On May 25 of the Gregorian calendar, Sir Simon Fox returned with the LinkedIn fleet and anchored in Kaohsiung.

Yan Changwu left the fleet and took a Kaohsiung ship back to meet him, and when he saw that his face was happy, he couldn't move.

He had talented men under him, and he invited the officers of the British ships to drink, drunk them, and soon learned that the British had made a lot of money and continued to make money.

The details are as follows: An Englishman got a load of raw silk (65 taels of silver) at cost price, sold it to the Wa Kingdom, got 550 taels of silver, and then bought gold from Guangzhou at a ratio of 1:4, that is, one hundred taels of gold was worth four hundred taels of silver, and he shipped one hundred taels of gold back to England, which could probably be exchanged for 1,200 taels of silver!

Sell raw silk to the Wa Kingdom, get silver from the Wa Kingdom, and then buy gold from China and ship it back to England, you can make a high profit!

"What a great business, I Heart Age of Discovery!" Yan Changwu was amazed, he knew that ocean trade made a lot of money, but he didn't expect it to be so big.

As long as there is silver, coupled with the wisdom and diligence of the people of my Great Celestial Empire, and the vast area of Nanyang, then I:

One day, during the Great War of the Four Kingdoms of Europa, the four sea powers of Britain, the Netherlands, France, and Spain would not put their main forces into Asia, and the Ming Dynasty at that time could drive away the Dutch, because the Dutch did not even have professional gunboats, most of them were gunboats converted from armed merchant ships, and when it came to the Braided Dynasty, the British had completed the global layout and had enough troops, so the braids cried.

There is a geographical advantage, my great Taiwan is close to the South Seas, and the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, and Spain come to the South Seas, how far is it.

There are people and, as long as I am a wise leader, both hands must be hard, here to give them white rice to eat, there is an iron fist to govern, I believe that the people will gather under my command and work for me!

There's a lot to be done!

Before leaving, Sir Simon Fox said goodbye to Yan Changwu, Sir Simon Fox's level was higher than that of the Dutchman Storm, and the level was also high, because there was no conflict of interest between the two sides, and he was grateful for Yan Changwu's enthusiasm, he pointed out: "In the future naval battles, artillery will mainly be used, and the quality of the artillery, the long range, the rate of fire, etc., all determine the outcome of the battle, and the tide, wind direction, light, formation and firepower configuration, as well as tactics and enemy conditions!" ”

Yan Changwu wrote it down and instructed the staff to try to prepare for war before every battle.

Sir joked, "Maybe thirty years from now, your fleet will appear in the Atlantic, and I don't know if I'll be lucky enough to see it!" ”

"You'll see it! My Jazz! Yan Changwu seemed to be joking at him.

"I wish you a smooth and safe journey!" Yan Changwu waved goodbye to him.

"My friend, I wish you all the best!" Sir Simon Fox stood on the ship and waved to Yan Changwu.

Looking at the sail shadow of the departing British fleet, Yan Changwu had far-reaching thoughts: "If you want to make your fleet appear in the Atlantic Ocean after 30 years, there is a long way to go, but think about the 40 years of reform and opening up of my Great Celestial Empire, I have become the second in the world, and as a citizen of the Great Celestial Empire, I should work hard!" ”

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The wind and clouds surged, at the beginning of June of the Gregorian calendar, the Fujian Navy of the Ming Dynasty mobilized in a large way, and the large and small ships were in an endless stream, heading to Tongshan Island (Dongshan).

Dongshan Island, also known as Ling Island, also known as Butterfly Island, consists of 43 small islands, belonging to Zhangzhou, Fujian, and the harbor is suitable for mooring.

By the 18th, all the troops were gathered, and the governor Zhu Yifeng came in person to march for the army!

