"Thank you, sir!" Liu Zongmin's knees were weak, he knelt down, the corners of his eyes were moist, he never thought that Liu Cheng would actually plan to pay for his own money to ask Mr. to teach the workers to read. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThe working people of ancient times did not know the importance of reading and literacy, on the contrary, compared with modern people, the ancient working people were more hungry for knowledge, and they regarded reading and learning as the most convenient way to improve their social class, and the reason why the literacy rate was so low was only that the objective conditions did not allow it.

"That's it, get up!" Liu Cheng hurriedly stretched out his hand to help: "This matter should have started a long time ago, but I'm too busy to take care of so much." In this way, I will allocate a sum of money to Xu Xianming, which specializes in workers' education, and it will be called the night school fund! On the arrangement of the course, let him ask for your opinion, don't use the Four Books and Five Classics, you don't study to test Xiucai, you should combine production practice, and be useful! ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Liu Zongmin stood up, his legs were still a little weak, as if he was stepping on cotton, most of the words Liu Chengfang said, he couldn't understand most of them, but there was one thing he understood, the general soldier wanted to let himself participate in the matter of letting the workers read and write, he gritted his teeth and said in an extremely firm tone: "Don't worry, my lord, I Liu Zongmin will definitely handle this matter for you, which Wang Ba calf dares not to study hard, Lao Tzu will break his dog leg first!" ”

"This, Master Liu, you don't have to be so rude, this matter still has to be voluntary, and you can't talk about beating people for the sake of reading and literacy!" Liu Cheng was made a little crying and laughing by Liu Zongmin, he didn't want Liu Zongmin to hurt a few people for the sake of reading and literacy, according to the historical record of the character of this Ruhou, he could really do this.

"Yes, yes!" Liu Zongmin habitually lowered his head, but secretly thought in his heart that it was rumored that this chief soldier was decisive and was a very powerful person, but he didn't expect to be so soft-hearted on weekdays, and when he was a child, he had to be beaten by his husband if he couldn't recite a book in his private school, not to mention that the public still paid for Mr. to teach workers to read, and if he didn't have to break his leg, he wouldn't be wronged!

Seeing that Liu Zongmin did not insist, Liu Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, and he was about to go back after saying a few more words, when a pro-soldier with a hurried expression came in from outside, knelt down and kowtowed: "My lord, there is an emergency military situation in Hangzhou!" ”

"Hangzhou? Urgent military situation? Liu Cheng's expression immediately became serious, he took the letter from Hao Shaoqi's hand, and skimmed it hastily, with a sneer on his face: "You have to take care of the affairs of the big guy, Zheng Zhilong's hand is so long?" ”

A month ago, Dayuan Port.

The crash of the waves against the ship's side, the crunching of wood and ropes, the tautness of the sails, the shouts of the sailors and captains in the ears, each as familiar as its own heartbeat, so reassuring. Zheng Cai stroked his beard and was full of ambition.

Because he is Zheng Zhilong's fellow clan and fellow townsman, although he joined Zheng Zhilong Group relatively late, and he does not belong to the members of the "Eighteen Zhi" alliances, Zheng Cai's status within the group has risen rapidly, and in just a few years, he has achieved the position of Anping Garrison, which has both Zheng Cai's own talent and efforts, as well as Zheng Zhilong's cultivation and favoritism. At that time, the maritime group at the end of the Ming Dynasty was a very closed, cohesive and exclusive society, and the core of each small group was almost all composed of the chief's relatives or fellow villagers, and an outsider, no matter how good, could not enter the core of the group. This was not because the maritime chieftains were particularly partial, but because of the characteristics of the maritime society at that time, because every captain at sea was a brutal dictator and enjoyed undisputed authority, and the group leaders could not use secular authority to control their subordinates in this extralegal place; In the 17th century, the South China Sea was a world ruled by the naked law of the jungle, where the only rule was that the winner was king, and only the most cohesive and united groups could survive in this cruel world. These two contradictory factors forced the maritime merchants to choose their subordinates among their own clansmen and fellow villagers, and Zheng Zhilong was not immune. But Zheng Cai's ambition does not stop there, it doesn't take much long-term vision to see that the troubled times are coming, and the Zheng group, which is rampant on the sea and has strong strength, has become the only dry city that the imperial court can rely on on on the southeast coast. Therefore, when he learned that the Dutch in Dayuangang were besieged by this force that claimed to be an official army, he told Zheng Zhilong that he should immediately send troops to intervene, and that Taiwan, as the retreat and retreat of the Zheng group, could tolerate the temporary occupation of the Dutch who lacked human resources and were only here to trade and seek wealth, but they must not allow a third party to intervene and cause endless troubles. After careful consideration, Zheng Zhilong decided to let Zheng Cai lead dozens of large ships and 3,000 people to Dayuan, so that he could act at the opportunity.

