"Haha, I said Cheng Ming, don't worry. Those Portuguese have been operating in Nanyang for nearly a hundred years. It's not that easy to move all their belongings away. As for those Dutch, they have only been here for two years.

, how can there be any profit or water to be harvested!"

Feeling the gentle salty sea breeze blowing from the Suzhou Sea, on the bow deck of the Zhenhai, he picked up a cup of Tieguanyin that Lin Waner had just poured. Wang Bing savored the mellow tea aroma while tipping Li Chengming indifferently.

He waved his hand.

Li Chengming, who was worried that Wang Bing had released Kong Deda and other Portuguese and Dutch 'puppet troops' before the army set off, was worried that they would turn into a 'Jianbao Society', at this moment he wished he could just grow wings from his ribs and parachute directly to Manchuria.

Lajia.

"Then we don't have to go around in such a big circle along the way, right? What good things can those natives get? It's better to go directly to Manlajia and Old Port Xuanwei Division, don't you think so, Your Highness?"???.

Glancing at Wang Bing, an old man who was not in a hurry and just flirting with Lin Wan'er who was making tea, Li Chengming turned to look at the prince Zhu Changluo beside him.

"Cousin, this time we not only have to expel the Naxi people, but more importantly, we need to restore and strengthen the Ming Dynasty's influence in Southeast Asia... As for the Portuguese, even if they have taken away all the good things they have harvested over the years...

What can we do? If we can run away, the monks can't run away from the temple. When the time comes, we can still make money from the 'medicinal materials' business, hehe!"

Although Zhu Changluo has perfectly inherited the shamelessness of the little fat man, fortunately, the little fat man does not have a particularly great influence on Zhu Changluo in terms of his 'greed for money', at least he is not as impatient as the little fat man.

"Having said that, we should actually send a team of troops to Managara or Sumatra to wait there, lest the time comes..."

Seeing that the prince Zhu Changluo, like Wang Bing, was not in any hurry, Li Chengming couldn't help but feel speechless for the two nephews and uncles.

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"Your Majesty the Governor, what are you doing? Where is our fleet?"

Just when Li Chengming was still worried about Wang Bing and Zhu Changluo's "I don't know how expensive firewood and rice are when I'm not a master",

Van Linberg, Conde Da and others, who had left a few days before the main army set off, also returned to the old port and Malacca at this moment.

"The navy of the Ming Dynasty is too powerful. We were defeated, completely defeated!"

Looking at the confused expressions on the faces of his deputy, Colonel Thor, and others who were staying in the Old Port, Van Linberg couldn't help but smile bitterly and shake his head.

"Defeated...defeated? All the fleets of our Three Kingdoms Alliance were defeated?"

Hearing Van Linberg say that the coalition forces had lost the battle, Thor and others suddenly showed expressions of disbelief.

You know, the coalition fleet formed by the three countries this time had more than a hundred warships, but was defeated by the Ming army, which also had only more than a hundred warships? And it seemed that the entire army was annihilated. This result is really disappointing

People are incredible and accepting!

"The Ming Dynasty's fleet is too powerful. Their warships are more than a hundred, at least more than a thousand. And..."

Amid the disbelieving expressions on everyone's faces, Van Linberg then described the battle in detail.

"So, the Spaniards in Luzon are all doomed?"

When they learned that all the Spaniards in Luzon had been killed by the Ming army, Thor and the others couldn't help but their eyes lit up. However, thinking about the strength of the Ming army, they instantly became disappointed again.

"Don't think so much, there is no chance. The Marquis of the Ming Dynasty is really, really..."

Seeing everyone's reaction, Van Linberg couldn't help but shake his judgment.

"Your Excellency, Governor, what should we do now? Do we really have to listen to the people of the Ming Dynasty and leave the Far East?"

Finally, after learning about the Ming Dynasty's determination to regain the entire Southeast Asian countries and the news that most of the Ming army was about to arrive, Thor and others all turned their attention to Van Limberge, the first governor of the Dutch East India Company.

"It's time to hand over this old port to the Ming people! The Ming people are too powerful and it's impossible to occupy the territory. But fortunately, they don't refuse normal trade..."

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"Let's all talk about how to deal with the arrival of the Ming people. Should we go or stay, fight or make peace!"

Just when Van Linberg and other Dutch were forced to give up on the old port and do business with the Ming Dynasty honestly, Conde, who had just returned from Malacca, the royal city of Malacca, was also discussing with a group of Portuguese whether to go or stay.

question.

"Your Majesty the Governor, although we lost this naval battle, our real strength has not suffered much loss. We still have Goa, India, and..."

"Even if the naval battle is defeated, we can still recruit troops from Goa and use our muskets to deal with most of the Ming people who are only equipped with swords..."

As soon as Kong Deda finished speaking, many people spoke one after another, and the opinion of taking the lead quickly gained the upper hand.

