Chapter 20 Your Majesty has an appointment
In the next voyage, the more I went south, the more silent Zhao Hao became.
Because it is Nanyang, the pain and regret that the Chinese nation has been renewed forever, and the eternal place where the dignity and life of the Han people were slaughtered.
Nanyang was originally the natural sphere of influence and barrier of the Central Plains dynasty, and it would naturally establish the Chinese world of the Chinese civilization circle.
This was indeed the case. Since the Song and Yuan dynasties, generations of overseas Chinese have left their countryside to Nanyang, and have used their hard work and wisdom to change the situation where the countries in Southeast Asia are very backward in terms of culture and economy.
This is a fact recognized by later Western colonists and local rulers. The Siam royal family once said, "If there were no overseas Chinese, the palace would not be able to do anything." Even the governor of the Straits colony in Britain admitted that the prosperity of the Malay Peninsula was "made by overseas Chinese."
When Western colonists came to this land, they found that lazy local indigenous people could not count on them. Whether they were mining or operating plantations, they could only rely on overseas Chinese, not to mention the difficult business of doing business. Before the 19th century, tin mines in Malaysia were dug out with hoes from overseas Chinese! There were also gold and copper mines in Java, which were also operated by Chinese people.
Generations of overseas Chinese have brought advanced culture to the local area and greatly promoted local progress. Through labor and management, they have mastered most of the wealth in Nanyang, and have also built Nanyang into a Chinese civilization circle around the South China Sea.
They have done everything they can do, and just wait for the motherland to take the steps to go south, and they can easily take Nanyang into their pockets and become kings forever.
However, from the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, at this point, they were just as stupid and unforgivable. Their eyes were only staring at the local land and never opened their eyes to the world. The rulers regarded the people as their private property. If they left the local land, they would be fugitives who violated the laws of heaven and abandoned the people!
History has proved that they are very wrong! When the country is in danger, it is the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia who are enthusiastically donating money to return to China to revitalize China! When the country is declining, the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia who resolutely sell their property and return to China to go to the national crisis together! The Chinese nation can get rid of the national humiliation and revival, and the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia have made great contributions!
However, in all dynasties, they have not given them even a little protection. And they are too rich and capable...
So they could only arm the colonists of the teeth and massacre them again and again to avoid threatening the colonists' rule.
They were also massacred and robbed by the indigenous people with a superior population, just because they were jealous and jealous...
Anyone can massacre them because the motherland refuses or cannot be their backing. Many times, they even stand aside with the executioner and support the massacre of them! To intimidate latecomers in the country... Look, this is the end of escaping! Let's see where you still escape?
The Chinese's lofty status in Southeast Asia has also been completely marginalized in the repeated massacres and exclusion of China.
The first thing to raise the butcher's knife is to kill the Spaniards in America!
In the 31st year of Wanli, in 1603, Spain carried out its first massacre, killing 25,000 overseas Chinese. After the first massacre, the Spaniards were very worried that the Ming Dynasty would take revenge, and the entire Philippines was panic. Many Spaniards even moved their families back to Mexico.
However, the Ming Dynasty did not respond for a long time, and did not know whether it was a military preparation or a lack of concern. The Spanish Philippine Governor could not stand it, so he wrote a letter that turned black and white to prove his "innocence" and asked someone to send it to Beijing.
However, at that time, the Ming Dynasty had just experienced three major battles, and the national treasury was empty and there was no power to fight again. In addition, Wanli regarded the expatriates as fugitives and believed that they were not willing to die, so he naturally would not travel thousands of miles for them. So he only wrote a manifesto and verbally scared the Spanish. The general idea was that you deserved to die, but it was a first offense, and the Chinese overseas were also sinners, so we would not punish this time. But we would not be as an example, otherwise we would settle the new and old accounts with you.
The Spanish not only did not be scared when they received the manifesto, but they felt relieved. It turned out that these Chinese immigrants were not human in the eyes of Ming Dynasty, so they were not to be jealous of death! Then there are still people who are afraid of? Come back!
Moreover, Emperor Wanli's indulgence made the Spanish no longer afraid of the Ming Dynasty. Thirty years later, because the Chinese once again flourished in Luzon, Spain launched a second massacre against the Chinese.
Another 25,000 people were massacred this time. The bodies polluted the Manila river water so that it could not be drunk for half a year. The fish inside were eaten large and fat, but the locals did not dare to eat fish for a long time.
Thirty years later, the Chinese in Luzon recovered their vitality for the third time, and the Spanish massacred 25,000 Chinese for the third time. Zheng Chenggong, who recovered Taiwan, was very angry when he heard the news, so he stepped up his military preparations and prepared for the war, preparing to go south to Luzon, annihilate the Spanish forces in one fell swoop, avenge the Chinese in the death, and expand his territory.
The battle was covered with dark clouds. The Spaniards were really scared this time and were ready to evacuate at any time again.
However, before sending troops, the master of Guo suddenly passed away strangely. His son fell into civil strife in order to fight for the throne, and the Spaniards escaped another disaster...
