Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 213 Naturalizing the World

However, this kind of incestuous marriage in Chen Youren's view is nothing new and normal for Tianfang believers like Firuzsha.

For Chen Youren's refusal, Firuzsha didn't take it seriously either. After all, according to Allah's teachings, three or four years old is really too young. What's the matter, you have to wait until you are nine years old.

"In this case, then I will put this matter aside for the time being, and we will discuss this matter when Princess Han is nine years old!" Firuzisha finally said.

"……it is good."

Chen Youren was extremely speechless when he heard this statement, and could only say this after holding back for a long time.

The Delhi Sultanate and the Han Empire in the East not only concluded an alliance, but also reached a close relationship of marriage.

This news was publicized by the Delhi Sultan, not only to let the subjects of the Delhi Sultanate celebrate it, but also to let the merchants in Persia, Khorasan and Bilu know.

The Delhi Sultanate has taken control of a new trade route to the east. Merchants who want to make money hurry up.

As long as these businessmen come to the Delhi Sultanate, they will inevitably pay business taxes here, and the Delhi Sultanate will become more prosperous and wealthy, and Firuz Shah, as the Sultan, will also build a stronger army.

News of the alliance between Chen Youliang's Han Kingdom and the Delhi Sultanate also spread to Bangladesh.

Duan Gong was even more surprised when he heard the news.

Originally, he only needed to defend the Delhi Sultanate in the west, but now he may have to allocate the few remaining troops to defend the east.

As time passed day by day, Duan Gong became extremely anxious and sent people to the beach to watch the sea almost every day, hoping that the reinforcements from the Ming court would arrive quickly.

The Ming reinforcements that Duan Gong thought about day and night had just arrived in Nanyang.

After the Ming Fleet led by Zhu Han wiped out the rebellion of the Annan Kingdom, Shen Changhe and others were left behind to form the Annan Protectorate for temporary management.

He himself led the Ming fleet to continue sailing south.

All the small Nanyang city-states along the way have already heard about the destruction of Annan by the Ming fleet in just three days.

You must know that An Nanguo is a powerful country known to everyone in Nanyang. Except for the Angkor Dynasty in the south, there is almost no country that can be compared with An Nanguo.

But such a mighty An Nan Kingdom, under the Ming army's attack, perished within three days.

The concept of invincibility in the world has become the truth in the minds of these small countries in Southeast Asia.

and so.

The market of the Ming Fleet led by Zhu Han was almost unimpeded.

Not only that, each small country is also scrambling to donate the most precious treasures in their own country, in order to win the favor of Ming Dynasty.

Everyone of them knew that if they offended the noble Prince of Ming, it would be easy to destroy their country.

Daming, Hongwu six years, late first month.

The Ming Fleet led by Zhu Han entered the territory of Nanyang Protectorate.

The city originally called Uka City has now been renamed Malacca.

When the fleet led by Zhu Han arrived, Ming Jingnan King Zhu Wenzheng was not in the city of Malacca. He was leading his own soldiers in the Spice Islands to wipe out the native tribes of Nanyang.

The investigation team of the Jingnan Palace of the Ming Dynasty discovered a large number of spice producing areas in the Spice Islands.

These spices that grow randomly on the South Sea islands can be sold for almost gold and silver as long as they are picked and dried.

As King Jingnan of the Ming Dynasty, although Zhu Wenzheng was a high-ranking and powerful prince, he was still burdened with heavy loans.

All the materials and weapons provided by the Ming court to these princes who were enfeoffed must be repaid in the future.

After Zhu Wenzheng got so many spice producing areas, he immediately saw the hope of paying off the loan from Fengfan in advance.

"Wenzheng, this kid, used to be an idler, but now he has a family and a business, and if he is given a loan of his head, he is more steadfast and willing to work than the old scalper in the field!"

As soon as Zhu Han entered Malacca, he heard about Zhu Wenzheng's hard work in starting a business recently, and he couldn't help but feel very proud.

All of this is from my own handwriting.

Zhu Wenzheng was so youthful when he was in Yingtian Mansion, but now that he has a family and a business and bears debts, he has become so down-to-earth and sensible.

Think about the community animals who got married and bought houses in later generations, compared with the current Zhu Wenzheng, it seems that there is no difference.

Zhu Wenzheng's concubine is already pregnant. As a descendant of the Chinese hero Wen Tianxiang, Jingnan Princess Wen's family has considerable power in Malacca. When Zhu Wenzheng is not around, she is the king of a country.

