1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2636
Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, everyone asked all the questions they were interested in, and finally asked Zhu Zian, who had been listening silently, to ask Wang Anguo a question.

Zhu Zian had been itching to hear it for a long time, and didn't hesitate much, so he asked: "After listening for a long time, I still have a problem that I can't understand, that is, why did your country organize an advance fleet to go to the other side of the ocean? If only for To expand the territory, why not first occupy the area close to the East China Sea, such as North Korea and Japan, if they want to forcibly annex them by force, it should be easier than going thousands of miles away to establish a colony?"

In Zhu Zian's view, Haihan organized a fleet at any cost, recruited immigrants, and crossed the sea to establish a colony in such a distant place, which is undoubtedly a very low-cost option.Whether it is the ruled areas of the former Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, or North Korea and Japan, which have weaker national powers, there are large tracts of land available for Haihan to use. There is no reason for not going to Haihanshe to seek distance.

Wang Anguo said: "The reason for this kind of action is, on the one hand, my father's personal wish, and on the other hand, it is also the long-term development strategy of our country. It is just that this step has been realized several years in advance. Although it is a time-consuming and labor-intensive move, But presumably after a few years, this history will be admired by future generations."

Wang Tom lived in North America all the year round before crossing over. For him personally, there is also a hometown that is hard to give up.After Haihan became famous, he hoped to return to the place where he lived in the past and leave the imprint of time and space there.

It's just that the inside story involves the origin of Haihan's founding of the country, which is a top secret among top secrets, and it is inconvenient for him to explain it to Wang Anguo in detail, so he can only call it "personal will."

As for Haihan's "long-term development strategy", it is of course to achieve control of global sea power by controlling key global sea lanes and important nodes. It is only a matter of time before they set foot in North America.Even if Wang Tom didn't take the lead in doing this, when Wang Anguo's generation takes power, they will inevitably take it as an expansion target.

Of course, the Haihan executive committee agreed with Wang Tom's proposal and asked him to organize an advance fleet to go to North America. There were many other factors in consideration, such as curbing the global expansion speed of competitors.If Haihan doesn't take action for a long time, so that the contemporary Western colonists have enough time to develop and grow in North America, then the difficulty will be different if Haihan wants to intervene in the local area to get a share of the pie.

But this kind of strategic vision is not something ordinary people can possess, not to mention Zhu Zi'an, even Wang Anguo's second generation is far from reaching the level of his parents.All they can do now is to be convinced that the decisions made by their parents must be far-sighted and will definitely benefit the development of the country in the long run.

Tao Hongfang said together: "According to the information that our country has, the other side of the ocean is another vast continent. Its area is wider than the territory of the previous dynasty, and it is rich in water and grass and has countless resources. Such a vast and rich land without an owner , wouldn’t it be great if it could be incorporated into our country’s territory?”

Ha Jianyi also responded: "If we don't go to such a good place, other countries will send people to occupy it. Instead of taking advantage of outsiders, it is better to take it early. Although it is more difficult now, it will be a hundred years later. Looking at it again, the hard work of the predecessors to expand the territory must be worthwhile."

Zhu Zi'an basically understands the way of thinking of these people in front of him. It's not because they don't look down on the nearby area that they are looking for distance, but because they simply don't want to let go of the unowned area that has been discovered. Although it is very far away from Haihan, even if they occupy it It's also just an overseas enclave that will take months to get to, but they don't mind putting it on the map first.

Zhu Zian thinks that this seems to be regarded as a greedy mentality, because it is still difficult for Haihan to effectively manage such distant overseas enclaves.But it is clear that the eyes of the Haihan people are not just staring at the present, they consider a much longer time limit, and are willing to spend a lot of resources on this and plan ahead.Such vision and strategy may also be one of the reasons why Haihan can rise rapidly in just two to three decades.

He thought again, Haihan had already defeated the two most powerful opponents of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, and the small countries like Korea and Japan were naturally powerless to resist. As for the countries in the South China Sea, it is said that most of them have become Haihan's. Allies, if you don't find a target to continue to expand, then this huge empire will probably fall into internal friction sooner or later.

But North America is thousands of miles away and has a vast territory. If you want to organize immigrants to move there slowly like the ants are moving, I am afraid that it will take several generations to form a climate.He can resolutely devote so many resources to accomplish a goal with an uncertain future. This kind of courage really impressed him.

Of course, if Zhu Zian's knowledge is more extensive, he will think that there are still some weird things in it.When Haihan founded the country, it was publicized that these founding elders were all from a mysterious and powerful country thousands of miles to the east.However, perhaps considering that future development would make it difficult to establish such a statement, this kind of publicity did not last for too long, and was stopped after only a few years.However, there are still some written propaganda materials circulating outside, and some scholars still regard the origin of the Haihan people as "an unknown continent in the East China Sea".

Now that Haihan's national power is strong, he organizes an advance fleet to explore the distant continent eastward. The location is clearly the "hometown" that Haihan once advertised to the outside world, but Haihan officials have never mentioned the connection between the two.Anyone who knows a little about this will definitely associate these two things, and the true origin of the Haihan people will inevitably be suspected.

However, these are obviously not topics that can be discussed publicly. In recent years, Hai Hanguo has never mentioned the origins of the first batch of pioneers, but only called these people "senators" in textbooks, giving them a lofty political status.

Although Zhu Zian was curious about the specific situation of the continent on the other side of the ocean, he never imagined that it was Tom Wang's real hometown.As for the funds needed to organize the advance fleet and establish a colony on the west coast of North America, in addition to the treasury appropriation and Tom Wang's own pocket, he also received the secret support of a group of people represented by Shi Diwen.Only the materials and equipment allocated to the advance fleet in various names by the East China Sea region have been converted to a huge amount of one million yuan.

(End of this chapter)