Rebirth of South America as King

On March 7, 1878, Li Wencai first arrived in Kelantan by boat and met with the local commander of the National Defense Forces Chen Zongbai. He left Kelan in the morning and arrived in Songkhla City in the afternoon.

Songkhla City was established on the southern fringe of Lake Songkhla and was one of the earliest immigrant destinations for Chinese in the Malay Peninsula.

After Wu Rang assumed the main post of Songkhla City in 1775, he implemented a policy of encouraging commerce. A large number of Nanyang Chinese businessmen established commercial bases in Songkhla, reselling rice and timber produced in Annan, Cambodia and other places to the Malay indigenous people, and then from Malay Come to the Peninsula to buy pepper, tin, iron and other mineral resources and transport them to the mainland, and earn considerable profits through the intermediate transportation difference.

Busy commercial trade brought a lot of taxes to the Wu regime. In areas controlled by the Wu regime,

When foreign cargo ships arrive at the dock, they need to pay taxes according to the size of the vessel and the weight of the cargo. Large and heavy cargoes are subject to payment of five to six hundred silver coins, and small ones ranging from two hundred to three hundred silver coins. New arrivals of Chinese who have arrived must pay one silver dollar For taxes, non-citizens who are permanent residents of Songkhla also have to pay one silver dollar each year.

After deducting all kinds of financial expenditures, the business tax established in coastal areas can bring more than 100,000 silver dollars to the Wu regime every year.

Wu ’s regime submits part of the collected taxes to the Thai government each year, and most of the remaining revenue is used to build coastal port facilities. So when Li Wencai looked out from the ship to Songkhla Port, he saw a group of merchant ships lined up.

After getting off the boat, Li Wencai was greeted by Wu Jin's eldest son, Wu Chong, and took a horse-drawn carriage to the main palace.

In the main house of Songkhla City, in a building complex covering an area of ​​more than 5,000 acres, Li Wencai, accompanied by Wu Chong, met Songkah's contemporary city master Wu Jin.

Wu Jinnian was about forty years old. He was wearing a white Ming suit, elegant and elegant. When Li Wencai first came in contact, he thought he was a well-educated scholar.

"I have heard about General Li's reputation for a long time, and today it is really extraordinary. General Li's ability to stay in Songkhla is a blessing for Wu."

Wu Jin smiled and praised.

"The battlefield has a poor name, and the city owner can't praise it."

Li Wencai waved her hand without taking Wu Jin's praises seriously.

"Wu Chengzhu, Wen Cai came to Songka to assist your ministry to train the troops under the order of Lord Mei, and also asked the city master to introduce the situation of your troops to Wencai."

Li Wencai sat down, set aside the tea from the attendant, and asked.

"General Li cares about business, and Wu doesn't waste general time." Wu Jin saw Li Wencai innocently chatted and waved his servant away, facing his second son Wu Shi'an. "Shi'an, you introduce General Songka to General Li Case."

"My son understands." Wu Shi'an gave a gift to Wu Jin, and said, "In addition to Perak City, Terengganu, and Kedah being controlled by the British, Kelantan is managed by your army. In the four provinces, Yala garrison was one thousand, Peking University garrison was 800, Tao Gong garrison was 1,200, and Songkhla garrison was 2500. However, only two thousand of the four garrisons obeyed the city main government's order and five hundred were stationed in Song The Thai Army is the Thai government ’s station in Songkhla to monitor our troops. The other three garrisons are composed of local Malays. Their commanders are also local leaders. The three garrisons have always ordered their commanders. The order has always been violated, and only when the city's main government allocates troops for the army will they show obedience. "

"So, there are only 2,000 troops in the city's main government?" Li Wencai asked.

"It does."

Wu Shi'an said a little awkwardly.

"Two thousand people are fine."

Li Wencai took a sip of tea and didn't think that "Master Mei had transferred 50 officers from Annan to help me train your army, and Commander Chen of Kelantan Garrison Commander agreed to transfer 30 middle-level officers to me in a few days. Obey.

