Chapter 1376 Four Divine Continents
"I still mean the same thing. Eleven Lang is my brother. An older brother can't steal his younger brother's things, and there has been a difference since ancient times. The family business must naturally be inherited by the eldest son. This is the rule and the patriarchal system. I can't violate it. Otherwise, how will the Qin family inherit it in the future?"
"I can't start this bad head!"
Hearing this, Qin Lang was sure that this was his truth. It was very rare, and Qin Lang was very moved. He patted the eldest son on the shoulder and said, "If that's the case, that's fine. You are the eldest son of Qin. I am the eldest son of Qin. I can't treat you badly either. Let me give you a few choices."
Qin Lang took out a pen and paper, and simply sketched a map of the South Seas on it.
"This is our Luzon, and the southwest is the big island of Borneo. We now occupy a piece of land in the northeast and built Ningbo Port. The west coast is Boni Kingdom, where we built a concession in Shanghai."
"Between Luzon and Boni is the Shaoxing Islands, and to the southeast is the Spice Islands that we are sending troops to occupy now. There is also a big island between the Spice Islands and Borneo, which is shaped like a big star and has a large area. , much larger than the main island of Luzon, equivalent to nearly two Luzons. At present, there are only a few backward indigenous islanders.”
Qin Lang drew the location of the K-shaped Sulawesi Island on the sea chart. The south of Borneo and this Sulawesi Island is Java.
To the southeast, there are many archipelagos, and beyond these archipelagos there is an island larger than Borneo, but it is far away from commercial routes, very remote and backward.
Of course, to the south of this big island, which is equivalent to eight Luzon islands, there is another larger island, which can be called land, which is equivalent to eighty Luzon islands, and there is a piece of land that has been completely forgotten in the deep sea The land in China, the environment on the entire continent is very harsh, and only some coastal areas are suitable for living, especially concentrated on the southeast coastline. "
Looking at the crude sea chart, Qin Jun was extremely surprised. Unexpectedly, his father was able to know the situation in the entire Southeast Asia. Although he fought in Luzon for more than ten years, he also knew that there is a mainland of Borneo in the south of the Shaoxing Islands. , and then there is a large island and some scattered small island groups in the east, how could there be such a large island.
Especially that continent, which is eighty times the size of Luzon Island?
Oh my god, it's hard to imagine how big this is, isn't it as big as the entire Central Plains?
As for the big island, which is bigger than Borneo, he didn't know anything about it before, and he never heard it mentioned by others.
"I named the three big islands Xiniuhezhou, Dongshengshenzhou and Nanfangbuzhou respectively. Currently, only expedition fleets have been dispatched to the three continents, and a temporary base has been established there. If you want, you can choose one Dazhou, when the time comes, I will give you money, materials, ships, population and soldiers."
This means letting the son set up another family business.
Since Qin Jun doesn't want to compete with his younger brother for Lu Song, Qin Lang can't treat his son badly, either, and give him another foundation.
"Don't worry, even if you go out and start another family business, your current property in Wu'an, Luzon and Central Plains is still yours, it is under my name, and you will still have a share in the future."
The three continents, of course, are the largest in Nanbubu. After all, it is 80 times that of Luzon Island, but it is also farther and more backward. After all, the trade route is in the west. The closer the west is to the mainland, the better the economy is. The remoter economy is more backward.
As for the continent further south, it is simply a wild continent forgotten by the world.
No matter how big the territory is, it is still difficult to develop, especially Qin Lang also told him clearly that the best places in Nanfangbuzhou are all on the southeast coastline, and there are not many suitable places to live in the northwest and north coasts near the northern islands. many. As for the central part of the continent, not to mention, most of them are deserts and Gobi, making it difficult to survive.
Although Xiniu Hezhou is small, and the shape and geography of the island are not very good, after all, it is almost two Luzon Islands in size, and it is close to Borneo, and it is not far from the Shaoxing Islands. There is potential for development.
Dongshengshenzhou is between Xiniuhezhou and Nanfangbuzhou. It is as large as eight Luzon islands, but it is also very remote and far away from the route.
"Nanfang Buzhou has the greatest development potential. Although the central part is mostly desert Gobi, it has the richest mineral reserves, especially iron ore. In terms of terrain, there are mountains in the east, plains in the middle, and plateaus in the west. The climate is somewhat similar to Luzon. I originally planned to use this place as a place of exile for criminals, throw some heinous guys there to fend for themselves, and let them slowly develop there."
Qin Jun smiled wryly. The place Qin Lang intends to use to exile the most heinous criminals sounds like it is not a good place, but the potential of this place is indeed great. After all, it is such a big continent, even if it is suitable for farming and animal husbandry. It is mainly concentrated on the southeast coastline, but there is still a large area.
However, starting from scratch, it is indeed difficult to develop, not close to the shipping line, which means that it is difficult to communicate and develop with the outside world. Even if Qin Lang told him that there are rich iron ore and other minerals here, the mining cost will be very high.
