1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 426 Country Name
On January 1642, 1, Karta, the royal city of Mataram (now Yogyakarta, Indonesia).

"You Hanzhou actually negotiated peace with the Dutch?" Sultan Anushabadi II of the Kingdom of Mataland stared at Tian Xicheng angrily, "You are betraying the Kingdom of Mataland."

"Your Majesty Sultan, our Hanzhou has not signed a covenant with your Kingdom of Mataland." Tian Xicheng replied neither humble nor overbearing: "Besides, whether Hanzhou and the Dutch are fighting or making peace is our own internal affairs."

"... Will your Hanzhou unite with the Dutch?" Anusabadi II asked in a deep voice.

"No, we will not unite with the Dutch, let alone do any hostile actions against you." Tian Xicheng said: "Moreover, we in Hanzhou will still provide necessary support to your Kingdom of Mataland."

"But you just said that your Hanzhou will stop the arms trade with us at the request of the Dutch?"

"But we, Hanzhou, will increase the supply of iron farm implements and tools to you."

"Although iron farm tools and tools are also necessary for us, we also need a large number of iron swords, guns and artillery. Otherwise, we cannot fight against the Dutch aggression."

"Iron farm implements and tools can sometimes be turned into swords and spears, Your Majesty Sultan." Tian Xicheng said with a smile: "As for firearms, you can go to Timor Island to buy them from the Kingdom of Wahali. They should have some A lot of firearms obtained from other sources."

"The Kingdom of Weihali?...Which Kingdom of Weihali?"

"Any one will do."

In June last year, due to civil strife in the Wehally Kingdom, the rebel Natatuka and the former second prince each claimed to inherit the Sultan of the Wehally Kingdom, which was separated in the eastern and central parts of Timor Island.But in fact, both were infiltrated and influenced by Hanzhou's politics and military, but they were not annexed because of the fact that the population did not have an overwhelming advantage.

Anushabadi II was startled, and took a deep look at Tian Xicheng.The Hanzhou people seem to be becoming no different from the Dutch. They may have some kind of deep malice towards the Green Sultan Kingdom on each island, trying to squeeze and plunder their wealth.

However, compared to the Dutch who are close at hand, the Hanzhou people are a powerful help that can be used. After all, they have the strength to force the Dutch to seek peace, and they are also very far away from the Kingdom of Mataland. No conflict of interest.The war with the Dutch may be a long-term military action. Without external support, it is impossible to compete with the Dutch only by relying on the backward weaponry of the Kingdom of Mataland.

"Will your firearms instructors in Hanzhou withdraw?" Anusabadi II asked.

"The military instructors we support you will not withdraw for the time being." Tian Xicheng said: "In addition, if you are interested, you can send better officers to our Hanzhou for several years of systematic military education. The Kingdom of Lan can also optimize the military mechanism of relatively outdated weapons and improve the combat effectiveness of the troops."

"What do we need to pay?" Anusabadi II asked warily.

"In the future, our products from Hanzhou will enter your Kingdom of Mataland, hoping to enjoy the same treatment as the Portuguese before." Tian Xicheng said: "For Hanzhou merchants and officials who come and go, do business, and live in your Kingdom of Mataland, you can Receive the protection and preferential treatment of your kingdom."

"That's all?" Anushabadi II was a little unbelievable that the other party had only such a request.

"Our Hanzhou can be said to have originated from the Ming Dynasty." Tian Xicheng said: "For hundreds of years, as a great country in China, has the Ming Dynasty ever bullied and hegemonized many kingdoms in the Nanyang region? Our Hanzhou is also a place of peace and humility. The country is only for maintaining the new order in Nanyang. The Dutch are a Western vassal state, and they are not among the Nanyang countries like us. The stronger their power, the more violent their methods, I am afraid that it is not something that all our countries and regions can tolerate."

"Our Kingdom of Mataland is willing to sign a covenant with you Hanzhou to fight against the Dutch." Anushabadi II said along the way.

"Your Majesty Sultan, as I said just now, our Hanzhou is a peaceful and modest country. As long as our Hanzhou's core interests are not touched, we will not threaten others with war." Tian Xicheng shook his head and said: "At present, we The dispute with the Dutch has been settled through negotiations, so it is impossible for us to sign an alliance with your Kingdom of Mataland against the Dutch."

"However, Hanzhou will give the greatest moral and material support to any act of resisting hegemony and bullying and striving for national and national self-reliance."

Anushabadi II didn't believe the words of the Hanzhou man in front of him at all.If they don't want to gain benefits from the Kingdom of Mataland, why should Hanzhou support them.However, the Hanzhou people are from Ming Dynasty after all, so they are not as domineering and overbearing as the Dutch people, and they are easier to deal with.If the national power strengthens in the future and the Dutch are expelled, it is still necessary to keep a certain distance from this Hanzhou.

