The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 788 Hong Kong Island

Things gather together and people are divided into groups. Shen Youlong is Xu Guangqi's protégé, and his rise to the high position of a feudal official is of course not unrelated to Xu Guangqi, who was once a high-ranking elder.

They are all scholars with ideals in Ming Dynasty, and they are all intellectuals with patriotic complex.

Shen Youlong naturally felt honored when he saw the Ming Fleet flying the dragon flag of the Longwu Navy.

Seeing that Huang Yong deliberately invited him to share such great credit with Guangdong officials, he still felt that Bel had face.

Due to the commercial tax and ship tax that can be collected, although not much is handed over to the court, the money obtained by the local government is indispensable, and Guangzhou officials have plenty of money.

The celebration banquet was very classy, ​​not only delicious food and wine, but also a few red officials from the brothel playing and singing, singing and dancing to add to the fun.

It is not indecent to come and go. At the banquet, Shen Youlong led the civil servants and generals of Guangdong to have a good talk with the generals of the Longwu Navy. Zheng Zhilong and his subordinates were also treated politely.

Seeing that the groundwork was almost done, Huang Yong took the opportunity to propose to buy an island in the jurisdiction of Xin'an County, Guangzhou Prefecture outside the Pearl River Estuary, and operate it as a supply place for the Longwu Navy.

Guangdong civil servants and military generals have seen many warships from the Xiyi countries. In recent years, the sea has been turbulent, and the number of foreign warships coming to the Pearl River Estuary has continued to increase, and the Xiyi warships often provoke them with force.

It would be perfect for the Longwu Navy to plan to manage an island outside the Pearl River Estuary. This means that the Longwu Navy will be stationed at the Pearl River Estuary. If there is any trouble from the Xiyi in the future, of course they will all be killed.

Shen Youlong called a few civil officials to discuss briefly on the spot, and soon verbally agreed to Huang Yong's request.

Because the island that Huang Yong asked for is now penniless, it is equivalent to a deserted island, and there are only dozens of fishermen on the island.

Of course, this island was designated by Huang Han, and he gave the fortress to be built on this island a nice name in advance - Hong Kong City, and the island is called Hong Kong Island.

Huang Yong didn't know why his brother named a small island thousands of miles away, he didn't ask the reason at all, and resolutely carried out the order.

A deserted island the size of a palm is not worth much money. The Ming Dynasty is not a later generation. Most of the islands are deserted. Even the island of Taiwan has not been occupied and managed.

Shen Youlong didn't plan to ask the "Red Banner Army" to spend money to buy Hong Kong Island. He thought about sending someone to Huang Yong to handle the relevant documents tomorrow, but Huang Yong insisted on buying out 3000 yuan in silver coins.

Shen Youlong had no choice but to make a change and promised to send an official document to the Southern Zhili Military Department to request the construction of a city of thousands of households on that island. The personnel of this thousand households, including the thousand households, the hundred household officials, and the town governor, were all appointed by Huang Yong. , he is responsible for reporting.

This is entirely a door of convenience. How the Weisuo City will be built depends entirely on the local financial resources. It is impossible for the imperial court to allocate a tael of silver.

Shen Youlong believes that the general who conquered the captives is rich and powerful, and the fortress he built must be stronger than the castle built by the Portuguese in Macau.

He believed even more that the Englishmen in Guangdong who had resisted and provoked the Ming Dynasty won a complete victory and won two thousand credits. The imperial court must give them a reward, and the appointment of several guard officers will come naturally.

The Portuguese became more and more disgraceful, and the Guangzhou government issued multiple notes not allowing them to build permanent fortifications on the leased territory of Ming Dynasty.

But they turned a deaf ear, built castles and erected more than a hundred heavy artillery pieces. Their rhetoric was not to fight against Ming Dynasty, but to deal with the attacks of the Spaniards and the Dutch.

For this reason, Shen Youlong, who has a patriotic complex, once planned to resolve diplomatic disputes by force after taking office. However, after taking the civil and military generals from Guangdong and Guangxi for field inspections, no one dared to lead troops to attack Macau.

They persuaded the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi to do more than to do less. Now that the Ming Dynasty is using troops everywhere, it is not appropriate to use weapons at the mouth of the Pearl River. Besides, the Portuguese have been good for decades.

The Portuguese compradors in Macau have been sending mercenaries to assist Daming, selling Hongyi cannons and turtledove guns to equip the Ming army.

Shen Youlong knew that the generals under his command thought they couldn't defeat Macau, so they didn't dare to fight. He could only choose to swallow his anger.

Well now, the Longwu Marine Division built a castle on an island that is just a short distance from Macau. The purpose is self-evident. They have taken a fancy to the interests of Guangdong Maritime Trade. Will the Portuguese still sit still?
Would the "Red Banner Army" who dared to kill one or two thousand Xiyi at one time tolerate others sleeping soundly beside the couch?
Maybe they will send troops to seize Macau, because the Portuguese have been more friendly with Ming over the past few years, so it is not enough to kill them all, and they will probably be expelled.

The next day, the officials of the Guangzhou government handled the documents related to the island under the instructions of the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

It is impossible for such a trivial matter not to be approved. Moreover, the official reasons in Guangzhou are sufficient. Recently, there have been incidents of Xiyi warships attacking the Humen Fort, looting and massacring soldiers and civilians. Strengthening coastal defense construction is essential.

Red flag military industries such as "Sifang Express", "Sifang Bank" and "Red Flag Post Office" have long been established in Guangzhou. There are also many shops selling Chun Xiangsui cosmetics, clocks, liquor, canvas, etc.

Huang Yong has no time to stay here to focus on the construction of Hong Kong. The Banner Guard Guangdong Military Information Office and the Sifang Bank will take the lead in handling this matter. With money and food and official permission, it is of course better than the Portuguese secretly building a castle in Macau. Much easier.

Besides, since he negotiated with Chongzhen to contract the contract for five years, Huang Han is no longer willing to hide his work, as long as it is of great benefit to the country and the people, he will do it resolutely, so gods block and kill gods and Buddhas. .

The governor of Guangdong and Guangxi can be regarded as half of his own people, and he has made great achievements in annihilating the English who invaded the Ming Dynasty. Of course, it is logical to gain a foothold in the Pearl River Estuary.

The "Red Banner Army" can recruit tens of thousands of laborers with great fanfare to participate in the construction of cities, ports, grain depots, forts, and large docks. There is no severe winter here, so there is no frost period, and pouring can be carried out throughout the year.

It is believed that a Hong Kong city will rise from the ground within a year, and the natural harbor with wide harbor and deep water can no longer be called Victoria Harbour, but "Sanjie Harbor".

Of course, this name was chosen to let the Han people not forget the national humiliation, and remember Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu, and Zhang Shijie, the three heroes who did not surrender to the Mongolian Yuan.

In the future, "Sanjie Port" will have military berths for the Longwu Navy, and several civilian and military docks will be built.

Shipbuilding technicians who have graduated from the University of "Tiger Den City" and have practiced for several years will be sent to Hong Kong Island. Not only must there be technical strength to maintain warships and merchant ships, but also vigorously develop the shipbuilding industry.

The entire English army that was causing trouble in the South China Sea was wiped out. The Longwu Navy captured six deck warships with a displacement of about 10,000 tons, thirteen Junker ships, Zhuyin ships, and Galen ships, as well as two whaling ships. Boat and [-]+ catties of whale oil.

(End of this chapter)