The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 15 Burmese Slaves of France

Manuel Bonn couldn't help but touch his neck. He didn't answer Ou Zibu's words, but looked at Pei Shichun with some fear.

Obviously, Pei Shichun gave him a much greater sense of oppression.

"Mr. Bonn, you don't want me to use real torture instruments, do you? That would be ten thousand times more painful than simply being strangled.

And I really can't understand why an adventurous navigator and explorer like you sold your property and ran to the East thousands of miles away, just to show your integrity?
This does not fit my idea of a Western gentleman. I believe that in today's world, everything can be measured by money.

Tell me, maybe I can help you realize all your dreams."

Manuel Bonn listened to Ou Zibu's very European speech for a moment before slowly shaking his head and saying, "This isn't a money-making venture, or rather, it's impossible to make a lot of money right away."

what!
Ou Zibu's eyes lit up and he became even more interested.

If the Frenchman in front of him said that he wanted to make money, then it was just some smuggling, sea robbery or something like that, which would not be very attractive to Ou Zibu.

But even such a scumbag said that it is not a profitable thing, but he still wants to do it, which can only mean that the benefits in the later stage will be very huge.

It may even be related to other more important things, such as land, strongholds, etc.

"Mr. Bonn may not know my identity yet?" Ou Zibu affectionately took Manuel Bonn's hand and sat down at the shabby table in the woodshed.

"My surname is Ou. King Ou Tianci of the Port State is my father, and Chen Dading, the governor of Jiading, is my uncle."

Although Ou Zibu was not very favored by Ou Tianci, he had four older brothers above him. Chen Dading's position as the governor of Jiading had long been eroded by the Ruan family, leaving only an empty shell.

But this identity is still valuable because it represents something important - legal principles.

Without the identity of Ou Zibu, such as European colonists or Qing Dynasty immigrants who came to the Mekong River Basin, it would be difficult to gain the allegiance of local people, and they might even be treated with hostility.

But it was different for Ou Zibu. Once the two big flags of the Ou family and the Chen family were raised, people would naturally come to join them.

Manuel Bonn looked at Ou Zibu in surprise. He didn't expect that the person who was next to Wei Haikun, the second son of the Wei family, was so prestigious. But at the same time, Manuel Bonn also remembered another thing.

"You killed the son of Guangnan's powerful official. You are wanted now!"

"Hahahaha!" Ou Zibu laughed loudly a few times, quickly organizing his words in his mind and quickly responded:

"What does it matter? Can't Mr. Bonn see that the corruption of Guangnan's government would make the Ottoman Empire pale in comparison?

The people of this land have long been unable to bear it, and a huge storm is about to come.

What I did greatly encouraged those who dared to resist. When the war broke out, I was the hero of this land.

I will return to this land as a hero, fly my banner, and lead them in their continued resistance!"

Pei Shichun, who had been acting as a background figure, suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Ou Zibu. "My goodness, it was you who killed people out of anger because you were cuckolded, how come you suddenly became a hero?"
But Manuel Bonn's eyes lit up.

This is still a cultural difference. If it were in the East, for example, when Pei Shichun heard Ou Zibu say this, his first reaction would be surprise.

Because Confucian culture is so clever, the people it educates are well aware of the principle of not releasing the eagle until the rabbit is seen.

To incite Orientals, you have to first pull them into a small circle, such as establishing a cult, and then brainwash them for a long period of time.

However, Europeans and Americans who have grown up in a strong religious atmosphere are very easy to be instigated. After all, they are playing with apocalypse from the root.

They really like to follow a strong man with a sense of apocalypse, and throw everything into it with burning passion.

Seeing that Manuel Bonn's attitude towards him had changed a little, Ou Zibu decided to make a bold guess and take the initiative to stimulate this guy to tell the truth.

"Mr. Bonn, let me guess that before Earl Tolandar's defeat, you must have had a difficult time governing your local area.

France did not have much land in India and had to face attacks from the British and the Dutch, which resulted in very limited benefits. Only the real bigwigs could gain good profits from it.

So you really want to have a base further east, a base that belongs exclusively to you.

