Chapter 939: Is there going to be a war with Malacca?

The request for surrender from the Lord Nguyễn was rejected.
It should be said that it was ignored.
Of course, after the Ming Army entered the city, there was no burning, killing, or looting. They just ordered the names of the rebels to be called out.
So over the next three days, the entire city began hunting down all the rebels.
They chopped off the heads of those people and piled them up at the entrance of the Ruan residence, as the residence was engulfed in flames.
If Lord Ruan does not make any moves, the Ming army really has no reason to take action against him.
After all, in these years, Lord Ruan has been cooperating with the court in name.
The court always proclaims active cooperation externally, and there are good days to be had by following the court's lead.
Nature will not easily kill a bootlicking dog.
But the bootlicking dog brings trouble upon itself, and no one can do anything about it.
After dealing with the Ruans, An Nan Province has generally returned to calm.
Sun Chuanting is organizing manpower at the southernmost end of Jiulong River to establish a military port.
50 second-generation Azure Dragon battleships, departing from Shanghai Shipyard, have arrived at the military port.
They are lined up with the original 20 Vermilion Bird battleships at the military port, displayed neatly in designated positions, presenting a magnificent sight.
There are countless merchant ships shuttling back and forth in the nearby waters.
A large amount of grain is shipped here every day and then leave.
To the north of Kowloon River military port, there are numerous scattered villages and tribes.
Ming dynasty merchants traded cloth, ornaments, soap, and ceramics with various small villages and tribes in exchange for carriages full of food, which they transported to the ports.
That's right, there was an abundance of food here that could not be consumed.
It is not that the farmers here are more hardworking than the farmers in the Central Plains, but rather that God rewards them with food.
The famous Champa rice originated in this area.
The Jiu Longjiang Great Plain is the largest plain in the Mekong River and South China Sea region, with fertile fields stretching for thousands of miles.
Endless rice fields, yielding three harvests a year.
There is no need to worry about natural disasters, and irrigation is unnecessary.
Famine is non-existent for the people here.
However, due to the abundant natural environment, they have fallen behind in terms of civilization, as it has bred laziness among the people. Please note that the use of @ here is purely decorative and serves no specific purpose in the translation.
After men have eaten their fill, they wander around looking for amusement, in short, they don't work at all.
The organizational and managerial abilities of the village and tribe are also extremely backward, and they are simply unable to mobilize a large number of people for collective labor.
This is also the result of a reason.
In the early human society, the reason for the emergence of organizations was that individual humans were too weak in hunting, and in order to have something to eat, they had to unite.
And then the collective appeared.
As the collective evolved during hunting, managers emerged, and eventually a supreme manager, allowing civilization to expand according to this order.
However, here, there is no need for large-scale collectives.
Just as in this era, there has not been a large-scale collective emergence in Africa.
Because survival does not necessitate coming together as a group.
So, survival is the primary driving force behind biological behavior.
The many fascinating things brought by Ming Dynasty merchants were undoubtedly well received here.
In fact, some Ming Dynasty merchants would even deceive a few women and take them back as wives.
Time slowly flows in this exchange.
We can see the outline of the Jiu Longjiang military port gradually taking shape.
The soldiers' days are not completely boring either. Translation:
At least, Sun Chuanting has always been urging logistics to find a way to transport large quantities of alcohol here.
Drinking alcohol is simply the most wonderful thing for men.
In the military camp, various games are organized regularly, and entertainment programs are rotated as well.
Even more, many soldiers secretly run to villages in the north to meet women.
Sun Chuanting turns a blind eye to all of this.
After all, being far away from home and serving in the army here, the days are very difficult.
By October, the northern regions were already covered in snow for thousands of miles, while the South China Sea remained unclouded with vast waves of azure.
Cabinet Minister Zhou Yanru boarded a ship and arrived at the Kowloon Naval Base.
Sun Chuanting with his men went out to greet him: "Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Yanru also dare not overestimate himself. Now Sun Chuanting can be a Navy Marshal, equivalent to the rank of Deputy Marshal of the Military Commission, which is on par with his position as Vice Prime Minister.
"Marshal, I hope you are well and safe."
"Please, Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Yanzhu followed Sun Chuanting to the Marshal's Mansion, and soon food and wine were brought out.
There were also many animals in the tropical rainforest of the Jiulong River Plain, and the officers below often organized hunting parties.
Even fishing in the river, sometimes they can even catch alligators if they are lucky.
Alligator meat is high in protein and more nutritious than beef. For soldiers who need to exert a lot of physical strength every day, it is truly a natural tonic.
At this moment, there was a pot of braised alligator meat in front of Zhou Yanru.
After eating a few bites, he immediately became addicted.
"Marshal, what is this?"
“Crocodile meat.”
Crocodile meat?
Zhou Yanru was startled, quickly vomited, and vomited everything he had eaten.
He Penglong next to him said, "Mr. Zhou, you are wasting too much. This is the best thing we have here!"
After vomiting, Zhou Yanru's face turned slightly green: "I'm sorry, I'm not accustomed to eating this."
Sun Chuanting quickly asked someone to bring a replacement of pork for Zhou Yanru, and he felt much better then.
Marshal, I came here this time for an important matter.

What is it that requires Senior Zhou to personally handle it?
"What's there to argue about? Isn't buying and selling always happening?"
"Recently, all the ships from Britain have been intercepted in Malacca for several months. The British envoy went to Beijing to complain to His Majesty, saying that the trade cannot be carried out because the goods cannot be shipped out."
"Now all business with the Japanese merchants in the coastal areas has completely stopped, and according to statistics, the loss of income is as high as tens of millions of taels."
Mentioning Malacca, everyone present became alert.
Canada will be the next military target for Sun Chuanting.
This is very clear and the most explicit strategic instruction made by the Military Commission.
As soon as Sun Chuanting heard this, he knew what Zhou Yanru was here for.
He has come to urge progress, and the emperor is probably impatient to launch an attack on Manlajia.
"The cabinet is also controversial. Currently, Manlajia is under the control of the Little Francoist faction, but according to intelligence, the Red Westerners launched a large-scale military assault there after the Taiwan Strait War."
"Now the Red Barbarians have gained the upper hand."
"Cabinet minister Shi Fenglai suggested arranging negotiations with the Red Barbarians regarding the Taiwan Strait war, seeking a compromise with them, and quickly opening up the commercial route, which would be beneficial to everyone." Keep all the @ matches in the translation.
However, the Prime Minister's intention is to never compromise and to send someone to demand accountability from the barbarians, asking them to withdraw from Manchuria and hand it over to our dynasty.
When mentioning this matter, Zhou Yanru clearly appeared a little weary, indicating that there was significant debate within the cabinet.
Sun Chuanting asked, "Where is the imperial edict, Your Majesty?"
"Of course, His Majesty intends to launch a direct attack. His Majesty has always emphasized that the Western barbarians are utterly untrustworthy. They were able to tear up the agreement with the Red barbarians in the blink of an eye."