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After the audacity of several Dutch businessmen last summer, the U.S. Department of Immigration in China pointed out a bright path for these Dutch sea-going merchants who were stuck in a trough in the spice trade. Therefore, it should not be surprising that Dutch ships have been transporting Ming immigrants on a large scale since this year.

But the most active Dutch merchants of the 17th century always brought some unexpected "surprises", such as the Dutch merchant ships that arrived in the city of Twin Ports on Butterfly Island shortly after the first Portuguese merchant ships of the year, and brought another laughing deal.

In front of them, a handful of Asian women with yellow muscles and thin clothes squatted in all corners of the quarantine area, their eyes sunken and full of fear due to long-term malnutrition, staring closely at the smoke of the city in the far side of the port, the corners of their mouths squirming slightly.

"I can't stand it! These Dutch people actually brought so many Southeast Asian women to fill up! Goryeo, Siam, Annam...... I'll it, and Japanese women! Brother Su, why did these Dutchmen come in and feel all messed up. ”

Dai Botong wiped his sweat, walked out of the office area of the Immigration Department in the distance, and walked straight to Su Zining's side, with a crying and laughing expression on his face.

"What do the Dutch say?" After walking for most of the camp in the quarantine area, Su Zining turned his head and showed a serious expression to Dai Botong.

"They said that someone introduced it, and judging from their offer, it doesn't seem to be the Dutch businessman who signed a migration transport agreement with us last year. A woman offered $350, which is a little less than the cost of our regular immigration. Dai Botong smiled helplessly, "It's obvious that their 'purchase channel' is cheaper." ”

"That's human trafficking...... Those who should be punished will be punished, and let the people of the immigration department negotiate the future rules with them, and these people will accept them according to their bids. Su Zining paused and turned his head to the east. "It seems that we are going to speed up the implementation schedule of the second phase of the Atlantic Checkers program." ”

"But we don't have the energy, material resources and manpower to reach out in North America, Europe and Africa at the same time, and judging from the current progress, it is already very fast. As long as the number of immigrants increases steadily every year, it is a good thing. Dai Botong was stunned, thinking that this senior was a little offended. In his view, including the prime minister of the government, Su Zining and others have been pursuing an international strategy of "the east is light on the west", because the current situation in Europe and the Atlantic is the place that will have the greatest impact on the country's development in the next ten years.

Didn't answer the junior right away. Su Zining just quietly looked at the hundreds of beggar-like women scattered in the quarantine camp, and his brows became more and more furrowed. Three Dutch merchant ships sent more than 550 young Asian women at one time, and this "deal" was specially "authorized" by Yan Xiaosong to some Dutch businessmen last year, but the final result was extremely skewed. There are only more than 150 real Ming women. The remaining nearly 400 people are all non-Ming women who are not known from the Dutch and don't know from which sources.

There are at least 3,000 Ming Dynasty immigrants in the country, and these Asian women who have crossed thousands of miles across the ocean like goods have a very important social stability significance, but the core of the problem is not how the Dutch take the initiative to "optimize women's import channels" for China and the United States, but the layout of today's Far East immigrants has obviously begun to enter a chaotic and disorderly state.

Since there is no one of their own, it only relies on the organization of Yan Siqi and the Portuguese in Macau, and even the Spanish soy sauce, both in terms of quality and quantity. The transportation of immigrants from the Ming Dynasty has always been in a tepid bottleneck state, and it is inevitable that there will be a decrease in secrecy and the spread of news. The Dutchman and Zheng Zhilong, dressed in a pair of trousers, are also changing their faces to "share" the huge profits of this 17th-century migration that spanned half the world. This is illustrated.

Not to mention that confidentiality and security will be greatly reduced, if this disorder continues to go by, there will be more uncontrollable situations in the Chinese immigration line outlined by Yan Xiaosong at the beginning, and there may even be unpredictable consequences. This is what Su Zining is most worried about, and the butterfly effect shown by Zhou Kemin's sacrifice is still fresh in his memory.

"Any idea why there is an Atlantic Checkers program?" Su Zining suddenly looked back at his junior brother.

"Lay out a chain of strategic control points from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. To lay the nail in the coffin for the future to curb Europe's transoceanic continental colonization or trade with the help of the Atlantic. and to establish a faster and safer transportation channel for immigrants from the Ming Dynasty. Dai Botong almost didn't think about it, and read out the big truth that Su Zining said at the cabinet meeting.

"Well, this seems to be the most practical value, but Yan Xiaosong doesn't think so." Su Zining smiled mysteriously, and his meaningful expression made Dai Botong a little confused.

"Yan Xiaosong is very ambitious, he has leaked the 'heavenly machine' to Yan Siqi many times, otherwise there would be no matter where Yan Siqi suspiciously sent his confidants, family members and children to North America. The inertia of history is unstoppable, and there will eventually be a major reshuffle in the Ming Empire. Perhaps Yan Xiaosong believes that only by grasping the opportunity of this reshuffle and using the butterfly effect in our favor can we maximize our interests. Atlantic checkers, perhaps called the 'Yan Xiaosong Road', is better, and in this regard, we may all know it later. ”

After speaking, Su Zining turned around and walked towards the official residence of the city government, leaving Dai Botong in the same place thoughtfully.

