() Under the quiet night sky, Huang Chen walked on the empty and dim streets. As he walked, he thought about the scene just now. In order to completely destroy the future of Yu Zigao and Zhu Yifeng, Zheng Zhilong acted with no mercy. He said "adding fuel to the fire"
"Oil", I don't know how many Zhang and Quan people will suffer at that time.
Huang Chen was already tired of the endless plundering, and even tired of the life of a pirate. He had lofty ambitions in his heart. The pirate pattern was too small for him. To put it bluntly, even if he drove away the Dutch and Spanish
, separatizing Taiwan, establishing a country and becoming king, it is still not a success. In just one year, he rose from a small pirate in Dachen Mountain to one of the top figures in the entire South China Sea. He relied on his crazy plundering of the mainland's rich human, material and financial resources.
.So, he needs a new identity, a new identity that can provide guarantee for him to absorb "nutrients" from the mainland - official.
What Huang Chen is hesitating about now is whether he should follow Zheng Zhilong and be raised in Fujian, or return to Zhejiang to look for opportunities. The former is easy, but after all, Fujian is not his hometown, and he is an unfamiliar place, so he must be controlled by the "local snake" Zheng Zhilong at every turn.
The latter is very difficult, but once he succeeds, he can develop with peace of mind. It will not be smooth sailing, but no one can hinder him. Moreover, my mother dreams of returning to her hometown in Hangzhou. He promised her that he will make her prosperous.
Return to hometown.
While walking, Huang Chen suddenly turned around and asked Yang Dong beside him: "Do you think it's better to stay in Fujian or return to Zhejiang?"
He asked suddenly, and Yang Dong was stunned for a long time before he answered: "Of course it is better to go back to Zhejiang. No matter how nice Fujian is, it is not our home."
Huang Chen's eyes were filled with emotion and he was noncommittal.
When he returned to his temporary residence, he was thinking about Zhao'an. He tossed and turned in bed for a long time and couldn't fall asleep. It wasn't until late at night that he felt a little sleepy. He fell asleep in a daze. The next day, the biological clock in his body woke him up early from his sleep.
, wash up, practice martial arts, eat breakfast, study Latin, check accounts and goods with Zhang Ruozhong, the morning passed quickly.
Zheng Zhilong negotiated and made the three moon cities surrender without a fight. In order to save their wealth and lives, they gave up 70% of their wealth, equivalent to hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. This money was divided up by everyone in the blink of an eye. The leader of the alliance, Zheng Zhilong,
The winner was the most, followed by Huang Chen and Li Kuiqi, and Zhou Lao was only equal to Zhong Bin. Naturally, this distribution plan made Zhou Zhou Lao angry, and he angrily left Yuegang with his men and ships.
Huang Chen didn't pay attention to Zhou Lao. When he returned, he heard that Gan Hui had woken up and immediately went to visit him. This boy was less than seventeen years old, and his martial arts skills were on par with Ruan Jin, Zhuang Mo, Lin Xishan and others. When he grew up to be in his twenties,
, none of them are his match, and he is probably no worse than Zheng Zhihu. What’s even more rare is that this boy is passionate, but not reckless. He has a calm personality and a cool mind. If he is trained well, he will definitely become one of the best under his command.
General. Although Gan Hui has not agreed to join the gang, Huang Chen has such a talent come to his door. How can Huang Chen let him go? Even if he has to use force to keep him.
"Chief Huang, why are you here..." Gan Hui was wrapped in white cloth and half lying on the bed with his coat on. Seeing Huang Chen walk in, Gan Hui hurriedly wanted to get up.
Huang Chen stepped forward and held him down gently, and said with a smile: "Little brother, you are injured, lie down quickly, you are welcome." Then he sat by the bed and asked: "Little brother, is your employer still alive?
.”
"Dead." Gan Hui sighed softly and said, "I have long advised my boss that Yuegang is a place of trouble and should leave as soon as possible. But he refused to listen to my advice and insisted on trusting the officers and soldiers. In the end, he lost his life in vain.
"
Huang Chen smiled more kindly: "Then what are your plans in the future?"
"..." Gan Hui has already guessed Huang Chen's intention. After all, those who have shown courtesy since ancient times have been either slaves or thieves. If other pirates invited him, he would not agree even if he died. However, Huang Chen was his savior, not to mention Huang Chen yesterday.
Chen sent him and the pregnant woman to Xicheng. From what he saw and heard along the way, he found that the discipline of Huang Chen's subordinates was extremely good. He had never seen any civilians being killed or women being humiliated. Compared with Mr. Zhou, it was like heaven and earth.
He is a true hero who "does justice for heaven".
Huang Chen said again: "To be honest, I will leave Yuegang and go to Lieyu the day after tomorrow. Your injury is not serious, so there is no delay. Come with me then."
"Okay." Gan Hui said solemnly.
This short word sounded like the sound of nature to Huang Chen, and he said with a smile: "Then I will call you Brother Gan. Brother Gan is certainly capable, but it is too early to go out and work at such an age, but there is another hidden secret.
?”
Gan Hui sighed, nodded and said: "My parents died when I was young, and I was left alone. In order not to be bullied by the boys in the village, I studied martial arts diligently since I was a child and developed good skills. I have a character that I can't help but be gentle.
So I offended so many people that I couldn't stay in my hometown any longer, so I went out to make a living."
