4. Freedom
Wang Zhi led the Eastern Hemisphere Company to land in Xinjiapo, spent 5 billion pounds to buy Xinjiapo Island from the British, built a port, Wang Zhi proclaimed himself King Hui, and began to govern the area. Xinjiapo became an important port of call for ships sailing between Europe and Asia, and achieved unprecedented prosperity, with trade increasing tenfold. Wang Zhi divided his subordinates into several large ship groups, and the larger ship groups were Mao Hai, a native of Zhejiang, who was responsible for European trade, Xu Liang was in charge of North American trade, Xu Xue was in charge of Japanese trade, and Ye Zong was in charge of South American trade. Each boat group pays 20% of the profits to Wang Zhi every quarter, which is called membership fee.
Xu Hai, born in 1981, a native of She County, Huizhou, was a monk in Hangzhou Hupao Temple when he was young, and his legal name was "Pujing", also known as "Famous Mountain Monk" or "Mingshan Monk". During this period, he became a monk who broke the vows, haunted the brothel in Jiaxing, met the Confucian scholar Luo Longwen and became a confidant. Xu Hai joined his uncle Xu Xue's boat group. Xu Hai was brought to Japan, and no Ming Dynasty monk came to Japan for many years, so he was respected by the Japanese as a living Buddha, and met a large number of Japanese, thus obtaining a large amount of incense money to buy a boat.
Xu Xue has always wanted to get rid of or even replace Wang Zhi, and said to Xu Hai: Sending people to be inferior under the fence is not a long-term solution, why don't we stand on our own? Xu Hai replied: I also have this intention, why should I give Wang Zhi money, and I must ask him to spit out the money.
Xu Xue asked: Then what are your plans? Xu Haidao: I personally led the men and horses to hijack the ship, and they were all Japanese Wang Zhi, and they couldn't recognize them.
Xu Xuedao: Be cautious and cautious. Xu Hai promised.
Xu Hai immediately began to buy weapons, buy and renovate speedboats and second-hand boats, and recruit unemployed workers and vagrants from Japan to train them to form mercenaries.
A freighter heading for Ligang was targeted by Xu Hai.
When the speedboat caught up with the freighter, the pirates threw iron claws into the deck of the big ship, and one by one the black shadows climbed onto the deck along the rope, took out their weapons and touched the crew and immediately knocked them to the ground, quickly controlling the cockpit and the crew, and cutting off contact with the outside world. Herded the crew into the lifeboat, the boat turned around and headed for Tanegashima to load and unload cargo.
After the ransacked crew arrived at Ligang in a lifeboat, they found the Japanese who had participated in the robbery of their own ship, and through tracking, they learned that it was Xu Hai's crew.
The crew told Wang Zhi about it. Wang Zhi, who learned of this, was furious about this, and called the satellite phone to scold Xu Hai: I am sorry for treating your uncle and nephew well, and I dare to rob my ship if I eat a leopard.
Xu Hai replied: Misunderstanding, I didn't know it was your ship.
Wang Zhi drank: Nonsense! Long Pass You don't know whose ship it is? The thieves are still fooling me.
Xu Hai also said angrily: Why did you give you a membership fee? Not only will I rob your ship, but I will also want your life.
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Wang Zhi called Xu Xue: Immediately opened the scourge.
Xu Xue hurriedly acted as a peacemaker and said a lot of soft words. But in the end, he parted ways with Wang Zhi and led Xu Hai and some of his subordinates to leave.
In order to expand trade and compete with Wang Zhi, Xu Xue borrowed 50 million yen from Kurosawa Shen, the lord of Kagoshima.
Xu Xue said to Kurosawa Shen: I left Wang Zhi to set up my own door, and I am temporarily short of money, so I will borrow 50 million from the lord today. The Living Buddha of Meishan is deeply loved by the Japanese people and temporarily lives in Kagoshima to teach Buddhism. Kurosawa agreed and transferred the money to Xu Xue's account.
This is actually the mortgage of Xu Hai as a hostage loan.
Xu Xue then went to Fujian and Guangdong to carry out smuggling trade.
Xu Hai touches the top of the temple every day to bless people, name newborn babies, pray for sick people, and exceedance for the deceased.
But Xu Hai is not a good person after all, he is lustful and good at drinking, and he is tired of being a living Buddha in a few days.
Xu Hai said to all the believers one day: Now it is all the world of money, and there is no world of ours! We have been wronged, where are we to cry out? Moreover, there are many officials who are confused and greedy, but there are few officials who are honest and love the people. He was promoted to an official and made a fortune, and how much favor he received, and he enjoyed it with great wealth, and refused to do justice. Therefore, Liang Shanbo's group of heroes single-mindedly killed corrupt officials and corrupt officials. We might as well go overseas and have a good time!
Everyone clapped their hands and laughed: This is very reasonable.
Xu Hai continued: "When I was born, there were some strange signs, and the dream star fell into my arms, and there was an Eguan next to me who shouted: This arc is also a star. The stars enter the arms and break the extraordinary fetus. The grass and trees are all ice, the ice people, the soldiers and elephants, the heavens want to write the war plan with me!
So he set up his own portal, used Jeju Island as a base, purchased ships, and gathered outlaws to start a career as a pirate who burned, killed and looted. He led the Japanese in Satsuma, Osumi, Tsushima, Hyuga, Tanegashima and other places into the Yangtze River Delta to plunder.
Returning to Japan after plundering, Xu Hai met his younger brother Xu Hong. learned that his uncle Xu Xue, Nanao Island was defeated by the official army and fell into the sea and died. In order to repay the money, Xu Hai was forced to use Jeju Island as a base to call himself "General Tiancha Pinghai", and summoned unemployed workers and market scoundrels from Southeast Asia to join in and join the Japanese group in Maya. Gradually, a pirate group of 20,000 or 30,000 people was formed. Other pirate groups were defeated by the Ming Dynasty navy, and Xu Hai's pirate group became the second largest maritime power after Wang Zhi's group.
Xu Hai led the pirates to attack the vicinity of Zhapu, broke through the county seat of Chongde County, killed the local county lieutenant and the priest, and captured Wang Cui, who was only 24 years old at this time. When Xie was in front of Xu Hai, she was sandwiched by a few village girls, and the more beautiful she looked. Xu Hai saw Wang Cui in the crowd and said: There are more than a dozen children in my camp, all of whom are not as good as this woman Peugeot. Stay with me. Subsequently, the Ming army marched to suppress Xuhai, but returned defeated. After that, Xu Hai divided his troops into multiple guerrillas, robbed banks, and jewelry stores, and attacked various places.