In the cabin of the Black Swan, His Royal Highness Alabama, the king of the Kingdom of Dora, was sitting uneasily on a grand master's chair. What happened last night was really shocking. He was sleeping soundly when suddenly a group of robbers rushed into the palace and killed him.
The guards were killed and the concubine and the prince were captured alive. The guards rushed out desperately to save themselves, but they encountered a group of equally strange-looking troops. They rescued themselves but imprisoned them on the ship all night without asking any questions. Who are these people?
His Royal Highness, Alabama, can actually guess a little bit about his identity. In the whole of Nanyang, who else besides the people from Song Dynasty can speak Chinese and hold weird and sharp weapons?
The cabin door opened, and a young man wearing a white dragon robe walked in and said to Alabama: "Your Highness is frightened."
The royal families of various Southeast Asian countries are proud to be able to speak Chinese, and Alabama is no exception. Moreover, his Chinese also has an authentic New Bianjing accent, which to Liu Ziguang sounds more like a mutated Henan dialect.
"I'm very good, may I ask who you are?"
"I am Liu Ziguang, the first-class Marquis Shaobao, the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, and also the Protector of the Song Dynasty. Your Highness must have heard about it, right?" Liu Ziguang said politely.
"It turns out he is the lord of Shangguo. Xiao Wang is very frightened. Thank you for saving your life." Alabama quickly stood up and knelt down to kowtow to Liu Ziguang. Although he was a king, this small kingdom was worse than the magistrate of the Ming Dynasty.
Rather, when you see a high-ranking official from the Celestial Kingdom, you will naturally have to pay homage to him."
"No courtesy." Liu Ziguang motioned for Alabama to sit back in his chair, but this honest and arrogant king did not dare to sit upright in front of Liu Ziguang. He only wanted to stand and obey. Liu Ziguang did not force him and continued: "What happened last night?
I also saw that a group of international armed gangs have arrived in the Kingdom of Majiadora. They are gangsters who have been around for many years. Each of them has dozens of murders in their hands. I came to Majiadora just to chase them. Last night
Although the battle was won, their muscles and bones were not injured, so the battle will continue, which requires your cooperation."
Alabama said: "If you have any orders, please just ask. Xiao Wang will do his best. However, Xiao Wang's army has been defeated, and only a dozen loyal guards are left. Three thousand citizens can only recruit a few hundred people as soldiers."
That’s it, they are all untrained fishermen, and they are really full of ambition but not strong enough.”
Liu Ziguang said: "The Celestial Empire has many soldiers and generals, so naturally you don't need to send troops. All you need is a legal identity. The neighboring countries of the province say that we will seize your land."
Alabama said: "This is easy. Xiao Wang will write an edict right now, explaining that the army of tomorrow is here to protect us, Majiadora. Xiao Wang will also send letters to his relatives in Malaya and Sumatra to inform them."
Liu Ziguang nodded with satisfaction, thinking that this little king was still on his way, and talking to smart people would save energy. He originally planned to kill him and throw him into the sea if he didn't cooperate, and then frame him for the Tiger Mercenary Group, but now it seems that he has not.
This is necessary.
What Liu Ziguang doesn't know is that His Highness Alabama is an obsessed sinologist and is extremely yearning for Chinese civilization. Rather than being the king of Majiadora and governing these more than 3,000 people, he would rather be a romantic in the Ming Dynasty or the Song Dynasty.
A happy reader.
His Royal Highness Alabama personally wrote a notice to calm the people, to the effect that the Chinese army is the protector and can use any resources of the Majidara Kingdom. The people must provide as much help as they can. The notice was written in Malay characters. Finally
The king's jade seal was also used. After that, several of the king's personal guards were sent to post it in villages where citizens lived, escorted by soldiers.
Temasek is an island with a big nose. The notice issued by His Highness Alabama spread quickly throughout the island. After hearing the news, the Western business groups on the dock came to visit. They were surprised to see the palace destroyed by gunfire and asked for help.
He met the king and learned the truth, but Alabama was protected and he could not meet anyone at will. So the two parties clashed, and they almost started fighting. When Liu Ziguang saw the situation on the shore, he hurriedly boarded a small boat to mediate.
"Excuse me, why do you send troops to invade a peaceful country? On behalf of all the businessmen in Singapore Port, I protest against your banditry." A middle-aged man said angrily to Liu Ziguang in English. This man was gorgeously dressed and elegant.
Extraordinary, the long sword hilt on his waist is embedded with gems, and he looks like a leading character at first glance.
"What's your name? How dare you stand and talk to me?" Liu Ziguang asked after listening to Tongshi's translation.
"I am the servant of Her Majesty Elizabeth of the Tudor Dynasty, Sir John Hawkins. Like you, I am also a nobleman and have no reason to kneel to you." Sir Hawkins said proudly.
