Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 1057
After a stalemate for a month, after the Ceylon army plundered the entire Jaffna three feet, the Dutch finally retreated and ended this loss-making business.

As a result, Zhu Ci captured the city of Jaffna and completely completed the great cause of swallowing.

According to statistics afterwards, there are more than [-] people in the Kingdom of Jaffna, basically Tamils ​​from the Indian Peninsula, who believe in Hinduism.

If the former Kingdom of Ceylon is added, the total population of the new kingdom has exceeded 40, covering an area of ​​nearly 15 hectares.

Converted to Daming, that is a land of one mansion.

"Brother, our county king is worthy of the name!"

Zhu Ding smiled all over his face: "Several 10 people, good guy, when we first came here, there were only more than 100 people!"

"Yes!" Zhu Yong also stroked the beard on his chin, full of emotion: "I have been busy for many years before I can truly settle down."

Compared with his two younger brothers, Zhu Ci took part in the boy test after all. He is familiar with history books and still remains cautious:

"Ceylon is nationalized, but worries remain."

"Internal troubles, those nobles of Giardina are temporarily dormant, and need to be resolved as soon as possible."

"Secondly, there are only [-] of us Han people, and the small clan faces the big clan, and the overthrow is only overnight..."

"Finally, the Portuguese and Dutch at sea are still here!"

Sure enough, as expected, the Portuguese, who had disappeared during the war, now came in mighty style as if they were victors.

As soon as they met, they asked for monopoly privileges, just like treating the Kingdom of Ceylon as the Kingdom of Jaffna.

For this, Zhu Ci showed no gratitude, but said coldly: "I don't know how your country gave you support?"

"If I remember correctly, I bought those muskets and gunpowder with real money?"

Portugal was choked, but did not repent. Instead, it barked its teeth and claws: "Your country has just gone through a fight with the Dutch. Are you not afraid of my Goan army?"

"Sri Lanka is the territory of the Dutch, does your country dare?"

For a while, the relationship between the two countries reached the point of rupture.

At this time, the Dutch also sent envoys to negotiate.

Although in the eyes of Zhu Ci and others, the Kingdom of Jaffna is powerful, but in the eyes of the Dutch who have seen many kingdoms in Asia and Africa, it is just a barren land.

If they couldn't beat it, they decided to settle for the next best thing, and discussed the right to trade and the right to transit at the port.

Because Jaffna is located in the northern part of the island, it is the best stopover point whether passing through the east coast or west coast of India.

With the competition from the Dutch, the Portuguese immediately panicked and immediately surrendered.

However, in the end, Zhu Ci knew the truth of both ways. He signed a treaty with the Dutch and the Portuguese, namely the Treaty of Jaffna, also known as the Treaty of Ceylon, Holland and Portugal:

First, Ceylon allowed Portuguese and Dutch merchant ships to stop at Jaffna for supplementary rest.

Second, Portugal and the Netherlands shall not interfere in the internal affairs of Ceylon.

Third, the two countries enjoy the same tariffs on their own merchant ships in Ceylon.

Fourth, Portugal allowed Ceylon merchant ships to go to Goa for business, and the Netherlands allowed Ceylon to go to Colombo.

Fifth, the two countries enjoy the same power in Ceylon, and any changes must be known and approved by other countries.

Compared with Portugal, Zhu Ci is happiest still in contact with the Netherlands.

As a way of sea coachmen, especially invading the East Indies, the Dutch are naturally in an advantageous position in Southeast Asia, and the Han people are simply easy for them.

The Portuguese are only [-] in two years, but for the Dutch, [-] in two years is possible.

In this way, it is extremely beneficial for Ceylon to change the small clan to the big clan.

However, for Ceylon, the most important thing at present is to determine the system of the entire country:

That is, it will be transformed from the previous slave feudalism to a centralized system.

First of all, Zhu Ci changed the name of Jaffna to Jidu, choosing the former name of Beijing.

After that, the huge Ceylon was divided into four provinces.

One is the place where Yanbao was the center of his family. There are [-] people here, and it is called Xijingfu.

The second is Jidu, with 10,000+ people centered on the Jaffna Peninsula, Zhili Prefecture.

The other two prefectures are the south and the east, which are simply called Liaonan Prefecture and Liaodong Prefecture.

Starting a family temple, building a community, ordering hundreds of officials, can be described as busy.

In addition, for the two younger brothers, Zhu Ci is not stingy with rewards.

The second child Zhu Ding is Dingnan Jun, and the third Zhu Yong is Yongnan Jun.

It completely complied with the suzerain-vassal system of the Ming Dynasty and the tradition of ennobling kings and emperors, which also shows that Ceylon is really a descendant of the Ming clan.

