Chapter 13: Receive King Ming’s salary and cultivate King Ming’s land.
We also received letters from the Governor's Palace in Batavia and the Ming Palace in Batam.
The Liu family of Lanfang occupied Sanfa Port.
Although they are also Hakkas from Jiaying Prefecture.
But the Liu family's territory was wrested from the original Sanfa Sultanate.
Sanfa Port was originally the territory of the Sanfa Sultanate, but after it was snatched away by the Liu family, it became the Liu family's base camp.
The square and three-pronged city wall.
It is different from the Pontianak Tower.
Three flags hang here: the tricolor flag of the Dutch, the triangular yellow dragon flag of the Qing Dynasty, and the "Lanfang Great Control Flag" of the Lanfang Kingdom.
Because Luo Fangbo had no offspring, and the Liu family was considered the most powerful bettor in Lanfang.
Therefore, the Chinese in West Borneo generally believe that.
The next president of Lan Fangguo must be Liu Qianxing, the head of the Liu family.
At this time, in front of Liu Qianxing and his son Liu Guangliang, a thin young man with pigtails, a mandarin jacket and a melon skin hat, speaking with a strong Cantonese accent, was talking.
"Mr. Liu, Zhu Daohua openly claimed to be King Ming, and he was already a traitor that everyone in the Qing Dynasty wanted to punish. If he could be caught...it would definitely alarm the heavens. By then...Liu Jiafeng would be the leader of Borneo. It may not be impossible!”
Liu and his son looked at each other.
Liu Qianxing said: "Mr. Wei, you are a Bannerman from Guangzhou, and you are different from Han Chinese like us... I am afraid that the current Holy Emperor does not care about the life and death of Han Chinese like us in Nanyang."
"That's wrong! That was before Zhu Daohua appeared. Now Zhu Daohua is openly rebelling in Nanyang, calling himself King Ming, and has an astonishing record of killing two thousand Dutchmen. This matter must be heard by heaven! If he can be killed Zhu Daohua, your Liu family must have the title of Duke!"
The man known as Mr. Wei was a bannerman from Guangzhou named Wei Shente.
However, he was expelled from the flag for doing business with foreigners without authorization...
Now the entire Qing Dynasty is implementing a policy of trade through one port.
That is, except for Guangzhou Thirteen Lines.
No one is allowed to trade with foreign countries without authorization.
Not even the bannermen...
In fact, it was at the end of the Qianlong Dynasty.
Even among the Eight Banners.
There are also a large number of impoverished bannermen.
Otherwise, why would Weshent risk doing business with foreigners...
The business is not done now.
Because he lost his status as a bannerman, he was sent by Boss Huang of the Thirteenth Bank to contact the Liu family.
But Zhu Daohua's incident made Wei Shent realize that...the opportunity to make a meritorious deed has come!
If only Zhu Daohua could be caught.
Not to mention restoring flag status.
It’s easy to have a prosperous official career!
To know.
To get an official position in the Qing Dynasty.
The difficulty gap between Bannermen and Han people is almost as big as heaven and earth.
In the Qing Dynasty, the same official position was divided into Manchu officials and Han officials.
Only bannermen can serve as Manchu officials.
Both Han official bannermen and Han people can become Han officials.
In the entire Qing Dynasty, there were only two to three million bannermen and more than 300 million Han people.
But the official positions are roughly the same.
Bannermen get official positions.
Far easier than the Han people.
If Wei Shente can regain his flag status, he will be able to capture or kill Zhu Daohua, "the number one rebel in the Qing Dynasty".
The future is smooth.
"Dad, Mr. Wei...what he said makes sense!"
Liu Guangliang, son of Liu Qianxing, said.
That's what he said.
What I was thinking about was...
If the Liu family could get an official title from the Qing Dynasty.
Liu Guangliang became an official in the imperial court.
Are you still afraid that you won't be able to marry Luo Fangmei's little girl?
"The Dutch and Zhu Daohua made an appointment to fight east of the Strait of Malacca...This is an opportunity!"
"Is there a chance?" Liu Qianxing was noncommittal.
"It's better to wait and see for a while. It's not too late to make a decision after the Dutch and Zhu Daohua decide the winner!"
.........
Pearl River Estuary.
Lantau Island.
This is the base camp of the Red Flag Gang, a pirate group that occupies the Pearl River Estuary.
Zheng Yi, the leader of the Red Flag Gang, and his wife Zheng Yisao are also planning the "battle for maritime hegemony" that is about to take place on the South China Sea.
"Husband, whoever wins will help!"
Sister-in-law Zheng has a graceful figure, and her chest is much more majestic than Luo Fangmei's.
The skin is somewhat rough and has a healthy wheat color.
Willow eyebrows, phoenix eyes and bowed mouth.
A little beauty mark under the thick lips.
