Zhao Ming held talks with the Dutch governor of Taiwan, Shernand, on a Dutch warship.The two sides signed a trade alliance treaty, which stipulates that in the future, the Dutch East India Company will have the right of first refusal to purchase goods from Donghai Town, Donghai Town will provide the source of goods, and the Netherlands will be responsible for exporting Tianzhu, Dashi and the West.In addition, ships in the East China Sea were allowed to transport goods to Dutch strongholds such as Batavia and Dayuan, but they were not allowed to pass through Malacca.The two sides worked together against the Spanish, with the Dutch attacking the route of the chicken coop in Manila from the sea and the Spanish stronghold of the chicken coop being uprooted in the town of Tokai.On the Dutch galleon, Zhao Ming and Shernande sat opposite each other at the table, and the two sides looked at the treaty written in Dutch and Hanzi.Zhao Ming saw that Shernande signed after inspection, so he immediately took up the pen and wrote down his name, and then waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him took the seal of the Marquis of Pingyu, Zhao Ming took it out and stamped it, and the two sides signed the "Miaosu Trade Treaty".After signing the treaty, Zhao Ming returned to the Fu boat, and both sides raised their respective sails and returned to their respective strongholds.On the ship of the Ming army, Wang Dana asked: "Dudu, will those Hongmaoyi really attack the route from Manila to the chicken coop?"
”The Ming navy was weaker than the Spaniards, and if the Dutch were contained, the pressure on the Ming navy would be greatly reduced.Zhao Ming shook his head, "The Western Zhuyi are cunning and unbelievable, it is impossible to expect them to make great efforts, the key is to rely on yourself!"
”Ding Weiyue muttered on the side: "Since you can't rely on it, what do you spend so much effort on?"
”Zhao Ming heard his words and said with a smile: "Although the Western Zhuyi are cunning and brutal, they are also merit in running rampant in the world.The Doge took the trouble to form an alliance with the Dutch, first, to avoid war with the two Western powers at the same time, and second, because our East China Sea Army and merchant ships needed the strength of the Dutch to develop.Now that the Dutch are the dominant masters of the seas, the Dutch will be able to reach the South Seas with ships from the East China Sea to increase our knowledge, and at the same time accumulate experience in the open sea, and train a number of sailors and officers and men. ”Ding Weiyue didn't expect that Zhao Ming actually heard his words, and hurriedly bowed his head and said, "It's nonsense!"
”The fleet soon approached the coast, and Zhao Ming instructed Zhang Zhongjian to guard against the big-bellied natives, and then returned to Tamsuiwei.Everyone galloped on horseback, inspected all the way along the way, and after the autumn harvest, the tunding of each tunzhuang was organized and trained.There are seven guards on the island of Taiwan, each of which has nearly 10,000 people, and although it is a militia in reserve, it can also be of great use if it is trained for a period of time.Zhao Ming transferred 8,000 elite troops from Zhoushan to the south, plus 70,000 troops, so he didn't believe that he couldn't win against a few thousand Spaniards.At the beginning of October, Zhao Ming returned to Tamsui Wei and came outside the Acropolis, and the group felt that the atmosphere was not right.Zhao Ming looked at Xu Fuyuan, who hurriedly came to greet him, and Li Zhongming, who was transferred from Zhoushan, and couldn't help frowning: "What's the matter?"
”Xu Fuyuan glanced at Li Zhongming and motioned for Li Zhongming to come over.Seeing this, Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "Old Li Tou, you say!"
”Li Zhongming saluted and said: "Governor, the troop transport ship was attacked by the Xiyi warship, and two Fu ships were sunk, losing more than 500 brothers!"
”Zhao Ming's face twitched when he heard this, "When did it happen?"
