Chapter 251: Into the Sea
On the same day, Tianjin Jinyi Wei thousands of officials held a banquet.
Drink and talk.
Naturally, I can't help but talk about this North Batian.
Several military attachΓ©s and eunuchs in Tianjin Wei asked Zhang Jing to be careful, and the pirates could not be trusted.
As soon as Zhang Jing responded, the next step was the bad habits of officialdom.
As soon as the drunken Zhang Jing returned to his Qin Mission, he then sat down in the hall, and Wang Cheng, who was accompanying the guards, secretly came in: "Qianhu, I just commanded the envoy, Qianhu, and the town guard eunuch's mansion, and sent a few boxes of things, all of which were some calligraphy, paintings and jewelry. β
Zhang Jingyi touched his hot forehead: "Ah...... In this way, I have eaten the food and drunk the wine, so how can I give gifts, this is not good. β
Wang Cheng said: "I also feel bad, so I want to go back." β
Zhang Jingyi shook his spirit, and woke up: "Went back?" β
Wang Cheng said: "They refuse to accept it, saying that the gift sent out is the gift that is spilled, and if it is brought back the same way, it will be punished when it goes back." β
Zhang Jingyi breathed a sigh of relief and sighed: "That's it, don't be strong, it's just a pity, I pride myself on being law-abiding...... Anyway, they are not a good thing, these goods, nine times out of ten, are the people's fat and people's anointing, since they are in my hands, they are still useful after all, at least they can be beneficial to the people, and the people can live a better life. If you encounter something like this in the future, don't retreat. β
Wang Cheng nodded.
Wang Cheng lowered his voice again and said, "The person from the North Batian has already been contacted, and he wants to see Qin Cha directly." β
Zhang Jing nodded: "Tomorrow evening, see you here, and, call that damn deputy envoy Zhang Guangqian." β
Wang Cheng should go down: "Do you want to do this light before?" β
Zhang Jing was surprised: "He is the deputy envoy, what do you do if you kill him?" β
Wang Cheng gritted his teeth and said: "I heard that he offended you, so Qianhu invited him to be the deputy envoy, rest assured, it is very clean, pour him wine at that time, and then put a handkerchief on his face, sprinkle water on the cloth, and wake up, unaware." β
Zhang Jingyi said: "It's easy to die, sometimes it's hard to live, he is an official at all, don't do it easily, you and my brother, let's say these things in private, go out, don't talk nonsense." β
Wang Cheng grinned and said, "Qianhu rest assured, you know." β
Zhang Jing said: "Have all the people in the hundred households been arranged?" β
"It's laid out." Wang Cheng said: "They are all inquiring about the news of this Northern Batian, and this person sent is also inquiring about his information." β
Zhang Jing nodded and touched her forehead: "Cheng, report at any time, I'm tired, I have to sleep and wake up." β
Wang Cheng stood still: "Qianhu, I'll sleep here with you." β
"What?" Zhang Jingyi couldn't help but say, "Big brother, you ......"
Wang Cheng said: "This Tianjin Weili...... I always feel uneasy, my father has an explanation, when I go out, I must be careful and careful, don't have an accident, I sleep here, and I have some peace of mind. What's more, have you forgotten Qianhu, when you were young, it was me and your second brother who slept with you, and my father was busy with official duties on weekdays......"
Zhang Jingyi breathed a sigh of relief: "Whatever, I'll go to sleep." β
Let's go to bed with my clothes.
The next day, I waited until evening.
It was raining heavily, and then a man wearing a hat and a cloak entered the Qincha Xingyuan.
This is a young man, older than Zhang Jing, who came in with a loud horn.
In the inner hall, Zhang Jingyi was already waiting.
After the young man came in, he sat down directly, and then looked at Zhang Jingyi.
Zhang Jingyi also looked at him.
The captain on the side shouted: "When you see Qincha, why don't you kneel." β
Sitting on one side is the deputy envoy Zhang Guangqian, Zhang Guangqian has been restless for the past few days, he can't sleep steadily, he has a lot of thoughts, the more he thinks about it, the more terrible it becomes, and he has no intention of appeasing him at this time.
What's more, this trick appeased the pirates, and as a minister, he was strongly opposed, so he was absent-minded.
The young man glanced at Zhang Jing and said, "I am a person in the rivers and lakes, don't I talk about these false courtesies and politeness, do you pay attention to such red tape?" β
As he spoke, he got up and looked like he was going to bow down.
Zhang Jingyi smiled, and scolded Nima in her heart for selling batches, but the smile on her face was even stronger, the other party squeezed herself, if she didn't stop her, she would pay attention to red tape.
So Zhang Jingyi said kindly: "Don't be polite, sit down and talk." β
The young man sat down again.
Zhang Jing said: "What is the original name of Beibatian?" β
The young man shook his head: "From the moment he went to the sea, the person from before was dead, and now, he is only the North Batian." This time he came with sincerity, but I don't know how much sincerity the court has. β
Zhang Jing: "What sincerity?" β
The young man acted very neatly, took out a book directly from his arms, and then handed it to the captain standing aside, who took the book and handed it to Zhang Jingyi.
