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It is impossible to accurately calculate the number of people who participated in this slaughterhouse-like killing. However, after the post-war count, judging from the bodies finally buried, it was found that more than 30,000 people died in this tragic battle. *
From early morning fighting to dusk, it took ten days to finally clean up the battlefield and bury the bodies. In the hot weather, many of the corpses that were cleaned up at the end were already rotting and worried. They were afraid of the occurrence of epidemics, so they had to pile firewood far away and burn them on fire.
With the small population on the island of Ceylon, if we fight a few more battles like this, the population will be exhausted.
But the Tamil King did not give Zhu Ming this chance. He had been beaten to the point of despair. Although no one won in the final battle, both sides returned to their camps for repairs after being exhausted from fighting. The corpses were also from both sides. Cleaning up with a masked calmness.
Despite this, the Tamil King knew that the black-helmeted soldiers brought by Zhu Ming were almost undamaged, whilehalf of the elite around him had been reduced.
The wise King Tamil chose to surrender the whole country. Although the other party would probably not let him go, he could still leave a trace of seeds for his clan.
It only took Zhu Ming a month to unify the island of Ceylon, which had been unable to be unified for a hundred years. And he didn't suffer much loss.
Standing high-spiritedly on the coast of Colombo, Zhu Ming looked at this undeveloped port. Although Belori has developed more maturely, in terms of topography and sea conditions, Colombo is more suitable as a port. develop.
At this moment, the city of Beloli is still under construction, but Zhu Ming does not intend to abandon the construction of Colombo. How to quickly complete the construction of the city of Beloli has become an urgent task.
Less than two days away, the Sinhalese Royal City was ordered by Zhu Ming. Tens of thousands of civilians who had been drafted began to demolish the royal city. The bricks, wood and huge stones were all transported to Beloli as a means of building the city. use.
This greatly accelerated the progress of Belori city construction. All building materials were ready-made. It was difficult to build a city, but it was much easier to dismantle it, not to mention that the cruel Blackwater Ming Army supervisors did not require You took these down intact, but only asked that, in half a month, the walls of the Sinhala King's City must disappear from the land.
The largest demolition work in the history of the island of Ceylon has begun. After ten days, only the ruins of the city that cost the Sinhalese people countless efforts to build were left.
In order to downplay the influence of the Sinhala royal family, most of the palace was demolished, and the remaining remaining buildings were given to some local wealthy families who shyly approached.
Although the beating was severe, I still had to give him a sweet date to eat from time to time.
Just when the work of building the city of Beloli was in full swing, Zhu Ming finally couldn't wait any longer. This trip out was not easy. It would not be a good thing if it took too long. This section was also in the original Tamil Kingdom. I have met many local powerful Tu people, but the conflicts between them are still quite big.
¡°In this case, it¡¯s just like the donkey goes downhill. Those clans and tribes that were not very cooperative were expropriated by Zhu Ming. The land and houses that were left behind were all rewarded to the tribes that showed cooperation.
Everyone was happy with this move, except for those tribes who had actually become slaves. But even if they wanted to resist at this moment, not to mention Zhu Ming's armored tigers and their fellow tribesmen who were watching eagerly from the side, there was nothing they could do. think.
All the laborers recruited in the Tamil Kingdom were mixed with some Sinhalese people who went south. There were conflicts among these people. The pro-Zhu Ming faction who did not lose their freedom but occupied more land was even more at odds with these people. Both parties have irreconcilable conflicts.
The two thousand people led by Zhu Ming were walking on the tightrope. If they were not careful, they would be in danger of falling off the cliff.
There were more than 20,000 slaves who were requisitioned, and all of them were moved to the crude Colombo Port. Zhu Ming wanted to first build a lighthouse in this port.
Even in modern times, the role of lighthouses cannot be ignored, especially in ancient times when communication was not easy. There must be lighthouses in ports to guide the waterway, and the size of the lighthouse has become an important indicator of the scale of the port.
