Daming One Piece

Chapter 226 Goalkeeper (Second update, please subscribe)
Right now we are facing a change unseen in a thousand years!

Just this sentence is enough to make Shi Yiwen look at Fang Kong Zhao differently!

His words seemed to have infected Shi Yiwen.But seeing him right now, he couldn't help clapping his palms in response and said:
"As expected of Fang Shuli, just let this sentence be passed on to the world and be warned by the world."

"There, my lord has praised you."

Fang Kongzhao smiled modestly.In fact, in his heart, he disdains the red barbarians like Holland and Portugal.In his opinion, those Hongyi lands are just tiny places.Its national strength cannot be compared with that of the Celestial Dynasty. Of course, even Beigang, except for its smaller population, is not necessarily inferior to the Netherlands and Portugal.Even in another ten or twenty years, with the continuous influx of immigrants, the population of Beigang may even reach tens of millions.

With a sufficient population, even Beigang is not comparable to small European countries.But even so, Fang Kongzhao still did not dare to underestimate the threat of the Netherlands and other countries. After all, they were able to fight all the way to a place so close to Kaitian Dynasty from thousands of miles away, and plundered a large number of colonies.Maybe they can't pose a threat to the Celestial Empire in a short period of time, but what about after decades or hundreds of years?Just like the Mongols and Jurchens back then.

"The threat from the Celestial Empire has turned from the north to the sea, my lord!"

If Fang Kongzhao and the others are still unaware of the threat of the West after learning so much about overseas, it would be an insult to the resourcefulness of the Chinese.

"The threat of the Celestial Dynasty does come from the sea! From the West!"

However, at this time, Shi Yiwen suddenly changed the topic:

"However, this kind of threat is the future. The reality is—our short-term goal is the South China Sea, which is to make the South China Sea a part of the Chinese Empire. The current fact is that the existence of those native and barbaric countries has seriously affected our interests. Affected the immigration of the Celestial Dynasty."

"But my lord..."

Before Fang Kongzhao could explain, Shi Yiwen interrupted the topic:

"Mr. Fang, do you know where the biggest threats to us are places like Mataram, Banten, Aceh, and Johor?"

"The lower official is stupid."

Fang Kongzhao really didn't see the threat from those native states.

"The biggest threat to us from those native states has never been their national strength. As far as their so-called soldiers are concerned, they are even vulnerable."

This is not Shi Yiwen bragging, just like Ma Dalan said, what does his army rely on to fight?Relying on the Ottoman mercenaries, they hired a small number of officers, gunners and cavalry from Turkey, Persia and other places, and then matched them with a large number of slave soldiers. It was by relying on those Turkish cavalry and gunners that Matalan actually took down half of Java.

Of course, this kind of mercenary method is the standard configuration of Tianfangjiao countries in this era, even the Mughal Empire, relying on recruiting Tianfangjiao mercenaries from Persia, Afghanistan and other places to maintain the occupation of India.

"But right now, like Mataram and other countries, their high-level executives may come from other places, but after all, they have ruled in Mataram, Aceh, Banten, and Johor for hundreds of years, and there are almost no free people there. Everyone is a slave! They are slaves of the local nobles! For hundreds of years, they have long been used to being ruled by those people and enslaved by those people. Once this habit is formed, it is absolutely difficult to change in a short period of time. of."

Stockholm Syndrome, perhaps this is also a group memory.

Shi Yiwen sneered.

"If we enter the local area, just like the Dutch, occupy some coastal areas, force Mataram's high-level officials to submit to us, turn them into mud Buddhas, and use them to maintain the rule. This method seems very safe, and it must be It is very effective, but don't forget that those former nobles will never be willing to be a display, they will do everything possible to gain power! They seem to cooperate with us, but in fact, with their existence, we It will never be possible to truly win over the hearts and minds of the people!"

In fact, in history, Mataram and other countries also did the same. After Mataram and other countries surrendered to the Netherlands, the former dignitaries became dismissed, and the dignitaries immediately changed their methods. To maintain their own power, they helped the colonists maintain their colonial rule while indirectly guaranteeing their own power, and they did not change all this even after independence.In the end, even in the so-called Malays, Java and other places, until the 21st century, there are still a large number of so-called "Datu" and other nobles. "Here, we also have lessons..."

Fang Kongzhao said.

"We have a local government presence..."

After thinking for a while, Fang Kongzhao frowned.

"With the existence of the government, even those so-called nobles can't affect the overall situation."

"It can't affect the overall situation, but they will become local dependencies. Once they become dependent, they will inevitably exist there for a long time as a privileged class, and they are also very clear that the fundamental reason for their existence is to help us rule the local area. Indigenous people, they will also try their best to prevent us from implementing direct rule, and even prevent local people from learning Mandarin, Chinese characters, and using Chinese surnames,"

Those native nobles are potential threats in the South China Sea. Since they are threats, they must be completely eliminated.

Of course, after the threat of removal is resolved, the system in the South China Sea will be further changed. For example, the slavery established by those people can also be improved, and the slaves will be liberated, as long as they can speak official language, know Chinese characters, and use Chinese characters. Surname, you can give them freedom!

In any case, the slave always longed to be free.Of course, right now this is just Shi Yiwen's plan, after all, it involves too many people and things.

"Scribe Fang, it is indeed a major change that has never been seen in ancient times, but how many people in power in the mainland have seen this change?"

Fang Kongzhao was taken aback by the sudden question, and then he frowned.

"At least not many people are aware of this change right now. After all, the national power of the Celestial Dynasty is enough for them to be proud of it."

Daming is open, but it is also conceited. The scholar-bureaucrats of Ming Dynasty will take the initiative to learn from the West, but they regard the West as a threat?
Absolutely not right now!

"Yes, the national power of the Celestial Dynasty is enough for them to be proud of themselves, but we can't. In the north we have the Great Wall and hundreds of thousands of troops to resist the invasion of the Tartars, but what about in the South China Sea? Who will stop the future invasion of the Red Barbarians."

Shi Yiwen asked back.

"If we want to stop Hongyi's invasion, we must turn the South China Sea into the South China Sea of ​​Ming Dynasty!"

(End of this chapter)