Without a flag like Ming Dynasty, how could the Portuguese and the Dutch give up so easily?

So far, the prince of Emperor Chongzhen, after decades of struggle, finally took root in Ceylon under the emperor's intentional or unintentional omissions, gained a firm foothold, and moved towards the trend of unifying the entire island of Ceylon.

For South Asia as a whole, such a situation is nothing more than a struggle between two small countries, which is not worth mentioning.

But for Daming who was thousands of miles away, it was inexplicably shocking.

In a remote place thousands of miles away, there is actually a Ming blood who established a vassal state?
When the Ministry of Rites first heard about it, it was unbelievable and impossible.

But after carefully measuring privately, many people have reached a consensus:

This is the descendant of Jianwen.

Didn't Emperor Chengzu want to find this nephew when he went to the West many times?
It seems that the direction is not wrong, they are really in the West, and they are still near Tianzhu.

All of a sudden, rumors arose.

When Zhu Yixi heard the news, she felt a little unbelievable.

Of course he understood that this was the Kingdom of Ceylon established by Zhu Cihong's family.

At that time, in order to get rid of this trouble, I chose the wild land of Ceylon after traveling thousands of miles, and I was able to really play well.

A mere hundred people actually established a feudal state, worthy of being a prince.

Of course, since both the government and the public acquiesce to the descendants of Jianwen, it is better than those from the Yanwang lineage. The orthodoxy is not strong, and he can tolerate it under his nose.

"Order the Ministry of Rites to send someone to canonize it!"

Zhu Yixi waved his hand and said: "The descendants of Jianwen are also from the Zhu family, so they can be canonized as the prince of Ceylon County and enjoy the treatment of a prince."

"Gold, silver, jewellery, poems and songs are given to them as far as the feudal clan is concerned. It is not easy to establish a country overseas."

"Everyone has any needs, try to meet them, after all, they are a family..."

"It's a family after all!"

Naturally, the Ministry of Rituals did not dare to disobey, and no one dared to ask why the prince was not named.

However, it is okay for the county king to enjoy the treatment of the prince.

Sure enough, this action, for the Dutch and Portuguese who reported the letter, instantly made them think:
They really are family.

……

The sky is full of stars, guarding the moon in the sky.

The grassland of Uliasu was completely black, only the tents were filled with the smell of wine, meat and women.

In this camp of the Zasaktu Khan tribe, the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty have been resting here for nearly two months.

Sing wine and indulge in pleasure, this is the best gift for the nobles of the Eight Banners who survived the catastrophe.

Among the yellow people, a few Rakshas with deep eyes and high noses stood out. They hugged the Mongolian woman, and they were all swaying. They were not as hostile as before.

Turgenev hugged a Mongolian woman with big arms and round waist, and drank the low-strength milk wine, feeling a little melancholy for a while.

As a member of the Cossacks, Turgenev is no stranger to the Mongols, because the Cossacks are originally a mixture of Slavs, Crimea, Mongolia and other ethnic groups, and their aesthetics naturally converge.

But now this drunken life reminded him of his wife and children at home.

After being captured as a Cossack, he was incorporated into the Raksha Eight Banners and became a nobleman among the Tatars.

This time the Zhasaktu Khan tribe was broken, and almost all the nobles of the Eight Banners were assigned slaves, real nobles.

He desperately wants to share with his wife and children instead of staying on this grassland.

"What's the matter, Turgenev?"

"I've become an aristocrat, and I'm homesick for Yegor. I want the good guy in my family to become an aristocrat too."

Hearing this, Yegor started drinking again, his red nose twitched, and his grin showed yellow and black teeth: "Who says it's not? It's fun to drink every day, but the family can't stand it..."

The Cossacks were mercenaries. Their young men went out to fight, and their families did farm work, but the main income of the family was fighting.

Winter is coming. For the Cossacks, it is not only difficult to survive the winter, but also a day of reunion.

Not far away, seeing the group of soldiers still unrestrained, Shunzhi lowered the curtain.

The inclusion of the Raksha Eight Banners was the result of everyone's approval.

These people were not only fierce fighters, but also guides, and their inclusion in the Eight Banners played an extraordinary role for the Manchus.

The number of Raksha Eight Banners is about a thousand, and their demeanor on the battlefield is no less than that of any one of them.

At this time, in the tent, the entire cabinet members and the nobles of the Eight Banners were sitting.

"Cough-cough-"

The sick body coughed, and everyone sat up immediately.

Even though he has fallen to this point, Shunzhi has been the emperor for more than [-] years and has a high prestige. He is the best leader of this small group.

With a cough, everyone showed concern on their faces.

