Although the Hawaiian Islands are called Tanzhou, the names of each island are similar to those of later generations because they are transliterated according to the local dialect.
However, for Chinese sailors, the islands have more straightforward names: Big Island (Hawaii Island), Second Island (Maui), Three Islands (Molokai), Four Islands (Oahu)...
They are numbered from east to west according to their geographical location.
At that time, Li Quan led his team to sail and first landed on the big island, but set up his base on the second island.
The reason is very simple. The chiefs of the big island are too powerful and not easy to control. The chiefs of the second island have a relatively small territory and a relatively sparse population, so it is easier to manipulate them.
Although the chiefs of the two islands cut off a piece of leased land to accommodate the sick and wounded of Li Quan's fleet, they gained the advantage of being near the water first and quickly increased their strength through trade. Then they brazenly launched a war of expansion, conquered and annexed the weaker three islands, and won
Knowing some external circumstances, he actually declared Jianguo to be the king.
After the founding of the country, the king did not attack the four farther islands, but directly challenged the forces of the big islands.
The two sides fought for twenty years, with each other winning and losing. They continued to please the Chinese and exchanged local specialties with Chinese merchants for iron tools at more favorable prices. Later, they actively ceded natural harbors in exchange for firearms from Chinese merchants.
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Chinese businessmen took advantage of the situation and deliberately delayed the war. If one side won a big victory, they would secretly sell more supplies to the defeated side.
In the end, the war came to an abrupt end because of a plague.
Huiruo Port is quite "bustling" and is the largest transit supply station in the Pacific.
It seemed that he was going to war with Spain militarily, but in fact he was using foreign war to deflect internal conflicts, and at the same time using military victory to enhance the new monarch's prestige, so as to quickly control the power of the court.
Although the Fei family is in exile, they are very persistent. They do not allow their children and grandchildren to marry indigenous women, and they want to keep their own blood pure. However, in view of the cruel reality, they have been relaxed enough to marry mixed-race Chinese women.
Fei Chun's nephew Fei Liangfu, who was exiled here with his father in his early years, is now over fifty years old. He personally came to the court to greet me and said with a hearty smile: "My little friend is a rare visitor. I haven't seen you for a long time!"
Cheng Mo was invited into the living room, and an indigenous maid came to serve tea.
Cheng Mo took the envoys from the Yicha Kingdom and landed at Huiruo Port on a Chinese merchant ship. He must go to visit the Fei family.
Progress went smoothly in some places, but trouble occurred in other places, resulting in a surge in military expenditures in many colonies. In order to make up for the loss of military expenditures, the colonial governors had no choice but to lose face and squeeze the profits of the colonies to the maximum extent, which then triggered riots and had to spend money to send troops to suppress them.
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The chief officer's position is called "Danzhou Colonial Envoy", which is similar to the colonial governor, but the rank is only the eighth grade and is promoted to the position by senior officials who voluntarily sign up.
Moreover, the prisoners of war from the Big Island were all placed in the Second Island. The prisoners of war from the Second Island were all placed in the Big Island. They could not run away. Leaving the Chinese immigration area, they were all mortal enemies.
Cheng Mo didn't know how to taste tea at all, so he pretended to take a sip and immediately praised: "This is the best."
Not only the ships of the Sihai Trading Company, but also other domestic trading companies came here. Of course, the Spanish fleet was prohibited from docking, and would be attacked once it docked.
In the second year after the new king took the throne, he was encouraged to go to war and took the initiative to attack the Spanish colonies and seize the entire South Philippine Islands. Then he ordered North Korea to pay tribute to eunuchs and train eunuchs from young children, as if to restore the eunuch system.
The prisoners of war did not want to run because they were granted freedom.
Directly east of the Big Island (Hawaii Island), there is a bay that is a natural harbor.
I don’t know if the Chinese brought the germs from their homeland or if they were contracted during trade with Mexico. Anyway, the plague broke out in the Hawaiian Islands. Thousands of people died in the first year, and tens of thousands died in the second year.
A native king had to make a truce.
Qianshan County produced famous teas in the Song Dynasty, including Zhoushan tea, Baishui tea, and Xiaolongfeng group tea.
During the Twenty Years' War, the king leased the bay to the Sihai Trading Company. The annual lease fee was one silver dollar and 100 muskets were provided to the king at one time.
Don’t you rely on the support of the domestic Fei family?
"Father, father, there is an urgent domestic message..."
Several children of the Fei family saluted in unison.
The smile on Cheng Mo's face did not change, but he sighed secretly in his heart.
Those indigenous people came from prisoners of war. The war between the two countries gave birth to prisoners of war. According to the rules, they were killed to sacrifice to the gods, or they were used as slaves to cut down trees and plant the land.
"Meet the teacher!"
