Chongzhen Wiretapping System
Chapter 804 Ceylon
Chapter 804 Ceylon
"The emperor has decreed that the army will go out again. This time, we will take down another territory as big as our Ming Dynasty now!"
"This is too big, can the emperor still manage it?"
"Don't tell me, don't you know? All the sects and vassals, including those from the county king and above, will come to the capital. It is said that the conquest of those territories has something to do with them!"
"No, why did you hear that it is related to the Folangji people?"
"Who said that the remnants of the Jian captives fled there, and the Spaniards from Luzon also fled there, so the emperor ordered to pursue them. Do you think it's a joke that they will be punished even though they are far away? ?”
"..."
As time passed, vassal kings from all over the world appeared in the capital one after another, and the news became clear.
First, when a princess of the Flemish Kingdom marries a prince as a concubine, the dowry comes from two territories;
Second, the imperial court really wanted to cross the ocean to attack the place called America, and use it to entrust the Ming vassal kings who were willing to go there.It is said that the current prince was the first to respond to going to America to become a truly powerful vassal king.
Third, it is true to go out across the ocean to pursue and suppress the remnants of Jianlu, and it is also true to kill the Spaniards.
After these three big news, there are legends about America.
Not to mention the vast territory, there are also many mountains of gold and silver, and the Spaniards even shipped boats of gold, silver and jewelry to their country.There are also many special products that Ming Dynasty does not have. It is said that the emperor ordered that they must be brought back. They are definitely good things.
For a time, the people of the Ming Dynasty were all talking about America after dinner.
In the army, soldiers eager to make military merits called for battle one after another, wanting to make meritorious deeds.And today's princes, including various vassal princes who are unwilling to be resigned, such as the king of Tang, have begun to recruit troops and buy horses, preparing to go to new places to establish a country.
In short, Daming is even more lively than before.
Amidst all the excitement, some things are not noticed.
For example, Emperor Chongzhen decreed to transfer the main force of the Ming Southern Navy to the Little Western Ocean, which is the Indian Ocean, and renamed it the Western Ming Navy, with Zheng Chenggong as the commander.Zhang Huangyan was appointed as governor of Dongwu, and Yan Yingyuan, the former governor of Dongwu, was appointed governor of Dongwu and concurrently the governor of the western navy, with jurisdiction over Colombo and Mumbai, and the governor's office was located in Colombo.
Lu Xiangsheng was transferred back to the capital to serve as Minister of War. Of course, an additional title was inevitable.Yang Tinglin replaced Lu Xiangsheng and was transferred to Nanyang.In addition, Li Dingguo was transferred to Bombay as a general soldier.
Needless to say, Emperor Chongzhen did this in preparation for sending troops to the Middle East.The reason why Yan Yingyuan was appointed to be in charge was mainly because Lu Xiangsheng was old and had been fighting all over the country, so he should take a good rest.
Speaking of which, Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou are older than Lu Xiangsheng, and they are almost sixty soon.But Hong Chengchou was not tired of guarding the Tianshan Mountains, and he led the troops to make people look good at every turn; while Sun Chuanting was even more active in writing letters, asking to use the remaining heat to continue to expand the territory for the Ming Dynasty, that is, to go to America.
Emperor Chongzhen knew that both of them were holding back.But since they are healthy and can eat well, let them be.
But there is a problem that still arises in front of Emperor Chongzhen, that is, the older generation of capable ministers are slowly getting older.Therefore, he subsequently promoted Zhang Pu to the cabinet.In addition, Song Yingxing is the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and is directly in charge of the Department of Agriculture; Chen Zilong is the Minister of the Ministry of Households and is directly in charge of the Agriculture Department...
All work is preparation for the future.
To go to the Americas, you need to mobilize enough warships and transport ships, and the troops must be in place. More importantly, the best time for the warm Pacific Current from Fusang Province to the Americas is in May and June every year; therefore, you need to wait until the next year to go out .
