Zhao Xiaoyao shook his hand: "Okay, I promise you to go back and make up for your geography knowledge, so that you will not be willing to sell me."

"You should have had this kind of ideological awareness long ago." Chen Yuyue said: "I kept telling you several years ago that we must understand the terrain characteristics of countries and regions around the world. If you want to gain a foothold in one place, you must first understand the terrain characteristics of a place. Otherwise, it will be difficult to get along."

"I understand now." Zhao Xiaoyao nodded: "You guys talk to me quickly, otherwise I will be like a fool in a while."

"The Honghe Delta is a plain in the northern part of Yue Kingdom formed by the Taiping River and its tributary of the Honghe River. It is about 15,000 square kilometers and is protected by the embankment of the canal." Chai Badou said lightly.

Zhao Xiaoyao was stunned for a moment: "So big? Damn... If such a good place is used well, it will definitely develop into a large-scale industrial base. It will definitely become a super city that is comparable to the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta. Why is it so wasted in the hands of Yueguo?"

"If the Indochina Peninsula had not been bewitched by the invaders for independence because of the soft eggs of the Qing Dynasty, the entire southwest of China would probably be several times richer than now, and would never be worse than the major provinces in the southeast coastal areas." Chen Yuyue was a little sorry.

Chen Yuyue has his own point of view.

He felt that because of the independence of Gu Yue, the Honghe function of connecting the inland China was artificially weakened, which directly led to the entire southwestern China losing the estuary of the Red River Delta.

It is precisely because of this that the development speed of the southwest after the reform and opening up is not as fast as that of the southern provinces with sea areas.

"Our China started to establish Xiangjun in the Great Qin Dynasty and lasted for nearly a thousand years. Unexpectedly, we lost the Red River Delta in the end." Chai Badou smiled with a little self-deprecating smile.

"There are too many reasons for historical issues after all." Chen Yuyue shrugged. This is not one reason. The people of Yue have been insisting on "justice" resistance from ancient times to the present.

Throughout the history of China, all Central Plains dynasties' control over Yue Kingdom was not as stable as other border areas. The same areas as Yue Kingdom also have the current Chaoguo Peninsula.

In fact, China has a tradition that as long as the Central Plains is stable, it will definitely solve the problems in the surrounding areas, so it has never stopped sending troops to the Vietnamese Peninsula.

This is the kingdom of the development of ancient empires. There is no bullying or bullying. It would be the same if any country is strong.

However, from the Ming Dynasty, the imperial power directly gave up on such difficult places and replaced it with a vassal relationship to maintain it. Then, in the Sino-French War in the Qing Dynasty, the vassal relationship was broken and the independence of the Yue Kingdom was achieved.

"It's all the Qing Dynasty that is weak and incompetent." Zhao Xiaoyao suddenly said: "Otherwise, it won't be thrown away."

"You can't say that. I think the Qing Dynasty had already opened its eyes to the world at the beginning and knew that the relationship between the clan and vassals did not comply with international law. Moreover, the Yue Kingdom itself belongs to the marginal area, and it is very difficult to manage the jurisdiction. If it is not thrown away, it would be a burden." Chen Yuyue said.

Chai Badou nodded and agreed: "It's like when Tsarist Russia occupied most of our China territory at that time, most of the areas where China was not under control were concentrated in the northwest, and there were also Sakhalin Island in the northeast, which might not even have garrisons. For example, the outside Northeast was slightly more managed, but after all, it was still difficult to control across Heilongjiang and Outer Xing'an Mountains, and it could not be blamed entirely on the Qing Dynasty."

"In fact, the Song Dynasty broke away from its control over Yue. The navy in the late Tang Dynasty still controlled Yue. During the Song Dynasty, the national strength was weak and the military was weak. Even the army and weapons were poor, so they could not control it." Chen Yuyue said: "Although the number of troops was huge at that time, Yue Fei, Di Qing, and Cao Bin were all well-known generals, and the legendary hero Guo Jing and Guo, the foreign record of the Song Dynasty was really strange."

"How weird is it?" Zhao Xiaoyao looked at Chen Yuyue curiously.

"The Three Dynasties Beimenghui recorded a story in which two thousand Song troops went to raid seventeen Jin people, but they were defeated and more than half of them were killed or injured." Chen Yuyue said helplessly.

Although these things in history cannot be fully believed, many things are not groundless and may be exaggerated, but there must be many things that are more or less that have failed to be made.

"Is it that delicious?" Zhao Xiaoyao sighed.

"There are reasons for many things, but it is not good in terms of military industry. The history of the Song Dynasty records that most of the military weapons made by the capital are not sharp." Chen Yuyue said: "It is no exaggeration to say that the weapons of the Song Dynasty can only be made into weapons, and they are completely useless. The iron blade is not strong, the tendons and glue are not solid, and the production is not refined and easy to use. There are no 10 or two of them that can be used."

Chai Badou also knew the history of the Song Dynasty: "Yes, there are only a few weapons in the Song Dynasty, and they are all evil and are not useful. Therefore, the Song Dynasty's military strength was weak and could not take down the Red River Delta. After that, it would be lost and there would be no chance to get it back. Later, the colonization prospered and the national consciousness rose."

"Besides, Gu Yue is a piece of chicken rib that is tasteless in history, and it's a pity to abandon it. The floods are severe and flooding is needed to be flooded at any time. Moreover, it is sparsely populated and miasma is rampant." Chen Yuyue added: "So history has many reasons."

"Brother, how do you know that miasma in the Gu Yue Kingdom is rampant? All this is OK?" Zhao Xiaoyao was stunned.

"Think about it yourself, why would those who were demoted and exiled during the Tang and Song dynasties be thrown to the Lingnan of Guangdong and Guangxi?" Chen Yuyue said: "Is it because it is sparsely populated and miasma is rampant? When exiled, it is equivalent to fend for oneself. At that time, the Red River Delta was not as good as it is today. It can be said to be a wild place."

Zhao Xiaoyao couldn't help but give a thumbs up. Today he was really impressed by these two brothers.

Zhao Xiaoyao is really not interested in these things, such as history, geography, etc., so he is a weakness in this regard.

"It would be fine if you don't understand history, but you must make up for your geography." Chai Badou patted Zhao Xiaoyao on the shoulder: "If otherwise, how could you take the big responsibility alone to do overseas tasks in the future?"

When Chai Badou said this, Chen Yuyue and Zhao Xiaoyao couldn't help but look up at him.

These were words that were casually said, and it could be seen that Chai Badou had great hope for the Hui Divine Sword Army, otherwise he would not have raised these things.

Chai Badou also realized that his words had stimulated Chen Yuyue and Zhao Xiaoyao's nerves, so he changed the subject and said: "Looking at the positioning of their ferry, they really started to approach the waters of the Red River Delta. It seems that we have guessed it well."

"These bastards just want to get close to the border line as fast as possible." Zhao Xiaoyao said: "This is to return to China as soon as possible after entering Yue Kingdom."

"It seems that the land of your country is still steadily under your feet, and this is the same for them and us." Chen Yuyue smiled slightly.

Chai Badou also smiled: "Okay, don't be distracted. We should be more vigilant, we must deal with it carefully..."

"Yes!" Zhao Xiaoyao replied confidently.
Chapter completed!