Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 435 Colony

It was May at this time, and after Hauge was captured alive, the surrounding area of ​​Nanzhi immediately calmed down.

Yang Chao also had no strength to advance, because Dorgon re-arranged heavy troops in the north, and the Henan direction did not return to the previous situation, only [-] troops were stationed, but Dorgon deployed [-] banners in Shandong. Of course, most of the powerful troops are Han Eight Banners and Mongolia Eight Banners, and there are also green battalions composed of [-] surrendered Ming troops.

The deployment of the Qing army forced Yang Chao to continue to shift the focus of defense to the north. For a while, he had no attack power against Jiangxi, and temporarily took a defensive position.

And it just so happened that the Dutch came, and Yang Chao had time to deal with them.

By the way, the Dutch brought the goods purchased by Yang Chao this time, one thousand western war horses and one thousand telescopes.

Nassau also mentioned that if Yang Chao still needs war horses, they are willing to continue to provide them. Yang Chao told him that his army can't wait for a year and a half to get them. Nassau smiled mysteriously and said, if Yang Chao is willing, three They will be available within a month.

This made Yang Chao feel very strange. It is impossible to reach three months anyway, so out of curiosity, he ordered another thousand horses, but his requirements were very strict, and he must not lose to the The quality of these tall horses, otherwise he can not accept it.

What surprised Yang Chao even more was that Nassau readily agreed, promising to be exactly the same as the war horse this time.

Through the capture, Yang Chao now has [-] Mongolian horses, all of which are raised on the pastures around Xiaolingwei, but Yang Chao has [-] cavalry, and plans to expand the cavalry to [-], so the horses are still in short supply. things.

Of course, it is impossible to rely on the Dutch to import war horses. Yang Chao intends to use the Dutch western war horses for crossbreeding to increase the power of the Mongolian horses.

Yang Chao knew that Nassau was here to negotiate, but he didn't talk about other things except casually talking about the horses. Instead, he started touring Nanjing.

Yang Chao invited the most suitable tour guide for Nassau, and Kang Xiaobao, the owner of Jinchai Building, received him. The news from Kang Xiaobao was that this Nassau didn’t watch the 48 scenes of Jinling or the performances of Jinchai Building, but preferred to go to shops one by one. Wander around and see the handicrafts of Ming Dynasty, various grains and edible products, cotton cloth and silk fabrics and so on.

In the end, his request to visit the handicraft workshop was rejected by Yang Chao, and he told Kang Xiaobao not to let this foreign devil see the secrets of Daming's craftsmanship.

Because Yang Chao learned from Zheng that this Nassau is definitely not a simple character, he is an artist, a biologist, a scientist, in short, he knows all kinds of western sciences, precisely because he has this talent, Only seven years in Brazil have achieved so much. Later generations say that the places he managed are still richer than other places, precisely because of the management methods he brought.

So Yang Chao is determined not to let this guy steal Daming's technology, otherwise, if he learns one and a half tricks, it will mean that Daming loses a bulk trade commodity. As for him looking at finished products of other categories, Yang Chao welcomes him very much. , it is a good way to introduce Ming products to the West through Nassau.

Since the Dutchman is not in a hurry to negotiate, Yang Chao doesn't need to be in a hurry either. He still has other things to deal with.

Yang Chao felt that it was time to deal with the 20 captives. After illness, fatigue, and mass suicides, there were only 10 captives left.

Moreover, it is a group of people whose minds are completely controlled by fear, from the vicious thugs in the past to good babies like sheep. Since their behavior has been corrected through labor reform, and it has also given a warning to other generals in the world, then That is, surrender is absolutely unforgivable, so now Yang Chao plans to let these prisoners go.

Lifting their captive status does not mean releasing them, but intending to exile them after a public trial.

Yes, Yang Chao doesn't intend to keep these people in Daming territory, they must be exiled. These people have now been subdued by Yang Chao's terror, but there is no guarantee that they will recover one day. I am afraid that even the gods and Buddhas in the sky cannot appease the hatred.

As for the incidents of Zuo Liangyu's rebels massacring Wuchang and Jiujiang's two cities, and the soldiers of the four towns massacring the people of Yangzhou, Yang Chao would not allow them to continue to survive in the Ming Dynasty, but Yang Chao was not a good killer. If there are people in the Ming Dynasty, then they have to be sent abroad. Fortunately, this is already the age of great exploration, and it is just for them to open up colonies for the Ming Dynasty.

It’s just that the surrounding colonies have been taken over by those damned colonists, one radish and one hole, if you want to occupy one, you have to get one out, but the surrounding Spain, the Netherlands and even the little Portugal are not easy to mess with, so they rush to Yang With such a small navy, it may not be possible to snatch a colony protected by a fortress from others.

Entrust the Zheng Group, which is familiar with the situation in Nanyang, to help find it, and even pay for a large enough piece of land.

Zheng's did find a piece for Yang Chao, and he bought it for free. It was a chaotic area where no one cares.

Mekong Delta.

This delta has been a big granary for the Vietnamese in later generations. It feeds nearly [-] million people on a small piece of Vietnam’s land, and it is also one of the world’s largest rice exporters. You know how great the agricultural potential of this place is.

But at this time it is still very desolate, legally it belongs to the land of Cambodia, but Cambodia has long been split into a two-king regime, and the delta belongs to the territory of the vice-king of Cambodia. Similar to the land of the southern barbarians in Chinese.

Finally, the reason why this place was annexed by the Vietnamese is precisely because the politics here is out of control. Not to mention the deputy king, even the king of Cambodia lived in fear in the country. Nah, neither of these can keep the king from sleeping.

Another reason why Zheng Zhilong introduced this place is that, in addition to the Vietnamese Ruan Group coveting here, the biggest force in this area is a group of Chinese pirates active at the mouth of the Mekong River. Obviously, these pirates have a strong relationship with the Zheng Group , is also a river and lake brother who obeys Zheng Zhilong's orders.

Such a good place, such a good timing, Yang Chao would be a fool if he didn't seize it.

So he immediately agreed, and promised that the profits from operating here would be shared equally with the Zheng family, but the Zheng family had to ensure the safety of the sea here.

As for the safety on land, then I don’t need to worry about it. What kind of people are these people? There are thugs under Zuo Liangyu who can't stop slaughtering the city. Obviously, this kind of people don't run the colony with hoes, but with knives.

Yang Chao intends to rearm this group of people. It doesn't cost much. One spear or a waist knife per person is enough for them to gain a foothold in the Mekong Delta. 20 such scumbags are enough to survive in the Mekong Delta. Let's go, not to mention that Yang Chao plans to send Song Kun to lead [-] elite soldiers there, even if he encounters the regular army of the Ruan Group, there is no need to worry at all.

But Yang Chao simply trained them, and then told them that their mission is to go overseas to occupy an area, and then reclaim wasteland and plant farmland. The benefit for them is that each person can get a thousand acres of land, And military officers can be allocated [-] mu to [-] mu.

Don't mention this kind of reward, just giving them freedom is enough to make these people tempted, and they don't dare to oppose Yang Chao at all now, they have been scared out of their nerves, and now what Yang Chao says, they even oppose it He didn't dare to think about it, so he could only use a method similar to hypnosis to let himself accept Yang Chao's statement from the bottom of his heart, that is, the place Yang Chao sent them to was a paradise-like place.

After a month of training, the first batch of people were loaded onto the big ship of the Zheng Group and sent to the south.

After that, Yang Chao will only send them a batch of supplies every three months, including knives, guns, weapons, and food, but the support is only for three years. After three years, they need to be self-reliant. If they want weapons and equipment, yes, take them. As for whether they can produce food, whether they can have silver and treasures, it depends on themselves. Yang Chao believes that they have rich skills to obtain these items.

Yang Chao had high hopes for this first colony.

In addition to sending the gang to open up, Yang Chao also sent a group of craftsmen to find a good place to build a port at the mouth of the river to support the expansion of the colony.

In the next step, Yang Chao plans to send experienced managers. He does not intend to be as casual as Zheng's pirates, but to develop seriously. Yang Chao even plans to establish a company like the East India Company to manage and manage the colony. operate.

Comparing the East India Company and the Zheng Group, we know that compared with the East India Company's joint-stock company management model, the Zheng Group's operations seem too casual and have no development potential.

Zheng Zhilong was able to defeat the East India Company, but ten years later, the East India Company established dozens of trading stations in Asia, and the trade volume increased several times, while the Zheng Group still clings to a Japanese route.

If the Zheng Group had the same long-term planning and development goals as the East India Company, these ten years would be enough for them to push the Dutch out of the Eastern trade circle and enjoy the entire Eastern trade profits.

However, after Zheng Zhilong obtained the base in Fujian, not only did he not continue to explore the sea, and he became rich when he was a little rich, but also bought land in his hometown. Even Taiwan, which was developed back then, was handed over to the Dutch.

Yang Chao absolutely does not want to see the Mekong River Delta repeat the mistakes of the Zheng family, so he is willing to pay dividends to the Zheng family, but he does not intend to hand over the management to the Zheng family, but now Yang Chao has no suitable candidates. At the same time, it will take some time to stabilize the operating output there, so it is only support for the time being.

(End of this chapter)