1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 226
"Looking for help?" Everyone was surprised.

"Looking for the Dutch?" Yu Fukun felt that there was a thread in his mind, and he tried to catch it, but he couldn't catch it.

"Yes, find the Dutchman as an assistant." Qi Tian nodded.

"Will the Dutch wade into this muddy water?" Pan Qifeng asked suspiciously: "Aren't they all people who value profit and despise loyalty? Although we joined them in conquering the Luzon Spaniards, it is because we all have the same goal , to attack and weaken the Spaniards. But on Timor Island, how could they easily join us and attack the Portuguese together?"

"You don't want to promise any benefits to the Dutch, do you?" Qi Dajiang reminded Qi Tian.

"Everyone, may you have forgotten one thing." Qi Tian said: "More than a month ago, the Dutch suddenly announced that they would not sit idly by for the Portuguese to sink our Hanzhou immigration ship, and They want to join forces with Hanzhou to attack the Portuguese on Timor Island. They even sent five armed merchant ships to escort our immigration ship."

"The Dutch may not believe everything they say." Qi Dajiang said: "They will not contribute to our Hanzhou for no reason. They must have other plans!"

"That's right!" Qi Tian took up the conversation, "They definitely want to plot a certain Portuguese colonial stronghold, so they made a high-profile claim to join forces with our Hanzhou to attack the Portuguese on Timor Island. Then, facing this situation, the Portuguese, What will they do?"

"Of course we want to ask for help from their colonial strongholds in other places. And this may give the Dutch a chance. Why don't we tell the Portuguese this information in advance when the Dutch are about to attack a Portuguese stronghold? ?”

After hearing this, everyone was thoughtful.Tell them in advance that the Dutch are attacking a certain Portuguese colonial stronghold, then the Portuguese may mobilize their forces on Timor Island to rescue them. In this way, wouldn't it be another opportunity for Hanzhou to take advantage of it!
"How did we know in advance that the Dutch were going to attack the Portuguese colonial stronghold?" Pan Qifeng asked.

"This is a matter within the scope of responsibility of the commander of the black-clothed guard." Qi Tianchao Guan Zongxiang nodded.

"We should be able to know when the Dutch attacked the Portuguese colonial stronghold." Guan Zongxiang said in a deep voice.Attacking the Portuguese, the Dutch may block news from other Nanyang forces, but they may not necessarily keep secrets from Hanzhou, a small partner.Moreover, they can also learn detailed information through the mouth of the big man Batavia Fleet Commander.

"When do you estimate that the Dutch will attack a certain Portuguese colonial stronghold?" Cao Xiong asked.

"The Spaniards in Luzon, after our attack, have been weakened in strength, and they may only take a defensive position against the Dutch. Then the Dutch may free up their hands after quelling the riots of the natives of the Spice Islands. A certain colonial stronghold to launch a military operation. If we add a period of preparation time, it should be in June or July."

"What do we need to do during this period of time?" Cao Xiong asked.

"Well, we can ask the black guards to step up their efforts, communicate more with the Wahali Kingdom on Timor Island, sell them more swords and muskets, and let the Portuguese bleed more!"

Cao Xiong's eyes shifted to Guan Zongxiang, the commander of the black guards.

"We, the Black Guards, have already contacted the Weihali Kingdom. They are willing to exchange gold and silver for our military weapons. We plan to send them the first batch of military weapons this month, mainly swords and spears." Guan Zong Xiang said.

"I'm afraid they won't be able to defeat the Portuguese with only some swords and spears. Besides, how are you going to send them over?" Cao Xiong asked.

"It's not impossible to sell them some muskets." Guan Zongxiang shook his head and said, "However, they may not be able to use them, and they cannot be repaired if they are damaged. Moreover, muskets may not be as useful as swords in the jungle."

"As for how to send it there, because they asked us to send all the military weapons to one of their fishing villages on the shore, a place called Rakono (now the small town of Manatuto in East Timor). However, it is far away from the Portuguese Empire. Li port is relatively close, in order to avoid accidents, we plan to use flying fish boats to transport it. And it is best to get there in the evening, so as not to be discovered by Portuguese warships."

Cao Xiong nodded in satisfaction, and then asked Qi Tian: "Apart from these, what else do we need to do?"

"Hoard combat supplies in Xinxiangbao, and dredge the river bends near the estuary so that our warships can dock and replenish later." Qi Tian felt a bit like Cao Xiong's combat advisor.

"Also, we need to increase the delivery of shipbuilding materials from Batavia, from shipbuilding timber to sails, cables, tung oil...etc, all shipbuilding materials must be hoarded." Qi Tian suddenly remembered something, and quickly added.

"Are you worried that the Dutch will block our import of some supplies?" Cao Xiong asked.

"Commander, I'm afraid you can't hide the fact that you took over the Luzon Spaniards' shipyards for too long. The Dutch will know about it sooner or later." Qi Tian said: "At that time, in order to slow down the development of the shipbuilding industry in Hanzhou, they , will definitely block the export of these materials. We must buy and stock up as much as possible before they react."

"Ah!" Cao Xiong was shocked when he heard that, yes, if the Dutch knew that Hanzhou can build big ships, they would definitely block our access to these shipbuilding materials.The shitty Dutch people can't get around them no matter what.

