The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 188 Opening the Manchu Kingdom

So what if you offend them?

Is there any country in the seventeenth century that was able to conduct an expedition across more than half of the world?

The whole of Europe does not have this national power!

Not Spain, nor Britain who defeated the Spanish Armada, Holland had enough merchant ships to probably support logistics, but their military was poor.

Portugal is just a small country!

There is another point that Zhu Hongyu and Zheng Chenggong did not mention, but it cannot be ignored.

That is the commercial value of Macau!
Macau in this era can basically be said to be the only port for the Manchu Qing to trade with the sea.

Whether it is the Portuguese or Shang Kexi, the old thief, they grab huge profits through the entrepot trade in Macau every year.

If the Ming army can take Macau, it will be regarded as opening the door to the Qing Dynasty!

It is possible to grab benefits through trade and raise troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty!
This matter is actually quite magical. The Ming army beat the Portuguese colonists and opened the door to the Qing Dynasty...

As for the fact that the monk is happy that this old traitor is doing business, will he fatten up Man Qing?
In fact, there is no need to worry about this!

Because, regardless of whether the Ming army attacked Macau or did business in Macau, Macau existed objectively.

To put it simply, the Portuguese are now doing entrepot trade with the Manchu Qing. Instead of letting the money be earned by Portugal, it is better for the Ming army to come by themselves.

Besides, both Zhu Hongyu and Zheng Chenggong are not stupid. When doing entrepot trade in Macau, he must strictly examine what can be sold and what cannot be sold.

Zhu Hongyu and Zheng Chenggong will definitely not sell ironware and ammunition!
What's more, Man Qing is fat enough now, and speaking of body size, he is firmly number one in the world!

Compared with the size of the Qing Dynasty, the benefits obtained by the two parties through entrepot trade are trivial.

But the Guangfu Army and Zheng Jun combined are not too big. If these benefits are placed with them, it will be different!

Zheng Chenggong asked.

"When is the son-in-law going to take over the throne and supervise the country?"

Zhu Hongyu asked.

"What does father-in-law mean?"

Zheng Chenggong nodded and said.

"ASAP!"

"According to the plan, I will send troops to attack Qiongzhou in the next year. It is best for the son-in-law to become the supervisor of the country before then, so that he can give rewards to the brothers!"

It is now 1661 in the Western calendar, December 15th in the [-]th year of the Yongli calendar, and there are only ten days left before the New Year's Eve.

Zhu Hongyu nodded and said.

"I'm going to ask someone to prepare for the enthronement ceremony!"

"However, compared to the entrance ceremony, what should be more intensively prepared is the food, grass and military equipment needed to recover Qiongzhou in the next year!"

Zheng Chenggong stroked his beard and said.

"Don't worry about that. I still have leftover food and grass that I prepared to attack Zeelandia at the beginning of the year!"

"The grain and grass prepared for the Burmese expedition have hardly been moved!"

Zheng Jun is still relatively well-off in terms of food, grass and military equipment.

Although the development of Dayuan Island is limited, Zheng Chenggong has a father who is the richest man in the world.

These countries around Ming Dynasty, whether it is Vietnam, Siam, or Xiaotian, are all grain-producing countries.

If you have money, you are not afraid of not being able to buy food!

On the side of the Liberation Army, there is no shortage of food.

Luzon Island is three crops a year!

Even the Liberation Army is so rich in food, it is ready to start large-scale wine making, and then use it to distill medical alcohol.

What really needs to be prepared is actually the ordnance.

Especially for firearms troops, the gunpowder and shells required for guns and artillery are consumables.

It is really unknown how much it will be consumed when it is on the battlefield!

You have to prepare leniently in advance!
However, the Guangfu Army and Zheng Jun are not short of ordnance!
Before the decisive battle in Luzon broke out in the middle of the year, the two sides discussed the conquest of King Mianqin, but before they had time to send troops, Yongli was taken by Wu Sangui.

Naturally, the ordnance materials stockpiled in advance cannot be wasted!

No, it's used again now!

The two finally negotiated a lot of things, and the smooth progress of the negotiation made the relationship between the two parties even closer.

……

As time goes by, the atmosphere of the New Year Festival becomes more and more dignified.

Although Zhu Hongyu didn't want to make a fuss, he knew that the military government needed a happy holiday to relieve their tense nerves.

The Restoration Army rose up in the 14th year of the Yongli calendar, that is, in the early July of the summer of 1660 in the Western calendar.

Counting from then on, the military government has been fighting all the time, on the way to the war, and preparing for the war...

From top to bottom, including Zhu Hongyu himself, the string in his head was always tense.

If a person has been tense for a long time, there will definitely be mental problems.

Proper relaxation is necessary!

Zhu Hongyu planned to take advantage of this New Year's Eve and his promotion to supervise the country to let the military government relax the nerves that had been tense.

Zheng Chenggong did not leave Luzon, and he planned to spend the Chinese New Year in Luzon this year.

It happened to be on the first day of the Lunar New Year, when Zhu Hongyu entered the grand ceremony of supervising the country.

Moreover, not only did he not leave Luzon himself, but he also planned to bring his family to Luzon.

Others don't have to come, but Zheng Jing, the prince of Yanping, must be present, and then there is Zheng's daughter who is going to marry Zhu Hongyu.

Zhu Hongyu and Zheng's daughter must meet each other!
As the New Year gets closer, the Luzon New Year atmosphere is getting stronger and stronger.

The shops facing the street began to spontaneously sweep the street in front of their doors, decorating with lights and festoons.

Soldiers in the barracks were given early leave and allowed to go home to visit relatives.

What then spread was the news that Zhu Hongyu was about to become a supervisor of the country with the support of Zheng Chenggong.

As the news spread, the entire Luzon was full of joy!

It can only be said that the ideological education of the military government is not for nothing. In the eyes of the people under the military government, Zhu Hongyu is the only one who can bring them a better life, lead them to drive out the Tartars and restore China, and return to the Central Plains commander in chief.

Others are coming to lead them, they will not admit it!

Even the reform-through-labour prisoners were given a few days of rest and extra meals.

……

The people below could relax and rest, but Zhu Hongyu couldn't. He was still busy with various affairs.

I have to deal with official duties every day, and I have to spare time to inspect the army and localities, and I have to preside over the preparations for the enthronement ceremony...

Zhu Hongyu took a deep breath, rubbed the center of his eyebrows, put down the brush in his hand, and asked.

"How is the screening of reform-through-labour prisoners going?"

Standing in front of him was Chen Wenbin, Director of the Military Government's Internal Affairs Department.

A few days ago, several reform-through-labour prisoners reported to the team leader that they were not Spaniards, and that they came to Luzon forcedly, not voluntarily.

They and the Spaniards are also enemies!
These people petitioned the Liberation Army to be released or have their sentences reduced.

Originally, the team leader didn't pay much attention to this matter, thinking that this was just an excuse for the reform-through-labour prisoners to be lazy.

So he severely punished those prisoners in the labor camp, beat them several times, and cut off their meals.

Didn't choose to report this either!

……

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