Chapter 2255

Although he said this, He Xi also understood that when Xu Xinsu's strength grew to a certain level, he might not be able to maintain the status quo forever. Even if Xu Xinsu could endure loneliness, his family and subordinates might not be able to restrain their ambitions.

Regarding the historical trend of this area of ​​Fujian, it has already deviated from the original track, and Haihan has no way of predicting how its relationship with the Ming Dynasty will change in the future. Therefore, Haihan has also taken some preventive measures in recent years, such as increasing the number of key contacts with the Xu family.

The interactions of the characters will influence their choices in a subtle way, and try to avoid the situation of a "Fujian Kingdom" coexisting with the Ming Dynasty on the southeast coast in the future.

Xu Yuzhuo and Xu Jiaqi are the two most respected and trusted descendants of Xu Xinsu. They are in charge of the navy and army under Xu Xinsu respectively. Judging from Xu Xinsu's family history, it is very likely that he will pass the power to the military power in the future.

Later generations. Therefore, Haihan put the most effort into these two people, so that if one of them takes over the military and political power in Fujian in the future, the current stable situation can be maintained.

Of course, Xu Yuxing is also regarded as one of the key figures of the Xu Xinsu Group, but he rarely leaves Fujian. Haihan's opportunities to contact him are relatively limited, and He Xi can only take advantage of the rare opportunity of the other party's visit to Sanya to personally take action.

Reception, and by the way, test the other party's views and attitudes on some important matters.

However, Xu Yuxing was obviously a figure in the city. After several days of contact with He Xi, there was basically no flaw. It was not until the possibility of the Ming Dynasty court conferring the title of king on Xu Xinsu that Xu Yuxing's mood fluctuated slightly.

Regarding this matter, in fact, the senior executive committee and Xu Xinsu had discussed it in the early years and reached a basic consensus. Under the circumstances at that time, Xu Xinsu's goal was only to establish an armed force in Fujian that only obeyed his orders.

He had no ambitions towards the unattainable goal of being crowned king, so on this issue, he agreed with Haihan's opinion without hesitation - if the imperial court really planned to crown the king in the future, then he would accept this reward.

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The symbolic meaning of this choice is to voluntarily give up the practice of dividing borders and dividing the country to establish one's own business. However, Haihan did not know whether Xu Xinsu told his most valued nephews, nephews, and descendants, let alone this.

Will the younger generations agree with Xu Xinsu's choice back then?

Based on his own experience, He Xi concluded that Xu Yuxing either had no knowledge of this or did not agree with Xu Xinsu's position, which was why he had emotional fluctuations.

"Zheng Zao is here." He Xi originally wanted to talk a few more words about this topic, but when he saw Zheng Zao walking towards her, he gave up his original idea and reminded Xu Yuxing first.

Zheng Zhu walked closer, nodded to He Xi and said, "Master He."

Then he took the initiative to turn to Xu Yuxing, who was standing inconspicuously next to him: "Master He, why don't you introduce him to us?"

He Xi smiled and said: "Since the young prince has already recognized it, why do you need me to bother you anymore?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Yuxing had already opened his mouth and continued: "My Excellency, Xu Yuxing, has met the young prince!"

"Master Xu, I have admired you for a long time!" Seeing that the other party no longer concealed his identity, Zheng Zha said straight to the point: "I heard that Master Xu has been in Sanya, but I have never had a chance to meet him. I finally met him today through this banquet. It is really a pleasure to meet him.

Nice to meet you!"

"I am so virtuous and capable, but the young prince of labor cares so much about me. I am so ashamed!" Although Xu Yuxing rarely appears in public, his social skills are not bad at all. At least he has plenty of experience in dealing with dignitaries.

Zheng Zhao said: "Master Xu, you don't have to be too modest. Aren't the brilliant achievements Xu Jiajun has achieved overseas over the years all based on the military information provided by Master Xu?"

Xu Yuxing said sternly: "It's all because of my father's strategizing, good command, and the dedicated efforts of the three armies. In addition, with the help of powerful allies like Haihan, we can achieve a fairly good record. It's not the fault of the next person. Little Prince Mi

Like it!”

Zheng Zha tried it out and saw that his reply was flawless. He knew that this person was by no means a simple character, so he immediately changed the subject and said: "It is a rare opportunity to meet in Sanya. I would like to invite you two to have a meal together at your convenience these days.

