Hearing the shouts of the soldiers, General Fernando did not dare to slack off, he had already seen the power of the Ming army's Great Fortune Ship, and the encounter that took place at Cape Polynau was still vividly remembered, and at this moment, he seemed to see corpses floating in, and blood stained the sea of Pengasma's Bay......

So, General Fernando hurriedly called Zhang Biao and asked him to shout to the Ming generals. 【Fengyun Reading Network. 】

At this time, the sassy and heroic Feng An stood on the bow of the Dafu ship, listened to Zhang Biao's story, and ordered the Western warship not to approach Lanyu Island, she immediately ordered the speedboat to chase the merchant ship, and then sent a small boat to pick up Zhang Biao, but Zhang Biao said that he did not dare to return to China.

Seeing that Zhu Hui and the others landed on Lanyu Island, but did not find Simon Almeida, he should have fled with the ship, General Fernando did not dare to make a mistake, escaped from the encirclement of the Ming army's sailors, and hurriedly chased towards the northeast sea.

Picked up Zhu Hui and the others on the Dafu ship, and after listening to their experience, General Feng An sighed. However, since the whereabouts of the pirate giant's treasure are known, the matter must be reported to the imperial court.

General Feng An accompanied them to Fuzhou, where he met Pang Shangpeng at the governor's yamen, and Lao Pang warmly received everyone at a banquet in the official residence. At the end of the banquet, Zhu Hui made a report to Pang Shangpeng about Liu Qian and Zhang Biao, as well as what happened in Manila.

The disappearance of Liu Qian and Zhang Biao in Southern Shaolin had already attracted Pang Shangpeng's attention, but he didn't expect that these two people were still thieves, let alone that Tian Youcai, the prefect of Zhangzhou, was implicated, how to punish the damn prefect Tian, and help Shen Qi and others, and at the same time save Liu Qian, became a difficult problem in front of Pang Shangpeng.

Due to the sudden appearance of Bai Haishan, the rivers and lakes that have been silent for a long time have been stirred, whether it is Xu Hai's treasure or Wang Zhi's family property, the legend of being transported to the depths of the ocean by Bai Haishan seems to have been verified and spread among the people. And now, the mysterious Christian Bai Haishan is in front of him, Pang Shangpeng inquired about the whereabouts of this treasure, this legend, Bai Haishan neither admitted nor denied, but repeatedly emphasized that the "goods" on the ship have been donated to "God" by Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao, and whoever wants to take it can only pay the same price.

Of course, according to Bai Haishan's account, he met cannibals on the archipelago in the depths of the ocean, and those so-called treasures had sunk to the bottom of the sea, but in any case, Pang Shangpeng, as the governor, could not pretend to be deaf and dumb, let alone turn a deaf ear, he had to report to the imperial court, and the arduous task of searching for treasures must fall on his head.

So, Pang Shangpeng sent an official ship to send Felipe and Mark back to Manila first, and sent Liu Qian's family members over by the way, asking Shen Qi to take care of them overseas, don't let this fox fake tiger enemy come back again, leave Zhu Hui, Song He, Zhang Gou'er, Jingkong, Xuande Zhenren and Bai Haishan and others in the official residence, waiting for him to deal with some urgent government affairs, and he will accompany everyone to Yuegang.

Nowadays, the imperial court is taking Fujian and Zhejiang as a pilot project, making great fanfare to clear the land, compiling a fish scale atlas, and actively creating conditions for the implementation of the "one whip law" in the whole country.

At this time, Zhang Juzheng's father died, according to the rules, he should go back to his hometown to keep filial piety for his father for three years, because the young Wanli Emperor could not personally manage the government, the court purged the rule of officials, and vigorously promoted economic and institutional innovation, which was in full swing, and naturally could not do without the first assistant minister of the cabinet.

Because Zhang Juzheng did not return to his hometown to guard filial piety during the Ding worry, he was impeached by the officials of the six ministries and the imperial historians, of course, these officials were also severely punished by the imperial court, Pang Shangpeng tried his best to rescue the courtiers who were punished, in fact, he had offended the cabinet chief assistant of a very human minister, if at this juncture, he personally came forward to seriously deal with the Tian prefect's mansion, some reluctantly.

