Maoshan World: The young marshal starts!

Chapter 289 Waiting for the Right Time

"Greetings, Young Marshal!"

Soon they arrived at the Young Marshal's Mansion in the provincial capital of eastern Guangdong.

Bai Xiongqi, Cheng Tianshun, and Yanzi Li San came to Guan Shaoqing.

"Mr. Bai, Master Cheng, and Master Li, you must be tired from your trip to Southeast Asia. Please sit down and let's talk. There's no need for formalities."

Guan Shaoqing warmly invited the three of them to sit down.

"To be able to serve the young marshal, and to do such a great thing that benefits the interests of our Chinese nation, is the greatest honor of our lives. We do not feel tired at all."

Upon hearing this, the three spoke again, and then followed Guan Shaoqing after he sat down on the sofa in the main seat. Although Guan Shaoqing was warm and casual with them, they dared not be casual at all.

"With your help, it is my good fortune in this life."

Guan Shaoqing couldn't help but laugh when he heard what the three of them said, and then continued to speak.

"I have already instructed my household to prepare a meal and banquet. It will be ready in a little while. Consider this my way of welcoming you back. Now, let's talk about the information you have gathered in Southeast Asia."

"Yes."

The three responded to Guan Shaoqing's words.

Bai Xiongqi then slowly began to report to Guan Shaoqing the specific findings of their trip to Southeast Asia.

"According to our investigation, Sing Tao and the Malay Peninsula do indeed possess unique geographical advantages, just as the young marshal said. They are strategically located at the Strait of Malacca, and Sing Tao is situated at the entrance and exit point of the Strait of Malacca. If we could occupy this location, we could easily develop it simply by virtue of our unique geographical advantages."

You can question Bai Xiongqi's character, but his abilities are undeniable. In the original drama "The Story of a Noble Family," the person who could sit on the prime minister's seat definitely had some serious skills.

Therefore, after this on-site inspection...

Bai Xiongqi is also very clear about how advantageous the geographical location of Sing Tao and the Malay Peninsula is, especially in the context of the current global industrial revolution and the increasingly close exchanges between countries around the world.

Under such circumstances, as long as the country occupies the island of Singapore and the Malay Peninsula, it will have no worries about development in the future, thanks to its unique geographical advantages.

"Furthermore, our exploration has revealed that there are still many mineral resources on the Malay Peninsula, especially oil. According to our investigation, the amount of oil stored on the Malay Peninsula is probably not small."

Bai Xiongqi continued.

Guan Shaoqing nodded upon hearing this. He knew that there were oil reserves on the Malay Peninsula, as this was documented in later records.

Moreover, the Malay Peninsula has the largest oil reserves in the entire Asia-Pacific region, and in later generations it became one of the two major oil-producing areas in Southeast Asia, the other being Indonesia.

In addition, the Malay Peninsula also contains a considerable amount of mineral resources such as natural gas, tin, and iron ore.

This is also the main reason why Guan Shaoqing not only wanted to take over Sing Tao, but also the Malay Peninsula.

Otherwise, a single Star Island would be too small and its development would be too limited; even freshwater resources alone would be a constraint on its development.

However, if we take over both Sing Tao and the Malay Peninsula, these problems can be completely resolved, and it could even make future development more favorable.

"This is a detailed map of the entire Southeast Asia, Singapore, and the Malay Peninsula. Young Marshal, please take a look."

Bai Xiongqi then took out several detailed maps of Southeast Asia, especially Sing Tao and the Malay Peninsula, from his briefcase and gave them to Guan Shaoqing. These were maps they had drawn in detail after their trip to Southeast Asia based on on-site investigations.

The value of this map goes without saying; it is undoubtedly a strategic asset.

With these detailed maps, it will be much easier for Guangdong to advance into Southeast Asia and attack Singapore and the Malay Peninsula. They can easily formulate battle plans and clarify their objectives. Otherwise, without detailed maps, the difficulty of fighting would be much higher.

Just like the famous Han general Li Guang, who got lost when fighting the Xiongnu because he didn't have a map and was unfamiliar with the geography.

"However, Sing Tao is currently under the colonial rule of the British Empire. In addition, although the Malay Peninsula is not nominally colonized by the British Empire, it is actually similar to Sing Tao and is under the actual control of the British Empire. If we want to take over Sing Tao and the Malay Peninsula, we will need to face the British Empire again."

"Another point is that the local ethnic groups in Sing Tao and the Malay Peninsula are very hostile to us Chinese, and this is also the case in many parts of Southeast Asia."

Finally, Bai Xiongqi reported to Guan Shaoqing.

Today, both Sing Tao and the Malay Peninsula are largely under British colonial rule.

In Singapore, the Malay Peninsula, and many other parts of Southeast Asia, local people are very hostile towards Chinese.

