Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 225 Ming-Portuguese Alliance
An article written by Tang Ning was published in "Ming Pao", and notices with her own signature were posted in Fujian and Guangdong provinces.

The content in it naturally shows that the senior officials have been recovered by the new army and the Dutch have been wiped out.

Dayuan is rich in products, and the land is vast and fertile, but the land is sparsely populated. The new army will vigorously develop Dayuan in the future, and a large number of people are needed to reclaim and build Dayuan.

Those who move the whole family to Daguan will not have to pay any taxes or bear any corvee for three years, and will also provide all the seeds for reclaiming the land.

There will be plenty of job opportunities because big people need to build hard...

In short, there are various advantages to moving to Daguan. The personnel are not limited to Fujian and Guangdong. People in all states and capitals across the country can apply as long as they are not criminals.

After the news spread after a period of fermentation, it immediately caused quite a stir.

In particular, many bankrupt people in Inner Province wished to fly to Guangdong and Fujian all at once, and then move their families to Dayuan.

Because for them, as long as they have a bite to eat and the family can survive, they are willing to do anything.

What's more, Mr. Tang's reputation is so great that he will not deceive thousands of people by publicizing it this time.

Therefore, during this period of time, there were ships going to and from Dayuan one after another, and the people on the whole ship were moved to Dayuan.

There are also a large number of merchant ships going back and forth, continuously exporting various materials to the officials, so as to help these relocated people to settle down and survive as soon as possible.

After the relocation plan was carried out in an orderly manner, Tangning transferred some talents and officials from Chaozhou and Huizhou prefectures to serve as senior officials, so that the development and management of senior officials could be put on track as soon as possible.

During this period, the Dutch came all the way from Batavia, and they naturally knew about the senior officials.

Facing the outcome of failure, they did not think about retaliating against the new army, but wanted to resolve the conflicts between the two sides through negotiations, and at the same time, they wanted to rescue thousands of Dutch captives.

However, Tang Ning did not rush to agree. Instead, he sent people to deal with the Dutch to delay time, because the agreement reached between the new army and the Portuguese last year is still valid, and now it is time to prepare for implementation.

The main content of the agreement is that the Portuguese assist the new army in building large warships and providing assistance in artillery, guns and other aspects.

The task of the new army is to assist the Portuguese to recapture Manraga after the warships and artillery equipment are in place.

Although the warships and artillery hadn't completed the goals set at the beginning, Tangning felt that it was time to put the occupation of Manlaja on the agenda.

Because he knew that the longer the time dragged on after Dazuo was suddenly occupied by the new army, the stronger the defense of the Dutch against Manraga and other places would be.

Now, the biggest opponent of the new army is the Qing army, but the battle with the Qing army mainly takes place on land, so large warships are relatively not indispensable, and more or less will have little effect on the battle situation.

Because of this, the new army can definitely dispatch an expeditionary navy to take down the key stronghold of Manlajia.

After taking Man Laga, even if it is jointly occupied with the Portuguese, it will be of great benefit to one's own side.

After the new army raided Daxuan and quickly occupied it, the Portuguese who got the news were shocked, and at the same time they led their troops to Daxuan immediately.

Naturally, the leader of the team was Claudia, the governor's daughter who knew Tang Ning best. What she did most now was not to connect with the chamber of commerce, but to find ways to build a good relationship with Tang Ning and the people closest to Tang Ning. For example, Xiaohuan, Song Yunshu and so on.

Therefore, she deliberately moved the place where she lived to the nearest place to the Tang Mansion, so that it is convenient for visiting.

This woman is better at being a human being. She didn't do this to deliberately inquire about any news, but to really make friends with her heart, so she will take the initiative to provide all kinds of help.

Because of this, both Song Yunshu and Xiaohuan have a good impression of her, and they are also the best friends among the two.

After arriving as an officer, Claudia contacted Tangning whenever she had the chance, and actively dispatched her own staff to provide various kinds of help.

Naturally, Tangning would not refuse, and he was not worried about Claudia seeing some things. Letting the Portuguese know about some things would actually make the cooperation between the two parties closer.

So, while dealing with the senior staff, Tangning also took the initiative to talk about recapturing the Maraga from the Dutch, and Claudia was naturally overjoyed.

One of the main reasons for her coming here was to talk about this matter, but she didn't find the right opportunity and occasion. Unexpectedly, Tangning took the initiative to bring it up.

The importance of Manlaga to Portugal is self-evident. It can be said that the continued decline of the Kingdom of Portugal has something to do with the loss of Manlaga.

Precisely because Manlaga was robbed by the Dutch, the connection between the Far East and the Kingdom of Portugal was almost cut off.

And the trade in the Far East occupies a very important position in the global trade of the Kingdom of Portugal, because the Portuguese have earned a lot of wealth through spices, and the Far East is rich in spices.

With the loss of this important stronghold, the grape people's trade monopoly in the Far East was gradually replaced by the Dutch.

Therefore, the Portuguese have always wanted to take back Manlaga from the Dutch and regain control of the spice trade.

Tang Ning said that the new army is willing to send 500 troops and a fleet of [-] ships with a displacement of more than [-] tons.

Claudia was satisfied with the force that Tang Ning had promised to dispatch, because she even believed that even if Portugal did not send troops, the new army might be able to occupy Manraga with this force.

After all, the strength and defense of the Dutch in Manlaga still have some gaps with the big ones.

As the Dutch, the strongest stronghold in the Far East except for Batavia, was occupied by the new army so quickly, and the small Manlaga was no problem for the new army.

Tangning directly agreed to send 500 troops, which made Claudia a little embarrassed, because it was difficult for the Portuguese to gather 500 troops.

However, it was the Portuguese who proposed to recapture the Maraga from the Dutch, and it was also the cooperation between the two parties that was facilitated by the unremitting efforts of the Portuguese. It stands to reason that the Portuguese should be the leading party.

The new army has offered to send 500 troops. The Portuguese as the leading party must not be less than this number.

But they were really powerless. After the Dutch seized Manlaga, they cut off the Portuguese colonial strongholds on the east and west sides of the Far East.

If they want to send troops to recapture Laga, the Portuguese can only draw troops from Magang, and 500 people are enough.

As for the Indian colonial strongholds such as Goa and Diu, they dare not easily draw out troops to support them.

Because the Dutch have a lot of strongholds in eastern India, once the small number of troops are deployed, resulting in an empty force, and the Dutch take advantage of it, the loss outweighs the gain.

What's more, there are a lot of Dutch people blocking the way, and communication and cooperation are also very inconvenient. If there is any mistake, it may have a great impact on the entire operation.

However, Tangning didn't mention how much troops the Portuguese needed. He just asked the Portuguese to send a military delegation to Fuzhou as soon as possible, and work out a battle plan that both sides agreed with their own staff.

Tang Ning's decision also indicated that he was going to form an alliance with the Portuguese, and the declining Portuguese were naturally overjoyed.

(End of this chapter)