Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 238 Recapture Hao Jing Ao

Of course, there is no way to solve the problem through force, because those Taixi people have always regarded their slaves as their private property, and they will definitely protect their private property from loss. Once the Ming Dynasty wants to use force, they will definitely take the lead. He led his slaves to escape from Hao Jingao.

Even if they did not escape, it would be difficult to ensure the personal safety of the people of Haojing'ao by using force to resolve the matter. Casualties would be inevitable, and the result would naturally be difficult to achieve.

Therefore, the six cabinet ministers all turned their attention to Zhu Tianqi, wanting to see what clever tricks the emperor had up his sleeve.

Zhu Tianqi turned his attention to Sun Yuanhua and said, "This matter still requires Sun Aiqing to make some sacrifices!"

Sun Yuanhua was slightly startled, then stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, if there is anything you need me to do, please give me your orders. I will not give up even if I die!"

Zhu Tianqi smiled slightly, waved his hand and said, "There is no need for you, Sun Aiqing, to risk your life for me. I just need you, Sun Aiqing, to cooperate with me in a play!"

Sun Yuanhua became even more confused after hearing this. Fortunately, Zhu Tianqi did not give him any trouble, and immediately told his plan: "Then Ma Shijia Road asked you to help, why don't you just write him a reply and say that you need his cooperation?" You do something to show the sincerity of the Franji people, such as releasing all the people of the Ming Dynasty who were enslaved by them and returning them to the Fujian Chief Envoy."

Sun Yuanhua was really surprised and embarrassed when he heard this, but naturally he couldn't resist the emperor's arrangement, so he had no choice but to nod and listen.

Zhu Tianqi could naturally see Sun Yuanhua's embarrassment. Scholars in the Ming Dynasty cared more about face, so they naturally felt embarrassed when he let him lie and deceive others, especially since Sun Yuanhua was still a religious believer.

Zhu Tianqi casually enlightened Sun Yuanhua: "Sun Aiqing, you don't have to be embarrassed. Now we, the monarch and the minister, are opening the sky to speak openly. If I hide it from you, I will tell you that Mashajialu and Franji people need to express their opinions to the Ming Dynasty first." With a certain level of sincerity, would I ever consider changing my mind again?
Whether I want to change my mind and take back my life is my business. I only promised to think about it after Mashakar Road and the Franji people expressed their sincerity to the Ming Dynasty, but I didn't promise them that I would definitely take back my life, right?In this way, it is not deceiving them! "

Although Sun Yuanhua knew that the emperor's words were just sophistry, he did feel relieved. He immediately raised his hand and saluted and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely act as ordered!"

After the matter was agreed upon, the meeting adjourned. Later, both Xiong Wencan and Ma Shijialu received a reply from the capital. Xiong Wencan immediately sent people to spread the news to Hao Jing'ao, saying that Ming Dynasty would soon take back Hao Jing from the Franji people. Australia, a war may break out between the two sides. People who want to stay in the Ming Dynasty can first go to the territory of the Chief Envoy of Guangdong to accept resettlement from surrounding counties.

After all, it was the emperor himself who made the decree. Naturally, Xiong Wencan did not dare to ignore this matter. He also tried his best to arrange the people of the Ming Dynasty who took refuge from Haojing'ao as well as possible, and did not dare to mess around with things at will. The publicity work is also very dedicated.

Today's Hao Jing Ao, the news has spread all over the streets and alleys that Hao Jing Ao will be taken back by the Ming Dynasty. The situation has begun to experience unprecedented turmoil. A large number of Ming people have begun to flee Hao Jing Ao, and the loss of personnel has been unprecedentedly serious.

Although this Haojingao is occupied by the Franji people, the Franji people and the Thais from other countries are in the minority after all. There are still many Ming people, and these Ming people, as the ruled class, are under the control of the Franji people. The massive loss of the main labor force, the labor force, is naturally intolerable to the Franji people as rulers.

However, the strange thing is that Ma Shijialu, as the governor-general of Haojing'ao, did not take any measures to prevent Mingren from fleeing because at this time he had received Sun Yuanhua's letter and was not satisfied with Sun Yuanhua's proposal in the letter. Under careful consideration.

