Chapter 31: It's not right here
Chapter 31 is not right here
"Hmmm......"
Listening to Zheng Zhilong's words, Yue Su groaned and said, "I believe in you. Zhilong, you used to do this too, tell me, what do you think about this? ”
"The last general thinks that this should be a collusion between internal ghosts and outsiders to lure pirates from outside to plunder here." Zheng Zhilong said decisively.
"How so?" Yue Su asked.
"The other party knows a lot about the arming on our side, and has made precise cloth in advance, otherwise, it would never be possible to get it so easily. Also, I, the Great Ming Sailor, now have some fame overseas, ordinary pirates, how dare they have the courage to make trouble again. The last general used to live in Japan for a long time, and he also had some understanding of the situation there, and now although there are some ronin pirates, they are not strong, and they will never dare to come here to loot. Zheng Zhilong said with certainty: "Therefore, the last general dares to assert that this group of pirates should not be simple, and there must be someone to do the internal response, otherwise how could it be possible to find out the route of reinforcements from the large battalion on the shore so clearly, and still occupy a reasonable terrain to block it." ”
"As you said, these pirates did make a precise cloth before the sneak attack, but Wu Rumeng made it clear on the six hundred miles expedited that these people are all widows, is it possible that the ronin pirates you said colluded with the people on our side to loot?" Yue Su asked again.
"When the last general inspected the scene, he saw that the weapons they used were well-equipped, far beyond the ordinary pirates. Ronin pirates, most of whom live on the island of Kyushu, and many of them I still know, forgive them for knowing that I am here, and they dare not come. Otherwise, the last general will lead a hundred warships to Kyushu Island and ask the pirates there. Zheng Zhilong said.
"This way it works. In this way, I have asked Mao Wenlong to collect troops from Liaodong, and transfer some soldiers and horses and warships from him to you, a hundred warships, which really does not reflect the momentum of my Ming Dynasty, transfer three hundred ships from him, bring more soldiers and horses, and go on a trip for me. Whether they did it or not, we must give them a wake-up call, and let them see the strength of my Ming Dynasty. Yue Su said.
"The last will obey." Zheng Zhilong got up and bowed down and said.
"The loss on the Rizhao side is not small, although I have not seen it with my own eyes, but it is said that countless people have died, most of the shops and warehouses have been burned down, and even the Anmin Bank has been looted. This matter has a great impact on my Ming Dynasty, and I have to go there myself. In this way, you will live here today, and tomorrow morning I will enter the palace and ask the emperor for a decree to go to Rizhao with you. Yue Su said.
"Yes, sir."
The next day, Yue Su entered the palace to ask for an order, hoping to take a trip to Rizhao in person to appease people's hearts. Rizhao is an important source of finance for the Ming Dynasty, so naturally it cannot be underestimated, Zhang Yan understands that the stakes are very high, so he will play it on the spot, so that Yue Su can set off at any time.
Leaving the Forbidden City, Yue Su ordered 3,000 guards, asked people to prepare ships, and set off the next day.
Let's talk about Wu Sinan, the governor of Xuanda.
This benevolent brother is now dreaming of making a fortune, Li Yuanchen has already arranged a very well-located shop for him at Rizhao Wharf, and his brother-in-law has also prepared all the goods, and the ships are also in place, just waiting to go to sea with the team.
Today, he was reading a book in the study, and suddenly, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the room, accompanied by footsteps, and a person's cry, "Brother-in-law...... It's a big deal, brother-in-law......."
Wu Sinan heard it clearly, this was the voice of his brother-in-law Jiang Xuantang, Wu Sinan couldn't help but be stunned in his heart, wondering, why do you want to cry when you are so decent.
"Bang Bang" ...... Just as I was wondering, there was a knock on the door, "Brother-in-law, something is wrong......
"It's the election hall, what's wrong, come in and talk." Wu Sinan said.
The door was pushed open, and Jiang Xuantang's face was dusty, full of tears, and he was still crying.
"Good manner, what are you crying about, what's going on?" Wu Sinan asked.
"Brother-in-law, our shop has been burned, and all your goods have been burned down......," Jiang Xuantang cried bitterly.
"What?" Hearing this, Wu Sinan "soared" and stood up, this is all his family background, and he said that it was gone, he said loudly: "What the hell is going on?" Is it that you are greedy for a cup and mistaken things, and you end up in the water! ”
"How dare the little brother...... It was burned by someone else......" Jiang Xuantang continued.
"Who burned it? It's against him! , he dares to burn Lao Tzu's shop, and he doesn't inquire, what does Lao Tzu do! Wu Sinan is really angry now, yes, can you not be angry, the money for the goods is still from the loan, I originally wanted to make some money, but I lost a lot of money. In the past, Lord Wu, who was sven, was furious, and he also burst into foul language. "Let people have fewer stores, why don't you go to the local government, no matter who burned it, I will let him repay it tenfold!"
"Brother-in-law, the government can't control this matter......
