Chapter 1339: alliance at sea

Chapter 1339: alliance at sea

  Chapter 1339 Alliance at Sea

  Kaiyuan fifteen years.

  In March, Qin Lang led a mighty fleet to Lion Harbor (Singapore).

The sailing route of the Luzon fleet this time is the east route, which is to set sail from San Francisco Port in Luzon, then go south along the archipelago, pass through the Shaoxing Islands (Palawan) to Borneo, and then to Ningbo (Sina Hong Kong), and then sailed along the west coast to Shanghai (Brunei), Boni Qin Concession.

  This concession is located in the northeast corner of the capital of the Boni Kingdom, only fifty miles away from the royal city. The concession is divided into two parts, one is the coastal area, and the other is Moola, a long island ten miles away from the sea.

  After the first Luzon Boni War, Qin Lang and Boni signed the Ningbo Treaty, and Boni promised Luzon's ownership of the northern coastal area of ​​Borneo Island. But after this treaty, many nobles in Boni Kingdom were not reconciled. There was civil strife in Boni, the king was killed, and the king's nephew mutinied and killed the king to seize the throne. After he succeeded to the throne, he immediately announced the abolition of the Ningbo Treaty and sent troops to attack Ningbo.

This also triggered the second Luzon-Boni war. Qin used Qian Dexing, two veterans, to assist Qin Shishilang and Qin Yu, and defeated the Boni fleet in the newly built Ningbo Port. , Then Qin Yu led the army to counterattack the capital city of Boni and entered Boni Port.

   Burned the last fleet of the Boni Kingdom in Boni Harbor, then landed in Boni Bay, blasted the walls of Boni Capital City with gunpowder, and the Lu Song Army invaded the royal city.

  After three days of fierce fighting, the new king of Boni was captured and beheaded.

  After the war, the Qin army was disciplined and did not take advantage of the situation to massacre and loot the city. They just found the son of the previous king to support him as the king, and then supported and assisted the new king to clean up and kill the kingslayer rebellion.

   After ten days of cleansing, Boni Kingdom changed again.

Afterwards, the new king of Boni signed the Shanghai Treaty with Qin Yu, the representative of the Luzon Expeditionary Army, and presented the northeast corner of Boni Bay, including the Mora Island in the sea, to Luzon. The Qin family proposed a lease, and finally signed a five-hundred-year lease treaty.

  The concession is called Shanghai, and the ten-mile island in the sea is called the Shanghai Bund.

  When Qin Lang led the fleet through Shanghai this time, King Boni came to see him in person.

  Now Lu Song Boni's family is close, because Qin Yu accepted King Boni's younger sister as his concubine, and King Boni also married Qin Lang's righteous daughter as his concubine, the two families became closer.

  Shanghai had already built a wharf and port at this time, but the Bund was still a large swamp of tidal flats and relatively desolate. At that time, many people asked Qin Lang why he insisted on the concession when Boni was ceded. Qin Lang's reason was that he had already ceded a large piece of land in the north of Borneo last time, which directly occupied several small northern vassal states of Boni Kingdom.

So take it slow this time. Of course, the more important thing is that Qin Lang wants to build a free trade port next to the capital city of Boni. After all, here is next to the city of Boni, Qin Lang felt that it was better to set up a concession, which still belonged to the land of Boni, but the Qin family only rented it, did business here, and then signed a treaty with Boni to build a free trade port and enjoy Tariffs, management and other aspects of the preferential convenience.

After all, in the long run, Ningbo in the north certainly has more potential for development than Shanghai here, but Qin Lang hopes to bring the Boni Kingdom into Luzon's business and trade objects, and make Boni an important sales area for Luzon's products. Of course, it has to be close to them The capital city, and the free port of the concession can make it easier for you to manage.

  The distance of fifty miles, whether it is far or not, is easier to operate.

Facts have proved that after the second Boni War, the Qin family did not directly occupy the Boni country, but supported the youngest son of the former king to succeed him as king, and did not make any territorial claims, and did not even ask for war indemnity. A piece of land, and then conduct full-scale trade with Boni country.

This matter greatly relieved the emotions of the nobles and powerful people in Boni who were dissatisfied with Luzon. When the concession was established and the trade volume increased greatly, many people in Boni also felt the many benefits of the arrival of the Qin family, so now they go to From the king to the people, everyone has a good impression of the Qin family.

  Everyone is happy to do business, instead of thinking about war all day long as in the past.

  For the Qin family, there are several successful cases in the foreign concessions, such as Tangjin in the country of Wa and Shunhua in Qincheng in Linyi, and they are of course willing to copy them.

