"Ah, what?" Qin Yun beside him didn't react for a moment.
"Huang Taiji is dead." Ding Yunyi repeated his words again.
"How did third brother know?"
Qin Yun asked, and then he realized that it was probably the people from the Golden Sword Guard who had brought the news.
Ding Yunyi smiled and said nothing more.
Huang Taiji died. It is now August of the 16th year of Chongzhen. Soon, Emperor Chongzhen will be leaving. This Ming Dynasty’s innocence is really going to change.
But there are still Tiger Guards in Fujian, and there is Ding Yunyi who is determined to turn the tide!
This Ming Dynasty cannot be destroyed!
"In two years, our Huben Guards have expanded to 300,000 elite troops, built warships, and countless artillery pieces. Although money has been flowing out, a huge army has been established. But I don't know that the third brother is preparing for a decisive battle with the rogue bandits.
Or a decisive battle with the Manchus?" Qin Yun asked smoothly.
Ding Yunyi smiled again: "Why can't we fight both sides?"
"What, a decisive battle between two sides?" Qin Yun was surprised: "Isn't luck just too weak?" "I'm just joking." Ding Yunyi said perfunctorily: "In short, no matter what happens, let brothers
Be prepared."
At this time, Ding Yunyi was already ready for the decisive battle.
But he is still waiting for the best opportunity to come to the light...,
Two years have passed by in an instant, and so many things have happened during these two years. One hundred and twenty-seven rebellions, large and small, occurred in Japan. In these rebellions, countless Japanese died, and the rebellion continued.
It was not until the 16th year of Chongzhen that things gradually calmed down.
From the end of the 14th year of Chongzhen's reign, Ding Yunyi began to immigrate to Japan in a planned way.
Those who are willing to immigrate, without exception, receive strong support from Ding Yunyi. Repression alone cannot conquer the entire Japan, and transforming Japan into the Ming Dynasty is obviously a good choice.
Conflicts and collisions between new immigrants and old forces are inevitable, but this is nothing more than labor pains. The most difficult period was obviously during the fifteenth year of Chongzhen's reign.
There were many armed fights between the new immigrants and the indigenous people. But the new immigrants behaved very fearfully. Some of them even owned muskets.
Aboriginal people have died many times due to armed fighting. When a complaint was filed with the government, the government's attitude was still relatively ambiguous.
They often support new immigrants. In cases where someone fights to death, the best they can do is to send the murderer back to the country. But it won't be long before these people show up in Japan again.
Only one was promoted. The magistrate who had just been sent to Japan was named Ling Zhiren. He was only 21 years old when he took office. Hai Rui, a young and energetic official who wanted to learn from the Ming Dynasty, decided to perform well no matter where he was.
Come out with your own integrity.
It was his turn to be in trouble. On the second day after taking office, a large-scale fighting incident occurred in Mingtian County under his rule.
More than 100 new immigrants and more than 300 indigenous people participated in this armed fight. Although the number of new immigrants was small, they used muskets again at the critical moment of the armed struggle, killing eight indigenous people on the spot.
The lawsuit was brought to Ling Zhiren.
Eight people died. This was a big case in Ling Zhiren's eyes. Ling Zhiren did not dare to be careless and immediately sent out officers to arrest the criminals and personally inspect the scene.
There is actually nothing complicated about the case, and it is clear at a glance.
The new immigrants did not deny their murder in court. Ling Zhiren saw that the facts of the case were clear and the criminals readily confessed. He immediately sentenced the ringleader to be beheaded in Qiu Hou and the others were sentenced to imprisonment. The aborigines felt proud for the first time.
The name "Ling Qingtian" is actually spread among Japanese people.
There were three people sentenced to death. The leader was originally from Shandong, named Hou Fangzheng, and later moved to Taiwan. After Wu Liehou's relocation mobilization order was issued, he was the first to sign up to move.
