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On the third day of the second month of the 15th year of Wucheng in China, a two-masted letter ship carrying the flag of the Western Naval Division of China sailed into the waters near Dawei, a port in southern Burma. As if an intruding shark had alarmed the entire school, several fishing boats that appeared to be casting their nets quickly surrounded them, some of which looked very much like the bird boats common in southern China.

Seeing these slow guys surrounding them, the letter ship did not take advantage of the degree to shake off the other party, but instead lowered the alum to stop the ship, but the eight gun windows on both sides had all been opened, and looking inward, the muzzle of the black hole was aimed at the direction of the incoming ship.

Different from the tense atmosphere of the gunners and sailors, the commander of the ship at the helm talked and laughed with the people around him very firmly: "In the past five years, the thirty-six families in the West have grown, and when they see the military flag of the imperial court, they still dare to surround it. ”

Regarding the confidence of the second lieutenant, the interlocutor with a higher status smiled: "From Shirou, you [Jingsu No. 27] still want to fight against the fire attack ship of the brigade, forget it, and wait until you become the ship commander of the first-class cruiser." ”

The captain of the ship smiled: "If you can't win, you can always run away, besides, you can use it to clean up slowly." ”

"If this is the open sea, maybe you have some truth in it, but," the interlocutor said, gesturing to the six places that were faintly visible. "This rush is washed ashore, how do you maneuver? When you don't have time to turn around, people pounce on them like wolves, and the small body of [Jingsu No. 27] is really not enough for people to swallow alive. ”

The ship commander shrunk his neck: "Lord Hua, it's as exaggerated as you said, I can move parallel along the coastline." ”

"Do you know where the shallows are and where the reefs are?" The Hana-sama asked rhetorically. "Or do you know that the wind can't change or stop suddenly? What the? I don't know, then why did you use your ship to attack the enemy's complete formation in the near sea? It was suicide, and it was suicide with a boatload of brothers. Looking at the ship commander who was said to be blushing and thick-necked, Lord Hua taught him a lesson as a passerby. It's only been a few years since I returned everything I learned in the Sailor University to the teacher? ”

"Isn't that what Xia Guan said, what do you really think, my lord?" The ship's commander felt a little aggrieved. "Only when he faints, will the lower officials engage these flat-bottomed galleys in the coastal waters."

"When you mention the word belligerent, you're already unconscious." Hana-sama pointed out. "Now it's not the time for the 3,000 ships to prop up the Minhai defense line more than ten years ago, the letter ship, do you know what it means, send a letter, investigate! Your mission is not to fight people, but to serve the fleet and even the sailors. ”

Lord Hua was teaching the latter a lesson, and at this time, the lookout post on the letter ship reported: "My lord, a small boat has come over." ”

Hua Daren then stopped, walked to the side of the boat to see, but it was a common crab boat in the South Seas, looking from a distance, the dark and shiny sailor with his skin under the sun was rowing the oars in his hand vigorously, and the sixteen oars were raised and lowered in unison, pushing the boat to quickly approach [Jingsu No. 27].

Lord Hua commented: "The sailors seem to have been trained for a long time, and the thirty-six Western schools really live up to their reputation. ”

After waiting for a while, the crab boat approached [Jingsu 27], and someone on board shouted in Hokkien: "Put down the rope ladder." ”

Lord Hua glanced at the ship's commander, who willingly ordered the sailors to lower the rope ladder, and after a while, a man who looked like a small leader climbed up: "This is the territory of the Burmese king, why did you trespass into ?????? at will?"

Before the words were finished, Lord Hua broke off and said: "Presumptuous, this is a Chinese warship, symbolizing the majesty of our emperor, who are you, you dare to make a big statement this time, you must know that even the lord of Myanmar has to be respectful when he sees the envoy of our court, not to mention that you are still a Chinese people, don't wear a Burmese clothes to forget your ancestors, don't you know that the court has always been unforgiving to traitors, or the thirty-six Western families have decided to commit treason!" ”

The little boss was stunned by the words, and it took a long time to come back to his senses: "This official master, now this is in Burma, you, what kind of prestige are you playing, who, who is afraid of you??????"

Before he finished speaking, the commander of the ship, who received a hint from Lord Hana, shouted: "Throw him into the sea." ”

The wolf-like Xia army sailors swarmed up and grabbed the desperately struggling little leader and threw it into the sea, and the sound of the human body falling into the water made the sailors on the crab ship panic, but they heard the Xia army sailors pass down on the [Jingsu No. 27] and said: "Next time find someone who can talk to people??????

Three days later, in the governor's residence in Dawei, a fat-faced fellow complained to the people in the seat: "What is the matter with calling me out of the village in such a hurry that I ran and killed two horses, and when I got to the ground, he didn't say anything!" ”

One of the few people in the audience spoke: "Master Qi, don't be impatient, this matter is big, it can't be solved by you and me, we have to wait for everyone to arrive." ”

Master Qi is also a character who licks blood with a knife head, and when he heard this, a spirit was excited: "Everyone is coming, what's going on?" ”

No one responded to him, and Master Qi had to wait helplessly, as time passed, everyone arrived one by one, but because of the long distance, the complexion on everyone's face was not good-looking, but seeing more and more people gathering, this time I had to hold back the dissatisfaction in my heart and wait for the host to announce the meeting.

