Daming 1805

Chapter 260 The Land of Daming is the Safest

Isaac Roosevelt, wearing the uniform of Dongyi translator, returned to his home next to the New York Bay with a sad face.

Father James Roosevelt couldn't help laughing when he saw his son's appearance:

"Oh, my child, this dress is really spirited, and the design of His Royal Highness Prince Dashi is really amazing.

"Even if His Royal Highness is not an aristocrat, this design will definitely become popular."

Isaac looked at the clothes on his body, and he was indeed quite satisfied, but this identity made him feel complicated.

James put his arms around his son's shoulders and asked with a smile:
"Why didn't you talk? What made you change your mind?"

Isaac briefly explained what happened at the certification ceremony:
"I feel like a coward right now..."

James still had a smile on his face:
"You made the right choice, it's for our family and our clan, my Isaac grew up.

"In Ming society, government officials have a much higher status than businessmen.

"And the imperial examination is the only way to enter the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.

"If our family is completely excluded from the imperial examination by Ming Dynasty, we will lose the opportunity to enter the upper class forever.

"For the future of our family, we need someone to work in the court of Dongyi Kingdom.

"He will be the foundation of our family's stability and prosperity..."

Isaac remained silent with a bitter face.

He just understood what his father meant and knew the serious consequences of being "blocked" by Daming, so he changed his mind.

When James was thinking about how to appease his son, there was a dull sound outside the window.

Both father and son lowered their heads subconsciously.

James took his son and squatted under the window:
"Don't get up, I'll go and see..."

James came to the window and looked around through the window.

The dull sound sounded again, and James was sure that it was the sound of a cannon firing, but the distance should be relatively far away.

James picked up the binoculars on the window and looked out where the sound was coming from, but was blocked by buildings and the coastline.

But after a little calculation, James judged that the sound of the cannon was at least ten kilometers away.

Possibly in Lower New York Bay, or even in the Atlantic just outside the mouth of Lower New York Bay.

New York Bay actually has two layers, inner and outer.

The inner layer is the bay between Long Island, Manhattan Island, Staten Island, and Hudson County, New Jersey, also known as Upper New York Bay.

The outer layer is the bay between the south coast of Long Island and the coast of New Jersey to the south, south of the entrance to Upper New York Bay, also known as Lower New York Bay.

James could type from the sound that the shelling and possibly the fighting took place on the sea.

"It is likely that the British and French forces are attacking Staten Island or New Jersey..."

James basically let go of his heart and greeted his son to stand up:

"Don't be nervous, we are now Dongyi people belonging to Ming Dynasty, we are not American or British.

"Whether it is Britain, France, the United States, or Canada, they absolutely dare not let shells fall on the land of Ming Dynasty..."

Isaac is also a little bit rejoicing:

"We are Daming people now, so we don't have to worry about war attacks..."

James swallowed:

"If Long Island hadn't been assigned to Ming Dynasty, the place where the British and French allied forces attacked at this time should be Long Island, or even Brooklyn where we are. The shells might fall directly in our yard..."

At the same time, residents living in the southernmost part of Long Island have seen the battlefield through their windows.

A fleet flying the flags of Britain and France broke into Lower New York Bay and was engaging the shore artillery on Staten Island.

Staten Island belongs to the state of New York, a district of New York City in later generations, and is now an independent county.

Staten Island and Long Island are the entry barriers to Upper New York Bay.

Now, all the explosions and shelling are happening on the side closer to Staten Island.

Another fleet flying the flag of Ming Dynasty has also inserted into the bay entrance to patrol the side of Long Island, apparently to be on guard against the fleet of the British and French coalition forces approaching Long Island.

The fleet on the sea bombarded the coast and suppressed the shore artillery. At the same time, a large number of small landing ships were rushing to the beach, apparently preparing to land and seize Staten Island.

The tragedy of the landing battle was not much worse than that of the positional battle.

But the most special thing about this battle is that it has an audience.

Staten Island is only one and a half kilometers from the nearest point on Long Island.

As it guards the entrance to the Upper New York Bay, there is a military base at the nearest place.

A mass of artillery was just across the bay, firing out to sea to the southeast.

Among the fleets of the British and French allied forces, the closest to Long Island is only five or six kilometers away.

Residents of the southwest corner of Long Island could see the battlefield without even binoculars.

If you use a telescope, you can even see the muzzle storm of the battleship, and you can see the people on the landing craft rushing to the beach.

Word of the fighting on the coast quickly spread.