Zhu Han sent some of the accompanying military doctors to check on Princess Jingnan, the niece and daughter-in-law, to ensure that King Jingnan of the Ming Dynasty could safely give birth to an heir.

At the same time, Zhu Han used this time to inspect the inside and outside of Malacca.

It has to be said that Zhu Wenzheng, the eldest nephew, still has two brushes.

All the Ming army garrisons in Malacca are not only well-trained, but also have a high fighting spirit. They did not slack off because the indigenous enemies here in Nanyang are very backward.

Zhu Han ordered Lan Yu and Zhang Dingbian to land and repair outside the city of Malacca, while he himself took Chen Baodao and others to live in the city of Malacca.

Daming is heavily armed here, all Nanyang natives are not allowed to carry any weapons when entering the city, so the safety of the city is naturally very guaranteed.

Zhu Han took his guards and disguised himself as an ordinary businessman, wandering around the city of Malacca.

It has to be said that as a transit station for ocean trade, Malacca has unique advantages.

Not only are there countless products of Ming Dynasty, but also many other products that are hard to see in Ming Dynasty.

For example, one of the most famous landmarks in Malacca is the slave market in Malacca.

The use of slaves was prohibited in the Ming Dynasty, and all the immigrants were either foreign businessmen who could not settle down for a long time, or foreign women who served as slaves, so in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, there were almost no foreign male slaves.

But in the slave market in Malacca, the most commodities are all kinds of male slaves.

After all, the greatest use of slaves is to work, and work requires strength, so there is naturally a large market for male slaves.

"The climate here in Nanyang is bad, and many oarsmen have died. If you want to add, you really need to buy some in this slave market!"

Zhu Han looked at the bustling slave market and thought about it.

Although the main battleships of the Ming army fleet were all sailing warships, there were also some accompanying ships that used both sails and oars.

Although galleys are inferior to sailing warships in ocean voyages, galleys have their own unique advantages in offshore and windless areas.

The paddlers used by the galleys in the Ming fleet were all Japanese. The cabins of the galleys were very small, and they had to be equipped with enough wooden oars, so the distance between the paddlers was very narrow.

The short and strong Wa people have a unique advantage.

It's just that after these Japanese people entered Nanyang, they suffered from several diseases one after another, which led to the loss of a large number of oarsmen.

Zhu Han saw that there were many slave oarsmen for sale in the slave market in Malacca, so he couldn't help but want to add something from here.

only.

It was really late for Zhu Han and the others to come here today. Those strong enough and skilled oarsmen have already been bought by others. With a ferocious appearance, it is quite difficult to train.

Zhu Han inquired and knew that some new slaves would arrive in a few days later, so he threw down a few silver coins and set himself the best auction position in a few days.

The seller in this slave market is an aborigine from Nanyang. He saw that Zhu Han and other people were all dressed as Ming Han people, and they spoke fluent Ming Mandarin. They were accompanied by guards and translators, and they had already shown themselves. 12 respectful.

Now after getting Zhu Han's silver coin deposit, he is even more happy to smile.

"Honorable master, there will be a group of strong Persian slaves in a few days. They are all top fighters, and they will definitely not let you down!"

The rule of the Ming Dynasty here is at the absolute top of the pyramid, and all the soldiers and merchants of the original Ming Dynasty are higher than the local aboriginal nobles.

Therefore, when these Nanyang natives met the people of Ming Dynasty, no matter what the identity of the other party was, the Nanyang natives respected them as their masters.

After Zhu Han returned to the palace in Wuka City, he ordered someone to summarize all the orders recently issued by King Jingnan of the Ming Dynasty and show them to him for review.

Two days later.

Zhu Wenzheng, King Jingnan of the Ming Dynasty led his royal guards, and finally returned to the city victorious.

After this battle, Zhu Wenzheng almost wiped out all the tribes on Spice Island.

All the tribes that refuse to obey Daming's order will kill all men and women, burn everything in the tribe, and completely wipe the tribe from the land.

With such a strong wrist, all the tribes on the Spice Island became Ming's lackeys and slaves if they wanted to survive.

When Zhu Wenzheng returned to the city this time, he not only brought back the news of victory, but also brought back countless trophies, boats of spices, and countless exquisite animal skins, which only needed to be processed in the city of Malacca , it can be sold at a high price.