  When Qin Lang and his party came to Lion Harbor, it was a completely different scene.

Lion Harbor is located at the eastern end of the northern shore of the Strait of Malacca. One large island plus 68 small islands was originally a place where Langyaxiu on the north side of the strait and Gantuoli Kingdom on the south side of the strait repeatedly competed. Luo Zhongguo, but in the end Lang Yaxiu gave it to the Qin family.

  This matter was finally agreed by Qian Tuoli Kingdom.

After all, the kings of these two countries are both the sons-in-law of Qin Lang and Queen Linyi. Lang Yaxiu and Gan Tuoli have been fighting for many years. In fact, it's not very important, it's just that it doesn't fall into the hands of the other party, and giving it to the father-in-law can bring them some great benefits in trade, of course it will be done.

  For the Qin family, based in Luzon, but looking at the ocean, they must rely on maritime trade for long-term development. Lion Harbor is located on the Strait of Malacca, so it is of course excellent to get it.

  It can be used not only for supplies on maritime trade routes, but also for entrepot trade, trade with nearby Southeast Asian countries, etc.

On the eastern end of the Strait of Malacca, there are countless islands, among which there are many large islands. Lion Island is not the only one. So it's like a big river.

   As far as the terrain is concerned, the island is relatively flat and can be self-sufficient in planting.

   "Have the VIPs arrived?"

  The ship enters the port. The port is built in the south of the big island. There are three islands in the port, which almost surround the port.

  On the pier, officials stationed in Lion Harbor came up to greet them.

Lion Harbor is officially established as Haikou Prefecture in Luzon. Because it has developed fairly well in recent years and its location is relatively important, so although the place is not big, at most it was set up as a town or county, but in the end Qinlang directly set it up as a state. , belonging to Xiazhou.

  The post of governor of the state was held by Qin Lang's son Yao, but he has no real position for the time being. The actual state affairs are led by Chang Shi and Sima, and Liu Cao is the military assistant. Because of the special location, Haikou Town was also set up here, and there were soldiers and horse envoys to guard it. There was a battalion of sailors and a battalion of horsemen.

   "Queen Linyi has already arrived and is currently resting in the city. King Chenla, King Langyaxiu, King Gantuoli, and King Panpan have all come."

  For Qin Langnan, all countries in Southeast Asia attach great importance to it, and before Qin Lang went to sea this time, he had already prepared for a long time. Since last year, he has been in contact with various countries to prepare for this sea alliance.

At this time, the Qiantuoli Kingdom has been renamed as the Siri Buddha Room, and sometimes it is also called the Three Buddha Qi, which is a transliteration problem. It is said that the reason for the name change is that Qin Lang's son-in-law intends to absorb and learn the culture of the Central Plains after he ascended the throne. When the prince was a prince, the old king proposed to the queen of Linyi, Qin Lang asked the old king to send the prince to him, and let his daughter spend a period of time with the prince. The experience of life during this period really strengthened the relationship between the two young people , It also allowed the prince to truly see the prosperity of the Central Plains.

  For a country in the sea that originally believed in Mahayana Buddhism, they have always benefited from transit trade. After hundreds of years of development, they almost conquered most of Sumatra and established a complete set of vassal system.

  They control the key waterways on the Strait of Malacca and the Sunda Strait, and control many coastal port cities for the purpose of monopoly. For the inland areas, their control is relatively weak, and they only exercise nominal suzerainty.

  At that time, Gan Tuoli and Lang Yaxiu had been competing for Puluozhong because it was an important location on the Malacca Seaway.

  Qantuoli relied on transit trade and spice trade, the economy was very developed, and it became a tyrant in the sea.

In contrast, the strength of Langyaxiu on the opposite side is much weaker, because at this time, Langyaxiu does not occupy the entire Malay Peninsula. Langyaxiu's king is in the middle of the peninsula, located in the Kedah area on the north shore of the west end of the Strait of Malacca , its ruling center is also in the area of ​​Kedah, Pattani, and Penang. In fact, Lion Harbor is already out of reach and belongs to the vassal area.

  In the north of it, in the area around the Isthmus of Kela on the Malay Peninsula, is another country that has been established for a long time.

Panpan Kingdom and Langyaxiu almost divided and ruled the Malay Peninsula, and they are the two overlords on the peninsula. However, they and Gan Tuoli also belong to the overlord of the regional alliance, and there are many small vassal states and tribes under their direct actual control. The area is not too much.

   Further north, there are even stronger overlords such as Funan and Piaoyue.

Of course, Funan was annexed by Chenla, a vassal country, and the prince of Funan fled to Java Island. Relying on their background as the overlord of Central South, they reduced the dimension and attacked the indigenous countries on Java Island. The Shandi Dynasty, also known as the Xialentra Dynasty.

