In the second year of the Republic of China, no large-scale war broke out in China.
Li Zicheng completely consolidated his territory and killed those warlord-like generals who were subdued and disobedient.
At the same time, Li Zicheng also regained Ningxia Town and transferred his nephew Li Guo to Yinchuan to garrison.
He also named Li Guo the crown prince to stabilize the country.
This operation is a little confusing. After the prince is conferred, shouldn't he be left in the capital? What if the prince rebels outside, or the emperor dies, and the prince comes back too late?
It can only be said that Li Zicheng was a brave man and believed that there would be no trouble.
On the side of Dorgon of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they only had small-scale friction with the Datong Army in Liaodong during the autumn harvest. While they stepped up farming to collect grain, they sent troops to suppress the Mongolian rebellion in northwest Liaoning.
Those Mongolian tribes were not rebelling directly, but were attacking each other due to lack of food.
The Manchus and the Qing Dynasty did not allow this to happen, so they helped the tribes with better relations to fight the war. The Mongolian tribes who were separated from each other were robbed of their livestock and people by the Manchus, and their pastures were left to the tribes who were loyal to the Manchus.
Korea is in dire straits waiting to be revitalized, but it is a pity that neither the emperor nor the ministers are interested in running the country.
The leader of the country, Li Hao, continued to purge his old ministers and supported a large number of middle-level families to rise to power. As a result, the Korean people were taxed more and more heavily, and they were exploited and fled to the northern mountains in large numbers, even to the Baozhou territory controlled by the Datong Army.
Zhao Han only does three things here:
First, send troops to attack the southwest chieftains and swallow up the corner areas of Sichuan and Guangxi.
Second, store food.
Third, immigration.
Henan's registered population has recovered to 1.2 million, of which 300,000 are immigrants. Shandong has recovered to 1.8 million, and the number of immigrants is also 300,000.
According to data from the Ministry of Household Affairs at the end of last year, the population under Zhao Han's rule was: more than 2 million in Jinling Prefecture (Nanjing and surrounding prefectures and counties), more than 5 million in Zhejiang, more than 6 million in Jiangsu, more than 6 million in Anhui, more than 8 million in Jiangxi, and more than 5 million in Hunan.
, more than 4 million in Hubei, more than 4 million in Guangdong, more than 4 million in Fujian, more than 3 million in Guangxi, and more than 7 million in Sichuan.
Including Henan, Shandong, Beizhili, and parts of Liaodong, the total population is 62 million.
The above does not include children under the age of 12, because children under the age of 12 were prone to premature death due to poor medical standards in ancient times.
Although there are still several provinces that have not been conquered, and although a large number of people have been lost in the north, the population of 62 million is already the official statistics at the peak of the Ming Dynasty.
Jiangxi still has too many people, mainly because it was occupied by Zhao Han first, and it did not experience any major famine.
Anhui, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang provinces once suffered from severe famine, causing a sharp decline in population.
In addition, although Jiangxi is emigrating on a large scale, there are too many children over the age of 12. After Zhao Han's rule, because living conditions have improved, the mortality rate has been greatly reduced. There are also a large number of children under the age of 10. That is Zhao Han
The baby boom in Jiangxi brought about by the uprising.
Zhao Han has assigned the Ministry of Household Affairs a task to increase immigration from Jiangxi in the third year of the Republic of China. At least 200,000 people will be immigrated to Henan and Shandong each!
Only constant immigration can alleviate the population pressure in Jiangxi. There have been so many newborns in recent years.
The third year of the Republic of China, the third month of the New Calendar.
The newly formed Luzon Expeditionary Force assembled and boarded ships in Fuzhou. The navy commander was Zheng Zhilong, and the army commander was Wang Hui.
Wang Hui had previously served as the brigade commander of the 14th Division. This time he was urgently transferred to Fujian to build the Luzon Expeditionary Force. The matchlocks in their hands were replaced by the Liaodong dragoons, and the dragoons had been replaced with flintlock muskets.
