The fifteenth year of Kaiyuan.

In March, Qin Lang led a vast fleet to Lion Port (Singapore).

The route of the Luzon fleet this time was the eastern line, which was to sail from the San Francisco Port of Luzon, then headed south along the archipelago, via the Shaoxing Islands (Palawan) to Borneo, first to Ningbo (Xinna Port), and then sailed along the west coast to Shanghai (Brunei) in the Boniqin Concession.

This concession is located in the northeast corner of the capital of Boni Kingdom, only fifty miles away from the royal city. The concession is divided into two parts, one part is the coastal area, and the other part is a ten-mile long island Mora two miles apart from the sea.

After the First Luzon Boni War, Qin Lang signed the Ningbo Treaty, and Boni promised Luzon's ownership of the northern coastal areas of Borneo Island. However, after this treaty, many nobles in Boni were unwilling to accept it. Boni was in civil turmoil, the king was killed, and the king's nephew mutiny and murdered the throne. After he ascended the throne, he immediately announced the abolition of the Ningbo Treaty and sent troops to attack Ningbo.

This triggered the second Luzon and Boni War. Qin used two veterans, Qian Dexing, to assist Qin Shiyilang Qin Yu to go on the expedition. The Luzon army defeated the Boni Fleet that came from the expedition at the newly built Ningbo Port. Then Qin Yu led his army to counterattack the Boni Capital and entered Boni Port.

The last fleet of Boni Kingdom was burned down at Boni Port, then landed in Boni Bay, and bombarded the walls of Boni Capital with gunpowder. The Luzon army attacked the royal city.

After three days of fierce battle, the new King Boni was captured and killed.

After the war, the Qin army was disciplined and did not take advantage of the situation to massacre the city and loot. It only found the son of the former king to support him ascend to the throne, and then supported and assisted the new king in purge and killing the regicide rebellion.

After ten days of cleaning, the Boni Country changed its days again.

Afterwards, the new King Boni signed a treaty in Shanghai with Qin Yu, a representative of the Luzon Expeditionary Force, and presented it to Luzon with the northeast corner of Boni Bay, including the Mora Island on the sea. The Qin family proposed to rent it and finally signed a 500-year loan agreement.

The concession is called Shanghai, and the ten-mile island in the sea is called Shanghai Bund.

When Qin Lang led the fleet through Shanghai this time, King Boni came to pay his respects in person.

Now Luzon Boni family is a family, because Qin Yu took King Boni's sister as his concubine, and King Boni also married a adopted daughter of Qin Lang as his princess, and the two families are getting married.

Shanghai had built a wharf port at this time, but the Bund was still a large swath of tidal flats and swamps were relatively desolate. At that time, many people asked Qin Lang why Boni wanted to cede but he insisted on concession. Qin Lang's reason was that he had ceded a large area of ​​land north of Borneo last time, which directly occupied several small northern vassal states of Boni.

So take it slowly this time. Of course, what is more important is that Qin Lang wants to build a free trade port next to Boni Capital. If it is ceded to the Tang Dynasty, it will inevitably make Boni Kingdom uneasy. Besides, here is next to Boni Capital. Qin Lang thinks it is better to set up a concession, which still belongs to Boni Kingdom's land, but the Qin family just rents it and does business here, and then signs a treaty with Boni Kingdom to build a free trade port, enjoying preferential and convenient aspects such as tariffs and management.

After all, in the long run, Ningbo in the north has certainly more development potential than Shanghai, but Qin Lang hopes to include Boni as a commercial target of Luzon and make Boni an important sales area for Luzon goods. Of course, it must be close to their capital, and establishing a free port in the concession will make it easier for oneself to manage.

It is easier to operate if it is fifty miles away.

Facts have proved that after the Second Boni War, the Qin family did not directly occupy Boni Kingdom, but supported the youngest son of the former king to succeed to the throne and became king. They did not make territorial claims, and did not even ask for war compensation. They just rented a piece of land and then traded comprehensively with Boni Kingdom.

This incident greatly alleviated the emotions of the nobles and powerful people in Boni who were originally dissatisfied with Luzon. When the concession was established and the trade volume increased greatly, many Boni people also felt the many benefits of the arrival of the Qin family. So now, from the king to the people, they have a good impression of the Qin family.

Everyone is happy to do business, instead of thinking about fighting all day long as they were like in the past.

For the Qin family, there were successful cases in several concessions such as Tangjin, Linyi, Qincheng, Shuhua, etc., so of course they were willing to copy them.

When Qin Lang and his party arrived at Lion Port, there was a completely different scene here.