Moreover, this time the Spice Island was completely pacified, and a large number of indigenous tribes became slaves of the Jingnan Palace. In the future, whether it was growing food or collecting spices, they would benefit Zhu Wenzheng endlessly.

After Zhu Wenzheng learned of Zhu Han's arrival, he was naturally overjoyed.

Even his own concubine didn't bother to take a look, so she couldn't wait to come to greet Zhu Han.

no way.

Although Zhu Han is only one year older than him, he is still a genuine uncle, and filial piety is a must.

"My nephew greets my uncle!"

Zhu Wenzheng said with a smile when he saw Zhu Han.

"My family, don't talk about etiquette." There are no outsiders here, and Zhu Han is lazily talking about reasoning with Zhu Wenzheng in this place.

"Uncle, this time the Spice Island was completely taken down by me. Didn't you say that if rice is planted on this island, it will be as good as Suzhou and Hangzhou!"

Zhu Wenzheng couldn't wait to show Zhu Han his achievements.

"These natives are very backward. It is easy to defeat them, but the difficulty lies in other places." Zhu Han said lightly.

"Uncle, are you worried that they are barbaric and uncivilized?" Zhu Wenzheng said right away.

The rule that Zhu Wen is implementing here basically learns from the strategy of the Ming Dynasty to govern the local chieftains, and implements the policy of wooing and suppressing.

But these strategies, in Zhu Han's view, are too benevolent.

The production level of the Nanyang aborigines here is extremely backward. If they use the Nanyang aborigines to cultivate the land, I am afraid that there will not be much harvest at all. They often sprinkle a piece of seeds or seedlings on the ground, and then go back to sleep. Therefore, Zhu Han's strategy is Let Zhu Wen is implementing a real colonial bloody rule here.

"Important commercial cities such as Malacca City can implement my Ming Dynasty's benevolent government, so that those indigenous leaders and businessmen can be gradually Sinicized."

"And in wild places like the Spice Island, it is necessary to implement a completely different strategy!" Zhu Han said.

"A different strategy? What does that mean?"

Zhu Wenzheng is still a fledgling young man, and he is not able to use these bloody colonial methods with ease.

Naturally, Zhu Han wanted to teach his eldest nephew a lesson.

"The natives on the Spice Island are lazy and stupid. Most of them are in a tribal state. I don't know how much time it will take to teach them to be qualified farmers."

"So it's better to use some means to completely wipe out these natives, leaving those useful children and women, and killing all other uncontrollable men."

"In this way, the indigenous people on the Spice Islands can be replaced by more qualified farmers."

Zhu Han's words surprised Zhu Wenzheng.

Zhu Wenzheng always felt that dealing with those Nanyang aborigines was a thunderbolt, but compared with his uncle, he was completely fledgling literati style.

"But if that's the case, if all the natives are dead, who will we ask to work for us?" Zhu Wenzheng couldn't help asking.

"This is not easy. Didn't I just say, change the strategy! Naturally, replace these Nanyang natives with other races!"

Zhu Han said very calmly.

"Who are there to replace?"

This is where the key problem lies.

Although the land here in Nanyang is fertile, the temperature is really high. Ordinary people can't bear the hot and humid weather here.

"The first choice is of course the people of my Ming Dynasty. The people of Ming Dynasty are hard-working and can cultivate the land well here in Nanyang, and they can take up weapons to defend the safety of this place at any time."

"It's just that although the population of Ming Dynasty is growing rapidly, it is not easy to recruit enough people to Nanyang in a short period of time."

The recuperation strategy adopted by the Ming Dynasty led to a rapid increase in the population of the common people, but most of the increased population was newborns such as infants and young children, and the labor force for young and middle-aged people was still lacking everywhere.

It is necessary to turn these newly-increased young population into a practical labor force.

At least ten more years to wait.

And more than ten years, obviously, is not something Zhu Wenzheng can wait for.

"The people of Ming Dynasty are the best choice. We really can't recruit enough people. We can choose other naturalized people." Zhu Han then said his own method.

"What is a naturalized person?"

Zhu Wenzheng has been confused by his uncle.

Some even wondered if they were not well-informed.

"You can send people to Goryeo, Ryukyu, Wa, and other places to recruit some honest and obedient people. As long as they are willing to come to Nanyang to settle here and change to the customs of my Ming Dynasty, then designate a piece of land for them and let them go to open up wasteland and cultivate. , after only one generation, these people who are not much different from the people of the Central Plains can be naturalized as citizens of the Ming Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)