However, this kind of marriage, which Chen Youren considered incestuous, was nothing new and normal for Tianfang believers like Firuzisha.
Firuz Shah didn't take Chen Youren's rejection to heart. After all, according to the teachings of Allah, three or four years old is really too young. No matter what, he has to wait until he is nine.
"In that case, I will put this matter aside for the time being. When the Han princess reaches nine years old, we will discuss this matter!" Firuz Shah finally said.
"……good."
When Chen Youren heard this statement, he was extremely speechless. After holding it in for a long time, he could only say this.
The Delhi Sultanate and the Han Empire in the East not only formed an alliance, but also reached a close relationship of marriage.
This news was widely publicized by the Delhi Sultan. Not only did he want the subjects of the Delhi Sultanate to celebrate, Firuz Shah also wanted to let the merchants in Persia, Khorasan and Bilu know about it.
The Delhi Sultanate controls a new trade route to the east, and merchants who want to make money come quickly.
As long as these merchants come to the Delhi Sultanate, they will inevitably pay business taxes here. The Delhi Sultanate will become more prosperous and wealthy, and Firuz Shah, as the Sultan, will also build a stronger army.
News of the alliance between Chen Youliang's Han Kingdom and the Delhi Sultanate also reached Bangladesh.
Duan Gong was even more surprised when he heard the news.
He originally only needed to defend the Delhi Sultanate to the west, but now he may have to allocate his few remaining troops to defend the east.
As time passed, Duan Gong became extremely anxious. He sent people to the beach to stare at the sea almost every day, hoping that reinforcements from the Ming court would arrive quickly.
The Ming reinforcements that Duan Gong thought about day and night had just arrived in Nanyang.
After the Ming Dynasty fleet led by Zhu Han eliminated the Annan rebellion, Shen Changhe and others were left behind to form the Annan Protectorate and manage it temporarily.
He himself led the Ming fleet to continue sailing south.
The small Nanyang city-states along the way had already heard about the Ming fleet's destruction of Annan in just three days.
You must know that Annan Kingdom is a powerful country that everyone knows about in the entire Southeast Asia. Except for the Angkor Dynasty in the south, almost no country can compare with Annan Kingdom.
But such a powerful Annan Kingdom was destroyed by the Ming army's attack before it could last even three days.
The concept of an invincible world has become a truth in the minds of these small Southeast Asian countries.
so.
The Ming Dynasty fleet led by Zhu Han was almost unhindered all the way.
Not only that, various small countries also rushed to contribute the most precious treasures in their own countries in order to win the favor of the Ming Dynasty.
All of them knew that if they dissatisfied the noble Prince of Ming Dynasty, it would be easy to destroy their country.
Ming Dynasty, Hongwu six years, late first lunar month.
The Ming fleet led by Zhu Han entered the territory of the Nanyang Protectorate.
The city originally called Uka City has now been renamed Malacca.
When the fleet led by Zhu Han arrived, Zhu Wenzheng, King of Jingnan of the Ming Dynasty, was not in the city of Malacca. He was leading his own royal soldiers in the Spice Islands to wipe out the indigenous tribes of Nanyang.
The exploration team of the Jingnan Palace of the Ming Dynasty discovered a large number of spice producing areas in the Spice Islands.
These spices, which grow randomly on South Sea islands, can be sold for astronomical prices as gold and silver as long as they are picked and dried.
As the King of Jingnan in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Wenzheng was a high-ranking and powerful prince, but he was also burdened with heavy loans.
All materials and weapons provided by the Ming Dynasty to these feudal princes need to be repaid later.
After Zhu Wenzheng obtained so many spice producing areas, he immediately saw the hope of paying off the feudal loan in advance.
"Wen Zheng, this kid, used to be a fool, but now he has a family and a business. If we give him a loan, he will be more steadfast and willing to work than the old scalpers in the field!"
As soon as Zhu Han entered the city of Malacca, he heard about Zhu Wenzheng's recent hard work in starting a business and couldn't help but feel very proud.
All of this is my own handiwork.
Zhu Wenzheng used to be so youthful when he was in Yingtian Mansion, but now that he has started a family and started a business and is burdened with debts, he has become so down-to-earth and sensible.
Think about the social animals who got married and bought houses in later generations. Compared with the current Zhu Wenzheng, they seem to be no different.
Zhu Wenzheng's princess is already pregnant. As a descendant of the Chinese hero Wen Tianxiang, Princess Wen of Jingnan has considerable power in Malacca City. When Zhu Wenzheng is away, she is the king of a country.
