The sun never sets in America

Chapter 163 Han belongs to Lanfang
Nanyang, Lan Fangguo, Pontianak...

In the Pontianak Port, more than a dozen warships flying the Han national flag and the blue navy dragon flag docked in the port. Because the Pontianak Port is slightly narrow, it even seems a bit crowded. The local merchant ships and fishing boats are squeezed in. Went to the Outer Harbor.

Lanfang's national flag is also flying at the port. No, it is better to say it is a local flag.

This yellow flag has the word Hakka written on it. It was designed by the founder of Lanfang considering himself and the history of his subordinates.

This kind of flag was a complete joke to the naval officers of the Ocean Fleet who had just entered the city at that time.

In the view of Baoyunshan and others, the Lanfang Kingdom had been established longer than the Han Kingdom, but it was always timid and stuck in one-third of an acre of Lanfang without asking for changes.

When they saw the soldiers guarding the city in Pontianak, Baoyunshan and others almost laughed out loud.

Without him, he looks too much like the green camp soldiers of the Qing Dynasty. The word "brave" and the bamboo hat on his head are funny no matter how you look at them.

In other words, the entire Lanfang army was modeled after the Green Camp troops of the Qing Dynasty. The military systems were similar. He had some of the things that the Qing Dynasty had, and he also had those that the Qing Dynasty did not have. Some of them naturally had the lazy and stinky habits of the Green Camp soldiers. Those who didn't have it were those who learned some Western-style tactics from the Dutch foreigners.

When Ye Tengfei asked Lan Fang's soldiers in the city to practice their tactics for Baoyunshan and others, they didn't see it, but they saw the joke anyway.

It doesn't matter if the queues are uneven. During the exercise, one of our own people injured one of our own people, and two of them died. This is no one! !
If the Han army were to exercise like this, the person directing the exercise might have to be demoted three levels in a row the next day. However, this group of Lanfang generals were not punished at all, and even proudly said to the Baoyunshan people: "This is We are Lanfang's mighty and elite division. Only four people were injured in the exercise. Does your army have such elite troops??"

In response to such an arrogant inquiry, Baoyunshan took the initiative to answer: "Your army has strict military laws and is worthy of the powerful Nanyang army!!"

After hearing this, General Lanfang smiled with satisfaction.

The surrounding Lanfang generals were all boasting, praising each other for their good military training.

After it was over, Lan Fangguo's senior officials arranged a grand welcome banquet for the middle and senior officers of the ocean fleet.

During the banquet, Ye Tengfei said to Baoyunshan: "Han is a big country, Lanfang is a small country, your army is a powerful army that has never been seen in ancient times, and our army is beyond its reach..." Don't look at those Lanfang generals Tiantian They boast themselves to the sky, as if they all rose from the dead, but high-level figures like Ye Tengfei actually know the problems of Lanfang's army very well. Any strong army is only for their own people to see. If it is really a strong army, it will not We will be bullied by foreigners, and there are so many small indigenous countries around us.

"The envoy from the Han Dynasty is here today. He should be an angel of the kingdom. When he sees the envoy, he should be worshiped by me as if he were seeing a king..." After saying that, Ye Tengfei knelt down and worshiped Baoyunshan and others at the banquet, as if he was really holding a treasure. Yunshan and others became as if they were nationals.

The expressions of the surrounding Lanfang officials changed, but before they could say anything, they were stopped by some Lanfang senior officials. It was obvious that they had agreed to do this.

"Lord Controller, please get up quickly. You can't do it, you can't do it..." Baoyunshan's face changed when he saw Ye Tengfei kneeling before them, but it quickly disappeared. He had been waiting for Ye Tengfei to kneel down and was almost done. Then he pretended to lift him up to comfort him.

"Lord Commander, you are the head of a country. How can you worship me as a foreign minister, but it is inconsistent with etiquette and law..." At this time, Baoyunshan was still playing the same trick, "Besides, I, the Han Kingdom, and Your country does not have any covenant with the master and ministers, and we are not considered angels anyway..." Baoyunshan pretended to be embarrassed and continued to Ye Tengfei, with an anxious look on his face, as if he was really worried about just now. Ye Tengfei was very upset about kneeling down to worship him.

"Old Fox!!"

Ye Tengfei looked at Baoyunshan, who pretended to care about him, but actually tricked him into taking sides, and cursed in his heart.

