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I am well aware of this history of Annan.

At the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, thought that the mountains and rivers were poor and the distance was too far, and even if it was occupied, there would be no taxes, but it would be necessary to pay the imperial court's finances and taxes to maintain his rule, so he clearly ordered that it was strictly forbidden to occupy Annan. In the Yongle period, because of the Hu clan who sought power and usurped the throne in Annan, the Ming Dynasty sent to escort the descendants of the Chen family to Annan to ascend the throne of 5,000 elite soldiers were all killed, and the Yongle Emperor was furious, so he sent troops claiming to be 800,000 troops, but in fact, 80,000 Ming elite soldiers, killed Annan, and conquered the capital in one fell swoop.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty was powerful, and the Chen family, a member of the Annam royal family, had no queen, I don't know if the people and gentlemen of Annam took the initiative to join the Ming Dynasty, but the Yongle Emperor wanted to turn Annam into a land directly ruled by the Ming Dynasty, which is certain. Feng Yunshan could understand that Emperor Yongle's mind at the beginning, as an emperor with great talents, and getting the throne was not right, he was not only thinking about whether it was a cost-effective issue, but how to promote his authority, eliminate the influence of improper succession, and create an atmosphere for all countries to come to the dynasty. Therefore, he launched Zheng He to go to the West in the third year of Yongle, and after the Annan Incident, considering the supply problem of the West, Yongle simply did not do anything, and directly sent troops to occupy Annan and open up the territory of the Ming Dynasty to govern it with prefectures and counties.

Later, the Ming Dynasty no longer went to the West, and naturally there was no need for logistical supplies from Annam and other places, so it simply returned Annam to the position of the original vassal state.

However, that was more than 400 years ago. Nowadays, the whole world is different.

Thinking of this, Feng Yunshan looked at Zuo Zongtang.

Zuo Zongtang immediately understood, hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and said: "Your Majesty, my lords, Weichen thinks that this Annan must be occupied, and moreover, it must be occupied as soon as possible, and more troops must be sent to occupy it permanently, even if it costs some money, it is worth it." ”

As he spoke, he knelt down towards Feng Yunshan and said, "Your Majesty, please ask Xu Weichen to let people bring up the map!" ”

Feng Yunshan nodded and said, "Accurate!" ”

After a while, two palace guards came up with a map, opened it and erected it above the court. Zuo Zongtang pointed to the Annan area on the map and said, "Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen, please see, the location of this Annan place is very important. ”

"As long as Annam is occupied, the entire Nanyang area will be used by our China. As we all know, the most powerful countries in the world today are the Western powers, and they all have powerful navies. And what our Chinese empire lacks the most is the navy. On the one hand, it is necessary to strengthen the development of the Navy, and on the other hand, it is necessary to supplement the weakness of the Navy with the Army. The geographical location of Annam, which can provide many coastal ports and can be reached by land through Guangxi, is extremely strategic. Why did the Ming Dynasty send heavy troops to occupy Annam and turn Annam into a province, mainly for the transit point of Zhancheng! Now, if our Chinese Empire wants to confront the Western powers in today's world, it must occupy Annam, which is the frontier barrier and important gateway of the entire region. ”

Zuo Zongtang directly pointed to the southernmost point of Annan on the map and said: "If you can set up a base for naval warships here, it is equivalent to taking half of the South Seas into the empire's pocket!" Moreover, this place belongs to the Mekong River beach area, the land is fertile, the rice yield is extremely high, and it is a natural granary, which can provide tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of military rations. Therefore, Your Majesty, the General Staff recommended that this Annan be included directly in the imperial territory. However, as Lord Liu said, most of these Annan people are Yue and Daiyi, and their hearts are different if they are not of our race, so it is necessary to purge them to ensure that the remaining Yue and Daiyi people are obedient and obedient, and from Liangguang and Fujian and even Huguang, some Han people have migrated here to settle here, and as local squires, manage these obedient foreigners to work. With the education of Sinology, it only takes one or two generations to truly turn this land of Annam into a permanent Chinese people. ”

Feng Yunshan stood up, clapped his hands and shouted, "Not bad! What Zuo Aiqing said is very true, and this is what I originally meant! How can there be any reason to spit out fat meat that reaches the mouth? (PS: Thanks to the book friend 'Chasing Eagle DE Tiger' for providing this sentence)"

As soon as everyone heard the emperor say this, as soon as Chrysostom opened, naturally no one dared to object, even Zhou Shengkun, the minister of finance and taxation who was slamming the door, did not say much, but his brows were furrowed, but Feng Yunshan saw it at a glance, knowing that Zhou Shengkun was worried that he would occupy Annam in the future, and like the Ming Dynasty, he would have to make up a large amount of silver taels every year, and he had to arrange this troublesome matter. explained: "Zhou Aiqing frowned, do you think that this Annan is not fat at all, but a rotten bone with no meat?" ”

Zhou Shengkun knew that the expression on his face was noticed by the emperor, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't dare!" ”