Pang Shangpeng took everyone to Yuegang, quietly brought in Tian Zhifu, and praised his governance ability, but never mentioned anything about Liu Qian and Zhang Biao.

"Talented, you have done your best over the years, you have helped the old man a lot, and the imperial cabinet also appreciates you very much, now, I am old, and I will not stay in this office for a few days, and it is time for the old man to return to his hometown, therefore, the old man must promote you."

Tian Youcai had his own way of promotion, he thought that Lao Pang had bought it, and replied quite humbly: "The governor should be strong and well-led, and the subordinate officials are just some coolies." ”

At this time, Pang Shangpeng suddenly tightened his face and said non-shyly: "Zhangzhou and Quanzhou are rich places, and they have also attracted many remnants of pirates to flow here, so you should be careful. ”

Hearing this, Tian Youcai knew that there was something in his words, the reason why he asked Liu Qian to go to Manila to swagger and deceive, naturally he had his wishful thinking, if Liu Qian succeeded, he would not say anything about the benefits of the fisherman, it would be equivalent to buying it in front of Pang Shangpeng; If Liu Qian, Zhang Biao and others missed, it would cause a lot of trouble for Lao Pang, but because there was still a firewall of Zhang Biao in the middle, and Liu Qian didn't know the inside story, he grabbed the fatal handle of his boss instead. Therefore, he is not worried about Pang Shangpeng's visit.

Regarding the current situation, Tian Youcai is naturally D Ruo watching the fire, and he knows the situation in front of Pang Shangpeng, so he is not timid at all, and said with a smile on his face: "Of course, of course, the lower officials are sincerely afraid and dare not have the slightest slack." ”

"Zhang Biao ran away, do you know?" Pang Shangpeng asked aggressively.

Tian Youcai pursed his mouth, shook his head slightly, and replied, "I don't know." ”

"That's right, he ran away from Quanzhou South Shaolin, and it has nothing to do with you, the prefect of Zhangzhou." When Pang Shangpeng said this, he suddenly smiled, and then asked, "Do you know why I came to Yuegang?" ”

Tian Youcai hurriedly shook his head.

Pang Shangpeng sighed and said: "A few days ago, Feng An, the general of the Taiwan garrison, suddenly received a secret report from Zhang Biao, anyway, the old man didn't expect that the pirate giant Wang Zhi actually hid a huge amount of property in the depths of the ocean, such important information, this official has been sent to the capital thousands of miles in an urgent manner, I believe that the imperial court will soon have a will, we must recover these people's fat and people's ointment, and we can't let this wealth fall into the hands of pirates again." ”

Tian Youcai pretended to be very puzzled, glared at him and asked, "Lord Governor, what does this matter have to do with the lower officials?" ”

"Hehe, of course it has a lot to do with it." Pang Shangpeng coughed lightly twice, and replied with a smile: "Zhang Biao has worked hard to get such important information, you have a very good relationship with that Zhang Biao, and he was sent by you, so he repeatedly emphasized in his secret report to the imperial court that he must send the prefect of Zhangzhou, Lord Tian, to the sea to hunt for treasure, so that he is willing to hand over the treasure map, how dare this official disobey?" The old man has recommended you to the imperial court as a patrol envoy, fully responsible for the important task of going to sea to find treasures, this is a great opportunity to be promoted and make a fortune, I believe that the imperial court's holy decree will soon come to Zhangzhou, you hurry home to prepare, prepare, the old man is waiting for you to see you off in Yuegang. ”

Tian Youcai was dumbfounded for a moment, and stammered: "This, this, this, how can a subordinate official have such a ability?" Huge people, huge people, but, you must not miss the major events of the court because of Zhang Biao's words! ”

"Talented, you did a great favor to the old man in Zhangzhou, with your ability, deeply respected by the imperial cabinet, the first assistant Lord Zhang has always felt that the old man has wronged you and buried your great talent, even if the old man is reluctant to you, but he can't miss your future because of this, the opportunity to get promoted and make a fortune is just around the corner, what are you hesitating about?" Pang Shangpeng asked, and suddenly became serious.

