Fries nodded: "That's why I let that idiot stay here for a little longer, he said that some merchants who are familiar with the Tatars can be found from the Zheng family, whether it's true or not, I don't know, but even if it's possible, then something should be paid in exchange." ”

The Friesian fleet had two important missions, one was to go to the waters north of Japan to find the legendary Treasure Island, but of course this mission was illusory and might not succeed. Another mission was to travel to the coast of the Tatar kingdom and establish trade relations with the Tatars.

The so-called Tatars are the collective name of the steppe nomads in Europe, and the Tatar kings in the mouth of the Fries are naturally the emperor Huang Taiji of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

After the Battle of Liuluo Bay, the Dutch lost the right to trade directly with China, and for more than 20 years, they have been committed to recovery, but because of the policies of the Ming court and the obstruction of the Zheng maritime group, the Dutch tried repeatedly and failed again and again, so they had a plan to establish trade ties with the Manchus.

Just as the two old friends were eagerly communicating, Gangsas's one-eyed suddenly stared into the distance, motionless, and Fries was puzzled: "What's wrong, Gangsas." ”

"Your Excellency, it seems that an armed ship is approaching." Gangsas said.

Fries glanced at it casually and shook his head: "No, no, Zheng Cai is a very greedy person, as long as he is given enough money, he can get the opportunity to anchor here, and our commercial officer has enough money." ”

"Nope! It was an armed fleet. ”

Fries knew that his old comrade-in-arms would never joke about such things, so he ran to the reef with a wider field of vision, blocked the rain with his hand, and looked closely, and sure enough, in the north and south of Dongchun Island, there was a fleet of ships approaching rapidly, and the one on the north side was composed of fortune ships and bird ships, and Fries knew that this was a ship equipped with cannons in the Junk ship, although it was inferior to his Castellicus in terms of the quality and quantity of cannons, but the sails of the fleet overlapped and the number was innumerable.

And to the south, a fleet of galleys, divided into three squads, has occupied the escape lane.

"Damn Zheng Cai, he betrayed us." Gangsas had already drawn his saber.

Fries said, "Take it easy, my friend. We have had a stable relationship with Nicholas for more than fifteen years, and I do not think that they will go to war against us, perhaps it is a misunderstanding or a provocation.

And we were at fault in the first place, according to the agreement between the two sides, our ship should be anchored at Kinmen and report to the ...... of the first officer Nikolai. ”

"But ........" Gangsas is clearly a soldier's mindset, and he will not stand by in the face of danger, let alone leave his fate to his enemies.

"Let's go back to the ship at once," said Fries, "and call everyone and throw everything away, and we're going to get the two ships moving." ”

"Do we have to get in touch with the Zheng family first and then disengage, or do we get in touch after we get out of it?" Gangsas asked.

Fries thought for a moment, "Let's do it first, my friend. ”

The two returned to the ship together, and the sailors in the camp on the island also quickly returned to their positions, and the two expedition ships quickly raised their sails, threw away the anchors, and regained their power.

"Contact first, then disengage, it looks like Nikolai's fleet is not trying to destroy us." Fries looked at the situation in front of him and said to Gangsas.

In the south channel of Dongchun Island, after the galleys, followed by a huge fortune boat, this beautiful fortune ship is Zheng Zhilong's ship, and now her owner has been replaced by Zheng Sen.

And beside Zheng Sen, there are still two people, Guo Xu and Chen Huaiyu, the meeting between the two sides is a coincidence, the Zheng family's fleet just left Zhangzhou Bay, and met the Oriental Trading Company envoy who returned back, but this time it used the dhowe that Guo Xu originally mastered.

Except for Guo Xu and Chen Huaiyu, the rest of the people did not participate in the last operation to break into Zhangzhou Bay, so Guo Xu leaned in with confidence, and after identifying himself, he was ready to go to meet Zheng Zhilong, but Zheng Sen heard that the dnahow Flying Fish belonged to the Oriental Trading Company, and immediately brought the ship into the fleet.

On the Daifuku boat, Chen Huaiyu and Zheng Sen played against each other, and the two flickered about the victory and defeat, and they were quite talkative. There are fierce generals like Shi Lang on the front line, and Zheng Hongkui is in charge of the army, Zheng Sen is happy to be a hands-off shopkeeper, unless a battle really breaks out, Zheng Sen seems to join this game of winning more and less.

"The eldest prince, the four generals contacted the Dutch, the red-haired commander Fries said that there was no malice, the two ships of the red hair have dropped anchor again, and the four generals and Fries agreed to meet on the shore." Shi Lang entered the ship hall and said.

Zheng Sen nodded lightly and asked, "General Shi, what does Fries say about the investigation of my Zhangzhou Bay Sea Road six days ago?" ”

Shi Lang said: "When we inquired, Fries said that there was absolutely no such thing, and that since the arrival of the fleet, he has been anchored in Dongchun and has never left. The fourth general said that it is not good to force each other, and we will talk about it after we meet. ”

"Okay, I'm tired of General Shi." Zheng Sen waved his hand, Shi Lang retreated, and Zheng Sen ordered the Fu boat to dock at Dongchun Island.

