1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 585 The Princess' Southward Journey ([-])
On January 1647, 1, after leaving Xinsheng Island, the immigrant fleet that Princess Kunxing belonged to continued to drift on the sea for five days and nights. In addition to the endless sea water, there was almost no other life in sight. .Oh, no, occasionally a big fish jumps from the sea, which can be regarded as adding a touch of fun to the ordinary journey.

Auntie Zhu no longer likes to lie on the side of the boat, looking at the thousands of miles of water waves that used to excite her so much. She prefers to sit on the small bed in the cabin, flipping through various books collected by the immigrant fleet.Among them, there is the Yongle Dadian Book that is treasured in Wenyuan Pavilion in Beijing!

I also don't know how the Qi people secretly transported out these classics that were originally thought to be destroyed in the battle of the capital. You must know that in the year of Jiashen, they first broke into the capital, searched for wealth, and plundered gold and silver.When Jiannu attacked, Chuang Ni not only set fire to the Forbidden City, but also set fire to looting everywhere in the capital, and then hurriedly withdrew from the capital.As for the barbarism of building slaves, it is likely that most of them will not protect and store ancient books and collections Wenyuan Pavilion and Huang Shicheng in the palace.

Today, I heard Qi Dajiang, the governor of the Qi State Navy, mentioned that most of the collections transported from Wenyuan Pavilion in the capital are still stored in Hanxing Island and Xinsheng Island. When they are in the mainland, they will only bring back some of the book collections.In addition, the collection of all kinds of rare copies in Qi State is not limited to the collections in Wenyuan Pavilion in the northern and southern capitals.In prefectures, counties, prefectures, and even rural villages of Ming Dynasty, businessmen and guards in black from the state of Qi would easily collect some, and hand them over to immigrant ships to bring them back to the mainland.

"His Royal Highness, we should have arrived at land, or some small island!" The maid Ziying excitedly entered the cabin and reported to the princess.

"How did you know that you are approaching the land or the island?" Aimee Zhu put down her book and asked with a smile.

"The sailors on the ship said that if you find seabirds in the sea, especially if there are flocks of birds, it means that there is land or islands nearby." Ziying said: "Also, cotton-like cumulus clouds can already be seen in the sky in the distance .They say there is likely to be land beneath the cloud.”

"Unexpectedly, you went out to sea once and learned a lot." Auntie Zhu got up and got out of bed, and stretched lazily, "Then let's go out and have a look, and get some air by the way."

The nine large ships of the Qi State immigrant fleet have lowered their mainsails one after another, and gradually slowed down, because a large piece of green land has appeared in front of everyone.

A leading professional warship approached the land first, and then continued to drive south along the coastline, while the rest of the ships followed cautiously.In the afternoon, the fleet sailed to a wide bay on the east side of the island, and then anchored one by one at the seaside.

From Zhu Yuxi's point of view, the place where the fleet docked is obviously not as well-equipped as the transit points in the Annan area ahead. Looking at the shore through a single-lens telescope, it seems that no city has been built there, and a simple wooden fence surrounds it. In the camp surrounded by rough ground, there are only a dozen brick and stone buildings, and the rest are wooden houses and mud houses mixed with wood.

When the people on the shore saw the arrival of the fleet, they all went to the beach excitedly, jumping and cheering.What surprised Aunt Zhu was that there were quite a few officials in official uniforms of the Ming Dynasty and soldiers of the Ming army with mandarin ducks and war jackets mixed in the crowd.

Because no wharf and trestles have been built here, large ships cannot dock. All immigrants are connected to the shore by small boats. It is allowed to drink unclean water, and the distributed veil, hood and clothing must cover the body to prevent mosquito bites.

"Is this the territory under my Ming Dynasty?" Aimee Zhu curiously asked a female officer next to her after she was placed in the house with the best conditions in the camp here.

"Returning to Your Royal Highness, I just asked Zhang Xunjian, who is in charge of the affairs of this place, and he said that this island was granted the word "Wanshengyu, Anbu Na" by Emperor Xuande, so it should be the land of my Ming Dynasty." The female officer replied respectfully.

"In the sea thousands of miles away from my Ming Dynasty, there is still this territory that still belongs to the Ming Dynasty?" Auntie Zhu was surprised.