There was no way, unlike the Dutch who had just arrived, the Portuguese had been operating in the Far East for almost a hundred years. Because of their rich family background, not only Conde, but also others were unwilling to retreat in such disgrace.

However, after the Battle of Manila, Kong Deda and others, who had a very clear understanding of the equipment and combat power of the Ming army, knew very well that if they really fought this battle with the Ming army, they would have no chance of winning.

"Huh, swords? You still don't know that this time, in addition to swords, almost all of the tens of thousands of Ming troops are also equipped with muskets, and all of them are flintlocks. In addition, according to our observation, their

The accuracy and range of muskets also far exceed ours..."

Hearing that some people still thought that the main equipment of the Ming army was swords, Captain Gordon, who had experienced the Battle of Manila, couldn't help but start sarcastically.

"If you think you can defeat the Ming people on land by relying on those mercenaries, I advise you not to dream anymore!"

"Tens of thousands of Ming troops equipped with flintlock guns? God, this is impossible! When did the Ming court become so rich?"

After learning that the Ming army actually had tens of thousands of musketeers, the main combatants who had previously been clamoring to fight the Ming army on land were immediately confused!

There is no way, in their understanding, tens of thousands of musketeers equipped with flintlocks, let alone them, are enough to run rampant in the entire Europe!

"Actually, if you ask me to give up this place, we have to give up! Anyway, we have been losing money since we occupied this place, and we still need the income from Goa and other places to subsidize it. It is better to simply do a favor and give up.

They were handed over to the people of the Ming Dynasty..."

In the face of the harsh reality, some of those who had previously taken the lead in the battle quickly turned against them, using the fact that Manlajia had been unable to achieve balance of payments as an excuse to change their previous tough stance of taking the lead.

It turns out that after occupying the choke point of Malacca, due to the brutal expropriation of the Portuguese, most merchant ships chose to bypass it and no longer pass through the Strait of Malacca. The prosperous Malacca in the past has long ceased to exist.

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Therefore, for so many years, Malacca in the hands of Portugal has never been able to balance its balance of payments and has to rely on Goa and other colonies for subsidies.

However, in this way, although the previous almost one-sided main battle stance was changed, the capitulation faction did not gain the upper hand, and the two sides only reached an evenly matched situation.

"Your Majesty the Governor..."

Seeing that neither side could convince the other, in the end both sides kicked the ball to Condeta, the Governor of Goa.

"We have been operating Manlajia for nearly a hundred years, and I, like you, are unwilling to give up! But the Ming people are too powerful. Not only do they have more than a thousand warships, but they also have tens of thousands of musketeers. Even if we take the Far East

Even if all the colonial forces are mobilized here, they will not be their opponents..."

Speaking of which, as the governor of Goa, why would Conde be willing to lose Manga, which he had finally conquered during his tenure?

It's just that time has changed, and the situation is stronger than the people! After the Battle of Manila, the fate of the Spaniards in Luzon made his hair stand on end, and he still trembles with fear when he thinks about it now.

"So, this governor has decided, decided, to temporarily abandon Manlajia and retreat to Goa. After the Ming army evacuates and returns to China, we will start again..."

In the end, Kong Deda, who was really unwilling to give up, but had to choose to compromise in the face of the powerful Ming army, could only wait for the Ming army to withdraw before occupying it, and issued an order to temporarily abandon Manlacjia.

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"Tsk, tsk, what do you think? Am I right? As for these Xiyi ghosts who only obey sticks, as long as they are beaten painfully, they will naturally become honest!"

Looking at the Dutch people lining up to welcome him at the port from a distance, Wang Bing looked at Li Chengming with pride.

In mid-April of the twenty-sixth year of Wanli, after a month of sailing, Wang Bing, who was leisurely and arrogant, finally arrived at the old port that the Dutch had just occupied. It was also the former enclave of the Ming Dynasty.

manage!

"Respect the kind-hearted Marquis, we Dutch only want to do business with the Ming Dynasty legitimately. The jurisdiction of this old port will be handed over to the Marquis from today!"

I don’t know where Fan Linberg learned this rule. When Wang Bing led the army to the old port of Xuanwei, Fan Linberg used a tray to hold the household registration booklet and a seal of the old port and bowed to Wang Bing.

The body was handed over.

"Haha, your Excellency the Governor has made the wisest decision! In our land of the Ming Dynasty, as long as you abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty and do legitimate business, I guarantee that the profits you make will not be more than what you are doing to establish colonial rule here.

Earn less!”

After receiving the offer of "lowering the petition" from Brother Fanlinberg, Wang Bing was also "pleased" and shook their hands with Western etiquette.

So far, since the fifth year of Orthodoxy, the old port has been occupied by Majapahit and the Dutch, and after 158 years, it has finally returned to the hands of the Ming Dynasty, ready to take over her new life.

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