New Shun 1730

The world in the eyes of the soldiers is not big. The enemy in their eyes is just the Netherlands. They have heard of the world farther away, but it has nothing to do with them for the time being.

They also don't know that in fact, they may be sent to Ceylon and India to fight with soldiers from Indian princely states and British soldiers who have never met and have not oppressed them for the time being.

But it doesn't matter. It's well sung in the Ode to Emperor Frederick, [As long as we are allowed to rob, we will overthrow the whole world with you]. Dashun doesn't allow robbery much, but sustainable development has changed to confiscation of land and plantations for dividends.

Robbery is not the goal, the goal is money. As long as the money is in place, the effect can be achieved without robbery.

The soldiers are generally quite satisfied with the court's resettlement. Those specific policies and whether they can be implemented in the future will naturally have to wait and see. But now, their military morale has not been shaken at all because of their overnight submission to the court.

After roughly explaining the resettlement policy for the Guiyi Army, Liu Yu let the soldiers disperse first and go to rest.

Niu Er and other officers came over, greeted Li Xi and Liu Yu, and entered the Dutch office in the fortress as a temporary commander's tent.

"Your Highness, my Lord, I have already sent the remaining troops to wait for the Dutch on the way. As soon as I saw the imperial warships coming, I knew that the Dutch would withdraw. Batavia will be taken soon. Where are the imperial landing troops?"

Niu Er talked about his plan as if to seek credit. Although it was not consistent with Liu Yu's idea of ​​killing a chicken to scare the monkey, from a purely military perspective, Niu Er and others' approach was still quite worthy of praise.

Anyway, if Batavia could not be defeated, there was still Malacca to be fought for others to see.

"You have made a good plan and are very good at seizing opportunities. The Marines are still in Banga. They will board the ship later. We must first gain control of the sea before the Marines set off. Otherwise, drifting on the sea with the fleet will affect morale. I have sent someone to pass on the message. It is estimated that we can land near the city of Ba within three days."

"If you really intercept the Dutch army that is withdrawing, you can win the field battle, and the city of Ba will be captured in no time. You have done a good job, very good, very proactive, and can understand the intentions of the superiors. With more training in the future, I think you can stand on your own."

He really praised a few words, and the praise was what Niu Er wanted to hear. The most important thing was the last sentence "can stand on your own".

After the praise, Liu Yu said: "You are doing really well here. If the court had not moved a large number of Chinese to Ceylon, you would have been able to succeed in three to five years and sweep across Java."

When Niu Er and others heard this, they secretly glanced at Li Li next to them, thinking that the Whale Marquis said this, and he wanted us to make some things clear in front of outsiders.

From the perspective of the court, Li Li is a legitimate prince, a general in charge of the navy and military affairs, and he is not an outsider.

But from a personal perspective, Niu Er and others still subconsciously regard Li Li as an outsider. Thinking of this, they naturally feel that Liu Yu has something to say.

"The court has its own intentions in migrating to Ceylon. As for sweeping Java... the Whale Marquis just laughed. First of all, the Dutch have warships, so sweeping Java may not be so easy."

"Secondly, although Java is rich, this wealth is based on trade. If it is blocked and cannot trade, it can't eat spices and sappan wood."

"Only when your highness's navy comes, Java will be stable. Besides, even if we are in this state now, it is not because of the court's command and the mobilization of silver and money, otherwise we will be trapped in the mountains."

"Whoever has the navy, Java belongs to him. Whoever has the navy, Java has spices that can be exchanged for gold and silver, otherwise it is just a pile of spices that can only be used to pickle meat and fish."

"Besides... sweeping Java is even more difficult."

"There are not many Chinese, and because of religious factors, they are incompatible with outsiders. If we only oppose the Netherlands, many sultanates may agree with us. But after fighting the Netherlands, I am afraid that when "If you want to cooperate with the Dutch allies, you have to fight first."