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More than 40 warships and more than 30 merchant ships sailed southward in a mighty manner.
They were in Zhuluo County (Chiayi), Taiwan, for a brief supply of fresh water. Some merchant ships transporting supplies were also left waiting here, which was equivalent to using Zhuluo County as a transit point.
The Han people in Zhuluo County were very happy. They could earn a lot of wages by helping to carry supplies, and they could also sell vegetables to the expeditionary force.
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Manila, Philippines.
Chen Liangxun urgently met with the Governor of the Philippines: "Your Majesty Governor, I got news from my fellow Fujianese that the Emperor of China has sent an army to kill us. We need to build the city defenses quickly. Please allow more Tang people from Binong to enter the city. We will help the Governor to hold on to the city!"
Governor Coquilla said: "The Tang people with more Binun can help defend the outer forts."
Chen Liangxun suddenly despaired. Even at this time, the Chinese were still not allowed to enter the city.
Although the Chinese in the Philippines were massacred, thousands of them were still alive. However, these thousands of Chinese had already embraced Christianity and even dressed in Western style.
Traditional Chinese people lived in Jiannei District, which was also called Balian District in later generations.
Religious Chinese live in Binondo District, close to Jiannei District.
In order to induce the Chinese to change their faith, the Spanish governor stipulated that religious Chinese would be exempted from additional taxes for ten years and would only have to pay the same taxes as the natives. After ten years, they would have to pay the same taxes as Spanish civilians. They could freely choose their place of residence (they could not enter the city).
), can freely intermarry with indigenous people, and there are no restrictions on the number of residences for religious Chinese.
After the promulgation of this decree, more than 3,000 people have been born who have forgotten their ancestors.
Counting the second generation of mixed-race children born between them and the natives, the population is nearly 10,000!
Gu/span> They actively learned Spanish. They were ashamed of being Han Chinese and did not even wear Hanfu at home. They even spontaneously created a dictionary to record the conversion of common words in Zhangzhou dialect and Spanish.
Chen Liangxun returned to Binondo District in great despair. Chinese converts to Christianity asked one after another: "Father Chen, will the Governor allow us to enter the city?"
Chen Liangxun held the Spanish Bible in his hand and said with a smile: "The top priority is to defend the forts of the outer fortress. This is a very important matter. The Governor trusts us Tang people and is allowed to help the Western soldiers defend the forts."
"You just won't let us enter the city?"
Everyone was in an uproar, angry and panicked.
A few months ago, the Chinese in Jiannei District were massacred. They had no trouble in Binondo District. The governor even sent soldiers to garrison in Binondo District to prevent the murderous natives from breaking in.
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At that time, although they sympathized with the plight of the Chinese compatriots, they felt more fortunate and superior.
Now they are complaining angrily that the Chinese emperor's army is approaching, how can they survive if they don't hide in the city?
From the beginning to the end, Coquilla did not trust these naturalized people, let alone let them live in the city. What if there was a rebellion during the war?
"Your Majesty the Governor, the Dutch, together with the Sulu and Bruneians, are attacking Cebu Island!" the adjutant reported urgently.
Coquilla sighed: "Let them hold on."
Cebu Island was discovered by Magellan that year and was the earliest Spanish colony in the Philippines. Its strategic and economic status is second only to Manila.
There is Fort San Pedro on the island, there are about a hundred soldiers, and there is enough food, it should be able to last for half a year.
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When fighting in Southeast Asia, you usually bring helpers.
This time the Dutch fleet went on an expedition, the Dutch army numbered less than a thousand, but they persuaded thousands of natives to help in Borneo and Sulu islands.
In the Sultanate of Brunei and the Sultanate of Sulu, the upper-class nobles are willing to do business with Spain. However, the middle- and lower-class civilians and indigenous people hate Spain deeply. As long as someone organizes incitement, they are willing to fight Spain desperately.
