Just as William Richthofen finished reading the report, on an island called Penang on the Malay Peninsula, the British Wright was in front of a bonfire, looking at an information about the Ming Kingdom.

Colonel Wright was a captain of the British East India Company sent to the Royal Navy of the British Empire. He led four third-class warships and seven fourth-class warships to come to the South China Sea to intercept the Dutch merchant fleet in order to combat the Dutch's maritime trade.

Although the Netherlands has long lost the deterrent power as it was in its heyday in the 17th century, Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, is still a financial center in Europe. Moreover, the Dutch still likes to issue various loans, which are all usury. Britain has owed a lot of debts because of previous wars. If you want to pay it back, it will probably have to wait until the next century.

However, the British held the hegemony at sea, while the Dutch had not renewed their armaments for a long time. The Netherlands only had four first-class warships, twelve second-class warships, thirty third-class warships, and ninety fourth-class warships. The British had more than seventy first-class warships alone, not to mention more other warships.

Since the decision to start war against the Netherlands at the end of 1780, the British have made sufficient preparations. They have captured the Dutch West Indies in the Caribbean and sent warships to the Far East to play the role of pirates.

Colonel Wright was the commander of this expeditionary fleet. When he arrived in Nanyang, he realized that this place was really a Feng Shui treasure land, which not only connected the huge market of the Qing Dynasty in the north, but also produced a lot of precious goods. If the British Empire could occupy some places here, it would definitely have a deep impact on the transportation channels at sea.

In his opinion, the most important part of this channel is the strait south of the island he occupied. In this narrow Strait of Malacca, hundreds of ships sailed to Europe every day. However, now the two sides of the strait are occupied by the Dutch, and Colonel Wright does not carry the army, so he can only occupy a small island on the Malay Peninsula as a stronghold to harass the Dutch merchant fleet.

However, a recent news shifted his eyes from the Dutch. A country called the Ming Kingdom completely destroyed the Philippines, a colonial colony of the Spanish Empire in the South Ocean region, and included it in its own territory.

Although the Spanish Empire had long been declining, it was very big and deep, with huge colonies in Mexico and South America, and it could obtain considerable wealth every year, and the country's strength was not comparable to that of the weak Dutch.

Although the Dutch also came from the Spanish, they also received strong help from outsiders to succeed independently. Otherwise, they could not realize their desire for independence by relying solely on themselves.

"What's going on with this Ming Kingdom? It seems that there is a legend in the yellow monkeys here in Nanyang that there was a Chinese dynasty called Ming more than a hundred years ago, and it was later destroyed by the Qing Kingdom in the north. They also had advanced weapons to defeat the Spanish army... What will this bring to the British Empire? Will it conflict with the British Empire's plan to expand to the South China Ocean? Should I contact them?" After reading the reports about the Ming army and the Spanish army, these questions came to mind.

"Let's contact them. The British Empire is still paying attention to India and has no time to deal with things in the South China Sea. This Ming Kingdom looks strong in military strength and has strong expansion. After just teaching the Spanish a lesson, they will sooner or later have conflicts with the Dutch. I might as well contact them. If I can establish diplomatic relations with them and conduct trade, it may bring great benefits to the empire." Colonel Wright thought so, and then he found his deputy, Lieutenant Colonel Raffles.

"His Colonel, are you doing anything to me?" Raffles asked.

"Lieutenant Colonel, I will assign you a task. You can find an opportunity to visit His Majesty the King of the Ming Kingdom. I think this is a good opportunity. If they can provoke a war with the Dutch, it will be a good help to the British Empire." Colonel Wright handed the report to Lieutenant Colonel Raffles and said.

Lieutenant Colonel Raffles quickly read the report and said, "College, they have now angered the Spaniards. Do they still anger the Dutch? When did these yellow-skinned monkeys have such courage?"

"Since they dare to destroy the Spanish colonies, there is nothing to be afraid of. I just need them to have a conflict with the Dutch. If the Dutch are defeated, we will lose a competitor. If these yellow monkeys are defeated, we can also take the opportunity to occupy some strongholds. The Nanyang region is very important, and I think the next place for our empire to expand is here." Colonel Wright said.

"Okay, Master, I will complete this task well." Raffles agreed.

The Lanfang Kingdom in Borneo has only been in its prime for five years, and it was at its peak. They originally regarded themselves as the most powerful Chinese country in the South Ocean region. Luo Fangbo, the chief of the Tang Dynasty, was also a hero, with many strategies, which made the Lanfang Kingdom expand to the entire West Borneo region in just a short period of time. The total population has reached about 600,000, and it is still growing.

The senior leaders of the Lanfang Kingdom headed by Luo Fangbo were very shocked by the emerging Ming Kingdom. After the Ming Dynasty destroyed the Sulu Sultanate and expanded their territory to northeastern Borneo, they paid attention to this emerging Chinese country.

However, at the beginning, they did not take this country seriously. According to the usual rules, other Chinese countries or established companies would send people to collect Luo Fangbo's place. This is especially true in Borneo. In the case of small countries around Lan Fang, except for the Daiyan Kingdom established by Wu Yuansheng who defected, other countries respected Lan Fangguo. However, after waiting for a long time, the Ming Kingdom did not come to contact Luo Fangbo, which aroused the displeasure of Luo Fangbo, the chief general of the Tang Dynasty.

He originally wanted to send someone to question Zhu Haitao, but at this time, news came that the Ming Kingdom defeated the Spanish army and occupied the Philippines. This shocked Luo Fangbo! Although he had been fighting for almost half his life, he was just dealing with the natives. These natives were stupid and could use a little trick to make them mess around. However, they suffered a lot of losses in the face of the Dutch people on Java Island! If it weren't for the strong national strength of Lan Fangbo, the Dutch might have sent troops to attack. But even so, it would have been impossible for Lan Fangguo to expand to the south and eventually unify the entire Borneo.

Now, seeing this Ming Kingdom can easily defeat Spain, the Europa devil who is stronger than the Netherlands, it makes Lan Fang country feel incredible, but it also makes them see hope and no longer be bullied by the Dutch.

Luo Fangbo also saw this. Although he was old, he still had ambitions. Seeing the prosperity of the Ming Kingdom, he knew that the opportunity had come.

Therefore, the talented and wise Luo Fangbo decided to send someone to contact the Ming Kingdom to discuss the conquest of the Dutch.

"It seems that the weather is going to change in Nanyang!" Luo Fangbo, who was wearing a white beard, stood up from his chair and murmured after the messenger who was passing the letter.
Chapter completed!