Originally, it was more of the Clark galleon of the Spaniards, mostly built decades ago, the oldest have sailing ships from a hundred years ago, maybe they are still the three-masted galleons used by the early colonists, in previous years, the Spaniards and the Portuguese came to trade, the Japanese colonists and merchants were very large, and then the shogunate began to shrink, until now only the Portuguese and the Dutch and the Chinese are allowed to trade, and the rest are not allowed to enter, and then there was a boycott of the church, only the Dutch and Chinese were allowed, Later, only Chinese were allowed to trade in Japan.

At this time, Zheng Zhilong didn't have the heart to think about anything else, he pointed to the big ship next to the Tianchengwei, which was less than two hundred steps away from each other on the edge of the trestle, and the crown prince of the Dutch mission was also docked aside.

This is a large ship with three decks, which seems to be larger than the Batavia, which has a displacement of 600 tons, and there seem to be nearly fifty guns on the two sides and the front and rear stern buildings, Zheng Zhilong sent someone to observe, it should be sixteen 32-pounder guns, 12 18-pounder guns, 12 9-pounder guns, and a few small melee small guns.

"This is supposed to be a Dutch ship that just came from Europe, just in time." He Bin frowned and said: "There are few Dutch warships coming here, most of them are still their merchant ships, this time not only came, but also transported the mission over, if they come or not, the taste is not right." ”

Zheng Zhilong frowned and said nothing, indeed, he has been in Hirado for many years, and he doesn't know how many Dutch ships he has seen, the relationship between the Dutch and the Japanese is very good, and the influence is very deep, and it can be regarded as a strong mark in Japanese history, including the shadow of the Dutch in the Warring States games made by the Japanese in later generations, you can imagine how many Dutch ships have been here in Hirado. However, there are many merchant ships, and there may be hundreds or thousands of Dutch ships that make special trips or pass by in a few years, but warships are one in a hundred, after all, Europe is the foundation and center of gravity of the Netherlands, and there is only a solid line in Japan and a colony in the Indonesian archipelago in Asia a few decades ago.

"Now the situation of the Netherlands is different on the South Sea side." He Bin continued: "Maybe this ship won't leave when it comes, its intentions are sinister." ”

"Go see Li Guozhu." Zheng Zhilong said categorically: "Order everyone to get on the ship, be on guard, and be ready to leave at any time...... Carry those old hairy people back, press their heads in cold water to sober up. ”

Hearing the order, the sailor officer agreed with a smile, and sent a herald to summon the officers and soldiers of the sailor scattered on the shore, and at the same time personally led a small group of soldiers to find the Russians.

The people of Hutchison really forbade it, Zheng Zhilong had not yet entered the Li Mansion Manor in the middle of the mountain, and when he looked back, the trestle was already full of soldiers and officers who were quickly returning to the boat.

Many short men stopped on the side of the trestle bridge with their goods on their shoulders, and looked stupidly at the officers and soldiers of the naval division of the Heavenly Empire, the Japanese were still full of awe of China in this era, and when the officers and soldiers of the naval division returned to the ship, the passing Japanese people made a respectful sound in their mouths, and their waists were bent down.

Some outsiders looked at these Ming soldiers with curious eyes, and the clothes, appearances, and weapons of the Hutchison sailors all made them feel that this was a powerful regular army, compared to the pirate-like sailors and soldiers on these European ships, the Ming sailors were the feeling of regular troops, and they were a group of out-and-out pirates.

Seeing that there were many onlookers, an officer of the naval division gave an order, and more than 100 soldiers lined up in a neat two-person column, with firearms on their shoulders, and the soldiers shouted slogans and boarded the boat in unison.

On the Crown Prince, not far from the side, Dutch sailors crowded the ship tower or stood on the side of the ship, looking at the Chinese who were about to become enemies with complicated eyes.

A naval officer who had just been transferred from Europe stroked the thick mustache under his nose and said in surprise: "Doesn't it mean that the Chinese people only have junk ships, why do they also have such advanced warships?" ”

"This still seems to be a schooner in theory?" Another Dutch naval officer said: "Our Dutch side is still on the drawings and ideas, how can the Ming people have them?" ”

"They bought it, right?"

"It's not the purchase, it's the Russians who help them build their ships."

"Russians?"

A group of Dutchmen looked strange, and then burst into laughter.

If the Cossacks saw it, they would have to duel with the Dutch. But in fact, they can't be blamed, the Dutch now build three-quarters of the world's shipbuilding, the French, Germans and even the British, all European countries came to them to build ships, but the Ming people found a group of Russians to help...... Even if it's a Swede!

"Ming people still have hearts." The bearded officer took a long sip of his silver flask, then shook his head, "But they're still too far behind." ”

"The Ming people have heard before that there are also huge warships." A Dutch officer who liked to inquire said: "I heard that it was two hundred years ago, and then they thought it was too expensive to burn the big ship, and then they only built the inshore junk." ”

"What a weird idea and approach." Bazihu commented with a sense of superiority.

"yes." Bao inquired and agreed: "If they hadn't given up the sea, there might be nothing to do with us......

