Shanghai Port, a huge outer harbor dock area, densely packed with ships spread across the sea. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoSince finding a wave of collaborators in Beijing, the collection of goods here has been very fast, and in more than a month, a huge trading caravan has basically been formed.

"Mr. Field, I hope to take care of you more here." Standing on the wharf, Wang Wenyan held a wine glass and saw off the entire fleet, and the entire caravan was completely formed by the inner government itself, in order to open up the road and embark on formal foreign trade exchanges.

"Definitely." Field replied with a smile, his task can be said to be overfulfilled, not only came to Daming with a ship, but also returned with hundreds of merchant ships, this large amount of goods, enough for him to earn a lot of money.

"Along the way, please General Shen, Your Majesty is working these goods, I hope the general will bother more." Turning his head, Wang Wenyan raised another glass of wine and saluted Shen Yourong.

"Don't worry, Lord Wang, General Ben will definitely let the entire fleet arrive in Manila in good condition." Shen Yourong patted his chest and assured that with more than 20 main warships, he was confident that he would ensure the safety of the entire fleet.

There are thousands of so-called Three Kings warships in the East China Sea, most of which are small ships, even smaller than frigates, these are not to worry, there are not many real big ships, and besides, they all rely on jumping gang battles, with the speed of new warships, they don't even have the possibility of getting close.

Shen Yourong is full of confidence now, if the three of them don't come, it's fine, if they come, they will definitely come and go.

"I wish the general a smooth journey and raise the prestige of my Ming country overseas." Lu Xiangsheng, the commander of Shanghai County, and Sun Chuanting, director of the Customs Department, also came over to join in the fun, and toasted Shen Yourong with a glass of wine.

In fact, the route from Shanghai to the Philippines is not unfamiliar to the Ming Dynasty, before the Wanli period an official could find a ship to pass, but now it is so solemn that someone is intercepting Chinese ships going to sea.

Over there, Wang Wenyan took another glass of wine, sneaked to a corner, and stopped in front of a group of people dressed as ordinary sailors, "Factory man, I will give you a drink." ”

The person who was surrounded by the stars and the moon raised his head, revealing Wei Zhongxian's chubby and round face, he looked at Wang Wenyan and smiled, "Lord Wang has good eyesight, the old man has been found hiding here." ”

Like Wang Chengen, Wei Zhongxian has recently gradually changed some of the titles he used in the past, and he used to call himself a miscellaneous family, but now he has begun to call himself an old man.

"My father-in-law's spirit is different from others, and it is like a firefly under the night sky, how can it be covered." Wang Wenyan complimented him slightly, "Come, Wang Mou respects the factory with a cup, and wishes the adults a victory, and then build a miracle like Qingjiangpu." ”

"Haha! borrowed the auspicious words of Lord Wang. Hearing the other party mention Qingjiangpu, Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but smile and squint his eyes, this is the most proud thing in his life, he quelled the rebellion without spending a single soldier, and he really has the demeanor of an ancient strategist.

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As soon as the two of them raised their heads, the wine was dry.

Woooooo

At this moment, a low horn sounded, telling everyone to get on board at once, the fleet was about to depart. In the sound of farewell, Wei Zhongxian, Shen Yourong, and Field stepped on the ship one after another, and Comrade Zhou Dawei, who came with Field, stayed under the persuasion and temptation of Sun Chuanting and became a civil servant of Shanghai Customs.

Oh, in the common name of the Ming folk, it is called the economic system. This is equivalent to having an iron rice bowl. His job was also very simple, translating books, acting as a translator, compiling a book explaining the current division of power in Nanyang, and teaching other foreign languages Chinese the Ming Dynasty.

In the blue sky and white clouds, the huge fleet gradually disappeared. The news of such a huge fleet could not be hidden, and soon, some people went to sea from Fujian, went to Penghu, then went to Ryukyu (Taiwan), and finally went to Ryukyu Kingdom.

At this time, the Ryukyu Kingdom was much more prosperous, and there was no longer the uninhabited appearance of the past, and ships of all sizes shuttled between these islands. Since Zheng Zhilong, Xu Xinsu, and Yan Siqi jointly attacked Japan, this place has been regarded as a center by them, and most of the military forces are stationed here.

No way, the Penghu Islands are too close to the mainland, so close that there is almost no strategic detour, last time Shen Yourong's fleet passed by Penghu, and Zheng Zhilong, who was on the island at the time, was half dead, fortunately, the other party also just left the port, did not stay in Quanzhou Port, if the other party went ashore, and then at the request of the local government, exterminate him, the pirate who occupied the land of the Ming Dynasty, it would be really fun.

After that shock, Zheng Zhilong accepted Xu Xinsu's invitation and moved his family to one of the islands in the Ryukyu Islands, and also used this place as his base. There are many islands here, and the sea area is vast, but it can accommodate two big pirates, not to mention, they are also working together to attack Japan, this relationship is even better.

As for Yan Siqi, he is still focused on his Great Ryukyu Island, actively absorbing the population, and wanting to build this place into his inheritance to his descendants. It's just that now there have been no victims in Daming for a long time, so he can't get the population, and the development of the island has been stagnant recently, and there has been no change.

