Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Encounter (Part II)
The boat that came back put down Yao Dexiang's family and sailed to the Dutch warship with Shinyuzaemon. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Yao Dexiang stepped onto the deck and pointed to a young woman holding a baby behind him: "This is my sister-in-law." He pointed to another fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl: "This is Yao Chun, the sister of the house." β
After Yao Dexiang finished speaking, the young woman made a blessing slightly: "Thank you for saving your life, please forgive the women for not being able to pay full salutes." The little girl also gave a deep salute: "The folk girl has also thanked the adults." β
Cheng Yiyi hurriedly stepped forward to help the two of them: "There is no need to be polite, they are all people of the Ming Dynasty, how can there be any reason to stand by and watch." It's very inconvenient to say this, how about you two come with me to the cabin? After speaking, he turned his head and shouted, "Zhiruo, come and help this sister to talk in the cabin." β
Cheng Yiyi and Zhao Zhiruo brought the two women into the cabin. Wang Zhaoxing asked the other traversers: "What should we do when the Dutch come in a while, we have to set the tone first." β
Sun Dalei asked rhetorically: "In ordinary naval battles, the enemy is defeated and surrenders, how should this situation be handled?" β
"What a period of time is that?" Jiang Beiming said, "In this era, it is generally the cargo that is detained, except for those who voluntarily stay and join us, the rest will either find someone to ransom them, or find a small island to put them down, of course, those who are sold as slaves and killed." But it seems that none of these options are suitable for us. The news of our war with the Dutch has not yet been leaked. β
"Not revealing is unlikely." Xu Lang took over the topic, "Even if our own people don't say it, it is estimated that as soon as Yao Dexiang's ship arrives in Guangzhou, this matter will be known all over the world." Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages to this, there are 2 benefits, the first can deter Liu Xiang, we dare to fight the Dutch, are you still afraid of him Liu Xiang? Second, you can help Sun Tianhao, we beat the Dutch, and the Portuguese should be secretly happy. But the disadvantages are also obvious, if there is a full-scale war with the Dutch because of this, let alone whether we can fight it, at least we don't have the energy to fight the Dutch at present. β
"You have a point." Wang Zhaoxing was a little dissatisfied, "But there is no practical one, what should I do later, but I have an idea." β
"It's not going to work." Xia Yang made a suggestion, "Let's follow the rules, detain the boat, and let the people go, but let's not reveal our identities, so that they don't know who beat them." β
"Definitely not." Wang Zhaoxing directly vetoed, "We have already hung the Mingzi flag, even if the Dutch don't know that we are the ship of Yulin Bay, but they must believe that we are the Ming army of Hainan Island, and besides, our ship, if you inquire, no one in the entire Hainan Island will know that it is from Yulin Bay." β
"Then cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and leave no trouble." Xin Jiaju put on a head-killing posture, and looked at everyone again, "Forget it, when I didn't say it." β
"Don't bother, there's one best way, I just don't know if you want to." Xu Lang sold a pass.
"If you have a way, you can just say it, what kind of thing to sell." Everyone expressed their dissatisfaction.
"Hehe, I said." Xu Lang smiled, "It's very simple, let's go to war." We don't care about politics. No matter what Dutch ship, Daming ship, no matter what men, women, Dutch or Yao Dexiang, all pull back to Yulin Bay, how to deal with it, let the crossing conference be nerve-wracking. β
Everyone didn't speak anymore, Jiang Beiming suddenly laughed and said: "Xu Lang, Xu Lang, sometimes, you are really worse than anyone else, this matter is settled, pull it back first." β
Zhao Dequan climbed onto the deck again, followed by a Westerner with a face blackened by the smoke and a small Oriental.
Jiang Beiming and Wang Zhaoxing stood majestically at the bow of the ship without saying a word. The Westerner came over and bowed deeply: "Your Excellency, Van Basten, the captain of the St. Louis of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, has come to discuss an armistice with you. β
After Shinyu Saemon finished translating, Xu Lang next to him covered his mouth and tried not to laugh out loud; "Van Basten? Won't there be Gullit and Rijkaard in a while? The Dutch Three Musketeers? β
Jiang Beiming returned a standard modern naval military salute, and Zhengse said: "I am Jiang Beiming, the Hainan Wei Baihu of the Ming Empire. Your warships have violated the territorial waters of our Ming Dynasty for no reason, robbed our Ming ships, and seriously harassed the peace of our Ming Dynasty, and all necessary actions taken by the navy of our Ming Empire against you are reasonable and legal. At the same time, Captain Van Basten, I warn you that you have not come to my ship to talk about an armistice, you must lay down your arms, stop resisting, and immediately surrender to our Ming Empire. Otherwise, we reserve the right to take any necessary measures until the sinking of your Saint-Louis.
