() Zhu Youcong obviously seriously underestimated the efficiency of Westerners. He gave them ten days to plan an escape, but in fact he made an evacuation plan on the second day after Shivella returned to Macau and launched it that night.
Implementation began. The results were predictable. As soon as the panicked merchant ships lifted the cables, the Dutch warships snatched by Zou Weilian appeared on the sea. As a warning, these broken ships used the large forts originally used to defend against pirates as targets.
Smashing! The high-ranking officers and soldiers on land were not willing to be left alone. They cooperated with the general guards patrolling the city and quickly began a large-scale manhunt. Those Westerners who had a wait-and-see attitude and were unwilling to leave easily were all driven to the church and placed in a centralized place.
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"Are you here?" Zhu Youcong, who was counting the days on his fingers at the back office of Xin'an County, looked pleased with himself.
"I'm here!" Schwera, who had just arrived from Macau, couldn't hide the panic in his heart. If possible, he really didn't want to appear here again. But now that the sea and land channels are occupied by people, if he doesn't run, come and beg for mercy.
, what if this damn fat man really orders a bloodbath in the whole city?
"You shouldn't have come!"
"Ah?" What's going on here? You fat guy made so much noise, weren't you just waiting for me to come to your door for you to rip off? Now everything is as you wished, why did you suddenly say that I shouldn't come?
"Nothing, nothing! It's just a slip of the tongue!" You simply don't know how to cooperate. It seems that there is still a long way to go to spread Confucianism all over the world and promote the profoundness of Chinese civilization. Since people can't understand it yet
To understand the mystery, Zhu Youcong could only give up the roundabout way and said: "Now that you are here, are you ready to pay the rent?"...
"Sir..." This damn fat man, you can't have any other hobbies besides money? For example, our Western sweet and mellow wine, advanced firearms, giant warships galloping all over the world, even if your skin is as smooth as cow's milk and your voice is as sweet as a nightingale
That’s negotiable for a beautiful woman! How can you act like a bandit and ask for money right from the start?
"Don't be too close, you didn't bring any money?" Thinking of this possibility, Zhu Youcong instantly changed his face and scolded: "Then why are you here?"
"Bring it. Bring it!" Pointing to the several large boxes that had just been carried in, Schwera cried: "General, these are the travel expenses for your trip. To show our sincerity, we have pooled all the money for the goods.
Get up, the total is five hundred and sixteen thousand nine hundred and thirty-three taels!"
"That's it?" Although Shivera didn't lie because of the situation, Zhu Youcong, who had seen millions of taels of silver over the years, casually opened a box and closed it again without blinking.
He went up and said: "It seems that you have turned a deaf ear to what I said. What is the use of this little money?"
"Sir! General, please do your best. We have always abided by the laws of your country, but this money is really..." Such a huge number. Not to mention that Shivella is just a small governor, even if the richest man in Europe is
Even if the monarch comes here, he can't repay it! If time travel is an easy task, he will definitely tell his king that if there is anything to do, don't run to the east. He would rather give up the gorgeous silk, exquisite porcelain, and indispensable spices.
You must not be deceived into renting any land.
"Husband!" Following the heavenly voice, Zhang Yan, who was dressed up in costume, completely attracted Zhu Youcong's attention with her graceful and luxurious posture, and promptly stopped this shameless fat man from continuing to bully others. "Don't embarrass them too much.
These poor people who have traveled across the ocean to make a living!"
"Madam, it's not that I want to embarrass them, it's really hard to disobey the emperor's order!" If someone else comes to plead for mercy, Zhu Youcong has tens of thousands of ways to make that person regret it. But now it's Zhang Yan who really has to give face.
Explain patiently.
"Oh noble lady, your appearance makes the sun in the sky lose its brilliance, and every inch of land you pass is filled with the fragrance of roses..." Even if you wear a thick veil and try to make yourself look more like a bandit
She is not a talented woman, but Zhang Yan’s melodious voice and shining eyes like stars are enough to captivate people. Shivella has enough reason to believe that using angels to describe such an elegant temperament, full of holy brilliance and such
This is simply an insult to a kind-hearted woman. Perhaps only the legendary Virgin can compare with her!
"That's enough, that's all!" Everything was taken into consideration, except that Zhu Youcong, who ignored Zhang Yan's lethality to men, was extremely upset. It would be better to hide such a disaster at home, even the veil is useless
If you let her follow you and join in blindly, don't you think that our dignified general can only play some honey traps?
"Husband!" Feeling the strong sourness, Zhang Yan glanced at Zhu Youcong shyly and angrily.
How is it possible? How could such a woman who should only exist in myths and cannot be described in words be the wife of this devil? The thought of strangling Zhu Youcong alive flashed through Shiweila's mind countless times, but
The remaining sanity in his heart still reminded him that the fat man in front of him was not someone he could mess with.
