Yu Xiaotian nodded and thanked him and said: "Actually, it's not a big deal, this time is okay in the next days, there are more ships, and there are not as few brothers under my command as before, plus the big Buddha machine that Shopkeeper Li gave me, although I dare not say that I can run rampant on this sea now, at least I will not be easily bullied again!"

Of course, I, Yu, will not be satisfied, although there are more boats now, there are still too few guys on the boat!

In this regard, I will not be polite to shopkeeper Li, if shopkeeper Li can also help Yu get some more cannons and birds, Yu will naturally be grateful!

There are also those eucommia lacquers that I did last time in a certain Li shopkeeper, I don't know if Li can do it! I hope that Shopkeeper Li will take this matter to heart, as for the cost, it is easy to say, and in the next effort to bear it, you must not let Shopkeeper Li lose money! ”

After listening to Yu Xiaotian's words, Shopkeeper Li looked embarrassed, sighed and said: "Shopkeeper Yu, Du Zhong lacquer can't be raised here in Fujian at the moment, I have sent people to inquire about the source of goods, once I can find it, I will definitely do it as soon as possible!" Please rest assured that this is in charge, it just takes some time!

But the artillery and bird guns you want, this matter is not easy to do, I am afraid that some things are not very clear in the shopkeeper, now something has happened in the south, I heard that the red-haired people of Helan have often attacked the coastal areas of Guangdong since last year, trying to force our dynasty to open a port for it, the Guangdong government did not allow it, so it sent troops to attack Xiangshan Ao, but the red-haired people did not win.

Later, under the leadership of the traitor Pan Xiu, he occupied Penghu, and during this time he built a city in Penghu in an attempt to entrench for a long time, and often collaborated with the surrounding pirates to harass the coasts of Guangdong and Fujian, plundering ships.

The Guangdong government and the Fujian government are raising troops to resist it, and at present, all parts of Guangdong are casting cannons for the government and building bird guns for war, so it is really difficult to raise artillery in the near future, even if it is not easy to buy at a high price!

You have helped my Li family so much, how can Li deceive you, but this matter is really difficult to do, Li can only continue to think of a way in secret, but whether it will work out or not, it is unknown!

In addition, recently, the governor of Fujian, Lord Zhou Zuoshang, also strictly ordered the state governments to strictly investigate you people, and ordered the local governments to strictly control saltpeter sulfur and other things to go to sea, and even saltpeter sulfur is very difficult to do in the near future!

However, I still have a few stones of saltpeter sulfur here, if the shopkeeper needs, you can send it to the shopkeeper, don't misunderstand the shopkeeper, Li refuses to help! ”

After Yu Xiaotian listened, he recalled that there was indeed such a thing in history, although Yu Xiaotian was not from a historical background, but he still had some understanding of this history.

The red-haired people of Helan that Li Yi said are actually the Dutch, and the Dutch rose later than Portugal and Spain on the sea, and naturally entered Asia later.

Therefore, when they came, they only took Jakarta from the Spaniards and Portuguese, and at this time, it should be called Nyurba, and there were also the two places of Da Ni in Malaysia in later generations, as their ports for trade with Asian countries.

However, both of these places were far from China, with the Portuguese having the upper hand and deceiving Macao, and the Spaniards occupying Manila.

Chinese merchants and Japanese merchants were more willing to go to Macau and Manila to do business with the Spaniards and the Portuguese because of the proximity of these two places.

Therefore, they also wanted to obtain a place like Macao in the coastal area of China, as a port for their direct trade with the Ming Dynasty.

The Dutch devils first tried to attack Macao, take Macao, and drive out the Portuguese, but the Portuguese had already prepared in advance and repelled the Dutch fleet.

So the Dutch devil wanted to change places, but the Ming magistrate's government would not do it, the Dutch invaded many times without success, but the coast was harassed everywhere, and then was directed by a profiteer or pirate to run to Penghu, occupied Penghu, tried to use Penghu as a stronghold to build a city for a long time, and trade with the merchants of the Ming Dynasty.

For this reason, Yu Xiaotian remembered that the Ming Dynasty also sent troops to Penghu to fight a battle with the Dutch, and finally forced the Dutch to abandon Penghu and run to occupy the island of Taiwan.

As soon as he thought of Taiwan Island, Yu Xiaotian's heart moved, he did this pirate, in fact, he needed a larger and more stable rear base, all the islands off the coast of China are too close to the coast, and these islands are under the jurisdiction of various local state capitals and counties, he wants to occupy a big island as a nest, if the trouble is light, the court and the local government can still turn a blind eye and ignore him, but if he grows stronger in the future and poses a threat to the local government or the Ming Dynasty, then whether it is the court or the local government, will not let him go unnoticed and sit idly by.

So if he develops to a certain extent, Taiwan Island is a good choice, because Taiwan Island has not been clearly included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty during the Ming Dynasty, so it is considered an enclave, even if he occupies Taiwan Island, the imperial court will turn a blind eye to him.

