Chapter 217 Strategy against Vietnam

The private salt trade is easy to say, it is just an idea to increase the production capacity of the salt farm in Victory Port, and the monthly transaction volume of 50 tons is no pressure for the current cargo fleet with eight 400-ton seagoing ships.

, this weight only needs to be shipped on a ship. Now that the other party has offered a very generous price, this is simply putting fat on the lips. Naturally, Black Earth Port agreed first. But for the arms.

There were too many aspects involved in the sale, and the Black Earth Port Management Committee did not dare to make the decision privately, so it reported the news first and waited for the executive committee to make a decision.

For the Executive Committee, this is really great news. Arms sales to Vietnam were originally one of the foreign trade strategies formulated by various departments at the beginning of the crossing. The civil war between North and South Vietnam that lasted for several years necessitated the rapid accumulation of the first barrel.

For Jin's Crossing Group, it is definitely a very good opportunity to export arms. Although the export of arms is similar to the export of salt in commercial nature, its political and military significance is completely different from the salt trade.

Several senior executives of the executive committee had already reached a unified understanding when formulating the development strategy before crossing. They believed that the future crossing group would definitely not be limited to Hainan Island. It would be sooner or later that it would expand globally, but the process of outward expansion

How to control other political powers in China is something worth studying. Like the Mongols, they killed and killed every place they conquered, killing them all. This kind of mindless genocide is obviously not acceptable to the crossing group.

method. The Executive Committee believes that exerting military and economic control over contracting countries, allies, and slave countries, similar to that of several major powers in later generations, is a more preferable solution in the future development of the Time Travel Group.

This method is far less expensive than relying on war to conquer the other side, and is less likely to arouse national hatred. It is in line with the comprehensive expansion plan of "cultural stage, economic drama, and military control" in the mind of the Executive Committee. Again

In addition, the Time Travel Group itself has a large amount of Zentraedi technology in its hands, so it is relatively difficult to implement this plan. The technological gap of nearly four hundred years is something that other regimes in this time and space cannot catch up with.

Compared with the Ming Empire, which was huge and difficult to shake, the smaller Southeast Asian countries were undoubtedly the best test fields for this expansion plan.

When the military industry department is constantly trial-producing new equipment, almost every type of weapon has developed both a self-use version and a foreign trade export version. The last time Li Nai visited Victory Port, Crossing Group had successfully sold the first batch of specially designed weapons.

The externally sold monkey version of the artillery not only has a shorter range than the self-use version, but the designed service life is only a little more than half of the self-use version. The most terrible thing is that if you don’t use the granular gunpowder and pull fire specially made by the military industry department of the Cross-Travel Group,

Regardless, the actual combat effectiveness of this monkey version of artillery will be greatly affected. If the party that buys the artillery wants to maintain the normal combat effectiveness of these artillery, it must purchase these expensive accessories from the Cross-Travel Group for a long time, and the same goes for the muskets.

in this way.

In this way, although the forces using Haihan weapons seem to have greatly strengthened their military strength, they will always be restricted by the cross-travel group due to subsequent ammunition supply issues. And from an economic perspective, this follow-up cost cannot be underestimated.

According to the calculations of the military industry department, the subsequent ammunition cost of the monkey version of the weapon during its normal service life will never be lower than the initial purchase price, and the actual cost of the ammunition will not be higher than the weapon itself, which is almost equivalent to selling a

Earn money twice by batching weapons.

Compared with the Fujian side, which was dominated by naval battles and fought with intermittent fighting between powerful locals, the scale of the civil war in Vietnam, which lasted for several years and caused millions of casualties, was undoubtedly much larger. Although Vietnam's monkey soldiers at this time

They are also equipped with a large number of bamboo and wood weapons, and firearms are rarely used on the battlefield, but this is good news for the Crossing Group, because it means that a blank market with huge potential is in front of the Crossing Group.

