It has long been spread that Prince Xing, a shameless man, came to Emperor Hongzhi every day to ask for money and things. Emperor Hongzhi always took good care of his relatives and relatives, and he also gave some to these overseas vassal kings.
Help, this Prince Xing was the younger brother of Emperor Hongzhi, and he got a lot of help.
If you want money, you will get money, if you want food, you will get food, if you want arms and weapons, you will get arms and weapons, and even a few battleships will be given to you, just because you are afraid that your brother will suffer and be wronged overseas.
The reason why the Spaniards were afraid of King Xing was not because they knew that he was the younger brother of Emperor Hongzhi. Therefore, even if King Xing took advantage of him, the Spaniards would not dare to do anything to him. Otherwise, the country of Xing would have been destroyed long ago.
Li Meng felt that he could no longer rely on the Emperor of Heaven to uphold justice.
"I think it would be more realistic for us to seek help from the colonies such as the South African Colony and the Western Union Trading Company."
"Their prince named Zhu can annex our Golden Island today, and tomorrow he can annex other people's colonies. If we just sit back and do nothing, then all the colonies in the world will belong to their prince named Zhu."
"I think other colonies will definitely not look at it like this. They should feel the crisis of death!"
"What you said makes sense. I have also sent a telegram to the Governor-General of South Africa, Mr. Du Hou. He replied that he had sent a telegram to Liu Gong, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty cabinet, asking Liu Gong to come and uphold justice for us."
Huang Chong nodded in agreement with Li Meng's words. To be honest, he still hoped that the Emperor of Heaven would be able to uphold justice in his heart. After all, in the hearts of soldiers like them, the Emperor of Heaven has always been the object of allegiance, and they have been systematically brainwashed.
He is the Holy Emperor who is holy and wise, majestic and strategic, and loves his people like a son.
Emperor Hongzhi has always been a good emperor. He loves his people like a son, is conscientious in his work, and is considerate of all people. He will not just sit back and ignore all this.
But what Li Meng said is also very reasonable. The enemy in front of him is the emperor's younger brother. Perhaps the emperor is very likely to favor his younger brother.
"If Mr. Liu is willing to speak for us, there will be great hope."
"Liu Gong has always been upright and far-sighted. He must have known that once this started, conflicts between overseas vassals and colonies would no longer be quarreling peacefully at the negotiation table, but
Let’s use cannons and guns to decide the battle.”
"No one knows how many people will die once we reach this stage. This will have an extremely bad impact on our Ming Dynasty's overseas system. He must be able to see this."
When Liu Jin was mentioned, Li Meng was also in awe. He once had the intention to follow Liu Jin to conquer Nanyang, and thousands of people glanced at Liu Jin from a distance.
When they followed Liu Jin in his expedition to Nanyang, everyone knew one thing very well, that is, Liu Jin had always pursued the strategy of being an external king and an internal sage. He should be kind internally, pay attention to order and rules, and formulate reasonable rules and regulations. Everyone should follow this rules and regulations.
Everyone can get their own cake from doing things, and they can also make the cake bigger and stronger.
Externally, it pursues hegemonism and pursues truth only within the range of cannons.
Wherever the army passed, countless people were killed, until the foreign barbarians were frightened and could no longer resist. Even a small country like Malacca was severely beaten and had to sign an alliance under the city. It still remains today.
Repaying Ming Dynasty's war reparations.
Liu Jin believed in plundering foreign resources, wealth and land to nourish his own people, so he vigorously promoted overseas colonialism.
The current overseas colonial system of the Ming Dynasty was established by Liu Jin. The vassal states were established by Liu Jin who encouraged the vassal kings to go overseas. Liu Jin took the lead in establishing colonies overseas.
Overseas colonies and vassals are not without conflicts, and there are always competitions for land, but everyone has always abided by the rules of the game set by Liu Jin.
That is, first come, first served, whoever occupies it first will get it. If there are internal problems, everyone can solve them through peaceful negotiation. You can argue at the negotiation table with red ears, but you can't use force to fight and solve the problem.
