The emperor of Ming Dynasty planned to visit the home of his most trusted minister and best friend.

Thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty in Southeast Asia, on Java Island, the vassal land of the Ming Dynasty, Matalan was also looking forward to the arrival of the Ming Dynasty merchants.

As the monarch of Ma Daran, Lang Sang received 10 billion treasure notes from the Ming Dynasty. According to the Ming Dynasty's aid requirements, at least one-third of the 10 billion treasure notes must be used to purchase materials from the Ming Dynasty for the port.

construction.

In fact, Lang Sang's money for purchasing materials in Daming far exceeded this figure.

The reason is also very simple. In today's world, if you want to build a complete port, you need materials that Nanyang does not have. They can only import them from the Ming Dynasty and buy them from the Ming Dynasty.

And Lang Sang not only wanted to build a Madura, he also wanted to build swimming pools, build Cirebon, and build his royal capital, Pasar Gede.

The construction of these places requires not only manpower, but also sufficient materials.

Some special materials are only available in the Ming Dynasty, and only the Ming Dynasty, which is now making great strides towards industrialization, can produce so many building materials and have so many sufficient talents.

Lang Sang is full of expectations now. He is looking forward to the Ming Dynasty helping him to build Matalan and build Matalan into a prosperous country in Nanyang. With money, he can complete his goals and realize the dream in his heart.

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At sea, the Ming Dynasty's fleet was already heading towards Matalan.

A fleet of dozens of merchant ships is sailing towards Matalan with a large amount of materials and scholars and craftsmen. The big businessmen behind these merchant ships attach great importance to this construction operation of Matalan. This is their first venture into Southeast Asia.

The first step is to lay a solid foundation.

There are so many countries in Southeast Asia, Mataram, Aceh, Palembang, Banten

The merchants of the Ming Dynasty divided up the port construction and business of these Nanyang countries. Everyone was very ambitious and prepared to make a big fortune in Nanyang. After all, the environment and rich resources of Nanyang were there, and they only needed a little digging.

Like the Dutch, earning a lot of wealth was something that Ming merchants could not refuse.

When the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty appeared along the coast of Matalan, the people of Matalan burst into cheers.

Obviously, although the Ming Dynasty left Nanyang for more than a hundred years, people in Nanyang still remember that powerful, wealthy, civilized and friendly dynasty in the East, that dreamlike empire that brought wisdom and wealth.

Now, that dynasty is back again, this time with friendship and wealth, giving people hope and a future.

One after another, huge blessing boats swayed like big-bellied whales. Amid the exclamations of the people in Madaram, they slowly approached Madura, this primitive small port.

As the main person in charge of the construction of Madura and one of the shareholders of Daming Jiangnan Textile Group, Su Mingli is very satisfied with this primitive and simple small port.

Although it is simple and primitive, it is precisely because of this that it can be built according to the needs of the Ming Dynasty. Such a port has more improvement value than those well-constructed ports. After all, there is no need to consider any rules.

"Madura is a good place. Although the port is a bit crude, the environment and water depth meet the requirements. Once it is built here, it will definitely be a prosperous port."

Listening to the evaluation of Su An, the old man of the Su family, Su Mingli shook his folding fan: "Yes, this port is in our interests."

"Uncle An, prepare the boat to berth, let the boat dock, put the people down first, and build a platform. This small port can't accommodate so many lucky boats right now."

Su An nodded and immediately ordered his men to start working.

Su An knew very well that the expansion of Nanyang was not done by the masters. At least on the surface, it was all the young masters who were directing it, not just the Su family, the Wang family, the Li family, the Tian family, the Qian family, and the Huang family.

Every family sends its younger generation to handle business affairs in Nanyang. Because the Ming Dynasty is undergoing transformation, every family has to follow suit to adapt to this era and the present. Only in this way can the future family be supported.

He, Su An, is an old man of the Su family. Logically speaking, it is time to retire in the Su family and take care of his old age. With his qualifications and achievements, the Su family will arrange a good home for him and let his children enter the Su family school.

