Akagi.

Yesterday's tiring day, a night's rest is useless, Zhang Tao can only grit his teeth and persist on such days.

If you can't persevere, those red-haired fans don't have any mercy to their Ming people, and they will not hesitate to kill people, Zhang Tao doesn't want to be a corpse, so he can only silently endure the supervision of Hongmaofan.

Chicheng has always been in a state of cultivation, and the Dutch themselves will not build the city by themselves, and capture the coastal people of the Ming Dynasty to work, of course, there are also people who have moved Dayuan a long time ago.

As for the indigenous Dutch, there is nothing to be done, because the natives have long been far away from here, and the Dutch are not outnumbered.

With a population of less than 1,000 people, if too many people are sent to arrest the natives, the gains outweigh the losses.

The Dutch patrolled the sea, saw passing ships, and caught the Ming people to come over as coolies.

Compared with the natives, the Ming people were much more civilized in the eyes of the Dutch.

A dull thunder sounded, and Zhang Tao looked at the sunny weather in the morning, "Did you hear anything?" ”

"Boy, don't look around, I'm going to be whipped again when I see it by the red-haired fan."

"Be quiet, don't let me hear you."

"No, I hear a different voice too. Could something go wrong? ”

A group of coolies were in the city, and Akagi was three or five thousand meters away from the sea, and the sound of cannons came from the distance, and everyone could only hear the dull sound of the sky.

As soon as it was dawn, the Volunteer warships outside Chicheng, under the command of Zhang Wu, directly launched an artillery bombardment.

In those days, there was no international law, there was no need to abide by any regulations, it was the fist that had the final say, and the truth was not wrong at all within range.

The Dutch had previously established a stronghold on Penghu Island for the purpose of trading with the Ming Dynasty, but were later warned by the Ming court to withdraw from the Penghu Islands and move to the southwest to establish Chicheng.

In order to trade with the Ming Dynasty, the Dutch had a hard time, but unfortunately the Dutch were not as smart as the Portuguese, and the Portuguese used their cleverness to gain a foothold in Macau. This is something that the Dutch could not do.

As for why the Europeans came over with a dead face and wanted to trade with the Ming Dynasty, it would be simpler.

During the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty mastered the world's most advanced luxury goods, and none of the Europeans mastered a large amount of silver, and if they wanted to live a luxurious life, they could only fight in the East, which was not available in other parts of the world.

A simple ceramic in Daming is considered a luxury in Europe, and it can earn more than dozens of times the profit in Europe, such a crazy commodity is enough for Europeans to try their best to trade with Daming.

It can be that the Ming court was controlled by a group of Donglin parties, and the court did not have much income in terms of taxes, resulting in the court not having any interest in European trade, and the Dutch established a stronghold in Penghu. That was a violation of the taboo of the imperial court. Ask the Dutch to withdraw.

Of course, the imperial court still has some combat effectiveness, and the Dutch dare not anger the Ming court, after all, they came to trade not to start a war. Retreat to the majority, which is the island of Taiwan.

If Chongzhen traded with the Europeans, even if he had no other income, he could still earn a lot of silver, and then he could form an army, and it was still a question whether Li Zicheng could break through Beiping.

Well, in fact, the trade between the Ming Dynasty and the Europeans has not been interrupted, but the trade object is not the imperial court, but the merchants in the Jiangnan region, and the backers behind these merchants are the incumbent officials of the imperial court.

It is these civil officials who control the imperial court, which leads to the collapse of the tree.

Merchants in the Gangnam region traded with the Dutch all the time, and the goods purchased from the Gangnam region arrived in Akagi for storage, and then returned to Europe after a certain size.

If it weren't for the Volunteers navy, there would have been Dutch ships coming to Taiwan to hand over the goods, but unfortunately the Volunteers existed.

The Dutch ships from Jakarta could only be intercepted halfway.

The interception of the ships by the Volunteers led to the interruption of contact between Jakarta and Taiwan for half a year, and there were doubts on both sides, but the transmission of information was too slow in those years, and the ships sent were also gone, and the Dutch governor of Akagi had long been suspicious.

