I don't know which butterfly wings created the historical effect, not only the rampant Ming Dynasty officialdom advanced the wind of Wei Zhongxian's major repair ancestral hall for a whole year, but the famous "Donglin Point General Record" at the end of the Ming Dynasty was also released more than half a year in advance.

The backbone of the Donglin Party in the center of the Ming Dynasty was compiled and ranked in order according to the story of the Water Margin, and the "Thirty-six Tiangang" and "Seventy-two Earth Evils" were written extremely thunderously. This is the catastrophe of the Donglin Party, and it is also Wei Zhongxian's victory declaration in the first half. The Donglin Party members of the Ming Dynasty, who were once able to argue with Wei Zhongxian, were suddenly thrown into a chicken, dozens of people fell to the ground, hundreds of people were sent to prison, and thousands of people were wronged or dismissed. In just a few months, the Donglin Party was almost wiped out by Wei Zhongxian, and it can be said that it was completely wiped out.

On the contrary, Wei Zhongxian's power in the Tianqi Dynasty reached an unprecedented height, and civil and military officials from all over the country scrambled to get closer, and those with a stiff neck were either demoted or rolled up to go home to retire, and for a time Wei Jiuqian's power leaned towards the government and the opposition.

The Liu family in Shandong, which stood in the right line, can be described as "bitter and sweet" this time, and several of Liu Yaoyu's uncles and relatives have been vigorously reused. In addition to the land of nine sides and three Shaanxi that could not be splashed by the water of the Jin merchants, the Liu family firm based on Shandong almost monopolized the commercial goods of several provinces in the eastern Ming Dynasty, and even the Lu merchants inexplicably sprung up in this stormy land at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and even the Zhejiang merchants and Hui merchants had to temporarily avoid the Lu merchants led by the Liu family.

The rise of Lu Shang has to be said to have a deep relationship with Yan Siqi of Dayuan Island and the Portuguese in Macau. In recent years, a large number of Taixi and Nanyang seafood have entered the circle of Lu merchants through these two companies. Not to mention, the palace has quietly used large luxury floor-to-ceiling mirrors engraved with "Made in Beauty". The wealthy businessmen of Beijing and Nanjing are even more beautiful household products compared with each other.

A "Letter of Tributary from Overseas Remnants of the Vassal States", which had been sealed for several years, unconsciously recalled the central magnates of the Ming court, including Wei Zhongxian. Quietly came and went quietly, as if there was no longer a pious interest in worshipping the mother state of the Ming Dynasty, but gradually set off a crazy rush of Ming maritime merchants with a variety of novel and practical seafood, such a peculiar overseas relict vassal state, aroused Wei Zhongxian's great interest.

The sea ban existed in name only as early as the Wanli period, and now a large number of maritime merchants are attached to the wings of Wei Zhongxian's forces, overseas trade has reached a new peak, and the coastal provinces of the Ming Dynasty have also shown a vigorous new vitality in recent years. Although the large-scale collection of commercial taxes is still wishful thinking. But every year, a large number of offerings still enter Wei Zhongxian's pocket, and the inner treasury of the Emperor of the Apocalypse also has a little bit of silver.

Wei Zhongxian knew nothing about military affairs and had no right to interfere with military aircraft, but it was his job to share the worries of the Emperor of the Apocalypse. Thinking of last year's Penghu victory of "expelling Taixi Fanyi" that made him have a long face, Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but treat Yan Siqi, a senior staff member who had taken care of him, again in a different light. One of the reasons is the issue of Jianzhou Dongyu in the north, and the second reason is that Yan Siqi has a close relationship with the Franco people in Macao.

A few years ago, in the Battle of Quang Ninh, more than 100,000 Ming troops collapsed. The territory outside the customs existed in name only, and the Ming Dynasty was so defeated that even the underpants were revealed. As the center of the Ming Dynasty that is always right. Externally, it is natural to kill and degrade, but the problems found behind closed doors inside must be solved. The "stunned green" Tongzhou military training envoy Xu Guangqi kept chattering about something: "Today's affairs have unique firearms as the first righteousness, which can defeat the enemy and win the enemy, and the only weapon is a powerful cannon." ”

As the most famous European missionary Matteo Ricci in the late Ming Dynasty, Xu Guangqi, who personally developed into a Catholic, must have been a very positive scholar in the history of the late Ming Dynasty.