In the days that followed, another wave of Portuguese ships from Macao arrived, this time bringing thousands of Ming immigrants, men, women and children, as well as a diplomatic letter from Yan Siqi with a message for help.

Although the recipient wrote Yan Xiaosong, in terms of the nature of the matter, this is the handling content of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Su Zining did not hesitate to open the letter.

In the letter, Yan Siqi "sincerely" explained the background of the transaction between the Dutch and Zheng Zhilong, and expressed doubts and worries about the gorgeous seafood and arms flowing into the Daming coast through the Dutch. This kind of diplomatic rhetoric, which is basically the same in ancient and modern times, makes Su Zining like chewing wax. At the end, the Yan family's confidants who were placed in China and the United States were mentioned, and the corners of Su Zining's mouth became a smile.

I am afraid that in a few months, Yan Siqi will receive an even more "unreasonable" news, his baby daughter Yan Xianping has entered the Long Island Naval Academy in the United States of China, and is receiving a modern civilization and military education that is completely different from that of the Ming Dynasty.

The letter also explained some of the dynamics of the Ming Dynasty and Southeast Asia, and the death of a generation of maritime heroes Li Dan made Su Zining sigh, and Zheng Zhilong's rise route contrary to the original appearance of history made Su Zining once again see the unstoppable power of historical inertia.

If there is anything missing in the books of later generations, it seems to be a normal thing now. In the next two years, how many earth-shattering historical changes will occur in the Ming Dynasty? Su Zining was a little less confident at this time.

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Friday, April 17, 1626.

An "almost perfect" encirclement battle came to an end, with more than 800 Caribbeans killed or captured in a few days of fighting, with only a few 100 continuing to flee to the mountains and valleys of the southwestern part of the island.

To say that it is almost perfect, it is that there is still a slight flaw in the whole carefully calculated encirclement. Just the day before yesterday, at the beginning of the general siege, a part of the encircled Caribbean warriors launched an unexpected counterattack towards the valley exit in the south, and the 1st Battalion of the Foreign Legion, which was in charge of this important front, became the only casualty unit in this siege.

Thinking that the battle was in its final stages, a company of Foreign Legion soldiers crossed the valley floor like devils entering a village, entering a destroyed Carib village, only to be attacked by Caribbean warriors emerging from the forest around the village.

These Caribbeans, who suddenly "grew out of the forest", may have been more like a wave of stragglers who had no way to escape after being scattered, but their attack on the dominant terrain caused confusion on the spot among the Foreign Legionnaires of this company. In the face of hundreds of hideous savages who were almost all ** and their skin was painted in various colors, they roared and rushed towards them, and the rumors about the "ogre" made many of the recruits of the Foreign Legion turn pale.

So in the small village that has become a battlefield, there are two strange extreme scenes. About half of the Foreign Legion soldiers were stunned by the swarming Caribs, and the platoon guns ran out of order after only one round, and some of the veterans were as excited as wolves smelling blood.

The first line of defense was easily broken away, and the soldiers crawled and retreated towards the second line of defense, which in turn affected the fire channel of the second line of defense. Yu Shan, the sergeant who was blocked by a group of routs and blocked the organ machine gun shooting, was so angry that he couldn't wait to directly surprise all these guys who were running around.

The few brave veterans who remained in the first line of defense were not affected, and fought extremely hard under the supervision of Sergeant Major Makarov. These veterans, who had long since licked the blood of many people in the Thirty Years' War in Europe, gathered around and engaged in bloody hand-to-hand combat with the Caribbean natives who had stormed into the small village with bayonets, sapper shovels and grenades.

The exaggerated expressions, the jumble of language, and the terrible confusion of the scene were breathtaking, and the Foreign Legion, who had only learned to understand a few simple military commands for several months, quickly showed a brave and aggressive style with Sergeant Major Makarov as the center. Hundreds of figures dressed in Chinese Army uniforms and without a trace of fabric weaved back and forth between the two lines of defense.

Captain Scott, who was commanding in the rear, immediately arrived with follow-up troops to stabilize his position, and the commander of the 15th Infantry Company, Lieutenant Mooch, as a reserve, seemed to have found a great opportunity, and almost before Scott gave a formal order, he roared and led a group of rookie soldiers with bayonets to rush into the chaotic village.

Machine guns, rifles, bayonets, and grenades eventually broke the morale of the opponents, and only a few Caribbeans managed to break through, and the 1st Battalion of the Foreign Legion suffered 7 killed and 12 wounded in this encounter. For some of the recruits in the Foreign Legion who were fighting for the first time, it was naturally tolerable to make some mistakes, but the Foreign Legion was able to maintain a certain order in battle in such a chaotic situation, and its brave nature satisfied Scott. (To be continued)