Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1993, This is not a matter of a small island
In the Study Room of the Qianqing Palace in the Imperial Palace of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongzhi frowned after listening to Liu Jin's report carefully.

"Bring a map~"

Then he ordered someone to bring over the map of the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa.

Soon, the map was brought over.

Emperor Hongzhi carefully looked at the map, pointed to the location of Jindao and said, "Is this the island?"

"Yes, it is this island. This is the location of Daxing Kingdom. The distance between the two is not far."

Liu Jin nodded, and at the same time pointed out the location of Xingguo.

"This is in the tropics, and the weather should be relatively hot."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and said after thinking about it.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this is a tropical area. Near the area where Xingguo is located, there is the largest tropical rainforest in Africa, and it is also the second largest rainforest in the world after the South Golden Continent rainforest."

"The year-round climate here is similar to that of Nanyang area. It is hot all year round and there is a lot of rainfall."

Liu Jin nodded. When Emperor Hongzhi said this, Liu Jin actually knew that Emperor Hongzhi still cared about his younger brother after all.

My younger brother traveled thousands of miles to such a barren land to open up and rejuvenate the country. I don't know how much suffering and tiredness he has endured.

The key point is that the location of Xingguo does not seem to be very good. It is in a tropical area, where the weather is hot and wild, and everything needs to be started from scratch.

"Is such a small island worth fighting for?"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the location of Jindao. This island is not big. Compared with many large islands around the world, it is just a small spot. It is a very small, very small point on the world map.

"Your Majesty, this is not as simple as a small island."

"This Golden Island was first occupied by the Saber Colonial Trading Company, and has been operating on the island for many years. The Golden Island Colony was established. More than a dozen families joined forces to establish it, with a population of more than 1."

"The reason why Jindao is called Jindao is because a gold mine was discovered on Jindao, and the scale is not too small."

"Secondly, the geographical location of Jindao is very good. It is at the midpoint of the golden coastline. Passing merchant ships will choose to berth and rest here. Relying on berthing fees, supplies, repairing ships, etc., Jindao can earn good income. "

"This is also the main reason why Xingguo wants to annex this golden island."

"However, if this island was occupied by Xingguo from the very beginning, there is nothing to say, but this island did not belong to Xingguo from the beginning."

"If Xingguo sends troops to attack and occupy now, it will seriously destroy the rules of the game that everyone has been sticking to in our Daming's overseas colonies and vassal states."

"Our vassal states and colonies overseas in Ming Dynasty have always followed the principle of first-come, first-served, whoever occupies it first, and those who come later can't say that they are bullying others to snatch other people's land."

"Secondly, if there is a land dispute between each other, it will be quarreled at the negotiating table, and a middleman will be hired to mediate and negotiate with each other to resolve it. There has never been a mutual settlement by force."

"This is also an important reason why our Daming has more than 300 colonies and vassal states overseas, but they have always been in harmony."

"The strong will not bully the weaker vassal states and colonies, and the weaker vassal states and colonies don't need to worry about being bullied."

"It's like Ning Kingdom, which is vast and powerful, but surrounded by Shu Kingdom, Qi Kingdom and other small vassal states and colonies. They have always gotten along very well with each other, and there has been no war."

"Now that Xingguo is attacking Jindao by force, if it wants to annex Jindao, it will be a bad start. If Xingguo can annex Jindao, can Ningguo also annex Shu?"

"Could this state of Chu also annex the surrounding vassal states and colonies?"

"Once there are no rules, and everyone no longer abides by the old rules, the entire overseas colonies and vassal states will be in chaos. At that time, the Spring and Autumn and Warring States will be staged between each other. This will ultimately damage the people of Ming Dynasty. Benefits, those who died are all descendants of my Daming."

"So Your Majesty, this is not as simple as a small island!"

Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi wanted to favor his younger brother on purpose, Liu Jin also revealed his interests.

If Daming had acquiesced in Xingguo's annexation of Jindao today, then the overseas vassal states and colonies would be in complete chaos tomorrow, and we don't know what will happen by then.

Those weak vassal states and colonies will tremble, and they will never be safe for a moment. They must always put other colonies and vassal states around them, worrying about whether they want to annex themselves.

After listening to Liu Jin's words, Emperor Hongzhi immediately understood the stakes.

"Immediately send a telegram to Xingguo Xingwang to pass on my will. Xingguo must immediately retreat and not occupy Jindao!"

"Telegram the West African Fleet to go to Jindao and protect Jindao!"

"Telegram to the overseas colonies and vassal states, and no armed struggle between the colonies and vassal states is allowed!"

Immediately afterwards, Emperor Hongzhi issued three imperial decrees in a row, which was very decisive.

