Chapter 145: Oda Jiro's Heart To Da Ming (Happy May Day)
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Cao Bianjiao, wearing different armor, was obviously the leader.
Kohman stepped forward, and after celebrating the European etiquette, he said in broken Chinese: "Dear Ming General, I am the commander of this fleet, Ronald Kohman, on behalf of the fleet, I surrender to you, please treat my crew well, my country will redeem us with a high ransom."
"I am Beiyangbo of the Ming Dynasty, Cao Bianjiao, the general of the Far East City. Today we are going to carry out a secret military operation. As a result, you provoked us and defeated you and captured you for this.
In order to ensure the confidentiality of the task, I will give you two options now. The first is to die here, and the second is to carry out the task with us. If you perform well, I can report to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to ask for merit for you!" Cao Bianjiao said after hearing this.
Koeman just understood some of the Ming culture and didn't feel very clear about some of the names in Cao Bianjiao's words.
So he looked at Oda Jiro who was standing beside him.
Oda Jiro looked at Cao Bianjiao with respect, and then explained to Koman in Dutch: "This is an earl of the Ming Dynasty, a senior official who is like the governor of Manila, and a general. They are carrying out a mission and we are hit by him.
So we either go on a mission with them or we will be killed and secured."
"Oh! God, we are so unfortunate!"
After Koeman understood, he looked miserable. No wonder this Ming army warship was so powerful. It turned out to be going on a mission, but he was caught by himself. It was really unlucky!
"Dear Count, we are willing to follow you to carry out our mission, but please ensure our safety." Koeman said.
Cao Bianjiao smiled and said, "Yes. Then you order all your ships to go with us. Koman, please order your people to cooperate with my soldiers to take over the warship, so that you can also rescue your crew members who fell into the water as soon as possible."
Koeman immediately made an arrangement. It is not easy to recruit people on the sea now. These sailors have finally found them. Some of them can be taken back.
Cao Bianjiao asked Li Zicheng to follow Koman to take over the control of the three warships, and he also watched on this Dutch ship.
Jiro Oda followed and said, "Master General, I am Jiro Oda, and a native of Fusang. Being able to become a commoner of the Supreme Kingdom of the Celestial Kingdom has always been my dream. Master General, if I perform well, can I become a native of the Ming Dynasty?"
Oda Jiro's words made Cao Bianjiao stunned for a moment. He did not expect that the Fusang Japanese pirates were so devoted to the Ming Dynasty.
So he asked, "Have you ever robbed along the Ming coast?"
"No! Those are all done by evil shogunate ronin. I am full of respect for the Celestial Kingdom and dare not have any bad intentions. Please be sure to agree to my request!"
Oda Jiro bowed to Cao Bianjiao ninety degrees. It seemed that Cao Bianjiao would not agree, so he would not get up.
"The Ming Dynasty has joined too many people. Last year we just wiped out Mongolia and conquered the Jurchens and North Korea. Many foreigners joined.
The land of the Ming Empire was limited and so many people could not be arranged.
If you want to become a Ming person, it is best to bring land with you. This will not only gain the status of a Ming person, but also gain status and wealth!"
Cao Bianjiao's words were full of temptation. Simply put, it was to let Oda Jiro use Fusang's land as his asset to join the Ming Dynasty.
"The Ming Dynasty actually destroyed Mongolia! Moreover, it also conquered North Korea and Jurchens!" Oda Jiro was completely shocked by the power of the Ming Dynasty.
Although he knew that the Ming Dynasty, as the superior country of the Celestial Empire, was very powerful and far from comparable to that of a small country like Fusang, he never expected that the Ming Dynasty would go to war with three countries in succession, and then destroyed one country and defeat the other two countries.
Cao Bianjiao raised his eyebrows and said, "What? Do you doubt my words? Now the grassland has been deposed by His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and established a governor like the Central Plains of the Ming Dynasty.
In the battle to fight against the Jurchens, we destroyed 20,000 cavalry in Jianlu. It was me who killed their original Khan Huang Taiji with my own hands!
I was also named General General and Earl for this reason.
Among the grasslands, there was a merchant named Barth. Because he helped the Ming Dynasty conquer the grasslands, he was now named the first governor of the grasslands and controlled the trade of the entire grassland.
You can think about it.”
Having said that, Cao Bianjiao stopped talking.
And Jiro Oda had already understood the meaning, and his heart was full of heat.
The Oda family he was in is now just a small daimyo that relies on the Tokugawa Shogunate. This time, it was because he was proficient in Fusang dialect, Ming dialect and Dutch dialect that he was appointed as the head of the trade this time.
But that's not what he wants at all.
He wants the Oda family to become the most powerful family in Nagasaki, and even the entire Fusang, and he is the highest patriarch!
This time, we must seize the opportunity and let this powerful count help him become a nobleman of the Ming Dynasty!
Only the nobles of the Supreme Kingdom of the Heavenly Kingdom are the real nobles.
With the help of Koeman, Li Zicheng soon took over the command of these three warships. Oda Jiro was very attentive as the translator and helped Li Zicheng and others issue orders.
Then he began to rescue the Dutch people who fell into the water. It was not that Cao Bianjiao was so kind, but that he felt that these people were all good coolies.
Building the Far East City originally required many people. After all, from finding materials to making cement and bricks, this is very necessary.
I don’t know how many savage Jurchens are on the island of Khao No. 3, and the red-haired ghosts and Fusang people in these ships can be used as laborers.
After everyone was packed up, the fleet began to move towards the north.
Li Guo was a little slow to react at this time and said to Li Zicheng: "Uncle, did we rob more than 30 of their ships just now?"
"Don't talk nonsense! We are counter-invasion, not robbery. We are the Ming Dynasty's official army, not bandits and pirates!" Li Zicheng scolded him with a smile, and then sighed, "I also feel it's a bit unreal. But it's normal to think about it. The cannons on our ironclad ships were smashed into two pieces with just one shot. They dare not fight us."
"Uncle! This ironclad ship is so exciting! I have to work hard. When I make great contributions, I will ask Your Majesty for an ironclad ship. I also want to drive this to fight a foreign ship. Compared with this, the Jurchen cavalry is a ball!" Li Guo looked at the big and thick cannon on the ironclad ship and said with jealousy.
Li Zicheng smiled and said, "Haha, I am ambitious. When we make contributions, we will drive a big boat to grab a piece of land overseas. Just like Marquis Mao, being a governor can also be considered as giving our parents the face!"
On this day, both uncle and nephew established their great ambitions to colonize overseas for the Ming Empire.
Chapter completed!