Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 971 Yanhuang Province

Zhu Cijiong and his 8 people are not in one place, but are divided into eight teams. Except for the 1 marines stationed on the battleship, each team has 1000 people. Except for more than [-] Ming soldiers who are responsible for security, the rest are laborers. .

Four teams are responsible for farming and opening up wasteland, and the other four teams are responsible for finding resources. Once the mine is found, workers will be transported from all over to build roads and mine.

Because some mineral resources in Daming are not being mined for the time being, and because of the needs of technological development, what Ming is in short supply now is copper ore, and the copper ore used now basically comes from Ceylon Island.

The hard work paid off, and the four teams responsible for prospecting minerals found copper mines, iron mines, coal mines, and silver mines in two months.

This made Zhu Cijiong overjoyed, and hurried to the iron mine closest to their location. When Zhu Cijiong saw a plateau in front of him, his eyes widened immediately. The entire high slope was full of iron ore, and there were many iron mines The stone has already been exposed to the ground, so there is no need to dig deep at all.

The whole of Daming is building railways, ships, bridges, trains, bicycles, carriages, firearms, etc. Iron ore is needed for many things. Seeing so many iron ore reserves, King Ding knows that Daming will never Short of iron ore...

The navy on the battleship will not always be stationed on the battleship. Three of the sailing warships often travel to and from the South China Sea Province, and are mainly responsible for the procurement of some necessities on the New World.

There is an inhabited island at the southernmost tip of Nanhai Province, which is later known as East Timor. There is a [-]-kilometer strait between the two, and the supply ship basically makes a trip every three to five days.

There is no need to worry about the safety of the three sailing warships transporting back and forth in this place. No country can come here to attack the Ming warships, and the pirates are even more afraid to touch the Ming warships.

If they want to attack the Ming warship, they must first prepare themselves to be smashed to pieces. With the current prestige of the Ming Dynasty, no one dares to move the navy that is now rampant in the oceans of the world, let alone its own powerful firepower.

They are also colonized, but the Chinese nation is different from Western bandits. Western bandits are here to plunder, while we are here to develop.

As long as the other party has good intentions, we will never bully others casually, even if we treat indigenous people.

No matter where, no matter who, there must be resistance to oppression, just like Magellan, who was not cut to pieces by the natives in the end.

On September 1519, 9, Magellan sailed around the world. After one and a half years of arduous sailing, Magellan crossed the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

On April 1521, 4, Magellan's fleet arrived at Cebu Island in the Philippines.

Earlier, Magellan's servants had heard conversations that approximated Malay.

It seems that here is not far from Malaysia, and the arduous journey around the world is coming to an end soon.

Now that the primary purpose of the voyage had been achieved, Magellan had to consider his own interests.

Like Columbus, Magellan's voyages were not just for self-entertainment, but also a strong desire for wealth
After Columbus entered America, the first thing he did was to try to establish colonies.

Compared with Central America, which has a relatively large population, most of Magellan's passages along the way are barren land or sparsely populated islands.

These areas are not suitable as colonies.

So, will Magellan return to his hometown empty-handed and continue to be a little gentleman?Of course not.

According to the agreement with the King of Portugal, Magellan can serve as the chief executive of all discoveries and establishments, that is, the governor.

He can obtain considerable benefits in proportion.

Compared with the places I encountered before, Cebu Island is a good place.

The population here is relatively large, the scenery is picturesque, and there are some products.

Magellan was moved and wanted to establish his own colony in Cebu Island.

Although Magellan's force is not strong, relying on the artillery of the warship and the muskets of the soldiers, it is relatively sure to scare the local aborigines.

In Magellan's view, the local aborigines were a group of savages, similar to animals, and should be easy to deal with.

Who knows, the indigenous chief taught Magellan a good lesson.

Facing Magellan's cannons and muskets, the indigenous chiefs did not use force to resist, but cunningly resorted to outsmarting.

The indigenous chiefs expressed their willingness to obey Magellan's orders and to lead the tribe to believe in Christianity.

While Magellan was in ecstasy, the chief made a condition.

The chief said that the tribe is often attacked by another group of indigenous tribes in Mactan Island, and it is difficult to guarantee their survival.

If Magellan could keep them safe, he would give him everything first.

Obviously, the chief killed with a knife, using Magellan to deal with the enemy.

No matter who wins the battle between the two sides, it will be beneficial to the chief.

Even if Magellan wins, he will lose a lot, and it is not enough.

Such a clumsy method actually deceived Magellan.

Magellan rushed to Mactan Island to fight with 49 subordinates who made up his mind.

Unlike what the chief said, the indigenous tribes on Mactan Island are very good at fighting and have a great reputation.

They also have an excellent chief named Lapu Lapu.

Lapu Lapu is not brave, but also quite resourceful, and is a very good leader.

He has hundreds of native warriors under his command, equipped with javelins, catapults, spears, swords and shields, and his combat effectiveness is very strong.

Here, Magellan underestimated the enemy, thinking that the aborigines were a group of low-intelligence orangutans, vulnerable to a single blow, which was simply unfounded.

After seeing 49 people with strange shapes landed, the shrewd Lapu Lapu did not fight immediately, but temporarily retreated into the village.

He uses this to observe the reality of the enemy, and at the same time lure the enemy into his own hinterland.

When Magellan, who was showing off his might, ordered to shoot at the village, Lapu Lapu retreated into the jungle with his men again.

Seeing the aborigines fleeing, Magellan set fire to the village and prepared to continue the siege.

However, at this time, the Mactan people had seen clearly the strength of the enemy, and there were only more than 40 of them.

Only one-third of them were equipped with firearms, and the rest were armed with cold weapons.

In fact, half of the 49 people were a rabble of powerful people, including servants, ship doctors and even cooks.These men cannot fight, nor will they.

With the remaining 30 people, to deal with hundreds of indigenous warriors is simply to die.

So Lapu Lapu decisively ordered the attack.Aboriginal warriors suddenly rushed out of the woods, slashed into the white crowd and slashed fiercely.

The distance between the two sides was too close, and Magellan and his gang had no time to shoot, so they could only fight with cold weapons.

Who knew that these two or three hundred Mactan people were brave and good at fighting, and they were very good at hand-to-hand combat.

In an instant, several white men were killed with spears and swords.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Magellan and his gang immediately fled to the ship.Lapu Lapu led his men in desperate pursuit, trying to wipe them all out.

For a moment, guns were thrown, stones flew randomly, and the sound of shouting and killing was loud. The white people were frightened, and they threw away their helmets and armor and ran towards the boat.

The most unlucky was Magellan, who had been injured in his early years and was crippled and had limited mobility.

When everyone swarmed for their lives, Magellan limped and fled at the end.

Soon, he was stabbed by a javelin and fell, bleeding all over the ground.

(End of this chapter)