"Ladies and gentlemen, except for Shengxing Lianhao Zhao Dongjia who returned to China to worship his ancestors, and Guanglian Boss Li who went to Xilan to buy goods, everyone else has arrived." As the lights in the house were lit, the meeting finally began. "The reason why we invited all the big guys here is because there is an earth-shattering event, which is related to the future of our 36 Western families, so I can only grieve everyone for their hard work."

The so-called 36 Western companies refer to the maritime merchants who also acted as pirates in the Strait of Malacca and the vicinity of Tianzhu, and the number was originally more than 36, and there were always 50 or 60 shipowners who had a certificate of privateling by the Chinese government and those who did not. However, as time went on, some people missed the crime, some were wrecked in the sea, some took other routes, some people made enough money to wash their hands and go home to become a rich man, and even some ship owners were annexed by their own people, so in the end only nineteen families remained.

These nineteen shipowners have joined together to have hundreds of large ships, including many large ships such as Galen-type and Clark-type armed merchant ships and mixed military transport ships eliminated by the Huaxia military, and there are even more than ten first-class letter ships of the 3,000-material class that have been replaced by Huaxia Sailors, which can be said to be a rather huge maritime force between Tianzhu and Lingyamen.

It was by virtue of their strength at sea that the 36 Western Powers not only controlled the entire Mergui Archipelago, but also seized from the Burmese a large area of land along the Tanintharyi River to the west of Bilao Dong Son on the Siamese and Burmese border, and even defeated the Burmese Governor's crusade army in Mawlamyine, including both sides of the Dawei River.

Because the Burmese territory occupied by the 36 Western families was far away from the core area of the Taungoo Dynasty's rule, the Burmese court felt that sending a large army to crusade was a bit more than worth the loss, so it had to acquiesce in the occupation of the above two places by the 36 Western families, and appointed Fang Yunchun, who was one of the most powerful among the 36 families, as the governor of Dawei Province, and the rest of the families were also granted the status of nobility by the Burmese king.

However, regarding the fact that the 36 Western families were in the southeast of Myanmar, there were always voices within the Donghu Dynasty calling for pacification, so when they heard Fang Yunchun say that life and death were at stake, most people's first reaction was that Myanmar had sent troops.

In this regard, those who were anxious immediately jumped out: Nana's, the tiger didn't think we were sick cats, and what to discuss, gathered people to besiege Mawlamyine, and was in a hurry, Lao Tzu even took down Daguang (Yangon). ”

Fang Yunchun watched everyone's performance quietly, he wouldn't believe that the people present would have such an impulse, you must know that the thirty-six Western families that have survived so far are all old treacherous and cunning people, and those who are really reckless have already died and there are no bones left.

Sure enough, after a commotion, the noise calmed down, and Fang Yunchun continued to speak: "It's not the Burmese court. ”

Except for a few who knew in advance, most people were stunned, and many people were whispering, this is not the Burmese court, where will it be the crisis? Isn't it time that some of the East India Companies from Tessy are ready to join forces to open up the route to Malacca?

Still guessing left and right, Fang Yunchun revealed the riddle: "Three days ago, someone from the imperial court came. ”

It's the imperial court, not the Burmese imperial court, everyone was stunned and frightened, compared to the Burmese who have no water power, the strength of the Huaxia Navy Division is understood by everyone present, don't look at the thirty-six families have hundreds of ships, a small half of which are eliminated by the Xia Army Naval Division, if you really want to fight against the Huaxia Naval Division, a six-ship cruiser or two cruise fleets of the same size are enough to knock them all down - this is not a simple question of number and courage to fight against artillery fire, but training, The difference in discipline and the resulting endurance - not to mention that the Chinese court did not have to do it himself, as long as the way to sell the stolen goods and buy the goods of the thirty-six Western families was cut off, it was enough for the thirty-six families to drink a pot.

Immediately, someone asked in fear: "The imperial court? What's the matter with the court coming to the door? ”

Fang Yunchun said with a sneer on the corner of his mouth: "Good thing, the imperial court has decided to recognize the merits of you and me in colonizing Burma, and grant the status of each Tu Governor and Tu Zhi Prefecture according to the internal domain. ”

There was a sudden chaos in the house, and the imperial court's recognition of the internal feudal domain was an affirmation of the positive result of cultivation for most people, but there were still sober people who asked: "What conditions, what does the imperial court want us to do?" ”

"The court's request." Fang Yunchun said lightly under the expectant gaze of everyone. "First, the imperial court wants to open the town of southern Burma to guard the palace, and to build a port in the enclosure of the mouth of the Danindaryi River, and station the Fubo army. Of course, the imperial court doesn't want to turn against the Burmese now, so the signboard of Dan Lao has to be kept, and I, the nominal governor, have to hang it. ”

Fang Yunchun didn't give everyone time to discuss, and lowered to himself: "Second, the imperial court wants to requisition our people and ships to attack Xilan and seize Trincomalee or Colombo under the nose of the Dutch Hongyi. ”

Fang Yunchun added: "Of course, the Western Naval Division will also send troops to participate in ??????"