Relying on the Han Chinese, appeasing the natives, searching for gold and silver jewels are the trilogy that Zheng Zhilong has never changed after conquering every castle in Taiwan. Now Taiwan, the Spaniards are dead, and there are only hundreds of Dutch prisoners of war in the south, and the rest are all natives. With Han people.
According to Zheng Zhilong's estimation, there are about 100,000 indigenous people. Most of them have crossed the sea from the mainland at different times, but they have lost their own history. If there is a family tree, I don't know if they can find their ancestors.
However, it can be seen from their dialects that the words spoken by these people are very similar to Hokkien, and they can barely understand each other's words. Most of them should come from Fujian. Fujian and Taiwan are separated by a narrow line. Strait.
As for the Han people, there are about 30,000. They speak the authentic Hokkien. It should not have been long since they came from Fujian. If time goes on, their dialects may have some changes, and then they may not find their own. Ancestors.
If we do not naturalize as soon as possible now, in the future, Taiwan’s island people will be developed and independent of the mainland, no one can say. After all, Taiwan is lonely at sea, separated from the mainland by a strait that is wider than one’s heart.
What Zheng Zhilong has to do is to let the Han people return to their hearts, and then use the harmonious relationship between the Han people and the indigenous people to assimilate the local indigenous people step by step. Of course, he is only a soldier and can only do what he does now.
Before the local officials of Ming Dynasty came to Taiwan, the South China Sea Fleet made full use of the local Han people to assist the Marine Corps in establishing local military governments in various places, and initially effectively ruled all parts of Taiwan.
After the imperial court sends a large number of local officials to Taiwan, the South China Sea Fleet will withdraw from the military government and hand over Taiwan to these civilian officials. The South China Sea Fleet will still return to its conquest.
Before the officials sent by the imperial court arrived, the South China Sea Fleet had occupied the entire Taiwan Island.
Liang Yong’s 10th Marine Brigade was stationed in southern Taiwan, centered on the officials, and the castle also included Shanwei. The nearby villages were bullied by the Dutch. After the arrival of the Ming army, the indigenous peoples were also able to get close due to the guidance of the Han people. Ming dynasty.
Wu Caimao’s 11th Land Battle Brigade has completely levelled the Dadu Kingdom and established a ruling center represented by Changhua City. However, here, due to the high-pressure policy adopted by the Ming army, the local aborigines are only superficially attached and do not rule stable.
In the northern region, the Twelfth Brigade of the Jinhui Marine War was stationed. The division commander Zheng Xing was also here temporarily. The cities of Santo Domingo and San Salvador built by the Spaniards were both taken over by the Ming army. The people here were once under the control of the Spanish. Enslavement is similar to the situation in the South. The local people, whether they are Han or aborigines, are closer to Daming.
Zheng Zhilong wanted to erase the traces of the Spanish rule. He changed the name of Santo Domingo to the city of Tamsui according to the nearby river, and the city of San Salvador changed to its original name, chicken coop, but he believed that the name "chicken coop" , Too rustic to be elegant, so I used the homophone: Keelung.
The three marine brigades strengthened ties and cooperated with each other through the west coast of Taiwan.
In order to prevent the Dutch and Spaniards from sending fleets from Nanyang to retaliate, Zheng Zhilong gathered the South China Sea Fleet to the port of the officers. At the same time, he sent an order to rush to the officers as soon as possible to join him in the rest of the South China Sea Fleet stranded in Guangzhou and Xiamen.
While cleaning up the property, Zheng Zhilong discovered that the city of Santo Domingo and San Salvador are not as good as the city of Jeranja. Only half a million taels of gold and silver were found in the two cities, plus the amount of gold and silver in the city. The value of property and cargo on board merchant ships in the port is only about 800,000 taels.
And a castle in Geranzio City, only 1.2 million taels worth of gold and silver were found. If the Dutch East India Company were willing to use 500 taels per person to redeem the hostages, it would have an income of 300,000 yuan.
Spain’s trade with Taiwan is far inferior to that of the Netherlands. This shows the comparison of trade between the two sides in the East.
When he was in Jingshi, Zhu Youzhen once dictated Zheng Zhilong to collect Xiyi firearms, techniques and books in Taiwan and Nanyang.
Through comparison with Daming, Zheng Zhilong found that the Dutch and Spanish artillery had a slightly smaller caliber and shorter range than Daming’s, and used solid bullets. Their muskets were still in the blunderbuss stage, which was more compact than Daming’s flintlocks. One generation behind, there is little reference for Daming.
In terms of naval ships, the few Spanish ships in Taiwan have been sunk by Zheng Xing's anger, all of which have lost the possibility of comparison. The Dutch ships have smaller tonnage than Daming's Guangchuan ships. However, the number of artillery is more than that of Guangzhou Shipbuilding, and there must be some reference value in the structure, but Zheng Zhilong has found a Dutchman Stern who is proficient in shipbuilding technology for Daming.
Stern has now gone to the shipyard in Fuzhou to participate in the shooting of Daming's ships, but Zheng Zhilong still sent the captured Dutch ships to Fuzhou, giving Stern as a reference when necessary.
