Zhu Linmiao then ordered: "Deliver the sugarcane and rice to Yangzhou Mansion and hand them over to Zhang Canghai for use." The cash silver was directly transported to Muyang as military capital. ”

Zheng Chenggong bowed in response, "Yes." ”

Then he remembered something again, and said: "Your Majesty, the Hongyi of Dongfan did not resist the bombardment of mortar, went out of the city to beg and surrender, and withdrew the defenders of Jilong Mountain together. His Majesty had previously instructed them to let them return to Batavia. ”

The chicken coop in the north of Dongfan was much weaker than the defense force of Geranza, and Bertman knew that Geranza could not hold it, and the chicken coop was given for nothing, so he simply "sent" it to the Ming State as a negotiation condition.

Zheng Chenggong continued: "It's just that most of Hongyi's ships were damaged in naval battles. These nearly 2,000 people want to leave, but they have to mobilize a lot of ships to transport ......."

Zhu Linmiao was happy, "It's not difficult, let Batavia send a boat to pick it up, where do we have a spare boat to do this?" Ah, by the way, before their ship came, they had to pay for their own food, clothing, and lodging. ”

Zheng Chenggong was stunned, "Your Majesty, according to the Yi people, it will take two months from Batavia to Dongfan. The belongings in Dongfan City were counted and stored in the treasury by the sailors, and it was difficult for the people to come up with the silver. ”

"Then let them work to pay for food."

Zhu Linmiao knows that the Helan people have been operating in Taiwan for a long time, and they are very familiar with the situation on the island, and "hiring" these "skilled workers" to develop Taiwan will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

He added: "The tens of thousands of thieves who had captured Duoduo before were also sent to the east to reclaim land, cut wood, and mine. It's a treasure that should not be wasted. ”

Taiwan has fertile land, rich forestry resources, and a mineral deposit of copper, which is most lacking in the Ming Dynasty. The nearly 100,000 Qing prisoners were all strong, and they did not need to be paid, so they were most suitable for coolies.

With too few people, Heran has guarded this treasure land for decades, only using it as a trade transit point, and has not carried out proper development, which is really a tyrannical thing.

Zhu Linmiao estimates that as long as it is operated properly, even Taiwan alone can solve half of the copper mine consumption of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, rice is an important strategic material, and sugarcane, deerskin, and timber can bring at least 500,000 or 600,000 taels of income every year.

As he was talking, he saw Shi Lin at the door, "Your Majesty, Li Guangchun, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, is here, saying that he has something important to see." ”

The affairs of the sailor were roughly finished, so Zhu Linmiao asked Zheng Chenggong to execute it as quickly as he said, and asked Shi Lin to bring Li Guangchun in.

Behind Shi Lin was not only Li Guangchun, but also the new chamberlain of the Ministry of Commerce, Chen Qu.

After the two of them met, Zhu Linmiao was puzzled: "What's the big deal that made you chase to the front line?" ”

Li Guangchun bowed down and said: "Back to Your Majesty, a few days ago, the special envoy of Israel Bayouya, Moleno, and the special envoy of Franco, Kasro, entered Nanjing for an audience. coincided with His Majesty's personal expedition, so the two handed over the letter of state to the Ministry of Rites, and talked with Xu Butang for a long time.

"Although the Yiren did not say it explicitly, the Lord of the Ministry listened to the meaning of their words, but he was extremely concerned about the recovery of Dongfan by my sailor. The lord of the ministry was worried that it might be unfavorable to the Ming Dynasty, so he specially asked the subordinate officials to come to perform. ”

Then he said some details of the conversation, and Zhu Linmiao immediately understood.

The Helan fleet was completely annihilated in the Taiwan Strait, and the power of the Daming Navy Division was displayed in front of Westerners for the first time.

Although the Helan still had a fleet in the Bataviaan fleet, the main battleship Dordrecht and others were lost to the main force, and even the Manila fleet could not deal with it at this time.

So at present, the Daming Naval Division has become the most powerful maritime force in the whole of Asia!