Zhu Ming still has plans in his mind. The Beloli Port in the north can be used as a military port and fortress, and Colombo is the place that will really be developed as the basis for later economic and trade.
Whether it is the hydrological conditions or the construction process from scratch, this place is more in line with Zhu Ming's wishes.
There was no stone, so the peasants had to mine and carry it from the inland rocks.Without mechanical assistance, the process of stone making was miserable and the drain on people's power reached its limit.
In the process, Zhu Ming continued to win over some other nobles, and gradually tended to establish them as the new rulers of this place.
Those who are close to Zhu Ming may not be of the same mind as the ruler who is pressing down on him, but at this moment, they can only avoid being killed if they actively act as Zhu Ming's lackeys.
At this time, merchants from Tianfang also arrived in Ceylon, where a new ruling order was established, and brought Ibsin's request. The Sultanate on the neighboring continent is launching a fierce offensive against the Kingdom of Vijayanagar. If the Blackwater Ming Army can log in and stab the Kingdom of Vijayanagar in the back from the south, then the Islamic world is willing to fight with the Black Water Army. Suimyung shared the Kingdom of Vijayanagar.
Zhu Ming naturally would not share the idea of ????a country, not to mention that Ibsin is just a businessman. At most, he serves as a mouthpiece for some people, but the other party can find it here in a roundabout way, which shows that the war in the north is actually not too serious. smoothly.
If it is ignored, the Vijayanagar Kingdom will be freed up. It is hard to say what attitude it will take towards this alien race separated by only a narrow strait. And more importantly, Zhu Ming needs to form a chaotic area here. At this moment Interfering with the Vijayanagar Kingdom is a way to muddy the waters even more.
So within two months, the third large-scale recruitment began. This time the friendly tribes participated voluntarily, but if they were willing to participate, Zhu Ming would be issued a certain number of weapons and armor.
At this time, it had been more than three months since Zhu Ming arrived on the island of Ceylon. Merchant ships from the Blackwater Ming Kingdom had continuously entered Beloli in Ceylon and the Colombo Port that was still under construction. The matter of military supplies had already Not so embarrassed anymore.
When the local wealthy people were beaten to pieces by Zhu Ming, they had already realized the sharpness of the firearms and armor weapons of the Black Water Ming Dynasty. At this time, Zhu Ming was willing to provide some to them. How to prevent these people from being moved? .
To put it bluntly, with weapons, you can attack cities and seize territory when you advance, and you can form formations to protect yourself when you retreat. If the ruler from the East is willing to provide an endless supply of weapons and can learn how to make the weapons, then this group of Easterners will be defeated that day. It is also unknown if the alien race will be driven down into the sea.
Speaking more broadly, these natives on the island of Ceylon have never been oppressed by the powerful regime on the opposite continent before. Not to mention paying tribute year after year, even a few broken ships of their own need to be forced to enter and exit the strait. Neighbors pay taxes, and if they can really capture the mainland Vijayanagar Kingdom as promised by the leader of the foreign tribes in the east, they will also get a share of the pie. The land on the mainland will be infinitely more vast than the islands.
At this moment, both the Sinhalese and Tamil people are excited. Those who can still keep their family tribes intact and not be destroyed at this time are undoubtedly not smart people. These people are scheming and scheming. If they don't do it, what will happen tomorrow? The alien races in the East can find a reason to destroy them.
"If we raise the flag to resist now, the success or failure is still unknown, but no matter what, even if the ones who take the lead are not destroyed by the aliens, they will be destroyed by other tribes that are watching eagerly next to them.
After thinking about it, on the second night after Zhu Ming¡¯s order was issued, a local tribal chief came to visit.
Zhu Ming is also very tolerant of these tribes who are aware of current affairs and can send warships to transport their warriors. If the progress in the north goes smoothly and the captured land belongs to them completely, the Blackwater Ming Kingdom will canonize them and liberate their homes. They were also transported to the mainland and were willing to support their full-scale invasion of the north.
