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Sulu Kingdom took chestnuts from the fire, and wanted to get some benefits, so he sent an envoy to Mirror Island, but the envoy was killed by Mu Bin.King Sulu was furious and said that as long as Brunei ceded the Sabah area, he would send troops to help destroy Mubin.

In addition, the second brother-in-law king, who was killed by the coup, fled to China and asked the Chinese government to help him regain the position of Sudan.

Zhao Han said: "You first take Brunei Prince Aleutin to Luzon, order the two puppet sultans to cease fighting, and return the Brunei throne to Aleutin."

Dang Chongjun said it was very difficult: "Your Majesty, these two people fought a civil war in order to become kings. How could they easily hand over the throne? The Governor of Luzon must send troops."

Zhao Han said with a smile: "Prince Aliutin of Brunei promised that as long as he can regain the throne, he will dedicate Sabah to China."

"Minister, take the decree!" Dang Chongjun immediately knew what to do.

At this time, Brunei was not small. Sarawak and Sabah were under its rule, and its land area accounted for about one-third of Kalimantan.

The Sabah area is located at the northernmost tip of Kalimantan Island, and the Sulu Kingdom has always been eyeing this place.If Brunei dedicates Sabah to the Celestial Dynasty, it will not necessarily be a loss. Once the Datong Army is stationed, the Sulu Kingdom will never be able to invade Brunei again. Brunei will have no foreign troubles on the island, and can even dominate the entire Kalimantan Island .

In another time and space, when Malaysia was first established, the Chinese accounted for 23% of the entire population of Sabah.Even in the 21st century, Sandakan, the second largest city in Sabah, has a population of about 40, of which 32 are Chinese.

There are definitely not so many Chinese now, because it was brought by the immigration wave in the late Qing Dynasty.

But it's not too rare, because Chinese merchants have been coming here to trade for three consecutive generations of Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties.In the Sabah region alone, there are one or two thousand Chinese, and all of them can speak Hokkien, and they have not forgotten their mother tongue.

Dang Chongjun didn't rest for a few days, and rushed to Luzon non-stop.

First, he angrily denounced the two pseudo-sultans. Both of them denied it in every possible way. They also gave gifts and asked Dang Chongjun to speak well and let Zhao Han canonize them as kings.

Dang Chongjun was noncommittal, turned around and returned to Luzon, asking Governor Zhang Huangyan to send troops.

Five warships and two thousand Datong troops first killed Mu Bin on Mirror Island, and then went straight to the capital of Brunei.The puppet sultan, Bangsu Xiancheng, surrendered. Under the mediation of Dang Chongjun, the prince Aliuting regained the throne, and Bangsu served as the prime minister.

Only the Sabah area with more than 1000 Chinese people was established as Sabah County, which is under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Luzon.

With great strength, Tuotu is as simple as that, it just depends on how to manage and rule in the future.

At least, there will be no problems in Sabah County. The mountains are full of headhunters, and the Han people live in the coastal areas.As long as the natives are not disturbed, the Han people can reclaim land along the coast at will.In the late Qing Dynasty, not only people from Fujian went south, but even people from North China came to Sabah.Hundreds of years later, there are several villages there that all speak the northern dialect, which is very strange among a bunch of Fujianese and Malays.

Dang Chongjun completed the task here and expanded overseas territory again. The outgoing Governor of Palembang, Kuang Hong, couldn't bear it anymore.

Under his soft and hard governance, several big families in Palembang converted to believe in Mazu one after another.

It can't be called conversion. The Chinese here believe in Islam, Mazu, and even Guan Erye.Now it's just abandoning the religion and believing in Mazu wholeheartedly, and by the way, second master Guan also believes in it.

Several major families have set an example, and more and more civilians are willing to convert.

Kuang Hong encouraged the reclamation again, so the Han people went crazy.There are tens of thousands of Han Chinese here, many of whom are small landlords and tenants. They frantically cultivated and encroached on the land of the Wandan Kingdom. They expanded the soil along the two river valleys, and even set their sights on the fertile soil along the coast.

The application for lifting the ban on firearms was approved, and Kuang Hong immediately distributed the matchlock guns to the peasants and soldiers, and the other [-] flintlock guns were also handed over to the four major families.