Shunzhi waved his hand: "We have been resting here for two months, no matter how exhausted we are, we will be satisfied. If we continue, it will be difficult to revive our morale."

"Gentle Township, Hero Tomb, the Ming army will know this place sooner or later, and a fight will be inevitable in the future. For the Qing Dynasty, the Eight Banners can no longer suffer any losses..."

"I know that you all want to stay and don't want to go on an expedition, but this place is not safe and suitable."

So everyone concentrated and calmed down, listening to the emperor's words.

Shunzhi nodded to Ning Wan and me.

Ning Wan, I am 73 now, with a gray beard and frosty temples. After three dynasties, I can be said to be a high-ranking and powerful person.

After Fan Wencheng died of illness, he became the chief assistant of the cabinet.

Unlike Fan Wencheng who is good at internal affairs, Ning Wanwo is keen on strategy and strategic layout. I once went to Lake Baikal alone to communicate with Raksha State, so I knew its situation well and prepared for the Manchu Qing Dynasty's northward relocation.

Years of exhaustion had made the wrinkles on his face loose, but a burst of momentum gushed out, who would dare to be disrespectful?
"According to the herdsmen, there will be snow here in about a month, and it will fall until March next year, five or six months."

"Therefore, it is not too late to move westward. It should be carried out in five days. Leave this land and go to the Black Sea, where the Golden Horde is located. It is dozens of times better than here."

Ning Wan, my voice was hoarse, but my strength was strong: "Of course, it doesn't matter if someone wants to stay, after all, we can live here for a year or two."

Naturally no one wants to stay.

Tang Ruowang also spoke at this time: "The Black Sea is close to the Ottoman Empire. They are also descendants of the Turks. They often fight with the Raksha Kingdom, which can be used as a boost."

After unifying their thoughts, the entire Manchu Qing group set off again.

After this escape, Shunzhi knew that the Mongols were powerful and powerful. He combined the Eight Banners of Man, Han and Mongolia who had escaped from Lake Baikal into one and collectively called the Eight Banners of Man.

It has fifty thousand soldiers and horses, and one hundred thousand women and children.

After arriving at the Zasak Tuhan tribe, it was compiled as the Zasak Banner, and [-] elite soldiers were obtained.

Carrying millions of plundered cattle, sheep and livestock, this large army of about 20 marched westward.

As for most of the remaining old, weak, sick, disabled and messy places in the local area, they were all thrown to the weak Zasak Tuhan.

This profuse sweat wants to cry but has no tears.

All the livestock that had spent the winter were harmed, and the prestige fell to the bottom.

In desperation, he could only ask all the tribes under his banner to pay tribute to cattle and sheep in order to survive the winter.

And this forced the tribe under his command to surrender to Mobei, and its strength was greatly reduced.

The Manchu army was mighty, driving cattle and sheep westward.

Half a month later, they arrived near Khobdo, which was already the territory of the Ming army and belonged to the northern part of Anxi Province.

So, amidst the panic throughout the city, the army marched north again, where Huit's department was located.

The Qing army swept through the remaining clouds and obtained part of the food supplies and map guides.

They learned that they were heading northwest, which was the border of the Raksha Kingdom.

Therefore, they went directly westward, plundering the tribes along the way, and finally arrived at Dayuzi in Kazakhstan, which is the Seven Rivers Basin, after walking for almost a month.

It was originally the result of the westward invasion of the Junggar tribe, but due to the unstable foundation, after the Junggar and other Oirat Mongolians were defeated by the Ming army, they returned to the Kazakh Khanate.

It's just that the Kazakh Khanate was in chaos at this time.

Yang Jier Khan died in the battle with Junggar, and the entire Kazakh Khanate was torn apart. There were more than a dozen Khanates in the three major Yuzi Khanates, which can be described as lively.

Even at its peak, the Kazakh Khan had only a million soldiers and 30 soldiers. Now it is divided into more than a dozen countries. How can it be the opponent of the Qing army.

In one round, the Qing army occupied Anxie in the Seven Rivers Basin and became a winter stronghold.

This fertile land also allows it to replenish a lot of resources.

Based on this, the nobles of the Eight Banners all smiled.

There were so many voices to stay here that even Shunzhi was in a trance.

Unexpectedly, Tang Ruowang has been against staying, and he suggested: "Your Majesty, there are millions of people in the Kazakh Khanate, and they speak Turkic dialect, which is quite different from Mongolian dialect. Do you want to join the big clan again? "

"The east is Anxi, the south is the Liao Kingdom, and the north is the Raksha Kingdom. This is not a gentle town, but a dangerous place, and the land—"

(End of this chapter)