Regardless of whether these words are true or false, at least they sound very good. Zhu Ming even took out the letters from the Tianfang people and showed them to them. The two sides assisted each other in conquering the Kingdom of Vijayanagar and divided the country equally after the completion of the matter. .
Having made up their minds, these Sinhala nobles and Tamil nobles returned to their tribes and began to mobilize extensively. Whether it was a real fight or a fake fight, they first deceived the weapons of these Orientals.
Zhu Ming is naturally not such a stupid person. Only a very small amount of weapons were distributed to the two tribes, and at most they could only arm a few hundred people. Of course, externally, Zhu Ming claimed to arm the chief's personal guard first, and the other weapons were too far away from the country. , it needs to be delivered slowly, why not take advantage of the emptiness on the other side to kill the general first, and then the weapons will definitely arrive.
So boatloads of Sinhalese and Tamils ??were transported to the Indian subcontinent along the narrow strait. At this time, the Kingdom of Vijayanagar was already extremely weak, and it was unable to resist the attack of the northern sultanate with all its strength. , when Zhu Ming's powerful navy cruises in the strait, the other side has no good way, as if the entire coastline is open to Zhu Ming.
There was no difficulty in landing, and it was not until several days after the landing that the first army of the Vijayanagar Kingdom hurried on.
This army of several hundred people was vulnerable to the armed Sinhalese.
At this time, Zhu Ming also fulfilled his promise and provided a large number of weapons to the Sinhalese and Tamil people. As for the fight in Vijayanagar, it is up to you.
Now the Sinhalese have 8,000 armed soldiers and the Tamils ??have 5,000. Although the weapons are of varying quality, many of them are bronze weapons made by them, they are already well-equipped compared to before.
Zhu Ming was even more merciful and gave them a few two-pound cannons. They had been coveting these siege weapons for a long time. Now that they had them in their hands, they were more confident about capturing a few thriving cities on this continent. A few points enough.
After the natives of Ceylon Island arrived on the mainland, the first thing they did was to go their separate ways. Zhu Ming just sent them away. As for fighting and distributing benefits, Zhu Ming didn't want to worry about it. In his opinion, he wanted to use these people to destroy them. The Kingdom of Vijayanagar is also like an idiot talking about a dream.
However, the development of world affairs is often unexpected. After the two groups separated, one group launched an attack toward the northeast and the other toward the northwest.
These two armies had no logistics and supplies. After Ceylon experienced such a war, almost all the food it should have had been plundered by the Blackwater Ming Army. Therefore, these two armies only brought a small amount of food to the mainland. .
If we don¡¯t capture a city with a large amount of food reserves in the shortest possible time, then there is only one fate waiting for these tens of thousands of people - death from starvation.
Being killed by a knife is not terrible. What is terrible is that the date of death is counted day by day. The days of this Ceylon Expeditionary Force are exactly the same. Everyone knows that there are still a few days of food rations. They can only rely on hunting and They couldn't last long eating wild vegetables, so they had no choice but to move forward bravely.
On the other hand, Vijayanagar has long been influenced by Hinduism and strictly enforces the caste system, which makes the army mostly composed of slaves extremely low in combat effectiveness. Among them, the elite army selected from the taller ones are all facing the Sultanate in the north. The Islamic warrior was really heartbroken when his reserve was stabbed like this.
Within one month, the Sinhalese conquered three cities and the Tamils ??conquered two cities. Zhu Ming also sent their families to the mainland as promised. It is estimated that these people who have opened up a new world will no longer miss Ceylon. It¡¯s an island.
At this moment, a strange scene appeared at the southern end of the Indian subcontinent. The Sinhalese and Tamils, who were originally sent to the mainland together and moved forward together, stagnated after acquiring a certain amount of land. Start to guard against each other.
The Kingdom of Vijayanagar, which originally occupied this land, saw that the group of natives from Ceylon Island had stopped attacking. The tens of thousands of soldiers who had originally been recruited from the country with all their strength also turned around and sent them away. Go to the battlefield in the north.
