For the locals of the Ming Dynasty, the south of the Ming Dynasty was a miasma land, and even more so on the Dayuan and Nanyang sides. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the Tang and Song dynasties, a corner of Guangdong, known as Lingnan in history. Thousands of mountains overlap, dense forests, traffic blockage, poor environment, mosquitoes and flies dancing, insect vectors are rampant, miasma is prevalent. The imperial court regarded it as a "barbaric" "miasma town"!

The so-called miasma is actually not so mysterious. It's malaria and so on, common diseases in later generations!

Of course, two or three hundred years ago, the level of medicine was not developed, and it was normal for these common diseases to be scary.

In the area with a high incidence of malaria at that time, there was a folk saying: "Ten nine yellow and thin, ten men and nine big bellies" (malaria symptoms recur, resulting in an enlarged spleen and a protruding abdomen)!

What's more, "the rice tail is yellow in September, and nine families in ten households sleep in bed" (called "autumn miasma", that is, the season of high incidence of malaria).

(According to the determination of the density of Anopheles mosquitoes: the density of Anopheles mosquitoes in farmhouses is the highest in September and October), which shows that the ancient miasma was very harmful.

Therefore, we watched the TV series, the emperor said that whoever was going to behead you, but he was extra gracious and let you be exiled to Lingnan for 3,000 miles. As a result, that person's face turned pale. Because at that time when transportation was inconvenient and medicine was not developed, exile was basically not much different from the death penalty.

After all, you are a prisoner and there is no way to get special treatment.

In the absence of bodyguards, medical care, and so on, exile for thousands of miles, basically 70% of people will die halfway through. And the remaining 20% will also die shortly after arriving at their destination, and only 10% survive.

It's really a life of nine deaths!

Today, malaria in Lingnan has been effectively controlled.

Since the 50s of the last century, after carrying out a national census and using special drugs to prevent and control, and using new spraying drugs to kill Anopheles mosquitoes to eliminate malaria mosquitoes, "miasma land" has long become a historical term.

However, the "killer" still hides in the dark corners, and sporadic cases of malaria still occur in isolated areas, so it is important not to take it lightly.

Looking at the present day, the Cantonese people have developed and built Lingnan into a "feng shui" treasure land of the reform and opening up special zone, if Han Yu and Su Shi have a spirit under the nine springs, they will definitely clap their hands and praise the people of today for being better than the ancients.

(Think about it, what is the level of development of Guangdong and Shenzhen, you will know, sure enough, science and technology are the primary productive forces.) ）

Zhu Zilong's ship brought a large amount of modern medicine, which was tantamount to hanging up, so when the vanguard small detection unit went to Nanyang and Lingnan to work and carry out intelligence work, basically only 10% of the people would get sick. Or is it a small chance event caused by a mistake!

And for the large army, it is naturally not a problem.

Dayuan Island is far away, and the scenery on the sea is extremely monotonous. With the Dayuan Island, a large number of Ming people have appeared on Dayuan Island not long ago, and the intention is becoming more and more obvious.

The Dutch, sensing a serious threat, first protested to the Ming side.

In this regard, Zheng Zhilong, who dealt with this matter in advance, ignored them according to Zhu Zilong's orders after reporting to Zhu Zilong.

What else do you want artillery to do if it is useful to protest?

Now Zheng Zhilong has achieved the post of chief soldier. also almost embarked on a completely different direction from history and took refuge in Zhu Zilong.

Now Zhu Zilong has a large number of pirates under Zhu Zilong to work in Zhao'an, and he is happy to let them engage in healthy competition, as long as the red line is not moved, they are not allowed to fight their own people. and the collection of sea taxes, which should be done according to his regulations.

The money must be paid on time, and the other promotions will be promoted, and those who will get rich will get rich together, and there will be no worries.

Of course, this can be done because of the strength of the Shandong Navy. Too powerful for these pirates to match!

In just a few years, there are dozens more than six or seven thousand ships (two thousand tons), and more than 100 more ships of three or four thousand materials, and the artillery fire and power on them are more than ten times better than them.

Gotta take refuge in the past and be a little brother with peace of mind!

Not only these pirates, but all foreigners who know a little about the situation of the Shandong Navy are also worried about being beaten out all the time.

As a result, recently I even had the idea of holding together and looking for domestic support.

It's just that at this time in Europe, the situation is not so optimistic, in the face of the rise of Britain, the strength of the Dutch East India Company, unable to take into account Southeast Asia is already a very real problem.

The rise of the Dutch, that is, in just a few decades.

The Netherlands is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and has a well-developed craft industry, but natural resources are scarce and the local market is small. Many Dutch people travel outside the world for business.

In the 17th century, sailors on English merchant ships carried weapons, so their ships needed harder wood.

The Dutch ships were hardly equipped with weapons, so the Dutch ships were cheap to build, and it was cheap to use Dutch ships to transport goods, so the Netherlands became the sea coachmen of Europe.

The trade-off for this is that every voyage turns into a risky gamble of fate. But it has the advantage that the cost of shipbuilding is low, the price is only half that of British ships, and as a result, the freight of goods is also low.

So much so that in the 21st century, Dutch adults often repeat the phrase to children: "The Netherlands is still the Netherlands because our ancestors took care of their business." ”

In general, the Dutch are more like businessmen, and gamblers, in fact, the fighting power is like that.

It's just that he has made a little fortune and has begun to arm himself in recent years, so he can be regarded as a pure luck king to a sea coachman with luck, fame, and force.

However, the good times of the "sea coachmen" were short-lived. From the middle of the 17th century, the Anglo-Dutch fought for supremacy on the seas, and later the French also participated. The Franco-Dutch War swept through the Netherlands and ended in a crushing defeat for the Netherlands. The Netherlands has been in a state of collapse ever since!

Of course, these things have not happened yet, and they are still in the process of brewing. But at this time, it was undoubtedly the time when the expansion of the Netherlands reached a limit.

At this moment, compared to the ocean, the current Shandong Navy and logistics must be a little too reluctant. Moreover, Zhu Zilong doesn't like to gamble!

However, controlling the periphery of the Ming Dynasty and attacking from afar is such a tactic that everyone will.

The so-called Nanyang is the name of Southeast Asia in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it is a concept centered on China.

Including the Malay Archipelago, the Philippine Islands, the Indonesian Archipelago, as well as the coastal areas of the Indochina Peninsula and the Malay Peninsula. During the Qing Dynasty, it also referred to the coastal areas south of Jiangsu as "Nanyang" (the coastal areas north of Jiangsu were called Beiyang).

Naturally, the so-called Dayuan Island is also a general name, but it is not actually a small island.

It is a very large area, and Zhu Zilong's vanguard force, plus a small force that was developed in the local area before, is now also large.

There are stopovers here!

After arriving at the island, Zhu Zilong, who led the army, shook hands with the greeters one by one very seriously, and kept saying: "Hard work!" ”

(Calm the hearts of the transit personnel)!

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