"The Han Dynasty is a country of the Han people, and we are overseas Chinese. When we first established Lanfang, we felt that there were tigers and wolves around us, and Lanfang was unable to stop it because of its poverty and weakness. Therefore, we looked for it in the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty regarded our country as a barbarian overseas and sent us to Lanfang. Outside the gate of Fangzhu..." Ye Tengfei told Baoyunshan and other Han naval officers at the banquet about the history of Lanfang's establishment and its surrender to the Qing Dynasty midway.

Hearing this, the expressions of the Han officers present changed. The Qing Dynasty was not a good person in today's Han Dynasty.

Thanks to the tireless propaganda of the Han Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty has a bad reputation in the Han Dynasty. Among other things, operas such as the anti-Qing Emperor's Flower are very popular in the Han Dynasty.

Moreover, the Han government did not recognize the legitimacy of the Qing Dynasty. This was done at the beginning. After so many years, basically, the Qing Dynasty was equal to the bad guys, so there was no escape.

As for things like braids, in Han comics, they are only the most evil villains. Cultural works often reflect the public opinion of a country, and Han is such an anti-Qing country.

So when they heard that Lan Fang was going to submit to the Qing Dynasty, many naval officers were anxious. If Lan Fang submitted to the Qing Dynasty, how could they implement the Nanyang strategy formulated by the Han Dynasty? ?
Is it possible that it really depends on the natives of Nanyang? ?

Moreover, even if immigrants are immigrated, they will not be so fast for a while. The mainland of Han also needs a large number of immigrants. How can there be so many immigrants allocated to the Nanyang region? Many places in the mainland are short of immigrants. If there is one more place to grab immigrants, the immigration problem will be more troublesome. .

Therefore, this is also the reason why after the Han Dynasty's ocean-going fleet visited Japan, it did not linger elsewhere and went straight to Lanfang.

Moreover, Lanfang was an important part of the Han Dynasty's Nanyang strategy formulated by Liu Peng personally, and was hailed by Liu Peng as the key to opening Nanyang.

"If the Han Dynasty is unwilling to accept me, Lan Fang, is it possible that I, Lan Fang, should go to the Qing Dynasty again?" Ye Tengfei pretended to be very embarrassed and said to Baoyunshan and other Han naval officers, "Oh ... I have pity on my Lanfang. I am oppressed by the red-haired foreigners from the Netherlands, and the surrounding barbarians are hostile below. I want to find the Qing Dynasty, but I don’t want it. I originally thought that the Qing Dynasty held racial views and was unwilling to accept my Lanfang. Now I look at the general and everyone. I finally understand the attitude of the Han officials. After all, Lanfang is a useless little country, that’s all. If my parents don’t support me, forget it. I can only linger and wait for the rest of my life..." Ye Tengfei complained and complained, and then he felt sad. She burst into tears, as if she was really uncomfortable with Lan Fang's current situation.

"This..." Baoyunshan and others showed a look of embarrassment on their faces. Although they were embarrassed, they were actually very happy, but on the surface, they still pretended to be embarrassed.

The other Lanfang officials around them actually have their own agendas.

Some people think that following the Han State should be better than Lanfang's current situation, while some people have a skeptical attitude towards the Han State. After all, the Han State is not like the Qing State. You can see whether the Han State can protect it by looking up. They are still unknown! !

But on the other hand, the dozen or so warships in Pontianak Port cannot be deceived, especially the largest of them is the Huo Qubing. In addition to seeing a few British ships in Malacca, like the Dutch Red Hair in East India, the largest warship, It is only equal to the medium-sized warships in this fleet.

And according to their later estimates, one Huo Qubing was equivalent to the number of cannons of their entire Lanfang Army. What was this concept? Even if they were not familiar with military affairs, they knew what it meant.

This means that as long as one third of this fleet is taken out, the entire Lanfang coast can be wiped out. Although it is exaggerated, it is true.

In this era, the gap between small countries and big countries can be described as ants and elephants. If it is a colonial country, it will be even smaller. (America: What’s wrong? I’m also a colonial country. Are you sure??)

In fact, the reason why the Lanfang people were willing to surrender to the Han Kingdom was closely related to this fleet.

If you Han people want to convince the people of Lanfang that Han has the ability to protect, you must first let Lan Fang see it. There is no doubt that the ocean fleet is the business card carefully crafted by Han.