Anyway, with the strong family fortune accumulated by Taizu and Taizong, the imperial court has long ceased to bear huge debts, and there is too much money in the treasury to be used up. It is just a good time to take advantage of large-scale official immigration to clean up the excess population in cities and prisons, and by the way
Increase the number of immigrants in the colony, accelerate the development of the colony and gain wealth.
He handed over a greeting note to his disciple: "Please inform me, Cheng Mo would like to see you."
As far as the Hawaiian Islands are concerned, the pros definitely outweigh the cons.
There are also civil servants.
To Siberia, to the Western Regions, to the Southern Ocean, to India, to the Americas... Organize immigration wherever it is closer.
Just because the emperor encouraged overseas expansion and allocated more military expenditures to allow overseas troops to help immigrants open up the situation!
Take the Hawaiian Islands as an example. Two hundred new immigrants were thrown over. They did not settle on the long-established Big Island, Second Island, and Three Islands. Instead, under the leadership of the local garrison, they went straight to the four further islands.
There are sandalwood trees all over the island that have not yet been cut down.
This situation happened in various colonies.
Fei Liangfu smiled and introduced: "My little friend, please try it. This is the Souchong River Red that my old cousin asked someone to send."
The two kings of Da Dao and Er Dao quickly became corrupted after the truce.
This is the only Chinese farming area on the island, and the Fei family controls a full one-fifth of the cultivated land, all of which Fei Chun bought for his brothers with money.
But the new emperor began to play tribute tricks. Although the royal family still had to spend money to purchase them, there would definitely be many problems over time.
Although Fei Chun's younger brother died of the epidemic, he left behind descendants.
These indigenous people have learned to speak Chinese and increasingly accept Chinese customs and etiquette.
From the pier to the business district, there are Chinese-style buildings along the way. Those who didn't know it thought they were in southern China.
He already knew from maritime merchants that the emperor of Datong China had changed, and Zhao Han's grandson, Emperor Zhanglong, Zhao Shixuan, was now on the throne.
Cheng Mo landed at the port. He didn't go far when an indigenous rickshaw driver asked in fluent Chinese: "Do you want to take a ride?"
"It's good to have more people, it's good to have more people!" Fei Liangfu was overjoyed.
"Tan Weng is so kind to welcome you here." Cheng Mo returned the greeting with his hands in hand.
Fei Gong said: "Today's Holy Emperor, with his ambitions all over the world, has ordered to speed up overseas immigration. Tanzhou will have two hundred immigration quotas next year! This is a big deal. This island has been colonized and multiplied for decades, and the Han people are no more than
Nearly 2,000. The second island next door is even less, and there will be 1,200 Han people in total. But the imperial court will send 200 next year. If this continues, the Han population will double in a few years."
The maid is only twenty-eight years old. She has been raised since childhood, and every move she makes has the charm of Jiangnan. Unfortunately, due to racial issues, her frame is slightly larger, and her appearance is more like Northern Rouge.
There are 50 regular soldiers stationed in the bastion. They all committed serious military discipline at home and were thrown to Hawaii with their wives and children to atone for their crimes.
Taking Huiruo Port and surrounding villages as an example, there are less than 2,000 Chinese (including indigenous wives and mixed-race descendants). However, the number of Hanized indigenous people has exceeded 3,500, and there are even indigenous ship-repair craftsmen.
This guy used to have adventures all over the world. He once settled in Hawaii for a year due to illness, and was hired by Fei Liangfu as a tutor.
Then first clean up the beggars in big cities, as well as serious criminals who are not worthy of death.
Domestic public opinion was also divided into two factions, one supported iron-blooded colonization and the other opposed militarism.
Although Emperor Zhanglong, Zhao Shixuan, planned to restore the eunuch system and reorganized the tribute list, he was really not a foolish emperor.
The King of Oshima was very happy at the time, but regretted it afterwards because he could not make gunpowder and had to spend extra money to buy ammunition every time he fought. Moreover, he was bound by interests. Once he fell out with the Chinese, the 100 muskets became
Burn a fire stick.
Neither Taizu Zhao Han nor Taizong Zhao Kuanghuan would issue an edict to designate anything as tribute.
Accelerating overseas immigration is also a matter of killing two birds with one stone.
Next to the bastion is the residential area for the families of officials and soldiers, and further out are the civilian residential areas and the commercial area. The commercial area is integrated with the dock, and many island natives live nearby.
Kill chiefs, capture slaves, and seize land.
Maritime merchants were the first to notice the change in the trend and expanded their immigration business. Poor young people in coastal provinces also sought loans from maritime merchants and took the initiative to go overseas. Based on their clan and place of origin, they formed a "XXX Colonial Team" and took advantage of the policy to expand their business.
led to a more bloody colonial movement.
Cheng Mo took the envoy from the Itcha Kingdom and first went to the bastion to visit the colonial envoy from Tanzhou. Then he turned south, passed through the commercial district and dock, and came to a large suburban farming area.
With the financial resources of the Fei family in Hawaii, they simply cannot afford it. If it is shipped thousands of miles away, the price will be more than ten times higher.
