Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 372 Zhu Changning, why have you and Wu Xuanye become Mongolians? (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)

On March [-]th of the fourth year of the Republic of China, Naha Port.

The gongs and drums are loud, and the drizzle is falling.In the midst of the storm, three thousand carefully selected colonial cannon fodder soldiers were silently boarding the ship.The officials and people of the Ryukyu Kingdom waved goodbye to these "non-staff king masters" who were about to embark on the road of no return, and shouted hoarsely.

The waves were not small, and there were gusts of southwest wind blowing on the sea, pushing the ten large western-style soft sail boats in the port to heave and undulate.And these ten western-style soft sailing ships are the entire lineup of "the first New World Expedition that opened the era of East Asia's great navigation" that was blown into the sky by later historians.

Unlike the beautified and whitewashed history of later generations, the real main force of the "First New World Expedition" was actually a group of desperate losers in the East Asian Continental Expedition.Either they were coerced, or bewitched, or because they were too stupid, they stumbled onto this road of no return—yes, this is a road of no return!At least for most people, all they get is a one-way ticket to the New World.

Of course, some people can return.After all, Zheng Jing, the driving force and financial backer behind this "First New World Expedition", did not finance and ship out this great expedition across the ocean just to allow these 3000 people to die in a foreign land.

He did this for two purposes. One is to expand to the Luzon Islands—to sack Acapulco, and then to occupy the Banderas Valley, which is far from Mexico City. This posture will definitely attract the main force of the New Spaniards to besiege, so that the Spaniards will be unable to send additional reinforcements to the Philippines, and may even retreat directly from the Philippine Governor-General.In this way, the Zheng family's Nanyang trading company can avoid cruel and long siege warfare in the tropical island area, so as to easily capture the Manila Castle and a large number of ready-made manors, towns, and ports on Luzon Island.The development results of the Spaniards for more than 100 years will be completely in the hands of the Zheng family.

And the price that needs to be paid is only Geng Jingzhong and his three thousand cannon fodder soldiers, which is really too insignificant!
Zheng Jing's second goal is to open up the Pacific route!

He is "sophisticated". Although he wants to grab the Spaniard's Luzon Island, he doesn't want to interrupt the trade with Spain.And he didn't want to bother the Spaniards to come all the way to the East. He just wanted to monopolize the Pacific route, and then he sent people to the Pacific Ocean to continuously transport Ming silk, porcelain, tea, sugar, and Japanese lacquerware to the New World. Earn several times the net profit casually.This heart is not too dark, right?

As for opening up territory and establishing a colonial city on the west coast of the New World, Zheng Jing, who was later hailed as the "Chinese colonial pioneer", "great navigator", and "sea king of the seventeenth century", never thought about it at all.

Because the business of colonizing wasteland requires a large investment, high risk, and the return cycle is too long. If you don't pay attention, you will lose money!How could Zheng Jing invest his own money here?

Of course, it is quite good to grab the land developed by others, especially the people from southern Hokkien and Chaozhou who have already gathered in large numbers there.

Precisely because Zheng Jing also opened a new Pacific route, some of this wave of people who went out could still return home alive.Feng Xifan, who is now watching the cannon fodder boarding the ship with Zheng Jing on the dock, is the master who can return home alive.

Two almost "fine" "colonial pioneers" and "great navigators" were exchanging opinions in a low voice.

"Xifan, when you get to that Banderas Valley, let Geng Jingzhong kill all the Spanish sailors you don't need!" Zheng Jing waved his feather fan and made a murderous gesture. Sareth was released to report to the Vice-Prince of New Spain."

"Understood!" Feng Xifan nodded and smiled wickedly, "In this way, King Geng and his subordinates can only fight the Spaniards to the death in Banderas Valley!"

Zheng Jing added: "If you want them to fight to the end, it is not enough to have a letter of surrender. You must make Geng Jingzhong and his men believe that I, Zheng Jing, will definitely ship the reinforcements and their families to Banderas." Gu. As long as they hold on firmly, they are not afraid that they will not be able to conquer their own country!

Hehe, the longer they stay in Banderas Valley and the better they play, the more chips we have! "

"Don't worry, Your Majesty," Feng Xifan said, "Geng Jingzhong will be able to guard for a long time. The 3000 people who followed him were carefully selected. Everyone has family members in Dayuan Island, so they will never betray. And all of them are They are strong and strong, and they have all been on the battlefield. The flintlocks, breastplates, helmets, swords, and spears we prepared for them are all the best. Therefore, Geng has the advantage, and he must be able to defend it!"

