By the time the Red Sun leaped out of the sea, the short but fierce raid was over, and the soldiers and cadets of the Qiyun Firm had completely captured the two Dutch armed galleons.

The grenade was a new weapon that exerted great power in close combat, and although the Dutch and their retainers were very powerful, they did not resist for long under the four-fold superiority of the Ming army and the bombardment of grenades.

During the battle, the grenade killed and wounded more than 80 Dutch and its retainers, and all the rest surrendered. Among them were eleven Dutch, more than fifty Nanyang Chinese, and forty Javanese slaves.

Of course, the losses of the Ming army in the battle were not small, and more than 30 people were killed and wounded. The Dutch's muskets were so sharp that they died under them, and it is conceivable that without grenades, I am afraid that it would have cost more to take these two sailing ships.

Fortunately, the battle was won, and although a certain sacrifice was paid, the capture was just as large. The two ships were loaded with large quantities of goods, and although they were not of great value without raw silk, the Dutch had not had time to sell their goods within two days of their arrival in Nagasaki.

The biggest gain, of course, was the two armed sailing ships. They are all medium-sized Galen ships, each ship has more than 30 cannons, this kind of ship is not even a battleship in Europe, but it is already a behemoth off the coast of East Asia, the ship and the guns on it alone are worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and there is nowhere to buy it if you have money.

In addition, more than 150 muskets were seized, although they were still front-loading smoothbore guns, but they used flintlock devices, and there was no need for arquebuses at all. The reduced procedure made this flintlock pistol shoot faster, and the European gun-making process was more advanced than that of the Ming Dynasty, and the accuracy of this gun was much better than that of the Great Ming Torch.

At the same time, the three-masted ship of the Pinghu Lu family, which was captured by the Dutch, was also captured, and more than 20 Lu family crew members were also rescued.

The battle was short, but it still alarmed Nagasaki, and the sound of grenade explosions and musket fire could not be concealed in the quiet of the morning. All forces were awakened and sent people to find out what was going on. The shogunate's officials in Nagasaki Port also sent people to the area of the battle in small boats, and soon the news was reported back to Nagasaki that it was the Saiyun Sho who had sent men to attack the Dutch and seize two of their sailing ships.

As soon as the news came out, all parties were shocked! That's the Dutch, the invincible Dutch fleet across the Southeast Ocean, even the Zheng family's big force doesn't dare to provoke easily. This Qiyun firm was so bold that he dared to do something to the Dutch!

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On the five islands, after hearing the report of his subordinates, Zheng Cai was first shocked, and then there was a burst of ecstasy in his heart.

"Chen Yue, the Duke of Qi, thought that he had won a few battles and had no one in his eyes, and now even the Dutch dare to provoke, you must know that the sea is different from the land, and the ship battle is different from the land battle, and when the Dutch are angry and wave Zhoushan, I want to see how he ends!"

Zheng Cai said to his subordinates with a smile, he seemed to see the Dutch fleet gathering in Zhoushan artillery salvo, and the crumbling scene of Zhoushan City being beaten. At that time, the Duke of Qi will inevitably lose face, and it is impossible to say that the Zheng family will also do something secretly to completely eliminate the power of Zhoushan in the bud.

If you want to compete with my Zheng family at sea, you Chen Yue really don't know the height of the sky! Zheng Cai snorted coldly.

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On Hirado Island, when he heard that the Saiyun firm had done something to the Dutch, Li Guozhu was shocked.

"It's over, Qi Guogong, you're going to kill me!" Li Guozhu muttered.

Yesterday he only got on the Dutch ship to persuade the Dutch to release the crew of the Lu family and return the Lu family ship, and this morning the Dutch ship was attacked by the Qiyun Firm, and in the eyes of the Dutch, they must have thought that they had colluded with the Qiyun Firm, and he got on the Dutch ship to find out the truth.

"Why didn't I go to the Dutch Pavilion at that time, but instead of listening to Qi Guogong's words and getting on the Dutch ship?" Li Guozhu was extremely annoyed.

The Dutch opened a trading house in Nagasaki, which was garrisoned by Dutch, and many of the Dutch on the ship also chose to go ashore and be stationed in the Dutch pavilion. At that time, he could have gone to the Dutch Pavilion to negotiate with the Dutch, but Chen Yue said that he should go to the ship and first make sure whether the people of the Lu family were still alive. I didn't know why I listened to him, and when I came back, I told Chen Yue some things on the Dutch ship, and now I am sitting on wax! The Dutch, who suffered such a big loss, would definitely take revenge and anger themselves.

