At the beginning of spring, Zhao Han had another concubine, and Portugal finally sent Princess Catalina.

Historically, Caterina married Charles II, and she brought the habit of drinking tea at the English court with her.

This princess was able to give birth at first, but she couldn't do it after three miscarriages.

Caterina also brought the news that King João IV of Portugal had died of illness before she could leave.

Afonso VI, who was frail and disabled, became regent when the old king was seriously ill, and the Netherlands took the opportunity to attack Portugal mainland and blockade the port for more than three months, causing Princess Caterina to delay her voyage. Otherwise, she would have been able to marry China last year.

"Your Majesty, the Dutch are very hateful, you should send troops to fight these robbers." On the second day of her wedding, Caterina couldn't wait to blow the pillow wind.

Zhao Han said with a smile: "Of course I will send troops, but the armistice between China and the Netherlands has not yet expired, and it will take a few more years before we can send troops." ”

Although Caterina was a little disappointed, she still flattered: "Your Majesty is the greatest monarch, as long as China sends troops, the Dutch will definitely lose badly." ”

"Haha, then wait for the truce to expire." Zhao Han turned over and pressed her, and started the man-making operation again.

This twenty-year-old princess is not stunning, but she is also young and beautiful. Moreover, on the ship to China, I learned to communicate in Chinese on a daily basis.

"The idea is good, so let's work hard." Zhao Han felt more and more funny.

This woman has some desire for power, but she seems too immature, and she is a little sheep in Zhao Han's eyes.

The prince who had tried to invite Lu Tianxiang to dance was taken away by a plague. The current king of Portugal is a mentally ill boy who has been paralyzed since childhood.

As for Caterina, who was historically married to Charles II, and before she knew her well in England, she persuaded Charles to change the Anglican church to Catholicism. Of course, this did not work out, and Charles was not a fool.

Caterina became Queen of England, not only taught the English to drink afternoon tea, but also brought the meal to England with knives and forks—before her, the English nobles ate with their hands and spoons. Slightly larger pieces of meat, I don't know how to use a knife and fork, just grab it with my hands and gnaw it.

Now that Caterina is married to China, the elegance and upbringing in the palace make her feel ashamed. She did not dare to persuade the emperor to convert to religion, so she thought of having a son and sending him back to Portugal to be king.

When Zhao Han stopped breathing, Caterina was like a kitten, rubbing against the emperor: "Your Majesty, come again, we will have a son next year." ”

"Next time, next time, my waist can't stand it." Zhao Han hurriedly refused.

The next day, Zhao Han reviewed the chapter and saw the joint name of the governor of Palembang and Coconut City.

Palembang is west of Banten and Coconut City is east of Banten, both bordering the land of Banten. The two governors seemed to have a tacit understanding, and together they let the Han people reclaim the territory of the Banten Kingdom, and the territorial contradictions became more and more obvious over the years.

The two governors jointly asked the emperor to open the ban on firearms and arm more Han civilians.

In this way, not only can we better deal with the natives, but we can also recruit and train troops on the spot in the future, and we no longer need to transfer troops from the mainland to support. At the same time, firearms could be used as a control tool to control the armed forces of the overseas Hermes-epiarch - each musket had to be licensed, the owner had to be registered with the Governor's Palace, and the leader of each peasant army had to be appointed by the Governor.

Zhao Han thought about it carefully, and at first decided to equip overseas Hermes-Epitek with arquebuses, but he felt that it was not necessary, and it was okay to give flintlock pistols directly.

Zhao Han put pen to paper and instructed: "Order the military department and the governor's mansion to take out 20,000 of the idle arquebuses vacated by each army and hand them over to the navy to transport them overseas. And for each viceroyalty, five hundred flintlocks were to be transported. ”

Old-fashioned arquebuses, a lot of them in the warehouse, many of them are moldy and rusty.

These old antiques, with a little repair, can be used for waste and sent to overseas territories. As for each governor's district, five hundred flints were to be transported, which were to be left to the governor's own disposal.

……

Chittagong.

Prince Charles of Britain has been here for more than half a year.

Although the Portuguese princess only arrived in China this spring, China is already eager to receive the dowry. Chittagong is a dowry, and taking it here can open up a market for Chinese cotton cloth.

The dowry also had to be taken by force, because it was not Portugal's decision.

The ownership of the territory was in the hands of the Rakhine State (Arakan), and Portugal only leased the port to establish the city. The Portuguese, on the other hand, could only govern the city, and the surrounding suburbs were all pirates.

The Datong Navy used more than 60 ships to arrive in the early summer of last year, and when it saw pirates, it shelled them.

After a few naval battles, a large number of Arakanese pirates have been destroyed, but there are still sporadic pirates popping up from time to time. The Datong Navy left ten warships stationed in the permanent station, patrolling irregularly every month, and fighting to the death when encountering pirates, and the pirate den of Chittagong finally stopped.

"Ready, gun raised!"

Prince Charles, who is personally training soldiers.

He took two London country boys to pick up arquebuses at the Chinese arsenal, and he picked out all the good ones. The emperor promised to give him 2,000, anyway, it was waste recycling, and the Datong army would have already been reloaded with flintlock pistols.

As for the soldiers in front of them, they were all from pirate captives.

When the Datong Navy caught the pirates, they asked them if they wanted to die or live, and if they wanted to live, they threw them to Charles's training troops.

