Win the Ding 1617

() Sadly, the cannons on the castle pointed their muzzles at the inland area instead of the sea, probably considering that the main danger at that time was the attack from the Sultans of Aceh, Johor, etc., rather than the sea. Take precautions against possible hazards.

"Manlaga has no other advantages. It relies entirely on maritime trade and its geographical advantages. It has become a trading market between the surrounding islands and India. Indian merchants, natives of the surrounding islands, and my Ming merchants They all come here to exchange goods. There are as many people of various colors on the market as in Guangzhou. The locals exchange various spices such as cloves, nutmeg, pepper, and betel nuts, together with pearls, bird feathers, and wax, for India. cotton cloth."

The supervisor sent by Sumatra was also a Fujian immigrant surnamed Xu, and he knew the situation in Manlajia well.

"What about minerals?" Through clairvoyance, Ye Qi carefully looked at the Portuguese soldiers who were preparing for battle.

"Manaca produces tin, a large amount of tin. The natives use this to exchange what they need. Other mines, I can't think of it at the next moment."

"Okay!" Ye Qi closed her clairvoyance, "Officer Xu, please go back tonight and report to your lord that our army will start attacking Manlajia tomorrow, please come to the sea to watch the battle!"

The battle scene on the second day was very strange.

Both sides of the battle are Portuguese, but the main force of the battle is the natives hired by the Portuguese. The officers issued various orders in Portuguese, and the natives made corresponding tactical actions according to these orders. .

Those who watched from the sidelines were mainly my Chinese descendants.The reason is that the attacking party is under the banner of the Ming Dynasty's officers and soldiers, but most of the people who live and do business in the city of Manlajia are also my Daming Miao descendants.The onlookers gave full play to our glorious tradition of watching the excitement and not being afraid of big things, and they kept applauding and cheering for the warring parties.From time to time, there are voices of peddlers selling various foods bargaining with buyers in the crowd of onlookers.

What's more, the more courageous one ran to the ranks of Ye Qi's troops with a pick, and sold his food to the soldiers sitting on the ground waiting for orders!

After fighting against the Portuguese garrison mainly composed of Banten people, Gonzalez found very sadly that the Luzon people under his command were very weak. Often, after a few encounters, the Banten people would chase after their buttocks and kill them. In vain, turning the sophisticated weapons and equipment on his body and hands into trophies for the opponent.

"Okay! Tell the soldiers, that's it! Kill those damned traitors, and their weapons and armor will be theirs!"

Seeing that his soldiers killed dozens of Portuguese Restoration soldiers, the governor of Managaca was very proud.

"Lao Ye, these guys are really incompetent! Let's go!" Zhang Xiaohu, who was holding the handle of the sword, couldn't hold back his passion for fighting. "This knife of mine hasn't drunk the blood of the enemy for a long time!"

"Wait a minute! Let the rehabilitators go charge again!" Ye Qi glanced at the umbrella cover of the Sultan of Sumatra not far away, "We must let these people, through this battle, fear the might of our South China Army from now on." Huaide, don't dare to have another heart, and let these Chinese descendants who have lived overseas for a long time know how powerful we are, and let them return to their hearts from now on!"

Probably because of a tacit understanding, Xu Meizhen, the Liaison Officer of Sumatra Sultan, ran to Ye Qi's horse with sweat all over her face, "Master Ye! Master Ye!"

"What's the matter?"

"My sultan asked me to ask my lord, if the army loses in Shaoqing, can the sultan and lord retreat on the same boat when they retreat?"

"I'm a straight bitch! You go and tell those thieves, if I can't defeat the enemy before noon today, I will take his surname!" Zhang Xiaohu has never been so angry since he was a child?Hearing Xu Meizhen's words, he couldn't help jumping up and cursing, making Xu Meizhen's face turn blue and red.

"Defeated! Defeated!"

Not far away, the formation of the Portuguese Rebellion was in disarray again, and people rushed like ants along the route of the attack.

The Luzon people surrounded the Portuguese, and kept throwing flags, long knives, spears, and armor on the ground along the way to reduce the burden of escaping.

"Come on!"

Ye Qi ordered the soldiers around him, "Show Mr. Xu a seat! Serve tea! Order our army to line up! The artillery team is ready to shoot! Send an order to Gonzales, if he dares to attack the formation of the army, he will be killed immediately!"

Sitting on the horse harness set up for him by the soldiers, Xu Meizhen held a teacup made of lily porcelain with trembling hands, "Oh! It's a pity that such a good tea set! I'm afraid it will be broken into pieces soon!"

