Temasek, originally there was an ancient country called "Lion Country" and Sanskrit called "Singapore", when the Nanyang Fleet was marked on the nautical chart according to the ancient name of Java known to Zheng He when he went to the West, the name "Singapore" was cut off, and now everyone only knows Temasek.

Four hundred years ago, the Sultanate of Malacca was established here, and one hundred and fifty years ago, the Portuguese destroyed it, and in another plane, it was not until 1818 that it was occupied by the Britons, and then developed into "another jewel in the crown of Britain". In this plane, around 1740, it was already under the control of the Anglo-Chinese.

The rise of this place in another dimension stems from the British and Dutch rivalries for control of the Strait of Malacca, as well as the backdrop of a trade transshipment port in the Far East. In this plane, this place has no such value, Malacca in the northwest is already the Anglo-Chinese jurisdiction, and the Nanyang Fleet takes a fancy to the vast bay, calm waves, and inland rivers and fresh water, which is an excellent fleet station, so it is used as a naval base to control the Strait of Malacca.

Chung Sanri and the Xu brothers visited Temasek in Hong Kong, and not only sold the black slaves to middlemen who had moved to the area, but also learned the ins and outs of the Malacca Rebellion from them.

Xu Shan asked: "Last year it was only sporadic riots, how did it happen this year?" ”

The slave trader cried out hatefully: "Those monkeys of the South Seas with mouths full of Allah should be cut clean!" ”

Then he touched his nose: "Of course, our hands and feet are not very clean here......

His so-called "our side" does not refer to the country, but to the Chinese.

The Chinese south of Siam are different from other places in Nanyang, and the Chinese in Luzon, Funan, and Boni are either directly under the Anglo-Chinese or are the trustees of colonial companies, which can be regarded as the "descendants" of the Chinese. On the other hand, the Chinese in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Java have been living together with the local natives and the colonizers of Portugal and the Netherlands for a long time, and their interests are intertwined, and their attitudes towards the Anglo-Chinese Celestial Empire tend to be somewhat ambiguous.

Then consider that the indigenous population is large and has different beliefs. The Anglo-Chinese did not directly establish a state or colonial company by force, but relied on concluding relevant treaties with the sultanates, chieftains, and European colonists to ensure the status of the Chinese and obtain trade benefits. The Chinese in these places can only be regarded as overseas Chinese.

However, there are two exceptions in this area, one is Malacca, in order to ensure control of the Strait of Malacca, the Anglo-Chinese adopted the method of the Portuguese Dutch, coercing the Sultanate of Johor and the Celestial Warriors, who actually ruled the area, to cede the control of the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula[1], with the Free City of Malacca as the center, to absorb the Chinese of the Malay Peninsula. The other is Aceh. More than 30 years ago, during the Aceh riot, Jia Hao, who was then the governor of Nanyang, led his troops to slaughter the city, destroyed the country of Aceh, and placed it under the jurisdiction of the Western Company.

Today's Malacca rebellion seems to be a repeat of the Aceh rebellion, but the situation is different. The Aceh Rebellion only stemmed from the conflict of beliefs between the local Muslims and the Chinese temples, and the current Malacca Rebellion has a more complex background.

"One pair is the Siamese general Zheng Yong Zheng Xin father and son. One pair is the father and son of Songkhla King Wu Yang and Wu Wenhui. ”

The two fathers and sons mentioned by the slave trader were both Chinese, and the Malacca Rebellion originated from these two people. Zheng Yong and Wu Yang both defected overseas after the founding of the Anglo-Chinese state. But they all followed the old overseas relations, and did not go to colonies such as Luzon or Boni.

Zheng Yong, a native of Chenghai, Guangdong, went to Siam, won the appreciation of the Siamese Minister of Finance, and became a small official. At that time, it was the golden age of Anglo-Chinese merchants rushing to Siam to build shipbuilding and rice industry, and Zheng Yong took the opportunity to take advantage of the line, and soon became one of the great merchant dynasties of Anglo-Chinese shipbuilding in Siam. coincided with the Anglo-Chinese pulling Siam to fight Cambodia, Luzon, and then Burma and Vientiane, and fought for many years. Zheng Yong participated in fleet scheduling. Transporting troops and food, repeatedly making great contributions, and entering the eyes of the Emperor of Siam, he was appointed as the Minister of the Navy and awarded the position of general. …,

Zheng Yong doesn't know how to fight, but his son Zheng Xin is a genius. After graduating from the Anglo-Chinese Hong Kong Naval Academy, he quickly became famous by building a ship-mounted infantry to fight against all kinds of pirates in the Gulf of Siam. In the several conflicts that broke out with the Sultanate of Johor, his troops showed their bravery and combat power close to Yinghua, and the Siamese emperor did not hesitate to marry his royal daughter, hoping to encircle him and prevent him from returning to Yinghua.

