My Daming New Empire

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In the fifth year of Yongle, Hassan died of illness, and there was a two-year gap.During these two years, a series of political struggles took place. In the end, Ahmed, who favored Huang Senping, overwhelmed Prince Temangon to take the throne and became the second sultan in the history of Boni. Huang Senping's position in Boni was further consolidated.

Huang Senping, who has struggled in Nanyang for most of his life, has never forgotten his motherland, and his sense of identity with the Ming Dynasty has also continued to grow.In the sixth year of Yongle, Huang Senping left his younger sister Huang Yuanli to guard Boni. In the name of Boni Manarajana, he led more than 150 relatives and subordinates back to China to pay tribute.

Zhu Di was very happy, and specially ordered that every prefecture and county along the way of the mission to Beijing should host a banquet, so that they could see the changes in their hometown.

However, Huang Senping, who is already old, has no energy to endure the exhaustion along the road, nor can he bear the great joy of returning to his hometown. After arriving in Yingtianfu in October of this year, he died in December due to exhaustion due to the bumpy journey. At the age of 67.

Before his death, he made three requests to Zhu Di: First, "the territory belongs to the official side", and the land near Boni and Sandakan should be included in the territory of China.

The second is "begging the country to be a town after the mountain", please add the highest mountain in Southeast Asia (now named Kinabalu Mountain, meaning Chinese Widow Mountain) as the town mountain of Boni Kingdom, and give it a good name, Yongzhen Nanyang land.

The third is to "entrust the body to China" and allow himself to be buried in China.

In the seventh year of Yongle, the new king of Boni, Xia Wang, also known as Huang Yuansun, returned home under the escort of eunuch Zhang Qian, pedestrian Zhou Hang and others.

Zhang Qian and others went to the foot of Mount Kinabalu to carve stones and erect steles, and they also went to Majapahit to convey Emperor Yongle's edict: no more tribute should be requested from Boni Kingdom.

Zhang Qian, Zhou Xing and his party guarded Boni for one year and returned to China.Xiawang Huang Kelsun, who returned to Boni, still inherited Huang Senping's inherent status and influence in Boni, and has always controlled the political situation in Boni. The local Chinese still call him "General Soldier".

Zhang Qian and Zhou Hang had been stationed in Boni country for a year, and they knew the situation of Boni country very well. With their explanations, Zhu Zhanji's inherent impression of Boni country was changed.

Because of the influence of the preconceived impressions of later generations, Boni country in his heart has always been a small country, and although it has a close relationship with the Chinese, it does not belong to the Chinese.

But at this time, the Boni Kingdom included most of the later East Malaysia, and the area belonging to East Malaysia has always been the territory of the Chinese.

And one prince of Boni Kingdom is Chinese, and the other prince's concubine is Chinese.

Huang Yuanli is married to Ahmed, and they have only one daughter, Huang Guigu.

Huang Guigu has a bold personality and has taken a fancy to an Arab from Mecca. The name of this Arab is Sharif Ali.

And this Sharif Ali is indeed a person with outstanding ability, and now he has become a rising star of Boni Kingdom and the only heir to the third Sultan.

"This Xia Wang, what is Huang Yuansun's ability?" Zhu Zhanji didn't have a deep impression of Huang Yuansun. When Huang Yuansun arrived in Yingtian Mansion, he was not yet 12 years old at that time. He was in the deep palace every day and had never seen him. This person.

Zhang Qian pondered for a while and said: "Over the years, the ministers have often inquired about Boni. Although Huang Yuansun is not as good as his father, he is still a man of success. Today's Boni Kingdom is becoming more and more prosperous under his leadership."

"Then how many people and how many soldiers does he have under his command?"

"The population under the command of the two kings is less than [-], and the number of soldiers is less than [-], and they are all civilians... There are less than [-] full-time soldiers."

Zhu Zhanji shook his head, such strength is still too small to count on.

However, the Boni Kingdom originally survived in the cracks, with Sulu Kingdom in the east and north, Majapahit, Malaka in the west and south, and the Ming Dynasty's old Hong Kong Xuanweisi. They have no room for development at all.

Others don't know, but Zhu Zhanji knows very well that there is a world-class oil field on Huang Yuanli's territory.The light oil produced here can even be added directly to the tank.

Although there is still a long way to go before the era of internal combustion engines, since long-term plans are to be made, these must be taken into consideration.

The land in this part of Borneo is relatively barren. There are heavy rains for half of the year, and the organic matter in the land is washed away.

Moreover, the environment on the island is harsh, either high mountains, dense forests or swamps, people can only survive around the island.In the center of the island, there are countless poisonous insects, poisonous snakes, and a ten-meter-long boa constrictor.

But here is another treasure land, with oil in the north, coal mines in the south, and countless gold mines in the west. There are countless precious timbers in the forests on the island.

Although it is difficult to develop now, it is still worth looking forward to in the future.

Zhu Zhanji pondered for a while, and said to Zhang Qian: "The country of Boni is small and weak, surrounded by powerful countries. There is no arrangement for the solitary here, but when we arrive at Boni, you two can help the solitary to take a look. Is husband Ali worthy of support, and whether there is something that can be used between him and Huang Yuansun."

The two clasped their fists together.Zhu Zhanji said again: "I'm going to entertain Huang Yuanli and his party tonight, and you two will also accompany me. Go down and rest for a while."

