The Ming fleet was stationed at the port of Manlajia and was temporarily unable to attack. But for Zhang Yanling, this did not mean that he would have free time.
In early February, after discussions with the Kingdom of Manchuria concluded, the two sides agreed on specific contracts on military cooperation and political aspects regarding the use of commercial ports.
The general content is that all the ports along the Manchu Strait in the Kingdom of Manchuria were open to the Ming Dynasty and were operated by the Ming Dynasty. The Municipal Shipping Department was established in Manchuria to continue the model of the Champa Kingdom. The Municipal Shipping Department was composed of the Ming Dynasty and Manchuria.
The Kingdom of Lajia was jointly established and managed by various officials. The profits were shared and the profits were shared. However, its management was decided by the Ming Dynasty, and the Manchurian officials had the right to make suggestions.
In addition, militarily, the Ming Dynasty promised to have the responsibility to protect the Kingdom of Manlajia. The security of the ports along the strait of the Kingdom of Manlajia was the responsibility of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty had the power to recruit local soldiers and horses to join the local guards.
.The Ming Dynasty was naturally responsible for its training equipment, soldiers’ pay and food.
Politically, the Kingdom of Manlajia promised to always be a friendly vassal state of the Ming Empire. This political commitment would not change regardless of the change of dynasties. In return, the local soldiers of the Ming Dynasty would not participate in the decision-making of Manlajia's internal affairs and would not interfere.
The distribution of its internal power. Unless invited by the king, the Ming soldiers and horses will not interfere with the government affairs of Manlajia.
These measures not only took into account the relative dignity and political independence that the Kingdom of Manchuria needed, but also resolved the Ming Dynasty’s power in various aspects such as trade, garrison recruitment, and conscription in Manchuria. In fact, the so-called political independence
, based on Manchuria's friendship with Ming Dynasty and its compliance with the agreement. The other party's army is stationed in their own country, so there is no independence at all.
But the protection of the army is what the Kingdom of Manlajia needs most. Without the protection of the Ming Dynasty, they cannot exist. This is actually a contradiction. Zhang Yanling can only try his best to prevent this agreement from looking like colonialism.
Try to make the princes and nobles of Malacca feel respected by their bandit agreement.
However, there was a private agreement that was not brought to the table for discussion. That is, Zhang Yanling proposed that Manlajia's large fertile land, mountains and valleys were abandoned and useless, which was really a waste. Therefore, he asked whether the Ming Dynasty could be allowed to
The aristocratic landowners of the dynasty purchased local land and carried out various activities such as farming, grazing, and planting to solve the problem of idle and abandoned land here.
After discussion, the King of Manlajia and the ministers felt that this matter was feasible. On the one hand, they now need a large amount of money. If the idle wilderness forests can be sold for money, they can also meet their urgent needs. On the other hand, they
They also understand that if the Ming nobles purchase these lands, they will not only bring innovation to the country in terms of production technology, but also improve people's livelihood. Because these lands obviously still need local people to cultivate them. These people actually just want to cultivate the land in the country.
It’s just about making money on these lands.
For Zhang Yanling, the reason why he did this was for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. Once the overseas manors have considerable profits and all the land is available, the problem of land annexation in the Ming Dynasty may be improved and the conflicts of the land annexation within the Ming Dynasty can be alleviated.
, nor does it mean to use forceful means to force landlords and relatives to hand over their land. In fact, many people are obsessed with land. Just like water control, channeling methods are more effective than blocking.
On February 15th, the Malacca City Shipping Department was officially established, and the signboard was Nanhai City Shipping Department of the Ming Dynasty. The Malacca City Shipping Department was just a branch of the Nanhai City Shipping Department. This was because Zhang Yanling needed to transfer the same name to the Nanhai Shipping Department.
By extension, the agreement between the Kingdom of Malacca and the Kingdom of Malacca requires Zhou
Tribal states, large and small, located on the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra Island must join the framework of this agreement. All the tribes in the South China Sea countries in Southeast Asia are included in the trade system and managed as one, so that a trade system with the Ming Dynasty as the main body can be formed.
On that day, gongs and drums were noisy with singing and dancing. Since Su Duan Ma Mo came down, officials and people gathered to celebrate the establishment of the Shipping Department. All merchants and local people witnessed the opening of the plaque by King Su Duan Ma Mo and Mr. Zhang of the Ming Dynasty.