With the sound of drums and brass horns, the troops of the South Central Army moved slowly but firmly, and marched in a neat pace in the direction of the Luzon people's retreat.

Seeing the formation of the South China Army, Xu Meizhen's hands trembled even more intensely!From the formation, he remembered the army that the old people had told about, the army that claimed to have killed countless Japanese!

"fire!"

Look at the defeated soldiers rushing from the opposite side, ignoring the signal from here, crying and howling, and heading straight to the South Central Army formation. The battalion officer Gao Tian did not hesitate to direct the gunners to shoot in the direction of the defeated soldiers. gun.

Dozens of shotguns, propelled by the gunpowder, laughed and went straight to the formation of the defeated soldiers in Luzon, immediately breaking the formation of defeated soldiers into a bloody alley!

Facing the dozens of artillery pieces in the black hole in front of the Jinwei Xinyou Battalion and the Jinwei Fenghuang Front Battalion, the Luzon defeated soldiers who had just experienced Gao Tian's Dafo Langji suddenly became sober. Under the scolding and whipping, they bypassed the formation of the South Central Army and fled to the open space between the camp and the sea to organize for a while.

Before he had time to catch his breath, the gunners of the South China Army behind him fired.

Because of the proximity to the sea, the area of ​​Manjaga is relatively humid, with many rivers and swamps, and the ground is also muddy. If the artillery uses solid ammunition, the lethality will be reduced to the lowest point. Therefore, all artillery commanders did not hesitate. I chose an extremely inhuman type of ammunition, shotgun.

The Banten people, who were happily chasing the defeated Luzon soldiers just now, were unfortunately kissed by the oncoming cannonballs. With their dense and formationless pursuit, such a rapid fire attack brought them The killing can be imagined.

Dozens of Bandan soldiers rushing to the forefront were knocked to the ground by the dense rain of bullets before they even had time to snort. Muscles, blood, and bones were everywhere on the corpses.

In an instant, the team chasing the remnant enemy changed their roles, from victors to routers.

"The musketeers are in front! The pikemen are on the two wings, guarded by sword and shield soldiers! Kill!"

Zhang Xiaohu snatched the post of fighting from Ye Qi, the reason is also very simple, you are the commander in chief of this expedition, but I am not.But I also have the power to command troops, so I can go into battle and command!

Facing such a tired guy, Ye Qi had nothing to say, so she had to let him go.

All the musketeers of the two battalions of the South China Army, according to the previous cao training, walked shoulder to shoulder to the front and used non-stop salvos to greet the Portuguese defenders who were trying to reorganize and resist. During the shooting process, the flintlock guns of the South China Army gave full play to the advantages of focusing fire and shooting platoon guns, and the hit rate was much higher than that of the matchlock guns of Portuguese soldiers.

After only two rounds of shooting, the Portuguese Managa garrison, mainly composed of Banten soldiers, collapsed. The soldiers surrounded the officers, and the officers surrounded the governor, and rushed towards the city of Managa.

"My lord! At this distance, our cannons can hit them!" The accompanying students reported their measurement results to Ye Qi excitedly.

Although he knew that his artillery could send more enemies to meet their God, Ye Qi was still not sure. He was afraid that his artillery shells would fall on the heads of his own people. Looking at the chaotic fleeing team in the distance, he had no choice but to Shaking his head, "Forget it! You guys measure it and see if Commander Zhang's ship can reach Manchujiacheng."

The cup of hot tea in Xu Meizhen's place has not yet reached the temperature to drink, and the Manlajia defenders who were just about to drive the Nanzhong Army into the sea have turned into a group of ducks being chased away by the duck breeders, and the Nanzhong Army is For such a duck breeder, the musket and spear in his hand are the long poles in the hands of the duck breeder.

Only the actions of those sword and shield soldiers at the back of the queue confirmed Xu Meizhen's opinion, "This Ming army must have something to do with the Qi family army!" The pikemen searched back and forth along the route they passed by, and when they saw Wandan soldiers who had been knocked down on the ground, they cut off their heads without saying anything. Head, he has already tied three human heads!

In front of such a scene, his hands were trembling constantly, and he didn't care about the tea in the tea cup spilling on the beautiful satin robe. His teeth were knocking against each other, and he made a rattling sound, "Quick! Go and tell me!" Your Majesty the Sultan, please come and pay respects to the General of the Celestial Dynasty."

