Ma Shiying looked at Zhang Qianfang.
Zhang Qianfang stood up and said to Yan Siqi: "Uncle Yan, this is an imperial envoy sent by the emperor.
He is here specifically for our business."
When Yan Siqi heard this, he immediately knelt down and said, "The guilty people have seen the imperial envoy."
Ma Shiying let out a sigh of relief.
Since Yan Siqi recognized this imperial envoy, it would be easy to talk about the rest.
He stepped forward to help Yan Siqi up and said: "The Holy One admires Mr.
Yan very much.
He has told General Zhang before."
Yan Siqi looked at Zhang Qianfang and said, "So you are still a general.
You have been hiding this from me so hard."
Zhang Qianfang said: "Uncle Yan, I didn't mean to hide it from Uncle Yan.
The Holy One has a strict order not to reveal his identity.
My uncle doesn't know either."
Yan Siqi was now a little satisfied.
Suddenly he remembered something and said, "When you first came to Quanzhou, Jinshang had not yet ascended the throne.
At that time, Jinshang knew my nickname."
Zhang Qianfang said: "The Holy Emperor was still the grandson of the emperor at that time.
When he sent me here, he highlighted the names of Uncle Yan and Mr.
Li, and asked me to learn from these two seniors."
Yan Siqi knew that Zhang Qianfang would not lie, and was secretly surprised.
He could only attribute it to the fact that the saint was omnipotent, and he also had some respect for the emperor.
As soon as his mentality changed, he put himself in the position of a citizen of the Ming Dynasty.
He bowed and said: "Please tell me what to do, the imperial envoy.
The common people will follow."
Ma Shiying extended his hand to invite him to take a seat and said: "The Holy Spirit's idea is indeed unconstrained, and I and others can only admire it.
The Holy Spirit said that Mr.
Yan should be able to be on par with Matsuura in the sea battle, but I am afraid that he will not be able to do it in the land battle.
But if the shogunate also increases If they come in, there should be no chance of winning for both land and sea. " Yan Siqi nodded and said: "Indeed, that's why the common people originally wanted to support Matsuura Nobuyoshi.
If the two of us combine, we can be sure of victory in the naval battle.
However, we are still somewhat defeated by Matsuura Nobuyoshi in the land battle, so we ask for some powerful firearms."
"As for the shogunate, the shogunate generally does not interfere in the conflicts between their brothers.
It only needs to support the winning side after the final result comes out.
Matsuura Nobuzada said that afterwards he would make me the elder of the Hirado pento family and lead the side, so the grassroots Only then will my heart be moved. " The elder of the Bi family was already the highest-ranking retainer in the family, so it was no wonder that Yan Siqi was tempted.
Ma Shiying secretly despised him, could a retainer of a great name be so obsessed with it?
However, he was more confident about his subsequent persuasion to Yan Siqi.
As long as you wanted to be an official, following the Ming Dynasty was better than following a great name.
Much stronger?
Ma Shiying said: "I highly appreciate Mr.
Yan's ability to cherish his motherland.
He has an imperial edict."
Yan Siqi immediately knelt down to receive the order, and Ma Shiying said: "The emperor has issued an edict to appoint Yan Siqi as the Commander-in-Chief of the East China Sea Navy of the Ming Dynasty.
I admire this."
Yan Siqi received the imperial edict and was a little confused.
Ma Shiying said: "The navy and the navy are different.
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General Zhang is the navy.
As for the navy, the emperor said it is the navy in the outer sea.
Everything that belongs to me, the Ming Dynasty, has no actual control."
The sea area is a place for naval battles.
The jurisdiction of Governor Yan covers all the oceans east of the Ming Dynasty to Japan and Korea.
The emperor hopes that these places will eventually become the territory of the Ming Dynasty. " Yan Siqi was very excited.
His own layout was still too small, and the emperor actually wanted to turn the entire sea into a Ming Dynasty.
Ma Shiying added: "As long as you and your subordinates know about this appointment, we will not invent it.
You understand this."
Yan Siqi nodded.
Japan is a country without conquests.
Of course, this East China Sea Navy Commander cannot be discovered.
Otherwise, it would be a warning to take action against Japan and North Korea, and North Korea has always been a very obedient vassal state.
Ma Shiying continued: "What you do cannot be regarded as the intention of Ming Dynasty.
You are still maritime merchants.
However, the emperor has prepared part of a brigade for you to use.
They are all army troops, with about five thousand people.
This is not the Ming army, but your army."
Yan Siqi asked: "Are all the five thousand people using this new style of firecrackers?"
Zhang Qianfang smiled: "Uncle Yan, not only are they full of flintlock muskets, but also new artillery.
The emperor will also send me four lucky ships, which are more powerful than the Dutch warships."
Yan Siqi laughed and said: "Please rest assured, your Majesty, with such a large number of troops, I can conquer the entire Japan for the Emperor."
Ma Shiying smiled: "Don't worry, the emperor had expected you to say this, but what the emperor means is that we only need to occupy Japan near the Ming Dynasty first to ensure our exclusive business rights with Japan."
Yan Siqi said: "I heard that the Japanese shogunate seems to be breaking off diplomatic relations with the Francois, and will only trade with the Ming Dynasty, North Korea and the Dutch from now on."
Ma Shiying said: "This news is very important.
I want to report it to the emperor.
We have beaten the Dutch to a pulp.
They should not be able to trade with the Japanese in the near future.
Then we can monopolize the transactions with the Japanese. ”
Yan Siqi naturally understood the benefits of an independent business relationship, and Ma Shiying introduced Wu Mengming to him: "Wu Qianshi will be stationed in Japan from now on and will be responsible for Japan's intelligence affairs.
You two should communicate more closely.
I also have to work in Quanzhou, If anything happens, send me a message immediately."
In this way, Yan Siqi became the most senior officer of the Ming Dynasty in Japan.
Jin Yiwei was also an officer.
The four of them discussed their future actions together.
Yan Siqi first said: "Tomorrow, the imperial envoy will return to Quanzhou.
Please take Quanzi back to his hometown.
He has been wandering with me and only goes back once a year to worship ancestors.
This time, let him go back and live at home forever to support my Yan family."
Portal."
Ma Shiying frowned: "Captain Yan, the emperor has said something: Don't be suspicious of people who are suspicious of you, but don't be suspicious of people you employ.
Please rest assured, Governor."
Yan Siqi insisted: "It's not about the hostages, it's about living here for too long.
I'm afraid that he will forget his own feet and think of himself as Japanese."
Ma Shiying understood that he originally wanted to send the hostages, but he was actually a little dissatisfied with the emperor's overconfidence in Yan Siqi.
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Since he had to send the hostages, let him send them, so he nodded and said: "I am responsible for sending your young master to the governor.
My hometown, I can’t take care of other things.”
The reason why Yan Siqi wanted to send his eldest son back to the Ming Dynasty was indeed because he did not want him to forget his roots, but more importantly, he wanted to gain the trust of the court.
Even if he knew that he would not betray the court, if there was a hostage in the hands of others, at least others would be more trustworthy.
It is easy to trust him, and he will not become suspicious at the slightest sign of trouble.
After discussing the matter, Yan Siqi began to show his strength to the imperial envoy: now he has made friends with more than 20 merchant pirates, and has a total of about 200 merchant ships, of which about 50 can be used as combat ships and are equipped with artillery.
Many and other merchant ships were not equipped with artillery, but they still had weapons.
There are about 4,000 sailors on more than 200 ships, most of whom can use swords and guns
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