At this moment, in the south of the Indian subcontinent, a strange three-legged situation has emerged.
When many natives of Ceylon saw that their clansmen had already established a foundation on the mainland, they also requested to migrate to the mainland. Zhu Ming agreed to the request of some people depending on the situation. After all, people still needed to do coolies. If Bieluo With the completion of the Li and Colombo Ports, naturally another batch can be sent away.
The island of Ceylon has finally been generally calmed down. Although the large number of workers is still a bomb that can explode at any time, the oppression on them is no longer as harsh as it was at the beginning, because at this time the population of the island of Ceylon has at least It was reduced by one-third, achieving Zhu Ming's goal of weakening local power.
It was time for Zhu Ming, who had been away for nearly half a year, to return. Although Belori and Colombo were still under construction, the native people of Ceylon were already depopulated at this time. They were dying, and those who were drafted were drafted. Those who were sent out to fight went to fight, and no big storm came.
Zhu Ming left Chen Sanfu as the governor of Ceylon Port. Chen Sanfu was mature and prudent, and he was past the age where impulsiveness is the devil. Maintaining his integrity should not be a problem.
All the soldiers of the Blue Ling Guards stayed on Ceylon Island. Necessary force prevention was naturally still indispensable, but they were not treated badly. All of them were promoted to the first level and received an additional year's salary. Zhu Ming returned. After the capital is established, a new army will be trained as soon as possible to fill the vacancies of the Blue Ling Guards, and these veterans will be replaced.
Six months after the founding of the country, Zhu Ming returned to Liberty City on an armed merchant ship.
All the ministers lined up in the boat village port to welcome Zhu Ming. Zelia was also looking forward to it, but Jin Zhu had no way to come. Her belly was already getting bigger. At this time, she should stay quietly. When the baby was being raised in the room.
In the past six months, the momentum of the Black Water Ming Dynasty is still good. Many people in China are no longer as resistant to this emerging Han country as before, and some Han people scattered in Ryukyu, Taiwan and other places are alsoThere has been some interest in migrating to this country.
After the Island of Ceylon was captured, ships heading to the West for trade had a more stable docking port and commodity transshipment point. When Zhu Ming left the Island of Ceylon, the Free Trade Association had already sailed to Colombo. The Lin and Wang Business Associations are not lagging behind, and they have put up signs one after another.
Now the Blackwater Ming Kingdom has almost reached a semi-monopoly on Fanghai's trade routes. Just like the Persians in their heyday, they cut off Fang's traffic and all goods need to pass through his territory.
At this moment, the Blackwater Ming Kingdom is also qualified to say this to people traveling east and west on the sea.
The ministers welcomed Zhu Ming back to the palace, and naturally they dispersed obediently on the first day, so that the king and the young couple could have some intimacy.
Looking at Jinzhu's swollen belly, Zhu Ming's heart was also filled with joy. Only a well-trained heir and a lot of hard work in this new country can continue, and the spread of Chinese civilization in this world can be possible. It will be as broad and long-lasting as possible, otherwise it will not be of much significance if it is just a flash in the pan.
The development process of Zhanzhou was relatively smooth. After Niu Xin took office, he vigorously relocated people from various places to enrich the civilian class of Zhanzhou, and actively suppressed the local natives. Xinlan City has also been built and prospered.
After the completion of several smelting plants, iron tapping began. Although it was only a small batch of trial production, the speed was considered fast enough.
Just when everything was prosperous, Wang Tong led the ministers, admonishing Zhu Ming for his civil and military skills, his expansion of territory, and his ability to rival the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty. However, at this time, he still faced the north and proclaimed himself a minister. How could Zhu Di dare to do so? In this high position, it is recommended that Zhu Ming take the title of emperor and formally ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. The Heishui Ming Kingdom will coexist with the Ming Dynasty in the world.
Chapter 220: Trade Fulcrum
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