Xinshun 1730

Chapter 716 Return to the Righteous Army
The world in the eyes of soldiers is not that big.The enemy in their eyes is a Netherlands.They have heard of the world further away, but it has nothing to do with them for the time being.

They would not know that they might actually be sent to Ceylon and India to fight against Indian soldiers and British soldiers who had never met and had not oppressed them for the time being.

But it doesn't matter, it's well sung in Emperor Friedrich's Psalm, "As long as we are allowed to rob, we will smash the whole world with you".Dashun doesn't allow much robbery, but sustainable development, instead of confiscating land and dividends from plantations.

Robbery is not the goal, the goal is money.As long as the money is in place, the effect can be achieved without robbery.

The soldiers are generally quite satisfied with the arrangement of the imperial court. It is natural to look at the specific policies and whether they can be implemented in the future.But now, their military spirit has not been shaken in the slightest by their surrender to the imperial court overnight.

After roughly explaining the resettlement policy for the Guiyi Army, Liu Yu asked these soldiers to disperse first and go to rest.

Niu Er and other officers gathered around, greeted Li Yan and Liu Yu, and entered the office of the Dutchman in the fort as a temporary commander.

"Your Highness, my lord, I have already sent the remaining troops to wait for the Dutch on the way. As soon as I saw the imperial warship approaching, I knew that the Dutch must withdraw. This Batavia is just around the corner. What about the imperial court's landing troops?"

Niu Er talked about his plan as if asking for credit. Although it was not consistent with Liu Yu's idea of ​​using Batavia to make an example of others, but purely from a military point of view, what Niu Er and others did was quite worthwhile. Complimentary.

Anyway, if you can't beat Batavia, there is still Malacca that you can show others.

"You think well, and you can seize the opportunity. The marines are still in Bangka, and they will board the ship later. They must first obtain command of the sea before the marines set off. Otherwise, they will float on the sea with the fleet and affect morale. I have already I have sent someone to send a message, and it is estimated that they will land near Bacheng within three days."

"If you really intercepted the withdrawn army of the Dutch, you can win the field battle, and this city of Bacheng will be just around the corner. You did a good job, quite good, very subjective initiative, and you can understand the intentions of the higher authorities. In the future With more tempering, I think you can handle it on your own."

I really praised a few words, and all the compliments were what Niu Er wanted to hear. The most important thing was the last sentence "I can stand alone".

After boasting, Liu Yu said again: "You guys are doing really well here. If the court hadn't moved a large number of Chinese to Ceylon, within three to five years, you would really be able to accomplish things and sweep the entire Java."

When Niu Er and the others heard this, they quietly glanced at Li Yan who was next to him, thinking that what Jing Hou said, he wanted us to clarify some things in front of outsiders.

From the court's point of view, Li Yangen is Miaolan, the prince, and the commander in chief of the governor's navy, so he can't be regarded as an outsider.

But from a personal point of view, Niu Er and others subconsciously regard Li Yan as an outsider.Thinking about it this way, I naturally felt that there was something in Liu Yu's words.

"The imperial court immigrated to Ceylon, and the imperial court had its own intention. As for sweeping Java... Whale Hou was joking. Now that the Dutch have warships, it may not be so easy to sweep Java."

"Secondly, although Java is rich, this wealth is based on the ability to trade. If it is blocked, it cannot be traded, and it is impossible to eat spices and sumac."

"Only when His Royal Highness's navy comes, this Java will be considered safe. Besides, even if we have made it into what we are now, it's not because the imperial court has commanded well and mobilized money, otherwise we can only be trapped in the mountains."

"Whoever has a navy, this Java belongs to him. Whoever has a navy, this Java has spices that can be exchanged for gold and silver, otherwise it is a pile of spices that can only be used to marinate meat and fish."

"Besides... it's even more difficult to sweep Java."

