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- Manila's fleet came to Yuegang with great fanfare. It was a grand event for the merchants of Yuegang. Foreigners could come to the door in person, whether purchasing or selling goods, which would bring huge business opportunities to the merchants of Yuegang. We welcome this very much! But this move is a slap in the face to the predators lurking behind Yuegang! The officers and soldiers of Yuegang were very frightened and dissatisfied!
Going to trade on territory controlled by others without permission or greeting is a naked demonstration of force!
"General! General! The fleet of foreigners has arrived at Yuegang!" The sailors patrolling the river crawled into the yamen of the Fujian Navy Commander's office in a piss-poor manner, and threatened their superiors, shocking the entire southeastern coast. Report - Zheng Zhilong, who became a Fujian Navy guerrilla not long after being recruited!
"Nonsense, I've known it for a long time. Now all the foreign ships have sailed into Yuegang, and you just rushed back to report the news. I'm afraid those merchants knew it earlier than I did! You guys who patrol the port are a shitty port! Say, why don't you stop them from entering Hong Kong?" Zheng Zhilong was dressed like a member of the Ming Dynasty. He sat firmly in the upper position and scolded him with an impatient expression.
The pirate leader was lying on the ground, shaking like a sieve:
"General! It's not that I didn't stop them. I obviously stopped them, but they didn't listen! When the huge boat like a hill came over, the brothers' boats had to jump into the water to feed the fish! We I can¡¯t handle them!¡±
"Hmph! A bunch of trash! Useless things!"
Zheng Zhilong gave a few impatient lectures and sent the person away.
Naturally, he had already received the news. The elite pirates he assigned to patrol the Taiwan Strait had already passed on the news, much earlier than the sailors under him who patrolled the river knew about it. ! These officers and soldiers of his own are all leftovers from the time when the local officers drank the blood of the soldiers. The background relationships among them are complicated and messy. Zheng Zhilong doesn't take them seriously at all!
Turning his head, Zheng Zhilong¡¯s expression became cautious,
"Third brother, what do you think this Manila fleet is doing coming to our Moon Harbor? Is it a large-scale invasion, are you planning to come and seize territory?"
"Huh! Brother thinks too highly of them. They are a group of merchant fleets with only three warships. What territory can they grab? Aren't they just here to make money?" Zheng Zhihu, Zheng Zhilong's second brother, a guy with a ruthless face and a fierce look, He was a well-known warrior at sea, and he made great contributions to Zheng Zhilong's rapid rise to the top among pirates! But this guy is obviously not suitable for this kind of occasion, and his simple-minded nature is revealed as soon as he speaks!
Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong immediately spoke out and interrupted Zheng Zhihu rudely, "Get out! You know nothing! Let Cai Guan speak, his brain is in charge."
Zheng Zhihu closed his mouth unwillingly! He was naturally convinced of his elder brother.
Sitting next to him, Zheng Cai, who was dressed like a scholar and was Zheng Zhilong¡¯s branch brother, took up Zheng Zhilong¡¯s words:
"Brother! Every strange thing must have a strange cause! The Spanish foreigners in Manila and we have always been on the same page, so naturally they will not pull off such tricks easily. But although the fleet this time came from Manila, the Lord But the messenger is someone else! According to our informants in Macau, the news came back! It seems that Manila has changed hands!"
"What? The owner has changed!" When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he was shocked! This majestic Manila is also an important part of the Southeast Asian islands! The political changes therein are major events that affect the balance of the entire Nanyang, so he can't help but care!
"Is itthat one?" Zheng Zhilong asked Zheng Cai hesitantly.
"That's right! That's the one!" Zheng Cai nodded, confirming Zheng Zhilong's guess.
Zheng Zhilong took a breath of air, sat back on the recliner, and didn't make any sound for a long time.
"What this and that! Caiguan'er, what you said is so confusing!" Zheng Zhihu couldn't help but blame Zheng Cai.
"Hey! Second brother! In fact, it was the big event that was widely rumored in Nanyang a few months ago - the pirate Li Huamei gathered his fellow brothers to attack Manila!"
"Oh! I do know about this. That Li Huamei is not a woman, but she is a good man! Even I, Zheng Zhihu, admire me Oh! No ah! You mean, shoot down Li Huamei Come on!" Zheng Zhihu jumped three feet and shouted in surprise.
"But it's true. Li Huamei has already defeated Manila and vowed to unite the Chinese people in Nanyang and fight against the foreign barbarians in Manila. The pirates in the whole Nanyang were alarmed and all agreed! Then Li Huamei recruited troops in Manila to expand the port and build ships. , proclaimed herself the Queen of Manila! With great momentum.It's called a grand! The foreign barbarians in Nanyang have all received the news! Are you planning to prepare for it? "
oh! It¡¯s such a big deal!
¡°At this time, even Zheng Zhihu fell into thinking for a long time. The fact that Manila was captured by Chinese pirates was of great importance and would surely cause a series of chain reactions. Naturally, the Zheng family could not stay out of this trend.
After closing his eyes and thinking for a while, Zheng Zhilong sat up and asked Zheng Caidao:
"Then this time Li Huamei chose to come to Yuegang to trade, and even sent a warship to demonstrate to me! Official Cai! What do you think is the intention behind this?"
"From my point of view, it is nothing more than forming an alliance with us to fight against the foreign barbarians and showing us our strength. The Nanyang Chinese pirates have been bullied by the foreign barbarians for a long time, and they have a sworn feud with the foreign barbarians. Li Huamei was once one of them. One of the most popular ones also came to our Moon Harbor for supplies in the past. Speaking of which, my brother even had a chance encounter with him!"
As soon as he heard this, Zheng Zhilong understood what Zheng Cai meant, and a contemptuous smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "Humph! So it turns out that they are just a bunch of rabble from the past who want to use my military power, Zheng Yiguan! She, Li Huamei, is just a little pirate in the past. Even if she has captured Manila now, how can she fight with the foreign barbarians? Fight?"
"Haha! Brother! Don't underestimate her, even if Li Huamei was a little pirate in the past, relying on us to survive! But that is the past after all. Since she can conquer Manila, no matter what method she uses, other Her strength cannot be underestimated. Moreover, the capture of Manila this time caused a great stir in Southeast Asia. Countless small pirates defected to her, and tens of thousands of pirates gathered in just ten days. To be honest, this Li Huamei has already jumped into the dragon gate today. , the momentum has been achieved! Now is the time when she is most in the limelight, she can only be used as support, not as an enemy! Brother, please don¡¯t neglect her!"
Zheng Zhilong raised his head, his eyes shot out with a sharp light:
"Hmph! After all, she is just a female prostitute! What kind of queen! I don't believe she can last for a long time in Nanyang where there are so many good players! I, Zheng Yiguan, don't think highly of her. Whatever she wants to trade, let her trade it. What a good thing, it can be regarded as opening up another way of making money for us. This time he breaks into Yuegang without permission. I will let them go! I, Zheng Yiguan, am a Chinese after all, and I will not deal with her together with the foreigners, but If she wants to use my Zheng family's power to deal with Yang Yi, then she must forgive me, Zheng Yiguan, for not accompanying her!"
"But what if forming an alliance with them will bring benefits to us?" Zheng Cai stepped forward and asked.
"Hmph! What benefits? Could it be more benefits than what the foreigners have brought to us? Let me tell you Caiguan, on this land, the interests may be complicated, and we can join forces and engage in some conspiracies! But on this sea Come on, cannons are the truth! No matter what national righteousness or Huayi defense, they are not as powerful as the warships and artillery of the foreign barbarians!
The arms transaction between me and the foreign barbarians involves the life and death of our Zheng family. It is not something that a mere Huayi defense can stop. Moreover, with Liu Laoxiang, we also need the help of the red-haired barbarians. Without the foreigners, Yi, do you want all the brothers to row boats and hold bows and arrows to fight against people on the sea? Fight against the foreign barbarians together with Li Huamei, hum! That is impossible! To put it bluntly, I will cooperate with whoever sells me warships and cannons, Huayi Defense? What a thing! "
Zheng Zhilong finished speaking contemptuously, stood up and turned to leave. He ignored what Zheng Cai was saying. Zheng Cai, who was helpless behind him, could only sigh and retreat!
Although a group of people from the Zheng family saw the new changes that the Manila regime was going to bring to Southeast Asia, they never imagined the true commercial strength of the Manila regime that Li Zhe was secretly supporting. The turmoil brought about by the Manila fleet entering Moon Harbor this time is destined to greatly shock everyone related to it, and eventually change the entire situation!
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"Look! That's the big foreign ship from Manila! But now, it's all driven by us Chinese. I heard there are a lot of good things for sale on it!" On the second floor of the inn, several people were waiting for food to be served. , while pointing at the big ship on the pier and chatting.
"Of course there are good things. I know about Manila. My second brother-in-law's aunt and third uncle went there decades ago. It is a cornucopia of foreign devils and gold is everywhere!"
"Bullshit! When did Manila produce gold? Now, is Manila just selling stuff to foreigners?"
"Really? What good things are there? Can they be better than those made by the red-haired Dutch?"
"Hmph! What do the red-haired barbarians mean? The one who occupies Manila is Spain. I heard that they used to control the red-haired barbarians before? It's just that the red-haired barbarians were rebellious and succeeded in their rebellion. Now they are called the Netherlands!"
"There are other things like this. Brother, you are indeed well-informed. Then what do you think of Spain?"It should be even more powerful than the red-haired barbarian! "
"Of course! What a pity! The court of this big country has been around for a long time, and it is inevitable that there will be treacherous ministers and villains. In addition, the king is unruly and shameless, and the country is now a bit old! But even so, it is too thin to die. The camels are bigger than the horses. Spain is not to be underestimated. Of course, there are good things there. Didn¡¯t you hear? On the big ships coming from the port, there were many kinds of nails and glass things, big and small, more than Red-haired barbarians sold much better in the past;
I heard that there is also a kind of match called a match. It is just a short stick, which can light a fire as soon as you rub it. It is extremely convenient to carry, and it is much easier to use than a fire knife and a sickle! A box only sells for ten copper coins. Isn't this a huge business? "
"Oh? There are such rare things! If it is really as my brother said, then I have to buy some and take them back to the mainland. They will definitely sell for a good price!"
"Hey! That's natural! It's just that you brother is too ignorant. I've told you so clearly. Why don't you believe it? If you don't believe it, just go and see for yourself. Anyway, such a convenient fortune I, Zhang Laosan, will not miss it, so I will go back and find someone to borrow money to purchase the goods. It will be late by then, but I don¡¯t know if there will be any goods left!¡± After that, the man hurried away. There is a group of people left who are attracted by the huge business opportunities and are ready to act!
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