Dominate the Country

In front of the Nanjing Imperial Palace, Zhu Xun met his old superior Chen Jigong.

It feels like two years since we were apart!

Time seemed to have stopped on Chen Jigong, but it also passed twice as fast on Zhu Xun's face.

There is an obvious age difference between the two, but now Chen Jigong still looks like he is in his prime in his early twenties, while Zhu Xun, who has gone through ups and downs and stormy seas, has aged more than ten years and is already over 30 years old. Reaching the threshold of middle age.

When Zhu Xin was sailing from the north to Shanghai, Chen Jigong happened to be in Fujian to attend the second-phase dock construction ceremony of the Fuzhou Shipyard. He is now slowly fading out of the large system of China Trade Corporation and switching to shipbuilding.

Chen Jigong, who had been wandering for several years before his final position in life, finally gave up the trading company and chose shipbuilding. Because his eldest brother is in the securities market, they deliberately missed it. Even Chen Ming didn't care at all. Of course, the Second Overseas Exploration Bureau was always in his hands and did not remain in the Jiangnan trading system with Chen Jigong's escape.

Therefore, Zhu Xun is still considered his subordinate, and he is still the subordinate who made great contributions to Chen Jigong.

"I have met Your Majesty."

The two of them stepped into the palace gate in an orderly manner, and were led by the guards into a side hall of Qianqing Palace. Chen Ming was standing in the center of the hall, with a huge armillary sphere in front of him and an equally huge globe on the other side.

Throwing down his sleeves, he asked the two heroes to come forward and look at the frozen globe and the slowly rotating armillary sphere. The sea area from Honolulu to mainland China was clearly visible in the former.

"Honolulu, a good name, very suitable." It must be God's will. The name Zhu Xi gave to the Hawaiian Islands is the same as the name given to the Hawaiian Islands by the Chinese in the previous time and space. But the difference is that the name of this time and space will never be lost from the Hawaiian Islands again.

That bullshit Honolulu will be gone forever.

"Zhu Xun, the dimensions of this place are similar to those of Wanwan. Is there any difference in climate between the two?"

Zhu Xun also conducted measurements and positioning in Honolulu. From a dimensional perspective, the islands and the bay are on a parallel line. The straight line to the east is not the United States in later generations, but Mexico. But its location is really right in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

When direct flights appeared between China and the American continent, the importance of this place was unquestionable.

"Your Majesty, the temperature here is higher, the climate is clear and sunny all year round, and the climate is drier than that of Wanwan." To be honest, Zhu Xun felt that Honolulu was a more suitable place to live than Wanwan. Personally, at least, he prefers Honolulu's climate.

"How many local indigenous people are there?" Chen Ming's eyes unconsciously released murderous intent.

The land area of ​​the Hawaiian Islands he remembered was very small, less than half the size of the Gulf, and the year-round settlement population was also very small, only about one million people. Moreover, most of these people are foreigners. The local indigenous people did not suffer too much massacre during the colonization of Hawaii. It can be inferred from the population in the 21st century that the native Hawaiian population should be very small.

This was a question that suddenly occurred to him. Zhu Xun's previous report only mentioned Honolulu's sandalwood and fertile land, fur and fishery resources. Regarding the indigenous population, such an indigenous island with low civilization, Zhu Xun did not pay attention at all.

But now when we really talk about their population, recalling what he saw in Honolulu and imagining the islands there, Zhu Xin's face becomes a little ugly. "Your Majesty, there are probably as many as 100,000 or 200,000 natives there."

Below the Honolulu Islands, there is also a series of sporadic islands. This sparse archipelago continues southward, just in time to connect with the large fragmented island group in the sea east of Timor Island. The balance position of the latter is roughly equivalent to the northern part of Nanmingzhou, and has been roughly detected by the Second and Third Overseas Exploration Bureaus, because there are charts drawn by Europeans, and many of the islands above have been passed by Europeans.

To describe these small islands in one word, 'fertile land' is a must. The population is correspondingly large.

Chen Ming was startled. He summoned Chen Jigong and Zhu Xun today, mostly to praise them. Now it was just a few chats before getting to the main topic, and Zhu Xun actually released a big bomb. "One or two hundred thousand? Is that much?"

"Your Majesty, according to the statistics of the Second Bureau, the population of this generation of small islands is generally dense." Chen Jigong is certain of this fact. Although the number of 200,000 people in Honolulu surprised him, Chen Jigong is very aware of those in the Pacific. Of the island. It is true that those small islands are small, and it is true that many of them are uninhabited islands, but as long as there are people, there are a lot of people.

