Chapter 132: Reward silver by head
Wan Ji didn't say anything, but he was already touched.
Li Yan's intention was nothing more than to take the initiative in the war against the Haji and Yi, and to lead the South China Sea countries in the name of the sect leader to expel the Haji and Yi, and to completely incorporate the South China Sea under the rule of China.
In comparison, I am a little stingy because I am too concerned about it.
Gu Yanwu looked at Wan Ji, "Wan Futai, what Li Zongjun said! Perhaps our navy does not have an advantage, but as long as we can encourage the countries in Southeast Asia to jointly resist the Dutch and Yi, we can definitely be exhausted. One by one, break it everywhere. As long as we continue, our army's advantage will become greater and greater, while the Dutch and Yi are just the opposite."
Wan Ji was silent for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Lin Quan, if the war with the Heyi really starts in full swing, how do you plan to convince the countries of Nanyang to stand on our side?"
Li Yan replied: "Sulu and Brunei have no choice but to support our army with all their strength. The remaining four countries are: Ma's Blue Sultanate, Java, Aru, Aceh and Johor. In terms of strength, Ma's Blue Sultanate is the most powerful. However, after Sultan Agong's death, his sons compete for power, and now his successor to the Sultan has turned to the Dutch. We can support its opposition forces, make it civil strife, and prevent it from providing too much help to the Dutch. It is a success to be able to do this."
Seeing Wan Ji nodding slightly, Li Yan continued: "Aceh and Johor are enemies. In order to seize Malacca, they have fought each other for nearly a hundred years. Johor also helped the Dutch Yi defeat Portuguese in Malacca and defeated Aceh. However, due to the conflict of interests, he and Dutch Yi are already in harmony. Just give him a little benefit to make him stand on the side of our army."
"As for Aceh, her daughter Sultan lacks sufficient deterrence in the country. If our army had not sent people to assist in time, she might have been driven out. She had no better choice except to support our army. Aru and Java, there are other indigenous tribes, with few people and different minds. She can only try her best to fight for it, but cannot guarantee that it will completely turn to our army. But even so, the advantage is entirely on our army."
Wan Ji frowned and said, "Those indigenous peoples are the first priority, and it is probably difficult to convince. We can win over them, and the Heyi can do the same. Just like this massacre, the indigenous people in Manila are the swords in the hands of Heyi. If they are not dealt with, it will be difficult to explain the slaughtered compatriots. On the contrary, it may cause resistance from other indigenous people."
Li Yan curled his lips and said, "The Ji people are worried too much. These natives are independent of each other and have fought for their territory before. Seeing that the other party is in trouble, they will not only not help in time, but also put in trouble. This time, no matter how our army deals with the Dutch and the participating natives, it is reasonable. Other natives may not stand on our side easily before our army shows their advantages. The punishment for local natives will never feel sad about the death of rabbits and foxes."
Yu Chenglong suddenly said, "Wan Futai, Li Chengjun, if you want He Yi to completely fall into a state of entanglement, your subordinates have a way."
Seeing that the three of them looked at him, Yu Chenglong said lightly: "A head of a Western barbarian, a reward of thirty taels of silver, I think those natives should be happy to accept it!"
Li Yan was stunned, and Wan Ji's face changed suddenly.
Gu Yanwu said in surprise: "Beiming, do you want to lure the local natives through rewarding silver and encourage them to attack the Heyi?"
Yu Chenglong nodded, "There are only more than 20,000 merchants in Nanyang, and even if all of them are counted, they are only more than 600,000 taels of silver. Wan Futai said just now that the natives put interests first, and they are generally in distress. For those rewards, they will definitely take risks to attack the Heyi. In this way, even if they cannot kill many Heyi in the end, they can still fall into full fear."
Li Yan frowned, "Will this affect many innocent people?"
Yu Chenglong said calmly: "In Manila, aren't the Chinese who were massacred in Batavia innocent people? Since He Yi did this, he should have known the price he should pay for doing so."
Li Yan looked at Wan Ji, who was silent for a while and said, "I support what Beiming said. The war was started by them, and the result should be borne by them. But the question is, we can do this, will Heyi do the same? Will killing a group of people really benefit our army?"
Yu Chenglong shook his head and said, "He Yi, red hair, high nose, white skin and blue eyes. Even if only one head is left, it can be easily distinguished. Although I, Chinese and Nanyang natives, are different, but not He Yi. If they really do that, I believe that in the near future, their heads will be full of heads, and 99% of these heads are heads from other natives. At that time, will He Yi and the others give silver! Or will they not give it!"
Wan Ji shook his head and smiled bitterly. This was indeed an unsolvable problem. Even if he changed his identity and dress, his appearance and blood could not be changed no matter what. "Zhongqing, what do you think?"
Gu Yanwu looked ugly, but he nodded in the end.
Seeing that the three of them had reached an agreement, Li Yan knew that things could not be changed. He sighed softly and said in a deep voice: "A gentleman should always do something, but he should not do anything. I have no intention of changing this resolution, but I hope to add one to the notice, and women and children are not rewarded for this list."
Yu Chenglong nodded and agreed.
Wan Ji said: "Lin Quan is still kind. OK! That's it. Zhongqing, please write a letter and tell Wangqi about this. At the same time, he used the name of the governor's yamen to imitate Han and Qi, and let him announce this in Nanyang. Everything is in chaos now, let's see how the situation will change in the future before making changes!"
After discussing the matter in Nanyang, Wan Ji felt much more relaxed. He asked the servant to withdraw the banquet and serve some tea. "Lin Quan, there is another thing, how do you plan to deal with the war in Luoyang?"
Li Yan sighed and said, "According to my opinion, our army should fully support the rebel army. However, the generals have different opinions, and our army does not have too many soldiers to call. When I return, I will temporarily let Tang Qi guard Qinyang and Ma Bao station in Mengxian. This will not only prevent Jiang Qin from sending troops south from Shanxi, but also restrict some of the Qing army at the Mengjin Ferry to reduce the pressure on the rebel army in Luoyang. However, they have not many troops in their hands and cannot cross the river directly, and their role is limited. At present, it seems that the fall of Luoyang is a matter of time. What our army can do is probably make up for the fall of Luoyang."
Wan Ji said: "How to make up for it?"
Chapter completed!