It feels like something is wrong at sea, but he's in Akagi and no one gives him news, so what can he do.

However, the uneasiness of the governor of Taiwan is fulfilled today.

Outside the port of Akagi, a Dutch galleon is moored.

Zhang Wu got the warrant and didn't sleep all night in excitement, and from Chen Zijian coming over in person, he knew that the chief attached great importance to the island of Taiwan.

The so-called good at the top, but very bad at the bottom, as a subordinate Zhang Wu knows how to do it.

"What's the chief?"

"Commander, the chief has not woken up yet." ”

Zhang Wu nodded, let's leave here, and wait for the chief to wake up and surprise him.

Zhang Wu left with eighty warships, and the remaining twenty warships stayed next to protect Chen Zijian's safety, of course, Chen Zijian's safety Zhang Wu never worried, but the battlefield is not a place to joke, leaving Chen Zijian behind to watch the excitement, he took people up to fight.

Commander-in-chief ship.

"Chief, Commander Zhang led people to fight."

Outside the door, the volunteers came to report.

The door opened, Chen Zijian opened the door and came out, if he was in Zhangjiacheng, there would be a maid waiting for him to dress and tidy up, but it was not so good on the boat.

Unless there is a last resort, women are not allowed on ships, and there is no need for Chen Zijian to bring women on board for a little convenience.

"Zhang Wu has passed."

Chen Zijian spoke calmly.

"Yes, chief, Commander Zhang has not been out for a long time."

"Well, got it, I hope it brings me good news. Go and get the fishing tools, and now you haven't eaten anyone yet. It is difficult to say about the seafood of the future generation. ”

His subordinates went to fight, but Chen Zijian was fishing, this is not because Chen Zijian doesn't care about the outcome of the battle, but a kind of trust in the weapons and volunteers who are equipped.

Chen Zijian walked on the deck and saw that there were many warships next to him who did not mean to leave, "Won't they go over?" ”

"Chief, they stayed to protect you." ”

"Fart, what more protection do I need, let the brothers pass, this time the credit is great, what's the matter with staying here with me. It's all about earning credit in the past. ”

"But, Chief."

The guards wanted to say it but didn't dare to refute it.

"Hehe, the main battlefield is not here, give the order to go down! It's up to your luck, this is the place where our Volunteers rise, brothers go and fight for credit! ”

"Yes, Chief." The guards had no choice but to give orders according to Chen Zijian's instructions.

The commander-in-chief ship quickly sounded the flag, a simple order was not a problem, and the remaining nineteen battleships received the flag, and then the two big paddle wheels in the stern turned desperately, speeding up, and catching up with Zhang Wu in front.

Chen Zijian followed, posing with a gesture of attaching importance to the island of Taiwan, and there was no need for him to go out in the specific battle, sitting in the rear and commanding the ship and watching the battle ahead.

This is to give his subordinates the opportunity to establish credit, and what Chen Zijian did was to provide them with a stable rear.

More than an hour later, watching the shark that was about to be baited, was scared away by the sudden sound of cannons.

"Chief, because it was Commander Zhang's side who did it."

After a cannon sound, followed by a continuous cannon sound, the sound was dull and depressing, but it had no effect on Chen Zijian.

"Give me a good piece of meat, and then I'll use shark fin to receive my brother who has returned victorious."

There were five sharks over three meters on the deck, all of which were lifted onto the deck by Chen Zijian alone, and the surrounding guards had long been accustomed to Chen Zijian's perverted power.

The guards turned around, holding a piece of flesh and carb, and hung it on an oversized fish hook.

"Have the chef come over and process the shark fin. This stuff used to be a high-end ingredient. ”

Great white shark fin, I believe that not many people have eaten it in later generations, in addition to the high price, the number of great white sharks is not much, and the completion is rare and expensive.

The current Daming is not so particular, and it has become Chen Zijian's food here.