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Part One: Storm in Penghu Chapter 107: Sea Disaster (Part 1)

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    Ding Yunyi knew what Chongzhen wanted to hear.

    He didn¡¯t hide anything. He told in detail how he killed Hongyi during the Liaoluowan naval battle, how he faced the threat of pirates after going to Penghu, and how he angrily killed Hitachi Gong Yaota and Oniomaru.

    As Ding Yunyi¡¯s story was told bit by bit, the expression on Chongzhen¡¯s face also changed.  Sometimes I was nervous, sometimes I was looking forward to it, and once I even let out a low cry.

    When Ding Yunyi finished telling his story, Chongzhen sighed: "Ding Yunyi, I didn't expect that our Ming Dynasty would have a warrior like you who is brave enough to win the three armies. This is my Ming Dynasty's luck!"

    "Your Majesty, Ding Yunyi is just a fluke."

    "I don't think so." Chongzhen said calmly: "How can there be so many lucky things in the world? I heard from you and Wang Cheng'en that every battle you fought was fought with your true skills. Those in the imperial court  Officials only know about comfort and enjoyment, but they don¡¯t know about the hard work of soldiers stationed abroad.¡±

    Ding Yunyi was a little moved in his heart. It was really not easy to hear these words from Chongzhen's mouth.

    Chongzhen picked up the teacup and took a sip, without putting it down. He just held the teacup in his hand, as if he was thinking about something: "After the victory of Liaoluo Bay, I thought that the sea troubles had subsided, but I didn't expect that it would still be so rampant.  . At present, the Central Plains and border areas are in turmoil. If the maritime border is in chaos again, the situation will be out of control. Is it wrong to impose a maritime ban now?

    "There is nothing wrong with the sea ban." Wang Chengen sighed at the side: "Although the attitudes of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty to the sea ban were not the same, judging from the provisions of the 'Ming Law', the Ming Dynasty fully implemented the sea ban.  It is very clear. The Ming Law clearly stipulates that "anyone who sells cattle, horses, iron goods, silk, silk and cotton to the sea will be punished by a hundred people."  In addition, the "Great Ming Law" prohibits private construction of large ships with more than two masts. Without such ships, it is impossible to go to sea. Those who carry contraband into the sea without permission will be treated the same as foreign traders.  They were beheaded and their heads were displayed in public. Even civilians who helped and interacted with such prohibited merchants were sent to the army. In other words, according to the provisions of the "Great Ming Law", it was illegal for coastal residents to go to sea, let alone trade with foreigners.  Those who went to sea privately to trade with the Japanese were taking great risks, and they were all felons who could be arrested and punished by the government."

    Chongzhen¡¯s face became more and more confused: ¡°Since the maritime ban is so strict, why are pirates becoming more and more rampant?¡±

    "In order to continue their trading activities, they can only take risks and resist with force." Ding Yunyi said boldly.

    Chongzhen¡¯s eyes immediately fell on him: ¡°Oh, tell me about it.¡±

    Ding Yunyi also let go of his courage: "The demand for trade is unstoppable, the huge trading profits are full of unlimited temptations, and the severe maritime ban makes Sino-foreign trade even more profitable. I heard someone say this in Fujian, 'Nothing is allowed.  Entering the sea, the huge ship came back and blocked the river; no one was allowed to check it, and the children and silk were always loaded with it. 'Someone said that in the country on the sea, there are so many Chinese damasks, brocades, silks and cottons that are more than a thousand miles away.  The more stringent the maritime ban, the greater the value of Chinese goods, and the more people rush to trade. If private relations fail, it will be accompanied by plundering. It can be seen that the things these pirates plunder are not just for themselves.  But it has a clear commercial purpose, which is probably very different from ordinary robbers. "

    When he said this, he quietly glanced at Chongzhen and felt relieved when he saw that Chongzhen was listening very seriously;

    "Your Majesty, the composition of the Japanese pirates is actually quite complex, including murderers, escaped prisoners, deposed officials, fake monks, and down-and-out scholars. Under the suppression of the government, the Japanese pirates along the coast have not only disappeared for a long time, but have disappeared.  On the contrary, the wind is rising, and the waves are rising. The people who rely on the mountains eat the mountains, and the people who rely on the sea eat the sea. This phenomenon is even more prominent in Fujian. The people in the coastal areas of Fujian regard the sea as the source of food and clothing.  The soil quality in coastal areas is not suitable for agricultural production, so farmers have no choice but to head to the ocean to survive. The ocean not only provides shipping routes to all directions, but also contains treasures of various resources. The sea ban policy has actually cut off the livelihood of local people.  "

    "Bold!" Wang Chengen shouted angrily.

    Ding Yunyi then realized that he had made a mistake in his last sentence, and quickly stood up and said: "I will be punished by death."

    "You are not guilty." Chongzhen did not mean to blame at all: "How dare anyone say these truths in front of me that I have never heard before. Say, keep talking, I will not blame you for any mistakes you make."

    Ding Yunyi quietly looked towards Wang Chengen, and when he saw Wang Chengen nodded towards him again, his heart relaxed slightly:

    "Your Majesty, during the middle period of Jiajing period, Japanese invasion was rampant, affecting the entire coastal areas from Liaodong to Guangdong, andSpreading into the southeastern inland, pirates often gathered thousands or even tens of thousands of troops, penetrated hundreds to thousands of miles into the interior, besieged state capitals, captured county towns, burned, killed, and looted, plundered people, and robbed property, causing social unrest.  .

    In order to prevent Japanese pirates, Zhu Zhi, the governor of Zhejiang Province, implemented a more stringent sea ban policy. Not only was it prohibited private trade at sea, but even fishing at sea was prohibited, and transportation between the coasts was also blocked.  The maritime smuggling group, which had lost its way of making money, turned from being both businessmen and thieves into pure robbers.  Due to the large population and limited land in the southeastern coastal areas, many civilians relied on the sea for food and clothing, or relied on maritime trade for a living. The strict maritime ban left them with no food and clothing. A considerable number of people joined the ranks of pirates or joined bandits, and the Japanese invasion began.  peak

    Your Majesty, I have a story to tell you, but I think your Majesty already knows it.  "

    Chongzhen nodded slightly, and then Ding Yunyi spoke eloquently.

    In the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing's reign, the war expanded to Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Japanese pirates not only roamed the south of the Yangtze River, but also traveled in and out of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.  They even besieged cities such as Suzhou, Hangzhou, Yangzhou, Wenzhou, and Taizhou.

    In July of this year, a small group of pirates with only more than a hundred people landed, went deep into the interior and fought thousands of miles, creating a miracle.

    The Japanese pirates landed from Juexi in Shangyu. At that time, about 6,000 Japanese pirates besieged Suzhou and were annihilated by Ren Huan, a famous anti-Japanese general.  Originally, this group of Japanese pirates probably came after hearing the news and wanted a piece of the pie.  But when they arrived in Shaoxing, they realized that the situation was different, so they had to turn around and occupied Gaobu in Kuaiji, occupying private houses and watching.  The local magistrate Liu Xi and the cadre Xu Ziyi heard the report and led their troops to besiege.

    The pirates set up rafts to cross the river at night and broke out of the encirclement. They turned to Hangzhou and headed north, plundering Yuqian, Changhua, and all the way to Chun'an in Yanzhou.

    The government ordered a pursuit, and Zhejiang's troops from all walks of life pressed hard. Both sides had small encounters along the way, but they were never able to successfully encircle and suppress them.
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