Taking advantage of the slack time, the army was organized and trained for more than half a year. Once the rainy season was over, I thought about making troubles.

If nothing happens, Kuang Hong will return to Beijing to report on his work, so he has to hurry up and make great contributions!

There are only three cities in the territory of Banten Kingdom in Sumatra, one is called Umbulan Padumanan, which is referred to as Ubull by the Han people; the second is called Bengkulu;

Shi Cunzhang, the leader of the local prominent family, led 3000 farmers and soldiers to take Bengkulu directly.

Chen Sanwei, the leader of the local prominent family, led 3000 peasant soldiers to attack Ubulan.

The 500 Datong Army in Palembang went around Lampung on a warship.Not only to take Lampung City, but also to use naval ships to cut off the Sultanate's reinforcements, because the main force of the Sultanate is in Java Island.

There is no decent army here, only a burning tribe.

Neither the governor of Palembang nor the local Han people talked about benevolence, righteousness and morality.Burning and killing all the way to drive away the aborigines, especially in the valleys and plains, and killing the aborigines when they saw them, because these lands are easy to cultivate.

The Banten army in Sumatra had no time to assemble, and the cities of Ubull and Bengkulu were captured by farmers and soldiers.In these two cities, even the walls are made of wood, and the Wandan soldiers with cold weapons, how can they stop the farmers and soldiers with muskets?

As for Lampung City, it was even more unstoppable by the regular Datong army, and it fell within half a day, and all the forces of the Wandan Kingdom in Sumatra were wiped out.

Kuang Hong, Governor of Palembang, is really iron-blooded.

This guy made his own claim, set off a storm in Nanyang, and led the Eight-Nation Allied Forces to take down Malacca.Now that he has opened up territory in Palembang, there are probably tens of thousands of natives who died because of him over the years.

Wu Liangfu, who killed Dayuer and Shunzhi, was standing outside Lampung City at this moment, looking at the sea and sighing with emotion: "Explore the frontiers and expand the land, spread the power to the world, a man should do the same!"

Kuang Hong smiled and said: "You have outstanding abilities. When I return to Beijing this time, I recommend you to be the deputy governor of Palembang. Even if you can't do it, you will definitely be able to return to China for promotion."

Chapter 953 [Zhang Xianzhong is Governor]

Banten City.

When Sultan Ah Geng received the news of the country's loss, he slumped on the throne and was speechless.

Banten Kingdom is no longer the previous Banten Kingdom. Facing the invasion of the Netherlands in the early days, they can send tens of thousands of troops to attack.But now, the territory of Sumatra Island is occupied, and the total population of Banten is only about [-].

China is not the Netherlands. The Dutch have few people, so they can only occupy key cities, and the outside of the city has to be reclaimed by the Han.

The current situation is that more and more Han Chinese are directly reclaiming land and expelling local aborigines.This led to the continuous shrinking of the land of Wandan, and it was impossible to fight and win, and it was impossible to cultivate the land, so it could only wait for death slowly.

To be honest, Ah Geng can be regarded as a wise sultan, not someone who is just waiting to die.

In history, he tried his best to resist the Netherlands, and relying on the profits of Banten Port, he built an elite navy. The trade fleet sailed to India and the Philippines, and even fought back and forth with the Dutch fleet.It was not until his later years that his son competed with him for power, and the Netherlands supported his son, that Banten Kingdom fell into internal friction and became weak.

At that time, a war broke out between father and son, and the entire Dutch army was mobilized. Ah Geng persisted in fighting for two full years.He even surrounded his son and the Dutch allied forces for a time, but was forced to retreat because of insufficient food and grass, and was eventually defeated and captured by the Netherlands.Since then, the King of Banten surrendered to the Netherlands and became something like a chieftain.

With the Chinese occupation of Coconut City (Batavia), the port is open to all nations.

The Governor of Coconut City also offers preferential tariffs. A large number of Chinese goods are shipped to Coconut City, and rarely go to Banten Port.Merchants from Britain, France, India, and Persia opened shops in Yecheng one after another, and Banten Port gradually declined.Once a major international port, it has become a port for exporting local products, and spices can also attract merchants from all over the world.

With the decline of trade, the shrinking of territory, and the decrease of population, Banten Kingdom's financial situation simply cannot support a large-scale army and navy.