"What shipbuilding materials can we produce and supply ourselves?" Cao Xiong asked.

"Almost every shipbuilding material can't be used by itself." Qi Tian smiled wryly, and said, "There is a shortage of everything, and nothing can be produced."

In two years, the Hanzhou shipbuilding industry has not formed a complete supply chain at all. The timber is shipped back from Batavia, the sails are imported from India, and the rudders, cables, tung oil, and iron nails are all It is Batavia purchasing.The only thing that can be produced by itself is the wooden barrels on the ship and the planks of the ship.

Therefore, the focus of Hanzhou's next industrial development is to gradually establish shipbuilding-related supporting factories and gradually improve the entire industrial chain.

However, cotton and flax as the raw materials for the sails were not ideal. Whether it was in Jianye City (now Darwin, Australia), New Huaian (now Palmerston, Australia), Kaiyuanbao (now Hampty, Australia) Dushi), except for the general growth of flax, cotton can’t produce peaches and bloom in the later stage. Gain, the northern part of Hanzhou has a wet season for half a year, lack of sufficient sunshine, and rainy weather, making the climate conditions in the entire northern part of Hanzhou, Cotton growth cannot be satisfied.

Australia later became the world's second largest cotton exporter.Cotton fields are distributed in the upper reaches of the Darling River, across the Queensland River in the east, and New South Wales in the southeast. The cotton production in New South Wales accounts for 80% of Australia's national cotton production, and Queensland accounts for 20%.

Therefore, in order to develop the cotton textile industry in the future, Hanzhou must also rapidly expand to the east and southeast, and all of this is inseparable from more immigrants.

"Since this is the case, in the end all the problems come down to the population. Before we start a war with the Portuguese, let's go to Daming again and try to get 1 people back this year." Finally, Cao Xiong In summary: "In addition, the establishment of supply points on the eastern front can be accelerated appropriately. Don't be afraid that the natives in Luzon will consume too quickly."

"I think that in the future, when the supply point on the eastern front is near Luzon, we can send out manpower to attack some towns in Spain, capture natives and fill those deserted islands and dense forests. If possible, we can also send troops to the Spaniards. Wouldn't it be better to occupy a piece of land on an island in southern Luzon that is out of reach!"

After fighting Luzon once, Han Zhou learned about the actual situation of many Spaniards and had a certain understanding of their strength.They currently only occupy some island strongholds in northern and central Luzon, and they cannot yet fully control them.In Mindanao in the south, after the Zamboanga Castle, the only stronghold, was pulled out by the Han-Dutch coalition forces, the Spaniards no longer had a military presence there.

Therefore, Cao Xiong has a transit base to Daming on the territory of several native states in southern Luzon.

"Xiaotian, what do you think about occupying a piece of land in the south of Luzon?" Leaving the Commander's Mansion, Cao Xiong and Qitian walked on the wide and thick walls of Jianye City.

"I think it's okay, but you have to choose a hidden place, and you must build a strong fortress in the shortest possible time." Qi Tian said: "However, the natives there all believe in the true god religion. Once we insert it , is likely to conflict with them."

"Then how to avoid this conflict?"

"Find a common enemy."

"Spanish!" Cao Xiong laughed.

When faced with the threat of the same enemy, some conflicts of belief can be ignored.The Han-Dutch coalition attacked the Spaniards in Luzon, and the Sulu Kingdom and the Macindanao Sultan Kingdom, which believed in the true religion, also sent many soldiers to follow them to attack the Spaniards. They didn't mind that the Dutch also believed in God.

"I heard that someone from your civil government is worried about my accident and strongly supports you to take over Hanzhou?" Cao Xiong asked casually.

"That's right. They want to fight for the success of the dragon!" Qi Tian said without any concealment.

"what do you think?"

"I think, I may not be able to hold down the elders of Hanzhou for the time being."

"Hahaha..." Cao Xiong laughed.

"Aren't you afraid of arousing my suspicion?" Cao Xiong looked at Qi Tian playfully after laughing.

"There is no suspicion." Qi Tian said indifferently: "You are my uncle, and I am your nephew. Besides, I am so capable, if you don't choose me, who else can you choose?"

When Cao Xiong heard the words, he was dumbfounded at first, then laughed, and patted Qi Tian on the shoulder, "Sometimes, you can't believe everything a scholar says."

"I know, scholars, sometimes you think too much. So, uncle, don't go out in the future. We stay in Hanzhou and develop well for a few years."

"I want to give you a little more foundation, so that you can relax a little bit later."

"Uncle, you wiped out all those Nanyang forces, how can I build martial arts in the future?"

"Haha..." Cao Xiong laughed loudly, "Don't you want to conquer the whole world?"

"Then we have to pick the weak Nanyang Tubang to practice first!"

"Haha..." Cao Xiong laughed again, "Being a family member requires not only martial arts, but also your own decisions."

"I understand. Sometimes, the words of scholars cannot be fully believed. However, once the eyes of scholars are opened, their ability and role are unquestionable. This requires us to constantly guide and spur them to make their eyes look outside. .”

"Yes. If you can think that way, I'm relieved."

"Sometimes, I really want to be like the third brother. I think everything is simple."

"Mainland, I'm worried, he's too simple sometimes."

(End of this chapter)