1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 431 Time Changes (Continued)

"You Guangnan Kingdom are planning to sell the Priango area (near Saigon, Vietnam) to Hanzhou?" Zhang Wenqi was stunned after hearing the words of the Guangnan Kingdom envoy, Ruan Yonghe, the servant of the Ministry of Rites.

"That's right, Priango has a radius of hundreds of miles, the land is fertile, and there are several rivers passing by, which are enough to irrigate millions of acres of farmland. According to it, it can support hundreds of thousands of people, which is superior to the small island you currently occupy." Ruan Yonghe said with a smile.

"Since the conditions here are so good, why did you Guangnan Kingdom throw it away at will?" Zhang Wenqi regained her composure, thinking that Guangnan Kingdom would not let Hanzhou take advantage of the sky in vain. If they were not careful, they would fall into their schemes among.The small Xinsheng Island, with only [-] people, can't stand the toss.

"Decades ago, the Kingdom of Cambodia was invaded by Siam and asked for help from our Guangnan Kingdom. After defeating Siam, King Jijeta II of the Kingdom of Cambodia proposed to our Princess Quangnan Kingdom 20 years ago (1623), and then Take Priango as a dowry gift, and allow me Guangnan Kingdom. After that, I Guangnan Kingdom will take over this place and send troops to garrison it."

"However, a few years ago, Ibrahim I, the new king of the Kingdom of Cambodia, converted to the True God religion. He wantonly suppressed and persecuted princes and nobles and many ministers who held different political opinions. For this reason, he was dissatisfied and hated by King Ibrahim I. Now the Kingdom of Cambodia is colluding with Nanzhang (now Laos) and... Champa, planning to plot against me in Guangnan, and condemning Pu Liango area. Hehe, the land route between our Guangnan Kingdom and Priango is blocked by the Kingdom of Champa and the Kingdom of Huaying, and our navy is currently broken, so we cannot cross the sea to support this place. Brother Li'an will give you Hanzhou."

After speaking, Ruan Yonghe looked at Zhang Wenqi frankly.However, he was beating drums in his heart. Why is the commander of Hanzhou on this island so young? Can he decide the major issues discussed between the two countries?

"You Guangnan Kingdom are planning to sell Brother Pulian to Hanzhou, are you planning to move the disaster to the east?" Zhang Wenqi couldn't help laughing. The Guangnan Kingdom envoy was honest and told him bluntly that someone wanted to grab a piece of land from Guangnan Kingdom. Now he It is a hero who is hard to beat with four hands, and he can't hold it anyway, so he simply gave up this piece of land to others and pulled a back.

"My little... my lord, it is said that Hanzhou, Champa, and Cambodia are very good friends. If you can persuade these two not to launch a military attack on our Guangnan Kingdom, our Guangnan Kingdom can transfer all Priango to you. You Hanzhou. You only need to give me a few firearms from Guangnan Kingdom, and that's enough." Ruan Yonghe said.

"But if I, Hanzhou, occupy Pulian, do you think Cambodia will befriend me again?" Zhang Wenqi asked with a smile.

"Your Hanzhou guns are sharp and your boats are huge, why are you afraid of Cambodia!" Ruan Yonghe asked with a smile.

"If we occupy Priango, we are really afraid that the Kingdom of Cambodia will attack me with a large army." Zhang Wenqi said: "Your Guangnan Kingdom is so powerful, and you are worried that you will not be able to defend this place. My Xinsheng Island has only a few soldiers. , and the power is weak, how dare to accept the land?"

"..." Ruan Yonghe was at a loss for words. Hey, you little man, why are you so lacking in heroism? In the past few years, when you repeatedly attacked my coastal towns in Guangnan, why didn't you say that you were afraid that I would raise an army in Guangnan to attack you? Woolen cloth?

Xu Hongxiang, the acting battalion commander of the Marine Corps who was sitting next to him, had a playful smile on his face. This Wen Qi was not very old, and she was really calm in the face of a huge land transfer.No wonder he was appointed by the King of Qi to serve as the general manager to deal with all affairs in the nearby area.

"Nearly Wanming people have immigrated here in the Priango area in the past few years." Ruan Yonghe took a deep breath and said softly: "King Ibrahim I of Cambodia has a cruel personality. I am a non-theistic citizen, but the persecution has always been severe. My Guangnan people can still return to the country to avoid disasters. Poor those ten thousand Ming people who were abandoned in Pulian Gedi, I am afraid they will be persecuted by other countries!"

"You Hanzhou people should all be immigrants from Ming Dynasty. Don't you want to watch your compatriots like you being tortured by the Khmers and sit on this island safely?"