Unlike Western colonists, the Chinese not only did not actively spread the germs, but actually helped to prevent the epidemic wholeheartedly - provided that the king provided sufficient wealth.
The grandson of the emperor who was in love with Zhao Han back then is now Emperor Zhanglong with his fangs exposed.
Cheng Mo has been adventuring around the world all year round, and of course he is telling lies: "Tan Weng enjoys it so much. Even the rich and powerful in the country cannot drink the best Xiaohe Red. It is actually available in Tanzhou, thousands of miles away. If it weren't for Tan Weng's blessing, I would not be able to work so hard."
How can a person like this get even half a bite?"
Since there is no point in fighting, just lie down. The royal family and nobles are addicted to Chinese luxury goods, selling their profits and squeezing the people in exchange for their own long-term enjoyment.
Rice is grown here, the fields are connected, chickens and dogs hear each other, and it looks like a rural scene in southern China.
Not long after, Cheng Mo was brought into the house.
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Fei Liangfu said proudly: "Not only is it the best, but it is also a tribute. Two years ago, His Majesty issued an edict to designate Qianshan Xiaohe Red as a tribute. Every year, the palace purchases 20 kilograms of the best quality. Most Xiaohe Red of this quality is
It's for the palace, and ordinary rich and powerful people can't buy it."
"No need." Cheng Mo is not a person who enjoys himself.
The decades-old management of the two previous emperors showed amazing explosive power in the hands of Zhao Shixuan, and the official attitude triggered a violent response from the people.
At the foot of the mountain northwest of the port, there is a bastion built on the mountain.
By the Ming Dynasty, more than ten famous teas had been produced, among which Qianshanhe black tea was sold all over the world. The Longxing land of the Datong court could also be regarded as Qianshan, so the reputation of Qianshanhe black tea rose again, ranking among the best in the country.
of tea.
Cheng Mo immediately stood up to say goodbye and was escorted out by Fei Liangfu himself.
Some of the newly arrived immigrants became plantation owners and some became forestry owners. To put it bluntly, they followed the methods of European colonists, but the distribution process was very different.
Moreover, due to Fei Chun's continuous funding, they recruit Chinese from China and Mexico, and several are sent here every year. The Fei family, who was exiled to Hawaii, has acquired nearly 2,000 acres of cultivated land through purchase, and owns half-tenants and half-tenants of more than 160 people.
The yeomanry affiliated force also owns a large mountain for harvesting sandalwood.
The Fei family, who had taken root on the big island, also sent their manpower to colonize the four islands, taking the opportunity to acquire large tracts of sandalwood forests.
The newly arrived Han immigrants quickly occupied various islands. However, the indigenous population was still too large. After killing the chiefs, the status of other tribal leaders must be recognized. In this way, the Han people and the indigenous people coexisted in conflicts and integration, and gradually assimilated into one body.
This violent colonial movement ended with the death of Emperor Zhao Shixuan. The result was that the area of the colony under actual control increased several times. The negative impact was that the official immigration process was corrupt and many immigrants died of illness at sea. As for the financial impact, to be honest,
I don’t know if it’s good or bad, but it costs a lot of money and increases the income a lot.
Halfway through the tea, Fei Liangfu's eldest son Fei Gongyan came running over, seeing that something big had happened.
Cheng Mo came to a house that was nothing in China, but in Hawaii it was considered a mansion.
The domestic population is exploding, and many cities are even infested with beggars and all kinds of idle gangsters. Overpopulation has widened the gap between rich and poor, and the crime rate is also rising year by year.
According to the local dialect on the island, the transliteration of this port is probably "Heinuo". The Chinese changed it and made it more elegant, and finally named it "Hui Ruo Port".
The first few batches of prisoners of war were assigned to work as porters at the docks. Gradually, some were hired by the Chinese as servants or shop handymen. After the Fei family bought a big mountain, they bought prisoners of war to work as lumberjacks.
The Chinese gentlemen are kind-hearted and spend money to buy prisoners of war.
After Cheng Mo left, Fei Liangfu asked his son, "What did the letter say?"
And China's customs and culture are also affecting the people of the two islands. They can't stand the privileges of the aristocracy, and they can't stand the cruel criminal law. The kind of law that kills people at every turn to sacrifice to gods is too perverted. Ordinary people will be sentenced to sunbathing on a specific beach.
The death penalty is really outrageous.
In the end, under the instigation of Chinese officials, civilian uprisings broke out in the two countries. The royal families of Dadao and Erdao were all killed, and even some tribal leaders were killed.
At this point, the entire Hawaiian Islands came under imperial rule.
At the beginning, the Governor-General of Tanzhou was established, and a few decades later it was changed to Tanxian, and subjects were opened in major port cities to obtain scholars. As the islanders continued to sinicize, Tanxian County was upgraded to Tanzhou, Tanzhou Prefecture, and Tanzhou Province, until
In the end, they did not break away from central rule.