Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 796 Isn’t this bad?

"It's been a few days, why hasn't the factory manager arrived yet?"

"Yes, if we delay this any longer, how long will we have to wait?"

"Attacking Ryukyu is no small matter. For us, we should focus on the Eastern Barbarians. Infiltrating into the South Seas and provoking the Eastern Japanese will only create more powerful enemies."

"The situation in Southeast Asia is good right now, and more and more people are willing to join the army and buy official positions. Xu Hongru and his men have broken the deadlock by preaching in Luzon, Sulu and other places. If they don't focus on Southeast Asia, I'm afraid that all the things they did before will suddenly change."

"The maritime forces of Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and other countries seem to have noticed what Xu Hongru and his men have done. According to reports from the Han merchants who went north, the trend of exploiting the natives in some areas has slowed down. These Western barbarians seem to be trying to win over the native tribes."

Keelung City, guarding the eunuch's yamen.

People who had gathered from all over Dongfan were chatting in low voices in the main hall. The atmosphere was a little depressing. Cao Huachun and Yu Zigao, who were sitting there, did not participate in the discussion. They just watched everyone in the hall talking.

For Dongfan at the moment, many high-ranking officials who were stationed in various places came to Keelung City by boat. If any external forces invade during this period, it will inevitably pose a threat to Dongfan!

As time went by, as batches of immigrants set out to sea from Fujian, Guangdong and other places, transited through the Penghu Islands, and were transported to various parts of Dongfan, the pattern of Dongfan quietly changed.

The Bengang area initially occupied was no longer the only area that Wei Zhongxian and his men paid attention to, and the Ming Dynasty's focus in Dongfan began to become clear.

Currently, Bengang is under the jurisdiction of Yunlin City, and there is a naval force stationed there to perform patrols. However, with the opening of a number of shipping routes, Bengang has gradually transformed into a transit point.

Especially after the end of the naval battle with the Dutch, the main force of the Dongfan Navy moved to the newly opened Kaohsiung Port. In addition, a number of ports were planned to be built.

Eggs cannot be put in one basket.

Blooming on many sides.

With the clear implementation of policies such as immigration, city building, port repair, road construction, canal construction, and land reclamation, the Ming Dynasty's development and penetration in Dongfan is gradually entering the fast lane!

Of course, there is still a big gap between the current Dongfan and the Ming Dynasty. After all, the ruling foundation of the Ming Dynasty is still too shallow in Dongfan.

"It's really lively."

As a voice sounded, the noisy hall suddenly became quiet, and everyone gathered in the hall stood up and looked at Wei Zhongxian who walked in.

Wei Zhongxian, who had been galloping all the way from Taichung, looked a little disheveled at the moment. His dragon robe was wet and his skirt was stained with mud.

Originally, Wei Zhongxian planned to take a boat from Taichung Port to Keelung Port, but the continuous heavy rain in Taichung interrupted the trip. Although the rain stopped, Wei Zhongxian was afraid of another accident at sea, so he chose to rush on horseback.

Although this accident disrupted the plan, Wei Zhongxian learned a lot from what he saw along the way from Taichung.

"Meet the factory owner!"

"Meet the factory owner!"

Li Yongzhen, Cao Huachun, Ji Yong, Ge Jiusi, Meng Zhong, Yu Zigao, Zheng Zhilong, Zu Dashou, Zu Kuan and others bowed to Wei Zhongxian with different expressions.

"No need to be polite."

Wei Zhongxian lifted his sleeves and looked at the people in front of him with a smile, "Speaking of which, I have to apologize to you all first. I promised to come at the last minute. I hope you will forgive me and not blame me."

As he spoke, Wei Zhongxian raised his hand and saluted towards the people in front of him.

"I dare not, I dare not." "Why should the factory owner do this?"

"Why not wait a few days?"

For a moment, all kinds of noises were heard in the hall.

Among the group of people gathered in Dongfan, Wei Zhongxian had a very high prestige. This was not only because he was appointed by the emperor, but also because he had done many incredible things since entering Dongfan, but all of them achieved corresponding results without exception.

To put it simply, Wei Zhongxian played a big role in the fact that there was such a large and growing team in Dongfan, far away from the Ming mainland, and they were able to gather in Dongfan in a diverse but orderly manner.

If any region's rule wants to achieve stability and progress, it must continue to build a hierarchical system of power and order. If it deviates from this reality, it may prosper in the short term, but it will ultimately be short-lived.

It might be an exaggeration to say that Wei Zhongxian was a local emperor in Dongfan, but it was not far off the mark. As batches of people were willing to come to Dongfan to serve and buy official positions, and then to make a name for themselves in Nanyang, Wei Zhongxian had many adopted sons and grandsons!

The first adopted son Wei Zhongxian recognized was Li Zhiqi!
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

After a brief greeting, Wei Zhongxian lifted his robe sleeves, sat on the official hat chair surrounded by Li Yongzhen, Cao Huachun and others, and said while looking at the people in front of him.

"I've been delayed for a few days. I'm sure you all know what I want to do, General Yu. Is it feasible to help the Ryukyu royal family drive out the Eastern Japanese and recover the vassal Ryukyu?"

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Having said this, Wei Zhongxian's expression became serious and he stared straight at Yu Zigao.

Wei Zhongxian thought about this matter for a long time.

Especially when he learned that the Dutch, and even the southeastern merchants, made huge profits by sailing to Japan through the ports of Haojing and Ryukyu, Wei Zhongxian became extremely jealous.

Wei Zhongxian is short of money! !

Millions of taels of silver!
There was no other way. As waves of immigrants from Fujian and Guangdong sailed across the sea to Dongfan, the old method of offering services and buying official positions could no longer meet the needs of Dongfan.

Yes.

With this method, the Dongfan navy has become stronger and has many sea vessels. Although they are a bit miscellaneous, it is better than having nothing.

However, immigration, city building, port repair, road construction, canal construction, land reclamation, etc. all require huge amounts of silver, not to mention winning over those adopted sons and grandsons so that more places in Southeast Asia would know about the Ming Dynasty. Even though they also showed filial piety, Wei Zhongxian could not instigate them.

It was precisely because of this that Wei Zhongxian had to find ways to expand his resources! !
"Factory Manager..."

Under Wei Zhongxian's gaze, Yu Zigao was somewhat hesitant.

Ok?
Seeing Yu Zigao like this, Wei Zhongxian frowned slightly. As the commander-in-chief of the Dongfan Navy, it would be difficult to fight this battle without Yu Zigao's support.

"Mr. Wei, this is not good, right?"

Under such circumstances, Cao Huachun stepped forward and said, "For the Dongfan at the moment, we should focus on implementing the established policies and firmly defend the waters around Dongfan. If we rashly send troops to Ryukyu to expel the Dongwo at this time, we may not be able to guarantee that there will be no accidents during the process."

"What's more, to the east of Dongfan, the camps headed by the Yongwei Camp are still stepping up their exploration of the uncivilized lands. The garrisons along the coast of Dongfan need to be watched over by the navy. If the Western Barbarians invade during this period, the consequences will be disastrous."

After the news of attacking Ryukyu spread, many people were opposed to it, and some even expressed concerns. After all, this would affect the entire body. If they won, everything would be fine, but if they lost, the Dongfan might change their master. Wouldn't everything they had done in the past be in vain?

(End of this chapter)