"I—I'm going to give the court a ......"

"It's too late, the news that there is a huge treasure of pirates hidden overseas, has spread among the people, in order to prevent the treasure from falling into the hands of pirates, it is necessary to send a competent person to the sea to hunt for treasure, except for your Tian Governor's Mansion, the imperial court can no longer find a candidate with this ability, do you still want to resist the decree and disobey? If you are talented, it is useless to say more, and the old man advises you not to force your resignation. ”

"Can't you send Zhai Yin?"

"How can you be promoted to three levels in a row to serve as a sea patrol envoy? Besides, he is a stinky hairy child, and Zhang Biao will not buy his account, how can he take on this heavy responsibility? ”

Tian Youcai wiped the cold sweat on his face, and asked weakly: "Huge man, I, can I still come back?" ”

"It's up to you and Zhang Biao, now that the cabinet is reforming the bureau, it is the time to use people and money, and this official hopes that you can win and succeed!"

"Where is Zhang Biao now?"

"Where is Zhang Biao? How would I know? Pang Shangpeng sneered and said sharply: "If you want people to know, you can't do it unless you do." Who sent him out, who knows, asks me what I do. ”

"So, then, what if you can't find that treasure?"

"If you can't find it, you'll never come back!" With that, Pang Shangpeng got up and left the living room.

Sent away the embarrassed Tian Youcai, accompanied by Zhai Yin of Haicheng Zhi County, Pang Shangpeng inspected the shipbuilding workshop in Fuxian Village hosted by Ma Wu and Lin Shaoqi.

With the 100,000 taels of gold and one million taels of silver that Xu Ling'er brought from Amami Island, the shipyard was able to hire more craftsmen; The wood used for shipbuilding is all mined from the best Pinus tabuliformis in Zhejiang and Fujian; The gap between the planks of the ship is soaked in tung oil and lime water by velvet rags before it is used, and the process has been greatly improved; In terms of design, it is divided into two kinds of pointed bottom and flat bottom, the bottom of the steeped sailing ship is like a knife edge, so as to split the waves and travel quickly, the flat-bottomed galleon is used to carry cargo, there are four masts and nine sails on board, about 50 zhang long, more than 10 zhang wide, and the load can reach 2 million catties.

At this time, the newly built six large treasure ships were testing the waters, four of which were flat-bottomed merchant ships, which were named Dongyue Taishan, Xiyue Huashan, Nanyue Hengshan, and Beiyue Hengshan by Pang Shangpeng, and the one that Shen Qi sailed to Manila was called Zhongyue Songshan, and the two sharp-bottomed frigates were named the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and this fleet would travel back and forth between Yuegang, Manila and Acapulco, opening up a new Silk Road.

Soon after the success of these six treasure ships, Zhu Hui and others were ready to lead the fleet to Manila, at this time, the holy decree arrived in Zhangzhou, and the imperial court accepted Pang Shangpeng's suggestion, "promoted" Tian Youcai, the prefect of Zhangzhou, to serve as a sea patrol envoy, sent him 100 sailors, allocated 20,000 taels of silver, and ordered him to recover the pirate's treasure, and after the matter was completed, the imperial court added another reward.

This amount of money is not enough to go out to hunt for treasures, and it is not enough to buy a big ship, but it is very clear in the holy decree that the whole country is measuring acres of land and rectifying the rule of officials, and the treasury expenditure is huge, and the court can only allocate so much money.

Tian You knew that this was Pang Shangpeng in Y himself, and now he can't say anything about his suffering, and he has the heart to hang himself......

According to the examination method implemented by the imperial court, the six departments are controlled by the six departments, and then the cabinet controls the six departments, from the cabinet to the six departments, from the six departments to the various yamen, the assessment is carried out at all levels, the responsibilities are clear, the rewards and punishments are severe, and Tian Youcai has no possibility of appealing. Therefore, after receiving this holy decree, the men, women and children of Tianfu hugged their heads and cried together, and the unlucky Tian Youcai took it upon himself and locked himself in the study to prepare to hang himself, at this time, Zhu Hui, who was sent by Pang Shangpeng, came.