Before Jiang Xuantang could finish speaking, Wu Sinan only listened to the first half of the sentence, and then shouted angrily, interrupting the second half of Jiang Xuantang's sentence. "Who is so powerful? If Rizhao County doesn't dare to take care of it, go find Wu Rumeng! Let him give me an explanation! If he doesn't dare to take care of it, I'll go to Beijing to see Lord Yue! ”
"Brother-in-law, I'm afraid that Lord Yue can't handle this matter...... Burn our shop's ...... Yes, yes...... Wako ......."
It was the first time Jiang Xuantang had seen his brother-in-law get so angry, and he was so frightened that he was a little trembling and spitting, and it was not easy to finish his words.
"What? Wakako! Hearing this, Wu Sinan was immediately stunned, this matter is true, Wu Rumeng can't control it. But he thought about it, no, it was a port opened by the imperial court, and it must be heavily guarded, how could it be possible to let the rogues come in. So, he asked aloud, "How can there be a rogue?" You explain to me, what the hell is going on? Give me a little more detail, and I am not allowed to omit it at all! ”
"Yes, it's brother-in-law...... That night, suddenly there was a shout of killing, and a group of men in black came ashore, killing people on sight, and setting fires everywhere. Almost the entire commercial area of the marina was burned to the ground. Fortunately, that night, Li Gongzi invited me to drink flower wine, not in the store, when the Japanese invaders, Li Gongzi's men escorted, and escaped. Later, the officials and soldiers arrived, and the Japanese escaped, but the entire commercial area had become a sea of fire, and it was impossible to extinguish it. It burned until noon the next day. Our losses were relatively light, and Li Gongzi's Anmin Bank was all looted by the Japanese and burned down. I inquired with the government and learned that more than 200 people had died, and it was confirmed that there was no doubt that there were ...... Japanese invaders."
Jiang Xuantang recounted the events of that night in detail, much more detailed than the twists and turns reported by Wu Sinan. But it is really Jiang Xuantang's life, all of them are stained with Wu Sinan's light, after he arrived in Rizhao, as soon as he revealed his identity, Li Yuanchen treated him well, and gave him what he lacked, a small banquet in three days, a big banquet in five days, this time, Jiang Xuantang's hired guys were all dead, and he lived alone.
Normally, his loss is nothing at all, and in normal times, Li Yuanchen will make up for it with a word. Actually, this time, Li Yuanchen also thought so, but the loss of Anmin Bank was too great, and he was busy with the bank's affairs for a while, so he didn't spare time to say. When he was looking for Jiang Xuantang, Jiang Xuantang had already hurried back to Yanghe to report to Wu Sinan.
After listening to his narration, Wu Sinan "plopped" and fell on the chair. All my possessions are gone, God, my life is too hard. Is it true that there is no life to get rich? Knowing this, it is better for An An to be his own governor, and for this matter, he also pledged the dowry of the sword embroidery, which is really a big loss.
If someone else burns it, no matter where the lawsuit is, you have to pay me compensation, but if you let the Japanese burn it, who will pay for it?
"That's not right......" Just thinking of this, Wu Sinan suddenly sensed something, "Japan is now unified and claims to the Ming Dynasty, how can it be easy to send troops." Even if there are some pirates, but the power is definitely not strong, Lord Yue is in the area of Rizhao and Dengzhou, how many warships are guarded, how can it be easy to let the pirates come up. Besides, the Japanese should also know that now that the Dengzhou Sailor is powerful, they may not dare to come if they borrow the courage of the two of them. This is a risky move, which is intriguing. That's right...... And also...... And also...... I remember, it's not right here, it's not right here! ”
Jiliao Governor's Mansion. Yuan Chonghuan looked at the words that came down from the court and asked him to clarify the facts, and he inevitably had a headache. There is an imperial history that impeached him for selling grain to the Jurchens without authorization, which was indeed wronged to him, but although he did not sell it to the Jurchens, he sold it to the Mongols. And it's sold secretly.
On the Liaodong side, when there was a shortage of food in Beijing, the imperial court did not lose Liaodong, which can really be said to be giving what it wants. I only hope that Yuan Chonghuan can hold the territory here, so Yuan Chonghuan has never been short of food here.
In the past few years, the grain harvest in the Central Plains has been poor, and the grain harvest in Mongolia and Jurchen has been in arrears, so the Mongolians found Yuan Chonghuan, hoping that Yuan Chonghuan could sell them some grain. Yuan Chonghuan considered that he had a surplus of food and not much silver in his pocket, so he sold some to the Mongols.
This kind of thing naturally can't be hidden, and if you go through the grain, the people under your command must know about it. Therefore, the money earned from selling grain is more or less profitable for the people under his command. Now, he was sued by the imperial history, although he was wrong, he was not sold to the Jurchens, but it was sold to Mongolia, which is a fact. Once this matter is found out, he will definitely die.
At this time, the blessed king Zhu Youxiang came to the door again to ask to see. wW