"In the past, Zhang Yichao started an uprising on Shazhou, and the Guiyi Army was everywhere on Shazhou. Zhang Yichao was loyal and brave, but the Tubo was powerful, and there were many powerful countries around him, so he returned to the country. "

"Our ability is the imperial order of the court, and we know the words loyalty and righteousness. But even those who want to establish themselves as kings will find it difficult to gain a foothold in Nanyang without the support of the court."

"If you want to gain a foothold, you always need funds, so you will inevitably have to deal with Westerners in order to sell goods. Over time, if there is no naval protection and the lifeline of trade is in the hands of others, the only outcome is that they will be swallowed up by Westerners and asked to pay taxes. "

"In short, in short, without the support of the court, it is wishful thinking for the Chinese to establish a country in Nanyang. It is really difficult. "

He said so much, just from a very realistic and objective perspective, to make it clear that the possibility of independence in Nanyang is extremely small, or even non-existent.

As long as the imperial navy still exists, establishing oneself in Nanyang is about as difficult as rebellion in Tianjin, Shandong and other places: if one can really succeed, one can directly attack the capital and seize the throne; but if one does not have such ability, establishing oneself will not be stable at all.

There is no middle option of separatism in Tianjin, Shandong and other places for a long time.

Li Han also heard the implication of Niu Er's words and said with a smile: "You should be careful. Marquis Jing is just praising you. In the past, the discussion was like a hostage, wasn't it because the vassal towns had arisen in the Tang Dynasty and the central government was powerless? If not, why bother? During the time of Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing, there were always tens of thousands of troops in Anxi, and the Emperor of Tang was never worried. "

"Don't worry, you can't even think of the word "Niao Jin Gong Zang". You haven't even been awarded a title, so how can you think of "Niao Jin Gong Zang"?

"However, there must be rules before fighting, and the rules must be followed. The court's intention is to reorganize the rebel army and transfer it to Ceylon. As for the defense forces in Java and other places, they have to recruit troops from elsewhere. The court has its own plans, not that "I'm afraid that if you are entrenched here, the tree will have deep roots and will not be able to fall off in the future."

"As you said, as long as the imperial navy is still there, Nanyang will be very stable. You should also talk to the military about this matter and transfer them to Ceylon. They will return home in fine clothes in the future. You are not asking them to be cannon fodder. of."

"The Guiyi army are all good men, and they are familiar with the climate here and adapted to the training. They are excellent soldiers. It is not too late for the imperial court to cherish them."

In order to transfer the Rebel Army to Ceylon to prepare for the invasion of India, we must not only arrange the soldiers well, but also make it clear to the officers of the Rebel Army.

These people selected by the Privy Council are not idlers, and they have done really well in the past few years, and they are all useful talents.

Regarding the situation in Nanyang, the Privy Council has long discussed it, and Liu Yu also wrote to the emperor many times, making the situation in Nanyang very clear.

Nanyang feudalism is absolutely undesirable.

It can only be transformed into a military town, a military governorate, control a few important places, and implement trade control over Nanyang.

As long as the imperial navy is there and can control trade with Europe, Nanyang will be as stable as Mount Tai, and there will be no such thing as rebellion or self-reliance.

Nanyang cannot be feudalized, because Dashun is not qualified to be the celestial dynasty of Nanyang economically at this time.

Dashun is not a major consumer of spices. The prerequisite for becoming a new type of dynasty and deepening trade control is that the dynasty must be the largest market for the vassal.

Otherwise, the old vassal system would actually be difficult to maintain. At this time, the Celestial Dynasty can neither achieve the goal of leaving some goods alone, nor can the Celestial Dynasty market make you vassals rich.

The new vassal system is to deepen trade and become the largest consumer market in the system.

But Dashun is indeed unable to implement the new Celestial Dynasty system for the time being. It can only be a special transition period now.

Dashun is basically not the first importing country for various goods with high trade volume in Nanyang.