Read and be literate, and he will take his place in the future.

However, the Ming Dynasty is different now. Datong Academy covers all parts of the country, and the schools of various major families have completely failed to keep up with the needs of the times.

In the past, the private schools of these gentry and wealthy families could still be regarded as vocational colleges, but now they are not even considered vocational colleges. Therefore, the gentry all send their children to Datong Academy to learn knowledge and make connections. After all, Datong Academy is the

Today, the best school in Ming Dynasty is called Ming University of Political Science and Law, and it is the first choice to get ahead.

Nowadays, the imperial court has popularized education. Although it has not yet reached the south, the wealthy areas south of the Yangtze River have begun to experiment according to the imperial court's model. His children, Su An, are now studying professional skills in a vocational college, and he is doing it to give his children one more choice

, so I came out to accompany the young master at home to fight again.

If Su Mingli is the director of the Su family in Nanyang, he is the practical general manager.

Su An directed the sailors and servants to put down the boat and send the workers ashore first. As workers who had undergone a month of short-term training, those who could go to sea were naturally skilled workers from various companies.

This proficiency is not just about technology, the most important thing is loyalty and mastery of weapons. After all, overseas is not as good as the Ming Dynasty. Even if the Ming Dynasty's armed forces in Nanyang and the Ming Nanyang Development Company are next to Ma Dalan, businessmen still need to do it themselves.

The power of protection.

After these workers came ashore, the next group to come ashore were craftsmen. After both groups came ashore, they began to expand and repair the port to accommodate more ships to dock.

The highest official of the Matalan Kingdom in Madura is a local elder. Regarding the arrival of the Ming Dynasty, the elder expressed his heartfelt welcome and said that he could provide help.

Su Mingli had a conversation with this elder. Although this elder had unique Nanyang beliefs, he was obviously also a knowledgeable person. He was proficient in Central Plains culture, could write Chinese characters, speak Chinese, and had a certain understanding of the Ming Dynasty.

As an elder, it is normal to have such wisdom. After all, Matalan is also a normal feudal-ruled country. It implements the most common territorial settlement in Southeast Asia. The royal family controls some core fiefdoms and sends royal personnel or loyal ministers to govern them, while other places

Governed by local noble lords.

As the first port to be opened in the Mataram Kingdom, although Madura is governed by a lord, this lord is indeed Lang Sang's loyal minister.

This is not a bad thing. For Su Mingli and Daming, it is a good thing. After all, the most important thing when investing in a place is stability. A lord who is loyal to the king is very important to Daming. This can at least ensure that nothing will happen.

Yao Mozi.

With the assistance of this elder, Su Mingli and the others quickly completed the berthing of the ship. Next, came the highlight of the port construction.

One big lucky ship unloaded the materials from the other, and Su Mingli hired residents of Madura to carry the materials, and at the same time asked the workers of the Su family to start building the camp.

The residents of Madura looked at everything brought by the Ming Dynasty in amazement, those square steel monsters, the strange beings called machines, the bags of raw materials, those raw materials that had been prefabricated, etc., every time

The residents of Madura were also surprised.

What surprised the residents of Madura most was Akito's attitude.

The Ming people were very kind to the curious residents of Madura. These Ming people did not come from the so-called civilized world or the arrogance and condescension of powerful countries. They communicated with the residents of Madura in a soft voice and were very willing to teach.

Residents of Madura learn Chinese characters and Chinese language.

The merchants of the Ming Dynasty did not show off their power because they had wealth and power. On the contrary, the polite Su Mingli used money to hire the residents of Madura and gave them respect and equal treatment.

The people of the Ming Dynasty are completely different from the people of the Netherlands.

There is no Dutch arrogance and disdain for the local residents, no superficial hypocrisy and contempt. Treat everyone with sincerity and kindness. Ming people are sincere, friendly, and come with goodwill. They clearly

He has powerful force, but he doesn't use guns to intimidate others like the Dutch.