Although it is said that he loves his younger brother and has taken care of him in many ways, compared with the relationship between Daming's overseas colonies and vassal states, Emperor Hongzhi still clearly distinguishes which is more important.

The Ming Dynasty was able to have everything it has now, thanks to its overseas colonies and vassal states.

The vassal kings of Daming went to Haiwa to establish a vassal state one after another, which greatly reduced the financial burden of Daming. You must know that in the past, one-third of the income of the Ming treasury was used to support these vassal kings. The ever-increasing number of descendants of the prince is a growing and heavy burden on Daming.

When the vassal king went overseas to develop, Daming did not have these burdens.

Secondly, overseas colonies and vassal states also attracted a large number of people to migrate out, which greatly eased the conflict between people and land in Ming Dynasty, and made the internal contradictions in Ming Dynasty smaller. The main reason for the change of dynasties.

If the overseas vassal states and colonies were in chaos, it would not be of any benefit to Daming. What's more, Emperor Hongzhi didn't want the overseas vassal states and colonies to fight, because the people who died were all his own Ming people, which was not worth it.

No matter where the land is placed, the occupation is actually the same. It is meaningless to fight over and over again. The key is to make a big cake and occupy more land and resources.

This is like the Ming Dynasty in the past. There was only so much land, and it was meaningless for everyone to fight for it. The land would not increase, and life was still poor.

But the external expansion of Daming is different. With more land and resources, the people of Daming can live a more comfortable life.

Golden Bay, Golden Island, West Africa here.

"Dong Dong~"

The Xingguo warships are constantly launching fierce artillery attacks to cover the land army's attack.

Here in the port area of ​​Jindao, the fighting situation was extremely tragic. The Jindao defenders, who only had a few thousand people, launched a difficult defense relying on geographical advantages.

The strength of the two sides is not at the same level, and there is also a big gap in the arms and equipment.

Therefore, it was very difficult for Jin Dao to defend, and the casualties became more and more serious.

"hit~"

"Hit me hard!"

"Fuck them to death, and want to annex our Golden Island, how can it be so easy!"

Huang Chong's face was dark and his eyes were bloodshot. Up to now, he had suffered heavy casualties. Watching his brothers and uncles die in battle, his heart was bleeding, and his hatred for Xingguo was constantly deepening.

However, no matter how much you hate it, it will be of no avail, because Xingguo's attack is steady at every step, and the fierce artillery fire is also providing continuous support. Jindao's defense force is becoming more and more empty, and it is estimated that it will soon be unable to withstand it.

"Do you want to retreat to the mountains to fight guerrillas?"

Li Meng was injured, his face was dark, and he asked with red eyes.

"Persevere, if it really doesn't work, we can only retreat to the mountains."

Huang Chong looked at the battlefield in front of him, gritted his teeth and said.

On the battleship Daxing, Zhu Houcong watched everything in front of him with a telescope. As expected, the side attack was really useful and went well. It is estimated that Jindao will be captured soon.

"His Royal Highness is wise and mighty, planning strategies, and will soon be able to win the Golden Island!"

Mao Yan on the side kept flattering Zhu Houcong.

"Haha, this is also due to the bloody battle of the soldiers, I dare not take credit for it."

"This Huang Chong and Li Meng are also talents. How long can they last?"

Zhu Houcong said with a smile.

At this moment, the messenger hurried forward and said: "Your Highness, the prince ordered us to withdraw our troops immediately!"

"what?"

"Withdraw troops at this time?"

When Jiang Ting heard this, he was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it. Jin Dao was about to be taken down, and he even said that he would withdraw his troops.

Zhu Houcong also looked a little unbelievable, took the telegram and read it, and then his face became gloomy.

"Order to withdraw troops immediately!"

Although unwilling, Zhu Houcong still had to issue an order to withdraw troops.

There was no other way, the Son of Heaven ordered to come here directly, and King Xing dared not refuse to listen, but he had to listen, because the West African Fleet was already heading towards Jindao.

If Xingguo does not withdraw its troops, then the West African fleet can directly attack the Xingguo fleet.

As Zhu Houcong's order was conveyed, the Xingguo army that was attacking had to stop immediately, and quickly began to retreat.

"what happened?"

"They withdrew their troops?"

Huang Chong, Li Meng and the others who were already planning to retreat to the mountains to fight guerrillas were also dumbfounded. They fought well, but they stopped fighting and withdrew their troops directly.

"Could it be because Daming interfered?"

Huang Chong's first thought was an order from the Ming Empire. It seemed that apart from this, Xingguo had no reason to retreat.

(End of this chapter)