Zhu Han sent some of the accompanying military doctors to examine Princess Jingnan, his nephew-in-law, to ensure that King Jingnan of the Ming Dynasty could safely give birth to an heir.
At the same time, Zhu Han used this time to conduct an inspection inside and outside the city of Malacca.
It has to be said that Zhu Wenzheng, the eldest nephew, still has two skills.
All the Ming garrison troops in Malacca were not only well-trained, but also highly motivated to fight. They did not slack off because the indigenous enemies here in Nanyang were very backward.
Zhu Han ordered Lan Yu and Zhang Dingbian to land outside Malacca for repairs, and he took Chen Baodao and others to live in Malacca.
The Ming Dynasty was heavily armed here, and all Nanyang natives were not allowed to carry any weapons when entering the city. The security in the city was naturally very guaranteed.
Zhu Han took his guards, disguised as ordinary businessmen, and wandered around the city of Malacca.
It has to be said that as a transit station for maritime trade, Malacca has unique advantages.
There are not only countless Daming products, but also many other products that are difficult to see in Daming.
For example, one of the most famous landmarks in Malacca is the Malacca Slave Market.
The use of slaves was prohibited in the Ming Dynasty. All foreigners were either foreign businessmen who could not settle down for a long time, or foreign women who served as slaves. Therefore, there were almost no foreign male slaves in the Ming Dynasty.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But in the slave market in Malacca, the most popular products are all kinds of male slaves.
After all, the greatest use of slaves is to work, and work requires strength, so the market for male slaves is naturally larger.
"The climate here in Nanyang is not good, and a lot of rowers have died. If you want to supplement your supplies, you really need to buy some from this slave market!"
Zhu Han looked at the bustling slave market and made calculations in his mind.
Although the main battleships of the Ming fleet were all sailing battleships, there were also some accompanying ships that used both sails and oars.
Although galleys are not as good as sail warships in ocean navigation, they have unique advantages in offshore and windless areas.
The rowers used in the galleys in the Ming fleet were all Japanese. The cabins of the galleys were very small, and they had to be equipped with enough wooden oars. The distance between the rowers was very narrow.
The short and sturdy Japanese people had a unique advantage.
However, after these Japanese people entered Nanyang, they suffered from several diseases one after another, resulting in a large number of oarsmen attrition.
Zhu Han saw that there were many slave rowers for sale in the slave market of Malacca City, and couldn't help but want to add some from here.
only.
Zhu Han and the others arrived a bit late today. The rowers who were strong enough and skilled enough had been bought by others. The remaining slaves were either too thin and might not be able to sustain the rest of the voyage, or they were just one person.
He has a ferocious look and is quite difficult to train.
Zhu Han inquired about it and found out that some new slaves would arrive in a few days, so he threw down a few silver coins to set himself the best auction location in a few days.
The seller of this slave market was a Nanyang indigenous man. When he saw that Zhu Han and others were all dressed as Ming Han people, and spoke fluent Ming Mandarin, and were accompanied by guards and translators, he had already revealed himself
Twelve thousand respects.
Now after receiving Zhu Han's silver coin deposit, he is even more happy and beaming.
"Dear Master, there will be a group of strong Persian slaves in a few days. They are all top-notch masters and they will not let you down!"
The Ming Dynasty's rule here was at the absolute top of the pyramid, and all the original Ming Dynasty soldiers and merchants were higher than the local indigenous nobles.
Therefore, when these Nanyang natives meet the people of the Ming Dynasty, no matter what their status is, the Nanyang natives will always respect them as their masters.
After Zhu Han returned to the palace in Wuka City, he ordered people to compile all the orders recently issued by King Jingnan of the Ming Dynasty and show them to him for review.
Two days later.
Zhu Wenzheng, King of Jingnan in the Ming Dynasty, led his palace guards and finally returned to the city victoriously.
After this battle, Zhu Wenzheng wiped out almost all the tribes on Spice Island.
Any tribe that refused to obey the orders of the Ming Dynasty would kill all the men, rob all the women, and burn everything in the tribe, completely erasing the tribe from the land.
Under such powerful tactics, all the tribes on the Spice Island became Ming's lackey slaves if they wanted to survive.
When Zhu Wenzheng returned to the city this time, he not only brought back news of victory, but also brought back countless trophies, shiploads of spices, and countless exquisite animal skins, which only needed to be processed in the city of Malacca.
, you can sell it at a high price.