Zhang Jingyi opened the book, which recorded in detail the personnel of the 36 islands in the Beihai Sea and the size of the fleet.
It is claimed to have 4,392 personnel.
Of course...... Zhang Jingyi knows that more than half of them may be family members.
In addition, there are more than 120 large and small ships.
This scale is actually not small, but it is really a big ship that can be used for the ocean, Zhang Jingyi guessed that there may be only a handful.
After all, a ship is not the same as a ship.
At this time, natural disasters were frequent, and a large number of people had to violate the ban and go to the sea to become thieves in order to make a living, coupled with the arrival of the Franco, the silver and gold mines of Wajima began to be excavated, and the demand for silk and tea in the Ming Dynasty began to expand.
Naturally, this nourished a large number of pirates, and the strength of these pirates was very strong, such as the Zheng family, whose manpower and fleet size were enough to support a huge army.
And the scale of this Beibatian, which is in contact with Zhang Jingyi now, is naturally much smaller than when the Zheng family was in its heyday, but there are thousands of people and more than 100 ships, and it is by no means a fuel-efficient lamp.
After Zhang Jingyi took a closer look, he smiled: "Very good, if you are willing to share the worries of the imperial court, then the big thing can be decided, and then I will play tomorrow and give you a proper placement...... Especially women and children. β
The young man smiled, shook his head and said, "Sincerity, we have already given it, but the sincerity of Qincha has not been given yet." β
Zhang Jing: "Oh? β
The young man said: "Since you want to talk, you shouldn't talk about it in Tianjin, Qin Cha, Wang Zhi's lesson, but I remember it vividly, so the purpose of my coming is to implore Qin Cha to move to the sea, and at that time, Bei Batian will personally talk to you." β
Zhang Guangqian on the side was in a daze, he was disdainful of these pirates, but now when he heard this, he was startled, and immediately said: "I am against it!" β
After that, Zhang Guangqian stood up: "The court is very gracious to appease you, don't be ignorant, how can you enter the thief's nest, it's just a joke, and this matter can't be answered." β
Zhang Jingyi pulled down his face: "Are you a righteous envoy, or am I a righteous envoy." β
"You ......" Zhang Guangqian immediately sat down, and then sneered: "Then the new county marquis has the ability to agree." β
Zhang Jingyi stood up, didn't pay attention to Zhang Guangqian, but looked at the young man and said: "Yes, as long as you are willing to talk, I am willing to go to the sea to meet with Beibatian, but how to go to sea, does Beibatian have a charter?" β
The young man said happily: "It's already ready, and I'll answer it when the time comes, but I don't know when it will happen?" β
"Without further ado, the sooner the better."
Zhang Guangqian was already pale with fright, and went to sea...... Go to sea......
This is the ...... of my own Surely you have to ......
Zhang Jingyi immediately sent the young man away, ignored Zhang Guangqian, and then left the hall.
Wang Cheng chased after him, and Zhang Jingyi instructed him: "Let the brothers prepare earlier, we are going to sea." β
"Yes."
"Your information, there can't be mistakes."
Wang Cheng shook his head: "There will be no mistake." This young man is definitely the son of Bei Batian, he brought a few entourages, and those retinues are Lian Jiazi at a glance, all of them are extraordinary, but they are obedient to this young man, take care of them everywhere, and everything is based on this young man. Qianhu, think about it, a person is not as good as others, and his qualifications are not as good as others, but these people who are stronger than him and have higher qualifications than him are respectful to him, then the only possibility for this person is that his status is noble. For pirates, a person with a noble status, except for being the son of the Northern Overlord, can't think of any other reason. β
Zhang Jing nodded, the reason why she agreed to go to sea was actually a long plan.
The other party will definitely not believe in Qincha, although the name of Qincha is majestic in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, but overseas, people will never believe it.
Therefore, there is no basis for empty words, and you have to find a place to talk with Beibatian.
Beibatian will never go ashore and throw himself into the net, after all, Wang Zhi's lesson is still there.
In this way, Zhang Jing can only go.
Zhang Jingyi had already thought about this when he was in the capital.
The reason why Zhang Jing finally made up his mind, on the one hand, was for his great navigational career, he had to get a group of ships and personnel, Da Ming's debts were too much, but once this time window was lost, the difference between Da Ming and Franc Man's sea strength would only get bigger and bigger, so Zhang Jingyi had to choose to take risks.
Of course, on the other hand, in fact, the horsemen in the hundred households are also constantly inquiring about the news, and finally came to the conclusion that the other party is indeed quite sincere, and the person who came to invite Zhang Jing to the sea is a close relative of Bei Batian, which shows that Bei Batian should really have the idea of appeasement, and he has this thought.
As long as both parties have the heart to contact, it will be easy to do, Zhang Jingyi doesn't believe that he is so bad, how dare he dare to be in the north.
After all, from Zhang Jingyi's understanding, although the pirates also looted, but more of them were smuggling transactions, to put it bluntly, it was a group of merchants on the sea, these people would kill, but more for money, but they ran for no reason to completely overturn the loss-making business of the Ming Dynasty, but they did not dare to do it.
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