The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 92 Zheng Xin, you made a lot of money, okay?

Pattani City, Sultan's Palace.

Although it is called a royal palace, it is at most the size of a prefectural government office on the mainland, but for Mo Zibu, it is enough.

After all, his Kunlun Mountain Hall only has a population of two to three thousand people.

He had just sat down when Wei Daquan from the Wei family came over with the household registration, land, real estate and other records and contracts of the Wei family in Pattani.

This is a very tactful behavior, and of course it is also a test.

As expected, as soon as the two met, Wei Daquan held up the household registration atlas and said, "Mr. Ren De, this is all the census and household registers of the Wei family in Pattani.

The King of Siam is in a state of uncertainty now, and he can no longer look after us. From now on, we will rely on the Kunlun Mountain Hall to uphold justice. Please use the seal of benevolence."

The use of seals actually represents a declaration of sovereignty.

Mo Zibu took a look at it and found that there was only the seal of the King of Siam on the Wei family household registration book, but no seal given by the King of Siam to the Sultan of Pattani.

This means that in the eyes of the Wei family, the Sultan of Pattani is not qualified to use the seal on this matter. Now that they are asking Mo Zibu to use the seal, it naturally means that they are surrendering.

Then Mo Zibu looked at the number again. Wow, he finally understood why the Sultan of Pattani disliked the Wei family so much.

The Wei family employed one twentieth of the population, occupied 45% of the farmland in Beidanian, and 10% of the mines.

The rest of the rice mills, salt factories, fish markets, leather factories for nitre treatment of furs, and sugar factories for making Huangbulaji sugar are all owned by Chinese.

Apart from some farming and the ability to fish and hunt, the natives have nothing and can almost be said to have no means of production.

The Wei family has a population of less than 0.5, accounting for only % of the total population of Pattani, but it is estimated that they occupy % of the wealth of Pattani. They also have the privilege of not paying taxes, not serving in the military, and not performing labor service.

Well, if Mo Zibu was the Sultan of Pattani, he would also kill the Wei family.

If it is not eliminated, the Pattani Sultanate will have difficulty in developing, let alone surviving.

So when the Ayutthaya Dynasty of Siam, the patron of the Chinese in Pattani, fell, or even before it fell, Sultan Bahadur of Pattani could not help but launch an attack. He really had no other choice.

No, that's not the case!
Mo Zibu suddenly thought, are the Chinese wrong?
They did not plunder by force, nor did they use guns and cannons to seize local wealth like the colonists did.

This is simply because the productivity and production relations of the indigenous people of Pattani are still in the early stages of slave society. Due to their own reasons, they are unable to compete with the Chinese who have advanced productivity and advanced production relations.

Moreover, even the position of Bahadur Sultan was a reward from the Chinese, otherwise his ancestors would still be small chieftains in Kedah with only a few hundred thousand people, and how could they have the glory of ruling over 80,000 people now?

"Second brother, I cannot use this seal.

The Sultanate of Pattani is a vassal of the King of Siam. I am only here to enforce justice for the Sultan because he expelled the officials of the suzerain, revealed his rebellious nature, and intended to harm my compatriots.

This Pattani is still the land of Siam."

When Wei Daquan heard Mo Zibu say this, he immediately felt relieved.

However, he did not let down his guard just because Mo Zibu called him "Second Brother" and himself "Little Brother". After thinking for a moment, he said:

"Even so, the current situation in Ayutthaya is unknown. The tribute that was supposed to be shipped to the royal city last month has yet to be shipped. Now that Duke Rende has arrived, why not leave it to Duke Rende to handle for the time being?"

Wei Daquan is very smart. You call me big brother and I call you Lord Ren De. We should call each other by our own names.

Although the Wei family of Pattani did not have to pay taxes to Bahadur Sultan, they had to pay tribute to the King of Siam. This was a prerequisite for them to be protected by the King of Siam.

"That's fine. I'll keep it for King Agada first. After some time, the three thousand elite soldiers under my command will have to go to Ayutthaya City to lend a hand. We can discuss it then." Mo Zibu nodded and said indifferently.

Originally, he did not need this tribute from the Wei family, but this was an attitude, telling the Wei family that Mo Zibu and He Xian behind him were not afraid of the King of Siam.

Not only was he not afraid, the King of Siam even had to ask me, Mo Da Longtou, to rescue him.

His so-called three thousand elite soldiers also meant that no one could take Patani away.

The two chatted for a long time, and Wei Daquan understood what Mo Zibu wanted to do. He was here to replace Sultan Bahadur of Pattani.

This Mo Longtou planned to build his arsenal in Ha Tien, and also to build a tin ore roughing plant, and by the way, control the route for transporting tin ore from Java Island to Guangzhou.

Apart from that, for example, he is not very interested in the Wei family's current industries.

Of course, Mo Zibu had no interest in the Wei family's business. He only had a small number of people and a lot of things to do. He also had to start promoting the Didi beating business. There was no need for him to touch the Wei family's fat meat.