Officially based on such rules of the game, overseas vassal states and colonies can bloom everywhere. Lords of various sizes, families within the Ming Dynasty, dignitaries, etc. have established hundreds of vassal states and colonies overseas.
Many colonies and vassal states are actually very small. A vassal state the size of a state has many colonies, but everyone never worries about their own comfort or about being annexed or invaded.
They themselves were vassal states and colonies of the Ming Dynasty. Spain, Japan, and Korea simply did not dare to make any attempt on the colonies and vassal states of the Ming Dynasty.
There are also rules and rules of the game among the vassals and colonies within your own country. You cannot just say that you are strong and just annex people. There are others who are more powerful than you.
This entire system and rules of the game were formulated by Liu Jin, and he would definitely not sit back and ignore all this.
"Mr. Liu will speak for us, but only if we can survive and protect our Golden Island."
"If it is occupied by King Xing before this, even if someone speaks for us, it will have no meaning."
Huang Chong looked at the sea outside Jindao and saw more than 20 large ships looming between the water and the sky, heading toward Jindao in a mighty and menacing manner.
"It is the flag of rejuvenating the country!"
Li Meng took a look with the telescope and immediately shouted.
"Sound the alarm!"
Then he quickly gave the order without any hesitation.
Suddenly, the sound of clanging alarms echoed continuously in Jindao Port, making the originally busy port even busier and chaotic.
Women, children and the elderly quickly evacuated here to the mountainous areas of Jindao Island, where they stored a large amount of food and built a large number of defenses based on the difficult terrain.
Once they can no longer hold on here at the port, they will retreat to the mountains. Wherever they can persist, they will fight guerrillas and so on. In short, they will not make King Xing feel comfortable.
As for the young and strong men, they all picked up weapons one by one and entered the fortifications, forts, bunkers, towers and other places, preparing for a bloody battle with Xingguo's army and defending their homes and land to the death.
"Woo~"
Howls echoed throughout the Jindao Port, and the clanging sounds were endless.
Huang Chong and Li Meng looked grim, holding telescopes to watch Xingguo's army.
"He is indeed the emperor's biological brother!"
"I heard that the emperor was worried that King Xing would be bullied by the Spanish, so he specially rewarded King Xing with a steam steel battleship and several obsolete warships from the Ming Dynasty Navy."
"Look at how powerful and domineering these battleships are!"
Li Meng looked at the warships on the sea with a telescope and couldn't help but feel envious.
It’s so frustrating that people are more powerful than people. So far, Jindao has not been able to organize its own navy, because on the one hand, there are too few people and there is not enough population, and on the other hand, because the navy is really expensive, a battleship
The price is really too expensive.
With money, it is better to improve the lives of the people on the island. You can build more houses, build more roads and ports, and earn more money.
But King Xing, who has an elder brother who is the emperor of tomorrow, directly rewarded steam battleships and several obsolete battleships. The naval strength of Xingguo is very strong. In this corner of West Africa, such strength can go sideways.
.
"Pass it on!"
"Let everyone hide in the bunker and don't show your head easily. Look at the cannons on this warship. Many of them are actually cannons currently used by the Ming army."
"This kind of cannon is extremely powerful, and it can also be loaded with explosive ammunition. Its power is terrifying."
"It's not at the same level as the artillery we used as soldiers at that time. Once it attacks us, the casualties will be heavy."
Huang Chong couldn't help but frown when he saw the cannons on the battleship.
Emperor Hongzhi was too partial to his younger brother. He not only gave battleships, but also some such powerful cannons. If these cannons were fired, their power would be terrible.
"yes!"
Li Meng also hurriedly replied and immediately passed on the order.
"Although our artillery is also the Miyun cannon, it is a product that has been eliminated from the Ming army. It is estimated that the range is not as good as that of Xingguo's cannon."
