"Ai Shangshu, don't get excited. Are you saying that the Ministry of Revenue can come up with five hundred thousand taels of silver?"

"right!"

"Okay! Now I have a suggestion. The military expenditure is set at 500,000 taels a year. How about we pay for 500,000 taels of silver?" Sun Chuanting said with a smile.

"It's definitely not enough!" This time, Ai Husheng and Zheng Zhilong said in unison.

"According to the number of troops that Ai Shangshu said, of course it is not enough. But if you follow my way of fighting, it will almost be enough." Sun Chuanting stood up and talked.

"The climate in Java is hot and humid, and the jungles are densely covered with thorns and thorns. The barbarians do not know etiquette and like to eat snakes and insects. They are cruel and martial by nature, and everyone wears a sword.

And what about our soldiers and horses? The four main divisions, plus most of the garrison divisions, are all from the north. Especially the four main divisions, mainly from Liaodong, Shandong, and Hebei. You let them go to such a hot and humid environment

Fighting is very detrimental to them.

Let alone fighting, non-combat attrition is a headache.

If Ming Dynasty wants to use it, only the troops from Guangdong, Guangxi or Sichuan may be able to adapt to the climate there. But at present, the military preparations in Guangdong and Guangxi are depleted, and the remnants of Zhang Xianzhong are still making trouble in Sichuan. If troops are sent to these two places, I am sure there will be another big war.

defeat.

Therefore, I suggest sending troops from Annan." Sun Chuanting's words stirred up a thousand waves.

Everyone looked demented and looked at Sun Chuanting like a fool.

The Annan Ruan Dynasty also went to war with the Ming Dynasty during the Yongle period. Although it was later forced to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty had never done such a thing as ordering troops to be sent out in more than two hundred years.

If you say you want to send troops, will King Ruan be willing to do so?

"Be calm, gentlemen!" Sun Chengzong knocked on the table, and the scene immediately became quiet. Everyone looked at Sun Chuanting, wanting to see what kind of crazy ideas this guy could come up with.

"Let's settle the score!

Five hundred thousand taels of silver is definitely not enough for us to fight for a year. But if the men are given three taels of silver each and the women are bought back with two taels of silver, we can buy back a population of 200,000! The Annan Kingdom is not considered rich, and King Annan must be too.

They are willing to do this business with us. Moreover, the climate of Annan is similar to that of Java. They are both rainy, hot and humid places. Their soldiers are far more adaptable to the climate of Java than our soldiers!

Two hundred thousand people, we will kill 50,000 old and weak to pay homage to the dead compatriots. The remaining women will be sold into slavery, and the men will be sent to Shaanxi and Gansu for hard labor. The Minister of History is not building a railway, which will definitely require a lot of labor. Give you five thousand

People can be beaten and scolded by you as you please.

These barbarians cannot escape in our Ming Dynasty because they don’t understand the language and the terrain is unfamiliar. Even if you exhaust them to death, no one will object."

"This is good! This is good!" Shi Kefa's smile looked like a blooming chrysanthemum. Everyone likes workers who only provide food without payment of wages, and can even die.

Zheng Zhilong had nothing to say, after all, he had avenged the people of the Ming Dynasty.

"Also! Zheng Shangshu, I heard that you like to use Kunlun slaves in Fujian and Guangdong areas. Female Kunlun slaves are often very expensive because they are respectful and have no intention of running away. They can reach five taels of silver per person.

There is no such thing." Sun Chuanting immediately changed the topic to human trafficking.

"That's not necessarily the case. The more beautiful ones can be sold for seven or eight taels of silver. The ugly and vulgar ones can be sold for only three or four taels of silver. However, the Kunlun slaves are hardworking and their appearance is different from that of the Ming Dynasty. As long as they are branded, they will be considered as slaves.

It is easy to be caught even if you escape. This is very popular with people, so there are still many people buying it." Zheng Zhilong certainly knew about the slave trade in Java.

"That's it. Calculating, we can still sell for an average of five taels of silver. In this way, with 100,000 people, we can earn back five hundred thousand taels of silver!" Sun Chuanting smiled strangely at the ministers.