Historically, the Dutch took advantage of this to occupy Taiwan, and later Zheng Chenggong was helpless, seeing that the Qing army was going south, and he was going to be untenable on the mainland, so he ran to the island of Taiwan, drove the Dutch away, occupied Taiwan, and used Taiwan as a base to fight against the Qing Dynasty at sea, and sat on the ground to claim the king, trying to confront the Tartars.

Therefore, occupying Taiwan as a base is undoubtedly a very tempting idea for Xiaotian, but after thinking about it carefully, Yu Xiaotian immediately gave up this idea.

Occupying the island of Taiwan is now a very unrealistic idea for him in such a situation, and at the moment he is at best less than one or two hundred subordinates, what is the island of Taiwan? Don't look at the future generations where it looks good, but in history it was a barren land full of miasma and mosquitoes.

It is so close to the mainland, whether it is the Tang Dynasty or the Song Dynasty or even the Yuan Dynasty, there have been officials who have sent people to land on the island of Taiwan, and left maps and written records, so it is called Ryukyu, but it does not refer to the Ryukyu Islands.

The most important thing is that the island of Taiwan is still a barren land in this era, coupled with special climatic reasons, the living conditions on the island are very harsh, so for hundreds of years, there are also many people from the mainland, trying to settle on the island, but in the end they basically ended in failure.

The mosquitoes rampant there are the best way to spread malaria, many people quickly contracted malaria after moving to the island of Taiwan, and eventually died, the real control of Taiwan Island in this era is only the indigenous people who lived there, only these indigenous people can adapt to the living environment where, and it is said that there are many headhunters in this era of Taiwanese aborigines.

Therefore, if you want to occupy and develop the island of Taiwan, it is a huge project, you need to invest huge manpower and material resources, and you must be prepared to pay a huge price.

Therefore, in a short period of time, Yu Xiaotian can only look at the ocean and sigh, or honestly mix in the coastal area first, if one day his strength grows to a considerable extent, it is not too late to consider seizing Taiwan as his nest, as he considered during this time, at the moment he must be down-to-earth, steady and steady, and develop his own strength first.

However, Li Yi's words also reminded him that at present, the coastal areas of Fujian and Guangdong are making trouble, and the imperial government will not pay attention to this area for the time being, and it is estimated that in the next more than a year, the southern provinces will not only have to deal with the rebellion in Sichuan and Guizhou, but also have to fight with the Dutch.

If he remembers correctly, this battle should be the Battle of Penghu, and it seems that the governor of Fujian in the Ming Dynasty should be Nanjuyi! Sent troops across the sea to conquer the Dutch entrenched in Penghu, and after a bitter battle, the Dutch were expelled from Penghu.

But he only remembered such a few things, and he couldn't remember any more, but just now Li Yi said that what is the name of the governor of Fujian, Shang Zhouzuo, this is a bit wrong!

"Shopkeeper Li, what is the name of this Fujian governor? It seems that just now you said that his name is Shang Zhouzuo! Why do I remember that there seems to be a ...... named Nanjuyi? Could it be that I am mistaken? Yu Xiaotian asked coldly.

Hearing Yu Xiaotian say this, Li Yi couldn't help but be taken aback, looked at Yu Xiaotian with a little surprise, and said after a while: "How did the shopkeeper know about this matter?" Don't hide it from the shopkeeper, the people on the official face have been rumored recently, the current governor of Fujian, Shang Zhou Zuoshang, because he was unable to resist the red-haired people from constantly attacking the Quanzhou area of Zhangzhou, and was impeached by his colleagues in the court, and the court seems to be interested in replacing people, and it is rumored that the person who came to take over as the governor of Fujian this time is what you called Lord Nanju Yinan!

But so far, this matter has not been determined, but I don't know how the shopkeeper learned about it? ”

When Yu Xiaotian heard that his heart was broken, he said that he leaked his mouth again! It turns out that Shang Zhouzuo is only the current governor of Fujian, and Nan Juyi has not yet succeeded him as the governor of Fujian, this matter is not easy to explain, he can't say that he is an unpredictable prophet!

But after thinking about it, he can't be too honest with this Li Yi, the two of them are still in a cooperative relationship, and Li Yi is quite shrewd, as if he can always guess his thoughts, this time he inadvertently said that it is not a bad thing, sometimes he deliberately sells some guanzi to this Li Yi, and it is estimated that this Li Yi will not dare to underestimate him.

So he shook his head pretending to be profound, "Well...... Don't hide it from Shopkeeper Li, I just heard a little rumor in the next place, but there is something I can tell Shopkeeper Li, if I guess correctly, this Nanju Yinan Lord may indeed become the successor of Lord Shang, if Shopkeeper Li has a way, you might as well take a step ahead and take the road of this Nanda person, for Shopkeeper Li, your business, may be helpful in the future! ”

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