In Ma Shijialu's view, the series of events in which Ming Dynasty spread news in Hao Jing Ao and called on the Ming people in Hao Jing Ao to flee Hao Jing Ao may have been Xiong Wencan's idea. After all, Xiong Wencan had said that he would take back Hao Jing Ao. , then they will definitely try every means to put pressure on themselves, and influencing the public opinion of Haojing'ao and causing the population loss of Haojing'ao is the simplest and most effective method.

This will naturally cause great losses to Hao Jing'ao, and is also very detrimental to the rule of the Franji people over Hao Jing'ao. However, Ma Shijialu believes that these are temporary. As long as the Franji people can If Haojingao is preserved, then all this will not be a problem, and the lost population will gradually recover.

Therefore, the fundamental issue still has to be to resolve the control over Hao Jing'ao. Now besides going to war with the Ming Dynasty, he has only one option, which is to listen to Sun Yuanhua and let go of all the Ming people who have become slaves of the Taixi people. In this way, he expressed the sincerity of Franji people to the Ming Dynasty and tried to make the Ming Emperor change his mind.

Mashajialu was not a fool. He could see clearly that Sun Yuanhua did not clearly state in his letter that as long as Mashajialu let these Ming people go, the Ming Emperor would definitely change his mind. Sun Yuanhua just said that if Majialu did this If he did it, he would be better able to persuade the Ming Emperor. In short, it would increase the possibility of success.

But even so, Mashajialu had no choice but to take a chance, otherwise he would have to wait for war with the Ming Dynasty. With the strength of the Franji people in Asia, could they really defeat the Ming Dynasty's navy?Mascara is not optimistic about this.

Later, Mascara sent people to count the number of Ming people who had become slaves of the Taixi people. If you want to let these Ming people go, you must first redeem their lives. This can only be done with money. For anything, you have to have a budget first.

The national conditions of the Taixi people are different from those of the Ming Dynasty. Even as the governor, Mashaqalu cannot forcibly deprive others of their private property, so a ransom must be paid. Furthermore, there are not only Franji people in Haojing Ao. , and there are many people from other countries who would never make enemies with people from many countries for such a small ransom.

Although the specific statistical results have not yet come out, Ma Shiqialu already feels a little pain in his heart, because it will cost a lot of money to redeem these Ming people. The owners of these Ming people are all profiteers, and they may They will take the opportunity to speak loudly. They only care about their own interests. Who will care about the ownership of Hao Jing'ao and the life and death of themselves as the governor?

Time was running out. After Mashajialu counted the number of people, he immediately gritted his teeth and allocated funds to redeem these Ming people. Then they were sent out of Haojing'ao and handed over to the Ming officials responsible for resettling the residents of Haojing'ao.

After the matter was settled, Mashajialu immediately wrote to Sun Yuanhua and informed Sun Yuanhua of the matter. However, this time, Sun Yuanhua quickly replied to Mashajialu's letter, faster than any previous reply.In the letter, Sun Yuanhua regretfully told Ma Shijialu that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was determined to regain Haojing Ao, but he was afraid that no one would be able to persuade him to change his mind. Therefore, for the current plan, it is better to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty and not to fight fearlessly with the Ming Dynasty. Resisted.

Mashakallu suddenly fell into deep despair, and then fell into a state of incompetence and rage. He smashed everything in the room, but losing his temper could not solve the problem. Mashakallu finally decided that he could not Sitting there waiting for death, he must find a way to save himself.

Ma Shijialu summoned all his cronies, and then gathered his private money, Franji's inventory in Haojingao, and all the property he could touch, and then left quietly I left Haojingao and ran away.

The situation in Haojing'ao became even more chaotic after Mashakar Road ran away. Those Thai people who had full confidence in the French Navy suddenly panicked and began to move away from Haojing in a panic. In Australia, people have a herd mentality. More and more people are moving, and the streets and alleys of Haojing'ao are becoming emptier day by day.

However, the Ming Dynasty only gave Franji people one month. For more than half a month, Mashakar Road was struggling needlessly. Now, when there are less than ten days left before the deadline, Mashakar Road runs away. We're on our way. In the little time left, how can these Thai and Western people in Haojingao move away their property?

Manila was also at a loss to do anything about this. After they received a letter from Maaskar Road asking for help more than ten days ago, they dispatched a fleet of ten warships and wanted to sail to the waters near Haojing'ao to rescue the Masha. Shi Jialu backed them up, but just as they approached this sea area, they were frightened away by the Daming Navy who was patrolling again.

It was precisely because of this that Mashakar became even more desperate about his future and finally chose to run away.