When he was sentenced to death, he had no fear at all. Instead, he smiled and said: "Master Ling's sentence is really fair. Master Ling is a good official, but it's a pity that this is not Fujian." Ling Zhiren didn't know what the other party meant, but
Hou Fangzheng also closed his mouth and said no more.
Only a few days after the verdict, Japanese Governor Su Yang Qiuyuan actually summoned Ling Zhiren in person. It was a great honor for a small county magistrate to be summoned by the governor.
After meeting Su Yang, the governor was very polite and asked about the general situation of Mingtian County, and then asked about the case, and suddenly said slowly: "Ling County is a good official, but it's a pity that this is in Japan.
.”
Ling Zhiren was stunned, why were these words exactly the same as what Hou Fangzheng said?
"In Fujian, Lingxian must be a rare and good official, but in Japan, Lingxian is a bit unqualified to be an official." Su Yang Qiuyuan smiled and said: "Actually, before Lingxian arrived in Japan, this happened countless times.
After such a thing happened, most local officials turned a blind eye. Ling County thinks it's because they are not as capable as you, or because they are corrupt?"
"This." Ling Zhiren didn't know how to answer.
"Why did Marquis Wu Lie want to immigrate on such a large scale? I'm afraid Ling County has never thought about this." Su Yang Qiuyuan's words did not contain much blame: "Japan is our newly acquired province, and everything is in ruins.
, and we have experienced a lot of resistance here, large and small, how can we completely use Japan to our advantage? Suppression alone cannot fundamentally solve human problems."
Ling Zhiren was a smart man, and he quickly understood the meaning of Fushuai's words.
To truly turn Japan into the Japan of the Ming Dynasty, large-scale immigration and gradually invading the aboriginal forces are obviously a long-term but effective method.
Being an official here does not require you to be fair, but requires you to complete the tasks assigned by Marquis Wulie to the letter.
He also gradually figured out why the new immigrants had so many muskets.
These muskets were obviously distributed to them deliberately by some force.
And there is only one person standing behind this force...
Ling Zhiren was a smart young man. Under the guidance of Su Yang Qiuyuan, he quickly understood what to do. After returning to Mingtian County, the first thing he did was to release the imprisoned new immigrants.
He also revised his judgment and expelled Hou Fangzheng and others back to Taiwan.
When Hou Fangzheng and others left, they took nothing with them except simple baggage. All their family property was left in Mingtian County. Ling Zhiren went to see them off in person.
When bidding farewell, Ling Zhiren said meaningfully: "I wonder when I can see you all again?" "I'm afraid it won't even take sixty days." Hou Fangzheng smiled slightly and said: "Round after round 1
Group after group, we people will sooner or later take root in Japan."
Sooner or later, those of us will take root in Japan.
This is a promise, which is also an oath.
There are many young officials like Ling Zhiren who were sent to Japan. Most of them stayed in Japan for more than three years and were later transferred to other places, such as Ling Zhiren. After accumulating sufficient experience in Japan, he spent three years in Japan.
Later, he was transferred to Malacca and served as the Assistant Director of the Malacca Governor's Office.
Malacca, like Batavia, has become the territory owned by Ding Yunyi.
The expedition started in the 13th year of Chongzhen and lasted until the 15th year of Chongzhen. During this period, the two sides fought countless fierce battles. Hongyi and Folangji also continued to mobilize troops for reinforcements. Even the Ganrasi people
joined in this battle.
The Ganrasi people came here to avenge Luzon Island.
They are not willing to lose Luzon just like that, but today's Spain is no longer the Spain of the past, and the once powerful empire is declining rapidly. Facing Luzon, they can no longer take it back with their own strength.
Relying on the power of Hongyi and Franji seems to be a good idea. As long as the enemy can be stopped in Malacca or Batavia, the enemy may be defeated.
The Spaniards had made a wishful thinking, but Ding Yunyi had also made plans in Batavia.