The old family members of Tianfu knew Zhu Hui's origin, as if they had picked up a life-saving straw, pulled him to the study, and cried and shouted: "Master, master, don't go to a dead end, you see, Zhu Zongqi has saved you." ”

At this time, Tian Youcai had already put the three-foot white silk around his neck, and after listening to the words of the old family, he didn't think that Zhu Hui was here to save him, he should have seen his jokes, and suddenly felt an indescribable sadness, shook his head slightly, and simply closed his eyes, and was ready to kick off the bench under his feet......

Zhu Hui was lying on the crack in the door and looking inside, seeing this situation, he kicked the door open, ran in and hugged Tian Youcai.

"Don't stop me, you don't have to look at my jokes, you can kill, don't humiliate ......"

"Lord Prefect, no one has come to see your jokes!"

"And what are you doing here?"

"The huge people don't want to see you succumb to death on the beams of the house!"

"Pang Shangpeng, Pang Shangpeng, you old thief, I became a powerful ghost when I died, and I can't forget to settle accounts with you......"

"Lord Tian, if Shen Daguan and we both die in Manila, who should we find to settle the score?"

Hearing this, Tian Youcai thought that Zhu Hui had come to settle accounts with him, and replied crying: "You don't need a weasel to give J a New Year's greeting, you can kill, don't be humiliated, get out of my house!" ”

So, Zhu Hui picked him up and threw him on the ground, and asked sharply, "Do you think everyone is like you?" The huge people can't bear to see you die of sorrow, and they don't want to watch that huge fortune fall into the hands of thieves in the future, so they sent me to ask you, do you want to complete the task assigned to you by the imperial court? ”

"Damn Zhang Biao doesn't know where he went? I—Where do I go on a treasure hunt? ”

"It doesn't matter, as long as you have the heart to change your evil and return to the right, the sky can bless you with success!"

"Don't tell me these useless things, now, what should I do now?"

"Come with me."

In this way, Tian Youcai was promoted to the fourth product and became a "sea patrol envoy", responsible for the task of overseas treasure hunting full-time; In addition to the 100 sailors sent by the imperial court, the governor Yamen took out 200,000 taels of silver to purchase the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and allocated them to Tian Youcai to hunt for treasures, and commanded the envoy Yamen from the provincial capital, carefully selected 300 soldiers, and reinstated Song Heguan, the chief flag officer stationed in Yuegang, and sent him to control this water division, and listened to Tian Youcai's dispatch, and the 20,000 taels of silver allocated by the imperial court were used as their funds.

Under the careful care of the governor's yamen, the treasure hunting expedition team of the "patrol according to the inspection envoy" was established, and at this time, Tian Youcai realized that the "Mutual Aid Society Business Group" sailed to the New World for the first time, not only to face unpredictable risks at sea, but also to face the dual threat of pirates and the Western navy, Pang Shangpeng was really supporting Shen Qi and the Elder of the Moon Sky, but he could not open his mouth to the imperial court to ask for troops and money, so he made such an ingenious arrangement.

Before leaving, Pang Shangpeng had a meal with Tian Youcai, and the two had a deep talk with each other, understanding Pang Shangpeng's good intentions, rather than trying to harm himself, Tian Youcai was much calmer.

In the autumn of the fifth year of Wanli (1577 AD), this fleet, nominally headed by Tian Youcai, made all preparations before going to sea.

The Yangtze River and the Yellow River as frigates, carrying more than 300 Ming army sailors, Taishan, Huashan, Hengshan and Hengshan were loaded with all kinds of goods, Tian Youcai, Zhu Hui, Song He, Zhang Gou'er, Jingkong, Xuande Zhenren and Bai Haishan stood in the stern of Taishan, and Pang Shangpeng, Zhai Yin and all the villagers who came to see each other off said goodbye......

The fleet sailed from the mouth of the Kowloon River to Manila......

(End of chapter)