Zheng Sen said to the two people in front of him: "The red-haired commander claims that there is no such thing, if he lies, that's it, if he tells the truth, the two of you think, where did that ship come from?" ”

Guo Xu and Chen Huaiyu glanced at each other, and they both felt that Zheng Sen seemed to be suspicious of the trading company, and the two of them also knew in their hearts that in the waters near the left, there were only two foreign ships, Hongmao and Dongfang Trading Company.

Guo Xu said: "Maybe it's a red-haired boat from the South Seas, which has gone north to Nagasaki. This kind of three-masted Yahat ship is not uncommon in Hongmao, which is the main cargo force. ”

Zheng Sen smiled and said meaningfully to Guo Xu: "It makes sense, you have some understanding of the situation over there with red hair." ”

Guo Xu was ashamed, but he didn't expect that Zheng Sen saw him, and only mentioned that some time ago, a foreign ship approached Zhangzhou Bay to survey, but he didn't say that it was a Yahat ship, even if it was a Friess fleet, it was also an Yahat sloop, if this matter was not done by the Oriental Trading Company, Guo Xu should not directly be the Yahat ship.

The Daifuku ship docked at Higashitsuki Island, where the Friesian fleet chose to anchor because of a nearby fishing village.

It is said to be a fishing village, but in fact there are only a few houses, and it is a temporary residence place for fishermen to rest and shelter from the wind, and the most important facility is nothing more than a well.

"Fourth uncle, how is the situation?" Zheng Sen, who went ashore, saw Zheng Hongkui and asked.

Zheng Hongkui said: "That red-haired man named Fries will come here in an hour to talk to us, but there is one section that you need to know. ”

Zheng Sen asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Zheng Hongkui said in a low voice: "Just now my own soldiers asked the small merchants and fishermen in the local area, and two of them were here after the arrival of the Friesian fleet. One of the cooks, an old man who grew vegetables, both said that the two ships had not left since the arrival of the Friesian fleet.

Perhaps it was not the Castelli that appeared in Zhangzhou Bay that day, so in the talks, Fries will definitely refuse to admit it, so you have to be mentally prepared. ”

Zheng Sen had already guessed that the ship was a ship of the Oriental Trading Company, but he was not ready to tell Zheng Hongkui about this. He still admired Li Zhaoji very much, and when he came to Luzon that day, he happened to hear that his father was going to deal with the Oriental Trading Company, and he did not hesitate to cooperate with Hongmao, so he felt that it was very inappropriate.

It's just that he is the most filial person, and he can't persuade Zheng Zhilong, so he can only choose to find another way and help each other secretly.

"Fourth uncle, the red-haired exploration of the waterway of Zhangzhou Bay is just Shi Lang's words, maybe it's just a misunderstanding. Since it has been proved that the Friesian fleet has not left, this section has simply been omitted. Zheng Sen said.

Zheng Hongkui was surprised: "This time the water master came, it was Xingshi who asked for the crime, and the red hair was suppressed, if there is no reason for this, how can we attack?" ”

"Just find a reason, I think, it's right to ask Qing Hongmao from trade, why he avoids us." Zheng Sen said.

Zheng Hongkui's eyes widened, listening to Zheng Sen's meaning, he was going to operate on Zheng Cai, and the red hair came to trade, and Zheng Cai secretly took care of it.

"You have to think about it, Zheng Cai is quite influential." Zheng Hongkui reminded.

"It's just a lesson." Zheng Sen's face was pale.

Zheng Hongkui couldn't help but sigh in his heart, dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, and the children of mice will have big holes, which really makes sense. He originally wanted Zheng Sen to establish prestige in the Zheng Maritime Group by playing the red hair, but Zheng Sen rarely showed up except for the necessary ceremonies since he got on the ship, and became the shopkeeper.

He originally thought that Zheng Sen had no intention of doing this, but now it seems that Zheng Sen really wants to establish prestige, but instead of stepping on the red-haired devil, he is stepping on Zheng Cai, an important figure in the Zheng Maritime Group.

And Zheng Hongkui couldn't wait for this, and immediately nodded: "Then what are you going to do?" ”

Zheng Sen said: "I expect that those red hairs and Zheng Cai have not been in contact with each other once or twice, if they ask directly, they will definitely not recruit all, if they are forced, they are suspected of provocation, and asking for confessions is also a trick." ”

"Well, you've thought it through." Zheng Hongkui felt that even if he wanted to hit Zheng Cai, he would beat it, not kill him with a stick, so he had to think very much about this kind of thing.

Zheng Sen said: "I have a man who knows Dutch, so it is better to ...... like this." ”

Zheng Sen said a few words in Zheng Hongkui's ear, and Zheng Hongkui nodded: "Okay, okay, just do it, but where does your Dutch interpreter come from, and is it trustworthy?" ”

"It has nothing to do with our Zheng family, and he will not hide his sins for Zheng Cai." Zheng Sen played a package ticket, because the subordinate he spoke who understood Dutch was Guo Xu, who grew up in Dayuan.

Zheng Hongkui was the first to come with the fleet, and at this time he didn't know that Zheng Sen had brought the ships of the Oriental Trading Company to his side, and he couldn't say anything when he heard Zheng Sen be so sure. After all, Zheng Sen is no longer a child, he is independent, and it is natural to cultivate a few henchmen around him, he asks too much, but it is not beautiful.