The sails met the scorching sun, and the fleet cut through the waves.

Hu Dinggui took out a clairvoyant mirror and saw that there was a big island connected to the land in the distance, so he asked: "Is that the Phi Island where the old Dongjiang Town is located?" ”

A businessman explained with a smile: "General, Phi Dao is still further north. ”

"How is Phi Island now?" Hu Dinggui asked again.

Shang Jia replied: "There are only a few places on Phi Island where food can be grown, and it can't feed too many people. After the Tatars captured Phi Dao, they sent troops to garrison Phi Dao for a while, but they quickly gave up, and Korea took the opportunity to take back Phi Dao. ”

Shangjia's surname is Meng, and his name is Meng Huaien.

This guy sold cotton from Shandong to Zhenjiang, and due to the uprising of the Cao soldiers in the north, Meng Huaien was temporarily unable to return to his hometown, and was hired by Hu Dinggui as a translator and guide.

"You used to go to Phi Koh a lot?" Hu Dinggui asked.

Meng Huaien explained: "When Mao Zongzhen (Mao Wenlong) was there, Phi Island was full of business travel. Ming merchants brought silk and green cloth, and Korean merchants brought ginseng, leather goods, and rice grain. After the two sides traded at Phi Dao, the Korean merchants transported the goods to Zhongjiang, and the Tartars bought the Ming goods from the North Koreans. ”

"And now?" Hu Dinggui asked again.

Meng Huaien said: "Now business can't be done, since the lord of North Korea surrendered the Tartars, the North Korean side has been capricious, and there are often interceptions and killings of Ming merchants. I used to come to Phi Koh a lot to trade, but now I can only make a living in China, and I am afraid that I will not be able to do domestic business in the future. ”

Just as the two were talking, in the distance on Ganghwa Island, billowing smoke rose to warn.

The Zheng family's fleet marched for a while, and the North Korean sailors came from the rear of Ganghwa Island.

The Zheng family fleet has six warships and ten armed merchant ships.

The North Korean naval division has a total of more than 30 warships, most of which are turtle ships and banya ships.

The turtle boat released a small boat and shouted in Korean, "Which country's fleet is coming?" ”

Meng Huaien replied: "Daming Zhao Heavenly King!" ”

"The Ming fleet is not allowed to come to North Korea to do business!" The North Koreans kept making small movements, putting their hands on their chests and pointing south, presumably to get the Chinese fleet to trade further south.

They did not dare to offend the Manchus, but they wanted to do business with the Ming Dynasty, so they quietly smuggled in the ports further south of Hanyang (Seoul).

Meng Huaien understood, and turned around to explain to Zheng Sen, Hong Xu, and Hu Dinggui.

As the leader of the fleet, Hong Xu sneered contemptuously: "These Koreans really don't have eggs, and they don't dare to buy and sell goods in their own capital. ”

The Zheng family's fleet turned sail and turned around, and the North Korean sailors immediately followed.

A little farther away from Ganghwa Island, the boat rowed over and was hoisted onto the battleship by a rope.

The Korean envoy said, "Brothers from the Tang Dynasty, go to Dafu Island, and I will guide you." Please also fire a few cannons towards the sea, and the sound of the naval battle is all for the Jin Nu (Manchu Qing) to see. ”

Hong Xu laughed dumbly and ordered: "Fire a few cannons at the sea!" ”

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The Zheng family's fleet fired indiscriminately, and the North Korean sailors also opened fire, and the shells fell on the sea and splashed many waters.

Before reaching Daefu Island, the North Koreans asked to turn around and sail to an estuary on the shore.

At the same time, he asked the Zheng family what goods they brought, asked for a detailed list, and took a small boat to the shore to contact the merchant.

The next morning, countless offshore fishing boats sailed in to buy the goods brought by the Zheng family.

Some merchants did not have enough money, so they simply bartered, mostly ginseng and leather goods, and asked the Zheng family if they needed grain and copper ingots.

Hu Dinggui said to Hong Xu: "General Hong, as much grain and copper ingots as you want, you can purchase them when they are transported to the Jiangnan government." ”

Immediately, some people asked about medicinal materials, especially incense medicines, which are not produced in North Korea.

After tossing for half a month, the goods were emptied, food and fresh water were replenished, and the goods were loaded with North Korean goods to the south.

