There are many people and it is easy to work. With everyone working together, various fruits were quickly placed in front of the soldiers.

There are coconuts, bananas, tangerines, oranges, sugar cane, ripe corn and more!

Zhang Jiexu asked Huang Fei to sit at the top and said to everyone:

"Soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, welcome to Ambona Island. These are the island's specialties. Come and try what they taste like..."

The soldiers did not move. They all looked at Huang Fei. If Huang Fei didn't nod, they did not dare to take action.

Are they here to attack Amponna Island, or are they worried about fraud?

It’s not that we are worried about the Chinese on the island. Special times require special treatment. No one can bear the consequences of military losses.

When the Ming army captured Batavia, only a few people died in the battle. If the ship capsized in the sewer of a small island, Huang Fei's deputy governor would also be dead.

Zhang Jiexu is also an experienced veteran. How could he not understand the psychological thoughts of the Ming army soldiers?

He chuckled and said:

"Come here, try one of each fruit, and I will take the lead."

"Click..."

As Zhang Jiexu spoke, he picked up a piece of fruit, opened his mouth, took a big bite, and then ate it.

After him, another group of people came up. They took out one of each fruit and ate it in front of the Ming army soldiers.

Zhang Jiexu could understand the thoughts of the Ming army soldiers and did not complain that the soldiers did not believe them.

If this kind of situation happened to anyone, no one would dare to make fun of the lives of hundreds of soldiers.

Seeing that Huang Fei still smiled and said nothing, he smiled and said:

"General, the island is full of refugees from the Ming Dynasty. They have lived on this unfamiliar desert island for many years. Seeing you coming, we feel like we are seeing relatives. Please believe that we are all kind and loyal Ming Dynasty people...

"

Huang Fei smiled slightly, stood up and took Zhang Jiexu's arm, asking him to sit down on the stool next to him.

"The island owner is overly worried and doesn't believe you. This is the habit of many years of fighting."

Huang Fei nodded to the soldiers, and then the soldiers dared to take action.

Seeing that the soldiers finally let go, Zhang Xujie smiled and said:

"Come here, prepare some food and wine. Today we will entertain our relatives from our homeland."

"yes!"

Seeing that the Ming army finally believed in them, Zhang Jiexu was in a good mood. He immediately ordered a fire to be cooked and a banquet was held to entertain the navy officers.

After Huang Fei ate a banana, he began to observe the personnel distribution on the island, and soon discovered a problem.

From the time I arrived on the island until now, I have not seen a woman, let alone a child. The island is almost entirely filled with men.

Huang Fei didn't ask, and was ready to look around:

"Island owner, can you enjoy the scenery on the island?"

Zhang Jiexu hurriedly cupped his fists and said:

"Of course, please come with me!"

The two men stood up and came out. The Ming army officers immediately stood up and followed them. They would not let Huang Fei wander around alone. The governor's safety was the most important thing.

Huang Fei turned around and waved to them, smiling:

"You don't have to follow them all, the guards can just follow."

"Here!"

The captain of the escort took the order and followed with more than thirty people.

Although there were only more than thirty people, they were all fully armed, with muskets on their waists and two grenades hanging on them.

In response, Zhang Xujie just smiled slightly. He understood the mood of the soldiers and it was their duty to protect the general.

The group of people strolled around the island for about a while before returning to the island owner's mansion.

Huang Fei was not admiring the scenery on the island, he just wanted to see if there were any women and children on the island.

It is really difficult to see women and children on the island. In the end, only a few women were found, but not a single child.

After sitting down, Huang Fei couldn't help but ask:

"I would like to ask, don't you have any family members?"

Zhang Jiexu shook his head and smiled bitterly:

"No, I didn't know whether I was dead or alive at that time. How dare I take my family with me? The few women on the island were all rescued from the sea during the trade."

Zhang Jiexu did not hide that they really did not bring any family members.

After settling down on Amponna Island, I went back to take care of my family, only to find that the village had long been in ruins and all my family members were missing.

Several women on the island were actually rescued from a shipwreck at sea.

The island is full of young bachelors, who doesn’t want a woman?

In order to prevent them from being harassed, Zhang Xujie kept them by his side to cook and wash clothes.

That's all, Zhang Jiexu didn't touch them. He was not Liu Xiahui. He was mainly worried about being alone and causing dissatisfaction among his brothers.

Zhang Jiexu managed things very well and everyone lived happily. He occasionally joked with a few women, but no one crossed the line.

After learning about the situation on the island, Huang Fei secretly criticized Zhang Jiexu and the people on the island.

The topic changed and back to the topic, they were originally here to capture Amponna Island.

If there were no Chinese on the island, the Ming army would have forcibly taken back Amponna Island. Huang Fei organized his speech and asked:

"Island owner, Your Majesty has decreed that many islands around Java will be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. What are your plans?"

No matter how polite Zhang Jiexu is, Ambona Island still needs to be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

According to the decree of Emperor Shenwu, all the lands of India in later generations will be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Even if Zhang Jiexu gave him tens of millions of taels of silver, Huang Fei would not dare to disobey his will.

Seeing the general explaining his purpose, Zhang Jiexu was not surprised. If Ampona Island was not controlled by Ming people, Huang Fei would definitely use naval guns to talk to them.

Zhang Jiexu cupped his fists and said:

"General, everyone on the island is a citizen of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty will incorporate Ambona Island into the Ming Dynasty's territory. We have no objections. We just have a small request.

General, please report to the Holy Ming Dynasty that we are reluctant to leave Ambona Island and hope that the Holy One will allow us to continue living on Ambona Island. I don’t know what to do?”

Under normal circumstances, after the Ming Dynasty incorporated the Ambona Islands into its territory, the islanders would still live on the island, as long as they submitted to the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Jiexu was worried that the emperor misunderstood that they wanted to be independent and asked them all to leave in order to control Amponna Island.

Upon hearing the other party's request, Huang Fei began to think that Zhang Jiexu wanted Ambona Island to be independent from the Ming Dynasty, and felt a little unhappy.

It turned out that they just wanted to continue living on the island. Based on Huang Fei's understanding of Emperor Shenwu, this was not a problem at all.

It can be said that Emperor Shenwu showed great magnanimity and care for the people of the Ming Dynasty, and would never refuse Zhang Jiexu's request.

Huang Fei smiled and nodded:

"Okay, no problem. This governor will report your request to the Holy One. It is estimated that the Holy One will agree to your request and may even give you a surprise!"

Why did Huang Fei say there was a surprise?

Since the island is full of bachelors, he will suggest to Emperor Shenwu to send some indigenous women to the island so that they can carry on the family lineage for the Ming people on the island.

Although Zhang Jiexu didn't understand what Huang Fei meant, he was still overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly bowed and saluted Huang Fei:

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, and thank you, His Majesty the Emperor, for your grace!"

After thanking Huang Fei, Zhang Jiexu smiled and said:

"Commanders and soldiers, please don't be polite and try the rice wine and seafood we brewed. Although the wine is not as good as the local ones in Ming Dynasty, the seafood is very good."

"Come here, let's serve some food and wine."

"yes!"
Chapter completed!