Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 249 Chapter 240 Seven The King’s Bottom Line

After leaving Siam, and after a few days of sea voyage, the Daming Ocean Fleet led by Wang Daoqiu came to the Lion City, where he met with the Lord of the Lion City, Wang Zhi.

With Wang Daoqiu's support, Wang Zhi not only replaced his former boss Xu Dong, but also became the leader of his faction.He is still the leader of the Chinese pirates in the entire Nanyang region.In his hometown Lion City alone and the nearby Riau Islands, Lingga Islands, and Johor Bahru, he has more than [-] large-scale ships, tens of thousands of subordinates, and controls the local population of more than [-].

When Wang Daoqiu arrived in Lion City, he was warmly welcomed by Wang Zhi and his group. After a lively meal, Wang Zhi went to the cabin where Wang Daoqiu was staying and reported to Wang Daoqiu.

Wang Daoqiu sat and Wang Zhi stood respectfully. Wang Daoqiu first asked: "How is your development in Nanyang now?"

Wang Daoqiu took the initiative to ask about the current situation in Nanyang, and Wang Zhi replied hurriedly and respectfully: "In return for your kindness, now the big countries on the Nanyang islands such as Java, Brunei, Luzon, and Sulu, and most of the The tribes on the small island have allowed us to build a port and do business on their territory. To be honest, we still have an advantage on the Nanyang Islands. After all, our ancestors have been here since the Song Dynasty. This is the business. Later, when the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty destroyed the Song Dynasty and the world was in chaos before the Yuan Dynasty, in order to escape the war, at least one million people from the coastal residents of our dynasty went to Southeast Asia to make a living."

"Even in the nearly 200 years since the Ming Dynasty was founded, tens of thousands of people from the coastal areas of Fujian, Zhejiang and Guangxi go to Nanyang to make a living every year. So our people have been rooted in Nanyang for at least hundreds of years. There are millions of people from our tribe on the islands. Basically, as long as there is a population settlement of more than a thousand people on the Nanyang Islands, there must be people from our tribe among them. So on the Nanyang Islands, basically every island There are people from our tribe who understand the local customs, speak the local dialect, and are familiar with the local people. They share the same ancestors as us and are on our side, so they will cooperate with us and provide us with conveniences."

Regarding the background, Wang Zhi told us the background of our Zhonghua presence in Nanyang, that is, in most of the populated areas in Nanyang, our people have taken root in them and are completely familiar with the local conditions.

Therefore, in the original historical time and space, after Baipi entered this area, they only served as chairman of the board, and hired local people as general managers, who were responsible for managing local natives, similar to domestic compradors and foremen.Therefore, our people in Nanyang have always been the richest people, and they basically control more than half of the national wealth of various countries in Nanyang.

With this party rooted in all strata of Nanyang society and millions of compatriots leading the way, the "friendly and mutual assistance" between our nation and Nanyang will naturally go smoothly.

Wang Daoqiu felt grateful to the ancestors of Zhonghua who had worked hard for hundreds of years and pioneered in Nanyang and laid the foundation for future generations.Then he asked Wang Zhidao: "Do you have any difficulties?"

Seeing Wang Daoqiu asking about the difficulty again, Wang Zhi hurriedly replied: "Difficulty? Now in Nanyang, our biggest difficulty is the Folangji people. They arrived here 30 years before us and plundered a lot with their strong ships and cannons. Territory. Take our place as an example. Our Lion City originally belonged to the Kingdom of Malacca. 20 years ago, the Folangji invaded the Kingdom of Malacca and broke through the city of Malacca, the royal capital of Malacca. They robbed everything and massacred all the people in the city."

"Later, after several years of fighting by the Folangji people, they defeated Managara, a big country in Southeast Asia. Now only our small piece of land in Johor on the other side of the Lion City is left. Now we and the Folangji people each occupy our own land. At this end of the Strait of Malacca, who should collect the money to buy the passage through the Strait of Malacca? We are almost the same as them, working in a small amount of three to five days, and a large amount of work in March or May. Anyway, no one can destroy anyone, but now you are here, Enxiang Well, that Fo Langji guy should get out of here." Wang Zhi had seen how powerful the cannons of Wang Daoqiu's Daming Navy were in Shuangyu.So now that Wang Daoqiu came with his large fleet, Wang Zhi began to sympathize with those Folangji people in his heart.

After Wang Daoqiu listened to Wang Zhi's words, he said: "The fleet has come a long way, the officers and soldiers are a little tired, and the ship needs to be repaired. It will be repaired for a few days first. Then you can send a guide to lead Ouyang Junqing and the others to take this place." The sea channel of Malacca has been cleaned up. Furthermore, you send someone to call King Mansika. I want to talk to him about the conditions for his restoration."

"Help him restore his country? Mr. Enxiang, that guy is a loser. Why should we help him restore his country? Why don't we defeat the Folangji people and stay here by ourselves..."

At this point, Wang Zhi stopped, but Wang Daoqiu understood what he didn't say.So Wang Daoqiu said: "Let's talk about this matter later, you go and call the Manraja king first, and I will talk to him."

"Enxiang, you have just arrived here and have never dealt with King Manlajia. You don't know that that guy has no ambitions and only knows how to eat, drink and have fun. Sooner or later, his throne will be plotted by others, and Adou cannot afford it. Ah! Enxiang, the villain thinks that instead of supporting the king of Manlajia, it is better to support our own people. Enxiang, Guo Weixing, the Prime Minister of Manlajia, this person is 37 years old, knowledgeable and talented. His ancestor is After the Battle of Yashan in the Southern Song Dynasty, a scholar of the Song Dynasty who luckily escaped settled in Manlacjia. His scholarly family had been officials for generations, and his disciples and former officials were all over the Manglajia government..."

"Okay, okay, stop talking. Wang Zhi, have you ever thought about who the Emperor Chengzu conferred as the King of Manlajia? Wang Zhi, no matter how unworthy the King of Manlajia is, then He is also the ancestor of his family. He received the imperial edict from Emperor Chengzu, and his family is the orthodox Manlajia that I granted in the Ming Dynasty. And no matter how good Guo Weixing is, if we dare to help him ascend the Manlajia The throne, if this matter is reported to the imperial court, I, Wang Liangzhen, have committed a serious crime of helping a bandit and plotting rebellion, and I will definitely die."

Because he knew that Emperor Jiajing was narrow-minded, extremely sensitive to the loyalty of ministers, and hated such things as seeking to usurp the throne.It is impossible for him to allow his subordinates to usurp his throne, nor will he support ministers from other countries to usurp the throne.

So when he heard that Wang Zhi wanted him to support Guo Weixing, the Prime Minister of Manlajia, to ascend the throne of Manlajia, Wang Daoqiu quickly interrupted Wang Zhi and refused directly.

After all, this matter is going to reach the ears of Emperor Jiajing. With Emperor Jiajing's petty mind, he will definitely think so: Since you, Wang Daoqiu, can support Minister Mancijia in his attempt to usurp the throne, then you, Wang Daoqiu, do not have the bottom line of loyalty to the emperor. If there is a chance in the future, he will definitely seek my Jiajing court.

The butt determines the head, and Wang Daoqiu did not want to step on Emperor Jiajing's red line.So no matter how unbearable the man with thorns is, Wang Daoqiu will help him.After all, they are the Manchurian orthodox recognized by the Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)