Chapter 338 Zheng Zhilong was ordered to take back Dongfan.(1/2)
As long as they cooperate with iron ships and aircraft, Tombanduma and Abel believe that even the group of mercenaries in the Spanish Viceroyalty will not be able to withstand it.
At that time, they can take the surrendered European soldiers back, sell them all as slaves, enjoy themselves, and make a lot of money.
"What your Majesty and I want to ask is whether you two are willing to serve as their leaders and take them back to Europe.
Of course, what you do with them after you bring them back, whether to release them or keep them, is your business. If they are unwilling to obey you, you can do whatever you want with them.
I have no objection, and Ming Dynasty will not care about it. After all, the Netherlands and Habsburg are not vassals of Ming Dynasty, and may even be hostile countries."
"I am willing, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, I am willing to charge into battle and be loyal to His Majesty the Ming Dynasty.
God, you have indeed done what you said, you are truly the unique God, the greatest God in this world!”
When Banduma and Abel heard Chen Ye's words, Tang Ruowang frowned with enthusiastic expressions. He agreed to these two people yesterday not because Chen Ye was a god with divine power.
It was decided based on the descriptions of the two people, as well as what they saw and heard in the capital, the ruins of the Shengjing Palace printed in newspapers, and the Chongzhen barbecue photos taken by war reporters.
He was certain that the whole of Europe would not be able to withstand a round of bombing by Chongzhen, let alone those sailing warships.
Compared with the Royal Navy's large iron ships without sails, he just thought about the consequences of pure iron warships hitting the sails, and he didn't know how these large iron ships moved.
He was not as excited as Banduma and the others, but looked at Chen Ye silently, wondering what he needed to do. Chen Ye did not explain his task, which showed that he was not very good with Banduma and the others.
"Godfather Tang Ruowang, I am very glad that you are willing to be loyal to His Majesty and to the Ming Dynasty. The cabinet will soon issue you your Ming Dynasty ID card.
Your mission is very simple, that is, go to San Salvador County and Rebarnzhe County in Dongpan and tell the colonists in these two places.
Dongfan has been the territory of the Ming Dynasty since ancient times, and their actions were an invasion of the Ming Dynasty.
Inform them that they must hand over all their weapons and withdraw from Dongfan before September, leaving no bandits behind.
At the same time, they were asked to tell the kings of Habsburg and the Netherlands that they must compensate the Ming Dynasty for the loss of 100 million taels of silver and 500,000 taels of gold.
If after September there are still people from the United Provinces of the Netherlands or the United Provinces of the Netherlands in Eastern Fan, the Ming Dynasty will officially declare war on the Habsburgs and the United Provinces of the Netherlands!
We will destroy the territories, soldiers, and ships of the entire Habsburg and Netherlands provinces around the world.
This includes attacking the entire New World until the Netherlands and the Habsburgs pay compensation. Of course, you don’t have to tell them about attacking the New World.”
Tang Ruowang couldn't close his mouth after listening to Chen Ye's words.
"How is this possible! Imperial Master! Let's not mention that they cannot agree to the conditions and compensation you proposed. Let them leave at the beginning of September. There are only twenty days until the beginning of September."
"Oh, I know there are twenty days until September, so I will use a helicopter to send you to the Fujian Naval Base in three hours at most, so they have more than ten days to prepare.
Already.
And I also know that they are unlikely to agree, but you still go, because I need someone to convey your notice to the Governor of the East India Company, and at the same time confuse them.
But if you really don’t want to, I will send someone else to go. However, I have to be embarrassed about the positions of the future governors of the European Viceroyalty. Only Banduma and Abel may be qualified to hold them."
"I'll go! Don't worry, the shopkeeper, I will tell them seriously."
Tang Ruowang stood up straight in an instant and said, he finally saw that the Ming Dynasty did not want to evacuate the two colonies in Dongfan, but to have a reason to start a war, and by the way, to give the colonists of the New World a reason to attack.