"Your Majesty Sultan, on March [-]st, Hanzhou officially founded the country. Now, on behalf of the commander of Hanzhou, I invite you to participate in the founding ceremony of Hanzhou." Finally, Tian Xicheng solemnly extended an invitation to Anushabadi II.

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Batavia, Governor's Palace, 1642 June 2.

"As of January 1th, the attacking fleet has repelled two waves of Portuguese support fleets from Ceylon and India, sunk one of the opponents, captured one, and the rest fled back to Ceylon." A report from Malacca The Dutch officer of the letter was reporting the progress of the Malacca campaign to Governor Cornelis van der Linn.

"However, in view of the strong defense of Malacca City and the fierce resistance of the Portuguese, my landing force was temporarily blocked by the core castle of Malacca after clearing the outer defenses."

"Did the Johoreans not launch an attack in the inland direction of Malacca as agreed?" Governor De Lin asked.

"On December 26 last year, the Johoreans assembled 4000 people and launched an attack on several strongholds in the interior of Malacca. However, on January [-]th, a storm passed through the border, which not only overturned the Johoreans' many boats transporting supplies In the sea, they also wet all their gunpowder, so that they could not use artillery and muskets to continue fighting with the Portuguese. After the storm, the inland areas of Malacca were rainy and rainy, making it very difficult for them to march and camp. Therefore, we plan The coordinated attack of the landing troops in the center and the Johorese has also turned into our attack on Malacca alone." The officer said with a wry smile.

"Unexpectedly, the bad weather also helped the Portuguese a lot!" Governor Delin sighed.

"Your Excellency, according to our captured Portuguese, there is not enough supplies in the city of Malacca, and there are not many armed personnel available. Regarding the final capture of the city of Malacca, the commander of the fleet, Colonel Barek, and the officers and soldiers of the landing force expressed their gratitude. more optimistic."

"Very good!" Governor Delin nodded with satisfaction, "The city of Jishuiwan (now Simawi City, Indonesia) was captured by the Aceh people last month. If our East India Company can capture the city of Malacca, then the Portuguese will Completely lost control of the Strait of Malacca. This is equivalent to cutting off the Far East route of the Portuguese in one fell swoop, and they will lose the markets of the East Indies, Ming Dynasty, Japan, and North Korea. For us in the future, we will gradually squeeze and seize Ceylon and India The market has laid an extremely favorable foundation."

"However, I still hope that Colonel Barek can capture the city of Malacca before the end of February. Because our East India Company can use this to deter the Hanzhou in the south. Their first representative in Batavia, but give me An invitation letter for their founding ceremony was sent."

"My lord governor, do you want to go in person?" Batavia Mayor Sylvie Highmore asked.

"Of course!" Governor Delin said, "What kind of country is Hanzhou, which has been at war with our East India Company for more than three years? I think it is very necessary to go there and have a look. Only then can we make targeted decisions.”

"I heard that Hanzhou is going to establish a kingdom, oh, it should be like our traditional centralized monarchy countries in Europe and the East Indies." Sylvie Highmore said disapprovingly: "Their countries must also be full of people. Ignorance and barbarism, and a corrupt despotism."

"Mr. Haimer, kingdoms with centralized monarchy also have their desirable advantages. We cannot deny the uniqueness of those extremely powerful kingdoms just because we advocate a republic." Governor Delin said: "Sometimes, a country may not be able to centralize power. bad thing."

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In Qitian's view, the founding of Hanzhou was not a big deal, it was nothing more than giving the regime a name.However, Bi Maokang, Wang Zheng, Song Yingxing, Pan Qifeng and many other literati showed great importance to the establishment of Hanzhou's national title, and debated endlessly about it.However, after citing scriptures and talking about the past and the present, Qi Cai gradually realized that the country name of the country established by the Chinese civilization in this period is not the name of the country in later generations, or the name of the country, which represents a country's legal ruling regime the official name of .

In ancient China, the country name was the name of the dynasty, and the first thing the founders of the dynasties established was to establish the country name.The name of the country has been around for a long time. "Historical Records: The Chronicle of the Five Emperors" records that "from the Yellow Emperor to Shun Yu, they all have the same surname but different country names, with Zhang Mingde". Of course, the country names recorded here are not real dynasties, but just legends The tribe or tribal alliance is the result of Sima Qian's mistaken ratification.In fact, China's first country title was "Xia", which was determined by Xia Qi.