  Shandi has always wanted to fight back to Funan and destroy Chenla. Although the current Chenla Kingdom is actually the new Funan after the prince who married the King of Funan to Chenla Kingdom annexed Funan.

  In order to fight back to Funan, Emperor Shan continued to conquer the natives in Java, and at the same time married Linyi, the only one on the peninsula that could compete with Chenla, and let the prince marry Princess Linyi.

Over the years, the Southeast Asian countries have basically become relatives. Qin Lang and Queen Linyi had one son and three daughters. The son married the princess of the two kings of Chenla, and the three daughters married Xia Lian of Java Island. The prince of the Trashan Emperor Dynasty, the prince of the Srivijaya Kingdom in Sumatra, the prince of the Langyaxiu Kingdom on the Malay Peninsula, and later Qin Lang adopted many adopted daughters, that is, some orphans adopted by the Qin family, Recognize her as a daughter, and then marry Boni, Wa Kingdom, Panpan, Lion Kingdom, etc., and let the princes accept the kings and daughters of the princes as concubines.

  Under Qin Lang's deliberate management, all countries have become relatives with the Qin family as the link, and the trade exchanges between countries have become more active.

   It was with these prerequisites and backgrounds that Qin Lang started to promote the sea alliance held in Lion Harbor last year.

   Lusong Qin family, Linyi, Chenla, Sri Buddha passed away, Wa country, Boni, Xialiantra, Panpan, Langyaxiu, Lion country, a total of ten countries.

  These ten countries are not countries in the entire Nanyang region, but they are all overlords in their respective regions.

Just like on the island of Sumatra, in addition to Srivijaya, there are many large and small countries and their vassals and small countries and tribes, but the strongest is Srivijaya. On the Malay Peninsula, Langyaxiu and Panpan are the main host.

   Java is headed by Shandi.

  The Lion Kingdom is the island country at the southernmost tip of the Tianzhu subcontinent. The later Sri Lanka, because it is in an important position on the sea route, was also pulled over by Qin Lang this time.

Such a ten-nation alliance is essentially an alliance of the strong. On the surface, it is to strengthen cooperation and promote trade development. In fact, it is to divide forces. Greater conflicts in Southeast Asia threaten everyone's interests.

It is also for this reason that it does not attract other smaller countries or tribes. It has left everyone with their own exclusive interest areas. For example, the entire Sumatra Island is assigned to Srivijaya, and other countries cannot invade it. All things are regarded as the family affairs of Sri Buddha's death.

  Similarly, I don’t want Sri Buddha to intervene or interfere in the Malay Peninsula, Java, or Borneo.

Even the country of Wa, which is located in the far east of Haidong, joined this alliance because of the help of the Qin family. The Qin family designated the Ainu people in the north of the country of Wa as their exclusive property, and did not interfere with their conquest of the Ainu people, allowing them to plan the territory of the Ainu people. Into its Hokkaido.

   Only when the general environment is stable can everyone share the benefits of maritime trade in the South China Sea.

  Of course, for Qin Lang, taking the lead in forming this maritime alliance is not only for trade, but also for his own safety. The emperor of the Central Plains is becoming more and more aggressive, and Qin Lang has to be prepared in case.

  If the emperor really loses his mind one day and insists on attacking Luzon, Qin Lang can only protect himself. If he can draw the Linyi and Chenla countries as allies, it will be better than going alone.

  Qin Lang had no intention of breaking away from the Central Plains Dynasty. He always believed that he opened up Luzon for the purpose of expanding Chinese civilization, not for independence.

As long as the court does not force it, he is willing to pay one-third of the tax according to the original agreement, and even abide by the court system in all aspects such as the law. Send troops according to the order.

   But Luzon has to retain a certain degree of autonomy. It cannot be said that it will return to the natives after reforming the land. Maybe it will be there in two or three hundred years, but not now.

   Another important purpose of this alliance is that Qin Lang is going to persuade the other eight countries to jointly send troops to the Huyue Kingdom to form a powerful combined maritime fleet, land on the south coast of the Huyue Kingdom, and assist the Tang Dynasty King Division in their crusade against them.

  Of course, there are definitely benefits. When everyone joins forces to attack Piaoyue, the territory will naturally belong to Datang, but people, money, etc., can always grab a lot.

  From the capital of the Wa Kingdom to the Java Mountain Emperor Dynasty, it is a sea route of thousands of miles, but under the leadership of the Qin family, everyone wants to share a piece of the big meat of sea trade.

  (end of this chapter)