The main reason for this is that in modern times, a large number of Chinese went south to Southeast Asia to develop and settle down, which made the original inhabitants of Southeast Asia feel that the Chinese had taken away the interests that should have belonged to them. As a result, the original inhabitants of Southeast Asia began to resist and reject the Chinese, and the conflict between the two sides occurred.

Historically, the situation of Chinese people in Southeast Asia can be described as a history of blood and tears, with massacres occurring on numerous occasions.

In Guan Shaoqing's view, the main reason for these events was the decline of China in modern history and the lack of a strong enough military. Otherwise, if China's military were strong enough, you would see if those Southeast Asian natives dared to massacre Chinese, just as those Southeast Asian natives never dared to massacre foreigners.

Ultimately, it's still a matter of strength. However, now that Guan Shaoqing has decided to go to Southeast Asia, he naturally won't let history repeat itself. If those original Southeast Asian natives know what's good for them, that's fine; if not, he doesn't mind purging them. Anyway, Southeast Asia has never lacked Chinese, so he doesn't need to worry about having no one to govern there.

Given the large Chinese population in Southeast Asia, it wouldn't be difficult to establish a completely new Chinese nation there.

Guan Shaoqing immediately spoke up, saying, "There's no need to worry about Daiying. If we in Guangdong can defeat it twice, we can defeat it three, four, or countless times. Moreover, the atmosphere in Europe is tense right now. I'm certain that a super war will break out across the entire continent. At that time, neither Daiying nor the Western countries will have time to pay attention to us."

"As for those natives of Southeast Asia, if Dai Ying could colonize them, why can't I, the young marshal, do the same? At least I still treat them as human beings. If they know what's good for them, that's fine. If they don't, I won't mind sending them to eat cannonballs."

"Young Marshal is wise!"

Bai Xiongqi, Cheng Tianshun, and Yanzi Li San nodded in agreement, showing their strong approval of Guan Shaoqing's attitude.

As the saying goes, those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts. When the time comes for them to take over Star Island and the indigenous people of the Malay Peninsula, if they know what's good for them, then so be it. But if they don't, then there's no need to be polite.

At the same time, the three of them were also somewhat shocked when they thought of Guan Shaoqing's words about a major war about to break out on the European continent. After all, no one dared to make any predictions until it happened. Who could know what the future held? Yet Guan Shaoqing was so certain about it. If it was really as Guan Shaoqing predicted, then that would be quite astonishing.

"Reporting to the young marshal, the banquet is ready."

At this moment, the servant, observing the situation, saw that Guan Shaoqing and Bai Xiongqi had finished speaking and immediately came in to report.

"it is good."

Upon hearing this, Guan Shaoqing immediately smiled and greeted Bai Xiongqi and the other two in unison.

“A skilled chef from the Tan family cuisine has recently come to our residence. You three should also try his cooking.”

"Thank you for your concern, young marshal. We will gladly accept your offer."

The three of them stood up and laughed in unison.

Guan Shaoqing then warmly invited the three of them to have a meal at his residence as a welcome dinner.

The three said goodbye after the meal.

Guan Shaoqing didn't linger any longer, knowing that the three of them had just returned and must want to go home as soon as possible, so he immediately said so as well.

"Alright, you've been in Southeast Asia for so long, you really should go home and spend some time with your families. So I won't keep you any longer, I'll have someone drive you back."

"Thank you, young marshal!"

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subsequent time.

Guan Shaoqing's life returned to normal.

Although Bai Xiongqi brought detailed on-site investigation information about Southeast Asia, especially about Sing Tao and the Malay Peninsula.

But Guan Shaoqing did not rush to send troops.

Because he is waiting.

He could easily take over Singapore and the Malay Peninsula while the British Empire was preoccupied with other matters and World War I broke out.

Originally, Guan Shaoqing wanted to take over western Guangdong and make his family the kings of the two Guangdong regions.

But now that he was preparing to establish a nation in Southeast Asia, Guan Shaoqing gave up on that idea. After all, he was already preparing to establish a nation in Southeast Asia, so there was no point in taking over western Guangdong. There was enough eastern Guangdong in the country at the moment.

Regarding the plan to establish a nation in Southeast Asia.

All Guan Shaoqing can do now is wait.

When World War I broke out.

This was a stroke of good fortune for Guan Shaoqing.

Of course, Guan Shaoqing wouldn't just sit idly by and wait during this time. He couldn't neglect his own cultivation or the development of his subordinates. He would cultivate what needed to be cultivated and develop what needed to be developed.
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Time is like running water.

Two more months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Another year has begun.

And that's when.

Guan Shaoqing received another message from his master, Uncle Jiu, that the treasure map of the Ming Dynasty that he had obtained by chance had been completely deciphered by his sect.

(End of this chapter)