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The reason is very simple. The East India Company and the Dutch may have known about the Ming Dynasty's victory and would not have rashly come to attack the Ming Dynasty.
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would not show weakness and let them fight inland, which would waste time and damage financial resources.
And since you can crush them, why bother calculating? Finding a reason to launch a just war is something humans are naturally capable of and does not require education.
At the same time, he also thought of a key point. It is easy to conquer the world, but it is difficult to govern the world.
Where did the people of the Ming Dynasty find so many people to control the conquered areas? Don't they have to rely on trustworthy losers like them? Tang Ruowang has a bright future in the future!
"Very good, I just like your attitude, Godfather Tang. A good bird will choose the tree where it roosts."
From now on, you, Banduma, and Abel will all be ministers of the Ming Dynasty's Religious Department, with an official rank of second rank, a temporary salary of no less than 100,000 military coupons, and access to special medical treatment at the Royal Hospital.
The cabinet is currently discussing the detailed appointments and benefits, which will definitely come out within this year. Prepare to live the best life in the world. This kind of life can only be given to you by the Ming Dynasty!"
"Thank you, Imperial Master, thank you, Your Majesty!"
Tang Ruowang and the three of them clasped their hands together and said, just the salary of 100,000 military coupons made them feel extremely excited.
If this was exchanged for silver, it would only be five hundred taels a year, and if it were exchanged for Royal Merchant's merchandise, the profit would be beyond their imagination.
"Banduma, Abel, after you go back today, you must win over the Habsburgs, the Dutch, the French, and the English who are in the Ming Dynasty.
In short, we are all united and led by you. The Royal Army needs to train translators. Do you understand?
I request that in the next two months, at least two hundred soldiers who can speak Habsburg, Dutch, French and English will be trained."
"Oh God, how is it possible in two months? Even if you study seriously, it will take more than half a year."
Hearing Chen Ye's words, Banduma exclaimed, how could it be so easy to learn a foreign language?
"We don't have that much time, so we can teach simple ones first. In short, in the past month, we have been teaching one-on-one.
Don't let them use Chinese, teach me to death, and then go to the Yanzhou forward base and we will continue to add more."
"Okay, National Master, please give me some time and I'll find someone. However, these guys need money to drive them, you know."
"Well, I'll give you a quota of 10,000 taels, and a shopping quota of 1 million in military coupons. If you need any goods, go to the Royal Merchant Company to deduct them. Negotiate with them and sign an employment contract."
Chen Ye actually likes the straightforwardness of Europeans. At least they don't stop talking and then rub their thumbs as a hint.
After Banduma and Abel left, Chen Ye looked at Tang Ruowang and pointed to Dongfan Island on the map.
"Father John, your task is to record your efforts to persuade everyone to surrender, and then let everyone know about it, and send someone to the East India Company.
In short, if we don’t really ask them to evacuate, I believe that they will not be able to give up their colony of more than a hundred years.”
"Don't worry, Imperial Master. I understand, I understand, and I know how to say it so that they can understand that this is His Majesty's intention while still maintaining their contempt for Ming Dynasty."
The balance in Tang Ruowang's heart was already tilted at this time. Chen Ye was right. No matter how much he was persuaded, it would be impossible for the two colonies in Dongfan to evacuate.
Under such circumstances, it was useless whether he persuaded him or not. He might as well make his contribution to the Ming Dynasty even greater. Who knows that he was from the Holy Roman Empire and did not have good relations with the Netherlands and Spain.
"Well, then go back and prepare to pack your luggage. I will take you there by helicopter tomorrow morning."
Chen Ye nodded and said, but he did not mention the more specific follow-up arrangements. The two colonies in Dongfan will be the experimental ground for conquering Europeans.
He would first capture all the Dutch and Spanish merchant ships and warships in the east, and then order Zheng Zhilong to lead his army to attack.
