Zhu Daolin was silent for a long time, made a gesture to the nervous Guo Zhongjun and Xu Wentao, and waited for the two to go out before picking up the steaming teapot on the charcoal stove again:

"Get up, old Sa, we don't need to do this among our brothers, alas! Let's talk about the British first, about the East India Company, which is weak, and I think you are more familiar with it than I am. ”

Sayid quietly wiped away his tears with a white silk scarf, let out a long breath, and slowly returned to his original sitting posture:

"Let's talk about the Zheng family in Fujian first, at the latest, Zheng Zhilong will arrive by boat in person, so I have to leave this place to Japan before noon tomorrow, I really don't want him to see the real relationship between me and you, after all, my nest and nearly a thousand people still live in Quanzhou."

"My current strength is not enough to protect myself, unless you are willing to let my family move to the Baoshan Port under construction to settle down."

Zhu Daolin was happy: "As long as it is the territory under my control, you can settle wherever you want, let alone a thousand people, even 10,000 people can accommodate it, but it may be difficult in the early stage." ”

Sayide's eyes suddenly lit up: "Do you really agree that we should settle in Baoshan Port, which is far better than Quanzhou?" Aren't you afraid that I'll take your business away? ”

Zhu Daolin laughed: "Lao Sa, Lao Sa, don't play with me in the future, don't play these careful thoughts with me, you can't get on the stage!" Isn't my business also your business? Ha ha! ”

Sa Yide was excited, Huo Ran stood up, came to Zhu Daolin and sat down: "The Zheng family in Fujian is very annoyed and jealous of your occupation of Yingzhou, according to the latest information I have obtained, the four shipyards located on the coast of Fujian have been recruiting craftsmen since the beginning of last month, and they have worked hard to build warships, and the warships built by the shipyards are all large warships of more than 500 tons, and it is said that the style of the battleships is exactly the same as our new armed merchant ships that have been finalized and mass-produced for less than half a year. Moreover, they also recruited new soldiers everywhere, changed the purge to recruit security, and subdued all kinds of pirates, and the purpose was certainly not to deal with the Dutch, but against you. ”

Zhu Daolin smiled again, thought for a while and asked in a low voice, "Lao Sa." If I quietly negotiate with the Dutch to release all prisoners of war, and then on the condition of assisting the Dutch in seizing the Penghu Islands, Quanzhou, and Xiamen, and including the area south of the Yangtze River into the free trade zone, I will enter into a temporary offensive and defensive alliance with the Dutch to attack Zhengjia in Fujian, do you think the Dutch will be tempted? ”

Sayid was stunned for a moment, and it took a while to understand: "Don't talk about the Dutch, anyone else will be excited!" It's just that...... It's too much. Hey! Need my help to get in touch? ”

Zhu Daolin nodded: "Yes, there is no one who can help me except you at present, at least the Dutch still trust you very much for a long time to be neutral." ”

Sayid nodded slowly: "Okay, although the deception is not very good, but for the sake of lofty goals, some mistakes are worth forgiving......"

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After more than a year of continuous huge investment and large-scale construction, Qingdao, which was originally desolate and remote and unknown, has become a prosperous town with a population of more than 100,000, which is no less than that of Dengzhou, a famous coastal city.

Qingdao Port where the first phase of the project was completed. The scale is grand and the forts are strong.

A three-mile-long breakwater and a two-mile-long and wide wharf. Sturdy and flat, the imposing warehouses and rows of two-story houses lined up neatly along the pier are all made of stone strips of blue bricks and gray tiles.

The seaside avenue that extends along the coast to Fushanwei is ten miles long, connecting military camps and residential houses. The pedestrian carriages coming and going can be seen everywhere on the avenue, the hearty laughter of the soldiers and civilians and the greetings with the rich Jiaodong charm are endless, and the snowflakes fluttering in the sky cannot stop the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival.

A convoy of more than a dozen wagons, escorted by five hundred cavalry. Leaving the slightly chilled harbor, drive along the wide, flat seaside promenade to the east towards the vast and majestic Acropolis of Fushan.

Zheng Zhilong, who was in the third carriage, couldn't help but open the windproof curtain on the left side of the luxury carriage, looking at the Fort Hill with many barrels and fluttering battle flags, unable to speak for a long time, and his slender eyes were full of horror that could not be concealed.

Zheng Cai, a middle-aged and elegant-looking strategist of the Zheng family, withdrew his gaze from Fort Hill, looked at Zheng Zhilong, the motionless and complicated family owner, and couldn't help but sigh faintly:

"I didn't expect this little-known Qingdao to be so huge and strong, just the luxuriously armed dock garrison and this fortress mountain, there are no less than 5,000 officers and soldiers and hundreds of 18-pound guns, it seems that we still seriously underestimate Zhu Daolin's strength!"

Zheng Zhilong silently lowered the curtain, rubbed his eyes that were blown a little sour by the cold wind, and shook his head slightly: "Several shipowners in Kyushu, Japan, who arrived in Fuzhou last month, said that the originally deserted Liugong Island has now become a huge military camp fortress, and huge forts have been built on the north and south sides of the island, and at least tens of thousands of officers and soldiers and nearly 100 warships of all sizes are stationed on the island. ”

"Now, the entire Bohai Sea has been blocked by them, only the fleet of the Four Seas Commercial Bank can be unimpeded, and the Kyushu fleet has to divert to Qingdao Port to unload and trade, but I didn't expect that Qingdao Port under the rule of Zhu Daolin is quite polite to merchant ships from all countries, and after collecting taxes according to a very low ten taxes, they will allow maritime merchants from all countries to trade freely and ensure safety."

"Now it seems that what those Japanese shipowners said is true, and in time, the prosperity of Qingdao Port may not be under our Quanzhou Port!"

Zheng Cai's long face was full of helplessness, brushed the neat and beautiful three long wisps of beard, and asked worriedly: "The major families in the southeast that we are familiar with and the Chinese martial arts members of the dynasty, can really not contain Zhu Daolin?" ”

Zheng Zhilong's face was full of remorse and unwillingness: "Who would have thought that Zhu Daolin, who was unknown three years ago, would be so domineering? ”

"Who would have thought that under the nose of the Jiangnan family, he would rise and grow rapidly unbelievably, and now he is a prince with 100,000 soldiers and hundreds of warships, and he has even won the weight of the emperor today, and has won the full support of the three eunuchs of the inner court and the eunuchs of Nanjing."

"Now it's too late for the rat-eyed southeast family to regret it, and they have been forced to retreat by Zhu Daolin and the nobles of Jiangnan, and the people are panicking, not to mention the group of wine bags and rice bags in the court who can only talk about rhetoric and are insatiable."

Zheng Cai was frustrated, and after a moment of silence, he suddenly asked, "Is the Tianshu Pavilion behind Zhu Daolin a little eyebrow-raising?" ”

Zheng Zhilong shook his head: "The three groups of people sent together with the power of the Hirado side have also been used, and there is still no news at all, the fine porcelain, silk and satin, steel machines, clocks and guns of the Tianshu Pavilion are still arriving in Jinling and Tamsui Port, but we have never been able to capture the slightest shadow of the Tianshu Pavilion." ”

"Now it seems that the strength of the Tianshu Pavilion is far more powerful than we imagined, from the paddle steam express ship manufactured by Zhu Daolin's Jinling Bagua Zhou New Shipyard, it is enough to see how amazing the strength of the overseas Tianshu Pavilion is, if not, how can I surrender my identity to a trip, and directly dispatch all the troops to start all the warships to fight, alas!" (To be continued.) )