The two of them retreated, and Zhu Zhanji called Sun Lin again.

Sun Lin's Counseling Department was established not long ago, and the deployment of the network within the Ming Dynasty has just been completed. For the outside of the Ming Dynasty, only Dongpu and North Korea are currently deployed.

The intelligence of other countries in their hands is also collected from the Secretary of General Administration, Jin Yiwei, and the internal prison.

Therefore, before arriving in Boni country, it is also necessary to arrange the spies who will be stationed in Boni country.The intelligence network here cannot be spread out all at once. We can only arrange one or two people first, and then let them develop the offline.

The best candidate for a spy is, of course, the most suitable eunuch in charge of trade.Because the eunuch in charge of trade has funds in his hands, he doesn't need to worry about funds all the time, and the trade representatives will not be too suspicious if they develop spy networks in other countries.

After discussing with Sun Lin, Jin Kuo arranged for a long-term eunuch named Lian Xi'en.This person had previously held the position of procurement, and he was in charge of purchasing wood and pearls in the Boni Kingdom, and at the same time set up the intelligence network of the Advisory Department, which can be regarded as the best of his talents.

The fiery red sunset cast dazzling light on the sea level in the west, and the sea breeze gently brushed Huang Yuanli's gray hair, which also shone golden yellow under the setting sun.

There was a sound of heavy footsteps, without turning around, Huang Yuanli knew that it was Prince Temangong walking over.On this ship, only he can stride forward with impunity.

He waved his hand, and after a few guards and maids saluted, they took a few steps back.

"Queen, I have already asked you clearly. His Highness Taisun did not talk to anyone about the situation in Nanyang in Sulu. He is like a businessman who only cares about trade and likes to enjoy the beautiful scenery. The concubine is also very caring."

Huang Yuanli turned her head back, shortened her body, bowed to Temangong, and then said: "You are the grandson of the emperor, but you have gone to the ocean regardless of the dangers of the wind and waves. This grandson's highness should not do anything wrong in this trip." Appreciate the beautiful scenery. There are countless farsighted people in Daming, how could they be willing to let His Royal Highness take risks because of such a reason? It is said that His Majesty attaches the most importance to this grandson, so how could he be willing to let him leave Daming and leave his care? Moreover, although It's just a short meeting, and it can be seen that this His Royal Highness is not very human!"

Teman Gong said with a smile: "Of course he is not extraordinary. This old man has never seen such a tall and handsome man. Facing him, this old man trembles with fear."

Huang Yuanli said softly, "Is it really because of her tall stature?"

Temangon hesitated for a moment, then thought deeply.Huang Yuanli sighed and said: "Aura, His Royal Highness is tall, but what is even more rare is that he possesses an intimidating aura! The old woman has never seen such a proud and bony person like him in her life. She is worthy of being the grandson of the Kingdom of Heaven Your Highness!"

Although she was born in Ming Dynasty, Huang Yuanli came to Boni country with her father and brother when she was young.In Boni Country, one prince is her elder brother and one prince is her husband, and she has long regarded herself as the master of Boni Country.

The country of Boni is weak, and she has fought with a knife in these years of fighting in the north and south, and she is not an ordinary weak woman.

Now, although she still considers Daming to be her home country, sitting in this position naturally leans more towards Boni country.

Temangong also said: "In Luzon, His Royal Highness Taisun designated Luzon Island as the Luzon Mansion, and Xu Chai Lao became the first Luzon Prefect. From this point of view, whether this time the Ming Dynasty will take the Nanyang countries Are they all included in the national system?"

Huang Yuanli smiled wryly, and sighed: "It would be great if this is the case. From now on, I don't need to worry about the coercion of Majaboyi and King Sulu Dong, and I can enjoy happiness with peace of mind."

In Nanyang, only a big country like Majapahit can truly be regarded as the overlord and the king of a country.The other islands are all settled in the form of tribes, and the so-called king is nothing more than a tribe leader.

Although it sounds good in name, its life is not as good as that of a landlord in Daming.

If it is incorporated into the Ming Dynasty, it will be like Shi Jinqing of Old Port, who used to be an inconspicuous small force in Nanyang, but now he has become the overlord of a party, and even the Manchu Boyi Kingdom will look at his face.

At the beginning, my elder brother traveled across the ocean, wanting Daming to accept Boni Kingdom.But His Majesty Daming just appeased him, sent troops and two eunuchs to take care of him, but refused to accept Bo Ni.

In the past few years, Manjaboyi and Suludong Kings did not dare to invade Boni Kingdom any more. In fact, it was thanks to the blessing of His Majesty Daming.

After all, Boni Country is still too small and too poor.It is not located at the key point of the sea like Malaga, nor is it surrounded by endless farmland like the old port.

Except for some wood and pearls, Boni Country has no products that can be sold.

The two talked for a long time, but they couldn't figure out why His Highness the Grandson of Daming would venture to Nanyang. Was it really just to see the scenery of Nanyang?

They looked towards the huge ship on the front right, the huge ship covered the sky and the sun, and the thousand stone ship under them was gifted by His Majesty Daming to the Boni Kingdom.

Think about it, my family used to be just a small landlord in Fujian. Although now you are a king and queen, compared with the grandson of the Ming Empire, the difference is still too big, and I can't even curry favor.