In the end, the old master Wang and the others still followed Wang Shan to board the Sea King.

And on the Tulip, after the old master Wang and the others left, the killing began.

Standing on the deck of the Sea King, the old master Wang and the others looked back at this one-sided slaughter, and bursts of happiness appeared on their faces.

The slaughter ended quickly, and in less than ten minutes, the Dutch aboard the Tulip were slaughtered.

Muskets and bayonets were easy to deal with the Dutch who were in the midst of a pleasant deal.

In a burst of fire and explosions, the Tulip sank to the bottom of the sea.

No one knows where the Tulip went, and history will not record such a small incident.

In the seventeenth century, there were too many ships that died at sea every year.

Old Master Wang, looking at the Tulip that sank to the bottom of the sea, and looking at those expressionless guards who did not even fluctuate on their faces to kill, they really felt moved.

One hundred and fifty-seven pirates, except for Liu Da Scar and Old Master Wang, the others were all assigned to other ships.

These people, Zhao Hongyu, couldn't have brought them together.

Liu Da Scar was the leader of these people, and Wang Shan learned about it after some inquiry.

And Master Wang, who is the master, also stayed with Liu Da's scar.

The King of the Sea brought a lot of shock to the king.

It's like moving land from the sea.

The Sea King sailed smoothly on the sea, no different from on land.

And its deck area is large......

Everything made the prince very amazed.

Because Liu Da was still in a coma, he was carried down early for treatment.

Old Master Wang was also taken down by the gene man to wash, and by the way, he changed his clothes and rested.

After all, they have been imprisoned for so long, and their nutrition has not kept up, which has led to a little emaciation.

Zhao Hongyu didn't want to have any contact with them at this time.

"Your Highness, these pirates have been saved, do you have any plans?"

With Liu Da Scar, there is also the old master Wang after being taken down. Wang Shan came to Zhao Hongyu and asked.

For some of His Royal Highness's plans, Wang Shan needs to have a clear understanding.

By this time, the fleet had set off again, and Emma, Sarah, and Anneth, the three little girls, had returned to the captain's room.

In addition to the carnage just now, in addition to Emma's relish, Sara and Annes both turned pale with little faces.

It can be seen that Sara and Anneth are not yet able to accept this.

Emma has no good feelings for white people, and she herself grew up in an Indian tribe, and the Indian tribes have fought each other frequently. So she's been used to it for a long time.

Therefore, she can be better than Sara and Annes.

For Emma, watching the Dutch being slaughtered is actually similar to watching animated cartoons for children in later generations.

The sea breeze blows head-on and the Caribbean heat wave hits.

"Of course, if we're heading to the East, these pirates will be of some use. It's just that we couldn't imagine that we would meet people from the Ming Dynasty here. ”

Zhao Hongyu did not hide his plans. 1510 said it to Wang Shan.

"Oh, it turns out that His Highness is planning for a trip to the East, so his subordinates will understand." , Wang Shan nodded slightly and said at the same time. "Definitely. These pirates are familiar with the situation on the side of the Ming Dynasty, and they are also very familiar with the situation in the southeast seas, and with them as guides, we don't have to look at each other. ”

Zhao Hongyu smiled and continued: "In fact, it's not just that, with them, we will become bigger and more convenient." Didn't you hear what that hapless Dutch captain said? These pirates are Li Xiang's subordinates, and Li Xiang is really fighting with Zheng Zhilong, which shows that the sea area of the Ming Dynasty is not peaceful. ”

Wang Shan tilted his head sideways and looked at Zhao Hongyu. He didn't understand that the southeast sea of the Ming Dynasty was not peaceful, and what did this have to do with them.

Li Xiang and Zheng Zhilong fought to the death, as if they had nothing to do with them.

Looking at Wang Shan's puzzled expression, Zhao Hongyu explained: "It is precisely because the Ming Dynasty is not peaceful that we need these pirates." Think about it, these people are Li Xiang's subordinates, and after we get to the East, can we have a relationship with Li Xiang because of these people? ”

After hearing this, Wang Shan thought for a while, and seemed to be able to understand a little bit of what His Royal Highness meant.

Zhao Hongyu continued: "Whether it is Li Xiang or Zheng Zhilong, they can crisscross the southeast sea area of Daming, and they are also somewhat involved with some officials along the coast. Even with the homes of those bigwigs, there will be some business dealings, which is an intangible benefit for us. ”

"After all, if we want to establish some relationships with the Ming Dynasty, it won't work just to have silver. But if there is someone like Li Xiang to match, things will be much easier. ”

At this point, Wang Shan completely understood the intentions of his Royal Highness.

Yes, Li Xiang and Zheng Zhilong have been able to crisscross the southeast coast for so many years, and it is impossible not to be involved with those officials.

The officials of the Ming Dynasty in this era, although the emperor could not carry out maritime trade, they themselves were happy to make a lot of money behind the scenes.

And Li Xiang and Zheng Zhilong, who are the overlords of the sea, must not be without cooperation.

If you want to do business at sea, these two people can't get around.