”Li Zhongming said: "I got the news yesterday that ten lucky boats were supposed to transport 2,500 soldiers to the island, but on the way they encountered three warships from Xiyi, six came to the island, two fled to Wenzhou, and two were sunk by Xiyi. ”Xu Fuyuan took over the conversation and said: "Governor, yesterday, the ship that went to sea to transport grain to Zhoushan also met the Xiyi sea ship, and was captured by Xiyi, and the rest of the ships fled back to the port. ”Zhao Ming's navy bullied the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but it was still a big gap to fight against the old maritime powers.After Zheng He went to the Western Ocean, the ships of the Ming Dynasty did not have the need for the ocean, and the ships only needed to sail along the coast, at most to run to Japan, so the people's demand for ships was not so high, and it was not required that the ships must be very strong, nor did they require the ships to be very large.The economy is not high, and the Fu ship and Haicang ship with a large cargo capacity have become the main ships along the coast.More than ten years ago, after the Ming Dynasty had continuous contact with the Portuguese and the Dutch, it had actually mastered the method of manufacturing Western warships, and successfully imitated them, but the people did not need it.In addition to the seven captured Dutch warships, the remaining ships of the Ming Army in the East China Sea were all common fortune ships along the coast, and compared with the warships of Xiyi, the first was that the structure was not strong enough and was easy to be destroyed, the second was that the speed was not as fast as that of Xiyi, and the third was that there was a huge gap in firepower.With these three weaknesses, ships traveling between Zhoushan and Taiwan will encounter Spanish warships, and they will be unable to fight, run, and be easily destroyed.The Spaniards wanted to blockade Taiwan and cut off the connection between Taiwan Island and Zhoushan.Zhao Ming frowned, it seems that the Dutch did not go all out to harass the route from Manila to the chicken coop, otherwise the Spaniards would not have so many warships to attack and harass the fleet of the Ming army.Now that Spain is fighting Zhao Ming at sea, not only will it be difficult for Zhoushan's troops and equipment to be transported to Taiwan, but Taiwan's grain will not be able to be transported, which will also affect the situation in Shandong and Liaodong.Zhao Ming asked in a deep voice: "How many people and horses and equipment are there on the island now?"
”Xu Fuyuan said: "Back to the governor, there are 3,000 people ashore, another 1,000 war horses, 200 flintlock guns, 3,000 arquebuses, and a number of knives and spears have been transported to Taiwan Island!"
”Zhao Ming frowned and said in a deep voice: "Although the Spaniards intercepted it at sea, the transportation cannot be stopped.Guo Zhong was ordered to organize four gunboats to escort the fleet, and then ordered Gu San to lead three gunboats to form a broken fleet to attack the merchant ships from Manila to the chicken coop. ”At present, the warships that Zhao Ming can get his hands on are the seven warships of the captured Dutch, but the warships of the Dutch, which are also merchant ships, have made some weakening in combat power in order to increase speed and cargo capacity, which are not as good as the warships of the wealthy Spanish Empire.For a long time, Portugal and the Netherlands were the territories of Spain, and the Spanish Empire used to be said to dominate the world.Zhao Ming's seven warships were a powerful force in the East China Sea, but the sailors and gunners could not be compared with the Spanish Empire, which had been crisscrossing the sea for more than a hundred years, so Zhao Ming did not dare to touch them at sea.Xu Fuyuan immediately received the order, "Obey the order!"
”Zhao Ming looked at Li Zhongming again and said, "The soldiers on the island should seize the time to practice muskets and platoon gun shooting." ”Li Zhongming nodded, "I understand!"
”Zhao Ming said to Chen Yujie again: "The firearms workshop produces copper cannons, and is there a long axe?"
”Chen Yujie saluted: "Back to the handsome, I have already made a sample cannon!"
”At that moment, Zhao Ming didn't reply, so he ordered: "Go, go to the firearms workshop!"
”Zhao Ming instructed the others to be busy with their own affairs, and ran directly to the cannon casting workshop with Chen Yujie, but before he saw the cannon, Wang Dana hurriedly returned, he walked quickly to Zhao Ming's side, and said urgently: "Governor, scout, three thousand Spaniards from east to west, invaded the Tamsui Valley, and the potbelly king in the south also has a change!"
”Zhao Ming frowned, "The Spaniard's movements are really fast. ”(Thank you all for your support.)A chapter tomorrow morning, about eleven o'clock later) ()