Because of the existence of the Zheng family's fleet, because the maritime tycoons who had a good relationship with Li Guozhu in the early days were successively exterminated by Zheng Zhilong, and now Li Guozhu has given up the fleet and is a businessman in the Wa Kingdom with peace of mind.

When a businessman naturally has a supply of goods, the Zheng family can't count on it, and the Dutch are Li Guozhu's biggest customers. And now offending the Dutch is tantamount to cutting off the largest source of goods by himself, which makes Li Guozhu very annoyed.

"Duke of Qi, Duke of Qi, you are too reckless, this is the Wa Kingdom, not the Ming Dynasty, the Wa Shogunate will not tolerate you!" Li Guozhu said secretly.

Since the establishment of the shogunate by Tokugawa Ieyasu, he pursued the policy of closing the country to the outside, and the restrictions on foreigners were very strict. Li Guozhu secretly thought about how to dredge up for Qi Yun Firm, losing the Dutch as a source of goods, Qi Yun Firm will be his biggest source of goods in the future, although Li Guozhu is angry that Chen Yue cheated himself, but he also doesn't want to see something happen to Qi Yun Firm.

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As for the Wakoku in the port of Nagasaki, because Nagasaki was the only foreign trade port in the Wakoku country, it was under the dual management of the shogunate and the local daimyo Matsuura Domain, and the Wakuni shogunate had an official named Shimazu Masao in Nagasaki who specialized in managing port trade.

Shimazu Masao was furious, and immediately took people to the house of Qiyun Merchant to ask for the guilt, but after walking, he found that it was still a person who went to the empty building, and Chen Yue had already taken all the people on the ship, leaving Fu Chun solely responsible for dealing with the Japanese people.

Fu Chun told Shimazu Masao the reason for attacking the Dutch ship, and the reason was naturally that the Ming merchant ship was plundered by Dutch pirates, and the Qiyun Sho did such a thing in order to save his compatriots.

"This is the territory of my Great Wa Kingdom, you have something to say to us, how can you be so presumptuous, it is clear that you don't take the Wa government in your eyes!" Masao Shimazu angrily rebuked.

"The Lu family has already filed a complaint with you, but do you pay attention to them, you said that you didn't have the right to ask if it wasn't a dispute in Nagasaki, why are you facing the Dutch now?" Fu Chun sneered.

"We are not facing anyone, and your previous conflict is not in the waters of the Japanese Kingdom, so we naturally have no right to intervene. Now you are attacking the Dutch in the port of Nagasaki, and you have violated the laws of our country. I command you to return the Dutch ships immediately and release the captured Dutch sailors. Masao Shimazu said sternly.

"That can't be!" Fu Chun directly refused.

"Fu Chunjun, are you going against the government of the Great Wa Kingdom?" Shimazu asked coldly.

"What benefits the Dutch have given you, how much silver have been given to you, you name it, and my Qiyun firm will give you double." Fu Chun ignored his threat and said suddenly.

"Bage, you're insulting me!" Shimazu Masao said angrily, "You have one day to hand over your ships and prisoners, or don't blame me for sending troops to expel you from Nagasaki and ban you from here forever!" ”

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"Kunisuke-kun, why are you here?" Matsuura Zhenxin, the daimyo of the Nagasaki Matsuura Domain, asked Li Guosuke in surprise, "Is it for the sake of Qiyun Firm?" ”

"Domain lord, you are wise, and it is for this purpose." Li Guozhu smiled bitterly. His roots are in Nagasaki, and he has a close relationship with the Matsuura family on weekdays, so he had to come to Matsuura Zhenxin for help when something so big happened.

"Guozhu Jun, this matter is very serious, I'm afraid I can't help you, Qi Yun Firm is too unscrupulous, and it has seriously provoked the majesty of my Great Wa Kingdom." Matsuura Zhenxin didn't wait for Li Guozhu to finish speaking, and directly refused.

"Domain lord, in fact, the matter can't be completely blamed on Qi Yun Merchants, the Dutch are too domineering, too many Ming maritime merchants have been bullied by them over the years, and they are forced to resist.

Actually, if there were no Dutch to come to Nagasaki, it would be a good thing for the Wakoku, and do you know why the price of raw silk in Nagasaki remains high? ”

Li Guozhu organized the language and tried to convince Matsuura Jinxin.

"How do you say that, isn't the high price of raw silk due to the fact that the hurricane capsized many seagoing ships and the supply was too small?" Matsuura asked in confusion.