Macau was regarded by Xu Guangqi as a "formal channel" for the Ming Dynasty to actively introduce various European technologies, under the construction of Xu Guangqi. Under the earnest care of Wei Zhongxian, who was 9,000 years old, the Ming Dynasty Military Department decisively sent representatives to Macao to purchase European munitions, and planned to hire Francophone as a technician for imitation artillery.

It is said that when a cadre of the Ministry of War arrived in Macao, they were all stunned after a visit. The Hongyi cannon that once made the Ming Dynasty love to see is almost gone, and the coastal defense fortifications of the Macao Franco people are engraved with the exquisite cannon engraved with "made in Huamei".

The cannon of an "overseas remnant Fanbang" was actually regarded as a treasure by the Francois and was unwilling to sell it, the reason being "scarcity of goods". The soldiers and officials couldn't help but be secretly depressed. But it has to be taken very seriously. Seeing those familiar words again, the officials of the military department decisively thought of Wei Zhongxian's 9,000-year-old hint: The gorgeous seafood that sells well along the coast of the Ming Dynasty and in Beijing is not the way of the senior staff general Yan Siqi? .

On July 19, 1625, the Ming Empire was the fifth year of the Apocalypse. On the sixteenth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, Anping Fort on Dayuan Island.

With the support of abundant financial resources, several battles to go deep into the interior to clean up the "Shengfan" allowed Yan Siqi to expand the actual area under his control on Dayuan Island, and even forcibly naturalized many Shengfan tribes. Now, including Tamsui Fort, Yan Siqi's family business on Dayuan Island is much stronger, with more than 10,000 naval and land troops, and hundreds of warships of all kinds, which have firmly established themselves. No matter how you look at it now, Yan Siqi's title should not be just a general.

However, Yan Siqi is a hero who has experienced great storms after all, and on the premise of actively seeking his own interests, he also tries to keep a low profile to the outside world, but now this low profile really can't hide the limelight. There is no impermeable wall in the world, not only competitors like Zheng Zhilong already know themselves well, but even the imperial court has shown a tendency to "kill".

Sitting in the main hall, Yan Siqi slowly closed a letter and sighed, the expression on his face could not tell whether he was worried or sad.

"Big brother, is Zheng Zhilong's gang making waves again?! Alas, as I said earlier, people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, and the share of seafood that the eldest brother gave to Zheng Zhilong last year will sooner or later make him greedy again! Yan Sihai saw that the cousin relationship was not very good. Suddenly muttered beside him.

"Not this city." Yan Siqi shook his head lightly, stepped down from the main seat, looked at the guards outside the hall, and muttered, "It's the secret letter of the Japanese land, Li Dan has passed away...... There is one less hero in the world. I'm afraid there will be some turmoil within the Li family, so if Zheng Zhilong passes this hurdle, he can snatch a few more industries in Li Guozhu's mouth, and he will really be a sea dragon......"

"Li Dan died? So what are you waiting for?! It's better for you to send a military ship, big brother, let's go and take back Penghu now. Otherwise, they will be staring at the back all day long! When Yan Sihai heard this, his eyes lit up, as if this opportunity was simply a godsend.

"Alas, you, you, you still can't change your temperament, and you can't act rashly now. Zheng Zhilong now has a close relationship with the governor of Fujian, and although we have the governor of Liangguang and a few adults in Nanjing to take care of us, we must also act carefully. What's more, a spy soon came to report. Zheng Zhilong actually obtained some Chinese and American ordnance and sea goods from the hands of the Dutch red hair in the South Seas. Although the amount is not as good as ours, we must not care. ”

It seems that now that the family has a big business, Yan Siqi has a lot less killing spirit. Thinking of the mysterious letter from Mr. Yan that he received last year, Yan Siqi was uneasy.

