Chapter 694 A Colonial War

Zhang Hao was talking eloquently, explaining Dayang Group's strategic proposal.

But after everyone listened for a while, someone raised their opinion again. This time, it was Yu Xuanzi, an elder of Xianyin Sect.

"Mr. Zhang, the military arrangements you mentioned sound pretty good. But there is one thing, Dayang Group doesn't seem to have arranged enough room for its own interests.

There is a saying that the prosperity of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit. We have arranged enough advantages for us that we both rule the east and west parts of the remaining continents separately. But Dayang Group only needs a few ports.

Although the cause of this incident was the direct conflict between the Dayang Group and the Twelve Families, the ambitions of the Twelve Families are obvious to all. The Twelve Families are our common threat.

Therefore, I always feel that Dayang Group's interest demands are far inferior to what Dayang Group has paid.

And Dayang Group is the birthplace of capitalism, and pays the most attention to profits.

I would like to ask, according to Mr. Zhang's arrangement, where is Dayang Group's profit? "

Everyone immediately focused their attention on Zhang Hao.

Yes, although people often hope that the other party will give up profits when negotiating, but if there is something like Dayang Group, it always makes people feel uneasy. Say, do you have any dark arrangements?

It is hateful to ask for benefits in a brazen manner; but someone like Zhang Hao who hardly cares about benefits makes people vigilant!

It is not that there are no saints in the world, but the Dayang Group, the birthplace of capitalism, obviously has nothing to do with saints.

Facing everyone's 'suspicious' gazes, Zhang Hao smiled confidently, "Everyone, Dayang Group's interest appeal is very simple, that is...business!

The business of Dayang Group, including but not limited to pills, cultivation resources, commercial transportation, arms sales, etc. In this war, Dayang Group will provide you with sufficient logistical support. Of course, everyone has to pay some price.

Finally, in order to ensure the smooth flow of commercial routes, Dayang Group needs to obtain some ports and so on.

How about, need to explain more? "

"I still don't understand one thing." This time it was Wang Yunxia, ​​the Suzaku Dharma King of the Ming Cult, who said, "Although commercial interests are good, according to our experience in Candle Dragon Island, colonial trade is the real interest. for ordinary commercial profits.

This time, Dayang Group obviously had a chance to acquire a colony, why did they give up?

You must know that after obtaining a colony, a large number of mineral resources, such as spirit stones, star gold veins, etc., can be obtained at almost zero cost. However, Dayang Group gave up such benefits and chose a more difficult business. I still don't understand it. "

Among the crowd, many people nodded slowly. Wang Yunxia's question was very sharp.

Zhang Hao let out a snort, "When you are negotiating, you can't wait to take all the benefits into your arms. The Dayang Group took the initiative to give up the benefits, and you have so many problems."

Everyone didn't speak, just looked at Zhang Hao like this - Blow, keep blowing! Dayang Group took the initiative to give up profits? Is there such a thing? Why can't I remember!

Looking at the eyes of everyone, Zhang Hao shook his head slightly. "It's actually very simple. Your thinking is from your perspective. But have you considered the situation of Dayang Group?

So far, the real core of Dayang Group is only Ninghe City and Changshan City, with a total core area of ​​less than 2,000 square kilometers.

The surrounding area is the entire Ninghe County, with an area of ​​70,000 square kilometers. The recently obtained Nanyang County and the country located in the Land of Earth have not been developed at all.

The population directly controlled by Dayang Group is only about 8 million. In addition to the current population of Nanyang County, it is less than 15 million!

We want to colonize, but we can't afford that many people and troops.

Everyone should have a certain understanding of the colonial situation in Candle Dragon Island.

We calculated that if you are not a master, if you want to control the colony, remove the barren lands such as mountains and forests, and only count the inhabited places, you need at least 5,000 soldiers to control every 10,000 square kilometers on average. If all kinds of logistics supplies, management, and various institutions are included, at least 8,000 people are needed.

And these 8,000 people are only stationed locally. If caravans, mobile emergency corps, and various non-governmental exchange personnel are added, there will be tens of thousands of people.

Even if it controls a country with a radius of 3,000 miles, it is already a small country. For example, the Qixia country ten years ago had a total area of ​​more than 1.8 million square kilometers.

1.8 million square kilometers, of which there are inhabited areas, including fields, about 600,000 square kilometers. This requires 500,000 or 600,000 troops to basically control it. But that's just basic control.

A country with a radius of three thousand miles is already like this. And the big country on the Kunlun Continent in the east is often tens of thousands of miles away, and its area is ten times that of the former Qixia country. Even the current Qixia Country is only one-third of the area of ​​the Eastern Liang Dynasty.

And the Liang Dynasty is not the largest country in the East!

Furthermore, the eastern countries are developed, densely populated, and mature in thinking. If you want to colonize the East, I roughly estimate that for every 10,000 square kilometers, it will take 20,000 people to completely suppress it! "

Following Zhang Hao's explanation, the suspicion in everyone's eyes gradually disappeared, replaced by caution. Because they are plotting the East.

Then Zhang Hao made a concluding speech: "Considering the situation of Dayang Group, maintaining commercial exchanges is the best choice for Dayang Group compared to colonization.

Business exchanges may be more difficult, but fewer people are needed. "

In the end, Zhang Hao showed a little helplessness—he had a certain amount of acting, but he also had true feelings. The size of Dayang Group is too small, which is already one of the important reasons restricting the development of Dayang Group.

However, this is still only the superficial reason. There are more and deeper reasons for Zhang Hao not to colonize. Those, Zhang Hao will not say to the outside world; only the Dayang Group's internal meetings will discuss these issues.

Externally, the above reasons are sufficient.

But then someone asked about the country of Qixia. Zhao Duo, the prime minister and representative of the Qixia Kingdom, smiled slightly: "At present, the Qixia Kingdom is still integrating the countries that were annexed before. Those countries have existed for at least three to five thousand years, and it will take at least fifty years to fully integrate these countries. , Two generations of talents will do. Before that, Qixia Kingdom will focus on stability.

And... our "Queen"... I can't make up my mind. The Queen has ordered us to follow the example of the Dayang Group.

Also, the crown prince has just been born... His Majesty means that the main thing is stability for the time being, and other considerations will be made after the crown prince becomes an adult. "

When the word 'queen' was mentioned, expressions such as 'unwilling' flashed across Zhao Duo's face. Although it passed by in a flash, it was captured by the "smart people" on the scene.

Some people sneered suddenly: Empress, yes, don't count on this country of Qixia.

But the reason Zhao Duo said cannot be ignored. The current Qixia Kingdom is different from the Shaoze Kingdom.

The country of Shaoze itself was unified. Although it was split later, but only 30 or 40 years later, the foundation was still there, and the people who were oppressed yearned for unity; strong.

However, the Qixia Kingdom kneaded together countries that were not under mutual control in the past, and naturally had cracks; so until now, the Qixia Kingdom is still coordinating internal relations. And use capitalist thinking and industrial and commercial thinking to cover the original problem.

But... just like the Dayang Group, the explanation given by Qixia Kingdom is also superficial. The deeper reasons are not revealed to the outside world.

Everyone was finally relieved, and the discussion on conquering the East continued. But this time, it was much more intense, and everyone actively participated in it - if Dayang Group and Qixia Kingdom didn't come to compete, the price would be completely assured to seek their own interests.

And considering the situation of the Ocean Group and Qixia Country, it may take more than ten years before they have the ability to colonize. And at that time, everyone had already divided up the world!

When everyone spoke together, Zhang Hao's initial suggestion was gradually approaching a complete military combat plan.

Someone said: "We need a springboard to attack the east. For the time being, we may need the West Kunlun to provide it."

Someone said: "We should adopt the strategy of supporting war with war. Only in this way can we reduce the logistical pressure. Moreover, the eastern countries have been influenced by the Twelve Families for a long time, and there is almost no possibility of persuading them to surrender. Therefore, we must be tougher."

Someone said: "There must be some nobles or sects in the local area who are dissatisfied with the rule of the Twelve Families, but dare not speak out. We should win over these people."

Someone said: "We must use the local people reasonably to manage the local people and reduce our expenditure. At the same time, we must strictly control the local practice resources and gradually reduce the local practice environment. What we need are obedient slaves, not elites."

Someone said: "Strategically, we should give full play to the experience of this war, and open the way with artillery, machine guns, armored combat vehicles, and magic masters.

Transformation masters don't need to kill ordinary people, they only need to drive ordinary people away, or pull out fortresses, etc. Or dig underground passages and store explosives.

In the case of a large-scale war, it is not enough to rely solely on the golden explosives provided by Dayang Group. We need to build the first generation of explosives production line. In this regard, Dayang Group needs to provide assistance. "

no problem! Zhang Hao expressed his opinion immediately.

In the end, everyone discussed for a whole day. At the end of the meeting, someone asked Zhang Hao: "Mr. Zhang, do you have any suggestions or additions?"

"Yes!" Zhang Hao said firmly, "What we are going to carry out is a colonial war. To stabilize the colony, we need to eliminate the local ideological foundation. Otherwise, we will not be able to achieve the goal of eradicating the roots.

The industry and commerce and capitalism that we have started now are good substitutes. By the way, cultivate a group of industrial and commercial grassroots who are inclined to us.

Colonization requires not only force, but also ideological and intellectual crushing. "