Chapter 64 The Dilemma of the Colonists
.Bang" a broken sound came from the hall of the Tang Palace. Several girls staring outside were so scared that their heads shrank back and did not dare to look into the hall.
Huang Daozhou, who had just stepped into the yard, frowned and asked the butler beside him: "Does the prince often get angry these days?"
The housekeeper complained: "Mr., since the prince came back from the Lu Mansion, he has been in a bad mood. Several servants were blamed in succession. This is a trivial matter. The prince has always been generous to his servants. The few people who were blamed were scolded several times. But the prince only ate one meal a day. How can he bear it if he continues like this? Please ask the prince to persuade the prince. It is important to protect his body."
"Yeah, I get it."
Huang Daozhou nodded and stepped into the hall. He heard the sound of the Tang King in the hall with a little surprise: "Sir, please sit down quickly."
Seeing that the King of Tang was still so enthusiastic about him, Huang Daozhou felt it helpful. After sitting down, he asked directly: "Is the prince anxious about the matter of Zong Feng?"
In the same year as Wang Duo of the cabinet, Huang Daozhou was promoted to the young Zhanshi Mansion, and was also a bachelor of Hanlin Shi. He was a lecturer in the imperial examinations. He was dismissed from office because of his disagreement with Yang Sichang. He was very famous among the scholars and was recommended to be the leader of Taoism. In the early years of Hongguang, he actively worked hard and had the merits of supporting the current emperor. However, the current emperor did not like the Donglin party. Huang Daozhou resigned voluntarily, and was later invited by the King of Tang to be the seat of the royal palace and was always respected by the King of Tang.
Zhu Youjian did not avoid Huang Daozhou's inquiry and said, "That's it."
"Why are you worried about your lord? This is actually a good thing."
"Good thing?" Zhu Youjian sneered: "Does the sir also think that I should also be a vassal king overseas and die of old age overseas from now on?"
Huang Daozhou did not answer the question of the Tang King, but instead asked: "Does the prince think there is still a chance in the Central Plains?"
Is there a chance? This sentence is like a heavy blow to Zhu Youjian. He earned nearly 100 million taels of silver every year. The emperor personally controlled hundreds of thousands of strong soldiers. What's more important is that the emperor had the same reputation as the founding king in the hearts of the ministers and the people. If he had the chance, he would not risk assassinating the emperor and almost lost all this important secret force.
Seeing that the King of Tang's face was full of depressed aura, Huang Daozhou advised: "Prince, let it go. The Central Plains cannot be done. If you force it, the day of disaster will not be far away. Although the overseas area is in the wilderness, it is just like painting on white paper, which may be able to realize the prince's ambition to govern the country."
Huang Daozhou was the leader of Taoism. He followed the words and deeds of the saints, but his vision was not bad. It was only limited to the country before. In recent years, with the influx of huge wealth from the sea, Huang Daozhou's horizons have also broadened a lot. He could not and would not persuade the King of Tang like this.
Zhu Youjian's expression changed. If he had a little fantasy about the throne in the past, Huang Daozhou's advice today broke his fantasy. The people who had always opposed the emperor's policies were the Donglin Party members. Although the Donglin Party members are as powerful as before, they still have huge forces in Jiangnan. If Zhu Youjian said that there was still a little chance of competing for the throne, he had to rely on the power of the Donglin Party members. Now even the Taoist sect leader advised him to give up his thoughts, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but feel discouraged.
"Forget it, I will submit a letter tomorrow and I will go to Nanyang." After saying that, my face was full of loneliness.
Seeing Zhu Youjian's god, Huang Daozhou empathized with it. He thought that after the new dynasty, he could show his skills, but he did not expect that the emperor would greatly change his ancestors and eliminate the gentlemen of the Donglin Party, which made him disheartened. It would be fine if the country was not strong, but after the Donglin Party left, the Ming Dynasty revived and swept the world. This is not to say that what the Donglin Party did before was wrong, and made Huang Daozhou even more disappointed.
"The prince doesn't have to be discouraged. Now that the court is in power, the emperor's country may not be stable, and the prince may not have no chance to return to the Central Plains in the future."
After receiving the statement from the King of Tang that he was willing to go to Nanyang, King Gui also stated that he originally wanted to go to Nanyang. King Gui Zhu Youlang did not have much ambitions, but he was reluctant to leave the Central Plains. Seeing that all the princes submitted their letters, he had to ask for a letter.
After receiving the submission from the royal princes of various royal families, Wang Fu was overjoyed. Whether it was sincere or false, he agreed to let the Nanyang Fleet assist and let the royal families choose fiefdoms on islands such as Cebu, Medan, and Borneo.
These islands are not occupied by West, Netherlands and the Netherlands, and are very close to the colonies of the two countries. Wang Fu wanted to seize these islands with the power of the Ming royal family. As for Australia, although the West had discovered it, he did not care about this continent yet. Except for some of the indigenous people, he only needed to immigrate to go there and directly manage the government. Wang Fu naturally did not want to pass the vassal kings, which led to a big loss.
