At the beginning of 1833, Lin Hong, as the emperor of the Chinese Empire, announced to the envoys of various countries in Nanjing, the temporary capital, that the territorial waters of the empire were unexpectedly fifteen nautical miles of coastline, and that all the first ships entering the territorial waters within the territorial waters had to be notified to the imperial customs and foreign affairs. Declare the territorial sovereignty of Nanhai Zhudao and declare the South China Sea as the territorial waters of the empire.

Subsequently, Lin Hong reaffirmed the Empire's suzerainty over the Indochina Peninsula and expressed respect and understanding for the vested interests that Britain had achieved in Burma. In addition, the colonial territorial sovereignty of the eastern part of the island of New Guinea was reaffirmed to the Netherlands and other countries with relevant interests in the New Guinea region. and hoped that the Netherlands and Spain would protect the interests of the citizens of the empire in their colonies and give protection to the Chinese in Borneo -

In 1777, it was formed by Luo Fangbo and four companies in Pontianak, including Samsung, Shanxin, Laoputou and Xinputou. The headquarters is located in Mandor. It is composed of a leader (also known as the eldest brother), two deputy leaders, the tail brother and the boss, who are responsible for leading and handling the company's affairs.

During the Qianlong period, Lan Fang once declared himself a vassal to the Qing Dynasty and asked to join the domain. It is conceivable that the Manchu rulers, who were cold and arrogant and had a serious anti-Han mentality, would never accept the reappearance of a country established by the Han Chinese in the territory they ruled, even if there was a land for them for free.

The founder of Lanfang, Luo Lanbo, had two main purposes for calling himself a vassal to the Qing Dynasty, one was to cherish his homeland, and now he is also a small achievement, if he can be recognized by the imperial court and become a vassal state, it is also a great glory for the ancestors to manifest themselves. The second is that the strength of Lanfang Company is still not strong at this time, and they seem to be a little powerless in the face of Western colonizers such as the Dutch and the Spaniards. At that time, the Westerners were still afraid of the huge country recorded by Marco Polo, so this move also deterred many colonists.

In history, in 1888, due to the disparity in strength, it was finally completely wiped out by the Dutch colonial army, and the Lanfang Company ended there, and it experienced a total of 10 chiefs under the leadership of 111 years.

It's just that since the twenties of the nineteenth century, due to the many problems mentioned above, such as serious regional differences, even companies established by Cantonese and Fujianese people in different counties will attack each other, and the strength of the Netherlands has become stronger and stronger, and the understanding of China has become more and more sober. Therefore, the Dutch spared no effort to suppress and coerce Lan Fang. By the time of the sixth big leader, Liu Tai, the Lanfang company had become more and more declining, not only handed over all the poll tax and some other taxes, but even allowed the Dutch to garrison a small number of troops, and Liu Taier also planted the Dutch three-sè flag and recognized the Dutch as his godfather. Therefore, people at that time humiliated it with songs: there was a big difference in the Bo Enterprise Hall, and the state government handed over the two enterprises in Taiwan. The brothers are ignorant, and the mast pulls up the three sè flags.

This state system established by the Chinese is very special. In the local Chinese circle, the leader is called the chief of the Tang Dynasty (or the general system), and in the face of the local aborigines, he is called the king. The inheritance of the leader is not the family hereditary system of father and son or brother and brother, but similar to the form of minzhu election and Zen concession, when the first chief Luo Fangbo died, Jiang Wubo was recommended to succeed him, successively five passes, and finally Liu Taier, so it was called the republic. As for "all major affairs of the state are decided by the people", it is also similar to the parliamentary system.

In addition, the Chinese state established in Southeast Asia at that time was not only the "Republic of Lanfang", but also several other countries:

Wu Yuansheng, a native of Guangdong Province, established the Daiyan Kingdom in the north of Borneo, and served as the king, the throne was hereditary, and the country was established for more than 100 years. The Kingdom of Dai Yan is a kingdom established by Wu Yuansheng, a native of Guangdong, in the north of Borneo, with a hereditary throne that existed from the mid-to-late 18th century to the mid-19th century, and has been more than 70 years of four generations of kings. It became a Dutch colony in the mid-19th century and perished.