These North Korean sailors seem to be pitiful, and they don't even dare to engage in serious trade.

In fact, it is very hateful, if the Zheng family's fleet is not strong enough, it will be robbed by the North Korean sailors.

Before leaving, Hu Dinggui made a special inquiry about the news: "I heard that you can buy horses on Jeju Island?" ”

Shang Jia replied, "The horses and cattle of Jeju Island are all tribute. Jeju ministers do not have the right to sell and must obtain permission from the lord. ”

Tribute, not to the Ming Dynasty, nor to the Manchus, but to the Joseon King on Jeju Island.

It was a place of exile, and the former king of North Korea was raising horses on Jeju Island at the moment.

Hu Dinggui asked again: "How many cattle and horses can Jeju Island pay tribute every year?" ”

The Korean merchant replied: "There are 200 tribute horses per year, 60 cattle per year, and 700 tribute horses per year." ”

The year is the year of the child, the meridian, the mao, and the unitary year, once every three years.

In other words, Jeju Island gave the Joseon king 433 horses and 60 cattle every year.

The Korean merchant said, "If you want to buy a horse, I will go back and report to the king." ”

With the permission of the king of Joseon, merchants could choose horses from time to time and directly conduct commercial transactions of cattle and horses.

Hu Dinggui has a plan in his heart, it seems that Jeju Island has a large number of horses, and hundreds of horses are paid a year, and there are still some left to sell to merchants.

Three days later, the flotilla came to the vicinity of Jeju Island.

There are three castles on Jeju Island, Jeju Museong in the south, Daejeong in the east, and Jeeui in the west.

The highest governor of the whole island, the official position is "Jeju Soldiers, Horses, Sailors, and Naval Festival Envoy and Jeju Pastoral Envoy".

"Do you want to start fighting?" Hong Xu asked.

Hu Dinggui said: "Fight directly, and destroy the Jeju sailors first." ”

……

The Jeju Pastoral Envoy must have been surnamed Lee, and was served by the Joseon clan, which shows that this island is valued by the DPRK.

In broad daylight, Li Hengzhong was drinking for fun.

Other than that, there's nothing else to do, and there's no other fun to be found on the broken island.

The concubine was dancing, Li Heng clapped his hands and praised again, and took another sip in a daze.

A soldier rushed forward, knelt on the ground and shouted: "Lord Shepherd, there is a Ming fleet coming, and there are many warships!" ”

"Get out!"

Li Heng was furious, and he was disturbed by Yaxing.

In the port of Jeju, more than a dozen North Korean warships did not dare to sail out at all, for fear of being attacked by foreign fleets.

These guys are also soft and afraid of hard.

More than 20 years ago, a fleet of Daming and Annam Shangjia drifted to the shore of Jeju Island due to a storm.

At first, the Jeju envoy received them warmly, but soon found that the ships were full of goods. As a result, hundreds of Han Chinese and Vietnamese were ordered to be killed by the Jeju pastoral envoy, and reported to the king of Joseon that they had killed the Japanese invaders.

This matter was poked out, and there was a lot of trouble at the time.

"Fire!"

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Six warships and 10 armed merchant ships bombarded the North Korean sailors in the harbor.

The main ship of the Jeju Island Naval Division is a banya ship, which is stupid, sluggish and brittle, and it is a hole when it hits a shot.

Dozens of artillery shells were fired out of the Zheng family's fleet, and the North Korean sailors jumped into the sea one after another, but they did not make the slightest resistance.

In this way, all the ships of the Jeju Island Naval Division were captured. This thing is useless, the Zheng family can't look down on it at all, even if it drives to Shandong, there is a risk of sinking.

"But Jin Guo called?"

Li Hengzhong heard the rumbling cannon and suddenly woke up most of the time.

This thing can't take care of the concubine, so he gets up and runs away. Ran to the stable, let the servants help him to get on the horse, and then rode the horse to escape from Jeju Museong, driving drunk all the way without getting into an accident.

Seeing that the herdsmen had fled, the Korean soldiers fled, and the officials followed suit.

In a side hall, the soldiers in charge of guarding went home in a panic and took away their belongings, dragging their wives and children to run together.

