"Dear envoy, the Gowa Kingdom has been defeated and the army has been disbanded. I only have 300 guards around me, and the Dutch have been monitoring me. I really don't dare to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, and I cannot join the Malacca Free and Independent Alliance. Please help me.
"I'm sorry." After reading Olney's letter, Sultan Hassanuddin told Guo Lin straightforwardly, which made him feel that the Sultan was a straightforward person. It is good to deal with straightforward people, as there is no need to talk in circles. p>
"Your Highness, you only need to secretly surrender to the Ming Dynasty and join the alliance. The Ming Dynasty will provide a large amount of material assistance to help you secretly rebuild the army of the Gowa Kingdom. After the Ming Dynasty's army lands on Sulawesi Island, they will suddenly launch an army to attack the Red Army.
Barbarians, restore the Gowa Kingdom." Guo Lin directly offered a price.
"Of course you can secretly surrender to the Ming Dynasty and join the Malacca Free and Independent Alliance. But you Ming people have a saying, 'Reject tigers through the front door, and let in wolves through the back door.' How can I be sure that after the Ming Dynasty enters Sulawesi, it will not be like
Are they enslaving us like the Dutch?" After Hasanuddin said this, he looked directly at Guo Lin with sharp eyes and observed his reaction.
Guo Lin smiled slightly, "You should know that our country has always been friendly to the vassal countries. Now that the Holy Emperor is in the court, benevolence and righteousness are spread all over the world. This is completely different from the Hongyi. Besides, do you really think that you will not obey the Hongyi?
Will you be annexed by the Hongyi? Apart from relying on the Ming Dynasty, you actually have no other choice."
"Well, it seems to make sense. Tell me, what does Ming Dynasty want?" Hasanuddin inquired about Guo Lin's request. He had dealt with many Western colonists and knew that no help would be in vain.
Guo Lin was not polite and mentioned directly: "After the Ming Dynasty helped Gowa recover its country, it hoped to get the northern part of Sulawesi. On land, the two sides were bounded by Toaaya to Ampibaku, and returned to the north.
The Ming Dynasty is bounded by Gowa in the south; the ocean is bounded by the Togian Islands, the Ming Dynasty is bounded by the Ming Dynasty in the north, and Gowa is bounded in the south.
The entire Sulawesi Island covers an area of 174,600 square kilometers. According to Guo Lin's classification, it is equivalent to dividing about 30,000 square kilometers of territory into the Ming Dynasty.
Hasanuddin frowned and said: "Is the Ming Dynasty's appetite too big? By dividing the boundaries in this way, our Gowa country will suffer too much."
"The loss is too big? Are you kidding, Your Highness? As far as I know, the rule of the Gowa Sultanate has always been only in the south and south-central Sulawesi. Although it expanded to the center and east during your reign, it has never
It has never really ruled the north and west. According to my division, the territory of Gowa State has not been reduced, but can be greatly expanded to the west. It is obviously a big advantage, so why lose?" Guo Lin's face darkened,
Suddenly I felt that this seemingly straightforward Sultan was actually not easy to get along with.
Hasanuddin’s face turned red.
There are seven major tribes in Sulawesi, namely the Toara, Toraja, Bugis (also known as Bugis), Makassar, Minahasa, Mori and Gorontal.
People. The Gowa Sultanate is a political power jointly formed by the Makassar, Bugis, and Gorontalo people in the south and south-central part. The core area is in the south and south-central part. After he succeeded the Sultan, he conquered Toraja in the east.
people, the Mori and the Toara people of the central forests.
However, the Minahasa people in the north and the Toala people in the west and north have never been conquered. Not long ago, it was these indigenous tribes in the north and west who united with the Dutch to capture Makassar, the capital of the Gowa Kingdom.
