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Chapter 508 Governor of Coconut City
  The Ming army moved so fast that it only took less than two months from landing in Batavia to taking Baba City, Old Port, and Malacca.

The British arrived late and did not dare to really seize food from the tiger's mouth. This was not in line with Britain's interests in developing colonies in the Far East and uniting with Ming China.

As a result, the British fleet took advantage of Batavia being besieged by the Ming army and quickly captured the Dutch protectorate Banten. At the same time, they signed a treaty with the Palembang Sultanate. After all, the trip was not in vain.

The news spread back to Nanjing, and it was already summer in Nanjing.

This summer was really hot, and Zhu Yijiong couldn't bear it, so he took his concubines and princes to Purple Mountain to escape the heat. There is a summer palace built by the emperor, as well as a large number of excavated ice cellars.

The cabinet did not object to this, because it was all funded by the royal family's internal funds, and the palace was not built grandly.

Purple Mountain, a summer palace.

Zhu Yijiong is enjoying smoothie while reading the victory memorial from Nanyang.

Smoothies are not uncommon. They have been served as cold drinks on the table as early as the Tang Dynasty. However, they are usually only available for state banquets and are an absolute luxury. Smoothies at that time were generally relatively simple, with only icing sugar, fruit, milk, etc. added to sweeten them.

By the Song Dynasty, not only ice cellar storage technology had made great progress, but smoothies also began to become more mature, gradually approaching modern ice cream. It was even once used as a special reward in summer, specially given to ministers who were loyal to state affairs. This led to an interesting phenomenon. In the summer, ministers of the Song Dynasty especially liked to go to the emperor in order to reward the emperor with smoothies.

It is worth mentioning that the smoothies at this time were still stocked in the ice cellar. Zhu Yijiong had heard many marketing accounts talk about the so-called saltpeter ice making in his previous life, but he had never seen any substantial documentary evidence. He also asked Huang Wu to try it, and then found that it could not be said that it was not feasible, but that it was completely useless.

Saltpeter ice production not only has extremely low output, but also generally contains impurities. As long as you dare to eat it, it will make you dizzy on the spot, and in serious cases, you may be poisoned.

Zhu Yijiong put down the spoon, nodded and said: "Batavia, Old Port, and Malacca were captured so quickly. The officers and men of the Fujian Navy have made great contributions. The cabinet should immediately reward them based on their merits and not neglect them."

Wang Li said: "Your Majesty, now that Batavia, Old Port, and Malacca are all under our control, I would like to immediately dispatch officials to establish provinces and counties to govern them."

Wu Sidao held an objection: "Batavia, Old Port, and Malacca are too far away from the Ming Dynasty to be directly established as provinces. Even the capital system is not suitable. In addition to Han people, there are more indigenous tribes there. We can follow our example. In the previous Ming Dynasty, the Jiugang Propaganda and Comfort Department was established in Jiugang. Shi Zongming, who took the lead in the uprising and drove away the Dutch, could be the first Jiugang Propaganda and Comfort Department since he was a descendant of Shi Jinqing. The imperial court followed the Luzon regulations and established a new mission in Bada. The Governor's Palace was established in Via, and the Governor's Palace was established in Malacca and Old Port, which were under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Palace. The Propaganda and Consolation Envoy in Old Port was also controlled by the Governor's Palace in Old Port."

To put it bluntly, we first used the Governor's Palace and the Xuanwei Department to make the transition. In the previous Ming Dynasty, the Xuanwei Department of Old Port was established in Sumatra. The main reason was that the distance was too far. There were too few Han people in Old Port and too many indigenous people, making it difficult to rule directly.

However, Batavia and Malacca must be placed under the direct jurisdiction of the Governor's Palace. The former is the colonial headquarters of the Dutch in the Far East and has the largest number of Han residents here. The latter is an important waterway and cannot be handed over to local autonomy.

Zhu Yijiong said: "Yes. The cabinet immediately drafted a decree to establish the Governor's Palace in Batavia, the Governor's Palace in Malacca, and the Old Port. Shi Zongming was canonized as the consolation envoy of Old Port and jointly managed the Old Port with the Governor's Palace in Old Port. Also, Batavia is I don’t like the name, do you have any new good names?”