It’s a simple meal, and I ask you two adults to show your respect!”

He Xi already knew that Zheng Zha had the intention to invite Xu Yuxing for a private meeting, so she did not refuse immediately: "Since the young prince is the host, I would rather be respectful than obey."

Xu Yuxing hesitated for a moment and then agreed: "Then I'll bother the young prince!"

"Okay, then it's settled! I will order someone to send invitations to you two later."

After Zheng Zha finalized the matter, he did not delay here any longer. The matters he wanted to talk to He Xi and Xu Yuxing were mostly about military affairs, and it was not suitable to talk about it in this environment. Moreover, this is the occasion.

There are still many people that Zheng Zha wants to deal with. He must seize the time to contact as many people as possible to obtain more information.

After Zheng Zha left, Xu Yuxing asked: "This young prince wants to invite us to meet in private. What exactly does he want to discuss? Does Mr. He have any idea?"

He Xi said: "Everyone knows that this young prince cares most about two things, one is military and the other is trade. His invitation to the banquet will definitely not be about business, it can only be military.

In my opinion, he probably wants to propose jointly sending troops to attack a certain place!"

"To jointly send troops... that requires enough oil and water. Is there such a target around Annan?" Xu Yuxing responded dubiously: "I do know that Annan has been at war with Siam and Lancang in the west, but the problem

But their battlefields are all in the inland mountains, so it will be very difficult for us to send troops to join the war, and we may not get any benefits."

He Xi said: "I don't think Annan has such a plan. They know that if there are no common interests to look forward to, we will not easily send troops...at least they will not let us send troops into the inland mountainous areas to participate in the battle. If from

It is still possible to go around the sea to the south and attack the coastal areas of Siam."

Xu Yuzhuo was not as familiar with the geography and international situation of the South China Sea as He Xi was. After hearing this, he first recalled the terrain of the Indochina Peninsula in his mind, and then slowly understood what He Xi meant.

Most of the east coastline of the Indochina Peninsula belongs to the territory of Annan, and the southern end is the Kingdom of Champa bordering it. The western line of the Annan Kingdom borders the Kingdom of Lancang and Siam respectively. The national borders are mostly in mountainous areas, and there are many interesting

In the disputed area, several countries have been fighting endlessly for years. However, in recent years, as Annan's military strength has gradually increased, the border war has been developing in a direction that is beneficial to Annan.

From the southernmost tip of the Indochina Peninsula, we bypassed the coastline of the Champa Kingdom and entered the Gulf of Siam, which was later known as the Gulf of Thailand. If we want to launch an offensive against the Kingdom of Siam from this sea area, we will face

A large area of ​​coastal plain would indeed be a good attack direction.

Xu Yuxing sketched a rough sea route in his mind, then shook his head and replied: "The distance is too far. If we want to send out a large-scale armed fleet to expedition to Siam, I think it will be difficult for Annan to maintain the sea supply line of the combined fleet. This will

Allowing the fleet to take unnecessary risks."

The voyage from Fujian to Sanya is more than two thousand miles, and the voyage from Victory Port southward, bypassing the Indochina Peninsula and entering the Gulf of Siam, is more than four thousand miles. This distance is only a trade route, but if it is

When an armed fleet goes on an expedition, the supplies needed for the battle are far beyond what civilian ships can offer.

Of course, such a long-distance expedition cannot rely entirely on the participating fleets to organize their own supplies. In that case, the size of the supply fleet will probably be several times larger than that of the armed fleet. Most of the supplies will definitely have to be organized and transported by Annan Kingdom nearby.

, and according to the information Xu Yuxing has, Annan's maritime transport capacity is obviously still far from being able to implement such a combat plan.

Haihan has organized coalition expeditions at distances similar to this, or even farther away. For example, the fleet that set out from Sanya to aid North Korea last year had a voyage of more than 6,000 miles. But this kind of operation organized by Haihan,

There are multiple ports along the way that can provide supplies, and there is huge maritime transport capacity at hand. The situation is completely different from Annan's situation.

Haihan's organization and transportation capabilities have been tested in combat operations over the years, and they have trustworthy strength. On the other hand, Annan has not had any achievements in this area in the past, so it is no wonder that Xu Yuxing raised questions.

