Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 807 Takeover of Colombo

But before people saw it, someone sniffed fiercely, and the stomach of "Gulu Gulu" growled louder.

They were all very surprised. There seemed to be the aroma of rice. What was going on?

While thinking about it, a figure appeared at the entrance.It was two or two Ming soldiers who carried the vats one by one, and stopped at the entrance. The vats on the ground were steaming, and the aroma of rice came from here.

Immediately, the eyes of all the indigenous prisoners were fixed on the vat, and they couldn't move away.

At least ten barrels of rice were placed at the entrance, and the soldiers of the Ming army stood behind the rice barrels holding steel knives.

Li Dingguo walked slowly into the prison. There was already an interpreter beside him, but he didn't speak immediately, but just glanced at the aboriginal prisoners on both sides.

And after these aboriginal prisoners appeared in Li Dingguo, they knew that he was the biggest official, and how they would be treated depended on this official.Although from some signs, it seems that these people treat them better than the Portuguese and their servants.

The appearance of those rice is proof.But after all, it didn't happen, so they all looked at the high official with anxiety.Don’t know what stringent conditions must be met in order to have food?

After Li Dingguo walked to the end, he began to walk forward slowly, but at this time, he said solemnly: "Take turns out of the cell, one person at a time, each with a spoonful of rice, no fighting, no commotion, no eating too much, Offenders will be killed!"

The translator heard it and quickly translated the words, and said it three times in a row to ensure that every indigenous prisoner could hear it.

After hearing this and confirming that they would have something to eat right away, the indigenous prisoners immediately became commotion.However, they came to their senses later. The high official said that there should be no commotion, otherwise they would be killed. Suddenly, they did not dare and had to hold it in.But their expressions were very excited.

After Li Dingguo walked back to the entrance, he waved his hand and a Ming Army soldier stepped forward to open a cell and then returned to the entrance.

The soldiers of the Ming army all took a few steps back, leaving the barrels in front of them.There are two wooden barrels in a row. On the front wooden barrel, there is a spoon for each. One spoon can scoop up a rice ball the size of an adult's fist.

Seeing that the Ming army gave up the place, but they were waiting in full force, as if they would kill people if they disagreed, the aborigines in the cell who opened the door hesitated for a while and looked at each other. The natives on the outside came out timidly, staring at the Ming army soldiers, and slowly walked to the barrel.

Everyone else was staring at his every move. In the entire dungeon, at this moment, it seemed that even the sound of breathing stopped.

Or he couldn't bear the smell of rice, and when he got close to the wooden barrel, the prisoner suddenly quickened his pace, and instead of looking at the soldiers of the Ming army, he immediately reached out to hold the spoon and dug a rice ball vigorously.Only at this time did he look up at the soldiers of the Ming army. After hesitating for a while, he reluctantly put down the spoon, and left quickly, regardless of whether the rice ball was hot or not.

During this process, the soldiers of the Ming army remained silent.This reassures the other natives. It seems that it is as simple as having food, and nothing else will happen.

As a result, the natives in the cell couldn't help but want to rush out.But the door of the cell is so big, it is impossible to crowd out a few at a time, but this movement is not small.

"Hmm!" At this moment, a cold snort sounded in the dungeon where no one spoke, the voice was still a bit loud.

Hearing this voice, the natives who made a small noise suddenly froze.When they heard the sound and looked around, they saw that the high official of the Ming army was staring at them, and the momentum of scrambling suddenly disappeared.

Afterwards, these natives started queuing up to receive the rice balls one by one. Among them, no one dared to try the sharpness of the Ming army's knives.After all, the Portuguese taught them a truth long ago: their lives are worthless!
A rice ball is actually not much. Even a child would definitely not be full.On the contrary, some people feel hungrier after eating this rice ball.So, they all stared at the barrel, wondering if there would be any rice left?Can I eat another ball of rice?
After everyone finished collecting, there was still about one and a half buckets of rice left over.Everyone's eyes couldn't help looking at the rice, and then at the high official, wondering how the leftover rice would be distributed?

In the eyes of most of them, it is uncertain that the large amount of rice will be distributed to the young and strong in the dungeon.After all, for these people, young and strong should be the most useful.

But who knows, after Li Dingguo looked at the rice, he said: "Old and weak women and children can receive a spoonful of rice again, the rules remain the same!"

As soon as this sentence was translated, it was beyond everyone's expectations.Many young men began to chatter in a hurry, and for a while, there was a "buzzing" sound in the dungeon, which was very noisy.

When a Ming army soldier saw this, he knocked the iron fence next to him with the back of his sword, making a "bang" sound, and shouted at the same time: "Quiet!"

