My father Yong Le Emperor, you let me keep a low profile

Chapter 16 Seek profit for the country and benefit the people!
The Kingdom of Malacca was called Managa by Ming Dynasty, and the king's name was Bailimila.

Zheng He passed through here seven times on his voyages to the west, and stayed here. The king of Bailimila is still sealed by the old man.

Not only that, Daming also set up the Jiugang Propaganda Department in Jiugang, which can be regarded as controlling this area in name.

Yes, in name only.

Daming implements the system of chieftains' affiliation overseas, as long as the local government recognizes that it belongs to Daming.

As for their internal problems, they have no influence on Daming, and the court basically doesn't care.

The old Hong Kong Propaganda and Consolation Department was established after the local Han people belonged to Ming Dynasty.

Local management, as well as military taxation and finance, are all managed by the localities themselves.

Perhaps for Daming, this nominal management is enough.

But for Zhu Gaoyu who wants to control the entire Southeast Asia in the future, this is not enough.

As Zheng He's fleet gained profits overseas, those smugglers also became jealous.

All kinds of ships went into the sea one after another, and began to snatch the cake.

Out of reverence for Ming Dynasty, various ports give the merchants of Ming Dynasty the lightest tax, or even tax exemption.

These are all money, how can Zhu Gaoyu be willing to see all the money run away?
So he chose to take action and completely controlled Malacca and the Old Port Xuanweisi in his hands.

Zhu Gaoyu's plan is simple.

To deal with Malacca, the nominally belonging country, Zhu Gaoyu chose to forcibly break it, and then Daming took over the entire territory of Malacca in the name of protecting the commercial roads to the West and safety.

On the side of the Xuanwei Department of the Old Port, it mainly focuses on wooing.

Zhu Gaoyu has already thought of the solution.

Shi Jinqing has a daughter, and Zhu Gaoyu intends to bring her under his command through marriage.

Zhu Gaoyu didn't know what the other party's daughter looked like.

But for the sake of the overall situation in the future, no matter how ugly the other party is, he still has to accept it.

Zhu Gaoyu has already made up his mind, if he really doesn't like his looks, then let him be raised at home for the rest of his life.

If the Shi family is unwilling, Zhu Gaoyu will not hesitate to take tough measures.

As a high-level person in a country, 8 words are enough to act in one's life.

For the benefit of the country, for the benefit of the people.

As long as it is beneficial to the country and the people, you don't need to care about right or wrong.

The Shi family did help the court a lot.

But so what.

None of the founding fathers of the Ming Dynasty made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty, but not all of them died.

Compared to those founding fathers, this little help from the Shi family is nothing.

"Your Highness, we are almost there!"

It was not the first time Wang Jin went out to sea with Zheng He. Seeing that he was about to arrive in Malacca, he hurriedly reported to Zhu Gaoyu who was fishing.

"Then let's get started!"

Zhu Gaoyu looked at the huge fish float on the sea, and replied without raising his head.

Wang Jin embraced the order, turned around and shouted: "Order the ships to change their flags and dress!"

"Woooooooo..."

As the order was given, the horn carried the order down.

I have been waiting for the officers of each ship for a long time, and shouted loudly after receiving the order.

"The head of the family has an order, and all the flags and clothes will be changed."

clap la la...

The fluttering Sun and Moon Qi was lowered, and a skull flag with a black background fluttered in the wind.

At the same time, the sailors, officers and soldiers on the ship took off the clothes with the Ming logo on their bodies, and put on ragged clothes on the outside of the armor.

Some even had blindfolds tied over their eyes, and all kinds of scary patterns were painted on their faces.

While the soldiers changed their clothes, the officers kept moving through the crowd.

While checking to see if there were any loopholes, he shouted.

"When I landed, I made it clear to Lao Tzu. You are not allowed to speak the official language of the Ming Dynasty. You must open your mouth and keep your mouth shut. If anyone leaks our information, not only will the reward be gone, but Lao Tzu will also peel him. Do you understand?"

"understand!"

The sailors and soldiers who were changing their clothes subconsciously responded loudly.

"Mother, how do you answer me?"

Hearing the answer from his subordinates, the officer stared angrily.

The soldiers and sailors froze for a moment, the originally serious atmosphere relaxed instantly, and each of them shouted loudly: Hey hey hey!

"Yo Xi!"

The officer nodded in satisfaction, and went to change clothes with a knife in his hand.

After all, Malacca is the country of Ming Dynasty, and they robbed and destroyed it as a person of Ming Dynasty, and it is difficult for Ming Dynasty to explain afterwards.

It happened that the Japanese pirates were also making trouble during this period, so Zhu Gaoyu decided to use the identity of the Japanese pirates to destroy Malacca.

In this way, in the future, Fanguo will report it, and the imperial court can also shift the blame to the island country.

Zhu Gaoyu brought his people to Malacca at dusk.

The wharf port is full of ships from various countries, and the natives on the shore are selling commodities and sea goods to the passers-by.

An elderly local man enthusiastically sent away the customer who had bought the last fish. Looking at the items traded today, he was overjoyed.

In the past, Malacca was poor, not to mention earning a living, and even eating was a problem.

But since the Ming Dynasty fleet came here to help Malacca build a pier and build a fenced city, Malacca, which was originally a poor place, has gradually become prosperous.

The prosperity of the wharf has also driven the local economy.

In the past, most of the sea fish caught by the natives were used by themselves, or exchanged with other tribes for something.

But since the arrival of the pier, the originally worthless fur and seafood in their hands has also become something that is in high demand.

In just a few years, the local aborigines have gone from being hungry to having nothing to worry about.

Good man Daming!

The old man felt a sigh in his heart.

Picking up the box for loading the goods, I glanced at the sunset over the sea, with a satisfied smile on my face, and turned to go home.

However, as soon as his eyes turned to the sea, he saw a huge fleet slowly approaching the pier.

A smile appeared on the corner of the old man's mouth.

"There's another batch of boats coming. We must catch more prey tomorrow. Then we will change the size of silk and satin and marry A Cong a wife."

Thinking of his grandson who has reached the age of marrying at home, the old man left in no hurry, and headed to the place where the boat was moored with a basket on his back.

He intends to go over and ask if the other party needs a helper, or if he accepts fur goods.

There are many people who have the same idea as the old man.

They are all indigenous people who work as coolies, and their job is to help unload ships in exchange for payment.

In fact, there used to be Han coolies here, but since the founding of Malacca, the king, under the instigation of ministers, increased various taxes on the Han people to force them to leave the port of Malacca and create greater benefits for the locals.

The Han people were naturally unwilling, so they found Zheng He, hoping that he could come forward to make peace.

Zheng He was also very attentive, and personally found the king of Malacca to discuss this matter with him.

The king of Malacca promised well, but secretly hinted that the indigenous people formed a force and drove all the Han people away.

It is impossible for Zheng He to stay here for a long time, so every time Zheng He is here, the country of Malacca manages the port very strictly.

However, as soon as Zheng He left, the local wharf forces began to put pressure on the Han forces.

The two sides fought more than once for this purpose, but unfortunately the number of Han people was too small after all, and many struggles ended in failure.

On the Shi family’s side, in order to prevent the conflict between the two parties from completely escalating and affecting Zheng He’s perception of them, they could only grit their teeth and order the Han people to evacuate Malacca and return to the old port. Waiting for Zheng He’s return, he asked him again for help to mediate the conflict between the two sides.

Alas, kind-hearted Han people, if they are bullied to the top, they still want to adjust.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this kindness that Han people overseas are bullied again and again.

But from now on, they don't have to worry about it, there are people who support them.

(End of this chapter)