In October of the 14th year of Chongzhen, a large-scale Chinese uprising broke out in Batavia, and the leader of Qiwen was none other than Han Heyu, a group of golden sword guards who had made great changes in Batavia before.
There was a fierce battle on the front line, but a large-scale uprising suddenly broke out in the rear. This was a huge blow to the Hongyi, which forced the Hongyi to deploy their troops to deal with the terrible arrow uprising.
But the Great Rebellion did not seem to be so easy to extinguish.
These insurgents armed themselves with firearms and had perfect command. Facing the fierce counterattack of the red barbarians, they firmly occupied several strategic points and constantly dealt with the red barbarians.
What they want is not immediate victory, but to use an uprising to directly provide the most powerful support to the Tiger Guards soldiers who are fighting on the front line.
At the same time, the expedition fleet commanded by Ye Dahai also began to strengthen its offensive.
After losing control of the sea, Hongyi seemed very passive. Although two domestic reinforcement fleets and a Spanish fleet entered the battle, they were quickly defeated by the Tiger Guard Navy.
For Batavia, the Netherlands is too far away from them, while Fujian is too close to them.
The naval forces of Huben Guard can receive reinforcements anytime and anywhere, and any losses can be replenished as soon as possible. They don't care how much time is spent fighting the enemy.
At the end of October of the 14th year of Chongzhen, after the Batavia Uprising broke out, the Huben Guards began to conduct landing operations.
The Hongyi tried their best to block the enemy's advance, but they were powerless. Facing the step-by-step attacks of the Tiger Guards, their doom was gradually coming.
The uprisings that echoed the landings of Batavia and Hubenwei also greatly shaken the Hongyi. By mid-November, the Hongyi found it difficult to continue to hold on.
The new governor of Batavia, Opie, began to seek negotiations with the Ming Dynasty, but the conditions proposed by the Ming army were really difficult for Opie to accept.
The Ming army demanded that Batavia surrender immediately and unconditionally, but how could this be possible? Batavia was a very important chess piece of the Netherlands and could not be lost under any circumstances.
However, the Ming army seemed to have lost interest in continuing negotiations with Hongyi. After a brief adjustment, the offensive was further strengthened.
A large number of artillery arrived and began to bombard Batavia. The rebels in Batavia immediately began to fight back. The situation in Batavia was precarious, and the city could be breached at any time.
Opie was also a conscientious officer, and he would never give up here until the last moment. He armed and mobilized all the forces that could be mobilized in the city.
The battle raged fiercely, and large-scale casualties began to appear in Batavia.
Opie and the red barbarian soldiers in Batavia never thought that the artillery of the Ming Dynasty had become so sharp. The artillery shells ruthlessly destroyed Batavia, and the artillery fire shrouded Batavia terrifyingly.
Deaths continued to appear, and the wails of the wounded continued to pierce Hongyi's heart, shaking Hongyi's determination to resist.
At the most critical moment, Opie sent his envoy again and asked the Ming army to stop the bombardment for ten days, so that Batavia could have time to treat the wounded.
Ye Dahai felt dumbfounded. What kind of request was this?
Opie's suggestion was flatly rejected.
Instead of stopping, the bombardment intensified. Gradually, the voice Governor Opie least wanted to hear began to appear in Batavia: Surrender!
Opie knew that Batavia's confidence had been shaken, and it was difficult for him to continue to hold on without continued domestic support.
As a proud Dutch officer, surrender was something he couldn't bear, but reality had to force him to do it.
In December, the Batavia rebels began a large-scale counterattack, quickly defeated several red barbarian armies, and successfully occupied several strategic locations for red barbarian defense.
There is no hope that Ren Tong can continue to hold on.
Opie sent his envoy for the third time. He told Ye Dahai that he was willing to lead Batavia to surrender, but the prerequisite was that the lives and property of all Dutch people in Batavia must be guaranteed.
