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The one who was reporting was naturally Suha, who was in charge of intelligence. Not long ago, a modified military cargo ship set off from Yeysk Port alone and successfully arrived at Hong Kong Island - of course, there were Portuguese passengers on board from Hong Kong Island.

The fleet returned to the port of Kenitra in Morocco, and then took its own ship back to the mainland.

These people will then guide the military cargo ship to Hong Kong Island after a long journey.

The so-called modification means that in addition to retaining two turrets on the first deck, six artillery pieces were also installed in the middle of the middle deck, three on each side.

Since they had already destroyed a large number of British warships in the Maldives, India and the English Channel several times, even if they knew that a lone Truchen ship had appeared at this time, they would not act rashly, otherwise they would attract Truchen

The thunderous wrath of man.

Therefore, this military cargo ship arrived at Hong Kong Island smoothly. Due to the strongholds set up along the way and the guidance of people, the sailing speed was much faster than that of the first ocean-going fleet. It took two months.

It’s almost here.

In other words, the news brought by the Tengis was two months ago.

"I won't talk about the domestic ones, but mainly about the strongholds we established along the way."

"Let's not talk about Lashi Island or Kenitra. Everything is normal there. Let's talk about Wangbu Port in South Africa first. After a year, our country has established a foothold there. His Highness also transported some Bangladeshis from Bangladesh.

Go there to farm, and soon a thousand families of Bengalis and thousands of families of local Zulu people have opened up tens of thousands of acres of fields."

"Corn and alfalfa have been planted there"

"After the Dutch learned that our country had set up a stronghold there, they were naturally a little reluctant. However, seeing that our country easily defeated the British, they did not dare to act rashly, but they also accelerated the pace of expansion to the north and inland."

"And expanded the stronghold in Wilhelmshaven and began to immigrate there in large numbers"

(Port William, later Port Elizabeth)

"Do you still remember the Chinese Lin Zedong from Batavia who we rescued from the sea? Since he worked for us, he has been appreciated by the general manager Asal, and sent a Batulu to take him to prepare him.

The family members took it over”

"After arriving in Cape Town, the Dutch didn't say anything, but Lin Zedong's brother Lin Zeliang had already occupied his wife. Lin Zedong was naturally in pain. At that time, the Batulu brought a company of marines with it."

"After learning about this incident, the company commander took all the marines ashore and asked Lin Zeliang directly for help. Lin Zeliang naturally refused. The company commander immediately killed Lin Zeliang and some of the people who framed Lin Zedong at that time, and robbed Lin Zedong's wife and children.

He came back and then left with about dozens of Chinese farmers who were willing to follow Lin Zedong."

"The Dutch didn't dare to stop them, they could only watch them go away"

"After learning about this incident, with the contact of Lin Zedong, many Chinese farmers from Batavia, Borneo, and the Malay Peninsula took ships to Wangbu Port for reclamation with the assistance of the Singapore stronghold. As of the end of last year,

There are already about 3,000 Chinese farmers farming there."

"As for Bangladesh, in the past six months, our country has completely established itself there. A small coal and steel complex has been built, and the Portuguese have made more profits by transporting iron ore from Goa to Bangladesh than silk.

Naturally, I will never tire of the porcelain trade."

"During this period, the Durrani fought a battle with the Mughals in the Indus Valley. This time, with the assistance of a thousand cavalry sent by His Highness Toure, Alam II finally defeated the Afghans, but it was also a tragic victory.

, in any case, Durrani returned to Afghanistan after plundering the Indus Valley."

"After this incident, the relationship between Alam II and our country has become closer."

Timur smiled and said: "That is because there is also a powerful Maratha alliance that believes in Hinduism nearby. Although the alliance is now divided, it is still his biggest enemy."

Suha continued: "Let's talk about Singapore. After Mamoud III returned to power, he did not have as much power in the Malay Peninsula as expected. He was still limited to his own Sultanate of Johor. It was obviously the Dutch who were causing trouble."

“In order to prevent the Johor people from becoming bigger, the Dutch also allowed the Bugis people, who had almost withdrawn from the Malay Peninsula, to establish themselves on Bangka Island and Belitung Island under their control, and a large number of Bugis people came from Makassar Island to join them.

”

"Originally, the Dutch only had some coastal strongholds on these two islands. After they got the Bugis, they used them to compete with the locals. These two islands are rich in tin mines. The Dutch used this to completely control these two islands.

tin ore trade"

Timur nodded, "So the Bugis people are showing signs of becoming bigger again?"

Suha said: "Mostly yes, the Dutch know that they can't defeat us on the surface, but it is also a good way to support the Bugis people to fight against us."

"The Bugis people are not only distributed in the Malay Peninsula, but also in Borneo and Sumatra. If they gather together, the number is quite considerable."

