Hell on earth.

In fact, the casualties caused by hundreds of soldiers were not that many. Apart from the first round of firing, the attack of the swordsmen and shieldmen only massacred a few hundred people in total.

However, the greatest casualties were caused by the trampling of the crowd.

Panic spread quickly. At this time, you didn't need strong force, you just needed to run faster than others to survive.

The weaknesses of human nature are fully exposed, and the pushing and shoving of each other can lead to falls if one is not careful.

Because of the extremely high density of the crowd from the previous demonstrations, if they fell down, there would be no chance of standing up again.

Especially some women, their strength is not as great as men. When it comes to life and death, there is no distinction between men and women. It is good enough if they can take care of themselves.

"You barbarians, you dare to violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty. This time I will teach you a lesson."

"Send the order, withdraw the troops."

Qianhu Xiji said with a sneer.

Of course, he had no intention of killing all these people. From now on, Hong Kong Island would be the place where his Qianhu Division was stationed.

If we really kill them all, not only will we be blamed by our superiors, but we will also lose all the benefits.

As long as these barbarians know that if they want to make a living in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, they have to be honest and good citizens.

Anyone who dares to violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty will suffer a bloody lesson.

The parade quickly dispersed, leaving behind a field of injured and dead bodies.

These battlefield cleaning tasks have nothing to do with the Qianhu Office, and the Public Security Office will be responsible for finishing them next.

Hundreds of yamen runners rushed over.

Headed by Chen Tao, director of the Xinding Hong Kong Security Station.

Chen Tao looked at the devastation and said helplessly to a foreign businessman next to him, "Eddie, why are you going against the government? Do you really think that Ming Dynasty is a barbaric place that can gather a crowd to oppress the government?"

"There is no such thing as the law not punishing the masses. In our Ming Dynasty, there is only a difference between good citizens and mobs."

The foreign businessmen came from the Angkor Dynasty in Southeast Asia, also known as Zhenla. They were famous maritime merchants and also aristocrats.

Ordinary people obviously don't have the conditions to do maritime trade business.

"Your Excellency, this is our mistake. We have angered the Ming government. I will present an apology gift to the commander to appease his anger."

"But with so many casualties this time, they will definitely report to the envoys in the capital and sue the honorable Ming Emperor for the unfair treatment they received. I hope Director Chen can understand this."

There was a hint of panic and a hint of grievance in Eddie's tone.

Chen Tao smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Go ahead and appeal. But I want to remind you that His Majesty is not so easy to see. Moreover, this time it involves illegal occupation of land. You should know that I, the Grandson of the Ming Dynasty, once established a law on this matter. No land is allowed to be bought and sold privately."

Hearing this, Eddie suppressed his anger and said, "More than a dozen countries are represented here, and there are a large number of nobles among the casualties."

Chen Tao shrugged: "That's fine, do you think we in the Ming Dynasty would worry about this?"

"I'm just telling you this as a friend. If you don't believe me, go ahead. If you're targeted by the guards, don't think I didn't tell you in advance."

"You must know that the Ministry of War is one and the same, and the Ming Navy also belongs to the Ministry of War."

When Eddie heard the words "Ming Navy", his throat was suddenly choked.

They all make a living on the sea. If they were to be attacked by the Ming navy in the vast ocean, there would be nothing they could do.

"Okay, think it over for yourself. Right now, you are cooperating with my police station to treat these criminals who dared to attack the military camp."

After saying this, Chen Tao no longer cared about Eddie and took a few steps forward to maintain order.

When he heard the word "criminal", the anger in Eddie's eyes became even stronger.

He didn't expect that at this time, the police station would take advantage of the situation to rob.

But when you live under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.

…

These foreign merchants still have many connections in the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty.

Money paves the way and everything is possible.

A large number of petitions began to be circulated in various yamen, all of which were directed at Xi Ji, the captain of the Qianhu Suo.

In these descriptions at sea, Qianhu Xiji was a devil who killed innocent people indiscriminately, slaughtering unarmed civilians at will, resulting in thousands of deaths and injuries.

It not only seriously damaged the friendship between various countries and the Ming Dynasty, but also endangered the security of maritime trade.

There were even many maritime merchants who clamored that if the Ming Dynasty did not give a satisfactory response, they would consider the Ming Dynasty's commercial security and might not have business dealings with the Ming Dynasty in the future.

Things soon began to ferment, and many envoys from the capital had already appealed to the Ministry of Rites, demanding severe punishment for the murderer.