Announced the establishment of the Municipal Shipping Department.
Relevant officials read out the regulations of the Municipal Shipping Department. These include that all merchant ships must be registered with the Municipal Shipping Department and obtain qualifications before they can participate in trade activities. Once registered with the Municipal Shipping Department, they become registered ships in the Municipal Shipping Department.
Enjoy various benefits such as terminal security protection, price protection, shipping safety protection, and vessel distress compensation.
All the merchants cheered. For a long time, when the Francois were here, their profits were meager and they were taxed heavily. The loss of cargo on ships was also unlucky. Gangsters were rampant up and down the pier, and extortion was common. After being exploited layer by layer, they
It was almost a waste of work. Now with this shipping company, these problems can be easily solved.
The things they are most worried about are the safety of navigation, nuisance by pirates, loss of money caused by accidents such as storms running aground and capsizing, etc. They will also be protected by the mutual insurance of the Municipal Shipping Department. This is nothing short of good news.
Of course, there are also severe punitive measures and some corresponding obligations in the terms. For example, any private purchase and sale of goods is regarded as smuggling and will be severely punished. Behaviors such as driving up prices, hoarding, falsely reporting goods, and evading the payment of taxes on goods will also be punished.
They will be severely fined and even have their ship and cargo confiscated. In serious cases, they will be arrested and jailed and severely punished.
There are various terms and conditions, and they are posted on the dock notice board after being read out. It is self-evident that this matter will be the focus of discussion for many days to come.
On the same day, the registration office began to make a list. Local merchants rushed to register. The Municipal Shipping Department issued special license plates and numbered the ships. The size of the ships was classified for unified monitoring and dispatch.
For other people, it is also a surprise. Because the types of goods listed by the Shipping Department for sea trade actually include a protective minimum purchase price. Even the lowest purchase price listed by the Shipping Department is higher than
The price purchased by Fo Lang Jiren is several times higher. Local specialties.
Needless to say, tortoiseshell gems, ivory, medicinal materials, pearls, corals, etc. These things were extremely expensive in the Ming Dynasty, but the prices were lowered by the Folangji people before, so that people were not very enthusiastic about picking them up. The Folangji people still killed them because of this.
There are too few people to punish them for not being able to turn over a sufficient amount.
But now, the common people know that their opportunity to make money has come. At this price, they will take risks to harvest these things without mobilization. Some things need to be picked at the bottom of the deep sea, and the risk is still extremely high. Common people
Gearing up and getting ready for a big fight.
Everyone was rejoicing from top to bottom, and while they were ecstatic, Zhang Yanling was actually not so happy in her heart. This was because he had notified the surrounding small countries in the name of Su Duanmamo about the news of the establishment of the Nanhai Shipping Department today.
For example, there are two small countries, Kelantan and Pahang, located in the northeast of the Malay Peninsula, as well as Old Port, Jambi, and the Kingdom of Sumatra on the island of Sumatra across the strait. Even the Kingdom of Siam in the north has no one coming.
Participate in this matter.
It had been several months since the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty arrived here, but these small countries did not send anyone to visit and contact them. This originally made Zhang Yanling angry. These guys succumbed to them when the Folangji people came.
Below. Now that the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty are here, they actually pretend to be deaf and dumb, which is really annoying.
Zhang Yanling knew that sometimes, the kindness to these small local countries could not be overdone, and they had to kill one person as an example and punish them to deter these people.
So, after I and Su Duan Mamo learned that when the Folangji people occupied this place, the small country of Pahang on the northeast coast had served as the Folangji people's dogs, provided assistance to the Folangji people, and also took the opportunity to annex the country.
When part of the territory of Manchuria was invaded, Zhang Yanling decided to do nothing but attack this small country.
Beating children on a rainy day is just idle time. Anyway, troops and horses can't attack from the sea at present, so stationing here idle is better to be used as training. Destroy the small country of Pahang and kill the chickens to scare the monkeys, and serve as a warning to others.
When Su Duanmamo heard that the Lord Protector of the Ming Dynasty suddenly wanted to do this, he was surprised and happy, and was speechless for a long time.