Dragon Sea Empire

Shi Daxuan, commander of the Second Squadron of the Second Fleet of the Navy (Taiwan Fleet), was in the position of the rudder compartment of his flagship "Lancang", silently watching the Malacca fortress disappear from sight. Now the main base of the Nanyang Fleet has been moved to Malacca The strait, this maritime artery that has just been occupied by the Chinese, is now the main gateway into the Chinese-controlled Nanyang region.

The flagship of Shi Daxuan's squadron is a newly built Galen-type three-masted cruiser. He brought his own three cruisers and five gunboats to Malacca to escort the latest batch of immigrants to the newly opened Johor colony. Although there was a so-called Sultanate of Johor in Johor at that time, it had a population of only [-], and large areas of land were undeveloped tropical jungles and swampy river beaches. One of his brothers is the new Sultan. As a puppet of the Chinese, he eats, drinks, and spreads in his stilt house every day. The large area of ​​Johor is occupied by the newly established Johor Army: a group of disabled and elderly Chinese soldiers Under the leadership of veterans, a large number of inland refugees and Japanese exiles formed a farming development army and opened up farming farms.

The main managers of Tuntian Farm are all veterans of the Chinese Army. According to the articles of association of the Chinese company, the rural village officials, plantation supervisors, and head of Tuntian Farm must have military experience.

The members of the Second Squadron who returned to Taiwan after completing the mission did not feel any excitement. This voyage was just an escort. Without combat experience, there would be no spoils of war, no military exploits, and no combat subsidies. When they docked at the port of Malacca, due to While the Taiwan fleet is still preparing for war, the fleet must return immediately, and the sailors cannot go ashore in Malacca to rest, so the big guys can't get excited.

Major Shi Daxuan, the commander of the Second Squadron, is only 25 years old this year. He is a descendant of Kang Xiaonong, a rural farmer in Jinjiang, Fujian. The monthly salary offered by the recruiting office on the wharf was higher than the food and drink offered by the recruiting office, so he went to join the Chinese Army Navy as a young sailor, because he had studied in his hometown for two years and was able to read and judge. In less than half a year, he was promoted to a duty warehouse of the Third Squadron of the Second Fleet, that is, the arsenal and warehouse manager on the battleship. Because he was clever, eager to learn and motivated, and had read books a long time ago, he quickly He had the opportunity to enter the short-term training course of the Naval Academy of the Military Academy. After one year, he graduated and became the gunner of the flagship of the Second Squadron. When the Nanyang Raiders started, he had just been promoted to the captain of the flagship of the Second Squadron. The war ended Later, he was promoted to the commander of the second squadron due to his meritorious service.

Shi Daxuan was the first person from Jinjiang to be promoted to a mid-level general in the Chinese Army's navy. He was paid more than a hundred taels of silver a month, and many relatives and friends in his hometown wanted to work under him after hearing the news and enjoy the high salary of the Chinese Army. Shi Daxuan sternly rejected all the fellow villagers' entreaties, telling them that the rules and discipline of the Chinese Army are extremely strict, and no matter who they are, they must start as a soldier and go through rigorous recruit training before they can officially serve as soldiers.

Those fellow villagers were unhappy and couldn't understand the rules of the Chinese Army. It was rumored everywhere that he would forget his roots and not take care of his relatives in his hometown. Even his wife who stayed in his hometown was complained by his natal family. He said that he couldn't stay in his hometown and wanted to come to Taiwan to join the army.

Shi Daxuan originally planned to take advantage of the end of the Nanyang War to return to his hometown and move, but he was suddenly assigned to escort a group of migrants who were going to farm in Johor. The military order was so overwhelming that he had to go. Before leaving, he had to ask his fellow soldiers to pick them up at home. , I still don't know if he has successfully received someone. His wife is three months pregnant and will also follow her in-laws to Taiwan. Shi Daxuan is very worried about her safety when traveling at sea.

Shi Daxuan didn't know that his unborn son was Shi Lang who was praised and criticized by later generations in another historical time and space.

Shi Daxuan, who was troubled by family affairs, was not in a good mood, and the crew and sailors around him were also in a bad mood. The fleet sailed slowly to the northeast against the north wind of October in the lunar calendar. Soon, the Second Squadron arrived at the sea near Yazhou, Hainan Island. The Navy's Hainan Squadron sent ships to greet them. Shi Daxuan was planning to let all the sailors go ashore to rest for a day before leaving, but he saw a black communication ship docked at the port of Yazhou. He instinctively felt: this communication ship is not related to his related.

Sure enough, the communication ship Haihun came here to convey Yin Feng's order.

The order is very simple: King Jinghai announced that Macau will be taken back from the Frangji. Since the Second Squadron is the closest to Macau at this moment, he ordered all the ships of the Second Squadron to cooperate with a part of the Hainan Squadron to immediately go north and surround Macau. The famous Fulang robot left the pier. At the same time, after connecting with Yu Anfu, the Macau director of the Military Intelligence Department, he carried out other orders conveyed by Yu Anfu.

The military order is like a mountain. Major Shi Daxuan is now trying to become a pure soldier promoted by the Chinese Military Academy. After receiving the order, he immediately acted without asking any questions. He immediately brought three cruisers, five gunboats, and the Hainan Squadron to cooperate in the battle. Five old-fashioned Fuchuan gunboats, carrying a battalion of infantry from the Hainan Brigade temporarily transferred, went north overnight.

