Chapter 20 Lan Fang's Matter is Settled
At a time when several major European countries were busy dealing with domestic affairs, Lin Hong also launched a new round of his diplomatic activities.
In January 1833, the envoy of the Chinese Empire arrived in Annam, visited King Nguyen Thi of Vietnam, and presented his credentials and gifts. In addition, 10,000 old smoothbore flintlock pistols that had been eliminated by the Royal Army and 100 bulky and old cannons from the reign of Qing zhèngfu were also presented. The Nguyen clan recognized the Chinese Empire as its suzerainty and paid a certain tribute to facilitate economic activities such as the entry of Chinese goods, and Vietnam signed a trade protection treaty with the Chinese Empire, while accepting the military and political protection of the Chinese Empire, and its foreign affairs would be conducted under the guidance of the Empire.
In the same month, the envoy of the Chinese Empire arrived in Siam, met with the King of Siam, presented a state gift, and presented a credential, Siam had certain differences on the issue of subordination, but with the transfer of the Empire's Malacca fleet to Siam's overseas, the King of Siam softened, Siam declared the Chinese Empire as the suzerain, announced tribute, and successively signed such as mutual trade treaties, diplomatic guidance, most-favored-nation treatment, as well as the guidance of military advisers, the planning of concessions and other issues.
In February 1833, the envoy of the Chinese Empire arrived in Gurkha and presented the Gurkha King with an incomparably beautiful Gurkha scimitar made of pure gold, and conveyed His Majesty's admiration and praise to the Gurkha warriors of the Chinese Empire, and presented a large number of civil and luxury goods to the Gurkha Kingdom. The emperor expressed the hope that if possible, the invincible warriors of the Gurkha would join his royal army and fight for the glory of China and the Gurkhas.
The Gurkha is a famous source of mercenaries in the world, and the loyalty and blood of the Gurkha warriors have been passed down from generation to generation. During the Opium War, the Gurkha king once sent an envoy to ask if the Gurkha warriors were needed to help resist the British army, but Daoguang refused on the grounds of face. The Gurkha was also a Qing Dynasty, which frequently sent tribute, and was loyal and reliable vassals. During the period of British rule of the Gurkhas, the Gurkha gave their loyalty to the British, and the Gurkha people can be seen in the wars in which the British army participated. The Queen of England has repeatedly awarded the Gurkha army decorations because they have repeatedly used their bodies to block various attacks. Until Lin Hong's crossing, the Gurkha were still the most trusted bodyguards and mercenaries of the British royal family.
In order to obtain the allegiance of the brave Gurkhas, Lin Hong personally inscribed and wrote down five big characters of the Gurkha warriors and gave them to the Gurkha king, showing the martial courage and loyalty of the Gurkhas. And presented with an incomparably beautiful golden sword, hoping to obtain a "Golden Sword Guard" as an ace army in the Royal Army. And formed a delegation of thousands of envoys, bringing all kinds of gifts to the Gurkhas, from books to industrial products, from civilian goods to industrial products, these dazzling things, showing the Gurkha people that the Chinese Han emperors are more courteous and respectful to the Gurkha than the Manchu emperors, the Gurkha king said: "The loyalty and martial courage of the Gurkha people should be left to those who understand the loyalty and martial courage of the Gurkhas, and respect our warriors." ”
The king gathered a group of 1,000 of the most courageous Gurkhas, formed the "Golden Sword Guard", and went to Nanjing to serve His Majesty the Emperor.
In front of Lin Hong's eyes in Nanjing, a system interface appeared: to obtain new troops, the upper limit of Gurkha Jing British warriors is 3,000.
【Gurkha Jing Ying Samurai】
For loyal and invincible Gurkha warriors, morale is useless data. They are able to adapt to any harsh climate from the bitter cold of the Himalayas to the scorching heat of the rainforest. In their eyes, there is only victory and loyalty.
Cold Weapon Bonus: No one can defeat them with the Gurk Dogleg Knife.
Stealth: They are able to silently ambush in nature and launch surprise attacks
Morale: Never Retreat -
There are many opinions within the Lanfang Company about the arrival of the Imperial Envoy, but no matter what method is used, these guys do not want their own interests to be violated, let alone cooperate with other companies that have been enemies for generations.
If it is opened to the mainland, then the wealthy people of Guangdong and even the whole south may flood into this area, bring a large amount of money, and open new plantations or factories, which is very likely to destroy the foundation they have built up for more than 100 years, which they do not want to see. On the other hand, they are the emperors of Pontianak and the entire West Borneo region, and if they vote for the new dynasty, they will have no status. The unfavorable political and economic position of the colonizers in their own country caused them to flee the country, and once they had established a little industry, they could not wait to do so. This is true for the United States, and it is also true for the countries of South America. And these people in Lanfang Company also have this idea.
However, on the other hand, their living space and profit margins have been greatly compressed, and ordinary people and some people who have seen that this road has come to an end are not very resistant to joining the Chinese Empire.
"Oh no, no! Envoy! Suddenly, Gu Liubo's voice came, breaking the silence of the mansion.
"Turen! The natives have rebelled again! A lot of people, estimated at four or five thousand natives, have already hit Pontianak! With the support of Gu Liubo, Liu Taier said.
Borneo is the third largest island in the world, the area is very large, the distance from Banda to Pontianak is very close, and the surrounding development is limited, the jungle and swamp are dense, if there is a conscious sneak attack, it is indeed difficult to defend. In the past, the natives rarely came to attack Pontianak, but now they came to Pontianak secretly through the cover of the jungle, and Pontianak, which had no city defense, suddenly turned into a fat white sheep and was exposed to the eyes of the hyenas.