…………
Ceylon, the most important place in the Indian Ocean, blocks the shipping lanes from the Middle East to the Southeast Asia, and the island is rich in gemstones, the most famous being ruby, sapphire and cat's eye.In addition, Ceylon is also an important origin of black tea and cinnamon.
During the Age of Discovery, the Portuguese took a fancy to this place and concentrated most of their resources in the Indian Ocean to capture Ceylon.Of course, even so, they did not achieve what they wanted. In the end, they only established the stronghold of Colombo, controlled the coastal areas centered on it, and have been fighting with the Ceylon natives.
If you use a simple summary of the situation of the Portuguese in Colombo, it is that in this Ceylon, the natives attacked Colombo defensively, and the Portuguese won; while the Portuguese tried to expand and further control the offensive wars of the natives, the natives often surrounded and wiped out the Portuguese.
At the end of March 1638, the Portuguese launched another attack on the Kingdom of Kandy and suffered a heavy blow from the king's army.In May of the same year, the King of Kandy invited the Dutch fleet to station on the east coast. On May 5, the king's army cooperated with the Dutch navy in a joint operation and captured the Portuguese fort of Matgrebowa. Five days later, the two sides signed the "Kandy-Dutch Treaty", which was regarded as a brief ceasefire.
But this has nothing to do with the Dutch.The Netherlands began to gather preparations. Then after May 1639, the Dutch launched a sudden attack and successively captured important cities and fortresses such as Trincomalee, Migbwa, and Galle. They defeated the Portuguese miserably, but the Dutch Unwilling to return the conquered territory to the King of Kandy.
You know, the fact that the Dutch can achieve this record is actually supported by the natives of Kandy.And the Dutch don't give those territories, they obviously know what they want to do!
Therefore, in order to combat the ambitions of the Dutch, Rajsinghe II took the following decisive actions:
First, take the initiative to send troops to attack the Matal area occupied by the Dutch, and move all the cinnamon production families to Kandy.
Second, stop feeding the Dutch people and put them in a difficult situation;
Third, take the first step to recover the areas withdrawn by the Portuguese army and quickly establish royal rule.As a result, about half of the coastal areas controlled by the Portuguese were incorporated into the territory of the Kingdom of Kandy.
In this way, Ceylon fell into a relatively delicate relationship between the three forces.It can also be seen from this that neither party is a fuel-efficient lamp.
On this day, in November of the 24th year of Chongzhen, outside the city of Colombo, a group of Portuguese led their servants, carrying a lot of trophies on their shoulders and hands, and escorted thousands of indigenous people back to Colombo.
Along the way, the Portuguese or their servants could be seen everywhere scolding and whipping the natives, while they themselves laughed out loud at the embarrassment of the natives.
At this time, there were no large-scale wars, but it was common to send troops to plunder from time to time.Among the several forces, the most unlucky ones are the ordinary natives on the border of the Kingdom of Kandy, who can live in dire straits.
For them, it is definitely not the confidants of the nobles in the Kingdom of Kandy, no one cares about them.As for the Portuguese and the Dutch, they are colonists, do they still have to farm and fish by themselves?It must also be to rob the local aborigines.
Of course, these natives have fought against this situation, but they are scattered and are no match for any force.The result of the struggle was to be killed and tortured.Later, they became numb.
No, although they were whipped and driven away by the Portuguese and their servants, few people would be angry, they just walked dully.
Only a young and strong native named La Blaca had hatred in his eyes when he was whipped by the Portuguese servants.Although he hid it, he was eventually seen by the servant who beat him.
"Damn it, I'm not convinced, and I still want to keep beating!" The servant soldier was furious when he saw it, and he went down with a few whips, hitting Rabulaka's naked back with a lot of blood. A few bloodstains.
Rabulaka was suddenly furious, as if he wanted to fight it out, and when he turned his head and was about to go crazy and desperately, he suddenly saw something, and a look of shock appeared on his face.
