"As soon as the master arrived in Nanyang, the Dutch gave a dismount," Zhu Youzhen laughed, "If Zhilong hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid the master would have been embarrassed!" ”

"Dutchmen these days!" Zheng Zhilong gritted his teeth, "I knew that my lord was on the boat, I would never let go of these red-haired ghosts, master, do you want to catch up now?" ”

"No need," Zhu Youzhen waved his hand, "Actually, they didn't attack the Ming ships, they just followed the rules of the sea and drove according to the established waterway, there is nothing wrong with that, you have to spare people and spare people!" , Besides, they don't know that the master is on the boat," Zhu Youzhen looked very pot-bellied, "Forget these Dutchmen, let's start the boat first!" ”

"Yes, master," Zheng Zhilong first called his own soldiers and asked him to inform the fleet to sail, and then said: "These red-haired ghosts are really ghostly, next time you travel, bring more ships." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Zhilong, when you arrive in Nanyang, the safety of the master will be handed over to you," Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly, "How about it, Nanyang is still calm, right?" Do Westerners still dare to challenge the South China Sea Fleet? ”

"Now in Nanyang, the South China Sea Fleet is dominant, and no one dares to take action openly," Zheng Zhilong asked in a low voice: "My subordinates are a little worried, my lord came to Nanyang in person, it took a lot of time, and the imperial court ......."

"Don't worry about the imperial court, when the master leaves, it will also operate normally," Zhu Youzhen sat down on the wooden chair of the head of the throne, "What the lord is worried about is Lanzhu Province, how about it, the contract with the Dutch is going well, right?" ”

"If you go back to your father, the contract has already been signed, and now Daming and the Netherlands, the well water does not violate the river water, but there are some business contacts and reciprocity!"

"What about the Dutch? Are they really working with Daming? ”

"This ......," Zheng Zhilong thought for a moment, "It's still a short time, and it's difficult for his subordinates to make a judgment, but the South China Sea Fleet has an overwhelming advantage, and they won't dare to break their promises for a while." ”

"That's good," Zhu Youzhen knew that strength was the basis for concluding a treaty, and letting the Dutch spit out the trade bases they had established in the South Seas was not only cutting their flesh, but also putting their blood, without the South China Sea Fleet, it would be strange for the Dutch to swallow their anger, as long as the South China Sea Fleet continued to maintain coercion, they would slowly get used to it, "Zhilong, what are the large bases of the South China Sea Fleet in the South Seas?" ”

"If you go back to your grandfather, in Nanyang, the South China Sea Fleet has three major bases: Subic in Luzon Province, Siwu in Lanzhu Province, and Malacca in Daiyan Province.

"Well," Zhu Youzhen thought for a while, and then asked: "To maintain such a large sea area and so many identities, is the current force enough?" ”

"If you go back to your master, maintain the tranquility of Nanyang and maintain the stability of the provinces, these troops should be enough," Zheng Zhilong said hesitantly: "I'm just afraid...... I was afraid that in the future, new ships from the West would enter the South Seas, and my subordinates heard that the new ships in the West could carry up to 100 guns. ”

Zhu Youzhen knew that the current West was entering a period of rapid development of science and technology, and everything was possible, so he pondered for a while, "Don't worry about Zhilong, isn't Daming building a new type of warship?" Saying this, Zhu Youzhen was also a little anxious in his heart, not knowing when the new warships of the Ming Dynasty would be launched for use, and whether they would be able to fight against large Western warships after they were launched.

However, the size of the Ming Dynasty is huge, even if the performance of the warship is not as large and advanced as that of the West, but relying on the advantage of numbers, it will not fall behind for a while.

And the South China Sea is the back garden of the Ming Dynasty, much closer to the Ming Dynasty, if the ship, personnel loss, can be replenished in a timely and unlimited manner, and the West Ocean is tens of thousands of miles away from the South Sea, not only the information transmission is inconvenient, that is, their advanced ships are coming, there will inevitably be losses in the war, but they do not have a shipyard in the South Seas, the loss of one is one less, for a while, it can not be replenished at all.

"That'...... Subordinates will be fine! ”

"However, Master still has a problem," Zhu Youzhen got up from the wooden chair, "It's stuffy in the house, Zhilong, let's go to the deck to breathe!" ”

"Yes, sir." Zheng Zhilong personally led the way and led Zhu Youjian to the deck on the second floor, and Fu Xiaojian escorted him more than ten steps away.

This deck is almost two feet higher than the sea level, and people standing on it have the meaning of having a glimpse of the mountains, but on the sea, the entire Guangzhou ship still seems too small, and Zhu Youzhen stands on the deck, more or sighing at the boundlessness of the sea.

"Zhilong, how is Lanzhu Province doing now?" Zhu Youzhen felt that this problem was too extensive, so he added: "Who is the governor of Lanzhu Province now?" ”

"If you go back to your father, Lanzhu has just established a provincial governor, named Chen Da, who is a wealthy local businessman." Zheng Zhilong reported Chen Da's family background # Jing to Zhu Youzhen in as much detail as possible.

"Since Chen Da is a wealthy businessman and has a lot of family assets, why should he be the governor? He probably won't take a fancy to this money, right? Zhu Youzhen estimated that although Chen Da had not been a professional, he could accumulate family assets during the reign of the Dutch, and his coordination ability should be good, Lanzhu was his experimental field, and he did not want professional officials to be in charge, and people without Shilin experience were more suitable for Lanzhu.