Three days later, Macau was surrounded by the Chinese fleet.

The [-] infantry soldiers guarding the Chinese Commercial Center in Macau, together with hundreds of armed local Chinese, have turned the southern port area of ​​Macau into a fortress. The Lancang's [-] cannons have just arrived at Macau Port. They fired a round of cannon fire to their heart's content. Since Shi Daxuan and all the sailors had battles to fight and spoils to share, they had already forgotten about the boring trip to Malacca. They excitedly let all the warships fire a round of cannon fire. The Portuguese stronghold that had already been vacated by the fort was smashed to pieces, and three ships of the Japanese trading fleet were destroyed before they anchored at the inner harbor wharf. Matters.

Li Jin left Macau for Malacca a month ago because he was rushing to Europe. His clerk, Su Shuangzhong, took over for him to negotiate with the Portuguese in Macau. Negotiation of a new treaty of alliance.

At the Macau City Hall Council, a group of businessmen and councilors strongly criticized the risky behavior of the commander of the trading fleet to Japan, and some criticized the city hall for its short-sightedness and should not buy cannons for the Ming Dynasty government.

The problem is that everyone doesn't know what steps will be taken to complete the siege of Macau by the Chinese fleet this time, and whether the problem can be solved by losing money and apologizing.

Yu Anfu got in touch with Shi Daxuan that night, and conveyed Yin Feng's latest order: "Occupy the Macau City Hall, impose a curfew, and all Macau Francois and businessmen from other countries are not allowed to go to the streets. Then, under the command of Yu Anfu of the Military Intelligence Department, Take action against those perfidious Frangji people," Shi Daxuan didn't care what kind of action it was.

Most of the Portuguese trading fleet to Japan were merchant ships, very knowledgeable about current affairs, and had already surrendered. All the silver and other goods brought back from Japan that had not had time to be transported away were immediately confiscated by the Chinese army.

The Portuguese did not resist at all, and Shi Daxuan felt very dissatisfied with this. As the supreme commander of the Chinese Army in Macau, he mobilized sailors from the entire fleet to form a temporary battalion of 500 sailors and marines; at the same time, the merchant guard mobilized 200 people Follow his orders.

On the morning of the second day after arriving in Macau, Shi Daxuan rushed into the Portuguese residential area of ​​Macau with 700 Chinese soldiers, followed by thousands of local militia organized by the Chinese Army.

The more than 200 Portuguese soldiers in the city did not resist at all. They voluntarily surrendered and surrendered. Several Portuguese militants fought street battles with the Chinese Army in the north of the city, and the results were tragic. The sailors and marines who were good at hand-to-hand street combat killed them in pieces, usually killed in battle, and usually captured.

When Shi Daxuan led troops into the city hall, a group of councilors were still having a meeting to discuss.

Yu Anfu followed into the hall and announced that due to the treachery of the Portuguese in Macau, the Chinese company will take over all government agencies in the Free City of Macau from now on and take back the governance of Macau.

The sovereignty of Macau has never been transferred, Yin Feng is very aware of this, and he thinks that for the Portuguese, this point does not need to be emphasized.

None of the Portuguese thought that the Chinese company was here to take back Macau.

"Macau was leased to us by the Emperor Ming to live in Portuguese merchants, and you have no right to settle it,"

Shocked by the facts in front of him, one of the Portuguese speakers shouted that he still wanted to struggle to the death.

Shi Daxuan sneered: "We are the President of the Chinese Army. King Jinghai is the ruler of the east, west, north, south and oceans. We just want to occupy Macau. If you have any dissatisfaction, you can go to the Ming Emperor in Beijing to see if he will pay attention to you. I am now It is announced that all non-Chinese nationals should go home immediately and are not allowed to go out. After hearing this, my Chinese army will issue orders,"

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There are quite a few Portuguese from Macau colluding with the government. Some of them have been beaten to death by the Chinese army near Beiguan. Dozens of others have been arrested, their wealth confiscated, and their personnel thrown out of Macau and thrown on a British merchant ship to let them go. When they returned to Europe, Yin Feng issued an order, clearly stipulating: These Portuguese who bought cannons privately to the Ming government will never be allowed to appear anywhere in the area ruled by the Chinese company. If they are found to return to China secretly, they will be sentenced to lifelong service Hard labor, exiled to work in the tin mine on Belitung Island until his death.

The announcement signed by the Chinese company directly under the Macau county government was posted everywhere, and this announcement was also sent to all foreigners living in Macau, requiring them to sign a bond of guarantee: they only need to swear to abide by the company's laws and regulations, and cut off contact with the Ming government. , you can stay in Macau and do business with Chinese companies; otherwise, once you are found to be dealing with the government privately, your home will be confiscated and exiled to a deserted island.

Based on the orthodox concept common to monarchies all over the world, the Dominicans and other Christian missionaries could not accept the oath to a rebel group of the Chinese Empire, the Chinese Corporation, so they left Macau. Relatively speaking, the Jesuits, which have a more flexible missionary policy, seized the opportunity. re-entered Macau.

As for the businessmen from various countries headed by the Portuguese, most of them have signed a guarantee letter. They came to Macau for money. As long as they can continue to make money, who is the master of Macau and what is the relationship with them?