In addition, the loss of Taiwan by the Helan people made the Spaniards and Portuguese sad, and they were afraid that the Ming would have something to think of their colonies in the Far East, so they hurriedly sent people to Nanjing to find out.

Zhu Linmiao smiled in her heart, the Spaniards occupy the Philippines, and the Portuguese occupy Goa, India, which are all good places.

However, at present, the main forces of the Ming Dynasty's overseas colonization are concentrated in Australia, where there are "no one to manage" resources and land, and it is rare to be able to digest the resources of this continent in a short time.

In addition, North and South America are also very rich in resources, rather than fighting Spain and Portugal, it is better to go to the Americas first.

On the contrary, the Helan people in Batavia need to be vigilant, and if they lose the fat of Taiwan, they will definitely not be reconciled, and they will inevitably make trouble for Daming at sea in the future.

If Spain and Portugal colluded with the Helan people because of their fear of the Ming Dynasty, the waters near the Ming Dynasty would definitely be difficult to calm down, which would be extremely unfavorable to Zhu Linmiao's overseas trade plans.

Of course, he will not let Western forces stay in the Philippines and other places that are close at hand, but that is a medium- and long-term strategy.

After the Ming Dynasty's overseas power was stabilized and the fleet became stronger, he had a way to let the Spanish and Portuguese move their nests, but for now he should focus on stabilizing them.

So he said to Li Guangchun and the others: "I know about this. When you go back, inform Xu Erlu and Huang Zongxi, and ask them to come forward and assure the Yi people of those two countries that the Ming Dynasty will not touch their territory in the Far East. But the two countries must align themselves with the Ming and put pressure on the Helans in Batavia.

"It would be better to use this as an opportunity to re-sign the trade agreement with the two countries and to obtain some favorable terms for us."

The Spaniards had fought with the Helan people in Europe for decades, and they were still at a disadvantage at this time, Zhu Linwei was ninety percent sure that they would be happy to join forces with the Ming and fall into the trap against the Helan people.

As for the Portuguese, they have also been bullied by the Heland for a long time, and if they can bring down the Batavian fleet, their trade turnover in Asia will definitely increase significantly, and most of them will not refuse.

Li Guangchun and Chen Qu hurriedly said: "Minister, lead the order." ”

The two were about to retire, but Zhu Linmiao stopped Chen Qu again, "By the way, the sailor has seized a lot of ships and supplies from Dongfan. These things were all handed over to the ocean-going caravans as imperial court shares.

"The shipbuilding skills of the Helan people are good, and they can be used directly by arming merchant ships. You can choose the goods to sell at a higher price.

"But don't go to Japan these days, there will be chaos there, so let's trade more in the South Seas.

"In addition, send someone to find out the shipping route to Europa as soon as possible, ah, there may be people familiar with this matter among the captives of Hongyi, and the Ministry of Commerce will pick it at will."

"Minister, Commander."

When the two men from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Commerce returned to Nanjing, the Spanish and Portuguese envoys soon returned home happily, and at the same time signed a trade agreement with the Ming Dynasty to exclude the Helan people in Asia.

Subsequently, the eight armed merchant ships captured in the Battle of Dayuan were simply repaired and joined the Daming ocean-going caravan. So far, the ocean-going caravan has a total of 14 large merchant ships of all sizes, with a total tonnage of nearly 5,000 tons, making it the strongest maritime caravan in Asia.

It was just that there was a sudden increase in so many galleons, and the caravan did not have enough sailors to handle it.

For a time, the money of the sailors who could control the Galen ship tripled, and the people set off a craze for learning to sail a boat, and those who went to the Yongbeili Shipping School to sign up stepped on the threshold.

Seeing the situation, the Ministry of Commerce had no choice but to build a new shipping school in Ningbo to step up the training of nautical talents.

There were many similarities between merchant ships and warships in the 17th century, and civilian sailors could quickly be added to the ranks of sailors in war.

The continuous heating up of maritime trade has played a very positive role in promoting Daming's maritime strategy. Starting from the great victory, the Ming Dynasty truly entered a period of rapid rise as a maritime empire.

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