Chapter 1601 This Thing Is Not over Yet

"Take it down and lock it up with those soldiers!" Wang Chengen didn't bother to talk to a dying person, so he asked people to separate Akula's family. Akula was locked up with his son and soldiers, his wife and The daughter was locked in a women's prison.

"I'm a nobleman, you can't treat me like this!" Akula yelled desperately, but these were useless, this was Daming's sphere of influence, and he didn't pay attention to European rules; and Akula was not just a defeated prisoner, He is also the executioner who slaughtered 20,000 people of Ming Dynasty. What kind of treatment can this kind of person give him?

After taking down the city of Manila, Yu Zigao and Zheng Zhilong left a part of the troops to garrison, and the remaining troops divided into two groups, and kept sweeping away the colonial strongholds of the Sibanians, Franjis and Dutch in Southeast Asia until the old port was relieved. All the colonial strongholds on the original territory of the Division were cleared before returning to Manila.

After returning to Manila, Wang Chengen, Zheng Zhilong, and Yu Zigao immediately found the survivors of the last massacre according to their will, and held a public trial in front of Akula and others in front of all the people. The Nigerians, the local aborigines, and a small number of Ming businessmen who worked as minions were all sentenced to death.

Those low-level soldiers and low-level military officers were beheaded on the spot for public display, while Akula and other senior officials were escorted back to the ship after visiting the execution scene, and they will be taken to the capital for execution.

"This is simply too barbaric!" Akula yelled angrily after seeing his subordinates being executed. At the same time, he also faintly guessed his upcoming fate. This was definitely not good news.

"Barbaric? You weren't barbaric when you slaughtered the people of our Ming Dynasty?" Wang Chengen sneered, "You killed more than 20,000 people of my Ming Dynasty back then. If you want to talk about barbarism, we are still far behind you. What! At least I gave you a fair legal trial, behavior like yours will be punished by death in that country, right?"

Akula suddenly became dumb. In fact, in his heart, he did not regard the people of Daming as human beings at all, but now that he is still in the hands of Daming, how can he say such words?

"I'm not afraid to tell you that this matter is not over yet. You killed 20,000 Daming people in Sibania, and you can't pay back only with the lives of thousands of people in your area!" Wang Chengen continued, "According to Your sins deserve to kill the nine clans, and now the lives of you, your wife, and children are not enough to pay for it. I, Ming, will continue to pursue this blood debt until you clear it with the Sibanians! "

Then Wang Chengen read Shen Long's imperial decree to all the people of Ming Dynasty present. Shen Long told them that no matter where they are, they are all citizens of Ming Dynasty. The powerful fleet of Ming Dynasty will provide them with protection. Dare to hurt the people of Ming Dynasty Yes, no matter which country it is from, Ming's fleet will recover this blood debt for them.

All of a sudden, the whole city of Manila was full of cheers. These people who were far away from Daming had always regarded themselves as outcasts from the imperial court. Whenever they encountered problems, they would only complain about their own bad luck. They never thought that Daming would avenge them. I will protect them, and I am moved to tears for a moment.

Then, Wang Chengen continued to read the imperial decree, and Shen Long ordered the resumption of the Jiugang Propaganda Department, and appointed Zheng Zhilong as the first Jiugang Xuanwei Envoy, but this time the Jiugang Propaganda Envoy was no longer a hereditary native official of a certain family, but a serious official. Zheng Zhilong, a low-ranking official under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, will only serve five years in Jiugang. After five years, he will be replaced by a new consolation envoy.

During these five years, Zheng Zhilong will use Daming's powerful fleet to re-establish order in the local area, sweep away all opposition forces, build castles in various important places, and provide protection for the caravans that come and go. Of course, these caravans will pay taxes to Daming, This is definitely indispensable.

At the same time, Zheng Zhilong will also cooperate with the imperial court to divide the prefectures and counties in the Xuanwei Division of the Old Port, and attract the people of the Ming Dynasty to come here to do business and build plantations.

Let this barren land become civilized; those scholars who were previously dismissed from office and exiled because they were involved in the cases of nobles, clans, and Shanxi merchants in the capital and Jinling, will atone for themselves here and serve as local officials. Officials led ordinary people to build homes and govern places.

This is also the reason why Shen Long chose Zheng Zhilong as the consolation envoy of the Jiugang Propaganda Department instead of Yu Zigao. Perhaps Yu Zigao could still surpass Zheng Zhilong in military affairs by relying on his family background, but the position of the consolation envoy of the old port is not enough. Not just military governors, but colonial governors like Akula.

In this case, the consolation envoy is required not only to be proficient in military affairs, but also to be familiar with government affairs, business operations, etc. In this regard, Zheng Zhilong, who was born as a pirate boss, must be much better than Yu Zigao.

What he wants to do now is actually the same as when he was the pirate leader. Zheng Zhilong must be very familiar with it; Shen Long will not worry that Zheng Zhilong will betray Daming. Now the old Hong Kong Propaganda Department is not worth mentioning compared to Daming. There is nothing but a large tract of uncultivated fertile land and control of trade routes in the east and west worlds.

Both of these must rely on Daming's local support. Without Daming's manpower and material resources, Zheng Zhilong would not be able to develop this place well; without Daming's strong supply of goods and purchasing capabilities, the trade routes mastered by the Jiugang Propaganda Department would not be enough. It's worth mentioning.

Zheng Zhilong also understood this, so he was a little reluctant when he received the imperial decree, because staying in Jiugang is certainly comfortable, but it is far away from the mainland of Ming Dynasty, especially the emperor, and he still wants to continue to be promoted; Long promised him that as long as this matter can be done well, he will at least be given a Marquis in the future.

In addition, after only staying here for five years, Zheng Zhilong agreed; then Wang Chengen gave him another surprise, "Your Majesty has heard for a long time that General Zheng's son Zheng Sen is very intelligent, so he wants him to enter the palace as the prince's companion." Read, in the future, the young master will surely honor his ancestors!"

"Ahahaha, this is the smoke rising from the grave of my Zheng family ancestor! It is a great blessing for my Zheng family to have this child Zheng Sen valued by His Majesty." Zheng Zhilong also knew that Shen Long's move made Zheng Sen his It means being a hostage, but he doesn't intend to betray Daming, and he will be a companion to the prince. After the prince succeeds in the future, Zheng Sen will definitely prosper, and he can't wait for it.

"In this case, General Yu will lead the army to escort Akula and others back to Beijing, and General Zheng will continue to garrison the old port." The matter of the old port is over.

"What about you, father-in-law?" Zheng Zhilong asked.

"Our family has other important things to do!"