No matter how wise the monarch is, there is nothing he can do in this situation. If he wants to break the situation, he must first defeat the Datong Army.

To fight, or not to fight?

Sultan Ageng looked exhausted, and called his son Hayi: "You personally led a team to China and questioned the emperor of China why he invaded the land of Banten. China is the suzerain, and Banten is a vassal state. The vassal state has no fault. Why did the suzerain Want to send troops? If the suzerain does this, wouldn’t it be chilling for so many subjects?”

"Yes!" Ha Yi took the order.

Ha Yi is the prince who defected to the Netherlands in history and fought a civil war with his father for two years.

This guy has a strong desire for power, but his father has lived too long, so he uses the hands of Holland to kill his father.At the same time, he admires Qiang, and feels that the Netherlands is very powerful, so he acts as a puppet with peace of mind, constantly betraying the interests of the country, completely disregarding the life and death of the people.

On the other side of Yecheng, Governor Liu Hanyi also received the news.

He is so envious of Kuang Hong. The Han people in Palembang have multiplied for more than 200 years, and the number is tens of thousands. They can open up a large territory in one go.And there are fewer Han people under his rule. Even if the territory is conquered, it cannot be effectively cultivated, and it can only be eaten away bit by bit.

Otherwise, he would directly send troops to destroy Wan Dan!

To the east of Coconut City, the once mighty Matalan Kingdom split into five sultanates.After several years of melee, there are only four sultans left, which seem to be more unified, but in fact the population has dropped sharply and their strength is not as good as before.

Among the remaining four sultans, one is a Han Chinese named Zheng Yongshou.

He is called the Sudan internally, and the Governor of Semarang, China externally, and he has really been canonized by the emperor.But for several years in a row, he rejected the officials sent by the imperial court, clearly wanting to be the local emperor here.

A few months ago, Zhang Xianzhong, who was the mayor of a town in Taiwan, was suddenly summoned by the prefect: "Do you want to be promoted?"

Zhang Xianzhong replied: "I think so."

The magistrate said: "The governor of Semarang is disobedient. He accepts the canonization of the court, but refuses to send officials. Your Majesty intends to let you be the governor of Semarang. Would you like to take this job?"

Zhang Xianzhong asked, "How many soldiers will you give me?"

"There are only five hundred Datong troops." The magistrate said.

Zhang Xianzhong thought for a while, gritted his teeth and grinned: "I'm done with this deal!"

When Prince Hayi of Wandan Kingdom sailed to Nanjing, Zhang Xianzhong had already arrived in Semarang.

A fleet of six ships escorted Zhang Xianzhong to his post, accompanied by more than ten officials and five hundred troops.

Zheng Yongshou, the governor of Semarang, was quite terrified, and went to the port to greet him in person: "My minister, Zheng Yongshou, meet the angel!"

Zhang Xianzhong smiled and said: "My name is Zhang Xianzhong, I don't know if you have heard my name before."

Zheng Yongshou quickly said, "It's like thunder."

"It's astounding as thunder," Zhang Xianzhong scolded with a smile, "If you know who I am, you won't react like this. To tell you the truth, I was born as a bandit. He has been emperor for a few years!"

"Ah?" Zheng Yongshou was dumbfounded.

Zhang Xianzhong said: "When I was emperor, I had 20 soldiers. How many thousands of soldiers do you have?"

Zheng Yongshou was frightened, subconsciously bent down and replied: "Not many, not as good as an angel."

Zhang Xianzhong said: "I'm too lazy to tell you this, let's go into the city."

"Angel, please." Zheng Yongshou led the way himself.

Zhang Xianzhong led [-] Datong troops into the city, and the next day he summoned the officials of Semarang, saying that there was an imperial edict to be announced.

A group of local Han officials came to receive the order honestly.

In fact, there is no imperial decree at all, only a letter of transfer.More than a dozen of Zheng Yongshou and his subordinate officials were promoted and transferred, some went to the Northeast, and some went to Myanmar. Although they were remote and poor, they were really promoted.

Overseas governors also have ranks, and the governor of Luzon has the highest rank, which is probably equivalent to the right servant.

As for the governor of Semarang, that is, at the prefect level, there are plenty of official positions in Xuantu Province.