The sound of the back of the knife hitting the iron fence was very sharp. Even if the natives didn't know what the soldiers of the Ming army said, they could probably guess what it meant. Therefore, the dungeon fell silent.

"What are they arguing about?" Li Dingguo looked at the translator and asked coldly.

When the translator heard this, he quickly replied: "Most of them are saying that they are powerful and can help our Ming Dynasty, and they also want to take another spoonful."

After hearing this, Li Dingguo turned his head and looked around at the people in the cell.

When the young men in the cell saw it, they tried their best to show their strength, but they didn't dare to make a sound, and there were some silent commotions.

After Li Dingguo glanced around, he shouted in a cold voice: "My Daming has a tradition of respecting the old and loving the young since ancient times, and I hope you will do the same."

After hearing the words relayed by the translator, most of the natives showed surprised expressions.This reason made them forget that they were in a cage, and remembered the time when there were no foreign enemies in the village.

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After a long time, Li Dingguo returned to the ground with his personal guards.Until this time, his personal guards were puzzled and asked Li Dingguo, "Marshal, why are you treating them so well?"

You know, for the sake of those people in the dungeon, the commander-in-chief did not hesitate to take a tough attitude towards Frangji, and the relationship became very tense.

When Li Dingguo heard this, he stopped, turned his head to look at him, and said seriously: "The emperor has ordered that Ceylon will be the territory of Ming Dynasty from now on, instead of treating it as a colony like Frangji!"

"Oh!" After hearing this, the guard replied in a half-understanding manner.Since it was the emperor's confession, it is absolutely correct.

Seeing his appearance, Li Dingguo didn't explain further.

So far, only the generals and above know the emperor's will.The emperor has explained that it is impossible to treat this place as a colony for a long time.Only by truly occupying this place and assimilating them, will they belong to Daming forever.

It is also for this reason that Emperor Chongzhen also gave instructions on how to occupy Ceylon, rather than end up in the quagmire of Ceylon like the Portuguese.

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At this time, in the Governor's Mansion in the city, Johnson watched the drunk and unconscious Phillips wipe off his sweat, thinking in his heart that it was because he was drunk that he sent the complainant away.

The commander-in-chief of the Ming army is also true, the natives in the dungeon, no matter what they do, they insist on forcibly opening the warehouse to give them food!
Fortunately, the handover will be completed in one day, otherwise, what will happen?Although thinking so, Johnson was still very worried.

Since the Ming army marched into Colombo, there has been a lot of friction between the two armies.

In the end, though, Johnson was overthinking.Phillips didn't wake up until the next afternoon, and he wasn't quite sober.And more and more Ming troops were transferred into the city. The strength of the Ming army also made the Portuguese and their servants understand that they should not be provoked. Therefore, in the end, it was safe and sound until the third morning.

Before boarding the ship, Phillips thought that if he wanted to leave Colombo, he would not have to fight with the natives and the Dutch, and he would not want so many servants, so he said to Yan Yingyuan: "It is not easy for your army to gain a foothold here. It is not as good as mine." How about leaving the servant army to you?"

In this way, he can reduce a lot of expenses.

However, Yan Yingyuan just smiled lightly and declined the proposal.

When Phillips was rejected, he couldn't help feeling annoyed again in his heart: "Okay, let you do it, let's see when you can capture Ceylon!"I'll just wait and see, isn't your arrow god amazing?There are mountains and mountains, even if you have a large number of people, let's see what you can do to win those natives!

That's it, although on the surface the handover was completed amicably and he patted his ass and left, but in fact, it can be said that the Portuguese left in a full stomach.

However, Yan Yingyuan doesn't care about all this!
As soon as the Portuguese left, the Ming army officially took over Colombo. All the Ming army officers and soldiers who had been sleeping on the ship began to disembark and reorganize Colombo's defense.

Generally speaking, when the Ming army first arrived, how to get involved in Ceylon is definitely a big problem.You must know that Dongwu was originally the Xuanweisi of Daming. Even later, there were many tribes in Dongwu that originally belonged to Ming, such as Mu Bang, Meng Yang, etc. Even those who were not originally belonged to Daming. It is also very understanding.

When the emperor personally conquered Dongwu, he made full use of these tribes who were close to the Ming Dynasty and used all conditions to form a decisive battle situation in Ava and solve most of Dongwu's problems in one fell swoop.

But now in Ceylon, everything is strange.

But at this time, Yan Yingyuan and others did not panic at all, because as Li Dingguo said, the emperor had already given a strategic countermeasure.

(End of this chapter)