Lion Port is located at the eastern end of the north shore of the Strait of Malacca. It is a large island with 68 small islands. It was originally a place where Langya Xiu, the north strait, and Gantuo Li Kingdom, the south strait, were repeatedly competed for. It even established Puluo China here, but it was eventually donated to the Qin family by Langya Xiu.

This matter was finally approved by Gan Tuoliguo.

After all, the kings of these two countries are both sons-in-law of Qin Lang and Queen Linyi. Langya Xiu and Gan Tuoli have been fighting for many years, and both sides have been unable to control it and have been broken long ago. Moreover, this is just an island after all, and it is not very important to both countries. It is just that it is not included in the hands of each other and given to their father-in-law. It can also bring them some great trade benefits, and of course it will be done.

For the Qin family, based in Luzon, they have to look at the ocean and have to rely on maritime trade to develop in the long term. Lion Port is located on this Strait of Malacca, so it is of course excellent to get it.

It can be used for supply on maritime trade routes, re-export trade, trade with nearby Nanyang Fanfan, etc.

There are countless islands on the eastern end of the Strait of Malacca, many of which are large. Lion Island is not the only one. The relatively advantageous place is that it is close to the Malay Peninsula, and is separated by a Johor Strait, which is only two or three miles wide, which is like a big river.

In terms of terrain, the island is relatively flat and can be planted and self-sufficient.

"Have the VIPs arrived?"

When the ship entered the port, the port was built on the south side of the island. There were three islands in the port here, which almost surrounded the port terminal. It is a very good shelter, with no depth of water and no siltation.

At the dock, officials from Lion Port came up to greet him.

The official establishment of Lion Port in Luzon was Haikou Prefecture. Because it has developed quite well in recent years and its location is relatively important, although the place is not large and it was originally set up at most a town or county, Qin Lang was finally set up directly as a state and belonged to Xiazhou.

The position of governor of the state was led by Qin Lang's son, but there was no actual position for the time being. In fact, the state affairs were led by the Chief Shi and Sima, and the six Caos were appointed as military assistants. Because of their special location, Haikou Town was also established here, and a town squad was sent to lead troops to guard the troops, a battalion of naval troops and a battalion of horses and stances.

"The Queen of Linyi has arrived and is currently resting in the city. King Zhenla, King Langya Xiu, King Gan Tuoli and King Panpan are all here."

The countries in the South China attached great importance to Qin Lang coming to the south. Before Qin Lang went to sea, he had been preparing for a long time. He had started contacting the countries since last year to prepare for this maritime alliance.

The Gantuoli Kingdom was renamed the Sriva House at this time, and sometimes called the Three Buddhas to the outside world, which are all transliterations. The reason for the name change is said to be that Qin Lang's son-in-law intentionally absorbed and learned the culture of the Central Plains after he ascended the throne. When he was a prince, the old king asked the Queen of Linyi to marry him, and Qin Lang asked the old king to send the prince to him and let his daughter spend time with the prince for a while. His life experiences during this period really enhanced the relationship between the two young people and allowed the prince to truly see the prosperity of the Central Plains.

For a sea country that originally believed in Mahayana Buddhism, they have always benefited from transit trade. After hundreds of years of development, they have conquered almost most of the Sumatra Island and established a complete vassal system.

They controlled the key points of the waterways on the Strait of Malacca and Sunta, and controlled many coastal port cities with the purpose of monopoly. However, their control over the inland areas was relatively weak and they only exercised nominal sovereignty.

Back then, Gan Tuoli and Langya Xiu have been competing for Puluo, which is because this place belongs to an important position on the Malacca Seaway.

With its transit trade and spice trade, Gan Tuoli's economy was very developed and became a dominant in the sea.

In contrast, the wolf teeth cult on the opposite side is much worse because the wolf teeth cult at this time did not occupy the entire Malay Peninsula. The king of wolf teeth cult is in the middle of the peninsula, located in the Kedah area on the north bank of the western end of the Strait of Malacca. Its ruling center is also in Kedah, Peking University and Penang, and Lion Port is actually a bit out of reach and belongs to a vassal area.

To the north, in the area of ​​the Kra Isthmus on the Malay Peninsula, it is another country that has been established for a long time.

Panpan Kingdom and Langya Xiu were almost unified in the Malay Peninsula and were the two hegemons on the peninsula. However, they were similar to Gan Tuoli, and they were also the overlords of the regional alliance. There were many small vassal states, tribes, etc. below, and there were not many areas directly controlled by them.

Further north, there are stronger overlords such as Funan and Piaoyue.

