Chapter 556: Heavenly Dao
A hundred years ago, the Great Wei sailors sheltered overseas, and the life of the Han merchants was quite easy, and all countries did not dare to face difficulties. In recent decades, the Great Wei Dynasty has declined, not only the pirates are rampant, wantonly killing Han merchants and looting goods, but the Luzon bandits, where trade is nearly cut off, and then it has affected the Great Wei in the past.
If it weren't for the presence of the Three Buddhas and Lan Fang, the Han merchant families in Luzon, Siam and other countries would face a more severe situation and test.
Now that the situation is reversed, it is only a matter of time before the government army is stationed in various countries, and seeing that the government army and water division of the Eastern Domain are also growing stronger and stronger, every Han merchant feels extremely comforted in his heart.
"Needless to say." Chongji knew that this was not the time for him to say more, and the impact on his own heart was also big enough, when he was in the north, he was facing the threat of the Beiyu and the Xiqiang and Donghu people, and at this moment he felt that the influence of the Great Wei was extremely far-reaching, far away from the sea frontier thousands of miles away in the north, and it was still countless Han people who needed the protection of the Great Wei, and the strength of the country affected thousands of people, and it was definitely not the Son of Heaven and a small group of magnates in Beijing.
"Fortunately, Great Wei has the King of Qin." Yao Pingzhong forcibly suppressed his emotions and spoke in a deep voice.
At this time, along the beach to the villages and towns, there were onlookers everywhere, Han people accounted for about 30%, and most of them were those who were thin and short, and had dark faces.
There are more than 2,000 pirates and local natives who were executed this time, and the government army set up more than 2,000 long poles with the help of the Han people, spreading along the edge of the island and the periphery of villages and towns, and there are five or six thousand government troops responsible for isolating the people and moving, most of the pirates have lost their fierce momentum, and most of them are paralyzed into flesh, which is the leader Liu Dan, whose temperament and expression are not much better than his subordinates.
Liu Yi is the supreme commander in charge of this matter, Tian Heng, Chen Daojian and others are on his side, after this incident, Liu Yi will be ordered to guard Luzon for a period of time, maybe half a year to a year, and then rendezvous with the main fleet, and slowly move to Lanfang and Sriwijayaya.
By the time the Han merchants had their assistance and the warships they had built were in place, that is, when they were in a decisive battle with Pu Xingfeng, Liu Yi, Ren Zhong, Tian Heng and other sailors were already fully prepared for the future.
"I thought you had some fucking backbone." Liu Yi spat on the ground, turned his head to Chen Daojian and said, "Scholar, can you see what is in front of you?" β
"I've seen a lot, so hurry up and give the order to do it." Chen Daojian glanced at Liu Dan, who was pale, with great disgust, and said: "The unrighteous murderer seems to be violent and not afraid of death, but in fact he is extremely cowardly, and he has no way or righteousness in his heart, so he is naturally extremely afraid. Such a person, even if he is the head of a group of thieves, commanding tens of thousands of people, his temperament and expression are no different from ordinary thieves, and killing him so solemnly can be regarded as exalting this person. β
A group of government soldiers dragged away Liu Dan, who was like a dead dog, and the eyes of this person were first desperate, then struggling, and finally Liu Dan shouted in Chinese: "Don't be complacent, Pu Xingfeng will definitely avenge us." β
"Hey, you wait for him to go down and meet you and get into the oil pot together." Liu Yi scolded, turned his head and ignored this person, at this time the execution began, there were cries and begging for mercy everywhere, Liu Yi looked at the expressions of those natives with concern, most of them were silent and numb, but there was obvious unconvincing and angry look in the eyes of many natives.
This is not surprising, in addition to the pirates, ten out of ten of the locals who were executed for colluding with the pirates were indigenous, and the Han people would never collude with these pirates, even if there were three or five scum, they would be quietly terminated, and they would never tell the truth.
In the eyes of the natives, it was their own people who killed the Han people, and as for these pirates who did evil no matter how they did it, they were always killing outside, but these islanders and natives were taken care of and treated preferentially, and at this moment, of course, anger was inevitable.