The servant soldier was about to whip him again, but when he saw his face, he was curious and subconsciously turned his head to look. Suddenly, his face changed drastically.
Immediately afterwards, he jumped up like a monkey whose tail was stepped on, pointed at the sea and yelled loudly: "No, there is a fleet coming from the sea, no, there are many warships coming from the sea..."
As soon as he yelled, not only the Portuguese and the servants turned their heads and made a noise, but even the numb Ceylon natives also turned their heads. They were really surprised that there were too many voices.
"How many battleships are there, and they are all big ships, where did they come from?"
"He's coming towards Colombo, what should we do, should we run away?"
"Look, the city of Colombo already knows it, and they are sending out flags?"
"You are just a bunch of ignorant people. Did you see the flag hanging up there? It's the friendly army. Haha, the friendly army is here!"
"What kind of friendly army? All other Europeans are enemies. Could it be... from the Ming Empire?"
"It's not the flag of the Ming Empire, but the battleship, if you see it, is only owned by the Ming Empire!"
"..."
Rabraka saw that these people were nervous at first, and then reveled again. To be honest, he himself didn't feel anything except for being surprised by the huge fleet at the beginning.
Because he knew that for these natives, those who came from the sea were all robbers, and they all came to harm these suffering natives.
However, the arrival of the Ming Fleet also had a direct benefit to them, that is, whether it was the Portuguese or the servants, they were all excited, and they no longer scolded or whipped them.
With a "Bah" sound, Labulaka spat out in anger.This hatred is not only given to the Portuguese and the most hateful servant soldiers who harmed them, but also to the newcomers from the Ming Empire who are expected to harm them again!
Regardless of whether the natives like it or not, the Deming Fleet, with about 200 warships, slowly approached the port of Colombo.
One is that I can't get up at 06:30 in the morning. The other is that there are too many information to check. During the bottleneck period, the update will be slow. Please bear with me.
(End of this chapter)
"The emperor has decreed that the army will go out again. This time, we will take down another territory as big as our Ming Dynasty now!"
"This is too big, can the emperor still manage it?"
"Don't tell me, don't you know? All the sects and vassals, including those from the county king and above, will come to the capital. It is said that the conquest of those territories has something to do with them!"
"No, why did you hear that it is related to the Folangji people?"
"Who said that the remnants of the Jian captives fled there, and the Spaniards from Luzon also fled there, so the emperor ordered to pursue them. Do you think it's a joke that they will be punished even though they are far away? ?”
"..."
As time passed, vassal kings from all over the world appeared in the capital one after another, and the news became clear.
First, when a princess of the Flemish Kingdom marries a prince as a concubine, the dowry comes from two territories;
Second, the imperial court really wanted to cross the ocean to attack the place called America, and use it to entrust the Ming vassal kings who were willing to go there.It is said that the current prince was the first to respond to going to America to become a truly powerful vassal king.
Third, it is true to go out across the ocean to pursue and suppress the remnants of Jianlu, and it is also true to kill the Spaniards.
After these three big news, there are legends about America.
Not to mention the vast territory, there are also many mountains of gold and silver, and the Spaniards even shipped boats of gold, silver and jewelry to their country.There are also many special products that Ming Dynasty does not have. It is said that the emperor ordered that they must be brought back. They are definitely good things.
For a time, the people of the Ming Dynasty were all talking about America after dinner.
In the army, soldiers eager to make military merits called for battle one after another, wanting to make meritorious deeds.And today's princes, including various vassal princes who are unwilling to be resigned, such as the king of Tang, have begun to recruit troops and buy horses, preparing to go to new places to establish a country.
In short, Daming is even more lively than before.
Amidst all the excitement, some things are not noticed.