What's more, historical consultant Ning Qi also specifically pointed out that French missionaries should have begun activities in southern Vietnam at this time, and muskets from Europe would soon appear on the battlefields of the Civil War. At this time, the Crossing Group should take action in time to seize the market, even with one mouthful

Even soup cannot be left to the Western powers.

Unlike the predecessors who were eager to go north to compete in the Central Plains, the Executive Committee believes that the foothold of the Haihan Crossing Group should first focus on the South China Sea, and then consider seizing mainland power after it develops to a certain scale. The so-called certain scale can be simply

Geography is understood as population and resources. According to the calculations of the Executive Committee, if you want to participate in the struggle for continental hegemony, you will need at least more than 50,000 army soldiers and a navy that can control the waters south of the Yangtze River Estuary, and this scale will increase with the occupation.

The area continues to expand with the increase in area. And the population base required to raise so many soldiers is huge, and the existing population of Hainan Island combined is still far behind. There is not enough population, even if the Crossing Group has coal and iron in its name

, and it is difficult to have enough productivity to supply supplies to such a large army.

In view of such realistic conditions, in the development plan formulated by the Executive Committee, the first priority is population import, and the second is resources. Productivity must first be achieved before combat effectiveness can be achieved.

Since Chuanchuan, the main channel of population import has been from Yazhou. According to the latest census statistics released by the human resources department in September, the current naturalized population in the Chuanchuan Group’s control area has exceeded the 3,000 mark, of which about 75%

They come from the Yazhou area, which also includes the exiled prisoners imported from Yazhou City and the mountain people of the Li and Miao ethnic groups.

10% of the people come from Danzhou, Qiongzhou Fucheng, Wenchang and other places north of Yazhou. These immigrants are mainly organized by various merchants and dental shops contacted by the Yazhou Office, and there are even people under Luo Shengdong.

Families of soldiers. Luo Shengdong has not only made a fortune by doing illegal salt business, but also a group of people who follow him have also made a lot of money. Of course these people understand that if they are caught doing this business, they will be punished.

Their heads were in trouble, and their families were bound to be implicated. Some bold people simply moved their families to settle in Victory Port. They all knew the policies of the Haihan people. As long as they were willing to obey and do things, they would definitely not be hungry when they arrived in Victory Port.

The Haihan people will arrange all matters such as food, clothing, housing and transportation. Even Luo Shengdong has inquired with several familiar executive committee members several times to know when there will be real estate for sale in Victory Port. He is also planning to buy it here first.

A place to stay just in case.

Another 10% of the people are from Vietnam. These people basically arrive at Black Tu Port first, and then arrive at Victory Port on coal ships. Compared with those who stayed at Black Tu Port, those who can come to the base camp

These people are undoubtedly more fortunate. Most of these people are war orphans selected by the Black Earth Port Management Committee in accordance with the requirements of the Executive Committee. After arriving locally, they will be directly assigned to the Scout Camp after undergoing sanitary isolation and purification procedures, and become

A member of the Haihan military system.

The remaining 5% are immigrants from the mainland. These people are basically down-and-out craftsmen recruited by "Fu Ruifeng". Among them is Zhang Tiangui, the current chief naturalized technician of the shipyard. This

The number of people in this batch was not large, but most of them had special skills. After arriving in Victory Port, they quickly received better living conditions.

As for the hundreds of people who are still alive in the labor camps, according to the "Regulations on the Management of Naturalized Citizens" formulated by the Executive Committee, these people do not enjoy the rights of naturalized citizens and will not be included in the census of naturalized citizens.

Go to Huimin data.

In addition to these naturalized citizens, there are currently about five to six hundred people in the Shengli Port area who have not yet obtained the qualifications of naturalized citizens. Some of these people are mountain people who are only willing to do short-term work, and the other part have not yet completed their work in Hong Kong.