Compared with Zheng Yong, Wu Yang is a self-made hero. This person's real name is Wu Rang, and the native of Nanyang called the voice crooked and became Wu Yang. He was a native of Zhangzhou, Fujian, and followed his father to Pettani about ten years ago. Soon after, the Pattani Chinese migrated to Malacca en masse, but some people were reluctant to stay in the land, and Wuyang was one of them.

Although the local Chinese gradually withered, Wu Yang was an adult who was good at dancing and dancing, constantly operating, wandering between Siam and Johor, and for more than ten or twenty years, several cities and hundreds of tribes between Siam and the Sultanate of Johor were placed under his rule. At the same time, he also obtained the name of vassal from Siam, Johor and Tianmeng Gong, and almost became an independent country.

Wu Yang's son, Wu Wenhui, is not an ordinary character, a graduate of the Whampoa Army Academy, and has great ambitions, not only wanting Songkhla to become an independent country, but also coveting the Sultanate of Johor in the south. He once said to his father: "Your Majesty (Holy Dao) has been crowned emperor of the four seas, why don't we invite him at this time?" ”

This ambition is not only Wu Wenhui, but also Zheng Xin, and their fathers all have a tacit attitude of "as long as they don't annoy the Celestial Empire, it's fine".

Unfortunately, both sides have their own difficulties. The British and Chinese regarded Siam as a key point in the South Seas, and they would never allow the Zheng family to mess up Siam in order to seize the emperor's rule. On the Wu side, the Wu family relied on a small group of village party to support the scene, Wu Yang was able to sit on the throne of Songkhla, relying on the two countries between Siam and Johor, and on the bottom of the Bumiputera united by a group of Muslim elders.

Both were unwilling, and it is said that through a maritime alliance, a cooperation was agreed: on the premise of obtaining the permission of the Anglo-Chinese Celestial Empire, they would cooperate with the Chinese in Malacca and divide the Sultanate of Johor among the three parties.

Each of the three parties has its own advantages, and the Chinese in Malacca can now get rid of the name of the Johor Sultanate, whether to become a direct territory of the Anglo-Chinese or how arbitrary. The Wu family was founded in the homeland of the Kingdom of Johor, while the Zheng family was given the right to govern Pattani, Songkhla and other places, and ruled a country in the name of Siamese vassals.

The Yinghua official did not make a public statement on this matter, but it seems that thirty-eight years after the Holy Dao, the Zheng family and the Wu family have taken action, at least the upper echelons are acquiescing, and even happy to see it. The Sultanate of Johor severed its royal rule more than ten years ago, and the prime minister usurped the throne to govern the country. If you don't take into account the fact that it will touch the chain reaction of the South Sea countries and the Europas. Yinghua has long been shirtless.

The plans of these two fathers and sons seem to be unrelated to the Malacca Rebellion, but in the 40th year of the Holy Dao, when the Wu family announced that they would raise an army to defeat the "puppet king" of Johor, things came together.

Malacca's side was originally dominated by Chinese. After years of development, relying on the geographical convenience, all the Chinese have become rich, and a large number of natives have been introduced to do inferior work, plus human traffickers have settled in Malacca, and by the way, they have started the business of reselling native slaves, and there are more and more natives. At the same time, a wealthy class has emerged.

In the 40th year of the Holy Way, nearly half of the 300,000 people in Malacca were natives. Rich and poor, rich and poor, Chinese lords and slaves, racial contradictions and class contradictions are kneaded together, and Malacca itself has been pregnant with a storm.

Comparatively speaking, the contradiction of belief is the most acute external contradiction. At the beginning, the reason why the Chinese in Pattani and other places were allowed by Jia Hao to settle in Malacca was that they were specifically warned that they must return to the Chinese faith. As a result, the power of the Malacca Temple swelled rapidly. The Aceh Rebellion also originated from the Malacca Temple to the development of branches in Aceh. …,

Malacca is becoming more and more prosperous, and it is also constantly introducing local people, compared to the country, overseas heavenly temples are more inclusive, but this tolerance is also very aggressive. In Malacca, it is common to see the statue of Allah next to the monument of the temple or in the mosque......

For fundamentalists, this fusion of beliefs is the desecration of the red fruit, and the poor natives plus fundamentalism are a chemical reaction.