"If I had occupied this Annan four or five hundred years ago, I would have done the same as the Ming Dynasty and directly abandoned this place. But times are different now, and the situation is completely different! At the beginning, Annan was indeed poor and bad, just a rotten bone that was hard to gnaw, and there was no meat at all! At that time, in the Ming Dynasty, there was still a large amount of wasteland in China that had not been reclaimed, so why bother to go to distant Annan to open up wasteland and farm? But for now, this Annan is no longer the same. According to the report from the front, the Red River Plain in the Hanoi area has fertile land and millions of acres of paddy fields, which can feed two million people according to the farming methods of the Chinese Empire. What's more important is the Mekong Delta region in the south, oh, you don't understand the delta, it's the river plains along the Mekong River. The Nguyen dynasty flourished because of the occupation of the area. This flat and fertile plain, with its dense canals like a spider's web, is more suitable for cultivating rice than the fertile fields in the area around Susong Erfu in the south of the Yangtze River, and this plain area around the mouth of the Mekong River alone can reclaim 20 million mu of paddy fields for rice cultivation and 10 million mu of other dry land. In addition, the rice cultivated in the paddy fields there is more than half of the yield of the high-quality fertile fields in Suzhou and Songjiang Prefecture, which are the land of fish and rice, and it is hot all year round, so the rice can be grown three times a year, so one acre of paddy field there is equivalent to two acres of medium paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

Moreover, the Nguyen Dynasty has been ordering people to reclaim farmland in this estuary area for many years, and this river beach area has become the largest land of fish and rice in the Nguyen Dynasty, feeding half of their population. It is precisely because of this that the Nguyen Dynasty has the confidence to dare to invade and occupy neighboring countries. After Feng Yunshan finished talking about the Mekong Delta region, he pointed to the northern part of Annam and said: "Annam is very rich in mineral resources. The Quang Ninh area here, as well as the Red River Valley, are rich in coal, especially in Hongji and Guangtian, according to the information provided by the reconnaissance officers of the front-line army, it is said that the coal here can be mined in the open air. In addition, the precious sand iron ore on the northwest bank of the Red River has a very high content and the reserves are not calculated. In addition, in the area of Lao Cai in the north, there are gold mines, apatite and so on. ”

Feng Yunshan just jumped some key points, in fact, according to his understanding in his previous life, Annan's minerals are far from this. Just like later generations, taking coal as an example, Vietnam's open-pit coal production accounts for 60% of the total output, and the output is large, and it has always been the largest source of coal imports from China. He didn't mention other forest resources, Vietnam's famous mahogany, etc.

Hearing the emperor say this, all the ministers were shocked! If this is the case, this Annan is not only not a barbaric land, but also a treasure land! With so much fertile land to cultivate, how many people can be fed? Judging from that map, the plain around the mouth of the Mekong River that Your Majesty spoke of is only such a small area, and if it were the whole of Vietnam, plus the familiar Hanoi area, wouldn't this Annam be much more than a field in Guangxi?

Liu Changyou, Minister of Agriculture, was even more spinning in his head. With so much fertile land, if some people could really be relocated to cultivate it, wouldn't it be a big granary of the empire, and this land of Annam, close to the sea, would be extremely convenient for transporting grain by sea. Suddenly, he changed his words: "Your Majesty, since Annan has so many benefits, take possession!" Your Majesty has opened up territory for the Chinese people, and it will be praised by future generations! ”

The crowd also expressed their stance in favor of the direct occupation of Annam.

Feng Yunshan took the opportunity to say: "Since this is the case, I will directly put this Annam, no, according to the locals, Vietnam." In this world, from now on, there is no Vietnamese Annam, only Cochin and Ninan provinces! With Hue as the boundary, north of Hue, all belong to Cochin Province, south of Hue, and all of them are counted as Ni Nam Province. Hue and the area around Da Nang were assigned to Qiongzhou. ”

Feng Yunshan deliberately arranged in this way to separate the entire Annan and turn it into two provinces, the north and the south, respectively, and slowly cut them off. In this case, even if there is independence in the future, there will only be one province. Moreover, Feng Yunshan also sinisterly dug out a special place in Hue in the central part and handed it over to the Qiongzhou government to govern, in order to block the behavior and habits of the north and south through this artificial way. Then, he would have the captives move all the people from the entire Hue region, and relocate the Hakka people from the two regions to Hue, establishing a territory where the Hakka people were concentrated, and separating the two provinces of Cochin and Nippon. This would be more conducive to the Empire's rule over these two regions.

And, next, Feng Yunshan actually had a plan!

He would not treat these vassal states around China in a pedantic manner as he did in the Ming Dynasty. For the sake of the vanity of the Celestial Empire and to show the wealth and strength of their country, those small countries that are actually seeking trade or even greedy under the guise of tribute also reward expensive gifts and do loss-making business.

Feng Yunshan is a person who pays attention to practical interests. What he wants is tangible benefits, so that the Chinese people can have benefits. Therefore, for Annan, he will not pay attention to the rule of virtue to educate and slowly tame him like those saintly and benevolent monarchs in the past.

Throughout the history of colonization, successes have been marked by blood and carnage. Of course, Feng Yunshan will not only take such bloody extreme measures, he will use indoctrination and integration as an auxiliary means, but the premise is that the other party must be willing to accept assimilation. He doesn't mind emulating the West's approach to South Americans when it comes to disobedient aliens.

As the old saying goes, "If you are not of my race, your heart will be different." Before they become Huaxia, they don't have to be treated as the same clan. Even Asahi and Japan, two countries with the same culture, have been difficult to tame for thousands of years, let alone others?