Liu Yi's eyes showed a playful look, and he said to Chen Daojian: "Do you know who the future Luzon Governor will be?" β
Chen Daojian thought for a while, shook his head and said, "His Highness didn't mention this matter to me, and I don't want to speculate at will." β
"Most of them are sending Lao Tzu." Liu Yi looked indifferent, clapped his hands, and said with a smile: "In the future, you may send me to Manchurian, in the past two years in Luzon, on the other side of the Wa Kingdom, Kang Tianqi's old boy is obviously going to surrender, hand over the fleet, and leave Pinghu to him, which can be regarded as a good beginning and a good end, and he has to keep the family business." On the other side of the Wa Kingdom, most of the people who are sent to be in charge of the affairs of the Wa Kingdom are imprisoned by you, and most of the people around Your Highness will be scattered everywhere in the future......"
Chen Daojian also had a sad look on his face, and now he has a lot less time by Xu Zixian's side than at the beginning, but he still said: "This is also a good thing, the family is big, you all open up the territory for Your Highness, this is the right way, and I will always gather around His Highness again in the future." β
Liu Yi nodded, squinting at a group of government soldiers hanging up the dead dog-like Liu Dan, and everyone stopped making a sound, watching this once famous pirate leader who had killed countless people twisting and struggling in mid-air.
A military attache of the government army on Fujian Road said excitedly not far away: "I finally saw Liu Dan's fate, Yan Qi died on the battlefield, and the capital of the owl was angry, and there was no Ming canonical punishment." Looking at this Liu Dan like this, it is not in vain that Lao Tzu has been living along the Min River for several years! It's, it's really......"
Someone on the side helped to conclude: "This is the way of heaven!" β
There was a stench in the air, the smell of the pirates who were hanging up one after another, some of them were paralyzed like dead dogs, some of them were pouring feces and urine, some of them were pretending to be hard, and they couldn't hide the fear in their eyes. These vicious thieves, killing the people along the coast of the Great Wei Dynasty, robbing the maritime merchants, killing the crew and throwing the corpses into the sea, or throwing the living into the sea to drown for fun, the punishment imposed on them by the extremely poor world cannot be excessive, but when everyone saw these people being hung in the air one by one and let out a cry, a feeling of relief and hatred had already surged into their hearts.
Yes, as long as these guys are hanged alive, the hatred for them can be written off, many Zhangzhou soldiers and soldiers showed a heartfelt smile on their faces, under such a scene, many natives are scared to pee, the local Han merchants are not good-looking, there is a great terror between life and death, even if they know that these people deserve to die, the current situation is still quite terrible and terrifying for ordinary people.
But for the officers and men of the government army, especially the soldiers from Zhangzhou, the situation in front of them is better than any drama, such a scene is enough to reminisce for a lifetime, and after returning home, they can completely brag to their families, relatives, neighbors, and township parties for a lifetime.
Thousands of pirates were hung on the slings one after another, struggling in mid-air, and the cries sounded one after another, although there were thousands of military and civilian strongmen, it was still a huge project to lift so many pirates and the natives who colluded with the pirates, and the time lasted for an hour and a half, and when the last pirate was hoisted, the location was more than ten miles away from the beginning, and the time had passed for a long time.
Liu Dan's corpse was stiffened, if nothing else, his corpse would have to float here for several years, even if it was rotten into white bones, it still had to be hung in mid-air to warn latecomers, and it was also to boost the good people and ordinary maritime merchants.
When I saw that the island was covered with white bones for more than ten miles, I am afraid that few Luzon natives would dare to do piracy again.
"Gone." Liu Yi clapped his hands, as if he had slapped everything in front of him, he squinted at the port in front of him, above the blue sea is the Luzon Expeditionary Fleet, there are more than 10,000 sailors and more than 60 warships, after a few months, the Eastern Domain has a number of large warships launched, and the sea ships ordered in the major shipyards have also been in place, the most important thing is that the large ships of Wang Zhi's department are also owned by the Nanyang Fleet, and the fleet of the Qin Wangfu Army will reach a rather terrifying number.