Just take a look.
It can make someone feel hot somewhere.
"What if both sides suffer?"
Zheng Yiyi.
As the largest pirate force in the Pearl River Estuary.
Zheng Yi has great ambitions.
They want to unify the six gangs of red, yellow, blue, white, black and purple in Zhujiangkou.
Twist the power of the Xu family at the mouth of the Pearl River into one rope, and dominate Nanyang just like Zheng Zhilong did back then!
It's just that times are different now.
The large ships of the Dutch were not something that these peasants could deal with.
The Red Flag Gang has hundreds of ships at sea.
But they are all single-masted or double-masted boats with a carrying capacity of hundreds of tons, and they can only install a few iron cannons with a short range.
therefore.
Zheng Yineng defeated the Guangdong Navy many times.
But he didn't have the guts to provoke the Dutch at all.
And now....
In Zheng Yi's opinion.
He undoubtedly waited for the opportunity.
"If both sides suffer...it's an opportunity for the fishermen to gain."
Sister-in-law Zheng said.
As Zheng Yi's virtuous wife.
Zheng Yisao plays the role of military advisor in the Red Flag Gang.
With the help of Zheng Yisao, the Hongqi Gang won many battles.
Now he is the leader of the six gangs in the Pearl River Estuary.
Everyone in the world has to address her as "Sister-in-law Long".
Zheng Yi also respects this "Longsao" very much.
"Then let's see if God gives me this opportunity, Zheng Yi!"
........
Just as forces across Southeast Asia were watching the "battle of the century" between the Dutch East India Company and Zhu Daohua.
But there is a lively scene on Batam Island.
The ports and wharves have been expanded.
The foundations of various buildings have been laid.
Zhu Daohua built Batam Island as his hometown in Southeast Asia.
In the future, it will also be the residence of the Malacca Straits Governor's Palace.
Therefore, these constructions will not be wasted as he moves north in the future.
But the most eye-catching one.
They were still young men carrying muskets from the brigade not far away.
These young Chinese men have put on fiery red short military uniforms.
This military uniform was designed by Zhu Daohua himself.
Very simple.
The whole thing is cut out of cotton, with a row of brass rows, underneath are red cotton trousers, leggings on the calves, and a pair of rubber-soled cloth shoes on the feet - Boss Zhu knows very well the importance of rubber in the future. .
So he bought a lot of rubber early on.
At the same time, rubber seeds were also brought to Nanyang.
in his memory.
Nanyang is an important rubber base in the future, and the climate is very suitable for rubber growth.
Now the process of vulcanized rubber has basically been explored.
A gas-holding device for a steam engine may not be sufficient.
But it's enough for soles.
More than 3,600 people were dressed neatly and carrying muskets, which was quite impressive.
In front of these more than 3,000 people were dozens of Chinese officers in straight military uniforms and shiny military boots.
Three infantry battalions, three artillery companies.
Each infantry battalion has three companies.
Each company has two platoons of musketeers and one platoon of musketeers.
The Chasseur Company was equipped with buckskin bullets.
A piece of deerskin wrapped a large lead bullet and two small lead bullets.
In the absence of rifled guns.
This buckskin-wrapped lead bullet also has a very good hit rate.
The bullets equipped by the musketeer platoon are wrapped in cotton, and their breathability is not that good.
Same as buckskin bullets.
The musketeer platoon will also load one large lead bullet and two small lead bullets in one reload.
Fires three bullets at a time.
Range and hit rate are guaranteed.
Now Zhu Daohua is also in military uniform, with a sword on his waist and a helmet on his head.
Behind him were dozens of similarly dressed guards.
Standing on a high platform, he watched the training of his troops.
At this time, a large military judge named Tang Sanpao was really lecturing more than three thousand strong men at the top of his voice.
"We are all soldiers of His Highness Prince Ming now. Each big-headed soldier will receive a settlement allowance of 5 taels of silver. After serving for three years, we will receive 15 acres of paddy field!! An additional 5 acres will be added every year! We will also provide good food and clothing." Wait! This kind of treatment is better than the Eight Banners soldiers on the Tatar Emperor's side! So we must strictly follow the training outline! If anyone dares to cheat, I will not show mercy when I hit the military stick! On the battlefield , who the hell dares to be a deserter, don’t blame the gun under my hand for having eyes!"
Tang San Pao finished his training.
The top soldiers below shouted: "Receive King Ming's pay, plant King Ming's land, long live King Ming!"
Full of energy.
When I heard it, I could only shout it after eating for several days.
At least Zhu Daohua nodded repeatedly.
Very satisfied.
"Your Highness, the obedience of these Chinese dock workers is good, at least much better than those scumbag gangsters of the French Foreign Legion..."
"In just five days, I have learned to line up and obey orders."
Napoleon said quite proudly.