But Mo Zibu was indeed preparing to replace the Sultan of Pattani, and he didn't intend to pay tribute to the King of Siam. He even planned to withhold a large portion of the tribute that the Wei clan paid to the King of Siam. As for Siam's reaction, I, Mo Dalongtou, was prepared to lower my rank by two levels and become the son-in-law of the future King of Siam, Zheng Guoying. What else do you want?
Taksin made a fortune by exchanging the Sultan of Pattani for such a promising son-in-law.

After Wei Daquan left, Wei Dakuan came out from behind the screen.

Compared to Wei Daquan, who is old and frail, has a rigid mindset, and whose son is a playboy.

Wei Dakuang, who is 36 years old this year, is in the prime of his life, has some knowledge of military affairs, knows his limits, and is more ambitious. He is the best partner.

That's why Mo Zibu didn't mention the matter of letting Wei Daquan be the fan-bearer of Kunlun Mountain Hall just now. I think Wei Daquan will understand it soon.

Mo Zibu had already made his cards clear to Wei Dakuan a long time ago. Mo Zibu would not stay in Pattani because the interests of Kunlun Mountain Hall were not here and he could give up the territory.

However, if the Wei family wants to occupy Pattani and eventually become a prince or noble who can rule the indigenous people, just like the Nakhon Si Thammarat royal family and the Songkhla Wu family, they will definitely have to pay some price.

Wei Dakuan knew this much better than Wei Daquan. The gold, silver, spices, sandalwood, and daily necessities such as food, cloth, sugar, and salt accumulated by the Wei family were indeed important.

But these important things did not appear out of thin air, but were harvested from the Wei family's land, mountains, rivers and seas.

Therefore, for the Wei family, as long as they can obtain the identity of the Lord of Pattani, the rest of the floating wealth will be worth it no matter how much they pay.

Given the weight of the Wei family, with only a few thousand people, if they want to take the position of the lord of Pattani, they must rely on the armed protection of Kunlun Mountain Hall.

Secondly, they had to rely on relatives of the Wei family who had braids, such as Wei Rikun from Hoi An, to continuously replenish their population from the mainland.

And only Mo Zibu can achieve all of this for them.

As for the issue of Siam's recovery, it has nothing to do with Wei the rich man. It is a game between the Lu family and the Zheng family, and between the King of Cambodia and the King of Siam.

No matter who wins, as long as the Wei family does not cause any trouble, they have to rely on their fellow Wei family to guard Pattani and continue to pack up Pattani's wealth and deliver it to their doorstep.

Therefore, the Wei family is safe and there is no need to be afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind.

Instead, we should strongly support the Ha Tien Ngu family in building an arsenal in Pattani and support Zheng Guoying in the future counterattack.

"Brother Dakuan, I would like you to allocate 500 tribesmen and divide them into 20 teams. We need them to assist the soldiers in apprehending the natives. Those found guilty will be punished, while those found innocent will not be worried and will be appeased as much as possible.

In addition, we also need to notify the Ye family in Taogong City. I am worried that the red-haired devils in Batavia will definitely not give up.

They themselves are unlikely to send troops, but the Sultan of Kelantan might be encouraged to do so.”

Mo Zibu wanted to laugh every time he mentioned this name. He didn't know why Wei Dakuan's father gave him such a name.

Mr. Wei nodded immediately, "Don't worry, Longtou, I'll do it right away."

. . . .

Mozibu's concerns were justified, although the Dutch East India Company knew about Mozibu's relationship with the French since he threatened the Dutch in Ceylon.

Otherwise, Mo Zi Bu would not have invited the Dutch Army Captain to watch the attack on Pattani.

Although the Dutch were frightened by Mozibu's use of the French, the Dutch East India Company had been implementing the strategy of using barbarians to rule China in Southeast Asia and defeating the stronger ones for hundreds of years. It was impossible for them to make a 180-degree turn on this policy immediately.

It is very likely that they will not take action themselves, but will send out military advisers to instigate the Sultan of Kelantan next door to test their strength.

Then the Ye family in Narathiwat, located between Pattani and Kelantan, is an object that must be fought for.

With the Ye family on his side, the Kelantan Sultan's army would be discovered before it even reaches Pattani.

Wei Dakuan took the order and left. Mo Zibu also began to issue notices to reassure the people, acting very benevolent.

But this is just a strategy of mine, Mo Dalongtou.

Now Mo Zibu's men plus the Wei family only have a total of five or six thousand people, and it is impossible for them to disperse completely. Therefore, it is easy to defeat the natives, but difficult to control them.

So it is better to show leniency first to calm people's hearts.

After transporting several thousand people from the Mingxiang people in Hoi An and the Wei and Hong families in Chaozhou to Pattani, and finding out where the natives are hiding, we will let them experience the life of slave miners.

By then, even the docile ones could survive, but the unruly ones would die on the way to transport the ore.

Of course, the Pattani Sultanate and most of the Pattani indigenous nobles must be wiped out. There is no reason to let them live.

(End of this chapter)