Chapter 11, called the king of Ming, about the South China Sea.

After determining the expansion of the army, the construction of an officer academy, the construction of a factory, and the purchase of piglets.

Zhu Daohua also held an enlarged meeting at the former Dutch Governor's Office on the Strait of Malacca, which is now the Governor's Office of the Strait of Malacca in Daming.

The main discussion was on military, political, and economic issues.

Because there was a battle in Batam from the beginning.

Therefore, the military issue is given the highest priority.

Sitting next to Zhu Daohua was Napoleon.

And it was Zhao Si who reported the recruitment results.

"My lord, after two days of mobilization, there are more than 6,000 Chinese laborers in Batam, excluding those over the age of 40, and more than 3,600 men between the ages of 20 and 40 are selected, which is just enough to form an army brigade."

Zhu Daohua nodded slightly.

More than 3,600 people.

After some training, it is enough to become a major force on the ground in the South Seas.

But that's not enough.

Zhao Si paused and continued to report: "In addition, the Army and Navy Officers Academy beckoned 168 people from the academy aged 12-16, and recruited another 453 craftsmen and apprentices. ”

After Zhao Si finished his report.

Napoleon then said, "Your Highness, three thousand six hundred recruits can form three battalions, two of which are infantry battalions, one grenadier battalion of 1,000 men each, and six hundred clever men to form two artillery companies." ”

It is different from the cannon fodder soldiers who usually carry muskets and line up to shoot them.

The artillery of this era had to be somewhat literate, especially mathematical.

Otherwise, this cannon will not be able to hit accurately....

Therefore, it is not surprising that the selection of artillery is more demanding.

"In addition, we have to select officers from among the three hundred old brothers to support the shelf of this regiment!"

Zhao Si added.

Zhu Daohua nodded, and then made a decision: "That is the case, Zhao Si obeys orders!" ”

"The subordinates are here!"

"Appoint you as a brigade officer of the First Brigade of the Army, select the capable, and form the First Brigade as soon as possible!"

"The subordinates have orders!"

"Qian Heng!"

"The subordinates are here!"

Qian Heng, who has been working as a shopkeeper in Daohua Bank, is also listed.

"You will be the governor of the Strait Governor's Office, responsible for the formation of the Strait Governor's Office, responsible for repairing the port of Batam, planning shipyards, ordnance factories, steel mills, in addition to foreign trade, we have to buy grain and minerals from the surrounding forces, of course... It is also necessary to introduce "piglets". ”

"Order!"

Qian Heng handed over his hand and led the order to retreat.

Right now.

Gu Song stood up.

Shaking his head and smiling.

If you hold a feather fan in your hand, it seems to be a contemporary living Zhuge .

"My lord, the so-called name is right. The lord now occupies the islands of the Strait of Malacca, and has a brigade of recruits, 3,000 Swiss mercenaries, and thousands of sailors under his command.

"Name...."Zhu Daohua touched his chin, feeling that what he said made sense.

Even if you start a company, the first thing you need to do is to get a company name, and it seems formal to say something about your vision and goals

I'm not a grass platform team now.

There's a name.

It's also convenient to do.

"What do you think?"

Zhu Daohua looked at the rest of the people.

Zhao Si immediately came out: "The lord is the emperor after the Ming Dynasty, and he is responsible for the great cause of restoring the Ming Dynasty, and he should immediately take the throne of the emperor, order the heroes, expel the Tartars, and restore China!" ”

"The lord is immediately the emperor, expel the Tartars, and restore China!"

This is persuasion.

Everyone did not dare to lag behind.

They all came out of the ranks and shouted in unison.

Zhu Daohua couldn't cry or laugh.

"That is, there is no need to talk about the emperor's throne, I don't have more than 10,000 soldiers now, and the land is only a few small islands, so how can I be called an emperor."

Zhu Daohua thought about it and said.

"It's better to be a king first.... Let's call it King Ming! ”

Zhu Daohua stood up.

"Meet King Ming, long live long live long live!"

Suddenly.

Dozens of people in the hall chanted in unison.

The voice reached the outside of the hall.

Those die-hard followers of Zhu Daohua, who had been following him for a long time, immediately bowed down and shouted long live.

The sound shook the sky.

The recruits, cadets, and apprentices who had just joined were also busy shouting long live.

In this earth-shattering cheer.

Zhu Daohua's heart was a little hot.

It's even a little fluttering....

.............

Just when Zhu Daohua was busy expanding the army, building schools, and building factories in Batam.

The news of his expulsion of the Dutch forces on the islands of the Straits of Malacca flew like wings to all parts of the South Seas.

Meanwhile.

Gu Song was the main writer, and Zhu Daohua personally translated.

Written in both Chinese and French, the inscription "The Ming Dynasty Bitterly Presents the Scourge of Dutch Colonization" was sent to the Dutch Governor's Mansion in Southeast Asia in Batavia along with several freed Dutch prisoners.

Dutch East India Company Governor Dimon. Kreuz had received the news of the occupation of the Malacca Islands two days earlier.

In the past two days, Batavia has been in turmoil.

Many Dutch officers demanded orders from the Governor to immediately send troops to eliminate those who dared to challenge the order established by the Dutch East India Company in Southeast Asia.

Just to send troops, it doesn't mean that you can send troops.

What is the origin of the other party?

How many troops are there?

There is no support from other countries behind it.

The Batavian side is ignorant of any of this information.

And along with several released captives.

The general outline of the newly established Ming Palace's palace also gradually took shape in Kreutz's mind.

"King Ming... Zhu Daohua? Zhang Da, do you know the origin of this Zhu Daohua? ”

In front of Kreutz.

A Chinese man wearing a robe with a slender braid on his head arched his hand and said: "Your Excellency Governor, this person is the No. 1 wanted criminal of the Son of Heaven in the Qing Dynasty five years ago, and Zhu Daohua after Prince Yiwen of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"Ming Dynasty?" Kreutz's expression moved, "The so-called anti-Qing and restoration of the Ming Dynasty in the Heaven and Earth Society is to restore the Ming Dynasty, right?" ”

"The so-called anti-Qing restoration is just a joke, the Qing Dynasty has entered the Central Plains, and the so-called anti-Qing restoration of the Heaven and Earth Association is just a slogan.... The Nanyang Chinese know that they can't provoke the Netherlands, how can they take the initiative to follow Prince Yiwen. ”

"I see," Kreutz nodded, "Zhu Daohua asked me to have a decisive battle in the South China Sea, in the waters of Natuna Island, in ten days... But I was worried that the Nanyang Chinese were on his side. ”

"The Governor can rest assured that the appeal of the Ming Dynasty is definitely not so great, and it is impossible for the Nanyang Chinese to risk losing their lives to follow Zhu Daohua.... If you are not at ease, you can issue a summoning order and let the Chinese Jiabidan send troops to the battle! ”

"Force them to take sides!"

Zhang Da arched his hand and said.

Zhang Da is a Chinese from Annam.

There was little chance in the Anbei and Northern Dynasties.

offended the local heroes again.

You have to go to the sea to make a living.

Now in Batavia he was an adviser to the Dutch governor.

Kreutz nodded his head when he heard this.

The main rivals of the Dutch in the South Seas, in addition to other Western colonial powers.

The people who need to be wary of the most are the Chinese.

But before that.

The Chinese are scattered.

And now .... There is a possibility that there will be a leader with sufficient charisma among the Chinese.

That was enough for the Dutch East India Company to have enough motivation to send troops to destroy it!

About the South China Sea.

Right in the middle of Kreutz's arms.

By destroying Zhu Daohua's forces.

You can also show other Chinese leaders.....

The Dutch East India Company is not an existence that the Chinese can provoke!