The first king of the Daiyan Kingdom was Wu Yuansheng, originally a native of Meixian County, Jiaying Prefecture, Guangdong, who fled to Borneo Island in Southeast Asia in the middle and late Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty because of the plan to launch an uprising, and in the mid-18th century, he created a very influential Jusheng company in the local area and became the leader. Later, the prestige of his subordinate Luo Fangbo gradually surpassed him, and Luo Fangbo replaced Wu Yuansheng's position as the leader and established the Lanfang Company, and Wu Yuansheng became Luo Fangbo's subordinate. In 1777, Luo Fangbo established the Republic of Lan Fong in Borneo, and Wu Yuansheng was Luo Fangbo's subordinate general, who was stationed in the kingdom of Tayau, north of the Pontianak River. At that time, King Dai Yan was very cruel, and the people resented him, in 1783, Wu Yuansheng killed King Dai Yan, and after Wu Yuansheng killed the king, the people were very grateful to him and admired him, so he was supported by the people as the king of Dai Yanguo. After the death of Wu Yuansheng, his son was young, and his wife took the throne as queen, and when Xie Qinggao, a traveler and navigator of the Qing Dynasty, traveled to the South Seas (1783-1797), Queen Dai Yan was still in power. After that, the Dai Yan throne was hereditary by the Wu family for four generations, and it was not until the middle of the 19th century that the Dai Yan Kingdom fell to the end of the Dutch colony.

At the beginning of 1832, due to the chaos on the island and the strong enemy outside, Liu Taier, who was then the general manager (commander) of the Lanfang Company, was considered incompetent by the elders of the company on the island and put pressure on him to dismiss him.

As soon as Gu Liubo landed on the mainland, he saw that his hometown of Guangdong was very different, the braids on the street were basically no longer visible, and many villagers had changed into clothes similar to Westerners' clothes but different. As soon as I got off the dock, I heard the dock workers clapping their hands and celebrating: "Fortunately, the imperial court has recovered Hunan!" ”

Gu Liubo knew that the imperial court they were talking about meant the new dynasty, and then he arrived at the city hall of Guangzhou City under the guidance of the dock workers to meet the mayor of Guangzhou, Hu Zhi, and explained his intentions, and Hu Zhi immediately reported to the Nanjing cabinet, and arranged for Gu Liubo's accommodation and itinerary to Nanjing.

On February 2, 1832, Gu Liubo arrived in Nanjing, and along the way, he couldn't believe that he was dizzying at the great changes in the motherland. When he was in Shanghai, the sight of the sails of the ships at the pier and the white-eyed iron horses at the Shanghai railway station made his blood surging even though he was past the age of impulsiveness.

On February 3, in the morning, Gu Liubo met Lin Hong, the emperor of the new empire, in the Nanjing Palace.

Gu Liubo before going to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I have already learned a little about the national politics of this new dynasty. The state politics of this new dynasty is very similar to the Westerners' form of government, and it is said that it wants to engage in a minzhu form of government. The emperor did not participate in the administration, but still retained some power, and had the power to make decisions and make military decisions. In fact, with military power, Gu Liubo knew that this emperor was definitely not the same as the Queen of England and the Netherlands, and he still had great authority.

"I don't know what the Nanyang envoy sent back to China?" Prime Minister Zuo Yu first asked, Lin Hong and the cabinet have an agreement, he generally does not interfere in cabinet affairs, and the Nanyang envoy is within the scope of the cabinet's authority.

"Minister, Nanyang Lanfang Gu Liubo, by the order of Liu Taier, the chief of the Lanfang Tang Dynasty, to return to the court to meet Your Majesty and the Prime Minister, I hope that Your Majesty will recognise my Lanfang as a citizen of the Celestial Empire and shelter us and other overseas outcasts." Gu Liubo knelt on the ground again and said.

"Gu Liubo get up! In addition to sacrificing to the parents of heaven and earth, our empire has abolished the prostration ceremony. After seeing Gu Liubo stand up, Gu Liubo looked up and observed the emperor, only to see that he was very young, but he had a good skin, and a gorgeous outfit that was neither Chinese nor Western, which set off his might. Lin Hong continued, "I am the Son of Heaven, and I should protect the people of the empire, even if you are overseas, I will protect you. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gu Liubo knelt down again.

"Get up! Tell me how you Lan Fang are doing! ”——

On April 17, 1832, after the communication between the ancient six uncles, the Chinese Empire officially accepted Lanfang as a vassal state of the empire, and the king of Lanfang was served by His Majesty Lin Hong, the Great Emperor of the Great Chinese Empire, and the domestic political system of Lanfang remained unchanged, continuing the commander-in-chief system but the empire would send officials to supervise the administration of Lanfang, and the empire would send 31st, 32nd, and 33rd divisions to garrison Lanfang, of which the 32nd and 33rd divisions would be recruited and formed in various parts of Lanfang. The system also officially recognized the status of Lanfang Kingdom, and Lin Hong's title also added a Lanfang king.

Now Lin Hong's titles are Overlord of the Far East, Emperor of the Chinese Empire, and King of Lanfang.

With the establishment of the suzerain, the domestic situation in Lanfang was strange, and on June 10, Gu Liubo returned to Lanfang Pontianak with the 37th Division of the Empire.