Once feudalism is established in Nanyang, the ideal is beautiful but the reality is cruel. The feudal countries in Nanyang will definitely get closer to the West, at least until Dashun becomes the largest consumer market in the world.

Ideally, Nanyang feudalism would expand its territory and expand China's living space.

In reality, Nanyang feudalism will be more pro-Western, more green, and more localized in order to stabilize local rule and obtain sufficient benefits.

Moreover, there is only one choice between feudalism and monopoly trade. If you are feudal and still engage in monopoly trade, isn't that encouraging feudal countries to rebel against the Chinese Empire?

A model that is not feudal but has military towns and protective guards can avoid various shortcomings, but it will still inherit a colonial system similar to that of the Netherlands with a different medicine.

The navy showed up at Malacca and completely drove the Western forces out of Southeast Asia.

Although Europe is still the largest consumer market for spices, because Dashun monopolizes shipping channels, small Southeast Asian countries can only choose to cooperate with Dashun.

Maintain a stronghold with a small number of troops to ensure the basic peace of Nanyang, maintain the stability of Nanyang through suzerain-vassal relations, slowly increase Dashun's population advantage over Nanyang through free immigration, and ensure the monopoly of the spice trade. This is the advisable route.

Once the route is determined, some so-called suspicions and worries will be meaningless.

After explaining the overall situation clearly, the more capable people are, the more they can be reused instead of being suspected. This is somewhat similar to the difference that Spain requires the governor not to bring his wife; while the governor and officials of the Dutch East India Company can bring their wives and children.

It's not that the Spaniards are narrow-minded and narrow-minded, but the reality is that they are forced to do so; it's not that the Dutch are open-minded, but the reality makes them need not be narrow-minded.

Put it in Dashun, it's almost the same. It's not that the emperor is broad-minded and a holy king, but because the real conditions are here. As long as we follow the military town trade route, we don't have to worry about the people here being self-reliant.

Niu Er's group of people must not only be reused, but together with the Guiyi Army, they must become an important military force after Dashun's expedition to Nanyang.

According to the arrangements of the Privy Council, Ceylon will form a field force of 5,000 people within a few years. This force does not participate in activities such as defending cities, defending fortresses, conquering small countries in Southeast Asia, suppressing bandits, etc.

Rather, it should serve as a well-trained field force that can intervene in the struggles between various military governors in India at any time, obtain the land and ports given by Indian military governors in India as soon as possible, and prepare for a full-scale battle for India with Britain in the future.

As a force with nearly two thousand people, the Guiyi Army could compete with the Dutch in field battles, and they were all people accustomed to the local hot climate. They were undoubtedly an excellent foundation for the field force that would camp in Ceylon.

Based on this small number of 2,000 people, it is not difficult to expand the number to 5,000 people after adding officers. As long as funds are in place and weapons are sufficient, preliminary combat effectiveness can be formed within a year.

And the local garrison troops in Nanyang occupied the original Dutch castles, stationed in Malacca, Batavia, Ambon, Sulawesi and other places, and took over the Dutch power. 5,000 people are enough.

These 5,000 people can be trained slowly. Liu Yu estimated that after this overkill, all countries will be stable within a few years. These garrisons can be recruited and trained slowly, there is no rush.

But the 5,000 field troops stationed in Ceylon are very urgent. There is not so much time for training and running-in, so expanding the Guiyi Army has become the best choice.

However, some personnel arrangements still need to follow some rules.

After Liu Yu finished talking about the expansion of the Guiyi Army, he told Niu Er: "If your plan succeeds and the Dutch army is defeated in the field, Your Highness and I will recommend you as the governor of Java. You are familiar with Java, so it is the most suitable. As for the Guiyi Army transferred to Ceylon, there are many people who can fight on the battlefield, but there are few who can train soldiers and preside over civil affairs in Bandung like you. Putting you there is a waste of talent."

"The Guiyi Army will be transferred to Ceylon for garrison, and the army will be expanded by 5,000, and it will still be called the Guiyi Army. Your Majesty will grant the military flag."