Zhao Han's Luzon Expeditionary Force also recruited indigenous people in northern Luzon Island.
The indigenous Filipinos who participated in the massacre of China this time were mainly Pampanga people. The Pampanga people have been tamed into lackeys. Further north, there are also the Ilok people, Kalinga people, Negritos... They are pure
As an object of oppression, the pirate Lin Feng received help from more than 10,000 natives when he attacked Manila 70 years ago. In another time and space, when the Netherlands attacked Manila, they also received help from thousands of natives.
Fang Guike took about a hundred soldiers and several doctors and followed the Fujian merchants to the northern mountainous area.
"These natives actually have terraced fields?" Fang Guike was shocked. He always felt that the barbarians should just eat their hair and drink their blood.
Guide Chen An said: "Many of the food in Manila, especially rice and corn, are grown by the indigenous people here. The Spanish red-haired devils ordered the indigenous people to sell food at low prices, and there was a quota every year. If the food could not be sold in full, they would
Immediately send troops to attack. The indigenous people here mainly plant crops and are relatively docile and polite. Of course, they are also very brave in fighting. Their main enemies are the headhunters in the mountains. Since His Majesty exempts food import duties and even purchases them at high prices from the government, there are also
Some maritime merchants approached local aborigines to buy rice."
"Are they willing to sell to Han merchants?" Fang Guike asked.
Chen An replied: "Yes, because the price paid by Han merchants to buy grain is much higher than that of Spanish red-haired ghosts."
Fang Guike was one of the missionaries of the expedition. He looked at the terraced fields all over the mountains and plains, nodded and said: "Since they are indigenous people who can grow food, they can definitely be civilized. We just need to treat them fairly, teach them to speak Chinese, and teach them
If you write Chinese characters, you can be a Chinese citizen a hundred years later."
As soon as he said this, hundreds of natives rushed out of the mountain forest, holding spears and shouting at Fang Guike's soldiers.
Chen An took the initiative to step forward and said in the indigenous language: "We are Tang people. The red-haired ghosts massacred the Tang people in Manila. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty was furious and sent an army to conquer the red-haired ghosts. As long as the red-haired ghosts are driven away, no one will bully you anymore.
The Tang people need your help. We have brought many gifts and asked to meet your leader."
The Ilok people are not a unified race. They use blood clans as units to form tribes one after another, similar to numerous villages and towns.
However, they have relatively similar customs and languages, and have superb terrace planting technology. They can make pottery, weave, smelt metal, and even have simple writing.
They belong to the Malay race, but their style is very different from that of the Malays, and they are more influenced by Chinese civilization.
Fang Guike and Chen An soon met a tribal leader.
"Distinguished guests, you are most welcome to come," said the tribal leader, whose name is Buffalo, who is over forty years old. "When the red-haired ghost came to collect food, news came that the Tang people were massacred in Manila. I feel very sad about this.
, we are more willing to do business with the Tang people."
Chen An said: "The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has sent a large army and is about to conquer those red-haired ghosts. The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is kind and will not bully the people of Luzon. This time, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has brought a gift to the leader."
A gift, a piece of gorgeous silk.
The leader, Buffalo, stroked the silk and said happily: "The great emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the gods will bless him to live a hundred years."
Chen An took the opportunity to say: "The Tang army has countless battleships, as well as muskets and artillery. But we still need help."
The buffalo immediately said: "As long as I can drive away the red-haired ghost, everything will be worth it. I am willing to send thirty warriors to follow, and my son will set off with weapons himself."
Fang Guike came to Luzon in advance, and he wanted to connect tribes one by one.
You can produce thirty warriors, and he can produce fifty warriors. If you add up the scattered ones, you will have tens of thousands of people.
(In the previous chapter, Lanfang Company, pirate Lin Feng, and Zheng Chenggong’s general Lin Feng were mixed up. This has been revised.)