Of course, Funan was annexed by the vassal state Zhenla, and the prince of Funan was defeated and fled to Java Island. With their dimensionality-reducing attacks on the indigenous countries on Java Island, they occupied the magpie's nest and established a new Shandi Dynasty, also known as the Shaliantra Dynasty.

Emperor Shan always wanted to fight back to Funan and destroy Zhenla. Although the current Zhenla Kingdom was actually the prince who married into the Zhenla Kingdom and annexed Funan, it can also be regarded as the new Funan.

In order to fight back to Funan, Shandi continued to conquer the natives in Java, and also married Lin Yi, the only one on the peninsula who could compete with Zhen La, and asked the prince to marry Princess Lin Yi.

Over the years, the countries of Nanyang have basically become relatives. Qin Lang and Queen Linyi have one son and three daughters. His son married the princess of the two kings of Zhenla Kingdom. The three daughters were respectively married to the princes of the Sharentra Mountain Empire on Java, the prince of the Srivos Kingdom in Sumatra, and the prince of the Langya Xiu Kingdom on the Malay Peninsula. Later, Qin Lang accepted many adopted daughters, who adopted some orphans adopted by the Qin family as daughters, and then married Boni, Wa, Panpan, and Lion Kingdom, and also made the sons take the daughters of the kings as mothers.

Under Qin Lang's intentional management, the countries now have become relatives with the Qin family as a bond, and trade exchanges between countries are more active.

It is precisely because of these premises that Qin Lang began to promote this maritime alliance held in Lion Port last year.

The Qin family in Luzon, Linyi, Zhenla, Srivod, Japan, Boni, Sharentra, Panpan, Langya Xiu, Lion Kingdom, a total of ten countries.

These ten countries are not countries in the entire Nanyang region, but they are all over the hegemons of their respective regions.

Just like on Sumatra, in addition to the passing of Saliver, there are many countries of all sizes and small vassal states and tribes, but the strongest one is the Saliver Room, while on the Malay Peninsula, the main one is Wolf Teeth Cultivation and Pan Pan Pan.

Java was led by Emperor Shan.

The Lion Kingdom is the southernmost island country in the Indian subcontinent. Later Sri Lanka was also pulled by Qin Lang this time because it was in an important position on the maritime route.

Such a Ten-Nation Alliance is essentially an alliance of strong people. On the surface, it is about strengthening cooperation and promoting trade development, but in fact it is about dividing forces and having an alliance talks mechanism. Don’t easily infringe on the interests of other powerful countries to avoid causing greater conflicts in Southeast Asia and threatening everyone’s interests.

It is also for this reason that it does not attract other smaller countries or tribes to leave their own exclusive interest areas, such as the entire Sumatra Island, which is assigned to the death of Saliva. Other countries are not allowed to infringe on it. Things on the island are considered family affairs of Saliva's death.

Similarly, I don’t want Sriver to interfere or interfere in the Malay Peninsula, Java, or Borneo.

Even the Japanese, which was far east of the sea, joined the alliance because of the Qin family. The Qin family included the Hokkien people in the north of the Japanese as their exclusive, and did not interfere with their conquering the Hokkien people, allowing them to turn the Hokkien territory plan into its Hokkien.

Only when the overall environment is stable can everyone share the benefits of maritime trade in Southeast Asia.

Of course, for Qin Lang, taking the lead in forming this maritime alliance was not only for trade, but also for his own security. The emperors in the Central Plains were becoming more and more radical, and Qin Lang had to make preparations.

If the emperor really loses his mind one day and insists on fighting Luzon, Qin Lang can only protect himself. If he can bring Linyi and Zhenla countries as allies, it will be better than being single-handed.

Qin Lang had no intention of leaving the Central Plains dynasty. He always believed that he had pioneered Luzon to expand Chinese civilization, rather than to pursue independence.

As long as the court does not force itself, he is willing to pay one-third of the tax as agreed in the future, and even follow the court system in all aspects such as the law. When the court fights foreign wars or civil strife, Luzon will also send troops according to the order.

But Luzon had to retain a certain degree of autonomy. It cannot be said that it would be reincarnated as the land was reincarnated. Maybe it would still reach that point in two or three hundred years, but it is not possible now.

Another important purpose of this alliance is that Qin Lang is preparing to persuade the other eight countries to join forces to send troops to the Piaoyue Kingdom, form a powerful maritime joint fleet, land on the southern coast of the Piaoyue Kingdom, and assist the Tang Dynasty's royal army to attack and destroy them.

Of course, there must be benefits. When we join forces to attack Piyue, the territory will naturally belong to the Tang Dynasty, but people and money will always be able to grab a lot.
Chapter completed!