In the port of Xiamen, as usual in the morning, countless ships set sail and prepared to go to sea, and these ships were all going to sea for trade.
When you go to sea, you eat God's food, relying on the blessing of Mazu, no one knows what will happen at sea, and merchant ships are not fishing boats, a few months when you go to sea, more than a year, so those people on the shore who say goodbye to their relatives are a little reluctant, and some will have tears in their eyes.
The people on the shore are like this, and the people on the boat are even more emotional, and they are reluctant to give up as if they are parting with life and death.
"Okay, okay, the anchor is lifted, ready to go, if you can't deliver the goods on time, your wives and children will have to drink the northwest wind" A tanned shipowner shook his head and drank when he saw the scene, and the sailors cheered up and began to prepare to go to sea.
As soon as the anchor was pulled up, a group of soldiers guarding the back town came from the dock, shouting for them to wait.
The owner of the boat saw that the first one was General Liu Guoxuan, the governor in charge of the wharf, hurriedly got off the boat, saluted Liu Guoxuan with a smile, and said: "General Liu, the villain's boat has a license and has also paid taxes according to the rules, I don't know if the general called the villain."
Liu Guoxuan glanced at the black and fat ship owner, waved his hand and said: "I'm not here to check the license plate, nor am I here to collect taxes, but I am just ordered by the feudal lord to warn you, there have been many pirates in the waters near Dongfan recently, they often plunder merchant ships, and some even fishing boats will rob, so you have to be on guard after going to sea.
Author's note: Dongfan, the official name of Taiwan in the Ming Dynasty "There's such a thing" The black fat shipowner was startled, and many nearby shipowners also gathered around when they heard the sound, and when the black fat shipowner told him about it, the big guy suddenly became nervous.
They can't help but be nervous, the Dongfan Sea is the place where they must pass through the East and South Seas, where there are really pirates, and the relationship is not only their money, but also their net worth.
A shipowner was puzzled and asked, "General Liu, there have been no pirates in Dongfandu for many years, why is there a stir now, I walked there when I came back last time, and I didn't see pirates." ” Liu Guoxuan didn't bother to say more to the shipowner, so he only said: "Wu Laoliu's ship was intercepted the day before yesterday, and he said that it seemed that Heyi pretended to be a pirate. ” As soon as they heard that it was Heyi pretending to be a pirate to rob the ship, the shipowners were immediately indignant, and someone shouted: "Who doesn't know that this Dongfan Sea is the land of the country's surname, he Heyi dares to break ground on the head of Tai Sui, he is really tired of living, please send troops to Dongfan to drive away Heyi, let them know that the country's surname is powerful" As soon as the shipowner called, many shipowners immediately followed suit, they could run merchant ships in Jinxia, relying on the protection of Zheng Jun, and the tax and silver paid to the country surname on weekdays were astronomical, so the sea was not quiet, and these ship owners naturally thought that the country surname had to do things for them after receiving the silver.
The truth of having short hands and eating people with soft mouths is known to the lord of the country, and Liu Guoxuan knows even more, but the surname of the country really can't spare his hand to deal with Heyi, so he can only comfort everyone: "Sooner or later, the lord of the domain will go to recover the east and drive away Heyi, but now is not the time."
For the sake of the safety of your merchant ships and fishing boats, the lord of the feudal domain has asked me to warn you to try not to go to sea as much as possible these days. ” As soon as he heard that the surname of the country was now not available to deal with Heyi, the owner of the ship was immediately dissatisfied, and shouted: "General Liu, how can you do it if you don't go to sea, these goods must be transported to the Wa Kingdom on time, otherwise you will have to pay a lot of silver." ” Other shipowners are also pouring bitter water, saying a lot of disadvantages of not going to sea, and some shipowners think that the army under the surname of the country is practicing on a large scale recently, and the army is practicing every day on the sea and land, and it looks like the situation is afraid that the country surnamed Ye is going to use troops on a large scale like last year, so this can be understood when he can't spare his hand, so he didn't squeak, and thought about running one or two less trips, just run one or two less trips, and rest at home.
Liu Guoxuan raised his hand to signal the shipowners not to quarrel, and then said to them: "If you really want to go to sea, whether you go to the East Ocean or the South Sea, you must be prepared with enough knives and guns."
The feudal lord can't send troops to protect you for the time being, but if you need swords, guns, and gunpowder, you can come to me to get them, and if you need guns, you can also get some discounts, and I will discuss with the feudal lord as soon as possible about sending troops to exterminate the Heyi pirates. ” After hearing this, the shipowners discussed it with each other and thought that this method would work.
Liu Guoxuan explained a little more, and then he was about to leave, but there was a signal from a patrol ship on the sea, and it seemed that an unknown ship was approaching.
At the same time, the signal was transmitted in the north and south directions, which surprised Liu Guoxuan.
In the palace of Yanping Wang, Zheng Chenggong, the lord of the country, was talking to his cousin, Zheng Tai, the marquis of Jianping, who managed the foreign trade and finance of the Yanping Domain.
Zheng Chenggong asked casually: "Fifth brother, I heard that you have been doing business with Dongfan recently."
Zheng Chenggong once told Zheng Tai not to do business with the Dutch in Dongfan, but he didn't resist the temptation of huge profits, and concealed that Zheng Chenggong had done a lot of business with the Dutch, so Zheng Chenggong's question, Zheng Tai immediately became nervous, and squeaked: "It's not a business, it's all very fragmentary business."
"Alright, I don't mean anything else."
Zheng Chenggong stopped him, "You can control the affairs of the business bank yourself."
Fifth brother, we are a family, I am a martial artist, you are in business, and the money you earn is from the Zheng family.
I don't let you do business with Heyi because these Baipiyi people are very greedy, and I'm afraid that your side will suffer, but if you are sure, I won't stop you. ” Zheng Tai breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and said: "I didn't want to do it with the Dutch, but recently the military salary expenditure has been huge, and the gap in the account is not small, so I am thinking of getting some silver from the Dutch to make up for it."
It's okay, although it's not as good as doing business with the Japanese people, but you can always make some money. ” Zheng Chenggong nodded and said, "I know about money, and I also know that business is not easy to do now."
I am training troops every day, and I am about to go north in a big way, and there are many places where I need silver, and I can't separate my origins, so I have to work hard for the fifth brother. ” Zheng Tai mentioned this matter, he said: "Domain lord, the newly appointed governor of Heyi is very cunning, knowing that we are busy dealing with the Manchu Qing, so we are getting more and more bold, and my side has been very depressed to do business with them, and now they are even sending troops to pretend to be pirates to rob our merchant ships, and if this continues, I am afraid that the merchants will not dare to go to sea, so we will cut off the income." ” Listening to Zheng Tai's words, Zheng Chenggong pondered for a moment and said: "I'm afraid that the Dongfan problem will be difficult to completely solve for a while, and this year I will go north in a big way, and I really can't spare my hands to use troops in Dongfan, so I can only allow Heyi and them to be rampant for a while, and then clean them up after taking the southern capital." ” Zheng Tai knew that things had to be prioritized, and compared to the trouble caused by Dongfanheyi, going north to take the south was Zheng Jun's top priority at the moment.
He asked, "When will the army go north?"
"In June and July, we will first raise some grain in Fujian and Zhejiang, and then enter the Yangtze River in August."
After Zheng Chenggong finished speaking, Liu Guoxuan came to report, saying that there were envoys from Guangdong and Beijing.
Envoys from Guangdong and Beijing came Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Tai were a little surprised. oshow7 t1706231537: