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Chapter four hundred and ninety fourth

Hou Xuanyan was in Buwu, Nanyang, unexpectedly did not receive a strong reaction from the Netherlands. Portugal was single and powerless, and he did not dare to jump out and show off his power.

At this time, the Netherlands was at a strife with the British in Europe and could not take care of the colonies in the Far East for a while.

Britain had just ended the civil war and vigorously developed its navy and was ambitious. In particular, Parliament just passed a new Navigation Ordinance this year, stipulating that all goods imported into the UK must be carried by British ships or ships from actual origin to the UK. This means that other countries with shipping capacity are not allowed to intervene.

Originally, people stipulated that the affairs of their own country are not allowed to interfere, but countries only look at strength and weakness between countries, who cares about the principles...

The Netherlands has always become a trade intermediary country with many merchant ships, large size, high efficiency, and perfect organization. It has become a trade intermediary country and the center of commodity distribution around the world. The UK's new navigation regulations are obviously against the Netherlands and to combat its intermediary role in Britain's trade with other countries. The Dutch furiously demanded that the British abolish the "Navigation Regulations", and the British were also very hard, but they didn't let go.

The war is about to break out...

Over the years, as the boss at sea, the Dutch have always been very domineering.

Their rise took only a few decades to surpass Spain and become the overlord of Europe.

These thieves merchants stole navigation charts from the Portuguese to the east and immediately organized merchant ships to reach Goa, Java and the Moluca Islands in India.

In 1602, Dutch merchants and nobles jointly established the East India Company, expanded rapidly in South Asia, and established a number of armed merchant stations.

In Java in 1603, in Malacca in 1606, he defeated the Spanish and Portuguese navies.

In Jakarta, they established their first colonies in Asia, and in Africa they occupied the Cape of Good Hope and established large colonies.

What the British could not bear most was that the Dutch salvaged fish and shrimp in the waters near the UK. From the fishing boats, they could see the land on the British Isle and then sold it at a high price on the British market.

Just in the fifth year of Jingyou, the war between Britain and the Netherlands was inevitable.

Of course, Hou Xuanyan didn't know all this. He thought it was because of his navy's recent impressive record, which made these white-skinned people dare not continue to be presumptuous.

Many times, it is a compliment when you see it is better, but it is not here in Hou Xuanyan. You are afraid that I will imply what I am. The Malacca Navy continues to conquer the Nanyang Islands, no matter what forces above are in charge.

For a time, the Nanyang artillery fire broke out, and the Ming Navy warships marked by the dragon head ravaged the entire South Pacific. Without a single island, the money originally saved by the owner was immediately changed hands. Then the navy used the money to hire builders to build fortifications, repair damaged warships, and subsidize casualties.

The builders of the Ming Dynasty were like a group of followers, following behind the navy's butt, happily repairing walls and paving roads to make a lot of money.

The civil and military officials of the court then realized that His Majesty the Emperor did not make any noise. His means of managing the Southeast Asian countries were indeed profitable, and he also made a lot of money. Not only did the court make a lot of money, but even the people also benefited from it, the territory of the empire was still expanding.

Yao Qisheng led his troops from Manrakha and directly attacked the border of Myanmar. All the sultanate countries along the way were wiped out. The king of Siam was captured alive, and six sultanate countries, including about a thousand royal family members, were escorted to Jinling. Anyone here was casually lifted out, either the king or the princess, and now they were all captured.

None of these people was fat, and the people's fat and ointment collected in the treasury made clothes for others. Various rare treasures filled more than 60 treasure ships and were transported to Jinling with the prisoners.

In the Siamese palace, Yao Qisheng and Peng Zhuze of the Navy met for the first time. The two soldiers and horses from the South China Sea finally met, one from north to south and the other from south to north, completely pacifying the South China Sea.

Peng Zhuze's official position is higher than that of Yao Qisheng, and his title is also higher. The young Yao Qisheng smiled and brought a few personal soldiers to bow down.

Peng Zhuze quickly stepped forward and helped him up, punched the young man's shoulder, and smiled and said, "Okay, you beat me faster than me. I took out the Siamese lair so early."

Yao Qisheng had no intention of complaining when he heard that he was sincerely happy, and a big rock in his heart fell to the ground.

Since ancient times, I have been commanding troops abroad, and I have been afraid that I will be so proud of myself, who is the leader and general. I will be so proud of myself. How can the leader and general be happy if my performance is too dazzling?

Fortunately, Peng Zhuze did not understand the various tricks of the Han officialdom. He only felt that half of the mission was completed and he could return to the army as soon as possible and live up to His Majesty's expectations. He was too happy.

Yao Qisheng said politely: "This is General Peng who restrained the Siamese troops in the north, leaving their country empty, and the subordinates succeeded by chance."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Peng Zhuze nodded, and suddenly realized.

Yao Qisheng was a black line. He was polite and didn't expect that the other party really believed it. You're so frustrated. Once you hit the Siamese people there, you'll be afraid of all the people who are retracted back to the country.

The Siam Palace was built in a magnificent way. The people here lived the same life as savages, but the royal extravagance exceeded ordinary people's imagination. Peng Zhuze hugged Yao Qisheng's shoulder and said, "Don't matter how he won, we won anyway. Come on, let's drink a drink in this Siam Palace."

Some of my subordinates already served the food prepared by the army. After losing a table, they looked very appetizing.

Yao Qisheng sat on a white chair, not knowing what material it was, and it was very comfortable to sit. Through the glass window, a ray of warm sunlight shone on his body, and his whole body was warm. He picked up a wine glass, toasted Peng Zhuze who was sitting opposite him, and then said, "General, this time he won a great victory and made a contribution to the court. I believe that after returning to the capital, I will definitely receive the reward from His Majesty. I wish the general a high promotion."

Peng Zhuze sighed and said, "If you don't say this, I almost forgot. I've been worried about these days."

Yao Qisheng exclaimed lightly and asked, "What are the generals worried about?"

"Oh! When I left Jinling, Your Majesty told me to attack Myanmar by the way. I asked Your Majesty what his name was to send troops. Who knew that he was scolded so much..." Peng Zhuze felt a little embarrassed when he talked about the past.

Yao Qisheng was puzzled and asked, "The general asked well, why were he scolded? I wonder why Myanmar is so evil that His Majesty is going to conquer him."

Peng Zhuze blushed and whispered: "It turns out that the Burmese king is not a good person, but he has not offended our Ming Dynasty at all. Your Majesty just wants to include him in Jingnan Province. When I asked the reason for sending troops, Your Majesty was angry and scolded me. He also said that he would use this small matter to ask me to find a reason to send troops. You said that this past without complaints and now has no grudges, so I have to give me a high-sounding reason to destroy his country. What should I do?"

In Peng Zhuze's eyes, this matter was as difficult as ascending to heaven, but Yao Qisheng knew it as soon as he heard it. No wonder he beat a mere Siam. The court sent 200,000 troops and had to cooperate from Malacca. It turned out that His Majesty's appetite was more than that...
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