This unexpected situation messed up Chen Ming's mood. He had previously thought of sending troops to directly level Hawaii, but looking at it now, it was really, really bad.

Based on the current situation, the conservative shipping route between China and Honolulu already has a perfect route. Although the journey is a bit longer. But Chen Ming could guarantee that the warships would arrive in Honolulu intact, and for the ignorant natives there who had not even developed an iron civilization, as long as the army arrived, it would naturally become the absolute government.

If there were only ten or twenty thousand people in Hawaii, Chen Ming would just close his eyes and turn a blind eye. But there are 100,000 or 200,000 people in Hawaii, which really exceeds his psychological bottom line.

Zhu Fu's eyes were shining as he looked at the globe. If Chen Han could finally tear California off the big duck, plus the court's foothold in Xiangzhou [Alaska], the entire North Pacific could be considered China's inner lake.

Just thinking about this kind of thing makes my heart surge. If this is really realized, it would be so wonderful.

Chen Ming did not make a decision in a short time. He gave Zhu Fu a gold medal, and Chen Jigong also received a silver medal for his leadership. Then he awarded a lot of rewards to the two, especially Zhu Fu.

Zhu Fu's ears were buzzing and he didn't know how he followed Chen Jigong to receive the reward and then left the palace. He actually got a gold medal and was promoted two levels at the same time. His rank was equivalent to the director of the second bureau. This life was really worth it.

But at night, when he was lying in bed and daydreaming, a huge map appeared in his mind. When the land of Nanyang and Nanmingzhou was all dyed red, Xiangzhou and Alaska, California, Xingfu Bay, Honolulu, mainland China...

A huge circle appeared on the world map. The vast ocean was the inner lake of the empire. This scene was so wonderful that he was so excited that he couldn't help himself.

"Fuck. How could there be so many people?"

The emperor, who was also lying in bed with a beauty in his arms, was still thinking about the 200,000 people after the exercise. No matter how cold his heart was, he couldn't issue a massacre order against 200,000 people.

It seems that Hawaii can only be done slowly. Zhu Fu said that the native king of Hawaii was old and had a son, but at the same time, the nephew of the native king was also very powerful. Once the native king died of illness, it would be difficult for the two factions not to have disputes, which would be a good opportunity for China to intervene. Zhu Fu's other suggestion was to preach.

The Hawaiian indigenous civilization is backward, and the more backward the indigenous people are, the more devout they are in their beliefs. After Zhu Fu confirmed that the emperor did have ambitions for Honolulu, he proposed to quickly send Buddhist and Taoist masters to the Pacific Islands to preach and take the lead in advance. If the court really wants to manage Honolulu. Then a large area of ​​sea in the south of the Honolulu Islands cannot be left alone.

Because the people who discovered the island were not only their family, but also the damn guy Cook who was so lucky.

Even Chen Ming had to marvel at Captain Cook's good luck. What kind of dog shit luck is such a coincidence.

...

Luzon, Lingayen.

The sun has set, and the sky is dark red with a little dark gray. A young man in his twenties rode on a tall white horse, wearing a military uniform that was almost faded from washing and without rank shoulder straps, with a waist knife hanging around his waist and two double-barreled short guns.

In front and behind him, there were more than 20 cavalrymen, and behind them was a large army of 600 to 700 people. In order to save time, everyone was running towards Dagufan at a trot. Although there were only a few hundred people, the rumbling footsteps still echoed throughout the fields.

"Instructor, there is news in front. There are at least 500 natives besieging the church. I'm afraid the church won't be able to hold on for too long!" The one who rode up to report the news to the young man was Yan Kongtao, the fourth master of the Yan family, a large Chinese family in Lingayaan. But when facing the instructor who was seven or eight years younger than Yan Kongtao, Yan Kongtao's expression was full of solemnity.

These young people were all sergeants and grassroots officers who retired from the army. After following the Chinese in Lingayaan back to Luzon, they began to secretly communicate and contact every Chinese household.

The children of large families like Yan Kongtao are the backbone of the Chinese armed organization. The instructors rely on such "backbones" and these large and wealthy families with great influence among the Chinese to weave a big network and initially reorganize everyone.

The moment those Chinese chose to pick up the red book, their young and strong men spontaneously became part of the escort team.

The dozen horses in the team were all supported by the big families in Lingayen, forming a reconnaissance team to undertake the reconnaissance, pursuit and other combat tasks of the primary troops.

"Let your people prepare for battle!"