Regarding scientific books, Zheng Zhilong searched out a few books, mainly for children. He ordered them to be translated into Chinese with the assistance of the Dutch. In order to prevent errors in translation, Zheng Zhilong ordered two sets of people to translate separately. , After the completion of the work, they will be sent to the capital, but this process takes a long time and can not be completed in a few days.
Zheng Zhilong issued a military report to the National Defense Agency.
In the military report, Zheng Zhilong not only reported on the battle situation in Taiwan, but also reported on the eradication of the Dadu Kingdom. Finally, he suggested to the National Defense Agency that the army should be stationed in Taiwan from Fujian, and the South China Sea Fleet can only be stationed in senior officers, not stationed there. The whole of Taiwan.
After the successful conclusion of the Taiwan War, Zheng Zhilong kept his promise and released Putmans, the highest official of the Netherlands in Taiwan, and allowed him to return to Batavia.
After receiving the report from the South China Sea Fleet, Li Chunye didn't dare to neglect, he immediately entered the palace and begged to see Zhu Youjian.
After reading the South China Sea Fleet’s military newspaper, Zhu Youjian seemed to be unable to believe his eyes: "Hou Qiao, what kind of battle Zheng Zhilong is fighting, so soon, Taiwan has been settled?"
"Your Majesty, no matter how courageous Zheng Zhilong is, he dare not deceive your Majesty in this matter?" Li Chunye has his own judgment. If Zheng Zhilong defeats Taiwan a few days later, no one thinks that he is weak in combat and will not affect his military merits. In the entire court, apart from Zhu Youjian and the National Defense Agency, I am afraid that there are few people who care about Taiwan.
"Zheng Zhilong still dare not deceive me. I just think that the South China Sea Fleet's advancing speed seems to be faster than the army." Zhu Youjian is like a hairy boy who was married for the first time. It seems that if you really want to enter the bridal chamber, that's the case. On the contrary, there is less excitement, and expectation is always more exciting than getting.
"Your Majesty said Zheng Zhilong was advancing too fast?" Li Chunye grinned, "Taiwan is an independent island. If it advances faster, there should be no sequelae. Could the local indigenous people launch a counterattack?"
"That's not what I meant. The indigenous people can't even beat hundreds of Dutch. Can they beat the tens of thousands of soldiers of Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Youjian smiled and shook his head. The Taiwan war, he knew he would win, but he didn't expect victory. Coming so quickly, "I mean, in just one month, Zheng Zhilong calmed down Taiwan, and the Ministry of Personnel hasn't arranged an official to take office in Taiwan."
"Your Majesty..." Li Chunye also laughed, "Since Taiwan has been taken back, how will it be brought into Daming's local management in the future?"
"Taiwan's management is naturally a province." Zhu Youjian looked calm and calm.
"Establishing a province? It should be the 23rd province of Ming Dynasty," Li Chunye picked up his fingers and quickly counted. "Your Majesty, Taiwan is a small place. If it is to establish a province, isn't the area too small?"
"Too small? No." Zhu Youjian took out a newly drawn "Map of the Territory of Daming", "When I was still believing in the king, I knew my vision for Daming, and now I know why I developed the navy. ?"
"Naturally, the navy is to maintain the territory of Daming and escort for Daming's caravan." Li Chunye knew that Zhu Youjian would never do something meaningless for the sake of pomp, and he would never develop the navy to promote Daming's so-called national prestige. .
"The quality is right," Zhu Youzhen almost said, "He who knows me, the quality is also", "However, to maintain the safety of the Daming sea and territories and escort the merchants going to sea, the navy must enter the sea. This "Daming Territory Map", look at the eastern part of Daming facing the sea, what do you think?"
Li Chunye took the "Daming Territory Map" handed over by Zhu Youjian. Unlike the ordinary "Daming Territory Map", the east side of this "Daming Territory Map" has expanded far outward, "Your Majesty, the east of Ryukyu Noodles, what exactly is this blue part?"
"The sea, this is the real sea."
"The sea?" Li Chunye's eyes widened. He found that the east and west sides of Ryukyu Island are the same blue. "Your Majesty, is the east side of Ryukyu Island also the sea?"
"Of course, you see, between Daming and Ryukyu is the sea we often say. However, if the sea is only here, then Daming’s overseas trade can only be the trade between Daming and Ryukyu. In a small place, these trades can be worthy of a mansion in Daming, and it will be the sky."
"Your Majesty, isn't Daming's overseas trade in the south?"
"The quality is only half right." Zhu Youjian first drew the southern trade channel with his fingers, which was basically the route that Zheng He sailed back then. "This trade route has already existed and was opened recently by Xiyi. However, the Han people had long discovered that it was called the "Maritime Silk Road", but it was gradually abolished because the court did not attach importance to overseas trade.
"Your Majesty, is this trade route that the South China Sea Fleet will open up in the future?"
"Well, Zheng Zhilong has been in Nanyang for many years. He knows the huge profits of this trade route and its importance to Daming." Zhu Youjian pointed to the ports along the way on the "Daming Territory Map". This trade route is very narrow for Daming. If a slightly stronger country appears along the way, this trade route may be cut off."
Li Chunye started from Xiamen and Guangzhou. Looking along the way, there are really few and narrow exits along the way. The trade route is easily cut off by others. "Your Majesty, is there a way for Daming to remove these islands?"