For example, Emperor Chongzhen decreed to transfer the main force of the Ming Southern Navy to the Little Western Ocean, which is the Indian Ocean, and renamed it the Western Ming Navy, with Zheng Chenggong as the commander.Zhang Huangyan was appointed as governor of Dongwu, and Yan Yingyuan, the former governor of Dongwu, was appointed governor of Dongwu and concurrently the governor of the western navy, with jurisdiction over Colombo and Mumbai, and the governor's office was located in Colombo.
Lu Xiangsheng was transferred back to the capital to serve as Minister of War. Of course, an additional title was inevitable.Yang Tinglin replaced Lu Xiangsheng and was transferred to Nanyang.In addition, Li Dingguo was transferred to Bombay as a general soldier.
Needless to say, Emperor Chongzhen did this in preparation for sending troops to the Middle East.The reason why Yan Yingyuan was appointed to be in charge was mainly because Lu Xiangsheng was old and had been fighting all over the country, so he should take a good rest.
Speaking of which, Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou are older than Lu Xiangsheng, and they are almost sixty soon.But Hong Chengchou was not tired of guarding the Tianshan Mountains, and he led the troops to make people look good at every turn; while Sun Chuanting was even more active in writing letters, asking to use the remaining heat to continue to expand the territory for the Ming Dynasty, that is, to go to America.
Emperor Chongzhen knew that both of them were holding back.But since they are healthy and can eat well, let them be.
But there is a problem that still arises in front of Emperor Chongzhen, that is, the older generation of capable ministers are slowly getting older.Therefore, he subsequently promoted Zhang Pu to the cabinet.In addition, Song Yingxing is the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and is directly in charge of the Department of Agriculture; Chen Zilong is the Minister of the Ministry of Households and is directly in charge of the Agriculture Department...
All work is preparation for the future.
To go to the Americas, you need to mobilize enough warships and transport ships, and the troops must be in place. More importantly, the best time for the warm Pacific Current from Fusang Province to the Americas is in May and June every year; therefore, you need to wait until the next year to go out .
…………
Ceylon, the most important place in the Indian Ocean, blocks the shipping lanes from the Middle East to the Southeast Asia, and the island is rich in gemstones, the most famous being ruby, sapphire and cat's eye.In addition, Ceylon is also an important origin of black tea and cinnamon.
During the Age of Discovery, the Portuguese took a fancy to this place and concentrated most of their resources in the Indian Ocean to capture Ceylon.Of course, even so, they did not achieve what they wanted. In the end, they only established the stronghold of Colombo, controlled the coastal areas centered on it, and have been fighting with the Ceylon natives.
If you use a simple summary of the situation of the Portuguese in Colombo, it is that in this Ceylon, the natives attacked Colombo defensively, and the Portuguese won; while the Portuguese tried to expand and further control the offensive wars of the natives, the natives often surrounded and wiped out the Portuguese.
At the end of March 1638, the Portuguese launched another attack on the Kingdom of Kandy and suffered a heavy blow from the king's army.In May of the same year, the King of Kandy invited the Dutch fleet to station on the east coast. On May 5, the king's army cooperated with the Dutch navy in a joint operation and captured the Portuguese fort of Matgrebowa. Five days later, the two sides signed the "Kandy-Dutch Treaty", which was regarded as a brief ceasefire.
But this has nothing to do with the Dutch.The Netherlands began to gather preparations. Then after May 1639, the Dutch launched a sudden attack and successively captured important cities and fortresses such as Trincomalee, Migbwa, and Galle. They defeated the Portuguese miserably, but the Dutch Unwilling to return the conquered territory to the King of Kandy.
You know, the fact that the Dutch can achieve this record is actually supported by the natives of Kandy.And the Dutch don't give those territories, they obviously know what they want to do!
Therefore, in order to combat the ambitions of the Dutch, Rajsinghe II took the following decisive actions:
First, take the initiative to send troops to attack the Matal area occupied by the Dutch, and move all the cinnamon production families to Kandy.