After sending away the servants, Xu Meizhen had only one thought left in her mind, "It must be in the pocket of the Celestial Dynasty if you are full of swords and nights, I hope this general will not practice the strategy of banning the sea, and leave me a Live!"

The Xu family has many descendants in the Manlajia area, and many people play roles such as Jiapidan in various regimes on both sides of the strait. During the vacant time when the camp was set up under the city of Lajia, Xu Meizhen arranged for several nephews to hold his name cards and go to various places to contact the prominent figures of the Xu family, and asked them to immediately invite the prominent figures of Man Lajia and the nearby Chinese to the Tianchao army. Let's pay a visit to General Ye and General Zhang, so that we can find out the attitude of the Chinese army towards them overseas scoundrels and outlaws. This is a major matter that concerns the livelihoods and even the lives of millions of people. Please, gentlemen, put aside your past suspicions. Go to the camp to meet the generals of the Celestial Dynasty together!

Seeing the letter with a very serious tone and wording, the Kapitans in Manjaka City did not dare to neglect at all, not to mention, the scene during the day has been deeply imprinted in their minds. The Portuguese, who were showing off their might in the area, drove the soldiers of Banten, and also suppressed and beat the army composed of Portuguese as the backbone and Luzon soldiers. However, they were defeated and returned to the city without a single face-to-face in front of the Chinese army. Returned to the San Diego bunker, trying to rely on the solid fortifications of the bunker to hold on for help.

Such an army must be taken seriously!After all, the county magistrate is not as good as the current one.

The group had a brief discussion in the city, and after deciding on a major plan, they ordered their family servants to pick up gifts, drive pigs and sheep, and come to the camp of the South Central Army to work hard.

Hearing that there were local Chinese elders outside the gate of the camp who came to condolences to the army of the Chinese parents, Ye Qi smiled knowingly, and came!What the lord said is not bad at all. It is easy for the current South China Army to fight full battles. However, if the so-called political and popular battles behind are not fought well, I am afraid that it will collapse even faster!

In her own big tent, after proudly accepting the kneeling ceremony of all the prominent Chinese figures together with Zhang Xiaohu, Ye Qi hurriedly got up and left her seat, helping all the elders up one by one, "Just now, as an official of the court, as an official After performing this ceremony, I accepted the great gift from all the elders and folks, but now I want to thank the elders for their hard work."

These people usually see the faces of Portuguese people asking for money, goods and taxes. When have they seen Ye Qi's amiable expression?Immediately, it caused contempt in many people's hearts, but the guy next to Ye Qi who was full of gangsters, standing or sitting, was quite frightening.

"Your Excellency leads the Heavenly Soldiers, hangs the people and punishes crimes, saves one side of the people from fire and water, so that the people here will no longer suffer from the upside-down. I would like to thank you on behalf of the people of Manchuria!" Xu Meizhen expressed this official to Ye Qi and Zhang Xiaohu He fell down and bowed down again.After getting up, he took out a thick gift list from the sleeve of his robe, and another Jiapidan went outside the tent, greeted the sentinel on duty there, waved his hand, and ordered someone to bring the gift over.

One thousand catties each of pepper and sumac.

One hundred catties each of benzoin, ambergris, chinan, and lavender.

Ten pairs of ivory and rhino horns.

Ten pairs of corals of each color (three feet high).

Ten pieces of tortoise shell (four feet).

Five buckets of pearls.

Two thousand catties of tin.

Three thousand catties of red copper.

In addition, 1000 taels of red gold and 5 taels of silver were used to reward the three armies, and there were hundreds of pigs, sheep and cattle each to supply the army.

Taking a hasty look at the gift list, Ye Qi suddenly felt that the master's plan to play a full bar is not bad, this place is really too rich!This is just a little thought from Laojun, and there are such rich materials and belongings sent up!

"In addition, I would like to ask the two adults to show me that in the hands of the lower class, there are about 30 pesos of silver coins such as the poll tax collected for the Frangji people. This is what the adults often call Panyin. How to deal with it?"

An old man probed Ye Qi and Zhang Xiaohu in a low voice.According to his experience, the officials of the general celestial dynasty will take about [-]% of them adrift, and the remaining [-]% will be recorded as seized.

Unexpectedly, his experience was a bit off today.

"Poll tax?" Zhang Xiaohu frowned at the half of his eyebrows that had been chopped off by a knife, "Whose poll tax?"

"My lord, according to the regulations of the Portuguese here, the Chinese and the natives everywhere have to pay the poll tax, and the poll tax for the Chinese is even higher."

