The short video shows the ancient times, and the emperors cried with envy!

Chapter 676: The Lord of Asian City-States, The Founding of a Nation in Nanyang, Zheng Chenggong: Hey! Can we still do this?

[I don’t know what you thought when you heard the name Singapore when you were a child, but at least it was very shocking to me when I was young.]

[There is a country in this world that speaks the same language and uses the same characters as us. I feel very close to it. ]

[In fact, this country is far beyond the waves of the sea, located on the center line of the entire world. There are ships from thousands of countries and countless merchants coming and going here. ]

[This is a thriving city-state where people enjoy a high quality of life. This is the small Southeast Asian country, Singapore]

During the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di looked at the light spot representing Singapore in the video and the familiar map of Nanyang, and couldn't help but sigh.

"This place? Looks familiar?"

"Your Majesty, this place should be under the jurisdiction of the Jiugang Xuanwei Division, but the location is a little off."

Zheng He, who made three voyages to the West, already had very rich maritime knowledge, but the old port has not yet been officially canonized.

"Then let's take him under our Ming Dynasty and make him our direct subordinate!"

Zhu Di nodded and said no more.

In his impression, since this land can develop into a prosperous country in the next five hundred years, it means that its potential should not be underestimated.

On the other hand, my friend Dai Qing had a very ugly expression on his face. After all, what they feared most was a country dominated by the Han people, and this country was far away in Southeast Asia. It was simply terrifying!
"We can't let those idiots see this scene. Order all Han people in the country not to look up at the sky!"

Emperor Qianlong issued the order in a tyrannical manner, but the more he did so, the more guilty he seemed, and many people were already eager to give it a try.

[If you want to understand the development process of this small country, you have to turn your attention back to the land of China. ]

[In the 16th year of Emperor Daoguang's reign in the Qing Dynasty, a man named Li Muguang was born in a peasant family in Chaozhou Prefecture. His family was relatively poor.]

[As the saying goes, when you are poor, you must change, and change will lead to success. In order to make money, the Chinese people who live close to the ocean always have the courage to refuse to admit defeat, so Li Muguang resolutely went to Southeast Asia.]

[After the unremitting development of the red-haired barbarians, the islands in the South Seas have become quite famous, not to mention that Siam had a Chaozhou cousin king before. ]

[It also made the people of Chaozhou Prefecture eager to make a move. With the prosperity of business and travel, Li Muguang successfully settled down at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, married and had children. ]

[His wife was named Xiao Huanniang, a descendant of the Chinese from Southeast Asia, and also a product of their ancestors’ migration to Southeast Asia. The two had many children.]

[But when a person is about to die, he wants to return to his roots, and Li Muguang is no exception, so he wants to go back to Chaozhou. ]

[However, Xiao Huanniang disagreed. She was not born in Chaozhou and did not want to go back to see the court's face. Li Muguang left alone and even donated a seventh-rank official position after returning.]

[However, he did not know how great the achievements of this branch that stayed in Nanyang would be.]

"What? Why can these Chaozhou people go to Southeast Asia so easily? Is the court's maritime ban policy just for show? And these people can even come back to buy official positions?"

During the Qing Dynasty, both Kangxi and Yongzheng were defeated. What the hell is going on?
This is how the people below manage the country. Aren’t they afraid of losing their heads?

I dare not think about it. The more I think about it, the angrier I get!
The two emperors of the Qing Dynasty that I led couldn't help but pry open the heads of their descendants many times to see what was inside their foreheads!

In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the picture on the sky curtain and asked curiously:

"Was there no maritime ban in the Qing Dynasty? Why were we allowed to go to Southeast Asia because the policy was so relaxed?" In fact, the maritime ban policy began in the era of Zhu Yuanzhang because people had to guard against the Mongol navy.

That’s right, the Mongols also had a navy, which was stationed in the Goryeo Dynasty, which recognized the Yuan Dynasty as its father.

Zhu Yuanzhang subconsciously believed that future dynasties would be influenced by him.

However, his children and grandchildren have different views.

Emperor Jiajing's son, Emperor Longqing, looked up at the sky, at the vast sea of ​​​​South China Sea and the merchant ships coming and going, and his mouth was drooling.

It was because he was in dire need of money due to the mess his father left him. If it was really so easy to make money, how could he not open up the sea?
[China has always had an ambiguous attitude towards the ocean. After all, the vast land territory cannot gather enough people, so it does not pay much attention to overseas territories. ]

[However, the reason why people went to Southeast Asia was precisely because local areas were no longer able to survive, and they were just looking for a way to survive. ]

[After arriving in Southeast Asia, the Chinese who were proficient in arithmetic and had a certain literary background began to do business quickly, occupying the local market, and gradually becoming bigger and stronger! ]

[At a very early time, the Chinese had already occupied a prominent position in Southeast Asia. There were many Chinese among the mine owners, farm owners, ship owners, and even the kings of the princely states. ]

[This influence continues to this day, with 22% of the Malay population still being Chinese, tenacious and thriving.]

[The Port of Singapore is such a place, but its real development began with British colonization. ]

[Because the colonial government needed a large number of talents, compared with the ape-like native race, the Chinese jumped into the eyes of the British. ]

【For them, the Chinese were hardworking and were perfect tools, which led to an influx of Chinese people eager to make a name for themselves in this port city within just a few years.】

【And with 75% of the population, it has become the majority of Singapore's population, with accents from all over the world. 】

[If a native Chinese comes here, he or she will usually not be able to tell whether he or she has been abroad. ]

Seeing this, Li Shimin sighed:
"Water can carry a boat! If the Han people can multiply and spread all over the world, I am afraid that the world will naturally become China."

"Your Majesty is right! The Sui Dynasty used to be complacent and focused on the small piece of land in its hands, limited to Qingtang and Northern Frontier. Our Tang Dynasty must not be like this. We also want this sea area!"

Changsun Wuji below quickly realized the importance of Nanyang, stood up and patted his chest and said.

"What Fu Ji said makes sense. As long as there are Chinese city-states of this scale everywhere, there is no need to worry about the prosperity of our Tang Dynasty!"

Li Shimin nodded, his eyes gleaming with desire.

[The British government itself is aware of this. Many British officials have commented on the rule of Malaysia and Singapore:]

[“The Queen and officials of the British Empire foolishly believed that they ruled and owned the peninsula, but in fact they were accepting charity from the Chinese.”]

[“Officials with English names are usually corrupted by money and beautiful women, and will not manage any business matters except the Government Affairs Office, while the trade of this Asian city-state is firmly controlled by the Chinese.”]

[“When you come to Ghibli, you have arrived at the border of the Celestial Empire.”]

(End of this chapter)