"The military advisor is reasonable!" Wang Zhi touched the stubble on his face, nodded in agreement, and said, "This commander also heard that Jiaozhou is going to Japan to do business this time. If you rob them now www.biquge.info you can get some rags at most. It's better to wait for them to return with the money! Strategist, if you scholars have a faster brain turn, you have a lot of flowers. Okay, just do as you say! ”

"Don't, big brother!" The second master suddenly became anxious when he heard Wang Zhi's words, and hurriedly dissuaded: "Big brother, don't mention this white-faced scholar talking nonsense. Although I am a rough person and have not studied for a few days, I also know the truth of the speed of soldiers. Now that we have the news, we should immediately set off to catch them off guard. What's the point of waiting like this? It takes half a month and 20 days to go back and forth to Japan, so what if something happens along the way? ”

"Hehe..."Yan Jizhi smiled disdainfully, and replied sarcastically, "The soldier is fast, this truth is right." But it's a bit out of place here! Hmph, now the enemy is in the light, and I am in the dark. The caravan in Jiaozhou didn't know that we were fighting him, so why rush to do it now? Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if Liu Fan guessed that we would rob him, why not? Since they have already gone to sea, it is impossible to turn around and go back now, they must complete the purpose of trading in Japan before they can explain to Liu Fan. Even so, why don't we plan and then act, and then do it when the investigation is completely found to be profitable? ”

"Okay, don't make any noise!" Wang Zhi slapped his chair, and said in a slightly angry voice: "Where are you supposed to be here?" Wet market? What is the system of noisy noise? ”

"The little brother (below) doesn't dare, everything must be obeyed by the commander's orders!" Seeing this, Yan Jizhi and the second master immediately leaned over and asked for sin

Wang Zhi waved his hand irritably, and said in a cozy tone: "This commander doesn't mean to blame you, although the two of you have different opinions, you both have some truth, and this commander can't make a decision for a while. But after all, this matter is a major event related to the lives of the brothers, so let's listen to everyone's meaning! Those who agree to send troops now stand on the left, and those who agree to wait stand on the right! ”

Wang Zhi gave an order, and many big and small leaders below took action one after another. After a while, the hall was immediately divided into two distinct teams. The second master looked at the few cronies around him, and his face was unprecedentedly ugly. Could it be that after so many years of birth and death, is it better than a little white face who has just arrived? At this moment, the eyes of the second master looking at Yan Jizhi and Wang Zhi were full of resentment and resentment.

Wang Zhi, who has always been high, didn't notice the eyes of the second master, maybe even if he did, it didn't matter. Seeing that the results came out, Wang Zhi was very happy, clapped his hands and said, "Since everyone agrees with the opinion of the military advisor, let's do what the military advisor said!" Strategist? ”

"In!" Yan Jizhi replied with a smile on his face

"This matter will be handed over to you by the commander, you must pay close attention to every move of the Jiaozhou fleet and report to me at all times!"

"Yes!" Yan Jizhi thought for a while and said, "Great Commander, we are on the edge of the Bohai Sea, and there is still some distance from the coastal waters of Japan. ”

"Yes!" Wang Zhi nodded solemnly and said, "The brothers have all moved for Lao Tzu, and the marbles, gunpowder, water, and food are all prepared." Three days later, we left for Japan! Hmph, this time we have to fight with those turtle grandsons in Jiaozhou. Let's see who killed the deer! ”

Wang Zhi was in full swing preparing to deal with the Jiaozhou fleet on this side, and on the other side, the Jiaozhou fleet was not idle, under the leadership of Fan Liang, after more than ten days of sailing, there was no danger all the way to Nagasaki, Japan.

Nagasaki has been one of the important ports of communication between China and Japan since ancient times. Geographically, Nagasaki is also the closest port to Daming. The distance from Shanghai to Nagasaki is just under 800 kilometers. Nagasaki has always played an indispensable role in the trade between the Ming Dynasty and Japan. Moreover, since the shogunate issued the third lockdown decree last year, the seventh year of Chongzhen, Nagasaki has become the only open port allowed by the shogunate. Although this port is open, only Ming and Dutch merchant ships can enter, and other merchant ships such as Portugal and Britain are not allowed to enter and dock.

As soon as they arrived at Nagasaki Port, Fan Liang and the others were stunned by the scene in front of them, and everywhere they saw were merchant ships, such as the common fortune ships of the Ming Dynasty, the big sand ships, and the Spanish galleons in the West. Compared to the port of Qingdao, which has just started, Nagasaki is now a truly international port.

The first thing he did when he landed on the shore was to send someone to inquire about the situation in Nagasaki. To be precise, let's take a look at the distribution of various forces in Nagasaki. After understanding, Fan Liang learned that since the Wanli period, until today, in less than ten years, the number of overseas Chinese in Nagasaki has begun to increase because of the needs of trade. From the initial 20 or so to 2,000 or 3,000 people, these people gathered in Nagasaki, which was designated by the Tokugawa shogunate as a foreign port, and after obtaining special permission from the Japanese authorities, they were able to buy land and build houses in Nagasaki and obtain permanent residency. Gradually, the three major Tang groups of the Sanjiang Gang, the Zhangquan Gang, and the Fujian Gang were formed.

Among these groups were the eight more powerful families of Zheng, Huang, Ouyang, Xue, Wei, Li, Lin, and Zhang. They are Zheng Zhilong, Ouyang Huayu, Huang Yongyu, Xue Baguan, Wei Zhiyan and his brother, Lin Sanguan, Li Dan and other eight people. Among them, the most powerful is the Zheng family, to which Zheng Zhilong belongs. Moreover, as Li Dan's righteous son, Zheng Zhilong has now completely taken over the power of the Li family, and his strength is unprecedentedly strong. It can be said that in addition to the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan, the Zheng family in Nagasaki is the same.

After learning the news, Fan Liang immediately felt extremely happy. Thanks to Liu Fan's long-term vision, he reached an alliance agreement with the Zheng family early, not only even if they were able to repel those pirates and reach Nagasaki safely, it would be difficult to gain a foothold in Nagasaki. You must know that most of these merchants are composed of Fujianese, and they northerners will definitely not be able to eat here.

After thinking about it for a while, Fan Liang felt that he would visit the Zheng family first and make a decision to find out the specific situation in Nagasaki. Because Fan Liang knows very well that whether he wants to gain a foothold in Nagasaki or meet Tokugawa Iemitsu, the Zheng family, the head snake, is a hurdle that cannot be bypassed. (To be continued.) )