Franco-mechanics occupy a corner of Taiwan, which is the evil result of Zhu Yousong's poor strength back then.

But now, on the side of the couch, it is not allowed for others to sleep soundly. The governor of Luzon, Coquela, refused to give up this good place, and what was even more odious was that his original ally Zhu Yousong, after becoming the Ming Emperor, got too close to the Dutch. He felt like he was being used up and was about to be abandoned again.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, you must know that the Dutch and Zheng Zhilong were originally driven away. You bought even two warships from us, and now you offer to recover a small piece of barren land ceded to us, is it a bit too much? ”

The person in charge of translating for him is also a Han Chinese, although he has been in Luzon for a long time, he no longer belongs to the people of the Ming Dynasty. But since he was a Han Chinese, he had a natural reverence for the emperor, and the words of the governor were full of unkind slang, but he did not dare to translate them truthfully, but only said the general idea, omitting all the disrespectful words.

The Dutch came from their Far East representative, the de facto head of the East India Company, Waite. He grinned and said, "We have an old saying that anyone can be your friend for money." At the beginning, your warships were not given to His Majesty the Emperor for free, and you have made a lot of money in the Dongfan Strait this year. ”

Coquilla had always been an emperor-like presence in Luzon, and where had he been subjected to this kind of splint anger, he said angrily: "Either us or the Dutch, you choose one." Our warships, able to drive out the Dutch, did not hesitate to defend their lands on the island. ”

Zhu Yousong pretended to be surprised and asked, "Why do you say this?" This island has been our territory since ancient times, what land do you have? Since I want to open up trade, anyone will have the opportunity to trade. Remember what I said today: On the land of the Ming Dynasty, there are merchant ships that have paid taxes, and we warmly welcome them. Here comes the ships with artillery, and all that awaits you is destruction and death. ”

As soon as Zhu Yousong's voice fell, Zhang Yuanhua, who had an unkind face, took two guards and carried Ke Kuila out of the room. Zhu Yousong said with a smile: "A person who has turned into an outsider does not know the etiquette of the Central Plains, and I will pardon him for his innocence." Translator, you go out and tell him that even if Francois goes to war with our Daming, we will protect their merchant ships to come and trade normally. ”

Coqueilla roared incessantly, struggling to give in, and was skillfully used by Zhang Yuanhua, took it in his hand, and threw it out. Zhu Yousong stood up and walked out with the Dutch envoy who couldn't hide his smile. Looking at the embarrassed Coqueira, he said, "Remember! Don't restrain yourself, my sailor looks forward to the sound of the cannon like he looks forward to the unclothed. Knowing that there was going to be a war, they were already excited and couldn't sleep all night. Go back, I'm waiting for your ship here. ”

"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, we Dutch people are the most honest, and we never evade taxes in business. We are willing to undertake the trade between Japan and Nanyang and the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhu Yousong said with a smile: "Daming is no longer the Ming of the past, I welcome all of you to come to trade, and our merchants of Daming will also participate more." But no country can monopolize this sea. ”

Waite said unwillingly: "Then can we carve out a piece of land on the island of Taiwan and give it to us for self-government, so that our merchant ships from afar have a place to rest." In his opinion, Zhu Yousong would definitely agree, because the previous Ming Dynasty did not even bother to occupy Taiwan by itself.

But Zhu Yousong is no longer the original emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he said categorically: "Land is not something that can be ceded, you can rent a place on the island and pay the rent on time." However, you must abide by the rule of the imperial court yamen here and abide by my Da Ming law, which is already the bottom line. ”

Waite didn't live up to his expectations, but he was much better than Franc. The Dutch have always put money first, and are not keen on colonization and plunder. He took the opportunity to say: "The Francois are cruel and greedy, and Coqueira has slaughtered countless civilians in Luzon, and this time they are afraid that they will not be good at it." ”

"Friends come with wine, jackals come with shotguns. What I just told him was not all a lie, and we really hope that they will come. ”

The Fujian sailors, who had no boats, were ordered to assemble and rush to the wharf. Countless black-pressed warships are moored in Tongshan Harbor. They were here, fighting Zheng Zhilong, and it was that battle that caused them to lose almost all their warships. But now, brand-new warships are in front of them, with black muzzles, bright canvas, and cables as thick as children's arms, all announcing the strength of these warships.

In the past, the Ming army's naval division, each ship had 12 guns, which was already the strongest firepower. But each of these ships in the harbor was armed with 36 guns, which varied in size and size to suit the situation and range.

The generals of the sailor division were particularly shocked, they had only known that there was a shipyard and arsenal left by Zheng Zhilong on the island, but they never expected that so many warships were hoarded. How much silver does this need, the new imperial court really attaches great importance to the sailor. These people, who have been sailors for generations, can be regarded as having hope, and they can also make contributions.

After boarding the ship, the sailors came to the island and found that they were only a part of them. In the port of the island of Taiwan, dozens of warships are also parked.

"Oh my God, what's that?" The soldiers suddenly exclaimed before they got off the boat.

It turned out that there was a big ship parked in the distance, and it was the strongest warship built by Zhu Yousong after he landed on the island and gathered the strength of the whole island. Endless timber was transported from the interior, and only the Ming Dynasty had the strength to mobilize domestic resources to complete this initiative. The main mast of this ship is seven zhang high, the length of the ship is forty zhang, the cabin is five floors, the ship is as high as a city, and it looks like a small city on the sea from a distance. Including 20 42-pounder guns, 8 32-pounder guns, 32 18-pounder guns, 46 12-pounder guns, a total of 106 guns. On the three masts, the eight sails raised are dazzling. Covered with iron armor on the outside, armed with arms inside, offensive and defensive integration.

"If there is such a ship, do you still need to fight, who dares to fight us?" The Admiral of the Fujian Navy Master muttered to himself.

Zhu Yousong was high-spirited, and after the Francophone weighed the weight, he didn't have the courage to come to challenge at all. After all, they are the ones who know the strength of the island best. Because they used to have a honeymoon period with the Ming people on the island. Since he didn't fight, he had to be cheeky and come to trade. Fortunately, Zhu Yousong was a man of his word, and he did not embarrass them, and treated all businessmen equally.

The grain from Southeast Asia has been continuously transported to Daming through the Franco, and the domestic natural disaster grain has finally been settled. Coquilla had ruled Luzon and other places into a semi-slave society, and countless people worked tirelessly to farm for them.

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