"As for Hongji Port, with the secret support of the Mo family of Annan people, they have completely established a foothold there. However, they recently encountered a group of pirates. Although they were repelled by our army, they also caused some

loss"

"Oh?"

"In the end, it was found out that these pirates entered under the banner of the Annan Navy, but were actually committed by the Lianzhou Navy of Guangdong in the Qing Dynasty."

(Lianzhou, later Guangxi's coastal area, was under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province in the Qing Dynasty)

"Due to the sudden incident, there was only one Batulu in Hong Kai Port at that time, and it had not yet started its steam engine, so it was damaged by pirates. However, our country set up multiple artillery pieces on the dock and eventually repelled the pirate ship."

"But the Batulu was seriously damaged and needs major repairs"

"Where are the other ships of the squadron we put there?"

"Your Highness, we are indeed paralyzed because this squadron has to go east to escort supplies to Hong Kong Island and escort ships to Singapore, so there is no turnaround for a while."

"There were two Baturus and a Bogda cruising in the open sea, and they accidentally hit the road"

"Cruising in the open sea? There is only one Batulu patrolling in the waters near Hongji Port. Why are the three big ships out?"

"Your Highness, the Saiyin, which was cruising in the open sea at that time, received news that there was a huge European fleet sailing in the open sea. To prevent accidents, three large ships were dispatched. It turned out that they were traveling together from Guangzhou loaded with goods.

Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch merchant ships"

"When they came back, the pirates had already run away"

Timur suddenly frowned and thought to himself: "Steam ships are good, but once they start running, they become gold-swallowing monsters, and they need to be stopped for overhaul after running for a while. Therefore, we can only arrange for the Saiyin, which consumes less coal."

Patrolling outside"

"But our country's great reputation has spread throughout the Southeast Asia, and there are still bold pirates coming. There must be something fishy in this"

He said: "I heard that His Majesty has agreed to set up a steam engine spare parts factory in Calcutta, Bangladesh. When they become proficient, they can produce steam engines in small batches. Then they will not have to worry about using the machine too frequently."

Looking at Suleiman again, "Is it difficult to install a few more cannons on the first deck of the Saiyin? Of course, it is not a rotating turret, but one on each side of the side, although it is not as good as the bottom deck.

The deck is convenient, but the Saiyin itself has a rotating turret, plus two guns, which is enough to deal with small-scale pirates."

"It can also find time for Batulu to start the steam engine"

Suleiman thought for a while and said: "Simple is simple, but rainproof devices need to be installed."

Timur shook his head, "How can you be so delicate? Don't think about this. It rained heavily and the ship shook violently. Even if you set up a rainproof device, it would be useless. The shells used by our country's artillery are not afraid of wind and rain, so hurry up and arrange them first.

At the same time, we order Hong Kei Port, Singapore, Bangladesh, and Wangbu Port to do the same."

"Yes"

"In addition, if you continue to issue orders, don't take into account the consumption of coal and the loss of machinery. No matter where you are, no matter what time, there must be a Batulu steam engine in operation. This time, the headquarters has shipped a large amount of spare parts.

Enough to support the official production of spare parts factories in Bangladesh”

"It is necessary to ensure that there are two Batulu steam engines in operation here on Hong Kong Island. This can be done in turn among all Batulus to prevent the machine from wearing out too quickly."

He glanced at Suha again and said, "There are a lot of European merchant ships and a large number of pirates. I'm afraid it's not that simple here."

Su Ha nodded, "The ministry is also cooperating with Hongji Port to investigate this matter. At that time, under the bombardment of our country's coastal defense artillery, about 30% of the pirate ships were destroyed on the spot, and the remaining ones set fire to the Batu.

Empress Lu quickly left."

"Although I left, it is impossible to find no trace. There should be fishing boats and others nearby. If you slowly explore, you will eventually be able to get clues. Except for the Lianzhou Navy, most of these pirates are Chinese pirates traveling around Southeast Asia.

I must have been tempted by the Guangdong Navy”

"It's nothing more than recruitment and so on"

"The three warships cruising in the open sea returned to the port and received information about the Lianzhou Navy from the prisoners who fell into the water. A Batulu and a Saiyin were immediately dispatched, but the Lianzhou Navy returned

After entering the port, the ships had apparently fled into the Lianjiang River for fear of our army's retaliation. Our warships were not familiar with the Lianjiang River, so they did not search in depth."

(Lianjiang, later Nanliujiang near Hepu County)

"What about the European merchant ships? I remember that they usually go their own way, so why do they suddenly get together? Even if there is only one armed merchant ship, it is not something that Guangdong and Nanyang pirates can deal with, and now European countries, especially those in the Far East

The European countries in this area have maritime agreements with each other, and they are not afraid of attacks from other countries."

"So there is no reason to get together!"
Chapter completed!