In ancient Chinese history, the establishment of a country's title was often regarded as a historical sign of the beginning of a new regime in a dynasty, and it did not change due to changes in the geographical area it ruled.The country name is mainly used as the official name representing the legal ruling regime at that time, which is similar to the aliases and aliases of the ancients.Dynastic change means that after the old regime collapsed, the new regime obtained the legal status of ruler and carried out government reconstruction.Therefore, the name of the country will be changed every time the dynasty changes. Once the name of the country changes, it is often not regarded as the same dynasty.

The name of the country is either based on the place of origin of the founder, such as Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Song and other dynasties.Either by the title of the founder, such as the Sui and Tang dynasties.There are also country titles named after prophecy, such as the name of Mengyuan, which is taken from the "Day Qianyuan" in "Book of Changes".The Qing Dynasty founded by Jiannu named its own country based on the theory of the five elements restraining each other.

However, if Hanzhou wants to establish a national name, if it takes the above-mentioned naming reasons, it can only choose the first or second mode.Of course, in history, there are also people who named their country names after their surnames.But this kind of situation is rare, only during the Warring States period when the "three families were divided into Jin", the Wei family, the Han family, and the Zhao family all named their country names with their own surnames, so as to rank among the seven heroes of the Warring States period.

Therefore, if Hanzhou can last for a long time and survive in the world in the future, the country name of the XX Dynasty of Hanzhou Continent will appear in history.

"In the land of Hanzhou, the title of the country should be Han, and it can inherit the civilization of our Han family. However, the Han Dynasty has exhausted its fortune for more than [-] years. After that, several regimes named after Han will be short-lived. The old man thinks The name of the country is Han, which is slightly inappropriate." Wang Zheng shook his head lightly and said.Qitian was his grandson-in-law, Hanzhou established the country, Qitian became the king, and his royal family became the relatives of the state. Naturally, he did not want the Qi family to become a short-lived dynasty.

"If it is inappropriate to use Han as the name, then we can only use Qi and Lu as the names, because the founders such as the Grand Commander are all from Shandong." Song Yingxing said immediately.

"Qi and Lu are both the titles of the princes of the Warring States Period. They occupy only a corner of the world, so it may not be possible to be the title of Hanzhou." Bi Maokang continued.Everyone knows that the continent of Hanzhou is vast. Its vast territory far exceeds that of Daming. What's more, there are several overseas territories and a huge Weiyuan Island.

"Using Qi as the name, although it can only be traced back to the pre-Qin period, the current situation of Hanzhou is just like that of Qi State in those days. With Hanzhou's seashore, it looks like a tiger to the countries of Nanyang." Pan Qifeng pondered for a while, and suddenly said: " With Qi as the name, not only can it follow the Qi State, but also the Northern and Southern Dynasties Xiao Qi (founded by Xiao Daocheng) and Gao Qi (founded by Gao Yang, the second son of Gao Huan, a power minister in the Eastern Wei Dynasty), both ruled the north and the south. It can be passed down from generation to generation with the surname of the Great Commander."

Several Hanzhou officials immediately nodded and said yes, thinking that the prime minister's income is quite reasonable.

Bi Maokang and Song Yingxing looked at each other with sneering expressions on their faces, and they also underestimated Pan Qifeng a bit in their hearts. His suggestion was rather flattering, which greatly violated the character of the literati.

"Actually, why can't we separate the name of the country from the dynasty in the name of our country in Hanzhou?" Qi Tian couldn't help but think of later generations, from the end of Ming Dynasty to the beginning of Qing Dynasty, who called China (the central country) or Zhonghua to the outside world, and only called Daming and Ming Dynasty internally. Qing.

Certain monarchies in Europe are also dynasties of a certain kingdom, such as the Duze Dynasty and the Stuart Dynasty of the Kingdom of England.

In addition, in private, Qi Tian felt a little dissatisfied that the officials of Hanzhou had delayed some political affairs in order to be able to argue about a country's title.A large number of immigrants are flocking, and officials at all levels are required to guide and arrange; the war is over, economic policies need to be adjusted and production models changed; Hanhe’s comprehensive market opening requires expanding Hanzhou’s advantageous industries and commodity scope, and helping Hanzhou businessmen of all sizes Enter the Batavia market.

"What does the commander mean by this?" the crowd asked.

"The mainland of Hanzhou is like a country, and we are all from the Huaxia of China, which can be called the Huaxia Kingdom of Hanzhou to the outside world." Qi Tian said, looked at the crowd, and said seriously: "And everyone respects me as the Han Dynasty. The Lord of the Continent established the Hanzhou regime. It is better to use the name of Qi and pass it on to the world. In the future, the descendants of the Qi family will lose their throne and change the regime. However, the name of Hanzhou Huaxia can last forever. The rhyme of the Han family culture can also be passed down through the ages. Everyone, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)