Forty years before the Word. Relying on the deterrence of the Anglo-Chinese Governor's Office and the Nanyang Fleet, the sharp contradictions in Malacca were still under the water, that is, some sporadic conflicts. But since the beginning of forty years, the Zheng family and the Wu family have been attacking the rule of Tianmeng Gong, and the situation has escalated. This Tianmeng Gong saw through at a glance that there were Siamese and even Yinghua behind the two families, and his response was very sharp: escalate the matter into a religious conflict.

In the forty-first year of the Word. By the 42nd year of the Holy Word, Muslims throughout the Malay Peninsula and even in Sumatra had set off a wave of "jihad". When the indigenous Muslims shouted "Allah is above" and slashed at the Chinese, not only did the Zheng family retreat, but the Wu family fell into blood mold, and they were besieged by the Muslims under their rule, so they had to flee into Siam in a hurry.

Tianmeng Gong didn't have the courage to fight Siam, and even saw that the two families had withdrawn, and he also had the heart to mingle. Unexpectedly, this wave swept up the racial oppression, class oppression and even faith oppression that the British and Chinese had imposed on both sides of the Strait of Malacca, and he couldn't stop it if he wanted to, so he had to sit and watch the indigenous Muslims besiege Malacca.

Just the chaotic people outside couldn't shake Malacca, but this is how things came crashing down, and the natives in Malacca also rioted......

Zhong Sanri asked eagerly: "Did you say what to do?" ”

The slave trader smiled: "What else can I do?" We don't have to worry about running out of miners for a few years after this trip. ”

Xu Shan was a little clear about the situation in Nanyang, and frowned: "I'm afraid that it won't work under the light......"

The slave trader nodded: "Yes, it's quite a headache, that's why the general office has the talk of supporting the Sultanate of Johor." ”

Zhong Sanri rolled his eyes a few times, clapped his hands and said, "Wonderful! That's how it should be! However, the Sultan of Johor regained his homeland and left the Heavenly Fierce Prince, so that the Sultan would have to be busy with his position and take down these irascible earth monkeys. ”

Another slave trader said, "My friend knows the Hanlin Academy, and he said that the Sultanate of Johor is studying how to turn the Sultanate of Johor into a Buddha country, and it is estimated that it will have to borrow the power of Siam." ”

Zhong Sanri sighed: "So I'm relieved......"

The slave trader glanced at him and teased: "Fat brother, listening to your tone, it seems that you are worried about state affairs all day long?" ”

Zhong Sanri sneered, patted his chest, and his belly, which had not lost a few points due to the trek, also trembled: "You fat brother, what do I worry about about state affairs? Everything in the world is in this belly! ”

Of course, the slave trader could not have known that this young fat man was actually the deepest and darkest man behind the Suez Canal, so he laughed vigorously and only laughed as a joke.

"Gone, gone! Hopefully, when we come back again, Malacca will be calm. ”

Zhong Sanri looked like a summer insect with an unspeakable look of ice, and pulled the Xu family brothers to leave proudly.

The ship continued on the road, and in the next voyage, a steady stream of warships and warships staggered by, which made Zhong Sanri's hopes more consolidated step by step. Looking at this situation, not only the entire Nanyang Fleet has moved, but it is estimated that the red clothes of the division will also be transferred. For many years, Nanyang has never seen this sabre-rattling posture again.

Chung's judgment was confirmed twelve days later. But it was a disaster.

When it reached the sea west of Luzon, more than 300 kilometers from Pulin, it met a troop carrier. The ship gave way to the center of the channel early, but unexpectedly, a troop transport still rushed towards it in a daze. …,

"What about steamships? That's 3,000 tons. I'm afraid it's just ...... after I got into the water."

Looking closer and closer, he could already see the red clothes waving his arms at the bow of the boat, and Xu Shan's eyes were full of envy. The ship on the opposite side saw that the mast was not sailing, and the hull was spitting thick white smoke, and there were no large wheels to the left and right. It's really the first time I've seen a propeller on such a large ship, and an ironclad steam battleship is just over 2,000 tons.

Zhong Sanri and Xu Gui were shocked. His voice changed and he shouted, "I'm going to bump into—ah! ”

Xu Shan was drenched in sweat, and then he woke up, and slapped the eldest officer who was more excited than him, and the eldest officer also jumped up, turning the steering wheel with both hands like twisting twists.

At the last moment, the two ships rubbed their bellies, and saw the planks of the ships cracking, and the red-clothed soldiers on one side. On the one hand, Zhong Sanri and the others looked at each other stupidly, wanting to cry without tears.

"These bastards—!"

The troop carriers were built to military standards. The planks of the ship are much thicker than those of the civilian ships, but the ship is miserable, and the belly of the ship is tattered, and if it is not repaired, it will be finished in the face of a little wind and waves.

Seeing that the other party who only hurt a little flesh and skin, spit white waves behind his buttocks and went straight away, Zhong Sanri and the others jumped three feet high, and they all wanted to go to the navy yamen to complain about these street fighters on the sea.

"Pulp ...... Rudder...... Fault...... I'm sorry...... Report ......"

The sailors reported the other party's flag, and everyone was speechless, there was a problem with the propeller!?

"It's the Navy again......"

Xu Shan shook his head helplessly. This kind of thing happens to the Navy. Compared with the wheel slurry that has been applied very maturely on civilian ships, the maturity of the propeller is indeed insufficient. It is said that each pair of propellers of the battleship is customized by a group of craftsmen, and there is no place where they can be substituted for each other. The propeller is not only expensive, but the installation is also very doorway, and the battleship can be done at any cost. The troop carrier paid a little less attention to it, but there were constant problems.

"It seems that it is better to use wheel pulp first......"

Originally, I was looking forward to waiting for the company to change the propeller steamship and strive to drive it myself, but now that I have personal experience, Xu Shan no longer thinks about it.

The ideal is still far away, and there is still big trouble at the moment, what should I do?

The first mate immediately gave a suggestion, first stop and barely make up for it, and then turn east to Pulin, Luzon, where the ship was repaired and then go, anyway, it was not far from there, a two-day voyage at most.

There is no choice but to drive a boat with a side ventilation to go directly back to Nanjing, which is looking for death.

On January 28, the forty-third year of the Holy Way, the ship came to Pulin and was about to enter the port, but was stopped by the Coast Guard.

"Jia Duhu stepped down, the ship is about to leave the port, and he will wait outside the port."

The sea guard commanded so, Zhong Sanri and the others sighed at the same time, and coincidentally, they met Jia Du to protect them again.

This Jia is not the protector of Tianzhu and the general Jia Hao, but the protector of Luzon, the lieutenant general Jia Yifan.

At Pulin Wharf, the red carpet was rolled out on the battleship, and Jia Yifan, 49 years old this year, stepped on the carpet with one riding boot, and then turned around to be interviewed by various local newspapers, surrounded by thousands of people from all walks of life in Luzon who saw him off.

He has been the protector of Luzon for four years, and his heavy responsibilities have been completed, his expression is extremely relaxed, and his answers to the newspaperman's questions are much more humorous than in the past, arousing laughter from everyone.

"On behalf of the "Luzon Minbao", the general was originally from Luzon, and when he suppressed Luzon, there were many casualties among the Luzon people, I wonder if the general felt guilty? At this time, what do you say to those who died? ”

A thin black scholar suddenly asked such a question, and the atmosphere suddenly cooled down.

"You're from Manila, aren't you!?"

"Traitor!"

"Where's the sheriff! There are traitors here, don't arrest them yet! ”

Moments later, the crowd was clamoring, all filled with righteous indignation.

If you don't look at the background, just look at the situation, and listen to this, you should feel that there is nothing taboo about this scholar's problem, let alone treason. The sound of the rusade around him seemed to come from a mob. …,

"Rest easy! This question is not a big taboo, I have been guarding Luzon for four years, in fact, I have been waiting for this question. ”

Jia Yifan raised his hand and drank, and everyone quieted down.

Because of this question, a scene from four years ago came back to his mind, when he had just stepped on the Pulin Wharf, and the once prosperous city was wrapped in thick black smoke, and the mournful screams and violent shouts of killing came faintly through the black smoke.

"Kill!"

At that time, he gave this order with a blue face, and with endless hatred, and then the rolling red tide poured out from his left and right, and swept through the forest like a fire of nirvana, to wash the city that had fallen into the dust and smoke of sin.

In the 39th year of the Holy Dao, there was a riot in Pulin, and the perpetrators were the "Luzon people" who advocated for Luzon to stand on its own and get rid of the control of the industrial and commercial chaebols.

The "Luzon people" mentioned by this scholar are the local Luzon people who burned, killed and plundered four years ago, causing tens of thousands of deaths and injuries and countless losses of goods and goods.

As a direct result of the riots, the colonial companies withdrew from Luzon altogether, and the Anglo-Chinese provinces were directly administered. But at the same time as the province was established, Jia Yifan, the chief general of the rebellion, was also sent to repay tens of thousands of lives of the "Luzon people".

"I, Jia Yifan, am a British man! It's a Chinese person! ”

Retracting his thoughts, Jia Yifan looked directly at the scholar, his eyes and words were like a wind, cold to the bone, and his bone marrow was hot.

"Before I remember that I am from Luzon, I always keep this in mind!" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )