Chapter 1141： Red Hair City

Tamsui Port is located on the right side of the Tamsui River Estuary. It is one of the earliest ports on Taiwan Island, and Anping Port in Tainan is the earliest port with trading activities on the island.

Although Anping Port was built earlier, it is still inferior to Tamsui Port when it comes to history. Why? Because Anping Port is strictly calculated, it was only after the arrival of the Dutch colonists that it became an important port. And Tamsui Port was a transit point for Chinese medicine's trade with Japan when the Japanese pirates rampaged during the Jiajing years. Of course, it is also an important area for the Japanese to take a break.

Because the location of Tamsui Port is so good. Danshui Port is going west, facing Hu Jian Putian. A little further north is Fuzhou Port. Moreover, merchant ships traveling from Daming to Japan must stay here to replenish fresh water. In addition, when navigating, Datun Mountain on the east side of Danshui Port will be used as a natural navigation mark to locate the navigation position.

The navigation industry of the Ming Dynasty was not well developed. Although there was a feat of Zheng He ’s sailing to the west in the early Ming Dynasty, it was only the official that had advanced ocean navigation technology such as stargazing. As for the folk, there is no such nautical technology. Moreover, the folk boat boss has no culture. Their nautical technology is to use a compass to identify the direction. Then, starting from Daming, take Datun Mountain on the north side of Taiwan Island as an important reference, first sail east, arrive at the Ryukyu Islands, then use the Ryukyu Islands as a reference landmark, and use the compass to sail to Japan. The same goes from Japan to Daming.

Unlike Marin's Beihai State, a sextant such as a sextant has been created. As long as there are ancestors providing coordinates, an ordinary young captain who knows how to calculate coordinates can easily take the old route. This year's big Ming folk boat boss is purely based on experience.

So, in any case, Tamsui Port is a maritime traffic hub in northern Taiwan. At the same time, the contact with Daming is also very convenient. From Danshui Port to Fuzhou, the straight-line distance is about 200 kilometers, and the ship can be reached in two days, which is very convenient.

If Daming sent officials of the Ministry of Gifts to check, the first landing point must also be Tamsui Port. The starting point is probably in Fuzhou.

Because Fuzhou itself is a reception point of the vassal state, it mainly receives the important vassal state of Daming, Ryukyu. The messengers of the Ryukyu Kingdom generally followed Datun Mountain in the northern part of Taiwan Island, passed the Danshui River Estuary, and then went to Fuzhou Port for tribute trade.

In my last life, because the three links between the two sides of the strait have always been an important issue. During the reign of the former Ma Jiujie, there were frequent exchanges between the two sides, and there were also projects to visit Taiwan. In the past few years, traveling to Taiwan Island has been very popular, and there have been many graphic introductions on Taiwan Island. Although Marin had no money in his last life, he likes to read tourist pictures and texts to "satiate". Therefore, he also has a certain understanding of many scenic spots on Taiwan Island.

For example, Tamsui Port, there are Tamsui Hongmao City, Huwei Fort, the former Qingshuiguan Taxation Department Mansion (Little White House) and other famous scenic spots.

And Marin attacked Tamsui Port this time, he chose the location of later generations of Red Hair City and Customs Wharf, that is, the Tamsui River went in a little, instead of directly at the seaport.

This is because, if you go directly to the estuary, you will be easily affected by the sea tide when you encounter strong winds at sea. This year's ships are all made of wood, can not withstand the huge sea waves. Therefore, it is safer to go in from the estuary.

Uh ...

Marin brought all 800 soldiers this time, and also let them wear plate armor and rhinoceros armor for combat to resist the attack of the local indigenous people. Among them, hundreds of elite people in the front row wear plate armor. Others wore rhinoceros armor.

This is because the infantry wearing plate armour consumes a lot of energy. Although the 1,000 people brought by Marin are the elite of the Beihai Kingdom, there are only more than one hundred people able to fight for a long time wearing plate armor weighing tens of pounds. No one else can do this, including Marin himself. Therefore, Marin only allowed a hundred hands to put on a full set of moving houses and act as a meat shield against the front. And he took the other 800 people to wear lighter rhinoceros armor and followed ...

Uh ...