"Do what you want, huh!" Zheng Cai sneered: "The eldest brother has become more and more officials in recent years, but his courage has become smaller and smaller, what happened to the officials and soldiers?" Haven't we fought before? Stretch out your hand to the big people, so bold, even if you kill them all, and report that you were defeated by Hongmaoyi, what can the court rely on me, it's just that Lord Xiong will send more gifts and let them fight a lawsuit? ”

Wang Dacheng, who was standing behind Zheng Cai, didn't dare to talk, he stretched out his hand to build a pergola on his forehead, looked into the distance, and suddenly whispered: "My lord, go around the protruding cape in front of you and you'll reach the big man!" ”

"Oh?" Zheng Cai looked in the direction of Wang Dacheng's finger, only to see a densely wooded headland deep into the sea, blocking his vision, under the cliff covered with Masson pine, there is a calm harbor, on the cliff there is a mound, the top of the mound is a beacon tower-like building, a straight wisp of wolf smoke is rising from the top. Zheng Cai's brows furrowed, he pulled Wang Dacheng over, pointed to the beacon tower and asked, "What's on it?" Do you usually have a habit? ”

"What about it?" Wang Dacheng was stunned and looked at the rising wolf smoke: "Tell my lord, there is nothing in the past, this is different from the mainland, so that Shengfan catches the only dead end, they don't want money, just eat your meat, cut off your head and hang it at the entrance of the village to dry it is scary, no one dares to live alone in this kind of place!" ”

"Damn it!" Zheng Cai scolded hatefully, if this Wang Dacheng is right, this beacon tower is obviously built by those forces who are besieging the big people, and the other party has repaired the beacon tower here, I am afraid that it has already occupied a considerable advantage in the siege battle, and even has taken the city of Gelanza, which is not good news for Zheng Cai. Zheng Cai thought for a while: "You say, is there any good place to go ashore and moor the boat nearby?" ”

"Nearby?" Wang Dacheng thought for a while: "If you want to talk about going ashore to moor the boat, the best place is Dayuan Bay, where you can shelter the boat from the wind during the water journey of a few days." ”

"Nonsense, otherwise the Dutch wouldn't have chosen this place!" Zheng Cai waved his hand in annoyance: "I'm asking where I can do it, otherwise I can't let everyone drift on the sea like this, right?" ”

"Yes, yes!" Wang Dacheng scratched his head: "My lord, why don't you stop under the beacon, there is a path over there that leads directly to the sea, the water depth is enough, and the headland can also block the wind, but the place is a little smaller, I'm afraid it can't accommodate so many boats!" ”

Zheng Cai looked in the direction of Wang Dacheng's finger, the slender promontory was like an outstretched arm, holding a water area in his arms, most of the wind and waves were blocked out, and most of the shore was a steep rock wall, but at the root of the promontory, there was a path that extended to the water's edge, forming a natural wharf, which seemed to be used by the local natives to load and unload fish. With his good eyesight, Zheng Cai can see the reef and fish below the surface of the sea, it is a good fishing ground, and the reef is at least three or four feet above the sea level, which is enough for the largest ship to moor. But as Wang Dacheng said, the place is too small, and it can only accommodate half of the ships at most!

"Isn't there anywhere else around here?" Zheng Cai asked.

"It's better than this place anywhere else! Either the water is shallow, or there is no shelter, or there is no fresh water nearby, and there is also on the territory of Shengfan, I heard that dozens of Shengfan villages in the north have jointly supported a fan king called the big belly king, there are thousands of strong men. Those who are very arrogant are very arrogant, as long as the Gentiles enter their territory, they will be arrested and killed to sacrifice to the gods, and we should not provoke them! Speaking of this, Wang Dacheng's face showed a look of fear.