Huang Chen heard that he spoke in an orderly manner and his thinking was clear. He expected that he was not a country fool, so he asked, "Brother Gan is literate."
"How does the big leader know?" Gan Hui then replied: "I did read a few books in the clan middle school when I was a child."
Huang Chen patted Gan Hui's leg and said with a smile: "It turns out that Brother Gan is both civil and military."
No matter how mature Gan Hui was, he was still a sixteen-year-old boy. He immediately blushed at Huang Chen's ridicule and hurriedly waved his hands: "The big leader has boasted. I am not a man with both civil and military skills. I only have some rough knowledge of writing and can even write."
not good."
Huang Chen saw the embarrassment on his face and couldn't help but laugh loudly. Then he chatted with him for a while and asked him to have a good rest before getting up and leaving. When he walked out of the courtyard, he unexpectedly found William standing at the door of another courtyard, looking inward.
With a sneaky look on his face, Huang Chen immediately smiled knowingly, quietly walked over and said suddenly: "William, what are you doing here?"
William was so frightened that he felt embarrassed and said with an embarrassed smile: "Baas, that girl was very stimulated and frightened yesterday. I am very concerned about her mental and physical condition and want to see if she has calmed down. Unfortunately,
I didn’t see anyone.”
Huang Chen thought to himself, of course you can't see it. He doesn't know how to pursue a Chinese girl without leaving the front door. He reminded her venomously: "You should call her madam, not girl."
William was unfortunately stabbed again and said helplessly: "Baas, you shouldn't say such things to a suitor."
"I just want to tell the truth." Huang Chen imitated William's shrugging movements and tone of voice.
"..."
Huang Chen laughed and pulled him and said: "Okay, William, come with me. What you should do now is not to wander around here, but to master Chinese as soon as possible."
William felt extremely headache when he thought about Chinese: "Baas, I think Chinese is the most difficult language in the world to learn."
Huang Chen exposed him unceremoniously: "Because you never take it seriously. Now that you have motivation, you will make rapid progress."
"..."
Huang Chen separated from Wei William soon, and would leave the day after tomorrow. Time was short, and there were still many things left for him. Yuegang not only had a lot of goods, but also a lot of talents. Zheng Qiu and several former merchant ship mates, stewards
They are all local gangsters in Yuegang. Huang Chen ordered them to recruit people such as firearms craftsmen, merchants and private soldiers, financial managers, sailing experts, etc. Anyway, as long as he has skills, he will not refuse anyone who comes.
Two days passed by in a flash. Before Huang Chen boarded the ship, he took one last look back at Yuegang. After this catastrophe, Yuegang may not be able to recover for two or three years. It can be said that all of this was caused by himself. He was angry on Wednesday
The old man is full of evil, but he is the one who put this beast into the Moon Harbor. Huang Chen let out a long sigh, left the shore and boarded the ship, and led a fleet full of people to sail to Lieyu Island.
Since Lieyu was included in Huang Chen's sphere of influence, no one among the thieves dared to invade. Lin Xishan was secretly grateful for his original choice. Otherwise, Lieyu would be like the Zhongzuo Islands today, with all life in ruins.
This time Huang Chen captured more than 2,000 prisoners in one breath, including Cai Yifan's brave soldiers, Yuegang soldiers, and merchant private soldiers. On the second day after returning to Lieyu, Huang Chen fulfilled the promise he had made after William's reminder
, more than 300 men were allocated to him from the prisoner camp, and six companies of 500 men were gathered. William was promoted to battalion (regiment) commander as he wished. The only regret was the lack of firearms.
This problem also deeply troubled Zhao Hongyi's two battalions of land soldiers. Huang Chen recruited firearms craftsmen from Yuegang just to completely solve this problem. Due to the limited scale, the weapons output of the firearms workshop at the beginning may not be as high as that of a firearms dealer.
There are more purchases, but Huang Chen doesn't like to be controlled by others. He is very determined to make his own weapons. No matter what difficulties he encounters, he will keep going.
The last time he went to the Chicken Coop to trade with the Spaniards, Huang Chen promised Valdes that he would go to the Chicken Coop again at the end of the year. It was already the end of the year, and he had a large amount of goods from Yuegang in his hands, so he should fulfill his promise.
It's time. Unfortunately, this time he can only exchange for silver, not the weapons he urgently needs. If he wants to get the weapons, he must wait until the Manila ship arrives in the chicken coop after April. By then, he will get "a large number"
Excellent weapons, this is what Valdez promised him at the beginning.
Since the two parties were only trading money and goods this time, Huang Chen stayed on Lieyu and asked Zhang Xing to lead the fleet to ensure the safety of the cargo. Zheng Qiu was responsible for negotiating with the Spanish. It is worth mentioning that Zhuang Mo also went with him.
, he went this time to recruit some more Tuman archers. After nearly a year of training, the Tuman archers under his command began to show results. Huang Chen thought they were pretty good, so he gave him a troop quota of 500 men.
After seeing off the fleet, Huang Chen "lived in seclusion" on Lieyu again. Compared with the quiet Lieyu, the Zhangquan coast was boiling, and emergency reports were reported from all over the place. Zheng Zhilong was really ruthless this time and no longer cared about anything.
The friendship between fellow villagers can also be appreciated in Quanzhou.
There was no soldier around Yu Zigao, and he was hiding in Tong'an City. Facing the constant stream of letters asking for help, Zhu Yifeng looked pale, as if he had aged ten years. He knew that his political career was over. (