The commander-in-chief Yu Zhihao led the deputy commander-in-chief Chen Xifan, and the brave generals under his command included Hong Xianchun, Qianhu Ma Sheng, and Yang Shijue of Baihu, and the general Chen Wenlian, Hong Yingdou, Zhang Xuan, etc., as well as the sea bandit Yang Ce, who returned to Shun, and then the former Ludao fortress guard served in front of the Zhigao army and atoned.

A high platform was built on the seaside, Zhu Yifeng was accompanied by Yu Zhihao, and he was condescending, but he saw the flags under the stage, the strong men were like forests, the warships on the sea were gathered, dense, and the seaside was full of murderous atmosphere, and laughed and said: "With this heroic teacher, why worry about the injustice of the southeast mansion!" ”

Yu Zhihao immediately raised his hand and shouted: "Daming is mighty, and the sailor is victorious!" ”

He learned from the southeast government to call "Wansheng" and did not give patent fees, and his subordinates responded with one heart: "Our army is victorious!" Wansheng! Wansheng! ”

Wielding swords and guns, the heavens and the earth changed color, so that the hearts of the governor and the chief soldier were also full of confidence in victory.

Yes, the Ming army used 250 warships, with a strength of 26,300 people, which was almost the largest troop gathering in the southeast of the Ming Empire after Zheng He went to the Western Ocean!

Win the battle against the people of the outside world, occupy Taiwan, and include Taiwan in the territory!

Expand the territory, who else is me!

At this moment, Governor Zhu's heart is full of ambition, and even General Yu, who was a little nervous at first, also felt that it was unreasonable to win with such a large number of troops.

There is an altar on the high platform, and three animals are released, and two high-ranking officials, one article and one martial arts, worship the sea dragon king, and ask the sea dragon king to bless the army with smooth sailing and smooth fighting.

Originally, Mazu was also the god of the sea, but the southeast government invited her to be the god of protection, so Governor Zhu and General Yu of Fujian had no choice but to sacrifice to the sea dragon king.

On the high incense, please God!

In the midst of the green smoke, it is also miraculous, and the wind and sun are still beautiful, and in the blink of an eye, the sky is dark, and the dark clouds rush to the bay where the boat is stopped and worshiped by the gods.

The wind was strong, and the flags were blowing.

Everyone was in good spirits and knew that the Sea Dragon King had appeared!

Zhu Yifeng happily read the sacrificial text, although everyone didn't understand the meaning, but they also felt that it was very pleasant, very good, and the Sea Dragon King should be happy to hear it.

Just as Zhu Yifeng was thinking about it, the wind was strong, but he saw that the handsome flag hanging on the Chinese army ship of General Yu was blown off by the wind and fell into the sea!

Suddenly, Zhu Yifeng paused, and the faces of the people he saw were all discolored.

Especially Yu Zhihao, his initial courage was suddenly abandoned, his eyes widened, and his hands couldn't help but tremble.

is the so-called army knife head licking blood, the most important signs, the sea dragon king blows a breath, blows off the handsome flag, how can you get it.

The so-called ignorant are fearless, and the more they know, the more they are afraid.

In fact, it cannot be said that Yu Zhihao is completely incompetent, he is worried that the situation between the enemy and the enemy is unclear and the war is unpredictable.

Seeing him like a bear, Zhu Yifeng was really serious, and he was even more suspicious, and put this important task in his hands, but the arrow was on the bow, how could he not send it!

I couldn't say anything, so I had to encourage him: "General Yu, my Fujian Navy Division inherits the mandate of heaven, and responds to the thoughts of the people of Li, there are tens of millions of Pixiu soldiers, and our army will win this battle!" ”

Yu Zhihao also knows that it is powerful, at this moment, if he dares to say a word, he will not allow Zhu Yifeng to dare to take his head to sacrifice the flag!

He reluctantly said, "What the governor said is very true! ”

Zhu Yifeng saw his courageous and depressed appearance, so he said to him: "This patrol wants to follow the example of the southern governor (Nan Juyi, the Fujian governor who beat the Dutch in Penghu) and personally supervise the war!" ”

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