Moreover, after the Spice Island was completely pacified this time, a large number of indigenous tribes became slaves of the Jingnan Palace. In the future, whether they are growing food or collecting spices, they will benefit Zhu Wenzheng immensely.
When Zhu Wenzheng learned that Zhu Han had arrived, he was naturally overjoyed.
He didn't even bother to take a look at his own princess, and couldn't wait to come to greet Zhu Han.
no way.
Although Zhu Han is only one year older than him, he is still a genuine uncle, and filial piety and etiquette must be respected.
"My nephew, please give my regards to your uncle!"
Zhu Wenzheng said with a smile as soon as he saw Zhu Han.
"Don't talk about etiquette if you're a member of your family." There were no outsiders here, so Zhu Han lazily talked to Zhu Wen about some theory here.
"Uncle, I have completely captured the Spice Island this time. Didn't you say that if rice were planted on this island, it would be as big as Suzhou and Hangzhou?"
Zhu Wenzheng couldn't wait to show Zhu Han his achievements.
"These indigenous people are very backward. It is easy to defeat them, but the difficulty lies in other places." Zhu Han said calmly.
"Uncle, are you worried that they are barbaric and uncivilized?" Zhu Wenzheng said clearly.
The rule implemented by Zhu Wenzheng here basically learned from the Ming Dynasty's strategy of governing local chieftains, and implemented a policy of co-optation and suppression.
But these strategies seemed to Zhu Han to be too benevolent.
The production level of the Nanyang indigenous people here is extremely backward. If you use the Nanyang indigenous people to farm, I am afraid there will not be much harvest at all. They usually scatter a piece of seeds or seedlings into the ground and then go back to sleep. Therefore, Zhu Han's strategy is
Let Zhu Wenzheng implement real bloody colonial rule here.
"Important commercial cities like Malacca can implement the benevolent governance of the Ming Dynasty and let the indigenous leaders and businessmen gradually become Chinese."
"In wild places like Spice Island, we need to implement a complete strategy of species replacement!" Zhu Han said.
"A different strategy? What does that mean?"
Zhu Wenzheng was still a fledgling young man and was not able to use these bloody colonial methods with ease.
Zhu Han naturally wanted to teach his eldest nephew a lesson.
"The indigenous people on the Spice Island are lazy and stupid. Most of them are in a tribal state. It's not known how much time it will take to teach them to become qualified farmers."
"So it's better to use some means to completely eliminate these natives, leaving only the useful children and women, and kill all the other uncontrollable men."
"This way the indigenous people on the Spice Islands can be replaced by more qualified farmers."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhu Han’s words surprised Zhu Wenzheng.
Zhu Wenzheng always felt that he had used thunderous tactics to deal with those Nanyang natives, but compared with his uncle, he was completely like a fledgling literati.
"But if this is the case, if all the natives die, who will work for us?" Zhu Wenzheng couldn't help but ask.
"This is not simple. Didn't I just say it? Change the strategy! Naturally, it is to replace these Nanyang natives with other races!"
Zhu Han said very calmly.
"Who are the replacements?"
This is where the key issue lies.
Although the land here in Nanyang is fertile, the temperature is quite high, and ordinary people simply cannot bear the hot and humid weather here.
"The first choice is of course the people of the Ming Dynasty. The people of the Ming Dynasty are hardworking and can cultivate the land very well in Nanyang. They can also take up arms to protect the security here at any time."
"It's just that although the population of the Ming Dynasty is growing rapidly, it is not easy to recruit enough people to come to Nanyang in a short period of time."
The Ming Dynasty adopted a strategy of recuperation and recuperation, which allowed the population to grow rapidly. However, most of the increased population was dominated by newborns such as infants and young children. The labor force of young and middle-aged people was still in short supply everywhere.
It is necessary to turn this newly growing young population into a practical labor force.
It will take at least another ten years to wait.
Obviously, more than ten years are not something Zhu Wenzheng can wait for.
"We, the people of the Ming Dynasty, are the best choice. If we really can't recruit enough people, we can also choose other naturalized people." Zhu Han then said his own method.
"What is a naturalized person?"
Zhu Wenzheng was already confused by his uncle.
Some even wonder if they are not knowledgeable enough.
"You can send people to Goryeo, Ryukyu, Japan and other places to recruit some honest and obedient people. As long as they are willing to settle here in Nanyang and change to the customs and life of our Ming Dynasty, then demarcate a piece of land for them and let them open up wasteland and cultivate it.
, it only takes one generation for these people, whose appearance is not much different from the people of the Central Plains, to become naturalized citizens of the Ming Dynasty."