"That's just this year, I'm talking about all the time. As you know, the Dutch did not produce silk, and the raw silk in their hands was forcibly purchased from the Ming merchants, and then sold to the Wa Kingdom at a higher price to make a profit. Think about it, if there were no Dutch, would the price of raw silk fall a little bit? ”

"Hehehe" Matsuura Zhenxin chuckled without an interface, just looked at Li Guozhu playfully. As the daimyo of the Matsuura Domain, he naturally will not be easily fooled by others. Li Guozhu's words seem reasonable, but they are nonsense, because the Ming maritime merchants are not much better than the Dutch, and their greed is even worse than that of the Dutch, on the contrary, there is competition from the Dutch, which will make the price of raw silk drop a lot.

Looking at Matsuura Zhenxin's expression, Li Guozhu knew whether he believed Matsuura Zhenxin or not, in fact, he didn't believe it himself, but it didn't matter whether he believed it or not, the important thing was that there was such a reason.

"Lord, this is a small gift, not a tribute." As he spoke, Li Guozhu handed over a gift slip.

Matsuura Zhenxin took it gently, opened it and looked at it, his eyes suddenly widened.

"Ten quintals of raw silk, twenty horses of silk, one hundred catties of tea, ten sets of high-quality porcelain, and fifty catties of poria cocos...... a long gift list, which lists the most popular goods at the moment, worth tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Don't look at Matsuura Zhenxin as a daimyo, and the Matsuura clan is located in Nagasaki, the only port, the Matsuura family is relatively wealthy compared to other daimyos, but in the final analysis, the Matsuura family is just a slightly larger landlord, and the land owned is less than a county in the Ming Dynasty.

There are hundreds of daimyo in the small Wa country, but in fact, the big daimyo only owns a county, and the small one is just a village, which is equivalent to the village chief of the Ming Dynasty.

This gift list is already a huge wealth for Matsuura Zhenxin, and the income of Matsuura Territory in a year is only so much. Looking at the gift list, Matsuura Zhenxin's breath became short.

"It's too big, I'm just a daimyo in Nagasaki, and the Wakoku shogunate has officials in Nagasaki who specialize in managing port trade, so it's not up to me to call the shots." Matsuura Zhenxin said with difficulty.

"Don't worry, Shimazu-kun, I have something else in mind." Li Guozhu said with a smile.

After urgent deliberations between Shimazu Masao and Matsuura Zhennobu, they decided that this was a dispute between the Ming and the Dutch, and that the Japanese government should not interfere too much. However, the attack on the Dutch in the port of Nagasaki by the Saiyun Shogun had already provoked the bottom limit of the Japanese state, and such behavior could not be tolerated. Therefore, Shimazu Masao and Matsuura Jinnobu announced on behalf of the Wakuni government that they would expel Saiyun Shoji from Nagasaki.

Considering that the southeast monsoon is not conducive to returning to the Ming Dynasty, the Qiyun Firm can be temporarily allowed to temporarily stay on Shengyue Island outside the port of Nagasaki, and once the wind direction changes, it must leave the coast of the Wa Kingdom immediately!

And Igetsu Island is just west of Hirado Island, where Li Guozhu is located.

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"Duke Qi Guo, I have paid a huge price for you, just giving gifts to the officials of the Japanese State gave 20,000 taels of silver." On the Dutch armed sailing boat, Li Guozhu asked Chen Yue for credit.

"Thanks to your efforts, Master Li, there are still some goods on this ship, and my father will give it to you as a thank you gift." Chen Yue said with a smile.

Although he was not afraid of offending the Wa Shogunate, he considered that if he was driven away now, he would have nowhere to go, and he would not be able to return to Daming because of the monsoon. Moreover, if the Wa Shogunate is offended too much, I am afraid that Zhoushan will no longer be able to trade with the Wa State in the future, which will be a great loss.

"Thank you Qi Guogong!" Li Guozhu was overjoyed, although the cargo on this Dutch ship was not much, it was worth tens of thousands of taels of silver, which was enough to make up for the gifts he gave to Matsuura Zhenxin and Shimazu Masao.

And Chen Yue's generosity made Li Guozhu very emotional, and he was full of confidence in the cooperation between the two sides in the future.

"Acting decisively, with strong force, and generous and righteous, I am afraid that in the future, this Ming Dynasty will be what this Qi Guogong said, and it is not impossible to replace the Zheng family. And if I have a friendship with him, the business will be very smooth in the future. Li Guozhu said secretly in his heart, and the smile on his face became more and more prosperous.

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"Qi Guogong is really righteous!" Looking at the three-masted ship that was sent back, as well as more than twenty living subordinates, Lu Yun was extremely moved.

When you are bullied by the Dutch overseas, it is really nice to have the Ming army to stand up for yourself.

Compared with the Zheng family, who dominates the huge sea power but refuses to help him, Qi Guogong's behavior is even more impressive, and the words of righteousness are well deserved.