"Returning to Your Royal Highness, the inspector said that during the Yongle period, when Lord Zheng He led his boats to the West, he stopped on the island several times to rest and provide necessary water supplies. At that time, the State of Qi brought it under the jurisdiction of Daming on behalf of the Ming Dynasty, stationed officials of the Ming Dynasty, stationed the officers and troops of the Ming Dynasty, and received the royal title of the Ming Dynasty, so it should be the territory of the Ming Dynasty."

"The Qi State brought the island under the jurisdiction of Daming on my behalf?" Auntie Zhu was slightly taken aback when she heard this.

The island where the ships of Qi State and his entourage docked is later Indonesia's Great Natuna Island.Before the Han Dynasty, the ancients called it "Zhanghai", "Natuna Islands" as "Zhanghai Qitou", and "Natuna Island" as "Great Qitou". In the Song and Yuan Dynasties, China Fishermen generally refer to the island as Centipede Islet.

During Zheng He's seven voyages to the West, Jijiqitou (that is, Da Natuna Island) was used by Zheng He's fleet as the first station at sea due to its important traffic location.And in 1433, Ming Xuanzong (Emperor Xuande) Zhu Zhanji issued a decree to grant the word "Wanshengyu, Anbuna". Since then, the island has had an official name.In addition, since the Song Dynasty, the Cochin Ocean in the middle of Annan and the Natuna Islands in the northwest of Borneo have been used as the boundary between China and foreign countries. All ships from foreign countries will enter China after passing through the Natuna Islands or the Cochin Ocean. territory.

At the beginning of last year (1646), the State of Qi submitted a request to the Dutch East India Company to seek to establish a transfer point for immigrants in the eastern part of Java Island or Sumatra Island, and proposed to cooperate with the East India Company for construction and joint development.Qi promised not to militarize the transfer point, and even accepted the supervision of the East India Company.

However, the East India Company considered it for a long time, and still rejected Qi's proposal, and issued a warning not to violate the peace agreement signed by the two parties and get involved in the East India Company's potential sphere of influence.

At this time, Qi State did not want to turn against the East India Company and form a new confrontation. When it was about to give up this plan, Bi Maokang, who had already retired from his official career, proposed a workaround. The territory of Ming Dynasty.Therefore, Qi might as well use the name of Daming to occupy this island as a transit point for immigrants.

When Qi Tian heard the name of Anbuna Island, he didn't know where the island lived.But Bi Maokang quoted the narration of "Java Kingdom" in the volume of "Western Tribute Code Records", "from Zhancheng, the needle position: take Lingshan, the water of Lingshan can be [-] ton. And fifty more, it is called Centipede Islet ( Today's Great Natuna Island)..."

Then it dawned on me that this is the Natuna Islands that many people in the future generations always miss.

Immediately, the Annan General Administration District was instructed to start the construction of a supply transfer point on Natuna Island. Whether it was personnel or garrison armed forces, they all had to display the banner of Ming Dynasty.

This time the immigrant fleet departed from Denglai, and Qi Dajiang also specially asked the officials and military departments of the Yongchu court for several copies of magistrates, patrol inspectors, general officials (military officers), and officials (officers) of the general. The place called Anbuna Island is dressed up like a decent overseas territory of Ming Dynasty.

In August, Xinsheng Island sent more than [-] people on two galleys, carrying a large amount of construction materials and production and living supplies, to the east side of Ambuna Island to start the construction of the supply transfer point.

At this time, hundreds of Han immigrants had settled here on Ambuna Island, relying on fishing and farming, and lived a simple and peaceful life.After the Qi people arrived, they naturally included the Han people and natives scattered here, and declared them to be the subjects of the "Da Ming".

In a certain period of time in the future, the Dutch will definitely find that the island is occupied by "Da Ming", and may also consider sending troops to capture the island.But Qi State is not worried about this, because this island does not have any riches such as spices and minerals that the Dutch covet, and it is under the banner of Ming Dynasty.Although the geographical location is relatively important, after all, it is only a broken regime in the mainland, and it seems to be no threat to the Dutch.

Therefore, Qi Tian is betting that the Dutch should not make a big move against Abunna Island in a short time.I still remember that the later Dutch seem to have seized the island in the middle and late 19th century and included it as a colonial power.

Of course, it is not ruled out that the Netherlands feels a real threat, and regardless of the fact that it directly sends a fleet and armed mercenaries to land on the island to control and maintain the safety of its trade routes in the South China Sea.

If this is the case, Qi Guo does not mind maintaining neutrality in the open, and secretly dispatches a number of "Daming Volunteers" to fight a battle for the island with the Dutch to properly consume the strength of the Dutch.

(End of this chapter)