Lord of Ming Dynasty

Therefore, all business with the Portuguese has been completely cut off, and only people like Zheng Chenggong can do business with them. The Zheng family can't change the nature of pirates. Now Zheng Chenggong directly cut off the deal with the Portuguese in order to get more ships for Zhang Qiang's promise.

Now the Portuguese's largest trading partner is gone.

Their trade with the countries of the Southern Ming Dynasty is only smuggling, but how can such a trade satisfy a huge Portuguese in the age of navigation?

Although Zhu Yujian of Longwu had frictions with the Huaxia Army and had some small conflicts from time to time, everyone was fighting against the Qing Dynasty and resisting foreign aggression had some common language. The Longwu Dynasty can be said to be the only one, thanks to Zhang Qiang's repeated poaching and entrapment, which made the courtiers and officials of the Longwu Dynasty become as one.

Faced with the threat of annihilation over and over again, Long Wu and Baiguan woke up, and began to become united, with a hint of enlightenment and efficiency at the beginning of the founding of the country, and the army was fully equipped, and they did not dare to slack off in the slightest. .

The Portuguese had no trading partners and no business. Even if they had contacts with the Qing army, their business could not be provided by the Qing army.

For tea, we can’t provide it. The tea business is in Fujian, Zhejiang, Anhui, and Suzhou. The tea provided by these places accounts for more than half of the Portuguese tea trade. The tea business provided by other places may be able to make up for it. But where the distance is far away, and there are endless wars, Guangdong can also have business, but now Guangdong is occupied by Longwu Nanming, and the Chinese army has unified the caliber to block the trade of the Portuguese, and the Portuguese will be left behind.

The entire southeast coast is dominated by the Zheng family in the distance, and the navy of the Huaxia Army is patrolling and guarding the near shore. The Portuguese and all Thai and Western people have to detour off the coast of Baodao and the Pacific Ocean if they want to go to Japan or the territory of the Qing army. It can only be done on the ocean. The increase in the voyage of thousands of miles has increased the business cost of the Portuguese, and the business of the Portuguese has plummeted.

The entire three counties occupied by the Portuguese became chaotic. In Zhangzhou and Chaozhou, the Huaxia army blocked the river bank and did not allow a single sail to go to sea. There were also militia and garrison patrolling. For disobedience, whistleblowers will be rewarded, and the whole family of offenders will be killed. The blockade of the Portuguese can be said to be fundamental.

The Portuguese tried to use their giant cannons to pry open the Huaxia Army on the other side, but a squadron of the Fourth Fleet stationed nearby made the Portuguese's dozens of Clark ships and more than [-] armed merchant ships lose their temper.

Because there are dozens of Cantonese ships. Cantonese ships have rams, pointed bottoms, hard sails, and double decks where cannons can be placed. It is easy to place more than a dozen cannons on it.

The bottom cabin is a nine-pounder gun, and the upper deck is a six-pounder gun. In this era of sailing, such a firepower configuration is no less than that of the Portuguese armed merchant ships. There may be armed merchant ships with greater firepower than the Canton Ship. In terms of sex and combat performance, the Zhonghua Guangzhou Ship fighting in the coastal waters is no worse than the Portuguese armed merchant ships.

Even the Clark merchant ship is not as flexible and maneuverable as Guangzhou Shipyard, and even faster.

What is even more frightening is that the Huaxia Army also has Galen armed warships, more than 180 tons of Galen armed warships, and the Fourth Fleet has more than 100 ships. The warships that can sail long distances and return to their homeland are only small and have insufficient endurance, and are not as good as other ships in fighting wind and waves. However, there are also people who operate such warship-style sailboats to follow the large troops to Daming in the Far East.

Of course, the Fourth Fleet not only has Galen armed warships of this level, but also has a model of more than 350 tons, with 36 cannons, and [-]-pound cannons at the bow and stern. The human twelve-pound gun is powerful.

Thai and Westerners include Spaniards, Dutch, Portuguese, and British, which is the abbreviation of Ming Dynasty for Westerners.

The cannons of these countries have their own regulations, the quality levels are uneven, and the power of the cannons is different. However, the cannons of the Huaxia Army are all standard, and they all have a unified standard. They are lighter in weight, cannonballs hit farther, and are more powerful. One thing the Portuguese have to admit is that the artillery of the Huaxia Army is more accurate.

Compared with their [-]-pound guns, it is not bad. In terms of combat, even when shooting at each other, it is possible that the armed ships of the Huaxia Army equipped with [-]-pound guns, even the [-]-pound guns equipped on the slow Dafu ship can be used first. The Portuguese eighteen-pound gun hit the enemy ship first.

