Chapter 182: Destroying a Country on the Way
"Weisheng, success, you are back, the overseer was still talking about it just now." Luo Jian greeted the two of them while sending someone to invite Shi Kefa over.
"Did this trip to the sea go well?" Luo Jian asked.
"It's going well overall, and we'll report to the Metropolitan Governor and Inspector slowly." Lu Wei said.
Shi Kefa heard that Lu Wei and Zheng Chenggong were back, and rode quickly to the Dadu Governor's Mansion, such a distance, he had never ridden a horse before, but this time he was really anxious.
"Brother Xian, why are you running in such a hurry? They couldn't run either. Luo Jian said with a smile.
"Let's talk about the situation first." Shi Kefa ignored Luo Jian's joke and said directly to the two.
"All the goods this time have been sold, and the total income is 620,000 silver." Lu Wei said crisply.
Hearing this number, Shi Kefa was very excited, and Luo Jian asked the two of them to tell the story of what they had happened along the way, why it took more time than last time, which was also a question that Luo Jian was concerned about.
"This time the sea went much smoother than the last time, and we didn't encounter a storm, but it was a coincidence that we met the Dutch fleet again this time." Lu Wei said.
"Huh? The result? Shi Kefa asked impatiently.
"According to my meaning, as long as they don't provoke us this time, we won't take the initiative to trouble them, and more is better than less. But Da Mu resolutely didn't do it, saying that these guys wanted to bully us last time, and this time our 'Wei Qing' number is here, and it is simply unreasonable not to clean them up, so I have to listen to Da Mu, and we will do it with them. ”
"Hey, this is not a battle at all, their small boats were fired by our 'Wei Qing' in a salvo, and two were sunk on the spot, and one was injured and captured alive by us, but unfortunately we only have one 'Wei Qing', and the others were run away by them." Zheng Chenggong continued beside him.
"Governor, Governor, these people are back from the Japanese trade, and the warship we captured is still their flagship, but there are more than 200,000 taels of silver on it, and I haven't counted it into the profits, we don't know what to do with this silver." Lu Wei said.
"Haha, and this good thing? Just hand over the finances, it seems that the robbery is coming quickly! Luo Jian laughed.
Shi Kefa frowned, and wanted to say something, but seeing that Luo Jian was so excited, he couldn't help but say nothing.
"This time the goods were sold in Japan a lot more troublesome than last time, and although the officials in Fukuoka provided us with some convenience, the amount was too large this time, and it took us a lot more time to sell them. Also, I've heard some news that the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan has begun to pay attention to our trade, which is probably not a good thing. Lu Wei said.
"We'll discuss this issue slowly." Luo Jian didn't want Shi Kefa to know about preparing to blast open the Japanese portal with artillery, so he bypassed this problem.
"In fact, even if it takes a long time for the goods to be sold, we will come back sooner than last time, but there is one thing, Lu Wei did it privately, and he also asked the metropolitan governor and the superintendent to punish him." When Lu Wei said this, he stood up, admitting and scolding.
"Brother Weisheng, why did you make the decision, this matter was mainly done by me, and the Metropolitan Governor and the Governor will punish me if they want to punish me." When Zheng Chenggong heard this, he stood up and said.
"I said that you two are fighting back and forth, what is it that you haven't said yet, and whose responsibility is it to fight after the matter is finished?" Luo Jian said with a smile.
"Governor, that's the case, isn't the destination of our next trip to sea to Southeast Asia? Damu and I both thought that this route was relatively unfamiliar to everyone, and this time we had plenty of time to go back, so we simply made a big circle to the south to explore this new route, and as a result, we ran to the Sulfur Ball Country. Lu Wei said slowly.
"I said, why did you come back so late? It turns out that you guys have come full circle. Luo Jian said.
"What the hell is going on?" As soon as Shi Kefa heard another country, he asked anxiously.
"We originally thought that the sulfur ball would replenish some fresh water and vegetables, our fleet was moored in the port of the sulfur ball, most of the people went ashore to rest, everything was normal during the day, who would have thought that someone would attack us at night, but fortunately, the sentry found it in time, so there was no loss, and in the process of pursuit, we found that these people were actually an organized army." Lu Wei continued.
"Is it the army of the Japanese Shimadzu family?" Luo Jian asked.
"How do you know?" Zheng Chenggong asked curiously.
"Leave it alone how I found out, tell me what happened?" Luo Jian said with a smile.
"By daybreak, the gang has disappeared, I mean after replenishing fresh water and vegetables, it's better for us to leave quickly, I think the situation on this island is a bit complicated." Lu Wei said.
"But soon our scouts noticed that a large number of troops were coming in this direction, apparently targeting us, and I decided to turn back and meet us." Lu Wei said.
"Brother Weisheng, don't take all the responsibility, this is the decision of the two of us, okay?" Zheng Chenggong said anxiously beside him.
"The army coming towards us is about five or six thousand, and at this time I think they really want to leave us all, so the two of us discussed, and Da Mu led the team to meet the attack, and I went back to the ship to organize artillery support, but most of the sailors went ashore with Da Mu, and only two or three guns could fire." Lu Wei continued.