In September of the seventh year of Hongguang, after everything was ready, a huge immigrant fleet set sail. The first batch of immigrants included three princes of the Ming Dynasty, five princes and their families, and the newly recruited guards totaled more than 10,000 people. The rest were more than 40,000 people who voluntarily immigrated, and a total of more than 200 ships of all sizes. They would go south all the way and land on the islands selected in advance.
Spain and the Netherlands have long heard of this huge immigration of the Ming Empire, but they have no choice but to do anything. Their number is too small and they can only barely occupy their current territory. Unless they make up their minds to have a naval battle with the Ming fleet, they will not be able to prevent the landing of the Ming immigrants.
Through this immigration, the Ming Dynasty's advantage in Southeast Asia was undoubtedly obvious. With a huge population and a relatively close distance, only through the first immigration, its strength has exceeded Spain's nearly a hundred years of efforts, and it is not inferior to the Dutch.
Before this immigration, there had been a million Chinese in Southeast Asia, but these Chinese were spontaneous immigrants. They did not have the organization of the court. Although there were many people, they were a mess and could only be exploited by the colonists of the country and the West. Not only that, their personal safety was not guaranteed. In order to prevent the Chinese from being too strong, the colonists organized the massacre of the Chinese Chiluoluo several times. During the Wanli period alone, Malani slaughtered tens of thousands of Chinese people at one time.
At the port of Malani, the Spanish Governor Diego went to Met. Caccon, surrounded by a group of officials, looked ugly at the port carrying large and small bags, calling his children and daughters, and preparing to leave by boat.
"Governor, thousands of Chinese have left Malani by boat in the past month," said missionary Sanchez.
"Where did they go, why did they leave?" Diego went to Met. Chacon asked two key questions.
"They went to Minduluo Island opposite, where it is said that there was a prince of the Ming Dynasty stationed. A few days ago, the Ming Dynasty prince sent people to Marani to recruit people. It is said that as long as the Chinese on the island can immediately be assigned 100 acres of land, which will be exempted for ten years, which will attract Chinese people to go there."
In fact, the reason why Chinese people left Malani easily was due to the Spanish massacre. At this time, only twelve years have passed since the most recent massacre in Spain. Chinese bones can also be seen outside the city of Malani. At present, the longest Chinese in Malani are only twelve years old and have not taken root in Malani. The reason why they took the risk to Malani was just to avoid the war. Now the war has been settled, and the imperial court sent people to recruit people. Naturally, the Chinese are willing to be under the jurisdiction of the court and are unwilling to risk being massacred to make cattle and horses for the Spanish.
"Damn it, Mindulo Island is a Spanish territory. These Ming people not only seized our territory, but also yin the people of the Lord." The missionary said indignantly.
The preacher's words resonated with Spanish officers. Although there was no Spanish soldier or Spanish citizen on the island, Mindulo Island was only more than 100 kilometers away from Malani. It was long regarded as a forbidden body by the Governor General Malani, but it was seized by the Ming Dynasty and posed a threat to Malani, so why not annoy the Spanish?
"Your Excellency, we should take back Mindulo Island." Moodio shouted, the commander of the Malani Army.
Capturing Minduro Island? Diego went to Mei. Chacon hesitated and asked, "How many troops does this Ming prince have?"
"Your Excellency, I have inquired about this prince's muskets of one thousand."
Hearing the number of 1,000 people, Diego went to Mei. Chacon immediately gave up the idea of capturing Mindulo Island. Malani only had 2,000 regular troops. These regular troops wanted to rule hundreds of thousands of natives on the island. If they wanted to fight, they could draw up to 1,000 people. If there were 1,000 troops a few years ago, even if there were tens of thousands of people on the other side, Diego went to Mei. Chacon was not afraid. However, when he confronted the Ming army several times, Diego went to Mei. Chacon understood that the firearms of the Ming army were as sharp as his subordinates, and even the artillery fire was even more fierce. He used a thousand troops to attack the 1,000 troops, Diego went to Mei. Chacon had no absolute confidence in victory. If he failed, the whole of Malani would be unstable.
"No, I can't take risks."
Seeing that the Governor was determined, Moodio shook his head angrily. He had acted as a pirate and had several confrontations with the Ming army. He knew that the Ming army was not easy to mess with. His statement just now was just a subordinate to see him.
"Your Excellency, please order the Chinese to stop leaving, otherwise, in no time, Malani will have no shoemakers, tailors, barbers, small merchants, and even dock workers, and will become a dead city." An official from the town hall said worriedly.
This situation has occurred after every massacre, but after a period of time, another Chinese naturally came to make up for it. The mountainous terrain along the south coast of the Yangtze River really could not feed the excessive population. In the eyes of the Spanish, the Chinese were like herds of cattle on the African grassland, killing one group after another, and never thought that the Chinese would leave voluntarily.
Stopping the Chinese leaving is just a solution to the symptoms but not the root cause. Once it is spread, the Chinese will never come again. This move may also cause anger from the Ming Empire and lead to wars in the Far East. However, if it is not stopped and leaving the Chinese, Malani's operation is very likely to be paralyzed.
Chapter completed!