Everyone shuddered, and only then did they realize that Sun Chuanting's trick was quite ruthless. With a start-up capital of five hundred thousand taels, it could be operated indefinitely. In this way, wouldn't the Javanese barbarians be wiped out?

"I think King Annan would like to earn some money. Five hundred thousand taels of silver is also a good business for Annan. The men captured in the future can also be used. The court plans to build some coal mines in Shanxi, and these people will be used.

Just dig coal, they look darker anyway." Ai Husheng was the first to agree with this plan. The biggest advantage of this plan is that the Ministry of Finance will not have to pay for it next year. In fact, it can also save a lot of money for the Ministry of Household Affairs.

After all, there are tens of thousands of free workers available.

"Our Liao army is indeed not adapted to the climate in the south. Going to Java to fight will definitely cause heavy casualties. Governor Sun's idea is a good one!" Lu Xiangsheng also agreed with Sun Chuanting's suggestion.

"I also agree with Governor Sun's proposal, but as a result, Annan's national power will become stronger and stronger. Will this...will give rise to a disobedient heart?" Sun Ruyou, a cunning old man, was a little worried. This guy has always put himself in a position of disloyalty.

In the position of the little white rabbit, he thinks that the world is full of dangerous big bad wolves.

"Java is thousands of miles away from our Ming Dynasty. Annan...Annan has a land border with our Ming Dynasty. Now we are recruiting local warriors from Guangdong and Guangxi to train them. If Annan does not surrender, only the local warriors from Guangdong and Guangxi can defeat Annan's national strength.

Run out of money. By then, Annan will be the next Java.

If the Ming Dynasty wants to develop, it needs to constantly replenish its labor force. It is best if this labor force is free and can be exploited at will. Even if it dies, there is no need to throw the coffin into the ground and bury it as fertilizer." Sun Chuanting said at the corner of his mouth.

Show a smile.

Sun Ruyou stopped talking. The strongest part of the Liao army was the army. It was unwilling to go to Java to fight, mainly because Java was inconvenient to supply across the South China Sea. But Annan has a land border, and now it is starting to train warriors from Guangdong and Guangxi... This Annan country still has

Is there a way to survive?

"We can also hand over the management rights of Java to the Annan Kingdom for twenty years. During these twenty years, they can mine, collect spices, and do anything they want in Java. In this way, King Annan will happily agree to this matter.

." Li Xiao added.

Everyone here understands that before Java has been destroyed, he has begun to think about Annan. Li Xiao wants to fatten Annan and make Annan a fat pig. As long as Annan is strong, King Annan will be restless.

When the time comes, you can find an excuse and kill this fat pig.

"It is indeed a good thing to drive people away with profit. With Brother Xiao, King Annan will definitely agree. I have no objection to this matter!" Sun Chengzong nodded and agreed.

The two big guys agreed. This thing is both wrong and right. Because no one will question these two people after they are full.

"Governor Sun's idea is good, but there is one thing that Governor Sun seems to have forgotten." Zheng Zhilong suddenly stood up.

"Master Zheng, please speak." Sun Chuanting looked quite proud.

"Java is the territory of the Dutch, and there are Dutch troops stationed there all year round. As far as I know, there are more than 3,000 Dutch troops in Java in the whole of Java, and the number of the Dutch troops including the barbarian servants is probably more than 20,000. I am afraid that there are not many troops from Annan.

He will be the opponent of the Dutch!"

Everyone's expressions darkened, and they actually forgot about the Dutchman. Everyone looked at Sun Chuanting to see what other ideas he had.

"The next few months will be the rainy season, and there will be typhoons on the sea. Even if Annan wants to send troops, he will have to wait until next year. Without me, the Ming Dynasty merchants, what value will Java have? If the Dutch stay there, what else will there be?

benefit.

I'm afraid that within a few months, the Dutch people will be scattered."

"Even if we are not separated, next year we will send Zhenyuan Dingyuan on a voyage. We will bring the marines with us to deal with the Dutch. I don't believe that this time things happened without the acquiescence of the Dutch.
Chapter completed!