Chapter 67 Something Happened in the South China Sea
Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said: "Actually, this is not very suitable for you to use, so let's do it, I also know that there is another kind of stove, there are no fireworks, it is easy to do, I let people do it today, and it should be about the same the day after tomorrow." “
A fireplace does warm up a room, but for pregnant people, heating without fireworks is better. He called Wei Zhongxian, explained the basic structure of the earth heater, and asked Wang Wan to draw a few pictures, and then said: "Do it today, I want to be able to use this heating in Qianqing Palace, Kunning Palace, Zhongcui Palace, and Qixiang Palace the day after tomorrow." “
Wei Zhongxian actually had something important to look for the emperor, but as soon as the emperor came, he ordered him to do something else, so he had to turn around and go to do something. After he walked a few steps, he felt that something was not quite right, so he turned around again and said, "Holy Lord, the slave has something to report." “
Zhu Youxiao smiled and said: "What is the urgency, the factory minister can't even wait for a day, let's say, if the matter is not urgent, be careful of your skin." “
Wei Zhongxian also smiled and said: "Holy Lord, this matter is really urgent, the slave maid just received a message from General Zhang in Dongchang, two things, one is that Yan Siqi wants to rebel, and the other is that the Dutch seem to want to rebel too." “
Zhu Youxiao's expression was solemn: "Rebellion, this matter is urgent, don't be busy with the heating first, show me the news." “
Wei Zhongxian hurriedly took out a piece of paper from the clip bag, Zhu Youxiao looked at it for a long time and said: "Factory minister, you speak unclearly, you almost scared me, Yan Siqi wants to make a rebellion against the Japanese, the Dutch, not Henan, they want to trade with the Ming Dynasty." “
Although Yan Siqi was named a conch (leader) by the Hirado authorities, he was also discriminated against in Japan, which made him very unhappy. At this time, Japan was ruled by the shogunate, and some people in Japan were dissatisfied with the shogunate, so they planned to carry out actions against the shogunate, and found Yan Siqi.
Yan Siqi made friends with many heroes who came to trade in the Ming Dynasty, such as Yang Tiansheng, Chen Xinji (from Haicheng, Zhangzhou), Zhang Qianfang, Zheng Zhilong and others. He knew that Zhang Qianfang had an official background, so he asked him to discuss whether he could use the power of the Ming government to participate in the Japanese downfall.
Since gaining independence in the ninth year of Wanli (1581 Gregorian calendar), the Dutch have been actively engaged in overseas trade, and they are not satisfied with receiving goods from Spain and Portugal for entrepot trade, and want to directly open up trade routes with China, so they formed the United East India Company. Although it is called a corporation, it is actually very powerful, and it can even declare war and make peace.
The Dutch came to China for the first time in the 29th year of Wanli, and after spending more than a month in Macao, they returned in vain. This was the first time the Chinese had seen the Dutch, and the Chinese knew that they were not Francos, and called them red-haired ghosts or red-haired fans.
In the thirty-second year of Wanli, the Dutch came to China again, occupied Penghu, and wanted to start trade with China, but were driven away by Shen Yourong. Later, the Dutch repeatedly negotiated with China to trade with China, but the result was unsuccessful.
In the 47th year of Wanli, the Dutch established Batavia (today's Jakarta) on the island of Java, monopolizing the spice business, but the trade with China has not improved, so in the second year of the Apocalypse, the Dutch sent more than 1,000 people from Batavia, divided into eight ships, to expedition to China.
In June of that year, the Dutch attacked Macao under the leadership of Lyersen, but were repelled by the Portuguese in Macao, and the Dutch retreated to Penghu, began to choose a place to build a castle, and sent ships to Zhangzhou, asking for permission to trade and garrison in Zhangzhou, and not allowing China to trade with the Portuguese and Spaniards (both known as Franc Ji in China).
In October, Wang Mengxiong was ordered by the governor of Fujian to go to Penghu and ordered the Dutch to withdraw from Penghu as soon as possible, otherwise they would not be allowed to trade. The Dutch had dealt with China for so many years and knew that the Chinese would still not trade with them if they withdrew from it, so they decided to use war to force the Chinese to submit.
The Dutch first attacked Liuao near Zhangpu, but were defeated by the Ming army, and then attacked Guiyu and other places, and suffered another defeat. They had no choice but to retreat to Penghu, but they harassed the coast, arrested coastal residents and sent them to Badaviadam to work, and the governor of Fujian, Nanjuyi, was overwhelmed and had to hand over the situation to the imperial court and ask for countermeasures.
After reading the excerpt, Zhu Youxiao fell into deep thought. He still knows that the Dutch occupy Taiwan, and if the Dutch are expelled from Penghu, they will be allowed to occupy Taiwan, and this matter will not be worth it.
He said to Wei Zhongxian: "The factory ministers asked them to go to the Jingshi University Hall to deliver the decree, let the cabinet ministers and the six Shangshu go to Yuntai, and let the guards go to the guards, and let the generals above the battalion commander also go to Yuntai." Then go get the stove in order. “
After giving the order, he came inside and said to Zhang Yan: "You will live here today and tomorrow, it is too cold in the palace, I have to discuss things." “
Zhang Yan said: "Just let Sister Duan be here, I can go back to the palace with the emperor and take care of the emperor." “
Wang Wan hurriedly said: "It's better that the two sisters are here, and the younger sister will take care of the emperor." “
Zhang Yan glanced at her and said, "That's fine, it's just that the queen won't return after leaving the palace, I'm afraid that the ministers will say it." “
Zhu Youxiao said: "It's okay, this is a palace, you two live here first, and Wan'er can go back with me." “
So Zhu Youxiao returned to the palace with the elated Wang Wan. He came to Yuntai first, and all the ministers and generals came, and he asked the clerk to read the excerpt, and then waited for the ministers to speak.
However, while the ministers were still weighing the pros and cons, Lu Qin couldn't help it, he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers ask to defeat the red-haired ghost." “
Zhou Yuji and Man Gui also stood up, and Zhou Yuji said: "Thousands of people dare to kill and plunder my border people, please send me and others to kill the enemy." Man Gui also nodded again and again beside him.
Zhu Youxiao smiled and said: "Land tigers, can they be dominant at sea?" Man Gui didn't nod his head, he didn't know anything about water, and when he thought of living and traveling at sea, his legs were a little soft first.
Fang Congzhe spoke at this time: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that he can order Yu Zhigao, the chief military officer of Fujian, to expel the Dutch from Penghu, as for Yan Siqi's matter, it is better for me not to participate." “
Ye Xianggao then spoke: "Taizu has designated Japan as a country that does not conquer, if my dynasty actually sends someone to help Yan Siqi, then the Japanese people will come to ask, I am afraid that it is not beautiful." “
Huang Kezhang said: "It is true that Japan is a country that cannot be conquered, but during the Wanli period, they invaded Korea, although they did not succeed in the end, but we have not settled accounts with them in this matter." It's best if Yan Siqi can lay a foothold in Japan and let the shogunate lose face. “
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