Shinyuzaemon was halfway through the translation, suddenly stopped, and asked Jiang Beiming anxiously: "My lord, what do you mean by that territorial waters?" β
Jiang Beiming suddenly had an inexplicable disgust for this short Japanese: "Stupid, don't you even understand this, what kind of interpreter do you have, go home and pick up the child." The territorial sea is the territory of my Ming Dynasty, the scope of my Ming Dynasty, and the home of my Chinese descendants for generations, and no one is allowed to touch it, including you Dongying people. β
Wang Zhaoxing secretly touched Jiang Beiming, and said in his heart: "What are you angry with him, now dealing with the Dutch is the most important thing." β
After listening to Shinyuzaemon's translation, Van Basten said, "Dear Lord Hyaknohe, we can no longer resist, but please be able to guarantee the safety of our lives and property." You know, this ship and everything on this ship belonged to the East India Company of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. β
Before Jiang Beiming could speak, Wang Zhaoxing's nose snorted: "Property? Captain Van Basten, may I ask whether your possessions you brought with you from the distant Netherlands or whether you produced them yourself. No, it's not, you robbed our Ming Empire, everything on this ship was robbed by you, you are robbers. To the robbers, the lovely Captain Van Basten, we don't need to negotiate any terms with you, I can give you an ultimatum right now, you must surrender in half an hour, we can guarantee your lives, but we can't guarantee anything else. Also, I also want to remind you, don't scare us with any East Indies and West Indies, our Ming Empire has a territory of thousands of miles and a population of more than 100 million, how can you be compared to a small Netherlands? β
Van Basten's face was red and black for a while, and thanks to the black and gray covering, he was not too distracted: "Honorable lord, the subjects of the Kingdom of the Netherlands will not fear any threat, and God is with us." β
Jiang Beiming stretched out his hand to stop Wang Zhaoxing, who was still talking, and looked up at the sky again: "In that case, Captain Van Basten, we don't have to talk anymore, I'll give you half an hour." Half an hour later, we went to war. β
Van Basten went back in a small boat. Xu Lang asked: "I said you just scared and scared, why do you really have to fight again?" That ship is good, if you drag it back, how much silver will you make for nothing, and you really have to sink it? β
", it's got me on fire." Jiang Beiming said hatefully, "Lao Tzu was a navy for half his life in his previous life, so why do you have to raise your eyebrows once today, isn't it, Lao Wang." β
"Yes." Wang Zhaoxing also said, "If you don't accept it, you will sink it, and if you don't want the ship, you have to fight for it." β
Xu Lang nodded helplessly: "Okay, then sink it." β
"I command." Wang Zhaoxing shouted at Zhao Dequan and the others: "The port guns and starboard guns are all reloaded with solid shells, and the elevation angle is 5 degrees." Turn the rudder 30 degrees to the right, go around to the front of the Dutch ship, grab the T-head, and block its way. β
Once again, the God came to a steady stop in front of the Saint-Louis to the left, and the five starboard guns were aimed at the bow of the Saint-Louis.
Wang Zhaoxing stood at the bow of the boat and looked up at the sky again: "It's time." I ordered, the starboard gun was readyγγγγγγ β
"Wait, wait, don't fire yet, there seems to be a situation on the other side." Sun Dalei, who had been observing the Saint-Louis with a telescope, suddenly shouted. Just now, Jiang Beiming and Wang Zhaoxing said in unison that they wanted to sink the Dutch ship, Sun Dalei didn't say anything, but it hurt in his heart, this boat, even if it can't be used directly, but the wood that was dismantled alone is worth thousands of taels of silver, not to mention that I don't know if there are any other more valuable goods on the ship. Yulin Bay is now short of money and pants, sink it? It's really not a good home, I don't know how expensive firewood and rice are.
