In order to correct Zheng Zhilong's name, Hongyi adopted the method of "three questions and three answers". The first question is from the perspective of "involuntarily", and the effect is also good, so I will continue to go deeper.

"Both, why did King Tong'an travel across the ocean and go to sea to make a living in his early years?"

Hongyi's purpose in asking this question is to "brazenly" demonstrate the "legitimacy" of Zheng Zhilong's various acts of crisscrossing the sea and being the biggest pirate. Although he asked, naturally no one was willing to answer rashly, so Hongyi successfully launched his own following.

Xuan Ye thought that Macao alone had already become a place for red hair from the west to seek profits. Using this as a transit point, they continuously exported the products of the Celestial Empire and the specialties of the Wa Kingdom and Joseon to the Western Domain, seeking heavy profits. As Tai said, while living in Macau, Zhilong showed his talents, learned to trade and trade, traveled to Luzon, and learned the local vernacular and Franc machine. In the process of dealing with the Franco, under his influence, he was baptized by the teachings of Tang Lao Marfa, and took the Christian name Jasper, another name Nikolai. At that time, it was his uncle Huang Cheng who took refuge in Macau. Seeing that Zhilong was capable, he reprimanded him to be attached to the Chinese people in the interior of the 'overseas Chinese hooligan' Wa Kingdom and Li Dan, who was also a native of Quanzhou, and escorted a batch of sugar, Qi Nan, deer skins and other goods, and released them from Xiangshanao to the Wa Kingdom and lived in Nagasaki. Zhilong later turned to business, selling sugar, Qi Nan and other things for his uncle Huang Cheng. ”

So, in this process, Erchen expected that King Tong'an understood that the overseas China of that year was a time when fish and dragons were mixed and heroes were rising, if he took advantage of the situation. It may be up to now. Hongyi replied as he wished, ready to talk about the motives of the "adventure king" Zheng Zhilong.

Later, he traveled to the Wa Kingdom, Luzon, and Taiwan to engage in maritime trade, because in a corner of Macao, he learned that the Hongmao Westerners were rich in 'adventure' knowledge, and that the maritime merchants seemed to be quite risky, but their profits were even greater. In addition, the red-haired people deceived no one in the Ming court, did not know the benefits of shipping, and almost no official ships went to sea, let alone the escort of sailors, so they forcibly seized and made ill-gotten gains. Why is it that the western vassals can run rampant on our seas, but we have to accept it and open the door to convenience? Thereupon. King Tong'an worked hard. Unified the Chinese Shili from all sides, created a powerful sea fleet, and dared to fight the Dutch on our Central Plains Dynasty's own sea! Tang Lao Marfa once told Xuan Ye. Six years before Ming Chongzhen. King Tong'an led his ships to fight the Dutch many times. They won and lost each other until the Battle of Kinmen Coro Bay, which defeated the Dutch fleet. King Tong'an was able to dominate the East and South Seas! ”

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Speaking of the naval battle of Kinmen Coro Bay, Hongyi is full of Chinese pride, and he is as clear as a family treasure about the entire beginning and end of the naval battle.

Historically, there have been two naval battles in Kinmen's Coro Bay, one was the "92 Naval Battle" that took place on September 2, 1958, which was the largest naval battle in the "823" artillery battle, and the two sides of the naval battle were the People's Liberation Army and the National Army. The second is the "Battle of Liaoluo Bay in Kinmen" in 1633 discussed by Hongyi.

At that time, the Dutch East India Company saw huge interests outside the door of trade with China, but it was never able to break the barriers of the tributary system. So the Dutch did not hesitate to go to war in order to force China to ban the Spaniards and the Grapevines from purchasing goods from China. However, if the war was to the west and Portugal, the outcome would be unpredictable; If China is attacked with advanced artillery weapons and high-performance fast warships, it seems to be nine times out of ten.

As a result, the Dutch sent 11 warships to Nanao on July 7, 1633, to occupy Xiamen. On the 12th, the fleet went to the north side of Xiamen Bay and attacked Zheng Zhilong's ships under renovation in Xiamen Bay. Zheng Zhilong did not expect the Dutch to attack him, because not long ago Zheng Zhilong promised to issue a free trade license to the Taiwan side, believing that this should satisfy the Dutch. Therefore, after the battle with the pirate Liu Xiang near Guangdong, he did not guard against the attack of the Dutch, but took advantage of the situation to lead troops to Jingkou in Guangdong, and only sent the ships damaged in the naval battle back to Xiamen for repair.

On 12 July, the Dutch army attacked Xiamen. The Ming army was defeated without defense, and ten ships under Zheng Zhilong were burned, and five ships under Zhang Yongchan were also burned. Zheng Zhilong's flotilla parked in Xiamen was completely destroyed.