As the matter involved the diplomacy of more than a dozen countries, the Ministry of Rites had no idea what to do, and finally the matter was reported to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"How many people died?"

"About 300 to 400 people, plus the injured, there are over a thousand people."

"We heard that it was these barbarians who attacked the military camp, and the Qianhusuo only started to suppress them after repeated warnings?"

"Your Majesty, that is indeed the case."

"What else is there to say? These people are nothing but a mob. Qianhu Suo is not only innocent, but has made contributions and should be rewarded. Isn't our eldest grandson in Guangzhou Prefecture? Tell him what we mean and let him make the final decision."

"I will obey your majesty's order."

…

The reversal came so quickly that the envoys from the capital were unable to react.

They had originally filed a complaint with great vigour, but after receiving the message from the Ministry of Rites, they all stopped.

They are not those sea merchants. The envoys who have always lived in the capital are very clear about their position.

There is no meaning in the alliance at all. For the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the whole world should belong to the Ming Dynasty, and many countries here are considered to be vassal states of the Ming Dynasty.

Guangzhou city.

Zhu Ying smiled.

"Do they think that if Ming doesn't do business with them, it will cause great losses to Ming? Pass my order to investigate the merchants who said these things and prohibit them from entering Ming territory from now on."

"In compliance with His Royal Highness's orders."

As far as the current overseas market is concerned, it can be said that it is completely Ming Dynasty’s home turf.

The Ming Dynasty had a vast territory, abundant resources and was fully self-sufficient. Most of the goods from overseas were just curiosities, not necessities.

Especially now, Annan and Kyushu of Japan are completely under the control of the Ming Dynasty, which is no different from direct jurisdiction.

The mineral resources that were previously scarce are now shipped in large quantities from Japan.

The main product in the Nanyang region is food, and other popular products include tropical fruits, all of which Annan can provide.

In the Ming Dynasty, with the continuous upgrading of industrial base.

Although it has not yet formed an industrialized scale, the cluster situation has enabled the output of various handicrafts to increase rapidly.

With the opening of artisan schools and the suppression of imperial power, the practice of hoarding what is old has now been widely combated, and more methods of producing high-quality products have become popular.

As maritime trade became more prosperous, market demand began to increase, the number of private factories increased, and naturally more and more goods were produced.

In the international market, industrial products produced by the Ming Dynasty have become the mainstream.

This is incomparable to other countries, Central Asia, India, and Europe.

In this world, the only way to earn enough profit is to do business with the Ming Dynasty.

Soon, it was discovered that these foreign merchants who made such harsh remarks were merchants from the Ayutthaya Dynasty.

After receiving the news, Zhu Ying issued an order.

First, these businessmen and their families were subject to economic sanctions, all of them were expelled from the country, and were forever banned from entering the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Secondly, the tariffs on all customs goods of the Ayutthaya Dynasty were increased by 20% within three years as a punishment.

This way of handling things was like a bolt from the blue to all overseas businessmen.

No one expected that the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty would impose such severe punishment.

Although there is still some profit to be made from the 20% tariff, it is a huge blow to all the nobles of the Ayutthaya Dynasty.

There are also subsequent impacts.

Because the merchants of the Ayutthaya Dynasty offended the Ming Dynasty's crown prince, merchants from other countries also deliberately distanced themselves from the Ayutthaya Dynasty in order to avoid affecting their own interests.

The reason why the Ayutthaya Dynasty was so arrogant was naturally closely related to their geographical location.

If HNA wants to leave Southeast Asia and go to Central Asia, India and other regions, it has only two options.

Or cross the Strait of Malacca.

Or pass through the territory of the Ayutthaya Dynasty.

With this geographical advantage, the goods purchased by the Ayutthaya Dynasty from the Ming Dynasty could be transported to Central Asia, India and other regions more conveniently.

The farther away the place is, the higher the price of the goods and the profit will naturally be.

Since the Ming Dynasty opened its seas, the Ayutthaya Dynasty undoubtedly had the highest profits among all the maritime merchants in the world.

But now, some big changes may be about to happen.

"We have been preparing to deal with them for a long time, but now we are facing the gun. This is really a good excuse."

Zhu Ying came to Guangzhou Prefecture.

In addition to the affairs of the Ming Ocean Trade Chamber of Commerce, they were also preparing to mobilize the navy to occupy Malacca.

Because these soldiers will be stationed in Malacca for a long time, rather than being temporarily transferred as before, in order to better stabilize the morale of the army and improve the loyalty of the soldiers, Zhu Ying came in person.

The Strait of Malacca connects the Ayutthaya Kingdom, and the plan was to take over the entire area across the strait.

"Your Highness, although you don't have to worry about these foreign merchants, if they talk nonsense, it will still have an impact on the business of our Ming Dynasty."

"Should we ask the Imperial Report Department to explain this?"

The person who spoke was Guan Xianghai.

News about him has already reached the capital.

As soon as the court arranged for a new left governor to come, Guan Xianghai went directly to the Ming Ocean Trade Chamber of Commerce to take up the position as manager.

Recently, I have naturally been following Zhu Ying and listening to his teachings.

The Imperial Gazette was distributed throughout the world, and in the other twelve provincial governorates, with the development of the Gazette Office, local Gazette Offices were established the year before last.

What Guan Xianghai meant was to publish this incident in the bulletin of the Guangdong Bulletin Office.

Zhu Ying nodded: "This conflict was mainly caused by the illegal demonstrations of the Chamber of Commerce of various countries. This was mainly due to the secret guidance of merchants from the Ayutthaya Dynasty. Including the illegal purchase of land, it was also caused by bribery from the Ayutthaya Dynasty."

"In this conflict, the majority of casualties were not caused by our Ming soldiers, but rather by the crowd pushing and trampling on each other. This must be made clear."

"It must be stated in the court bulletin that illegal parades are currently prohibited in the Ming Dynasty. If there are any parades, they must be approved by the government before they can proceed."

"Any private demonstration will be defined as a riot."

"Finally, I want to use this incident to warn everyone in the world that if you want to enter the Ming Dynasty, you must understand and abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty. Any illegal transactions will not be protected by the Ming Dynasty. This is what every foreign merchant needs to abide by."

Guan Xianghai bowed slightly and said, "I will convey the Crown Prince's intention to the Reporting Department right away."

…

Perhaps not every citizen would read the Guangdong Gazette, but whether they were Ming dynasty merchants or foreign merchants, everyone must read it.

Because it will tell you the latest trade policies, including some real-time developments.

The punishments against merchants from the Ayutthaya Dynasty were also announced there.

"I didn't expect that the Ming government actually believed that it was the merchants of the Ayutthaya Dynasty who secretly guided all this. The Imperial Reporting Department was too arbitrary. It seemed that they didn't even conduct any investigation and just made the decision like that."

In the house of the Hong Kong Island Yahang, Eddie and several other Zhenla businessmen gathered together to discuss the current situation.

With the final death of the Ming Emperor in the capital, they had already prepared to flee, but this matter inexplicably fell on the head of the Ayutthaya Dynasty.

"There is a saying in the Ming Dynasty that a tall tree attracts the wind. The merchants of the Ayutthaya Dynasty were too arrogant and made a huge amount of wealth by blocking the Strait of Malacca. They forgot who gave them this wealth."

"Perhaps the Ming government has been keeping an eye on them for a long time, and they are just taking advantage of this opportunity. Whoever planned this parade will be blamed on them."

There was a hint of relief in Eddie's words.

He knew that these nobles of the Ayutthaya Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty were doomed, especially those who made the clamor.

Not only did no one dare to do business with them, but they would also be ostracized by domestic nobles after returning home.

This is the influence of the Ming Dynasty. Just one decree from the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty can ruin the future of many nobles.

"I heard that the Ming Crown Prince will be sworn in at the port of Hong Kong the day after tomorrow. Do you want to go and watch? Spectators are allowed this time." Eddie's companion on his left asked.

Eddie smiled and said, "That's the legend of the Ming Dynasty. Of course we all have to go there. And we have to go early, otherwise we won't even be able to grab a seat."

"The Ming Dynasty's grandson is the most powerful person in the world right now."

"If anyone can gain his favor, he can really rise to prominence."

There was anticipation in everyone's eyes.

Compared to the Ming Dynasty, our own country is like a dilapidated village.

Why did they try every possible means to purchase land in the Ming Dynasty? Their biggest wish was to obtain Ming Dynasty household registration.

But it was too difficult to get household registration in the Ming Dynasty.

Especially recently there have been rumors that because too many foreign merchants have caused security problems for the Ming Dynasty, a foreign visa policy may be introduced.

In other words, without a household registration in the Ming Dynasty, you will not be allowed to stay in the Ming Dynasty for a long time.