Li Xin organized all the diplomatic affairs and business travelers, and the accompanying marines on one side had already assembled and were ready to go. On the other side, Li Xin sent someone to inform the 31st Division stationed on the outskirts of the city.
At this time, Pontianak had become a sea of fire, Xie Guifang took the main armed forces of the Lanfang company to Dongwanlu, he was afraid that Liu Taier, who had the advantage of force, and the imperial envoy would directly launch a mutiny, so after the drinking party that day, he took his subordinates and some of the main armed forces, and ran to Dongwanlu, claiming to protect the local Chinese.
The city was in chaos, and the natives, armed with bows and arrows and short knives, wantonly killed the Chinese and seized the property of the Chinese. The primitive natives, who had no civilization and education, broke out like beasts, and under the guidance of the few Sultan troops with firearms provided by Eliot, half of Pontianak was already in a panic.
Lanfang patriarch Ye Tenghui was also blocked at home, he was a veteran who had done a lot of business, and there were many armed guards at home, but when he saw the blood, the natives who were emboldened found that the Ye family's mansion was well defended, and they affirmed that there must be a heavy treasure inside, constantly impacting the Ye house.
Many Chinese workers panicked, and some of them took up all kinds of weapons to resist the natives. Several workers took long sticks, and kept beating the natives who rushed up, and the blood-red natives, with a terrible voice, raised their short knives, cut off the long sticks section by section, and finally slashed the sinful blade on them.
Ye Tenghui was surrounded in his mansion, like an ant on a hot pot, anxious. The natives outside had already gathered hundreds of people, and seeing that it was difficult to break through from the front, they even began to throw torches into the house, hoping to force the people inside out with torches.
"The lord is not done! The fire is already burning, and people need to hold it in front, and there are not enough people in the back to put out the fire! What are we going to do?! ”
Ye Tenghui's face was full of anxiety, and he said, "Call the family members, the women go and put out the fire!" The old and young masters will support it for a while, and the men and horses of the Celestial Empire will be stationed on North Street, and if they get the news, they will definitely come back! ”
"So, what if they return to the ship?"
Ye Tenghui's face was pale, he knew what would happen to the rich Chinese if they fell into the hands of the local natives, and he looked up to the sky and sighed: "Then the sky is going to kill me." ”
Suddenly, only the sound of gunfire outside was heard, and the voices of the natives suddenly became panicked. With a rhythmic shuffle, one by one the natives fell. Ye Tenghui's face was happy, and he said, "Ha! It's the people of the Celestial Empire who are coming! ”
These family guards also came to the blood, raised their swords and guns and killed these natives whose morale had plummeted.
At this time, in the rear of the Pontianak natives, Van Hoddock and Eliot admired the scene of the natives raging.
"Hehe, these Chinese defenders are so poor, I knew this, I would have led our army to bring this place into our sphere of influence!" Van Hoddock said, a little complacent.
"My concern is what will happen if the Chinese military joins." Elliot said worriedly.
"Hmph, just because of these savage yellow people, they don't know anything about modern warfare! Their 1,000 men in the city had no chance of winning against more than 5,000 natives who were already full of blood. It would take several hours for the army outside the city to arrive, and even if there were twists and turns, then it would have no effect on us, no matter which of them were lost. I just need to use these natives to contain and destroy. ”
Elliot rarely refuted this time, and said, "Maybe you are right, this sudden attack has caused obvious damage to Pontianak. We're just sitting back and watching what happens. He slowed down, and said, "But Captain, we can almost retreat, let the natives play their own role, you need to return to Batavia, we may face the wrath of the Chinese Emperor next."
Li Xin is an A-level gentry, but he is also a scholar who can martial arts, who made him an A-class, it is genuine!
Under the leadership of Li Xin, with the powerful firepower of the Marine Corps, his men and horses grew like a snowball in the city. At first, it was only young men and men with weapons and a sense of resistance, but later, gradually, women, children, and old people also joined this large procession, and Li Xin and the marines walked in the forefront, like an iron stream, impacting the natives, and wherever they passed, the natives did not leave a single one. The women and children were no longer afraid, shouting, banging on all kinds of household items, cheering on the soldiers who were protecting their homes.
Gradually, the natives felt that what frightened them was no longer the bullets, but the immature, squeamish, old, angry, hoarse voices, all shouting the same language, standing on the same front, their expressions became resolute, their strength became terrifying, and those Chinese who were each weak like sheep, when they fought together, even if they had no weapons in their hands, even if they were old, weak, sick and disabled, they burst out with incredible power and unstoppable sharpness.
In the morning, everything is quiet! ――
On October 21, Li Xin announced Lin Hong's holy decree in front of all the elders and rulers of Lanfang. The Kingdom of Lanfang was founded.
On October 22, the Lan Fang Cabinet was formed, and the Cabinet Prime Minister Liu Taier. The prime minister first announced that Xie Guifang had been convicted of treason, issued a notice asking him to surrender, and then Lan Fangguo's work was in full swing.
On November 7, the 31st Division broke through Dongwanlu and captured Xie Guifang alive.
By Christmas in November, Lan Fang was basically calm.
Sarawak on the island of Kalimantan in early December is the northeastern region of Lanfang, south of Brunei. That is, in 1841, the British adventurer J. Brooke was named the king of the earth
At the beginning of the second year, the Imperial 31st Division marched to the northeast of Kalimantan Island, the North Borneo region, and the eastern part of Kalimantan, and annexed the Dai Yan Kingdom north of the Pontianak River to complete the military siege of Brunei. Further uprooting Dutch colonies to the east, and slaughtering and destroying corpses everywhere the army went, tensions between the Dutch and the empire were strained.
By the end of the second year, the emperor's ** team basically occupied the whole island, and the territory of the Lanfang Kingdom also expanded to the whole island.