Zheng Tai returned to Kinmen, immediately came to see Zheng Chenggong, and told Zheng Chenggong the amount that Zheng Cai demanded.

Zheng Chenggong laughed angrily when he heard that Zheng Cai dared to open his mouth and ask for eighty percent. "What a big appetite, and I'm not afraid to die!"

Lin Xishan, who was on the side, immediately drank when he heard it: "Why does he Zheng Cai dare to take so much, he doesn't forget that those water divisions under him were built by the Taishi, he forcibly seized so much, I don't know the picture, and he even beat the idea of the general." General, please go to the brigabot to crusade against Zheng Cai and Zheng Lian's two shameless people. ”

Although he was very annoyed with Zheng Cai, Zheng Chenggong still held back his anger and said, "Jian Chu, sit down." We must not merge with Zheng Cai and them now, that will only cheapen the tartars for nothing. ”

Zheng Chenggong looked at Zheng Tai and said: "Eighty percent is absolutely not good, you go back and tell Zheng Cai that I can only give sixty percent at most." ”

Hearing Zheng Tai reply that sixty percent, Zheng Cai was dissatisfied, he thought for a while and said, "I want at least seventy percent!" ”

After Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Cai negotiated back and forth several times, in the end, the two each took a step back and agreed on the distribution of benefits after the war.

Zheng Chenggong accounted for three into five, and Zheng Cai accounted for six into five.

After agreeing, Zheng Cai sent the warships in his hands out and began to strangle the Dutch merchant ships that did not pay protection fees in the East China Sea.

The Dutch had a huge power, and there were hundreds of ships in Dayuan, including thirty or forty warships and seventy or eighty armed merchant ships; In order to preserve his strength, Zheng Cai did not dare to fight with the Netherlands.

But the Franc Machine did not have this strength, Zheng Chenggong decided to directly attack the Franc Machine's stronghold in the East China Sea Macau, and solve the matter at one time!

At the same time, it can also deter other forces in the East China Sea, let them weigh and weigh, and provoke their own consequences!

Zheng Chenggong stood in the port and looked at the vast sea, and asked, "Jian Chu, how is the situation in Macao?" ”

Lin Xishan hurriedly said: "General, there are more than 700 sailors and eleven battleships, each of which has ten sixteen-pounder guns and eight thirteen-pounder guns. Twenty-eight armed merchant ships, each with three nine-pounder guns and five six-pounder guns. ”

"Where are those ships parked now?"

"Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal!"

"Pass the order, get ready to fish!"

"Yes! General! ”

Zheng Chenggong summoned several sailor generals over.

"Brothers, you've been working hard for so long, and it's time to do your best. Let the little ones see the blood, don't pee your pants when you really go to the battlefield! ”

Hearing the general say this, the soldiers burst into laughter.

After laughing for a while, Chen Hui asked, "General, are we going to attack the Tartars?" ”

"We are going to fight the Tartars, but we have to fight the Franc machine first!"

"Franc machine?" Hearing that the general said that he was going to fight the Franc Machine, many generals showed puzzled expressions.

Zheng Chenggong said angrily: "This year, those ghosts thought that my father was gone, and the Zheng family sailor was divided, and even united and refused to pay the protection fee. You say, "Shall we say yes?" ”

Now many of Zheng Chenggong's sailors are former Zheng Zhilong's subordinates, and I heard that Zheng's Franc machine despised the Zheng family's sailors and refused to pay protection fees.

They immediately shouted indignantly: "No promise! General, whoever dares not to pay, we will rob their ships and kill all their boatmen, and see who dares not to pay! ”

Zheng Chenggong kicked his eyes at the officer who shouted the loudest, and drank: "What nonsense are you talking about, we are dignified Daming sailors, and we are not pirates, how can we say such things." Don't talk like this next time!"

After speaking, Zheng Chenggong coughed and said: "We are a regular army, we must be reasonable." Whoever does not pay the protection fee, we will seize his ships, confiscate their goods, and pull their crews to work as coolies. When money is loved, when to release people. ”

Hearing what the general said so civilized, those generals burst into laughter again, and a few of them even laughed and gasped: "Yes, we are a regular army, not pirates!" ”

However, the general's approach is actually no different from that of pirates.

