Zhu Huiyan said nothing with a calm face, and Su Xiaolan told him the ins and outs of the matter.

Hearing this, Yang Lian's face also changed, and a trace of murderous aura flashed from his eyes.

Of course, he knew the purpose of Zhu Huiyan's marriage, if a woman suddenly appeared to compete with her for favor, it would be extremely unfavorable to Zhu Huiyan.

"Wechen thinks he should be ......"

Speaking of this, he carried Shangguan Yan behind his back and made a head-chopping action.

Zhu Huiyan was silent for a while, then sighed and finally shook her head.

After all, she grew up with King Wu, and if this matter leaked out, she would definitely think that she was a poisonous woman.

And she resisted the marriage after all, and she didn't even know if she had love for Lu Yan.

Seeing this, the light in Yang Lian's eyes flashed.

One scheme after another came out of his heart, such as escorting their father and daughter back to Jingshi to be taken into custody.

But when he thought of what happened in the court, his heart moved again.

The emperor actually handed over the position of the secretary to Gu Bingqian, the eunuch party, but the original secretary of the ministry and one of the three giants of the Donglin party, ** Xing, successfully entered the cabinet.

If it's a normal day, that's not a bad thing.

But now it's just terrible, one after another Donglin Party members have been swept away by the eunuch party and the three parties.

The power of the Donglin Party in the imperial court became weaker and weaker, but Zhu Youxiao turned a blind eye to this.

This made him feel extremely cold, but they were the ones who put Zhu Youxiao on the throne back then. How could he do this to them.

Yang Lian's face was cloudy, since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust.

He glanced at Shangguan Yan's father and daughter. Finally decided not to care about it.

*****

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In the Wu Wangfu in Hangzhou, Lu Yan sat on the main seat and quietly listened to the reports of several naval generals.

"This time, General Chen Qingzhi sent people to bring back about five million taels worth of gold, silver and jewels in Luzon, which can completely offset the slight surplus of our military expenses for this trip. In addition, he learned from the natives that there were some gold, silver and copper mines, and if he could organize the local natives to carry out large-scale mining, he would definitely be able to dig up a large amount of gold and silver. ”

A general said.

"That's great news."

Lu Yan said with a smile.

The cost of war is very large, and there are definitely not a few people who died because of reckless military force in ancient times.

On the contrary, this war. Not only did he not spend much silver taels, but he made a large profit.

This is mainly due to the fact that the enemy is too weak. And they carried out a large-scale looting of the natives of Luzon.

But in doing so, they also formed a mortal enmity with the natives of Luzon.

Presumably, in the future, the secret sneak attacks of those natives are indispensable, but how can Lu Yan be afraid of this.

Don't think that those Luzon natives are anything good. They were not a small part of the massacres of the Chinese in Spain.

If he could have given the order for a massacre like the Americans had done to the Indians, he would have been able to easily and permanently occupy Luzon permanently.

But he is a civilized man after all, not a demon who loves to slaughter like the Americans, and castrating them all is already the limit of what he can do.

However, it is a good idea to organize the indigenous people to mine minerals.

"Tell General Chen Qingzhi that I will send someone to arrange the mining of these minerals. Let him leave some people to establish a slave plantation first, and organize some slaves to grow some rice, we will need a lot of grain for the future conquest of Liaodong. As for his mission to go south to the Luzon Islands, I will continue to give him reinforcements, and in two years I will conquer the whole of the South Seas in any case. This is his most important task. ”

Lu Yan said.

There were no formidable enemies in the whole of the South Seas, and the Dutch could cause him a little trouble, but only a little trouble.

Two years. Lu Yan already felt quite well-off.

"Yes, lord."

"Our fleet discovered Lin Xin's lair, and after a fierce battle, more than 5,000 were beheaded and more than 7,000 prisoners were taken prisoner, many of whom were family members of pirates. However, Lin Xin managed to escape with a large number of men, and according to our speculation, he may have fled to the South Seas. ”

Another general said.

