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Chapter 522 Your Majesty, Save Sulu

Zhu Di saw that the Eastern King was "extremely respectful, intelligent and kind", so he received him with great ceremony.

The King of the East is grateful and asks to accept the medal and robes.

Chengzu "was ennobled as king. He was given seals and edicts, a crown and belt, a saddle and horse, and ceremonial objects. His followers were also given crowns and belts of different grades."

After staying in Beijing for 27 days, the delegation prepared to return home.

When relatives leave, they don't go back empty-handed.

According to the old Chinese etiquette, even if ordinary people have guests at their home, as long as they bring gifts, they cannot leave empty-handed.

Even if you just bring them two steamed buns, steamed buns or some noodles that you made yourself, that’s fine.

If you can't even take this out, even if you leave some of the things people brought, you can't let them go empty-handed.

That would be the most disrespectful thing to do, and it would be very embarrassing if it got out. Over time, it would be difficult for boys from such families to find wives, and for girls to find in-laws!

Zhu Di was even more generous and gave them

"Each of them shall be given a jade belt, one hundred pieces of gold, two thousand pieces of platinum, two hundred pieces of brocade and silk, three hundred pieces of silk, ten thousand ingots of banknotes, two thousand pieces of money, and one piece of gold-embroidered robe embroidered with a python dragon or a qilin."

You see, the Emperor of our Ming Dynasty is very dignified when doing things. Not only did they not lose money on this trip, they also made a lot of money.

Unfortunately, on the way back, when passing through Dezhou, Shandong, the Eastern King Baduge Bahalatu fell ill and died.

Zhu Di attached great importance to this matter and ordered a grand burial with "royal rites"!

Zhu Di then let the eldest son of the Eastern King, Dumahan, inherit the throne, and allowed the Eastern King's queen Ge Mu Ning, second son Andulu, third son Wen Hala and 10 attendants to stay in Dezhou to guard the tomb for 3 years.

Because they believed in Islam, the imperial court specially moved three Hui Muslim families from Jinan to Dezhou to take care of them.

He ordered the three families to "guard the king's tomb forever, provide labor for the king's descendants, cultivate the sacrificial fields, and perform sacrifices to the king, and all the families shall be exempted from miscellaneous labor service."

Later, the relatives of the King of East did not return to Sulu. During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, the descendants of the King of Sulu officially "took Wen and An as their surnames and became citizens of Dezhou" and became registered citizens of the Qing Dynasty.

To date, the Tomb of King Sulu in Beiying Village in the north of Dezhou city has become a famous local attraction!

Chinese silk, porcelain and spices produced by countries along the South China Sea coast are the favorites of the Spanish.

The Spanish purchased these goods with silver coins minted in Mexico and shipped them back to Mexico.

Most of these goods came from the Fujian coast, and a large number of Fujian merchants immigrated to Manila in that era.

At the end of the 18th century, a census in Manila showed that the population of Manila reached 4.2, of which 1.5 were Chinese.

Driven by huge profits, Spain launched three large-scale invasions of Luzon and Sulu.

In 1565, Spain began to invade the Philippines and named the archipelago "Philippines" after the then Spanish Crown Prince Philip.

In 1571, the Spanish army defeated King Suleiman of Luzon and occupied Luzon Island.

The Ming Dynasty historical book "Luzon Chronicle" wrote that the Portuguese (referring to the Spanish) found that their country was weak and could be bullied, so they bribed the local king and begged for a piece of land the size of a cowhide to build houses.

After the king agreed, the Spaniards tore the cowhide into pieces, connected them into thousands of feet of land, and then built a city and added firearms.

"In order to spy on them, they have already killed their king, driven out their people, and occupied their country."

The jungle law and shameless spirit of Westerners are clearly revealed.

Using Luzon as their base, the Spanish constantly attacked and harassed the Sulu Kingdom.

However, the Sulu people were not easy to mess with. According to the Ming History,

"He was accustomed to fighting since childhood and was proficient in the use of spear, round shield and sword."

Not only are they good at fighting, they also have a strong fighting spirit and regard dying on the battlefield as an honor.

The Sulu people often used speedboats to get close to Spanish sailing ships and engage in hand-to-hand combat, which made it impossible for the gunboats to exert their power.

During the land battle, the Sulu people used five poisonous arrows that were deadly and shot the Spaniards to death.

Spain was defeated and had to give up temporarily.

They did not give up and landed on Hele Island (now Jolo Island) in 1751, bombarding the island continuously with artillery.

Although the Sulu people won a tragic victory, they were already at the end of their strength and their national strength was declining.

In 1753, the Sultan of Sulu sent someone to request Emperor Qianlong that "he would like to include his territory, people and household registration in Chinese maps and books."

He wanted to seek Daqing's protection, but the short-sighted Qianlong did not agree.

In 1851, Spain finally defeated the Sulu navy with its powerful ships and guns.

The Sulu Sultan was forced to sign a humiliating treaty on April 1851, 4, recognizing Spain's "sovereignty."

The British colonists took advantage of the situation and took over Sabah, a territory in Sulu Borneo.

The United States was not willing to lag behind. In the early 20th century, it forced Sulu to give up all political rights and unreservedly recognize U.S. sovereignty.

Sulu became fragmented under the oppression and bullying of the colonists and ended from then on.

After occupying Luzon and Sulu, the Spanish introduced various harsh regulations to control overseas Chinese.

They restricted the freedom of Chinese people, organized their relocation, banned Chinese people from staying overnight in Manila, and carried out six large-scale massacres of Chinese expatriates in the Philippines.

China and the people of Southeast Asian countries have inseparable ties.

The former Emperor Qianlong was short-sighted and looked down upon what he considered a barbaric land, but Yining was different.

The vegetables were originally in my basket, how could I let others take them away?

However, Yining was thinking of settling down India before resolving issues in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, but he didn't expect that they would come to him now.

Since they have brought it to my door, I have no choice but to accept it!

Yining ordered,

"Prepare paper and pen. Manigu, copy your Sultan's letter requesting assistance from memory. Write down the entire incident and the names of the people who came with you!"

"According to the order!"

Manigu wrote quickly and finished the writing in a short while. He gave it to the translator to check once to make sure it was correct and asked him to sign it.

Yining ordered Yishuili to

"Take General Wu Bo and Manigu with you and arrange for them to stay at the Royal Hotel."

Yining said to Manigu again,

"Manicu, regarding your request for assistance, I will inform you after I discuss it with the elders!"

Then he said to Wu Bo,

"You guys are living with Manigu, so please take good care of him!"

"According to the order!"

Just after Wu Bo, Manigu and others were sent away, Su Shun came. He came to report two main things. One was about Hokkaido, and the other was about Luzon and Sulu.

"Your Majesty, Hokkaido's A-Tu has accepted our support for guns and ammunition, and he now has over 3,000 men under his command!"

"Very good, let them fight a few good battles, expand their influence, and declare independence as soon as possible!

Then recruit more soldiers and horses, and support him with as much money as he needs!"

The amount of money you spend is the amount of support you receive, which shows a great level of trust.

Because these consumptions cannot be counted at all, and sometimes the person involved may die at any time, so how can we verify them?

If you have bad intentions, it is the best place to make money.

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