Charles would also pick and choose pirates, and kill those who did not want to convert to Protestantism. If the number of people is not enough, they will ask the Datong Navy for it again, and anyway, they will catch a batch every month.

The state religion of the country is Buddhism, and the king is driving out the Green Cultists on a frenzy. And many of the pirates who worked as pirates in Chittagong were deported Christians. Charles killed more than 200 people, and finally frightened the pirates into converting to British Protestantism.

"You've been practicing for more than half a year, so it's about the same." Shi Lang asked.

Charles said: "Barely able to fight. ”

An English prince who trains Arakanese pirates and usually gives orders in Portuguese......

Shi Lang said: "You can return to China, the imperial court has sent four warships to escort you, please remember the agreement with Your Majesty!" ”

"We must keep our promises!" Charles said.

Charles, the jovial king, knows when to be tough and when to hug his thighs. Historically, in order to ease the finances, he even sold Dunkirk to France, and only sold it for a few hundred thousand pounds.

Zhao Han and Charles's agreement was that after the British navy grew, China and Britain would attack Central America together.

Britain attacked from the east, China from the west, and the Spanish forces were flanked on both sides. At that time, Panama and Costa Rica will belong to China, and Nicaragua will belong to Britain. The rest of the colonies, whoever fights down will belong to whom.

"Come with me to the port." Shi Lang said.

Last year, it was found that Zheng was smuggling with the navy, and Shi Lang's father, Shi Daxuan, was also involved. Fortunately, the case was not deep, Shi Daxuan was only removed from his military position, returned to his hometown in advance, and his title was also demoted to viscount.

Shi Lang must have resentment about this matter, but he is full of gratitude to the emperor. Because the emperor did not punish him, he also gave him a promotion (meritorious service in the suppression of pirates in Chittagong).

Arriving at the port, an admiral came over and saluted Shi Lang and Charles.

Shi Lang introduced: "This is Xian Biao, the four warships that escorted you back to China are under the sole responsibility of Xian Biao. ”

Charles hurriedly bowed his hand: "I've seen General Xian." ”

"Meet Your Highness." Xian Biao replied.

Xian Biao in history is also the number one person. Born in the Lingnan Xian clan, he belongs to the Guangdong wang clan, and his distant ancestors went south before Zhao Tuo.

Xian Biao has been in another time and space, resisting the Qing Dynasty for more than 30 years.

After the defeat in Guangdong, he took refuge in Zheng Chenggong's son, but his family who stayed in Guangdong was punished by the nine clans. He also led troops to Cambodia and swept away the Dutch power there, and the Zheng family monopolized Cambodia's maritime trade from then on. During the rebellion of the three feudatories, he led hundreds of ships to and from the coast of Guangdong to attack and kill the Qing army, while the Dutch helped the Qing army attack Xian Biao.

In this time and space, Xian Biao is a well-established Datong Navy, and he has been promoted from a small soldier all the way to the top for more than ten years.

"Let's talk slowly." Shi Lang turned and left.

Shi Lang was very smart and guessed that the emperor was suppressing the Zheng family's forces. His father was forced to retire from the army and return to his hometown, which is tantamount to making it clear that the Shi family and the Zheng family have drawn a clear line, and only in this way can Shi Lang be promoted in the future.

As for Xian Biao, he has nothing to do with the Zheng family and belongs to the key training objects. This time I went to the UK and came back, as long as I didn't die in the sea, I would definitely be able to ascend.

Shi Lang slipped into the city and was invited by the governor to drink.

The governor of Chittagong was named Chen Shangyong, and his father was Chen Zizhuang, one of the three loyalists of Lingnan. Historically, his father was tortured to death by the Qing army, and Chen Shangyong himself died on the battlefield.

Shi Lang arrived at the governor's palace, and the governor Ferdinand was also there.

Ferdinand was an original Portuguese official, but his blood was impure for a long time. His grandmother was Nyonya (mixed-race Chinese) and his mother was from Rakhine, and although she was Catholic, she could change to Buddhism at any time.

Today, all the Portuguese mestizo descendants of Chittagong belong to China as a dowry. Ferdinand, the governor, was to assist the governor in administering the Portuguese, and was abolished after two or three terms at most, and was a transitional office.

"Who is this?" Shi Lang pointed to the stranger in the room.

Chen Shangyong and Ferdinand were both sitting at the wine table, but the stranger stood worriedly.

Chen Shangyong said with a smile: "The king of Rakhine sent him to collect rent. ”

The messenger cautiously said, "Three heavenly officials, the rent of Chittagong is not much every year, can you ......?"

"Don't even think about it!" Chen Shangyong slammed the table, "This Chittagong is the dowry of the Portuguese princess, and we sent troops to fight it from the pirates." What does it have to do with you? ”

The messenger wept with a sad face: "Chittagong is leased to Portugal by our country. ”

Chen Shangyong said: "Then you are looking for the king of Portugal to go." It just so happens that we have four warships going to Europe, so you can take them all along. ”

If the emissary is speechless, how can he want to go to Europe?

Chen Shangyong continued: "Go back and tell the king of Rakhine that he wants the port rent, either send someone to Portugal, or bring troops to fight himself!" ”

Big fists, just talk and it works.

As a subsidiary of Myanmar, Ruokai dared to send reinforcements last time, but the Chinese court has not yet settled the score.

(End of chapter)