Second, stop feeding the Dutch people and put them in a difficult situation;
Third, take the first step to recover the areas withdrawn by the Portuguese army and quickly establish royal rule.As a result, about half of the coastal areas controlled by the Portuguese were incorporated into the territory of the Kingdom of Kandy.
In this way, Ceylon fell into a relatively delicate relationship between the three forces.It can also be seen from this that neither party is a fuel-efficient lamp.
On this day, in November of the 24th year of Chongzhen, outside the city of Colombo, a group of Portuguese led their servants, carrying a lot of trophies on their shoulders and hands, and escorted thousands of indigenous people back to Colombo.
Along the way, the Portuguese or their servants could be seen everywhere scolding and whipping the natives, while they themselves laughed out loud at the embarrassment of the natives.
At this time, there were no large-scale wars, but it was common to send troops to plunder from time to time.Among the several forces, the most unlucky ones are the ordinary natives on the border of the Kingdom of Kandy, who can live in dire straits.
For them, it is definitely not the confidants of the nobles in the Kingdom of Kandy, no one cares about them.As for the Portuguese and the Dutch, they are colonists, do they still have to farm and fish by themselves?It must also be to rob the local aborigines.
Of course, these natives have fought against this situation, but they are scattered and are no match for any force.The result of the struggle was to be killed and tortured.Later, they became numb.
No, although they were whipped and driven away by the Portuguese and their servants, few people would be angry, they just walked dully.
Only a young and strong native named La Blaca had hatred in his eyes when he was whipped by the Portuguese servants.Although he hid it, he was eventually seen by the servant who beat him.
"Damn it, I'm not convinced, and I still want to keep beating!" The servant soldier was furious when he saw it, and he went down with a few whips, hitting Rabulaka's naked back with a lot of blood. A few bloodstains.
Rabulaka was suddenly furious, as if he wanted to fight it out, and when he turned his head and was about to go crazy and desperately, he suddenly saw something, and a look of shock appeared on his face.
The servant soldier was about to whip him again, but when he saw his face, he was curious and subconsciously turned his head to look. Suddenly, his face changed drastically.
Immediately afterwards, he jumped up like a monkey whose tail was stepped on, pointed at the sea and yelled loudly: "No, there is a fleet coming from the sea, no, there are many warships coming from the sea..."
As soon as he yelled, not only the Portuguese and the servants turned their heads and made a noise, but even the numb Ceylon natives also turned their heads. They were really surprised that there were too many voices.
"How many battleships are there, and they are all big ships, where did they come from?"
"He's coming towards Colombo, what should we do, should we run away?"
"Look, the city of Colombo already knows it, and they are sending out flags?"
"You are just a bunch of ignorant people. Did you see the flag hanging up there? It's the friendly army. Haha, the friendly army is here!"
"What kind of friendly army? All other Europeans are enemies. Could it be... from the Ming Empire?"
"It's not the flag of the Ming Empire, but the battleship, if you see it, is only owned by the Ming Empire!"
"..."
Rabraka saw that these people were nervous at first, and then reveled again. To be honest, he himself didn't feel anything except for being surprised by the huge fleet at the beginning.
Because he knew that for these natives, those who came from the sea were all robbers, and they all came to harm these suffering natives.
However, the arrival of the Ming Fleet also had a direct benefit to them, that is, whether it was the Portuguese or the servants, they were all excited, and they no longer scolded or whipped them.
With a "Bah" sound, Labulaka spat out in anger.This hatred is not only given to the Portuguese and the most hateful servant soldiers who harmed them, but also to the newcomers from the Ming Empire who are expected to harm them again!
Regardless of whether the natives like it or not, the Deming Fleet, with about 200 warships, slowly approached the port of Colombo.
One is that I can't get up at 06:30 in the morning. The other is that there are too many information to check. During the bottleneck period, the update will be slow. Please bear with me.
(End of this chapter)
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