Zhao Ming came to Chongming Island to inspect the navy and watched the naval army exercises at sea. He immediately ordered three fleets of the East China Sea, the South China Sea and the Ocean to form a joint fleet and send more than 20 warships to travel south to liberate Java and other places that were colonized by the Netherlands.

At present, in East Asia, within the Ming Dynasty, the colonies of the Western Yi were only Java controlled by the Dutch and Sumatra.

This place is located near Malacca and will pose a threat to the Indian Ocean ahead of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhao Ming felt that before sending troops to India, he would send a fleet to liberate this area.

This is to drive Western colonists out of East Asia and ensure that East Asian civilization is centered on the Ming Dynasty.

Second, after temporarily losing India, the Ming Dynasty needed resources and markets to make up for the losses. Although the Dutch colonies in Java and Sumadara were not large, they were also a piece of meat. Liberating here, the Ming Dynasty could obtain certain resources and markets to alleviate domestic pressure.

Third, because the Ming Dynasty fleet had no experience in expeditions, and the expedition to Java was to train troops in advance in the future, rush into the Indian Ocean and conquer Wu Sangui.

The fourth is that the Yanping vassal state and the Dutch confronted each other in the Southeast Asian region. Nowadays, the Dutch are obviously not supporting him. Zhao Ming did not want the Yanping vassal state to take over the entire Indonesia and Malay region, so he decided to go and get a share of the pie.

If the Ming army liberated Java and Sumatra, the entire East Asia would have lost colonies of Western colonists.

This is very important to the Ming Dynasty, but Zhao Ming never drove away the Portuguese in Macau.

Although the Ming Dynasty allowed the Portuguese to live in Macau, the Portuguese needed to pay taxes to the Ming Dynasty, and Macau was not a Portuguese colony.

Furthermore, after the Ming Dynasty confronted the West, Zhao Ming needed a window to understand the development of Western society and new technologies. At the same time, he also needed a Western partner to transport Ming Dynasty goods to the West.

Now that Wu Sangui and the British controlled India and cut off the Ming Dynasty's route on the Indian Ocean, the Portuguese were even more important to the Ming Dynasty.

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November 1663.

Due to the punishment of expelling tribute, Dongyu State has not sent any envoys to the Ming Dynasty this year.

Since last year, after Dongyu State refused to join the new tribute system of the Ming Dynasty because of his unwillingness to give up the regional hegemony in Southeast Asia, Dongyu State's situation in East Asia has been very difficult.

This was something that Dongyu Wang Baimang did not expect. He was a little confused. Why did all the countries in East Asia cut off contact with Dongyu after not paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty?

This severance is not because the official envoys are not in contact, but also the merchants and the people, and they also cut off their ties with Dongxu.

This made Dongyu Kingdom suddenly seem to have become an orphan in East Asia, an isolated island of civilization, and feel like it was abandoned by the world.

Toho is considered a big country in the Indochina Peninsula, but in China, rice cultivation is mainly used, and many materials need to be imported from abroad.

The Ming Dynasty led a group of tribute countries to cut off Yu Dongxu's exchanges, which was actually a blockade of Dongxu, which immediately caused various problems in Dongxu.

This made King Dongyu furious and accused the Ming Dynasty of leading a group of younger brothers to bully the country nakedly and demanding that all countries open up trade with Dongyu, but no one paid attention to it. Only then did Dongyu realize the horror of the punishment of tribute.

At this moment, King Touyu heard another news that made him terrible. The Japanese country, which together with Touyu, refused to join the new tribute system, had turmoil. The Tokugawa shogunate, who rejected the Ming Dynasty, was defeated by the rebels and was very likely to be overthrown by the rebels.

This made King Dongyu feel very uneasy and concluded in his heart that Japan's rebellion must have the shadow of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, the detailed work of the Dongxu Kingdom also sent back news that the Ming Dynasty's vassal states in Southeast Asia increased its troops on the border with Dongxu, while the Ming Dynasty built official roads in the Yunnan-Guizhou area, transported a large number of troops and supplies into the Yunnan area.

If the economic blockade only makes King Dongyu feel uneasy, then this news will make King Dongyu feel fear.

In November, the Ming Dynasty has already entered winter, but the climate in Dongshu is as warm as spring.

There is no winter in Dongyu, but Wang Baimang's heart is like falling into an ice cave, and he feels a bone-broken chill all over his body.

"The king, according to detailed reports, in recent months, the Ming Dynasty transported a large number of firearms to Siam, Annan and other countries. Many officers were also sent to train the troops of these countries." Dongyu Minister Manggan said melancholy: "The Ming Dynasty's actions must be fought against us."

Bai Mang gritted his teeth, "We should have completely destroyed Siam at the beginning."

"Now, the prices of my inner cloth and iron tools have risen sharply, and the leaders of all tribes are a little dissatisfied with the king. If the Ming Dynasty came to attack at this time, I am afraid that many people would turn to the Ming Dynasty!" Mang Gan was worried, "I heard that the Ming Dynasty had revised the official road in Yunnan and Guizhou, and had gathered tens of thousands of troops in Kunming, and his ambition was obvious."

Bai Mang had known about these situations for a long time, but he had no choice.

He sent envoys several times, expressing his hope to renegotiate with the Ming Dynasty and join the tribute system, but was rejected by the Ming Dynasty. As soon as the envoy arrived at the border, he was blocked by the Ming Dynasty and did not give Dongxu a chance to reform.

Dongyu Kingdom was considered a strong country in Southeast Asia, but it was still not enough to see it in front of the Ming Dynasty.

Previously, Dongyu Kingdom dared to fight against the Ming Dynasty and did not give face to the Ming Dynasty. It was not that Dongyu Kingdom felt that Dongyu was stronger than the Ming Dynasty, but that they believed that the Ming Dynasty would not take serious action against Dongyu.

King Dongyu felt that the Central Plains looked down on the land of Dongyu and was unwilling to cause trouble for more. He hoped that the border would be peaceful and would not really attack Dongyu.

Dongxu fought with the Ming Dynasty in Yunnan and was defeated by the Ming Dynasty. However, after the Ming Dynasty won, he withdrew from Dongxu. After that, Dongxu supported the Ming Dynasty's inattention and eroded the land recovered by the Ming Dynasty and occupied a lot of land in the Ming Dynasty.

However, this time, Dongxu learned his lesson and took advantage of it, he praised the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty gained face and Dongxu gained benefits, and this matter passed.

This made the Dongyu country think that it was okay to understand the Ming Dynasty, and Dongyu had some minor frictions and encroach on some land. As long as you surrender in the end, you could get face to the Ming Dynasty and things could pass.

After a quarrel, Dongyu will gain more benefits, which has become a common understanding among the people of Dongyu.

King Dongxu also wants to give in and give the Ming Dynasty a face, but this time the Ming Dynasty seemed determined to destroy Dongxu.

This made King Dongyu feel sad and angry, "The Ming Dynasty bullies too much. I really think that I am afraid of him. If they really dare to attack, I will let them all die in the jungle."

Bai Mang made a harsh statement, but he was actually unsure because there were troops familiar with the jungle in the south of the Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!