Health isolation procedures. These people, plus the more than 400 people from the Crossing Group, bring the actual total population of the area controlled by the Crossing Group to more than 4,000 people.

Four thousand people in six months, this is the population situation after half a year. For the Executive Committee, this speed is slightly faster than expected. It was originally thought that it would take at least the end of the year to reach this number, but now it is ahead of schedule

It took two months to achieve. But for the current production and development speed, the population is still far from enough. Let’s not talk about anything else. The new salt field development plan of Tielugang alone requires the investment of at least 500 people. At present,

The establishment of the Salt Farm Commune is only about 500 people, and the human resources department headed by Ning Qi is having a headache over this.

How to obtain a large number of people in a short period of time is a topic that the relevant departments have been studying before and after the crossing. The population distribution in the north and south of Hainan Island is uneven. Most of the population is in the north, and the population in the south is relatively small. The crossing group is really

If you want to acquire a large number of people at once, the only way is to attack Yazhou City. However, this idea is obviously unrealistic. Being an enemy of the Ming Dynasty is not the choice that the Crossing Group should make at the moment, and the existence of Yazhou local government can also be very good

It is technically not difficult to cover the fledgling crossing group and attack Yazhou, but in practice it will do more harm than good.

Similarly, it is almost impossible to acquire a large number of people from any city on Hainan Island in a short period of time. Although so many people come to Victory Port by boat from the north every month to settle,

But for the crossing group, this speed is indeed too slow.

After leaving Hainan Island, there are only two closest places, one is the mainland and the other is Vietnam. It is not impossible to immigrate a large number of immigrants from the mainland, but now South China is basically in a period of peace. I don’t want to attract the attention of the government.

Note that if people are asked to leave their homes and settle on an island, they can only lure them with benefits, but this will undoubtedly greatly increase the cost of immigration. Therefore, the current immigration policy of the Executive Committee on the mainland is still based on craftsmen and sailors.

In addition, it is supplemented by the charity organization set up by the Guangdong Office in Guangzhou to collect immigrants from the mainland in a small and targeted manner. In terms of the current transportation capacity between the two places and the influence of the Guangdong Office, it is possible to send back immigrants every month.

The number of immigrants in Hong Kong is probably only a few hundred.

Looking in the other direction, the cost of immigration from Vietnam is relatively low for the Crossing Group. The civil war caused a large number of war refugees to flee from the war zone. In the first month of the development of Black Earth Port, more than 3,000 refugees were collected from the coastal areas of Vietnam.

, its population growth rate has greatly exceeded that of the base camp. According to comprehensive analysis by relevant departments, due to the protracted civil war in Vietnam, the potential to obtain immigrants from the local area is still great. These refugees who have fled their homes often seek a stable environment.

You have to choose to board a ship crossing the group and go to Black Tu Port or Victory Port. What you need to pay for crossing the group is just the freight and food consumption on the road. It is even lower than the immigration cost of Yazhou prisoners.

——Those exiled prisoners who have committed relatively minor crimes brought in from Yazhou will have to be returned to the Yazhou government based on their head count.

Another benefit of Vietnamese immigrants that cannot be ignored is the sense of cultural closeness and identity. Most of these immigrants speak the dialects of the Guangdong and Guangxi regions, and there is not much language barrier. This is very helpful for arranging their placement in the Shengli Port area.

Production and life are more favorable, and it is easier to integrate into the local society. Although there was a group of anti-Vietnamese elements led by Yan Chujie who held objections in the early days, when these people saw the clothing and appearance of the Vietnamese immigrants who were brought back,

The language is almost the same as the Ming people in Guangdong and Guangxi at this time. A considerable number of people can even have conversations directly in Chinese, and this kind of opposition gradually disappears. After all, Vietnam at this time did not even have its own spoken and written language.

No, these immigrants will no longer have any national identity to uphold after arriving in Victory Port.