"Sir, please sit down!" Zhang Yan was very grateful that her veil had saved countless lives, otherwise she would not have been able to imagine the consequences based on her little husband's temper. "The little girl heard that Mr. Magellan's compatriots were visiting unexpectedly, so she hoped to
Forgive me, sir!"
"Madam, do you know about Magellan?" Although Magellan originally worked for Spain, Shivera was still proud of having such a compatriot, and he really didn't expect that Zhang Yan would know about this person.
"My little girl has heard a lot about Mr. Magellan's voyage around the world on the Victoria!" Zhang Yan didn't know about foreign affairs before, but those foreign magicians who were kidnapped to Luoyang and have been receiving spy training have long since
The history of the West has been written into a book, and as a general’s wife, it is natural for her to see it. “It is a pity that the country where great explorers such as Vasco da Gama and Magellan came from has fallen into the hands of others because of royal in-laws and inheritance. If your A
King Fangsuo III knows something secretly..."
"Madam, do you still know about our great King Alfonso III?" If Silvera was surprised by Zhang Yan's appearance just now, now he can only be extremely impressed, because as far as he knows, no one in the East knows so much.
Their Portuguese history.
"Yes, although the little girl has no talent, she admires those explorers a lot, but it's a pity that she has no chance to meet them!" The tone was full of disappointment. Zhang Yan raised her head and stared into the distance and sighed: "If sir, you can make it happen for the little girl.
A wish, that maybe..."
"It's an honor for me to fulfill Madam's wish, but I don't know what Madam wants?" A beautiful woman's request is usually difficult to refuse, especially when there is a demon behind her.
"Little girl, I heard that your husband has several volumes of nautical charts and logs in his house. I wonder if you can borrow them for a look?" Zhang Yan is not the fat man who wants money. Her requirements are indeed not high.
To sing the oboe, someone must cooperate. Zhu Youcong took over the conversation at the right time and said: "I don't have any other hobbies, but my wife is happy and I am in a good mood. Maybe I can help a little with the rent issue.
You hide it a little bit!"
Charts are very important, and navigation logs cannot be given to others easily. But now that even my own home is under siege, it is not a matter of time before people really want to obtain it violently? Schweira nodded and agreed, knowing the current situation: "Since Mrs.
If you like it, then I will definitely try my best to do it!”
"Okay, just step down first! Let's talk about the rest next time!" As a fair exchange, Zhu Youcong took the initiative to propose: "In addition, the people who told you can go back to live in their own homes. But 10 million
Don't move around, otherwise I won't be responsible for any accidents that happen!"
"General, don't you just want the nautical map? Now that Macau is surrounded by our army like an iron barrel, it's not easy to get it?" After Shivella left and disappeared, Xiong Wencan and others started from one after another.
Yin emerged from the dark corner.
"You think I didn't find him?" Zhu Youcong regretted that he sent the entire demolition team to the north, and said angrily: "When that guy came out, Jacob Luo almost searched his house and didn't find it.
When this is over, tell those foreign magicians to learn from Li Zicheng and others how to confiscate homes!"
"But..." After retreating to a safe distance, Zhou Fengxiang dared to say boldly: "Just to break something like that, is it worth spending so much effort on it?"
"Brother Yibo, what you said is wrong!" Zou Weilian quietly pushed the coward who was about to run away, and then slowly explained: "Do you know what charts and navigation logs mean to our navy?
?General, when I went to Liaodong last year, if I had not obtained the Liaodong sea map from Bowery and the others, do you really think I would have been able to go north and bombard Gaizhou in time?"
"Then my Ming Dynasty also had Eunuch Zheng who went to the Western Seas. Aren't the nautical charts left behind not as good as those of the Western Barbarians?" It's not because Zhou Fengxiang is short-sighted. It's because Zheng He was so capable that he traveled to all the places he visited during his seven voyages to the Western Seas.
Young man, the kind of giraffe that can be fooled into looking like a unicorn was brought back from Africa by him. So in Zhou Fengxiang's opinion, instead of spending so much money to exchange for some scraps of paper, it would be better to buy the Macau barbarian at a more affordable price.
After the robbery, Shang threw it into the sea. It was better to be out of sight and out of mind so that he wouldn't have to worry about it all the time!
Standing up and knocking Zhou Fengxiang hard, Zhu Youcong said aggrievedly: "If I can find the nautical charts left by Zheng He, why do I have to wait here? Last time, the pottery industry turned Longjiang Shipyard upside down.
Chao Tian found a few treasure ship blueprints. The emperor forcibly sent people to search the Ministry of War eight times but found nothing!" After venting his grievances, the little fat man put on a smiling face and continued: "I want to know what the charts I got this time are.
Nothing special?"
"One thousand taels, general, if you don't tell me, forget it!" Of course, the one who is most interested in the sea chart is Zou Weilian. He knows some rules. Anyway, there are three people sharing it here, so it's not much.
"Deal!" Even if Zou Weilian doesn't pay, Zhu Youcong must say it, because this matter is related to the future direction of the Ming Empire's navy. "Have you seen the map I brought? Can you get it from them this time?