Hear here. Lu Yan nodded.

Lin Xin was a very powerful pirate in the Ming Dynasty at that time, with at least more than 10,000 people. Frequent aggression along the coast.

When Lu Yan fought with the Jurchens, he didn't hold back Lu Yan a lot.

After drawing out his manpower this time, he immediately sent troops to encircle and suppress Lin Xinlao.

However, as a pirate, Lin Xin's escape skills are absolutely first-class, so he still didn't catch him this time.

"Leave him alone for now, wait until there is news of him."

Lu Yan thought for a while and said.

Now the conditions are too backward, the South Seas are too big, and it is simply unrealistic to want to hunt down.

"In addition, we sent a large number of troops to clean up Taiwan, and as a result, a large number of pirates were discovered. More than 3,000 were beheaded and about 20,000 were taken prisoner, many of whom were family members of pirates. ”

Taiwan is a very important part of Lu Yan's plan, not only is it an important grain producing area, but he also wants to deploy a fleet while placing troops there, and of course he cannot allow some pirates to continue to entrench there.

"First of all, the pirates who have committed many evil deeds will be singled out and beheaded for public display, and those who have misbehaved will also be singled out, and they will be ready to be sent to Australia in the future. As for the other pirates and their families, they remained in Taiwan and were reformed through labor in family units, and the sergeants hired them to plow the land. If you perform well, you can be promoted to a civilian after five years. ”

Lu Yan thought for a while and said.

"By the way, ask if there is a person named Zheng Yiguan or Zheng Zhilong among them, and if there is, let him go."

Lu Yan thought for a while and said.

Now Li Dan should have been clothed in Taiwan, and it is estimated that the forces he worked so hard to manage were also wiped out in this battle.

After all, Zheng Zhilong has a great son, Zheng Chenggong, and he still has a good impression of Zheng Chenggong and Lu Yan.

He was a very loyal man. He has publicly expressed his admiration for the righteous deeds in the ancient Chinese classics more than once.

In order to be loyal to Daming, he even did not hesitate to break with his father.

And his dedication to loyalty. It has reached the point where it is difficult for outsiders to understand.

In 1652, a man named Ku Chengdong came to surrender with the head of a Qing general.

Ku Chengdong was the servant of the Qing general, but he assassinated his master, and Ku Chengdong hoped to gain Zheng Chenggong's appreciation.

After knowing this, Zheng Chenggong said a word that directly knocked him into the abyss.

"It is a great rebellion for a servant to kill his master, how can a great rebellion persuade him?"

After saying that, he will be pushed out and decapitated.

See here. Zheng Chenggong's generals were all taken aback, how could this be?

They came to surrender. And he also took the head of a Qing Dynasty general.

So they pleaded for him, thinking that sparing his life would allow more people to come and surrender, and it would be decided without work.

But Zheng Chenggong insisted on not complying, he said that Bafu was just a temporary selfish interest. Rebellious is the justice of eternity. He is not willing to abolish eternal justice for the sake of momentary selfishness.

He said that he did this not only to win a war, but also to regain China's values and virtues, and after saying that, he beheaded Ku Chengdong despite everyone's opposition.

Lu Yan really doesn't know how to evaluate Zheng Chengzhong's Spring and Autumn Righteousness, but at least it is thousands of times stronger than some traitors who surrendered to the enemy.

Moreover, Zheng Chenggong is a person who pays great attention to protecting the interests of the Chinese.

In 1662, the Spaniards in Manila carried out the third massacre of the Chinese.

After learning the news, Zheng Chenggong couldn't help but be furious, and was so angry that he wanted to send troops to attack Manila.

If it weren't for his sudden death, maybe Manila would have been occupied by the Chinese long ago.

Therefore, for Zheng Chenggong, Lu Yan admires it very much.

After the fall of Li Dan's power in Taiwan. Zheng Zhilong won't be able to make any waves in the future, so he doesn't want to make enemies with Zheng Chenggong.

