On the Penghu Islands, there was already a mess at this time.

There are about 7,000 people on the entire island at the moment, and as soon as Zheng Zhibao's fleet retreats, there are only more than 3,000 people left on the island.

Hearing the constant roar of artillery on the sea outside the island, the more than 3,000 people all ran to the pier and looked at the sea with a look of surprise and uncertainty to see the battle situation clearly.

An hour and a half later, the sound of artillery on the ocean stopped.

On Magong Island, the main island of Penghu, thousands of people looked around worriedly.

"Well, did we win?"

"Where did the people come from, who dared to touch Zheng Ye's tiger whiskers?"

On the dock, in addition to a group of islanders in cloth clothes, there were also three Han men in satin robes, surrounded by dozens of hardcover guards.

"Master, the enemy is not good, should we hide the goods first?"

Among the three richly dressed men, the middle-aged man on the left with a goatee and a slightly chubby face whispered to the man in the middle.

The man in the middle had a long face and a short beard, and he shook his head when he heard this, "The island is so big, where can we hide in a hurry, and if the fifth master misses, we can't run away, so we can't wait and see." ”

If there is a person who has been running a merchant on the southeast coast for a long time, he must know that this person is Zheng Mingliu, one of the royal merchants of the Zheng family.

Zheng Zhilong's subordinates had the five merchants of the mountains and the five merchants of the sea, the five merchants of the mountains were "gold, wood, water, fire and earth", which were responsible for purchasing goods from the southeast, and the five merchants of the sea were "benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and faith", which were responsible for selling them.

Zheng Mingliu was the "righteous" merchant fleet in the five merchants of the sea.

It was the peak of trade with the Dutch, and the day before yesterday he came to Penghu with a fleet of thirty merchant ships, but he had to stop for a few days because of the storm.

Zheng Mingliu was naturally anxious, but as he said, if even Zheng Zhibao, who was guarding Penghu, failed, then they would not be able to escape.

The atmosphere on the dock gradually became agitated, and after waiting for another quarter of an hour or so, the sharp-eyed man suddenly saw the mast of a ship exposed on the surface of the ocean.

"Coming, coming", a group of people probed to see clearly.

But a terrible cry followed.

"It's a plywood boat, and the red-haired man has come in!"

"Mother~~"

"Run~~"

The dock was suddenly full of ghosts and wolves, dealing with the Dutch all the year round, how did the Zheng family not know that this gang was ruthless, as soon as they heard that it might be red hair, thousands of people turned their heads and ran away.

Zheng Mingliu was at a loss in his heart.

The fifth master was defeated like this?

But when did the Redfur have so many plywood boats?

"Master, run!"

Zheng Mingyi's men pulled him and ran with the crowd towards the town on the shore.

In the Neiyu Lake in Penghu, the people who broke in were ecstatic.

On the wharf of Magong Island in front of you, sixty or seventy merchant ships are densely docked.

You Degao's eyes lit up and looked at the captain Jiang Baolin, there are merchant ships means there are goods, and now it is a state of war, and these things will all belong to Luzon.

Although the military discipline of the Liu family is very strict, all the naval officers and men of the captured spoils are also eligible to share the profits.

"Quick, let the cruiser come up first and get ready to land."

There were still a few batteries on Magong Island, but under the bombardment of the fleet, they were reduced to ruins in a few minutes.

The 2,000 soldiers rushed to land on the beach in an orderly manner, and bursts of screams and cries suddenly sounded in the rows of houses in Penghu Town.

Groups of Luzon soldiers in red army uniforms rushed into the town, killing anyone who dared to fight with weapons on the street, causing the women and children in the town to cry and scream.

"The people of Penghu have heard clearly, I, the king of Luzon, do not plunder the people's wealth, as long as everyone stays at home safely, and those who dare to resist on the street will be executed."

As the soldiers outside the window kept shouting with iron loudspeakers, the people in Penghu Town were relieved when they saw that the Luzon people had not broken into the houses.

It's just that Zheng Mingyi and the others are miserable, they subconsciously ran to the Zheng family's mansion for refuge, who knew that Luzon was specially fighting here.

After half an hour's effort, Zheng Mingyi, who was wearing brown brocade clothes embroidered with mountain bird patterns, was brought to You Degao.

"Governor, this person is said to be the leader of the righteous merchants in the five merchants of Zhengjiahai, please ask the governor to show how to send it."

The soldiers who brought Zheng Mingyi over forced a few people to kneel down and held them down very vigilantly.

Zheng Mingyi has been running a business at sea all the year round, and he is quite bold, he looked up at the strange style of military uniform, but the majestic You Degao raised his head and said stiffly.

"Yes, the contemptible person is Zheng Mingyi, the leader of the righteous merchants, if you want to kill it, you have to listen to it, but my Zheng family has no grudges with Luzon, and there is no enmity in the near future, you wait for the war to be declared, and wait for my Zheng Ye to take revenge."

"Hahaha, let him go."

