Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 913 Colonial Empire
The landing site mentioned by Montel is under the cliffs on the southeastern side of Greater Java.

No wonder Montel said that the Dutch generally don't patrol southeast Java. Who would use the cliffs by the sea as the landing site?
When Liu Hongjian arrived there in the dark with the fleet, it was just dawn, and one or two small Dutch scout ships followed the fleet far away. Liu Hongjian didn't even bother to send warships to destroy them.

It was impossible for the Dutch to give up their pursuit of the Daming Fleet, and Liu Hongjian did not intend to hide his whereabouts in the Dutch territory.

He just wanted to land under the noses of the Dutch, and let the Dutch watch but couldn't do anything about it. It felt so good.

It's just that the landing site looks quite shabby, there are many rocks under the cliff, and five or six surfing bird boats turned left and right before arriving at a hidden and excellent cave.

The cave looked quite deep, and the sea water poured into it and submerged it to an unknown depth, and the fire could be seen faintly inside.

"My lord, this cave was discovered by the survivors of Banten three years ago. At that time, the cave was only a dozen yards deep and not connected to the rear. It took us two full years to secretly open the cave under the supervision of the Dutch.

I checked your fleet, the small boat we are taking now can just pass through normally, and the reefs in the cave that affect the traffic have also been transported out by the tribe, the prince can land with confidence. ’” Montell explained.

At this time, the cave seemed to hear movement, and a small canoe slowly sailed out. There were two people sitting in the boat, both of whom were in rags. One rowed the boat and the other stood on it with crudely made bows and arrows on their backs.

Seeing this, Niu Dabangchui strode up to Liu Hongjian, and Kuo Duan, one on the left and one on the right, held Liu Hongjian behind him. The canoe cautiously sailed to the side of the bird boat, and Montel chatted with him. After a while, the two people on the boat knelt down and kowtowed to Liu Hongjian.

"My lord, this place seems to have been detected by the Dutch. In order to prevent the Dutch mercenaries from finding this place, please order to land as soon as possible!" Montel bowed to Liu Hongjian worriedly.

This cave leads to the hiding place of the survivors of Banten. It is a dense virgin forest. The survivors of Banten have been living here for nearly 20 years relying on birds, animals, insects and fish.

The arrival of the Dutch reconnaissance ships not only exposed the location of the cave, but also exposed the hiding place of the remnants of Banten. He really wanted to cry but had no tears, so he was in a particularly complicated mood right now.

Liu Hongjian did not speak all the time, he looked around the cave repeatedly with his binoculars, he did not speak, and everyone present dared not speak.

"Damu, let your people from the high mountains land first, and immediately take over all the defenses inside. If you find any suspicious movements, bomb them with grenades immediately." Liu Hongjian was silent for a moment and finally gave the order to land. Monteel couldn't help but stretched out his right hand and patted his chest.

The Gaoshan people are best at fighting in the mountains, and their folk customs are tough and daring to fight ruthlessly. They are especially suitable as pioneers in the deep mountains.

There are currently 2000 Gaoshan people serving in Zheng Sen’s Nanyang Navy. In recent years, Liu Hongjian has donated food and other materials to the Gaoshan people in the deep mountains in the name of the court, and built several schools at the foot of the mountain for free for Han people and others. The literacy of teenagers in the ethnic group.

At the beginning, the Gaoshan people still particularly rejected the Han people, but with Liu Hongjian's strict order, Zheng Sen has been restricting the Han people from entering the deep mountains to log, and the relationship between the two tribes is now very harmonious.

In order to improve the conditions of the tribe, many Gaoshan people were recruited into the Nanyang Navy and the Taiwan garrison army. The monthly salary of a qualified Ming soldier is enough for a family that relies on hunting for a living to live well.

Liu Hongjian was deeply touched by the integration of ethnic groups. Han people also have greedy people, but Han people always respect the culture of other ethnic groups. As long as it does not involve war and oppression, Han people will hardly discriminate against any race.

Merge a nation from exploration to contact, then unify language and culture, and then tie two or more nations firmly to one chariot through war. After a few years, who would dare to say that he is not the Ming Dynasty? What about people?

"Humble post!" Zheng Sen bowed his hands and whispered something to Chen Jinnan, and Chen Jinnan immediately returned to the fleet in a small boat.

Liu Hongjian finally agreed to Montel's request, but the condition was that after the restoration of the Bandan Kingdom, it would become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and only the army was allowed to be formed, and the coastal defense was handed over to the Daming Navy.

In addition, taxes must follow the Ming system, that is to say, Wan Dan can collect taxes by himself, but the tax amount has to be determined by Daming, and the tax on the round-trip merchant ships of Ming is directly levied by the Daming Navy as the navy's military expenses. Dan's prince Harold agreed.

Without a navy, no matter how much the Wandan Kingdom hops around, it will not be able to jump out of Great Java. If the Wandan Kingdom rebels or does not obey the order of heaven, Ming can always transfer troops from other places to counter the rebellion.

The reason for this arrangement is mainly because the cost of raising soldiers is too high.

Taking the current Ming Dynasty frontier army as an example, the annual salary of an ordinary musketeer is 36 taels, the cost of a light leather armor is [-] taels, and the cost of a latest bolt-action rifle is [-] taels and three cents.

A recruit needs at least three months to exercise physical fitness and ranks. During this period, military discipline must also be taken into account. It takes at least six months to train marksmanship. How much food and alloy bullets will be consumed during this period.

Even so, these soldiers are still new recruits who have not been to the battlefield. Once they die on the battlefield, the imperial court will pay a large amount of compensation, which is extremely expensive.

But it is precisely because the imperial court was willing to spend money on wars in recent years, that today's Ming Dynasty, whether it is an army or a navy, can be compared to the morale of a rainbow.

Moreover, Liu Hongjian, as the general of the world's soldiers and horses, has always paid special attention to the training of soldiers. It is not difficult to ensure the continuous combat effectiveness of 100 troops. Liu Hongjian can also do it with 200 troops, but [-] million? What about [-] million?
Liu Hongjian's answer was that 150 million troops would be enough, and the number of troops should be more refined. As long as the means of communication had not been significantly improved, as long as the combat effectiveness of the 150 million troops could be continuously guaranteed, Daming would be able to look down upon the world.

On the other hand, when Mr. Chongzhen first took over, Daming also claimed to have an army of more than 100 million, but how many people could fight?The imperial court just raised countless poor wretches who lived on empty pay.

The territory of Ming Dynasty is already big enough. The development of the sea is not for occupying more territories, but for resources. The navy can guarantee the safety of commercial routes to a limited extent, and the real foundation is still the mainland.

On the basis that the means of communication cannot be improved quickly, if Daming occupies a piece of land and sends tens of thousands of people to garrison, how many soldiers are willing to leave their homes?Who can guarantee that these soldiers will not slack off training outside?

Being in a high position, Liu Hongjian had to consider these issues, but nothing changed. The goal of Ming Dynasty was overseas resources. As long as the combat effectiveness of the strong local army and navy was guaranteed, any country that dared to obstruct Daming's footsteps would directly Send troops from the mainland to destroy it.

This is the case with the Wandan Kingdom and the Inca Empire. Unlike what he thought a few years ago, Liu Hongjian now does not want Ming to become a colonial empire that will eventually collapse.

However, who said that controlling the world must be done by force?
(End of this chapter)