"The Potbelly King? There are thousands of strong men? Zheng Cai's face showed a look of surprise and disdain: "It's too late for these barbarians to kill each other on weekdays, how can they form such a big group?" Even the king has it! ”

"Who's to say it isn't!" Wang Dacheng sighed: "This matter is related to the Dutch, four years ago, there was a Dutch missionary in the city of Geranza who went to the north to preach, and there was a merchant and four or five soldiers who guarded him, but I don't know how, the missionary had a conflict with a village community, and shot and killed a lot of fans, but in the end there were many people, and in the end the Dutch still lost, and the missionaries and merchants were also caught by the fans, skinned and dug their hearts. My lord, you also know that these red-haired people are the most arrogant, so naturally they will not rest, and then they sent soldiers to kill the village up and down, and burned the village to the ground, and even the barbarian shrine did not let go, and also erected a cross on the original site! This is a hornet's nest.,My lord, you also know that although you kill me all day long.、I'll kill you.,Eating meat and cutting off your head are common things.,But it's very careful about the shrines of each family.,Don't say it's burned.,Don't even dare to spit.。 The Dutch offended everyone by doing so, and it wasn't long before dozens of villages and communities gathered together to discuss how to deal with them. The pot-bellied king was a heroic man among the barbarians, and his courage was very prestigious among the villages, and he immediately stood up and called on the villages and communities to unite against the Dutch, especially the missionaries. So the people elected him as the pot-bellied king. After this person succeeded to the throne, he ordered that no private fights between the villages and communities would be allowed in the future, and if there was a grudge, he would listen to his judgment in front of the shrine, and the villages and communities in the north had not fought each other for several years! ”

"Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing earlier, and put it off until this time?" Listening to Wang Dacheng's words, Zheng Cai's face became more and more gloomy, his knowledge was naturally much farther than Wang Dacheng, knowing that these students were numerous, fierce, and fearless of death, and were very familiar with the local terrain, whether it was for Han immigrants or Western colonizers, there was a great threat to them, but in the past, they were not subordinate to each other, killed each other, and consumed most of their strength in internal fighting, so that Han immigrants and Western colonizers could adopt a divide-and-conquer strategy to conquer and encroach. And now that there have been unified heroes in these lives, this is undoubtedly not good news for Zheng Cai, who regards Taiwan as his retreat.

"Did you mean the Potbelly King?" Wang Dacheng raised his head inexplicably, and when he saw Zheng Cai's fierce eyes, he couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly lowered his head: "This, this-"

"Forget it!" Seeing the other party's appearance, Zheng Cai also clearly wanted such a mediocre person to understand that these were tantamount to ascending to the sky, he waved his hand and ordered the captain behind him: "Pass the order, the big ship will dock at Wanzilian, the small boat will anchor outside, and the brothers will go ashore and set up camp!" ”

The city of Pulo Minsha.

The two-zhang high wall connected all the houses together, forming an enclosed area, and on the outside of the wall was a moat, and the gate of the merchant house where the Dutch lived was widened to serve as a gate for entry and exit, and there were gatehouses on the city wall, and there were three shooting towers on each side. On the walls on both sides of the gatehouse, you can still see the traces of the bombardment of the Ming army under the command of Du Gu, and it was from this gap that the Ming army opened the gap and killed the Dutch merchant house, forcing the merchants and mercenaries inside to surrender. At this time, this place has changed owners, Du Gu has used this place as a large camp, and he even intends to build this place into a base to control the whole of southern Taiwan after defeating the Dutch and controlling Dayuan Port, although the city of Geranza on the sandbar is more dangerous and easier to control the entrance to the bay, but the land area there is limited, and Taiwan is a place with many typhoons, compared to the sandbank, the city of Puruman on land is much safer.

"What, the beacon fire on the other side of the longarm headland is lit?" Du Gu looked up from the map in surprise: "Is it the Dutch reinforcements coming?" That's too fast, right? ”

"It's not clear, the people on the beacon haven't come back yet, everything will only be known when he comes back and asks in person!" Lin Heshui's face was not very good-looking, more than a month had passed since the night when the Dutch ship had escaped from the bay, and it could be inferred from the needle path of the old sailor's mouth that even if all went well, the Dutch fast sailing ship had just arrived in Batavia, and it was still early for the Dutch reinforcements to return. But anything can happen in a war, and maybe someone happened to encounter a certain fleet of the Dutch East India Company on the way, and turned around and killed them directly? (To be continued.) )