Chapter 1152: Bad News
Zheng Chenggong originally had a fluke attitude towards this attack, after all, the sea is vast, once the pirates run away, where to find it? Unless they are killed in Dongying, they will never be found; But if you want to find them, then you can pick up the cheap, with Zheng Hongkui's ability, he leads three sailor battalions, and his strength is strong, and he can definitely defeat Tian Chuan and Zheng Cai.
As a result, to Zheng Chenggong's surprise, Zheng Hongkui really caught up with the pirates, but instead of defeating Tian Chuan and Zheng Cai, he let Tian Chuan and Zheng Cai lose a big defeat, and now Zheng Hongkui is standing in front of Zheng Chenggong with his head down.
"Sen'er, this time, the casualties of the Fujian Navy Division are too heavy, and more than 20 warships have all been buried by me......"
Zheng Hongkui is about to cry, this is not more than 20 small boats, but the main warship, this is now more than one-third of the main warship of the Fujian Naval Division!
Zheng Chenggong's face was gloomy to the extreme, first Zheng Cai defected, and then came out like this, where is the current Fujian Navy Master still having the slightest demeanor at the peak of the year? Miserable, miserable!
The problem is, this is not the most important thing, now the entire Zheng family is left with himself and his uncle to support, and now that his uncle is defeated, if the court really uses this as an excuse to punish the crime, how can it resist? You must know that the emperor's decree to integrate the imperial sailors and the Fujian sailors has arrived6
"Uncle, you don't know yet, do you? Just yesterday, the will of the imperial court had just arrived at the Fujian Naval Division......"
Zheng Chenggong said astringently.
Zheng Hongkui was stunned for a moment and asked, "Holy Decree?" It's impossible, even if it's seven hundred miles in an emergency, you can't run so fast, right? From the capital to Fuzhou, it is a small 4,000 miles, back and forth, more than 7,000 miles, there is no more than ten days, the will of the imperial court can not reach Fuzhou at all, even if the news is transmitted quickly, it is impossible to deliver the news to the capital, feedback back to Fuzhou......"
Zheng Chenggong smiled bitterly: "Uncle, it's not about the robbery of Yanhuang Company, it's something else, the emperor has decreed, Feng Chazhu is the governor of the Imperial Navy, in charge of the Imperial Navy Division and the Fujian Navy Division, from now on, the two major Navy Divisions will be cross-transferred, serving in different places, and the Imperial Navy Division will also supplement the Fujian Navy Division with three of the latest main warships......
Zheng Hongkui's face changed, cross-transfer? Isn't this obviously mixing sand into the Fujian sailors? What three capital battleships? Once the Fujian Navy Division is controlled by the generals of the imperial court, even if it is given ten main warships to the Fujian Navy Division, it is the left hand and the right hand, what is the difference? Could it be that the emperor really wants to settle accounts with the Zheng family?
"What does this emperor mean? Do you really want to continue to deal with our Zheng family? ”
Zheng Hongkui asked urgently.
Zheng Chenggong shook his head and replied: "I can't see the clue for the time being, after all, this personnel transfer is not very big, and the Fujian Navy Division is still controlled by the two of us, but it is obvious that the emperor still does not trust our Zheng family, and he is not worried that the Zheng family is in charge of the Fujian Navy Division, which can also be understood, now that the Fujian sailors have suffered another defeat at sea, we have handed the handle to others, and let others slaughter it......"
"So, what are we going to do next?"
Zheng Hongkui was full of bitterness, this time he dragged his eldest nephew down, a rout, and sent the entire Zheng family to the edge of the cliff......
"There is no other way, ask the court for guilt, I hope the emperor can read on the exploits of our uncle and nephew in the past, spare the Zheng family once, as long as the family can keep the family's peace, the rest are secondary, now our Zheng family has a big business, gold and silver are inexhaustible, inexhaustible, even if you don't become an official, you can live for several generations......"
Soon, the news reached Nanjing.
This was only the third day of Wu Xing's arrival in Nanjing.
Cha Zhu and Qin Mufeng anxiously waited for news from Fuzhou in the Yamen of the Water Division, and General Liu Cunliang hurriedly walked into the Yamen.
"Master Inspector, from Fujian, seven hundred miles to expedite the battle report!"
Cha Xuan raised his eyebrows and shouted, "Take it!" ”
Liu Cunliang hurriedly handed the battle report to Cha Xuan, and said: "Master Supervisor, a few days ago, Zheng Hongkui led the main force of the Fujian Navy Division to pursue the pirates, and as a result, he went out more than 100 miles east of Wenzhou, encountered the pirates, and was ambushed by the pirates, more than a dozen warships of the Fujian Navy Division were sunk, and several warships were captured, with heavy casualties......
Cha Zhu and Qin Mufeng gasped, I'm dripping my God, is this about to change the sky? With such a strong strength of the Fujian Naval Division, it was defeated by Tagawa Nanazaemon and Zheng Cai's fleet! If this news reaches the capital, I am afraid that the emperor will definitely be furious!
"Damn Zheng Hongkui, this idiot, he actually let that bastard of Tagawa Nanazaemon defeat so easily, what's the use of asking them!"
Qin Mufeng roared angrily.
"Okay, Mu Feng, what's the use of talking this now?"
Cha Xuan's face was also pale, and he shouted: "For today's plan, I am to hurry up and think of countermeasures, Yanhuang Company's property will definitely not be able to be recovered in a short time, this is millions of taels of silver, and the court is still waiting for this silver to save it!" Immediately rush seven hundred miles, go to the imperial court, wait for the emperor's will, and summon Zheng Hongkui to Nanjing immediately to discuss countermeasures! ”
In the short term, to recover the property, that is a fool's dream, the fleet of the Tagawa Nanazaemon has long run back to the nest of Dongying, the army sent by the Ming Dynasty is less, to no avail, send a large army to conquer, that also requires long-term preparation, if there is no such change, within two months, it can go out, now the Fujian Navy has suffered a heavy blow, I am afraid that it will be impossible for two or three months, for the mountain and nine thousands, the success is falling short......
In four days, 700 miles rushed to the capital.
Now, Zhu Jie is furious above the court, Yanhuang Company's millions of taels of silver goods were robbed, it must have been done by Tagawa Shichizaemon and Zheng Cai, this is millions of taels of silver goods, although Yanhuang Company has made a lot of money in the past two years, but most of the profits have been handed over to the imperial court, and their own retention is not much, and the loss of millions of taels of silver is enough to make Yanhuang Company face a catastrophe.
How can this be justified, how can this be justified!
Zhu Jie's anger is rising, above the court, almost all the courtiers are silent, if someone is talking about military salaries now, I am afraid that Zhu Jie will be cut down immediately!