Five hundred fellow troops surrounded the scene, Zhang Xianzhong personally read out a letter of transfer, and then said to those guys: "Let's go, everyone, leave early and arrive early, you don't worry, and I don't worry too."

A local man named Wang Hongwen said: "This... We have lived overseas for a long time, and we are really not familiar with Chinese customs. I am afraid that we will not be able to do the job after we go there."

"Come here." Zhang Xianzhong said.

Wang Hongwen walked anxiously, only two or three steps away from Zhang Xianzhong.

Clang!

Zhang Xianzhong is a murderer, he is not willing to talk nonsense, he draws his sword and steps forward, his head falls to the ground.

What a quick knife!

Good knife skills!

Zhang Xianzhong looked around the crowd: "Is there anyone else who wants to say something?"

All were frightened, never seen anything like this.

Zheng Yongshou really wanted to speak, but he stopped talking, his eyes fell on the bleeding blade.

"Since we have nothing to say, let's hurry up!" Zhang Xianzhong raised his left foot and wiped the blood on the blade with the sole of his shoe.

More than a dozen Semarang officials, under the escort of the Datong Army, quickly boarded and left like this.The seats they vacated were filled by officials brought by Zhang Xianzhong.

Immediately, Zhang Xianzhong moved into the Governor's Mansion, sealed up the documents, account books and treasury, and asked the Datong Army to take over the city defense.

In the days that followed, I summoned the local chiefs and merchants, and repeated those two sentences: "Listen to me, the food is delicious. If you don't listen to me, I will send him to have a drink with the King of Hades."

The local Han people were all dissatisfied, but they dared not resist.

Because Zhang Xianzhong killed again!

The officials he brought began to work, but some local officials were obedient and obedient.Some jobs couldn't be carried out at all, Zhang Xianzhong didn't bother to waste time, asked the officials to report their names, and picked the three most disobedient ones, escorted them to the gate of the governor's mansion and beheaded directly.

Administrative efficiency has improved rapidly. Although they are still obedient and obedient, at least they are really following orders.

After calming these guys down, Zhang Xianzhong no longer took care of the paperwork, and handed over all the tedious work to the deputy governor.He called up the local army, issued some matchlock guns, and practiced with the five hundred troops.Moreover, the military pay is sufficient and the food is sufficient.

After only three months of training, they started fighting.

This guy led 500 Datong troops and 1000 local Han soldiers, and went south without warning.Hundreds of years later, it belonged to the Belgas district of Semarang, Indonesia, and is now just a mountain town.Not only is there a large area of ​​river valleys locally, but it is also the only place where the inland of Central Java leads to the sea.

Today, it belongs to the domain of the Sultan of Yogyakarta.

The goods within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta are transported to this town every month, and then transported along the river to Semarang for sea.Not only that, if the Sultan of Yogyakarta wants to attack Semarang, the army must pass through here.

In a word, it is a strategic location, an important commercial location, and it is also an important agricultural area.

Zheng Yongshou, the local emperor, closed his door to be the governor, and did not expand abroad at all, and he did not even win such an important door.

Now it's Zhang Xianzhong's turn to make the decision, he will not be idle, let alone expand the territory, at least occupy the door, so as to avoid future military threats.

The total distance was only 20 kilometers. Zhang Xianzhong only asked the soldiers to bring dry food, and he didn't even bother to collect ships to prevent the leakage of military information.Starting at night, marching all the way in a hurry, the local soldiers left behind and arrived at the outskirts of the town at dawn.

This is an important commercial town, and a small earthen fortress was built between the two mountains, where dozens of Javanese soldiers were stationed.

Before dawn, the attack began.

The small bunker is so short that it can be climbed up by a ladder, and the defenders are defenseless.Zhang Xianzhong took the lead by climbing up the earthen castle first, and he would kill any living people when he saw them.

After occupying the earth fortress, Zhang Xianzhong said to the soldiers: "Say it again, rush into the town, and kill anyone who can't speak Chinese. Everything you grab will be handed over, and you are not allowed to keep it privately!"

The small town encountered a killing star and ushered in an unwarranted disaster.

Soldiers rushed into the houses and shops in the small town, asking anyone they saw, "Are they Han Chinese?"

Those who couldn't answer would be hacked to death.