Chapter 761 Manila
Logically speaking, the current "New Deal" is in dire straits and difficult steps. We should unite all forces that can be united. However, Donglin and the previous Chu Party, Kun Party, etc. were subconsciously excluded by Zhu Xu. Even if they all fell down, after all, the party members are everywhere and the relationship is complex, and it is not necessarily a helper for the "New Deal".
Bi Ziyan's idea should not be to overturn the case or make a final decision for Donglin, but to clarify all the "major cases" since Chongzhen, untie everyone's ideological burden, and unite to promote the "new policy"...
‘Master Bi must have seen some of my intentions…’
Zhu Xu whispered secretly, that his journey south was also a declaration, an explanation and a cutting of the past.
He pondered and said, "Well, since Master Bi is staring at him, there should be no problem. Is there anything else?"
Cao Huachun said, "There is nothing important about the rest, and there is no change in the water situation this year."
No bad news does not mean good news.
Zhu Xu did not dare to be careless and said, "I will continue to pay attention to it in all places. I will not be careless. I will not return to Beijing for the time being. For everything that happened here, I will be prepared for the cabinet. If necessary, send important officials to inspect it."
"Abide by the order." Cao Huachun said. The emperor's trip to the south was a reshaping of the surrounding relations. It has been basically completed. Next, the cabinet needs to do its best.
The Ming Dynasty made a "huge effort" for this "negotiation". The Satsuma clan, North Korea, and Ryukyu were all grateful. After signing the "treaty", they hurried back to China and made preparations.
The Ming Dynasty only showed "assistance" to them, and had no intention of "annexation". They all left happily.
Zhu Xu also acted well and personally sent them to board the ship and sent someone to escort them away.
The two Mongolian tribes, Korqin, Chahar and Zhu Xu, also gave them enough face and sent them north.
Both of them were quite reluctant to leave and were full of thought, but they still left.
The Southeast Peninsula was even more impatient and rushed to leave. This time Zhu Xu was too lazy to pay attention to it and let them leave. It won’t take long for them to come back!
The rest are the captives of the Netherlands and Spain. Zhu Xu did not intend to let these people go. After all, there is still something wrong with Spain that has not been resolved.
Taking advantage of this time, Zhu Xu was walking around in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places, mainly to deal with the problems of "alien races" and sea trade. In the future, there will be two centers of sea trade. One is the Jinyin Village in Nanzhili, which is the Shanghai in later generations, and the other is Guangdong. Jinyin Village is the core of East Asia, the intersection of Ryukyu, Japan and North Korea. Guangdong is a geographical advantage. Sea trade should be convenient and going to sea is the most convenient.
Zhu Xu intends to set up a special zone again, but he can't find a suitable candidate and doesn't have that much energy, so he can only do it slowly.
Time flies, and August is coming in a blink of an eye.
Suddenly, a typhoon hit, and heavy rain was like a slump, and strong winds flooded half of the base.
Zhu Xu stood at the door, looking at the water that was so close that it was surging, and frowned and looked to the south.
Cao Huachun knew Zhu Xu's concerns and whispered: "Master, count the time, General Cao should have arrived long ago and there should be a place to shelter from the rain."
Zhu Xu knew that things were all uneasy, but he was pressed down on his heart, shook his head and said, "How is Annan?"
Cao Huachun took a memorial in his hand and handed it to Zhu Xu and said, "Back to the emperor, Dorgon and Obai joined forces to raid Taiyuan, and then turned around to destroy the Wu family. Now Chen Bing Taiyuan is facing the 30,000 troops of Zheng's family twenty miles away. Zheng Zhilong's fleet has landed in Nanding and rushed straight to Shenglong (that is, the river. Inside), and the two attacks will end in three days and recover the entire southern territory of Nan'an."
Zhu Xu nodded. Annan's elephant army was vulnerable in front of Ming Dynasty artillery. Zheng's army had only 100,000 troops. How could it be the opponent of the Ming Dynasty?
"I ordered Dorgon to speed up, and the navy didn't have to worry about it. I want them to destroy the Ruan family within ten days!" Zhu Xu said.
The two largest separatist forces in Annan are the Zheng family and the Ruan family. There are also some small countries in Chameng in the southernmost part. What Zhu Xu needs is to wipe out the Zheng family and the Ruan family and shock the Southeast Peninsula!
"Abide by the order!" Cao Huachun said.
After Zhu Xu finished speaking, his eyes looked south again.
'I hope nothing happened to Lao Cao...' he said to himself.
Time goes forward for five days, and on Luzon Island, it is relatively calm, and the sea water only rises and falls slightly, as is the same in Manila and the royal city.
Okundoben fled back with three warships, but one of them sank halfway, bringing back only two and more than three hundred people.
Philippine Governor Acunia stood at the table, looking at Okundo with wide eyes, her face full of shock.
"What did you say? You failed and only brought back two warships?" Akunia was so shocked that she couldn't speak. No matter what, she shouldn't have defeated so miserably!
Okundo was now very calm. He poured a glass of wine on his own, took a sip, and said in a hoarse and low voice: "The Ming people are stronger than we imagined. We just met unexpectedly on the sea and then lost."
Akunia stood there, her expression constantly changing, and said, "Dutch, how are they?"
Okundo drank another sip of wine, then shook his head and said, "I don't know, but I saw hundreds of established warships in the Ming Dynasty, more advanced cannons than us. The Dutch would definitely not be able to ask for it..."