"Don't rush to fire while you wait. Wait until they are close before firing. Try to severely damage a few of their warships first. It is best to sink a few of their warships."
"It would be better to cut off one of his fingers than to injure ten of them!"
"This King Xing wants to annex our Jindao. We will bite off a piece of his flesh no matter how hard we try."
Huang Chong looked at the Xingguo warship that was approaching fiercely. It seemed that the other side did not take his Golden Island into consideration at all.
In fact, Xingguo did not take Jindao seriously.
At this time, among more than 20 warships, on the steam steel battleship Daxing, Zhu Houcong, the crown prince of Xingguo, was accompanying the army to supervise the battle.
This Zhu Houcong is the famous Jiajing Emperor in later generations. Of course, now he will never be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He is just the eldest son of Xingguo, and he will inherit the throne of Xingguo in the future.
Zhu Houcong had been smart since childhood, and King Xing loved him very much. King Xing, the only son, was extremely doting on him. This time he clamored to come to Jindao to supervise the army, and King Xing actually agreed.
In the words of King Xing, sooner or later Zhu Houcong should be exposed to these things, let him participate in military and state affairs, and it would be good to go to the army and become familiar with the affairs of the army.
"Your Highness, the Golden Island is ahead!"
Beside Zhu Houcong, the minister of Xingguo Mao Jiao and the general of Xingguo Jiang Ting stood on the left and right.
Jiang Ting was Zhu Houcong's uncle. Zhu Houcong's mother, the Jiang family, and the Jiang family contributed a lot to the establishment of the country. Zhu Houcong's grandfather was a senior general in the Ming Dynasty. He accumulated a lot of wealth and connections through many years of fighting in the north and south.
The establishment and development of Xingguo was fully supported by the Jiang family. Naturally, the Jiang family also had a high status in Xingguo. The army of Xingguo was built by the Jiang family.
"The geographical location of Golden Island is really good. It is on the important route of Golden Bay. The island is big enough and the scenery is very good. It is really a good place."
Zhu Houcong looked at the Jin Island in front of him with a telescope. The mountains on the island are stretched, the clouds are shrouded, and the scenery is very good.
Look at Jindao Port again. A small city stands there. The city is not big, but it looks very exquisite. The port, docks, roads, and reinforced concrete houses are all built with cement.
very nice.
"Your Highness, this Golden Island is indeed a good place."
"There is a large gold mine on Golden Island, which can produce a large amount of gold every year. It is one of the most important incomes of the Golden Island colony."
"Secondly, there are many merchant ships berthing here on Jindao. Jindao is also very profitable by providing supplies, ship maintenance and other services to these passing ships."
"Although we also have a port in Xingguo, the ships coming and going will not dock at our Xingguo port, and we have no way to gain revenue from it."
"If we can capture this golden island, our Xingguo's treasury revenue can increase by at least 30%!"
Mao Jiao also introduced the island in front of Zhu Houcong in detail.
He did not dare to be careless about the teenager in front of him. This prince of Xingguo was extremely intelligent and as wise as a fox.
Even though he was small, he was very knowledgeable and good at planning. Many things in Xingguo were actually planned by Zhu Houcong, such as seizing colonies with the Spaniards. Zhu Houcong believed that the Spaniards did not dare to really go to war with Xingguo, so he also
He continued to make further progress and obtained a large amount of land from the Spanish.
The annexation of Jindao this time was actually Zhu Houcong's plan. He felt that if Xingguo wanted to develop and grow, it must seize the opportunity to expand its land and population.
Jindao has a small population and is an important port and trade transfer point. If it can be annexed, Xingguo's strength will definitely increase greatly. At that time, it can imitate the Qin State during the Warring States Period and continue to strengthen its own through external expansion.
strength, and eventually became the most powerful vassal state in West Africa.
"An increase of 30% will not bring much revenue. After all, our population is still too small and we have few resources. The revenue from the national treasury is only so little a year, which is not enough to build roads."