What we have arrived is the navigation map of the five continents and four oceans. Although this thing is nothing to them, it can save my Ming Dynasty at least ten years of work. Can you tell me how much this thing is worth?"
"General...you...you mean..." Zou Weilian couldn't control his emotions at all. He originally thought that this damn fat guy was just going to build the navy and just wander around this week. Unexpectedly, he had already started to make preparations for the real thing.
There's going to be chaos in the world!
"I didn't say anything. I didn't say anything!" Zhu Youcong, who had long known the virtues of these veteran ruffians under his command, would not get into trouble. He quickly denied it and said: "Didn't the Qingdao Shipyard have already completed the first draft design of the battleship?
After the construction is completed, I have to take it out for a trial sea trial? If I don't run far away, how do I know if that old guy Mo Wu cut corners and cheated me?"
Contempt! Everyone present, including Zhang Yan, expressed their dissatisfaction with Zhu Youcong's explanation with the same look. There was also a trial voyage, which was equipped with nine twelve-inch caliber cannons, and the whole body was covered with various
Armed like a hedgehog with small cannons and rocket launchers, a battleship with a six-inch-thick deck and ten-inch-thick armor, it is a scourge wherever it goes! As for cutting corners, it is pure slander. Mo Wu is a great son of the Mo family, not a court official.
The Confucian scum who are busy poaching the corners of the Ming Dynasty will only hide their skin regardless of the cost. When the time comes, you damn fat guy, just stop crying and shouting for mercy!
"Of course, this matter has to be taken slowly, right? For the time being, our goal is to engage in distant relations and close attacks. We will first deal with the unruly guys around us and then consider other things." Battleships cannot be built in a day or two, and more of them are
The Luoyang Research Institute needs to spend a lot of energy to complete the supporting facilities. Calculating, it will take at least five years to truly establish a huge naval fleet. Fortunately, there are many places around for Zhu Youcong to mess around.
"General, who do we want to beat first?" Zou Weilian couldn't wait anymore. He had to finish this battle quickly and go back with a big knife to force Mo Wu and his masters to work overtime to build new ships!
"Don't worry about beating people!" After deliberately selling it off, Zhu Youcong pointed to the Japanese island in the northeast and said: "This place is short of everything except money, and what I, the Ming Dynasty, need most right now is exactly money. Don't look at these.
The Portuguese are not welcome in our Ming Dynasty, but they control the Japanese trade. As long as we can hold them in our hands, we can earn back the expenses needed to send troops before we launch an attack next year!"
"I'm afraid there's more?" What does it mean to have a clear understanding? Zhang Yan has long been aware of her little husband's scheming. "Now the emperor has entered the Jiangnan area and begun to rectify the officialdom to attract the attention of scholars and study
The civilian machinery manufactured by the institute has been shipped to the north of the Yangtze River and is ready to go. Once the Jiangnan scholars show some flaws under the high pressure, they will take the opportunity to start building factories and deal a fatal blow to the existing handicraft workshops in Jiangnan. By then you
If we continue to cut off maritime trade in the name of Xiyi pirates, then the Jiangnan scholars will be forced to the end of their rope. In my opinion, there will be no more traces of these veterans in the court! And choose
The Portuguese and Yi were helpers, not only because they live close to each other and are easy to bully, but also because their country has also been invaded. I just used this excuse to help them get rid of others' control and at the same time find a good way for our Ming Navy's follow-up actions and lay a solid nail.
.Are you right?"
"Sister Zu'e, please don't talk about your husband being so bad, okay? I am using the existing advantages of Jiangnan to completely free the people of the Ming Dynasty from land labor. As for those Jiangnan scholars, it was the emperor who bullied me.
It really doesn't matter! And what you call using barbarians to destroy barbarians... I don't know how to explain this!" To deal with the Confucians who have controlled the government for thousands of years, you can't just oust them and be done with it. You have to take into account the survival of others, right? In the Ming Dynasty,
Within the country, they can only choose one path between concentrating on getting rich and serving the country wholeheartedly. As the business path that most people must choose, the Ming Dynasty has also made arrangements for them. There must be people who are not good at doing business. These guys who talk a lot are not interested in the Ming Dynasty.
It is a roadblock to the development of the country, but it is also a good choice to let it out to promote Confucian culture and lay the foundation for cultural invasion that relies on strong military strength. As for other purposes... Even if Zhang Yan is right, Zhu Youcong is determined not to
Will admit it!
This damn fat guy even had Yiyi Luanyi's tail exposed, but he still had the nerve to say that he had no intentions? Xiong Wencan and Zhou Fengxiang smiled bitterly at each other. Now they finally understood why the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was preparing to be separated from the Ministry of Rites, would
We need a large number of shameless and knowledgeable people, but those who are a little ashamed really can't cooperate with the court's deceptive measures. (To be continued.)