In such an encounter, Portugal was slapped in the face from the beginning of its attempt to provoke, and then slapped in the face, with heavy losses. The Fourth Fleet even rushed into the port, shelled several forts, and damaged a 24-pounder fort. With a slight injury, he withdrew safely, which surprised the Portuguese.

In the past, the superiority of the Westerners was gone, and the flags and drums stopped. Instead of provoking the Huaxia Army, block it, but for the Nanming Kingdom, which is much weaker than the Huaxia Army, Longwu Nanming is not so polite. Provocative, I was still a little jealous of them at first, and the Nanming Kingdom, who liked them, couldn't bear it. The opponents they faced, the Qing army was not under a lot of pressure. Wu finally freed his hands to deal with the Portuguese.

First, there was friction and fighting between the small armies of the two sides on the border.

These are some Xiangyong-level troops in the Southern Ming Army, fighting against the original Ming people organized by Portugal near Xiangshan and Haomen, and the patrols organized by Vietnamese, Malays, and Japanese wanderers who wandered in these places .

Of course, the Nanming army at the Xiangyong level couldn't beat these guys who were idle all day long and endangered society with force. Later, they were young and strong regiments from the Nanming county government in a nearby county.

Nanming felt that he was at a disadvantage, so he reported it, and then sent a newly formed Nanming army stationed there.

The Portuguese also felt that they were at a disadvantage, and mobilized more of these mercenaries. The leader was the original Nanming general who defected to the Portuguese. His ancestors were here as comprador merchants and had close contacts with the Portuguese. It’s pure, my father married a woman who didn’t know if it was a Portuguese or a western country, and gave birth to him. Later, he went to the Nanming army here to be a boss. After vicissitudes changed, the Nanming forces recovered He was no longer the general of the Nanming Dynasty, and he came back to join the Portuguese and became the local garrison officer of the Portuguese in the moat.

Now the two sides can fight.

What started out as a small friction between dozens of people developed into a small team of hundreds of people fighting each other, and you came and went, killing each other for several months.

Finally, the two sides couldn't bear it anymore. They kept gathering troops and kept fighting with small groups of troops. The battle between the two sides was imminent. The two sides didn't know why, but kept restraining. When Zhang Qiang intended to strengthen the anti-Qing forces, Long Wu finally couldn't bear it. Stopped, and sent Huang Binqing to lead the army, and must give the Portuguese a good look.

In fact, it’s not just that. The conflict between Longwu Nanming and the Portuguese lies in the fact that the place where the Portuguese are located is too prosperous. The officials of the Longwu court can’t stand it anymore. The income of the Wu court.

Guangdong was a very barren place in the Ming and Ming dynasties. It was not very profitable to develop, and the output was not much. Moreover, the people were brave, barbaric, and aggressive. Apart from fighting, not many people loved reading, loving the court, and rebelling. There are quite a few seedlings in Nanming. Nanming’s finances are not enough to make ends meet, and they have to suppress bandits with heavy troops. These bandits often go to the Portuguese’s place to hide. In order to turn a blind eye to the friction with the Portuguese, he wanted to develop in a larger direction.

Today's Nanming is not like the Qing people after 184o in the Qing Dynasty. They are respectful to foreigners. They are afraid and humble from the bottom of their hearts. What's more, the people in Guangdong who have always been ambitious, dare to dig your ancestral grave with a hoe They are not afraid of the Portuguese.

This kind of development is like an undercurrent hidden under the water, which becomes more and more turbulent, and finally emerges from the surface of the water, and the two sides started a real fire.

As soon as Huang Binqing came, he led people to slaughter several villages of the opponent in succession, and killed all the people of the original Nanming who supported the Portuguese. Those homeless people turned around and ran back to the moat to hide.

Then the Portuguese sent people to lead the army back to trouble Nanming, and the battle between the two sides began.

At this time, Su Guansheng led tens of thousands of troops and surrounded the trench gate. The two sides fought with swords, muskets and cannons.

It’s not lively.

The Nanming Kingdom received several support from Zhang Qiang's Huaxia Army, and the newly recruited 10,000+ troops have all undergone formal training.

The officials and generals of Nanming are not stupid. The land of Ming Dynasty has been beaten like this. The miracles of the Huaxia Army are like dazzling stars, hanging in the sky. Even if they cannot reach the glory of the Huaxia Army, they still know how to train the new army , How to use muskets, the use of firearms has penetrated into the bones of generals and soldiers of various forces in the south.