"How outrageous! Huawai foreign countries don't know etiquette. Can the first-class marquis of the Chinese Empire be comparable to the knights of your foreign countries?" Before Liu Ziguang showed his power, the guards behind him became angry and ordered two students to step forward and push Hawkins down.
Falling to the ground, Hawkins certainly would not give in easily. He took a step back and drew his sword and said loudly: "Your Excellency, if you must insult an English knight, I demand a duel with you." The businessmen also drew their sidearms.
, stood behind Hawkins.
"Don't be embarrassed. You have an East End accent, you're a knight, and you're pretty much a gangster. You grew up picking up coal cores, right? You've sold a few ships of Kunlun slaves to make some foreign money and you don't know what your last name is. Are you worthy of a duel with me?"
I now officially inform you that Temasek Island, which is what you call Singapore, has been taken over by our Ming Dynasty Navy. With the notice of His Highness Alabama, you can choose to leave or fight, that's it."
After Liu Ziguang finished speaking, he motioned for the general to pass on what he had said. The general was a guest appearance, and his position was as a doctor in the army. This young man had studied surgical skills with Dr. Jack Jones for one and a half years, and had acquired an Oxford-accented English. He was a standard aristocratic.
The accent made the upstart Sir Hawkins blush.
"I remind you, your Excellency, this is not the Ming Dynasty, and your domineering behavior will definitely be punished by God." Sir Hawkins finally did not get angry in the face of the dark guns of the students. He just said a harsh word and led the gang
The half-merchant, half-pirate guy is gone.
"Commander, these foreigners have no good intentions. It's clear they are here to stir up trouble," Anthony said.
"I knew, if I guessed correctly, that the Tiger Mercenary Group last night had a great connection with them. Guangzhou Prefecture once discovered the remnants of more than ten Zuo Menggeng's troops. According to their account, all those who escaped were required to do so.
Went to Guangzhou to meet up, but it was already too late when they arrived. Zuo Menggeng and Ning Wang didn’t know where they went. The closest to Guangzhou are Hong Kong and Macau, where the British and Portuguese live respectively. The Portuguese live in small households.
They didn’t dare to do such a big business, and they dared to take in thousands of Zuo Menggeng’s remnants, and the only ones who brought the mercenary group to Nanyang City were the British. They made a good calculation, and they didn’t have to come forward to seize Temasek, so as not to offend the surrounding locals.
Bang, you happened to meet me, Temasek is my bride price, no one can take it away." Liu Ziguang said, his analysis was clear and logical, and Anthony and others couldn't help but nod.
In the office of Sir Stamford Raffles at Singapore Pier, there is a portrait of Queen Elizabeth hanging on the wall behind him. There are inkwells and quills on the large mahogany table, a gold penholder, an ivory paperweight, and a flint.
Fire gun.
"The Ming army relies on this thing to be victorious in every battle." Zuo Menggeng introduced it to several British gentlemen. Prince Ning also nodded: "Yes, if they didn't have this strange and cunning thing, I, the king, would
He has become the Ming Emperor."
Several British gentlemen picked up the muskets with gloomy expressions and studied them. After all, they still couldn't figure out how to shoot them. They just admired the advanced metal craftsmanship of the Ming Dynasty.
"Besides this weapon, what other novelty did you pick up on the battlefield?" The speaker was Francis Drake. It was this young man who met the down-and-out King Ning Zhu Changhui in Guangzhou and introduced them to him.
Cousin Sir John Hawkins thus formed a secret army, the British mercenaries--the Tiger Mercenary Group. Based on the principle of mutual benefit, the mercenary group helped Hawkins fight, specializing in dealing with the British mercenaries.
To facilitate their appearance, the British provided them with warships and weapons to lay the foundation for their future restoration. Sir Hawkins had always coveted Singapore, but due to his relatives in the country, he was afraid that rash action would cause unnecessary trouble.
I have been holding back. With the Tiger mercenary group dominated by Han people, this problem will not exist. Even if other princely states send troops to fight, they can only attack these Han people. They have nothing to do with the British, and Sir Hawkins
He also took a fancy to Prince Ning's identity. If this person could return to the Central Plains in the future, it might not be a blessing for the British.
"There is also this small bamboo tube with black powder inside that can be ignited. It must be closely related to this weapon." Zuo Mengeng said. He has always been curious about fire blunderbuss, but now he has no skilled craftsmen on hand and can only rely on the British.
The power of technology.
"Singapore's conditions are limited. This weapon must be sent to London via the nearest mail ship for research by the Royal Academy of Sciences. Gentlemen, what we need to do now is how to take back Singapore and drive out the greedy Marquis of the Ming Dynasty.
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Sir Stamford Raffles calmly said that he discovered the commercial geographical value of Singapore. He has deep feelings for Singapore. He has personally watched this place build from a desert beach to the current port with a huge throughput, for the future of England.
,Singapore must be in the hands of its own people!