"How's the battle going?" Shi Kefa was even more anxious.
"I said Brother Shi, you are really anxious, you see that they stay here well, they must have won the battle." Liu Lan said with a smile next to her, making Shi Kefa a little embarrassed.
"These Japanese soldiers are really vulnerable, as soon as our artillery fires, a salvo from a Yangzhou rifle will break them. It's just later...," Zheng Chenggong continued.
Looking at everyone's expectant eyes, Zheng Chenggong thought for a while, and said stiffly:
"Later, we immediately chased after it, and this time we accidentally chased it to the palace of the Sulfur Ball Country, and we were careless..."
"I said Damu, can you finish the words in one go, what did you accidentally do again?" Liu Lan was also anxious, urging beside her.
"We accidentally occupied their palace, and as a result, we accidentally killed the king, and the rest of the Japanese army surrendered." Zheng Chenggong grabbed his head and finished this sentence with difficulty.
Shi Kefa's face became a little ugly, and he was about to say something, but Lu Wei took Zheng Chenggong's words and continued.
"It's no wonder that Damu, I went to see it, this king's guards are all wearing the same clothes as the Japanese army, and they can't tell the difference at all, and they resist more than the Japanese army, but they are also unbeaten. We only found out that we had hit the wrong person after we had finished fighting, but at this point, we had no choice. Later, I saw that the island was all in chaos, so I quickly sent people around to maintain order, and it took two days to finally stabilize, I discussed with Da Mu, and left 200 people on the island to defend, and we rushed back directly. ”
"Hehe, there are a lot of things you did accidentally." Liu Lan said with a smile.
Shi Kefa was about to stand up and speak, but saw Luo Jian slap the table and stand up first, this "snap" startled everyone, Lu Wei and Zheng Chenggong stood up in fright, hung their heads and didn't dare to speak anymore.
"Liu Lan, you find someone to inform you, and invite Master Liu, Ren Futai, Wang Qiang and Xing'er, Mrs. Gao and the Red Lady over, Steward Luo, give two tables in the evening, let's have a good drink tonight." Luo Jian commanded quickly.
Seeing that what Luo Jian said was an irrelevant topic at all, everyone looked at Luo Jian with strange eyes, thinking that he was confused.
"Xinghua, what are you doing?" Shi Kefa asked first.
"Haha, such a good thing, I'm really sorry for ourselves if we don't drink two glasses to celebrate." Luo Jian laughed.
"Grand Duke, we didn't do anything wrong?" Zheng Chenggong asked innocently.
"What's wrong, you have to do more things like this in the future. Brother Xian, don't you know how important the geographical location of the Sulfur Islands is, we will go to the South Seas to do business in the future, this is the only way to pass, and it is also an extremely important supply point. ”
Hearing Luo Jian say this, Shi Kefa's face turned a little pale, and he just muttered in his mouth: "Isn't this a bandit?" ”
Although his voice was small, Luo Jian still heard it.
"Brother Xian, this world is a world of the jungle, we don't occupy this sulfur island, how long do you think they can last, the Japanese are already stationed on it, and sooner or later they will be annexed, let's strike first, let's go back and discuss it with Brother Shi Ze, we have to send officials to govern it quickly."
"You called Dingwei over, do you want to send troops too?" Shi Kefa reacted quickly.
"Yes, I guess we won't send too much, just send a battalion to it." Luo Jian said.
"Then you invite the red lady to come, do you want to arrange a special performance for the sailors?" Liu Lan had already finished arranging, and then asked.
"Yes, they did a great thing this time, we should arrange a condolence performance, right? Invite Mrs. Gao and Wang Qiang to come, so that they can also be happy, if it weren't for the fact that Guazhou is a little far away, I would like to invite Xiao Liu and Song Lao and them over. Luo Jian said with a smile.
When talking at night on the river that day, Luo Jian had already told Shi Kefa that modern China was planted in the hands of this evil neighbor, and the damage caused by the Japanese in the past to the coastal areas was still talked about by people.
"By the way, Weisheng and Damu, do you have any losses?" When everyone heard this, they felt that Luo Jian was really happy about this matter, and under normal circumstances, he always asked about the losses of the troops first.
"There are no casualties, only a few are wounded, they don't even have a musket, how can they fight us? None of the arrows he used could shoot a few paces far. Zheng Chenggong said with some pride.
"By the way, the Metropolitan Governor, the Governor, we still looted some silver in the Sulfur Globe Country, but this small country is indeed too poor, and there are only 100,000 taels in total, what should we do with this silver?" When Lu Wei said this, he was a little embarrassed.
"I think it's okay, let's not use this silver, let the officials sent to govern it take it, and use it for the construction of the Sulfur Islands, Brother Xian, what do you think?" Luo Jian thought for a moment and said.
"That's great!" Shi Kefa nodded in agreement.
PS: In the past few days, I have been entangled in the Dream Lily Cup Go Tournament, and I am dual-minded, and I feel that I feel unsatisfactory in some places, please understand!