The reason why Hasanuddin shouted that he had suffered a loss was because he had always regarded the unification of the entire Sulawesi Island as his lifelong goal and was dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty's desire to occupy the northern part of Sulawesi Island; more importantly, this It is a negotiation skill. During the negotiation, the party who shouts that he has been deceived can often get more benefits. Unexpectedly, Guo Lin pointedly pointed out that he had never obtained the north and the west. With such a division, his territory not only did not decrease, but actually You can expand westward, not at a disadvantage, but at a great advantage. How can you not blush?
Any negotiation can go quickly if it is beneficial to both parties. Soon, the two sides reached an agreement: the Gowa Sultanate secretly surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and joined the Malacca Free and Independent Alliance; the Ming Dynasty protected the Gowa Sultanate from being invaded by other countries and Provide military equipment that can arm three thousand people.
After Fei Nu conveyed the news to the Qianqing Palace in Nanjing, the old emperor Longyan was delighted. Although he obtained Yaku Island from the Portuguese natives in East Timor, it was only an enclave and was difficult to supply. With the northern Sulawesi stronghold , which can greatly shorten the distance to Jaku Island. In the future, it will be much more convenient to attack Australia and New Zealand southward, or New Guinea and the Solomon Islands eastward.
As a man of great talent and strategy, he had long planned to advance southward. He ordered Annan Bo Yang Wu, Annan Governor Zha Rulong, Annan Admiral Feng Anping, Annan Navy Chief Ma Xuansheng, etc. to build a port at Wanli Shitang (Nansha Islands). In order to cross the sea and march south.
Unexpectedly, Yang Wushangshu said that although there are many islands in Wanli Shitang, they are all small islands. The largest Huangshan Machi (Taiping Island) and Tiezhi (Zhongye Island) are only small areas, and only a few small docks can be built. .Now that Zhenghe Island has been occupied by the Sulu Sultanate, I would like to ask if we can send troops to take the island back from the Sulu people.
This Zhenghe Island, called Palawan Island by the Sulu people, has a very large area and was originally the hometown of China. Kublai Khan once sent astronomer Guo Shoujing to measure the climate on this island, but unexpectedly it was occupied by the Sulu Kingdom.
If Emperor Guangwu were forty years younger, he might have sent troops to seize the island because of a fever in his forehead. However, he is old, and as an elder statesman, he must have a long-term vision. This Zhenghe Island has been occupied by the Sulu Kingdom for hundreds of years, and it can be regarded as It is an established fact that as a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, the Su? Kingdom has always been respectful to the Ming Dynasty. It attacks its own vassal without any reason. If it is spread, it will be disrespectful to the great country.
Therefore, the old emperor spared Sulu and did not agree to Yang Wu's request. He just asked him to garrison 30 troops each in Mazhi and Tiezhi in Huangshan and build two small docks first. Fortunately, from Annan Province to Sulawesi The island can be supplied from the two vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, Johor and Sulu, and the sea route is also smooth.
Emperor Guangwu was experienced in fighting and was well versed in the art of war. He secretly ordered Chen Ze to attack Malacca once the alliance army was well trained; he also ordered Yang Wu to send troops to capture Malacca once the Dutch's attention was drawn to it. In the northern part of Sulawesi, in addition to the Togian Islands that have been negotiated with the Gowa State, they also need to capture the Sula Islands and Bulu Island in the southeast of Sulawesi, so that they can be connected with Yaku Island. , forming a complete traffic line.
He is doing big things and feels that the geographical location of Gowa is very important. Making good use of it can be a sharp knife inserted into the hearts of the Dutch. Previously, Guo Lin promised to provide Gowa with equipment that can arm three thousand people, but he was too stingy.
After a while, with a stroke of a pen, the army was armed with 7,000 people.
Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind.
When the old emperor was preparing to conquer the Western Seas of the Ming Dynasty and later the Southeast Asia, an unexpected news came: the French army, with the permission of King Nare of the Siamese Ayutthaya Dynasty, stationed in Mangu and Moji. p>