Sure enough, as Marin imagined, although the indigenous people of Tamsui Port, like Keelung, are also the Ketagalans in the Pingpu tribe. However, because the Kedalan people near Tamsui Port had not seen Kong Tai jump to the great god's section with a solar stove, he naturally had no awe at Marin and others.

When Marin ’s army landed, several local fan clubs (the constituent units of Taiwan ’s aborigines, equivalent to tribes or villages in primitive society) gathered eight or nine hundred strong soldiers, holding stone spears and javelins and other primitive weapons Came to stop Marin and others.

However, this is useless ...

Marin's men, especially the hundredth man in the front row, wore full body armor without fear of swords and guns, and all the local attacks failed. The javelin was thrown over and pierced with stone spear, there was no feeling at all ...

On Marin's side, the elite hundred warrior wearing plate armor, led by Marin's number one tycoon Kahn, held a wooden stick and bravely launched a counterattack against the opponent. At the same time, Marin and the men wearing rhinoceros armor are still landing ...

Only one charge, the eight or nine hundred Aboriginal soldiers across the street were collapsed. It's really ... this battle cannot be fought--our own attack is completely ineffective against the enemy, how can this be fought?

And Kahn and others, holding wooden sticks, rushed up viciously and brought down the indigenous warriors one after another ...

This is why Marin did not want to kill innocent people, so Kahn and others used wooden sticks instead. Therefore, most of the defeated indigenous fighters were only knocked down or slightly injured outside the skin, and no one was in danger. If you change to a normal sword, it is estimated that the corpse has been traversing the field ...

After Marin took the remaining 800 people to the shore, the task was very simple-they were to help catch the fleeing indigenous warriors ...

Because the elite 100 warrior who put on the plate armor, because the armor is too heavy, it can't run through the indigenous people who don't wear all those clothes. The pursuit and capture of captives can only depend on Marin and others wearing lighter rhinoceros armor ...

In this way, after a short battle, the eight or nine hundred indigenous warriors dispatched by the Kadaglan Aboriginals of five Fanshe communities near Tamsui Port were easily defeated, and more than 700 people were arrested. ...

And these more than 700 people are basically most of the indigenous men in the five Fanshe nearby. Even the leaders of three Fanshe groups are among the captives ...

The battle reached this point, and several local fan clubs collapsed completely. The men are gone. Should we rely on women and children to fight against the army of Marin?

After Marin sent a few representatives of the Ketagalans from Keelung to negotiate, several local agencies announced their surrender. This is because Marin ’s requirements are relatively loose, and he did not make excessive demands, only asking for the right to use the flat land beside the Danshui River. In addition, I just want to hire young locals to help build a castle ...

Yes, the castle ...

Marin originally planned to build a new city in Danshui Port that is about the size of Keelung City. But ~ www.novelhall.com ~ At present, there are insufficient building materials, only some red bricks, lack of stone, and lack of cement.

Therefore, Marin simply planned to build a temporary small walled city with red bricks in the location of the later Red Hair City.

This walled city is not as big as Keelung City, and its length and width are only 50 meters, which is equivalent to the size of a small playground in the later generations, which is smaller than the red hair city in the later generations. Its function is mainly to defend against revenge attacks by indigenous people or pirate attacks.

Therefore, this small red brick fortress does not need to be large, and a small playground is large enough. Moreover, only dozens of people were stationed inside.

In addition, the reason why the small castle is built is because the small castle is built fast. After all, once he successfully applied for the qualification, the Ming court would send someone to check. At that time, it needs to be dealt with. If you are building a city, time is running out. Therefore, it is better to build a small fortress to cope with the inspection. Anyway, in the eyes of the Ming dynasty, they are barbarians. It wasn't supposed to be a barbarian castle.

Then, some farmland was reclaimed by the nearby Tamsui River to create the illusion that this is a developed site, which is enough. Moreover, the little civil servants sent by the Ritual Department for inspection were absolutely not guts to go deeper inland and go to the Aboriginal Fan Club to investigate. As long as some farmland is cultivated by the Danshui River, it is enough to fool ...

Uh ...

And this little castle, Marin named Tamsui. Unfortunately, Vandebeck, the freshwater garrison chief appointed by him, had red hair and the entire castle was made of red brick. Then people actually called this little castle "Red Hair City" ...