When the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen, hanged himself in the coal mountain, the Ming Dynasty, a once great empire, officially entered history. However, even in such a great change, there are still some people who insist on loyalty and faith, and General Zhang Jiexu is one of them.
After the city of Beijing was broken, Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen chose to hang himself in the coal mountain. However, the imperial family of the Ming Dynasty was not wiped out, and some of the Zhu clans went to the south to establish political power, in a vain attempt to make a comeback and regain lost territory. But at this time, all the power was held in the hands of the warlords, whether it was Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yousong, Longwu Emperor Zhu Yujian, or Shaowu Emperor Zhu Yulu, Yongli Emperor Zhu Youlang were powerless. In the end, after 17 years of survival, the Southern Ming Dynasty was wiped out by the Manchus.
After Emperor Yongli was killed by Wu Sangui, Zhang Jiexu and his 300 remnants of his subordinates were unwilling to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, so they went south by boat, intending to find a small island that no one paid attention to to live in seclusion. The Natuna Islands, which served as a transit point for Zheng He when he went to the West, were the preferred location for Zhang Jiexu and his subordinates. With a total area of 2,110 square kilometers, the Natuna Islands are located in the sea between the Malay Peninsula and Kalimantan Island, with the highest point at the Great Natuna Island, about 959 meters above sea level.
The area is characterized by high temperatures, rainfall throughout the year, subtropical forests, and timber, coconuts, cocoa, rice and corn on the island. After Zhang Jiexu and his soldiers arrived here, they befriended the local tribal chiefs and taught the people how to grow rice. In order to make a good impression on the locals, Zhang Jiexu strictly enforced military discipline and did not commit any crimes on Natuna Island in the autumn. Seeing that Zhang Jiexu and his subordinates were very polite, the chief gradually delegated his authority and let Zhang Jiexu participate in the management of some island affairs.
As he learned about the Natuna Islands, Zhang Jiexu gradually took control of more resources. The local area is rich in **, and many people get rich by panning for gold. Zhang Jiexu relied on his 300 remnants of the army to easily occupy the gold panning industry and quickly complete the accumulation of wealth. Subsequently, he began to imitate the old Ming system, established power on the Natuna Islands, formulated laws, divided hundreds of officials, and divided districts to govern, as if he regarded himself as the "king" of the Natuna Islands.
Subsequently, he established the Nanhua Company, which imported a large number of tea, porcelain, silk fabrics and other goods from Chinese mainland to Nanyang for sale, and made a lot of money for a while. And all this made the Dutch colonists jealous. In 1680, the Dutch fleet suddenly appeared near the waters of the Natuna Islands and launched an attack on the islands. Calm and calm, Zhang Jiexu led his troops and the natives of Natuna Island to engage the Dutch fleet in the waters east of the Natuna Islands.
The Dutch did not expect that the remnants of the Ming Dynasty would be so strong in combat that they were defeated and fled. And Zhang Jiexu has also been recognized by the local aborigines for protecting Natuna Island. The following year, the Dutch fleet, unwilling to accept defeat, made a comeback. This time, they brought with them more advanced **, as well as more elite soldiers. Zhang Jiexu knew that it would be difficult to resist the attack of the Dutch fleet with his own manpower alone, so he sent people to Southeast Asian countries to ask for help and promised heavy benefits.
The leaders of various countries were very sympathetic to the plight of Zhang Jiexu and others, and they did not have a good impression of the foreign Dutch colonists, so they sent people to send ships to help. With the help of various countries, Zhang Jiexu once again successfully repelled the attack of the Dutch fleet and completely established his position in the Natuna Islands, and the leaders of Southeast Asian countries also admired him. Zhang Jiexu struck while the iron was hot and carried out first-class exchanges with Southeast Asian countries, and Nanhua Company has become the backbone of Southeast Asia. The prosperity of the South China Company has also led to the economic progress of the Natuna Islands, and the living standards of the people have been significantly improved.
Unfortunately, Zhang Jiexu died in 1684, and no one was able to provoke the main beam, and the forces in the Natuna Islands also fell into internal strife. In 1700, the Dutch East India Company took advantage of the leaderlessness of the Natuna Islands and forcibly captured the islands. This was the beginning of more than 200 years of colonial rule. It was not until World War II, when the Dutch East India Company was occupied by the Japanese, that colonization of the Natuna Islands ended. Unfortunately, the Japanese were worse than the Dutch colonizers, and the people of the Natuna Islands were still miserable.
After Japan's defeat, Indonesia seized the opportunity to declare independence, and the abundant Natuna Islands were also in their pockets. In particular, the oil and gas reserves are staggering, making the local people very rich. In addition to this, the Natuna Islands are also rich in fishery resources. The geographical location of the Natuna Islands is also very important for China to open up access to the sea. Originally, the Natuna Islands did not have the right to belong, but with China's official recognition of the Natuna Islands as belonging to Indonesia in 2015, the Natuna Islands have also begun to be included in the territory of Indonesia.
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