Zhang Wenqi was taken aback when she heard the words, then she looked at each other with Xu Hongxiang and the others, and her expression became serious.
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When Ruan Yonghe, the envoy of the Guangnan Kingdom, went to rest in the building, Zhang Wenqi, the general manager of Xinsheng Island, Li Shuncheng, the deputy director, Xu Hongxiang, the acting battalion commander of the Qi State Marine Corps stationed in Xinsheng Island and the commander of the fourth company, Su Zhongfu, the company commander of the Fifth Marine Corps, and Xinsheng Island The commander of the township barracks made Tan Guangjin and several others sit in the official hall and had a heated debate on whether to accept the Priango area.

"It's a fertile land with a radius of a hundred miles, and it's close to the sea. More importantly, there are more than ten thousand Ming people immigrating there. If we take over, we can immediately increase the strength of our Qi State in this area." Li Shuncheng said excitedly: "Besides, this is a good opportunity for us to expand the territory of Qi."

"Although the Priango area is close to the big river and the sea, it is directly bordered by the Kingdom of Cambodia by land." Su Zhongfu frowned and said, "And there are almost no decent cities there. If this place is occupied, the Kingdom of Cambodia can easily mobilize tens of thousands An army the size of a man is coming against us."

"I think what Lao Su said is right. Although my state of Qi has sharp firearms, it can't hold back people with many families." Xu Hongxiang said: "If we take over Brother Pulian, how many people do we need to send to guard there? A place with a radius of a hundred miles, just rely on Less than 300 people from our two marine companies passed by? Others pushed over with tens of thousands of horses, and they could crush us in an instant."

"But if you don't take it, then there will be no such good opportunities in the future." Li Shuncheng said: "We don't take all of Puliange. We just need to choose a small town that is a little stronger, and we will send construction craftsmen to quickly use cement Reinforce it, then arrange more than a dozen artillery pieces at the top of the city, and then send hundreds of township soldiers into the city to defend. Just relying on the soldiers of the Kingdom of Cambodia with only blades, it is impossible to break through the city that is stationed with firearms."

"But if the Kingdom of Cambodia is determined to take all of Priango and sends a large army to surround your city, how should we deal with it?" Su Zhongfu said: "How many people do we need to mobilize to break the siege? And, if we occupy this place, It is tantamount to completely hating the Kingdom of Cambodia. They may become hostile to our Xinsheng Island. Don’t we develop in the future and fight with Cambodia every day? Also, most of our supplies now rely on the nearest Cambodia, is it possible that all trade will be transferred to Champa or Guangnan in the future?"

"I think the Guangnan Kingdom is purely trying to bring our Qi into trouble and help them resist the military attack of the Kingdom of Cambodia!" Xu Hongxiang said: "We simply don't do anything. If the Guangnan Kingdom wants to buy artillery and guns, we will sell them to them." , but you have to exchange it with us with gold, silver, and silk. Of course, you can also exchange it with young women, that’s fine too.”

"My lord, what do you think?" Seeing that Zhang Wenqi was silent for a while, Li Shuncheng was just sitting there thinking, so he couldn't help calling him.

As the deputy general manager of Xinsheng Island who was transferred from the mainland of Hanzhou in February this year, he knew that the original commander, the current king of Qi, had ambitions for several nearby countries and regions.In particular, he has mentioned countless times that the Dahe (Mekong River) delta area is densely covered with water networks and fertile land. If the country becomes stronger in the future, it must occupy a piece of land here.Now, Guangnan Kingdom may not be able to hold on to Brother Pulian because it has to face multi-front battles. It is a godsend opportunity if it is willing to sell this place to Qi Kingdom!

"According to the news brought back by the black guards from the Kingdom of Cambodia, King Ibrahim I of Cambodia, because he converted to the True God religion, and persecuted dissidents and people who have not yet converted, seems to be a bit unstable on the throne." Zhang Wenqi lightly Said softly: "This king may be trying to suppress many opponents in the country, and at the same time to improve his reputation, so he thought of taking advantage of the opportunity when Guangnan Kingdom had no time to look south because it had to deal with the large-scale attack on the Zheng family in Annan, and planned Take Priango back."

"In this way, the Kingdom of Cambodia is very determined to occupy Priango. If our strength from Xinsheng Island is involved, it is estimated that most of the land in the Priango area will not be obtained, and it will also be hostile to Cambodia, which will affect our future. The development of this place is extremely unfavorable. But if we let go of such a good opportunity and do nothing, then we may not be able to find a good excuse to intervene in this place in the future. Moreover, there are more than ten thousand Ming people immigrating there .”

"Wen Qi, since this is the case, how do you want to proceed?" Xu Hongxiang asked.

"Can we make two preparations for this?" Zhang Wenqi said: "Since Guangnan is willing to sell Pulian to us, then we will sign a land sale contract with them, and then grant them some artillery and guns, as well as a large number of swords and swords." Spear, take over this land in name. In this way, not only can we support Guangnan Kingdom from being defeated by Annan Zheng’s and maintain a delicate balance, but it will also allow us to have a legitimate excuse to own this land in the future.”