He was cunning and moved his own daughter and confidant's family overseas, just to prevent the "great turmoil" mentioned in the secret letter, could it be that Li Dan's death was the beginning of this great turmoil? Can Mr. Yan still know whether people live or die?!

"Sihai, in recent days, you have been stationed in Tamsui Fort. We must strictly guard the coastal defense and do not act rashly. ”

Yan Siqi pondered for a while, and finally made a decision, deciding not to interfere in the turmoil in the East China Sea that might be caused by Li Dan's death, according to his prediction, Li Dan's son Li Guozhu would be far from Zheng Zhilong's opponent. In just one or two years. Zheng Zhilong has already pinched Li Dan's East China Sea pirate group in his hands from the inside out, even if Li Guozhu is Li Dan's biological son, it is estimated that he will not be looked at by the leaders of the fleet who have a life-and-death friendship with Zheng Zhilong.

Just when Yan Sihai was puzzled and wanted to persuade his cousin again, a small school hurriedly walked in. Two letters were handed to my cousin.

After opening the first letter and looking at it a few times, Yan Siqi was furious.

"What a Zheng Yiguan! Sure enough, everything is done! Yan Siqi threw the letter directly at his feet and stepped on it fiercely, his fists clenched.

"Big brother!" I hadn't seen my cousin so angry for a long time, Yan Sihai hurriedly walked a few steps, and unconsciously clenched the saber on his waist.

"The spy came to report that Zheng Zhilong, together with the Dutch red hair, actually trafficked homeless people to the South Seas in exchange for ordnance and silver salary!" Yan Siqi clenched his steel teeth, and his face was very ugly.

"This pig and dog are not as good as the guy! Big brother, let's do it with Zheng Zhilong! Seeing that his cousin's old temper seemed to be back, Yan Sihai's spirits were lifted.

"Playing against Zheng Zhilong in front of the imperial court? Or is it said that in the imperial court, Penghu guerrilla Zheng Zhilong was sent to the red-haired Fanyi, trafficked good people, and then exposed each other? Yan Siqi took a deep breath and slowly sat back in his position, with a depressed face.

"Big brother, how can we compare with Zheng Zhilong's guy! We have relocated to the homeless people, but it is a work to expand the territory. The placement of Huamei is also unbearable to destroy the homeless people, give a way to live, then Zheng Zhilong traffickers as slaves, but what he did hurt the heavens and reason! Yan Sihai was stunned for a moment, and had no choice but to answer, but in the end, he lacked confidence.

Noncommittal to Yan Sihai's defense, Yan Siqi opened the second letter in his hand again, this time he read it carefully, and finally couldn't help nodding slightly.

"Sihai, order to prepare the ship, I want to go to Guangzhou! Remember to pack four ornate cannons and some rifles. Yan Siqi carefully put away the letter, his face was much more solemn, "It is the handwriting of Lord Xu Guangqi Xu, and now the imperial court is preventing erosion in the north, and the east is rampant, and the military affairs outside the customs are in urgent need of artillery." ”

"Hmph...... The imperial court does not pay a few grains, grass and silver salaries, but it takes a fancy to us. Then Xu Guangqi is neither the governor of Fujian nor the governor of Liangguang, so what right does he have to instruct me?! Yan Sihai listened, and immediately looked dissatisfied, "This year's Huamei military equipment and sea goods have not yet arrived, why should we send cannons to the imperial court." ”

"You reckless! Lord Xu is my Ming Tongzhou military training envoy, dedicated to the country, although we are from the sea, but also the Ming Dynasty soldiers, how can we sit back and watch the East invade repeatedly?! If the imperial court can recover the Liaotu, even if all the Chinese military weapons are donated together, why is it difficult?! Yan Siqi slapped the shore of the table, and without waiting for Yan Sihai to confess, he strode out.

On the same day, four gorgeous nine-pound cannons and 200 gorgeous rifles were loaded onto the ship, and Yan Siqi hurriedly took a boat towards Macao.

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