Yan Kongtao said: "Don't worry, sir, the reconnaissance team is ready for battle at any time!" Yan Kongtao's eyes flashed with excitement. After preparing for so long, he can finally "go to the battlefield".

The dispute between Chinese and natives in Luzon in the 18th century was far less intense than that in the 20th century, but the existence of the Spaniards was a stick of trouble. They were constantly instilling the negative influence of the Chinese into the natives. Although the dispute between Chinese and natives was not very intense, it was not absent. There was hatred and blood debt on both sides, which was the source of Yan Kongtao's excitement.

Especially among these aborigines who suddenly rose up, seven or eight out of ten were extremists on weekdays. They not only hated the Spaniards, but also were quite hostile to the Chinese.

In any place conquered and colonized by Westerners, the indigenous people could not work together and unite.

The same is true for the indigenous people of Luzon. They are divided and fighting among themselves, and are also divided into Westernized, Sinicized, and Cooked factions.

If the indigenous people in Lingayen Port who mixed with the Chinese and Spaniards were mostly Westernized, Sinicized, and Cooked, the latter being the natives who had frequent exchanges with the outside world, then the main part of these indigenous people who are rising now is the traditional indigenous people in the inland areas.

After the Spanish ruled Luzon, the uprisings of local tribes continued intermittently. Every three or four years, a relatively large-scale uprising would break out, but none of them succeeded. The uprisings accumulated blood debts and hatreds between the two sides, and also disintegrated the traditional power structure of the natives of Luzon, and the tribes were disrupted and dispersed.

This is also a major reason why Luzon became a secular country in later generations, while the nearby Malay and East India became non-secular countries.

The instructor nodded and did not doubt Yan Kongtao's words. The reconnaissance team under Yan Kongtao is the most combat-effective part of the Lingayen Chinese Guard. In a group of rabble, with only preliminary organizational ability, and only the backbone members of the team have received the most simplified military training, of course, the cavalry on horseback is more combat-effective. And these horsemen are all equipped with short guns.

They can not only detect the surrounding movements, but also be very powerful when attacking.

The instructor led Yan Kongtao's reconnaissance team and galloped all the way. Soon they arrived at Dagufan. At this time, he could already feel the breath of the natives.

The town was filled with black smoke, and the Spanish flag that could be seen at a glance in the past was buried in the flames. A large group of people fled to the fields outside the town, and the instructor on horseback could see clearly.

The largest building in the town, the church that many people hated, was surrounded by a violent crowd. The instructor couldn't see clearly whether the church was broken, he could only hear the shouts of the natives.

The instructor had a blank expression, "Yan Kongtao, you lead people to fire and disperse those mobs!"

Although the reconnaissance team had only twenty people, they each had a long gun, two double-barreled pistols, and three guns. The instructor was sure that even if the natives on the opposite side were many times more, they would not have seventy or eighty muskets.

The dense gunshots were loud outside the town, and shouts of killing rang out. The natives in the town immediately started a commotion, and soon their shouts also traveled through space and reached the instructor's ears.

The natives found the team outside the town, and seemed to see that the reconnaissance team was small, so they boldly rushed up, and then amid the gunfire, people fell to the ground from time to time among the running figures.

"These natives are not organized, and they all collapsed after we fired a few shots!" In fact, the sniper in the reconnaissance team killed a leader with a rifle, and then everyone was in chaos. Yan Kongtao took the opportunity to lead his men to launch a counterattack, and four or five hundred natives collapsed.

The instructor nodded. He didn't care about the casualties of these mobs, as long as his own people were not injured or killed. "What happened in the church? Are there any casualties?"

"The situation is not good. The gate has been opened. There are more than 30 people in the church, including several believers in the town. The rest are priests and nuns, and foreigners in the town!"

"The deaths are all tragic." Especially the women...

Yan Kongtao glanced at the instructor when he said this, "Only nine people were found alive, two nuns, two foreigners, one Chinese, one mixed-race, and three natives. The others are all dead!"

The instructor doesn't care whether people are dead or alive. He doesn't care about the priest's life. After a few days, the large army will land in Lingayen. If those foreigners don't die now, the army will also deal with them!

"Instructor." Yan Kongtao suddenly whispered, "One of the two living nuns is Han Chinese."

"Han Chinese? Nun?" The instructor's calm expression was broken. This is too weird, a Chinese nun?

"Those who forget their roots."

The instructor's face was not good. The fact that there were devout monotheistic Chinese men was enough to challenge the instructor's bottom line, and now here came a woman who didn't care about her ancestors.