This is a historical fact. In 1644, in the Malaga area under the rule of the Dutch, the amount of poll tax paid by the Chinese had reached 70% of the tax.

"When is this poll tax?"

"My lord, the tax collection rules of the Portuguese are different from those of our Chinese dynasty. Our Chinese dynasty collects Dingyin on a yearly basis, while this group of Hongmaoyi people collect their taxes on a monthly basis."

Hey, you can collect so much tax in one month, and the poll tax is the main one. What a master of exploitation!Ye Qi cast a sideways glance at Gonzales, who was sitting beside him in embarrassment. Today's battle during the day made him very embarrassed. After careful training, he actually lost his armor and disarmed under the opponent's attack. It wasn't the Nanzhong Army's attack at a critical moment. I'm afraid they were about to go to the sea to taste the taste of the seawater that connects the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

"In this way, this amount of silver will be registered in the public account as a confiscation, and we will accept all kinds of gifts from the elders with shame, and they will all be included in the public account. In addition, I would like to ask the elders to inform the Chinese people in Zuojin Compatriots, it is said that the general has ordered that anyone who holds a Huaxia household registration certificate issued by our South China Army will be exempted from the land tax."

"As for the elders, please nominate a few representatives. I will send someone to accompany you back to Hue to meet the lord, in order to commend the elders for their contribution to maintaining the place. In the future, this land full of thorns will have to ask for help. The elders and elders are the ones who make suggestions and contribute to local affairs."

Ye Qi's words were like a series of thunderbolts exploding above the heads of this group of people.

Is this handsome and gentle general drunk?Or was it dazzled by the victory during the day?Actually want to stop the poll tax for the Chinese here?

Also, the good thing of going to meet the general was brought up without waiting for us to bribe him with money. This is simply a table of delicacies falling from the sky!What's more, he said that from now on, we will have to contribute to the local affairs. That is to say, not only will our position not be threatened, but on the contrary, it will be consolidated and strengthened!

All the gentry showed complacent looks.

"When I go back next time, I will immediately notify the people of all parties to stop the poll tax."

"Not only the poll tax, but also the commercial tax. The tax rates and tax types are not reasonable, and adjustments must be made!"

Business tax also adjusted?

Hearing these words to the ears of the people present, it was as pleasant as the sound of silver and gold coins colliding with each other.Just now, the young general was exempted from the poll tax, and he also said that the commercial tax would also have to be adjusted. Could it be said that according to the standards of the generals of the Chinese dynasty, the tax collection system of the Portuguese does not conform to the tax system of the Chinese dynasty?To collect according to the system of the Celestial Dynasty?

The seasoned gentry recalled the tax collection standard of the Hong Kong Rating Office in those days, and the taxation was divided into three liang of eastern and western taxation.The water rate is levied according to the size of the ship. Western ships with a deck width of more than one foot and six feet are taxed at five taels per foot, and an extra foot is charged at five qian.For example, a Western-style ship with a width of two feet and six feet, the water rate should be 260 taels.Land rate is an import tax with a tax rate of about 2%.The additional rate is an additional tax for trade to Luzon, about 150 taels.Such a tax standard is astonishingly low compared with the standard charged by the Portuguese.

What's more, some people have already begun to dream of implementing the ancestral system of a tax rate of one thirty for one.

"My lord's move will benefit the country and the people, and we will definitely help to carry it out!"

Seeing the group of people in front of him expressing their opinions one after another, Ye Qi didn't say much, and called the Military and Political Secretary, ordering him to hand over the printed notices to the gentlemen, and post them in various places in the city tomorrow morning, and at the same time, arrange manpower Organize the registration of household registration for the Chinese people in the city, and issue household cards.Anyone who holds a registered household registration and a household card will be issued one silver dollar. At the same time, the official bank account will organize the collection of various currencies held by the people in the city. Anyone who holds Mexican silver dollars, Spanish, and Portuguese silver coins Gold coins can be exchanged at the official bank within ten days. After ten days, they cannot be circulated in the market. If the offender is found once, the person involved will be whipped and fined ten times. For the second discovery, the shop where the accident occurred will be closed , To trace the responsibility of the proprietor.

"Shaoning! You are too bad!"

Zhang Xiaohu, who had been sullenly making a murderous expression, saw a group of gentry who came to condolences to Lao Jun happily return to their respective residences with notices, and planned to post notices around after dawn, announcing the general's kindness and dew .Then he covered his stomach and laughed non-stop. While laughing, he pointed at Ye Qi and teased him, "No wonder, scholars are more ruthless in robbing things than me, a long-standing pirate!"

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