"How's our coop going?"

Lu Yan asked.

"After we eliminated the pirates there, we deployed a fleet there. And there are 6,000 soldiers stationed there, and they are currently cultivating land there. ”

The general said.

Located at the northern tip of Taiwan, the chicken coop has long been a den for Taiwanese pirates, but its proximity to the shipping routes to the Japanese kingdom made it a very important port.

"Reward 20,000 native Luzon natives to them to cultivate the land, if they need it. In the future, some more can be shipped from Luzon, but then they will have to pay for them. ”

Lu Yan thought for a while and said.

Lu Yan gave them a lot of land. They will definitely not be able to finish ploughing alone.

So the only way to do this was to hire someone else to help with the farming, and the captured pirates and their families were one part, and the South Sea slaves were the other.

With the help of these slaves, the sergeants were freed from farm work and could concentrate on martial arts.

At this time, another general said: "Although we opened the city, a large number of Hongyi armed merchant ships gathered near the South China Sea. Some of them came to buy goods, but some of them did not buy and sell at all. Now that the vicinity of Nansha is full of smoke and miasma, and fishermen regularly report looting there, it would be better to issue a ban on the use of artillery and firearms. ”

Speaking of this, the general was full of resentment.

Lu Yan also felt extremely troubled, these Westerners are not good men and women.

If you think that they will come to do business when the market is opened, you are wrong, they came to the Far East to make a fortune.

As for whether the means of making a fortune are legal or not, it is not in their consideration at all.

The most typical are the British, since the British don't have much money now, the only thing they do in the South China Sea is robbery.

After looting the ships, he sold them to the Dutch for supplies and money.

"Take your time, wait until we occupy the Strait of Malacca, and then issue a ban on arms. However, the fleet stationed in Luzon could be ordered to inspect the Red ships, and if any looting was found, they were to be sunk immediately and all the pirates were to be hanged. ”

Lu Yan thought for a while and said.

To issue a ban on martial arts requires strength, Nanyang is too big, and the technology of this era is also very backward, even if it is issued, there is no way to implement it well.

Only by taking control of Malacca can the ban be better enforced.

"But until then, we can block the Taiwan Strait. It is forbidden for all Hongyi ships to carry guns through the Taiwan Strait, and if they intend to pass through the Taiwan Strait, they need to pay tolls to us at the Guangzhou City Shipping Division. In addition, we can also prohibit all Japanese ships from passing through the Taiwan Strait, and if any Japanese ships pass through, they will all be sunk, and all the Japanese on board will be reduced to slavery. ”

Lu Yan said with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

The reason why he deployed the fleet in the chicken coop was to prepare for this day, and the blockade of the Taiwan Strait was the most feared move for Japan in later generations.

Once the Taiwan Strait is blocked, then Japan is finished.

Now, of course, it is an agrarian society, not so serious.

However, now the Wa Kingdom is a large silver-producing country, so many Hongyi go to the Wa Kingdom to trade through the Taiwan Strait.

Once Lu Yan collects tolls here, he will definitely be able to scrape off a layer of oil and water from those Hongyi.

Moreover, the sinking of the ships of the Wa Kingdom must have made the Wa Kingdom very angry, you must know that this is the period of great exploration of the Wa Kingdom.

As for collecting tolls, it was not that Lu Yan specifically targeted Hongyi, but it was a common practice in the world at that time.

And even in some places, the Dutch and Spaniards simply did not allow ships from other countries to pass through the straits under their control, sinking them as soon as they were discovered.

Now Da Ming only sees Hongyi but can't see the color eye, that's the reason. Because Malacca is in the hands of the Hongyi, and the Semu people who try to pass through the Straits of Malacca will all be sunk by them.

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but lift their spirits.

"Let's discuss it slowly and come up with a charter."

Lu Yan said with a smile.

"Yes, lord." (To be continued)

ps: Thank you very much for the reward of the military myth of the Shenma cup and the weapon.