The communication with Xu Xueju was dull, and Xu Xueju couldn't make the decision about trade "tribute", and finally reached some acquiescence or agreement. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Chen Jian, as the envoy, could not enter Beijing directly, so he needed to send some people to carry gifts into Beijing first, and the official channel was submitted by Xu Xueju.

This is already a great face, otherwise it will be rejected if it is not in line with the system, and there will be no chance to report it to the capital.

So far, the exchange between the two sides has been pleasant, but it soon comes to a very important issue.

After Xu Xueju said a few more words, he suddenly asked: "To and from Beijing, even if the Son of Heaven allows it, it will take a year." It's not good for your ship sergeants to stay in Quanzhou, I don't know what you are going to do? ”

This can be regarded as a prepared question, Xu Xueju is most worried about Chen Jianlai not leaving Quanzhou, but Chen Jian replied bluntly: "We stopped in Quanzhou, one is that we don't know the system of the Celestial Empire. I thought that I only needed to inform the governor and go straight to Beijing. ”

Xu Xueju laughed and said: "This is naturally impossible, but it's no wonder you, the Celestial Empire has its own system, which is still different from you." ”

"yes, I didn't think it through. Moreover, when we stopped in Quanzhou, we were also out of benevolence to help the victims, and since there is no major problem now, we naturally want to leave. It's just thousands of miles away from home, and there is no place here...... Ay. ”

In fact, Chen Jian already knew that it was impossible for any country to directly sail warships to ports near the national capital without permission, and it was just an excuse for poor consideration.

So far, Xu Xueju is also very difficult. Chen Jian insisted that he didn't know about the system, so he didn't think about the matter of landing at all, thinking that he could enter Beijing directly, so naturally he didn't have to think about the problem of docking.

I did a lot of good things in Quanzhou before, helping to relieve the disaster and transport rice and promote sweet potatoes, but it was not good to drive people away and be decent in the Celestial Empire.

However, it is not a system for them to live in the coastal area, although he, as the governor, can call the shots, but he is afraid that he will not be able to tell the story of Macao in the future.

Jian Chen seemed to think about it for a while, and suddenly said, "I heard that from here to the west, thousands of miles away, there is a big island called the Eastern Domain. The island is full of uneducated students, but luckily there are trees and fresh water. If the governor agrees, we may stay there for the time being. ”

As soon as he said this, Xu Xueju immediately became alert, and Jian Chen hurriedly said: "If the Emperor of Shenzhou allows trade in the future, there will naturally be a place to anchor." If not, we will head west to Japan. If we go across the sea, we are closer to Japan, and domestic bulk commodities are also in demand in Japan. The governor can rest assured that there is no need for us to stay in the Eastern Domain, and we can go directly to Japan across the sea to trade ......."

Xu Xuejuxin said that you are holding yourself hostage, and you are clearly telling me that it is better to accept your trade license, otherwise you will transport goods such as muskets and saltpeter to the Japanese country.

Thinking like this, his face suddenly showed a look of dismay, and he educated Jian Chen again, but Jian Chen didn't answer.

Chen Jian only said that he had to have a place to stay, it was impossible to wait for news from the capital here, and he had nowhere to go, so he couldn't float on the sea all day long.

Taiwan did not set up prefectures and counties at this time, which is a matter that is easily acquiesced, and it is always a step back from the fleet docking in Quanzhou, and it does not sound like a big deal.

There are also two battalions of land in the fleet, plus some private troops of trading companies, as well as gunners and sailors, etc., if they really occupy Penghu, I am afraid it will be difficult to drive them away.

Winning the war will make up for the state affairs and waste money and food. If they fail to win, it will damage the national prestige, and it will be very bad to force these people to merge with the Japanese bandits.

Xu Xueju also knew that it was okay to say anything about this matter, if he ran over directly without saying hello, as long as he didn't rob the fishermen's merchant ships, he would not be able to know about it within three or five years.

Since it is clearly stated, it is not a fake.

However, Chen Jian is cheating. Whether he agrees or not, he will definitely take root here, even if this tributary trip is not permitted, he will be entangled in forming a fleet to seize Taiwan when he returns to Mincheng.

Whether you agree or not, the place that Chen Jian seized will not be Tainan, but Tamsui Keelung in the north.

Since it was determined that the trade here was temporarily on the back burner, and that it was intended to be a nail in the coffin among the Spaniards and the Dutch, and that it was mainly cultivated with the Hokkien to collect land rent, Tainan was not in a good position.

It's not a difficult choice. If a trade license was obtained and purchases could be made directly along the coast, then there was no need to rely on Tainan's geographical location to attract maritime merchants from the Ming Dynasty. In the area of Tamsui Keelung, you can go north to Ryukyu Japan, and the location is better.

If he can't get a trade license, and his personal assets are not for short-term trading profits, the area around Tamsui Keelung is still the best choice. There are gold, sulphur, coal and iron mines, and there is also a navigable freshwater river.

Trade between Manila and Japan could be choked, and retreat could be reclaimed along the river and deep inland to obtain the cheapest water transportation costs of the era.

How did Xu Xueju know that Chen Jian had made up his mind to dig up the roots of the Ming Dynasty and be reborn, only considering the current situation, Chen Jian's proposal is undoubtedly a good way to solve the current problem.