"Hui Ye's words, his subordinates also asked, Chen Da said that in the past, when the Dutch were in Borneo, the Han people were bullied and afraid, he became the governor, and with the protection of the South China Sea Fleet, he will never live the kind of day when he is worried and scared when the wind blows."

"Haha, it's a matter of power in the end." Zhu Youzhen's heart is secretly moving, the awakening of businessmen in politics # governance is the progress of the times, this Chen Da has realized the importance of power, although this is a product of the Dutch era, Zhu Youzhen has to make full use of it.

"Is this Chen Da reliable? Is he interested in Daming? ”

"Master, this should be no problem," Zheng Zhilong seemed to be very familiar with this Chen Da, "Besides, with the South China Sea Fleet here, he will not have a chance even if he has different intentions." ”

Zhu Youzhen shook his head and said with a smile: "Zhilong, it is not enough to rely on the coercion of the army alone, the key is the people's hearts." However, Zhu Youzhen also thought about it here, and in the future, to maintain law and order in Lanzhu Province, it is still necessary to rely on the police, but the equipment of the police is temporarily limited to cold weapons, and the police cannot have the ability to fight against the South China Sea Fleet.

"Master, this ...... The subordinates are not clear, the subordinates are just soldiers. ”

"It's okay, you arrange it, let the master meet Chen Da, don't reveal the identity of the master, the current identity of the master is the deputy envoy of the Qin mission."

"Yes, the subordinates understand that the subordinates will never reveal the identity of the master."

"Zhilong, have you ever been to Lanzhu Province? Briefly talk about the topography and customs of the island. Zhu Youzhen put his hands behind his back and looked into the distance, it seemed that Lanzhu Province was under his nose, and his naturalization of Lanzhu Province was one step clearer.

"Master, the whole Borneo, Ao, is now called Lanzhu Island, with mountains in the center and plains on all sides, which can grow food, and the population is mainly concentrated in the north......"

Zhu Youzhen asked: "Why concentrate in the north?" But because there used to be a trading base for Westerners in the north? ”

"Not exactly, because the terrain in the south is too low, especially in the southeast, to be inhabited at all, only wild people who live in seclusion in the mountains occasionally go down to fish." When Zheng Zhilong speaks of savages, he naturally refers to an uncivilized people, who only have language and no writing.

Zhu Youzhen remembered that the classics of the Ming Dynasty seemed to record that the southeast of the island was washed by rain all the year round because the terrain was too low, and it should be a large wetland. ”

"Master, the natives on the island, there are many nationalities, they don't understand each other's languages, most of them are uncivilized, and they don't even seem to have written words."

No words are good! Zhu Youzhen was happy, there was no writing, and it was easy to assimilate, "Are there many Han people on the island?" ”

"The Han people on the island, living in the north, may have tens of thousands, plus their native relatives, it should not be less than 100,000!"

100,000 is already a lot, the Han people have a high cultural quality, a lot of brain knowledge, with the assistance of so many Han people, it should be a matter of course to establish a province on the island in accordance with Zhu Youzhen's way, besides, after the propaganda of the government, there should be more than this number of Han people registered.

Zhu Youzhen originally wanted to open a Chinese school on the island on a large scale, but after thinking about it, the interior of the Ming Dynasty has not completely universalized compulsory education, and in any case, it should be ensured that the mainland is the most prosperous and developed place in the Ming Dynasty, and that it is the foundation of the Han nation.

However, it is still necessary to open a small number of Chinese schools on the island, which can attract the naturalization of the local people, and promote the inheritance of Chinese on the island, so that Lanzhu Province and the mainland of the Ming Dynasty can maintain the unity of language and dialect.

Now the Chinese textbooks of the Ming Dynasty have adopted pinyin and phonetics, and there are standard official dialects, and all kinds of dialects, including foreign languages, can be understood with the official dialect.

Zheng Zhilong saw that Zhu Youzhen was pondering, he didn't know what he was thinking, he didn't dare to disturb for a while, and after a long time, he asked, "Master, it's not early, do you want to start eating first?" ”

Zhu Youzhen looked up at the sky, the red sun had already sunk in the west, only a small half of his face was still exposed, the water was red and the water was red, dragging out a long and red sunset in the western sky, most of the red glow was blocked by ridges or clouds, but from the gap revealed a straight glow like a knife and an axe.

"Well, let's eat first," Zhu Youzhen chuckled, "Although there are many things, but the stomach always has to be filled, Zhilong, it's at sea now, and delicious meals are not easy to prepare, right?" ”

"Shame on your subordinates!" Zheng Zhilong bowed to Zhu Youzhen to express his apologies, "The ship has been sailing for five days in a row, and there are not many vegetables on board......"

"Zhilong doesn't need to be nervous," Zhu Youzhen patted Zheng Zhilong's thick shoulders and smiled meaningfully: "Zhilong can eat it, of course you can eat it - this time you are on a southern tour, but it is not for the delicious taste of Nanyang!" ”

"Subordinates are terrified!" Zheng Zhilong apologized again, and then bowed to Zhu Youzhen, "Master, please come here!" ”

Dinner was served in the dining hall of the "Nanhai", which was not sumptuous, mainly pickles, and the vegetables were only a plate of cowpeas, a plate of shredded moss, and a plate of shredded potatoes.