There was an uproar about the Ming Dynasty's intention to regain Haojing'ao, and the Thai and Western craftsmen who worked in the Ming Dynasty naturally heard about it. Although most people didn't care about it, as the leaders, Giroud and Father Volger But they couldn't just sit back and ignore the matter, and they quickly found Sun Yuanhua.

Giroud himself is an officer in the Franconian navy and serves as the captain. He naturally protects the rights and interests of the Franconian people, while Father Volger wants to safeguard the rights and interests of the church. The Haojingao Church is the Asian The largest diocese in the region is crucial to the development of the church, so Volger is more fanatical than Giroux.

After Father Volger saw Sun Yuanhua, he directly said in a tone that was almost an apology: "Ignatius, you can't do this. We have made a lot of contributions to your Ming Dynasty. How can you ignore us?" What are the interests of the Franji people that want to take back Hao Jing Ao so suddenly?"

Although Sun Yuanhua still respected Volger very much, he still felt that it was outrageous when faced with Volger's question, so he had to ask: "Father Volger, please tell me, is this Haojing'ao my territory of the Ming Dynasty, or is it the territory of the Ming Dynasty?" Where is the territory of your Francines?"

Father Volger was stunned for a moment, but at the same time he calmed down a lot, "Of course it is the territory of your Ming Kingdom, but hasn't it been leased to us Franji people now?"

Sun Yuanhua shook his head and smiled bitterly, and could only continue to ask: "Since it is our Ming Dynasty's territory, it is our Ming Dynasty that has the final say whether to rent it out and for how long. Now I, Ming Dynasty, do not want to continue renting Haojing Ao to you. After using it, isn’t it reasonable to want to take it back?

Besides, it’s not like we didn’t say hello to you in advance. We’ve given you notice about Maascarah Road one month in advance and given you enough time to move out of Hao Jing O. Haven’t we done enough? "

After saying this, Father Volger was even more speechless. Just as Sun Yuanhua said, the residents of Franji were all to blame for what happened.

After being silent for a long time, Giroud stepped forward and said a harsh word: "Now that things have reached this stage, we have to take charge of ourselves. Next, we have to return to Haojing'ao to help Fran Ji. Fight for human honor!"

After Giroud and Father Volger left, Sun Yuanhua immediately informed Zhu Tianqi of the matter. Zhu Tianqi had already been on guard against these Thai and Western craftsmen. After hearing about this, he immediately sent people to capture all the Thai and Western craftsmen. , were put under house arrest, let alone whether they were for Hao Jing'ao or something else, Zhu Tianqi would never let them leave Daming easily.

After all, they have learned a lot of advanced knowledge and technology from themselves in the past few years. If they are allowed to leave the Ming Dynasty now, wouldn't it be a waste of talents for the Taixi people?

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Tianqi gave orders to Li Banghua and Xiong Wencan. First, Li Banghua led the Ming Dynasty Navy fleet to block the sea route to Haojing'ao, and then asked Xiong Wencan to lead the army by land to recover Haojing'ao.

The resistance encountered in regaining Hao Jing Ao was far lower than Xiong Wencan expected, because the governor-general of Ma Shijia Road had fled, and there was no one to direct the military and political affairs of Hao Jing Ao. During this period, order had been in chaos. That's right, some Fran robot soldiers have become bandits and started looting around the territory of Haojingao.

Facing the Ming army's attack, the Franji soldiers relied on their own muskets and artillery to become more advanced. They also attempted to engage in street fighting with the Ming army to resist the Ming army. However, after the exchange of fire between the two sides, the Franji soldiers realized that, The Ming army's muskets and artillery were far more advanced than them.

Therefore, the French soldiers quickly lost their fighting spirit and came out one after another to surrender to the Ming army.

It is worth mentioning that in the process of recapturing Haojing'ao, the strongest resistance the Ming army encountered turned out to be the private troops of the wealthy Thai and Western businessmen in Haojing'ao. These wealthy businessmen have still not finished moving their own houses in Haojing'ao to this day. Jing'ao's property, so in order to preserve his property, he led his own private armed forces in a desperate struggle with the Ming army.

However, even though these private armed forces have a stronger fighting will than the French soldiers, after all, they are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of weapons and equipment and numbers, so it is not difficult for the Ming army to defeat them and resist The result of the Ming army is naturally conceivable. Not only was it difficult to preserve property, but in the end even lives were lost.

(End of this chapter)