Zhao Ming looked at the village in the distance, had some curiosity, and walked over as soon as he pulled the reins of the horse.The village is surrounded by a ring of wooden fences, and on both sides of the gate of the stockade, there are tall watchtowers, planted with the flag of Donghai Town, and there are soldiers on it.Zhao Ming glanced at it, and was even more curious, and said left and right: "Who manages this camp, I see how it looks like a cottage, and it is gangster." ”Chen Mingyu suddenly remembered something, "Guogong, I remembered my humble position, it should be Tamsui Wei, Zhang Yida, one hundred households in Qiantun Thousand Households." ”"Oh."
Zhao Ming was puzzled, "It's that black guy!"
”Zhao Ming had some impressions of Zhang Yida, and last year, the black guy reported to him the news of the discovery of Spaniards, and also killed several Spaniards.At that time, Zhao Ming saw that he had some ability, so he wanted to take him under his command, transfer back the soldiers from the Tun army, and cultivate them well, but he didn't want this guy to give them face at all, so he refused directly, and said that he could have better achievements in the Tun army.Zhao Ming looked at the hundred households in front of him, which were all neat wooden houses, and outside the fence, there were many shops, forming a small bazaar, and couldn't help but feel a little curious.On the island of Taiwan, the economic structure is relatively simple, the tunhu early on the island, there is not much savings, and the materials are scarce, so the business is not developed, the merchants are less, in order to meet the daily needs of the tunhu, the government directly opened supply and marketing cooperatives in the health centers to supply various commodities.Therefore, Zhao Ming couldn't help but be a little curious when he saw the market outside the village and the caravan.Zhang Yida didn't tell a lie, and along the way, all the tunbao was like a shantytown, just like his tun.At this time, Zhao Ming pulled his horse and came to the bazaar, and found that there were not only Han people in the bazaar, but also many natives, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised."
This old man, what are you pulling?"
Zhao Ming saw an old man next to him, driving a mule cart full of sacks, and couldn't help asking.The old man glanced at Zhao Ming, and saw that although he was not wearing an official uniform, there were soldiers behind him, and he knew that he was a big official, so he hurriedly saluted: "Back to the big officials, these are the camphor that the villain bought from Zhang Baihu, and they are going to be shipped back to Taipei Wei for sale." ”"Camphor?"
Zhao Ming's brows furrowed, and then he stretched out, with a smile on his face, and a smile in his heart, "How did Lao Tzu forget this thing." ”Camphor is a good thing, especially in hot and humid areas, the demand is very large, in the late Qing Dynasty, for camphor, the British also fought a camphor war with the Qing government.Thinking of camphor, Zhao Ming's mind is also active, Taiwan is a treasure land, not only producing camphor, planting sugarcane, tea, in fact, can also get good income.Chen Mingyu proposed: "Do you want to go into the tun to have a look?"
”Zhao Ming glanced at the busy hundred households and shook his head, "Forget it, next time!"
It is important to go to the chicken coop first. ”Hearing the camphor, Zhao Ming had already understood the secret of the prosperity of this hundred households, and the tunsu lost its sense of mystery, and he smiled on his face, "Zhang Yida, this black guy is still a little clever, and he knows the truth of making a fortune in a muffled voice."
I'll take the time to inspect the Spaniards after we get rid of them. ”When the next group of people pulled out their horses and turned around, they continued to gallop along the road towards the chicken coop.As soon as Zhao Ming left, Zhang Yida, who was wearing a gorgeous costume and a slight figure in a hundred households, got the news and hurriedly led more than ten brothers out of the village gate and came to greet him."
What about people?"
Zhang Yida didn't see anyone, and after looking left and right, he couldn't help asking."
Big boss, the people are gone."
Subordinate Zhong Ye Xiandao.Zhang Yida's brows furrowed, "Do you know who it is?"
