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Chapter 171 Hoi'an

After the Far Sea Merchant Fleet allowed to stay in Annan for a while, the owner of the Minghai Merchant Ship personally led three merchant ships to Hoi An.

Hoi An is located in central Vietnam, 30 kilometers away from Tuoqian Port on the seaside. It was originally a foreign trade port during the Champa Kingdom and was known as "Da Zhan Haikou".

In the 17th century, Hoi An and Malacca became the most important commercial port in Southeast Asia and the earliest Chinatown in Vietnam.

Many Chinese businessmen who went to Southeast Asia took root here and formed a prosperous Chinese community.

There are many Chinese guild halls in Hoi'an, including the Chinese guild hall, Chaozhou guild hall, Fujian guild hall, Guangzhao guild hall, Qiongfu guild hall. Merchant ships from mainland China, Japan, South China, and even Europe often enter and exit the Hoi'an Port. It can be said that it is the most prosperous maritime trading port in Annan.

This time, in addition to going to Annan to meet Ruan Zhu's request for business under the order of the Luzon Ming court, Yuanhai also undertakes the mission of contacting Chinese businessmen in Annan.

Most Chinese businessmen in Annan obviously would not follow the former Zhengjun group generals who came to trouble to Zhenla, but chose to live in coastal towns such as Hoi'an.

When Zhao Tiange took the Ming court's mission to Guangnan, the team led by Chen Ande had also returned to Dongpu.

When Chen Ande brought the promises and assistance from the Ming court to Dongpu, the Ming leader, who was almost sixty years old, burst into tears and bowed heavily to the south.

"Sir, the Luzon Ming court was first established, and there were also Folang Ji people staring at him. If Annan had trouble, I am afraid that the Luzon Ming court would be powerless."

When Chen Ande saw Chen Shangchuan give the imperial edict from the Luzon Ming court, Lord Chen actually burst into tears. Several generals present couldn't help but dissuade him.

The Ming generals present knew everything about the details of the Luzon Ming court.

The Ming Dynasty of Luzon was just a few towns that encouraged the navy Lu Town of several towns to go to Nanyang to establish their own doors.

To be based on official positions, the Ming generals present were all at the same level as Xiao Wu and Huang Liangji.

And Chen Shangchuan is still the generals of Gao, Lian and Lei.

They are all unavoidable Ming army, so why bother to lower the Luzon Ming court?

Now seeing Lord Chen lose his composure, these Ming generals naturally feel a little uncomfortable.

"Several adults, although the journey of Luzon is long, the Ming court attaches great importance to Annanming people. In addition to giving me a pacification edict, the Ming court of Luzon also gave Annan Chinese 300 muskets and twenty Folang machine cannons and 10,000 silver dollars as aid." Chen Ande looked at the generals coldly and said softly.

Now, the Ming generals present were stunned.

"I didn't expect General Xiao Wu and General Xiao to be so righteous. We will always remember Lord Xiao's kindness." Chen Shangchuan wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said with a little excited expression.

No wonder he was so disobedient and traveled thousands of miles from Guangnan to Zhenla. In recent years, he was surrounded, chased and killed by the Qing court, Guangnan, and Zhenla Zhanpo chieftains, and feared surveillance.

He is a 60-year-old man who is blessed with tens of thousands of Chinese people in Jiading and other regions. How many people know about the sadness and tears?

"Sir, since the Luzon Ming court can provide so many firearms and military funds, I believe the Luzon Ming court has already secured its foothold in Luzon, and it is not in vain that he is good at sending Mr. Chen to Luzon to contact him." Deputy General Chen Anping said tactfully.

"Now that Zhenla Zhanpo chieftains have repeatedly invaded, and the local Chinese are ready to move. Our soldiers lack military equipment and food, and their morale is low. Now the assistance of the Ming court in Luzon is a timely help, which will definitely stabilize the morale of the army. The firearms are enough to deal with the military army of Zhenla chieftains."

The assistance from the Luzon Ming court must be done in time, and it is really a timely help.

"Mr. Chen, please go back to Luzon for the Annanming fathers and elders, and thank Xiao Wu on behalf of me and the Annanming fathers and elders." Chen Shangchuan said with a calm expression.

I thought that the small court in the Ming Dynasty in Luzon would only issue edicts to appease themselves and take verbal assistance.

Who would have thought that he would have really helped so many firearms? It is obvious that the Ming court, who was far away in Nanyang, also knew the difficulties and difficulties of the people of Annan Ming, so he spared no effort to provide assistance. Such a courage really shocked Chen Shangchuan.

After hearing this, Chen Ande just shook his head.

Due to the lack of news, although the Annanming people learned about the establishment of the Luzon Ming court from Chinese merchants and other Nanyang merchants, they did not understand who the Luzon Ming court was now.

Even Chen Shangchuan thought that the Ming court of Luzon was still in the hands of Qin Duke Xiao Wu, but he did not know that he had been excluded from Liu Yu to Dayu Island.

The Navy of Fubo Town led by Du Li stationed on Badan and other islands in the name of preventing pirates, and monitored the Navy Town day and night.

"Sir, you should contact Lord Yang from Dingxiang. Only when the two families join forces can they protect themselves under the threat of Guangnan and Zhenla." Deputy General Ruan Jiufu reminded.

"Well, you're right. Although I have letters with Lord Yang, I have never told him about sending envoys to Luzon to contact the Ming court. Now Zhenla Zhanpo chieftains have repeatedly provoked each other. Jiading (Dongpu) and other places are afraid of war. It is indeed necessary to join forces to resist Tufan." Chen Shangchuan nodded. The situation in Annan is not stable now. It has only been a few years since we came to this land of Zhenla. The Ming people have not yet gained a foothold, and now they should work together to protect themselves.

"Come, I will give one hundred muskets and five thousand silver balls of the firearms given by the Ming court of Luzon to Lord Yang Yandi." Chen Shangchuan was also a generous person. Now the people of Annan Ming are in a subtle situation, and Zhen La is ready to move. The Lord of Guangnan is silent. Chen Shangchuan naturally knows the truth about the death of his lips and teeth. He is naturally not stingy with these firearms and weapons, although his subordinates now lack firearms.

There was no way. When Chen Shangchuan saw that there was no hope of rebelling against the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, he led more than 3,000 troops with deputy general Huang Jin and Yang Yandi and others, and more than 50 warships fled to Tuoyan Port in Guangnan to join Master Ruan of the Great Yue Kingdom.

Unfortunately, Nguyen Phuc was on the verge of suspicion of the Ming army armed forces that fled. After summoning court officials to discuss, they placed them in the Dongpu area of ​​Shuizhenla in the Mekong Delta.

Most of the warships, firearms and other military ordnances owned by the Ming army were detained by Guangnan. Otherwise, the vassal states under Guangnan, such as Zhenla, would not have suppressed the Ming people from breathing.

Thinking of this, Chen Shangchuan couldn't help but sigh.

Nguyen Phuc said that it was a place for Ming people to rest and recuperate, but it was actually a place for fish and rice to be eaten by Ming people.

Although Jiading and other places had fertile land, during these days, the Ming people reclaimed deserted fields in Jiading and Bianhe areas. Many people from Annan Ming came to invest and established villages and towns.

But this is still the realm of Zhenla. Lord Ruan gave this place to the Ming people, so why did he use the Ming people to eat Zhenla land?
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