In August, there was already a hint of autumn in Taiwan, and Zeng Guangxian was sitting in the general's mansion in Taichung City discussing the exercise with Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhihu. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The arrival of the battleship Pearl shocked the whole of Taiwan, the 2,000-ton ironclad battleship, the 24-pounder and 32-pounder cannons, especially the power system without sail oars, made Zheng Zhilong and the Westerners feel a great pressure, and the right to speak in Southeast Asia is about to change.

"General Zheng." Zeng Guangxian said, "Our battleship Pearl and the general's warship will conduct a joint exercise, and after this exercise, Taiwan will be the general's world." ”

Zheng Zhilong looked at the map in front of him and didn't speak, a few days ago, Zeng Guangxian told Zheng Zhilong about Yulin Bay's plan without reservation. In the past, the division of power in Southeast Asia will be completely overthrown, Yulin Bay will only need three places: Tsushima, Priango and Malacca, Taiwan and Japan will be completely ceded to Zheng Zhilong, and as for the Westerners, their power will be limited to the south of Luzon Island in the Philippines.

After evaluation, Yulin Bay believed that it would be difficult for Zheng Zhilong's power to reach the Philippines, and this year was 1636, so Yulin Bay planned to expel the Westerners' forces from Taiwan and Japan within three years. Three years later, in 1639, there was something that Yulin Bay had to intervene in, and that was the Chinese massacre in the Philippines.

There have been four massacres in history. The first occurred in the Philippines in 1603 under the rule of the Spanish colonists, when the number of Chinese compatriots who died was 25,000 according to the History of the Ming Dynasty, the number of Fujian governors was estimated at 30,000, and the number of Spanish colonists was estimated at 23,000. It is difficult to estimate the property lost by overseas Chinese, and according to the auction afterwards, more than 36,000 pesos were allocated to military personnel and more than 30,000 pesos were paid into the "royal treasury." The second massacre in 1639 led to the basic extinction of the overseas Chinese in Luzon, and the total number of overseas Chinese killed in the Philippines reached 22,000 to 24,000. "There are several rivers where the water has been so contaminated with corpses that it is inedible for six months, and many leagues around [Manila], the fish in the rivers have grown fat by eating human flesh, so people can't even eat fish." In the third massacre of 1662, it is estimated that no less than 25,000 overseas Chinese were killed. A Western historian said: "The original intention of the Spaniards was to kill every Chinese." However, this intention was abandoned due to the inconvenience of the lack of vendors and craftsmen. In fact, it was out of necessity that in the name of [the King of Spain] he mercifully proclaimed the forgiveness of all those who laid down their arms. "In 1762, the Spaniards carried out the fourth massacre of overseas Chinese, killing nearly 20,000 overseas Chinese. The Spanish colonists issued an order to "kill all Chinese they could find", declaring that all overseas Chinese were traitors to Spain, and they were hanged wherever they were found.

The resolution of Yulin Bay was that everything could be done to prevent the massacre of 1639 and to use this event to expel the Westerners from the Philippines and to control the Philippines in order to further control Indonesia.

Zheng Zhilong didn't have any opinions on this new division of forces, he could occupy the entire Taiwan and Japan alone, Zheng Zhilong's heart was still very satisfied, but what he was most worried about now was whether Yulin Bay would turn against him after killing the Westerners in the future. Although his fleet also has 20 warships sold in Yulin Bay, these warships are still too small compared to the 500-ton warships in Yulin Bay, not to mention the current Pearl battleship. In Zheng Zhilong's eyes, the Pearl is like a god-like existence, and he has never believed that this thing can really move, and has always thought that it is just an ornament. But now, it's exactly on the doorstep.

After a long time, Zheng Zhilong gave up his hand and said, "Brother Zeng, Zheng has no opinion on your Yulin Bay suggestion. You can give up all Taiwan and Dongying, Zheng is very grateful. It's just that you also sold a batch of warships and artillery to the Westerners, and here you only sold 20 ships back then, which is still a little small compared to the ships of the Westerners now. ”

"Understand what General Zheng means." Zeng Guangxian said with a smile, "Brother Ling has also discussed with us several times and wants to buy a 500-ton warship. It's just that we have a sparse population in Yulin Bay and limited production capacity, so we have not agreed. But rest assured, general, we have recently recruited a group of homeless people from the north, and there is not a shortage of craftsmen. Before coming to Taiwan, our committee also asked Zai to personally inform General Zheng that he could now accede to the general's request, and that our latest 24-pounder and 32-pounder guns could also be sold to the general. ”

"yes, that's great." Zheng Zhihu shouted first, "Zhihu thank you Brother Zeng first." ”

Zheng Zhilong's face didn't show much excitement: "Zheng thanked Brother Zeng, Zhihu will discuss with Brother Zeng about ordering a battleship." ”

Zeng Guangxian saw Zheng Zhilong's thoughts, and said with a slight smile: "Is there anything else General Zheng is worried about?" ”

Zheng Zhilong smiled noncommittally: "Brother Zeng is too worried. ”

"General Zheng." Zeng Guangxian said, "Presumably, the general army also knows that our Yulin Bay has fought against the Tartars several times in the north, and the emperor is now reusing us, and our General Jiang Beiming is helping the imperial court train the Shenji battalion and the fast gun team in Beijing." ”

Zheng Zhilong didn't know what Zeng Guangxian meant by saying these suddenly, and quietly looked at Zeng Guangxian without speaking.

Zeng Guangxian didn't care about Zheng Zhilong's expression, and continued: "Don't hide it from the general, now the Mongols have rebelled and fallen back to Huang Taiji. Huang Taiji has also been called the imperial state, and Korea, Manchu, and Mongolia have been merged into one. Moreover, the Tartars are hurrying to build warships in North Korea and want to capture Dongying. If you really let the Tartars occupy Dongying, then I will be in danger. ”

"The Tartars want to capture Dongying?" Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhihu were shocked by the news at the same time.

"Absolutely." Zeng Guangxian replied, "So we must control Dongying before the Tartars." However, I have few soldiers in Yulin Bay, and I do not have the ability to occupy Dongying alone, and we still have to guard against the Tartar breakthrough in Datong and Xuanfu, so the capture of Dongying still depends on the assistance of the general. ”

"Don't you have the battleship Pearl now?" Zheng Zhihu asked anxiously, "Then didn't you get a little Dongying to catch it?" ”

"Brother Zheng is ridiculous." Zeng Guangxian said with a smile, "It's naturally okay to lay down Dongying, but what to do after the laydown, if it is governed, how to make Dongying can be used by me, we in Yulin Bay don't have the energy to do this." ”

"That's why you want to give up Dongying to your brother?"

"Exactly." Zeng Guangxian nodded and smiled.