Yin Feng, as a media worker in his previous life and a businessman after time travel, has seen too much corruption, power-for-money transactions, intrigues, and intrigues in the officialdom. No matter what, he still cannot deal with it calmly; although he also thinks that "If you can't change society, you can only adapt to it." But he hates this situation from the bottom of his heart. He has formulated a strict company system in Taiwan, with special emphasis on severely punishing corruption and abuse of power for personal gain. Any company employee or general shareholder who violates this provision will be punished. He will be dealt with mercilessly; he will either be exiled to the mountains to be with the headhunters or work hard underground in the coal mines of Taipei.
In fact, the general content of this negotiation with General Zhu was that when he was on Haitan Island in Fujian, he had already negotiated it with two errand boys from Xu Xueju. As long as the government privately promised him to retain Taiwan's sphere of influence, he would agree. On the surface, he can only serve as an insignificant official in the court. In fact, he still controls the main island of Taiwan and Luzon. His "business negotiations" with Zhu Wenda are more about Zhu Zongbing wanting more for himself. Benefits. In fact, Governor Xu and Eunuch Gao Cai set the tone for the Penghu negotiations. They just asked Zhu Wenda to confirm some details.
What Yin Feng didn't expect was that Mr. Zhu asked for bribes so bluntly, and that he had great intentions of getting together with Zhonghua Company. He felt uncomfortable in his heart: Zhonghua Company clearly had a great advantage in this battle, but still He had to negotiate with a wretched villain like Mr. Zhu. He even had to give up many benefits to Zhu Wenda.
Yin Feng stood on the bow of the ship and looked to the west of the sea; the aging Ming Dynasty on that continent actually only had a few decades left to live. Within this dynasty, Zhu Wenda, Xu Xueju, A dynasty with such a bureaucratic class, including Gao Cai, the subordinate staff who extorted money from Haicheng Port, is actually very fragile.
Yin Feng felt that after occupying Luzon and defeating the Spaniards, the company began to have a culture of settling down with the rich. He still had a lot to do. He had no time to rubbish with Zhu Wenda here. So in the end he came forward to receive him. Got two errand boys.
After the basic negotiation content was settled, Zhonghua Company began to transport food to the officers and soldiers on Penghu Island. The freight was charged to General Zhu at the price. Now, the officers and soldiers on the entire Penghu Island were hostages in Yin Feng's hands. When did his little Only when the minor official position is approved by the court will he release the person back to Fujian.
Chen Di, who was traveling in the far north of Luzon Island, heard that the army was attacking Penghu. He hurried back to Penghu from Luzon. But when he came ashore, he saw that the personnel of the Chinese Company and the officers and soldiers were on the same island, living in peace and harmony. A strange situation.
Yin Feng has returned to Taiwan on the Xinxing. He has a lot of things to deal with. Zeng Jingshan, who rushed back with Chen Di, is responsible for the aftermath of Penghu Island. Zhao Xuanming, the former captain of the garrison, has been ordered to form the Fourth Infantry Regiment of the Guards. Based on the men and horses he had guarding the fort, the new army expansion plan has been implemented. Yin Feng entrusted Zhao Xuanming to openly recruit troops on Penghu Island. Of course, some bad habits of the Ming Dynasty official army have been deeply ingrained and difficult to reverse. Zhonghua Company The escort does not need these scum to mix in and harm the overall quality. Zhao Xuanming only recruits those soldiers, sailors, helmsmen, etc. who are temporarily recruited by the officers and soldiers. They will disband and go home as soon as they return to the station anyway. So for them to stay and give The same goes for working in a Chinese company.
The officers and soldiers surrounded the Niangma Palace in awe. They watched a group of heavily armed escort infantry enter the Niangma Palace camp. This place has been handed over to the jurisdiction of the Chinese Company in accordance with the agreement. These two hundred infantry escorts are all new to the island. The soldiers of Li Xing's third regiment were all elites who had experienced the Luzon War. The Chinese army seized more than two thousand sets of full-body plate armor from the Spanish warehouse. Yin Feng had more than two hundred sets selected Plate armor suitable for smaller Chinese was brought to Penghu. Now the two hundred soldiers of the third regiment are all wearing shiny silver-white plate armor. They are armed with flintlock muskets with good bayonets. Everyone wears facial protection. The helmet only reveals a pair of murderous eyes. For the Ming army, this kind of equipment is simply too luxurious and luxurious to imagine. Not even the three major battalions in Beijing can have such luxurious equipment. And it is so impressive. of murderous intent.
"The First Battalion of the Third Regiment. Let's go together." Li Xing personally led the team, shouted the command, and entered the Queen's Mother's Palace in neat goose steps. The chilling iron flow was as neat as one person. Everyone was like an active iron man with a suppressed expression. The murderous intent persisted. The officers and soldiers watching on both sides were silent. Only the uniform footsteps of the soldiers of the third regiment vibrated. The officers and soldiers retreated involuntarily under the pressure of the invisible murderous intent, leaving more space for the two hundred people in the middle.
The formation of just two hundred people had already suppressed the nearly ten thousand officers and soldiers who were watching, leaving them stunned and stunned.
Zhu Wenda watched all these scenes on the north bank of Magong Port. He sighed and looked around. He saw that his trusted generals, bodyguards, etc. were all looking at the scene of the Chinese company's army taking over the mother's palace with expressionless expressions. He still sighed. He said in a cold tone: "Have you seen enough? Get on the boat and leave."
Zhu Wenda led his own military battalion to be the first to return to Quanzhou Zhongzuo Station. When he left the Penghu Islands, he swore in his heart that he would never fight the Chinese Company's army no matter what in the future.