This is just Luzon, and compared with the Chinese people elsewhere, the tragedy suffered by Luzon Chinese is still lighter.
So how can Zhao Hao be calm? How can he ignore it?
The burden of history is too heavy! Even though this burden has not happened in this time and space, it has already made him breathless.
No matter what, we must avoid the massacre of overseas Chinese, and it cannot happen once! Otherwise, he would not forgive himself in his life.
"You are waiting for me, I will protect you!" The Pingjiang River was sailing in the vast sea, and Mr. Zhao looked south and roared.
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Although Zhao Hao was anxious, he wished he could put his wings on his feet and fly to Luzon. Unfortunately, the weather was not good, and it was basically the south windy sky along the way, and the fleet arrived in Keelung at the end of April.
The crew members were exhausted by the sailing against the wind this month and were almost exhausted. No matter how anxious Zhao Hao was, he could only agree to enter the port to replenish supplies.
When entering the port, Zhao Hao saw that at the entrance of Keelung Port, the trumpet-shaped entrance of Keelung Port, the three islands of Dajilong Island, Tangpan Island and Zhongshan Zai Island were connected by concrete breakwaters. This not only prevents wind and waves, but also greatly reduces the difficulty of defense. However, the coast guards and coastal defense forces guarded here still rebuilt the fort. Two three-dimensional bastions stand on both sides of the bay entrance, forming cross firepower, which is enough to dispel any desire for enemies from the sea.
After entering the bay, I saw that Keelung Port had begun to take shape. A row of tall Popeye cranes were loading the coal piled up at the docks, and then transporting it to Tamsui, Yilan, and even further away Chiayi, Fengshan and other places...
It is obvious that Keelung Coal Mine has been successfully put into production, but its production capacity is far less than that of Changguang Coal Mine.
Chairman Tang, who welcomed Zhao Hao, reported that the largest capacity limit at present is that the coal mines are far away from the coast, so the seepage is very serious. The Management Committee was the first unit to order the Zhangjian-style steam engine. The first big guy has been loaded on Xishan Island and will be sent to Keelung before the typhoon season comes. I hope that by then, the situation will be greatly improved.
Before that, we could only rely on labor teams sent from the mainland to drain water manually.
Keelung is now affiliated to Tanshui County, Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province. It has also been a traditional skill in all dynasties.
When he went ashore to rest, Zhao Hao was surprised to find that it was already quite prosperous in just over two years or less than three years.
After leaving the dock, two rows of two-story buildings have been built on both sides of the long Keelung River. Although the style is relatively dull and monotonous, various signs are hung with signs and men speaking in Minnan, and they really look like a small town with a prosperous business.
"It's actually developing so fast here?" Mr. Zhao said suddenly, "It's not possible to rely on coal mines alone, is it because of gold mines?"
"You can't hide anything from your son!" Tang Youde reported to Zhao Hao proudly that the mining search technician from Japan soon discovered a gold mine in Jinguashi.
On the one hand, he organized people to mine, while on the other hand, he spread the news of gold mines discovered by the Golden Gourd Stone along the coast of Fujian, which attracted countless people to cross the sea. With the blessing of the gold rush, Keelung's population naturally expanded rapidly.
"You have to be careful. Those who gathered in the gold rush are very restless." Mr. Zhao reminded him: "Once there is a conflict in the mine, chaos may occur."
"Don't worry, young master, the gold rush is just a gimmick that attracts people." Tang Youde smiled and said, "While they were rushing gold, I was there to promote them, come to Taiwan to reclaim, give land to cultivate ox seeds, control food, housing and treat diseases... Many people gradually figured it out, so they joined the farm, reclaimed along the Keelung River, and opened the land, which was much more valuable than the little golden sand they had hand-built!"
"Haha, you really are!" Zhao Hao suddenly realized and patted Tang Youde's big belly hard and said, "Your belly is just a big oil!"
"Hehe, our old Tang is afraid that he will let down the young master's expectations." Tang Youde grinned and said, "I have to rack my brains to think about it."
"Okay, Taiwan Tang is in the hands of the Chairman, I can rest assured with one hundred!" Mr. Zhao said with a smile.
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After two days of rest in Keelung, the fleet set sail again after the supply was completed.
Before leaving, the indigenous representatives of the cooperative suddenly found Tang Youde and talked about it.
Fatty Tang quickly translated to the young master that this person was the leader of the Kamalan people. He was invited to Yilan after hearing the name of the great king.
"Can you smell the great master?" Zhao Hao thought of the pure and lustful black Changzhi when he heard this, and couldn't help feeling excited. "She is in Taiwan?"
"Maharaja is now in Taiwan for most of the year." Tang Youde nodded.
"What's wrong with her?"
"I didn't say it, I just said that I could help the young master." Tang Youde said.
"Oh?" Zhao Hao couldn't help but say in surprise: "Could this witch really have some knowledge of Taoism?"
"I am a girl from Zhu." Tang Youde corrected in a low voice: "The Lord has a high prestige in Taiwan."
"Then go see her." Zhao Hao swallowed.
Chapter completed!