"There are not many Chinese, and because of religious factors, they are incompatible with outsiders. If we only fight against the Netherlands, many sultanates may be able to agree with us. But after fighting the Netherlands, I am afraid that the allies who cooperated to fight the Netherlands at that time will have to fight first. "

"In the past, Zhang Yichao started an uprising on the sandbar, and the Guiyi army marched across the sandbank. Zhang Yichao was indeed loyal and brave, but Tubo was powerful, and there were many powerful countries around him. Returning to the imperial court was also the reason."

"What I am waiting for is the imperial order of the imperial court, and I know a lot about the word loyalty. But even those who want to become kings on their own, without the support of the imperial court, it is difficult to gain a foothold in Nanyang."

"If you want to gain a foothold, you always need funds, so you will inevitably have to deal with Westerners in order to sell your goods. Over time, if there is no naval protection and the lifeblood of trade is in the hands of others, the only ending is to be swallowed up by Westerners and demand tax payment. "

"All in all, all in all, without the support of the imperial court, it is wishful thinking for the Chinese to establish a country in Nanyang. It is really difficult."

He said so much, but from a very realistic and objective point of view, he made it clear that the possibility of self-reliance in Nanyang is extremely small, or even non-existent.

As long as the navy of the imperial court is still in place, the difficulty of becoming self-reliant in Nanyang is similar to that of claiming kingship and rebellion in Tianjin, Shandong and other places. Unsteady.

There is no intermediate option for a long-term separatist regime in Tianjin, Shandong and other places.

Li Yan also heard Niu Er's implication, and said with a smile, "You are careful. The Marquis of Jing is just praising you. In the past, Zhang Yichao was like a hostage to the dynasty. Wasn't it because of the fact that the central government was powerless because of the rise of military towns in Tang Dynasty? If not, why bother? During the time of Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing, there were always tens of thousands of troops in Anxi, and the Tang Emperor was never worried."

"Don't worry, you still can't get enough of the term "Niao Jin Gong Zang". You haven't even been awarded a title, so how can you think about it?"

"However, there must be rules and regulations. The intention of the imperial court is to reorganize the Guiyi Army and transfer it to Ceylon. The defense of Java and other places recruited troops from other places. The imperial court has its own plans, not I am afraid that if you are entrenched here, the tree has a big root and deep roots, and it will not lose its tail in the future."

"As you said, as long as the imperial navy is still there, Nanyang will be very stable. You should also talk to the soldiers about this matter. You will be transferred to Ceylon and return home in the future. You are not asking them to be cannon fodder. of."

"The Guiyi soldiers are all good men, and they are familiar with the climate here and adapted to the training. They are excellent soldiers. It's too late for the imperial court to cherish them."

To transfer the Guiyi Army to Ceylon to prepare for the invasion of India, we must not only arrange the soldiers well, but also make it clear to the officers of the Guiyi Army.

The people selected by the Privy Council are not deadbeats, and they have done really well in the past few years, and they are all available talents.

As for the situation in Nanyang, the Privy Council had discussed it long ago, and Liu Yu also wrote to the emperor many times, explaining the situation in Nanyang very clearly.

Nanyang feudalism is absolutely not advisable.

It can only be transformed into a military town, a capital guard, control a few important places, and implement trade control over Nanyang.

As long as the imperial navy is there and can control trade with Europe, Nanyang will be as stable as Mount Tai, and there will be no rebellion or self-reliance at all.

Nanyang cannot be feudalized, because Dashun is not qualified to be the celestial dynasty of Nanyang economically at this time.

Dashun is not a major consumer of spices, and the prerequisite for becoming a new type of China and deepening trade control is that China must be the largest market for vassals.

Otherwise, the old suzerainty system would be difficult to maintain.At this time, the Celestial Dynasty can neither ensure that some goods have no semicolon, nor can the Celestial Dynasty's market make you vassals rich.

The new suzerainty system is to deepen trade and become the largest consumer market in the system.

But for the new Celestial Dynasty system, Dashun really can't do it for the time being, and now it can only be a special transition period.

Dashun is basically not the first importer of various high-volume goods in Nanyang.