News of the armistice spread to the coast of Fujian. Taiwan's harbor was filled with merchant ships in a short time. There were still a few days before the typhoon season arrived. Merchants hurriedly shipped goods.
Ye Hua's main battleship Fei Long returned from Luzon soon, bringing more than 200 Spanish prisoners. After screening and interrogation, these people were determined to be criminals responsible for the Manila Massacre. Some of the most heinous guys were already there. Many died on the battlefield. Among them was Brother Flores, who had hundreds of Chinese lives in his hands. During the Battle of the Plains west of Manila, this missionary who accompanied the Spanish army fired in the first salvo of the Chinese army. He was knocked down at that moment. Witnesses said that he was not lost immediately. He was trampled to death by the broken troops and pursuing troops in the subsequent bayonet charge of the Chinese army.
The main officers of the Spanish army were all killed on the battlefield. Many of these people were also the most direct executioners of the Manila Massacre. Therefore, those escorted to Taiwan this time were all Spanish veterans at the non-commissioned level, colonial civil affairs officials, and colonial officials. Members of the self-defense militia, missionaries who personally massacred the Chinese, Pampanga tribal leaders who directly participated in the massacre, and Japanese samurai leaders in Nihon Town.
Yin Feng submitted a petition to Governor Xu, saying that he wanted to escort these prisoners to Fujian for trial. In the spirit of one more thing is better than one less thing, Xu Xueju was now determined not to cause trouble during the rest of his term as governor. He immediately sent Xu The housekeeper came with a letter. He said that the imperial court's appointment to Yin Feng was about to be issued. At this time, there should be no extraneous matters. Keep a low profile.
Yin Feng read the letter and sneered, then put it behind him.
"Since the Fujian government itself does not want this exciting and popular opportunity, why should I be polite? The China Company has always been a commercial and military combination. It needs to ensure the interests of those involved. It also needs to attract more people to participate."
Yin Feng chuckled and said to Li Lihua next to him: "I want to take advantage of the opportunity of trying the people involved to let businessmen across the country see my strength and ambition."
Li Lihua's charming eyes were as silk as silk. She half-leaned on the bed and said softly: "I have fulfilled my wish now. Brother Li Dan is safe and sound. I have no worries. I want to go see the outside world. How should you keep me? .”
Yin Feng laughed and replaced words with actions. He rushed forward and hugged her...
On the day when all the officers and soldiers on Penghu Island were evacuated, there were suddenly countless businessmen with different accents in Taiwan Port. Major business gangs from all over the world. Huizhou merchants, represented by Lianghuai Salt Merchants, occupied major businesses in the north. Shanxi merchants who traded port trade, Zhejiang merchants who were good at traveling to various places, Guangdong merchants who were the first to deal with Western merchants, Fujian merchants who went overseas the furthest... all the richest and most powerful merchants in the thirteen provinces sent Representatives came. Some merchants and even big business owners came to the battle in person; merchants from mainland provinces who had never been to the sea also appeared in Taiwan Port.
The area under the direct control of the Ming Dynasty stretched from the Jurchen tribe in Manchuria in the north to Yazhou in Hainan Island in Guangdong in the south. Well-informed businessmen from all over the country almost all knew about the China United Company, the most powerful among Fujian merchants. Huaxing Co., Ltd. used its own The force captured Luzon and occupied Taiwan, opening up a situation unprecedented in the history of the Chinese. At the same time, the vast land of Luzon. Except for the land around Manila that the Chinese Company will directly allocate to its armed personnel, the rest The land will be sold to any merchant or individual in the Ming Dynasty who can afford it.
This is simply something that has never happened since the beginning of the world. This news was only circulated among businessmen at first. Soon those who were both Confucian and businessmen spread this amazing news to the gentry class of scholars; of course, the Fujian gentry class They are the first people to know.
Most of the literati and gentry in the mainland provinces regarded this news as a joke and a fantasy. How could such a combination of businessmen, fishermen, pirates and refugees expand their territory overseas? This is not true. A joke?
But most businessmen know about Huaxing Alliance and their newly invented form of bank transactions: Huaxing Alliance was the first to create an account bureau, a bank account institution, and the first to open deposits, loans, and exchange businesses in the process of doing business. This made the strength of the Fujian merchant gang unparalleled in the country. Ranked among the top three. To be honest, this advanced management method was unique at the time, even in the world.
The major businessmen who were dubious and dubious sent their best men to Taiwan to find out what was going on. Some curious literati also came in droves. Taiwan's port city suddenly gained tens of thousands of floating people. There were already guest rooms that could accommodate various businessmen. Not enough. Fortunately, the construction of the new area in the southern direction of Anping Port has achieved initial results. At this time, it had to be opened for use in advance. Yin Feng moved some factories and warehouses to the southern new area, freeing up a large number of factories, warehouses, and even employee residences. It is used to entertain merchants from all over the country who come to Taiwan in an endless stream.
The first business representatives to come to Taiwan have been here for more than ten days. But they are still surprised by everything in Taiwan Port; the uniformly planned streets with sewers and the neat buildings on both sides. The endless flow of ships from various countries coming and going. Businessmen, sailors, adventurers, missionaries from all over the world. Most of all, there are all kinds of Chinese; merchants who go to sea for trade, fishermen and sailors who travel to both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Farmers who open up wasteland and cultivate land on the island carry big bags everywhere. The company's chartered fur traders, local aboriginals, scribes who taught in schools run by the company, and the most special ones were the mysterious guard members whose behavior was obviously different from that of ordinary people.
On this day, notices from China Corporation were posted all over Taiwan: Ten days later, the criminals in the Manila Massacre will be tried in the dock area of Taiwan Port City. All parties involved and the families of the victims can participate. All people, including foreigners, can attend. Judgment.