"Your Highness, hasn't Zheng Zhilong taken refuge in the imperial court at this time?"

Wang Shan suddenly thought of this question.

For this period of history, Zhao Hongyu also knows a rough idea.

It's too detailed, and it's impossible for him to know the way.

After all, he's not a humanoid computer.

As for history books, the space-time trader can't be bought.

Coupled with his arrival, history has changed, so it's really hard for him to say.

Therefore, after listening to Wang Shan's question, Zhao Hongyu was silent and thought about it.

"It's hard to say, but I judge that it should be to take refuge in the imperial court. Otherwise, Zheng Zhilong would not dare to argue with Li Xiang, if I remember correctly, Li Xiang was still the overlord of the southeast coast at this time, and Zheng Zhilong had just emerged, if it wasn't for the imperial court. He, Zheng Zhilong, would never dare to mess with Li Xiang. ”

Zhao Hongyu expressed his judgment.

However, his judgment was a little wrong.

This is not surprising, who made Zhao Hongyu not know too much about history.

Historically, Zheng Zhilong did take refuge in the imperial court.

But that was more than a decade later, not now.

At that time, Zheng Zhilong had already solved Li Xiang's domination of the sea.

It was a well-deserved sea overlord in the southeast coastal area at that time.

It was under such circumstances that he was recruited by the imperial court as the chief military officer.

The reason why the imperial court is so generous and gives the rank of chief soldier is not to see Zheng Zhilong's strength on the sea.

Of course, there are some things that are not well known. That is, Zheng Zhilong choked those bigwigs in the court.

If the conditions are not given, the merchant ships of these bigwigs will not be able to buy and sell at all.

This point, neither the emperor nor history, is recorded.

You must know that history is also recorded by literati, isn't it?

In this 1622, Zheng Zhilong had no plans to recruit An, and he and Li Xiang were working hard to compete for the position of sea supremacy.

Originally, Zheng Zhilong was the leader of a small island under Li Xiang.

But he has personal ambitions, after gaining a certain strength. betrayed Li Xiang, recruited a large number of people, and began to confront Li Xiang.

Even, he seized the goods that Li Xiang placed in the area of Macao at that time, so that he got a large amount of valuable funds.

At the same time, Li Xiang suffered a lot of losses.

Because of Zheng Zhilong's independent resistance. Li Xiang's strength has been greatly reduced.

Zheng Zhilong occupied a geographical advantage and blocked the trade between Li Xiang and the countries of the South China Sea.

Annam, Siam, Portugal and Spaniards.

These potentials. Li Xiang was all disconnected.

Now the only places where Li Xiang can trade are Japan and North Korea.

Under the elimination of one and the other, Li Xiang's strength began to shrink.

Opposite. Because of the monopoly of Annam, Siam, and the South China Sea countries, as well as the right to trade with the Dutch and the Portuguese, as well as sea passages, Zheng Zhilong's strength rose sharply.

It was precisely because of this situation that Li Xiang and Zheng Zhilong began to fight half a year ago.

He had to do this, because if he didn't fight Zheng Zhilong, the people below would be unconvinced.

This had a great deal of influence on his reign.

In addition, trade and sea lanes in the South China Sea are also very important.

I had to do it.

Instead of sitting back and waiting, it's better to take a fight.

Li Xiang also knows this truth.

If he hadn't, he wouldn't have enough money on hand to maintain his position in a few years.

The pirates live a life of licking blood with knives, isn't it just for money.

If Li Xiang can't bring them wealth, then waiting for Li Xiang's results is also known with his ass.

Don't look at the fact that he still controls the trade rights and shipping lanes of Japan and Korea, but he is still at a disadvantage compared to Zheng Zhilong.

Coupled with the cunning Dutch and the Portuguese also helping Zheng Zhilong, this put a lot of pressure on Li Xiang.

The Portuguese and the Dutch helped Zheng Zhilong, and what they did was nothing more than to control the trade rights of Japan.

Because of the presence of Li Xiang, the Dutch and the Portuguese could not trade in Japan at all.

They could only watch as a large amount of Japanese silver flowed into other people's pockets.

This is something that makes them very angry.

Didn't these men come to the East for silver?

Therefore, they had an agreement with Zheng Zhilong, that is, to help Zheng Zhilong defeat Li Xiang, and after Zheng Zhilong gained control of Japan's trade, they would also give some to them.

Of course, Zheng Zhilong agreed to this very happily.

But whether or not this agreement can be fulfilled in the final end, only the genius knows the way.

For these things, Zhao Hongyu, who has been paying attention to the situation in Europe as far away as the Americas, must not be clear.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Zhao Hongyu's judgment has been skewed.

While Zhao Hongyu and Wang Shan were chatting on the deck, Wang Fuzi, led by the genetic soldiers, came to the cabin room that had been arranged for him.

This is a double room with all the facilities and a modern cabin bedroom style to make it very comfortable to live in.

One bed was empty, and on the other bed was Liu Da, who had already been medicated. (To be continued......)