"Now you go back and prepare, and we will go to sea in the afternoon. Use artillery to tell them that I, Zheng Chenggong, am still there, the Zheng family sailor is still there, and the rules must be there! ”

The sailor general immediately clasped his fists and shouted in unison: "Yes, General!" ”

On 19 February, Cheng Cheng Cheng Cheng Cheng led 21 fortune ships and 37 sand boats out to sea and slaughtered Macao.

On 20 February, Zheng Chenggong sent a sand boat to patrol the sea to monitor the port of Macao, and a sand boat passed the news back and forth.

At this time, the Governor of Macau, Ma Shijialu, picked up a glass of wine from the tray carried by the servant and presented it to the sea merchant Andrew. Pedro. Paul said.

"Congratulations, Mr. Paul, starting this year, you won't have to pay that protection fee or hang that damn flag! I believe that in the future, your profits will increase tenfold, and soon you will become a monopoly. ”

Thinking that six or seven merchant ships full of them would not have to pay any more protection fees, Paul was overjoyed and smiled back.

"Congratulations, Mr. Governor. That damn pirate was finally punished by God, and his power was divided. Now that the Ming Empire has been invaded by barbarians, those Ming people are busy revolting, and the whole of China is in chaos. You don't have to look at anyone's face anymore, you can do whatever you want in this part of the East China Sea! ”

The Governor of Mascolu waved his hand and said, "It is too early to say this, Mr. Paul returns to the motherland, do not forget our agreement, and encourage our king to send troops to occupy Macao completely, and preferably also occupy Hong Kong."

Hearing this, Paul hesitated and said, "Although Zheng Yiguan has been arrested, his forces have also been divided. But the strength of those warlords is not weak. We Portugal alone are afraid that it will be difficult to defeat them. ”

The Governor of Mascolu said dissatisfiedly: "You are too cowardly, Mr. Paul. If you don't take some risks, how can you make big gains! ”

Paul thought that the larger the territory the state occupied, the more material it could plunder, and the greater the wealth. Immediately said ruthlessly.

"Don't worry, Mr. Governor, when I return to China, I will definitely join other maritime merchants to advise the king and send troops to occupy those islands."

When the Governor of Mascolu heard this, he raised his glass and said, "Cheers to our cooperation!" ”

While the Governor of Mascok and Paul were discussing how to occupy as much territory as possible, a sailor on a high-pole lookout cried out in alarm: "An unknown fleet has come to the outer harbor!" ”

This shout immediately attracted the attention of the Governor of Macau, Ma Shijialu and Paul.

The Governor of Mascolu hurried to the shore, pulled a long binocular, and looked in the direction pointed by the sailors.

Paul also opened the monoculars, and he saw a big Zheng character handsome flag fluttering in the sea breeze on a warship in the outer harbor, and immediately exclaimed: "It's the Zheng family's ship!" ”

He habitually shouted: "Quick, hang the flag issued by the Zheng family!" ”

The Governor of Mascolu looked at him coldly and said, "Mr. Paul, you will not forget that you did not pay the protection fee!" ”

What the!

Hearing Governor Mascolu's answer, Paul thought that he had refused to pay the protection fee because Zheng Zhilong had been arrested.

Paul hurriedly picked up the binoculars again and looked at the Zheng family's ships, more than fifty warships, and hundreds of guns.

Counting the armed merchant ships, there are only more than 30 ships in the port of Macao, where will they be the opponents of the other side.

Paul turned to Governor Mascol and said, "What now?" ”

The Governor of Mascolu gritted his teeth and shouted: "All the ships will rush out for me, and we must not block the harbor for the other party!" ”

Paul heard anxious words: "Mr. Governor, the opposing warships have rushed up, and we simply do not have enough time!" ”

Confirming Paul's words, Zheng Chenggong saw the ship rushing into the port, and hurriedly shouted: "Hit hard!" ”

The flame of the guns on the ship was ignited, and in an instant, the muzzles of hundreds of guns rumbled, and thick smoke came out.

The cannon roared, and huge columns of water were lifted on the sea.

The Great Henry, which was about to sail back, was stopped at the outermost periphery, and this armed merchant ship became the key target of the Zheng family's naval division.

Three or four solid shells focused on the Grand Henry with a whistling sound, and one of them luckily pierced the armor below its water level, and the sea rushed through the crack into the cabin.

The Great Henry slowly tilted and sank into the sea.