The National Defense Forces attaches great importance to assisting your ministry in training the army. I believe that with the careful training of more than 80 officers, the combat effectiveness of your ministry army will be greatly improved. "

"The Han National Defense Force's combat effectiveness is convincing, but the Songka army's weapons and equipment are backward. Can General Li send a message to Lord Mei and allow the National Defense Force to sell a batch of expensive guns equipped with Songka troops?"

"Songkhla used to have a lot of merchants and customers and great tax revenue. Shouldn't Wu Chengzhu be short of money to buy weapons?"

Li Wencai laughed.

"It's true that there are so many merchants and customers in Songkhla, but most of the merchant ships staying in the port of Songkhla belong to the British. We are concerned about the dissatisfaction of the British Straits colonial officials and have been afraid to tax British merchant ships. Port taxation is not as good as before, and the Thai government continues to increase the proportion of taxes paid by Songkhla. After a busy year, the real tax revenue is only 20,000 to 30,000 silver dollars. "

Wu Jin explained with a bitter smile.

"The sale of weapons to the outside world requires the approval of His Royal Highness Han, and I will honestly reflect the difficulties of Lord Wu Cheng to Lord Mei. As to whether the above promises to sell Songka weapons at low prices, it cannot be guaranteed."

"Wu understands that General Li's ability to speak for Wu is already a great help to Songka. Whether it is successful or not, Wu will remember General Li's kindness."

Wu Jin was excited when Li Wencai promised to help facilitate the sale of Han Dynasty's weapons to Songkhla.

Wu Jin's expression looked strange in Li Wencai's eyes, but after thinking from Wu Jin's perspective, it was easy to realize his mood.

Songkhla is sandwiched between Thailand and the British Straits colonies. Both Thailand and the British Straits colonies want to annex Songkhla. They do not want to see Songka develop and threaten the rule of the two countries in the Malay peninsula. Therefore, the Straits Colony has banned Britain. Merchants sell weapons to Songkhla, while Thailand itself has limited access to weapons from the West, not to mention selling weapons to Songkhla.

Under the weapons blockades of the two countries, the Songka army's weaponry has been very low. Most soldiers still use cold weapons such as bows and arrows, long knives as combat equipment, and a small number of high-priced muskets can only be used as abandoned weapons due to improper maintenance. It is idle in the arsenal and cannot achieve its due combat effectiveness.

British, French, Dutch and other established colonists experienced extensive colonial expansion. The Lan Fang Republic on the East Indies lacked access to advanced weapons and chose to rely on the Dutch to maintain the company. The Annan and Wu regimes, because of France, The blockade of the British colonists, the country's strength gradually declined, and finally annexed by the colonists.

The establishment of the National Defense Forces in South America avoids the danger of direct annexation by Britain, France and other countries. If Li Mingyuan chose to establish a nation in the South Ocean, he would face the joint strangulation of Britain, France, the Netherlands and even Spain. It would be more difficult to develop.

After agreeing to help Wu Jin to deliver a message, Li Wencai reached an agreement on behalf of the National Defense Forces and Wu Jin to transfer Chinese refugees to Songkhla, Kelantan and other places ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Then, Li Wencai who completed the business did not forget that Wang Dashan asked him to do it Directly asked Wu Jin's daughter's situation.

"Little girl Wu Lingxuan, just married and concubine. If the little girl has the honor to be in the eyes of His Royal Highness Han, Wu is willing to assign the little girl to His Royal Highness Han."

Without worrying about her daughter's opinions, Wu Jin agreed immediately after listening to Li Wencai's intention.

"His Royal Highness King Han is brilliant and powerful. If Gui Qianjin can marry His Royal Highness Han to be a wife, it will certainly be a good story."

Li Mingyuan did not marry a wife since the founding of a Chinese nation in South America. If Wu Lingxuan married Li Mingyuan, it would not only solve the concerns of the lack of heirs in the Han country, but would also be of great help to Songka ’s political stability.

Li Wencai is aware of the importance of this matter. If he can handle this matter well, he will immediately leave an impression in Li Mingyuan's heart, which will be of great benefit to his future development in the South American Han country.

Concerned about the reputation of the women who did not leave the court, Li Wencai sent several Chinese women who came along to meet Wu Lingxuan with a cabinet camera. They planned to transfer the photos they took back to the South American country for inspection by Li Mingyuan. Find this site Please search for "" or enter the URL: