"I want this place, I want to occupy it!"
As soon as Fu Xiaoguan finished speaking, Bai Yulian and He Sandao both looked up at him, their eyes full of confusion.
He Sandao asked in surprise, "Boss, this place is completely blank. How do you know it's called North America?"
Fu Xiaoguan grinned and said, "It's just a name given in advance. This place is huge, even bigger than the current territory of Daxia. It would be a hassle to immigrate here from Daxia."
"Are there really primitive tribes here?" Bai Yulian asked.
Fu Xiaoguan nodded and said, "It should be a very primitive tribe."
"Then let's accept them and make them citizens of Daxia."
This is a good idea, but how do you manage this place?
It is too far away from Daxia. Even with the current sailing speed of ships, it is estimated to take half a year. If the British find this place and then send troops to attack, how can such a vast territory be defended?
If one wants to take over the territory of North America, it is imperative to establish an ordnance bureau here, and it is necessary to mobilize craftsmen from Daxia.
In order to develop steadily, the Great Xia Army must mobilize at least two armies. This territory has an extremely long coastline, and a military port must be established, which must be protected by the navy...
It’s quite troublesome!
Fu Xiaoguan took a deep breath. "Let's wait until we get to North America and see for ourselves. First, we'll see how many indigenous people there are, and second... we'll see if it's exactly as I imagined. If it's different, then we might as well give up this place. If it's the same, we'll be busy enough for the next few years."
He Sandao was confused. Isn't it just a war? How simple is that? What's so worthy of such a rush?
But Bai Yulian knew very well what Fu Xiaoguan meant. That was a place even larger than the territory of Daxia!
To occupy such a large territory in such a remote place, and an extremely desolate territory at that, is no different from rebuilding a whole new country.
The first thing in building a country is people!
Even though the indigenous population there is large, it still requires a large number of people to manage it. Such management is extremely cumbersome. First of all, there is the language. The language is definitely not accessible. Even if a large number of officials immigrated from Daxia, it would take a long time to adjust to the language communication.
Not to mention each other's culture and beliefs.
Of course, in Bai Yulian's opinion, all the problems he thought of were probably not big problems in Fu Xiaoguan's mind. However, what he didn't know was that Fu Xiaoguan was really racking his brains over this matter.
"Let's occupy it first. The territory we start with doesn't have to be very large. Leave three to five thousand soldiers to guard it. After we return home, we can send a fleet to escort personnel over."
Next, Fu Xiaoguan sent Liu Jin to invite Yun Xiyan over. The four of them carefully reviewed the sea chart again and determined the strategic direction for this trip.
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Time passed by, and in the blink of an eye it was November, and the first snow of the second year of Daxia fell in Guanyun City.
The vast white snow has decorated the huge Guanyun City into a silver-clad appearance, which is very beautiful.
But Nangong Yiwu, who was sitting under the old pine tree at Guanyuntai, was not in a very good mood.
His mood has nothing to do with His Majesty, nor with the state of affairs in the court.
Your Majesty has been away from Guanyun City for over a month, but the feedback from all sides of the court of Daxia is still good. At least for now, it seems no different from when Your Majesty stayed in Guanyun City.
Nangong Yiyu was depressed by the news that had just been sent back from Tianji Pavilion - the seven vassal states of Daxia had now fully accepted Daxia's trade agreement, using gold as the general equivalent and allowing bilateral free trade.
This is a perfect step. Once taken, it will open up a new path for Daxia's international trade.
According to Fu Xiaoguan's previous order, Yu Dingshan's troops of the 1st Division of the 1st Army of the Great Xia Army left Yuanbei Road and continued to explore northward. Thousands of miles away from Yuanbei Road, they indeed discovered a place called Loulan Kingdom.
Here, Daxia's trade negotiation officials encountered strong opposition from the king of Loulan.
The negotiation naturally ended in a bad mood, but no one expected that all the trade negotiation officials of Daxia would be arrested by the king of Loulan!
According to the original plan, if the negotiations fail, the First Division will step in to conquer it, because this is one of the links of the Silk Road planned by His Majesty.
But now the First Division of the First Army stationed at the foot of Dingfang Mountain outside Loulan is afraid to act rashly. In order to save the lives of these officials, Yu Dingshan dare not act rashly.
Yu Dingshan devised a rescue plan, but it was extremely risky. If it failed, not only would the lives of hundreds of soldiers be lost, but none of the twenty officials would survive.
What Nangong Yiyu was worried about was that his grandson Nangong Yan was in this negotiation team!
To save or not to save?
If they did not rescue Loulan and directly attacked it, according to Yu Dingshan's analysis, 10,000 army soldiers would be able to destroy Loulan, but there was no doubt that the 20 negotiators would have no chance of survival.
If they want to rescue... three hundred soldiers disguised themselves and went two hundred miles deep into Loulan Kingdom to reach Loulan City. They had to sneak into Loulan City, break in and kill their way into the Ministry of Justice Prison. That was the heart of Loulan Kingdom, and the defense was absolutely tight.
What’s the difference between this and a sheep walking into a tiger’s mouth?
Just when Nangong Yiyu was feeling inexplicably irritated, Zhuo and his group came over and sat opposite him.
"My opinion is to rescue them, and so does Zhuo Bieli."
"But with three hundred soldiers deep in enemy territory, the probability of success is incredibly low."
"This is very strange. We have no grudges against the Kingdom of Loulan. Even if we can't reach an agreement through negotiations, there's no reason to detain people..." Zhuo Yixing stroked his long beard and frowned, adding, "Unless Loulan knows that our established policy is to attack if we can't reach an agreement through negotiations!"
"The Loulan Kingdom is unwilling to accept a trade agreement, but they're even more unwilling to lose their nation, so they've taken our officials hostage to force us to withdraw. There are two important points to note here. First, who discussed our policies with the Loulan monarch? Second... since the Loulan Kingdom is taking hostages, our people are safe for the time being."
"Don't worry too much. Zhuo Bieli has already ordered Guan Xiaoxi, who is stationed in Yuanbei Road, to personally lead a division to provide assistance. There will be good news."
Nangong Yiyu took a deep breath, his pupils tightened, and his gaze focused, "This will waste too much time. My opinion is... to directly destroy the Loulan Kingdom!"
"Loulan is a key node on the Silk Road. According to Your Majesty's decree, this golden road will use Loulan as a relay, leading north to Kucha and south to Dayuan... Old Zhuo, this is national policy. In the face of national policy, what does sacrificing a few people mean?"
"No, you are wrong! If His Majesty were here, he would definitely choose to rescue her, because people are the foundation of a country!"
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