Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 723 Just bending over is not enough

In fact, Zheng Sen also encountered the same problem 14 years later.

At that time, the Qing soldiers entered the pass and went all the way south. Zheng Sen was in urgent need of a new safe habitat due to the situation. At this time, He Bin came.

He Bin presented the Ryukyu sea chart and said that there are rich products and fertile land, and the army can get food locally without having to carry too much food and grass.

Afterwards, Xiao Zheng resisted all opinions and rushed to Ryukyu with his army, not even bringing much food. Firstly, He Bin said that there is no shortage of food there, and secondly, Mite Qing went home. The door was closed, and he really didn't have any food.

However, the ideal is plentiful, but the reality is skinny. When the city of Puluo Minzha was taken with a waste of effort, the two sides entered a long stage of offensive and defensive confrontation, which lasted for a year.

In fact, it is true that Ryukyu is rich in products, but it is rich in cash crops such as sugar cane and white sugar, but food is not among them. Most of the local Gaoshan people in Ryukyu live by fishing and hunting, and few farm land at all.

Zheng Sen must have been in a panic back then. It is not known whether he killed He Bin, but his soldiers still had to eat.

As a last resort, he was forced to send troops to farm all over the west coast of Ryukyu to plant sweet potatoes and potatoes for self-help production.

Even so, Zheng Jun's non-combat attrition due to lack of food was still astonishing. The 5000-man army only carried [-] shi of rice and [-] shi of sucrose, enough to last them for two months.

Even if he worked hard to cultivate, Zheng Jun has always been troubled by the lack of food, and the logistics supply is very tight. Soldiers only have less than [-] catties of rice as military pay every month. The calories are roughly [-] calories, but normal people need at least [-] calories a day. Calories are needed to maintain normal physical fitness.

However, self-sufficiency takes time, and Zheng Sen had no choice but to ask for food from the local Han people and Gaoshan people, and they were only allowed to keep one-tenth of their rations.

This is also an important reason why the Gaoshan people were unfriendly to the Zheng family. Of the 100 troops sent to Tainan, only more than [-] returned with crutches.

According to their reports, several people starved to death every day, so that they could not resist the harassment of Gaoshan indigenous people. In the towns under Zheng Jun’s jurisdiction, officials even sent their silk official robes to the grain store to exchange for rations.

In contrast, the besieged Dutchmen were much more comfortable. Soldiers were entitled to a catty of rice and a portion of venison jerky every day, and officers could also be given bacon and bacon.

Just because vitamin C cannot be replenished in time, many Dutch people have bleeding gums, loose teeth, and smelly mouth and feet. Moreover, Zeelandia City has no drainage system and is surrounded by Zheng's family outside, so it is inconvenient to dispose of excrement. The flies can't get in.

Leaving aside the final decisive battle between the Zheng family and the Dutchman, Liu Hongjian had no time to spend with the Dutch governor Owat at this time, and the Beiyang Navy's first goal was to rescue the besieged Xiao Zheng.

The recovery of Ryukyu was just a temporary idea, and there should be no delay. According to the established plan, if Zeelandzha could not be broken within three days, he would leave behind Qin Gongming's white-armed corps, and he would lead the Beiyang Navy to quickly support it.

And he did not implement a complete blockade of Zeelandia City, but still left Luermen as an exit, at least let the Dutchman spread the news of the siege of Ryukyu, so as to reduce the pressure on Xiao Zheng on Sulu's side .

Liu Hongjian did not believe that the Dutch navy on Sulu would give up Ryukyu. The two most important strongholds of the Dutch East India Company in Asia were India and Ryukyu.

Ryukyu is an important military stronghold and transit point for the Netherlands. Most of the goods it plundered from India and South Asia were sold to Ming and Japan via Ryukyu. The Dutch must clearly distinguish which is more important.

"My lord, those Dutch businessmen want to see you." He Bin came from outside and interrupted Liu Hongjian's thoughts.

"Oh? Why are they looking for this king?" Liu Hongjian was very upset because he couldn't do anything with Zeelanzhe, a hedgehog.

In fact, in the duel between the castle and the artillery, for a long period of time, the defender had the upper hand, because the solid shells could not pose a real threat to the city walls piled up with boulders.

This situation lasted until the nineteenth century, when the advent of the howitzer completely ended the advantage of the defender's wall.

"They said...the prince shouldn't arrest them." He Bin said with erratic eyes.

"Bring them to see me." Liu Hongjian said with a glare at He Bin.

This He Bin was useless, and Liu Hongjian defined He Bin in his mind. He didn't think that He Bin would be kind enough to spread the word for these Dutch businessmen. Either there were his friends among them, or they had received money from them.

And He Bin is so mercenary, greedy for life and afraid of death, it's no wonder he has friends.

After a while, four or five bearded Dutchmen wearing yarmulke caps, black robes, and boots with thin legs came in. When they saw Liu Hongjian, they clasped their chests with their right hands and bowed to salute, saying: There was a bunch of words that Liu Hongjian couldn't understand.

"My lord, they are sending you their sincere greetings." He Bin on the side started his old job and acted as an interpreter.

"Tell them that when you arrive in Daming, you have to follow the etiquette of Daming. It's not enough to just bend over." Liu Hongjian picked up the tea and blew.

He Bin didn't dare to say much, so he had to tell the truth, but those Dutch people were so angry when they heard it, they even reasoned with Liu Hongjian, meaning that they only knelt down to the King of the Netherlands.

Liu Hongjian laughed as soon as he heard it, he dared to say that these bastards haven't figured out the situation yet, and he didn't bother to explain to this group of people, as long as he didn't kneel down, there was nothing to talk about, and he just stayed in the small black room honestly. Bar.

As for their goods and belongings, they were the trophies of the Daming navy, and even they themselves were captured by Daming.

Just saying that, the Dutch guys softened immediately, and after seeing each other, they finally let go of their worthless dignity and knelt down to Liu Hongjian.

"His Royal Highness Daming County, we have nothing to do with Governor Owat in the city of Zeelandia. We are just ordinary businessmen in the Netherlands, not employees of the East India Company.

We beg you to spare us, we do not deserve to be victims of this war, for which we are willing to sacrifice our goods. "The leading Dutch businessman Texas said sincerely.

After speaking, he was afraid that Liu Hongjian would not understand, and he took the initiative to explain the relationship between the Governor of Ryukyu and the East India Company. According to them, they were not employees of the company, they were just here for trade.

What the East India Company did and the fact that it violated Ming Dynasty had nothing to do with them.

"Hehe, you tell them that it's okay to let them go, but their goods have already been captured by the king, so they don't need to offer them. They have to take out another piece of the same property." Liu Hongjian said with a slight smile.

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