Regardless of whether Zheng Zhilong cooperated or not, Xinxiang's plan to attack Manila would have to be carried out, so when he heard the envoy say that Zheng Zhilong was just wishing from afar, Luo Jiuhe only laughed.

"Zheng Zhilong, who once crisscrossed the sea, is dead, and he doesn't even have the courage to follow us to pick up cheap!" A tiger guard next to him said with emotion.

"That's not necessarily, he may think bigger, not to pick up a bargain behind us, but to stab us in the back." Luo Jiuhe glanced at the tiger guard: "This is what the official said, not me, but my thoughts are the same as those of the official, Zheng Zhilong's best choice now is to go south with us, so that we have no worries." He is unwilling, which proves that he is still hostile to us in his heart, he is a hero at sea, he is used to stabbing people in the back, Yan Shiji treats him that way, and in the end he is not dead in vain, Liu Xianglao was righteous with him at the beginning, what is the result? ”

Xinxiang is very wary of Zheng Zhilong, and the reason is the cognition of this person. Yu Guozhen has always believed that if it weren't for his lack of courage, the Zheng family's situation in the South China Sea would be even grander.

"In this way, we will have fewer troops to go to the South Seas."

"It's okay, we went this time, we weren't going to attack it in the first place, it was not easy to storm the fortress of the Spaniards, it was a fortress, the official said, the most difficult fortress, without paying a huge price, it is impossible to attack below!"

Speaking of this, Luo Jiuhe laughed, he had a lively temperament. After being transferred to the Fishery Administration, he still hasn't changed, and his ability to convince pirates like Yu Dahai and Xun Shilu in a very short period of time has a lot to do with his character. In addition, he is a man who has the courage to take responsibility. For example, the navy's ineffective performance in the Battle of the Chicken Coop has little to do with him technically, and many of them are provoked by pirate-turned-sailors. But he himself took all the responsibilities on his shoulders, and the fishery administration bureau knew about it.

"Let's go. Don't delay too long for Zheng Zhilong, even if he wants to make a name for himself, as long as we act quickly, clean him up...... It's not that difficult! ”

Under the command of Luo Jiuhe, a total of twelve warships composed of the Xinxiang fleet, plus three captured Spanish ships, began to cross the sea and go south, carry out Yu Guozhen's order, and capture Manila. Avenging the slaughtered Chinese is also to drive a wedge in the Southeast Islands to ensure that China has a springboard to the south.

And Yu Guozhen himself moved to Hoi An again.

"The siltation of the port has indeed occurred, but it has not affected the navigation of our ships at present, and it is difficult to say what the future holds."

Hu Jingshui looked at Yu Guozhen with a strange expression, he had been in charge of Hoi An for several years, and he had never noticed this matter. And Yu Guozhen noticed this from the hydrological changes soon after he comprehended the affairs of the governor of An, which made Hu Jingshui extremely respectful.

"It's inevitable, the upstream Ruan family is indiscriminately deforested, and the soil erosion is very heavy. The amount of sediment entrained in Hoi An water is getting bigger and bigger, accumulating at the mouth of the sea. Speaking of which, we Xinxiang also have responsibilities, if it weren't for our need for wood, the Ruan family would not be like this, and he is not like the Zheng family, who can exchange coal for our weapons. ”

"Do you want to inform the Ruan family?" Hu Jingshui asked: "It's not too late to make amends. ”

"Why do you have to inform the Ruan family, he has sold the trees, and the only thing he has to do is sell the land." Yu Guozhen said.

"I don't agree with the words of the lord, this land was originally developed by my Chinese ethnic group for thousands of years, if it is not for the Chinese ethnic group, it is like Xinhang a few years ago, but it is just a swamp. In this case, we should take it ourselves, so why buy it? Now we buy timber because they have the strength to do so, but not the land! ”

"Huh?" Yu Guozhen was stunned for a moment, Hu Jingshui's words were domineering, and he just took it by himself when he wanted to take it.

After thinking about it, Yu Guozhen patted his head, he was a little stubborn, Hu Jingshui was right, the entire Annan, and even the entire Indochina Peninsula, are connected to the mountains and rivers of China, and have been the sphere of influence of China since ancient times, just like the self-reserved land of China, as long as there are no too strange rulers, when the ability of Huaxia is enough, it will be taken by itself!

It's only twenty or thirty years, so the mountains and rivers and trees here are all Chinese, and it is right to protect them.

"Still water, what you said is yes, what you said yes."

said so, Yu Guozhen was also impressed by Hu Jingshui in his heart. At the beginning, he just lacked people in his hands, and Hu Jingshui had considerable connections in Annam, so Yu Guozhen would use Hu Jingshui as the governor of Hoi An. But in fact, Hu Jingshui is not his descendant, even if Yu Guozhen once saved Hu Jingshui's life, but compared to Ye Wuya, Jiang'an and others who were born in Huwei, he will have to travel a long way after all.

But now it seems that perhaps it is precisely because he does not have too strong Yu's brand on his body that Hu Jingshui can often think about things differently.

