Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 676 Annan
At the mouth of the Pearl River, the river is wide, and a large fleet is docked on the shore. There are more than 50 large ships in the fleet. Except for five huge three-masted warships, the others are also the main force of the navy. A ship can be described as having a mast like a forest.

At this time, the elite soldiers of the brigade were queuing up to board the ship, and there were also many civilian men who carried generations of rice and water onto the ship.

Since the Sanbao eunuch went to the West, the Ming Dynasty has not organized a large fleet to enter the South Seas for a long time. This voyage of thousands of miles is also a huge challenge for the Guangdong Navy.

On the pier, Wang Yan stood with a group of officials, one on the left and the other on the right. They were the two generals responsible for this mission.

These two are his confidantes, especially Qian Yifeng, who has followed him since Qingzhou, has been taking care of Yuan Zhongyiying and Yangzhou family members on Qiongdao, and also helped Jinghai Company to do some things. He is very concerned about the situation in Nanyang familiar.

Wang Yan stood by the pier, with the wind blowing by the river, his robes bulging, and he said: "I sent people to Quanzhou to contact Zheng Guo, and at the same time sent people to Macau to connect with Portugal, and entrusted maritime merchants to write to Xiyi in Luzon. , work together to encircle Heyi, and you two are responsible for contacting many vassals, I don’t know if you have a plan in mind.”

Yu Fangqi clasped his fists and said: "Your Highness, the last general and others will go along the coast, first go to Annan, Chenla, and Siam, and contact the vassals. If the time is right, they will seize Malacca from He Yi. Once they get here, they will block the shipping. In other words, expelling He Yi from Nanyang is a no-brainer."

In recent days, Wang Yan has learned a lot about various important nodes in Nanyang trade from maritime merchants, and he also knows the importance of Malacca.

Wang Yan nodded, but he still had some doubts in his heart. After all, less than 5000 troops traveled thousands of miles to fight, and there was no precedent.

This time, in addition to leaving a small half of the navy to maintain the coastal defense of Guangdong, more than half of the navy was mobilized, and a thousand elite soldiers were transferred from Qiongdao to accompany them. The achievements of the navy's three-year development have all been achieved.

"If you can go down, go down, if you can't go down, go slowly!" Wang Yan looked at the sailor on the river and ordered.

Yu Fangqi and Qian Yifeng clasped their fists immediately, "The general will know!"

Wang Yan turned his head, and said to Qian Bingdeng who was behind him: "For the announcement of the decree, I will leave it to Director Qian."

Qian Bingdeng said with a smile: "This is to promote the power of the Celestial Empire and to deter the barbarians in Nanyang. I should do my best!"

At this time, Wang Yan looked up at the sky. The soldiers on the shore had all boarded the warship, so he waved and said, "Let's go!"

Several people heard the order, solemnly clasped their fists, bowed and took a few steps back, then turned around and boarded the big boat.

After a while, the chant "Sheng Sheng" came over one after another, and the sound of "drawing the anchor" and "raising the sail" spread across the river, and the huge white sails on the boat were slowly pulled up, covering the river like patches of white clouds.

Standing on the pier, Wang Yan watched the incoming people move out of the Pearl River Estuary and into the sea before turning back to the city.

A few days later, Wang Yan asked Chen Zilong, Liu Shun, Li Guo, and He Gang to preside over Guangdong and Guangxi. After he made his confession, he hurried to Wuchang.

After sailing at sea for a few days, the fleet replenished fresh water at Qiong Island, and then arrived at Annan first.

At this time, Annan was in the period of the post-Lei Dynasty. Both Annan and North Korea were known as "Little China". In addition to absorbing the excellent Chinese culture, they also absorbed a lot of traditional dross.

As early as the beginning of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the Chen Dynasty in Annan accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty, and it was listed among the fifteen countries that the Taizu did not conquer, and became a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. It is natural to take care of things, and Chengzu immediately sent troops to destroy the Li Dynasty, but the Chen family had been killed by the Li family, and the Chen Dynasty had no heirs. Chengzu responded to the request of Annan officials and elders, "Annan is originally Jiaozhou, and I wish to return to the counties and counties and renew with the people. ", along with the establishment of the address for the announcement of the political envoy department.

The Ming Dynasty ruled Jiaozhi for more than 20 years, and promoted changing customs and Confucianism. However, the people here continued to revolt. In the second year, after Liu Sheng, the commander-in-chief of the Ming army, suffered a major defeat in the local area, the Ming Dynasty decided to withdraw its troops and stay away from the quagmire, and Li Li, a native of Yue, established the Later Li Dynasty.

Although the Ming Dynasty finally withdrew its troops, but for more than 20 years, the implementation of changing customs and Confucianism has caused many systems and cultures of the Han people to have a profound impact on Jiaozhi, which is no different from North Korea. The Later Li Dynasty soon accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty again.

At this time, the situation of the Houli Dynasty was similar to that of the Japanese shogunate, and also similar to that of the Ming Dynasty. The country was a mess, and Annan Wang Li Weiyou was basically a puppet, and the government was presided over by the powerful minister Qingdu Wang Zhengbing.

If that's the case, then it's not bad, but in Annan, there is still the Gaoping Mo Dynasty and the Le Dynasty competing for power, and another opposite-sex king in the south is ruling the Quang Nam Nguyen clan. The whole country is in chaos. inferior.

Although Annan is small, he has all the internal organs, and the stories he staged are no different from those in China.

Such a small court, but there are so many docks in the country, this decree was passed on to the Li family, the puppet king, and it was the same as not saying it, to the Mo family, then the Li Dynasty must have a big opinion, so it can only be passed on to the powerful officials.

With so many connections, so many docks, and unfamiliarity with the conditions of the countries in Qing and Nanyang, it is really difficult to handle this errand.

The fleet first arrived at Thang Long, where they declared their will to Zheng Bing, the actual ruler of the Le Dynasty, asking Annan to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty in attacking the Heyi, cut off the trade with the Heyi, and add the four characters "Ming Kingdom Dependent" on the flag.

Shenglong is close to Daming, so Zheng Bing has some understanding of the situation of the Ming Dynasty. Although the Ming Dynasty did not perish, the situation is not much better. The capital was taken by Jianyi, and it has not been recaptured so far. It can be said that he is too busy to take care of himself. Nan Gu, so Zheng Bing was not willing to offend He Yi. He accepted the addition of the four characters "Da Ming State Dependent" to the banner of the Annan Army, but he was very indifferent to attacking He Yi.

The first decree failed to achieve the effect, which made Qian Bingdeng, who thought he could respond to everything, very frustrated.

As an official of the Ministry of Rites, the chief official and vassal vassal, although the tribute has decreased in recent years, he did not expect the status of Daming to decline so quickly.

At this time, Qian Bingdeng couldn't help admiring Wang Yanlai. If he hadn't been transferred to the Lifan Academy to go to Nanyang, he would not have known that the influence of the Ming Dynasty had been so weak.

He desperately wanted to revive the prestige and influence of Ming Dynasty in Nanyang, but his eyes were completely dark about what to do next. Fortunately, at this time, a businessman of Ming Dynasty in Shenglong suggested that he could go to the south of Shenglong and go to Shunlong. Hua went to Guangnan Ruan to talk.

The fleet immediately set sail and headed south, intending to restore Ming's influence.

(End of this chapter)