Ye Dahai agreed to his request.
On December 28, the 14th year of Chongzhen, the Dutch Governor of Batavia, Oupier, announced his surrender, and the Ming army entered Batavia. The city of Batavia was included in the territory of the Ming Empire.
Subsequently, Ding Yunyi quickly transferred a large number of officials into Batavia and took over the city.
Beginning in the first month of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, Ming Dynasty officials began to expel local red barbarians on a large scale. This period was known as the "Dutch Batavia Disaster"
The deportation operation lasted until June of that year.
Ding Yunyi's purpose is very simple and clear. He must firmly control Batavia in his own hands and use this place to create a steady stream of wealth for himself.
Compared with Batavia, the attack on Malacca was not so smooth. It was not until February of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen that the Ming army commanded by Cai Jiuzhou began to land in Malacca.
Although the process is a little more difficult, after all, victory is already in the baby's hands.
It was from Malacca that the Falangji people got a relatively real impression of China, and the steps towards China also started from Malacca.
After Vasco da Gama's fleet arrived at Kozhikode in present-day Kozhikode, in the southwestern part of the Indian peninsula, they systematically collected geographical and humanistic information about Asia on a large scale, with the main target being China in the Far East.
In 1512, the Francois who conquered Malacca bribed 55 Chinese shipowners and began planning a plan to go to China.
The Portuguese were interested in the wealth of the Ming Empire, and imagined that China could easily fall into the hands of the Francois like Malacca. Although after hundreds of years of coming to the coast of China, they discovered that the Ming Empire was not something that Portugal could swallow up in one go.
Although the occupation of Malacca did start the most "splendid" history of the Portuguese maritime empire.
The Ming court learned of the occupation of Malacca in 1520, nine years after Malacca fell into the hands of the Folangji people. During these nine years, the Folangji people had already crossed the South China Sea.
, entering the coast of Guangdong, China.
If it had not been for the impudence of the Folangji people and the envoy Muhammad of Prince Bintang of Malacca, who came to Beijing and sent Malacca's letter of request for help to the Ministry of Rites, Malacca would have fallen into the hands of the Folangji people.
Being kept in the dark. And Ming Wuzong had long lost the ability to solve the matter. This absurd monarch, after being ill for three months, finally responded to the fall of Malacca with the advice of a group of ministers at the time.
: Franji was not allowed to pay tribute. At the same time, Pires and his party, who were sent to China as Portuguese envoys, were taken to Guangzhou in the spring and summer of the same year, and were thrown into prison as hostages for the return of the territory of Malacca.
Faced with the Malacca court's repeated requests for help, the Ming court declared that Portugal would return Malacca, otherwise it would detain the envoy until it was returned to Malacca. This method of detaining envoys to deal with the armed occupying Francois was undoubtedly incompetent.
, is also a manifestation of the lack of international ocean view.
But after all, the Ming Dynasty had no military presence in Southeast Asia, and its tributary relationship with Southeast Asian countries was just a political commitment letter to each other, which was feeble. When kings like Zheng He disappeared in Southeast Asia, the Ming Dynasty's diplomacy was powerless.
Words and negotiations cannot save Malacca from its fate.
But now the army of Huben Guards has arrived!
In February, as the Hu Ben Guards landed in Malacca in large numbers, the governor of Malacca, Franco Soko, knew that he could no longer save Malacca's fate.
The negotiations lasted for about twenty days. After some of his demands were met, Franco announced the surrender of Malacca.
Malujia was included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen.
The victory of Batavia and Malacca was a very important part of Ding Yunyi's entire plan. Now there is no strong force around Ding Yunyi.
The great conqueror Ding Yunyi!
He has successfully established a sphere of influence entirely under his control with Fujian as the center. Now he can safely focus on the heart of the Central Plains.
In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, the Manchu ruler Huang Taiji died, and the Ming Dynasty also came to the moment to decide its fate!