Zheng Jing nodded, "Then the king can rest assured!"

"Your Excellency, your subject has already made it clear that the land of Acapulco is a land with pleasant scenery, rich products, and easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is surrounded by mountains inside, protected by the ocean outside, and the entrance to the bay is narrow. , the interior is open. The Spaniards have been operating there for more than 100 years. There are forts, fortresses, markets, docks, shipyards, and warehouses. They are surrounded by flat coastal lands. The career of Fanwang Baba!"

It is in the luxury cabin at the stern of an English-style galleon named "King Louis the Great" owned by Zheng Jing and manufactured in Quanzhou.Qing Jiu, Geng Jingzhong's confidant retainer on Ryukyu Island, was talking about the port of Acapulco endlessly—it's okay for him not to encourage his new lord!For the Satsuma clan, he is a traitor who has left the clan!When I go back, I will make a full-hearted apology!
So he and the other Satsuma warriors in the Ryukyu Zaifan Enforcement Office can only follow Geng Jingzhong all the way to the dark!
Geng Jingzhong was going to the New World to fight against the Spanish barbarians, and they had no choice but to follow, not only to follow, but also to help the lord to make meritorious deeds.

And Geng Jingzhong sent Qingjiu, Huashan Jiuqin and their devils to the police station to play the roles of Jinyiwei experts in this ship robbery operation.After some pleasant interrogation, they have basically figured out the customs and defense situation of Acapulco Port.

According to Gonzalez and Juan Lopez, that Acapulco is definitely a good place!
"My lord," Huashan Jiuqin took over the words of the mediator Kiyohisa, and continued, "This Acapulco is seven or eight hundred miles away from Mexico City, the residence of the vice-king of New Spain! If we can capture Aka in one fell swoop, Pulco, it may take a month for the Spaniard's counterattack force to arrive. We only need to make a strong wall to clear the field, and then hold on to the cage city to drive the Spaniard back!"

"How about the Banderas Valley?" Geng Jingzhong asked.

This place is the base carefully selected by Zheng Jing for him.

But of course Zheng Jing is good!He didn't intend to completely tear himself apart with the Spaniards, so he still wanted to leave Acapulco to Spain, so everyone can still do business in the future!
Otherwise, the trading ports in Spain are gone, how can Zheng Jing cross the Pacific Ocean to do business with the Spaniards?He can't fight all the way to the Atlantic Ocean in order to do business with the Spaniards?

“The scenery and harbor there are not inferior to Acapulco,” said Kawayama Kuchi, “but it is farther away from Mexico City, so it is not a big port that the Spaniards focused on developing. Now it is far inferior to Acapulco. That’s why I suggest that Your Excellency, General, take Acapulco as the base and manage the territory of New Spain!”

Geng Jingzhong nodded, "I'll leave it to you once you know the strategy of raiding Acapulco. You must discuss it with Father Gao and Father Li, but don't tell them that the general intends to occupy Acapulco as his base!"

"Hay!"

The two little Japanese agreed very straightforwardly, and Geng Jingzhong also knew that the two of them were serious in their work and tight-lipped, so he would not let that Feng Xifan know that the plan had changed!However, the proposals provided by Zheng Jing and Feng Xifan always feel that they are not quite right!
Nanjing, the Little Palace.

The net whip sounded three times, and the cigarettes were lingering.

The small imperial palace next to the dilapidated Forbidden City in the Imperial City of Nanjing is really lively and festive during this time. Victories will be presented for a while, meritorious officials will be rewarded for a while, and the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Qing Dynasty will come to proclaim their vassals!

But what makes "Ming Xiandi" Zhu Cijiong the most happy is his salary increase!From the original daily salary of 300 taels, it suddenly rose to [-] taels a day—an annual income of [-] taels!

To be honest, "Emperor Ming Xian" has never lived such a wealthy life in his life!
Of course, the reason why he can raise his salary so much is because of his struggle!He is the first emperor in history to go on strike for a wage increase!This... can also prove from the side that the current Ming Dynasty has really entered the primary stage of capitalism.