When you came from Europe, you brought an armed merchant ship with twenty guns and over a hundred sailors. You didn't come to trade, but to occupy a piece of land and establish a stronghold!" Manuel Bonn was even more surprised. This was the first Oriental he had met who could guess his thoughts so accurately, and he sounded like he understood Europe and the European way of doing things.

Ou Zibu stood up and moved stealthily twice, positioning his body between Manuel Bonn and the oil lamp, allowing the dim light of the oil lamp to emanate from his back, making Ou Zibu look even more mysterious.

"But you failed, because after you arrived in the East, you discovered that there was an enormous empire, so large that even the regular army of the Kingdom of France would have difficulty dealing with it.

Under this empire are tens of thousands of brave and warlike pirates. Although your armed merchant ships are much more powerful than them in terms of firepower, it is a one-on-one battle. Obviously, these pirates will not play by the rules with you.

So, if I were you, the most important thing now would be to stabilize the European sailors who came with you. They are your capital.

In order to keep them stable, we need to give them hope, that is, to have more local people joining, and at the same time we need a perfect place to establish a base.

With this hope, they will continue to follow you.

I think you should have found such a location, but it is too difficult. Once you openly say it, no one will be willing to cooperate with you, right?"

"Plop!" Manuel Bonn sat down on the ground. He raised his head and looked at the man who seemed to be glowing all over, as if he had seen a god who had descended into the real world.

"Oh my God!" Manuel Bonn prayed quickly, driving out the ridiculous thoughts in his mind. After a while, he opened his eyes again.

He was in despair and had no other options. After unloading the burden in his heart, he seemed to have fewer concerns.

“Yes, you are right. Local governance has indeed fallen, and Earl Tolandar has also evacuated. He is seeking refuge in the Maratha Confederacy or the Kingdom of Mysore.

The British did indeed hold a huge advantage in India, and that could not be changed by just one or two thousand people.

So, I am now employed by the Kingdom of Arakan to arm the king of Arakan's army.

The White Elephant King posed a huge threat to them, not only because he had the idea of annexing the Arakan Kingdom and put it into action, but also because he had a powerful artillery unit.

They are Major Bruno and others who were captured after the Battle of Thalín seven years ago."

Without waiting for Manuel Bonn to speak, Ou Zibu took a deep breath and stood up. Oh my god, so this is it.

The Kingdom of Arakan is the Rakhine State of Myanmar in later generations, which is the area on the southwestern coast of Myanmar near Bangladesh.

The White Elephant King was Mong Pho, the king of the Konbaung Dynasty, who was about to capture Ayutthaya and destroy the Ayutthaya Dynasty of Siam.

Ou Zibu also knew who Major Bruno was. He encountered him during the second Qing-Myanmar War three years later, as well as during the third Qing-Myanmar War in which the powerful bannermen Mingrui and Guanyinbao were killed.

The most severe blow suffered by the Qing army came from a group of captured French troops, who numbered more than 600 people, equipped with more than 30 large and small Western-style field guns, and supported by more than a thousand flintlock rifles.

Their influence on the Qing-Myanmar War was very great. It can be said that in the third Qing-Myanmar War, if these French and Portuguese prisoners had not used their advantage in firearms to fight to the death, the Burmese army might have been captured before the Qing army's food supply was cut off.

Then the war would probably be completely different.

"Have you contacted them?" Ou Zibu's voice trembled a little.

There were at least 600 French semi-regular troops and hundreds of Portuguese prisoners of war. There were more than a thousand flintlock rifles and dozens of field guns. And the unlucky guy in front of him also had a regular warship and an armed merchant ship.

If he could get hold of it, he would have the capital. Although Ou Zibu didn't know what to do specifically now, the direction was already determined.

Manuel Bonn nodded. "Yes, our informant has contacted them.

Major Bruno, Captain Midler, Lieutenant Baptiste and others all hoped to escape because the White Elephant King treated them like slaves.

"Now, I need you to tell me all the details truthfully. Listen, I'm very interested. If you can convince me, then your desire for territory and wealth will be satisfied."

Well, Ou Zibu didn’t have enough money to pay out ten taels of silver right now, but that didn’t stop him from starting to brag.

Many powerful people from ancient times to the present, both in China and abroad, have used this trick to take advantage of their status and vision to get something for nothing.

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