From the earliest annexation of Hawaii, to the intimidation of Japan, to Lan Fang's initiative to surrender, these are all the effects of a powerful navy.

Just like the American Great White Fleet in later generations, which greatly enhanced the status of the United States in the hearts of other countries, the same was true for the Han Dynasty's ocean-going fleet.

This also echoes what Liu Peng said in "Land Theory": "Dignity is only on the edge of the sword, and truth is only within the range of the cannon!!"

"Well, my commander, I was ordered by the king to recruit from all over the world. The month before last, I made the land of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean a province and turned the barbarians into summer. Today, the commander-in-chief is asking for help from the people of Lanfang. If I don't accept it, wouldn't it be a violation of the king of Han's entrustment? The Han people are also..." Baoyunshan pretended to think deeply for a while, and finally agreed hesitantly. This also showed the outside world that, look, I did not bully Lan Fang, it was Lan Fang who wanted to admire Wang Hua.

In the future, we can even arrange a drama in which Lan Fang is defeated three times in Han Dynasty.Maybe it will become a classic story for future generations. The pig's feet are the officers of the Ocean Fleet represented by Baoyunshan, and the supporting characters are the Lanfang people represented by Ye Tengfei...

This can also be regarded as a kind of self-promotion. After all, Han really needs this kind of news of other countries' active surrender to boost the morale of the people and prepare for the future war between China and the United States.

After all, regarding the Sino-American War, the top leaders of the Han Dynasty knew very well that the United States is not a soft persimmon like Mexico. Even if the United States is a paper tiger, a paper tiger is still a tiger, and a tiger has the power of a tiger! !

"Commander Lanfang bows to the angel of the kingdom..." After hearing Baoyunshan's agreement, Ye Tengfei was overjoyed and bowed immediately, as if he couldn't wait to recognize this relationship with the Han Dynasty.

"Meet the angel..."

"Meet the angel..."

A large number of people knelt down immediately. Regardless of whether they agreed or not, it was not up to them to choose at this moment. Lan Fang's submission to the Han Dynasty was a foregone conclusion. Even if he wanted to go back on it, it would be difficult.

When Baoyunshan and other officers of Han's ocean-going fleet saw such a scene, smiles appeared on their faces. They knew that Han's Nanyang strategy had taken a big step forward, and the rest was what His Majesty said. Fill in the gaps and wait for the right time! !

Three days later, on a selected auspicious day of the zodiac, Baoyun Mountain signed a treaty of ownership with Lanfang on behalf of the Han Kingdom.

This treaty is also known as the Han Fang Protocol.

The treaty stipulates that the sovereignty of Lanfang State belongs to the Han State, and the governance power is shared by the local Lanfang families and the governors sent by the Han State. The Lanfang army will be reorganized and dispatched by the Han State.

Local officers were assessed, and those who passed the exam entered the Han Army's Non-commissioned Officer School for further training. After completing the training, they returned to Lanfang to serve as officers. The Han mainland also sent officers to hold important positions in the Lanfang Army.

The local currency was changed to the legal Chinese dollar of Han Dynasty, and was replaced according to the proportion of gold and silver.

Local officials first take up their original posts, and then decide whether to stay based on local assessments. Those who stay will take their original posts, and those who leave will receive a ten-year salary supplement. The local officials will be rewarded with land according to the size of their official positions.

And high-level officials like Ye Tengfei were promised by Baoyunshan that they would be given knighthoods after returning to China. (The so-called request for a title is just a rhetoric to cover up the Han Dynasty’s ambition to control Lanfang from the beginning. In fact, Liu Peng issued a death order to the ocean-going fleet before setting off, either to scare Lanfang into submission or to send troops to occupy it. Anyway, Lanfang must belong to the Han Kingdom. There is even a surrender edict written by Liu Peng himself and stamped by the King of Han Dynasty in the captain's room of Baoyun Mountain, just to prevent extreme situations from happening)

In this edict, there were also titles and financial rewards for the major Lanfang families. It can be said that Liu Peng worked hard and used all kinds of tricks in order for the Han Dynasty to gain a foothold in Nanyang.

But now, everything is over. Lanfang already belongs to the Han Dynasty. Although due to Lanfang's special power structure, locals account for a large part, and it is not even a province, but a territory, but in any case, Lanfang belongs to the Han Dynasty. The great righteousness of the country has been established. With great righteousness, coupled with the country established by the Han Dynasty and even the Chinese, it is inherently attractive to the Lanfang people.