Take a look at the firepower and fighting spirit of these two colonies, as well as the Europeans' countermeasures when they were left alone and helpless in the face of such a devastating blow, to decide whether to implement the American Clearance Plan.
After they were defeated, the colonists captured them all instead of killing them all, and even released a group of people who had not seen the bombing. The purpose was equally simple, to anger the Dutch East India Company and the Spanish.
When the time comes, let them wander back to their respective base camps for a few months and send messages from Europe to Asia to send more troops, and then he can happily steal the Spanish Viceroyalty in America.
However, after calculating the steps, Chen Ye felt that the recent plan seemed to be a bit too big and could easily lead to complications.
"Whatever, let's enjoy the moment. Anyway, there are unlimited logistics. It's not too late to defeat it first and then slowly manage it."
With that in mind, Chen Ye returned to the camp and continued to explain the key points of the terrain to the helicopter pilots. In the afternoon, he began a practical formation flight.
Thousands of miles away in Fujian, Zheng Zhilong was wearing a straight general's uniform and inspecting the naval camp.
Looking at the new navy wearing uniforms of dark blue navy uniforms and training to launch high-explosive bombs, he nodded repeatedly, feeling very satisfied.
"Call brother, there's a telegram from the capital's headquarters, it's over."
"Well, bring it over and let me take a look. It's over."
Hearing Shi Lang's call, Zheng Zhilong was not surprised that a telegram from the capital had been sent. In fact, in a sense, this navy had already changed its mind.
Two months ago, he received a training ship as a merchant ship and was refitted. In less than half a month, some royal trainees took a boat and rushed from the coast of Zhili to Tianjin to Fujian.
They only had one job when they came, which was to educate the soldiers and shout slogans every day. These soldiers who came did not conflict with any officers, nor did they seize power. The only thing they did was to distribute money.
Following the educational soldiers, there was also the mysterious royal company. Following countless airdrops, the second batch of royal students also arrived. After that, the logistics were independently controlled and the radio station was set up.
A month ago, the two naval regiments integrated with each other, and one regiment sailed to Tianjin to find Zheng Zhibao. The remaining old regiment recruited local young people to form a new regiment.
The strength of Zheng Zhilong's men has not changed much, there are 6,000 fewer men, but with more money, and after the weapons and equipment have been changed, the army is actually stronger.
But he knew clearly in his heart that his power had indeed changed, and he had become controlled by the Zheng Family Army and the Royal Navy at the same time.
However, the Royal Navy was only carried by him in name, but without the group of royal cadets, he couldn't call many people except officers.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, Shi Lang, also wearing a school official uniform, came on horseback and handed the telegram to Zheng Zhilong, waiting for Zheng Zhilong to read it before speaking.
"Brother, why do you think that shopkeeper comes here once a month? Your Majesty is so worried about us?"
"Probably not. The shop owner is upright and upright in his words and deeds. This visit is probably related to the Japanese people."
"Your Majesty is planning to take action against the Japanese?"
Shi Lang was excited when he heard this. Although the Zheng family had been making a lot of money from the Japanese country, making a lot of money was not too much for anyone.
"I don't know. Let's take a look tomorrow. We will know when the Imperial Master comes tomorrow."
Zheng Zhilong looked at Shi Lang, who was wearing a lieutenant colonel's military uniform, and felt even more sad. Their Zheng family's wealth had been emptied by Chongzhen, and now he could only wait for Chongzhen to fulfill his promise to make him king.
At noon the next day, Zheng Zhilong waited until noon, but he still didn't hear the roar of the engine that he wanted to hear. It was a little strange. According to the speed given to him by Chen Ye, he estimated that Chen Ye could arrive in an hour.
After lunch, Zheng Zhilong was still eating in the yard when he heard a rumbling sound, and then saw a black dot appear in the sky.
"Coming."
After finally chanting, Zheng Zhilong stood in the courtyard and watched the helicopter coming from the sky getting bigger and bigger.
To be continued...