Jian Chen said again: "Since it is the territory of the Emperor of Shenzhou, we are only renting and docking. It is also reasonable to pay a certain amount of gold and silver every year. In addition, the governor can also send some students to come over to educate the local students, so as to return to the king. We have always admired the way of Confucius and Mencius in the Central Plains culture, and we can also learn from it. ”

Xu Xueju waved his hand and said: "Gold and silver are exempt, since this is the case, you will be allowed to dock for the time being." but thou shalt not be a traitor. ”

"It's natural, but I have to ask the governor to write it down. If we encounter a Dutch, a Spaniard, or a pirate, we have a proof. Otherwise, they will take possession by force, but it is not our territory, and it is not good to fight them. If there is a letter from the governor, even if they land, we can tell them to come here and ask for ...... There is a way to be justified. ”

He added: "Moreover, the local natives do not know, and we are afraid that they will be bewitched by the Japanese Dutch or the Spaniards, so we have a letter from the governor, so that they can know that they are the people of the Celestial Empire, and they should not be in the same league with those people." ”

Xu Xueju nodded and said, "That's a truth." But you can stop there, and you must not do anything to burn or loot. If I hear half a complaint or a merchant complains about a grievance, I will definitely send 100,000 troops to break through the Eastern Domain. ”

"That's nature. Although we don't know Confucius and Mencius, we also have a heart of benevolence and righteousness, and the governor can rest assured. When docking there, a few people will also be sent to stay in Fuzhou to wait for news. As soon as there is news, we will go north to the capital, where will we stay here? ”

After discussing for a while, a consensus was finally reached, allowing Chen Jian and others to stop in Taiwan for the time being, and if they encountered pirates and pirates, they could attack, but once they were asked to leave, they had to leave Yunyun.

It's all nonsense, and if you can manage it, you don't have to say it; Since you can't manage it, it's useless to say it. Xu Xueju also knew that even if he was not allowed, Chen Jian had no choice but to let it go.

Shamelessly, he asked Xu Xueju to come forward, find one or two poor Xiucai who were poor and helpless, and go to Taiwan with him, and he would bear all the expenses, which was a good thing, and Xu Xueju agreed to ask someone to find it.

Once this matter is settled, the rest will be easy to say.

Xu Xueju also agreed that Chen Jian and others could stay in the mainland to study, but they needed permission from here, and Chen Jian didn't want many places, only more than ten.

Half a month later, Chen Jian sent more than 20 people to the capital first, carrying a lot of gifts and money, and told them to pay attention to the observation along the way, write down what they saw and heard, and said a few people who were going to visit them.

When he returned to Quanzhou, he took advantage of the fact that there were many displaced people after the Quanzhou disaster, and Jiang Zhili played the people's livelihood card, only saying that he could not bear that these people could not make a living, and even deceived and abducted more than 1,000 poor families to board the ship and go to Taiwan, only saying that he hired them to help cultivate and cut down trees and repair the boat, and his household registration was still in Quanzhou, and all the fees for Ding service would be paid regularly.

Jiang Zhili also knew that he couldn't control it, and it was a disaster to have too many displaced people, and he couldn't bear to be poor people who had nothing after the catastrophe, so he could only agree.

Chen Jian and others have been in Quanzhou for a long time, and they have been well received, and everyone admires them, and these poor people who have no way to make a living are not afraid, and they happily board the ship.

In the name of establishing a science school, he opened a primary school in Quanzhou in imitation of the Catholic model, mainly teaching some interesting subjects such as natural knowledge and mathematics, all at Chen Jian's own expense.

However, as soon as he got on the ship, Chen Jian turned his face and asked someone to break up all the people who boarded the ship according to their clan, surname, and place of residence, stuffed them into the ship, and sailed west to Taiwan.

Along the island to the north, I found the Tamsui River, and chose a place with a superior location as the construction site of the fortress and fort, so I asked people to disembark and dock for the time being, leave the logging and stone to build the fortress, and take some glass, iron, knives, cotton cloth, etc., to establish good relations with the aborigines along the river, and buy a huge piece of land. At this time, they have not yet gained a firm foothold, and the language is not comprehensible, so these aborigines should not be provoked for the time being, and they will all be some laborers in the future.

For a time, the cannon near the Tamsui River rumbled and the logging clanged, and the engineer was proficient in surveying and mapping the hydrological height, and the fort was built on a high ground on the north bank of the Tamsui River.

Those poor people who arrived here did some things to carry the building for the time being, and Chen Jian promised to have his own land with them in the future, and he could borrow money to buy iron tools for farming cattle and so on, and the people's hearts were quite stable.

After counting the ships of the headquarters, he selected 300 soldiers and four boats, carrying some goods and some hired Fujian sailors and seamen, and ordered these four ships to go to Ryukyu and turn to Nagasaki, and from Nagasaki to Edo, where they went to visit Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was already the shogun of Seiyi at this time, and asked for trade and the establishment of trading posts at Uraga and Hirado.

The letter to Tokugawa Ieyasu also described in detail his attitude on his side, such as seeking trade and not proselytizing, and opposing the establishment of Catholic churches in his own country, as an opportunity to settle in Japan and crowd out the Portuguese and Spaniards, and welcoming Tokugawa Ieyasu to send people to his country to inspect trade.

At this point, during the period of waiting for the official reply of the Ming Dynasty, the entire fleet was divided into three parts.

Some of them went north to the capital, and after arriving at the Yangtze River, someone would bring some things written by Chen Jian to visit Xu Guangqi, who was in Shanghai at this time, and make appropriate contact.

Some of them went to Japan, contacted Tokugawa Ieyasu, tried to open up trade routes with Japan, seized the opportunity to make trouble, and earned silver.

The last part remained in Taiwan, first set up the fortress forts, organized reclamation, and waited for a reply from the north.