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Chapter 938 – 934【Chittagong】

Chapter 938 934【Chittagong】

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

Historically, Catalina married Charles II, and she brought up the habit of drinking tea in the British court.

This princess was fertile at the beginning, but she stopped after three miscarriages.

Caterina also brought news that King Joao IV of Portugal died of illness before she left.

Frail and disabled King Afonso VI began to regent when the old king was seriously ill. The Netherlands took the opportunity to attack the Portuguese mainland and blocked the port for more than three months, which prevented Princess Caterina from going to sea. Otherwise, she would have been able to marry and come to China last year.

“Your Majesty, the Dutch are very hateful. You should send troops to fight these robbers.” Katerina couldn’t wait to blow her pillow on the second day of her wedding.

Zhao Han said with a smile: “Of course I will send troops, but the armistice period between China and the Netherlands has not yet expired, and I will have to wait a few more years before sending troops.”

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

“Haha, let’s wait until the truce expires.” Zhao Han turned over and held her down, and started the man-making operation again.

This twenty-year-old princess is not stunning, but she is also youthful and beautiful. Moreover, on the ship to China, I learned to use Chinese for daily communication.

“The idea is very good, let’s work hard.” Zhao Han felt more and more funny.

This woman has a bit of desire for power, but she looks too immature. In Zhao Han’s eyes, she is just a little sheep.

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

As for Caterina, she was married to Charles II in history, and she was not familiar with England yet, so she urged Charles to change the Anglican religion to Catholicism. Of course it didn’t work out, and Charles was no fool.

Catrina became the queen of England, not only taught the British to drink afternoon tea, but also brought the dining knife and fork to England—before her, the British nobles ate with hands and spoons. For slightly larger pieces of meat, I don’t know how to use a knife and fork, so I just grab it with my hands and eat it.

Now, Katerina is married to China, and the elegance and upbringing in the palace make her feel ashamed. She didn’t dare to persuade the emperor to convert to religion, so she thought about giving birth to a son and sending him back to Portugal to become king.

When Zhao Han stopped breathing, Katerina kept rubbing against the emperor like a kitten: “Your Majesty, let’s do it again, we will have a son next year.”

“Next time, next time, I can’t take it anymore.” Zhao Han quickly refused.

The next day, Zhao Han reviewed the memorial and saw that the governors of Palembang and Yecheng jointly signed the memorial.

Palembang is to the west of Banten, and Yecheng is to the east of Banten, both bordering on the land of Banten. The two governors seemed to have a tacit agreement and let the Han people reclaim the territory of the Wandan Kingdom together. Over the past few years, the territorial conflict has become more and more obvious.

The two governors joined forces this time to ask the emperor to open the firearms ban and arm more Han civilians.

In this way, not only can we better deal with the natives, but in the future, we can also recruit and train troops on the spot, without having to send troops from the mainland to support them. At the same time, firearms can also be used as a control tool to take the opportunity to control the armed forces of overseas Han people-every musket must be issued a license, the owner must be registered with the Governor’s Office, and the leader of each peasant and soldier must be appointed by the Governor.

Zhao Han thought about it carefully. At the beginning, he decided to equip the overseas Han people with matchlock guns, but he felt that it was unnecessary. It is also possible to directly equip flintlock guns.

Zhao Han drew up a pen to instruct: “Order the Ministry of War and the Governor’s Mansion to take out 20,000 of the idle matchlock guns vacated by each army and send them to the navy to be shipped overseas. Each governor’s district will send another 500 guns Fire the gun.”

Old-fashioned matchlock guns, there are a lot of them in the warehouse, many of which are moldy and rusty.

These old antiques can still be used with a little repair, and they can be sent to overseas territories by recycling. As for each governor’s district, five hundred pieces of flintlocks were transported, which was handed over to the governor for his own disposal.

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Chittagong.

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

Although the Portuguese princess only arrived in China this spring, China can’t wait to receive the dowry. Chittagong is the dowry. Taking it here can open up the market for Chinese cotton cloth.

The dowry also has to be received by force, because Portugal has the final say here.

The ownership of the territory is in the hands of the Rakhine State (Arakan), and Portugal only leased the port to build a city. The Portuguese, on the other hand, can only manage the city, and the surrounding suburbs are all dominated by pirates.

The Datong Navy deployed more than 60 ships and arrived in the early summer of last year. When they saw pirates, they bombarded them.

After a few sea battles, a large number of Arakan pirates have been wiped out, but sporadic pirates appear from time to time. The Datong Navy left ten warships stationed there, cruising irregularly every month, and would fight to death when encountering pirates. The pirate nest in Chittagong finally calmed down a bit.

“Get ready, raise your gun!”

Prince Charles is personally training soldiers.

He took two London country boys to choose matchlock guns in the Chinese arsenal, and he picked all the good ones. The emperor promised to give him 2,000 guns. Anyway, they were used for waste, and the Datong Army had already replaced them with flintlock guns.

As for the soldiers in front of them, they were all captured by pirates.

Datong Navy caught the pirates and asked them if they wanted to die or live, and if they wanted to live, they threw it to Charles to train the troops.

Charles will also select pirates, and kill those who do not want to convert to Protestantism. If the number is not enough, I will ask Datong Navy for more. Anyway, I will catch a batch every month.

The state religion of the Rakai Kingdom is Buddhism, and the king is frantically driving away the Green Cultists. Many of the pirates in Chittagong were expelled believers. Charles killed more than two hundred people, and finally frightened these pirates, and they were willing to convert to British Protestantism.

“You’ve been practicing for more than half a year, so it should be almost the same.” Shi Lang asked.

Charles said: “Barely capable of fighting.”

A British prince who trains Arakan pirates and usually gives orders in Portuguese…

Shi Lang said: “You can return home now, the court has sent four warships to **** you, please remember the agreement with Your Majesty!”

“Be sure to keep the promise!” Charles said.

Charles, the happy king, knows when to be tough and when to hold his thighs. Historically, he even sold Dunkirk to France in order to ease his finances, and he only sold it for hundreds of thousands of pounds.

The agreement between Zhao Han and Charles is that after the British navy grows stronger, China and Britain will attack Central America together.

Britain attacked from the east, and China attacked from the west, attacking Spanish forces on both sides. At that time, the part of Panama and Costa Rica will belong to China, and the part of Nicaragua will belong to the United Kingdom. The rest of the colonies belong to whoever takes them down.

“Follow me to the port.” Shi Lang said.

Last year, it was discovered that Mr. Zheng was smuggling with the navy, and Shi Lang’s father, Shi Daxuan, was also involved. Fortunately, the case was not deeply involved, Shi Daxuan was just dismissed from the military, retired early and returned home early, and his title was also downgraded to viscount.

For this matter, Shi Lang must have resentment, but he is also full of gratitude to the emperor. Because the emperor did not punish him, he was promoted to one level (he made great achievements in suppressing pirates in Chittagong).

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

Shi Lang introduced: “This is Xian Biao. Xian Biao is fully responsible for the four warships that will **** you back to China.”

Charles quickly cupped his hands: “I have seen General Xian.”

“Meet Your Highness.” Xian Biao replied.

Xian Biao in history is also considered number one. Born in the Xian family in Lingnan, he belonged to a prominent family in Guangdong. His distant ancestors went south before Zhao Tuo.

In another time and space, Xian Biao fought against the Qing Dynasty for more than 30 years.

After the defeat in Guangdong, he took refuge in Zheng Chenggong’s son, but his family members who stayed in Guangdong were punished by the nine clans. He also led troops to kill Cambodia and wiped out the Dutch forces there, and the Zheng family monopolized Cambodia’s sea trade from then on. During the San Francisco Rebellion, he led hundreds of ships to and from the coast of Guangdong to attack and kill the Qing army, while the Netherlands helped the Qing army attack Xian Biao.

In this time and space, Xian Biao is the Datong Navy with strong roots. He has made meritorious service from a small soldier for more than ten years.

“Let’s talk slowly, you two.” Shi Lang turned and left.

Shi Lang was very clever, and guessed that the emperor was suppressing the Zheng family. His father was forced to leave the army and return to his hometown, which meant that the Shi family and the Zheng family drew a clear line. Only in this way, Shi Lang could be promoted without hindrance.

As for Xian Biao, he has nothing to do with Zheng Jiaquan and is a key training object. This trip back to England, as long as you don’t die in the sea, you will definitely be promoted.

Shi Lang wandered into the city and was invited by the governor to have a drink.

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

Shi Lang arrived at the Governor’s Mansion, and Ferdinand, the governor, was also there.

Ferdinand is an original Portuguese official, but his blood has long been impure. His grandmother is a Nyonya (mixed-race Han) and his mother is a Rakhine. Although she believes in Catholicism, she can change to Buddhism at any time.

Now, the Portuguese mixed descendants of Chittagong all belong to China as dowry. The post of Ferdinand is to assist the governor in managing the Portuguese. It will be abolished in two or three terms at most, and it is a transitional official position.

“Who is this?” Shi Lang pointed at the stranger in the room.

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

Chen Shangyong said with a smile: “King Ruokai, send him to collect the rent.”

The messenger said cautiously: “Three heavenly officials, the rent in 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 take it down from the pirates. What does it have to do with you if you found the country?”

The envoy said with a mournful face, “Chittagong was leased to Portugal by our country.”

Chen Shangyong said: “Then you go to the King of Portugal. It just so happens that we have four warships going to Europe, so you should also go on the boat together.”

If the messenger is speechless, why would he want to go to Europe?

Chen Shangyong continued: “Go back and tell King Rakhine that he wants port rent. Either send someone to Portugal, or bring troops to fight here!”

With big fists, talking works.

If Jianguo, as a subsidiary force of Myanmar, dared to send reinforcements last time, the Chinese court has not yet settled the score.

(end of this chapter)