You Degao somewhat admired Zheng Mingyi's arrogance, and waved his hand to signal the soldiers on the side to retreat.

"It's true to fight without declaring it, but if you want to say that there is no complaint, your Zheng family controls the sea route, that is my enemy in Luzon, how can you say that there is no complaint."

"As for revenge," You Degao laughed and pointed to the army and fleet beside him, "I waited here to defeat the Zheng family, if he doesn't come, I will go to find him." ”

"Hahaha", a group of soldiers at the dock burst into laughter.

"There is no need to say more, now the governor of Pontus has announced to you that because of the state of war, the Zheng family's property in Penghu will be confiscated by our army, and you can go back and tell the Zheng family."

You Degao proudly started from Maza, "Attacker, You Degao, the Governor of the Navy under the command of the Luzon General's Mansion, is also." ”

"In addition, although I Luzon is at war with your family, my family is a civilized regime and will not kill innocents indiscriminately, and the soldiers of the Zheng family captured in the previous naval battle can also be returned after the armistice between you and me, don't worry, take him down."

"The general is a reasonable person, how to do such a foolish thing, my Zheng family is on the sea, you can't beat it."

Zheng Mingyi was carried by two soldiers and walked backwards, and as he struggled, he tried to turn his head and shout at You Degao, trying to persuade her to change her mind and give up the battle.

You Degao laughed and looked at Zhao Jingyong, the ideological and political officer on the side, he had already beaten others, and now he wanted to stop, how could it be.

The reason why he asked Zheng Mingyi to bring a message was nothing more than for future peace talks.

There is a clear understanding from top to bottom of the Luzon General's Mansion that the Zheng family tree has deep roots, and it is impossible to defeat it in a hurry, and it is destined to be a long-term process.

Well, it's inevitable to stop and stop.

"Governor, ideological and political, great joy, great joy."

Wei Min'an, the battalion commander of the Flying Bear Brigade, ran over with cheers, panting and shouting loudly.

"What are you so happy about?" , Zhao Jingyong grabbed him.

"The brothers found gold and silver treasures worth about two million taels in the Zheng family's mansion in Penghu Town, do you think this is a great joy?"

"Governor, Ideological and Political, the Zheng family's fleet on the dock is carrying 200,000 taels of raw silk, porcelain and other goods that went to Taiwan for trading."

"Hahaha, it's really a happy event", Zhao Jingyong and You Degao looked at each other and laughed.

At this time, You Degao was not a newcomer to the South China Sea, and he was more aware of the extent of overseas trade.

Don't look at the last time Liu Ximing led his men to open the sea, and he looted more than 11 million taels of gold and silver at once, but this is not the norm in the South China Sea.

It can only be said that Liu Xi's fate was good, and he happened to meet the treasure ship of the Spaniards, plus he had scavenged the wealth accumulated by the Spaniards on Luzon Island for sixty years, so that he could have such a big harvest.

In fact, the purchasing power of silver was still very strong at this time, and the annual trade volume between the Dutch and China on the island of Taiwan was only about one million taels.

As for the Zheng family's occupation of the sea route that was circulated in the South China Sea before, each merchant ship collected 3,000 taels of protection fees, and the Zheng family's annual income of tens of millions of taels of silver for this is even more nonsense.

According to this statement, in the past ten years or so of the rise of the Zheng family, I am afraid that it is not necessary to handle hundreds of millions of taels of silver, but at this time, the silver stock of the entire Ming Dynasty is only about 600 million taels.

With the addition of gold, copper coins, jiaozi and other currencies, the overall currency stock of the Ming Dynasty is estimated to be about 1.2 billion taels, roughly equal to its gross domestic product.

It is worth mentioning that the entire Ming Dynasty minted a total of about 8 million copper coins, and the Ming Dynasty even relied on the copper coins handed down by the Song people as currency.

Due to the Han people's habit of storing gold and silver, coupled with funeral and other customs, the actual currency in circulation in the market was even more scarce, which is one of the reasons why the economic development in the early Ming Dynasty was much lower than that of the Song Dynasty.

The early Ming Dynasty was always in deflation, and if it weren't for the large amount of silver imported later, the entire economy would still be difficult to improve.

Therefore, if the Zheng family really has such financial resources, the Zheng family may not dominate the South China Sea, but to dominate the world.

According to the estimates of the Military Bureau in the past year, the Zheng family's annual income from trade and protection fees should be around 2 million to 3 million taels, and after deducting various expenses, the profit can be 780,000 taels and burn high incense.

However, Rao is like this, the Zheng family has been rising for so many years, plus looting and overseas trade, there should still be a family of six or seven million taels.

You Degao waved his hand, and his face was full of uncontrollable smiles:

"Pass my general order, load the confiscated number of ships, and drive away all the Zheng family's fleet."

Not long after the establishment of the Luzon General's Mansion, the number of merchant ships was very small, so it could only rely on maritime merchants to trade, but You Degao knew that in the future, the General's Mansion would definitely end up in person, and these merchant ships could be said to be timely rain.