Wang Zhaoxing now feels that it is a pity to sink this Dutch ship, but the words have been spoken, and they cannot be taken back. Now listening to Sun Dalei shouting to pause, Wang Zhaoxing decided to quickly borrow the slope to get off the donkey: "What's the matter, Chairman Sun, what's the situation on the other side?" β
"Look at it." Sun Dalei handed over the binoculars, "A person was tied to the bow of the ship opposite, it seems to be the Dutch captain, and there are people waving the white flag all the time, are their sailors rioting?" β
Wang Zhaoxing held the telescope and looked at it for a while, and spat on the ground fiercely: "Phew, I thought these Western devils were so good, they seemed to be afraid of death." Zhao Dequan slowly leaned the ship over, and all the sailors took their weapons and prepared to accept the surrender of the Dutch. The starboard guns are ready for battle in case of a surprise attack by the enemy, and as soon as the opponent's gun door is opened, the cannon is immediately fired. β
Half an hour later, Van Basten reappeared on the deck of the God. Jiang Beiming walked over and gave a military salute, and said with a slight smile: "Captain Van Basten, it seems that your God is not with you, he stands with us." β
The traversers were all sitting in the captain's room, and Zhao Dequan pushed the door in: "Report to the captain, it has been counted." A total of 93 Dutch crew members were taken prisoner, all of whom were taken into custody, including 21 wounded, and medical treatment has been carried out. β
"93?" Jiang Beiming asked, "Why are there so few people on their ship?" β
"Sir Jiang, this is the case." Zhao Dequan explained, "There were originally nearly 180 crew members on the St. Louis, and some of them died after being hit by our cannons, but later some of the crew members disagreed with the captain's decision to insist on resistance, and there was a riot, and some died, and only these 90 people survived." β
"What about the hull, what about the weapons and cargo on it?" Sun Dalei is still very concerned about this issue.
"Chairman Sun." Zhao Dequan replied, "Two holes were smashed on the starboard side of the hull, and the damage was not serious, but the stern part was seriously damaged, and the rudder was basically knocked out, so it could only be towed back." There were 24 cannons, 76 arquebuses and flintlock pistols, and a lot of gunpowder. In addition, some silk, spices, and cotton cloth were found, which were not in large quantities, but there was a discovery that might make Chairman Sun happy, and he found about 10,000 taels of silver. β
"Ten thousand taels of silver?" Sun Dalei almost didn't jump up, "Look, look, I say, it must be good to keep it, thanks to not sinking." 10,000 taels, plus the 5,000 taels we transported back from Qiongzhou, Yulin Bay can last for a while. β
"How's the situation on Yao Dexiang's side?" Sun Dalei turned to Cheng Yiyi, "What happened to you and that sister-in-law?" β
"This time, they ended all their business in Vietnam and returned to Guangzhou. Vietnam is now at war between the North and the South, and the business of overseas Chinese there is becoming more and more difficult, coupled with the death of Yao Dexiang's brother, his father is worried about the safety of his grandson, so he ended the business in Vietnam. The boat was full of Vietnamese rice, except for some of their own belongings. β
"Vietnamese rice? Can that stuff be shipped to Guangzhou to make money? Sun Dalei continued to ask, "Also, Yiyi, have you asked them if they are willing to go to Yulin Bay?" β
"Vietnamese rice is cheap." Cheng Yiyi replied, "Since Manchuria entered the customs last year, the price of rice on the mainland has skyrocketed, so there are still profits. As for going to Yulin Bay, we have already talked about it, and we will exchange the salt and other specialties of Yulin Bay for this boatload of rice, and the two sisters-in-law are very interested in soap and glass. β
"Can Yao Han make his own decisions?" Xu Lang was a little unconvinced, "In the end, Yao Dexiang has to make an idea about this matter." β
"Hmph, machismo." Cheng Yiyi snorted dissatisfiedly, "Their family's business in Vietnam is said to be run by Yao Dexiang's eldest brother, but in fact, Yao Han's family has the final say, a strong woman in the Ming Dynasty." Besides, this boat of rice is not their family's property, it can only be regarded as Yao Han's own house, so Yao Han's said that it was sold to Yulin Bay, and Yao Dexiang couldn't say anything. β
"Okay." Sun Dalei rubbed his hands excitedly, "Since that's the case, then let's set off and return to Yulin Bay." β