At that time, if there is any rebellion or rebellion, Liu Peng only needs to issue an edict against thieves and mobilize the troops to put down the rebellion...

At that time, the king's army will attack the unruly ministers and attack the bandits. It is natural and right. The Han army will follow the king's order to enter Lanfang to quell the rebellion, just like handling their own family affairs.

Sometimes, righteousness is the best and most effective way to solve all difficulties.

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Pontianak City is a typical Nanyang-style city, revealing a Southeast Asian style everywhere, but it is very different from the Southeast Asian style.

After all, this city is dominated by Chinese people, with a small number of local indigenous people supporting it. The largest and most numerous buildings are those brick and tile buildings from China. Together, these buildings make up everything in Lanfang.

Whether a country is great or not, whether it has a glorious history or not, mainly depends on its capital city. Other cities in a country may cheat, but the capital city will not.

The country's capital shows the country's economy, culture, military, and even the people's self-confidence.

For example, Xijing, the largest city in the Han Dynasty and the heart of the Han Dynasty, most of the residents in this city have an arrogance that is not visible on ordinary days.

But if you argue with them about which city in Han is the best, they will pretend to tell you that Jinshan is the best, and then Ma Shan will start to criticize, saying that Jinshan people are greedy for money and have little humanity.

Then they will talk about how I, an old Xijing native, entered the Pass with the King of Han and established the Han Dynasty, and then I will brag about my so-called heroic deeds back then.

Open your mouth and shut up, just like old Xijing, and then divide the people of Xijing into old Xijing and new Xijing to distinguish the identities of the two sides.

In fact, it is the so-called first-mover mentality, looking down on latecomers and resisting the joining of latecomers. They attach great importance to the core circle of Han Dynasty. Although the so-called core circle is simply a figment of their imagination, people are like this and always hope that they are unique. .

In addition, there is the attitude of Xijing people towards foreigners. Compared with Jinshan, which has a strong commercial atmosphere and warm hospitality to foreign businessmen, Xijing is a completely different scene.

This can be seen from the fact that Xijing brothels do not accept foreigners. Even local white people are discriminated against by them, let alone foreigners.

To use Yan Jun's words when he was in charge of Xijing: "Xijing City is a city full of arrogance from the day it was built. The people here seem to have a kind of natural arrogance and look down on anyone except Xijing. They are nobles. In In their eyes, this city of Xijing, which consists of four districts, is everything to the Han State, Xijing is the Han State, and Han State is Xijing..."

Pontianak and Xijing are two completely different cities. The people here speak Hokkien, Cantonese, and even Nanyang dialect, as well as the so-called Nanyang accent in English, which opened the eyes of the officers and soldiers of the ocean-going fleet.

These Han people look at this city as if they were a hybrid product of many countries.

There are dishes from coastal China, as well as Nanyang cuisine, and even spicy Indian food full of curry flavor. The kind of Indian food that is so mushy makes soldiers who eat it for the first time almost treat it like shit...

This city has exotic customs that the Han officers and soldiers have never seen before, including indigenous Nanyang women and the so-called Nyonya. They can't understand why they are all Chinese, so there are so many.

It's like they don't understand why there are so many things called coconuts here.

Don't tell me, it tastes pretty good! !
Baoyunshan described Lanfang in his diary: "Lanfang, this is a small country mixed between the indigenous people and the Dutch foreigners. Here you can see everything you have seen in Nanyang, and you can even see those with big bags wrapped around them." Indians wearing turbans, and a small number of foreign businessmen..."

"This place is like those small pocket countries described by fairy tale authors. There are few people, strange products, and complex races. You can feel everywhere that you have arrived on another planet... It is not like Han Dynasty, there are not so many factories, and there are not so many bangs. Long's machines, here are more farmers planting rice and Chinese businessmen opening spice plantations..."

"This small country even has its own flag and banknotes, banknotes, what a ridiculous thing, a small country makes banknotes, what do they use to support it, I have to say, this is an absurd and strange small country, but now this small country belongs to the Han... …”

"The dragon flag of the Han Dynasty is flying in Pontianak and over Lanfang, and the local people show their allegiance to the direction of Xijing..."

Baoyunshan wrote a memoir of belonging to Lanfang Kingdom on June [-], the fourth year of Longwu, which was later collected in the Imperial Museum, Lanfang Hall.

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