Once feudalism is practiced in Nanyang, the ideal is beautiful but the reality is cruel. The feudal countries in Nanyang will definitely move closer to the West, at least until Dashun becomes the largest consumer market in the world.

Ideally, Nanyang feudalism would open up territories and expand China's living space.

In reality, Nanyang feudalism will be more pro-Western, greener, and localized in order to stabilize local rule and obtain sufficient benefits.

Moreover, feudalism and monopoly trade can only choose one of the two.If it is feudal and still engages in monopoly trade, isn't that encouraging feudal countries to oppose the Celestial Empire?
The model of not feudalism but military towns and guardians can avoid various shortcomings, but it still inherits the colonial system similar to the Netherlands in which the soup is changed without changing the medicine.

The Navy's move in Malacca completely drove the Westerners out of Nanyang.

Although Europe is still the first consumer market for spices, because Dashun monopolizes the shipping channels, the small countries in Nanyang can only choose to cooperate with Dashun.

It is advisable to use a small number of garrisons to maintain strongholds, to ensure the basic peace of Nanyang, to maintain the stability of Nanyang with suzerain-vassal relations, to gradually increase Dashun’s population advantage over Nanyang through free immigration, and to ensure the monopoly of the spice trade.

Once the route is determined, some so-called suspicions and worries are meaningless.

To clarify the overall situation, the more capable a person is, the more he can be reused instead of being suspected.This is a bit similar to the difference that Spain requires the governor not to bring his wife; while the governor and officials of the Dutch East India Company can bring their wives and children.

It's not that the Spaniards are narrow-minded, but that they are forced by the basis of reality; it's not that the Dutch are open-minded, but that they don't need to be narrow-minded because of the basis of reality.

Put it in Dashun, it's about the same.It's not that the emperor is a holy king with a broad mind, but because of the actual conditions here, as long as you follow the military town trade route, you don't have to worry about the people here becoming self-reliant.

Niu Er's group of people should not only be reused, but together with the Guiyi Army, they must become an important military force after Dashun goes to Nanyang.

According to the arrangement of the Privy Council, Ceylon will form a field force of 5000 people within a few years.This army does not participate in activities such as defending cities, defending fortresses, conquering small countries in Southeast Asia, and suppressing bandits.

Instead, as a well-trained field force, it can intervene in the struggle between the various Indian envoys at any time, and obtain the land and ports given by the Indian envoys in India as soon as possible, so as to prepare for the future full-scale competition for India with the United Kingdom.

As a force of nearly [-] people, the Guiyi Army can fight against the Dutch in field battles, and they are all people who are accustomed to the local hot climate. It is undoubtedly an excellent foundation for the field force that will camp in Ceylon.

Based on the small 2000 people, after expanding the number of officers, it is not difficult to expand to 5000 people.As long as funds are in place and weapons are sufficient, initial combat effectiveness can be formed within a year.

The local garrison troops in Nanyang occupied the original castles of the Dutch, stationed in Malacca, Batavia, Ambon, Sulawesi and other places, and took over the power of the Dutch. 5000 people are enough.

These 5000 people can be trained slowly.Liu Yu reckoned that after such a sleight of hand, all countries would be stable within a few years.These garrisons can be slowly recruited and trained without rush.

But the 5000 field troops stationed in Ceylon are in a hurry.There is not so much time to train and run in, so expanding the Guiyi Army has become the best choice.

However, some personnel arrangements still have to follow some rules.

After Liu Yu finished talking about the expansion of the Guiyi Army, he told Niu Erdao: "If your plan succeeds, the Dutch army will be defeated in the field battle. Your Highness and I will proclaim you the governor of Java. Familiar, it is the most suitable. As for the Guiyi Army transferred to Ceylon, there are many people who can fight on the battlefield, but there are few people like you who can train soldiers and preside over civil affairs in the Bandung area. Put you there, It’s a shame.”

"The Guiyi Army will be transferred to Ceylon to garrison, and the number will be expanded by [-]. The name of the army will still be the Guiyi Army. Your Majesty bestows a military flag."

(End of this chapter)