Some people are on strike. Isn't it capitalism?
During this time, Zheng Jing, a real capitalist, returned to Fujian, saying that he was going to implement Fujian's new republican policy.Li Fuchen returned to Guangdong, and also went to toss the Republic.Wu Guogui had just assumed the post of Governor of Hunan in Hunan.Li Laishun also kept filial piety for Li Zicheng in Hubei.Therefore, only Li Zhongshan, Liu Jinzhong, Lu Sanhao, and Chen Yonghua were the only ones dealing with the emperor's strike in Nanjing.

And Liu Jinzhong, the king of the north, refused to be a villain, and kept on being used to Zhu Cijiong. Therefore, Li Zhongshan had to agree to raise Zhu Cijiong's salary.It’s okay not to agree, this Zhu Cijiong has learned badly now, and he will go on strike when he picks up the vassal missions of the Qing Dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty to kowtow to him.

What should Li Zhongshan do?
I can't say that you come back later, our emperor is on strike.
However, after the salary increase, Zhu Cijiong still worked very hard. Today, in order to accept the Qing and Zhou vassals outside the main hall of the Little Palace, he is even willing to go to the early court to hold a court hearing!

Although Zhu Cijiong's father, Emperor Chongzhen, was particularly diligent, he went to court almost every day after becoming emperor, and he was a model worker.But Zhu Cijiong, the emperor, was very lazy. With a high salary of one hundred taels a day, he didn't go to court for a day.He sleeps until the sun is three poles every day, and then meets the ministers in a casual manner, and approves the memorials-he, the emperor, still has the right to "approve" the memorials, he can only "approve", not "no", and he cannot "retain".still have some power
And his "quasi-playing" things have been carried out well so far, which is better than Chongzhen.

Such a lazy "Ming Jun" has become diligent today.It was still dark, and outside the Little Palace there were a bunch of carriages, mule carts, and sedan chairs, and the illuminated white lanterns were dotted with dots. The well-dressed officials from the General's Mansion, the Minister of Ministers, and the Political Assembly had all gathered, waiting to go to the palace. Value court meeting.

Chang Ning, Ming Zhu, Fang Ying, Wang Shirong and others who came to Nanjing to kowtow to Emperor Zhu of the Ming Dynasty also put on their most formal court clothes, and waited outside the gate of the Little Palace for the summoning officer affiliated with Jin Yiwei to announce their audience.

With a loud voice of "the emperor is coming", all the deliberative kings, ministers, and deliberative officials standing in the courtyard of the small palace shouted long live and bowed - they just bowed and kowtowed, not kowtow.

After everyone paid homage to Emperor Zhu, they stood there one by one (there were too many people and the yard was small, so they had to stand), and looked up carelessly.I saw Emperor Zhu in court clothes, sitting on the throne, looking at everyone with a smile.Seeing that the ministers were already in place, he smiled and said, "Yesterday, the King of Ying, the King of the North, Chen Zuocheng, and Lu Youcheng said together that today there are envoys from the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Qing Dynasty to pay tribute, so it is called the Early Dynasty. After you have worked hard, you are still the same, everyone should take a good rest and get enough energy to get things done for the country."

He has to make it clear that this "morning shift" is only for one day, and you can't just scream like hell every day just because your salary has doubled, that's not acceptable!

Seeing that the ministers below had no objections, Zhu Cijiong went on to say: "Have the envoys from the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Qing Dynasty come? If they have come, let them have an audience!"

"Report to the emperor," Li Zhongshan played out of the class, "the envoys from the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Qing Dynasty have arrived. Please, the emperor first announce the Prince Gong Changning of the Northern Qing Dynasty and the Pearl of the Great Scholars."

"Let's declare!" Zhu Cijiong nodded.

Then the summoner yelled loudly again, and then saw Chang Ning and Ming Zhu, led by two Jinyi guards, walk into the somewhat cramped courtyard, and then went straight to the imperial gate where Zhu Cijiong was.

"Kneel!" The caller shouted again.

Chang Ning and Ming Zhu immediately tossed their sleeves, put down their robes again, and both knelt down to Zhu Cijiong, then bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, shouting long live.

After the two of them kowtowed, Zhu Cijiong asked, "Chang Ning, what's your last name? I didn't hear clearly just now."

"Reporting to the Great Emperor, the foreign minister's surname is Aisin Gioro."

"Is this a Manchu surname?" Zhu Cijiong asked knowingly.