After that, the Dutch army was mighty, and the ships blocked Xiamen Bay, rampaging between Gulangyu, Kinmen, and Xiamen. The Ming court was unable to fight again due to the loss of combat strength, so they sent people to negotiate with the Dutch, and on the one hand, the Dutch negotiated with the Ming court, and on the other hand, they also plundered everywhere, and forced Xiamen, Kinmen, Lieyu, Gulangyu and nearby villages to provide 25 pigs, 100 chickens, and 25 cattle every week, otherwise they would attack and burn again.

From 17 July, the Dutch switched from attacking the upper reaches of the river to blockading the sea and plundering ships.

On July 26, the Ming court accused the Dutch of burning the ships of the Ming Emperor, demanded that the Dutch compensate for the war losses, and that the trade must be negotiated and signed, that is, the tributary system must be observed. The Dutch, relying on their superiority in force, were just around the corner of the pie for monopolizing the Chinese market, and of course they were impatient with the negotiations of the Ming court. The Batavian side assumed the posture of a victor, believing that the Chinese government must be forced to stop trading with the Spaniards and Portuguese. If China does not agree, it will have to fight against China again until it achieves its goal.

Zheng Zhilong hated the Dutch sneak attack on Xiamen, so he gave full play to the true character of a "strongman in the rivers and lakes", secretly mobilized his own private maritime forces, used brand-new British naval guns, equipped with veteran cadres with rich maritime experience, actively prepared warships, set fire to ships, and also issued a reward order: each person who participated in the war would be given two taels of silver, and if the war was prolonged, an additional five taels would be given. Each fireboat had sixteen men, each of whom had to bring wood or grass, and if the red-haired boat was burned, two hundred taels (divided equally among sixteen), and fifty taels for the head of a red-haired man. The money used in the reward order was all borne by Zheng Zhilong and distributed directly, without the need for layers of exploitation and delay by government officials. In terms of the preparation of ships, a total of 35 large war ships, 100 arson ships, and 400 other large and small ships were gathered in Haicheng, Liuwudian, Shixun, and Anhai, and prepared to fight the Dutch army with all their might.

Putmans, the governor of Taiwan and commander of the fleet, found out that Zheng Zhilong had intervened, and immediately felt that his troops were insufficient, and on the 27th, he sought the assistance of the pirates Liu Xiang and Li Guozhu, and asked them to unite with the Dutch to wage war against China. The Dutch provided the Dazhong [place names], Batavia and other fortresses for free mooring and trading.

Twenty-two days had passed since the Dutch attack on Xiamen, and by August 3 the Dutch army had already felt the terrifying power of Zheng's military pressure and bounty order. In a letter to Liu Xiang, Putmans wrote: "...... The first official [Zheng Zhilong] repeatedly tried to overwhelm us in the Zhangzhou River with arson boats and warships, and from time to time we were damaged and humiliated and had to flee...... "The Dutch army then transferred the necessary goods to the Fort Middle, which had a deep draft and was not vulnerable to arsonist attacks, and then transferred it to Penghu. Putmans' maritime superiority was suddenly wiped out by the presence of Zheng Zhilong.

When there was a typhoon from 24 to 27 August, Putmans sailed his fleet to Copper Hill to take shelter from the storm, while receiving reinforcements from another hundred soldiers. On September 5, after taking refuge in the Copper Mountain, Putmans did not forget his true character as a robber and attacked the area around the Copper Mountain. Grabbed some cows, pigs, chickens.

September 18. Zheng Zhilong fought fiercely with Liu Xiang, Liu Xiang was defeated and fled to Penghu.

Emperor Chongzhen was very dissatisfied with the red-haired people killing people and setting fire to China and plundering wealth, so he sent Lu Zhenfei to investigate and deal with it. September 22nd. Zou Weilian, the governor of Fujian, received a holy decree: punish the lotus.

October 8th. The Chinese side has the following record: "...... The 6th day of the first lunar month (8th day of the 10th month of the solar calendar...... To Gureji Fishing Bay, I saw a boat, close to the shore. That is, Du Kun and others led more than 30 stormtroopers to shout and kill, and those who were busy diving and sinking were killed by our soldiers, more than 30 were captured, and more than 10 ...... were killed."

On 10 October, the Dutch ship was attacked by a Chinese ship, and the pirates immediately came to the aid of the Dutch and asked for credit from Putmans.

On October 15, the governor of Fujian, Zou Weilian, took the oath in Haicheng and made Zheng Zhilong the vanguard.