"This is also the chosen place, where we Dutch people get their milk and wine." Bazihu shouted loudly, this man may have some Gaulic blood, and he couldn't suppress his emotions when he encountered something, and after shouting for two sentences, Bazihu pointed to the schooner in front of him, and shouted: "Poor people, you will not live for two days, may God accept your humble souls......"

"Shut up, idiot." The first mate of the warship strode over and stopped his men who were shouting.

"Anyway, you can do it at any time......" Bazihu was a little unconvinced, but he still muttered and retreated.

There were sailors all around, and they laughed softly, but they didn't dare to make fun of an officer, there was a price to pay for making fun of an officer, although the Netherlands was a republic, it was also hierarchical, and the relationship between the top and bottom was quite strict, and there were strong remnants of the Middle Ages in Europe at this time, and the hierarchical relationship was even more obvious on the warships of other countries, because if there was no strong or even cruel means to maintain order and hierarchy at sea, riots would break out at any time, and it would be fatal, and the sailors understood this.

Although laughing, the Dutch sailors actually agreed with this officer with a somewhat wild personality...... The shipbuilding industry of the Ming people was too backward, and those small boats were not threatening, and they were also backward as merchant ships, so they could only run short distances.

This is indeed the case with Fukufu, which is okay to run the route from Japan and several countries in the South Seas, but it is impossible to run the route from Asia to South America like a galleon, and then turn back to Europe.

The warships of the Daming Naval Division are also very backward, needless to say, the Dutch on this ship are all transferred from Europe, and they have not stayed in Asia before, they used to mainly go to Africa, but also went to South America, the Dutch merchant ships are everywhere, and the warships also have cruising missions.

Asia is also becoming more and more important, and the wealth that Taiwan sent back to the Netherlands from last year to this year is worth four tons of gold, which is quite a remarkable income, and it can be said that it is now the largest among the Dutch overseas colonies.

At the beginning of this year, Cohen, the governor of the East India Company, was keenly aware of the opportunity, the Fujian sailors originally gathered in Penghu, and after defeating the fleet of the East India Company, the two sides signed a peace treaty, and the Dutch got the right to build a city in Taiwan, and then they found that the Fujian sailors had been reducing ships and manpower while building a city in Taiwan, and in less than three months, more than 10,000 sailors were reduced to only more than 1,000 people stationed in Penghu, and then there were simply only a dozen small warships and more than 500 people, and a garrison was stationed on the island.

The Dutch felt a little incomprehensible, from the Ming Dynasty mobilized troops to start a war with it, the Ming attached great importance to the Penghu Islands, but after the war, the Ming Dynasty did not use Penghu as a trade transit center to make money, nor did it stay heavily stationed, let alone take the opportunity to sort out the warship fleet and solidify the defense, but to make the sailors scattered, which is equivalent to a master of martial arts and self-abandonment of martial arts.

It was only later that the Dutch learned that the garrison and the assembly fleet needed a lot of military spending, and the Ming center did not give a penny of silver, and all the silver expenses were Fujian's own expenses, Fujian was a poor province at this time, and the previous military expenditure of nearly 200,000 taels had made the Fujian treasury poor, and the local large households also donated a lot, and the guards in various places were dragged poor. As soon as the war ended, of course, the warships and sailors hurried back to their original guards, and the guards were also responsible for the maintenance and maintenance of the warships in peacetime...... Of course, this is, how can the guard have the ability to maintain warships and warships, as soon as the sailors are disbanded like this, they do not train and maintain the ships together, of course, the combat effectiveness drops sharply after a long time, the imperial court has no money, and no one pays attention to the sailors at all, even if they pay attention, they are also the sailors in the north, because they are used to support Phi Dao to attack the coastal areas of the east, and the sailors in the south are just to deal with some troublemakers, and they come from thousands of miles away to do business, which is not the same thing as the barbaric eastern and northern captives...... Dr. Da Mingshi still has a clear understanding of this, and knows that Hongmaoyi will not go to land in a big way, after all, the distance is too far, and there is not enough manpower, so it is not enough to trouble. However, the sea frontier is also a part of the territory, and no one at this level thinks about it and cares about it.

The Fujian sailors were able to beat the Dutch, to even Zheng Zhilong and a group of pirates couldn't beat them, resulting in Yu Zhigao's defeat and killing, which took only a few years, and the sailors were unusable before that. It's the same now, half a year after defeating the Dutch, the warships were scattered, and Yu Zhigao returned to his letter to garrison, leaving a few ships at hand, Penghu left a garrison plus 400 soldiers to garrison, and more than a dozen small warships.

After learning a series of news, the Dutch were shocked to find that as long as they crossed Hutchison, now they have no opponents in the Taiwan Strait and the Guangzhou Sea, Li Guozhu They don't take it seriously, if Li Dan is here, they don't dare to make up their minds, Li Dan can gather tens of thousands of pirates at any time under an order, much stronger than the Daming Sailors, but Li Dan is dead, Li Guozhu does not have this kind of appeal, the pirates are scattered, and they were beaten down a lot by Hutchison last year, in the eyes of the Dutch, this is Hutchison lifting a stone and shooting himself in the foot, Originally, Li Guozhu was able to bring in some pirates to strengthen his momentum, but now of course it is absolutely impossible.

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