"Emperor Shengming."

"Then do you have a Chinese surname?" Zhu Cijiong continued to ask.

"Reporting to the emperor, I don't have a Chinese surname." Chang Ning replied truthfully, and then suddenly raised his voice, "Your Majesty, foreign ministers have always admired Chinese culture, and I would like to ask the emperor to give me a Chinese surname."

Still quite interesting!
In fact, Zhu Cijiong was going to give Chang Ning a Chinese surname—it was not his idea, but Li Zhongshan, Lu Sanhao, and Chen Yonghua were playing tricks.

"Okay," Zhu Cijiong said with a smile, "then I'll give you the surname Zhu. From now on, you'll be called Zhu Changning! But the long character has to be changed to long and short. Would you like it?"

Ming Guangzong Zhu Changluo is from the generation of "Chang". If Chang Ning's "Chang" is not changed and his surname is Zhu, this generation will be wrong!
So Zhu Cijiong changed the word "long" for him, and he will be Zhu Changning in the future.

Although the name was changed, Prince Gong was still very happy.

The surname is Zhu!
Now the backstage is as hard as a steel plate, and he is no longer afraid of Wu Xuanye getting rid of him.

And once Zhu Changning stabilized, Shunzhi and Fuquan would be able to linger on.

Thinking of this, Zhu Changning immediately shed tears and kowtowed heavily: "My minister Zhu Changning kowtows to thank God!"

Seeing his grateful expression, Li Zhongshan, Lu Sanhao, and Chen Yonghua all showed satisfied smiles—Wu Xuanye and Zhu Changning, do these two look like brothers?Can the interior of the Qing Dynasty be stabilized in the future?Think about it and look forward to it!
At this time, Zhu Cijiong continued to follow the instructions of Li Zhongshan, Lu Sanhao, and Chen Yonghua: "Zhu Changning, I heard that your brother Wu Xuanye is going to launch a Mongolian expedition? Is there such a thing?"

"It is true." Zhu Changning said, "Brother Wu Xuanye is now running the government system in the north and south, and in the north he regards himself as the Mongolian Khan. And the Mongolian tribes have been bullied by the Western Raksha barbarians in recent years, and the land has become more and more crowded. There are fewer and fewer, and they are withering day by day. Great countries such as the Golden Horde, Kazan Khanate, and Siberia Khanate have perished. At the same time, the Chagatai Khanate, one of the four Khanates, is also declining day by day, and it is difficult to cheer up. The land has been in turmoil.

Therefore, my brother Wu Xuanye intends to join forces with the son-in-law of Chagatai Khan and Wu Shifan, the lord of the Western Zhou Dynasty, to launch the Western Expedition together, trying to restore the territory of the Golden Horde and the Chagatai Khanate. "

"So, you and Wu Xuanye are both Mongolians now?" Zhu Cijiong asked again.

This question was not taught by Li Zhongshan, but by Zhu Cijiong himself.

"The emperor is holy," Zhu Changning said, "both ministers and brothers are in Huaxia, then Huaxia, and Yidi, then Yidi. Now the Northern Qing Dynasty has a north-south official system, with Huaxia in the south and Yidi in the north. The ministers have fiefdoms in Huaxia, and also in Yidi. Fiefdom. Therefore, the minister is both Huaxia and Yidi."

This wishful thinking is really loud!
Kangxi separated the officials in the north and the officials in the south, that is, divided the Qing Dynasty into two.Part of Yi Di, part of Han people.In case the Han part can't hold it, he still has the barbarian part, and he can continue to fight against Ming.

Kangxi now wants to launch a war to restore the Golden Horde, because he wants to expand the Yidi part of the Qing Dynasty, so as to face the loss of the Han land in the future, and the country will suffer too much damage.

"Then who will be the Khan of the Golden Horde?" Zhu Cijiong asked again.

"Reporting to the emperor," Zhu Changning said, "Brother Chen has reached an alliance with Galdan, the leader of the Oirat Mongolian tribes, to send troops to the land of Mughal together. After this is done, I will serve him as the Khan of the Golden Horde."

Kangxi is pretty good at fooling around!Li Zhongshan thought to himself: I don't know if Galdan will become bigger because of this, and finally destroy the Qing Dynasty?That Galdan is Kangxi's old enemy!
(End of this chapter)