”Zhong Yexian said: "Dashuai, it seems to be Zhao Dashuai." ”When the seed industry was in Zhoushan, he once saw Zhao Ming from afar.The news that Zhao Ming was made the Duke of the Kingdom is not clear to the following tunpu, and many tun households still prefer to call Zhao Ming a handsome.When Zhang Yida heard that it was Zhao Ming, his expression changed greatly, and his black face became wonderful, he couldn't help but pat his thigh, and said with a sad face: "It's over, the business is estimated to be unsuccessful." ”Lao Ji, the military advisor on the side, frowned and pondered: "The big boss, I don't think it maybe, the big boss refused Zhao Dashuai in person, Zhao Dashuai not only did not wear small shoes for the big boss, but rewarded the big boss for his deeds, let the big boss serve as a hundred households, with Zhao Dashuai's mind, it should not embarrass us." ”Zhang Yida also had to admit that Zhao Dashuai is one of the best heroes in the world, but the camphor trade is rich, but Zhang Yida is not very relieved, "No, prepare a generous gift for me, I want to get through the relationship and ask to see Dashuai." ”When Zhang Yida was worried that Zhao Ming would covet his camphor business, Zhao Ming galloped on his horse, ran for a day, and arrived at Chicken Coop City.The western fortress is indeed difficult to attack, and if it is attacked hard, it will be difficult to attack even if it costs huge casualties.Therefore, the Ming army did not attack the Jilong Fort, but adopted the strategy of siege, and the Tun army dug a trench outside the fortress to build a wall, and the tun field was planted with grain, cutting off the way out of the Jilong Fort on land.At the entrance of Jonlong Bay, the Ming army built a fort, blocked the harbor, and bombarded the Spanish ships in the port, and the ships in the port were either sunk or rushed out of the blockade and fled to Manila, and there were no Spanish sailing ships in the Jonlong Harbor.At the beginning of the siege of Fort Chickencoop, the Spaniards in Luzon organized a fleet to break through the blockade of the Ming army several times and deliver supplies to Fort Chickencoop, but after sending them several times, the Spaniards in Luzon did not come again.This is not because the Luzon colonies did not have food, but because the Spaniards lost a lot of money every time they delivered, and there were always ships that were sunk by the Ming army, and the Spanish did not have many people in Luzon and could not afford to consume them, so they had to give up.After the foreign aid was cut off, the Spaniards in Chicken Coop Fort wanted to continue to hold on and wait for the Ming army outside the city to run out of food, but they soon found that they could not consume the Ming army.The Ming army could directly obtain supplies from various colonization guards in Taiwan, and the besieged soldiers and horses were also reclaiming the land and preparing to farm, while the Jilong Fort was sitting on empty hills.After being besieged for nearly 100 days, the Spaniards finally couldn't hold on, and the supplies in the city had been exhausted.At the end of February, the governor of Spain, the governor of the chicken coop, sent an envoy out of the city to surrender to the Ming army, but who would have thought, the besieging Ming army could not call the shots and did not accept their surrender.This made the Spaniards messy in an instant, the Ming army was besieged by deep trenches, the supplies were sufficient, and they were not in a hurry at all, but the Spaniards were in a hurry, they had nothing to eat, so they decided to surrender, and the Ming army did not accept it, wouldn't it be to starve them to death.The city of chicken coops, after proposing to surrender, could not surrender immediately, the Spaniards did not expect.For a while, the Spaniards said that as long as they were released from the chicken coop and let them return to Manila, other conditions could be agreed.After surrendering to the Ming army, the Spaniards were besieged for nearly half a month, and everything that could be eaten in the city had been eaten, and they could only catch a few sea fish on the shore and barely survive.On this day, the Spanish governor, who was so hungry that he had no strength, leaned back in his chair and did not want to move his fingers, and a Spaniard stumbled in and said excitedly: "Your Excellency, the Marquis of Pingyu has arrived, and they have agreed to our surrender." ”When the Spanish governor heard this, his eyes were cloudy with tears, and he drew a cross on his chest, "Thank God!
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