Akunia felt relieved inexplicably, and slowly sat down, looking thoughtful.
Their opponent at sea is the Dutch, and now they only have a few hundred people left. If the Dutch are also severely damaged, it doesn't matter.
The reason why Okundo can be so relaxed is that he thinks so much. He raised his head and drank the wine in his cup and said, "Okay, I will go back to China tomorrow. Before that, you have to find a way to stabilize the Philippines."
They used to attack with all their strength, but now there are only more than 300 people back. That is their full strength. If Okundo wants to leave, he will definitely take away some of them. The royal city in the Philippines is empty.
Akunia looked motionless and sat there thinking.
They are different from the Dutch. As long as they are not lost here, it doesn’t matter how much people are lost. The Dutch are different. One or two thousand is a huge loss for them, and they will not be able to mobilize people to Asia for a while.
"What do you think of Batavia?" Akunia said seriously with his head raised.
Okundo was stunned and immediately felt it. Ol shook his head and said, "There are damn treaty restrictions, and we are at a disadvantage outside of Europe."
Akunia showed anger on her face and snorted coldly: "It's all the fault of the damn English, who ruined our Invincible Fleet..."
Okundo put on a big beard and said, "Don't think too much, run the Philippines well."
Akunia shrugged her shoulders and said, "The Philippines cannot build a large ship, but it has to be mobilized from the local area. I'll bother you."
The current European colonists were keen on plundering overseas, and they would build solid cities and fortresses for plundering, but the "development of industry" would not have the patience.
Okundo muttered and said, "No problem." After that, he left.
At the same time, Cao Wenzhao's fleet had arrived at Dagang, which was the most important port in the southernmost part of the Philippines. He easily occupied it and avoided the current typhoons.
In the city, Liu Wentian looked at the strong wind and rain outside and complained, "This city is too small and can't even stop the wind."
Lai Daosheng accompanied Cao Wenzhao to look at the Philippines map inside, and said without raising his head: "Well, I've inquired. The land is vast and sparsely populated, and they are all uncivilized barbarians. They can't build anything decent."
Cao Wenzhao looked at the map for a while, stood up and said, "The typhoon will pass tonight at most. At that time, we will go south along the west coast and we will reach Manila in three days at most. By the way, Wentian, how are you looking for?"
Liu Wentian turned around and said, "Sir, you have already found it. There are more than a hundred businessmen, and they are all very excited and want to come and pay homage to you."
Cao Wenzhao nodded and said, "Stop the arrangements when the storm is getting lighter. According to the domestic system, one of them will be the county magistrate, take charge of everything, and leave three hundred people for him. After he gets rid of the Spanish, he will ask the emperor to make specific arrangements."
Liu Wentian, it doesn’t matter if he comes to Daosheng. Anyway, the main force of the Franji people has been completely destroyed, so they just come to accept it, and then the cabinet will send someone to deal with it.
The local natives and Ming Dynasty merchants hated the Spanish colonists for a long time. When they saw the "King Shi Lin Nan" they were overjoyed and came to express their support.
After Cao Wenzhao announced the "national treatment" of the Ming Dynasty, everyone was overjoyed and extremely happy to form all management institutions such as the government office under the command of Cao Wenzhao. There were 300 elite soldiers staying to serve as guards for them. Naturally, they were even happier. They wished that they could go south with Cao Wenzhao and drive away the Franji people.
On the second day, Cao Wenzhao's fleet continued south along the west coast of the Philippines, with the direct target of Manila.
Standing at the bow of the boat, Liu Wentian said, "Sir, this Manila is hidden in a lake and bay. It is just right to drive in and catch them off guard!"
Lai Zongdao said: "Sir, in order to avoid trouble, I might as well take a small ship and take a thousand people to attack overnight, and I will definitely be able to achieve great achievements!"
All of them were full of confidence, including Cao Wenzhao, and one hundred and twenty fleets moved south majesticly.
If it weren't for not having no experience in going out to sea, Zhu Xu hoped that they could bring more, promote the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty in the South China Sea and recreate the glory of the Yongle period!
However, there are opportunities in the future, and now we will still have to swallow the entire Nanyang.
Cao Wenzhao said with his hands behind his back, "This battle must be upright and the movement must be big. Direct warships to enter Manila Bay to shock the cannons!"
Liu Wentian and Lai Zongdao immediately understood what Cao Wenzhao meant and immediately said: "Yes!"
At this time, the Philippines Governor Akunya was still unaware of anything and was busy mobilizing manpower and redeploying defenses to prevent the indigenous people from knowing the news and causing trouble.
Of course, he mobilized local indigenous people now, and for safety, he drove all the Ming Dynasty merchants and civilians out of Manila.
Manila, in the royal city.
Ankaya reported to Akunia: "There are two thousand people in Manila, and there are one thousand people in the city. The yellow-skinned monkeys have been driven away. You can sleep with peace of mind."
Akunia smiled slightly and said, "Of course, the yellow-skinned monkey is too smart. There are tens of thousands of people in the Philippines. Now the Ming Dynasty is extremely powerful. We need to make some necessary preparations."
Ankaya looked at him quietly and said, "What are you going to do?"
"Kill all the yellow-skinned monkeys, what do you think?" Akunia smiled with her hands folded her chin.
Ankaya tilted his head and said, "You decide."
Chapter completed!