is not a good thing that a large amount of silver flows into China without restraint.

The two plans may not be the best results, but they are both very suitable, especially the first one, they don't need to pay any price, and they will gain thousands of miles for Daming.

With the spirit of calculating the Spaniards, in Zhao Shizhen's view, it is better to think about how to educate the tens of millions of aborigines in this land, and make the best use of everything and people.

"It's okay."

Chen Muhun waved his hand indifferently, pulled down the crude and scribbled map of Asia, looked at it again and again, and said, "I don't know that both terms are very good. The Spaniards have made great concessions, but this is mutual. They If you ask for me, I ask for the land."

"There are three places we must fight for, and other lands are optional. Of course, the more we can ask for, the better. Maybe it doesn't make sense at the moment, but it will become meaningful in the future decades or even hundreds of years later."

"In the future, the ships will be faster and faster, and there will be more and more prospecting methods... But you are right, it has only been a few years since Nanjing signed the first Mingxi Treaty, and we can sign another one with them, and more things can be done Save it for later, but these three places are not to be missed."

As Chen Mu said, he turned around and raised his finger to the map on the table, and said: "North, north of the boundary marker, this is the land that Ma Shuai used his subordinates' flesh and blood to explore. No one can take it away. The boundary marker is there. We discuss It’s about the south of the boundary marker, so don’t you mention things about the north?”

"The Spaniards can't control it. If they want to control it, let them push in the infantry regiment and see who wins. At that time, we should talk about Mexico."

"The second is Panama, which spans only a thousand miles. I want to build ship ports and shipyards, build salt wells, dig mines and grow corn on both sides of the river. Everything will belong to the Ming Empire's Oriental Army. They are allowed to stop at the port to pay taxes, and they are allowed to buy and sell at the port, live temporarily, and learn Chinese. Warships can also stop at the port for maintenance as long as they pay money.”

"If you agree, the Ming army will place a fleet on the east coast two years later to assist the Western army in fighting French and English pirates."

"As for the third one, I am from the south. I have never seen a desert since I was a child. I am very happy to see the northern desert, so I want this desert on the west coast of South Asia. I will build a big house there, raise horses, and have children there. So I want this desert, and I will treat it as a gift from the Spanish governor to Chen—you just listen carefully."

"These three places are all ours. The rest of the Spaniards can do whatever they want. If they need our help to fight against the new nobles, Chen will take more land reluctantly, and treat it as a reward for being a villain. If they don't need it, We don’t need it elsewhere, and all trade remains the same.”

"After Panama's seaport is repaired, we will only trade with the Spaniards in that port, so that they can put their warships on the west coast for nothing. In the future, only armed merchant ships will be allowed at most."

"Also, as long as the minerals they have discovered are not in the above three lands, they still belong to them, but the merchants of the Ming Dynasty have the right to buy shares. If the land is under the jurisdiction of the Ming army, they must abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty."

"There will be schools that teach Chinese, and there will be a fee. In addition, those who marry and preach are fine. My port is full of soldiers. They married with the Ming army and preached to the Ming army. They were shot directly for espionage. And Chen A certain will ask Li Dan to go to Seville next year to tell them the story of the Dragon and Tiger Daojun."

(End of this chapter)