This will not cause the residents of Madura to despise the Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, it will make the people of Madura respect the Ming Dynasty even more.

Although it has great power, it treats others with kindness and equality. Such a polite and powerful country is a truly civilized country and a beacon that convinces people.

There are many more changes brought to Madura by Ming merchants.

The merchants of the Ming Dynasty not only hired the residents of Madura to work and brought wealth to the residents of Madura, they also brought several teachers and established a school in Madura to teach the residents of Madura for free.

Reading and literacy.

The proactive and friendly dissemination of civilization and knowledge made the Madurese people highly respect the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty did not treat the Madura people as natives with contempt like the Netherlands, and only knew how to use swords and guns to oppress and intimidate them, euphemistically speaking, it brought the baptism of civilization; on the contrary, the Ming Dynasty brought friendship and

With schools and books, this is real civilization and real wisdom.

Even the lords of Madura looked at Su Mingli with admiration and thanked Su Mingli for everything he had brought to Madura.

The Ming people did not use guns, swords, or blood, but they got everything that the Dutch had got in Madura, and they also got the respect of the Madura people. This is something that the Netherlands and Western colonialism will never do.

Things that they can't understand, or that they won't understand at all.

The port of Madura was built very quickly. The people of Madura cooperated with Ming Dynasty's actions and took the initiative to carry goods to provide help. Ships of raw materials from Ming Dynasty and the rich experience and guidance of workers from Ming Dynasty allowed the port to take initial shape.

Su Mingli was very satisfied with the construction speed of the port. He could reply to the family and speed up the progress here.

In Shuntian Mansion, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Cui Chengxiu, who had initially received news about the construction in Nanyang, reported the good news to Zhang Haogu: "Yuanfu, the construction of Madura is going very smoothly, and the port will be initially put into use soon."

Zhang Haogu nodded after hearing this: "Good news, this means that the management of Ma Dalan Country can be accelerated. I remember that the person in charge of Ma Dalan Country is from Jiangnan, right?"

Cui Chengxiu said: "Yes, the main person in charge is the Su family."

Zhang Haogu nodded thoughtfully: "The Su family has done a good job."

Cui Chengxiu said with a smile: "Who says it's not the case? Now Madura respects my Ming Dynasty very much. They are very cooperative with our actions in Madura and have helped a lot."

"Those Dutch people have not subdued the Madura people all these years. I, the Ming Dynasty, can easily make them obey."

Listening to Cui Chengxiu's words, Zhang Haogu smiled slightly: "Yes, the Dutch people always think that they are stronger and more advanced than the Madurese people, so they will never treat the Madurese people equally.

They only want to plunder and exploit."

"How can they make the Madurese people obedient if they cannot learn to be polite or friendly? Hatred and blood will only bring short-term obedience, while interests and kindness are more convincing than these."

As he spoke, Zhang Haogu was quite emotional: "Those Dutch people, or those from the West, don't know how to use their own advantages at all. They may be able to take advantage for a while, but they will never be able to turn their advantage into victory.

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"Whether the Madura people or others, in their view, they are all indigenous, uncivilized, barbarians and not even human beings. They can oppress, exploit, and train them with guns and cannons with peace of mind.

It’s like training an animal. But the Madura people also have their own language, civilization and wisdom, and every country and every race in Southeast Asia has its own inherited culture.”

"The Ming Dynasty is not like those Angsa people in the West. They chose to use warships and artillery to knock open other people's homes, and use scimitars and gunpowder to plunder other people's wealth. They may be able to gain a lot of wealth in a short time, but this is not a long-term solution. There is no

People will be willing to be oppressed by others all the time, and no race will be oppressed by others all the time. When resistance comes, they will get nothing but a mess and an unmanageable mess."

"The people of the West use artillery to open the way, but I, the Ming Dynasty, want to use civilization to open the way. Friendliness can move people's hearts just like guns and artillery. The Ming Dynasty can bring them friendship, knowledge, wealth and future, which is more powerful than swords.
To be continued...