"You arrange for someone to go and tell the Ruan family that in order to have trees to be cut down for future generations, for every tree that is cut down, three trees must be replanted." Yu Guozhen said: "After twenty or thirty years, when the whole Cochin is completely integrated into China, we don't need to replant. ”

Hu Jingshui wrote down the matter, and saw that Yu Guozhen had no other instructions, so he retreated, and after going out, a staff member who followed him couldn't help but say: "Uncle, why do you want to disobey Nanhaibo's intentions?" ”

"Disobedience?" Hu Jingshui glanced at this nephew of his own family, after Hoi An became the governor, because he had no cronies around him, he summoned some children from the clan to help. This nephew of his own family is relatively discerning among the children of his clan, so he is very valuable.

"What Nanhai Bo means is clearly not to care about Annan's life or death......"

"I see what you mean." Hu Jingshui said with a smile: "Nanhai Bo has a lot of things to think about, and there are some things that must be filled by us people. ”

"Alas, my uncle still doesn't understand what the little nephew means." Seeing that there were no guards around, his nephew lowered his voice: "The Manila tragedy, my uncle is just a small mistake, but Nanhai Bo still resigned from his uncle's position as governor, although Nanhai Bo is wise, but he can't stand the villain around him, my uncle should be Taoguang at this time, and he shouldn't go to Nanhai Bohu's beard!" ”

Hu Jingshui was stunned for a moment, and then sweat instantly climbed on his forehead.

Because he thought of Yu Guozhen's gaze after he suggested it, although it was affirmative in that gaze, there were still some indescribable things, could it be ...... Nanhai Bo is also suspicious of his vision?

Since ancient times, the more eloquent and strategic the ruler, the heavier his suspicion. Liu Bang was Gaozu, Zhang Liangyin and Han Xin were executed; The people of the world are Taizong, Li Jing is ill and Wei Zheng is down. Needless to say, Yu Guozhen's eloquence is not to mention, could it be that he will arouse suspicion by saying that he has a few suggestions, and it turns out that his suggestions may be more reasonable?

Thinking of this, Hu Jingshui felt nervous, but now he has also lived in the house for a long time, so he instantly packed up his feelings and glared at his nephew: "Nanhai Bo is open-minded, how can he be such a small-bellied chicken intestine as Chongzhen, you don't talk nonsense, keep your mouth tight, don't cause trouble!" ”

This is his sincere words, and it is also the good wish in his heart.

Although his nephew's words bothered Hu Jingshui for a while, he still covered them up well on the surface, and for the rest of the time, he paid close attention to the movements in the South China Sea, waiting for the battle report from Manila.

The Spanish governor of Manila, Coqueira, has also been keeping a close eye on the South China Sea, and has been restless ever since he sent his fleet to support Chicken Coop Harbor. Originally, he thought that he was worried about the Dutch, who had coveted the Philippines for a long time, and had forced him by force more than once, and the Dutch's movements at the end of last year also made him very nervous. But now the results are in, and the Dutch are targeting neither Hoi An nor Manila, as rumored, but Malacca, which is controlled by the Portuguese.

However, the Dutch occupation of Malacca was also not a good thing for Coquilla, which meant that the Spanish ships from the west coast of the Americas had to pass through the choke point of the Dutch if they wanted to return to Europe. And after the Dutch have freed their hands, they will definitely not let him go, the governor of Manila!

"These damned lowlanders, Lieutenant Gonzalez, why hasn't our warship returned yet, didn't you say that in a short time, they will be able to defeat the natives of the [China] who dare to challenge us, and let them go to hell with their ambitions?"

"Your Excellency, Captain Edmund will not let you down, he will not only bring back victories, but also a large fortune, including well-behaved and obedient slaves of the Chinese people. It just so happens that we also need a large number of Chinese slaves in our city to serve as craftsmen, and the last time they were killed a little too much, resulting in an extreme shortage of blacksmiths and tailors, and those local natives, they can't learn to use tools at all, and I dare to swear in the name of God, the monkeys in the forest learn a trade faster than them. ”

The nagging lieutenant made Coquela's mood feel better, he really didn't think that those small ships of the Ming Kingdom could threaten the Spanish fleet, although now the Armada has been destroyed, and the Spanish Kingdom has lost control of the Low Countries, but the majesty of the Spanish monarch is not yet the turn of an indigenous country in the East to challenge!

"In any case, until our fleet returns, it is necessary to be on increased vigilance, especially careful not to let those damned traitorous lowlanders find their chance. Lieutenant Gonzalez, if you do a good job, then the position of captain is not far from you! Now, you go out for me and inspect the fort again!" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency, as you wish!"

The fat and short lieutenant Gonzalez gave a military salute and went out of the governor's palace, his fat body had climbed onto a horse with great difficulty—not long ago they had obtained some horses from Arabia, which were intended to be sent to the Americas, but were left behind by Coquela, and Lieutenant Gonzalez was given a white one, which he liked so much that he did not forget to take the horse with him wherever he went.

"Come with me to patrol the fort, you idiots, don't let those stupid mercenaries stain our cannons!" Gonzalez gave orders on his horse.

But in his heart, he was secretly scolding Coqueira, this timid fellow, who drew him another big pie, this sentence "The captain's position is not far from you" Gonzalez has been listening to it for a year, but he has never seen reality! (To be continued)