Wang Yuan thought for a moment and said: "I have previously checked the documents of Xuanweisi, Batavia, Malacca and other places in the old port. Among them, Batavia was an important seaport exporting pepper and spices as early as the pre-Ming Dynasty. The local The indigenous people called it Sunda Grappa, which means a place covered with coconut groves. Later, when the indigenous tribes here changed dynasties, they renamed it Jakarta, which means victory and triumph. Overseas Han people called it Jakarta and Coconut City. The commercial name was Batavia, and it wasn’t until the Dutch took over that the city of Batavia was built.”

Zhu Yijiong thought for a while and said: "Then let's call it Coconut City! The name of Bacheng is not nice, and the old port can only be called the old port in the future, and the name of Palembang cannot be called again. Malacca will still be called Malacca, full of thorns Plus the name is too barbaric.”

The cabinet has no objection. These are just trivial matters. At this time, Zhu Chengxun raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, what should the British do as well as the Bandan Kingdom and the Balingpang Kingdom?"

The British did not help at all this time, and even incited neighboring countries to accidentally start a fight with the Han rebels in Old Port.

Although the emperors and generals of the Ming Dynasty believed that this was just a coincidence, and the British did not expect that the Han people in Old Hong Kong would rebel, they were wrong, and the British secretly occupied the Wandan Kingdom.

Not only the British had big problems with the Banten Kingdom, Palingbang Kingdom, but also the Matalan Kingdom. This indigenous country in Java, including the Sultan of Mataram in Surabaya, suddenly had four sultans, plus a Han governor (sultan) of Semarang, and all of them were requesting canonization from the Ming Dynasty.

What’s even more funny is that the kingdom of Madura, which was originally affiliated to the Matalan Kingdom, saw that the Sultan of Matalan was so good, and actually started to fight for independence. However, this guy did not call himself the Sultan, nor did he ask for canonization from the Nanjing court. , amusing themselves completely behind closed doors.

Zhu Yijiong said: "The British and the Balin Pang Kingdom attacked the old port city, causing numerous casualties to the Han people in the old port of the Ming Dynasty. They must be ordered to compensate."

As he spoke, he pulled out the map of Nanyang, used a writing brush to draw a circle on the Old Port area: "This must all be included in the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty Old Port Governor's Palace, and the United Kingdom and Palin Pang will have to control the Old Port for this casualty. Everyone of the Han people must make compensation, and the specific amount of compensation will be decided by the cabinet. As for the Bandan Kingdom, this place can be allocated to the British, but I, the Ming Dynasty, will also set up an embassy in the Bandan Kingdom."

Wang Li interrupted: "Your Majesty, what is an embassy?"

Zhu Yijiong smiled and said: "The so-called embassy is the area where our Ming Dynasty envoys have been stationed for a long time. The entire block of the embassy will also be our Ming Dynasty territory. We, Ming Dynasty, have consular jurisdiction here, that is, legislative, judicial and administrative that power."

Wang Li nodded, almost understanding.

And if it is just this condition, the British will not refuse, because China only established an embassy and did not divide the British interests in Banten.

Zhu Yijiong was not giving in deliberately, but since he wanted to bring the British into the game and take the Dutch's place, he had to give him some sweeteners, so that the British could not get any soup.

Furthermore, there are not many Han people in the Banten Kingdom, and most of them are concentrated in Batavia (Coconut City). It will take a lot of time for the Ming Dynasty to digest these territories, so it will temporarily hand over Banten to the British.

Anyway, as the Ming Dynasty continues to expand externally, Banten will be swallowed up by the Ming Dynasty sooner or later. Even the neighboring country of Palin Pang and the British Bencoolen will be brought under the rule of the Ming Dynasty sooner or later.

Zhu Yijiong pointed to Matalan in the south and said: "The sultans in Matalan can recognize it, and the governor of Semarang can also give him a canonization edict. Don't worry about the rest, just let them Hit, hit as hard as possible.”

None of the ministers in the cabinet are pedantic. They know that the more chaotic these feudal states are, the better it will be for the Ming Dynasty's new Yecheng Governor's Mansion, and the more money they will save financially.

Zhu Yijiong pointed at Malacca: "The Sultan of Johor offered Malacca, and he can send envoys to give some gold and silver rewards. As for Tang Tongjiang's Fujian Navy, they will first station themselves in Coconut City. Let the Fuzhou Shipping Bureau continue to vigorously build ships. Every five years in the future, these places The navy fleet must be rotated once, consistent with the governor's term. The Luzon Governor's Mansion can also follow this example."

This is a preparation to re-adjust the military and political affairs of the overseas colonies, and incidentally intervene in the internal affairs of the royal family of Johor.

(End of this chapter)