With the expansion of trade with the North Vietnamese regime, the Executive Committee believed that just relying on a few coal ships to bring people back once or twice a month could no longer meet the needs of the increasingly accelerating local development, and must find ways to improve the situation.

Vietnam's immigration import efficiency is the best. And the best way may be to start with trade methods, such as directly exchanging population with salt or arms.

Of course, in the final analysis, trade is just a means, and the solution to the immigration problem must be viewed from a higher perspective. Exchanging goods for population is only a relatively low-level solution. The Executive Committee believes that the relationship with Vietnam still needs to be

Take a longer view - simply think about how to control the situation in Vietnam so that the local regime can more "voluntarily" transport the population to Hai Han.

In this way, the problem has returned to the beginning, how should the Cross-Travel Group grasp the appropriateness of dealing with external political power, whether it should fight, pull or control, and if it wants to achieve the purpose of control, how should it start and what means should be used.

If you want to control the situation in Vietnam, there are nothing more than the few paths mentioned before, politics, economy, culture, and military. The political path can be regarded as a dead end for Vietnam at present. No matter the north or the south, powerful ministers are now in charge.

How could it be possible for external forces to easily intervene in the domestic political situation without even selling the face of the emperor of the country? Therefore, this road is almost impossible.

There are many economic methods. For example, the current smuggling of salt is a good intervention channel. But the problem is that achieving economic influence through trade is not something that can be achieved overnight. Not to mention that the current salt production capacity of the Cross-Training Group is still very limited. Even if

The production capacity is so large that it can be supplied indefinitely. It is still impossible to influence the economy of a country with a single product. Only when products are diversified in the future and Haihan's economic system is gradually introduced into trade with Vietnam can it be possible to use some

Financial means slowly exerted influence on his regime.

Culture, like the economy, is also a soft means that is slow to produce results. It will take several years to achieve results. The French have been missionary in Vietnam since the early 17th century and began to establish influence in the local area through cultural import. However, it was not until the two

When the Franco-Vietnam War broke out a hundred years later, the effect of this cultural import was still not obvious. The French invaders still encountered tenacious resistance from the guerrillas organized by the local people. This war also fully demonstrated that the foreign colonists relied on simple

It will be difficult to conquer this country that is soft on the outside and strong on the inside through cultural or military means.

Of course, the Executive Committee, which has gained hundreds of years of experience, still has a military method at its disposal, and that is to control the opponent's armaments. This is a method that technologically advanced military powers will often use in later generations, whether it is selling or selling.

, whether it is assistance or not, controlling a regime's armaments to exert influence on its domestic political situation is a relatively peaceful means of military control. If it is supplemented by establishing military bases, formulating mutual defense plans, etc., it can be more effective.

Control some relatively weak political powers.

The Executive Committee originally had such a plan for arms export trade, and Black Earth Port has now sent back the news that the other party intends to purchase arms, which has undoubtedly provided an opportunity for this strategic approach to be implemented. Regardless of economic, political or military aspects

Considering it from different angles, the Crossing Group cannot miss such a good opportunity to intervene in Vietnam's political situation. The next question is to send people to negotiate with the Vietnamese. What arms does the other side need? How should we price it and what is the transaction method?

What kind of conditions we should impose on this arms trade can only be decided after the dispatched representatives negotiate with the Vietnamese side.

When discussing business, Schneider is the first person in the group to recommend him. However, Schneider is too busy in Guangzhou and has no time to spare. Besides, even if he wants to be picked up, it will still take about a week to send a fast sailing boat back and forth, and the executive committee will not

I planned to wait for so long in vain. After internal discussions, the Executive Committee decided to organize a special inspection team to go to Vietnam to discuss the matter. And out of careful consideration, this inspection team will be led by Tao Donglai personally.

In order to make decisions on the spot on certain major issues during the negotiation process. Of course, in order to implement the spirit of democracy, this decision-making power was also a temporary decision-making power sold to Tao Donglai after the entire executive committee voted.

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