In this conquest, if you just beat the Japanese and support the Ouchi family, it is enough to rely on the current strength, but if you want to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese and achieve the expected strategic goal, you will at least have to wait for the main force of the fleet stationed in the Eastern Domain and the north to return.
Chen Daojian whispered: "Our sailors have expanded the army again and again, and now there are five armies with 15,000 people...... There is no way to expand it again, the number of officers is insufficient, and if it is doubled, the combat power will decrease, right? β
"That's right." Liu Yi nodded and said: "Our original sailor strength came from the Nanyang Sailor, the Ren family, the Yu family and other families contributed a lot, and they originally had hundreds of military attachΓ©s, and now they are all used by us." And then we have experienced the sailor talents in the past two years, mainly because of the Fujian Road near the sea, down to the sea, through the wind and waves, there are not many people who have walked the sea, if it is changed to the north, a group of landlubbers on the boat, so far I am afraid that I have not touched the doorway. We have 16,000 people in our headquarters, and of course we don't have enough to control the current ships. Wang Zhi's subordinates have more than 10,000 people, adding up to 15,000 or six, but it takes at least a month of reorganization and training in advance, re-breaking up the formation, and re-dividing the fleet......
Chen Daojian smiled knowingly, which is also inevitable.
Kang Tianqi will not participate in the land battle, and after the war, the Kang family will hand over some ships in good condition, and now the power of the sailors mastered by the King of Qin has far exceeded the strength of the Kang family's father and son, and the fleet of the Kang family was originally higher than Wang Zhi, and now the strength of the Nanyang Sailors is no longer in the king, and under the joint efforts of the Kang family, this change has been achieved in a very short time, which is surprising and terrifying.
The Kang family was originally cooperating with the Qin King Shogunate, and now the strength of the Qin King Sailor has reached such a point, Kang Tianqi is also extremely refreshing, Chen Daojian went to the Wa last time, the Kang family is also clearly supported, and now Wang Zhi announced that the water master will be handed over, Kang Tianqi sent his son to Fuzhou in person to determine the covenant, the Kang family is willing to take root in Pinghu for the Great Wei, become a force, and guard the door for the Great Wa in the Wa Kingdom.
For such a result, Xu Zixian and the shogunate high-level officials were also extremely satisfied.
The situation of the Wa Kingdom is different from that of the Nanyang countries, there are fewer Han people, and there is a Shinto foundation in the country, unlike the scattered sand of the Nanyang countries, and there is no civilization system at all, and it is very easy for foreign strong civilizations to invade and assimilate the local people. It was extremely difficult for the Japanese people, and if they wanted to rule like Nanyang, they would have to pay the price that the current shogunate could not afford.
Defeat the main force of its general, destroy its prestige, and then use Kang Tianqi to guard the gate, and the Kang family handed over the main ships, but the strength was enough to suppress the unscrupulous daimyo, which was the best result.
For the shogunate, the goal of fighting this battle was quite clear, to obtain the Yasube ships, and then to determine the trade advantage against the Japanese kingdom and continue to make profits. Third, you can get Ezo horse farmland, more than 100,000 square kilometers of land, sparsely populated, excluding mountainous and dense forest areas, there is still more horse breeding land than all the places in the Eastern Domain, enough to establish a super-large ranch of more than one million horses!
This is also a result of the changing times, and shipping is quite fast and safe. By this era, the route from Wa to Fujian was quite safe and mature, and there was almost no risk to travel. Three hundred years ago, ships from the Wa Kingdom to the Tang Dynasty often capsized in shipwrecks, and there were many poems and essays at that time expressing this concern, when the Tang Dynasty said that to build pastures in the Wa Kingdom, even if the national strength allows, the people's hearts and actual conditions cannot be met.
Now it's different, completely different.
"We went to the Japanese country before, and we were completely inferior, but now the situation is different." Liu Yi laughed and said to Chen Daojian: "Prison, how do you feel?" β
Chen Daojian smiled slightly and said, "It's nothing, at most, it's still that sentence, the way of heaven is good." β