The residents of Lin County gradually figured out what was going on, knowing that the sound of artillery in the south was the British and French allied forces attacking the United States.

The residents of Lin County felt quite complicated at this time.

Because they were also American a few months ago.

Just like what James Roosevelt said, if Long Island hadn’t been returned to Ming Dynasty, it might be our own home that was bombarded now.

Several congressmen from New York and New Jersey who originally didn't want to stay in Dongyi Kingdom as translators began to celebrate their decision.

The land of Daming is the safest place, and the people who work for Daming are the safest.

When Dongyi was preparing for the imperial examination, reorganizing the militia, and re-registering household registration and assets, other countries were not idle.

The main naval and army forces of the British coalition forces rushed to Yinzhou one after another.

The war between Britain and France to "put down the rebellion" has begun.

The armies of the two countries split into two groups, attacking north from Virginia and Tennessee on both sides of the Appalachian Mountains.

But in the past few months, Napoleon and Adams have also been building defense lines and mobilizing troops with all their strength.

The British and French armies on both sides of the Appalachian Mountains were firmly blocked under the line of defense.

The armies of the two countries launched several consecutive attacks, but failed to achieve substantial results.

It can be expected that the Army will fall into a war of attrition again.

On the contrary, the navy has achieved certain results.

The navies of the United States and Canada were originally a small number of British and French escort fleets, not the main fleet.

They also do not have the ability to build capital ships and large-scale fleets by themselves.

Therefore, after the main fleets of Britain and France arrived, they quickly took control of the sea in the northeast of Yinzhou.

A small number of naval ships in the United States and Canada were either damaged or sunk, or they hid in the port and did not dare to go out.

The Navy then imposed a complete containment and embargo on the United States and Canada.

The maritime links between the two countries were completely cut off.

Since it was difficult for the army to achieve results and the navy had an absolute advantage, Britain and France decided to try landing at sea.

Capture Staten Island at the entrance of New York Bay, and then advance to attack Manhattan.

Nelson and Wellesley planned the battle and communicated the purpose to Ming before it was carried out.

Staten Island is too close to Long Island owned by Ming Dynasty, only separated by a bay less than two kilometers away.

In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding and trouble, Daming must be informed in advance.

So Ming's garrison fleet appeared on the sea to monitor the landing of the British and French allied forces in the United States.

On the other side, Ming's army also stood behind and on the side of the British and French allied forces, watching the British and French allied forces attack the American positions.

Daming helped Britain and France defend the originally agreed line of defense, and handed it over to the main force of the British and French allied forces arriving one after another.

Then Ming began to take over the Mississippi area on the east bank of the lower Mi River from the British.

This was part of the remuneration that Zhu Jingyuan had agreed with England and France to deliver to Daming.

Mississippi is a typical southern American agricultural state and is a famous cotton production base.

The total area is 12 square kilometers, and the total population is less than 100 million, more than half of whom are Mexican slaves.

According to Zhu Jingyuan's plan, the population received by Daming in Northern Yinzhou was to be sent to Dongyi Kingdom.

Zhu Jingyuan asked for Dongyi Peninsula and Changdao in the name of resettling the Taixi people in the receiving area.

Zhu Jingyuan really planned to send them there.

First send it to Long Island and the uninhabited land on the Dongyi Peninsula for reclamation, and then find a way to send it back to Taixi and Mozhou.

This fertile land in Mississippi must be emptied of its Tessi and Mexican populations.

Only when the immigrants of Ming Dynasty control and use these lands themselves can those lands truly belong to Ming Dynasty.

However, because the local residents are very scattered, the number of immigrants in Daming is relatively limited.

Therefore, it is impossible for the locals to send them all away in one go.

Accepting the final decision of the headquarters, with the entry of Daming immigrants, the original residents will be gradually sent away.

When immigrants from the Ming Dynasty took over a village or a farm, they sent away the original owners and slaves of the village and farm at the same time.

Of course, according to Daming's practice of receiving land, local residents cannot keep or take away all assets.

Going from Mississippi to Dongyi Kingdom is considered to be migrating within the territory of Ming Dynasty, and it is allowed to carry assets worth [-] silver bills.

For the local Thai-Western immigrants, the most important asset is the Mexican slaves.

After evaluating the market price of the current Mexican slaves, the headquarters stipulated that each Taixi can take away a maximum of 32 slaves.

The excess will be taken over by the takeover forces and sold to Americans in other regions.

(End of this chapter)