Author: Zero Romance

Chapter 3137

Su Yongshan was young and energetic, and he didn't recognize who Gong Shiqi was, so it was understandable that he would say such things rashly. But Su Keyi had stayed in Sanya for more than twenty years, and his understanding of Haihan was far beyond anyone else's. When my son said he wanted to compete with Gong Shiqi, he was really shocked.

Gong Shiqi was one of the officers of the Ministry of Security twenty years ago. He was always known for his ruthless behavior. He had countless spies in his hands from various countries. Anyway, the Dutch East India Company was working here. I've been depressed several times.

Su Keyi did not want his son to disappear inexplicably one day, so he immediately ordered Su Yongshan not to provoke Gong Shiqi, otherwise he would be sent back to Batavia for strict control.

In fact, Su Yongshan just couldn't live with the situation, and wanted to say a few tougher words to save the situation. He had been extremely nervous when talking to Gong Shiqi before, and his momentum was completely suppressed. How could he have the courage to continue fighting with the opponent.

After receiving Su Keyi's scolding, he just got off the slope and avoided a big trouble for himself.

However, Su Yongshan is still a little worried: "Father, if the Ministry of Security suddenly intervenes, wouldn't it be inconvenient for us to contact senior officials from Haihan these days?"

Su Keyi said: "It doesn't matter. Don't underestimate those old foxes in the Haihan Executive Committee. Don't they think about and investigate the things that Gong Shiqi can think of?"

Su Yongshan said: "What father means is that they actually knew our purpose of coming, but they still arranged for us to get on this ship?"

Su Keyi nodded and said: "If my father had not had a relationship with the executive committee for many years, no matter how good the reason was, I would not have been treated as a companion on the same ship... You have also seen the Portuguese's reaction before."

Su Yongshan smiled and said: "To use a Hai-Han saying, their performance is really envy, jealousy and hatred all rolled into one."

Su Keyi said: "The last time we joined forces with the Portuguese, I felt that they were short-sighted and too small-sighted. They only wanted to keep their little territory and prevent Haihan from getting involved. Pulling other countries into the alliance was purely to provide benefits to Haihan. There is no decent overall plan at all.”

"Instead of hoping to join forces with them, it is better for us to go it alone. Even if they, Westerners, learn to speak Chinese and write Chinese characters, they still don't understand how we Han people think. How can we reach an agreement with the Executive Committee?"

Su Keyi is very clear about his advantages, and he believes that the Executive Committee arranged for him to accompany the ship intentionally to give him an opportunity to communicate, so the intervention of the Security Department will not affect the overall situation.

He had indeed considered finding a reason after arriving in Hong Kong to stay on the boat with the Executive Committee and sneak all the way to Hangzhou, which would have plenty of time. But the road was blocked by Gong Shiqi, so he had no choice but to Make the most of these few days before arriving in Hong Kong.

Su Keyi asked Su Yongshan to take out a nautical chart from his luggage, spread it on the table and start studying together. The negotiation strategy he formulated was to seek the common interests of Haihan and the Dutch East India Company as much as possible, so as to inhibit Haihan from going to the South China Sea. plans to expand beyond the borders.

This is not a simple task, because the Dutch East India Company and Heyhan are not in alliance. They are only trading partners at best. They have common interests, but not much, and they are far from enough to make Heyhan give up expansion.

There are only two paths before Su Keyi. One is to guide Haihan to turn his gun on the already declining Ming Dynasty. The process of digesting Ming Dynasty's territory is enough to contain Haihan for ten or twenty years, or even longer.

Haihan is a country founded by the Han people, and its obsession with the East Asian continent and the orthodox dynasty of the Han people must be deeply rooted in the bones. After the founding of the country, Haihan has always regarded conquering the north as its development plan, which is the best embodiment.

Although Haihan has frequently taken action in the South China Sea in the past year and seems to have the momentum to change the direction of expansion, Su Keyi can easily judge from the political articles that frequently appear on the front pages of newspapers recently that there are still quite a few people in Haihan who believe that annexing the Ming Dynasty will

The right way is to continue the legacy of the Han people’s political power and the Heavenly Kingdom.

The Executive Committee obviously has not made a final decision on whether to annex the Ming Dynasty first or expand externally first. At this time, external factors may also have an impact on the Executive Committee's final decision.

Even if there was only a slight chance, Su Keyi wanted to give it a try and persuade the executive committee to take action against Ming Dynasty first.

The second way is to let Haihan divert the direction of external expansion elsewhere to avoid impacting the interests of the East India Company as much as possible.

This idea was put forward by Simang. He had followed the Haihan army in various battles and was very clear about the gap in military force between the eastern countries and Haihan.

Regardless of whether it is the Ming Dynasty, the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Spain, or any other country that was once an enemy of Haihan, it will be difficult for him to compete with Haihan on the frontal battlefield. If Haihan chooses not to move to the Ming Dynasty for the time being, then find another suitable place for Haihan.

The goal is the best way to protect the interests of the Netherlands.

The scope of this screening is actually quite large. From the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, North Korea, and Japan in Northeast Asia to the Indochina Peninsula and major archipelagos around the South China Sea, they may all become Haihan's targets.

In comparison, the Indian Ocean region, which is separated by the entire Indochina Peninsula from Haihan's current main ruling area, seems a bit useless. It is far away from Haihan's mainland, lacks natural harbors, and is not a traditional Han settlement area.

Su Keyi actually doesn't quite understand why Haihan is eager to establish a sphere of influence in the Indian Ocean. This can no longer be explained by the reason of "controlling the Strait of Malacca."

If he had to give a reason, Su Keyi believed that it could only be explained by "ambition" - the same ambition as Western countries.

Haihan’s target is not only the South China Sea region or the Indian Ocean coast, but also places further afield.

It is said that the armed fleet sent by Haihan to the east has reached the other side of the ocean thousands of miles away, and continues to compete with the Spanish for territory there.

The expansion method of Haihan was different from that of the traditional Han Dynasty. It did not aim at conquering the East Asian continent. Instead, like Western countries, it used navigation as its basis and tried to quickly build colonies around the world and transfer a large number of uninhabited people.

The main land is included in the territorial territory.

"If possible, I hope to draw Haihan's attention to the southeast of the South China Sea."

Su Keyi used his finger to mark out a large area on the chart and pointed it out to Su Yongshan: "There are large areas of unclaimed land to the south and east of the Banda Sea. Maybe the Haihan people will be interested in those places."

Su Yongshan nodded knowingly and said: "But to build colonies and develop in those places, tens of thousands of immigrants will need to be introduced. In this way, Haihan may not be able to attack other places."

Su Keyi added: "That is also the main channel for the Spanish to enter the South China Sea from America. They can continue to fight there and have a good fight."
Chapter completed!