Chapter 278: Patta Surrender (Page 1/1)

Zhang Qianfang said angrily: "There is such a thing? ”

Li Cungen nodded and said: "When the Ming Dynasty was powerful, there were many vassal countries, and everyone looked up to the Chinese. But since the Ming Dynasty withdrew from Nanyang, it has not been declared overseas, and going to sea without permission is still regarded as a criminal, so the life of the Chinese has become more and more difficult. Our overseas travelers have no roots, and without the Ming Dynasty to support us, how can others care. The Chinese are industrious, and the exploitation is even heavier. ”

Zhang Qianfang said: "No wonder the emperor said when he asked us to go to sea that we are the backstage of overseas Chinese, it turns out that these ethnic groups are so hateful." You can rest assured, this is different from the past, our ocean-going fleet is your protector, and the Chinese should enjoy the lowest tax burden in Pattani, I will tell the people of Pattani. ”

Li Cungen said: "General Zhang, in fact, we don't need the minimum, as long as it is fair, there is no problem with everyone's tax burden, if the Chinese are the lowest, it will make others have opinions, which will make the Chinese discriminated against." ”

Zhang Qianfang thought for a while and praised: "Yes, your idea is very correct, then set the tax burden of Chinese and Pattani people to be the same." ”

After Li Cungen thanked him and withdrew, Zhang Qianfang called the British in again. The British spoke first, and the tongue man said: "We hope that the generals of the Ming Dynasty will not harm the interests of our East India Company when attacking Pattani, and we are willing to cooperate with your actions." ”

Zhang Qianfang said: "Beidian was originally a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, we will not attack it, we will just take back our suzerainty." As long as the merchants of your country do business according to the rules and pay taxes according to the regulations, we will not harm your interests. ”

After hearing what the British said, they said: "Thank you very much for the promise of General Daming, and we of the East India Company hope to be good friends with Daming." ”

Zhang Qianfang nodded, and called in the last Dutchman. As soon as the Dutch came in, they yelled, and Zhang Qianfang ignored him. When he had finished speaking, the tongue man said: "The interests of us Dutch people in the world are sacrosanct, and you cannot attack Pattani, because Pattani has the interests of the Dutch." ”

Zhang Qianfang said: "Come on, drive out, the Dutch are not allowed to open shops in Pattani." ”

The guards came out, picked up the Dutchman, and went outside, and the Dutchman exclaimed, "Our Dutch fleet will teach you a lesson, so that you will never again oppose the Dutch." ”

Zhang Qianfang said with a smile: "We have dealt with the Dutch for a long time, and it seems that the Dutch are the ones who lose, if you are polite, I will treat them with courtesy, and if you are rude, I will be more rude than you." This is what the sage said: repay virtue with virtue and repay grievances with straightforwardness. ”

His adjutant laughed: "If we hadn't dealt with the locals first, we would have taken the Dutch place a long time ago, and these Dutchmen really don't know whether to live or die." ”

Zhang Qianfang said: "When I informed the Dutch in Batavia, they said that because the Dutch in Pattavia were rude, the Dutch were not allowed to do business in Pattavia. If they want to fight, it's the same to knock them down first. ”

The Dutch did not resist, and the Dutch governor of Batavia sent a messenger with gifts to apologize to Zhang Qianfang, and offered to remove the merchants who had offended the Ming generals and allow other Dutch merchants to do business in Pattani.

Zhang Qianfang accepted the gift, and then said to the envoy: "Reply to your governor, since you said that the Dutch are not allowed to do business in Pattani, it is impossible to change it, other places can, Pattani is absolutely not, as long as I find a Dutch in Pattani, then kill it directly." ”

The messenger cursed the brutal general in his heart, but he had no choice but to go back and report the news. When the governor heard this, he said, "Withdraw all the Dutch from Pattani, and let the local agents help us in business in Pattani." Now that the Ming army is strong, I will report to the country and wait for the decision of the country. ”

Zhang Qianfang sailed directly into Pattani with the fleet, and the people of Pattani welcomed the arrival of the Ming army very warmly, as if welcoming a savior. Zhang Qianfang was a little puzzled, so he asked Li Cungen: "It seems that they like the Ming army very much, it doesn't make sense, we are here to exercise the power of the clan." ”

Li Cungen said with a smile: "General Zhang, this is normal, the people of Pattani hate the Siamese people the most, the Siamese people are insatiable, as long as they can get rid of the Siamese people, the people of Pettani will be willing to take refuge in anyone." ”

Zhang Qianfang said with a smile: "Our Ming Dynasty will not go crazy to exploit the feudal state, just like Xinzhou, when we first arrived in the Ming Dynasty from the Japanese Kingdom, there were also some Japanese people who were very afraid of the Ming people. Later, I found that our Ming people were much more reasonable than their big names, and the tax burden was much lighter, and now the people of Xinzhou are very proud of being Ming people. The emperor was worried that they would rebel, but there has not been a rebellion at all for so many years, but many people from the nearby Wa Kingdom fled to Xinzhou, and even some Wa people fled to Danong Prefecture, just to eat a full meal and live a life that is no longer cruelly oppressed. ”

Li Cungen said: "Pettani and the small countries that go north are also suffering from the oppression of Siam, as long as the adult fleet sails away, they can become vassals of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Zhang Qianfang said with a smile: "I'm not afraid to tell you, that's our task, the entire peninsula must be under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, including this big bay, the emperor has already named it, it will be called Dahan Bay." ”

The king of Pattani welcomed Zhang Qianfang into the city, and respectfully presented the chart and the roster: "Pattani hopes to be able to attach the Ming Dynasty, please allow the general." ”

Zhang Qianfang helped him up and said, "Your request, we will play His Majesty the Emperor, and only His Majesty can be the master." Your Majesty can rest assured that with our Ming army, it is impossible for the Siamese to invade Pattani. ”

King Pattani said: "Of course Xiao Wang knows that Siam will not dare to fight against the Ming Dynasty, but if the Ming army leaves, Xiao Wang is worried that they will come again." ”

Zhang Qianfang said: "It is better for the king to set aside a place, and the Ming army will establish a base here to station an army to protect Pattani from the invasion of the Siamese." ”

King Pattani was overjoyed and said, "If that's really the case, it would be great." Pattanito is willing to provide for the necessary expenses. ”

Zhang Qianfang said: "I can call the shots in this matter, but I have to play it to the court afterwards, the emperor has always cared about the Ming expatriates in various places, if we use the protection of the diaspora as the reason, His Majesty the Emperor will definitely allow it." ”

The king of Pattani sent an envoy to live in the capital, bringing a land map and a population register, and adding the king's seal, so that the Chinese people in Pattani could help write a sincere table. And Zhang Qianfang also wrote a note on requesting the construction of a military base in Pattani, and was brought into the capital by the envoy.

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