The Ryukyu Kingdom was not large, and the main forces were concentrated on the island of Okinawa, the largest of the Ryukyu Islands. At the moment, the most ornate thing on the island is a small three-story building made of cement and tiles. This is just built this year, and it is said to be the most popular and extravagant style in the Ming Dynasty.

In the largest room on the third floor, Xu Xinsu, Yan Siqi, and Zheng Zhilong sat around a round table, which they also learned from the Ming Dynasty.

The three pirates felt that this style was new, and the three of them were on an equal footing, and there was no such thing as who listened to whom, so it was decided.

It's just three big men in rough and ancient costumes, sitting in a rather modern style conference room, looking very weird.

"Hey, I heard that Daming has formed a caravan, and he is going to pass by here and go to Manila recently, are you interested in doing his vote?" Xu Xinsu said with a smile.

Now that the attack between the three of them and Japan has come to an end for the time being, of course, it is not that they can't fight it, but they find that it is not cost-effective, they can't hold the land at all, and the casualties are still large. After all, pirates are not here to expand their territory, but to do it for silver.

In addition, Japan was willing to let the three monopolize trade with Japan and only buy Chinese goods from them, and with the lucrative benefits, the two sides made a truce. Therefore, seeing that Daming had such a huge caravan to pass through their chassis, Xu Xinsu finally couldn't help it.

Of course, the main thing that drove him to do this was the fear in his heart, the fear of the Ming Emperor. The more he knew, the more scared he became, and the more he knew how much revenge he had for burning down the other party's shipyard in the first place.

It's just that the other two are not interested in his proposal.

"Don't go, I heard that this time it was Shen Yourong who escorted him, that old thing is too powerful, and he suffered too much to fight, and the brothers below don't want to fight, now the business with the Japanese people is just right, let's make a sum of his mother first."

Zheng Zhilong was the first to refuse. When he first broke up, he had grabbed the most family funds, and he also had a vote of clan brothers under his hand to help, and he was also quite bold and capable, and he had always been the strongest of the three, so he had no scruples when he spoke.

"What about Brother Yan, are you interested? There are hundreds of ships, and there are quite a few people on them, and when they are defeated, they will give you all the people, and half of the goods will be shared with you. Xu Xinsu made a condition that Yan Siqi could hardly refuse.

He has been worrying about the population of the Great Ryukyu recently, wondering whether to go ashore to loot and get more people.

"I'm ......." Yan Siqi just wanted to go wild, but suddenly felt a pain in the instep of his foot, squinted his eyes, and found that it was Zheng Zhilong who stepped on him.

"I'll think about it again." Almost instantly, he swallowed the words that had already reached his lips and replaced them with another sentence.

The two refused at the same time, which surprised Xu Xinsu, but this kind of thing couldn't be forced, so he had to say stupidly, "Okay, you're thinking about it, if you want to go to me at any time, I'll go to investigate and investigate first to see if there are any good opportunities." With that, he departed.

After Xu Xinsu left, Yan Siqi frowned and asked, "What do you mean by this?" ”

"Brother Yan, he Xu Xinsu has an unsolvable enmity against the Ming Emperor, but the two of us don't, so we can't go on this trip to troubled waters." Zheng Zhilong explained unhurriedly.

"Are you saying that ........ Xu Xinsu is not for money, but to stop the emperor from coming to sea?" Yan Siqi was not stupid, and reacted immediately.

"I don't know if that's the case, but I do know that we're going to stay at sea all our lives, and we can't go home home?" Zheng Zhilong's tone became high as he spoke, "Now you and I are considered rich, as the saying goes, wealth does not return to the hometown, like a brocade at night." We can't let those people know what we're doing so hard! ”

"That's why I ......," Yan Siqi opened his mouth to explain.

"So you run that island and want to use it as the foundation for your business, but Brother Yan, have you thought about it, that island is so close to the mainland, with the emperor's temperament, will you not be interested, as long as he moves this idea, Brother Yan, tell me, what do you resist." Zheng Zhilong asked solemnly.

"I've seen the Ming fleet, which is not far superior to the Westerners, and in terms of numbers, it is far more than the Westerners. We are not afraid now, but in ten days, we will definitely die without a place to be buried. ”

These words made Yan Siqi speechless, "Then what do you say?" ”

Seeing that Yan Siqi seemed to be moved, Zheng Zhilong was overjoyed, "We have no personal enmity with the emperor, we just did a game in the Yellow River at the beginning, but we didn't make much of a difference, as long as we take a letter of nomination to ensure that the emperor is not to blame in the past, maybe we will be crowned officials, after all, there are so many brothers, it is not good if we are not properly settled." ”

"Vote? You mean........" Yan Siqi looked out of the door, meaning something.

"That's right, as long as it'........" Zheng Zhilong gestured with a throat-slitting motion, "A businessman with whom I often contact has recently handed over a big man in the Jingshi, and he has a relationship with the inner government, so he can contact him on his behalf, and when the time comes, we will ...... as soon as this person is given."

Yan Siqi's face was full of struggle, and in the end, he couldn't resist the idea of returning to his hometown, gritted his teeth fiercely, nodded and said, "Okay, just do it." ”

[Author's digression]: The previous chapter number is wrong, sorry.