Li Hui heard the chaotic shouts outside, and said to himself happily: "Could it be that King Qin's army is coming?" ”

This is the former king of Joseon, who sent 13,000 troops to help the Ming Dynasty fight the Houjin Tartars. As for the combat effectiveness, it is no different from the soldiers of the Ming Guard.

Li Hui leaned behind the door and eavesdropped, the shouting getting farther and farther away, and he was sure that the guards were really gone.

Li Hui cautiously walked out of the place of house arrest, but saw the people in the city running around.

In fact, there are not many people, most of the islands are herders, and the city area is very small. There is not even a serious city wall, just a wooden fence, the main purpose of which is to protect against wild beasts.

"What about King Qin's army?"

Li Hui was puzzled, he also thought that his son had brought troops to save him.

His son is currently under house arrest in Ganghwa Island.

Suddenly, seeing a group of soldiers rushing towards him, Li Hui hurriedly ran up and shouted: "I am the lord of North Korea, I am the lord of North Korea!" ”

Meng Huaien was advancing with the army, and when he heard this shout, he immediately rejoiced: "General, the deposed lord of Korea is on the island, and this person can be used as a puppet to recruit enemy troops and herdsmen. ”

"Bring him here!" Hu Dinggui was also overjoyed.

Li Hui was dragged in front of Meng Huaien by two soldiers, and he was puzzled: "You are not North Korean soldiers? ”

Meng Huaien said: "This is under the command of King Zhao Tian, General Hu Dinggui Hu!" ”

"Who is King Zhao?" Li Hui was even more confused.

Meng Huaien said: "King Zhao Tianwang has occupied half of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Ming anti-thief?

Li Hui suddenly trembled with horror, and knelt down and said, "Meet the general!" ”

Hu Dinggui said: "Tell this person that he wants to go back to be the lord of the country, so he will be honest and obedient." I only need Jeju Island to raise horses, and I don't care who is the king of Joseon. ”

Meng Huaien translated: "Your Royal Highness, General Hu said that he wants Jeju Island as a horse breeding ground. If the lord of the country can appease the army and herdsmen on the island, and wait for King Zhao to capture the Ming Dynasty, he will help the lord return to China and restore the throne. ”

"Thank you, General," Li Hui was overjoyed, knelt on the ground and said, "Can the General lead his troops to Ganghwa Island to rescue the son?" ”

Li Hui is 60 years old, and has been exiled and house arrest for many years, and his health has not been good, and he wants to get his son to be a puppet.

Hu Dinggui said ambiguously: "As long as you do things for me wholeheartedly, I will consider saving the prince of the Korean state." ”

Li Hui was so excited that she burst into tears and kowtowed to Hu Dinggui on the spot.

This old thing didn't have a good impression of Daming, and when he was made the son, Wanli was considering abolishing the elder and younger, and was inexplicably involved in the dispute between the princes of Daming.

Just because Li Hui is not the eldest son.

North Korea asked the Ming Dynasty for a son three times in a row, but the Ming civil officials rejected it, and resolutely asked the North Korea to establish the eldest son.

From the prince of Joseon to the king of Joseon, within 14 years, the Ming Dynasty refused to be canonized five times, and finally bribed the Ministry of Rites with a lot of money to get permission. This is unprecedented for North Korea; This is a great shame for Li Hui.

Li Hui was afraid that Da Ming would change his mind, so he could only imprison his mother and slaughter his brothers, so that he could be the king with peace of mind.

The Ming Dynasty deserves to die, this Zhao Tianwang is not bad.

Li Hui looked forward to King Zhao Tianwang quickly winning the Central Plains, and then sent troops to escort him to Hanyang (Seoul) to be the king.

……

(There is something to do during the day, only two watches.) ）

(Also, reply to the questions of book friends.) Shandong horse breeding began in the fourth year of Xuande, and it was mainly raised by the people. In the whole of Shandong, plus Henan, there are only more than 200 hectares of pasture, how many horses can be stocked in this pasture? Ma Zheng in the north forced hundreds of people to die, and the rebellion of Liu Liu and Liu Qi in the Zhengde Dynasty was caused by Ma Zheng. Wang Shizhen rectified the horse administration, only maintained for more than ten years, and then it was completely corrupted, and there was no horse farm in Shandong when Chongzhen. ）