Techniques and tactics have been taught by the Huaxia Army several times. How to cooperate with cold weapons and hot weapons in combat, Nanming generals and Nanming scholars and officials will know after a little thought.

So the two sides hit it off.

Chapter 382 Fighting the Portuguese, I Support You

Both sides played hot.

After all, the Portuguese are a country that has used firearms for decades, and they have good tactics and tactics, and they have so many homeless people who came here to make a living through merchant ships from other countries in the past, as well as the support of Nanming merchants in Guangdong and their ties.

From the perspective of military strength, if you don't fight, you don't know. This fight will cause problems.

Although the Nanming Kingdom has more than 2 troops, it still experienced wars. After reorganizing a new army similar to the Huaxia Army model, they lacked intelligence support, or their intelligence support was slightly weaker.

Daming people are useless in this regard. They will not worry about what happens to a country, they will worry about their own livelihood, they will worry about their own wealth, and they will take reckless risks for their own survival. For example, they joined the camp of the Portuguese, Die for the Portuguese.

Because they depend on the Portuguese for their livelihood and do business with the Portuguese.

Getting rid of the Portuguese is good for the country, good for the nation, but bad for them.

As a result, the local gentry and businessmen wandered among various officials in Nanming, hoping not to continue the war.

Because it is a loss for them to fight for a day, and it is a huge loss for them to fight for a long time. Who will they do business with after defeating the Portuguese?

But now the Nanming Dynasty is united in one mind, there is no party struggle, no compromise, it is to regain Xiangshan and the moat, Xiangshan and the others have no ability. On the side of the Huaxia Army, Zhang Qiang was in Xiangshan to associate with the Portuguese. Doing business, just like later generations, leave a window leading to the outside, you can't just rely on Zheng Chenggong and others to do business, and you can't put all your eggs in one basket.

Now Zhang Qiang's Huaxia Army has more foreign trade caravans, and has opened up Nanming, Guangdong, Li Dingguo, and Yunnan. From Yunnan, they can go to Myanmar and Vietnam. Caravans on land can bring the same commercial benefits, and there are direct connections by sea. Japanese caravans, as well as trade with the Spaniards through the Ministry of Zheng Chenggong, can also go to Sichuan through Jiangxi, or do business with the Yongli court in nearby Huguang.

The Huaxia Army's trade sources are diversified, and the Portuguese are determined to support the Qing Army. Of course, Zhang Qiang wants to weaken the strength of the Qing Army, so he can't keep it like a chicken rib. Let Zhang Qiang always have a thorn in his heart, that is, his own Huaxia land. It was occupied by foreigners, and it was so humiliating to take it back. A small piece of Portugal, thousands of miles away, can actually own a deadly land on the majestic land of China. This is very uncomfortable for the traversers. There is a sense of mission that I want to take back, and I cannot let future generations suffer this humiliation again, which will deepen their sense of inferiority.

Facing the note from the Nanming Kingdom, Zhang Qiang replied, "We support you, fight, take back our territory, drive the Portuguese out, and wipe them out."

And Zhang Qiang generously supported a batch of muskets from the Nanming officials who came to ask for support, some of the remaining muskets captured by the Qing army, and the arquebus produced by the Huaxia army and stored in the warehouse in front of Jin Kai 1. This time these The inferior matchlock guns were exhausted at one time, and the Huaxia Army would never produce such matchlock guns again.

Even captured the matchlock guns, firecrackers, shotguns, and three-eyed blunderbusses of the Qing and Ming armies, and repeatedly supported Zheng Chenggong, the Lu army, the Longwu Nanming army, this time Li Dingguo's department, and the support of various anti-Qing rebels. During the operation, they also exhausted them together. From now on, the Huaxia Army will no longer have these backward firearms, even cold weapons, swords, guns, swords, and halberds.

These things were captured in a few battles, how many times they were sold, how many times they were supported, and finally they were all sold out this time, and these things do not need to consume resources or money. Apart from transportation and storage costs, they have earned money for the Huaxia Army. A lot of money, a lot of favors, and how many times the various forces in Nanming were cheated and did things that were beneficial to the development of the Huaxia Army.

Where do these things cost the warehouse management staff, money, and maintenance. This time, the benefit of the Huaxia Army is that they don't have to save these things at a loss.

Zhang Qiang's mood also improved.

And the system also jumped out at the right time and told Zhang Qiang, "Your relationship with Nanming has changed from being hostile to vigilant to becoming a friendly country. The other party is very grateful for your support."