Zhu Houcong smiled and didn't care at all about the so-called increase in income.
The foundation for rejuvenating the country is really too weak. The territory is small and the population is small. The key is that the economy cannot develop. Only money is coming out of the national treasury, and very little money is coming in.
A lot of money was thrown out, but only a drizzle of money came back. If things continued like this, King Xing's pants would leak out, and he had to find ways to get money.
"Send someone to discuss the next issue with the people in Jindao and tell them that if they are willing to merge into our Xingguo, we in Xingguo can also give them official titles and titles."
"Those who know the current affairs are heroes. If you don't die under the cannon of our rejuvenation, then everything will be worthless."
Zhu Houcong put down the telescope in his hand, thought about it and gave an order to Mao Qiao.
"Your Highness, Huang Chong, Li Meng and others just won't shed tears until they see the coffin."
"We have sent people to negotiate with them many times, but they have all been sternly rejected. In my opinion, there is no need to waste any more time."
"Send the warships directly over, open the way with cannons, and kill them fiercely, then they will know they are afraid."
Jiang Ting on the side felt that it was completely unnecessary. They had already talked about it several times and were sternly rejected every time. There was no need to continue the discussion.
"It's easy to fire a cannon, but the shells are all made of silver."
"Moreover, the artillery shells destroyed this place, and it will cost a lot of money to rebuild it by then. Therefore, it is best if we can avoid fighting. It is naturally best to use troops to attack and defeat others without fighting."
Zhu Houcong shook his head slightly and said.
Xingguo is now so poor that money is needed everywhere.
This cannon is worth ten thousand taels of gold once it fires, and every cannonball is worth real gold and silver. We won’t fight if we can. Xingguo doesn’t have much money to fight the war.
Although there are many warships and they are quite powerful, Xingguo is actually running out of money to buy cannonballs.
"What your Highness said is true!"
"I will send someone over immediately."
Naturally, Mao Ziao, a civil servant, felt that what Zhu Houcong said was reasonable, so he quickly flattered him, and then he flattered him and sent people to take a small boat and sail towards the Jindao port.
Here on Jindao, Huang Chong and Li Meng were already ready for battle, but they saw a small boat carrying a few people approaching quickly.
"Hmph~"
"Prince Xing has already come this far. Do you still think we are afraid of them?"
"It's really a dream to annex our Golden Island with just a few so-called titles."
Without thinking, Huang Chong knew what the other party was here for.
They must have come here again to persuade them to surrender. It was a very good idea to annex Jindao without spending a single soldier.
They simply looked down upon the so-called titles and the like as seen by King Xing. They had worked hard to conquer the good Golden Island, and they could make their own decisions and live a small life.
Not to mention how comfortable their family lives here. Everything is handled through discussion and the income is shared by everyone. They live a pleasant, unrestrained, and comfortable life.
More than 10,000 people here are like a paradise. Who would be willing to work for King Xing, not to mention the title of Xingguo, even the title of Ming Dynasty.
Soon, the Xingguo envoy on the boat came to Huang Chong and Li Meng's side. He spoke condescendingly and arrogantly: "Mr. Huang, Mr. Li, it's not too late if you are willing to accept our conditions for Xingguo. We are still willing to
You are treated with great courtesy, and it is not a problem for you to be a high-ranking official and receive a generous salary."
"But if you remain stubborn, when the cannon fires, it will be too late to regret it!"
"snort!"
"Go back and tell you, King Xing, that we fought hard to conquer the Golden Island. If you want to seize our Golden Island, then come and do it. Although we are not as powerful as you, we will never make your Xingguo suffer."
"And you must think clearly. If you break the rules today by starting this thing, don't blame Daming for severe punishment in the future!"
Huang Chong and Li Meng naturally retorted unceremoniously. What the hell are you thinking? They can only live a good life, but they have to be a bully for you, Prince Xing?
I'm stupid!
PS: Today is a big chapter with 5,000 words, I’m too lazy to split it into 2 chapters~
