Qiming 1158

Chapter 1383 So, the two sides reached this agreement
Taking this opportunity, Zou Yana also wanted to find out how big the territorial ambitions of the Ming Kingdom in Southeast Asia.

He really wanted to know what kind of interests Minguo had in Southeast Asia. It would be best if everyone could talk about it frankly and honestly.

If you can't agree, then continue to talk, seek common ground while reserving differences, and you can always reach a common goal, right?

Of course, Su Yonglin also knew what Zou Yana meant. The two of them tacitly understood and began to discuss the issue of fundamental interests.

What major demands did Daming have for Southeast Asia?
Is it a territorial need?

It's really not.

Su Yonglin's territorial claims in Southeast Asia are not large. To win the area of ​​the Red River Plain occupied by South Vietnam, build it into the southern border of Ming Dynasty, and stabilize the southern border, that is Su Yonglin's territorial claim.

These days, the means of information dissemination are limited, and it is very difficult to achieve breakthroughs in the short term, and it is difficult to achieve this demand, so it is not a good thing for the territory to be too large.

A large territory requires a huge military force. It is very difficult for any regime to maintain a strong military force for a long time. If one is not good, it will lead to the warlordization of the army, which is very dangerous.

Su Yonglin's needs for territory are mainly concentrated in the north and west. He needs the prairie in the north and the plateau valley in the west as a strategic buffer for the mainland of China's thirteen states, and establishes an unbreakable strategic defense lifeline.

This is already the limit of what Su Yonglin can do.

As for Southeast Asia, his needs are mainly political and economic.

Politically, he needs to spread revolutionary ideas in Southeast Asia, help them overthrow the old regime and establish a new revolutionary regime.

Economically, he needs important ports and waterways in the coastal areas of Southeast Asian countries, so that the ports and waterways can be controlled by the Ming Dynasty, as the lifeline of the Ming Dynasty's thinking and economy going out.

In particular, economic needs are the core interests of the future development of the Ming Kingdom. It is an existence that must be won and maintained, and there is no room for negotiation.

Now Zou Yana has put forward demands and asked Daming to put forward his own conditions. For Su Yonglin, this is a good opportunity to win the important ports along the Guangzhou Tonghai Yi Road in a reasonable and compliant manner.

I don't want much territory, I only want a good port, you must guarantee my interests in the port, and I don't want the rest.

So Su Yonglin took out the ancient Guangzhou Tonghai Yidao map and showed it to Zou Yana, telling Zou Yana about her needs.

"All dynasties and dynasties like to wait for others to come over, and I hope that the people of Daming can take the initiative to go out, do business and live in various parts of the world, understand the differences in different parts of the world, broaden their horizons, and at the same time, try to seize the money for doing business as much as possible. Earn more in your own hands.

For this reason, the important ports along the Tonghaiyi Road in Guangzhou are necessary for Daming. This is also my request. You hope Daming will send troops to help you attack the country of Chenla to complete revenge. This is not difficult for Daming, but I want a port.

I will send people to investigate the location of the port cities in the coastal area of ​​Chenla Kingdom. Those who are interested in the inspection must belong to Daming and become the territory of Daming. , if you fancy it, make it the Ming Dynasty territory. "

Zou Yana frowned when she heard Su Yonglin's request.

In all fairness, only in terms of territorial demands, Su Yonglin's demands are not too big.

Including Champaign and Chenla, the number of well-known port cities that can be looked at will not exceed one hand. Compared with the vast territory, it is only a drop in the bucket.

However, the reason why the port is so important, and the reason why Su Yonglin values ​​it, is because the port has a very important economic significance.

How much money is made in foreign trade? Su Yonglin knows, and Zou Yana knows even more. If the port is handed over, the goods will have to pay customs duties to the Ming country. The export trade is completely controlled by the Ming country. It is not so easy to say whether it is safe and reliable.

Zou Yana knew that Su Yonglin had no territorial claims to Southeast Asia, which should have made him happy, but Ming's demands for ports and economy made him embarrassed from another level.

This is also something that affects the national interests of the Champaign.

To promise or not to promise?

If he promised, it was not a dream to get help from the Ming army and defeat Chenla to achieve greatness.

If you don't agree, don't say offend Minguo, and it may be a dream to defeat Zhenla and achieve greatness.

Zou Yana was in a tangle.

It doesn't matter to Su Yonglin, even if he doesn't agree, he will definitely get it if he deserves it, no matter what channel he goes through.

It's just that if he agrees, the process of reaching the goal will be easier and less expensive.

"This is the bottom line that Daming will never give in. I might as well be transparent. Daming must get these ports, there is no doubt about it, and I think you should also believe that even if you don't rely on anyone, Daming can get it. These ports, sooner or later."

Of course, Zou Yana knew that what Su Yonglin said was true. If Ming Guo wanted it, he would definitely get it. This was determined by his powerful national strength.

Now Ming Guo makes this request, in his view, it is more like a kind of support for himself, and this kind of support is not to mention him, it can be replaced by another person, even...

It is not impossible for the usurper who helped Chenla.

Thinking of this, Zou Yana suddenly realized that her actual situation was actually quite difficult.

Once Ming Guo turned his head to discuss with Zhenla country and got rid of himself, he would definitely fall into the situation of an abandoned child in an instant.

Even if the Ming Kingdom does not push Zhenla to attack Zhancheng, and then raises troops to attack Zhenla, the Ming Kingdom says that he is not allowed to fight, so should he listen or not?
If you are disobedient, the Ming army will immediately have the right to start a war. What kind of real wax is there?
In this short moment, Zou Yana felt the tragic situation of a small country compared to a big country.

Knowing this earlier, wouldn't it be better not to have a relationship with the Ming Kingdom at all?

This idea was quickly abandoned by Zou Yana, because he knew very well that it was not the Ming Kingdom that needed him, but that he needed the Ming Kingdom.

The Ming Kingdom is so big, its own strength can overflow even if it does not move, and it is impossible for them to leave his small surrounding countries.
After thinking about it quickly, Zou Yana felt that she had no other choice but to initially agree to Su Yonglin's request. As for which ports Su Yonglin needed, he felt that he could further negotiate, and hoped that the people of Champaign would pay less tariffs when doing overseas trade.

Su Yonglin gave verbal approval, saying that everyone can send someone to negotiate the specific content, write it down in black and white, in two copies, save it separately, and solve the problem.

As for which ports Daming needs, it is necessary to send people to investigate carefully, and no decision will be made for the time being.

Because of the current state of Champaign, if you want to send troops to attack Chenla Kingdom, it is indeed a bit old lady who is under the bed - I laughed, the Champaign Kingdom, which has just ended the civil strife and foreign aggression, needs to recuperate and accumulate strength before launching. war.

This also happened to meet the needs of the Ming Kingdom, so the two sides agreed to start operations after two or three years, and the ports that Daming needed would also be handed over to Daming after the arrival of Daming's army to support the Champaign, which belongs to the first-hand payment. First-hand delivery, the old man is not deceived.

Both parties were very satisfied with this agreement. At least Su Yonglin didn't think there was anything wrong with it, so he asked someone to take out a pen and paper and write down what the two parties had agreed on. Then Su Yonglin and Zou Yana signed each other's signatures and stamped it, and then put the seal on it. The seal of the class is considered credit.

Therefore, the two parties reached an agreement.

(End of this chapter)