Chapter 974 Capture of the Governor's Mansion(1/2)
Zhu Cixiang is a time traveler, and sometimes he will come up with a modern saying unintentionally.
It is impossible for anyone to completely forget the future life after traveling through time, and it is even more impossible for anyone to speak and act the same as the ancient emperors.
No one present understood Emperor Shenwu's bird-talk. The soldiers all knew what the emperor meant, which was to let Zhu Chenggong speak.
Zhu Chenggong took the loudspeaker and started shouting at the Governor's Mansion in Batavia:
"Van Diemen, the Ming Dynasty has arrived. Batavia has been crushed by the Ming Dynasty. Immediately open the gate and surrender, otherwise the Governor's Mansion will be destroyed and no chickens or dogs will be left behind..."
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"What's it called outside?"
In the Governor's Palace, Van Diemen kept spinning around like ants on a hot pot. Suddenly he heard the Ming Dynasty approaching. He suspected that his ears were damaged by the cannon and hurriedly asked the adjutant beside him.
The Ming Emperor arrived? The adjutant was also confused. Seeing the governor asking questions, he hurriedly said:
"My Lord Governor, my subordinates also heard that Emperor Ming Dynasty was arriving, so they must have heard correctly."
"The Ming Emperor actually came to Batavia. Surrender and open the door."
Van Diemen hesitated for a moment and ordered the door of the Governor's Palace to be opened.
He surrendered so happily, of course he had his own Xiao Jiujiu, and the Ming generals would definitely kill him, but the Ming emperor might not do the same.
China has always convinced its people with virtue since ancient times. As long as they surrender, the Ming Emperor may let them go...
Not long after Zhu Chenggong shouted, the door of the Governor's Mansion opened from inside, and Van Diemen walked out with hundreds of people under his command.
For the vast majority of Chinese soldiers, even if they fight to the last man, they will die together with the enemy.
But the foreigners are different. As long as the opponent has a numerical advantage or how many people on their side have been killed, they will choose to surrender.
After walking out of the Governor's Mansion, Van Diemen looked up and observed the Ming army. A young man in rich clothes stood astride a horse, and a group of Ming generals stood around him like stars holding the moon.
This man was not angry and proud, but when he glanced at Van Diemen casually, Van Diemen felt a chill on his back. This was a kind of pressure from a superior person. This man should be the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Van Diemen stepped forward quickly, dozens of steps away from Emperor Shenwu, and was immediately stopped by the Ming army. After searching him first, they allowed him to go to see him alone.
Van Diemen came to Emperor Shenwu's horse and bowed:
"Vandermen, Governor of Batavia, meets His Majesty the Ming Emperor."
Zhu Cixiang looked at Fan Diemen coldly and said nothing. In front of the Shenwu Emperor Long Wei, Fan Diemen felt that his legs were beginning to weaken.
"Kneel down and speak..."
Suddenly there was a loud shouting, and the Ming army soldiers scolded Van Diemen and asked him to kneel down and worship the Ming Emperor.
Fan Diemen couldn't stand any longer, his legs went weak, he knelt down in front of Zhu Cihong's horse and paid homage:
"Vandermen, Governor of Batavia, pays homage to His Majesty the Ming Emperor."
Zhu Cixiang looked at him coldly again before speaking slowly:
"Van Diemen, why did you massacre my Ming people?"
Van Diemen trembled, feeling that the Ming Emperor was going to kill him. In order to survive, Van Diemen did not dare to tell the truth, and hurriedly shifted the responsibility to the King of the Netherlands:
"Reporting to His Majesty the Ming Emperor, all these are orders from the royal family. I am just following orders. I hope His Majesty the Emperor understands."
"I understand bullshit. You are going around killing my people of the Ming Dynasty. If I were to come a little later, the people of the Ming Dynasty would be slaughtered by you.
No matter where the plan to massacre the Ming people comes from, you must bear the main responsibility. Come and bring Van Diemen to the Governor's Mansion for interrogation. When the results come out, the Ming Dynasty will tell the world."
"According to the order!"
The Jin Yiwei were the best at interrogating this matter. Before he finished speaking, the two Jin Yiwei took Van Diemen under control.
Huang Degong waved his hand, and Li Shouting and Zhang Shuting led their men into the Governor's Mansion to clear the place.
Before the emperor enters the Governor's Mansion, they must ensure that there is no danger in the Governor's Mansion.
After a careful search in the Governor's Mansion, nothing suspicious was found, and everyone in the Governor's Mansion was cleared out before the emperor was brought into the Governor's Mansion.
After entering the Governor's Mansion, Zhu Cixiang sat down on the big leather chair in the Governor's Office, and the generals immediately came forward to salute:
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Ming Dynasty has gained another overseas territory."
Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly:
"Excuse me!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The generals stood on both sides of Xie En. Zhu Cixiang raised his head and looked at the luxurious governor's office, and began to think about future colonial plans in his mind.
He planned to include Batavia as the center and all the surrounding small countries into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
From the perspective of later generations, all these small countries are white-eyed wolves.
Even a small and small country dares to touch our territorial waters of China.
As long as future generations do not respect us, China, or make trouble for us, they are now part of Zhu Cixang's plan to destroy the country.
This time we have leveled them all. From now on, Chinese will be spoken in this place, clearing all obstacles for future generations.
Seeing that all the generals were happily discussing how to govern Batavia, Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly:
"Generals, I have decided to rename Batavia to Huangming Mansion, and in the future, Nanhai Province will be established with Huangming Mansion as the center.
The army rested for three days, and three days later launched an attack on the surrounding small countries. It was originally a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but now it does not recognize the Ming Dynasty as the suzerain state, so it will become a province of the Ming Dynasty.
You count the casualties and report the number of casualties. Ming Dynasty will not treat the soldiers who opened up the territory for the country badly."
Emperor Shenwu's words immediately made the Ming general present excited.
As a general, who doesn't like fighting?
Their status and official positions were all earned by military merit. Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji, Sun Yingyuan, etc. who were the generals when Zhu Cihong was supervising the country, had become Dukes at this time.
There are a large number of soldiers below. At this time, there are marquises and earls. Most of them have been granted the title of viscount. The lowest official position is guerrilla general. All of this is caused by fighting...
"Your Majesty is wise, and I am willing to contribute to the expansion of territory for the Ming Dynasty, and die without regrets."
Zhu Cixi nodded happily:
"Very good, you are all the backbone of our Ming Dynasty. When the Ming Dynasty pacifies the overseas countries, you all have the possibility of being crowned kings and marquises. There is no such thing as crown princes in the Ming Dynasty. It is absolutely possible overseas."
As the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he would just say nothing. Once he spoke, he would drive the Ming soldiers and soldiers into madness.
Confessing the king? You’re not joking, right?
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, no one with a foreign surname has ever been crowned king during his lifetime.
Today the emperor actually promised them that if their military exploits reached a certain level, they might be crowned kings.
According to the new royal title system established by the Ming Dynasty, the first generation is a prince, the second generation is a county prince, and the third generation is a general...
Although the rank is gradually reduced from generation to generation, within five generations, if you do nothing, you will still be a general.
If the descendants make great contributions to the country, there is still a possibility of being crowned king again.
Qi Jiguang was not too excited. He was originally summoned for the purpose of fighting.
Zhu Chenggong, Huang Degong, Yan Yingyuan, Zhang Shuting and others are all possible, especially Huang Degong, who is already the Duke of the country and is very likely to be crowned king in the future.
Zhu Chenggong, Zhang Shuting, Yan Yingyuan and others are already marquises. They may be granted the title of Duke after this time, and it is also possible in the future...
All of them were very happy, and their excitement was beyond words. Many of them had eyes gleaming.
Many people came from very low positions and earned their titles through fighting. How could you not be excited about the opportunity to become king?
Under normal circumstances, as long as they serve the Ming Dynasty wholeheartedly.
If nothing goes wrong, everyone present is a strong contender for the title of king.
Their emperor is so awesome, with all kinds of weapons emerging one after another, no country in the world can stop him.
Zhu Chenggong, Huang Degong, Yan Yingyuan and others, as long as they resolutely follow the emperor, it will not be difficult at all to overthrow the small countries that are disobedient.
Yan Yingyuan was just a small official, and Huang Degong was no more than a general in the Yongwei camp.
When Emperor Shenwu summoned them, both Zhang Huangyan and Huang Fei were little-known figures.
Now I have worked up to the Marquis and Count. Under normal circumstances, it is already the ceiling.
They never thought that there was still room for further progress, so how could they not be excited.
There was no kneeling ceremony in the military camp, but these staunch Ming generals could not help but kneel in front of Emperor Shenwu and shout long live.
Zhu Cixi smiled happily and stood up to help the generals:
"Don't worry, everyone, as long as I am here, you all have a bright future. The prosperous era of the Ming Dynasty has begun. I believe that wherever the rivers reach and the sun and the moon shine, all will be in the Han Dynasty..."
"Thank you, Your Majesty"
"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor"
After the generals were defeated, they began to report the casualties of the soldiers to the emperor.
Navy Commander Zhu Chenggong cupped his fists and reported:
"Your Majesty, the warships of the Ming Dynasty have strong guns and powerful guns. The battleships were undoubtedly sunk. The steam battleships were not damaged. Five sail battleships were damaged, but the problem is not serious. After repairs, they can still participate in the battle. Two sentries were killed and fifty naval vessels were injured.
To be continued...