"On the other hand, in order to deal with the censure of the Kingdom of Cambodia, we can send someone to meet the King Ibrahim I and show him a copy of the land purchase contract. If Cambodia does not object to this, then naturally it is best If they strongly oppose it and refuse to admit it, we can take a step back and occupy only a piece of land along the coast in the name of fighting against the forces of Guangnan Kingdom, and move all the Ming people there. The face of the king can also allow us Qi to occupy a fulcrum on the peninsula (Indochina Peninsula), laying a foundation for future changes in the situation and the management of the peninsula. What do you think?"

"Occupy that place along the coast?" Su Zhongfu asked.

"Heijia (now Vung Tau, Vietnam)." Zhang Wenqi said: "A small and narrow peninsula, there is a small fishing village by the sea. It faces the sea on three sides and the inland in the northeast, but there is a river separating it from the mainland. , just like an independent geographical unit. For us, this terrain is very conducive to defense."

"Occupying this place won't provoke the Kingdom of Cambodia to hate us." Su Zhongfu asked.

"I don't think so." Zhang Wenqi said: "Compared to the entire Priango region, this is just a palm-sized place, and they may not see it in their eyes. Taking ten thousand steps back, the Kingdom of Cambodia dispatched a large army to occupy If it enters the Priango area, then it will hate Guangnan Kingdom, if it hates us again, won't we be afraid that Qi Kingdom will turn around and unite with Guangnan Kingdom to deal with it?"

"That's good. We can occupy an important place on the peninsula, and we don't have to make enemies with the surrounding countries. Let our forces of the Qi State have both sides in this place so as to accumulate strength." Su Zhongfu said with a smile: "Wen Qi's brain is still easy to use." , no wonder he is valued by King Qi, and he is in charge here."

Zhang Wenqi smiled, and then said: "That is to say, our current sea power is relatively weak, and the strength of Xinsheng Island is a little weaker. After a few years, we will have a little bit of strength, and we must justify the entire Pulian brother Take it back from the region."

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Rick Wolf is the chief representative of the Dutch East India Company in the Hanzhou Trading Station. Of course, although he is a business representative, he is concerned with some government-level affairs of the Dutch East India Company, as well as representing the Dutch East India Company and Hanzhou Oh, no, it should be a bilateral affair with the Qi government, and he still has to perform his duties as a diplomatic official dutifully.

When he was originally sent to Hanzhou as the chief representative of the commercial station, Rick Wolfe was quite conflicted in his heart.In addition to the war between the East India Company and Hanzhou for more than three years, I was worried that there would be full of malice and endless indifference here. Another aspect is that I heard that Hanzhou is a very barren and desolate continent with a small population. Not very rich.However, as the first representative of the trading station, he has to bear the highest expectations of the governor of Batavia, understand and be familiar with the political and economic environment of Hanzhou, and assist the East India Company to use commercial means and economic advantages to control and guide the political tendency of Hanzhou. , and finally enabled the entire Hanzhou to be incorporated into the colonial economic system dominated by the East India Company.This task is too arduous, and it is very difficult to implement. It is really a great test for him.

However, after coming to Hanzhou for more than two months, Rick Wolf slowly discovered that although there are not many commercial activities and the market size is small in Jianye City, the ruling center of Hanzhou, the basic Production and living materials can be supplied in sufficient quantities, such as grain, non-staple food, sugar, wine, salt, clothing and hats, various metal tools and agricultural tools, furniture, etc., and they are all produced in Hanzhou itself.The city's population is estimated to be between [-] and [-]. It is said that within hundreds of kilometers inland, there are seven or eight small towns with thousands of people and a large number of rural settlements.In addition, there seem to be more than a dozen large and small settlements in their eastern coastal area, with a population of tens of thousands.

From this point of view, Hanzhou's own strength should be much higher than the East India Company's original estimate.Times have changed, and Hanzhou is no longer the cautious pirate force that it was a few years ago. It has become comparable to the powerful native kingdoms in the East Indies, and its strength is still growing.If this Hanzhou is not controlled, it will inevitably challenge the Dutch East India Company again.

A few days ago, Batavia sent an order from the governor, requesting him to reiterate to the Qi government of Hanzhou that they have special interests in the East Indies, and it is strictly forbidden for any weapons to flow into the kingdoms here, especially Java Island, so that the East Indies The Indian company launched a suppression and military attack on the Kingdom of Mataland.

Times have changed, and we, the East India Company, are actually worried that a local kingdom will affect the situation in the entire region!I hope that their young king can abide by the peace agreement signed by the two sides, and don't provoke the bottom line of the East India Company.

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