The point is that there are only some savage-like islanders here, and the population will be a big problem in the future. We can't always count on the prisoners exiled from Luzon, so wouldn't this become an island of villains?
Xiniu Hezhou seems to be the best choice.
Qin Jun looked at the simple sea chart drawn by his father. Luzon was at the top, and Borneo, Xiniuhezhou and Dongshengshenzhou were lined up in the middle, and Nanfangbuzhou was to the south.
Between Xiniu Hezhou and Dongshengshenzhou, there are Spice Islands, Bazam Islands, etc.
"Aye, I think Xiniu Hezhou is on the expansion road of Luzon. Now Luzon has built Ningbo Port and Shanghai Concession on Borneo to the west of it, and conquered the Spice Islands in the east, so Xiniu Hezhou should be Luzon. Song’s next goal of conquest is to win Xiniu Hezhou, then Luzon will not be top-heavy. At that time, there will be Luzon Island in the north, Qianhu Island (Medan) in the middle, Borneo and Xiniu Hezhou in the south , so that it is balanced."
Luzon's current expansion trend is very strong, and it is far from reaching the apex of expansion. With the South China Sea Alliance, the top ten powers now divide their territory. Java and the east of Borneo are Luzon's sphere of influence, and even Borneo. Boni and Luzon also basically reached an agreement, which is to cede part of the northeast area to Luzon.
With the strength of the Qin family, Ningbo Port was established in the northeast of Boni, and they will definitely continue to go south. Even if they don’t go to the west coast of Borneo for the time being, the northeast coast will definitely be gradually encroached and annexed, and they will even continue to go south along the east coast in the future. Occupy the southeast, and then may separate things from Boni.
Therefore, Xiniuhezhou, which is only a few hundred miles away from the east coast of Boni and separated by a strait, this big island with weaker island power at present, will definitely fall into the Qin family's pocket.
"Aye, let me choose Dongsheng Shenzhou."
"Actually, as long as you want, Xiniu Hezhou can give it to you." Qin Lang said.
"I still choose Dongsheng Shenzhou. Xiniu Hezhou is between Niborna and the Spice Islands. It is the future expansion direction of Luzon, and it will be the center of gravity of Luzon in the south in the future."
"Also."
Qin Lang nodded. Qin Jun is worthy of fighting for Luzon for more than ten years, and he is relatively clear about Luzon's future expansion direction.
"The peninsula in the northwest of Dongsheng Shenzhou is nearly 2,000 miles away from Qianhu Port, but only a few hundred miles away from the Spice Islands to the west. When I turn around, I will draw ships, personnel and slaves for you. You can let your retainers first In the past, establish a stronghold and start operating."
"Now that we have established the Spice Alliance, you can first plant spices there, and you can also grow some tea. In addition, sugar and cotton are also available. You can even raise cattle and sheep, and do some fishing and drying salt. The population is not enough. Just use slaves first."
Qin Jun nodded.
"At that time, I will ask the sage to take this Dongsheng Shenzhou as your outer world, and set up the governor's mansion and open the county king's mansion."
"Thanks Aye."
Qin Lang kneaded the map into a ball and tore it up.
"Prime Minister of the Center, you have to think about this barren island lord."
Qin Jun smiled, "Follow Aye's path, you can never go wrong."
Qin Lang was quite satisfied with this answer, "Well, Dongsheng Shenzhou is indeed still barren, with rainforests and swamps everywhere, but just like Luzon, when we went up, it was still remote and wild, but now it is becoming a prosperous land. As long as you manage it carefully, Dongsheng Shenzhou will not be bad, and your descendants will get better and better with this foundation in the future."
What Qin Lang said is actually to let Qin Jun and Qin Yu brothers, in the future, each rule Luzon and Dongsheng, and they will not belong to each other.
Dong Sheng was not placed under Lu Song, but Qin Jun was asked to set up another family business. It was also because Dong Sheng was too remote and remote, and Qin Jun was willing to give up Lu Song's family business, so Qin Lang also gave it to him. An opportunity to stand on its own, the current Dongsheng is still barren, but it is still a piece of foundation.
In the future, the boss branch will also be able to form its own line.
He wasn't worried about talking about infighting.
Although Luzon is strong now, its population is limited after all, and sooner or later it will reach the peak of expansion. What's more, when Dongsheng's team can challenge Luzon, it is estimated that it will be at least one or two hundred years later, or even farther away.
After all, Luzon can develop because it relies on the mainland, engages in maritime trade, and its own good industrial and commercial manufacturing capabilities, but it is difficult for Dongsheng to replicate, and its development will be relatively slow.
When there is a real conflict, Qin Lang actually can't control it, this is a historical inevitability.
It’s like if the Zhou Dynasty didn’t engage in enfeoffment, it wouldn’t be able to open up and conquer the surrounding wilderness into its territory. In the end, although the princes rebelled against the Zhou family, didn’t they maintain the Zhou Dynasty for eight hundred years?
Which dynasty can last so long?
(end of this chapter)