On 17 October, Zheng Zhilong reported: "It is reported that nine plywood boats and more than 50 Liu Xiang thief ships have traveled from north to south to the ocean. ”

On 18 October, the Dutch saw that there were 40 or 50 Chinese ships at the north corner of Kinmen, so they leaned their fleet at the southwest corner of Kinmen.

On October 19, the Dutch received Zheng Zhilong's war letter.

On October 20, the pirate Liu Xiang gave the Dutch 20 cattle he had plundered.

At the time of the five drums on 22 October, Zheng Zhilong led his army to sail from Waitou in spite of the bad weather, and arrived at Liaoluo Bay in Kinmen at dawn, where there were nine Dutch warships and more than 50 pirate ships. The so-called capture of thieves and kings, Zheng Jun still decided to attack Dutch ships. At the sound of an order, about 140 ships of Zheng's army were divided into two teams, and the two attacked together. Ignoring the heavy gunfire and the intense fire of the Mauser, the brothers who set fire to the Dutch ships climbed aboard the Dutch ships Jacht and Brouckerhaven and immediately set them on fire, sinking in many places. The Stootodijck and Weiringen ships met Zheng Zhilong's big junk, and Zheng also sank under heavy British artillery attack.

Dutch coach Puttmans saw Zheng Zhilong's naval force with his own eyes, and he was able to sink the proud Dutch large warship one-on-one, and he sighed in his heart, knowing that his strength was not comparable to Zheng Zhilong. Remorseful of going to war with China, regardless of the life or death of the fifty Allied pirate ships in the same Liuluo Bay, on the other hand, he did not care, and hastily ordered a retreat from the battlefield. The Dutch army suffered an unprecedented defeat, except for the sinking of four large rowing boats, the remaining five were also severely damaged, and all the junk ships were set on fire and sank. The Dutch army was so badly wounded that it reported eighty-three killed. This is the famous 1633 Battle of Liaoluo Bay in Kinmen.

The clear demands of the Chinese side after the war were:

1. The Dutch should not go to the coast of China when they go to the officials of the non-Chinese territories.

2. The Dutch are required to compensate for the war losses.

Third, the Chinese carry goods to the big man for trade. In other words, the Dutch do not have the right to trade directly with China.

After the naval battle, Putmans, the Dutch governor of Taiwan and the commander of the fleet, could not explain to his superiors, and he had no shame to face Jiangdong's father. He simply resigned as commander of the fleet, and since then the Dutch have not dared to confront the Ming army at sea for 30 years, and they no longer dare to talk about monopolizing the Chinese market. Zheng Zhilong's status has been unmatched since then.

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Hearing that the little prince mentioned himself again when he was talking about the old things of the former Ming Dynasty, Tang Ruowang immediately habitually nodded at Emperor Fulin and said yes, which was seconded. It can't be helped, the messenger of God knows, even what he doesn't know! This fake teacher, you have to continue to do a good job! Finding that the emperor's ministers did not know much about the "Battle of Koro Bay" mentioned by the little prince, John Tang lost no time in telling the general story of the naval battle.

Seeing that Old Man Tang cooperated seamlessly, Hongyi glanced at Liu Chang again, and then continued:

"As Lord Liu said, King Tong'an 'treacherously kills sworn brothers and dominates', but those pirates like Liu Xiang's generation, who did not respect Zhengshuo and took refuge in Hongmao, actually assisted the Dutch in their perverse behavior during the Battle of Coro Bay, and talked to them about faith? How can you say it? If it is said that King Tong'an was attached to the Dutch in his early years, why did he turn his back in the end? In the humble opinion of the ministers, it is precisely because the Dutch are too domineering, do not respect China as the upper country, and do not take the corrupt court of the former Ming Dynasty seriously! This is bound to arouse the disgust of King Tong'an, so he is-for-tat. In Xuan Ye's view, King Tong'an is not to maintain the former Ming and Dusk monarchs, but to maintain the majesty of China! Therefore, if it is said that King Tong'an 'plays with the red-haired Holland between the metacarpal bones', it is true, and if you want me to say, play with the prestige of our country, play with righteousness and awe-inspiring, and play well! It is to let them know that I cannot be deceived by the people of Huaxia! ”

Hongyi once again quoted Liu Chang's own point of view to refute him, and once again received frequent nods and praise from Old Man Liu - it seems that you are still a smart person!

"So, why did King Tong'an travel to the sea to make a living in his early years? It is a move to cherish China and promote its prestige overseas! ”

Hongyi finally gave a far-fetched answer, but it was a high-sounding answer! Everyone had no choice but to turn a blind eye and follow their heads in agreement. (To be continued......)