"Perhaps we don't have to rush to guess the Annan man's true purpose. Wait patiently for a day or two, and he will tell us himself." Although He Xi also thinks that what Xu Yuxing said makes sense, after all, there is currently no basis for such speculation.

It's just talk on paper.

Moreover, he did not think that the target of the Annan people was Siam. In fact, part of the reason was the details mentioned by Xu Yuxing just now. Annan already had an advantage on the inland front, but it was not strong enough to launch a large-scale attack from the sea.

, in this case there is actually no need to open a second battlefield and spend a huge price to invite Haihan and Xu Jiajun to send troops.

He Xi thinks that Zheng Zha may have a bigger plot, but currently he doesn't have a precise concept in his mind, he just has a vague feeling. After all, with Haihan, a successful example of rapid expansion, in front of them, the Annan people also

It is impossible to remain indifferent while watching Haihan take over the surrounding territory bit by bit.

Now that Annan is in power with military generals, the scale of external military expansion will only become larger and larger, and the geographical scope will also become wider and wider. Sooner or later, the small Indochina Peninsula will not be able to accommodate the ambitions of the Annan people.

Of course, if it is just like this, it is not enough to make Haihan feel nervous about it. As Haihan gradually promotes industrialized production in the country, the gap in national power and military strength between the two countries will only become wider and wider in the future.

The wise choice is to temporarily take the second or third position in the international alliance organized by Haihan, rather than treating Haihan as a competition target for its external expansion.

But in any case, when Haihan still controls the Annan coastline, if this country wants to expand externally through sea routes, it must first obtain Haihan's recognition and support. And if Haihan does not get enough benefits in this process,

There is even a risk of harming interests, so Annan will definitely not be able to take this first step.

He Xi also had another reason. He believed that Zheng Zha had made an appointment with him instead of meeting with a military general. That was probably not to discuss military operations, but to discuss intelligence matters in other fields.

Zheng Zha didn't know that these two people were thinking about him behind his back. After he ended the conversation with the two intelligence officers, he found Li Nai and expressed to him Annanguo's intention to establish a permanent trade agency in Guangzhou.

"As we all know, the Third Young Master has great influence in Guangzhou. I hope the Third Young Master can help our country to choose a good place to build a guild hall in Guangzhou. Of course, we will not let the Third Young Master help in vain. In return, our country will also build a guild hall in the capital.

Provide Furifeng with a piece of good land for the expansion of the store." Zheng Zhao expressed his wishes to Li Nai concisely and concisely.

Seeing the other party's posture, Li Nai obviously hoped to get his answer on the spot, and smiled and said: "The young prince is interested! I don't know when your country plans to start, so I can inform Guangzhou in advance and make corresponding preparations.

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Zheng Zha said: "I plan to go to Guangzhou in person after this martial arts competition is over."

"Oh? The young prince wants to handle this matter personally?" When Li Nai heard this, he realized that the other party paid more attention to this matter than he expected.

"I heard that Guangzhou is the most prosperous city in the south of the Ming Dynasty, but I have never been able to see its real face. This time I used the excuse of going abroad on business to experience the customs of Guangzhou." Zheng Zha responded: "If the third young master can arrange his time,

It would be best if we go to Guangzhou together, so as not to have a black eye when we get there."

Li Nai smiled and said: "It is my honor to accompany the young prince to visit Guangzhou. But...I have some things to do recently. I need to go to Danzhou after the martial arts competition. If the young prince is not in a hurry, you can go there

How about you go to Sanya or go to Haikou and wait for me for two or three days, and then return to Guangzhou together after I finish my work?"

"Okay, then it's settled!" Zheng Zha was very quick to do things, and he could still afford to wait for two or three days. Just after the competition, he also needed to stay in Sanya to handle some diplomatic matters.

As one of Haihan's most important trading partners in the Ming Dynasty, Furifeng had actually opened a route between Guangzhou and Annan long ago, and had set up shophouses in its capital and other locations to carry out long-term trade. Of course, most of them

The business stores are still located in various ports controlled by Haihan to ensure safety.

The scale of Furifeng's store in Annan Capital City is not too big. Since Annan is willing to offer land to help the store expand, Li Nai is also willing to give him a favor. As for the good land, Furifeng has been paying attention to it over the years.

A lot of land has been circled outside Guangzhou, and it is okay to sell ten or eight acres at market price to Annan people to build a guild hall.
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