Ding Yunyi was completely entranced when he heard it.
Colony, the first real colony in the history of Ming Dynasty was actually born in his own hands!
These loyal and brave subordinates, these capable subordinates. They have never let me down...Immediately select 200 soldiers and use four ships to reinforce Wuming...ah, Yuanhang Island.
"Ding Yunyi made this decision immediately, and then asked: "Can you still remember the road to Yuanhang Island?"
"Yes!" Chen Dong replied without hesitation: "I have drawn a detailed navigation chart, and then I will select veterans from the voyage fleet and take the brothers there."
Ding Yunyi nodded with satisfaction: "This voyage has yielded a lot. Not only has it gained a lot of trade profits, opened up new routes, but also gained colonies. I think the voyage to the island is just the beginning. In the future, we can still...
... Before he finished speaking, Long Zhantian hurriedly walked in: "Headquarters, Zheng Zhifeng wants to head the town immediately. Judging from his appearance, he seems to be very angry!"
"Oh?" Ding Yunyi frowned: "Chen Dong, Sun Xiyu, you guys take a rest for a while. I have ordered the second voyage fleet to be organized there. Our Taiwan Shipyard has built many new merchant ships. At the same time, I have also
After purchasing a batch, the size of the fleet this time will be more than doubled compared to the previous one. You will have to worry about what kind of goods are needed."
"Yes." Chen Dong and Sun Xiyu stood up together and said.
Ding Yunyi then said: "Please come in Zheng Zhifeng."
As soon as Zheng Zhifeng came in, his face was gloomy. When he saw Ding Yunyi, he first met him as a subordinate and said: "Congratulations to the town for annihilating the bandits. I am late to congratulate you, so please forgive me."
Hearing that he didn't mean what he said, Ding Yunyi smiled slightly and said: "Third Master, you are too polite. Please sit down."
Zheng Zhifeng did not sit down: "As the commander-in-chief of Fujian, he has the power to dominate the place. We admire him. Although my Zheng family had some unpleasantness with the commander-in-chief, they have been resolved long ago. Besides, you and my eldest brother were officials in the same dynasty. We are together.
Fujian, why bother forcing each other? Do we have to have everyone fall out?"
Ding Yunyi was confused when he heard this: "Third Master, what does this mean?"
"What do you mean?" Zheng Zhifeng sneered: "Don't you know what you mean by the headquarter? Three merchant ships. Thirty-three lives! Headquarters, we swallowed this breath. People died, and the goods were robbed.
If we are unlucky, please ask the mayor to return those hijacked people to us... What kind of merchant ship was hijacked? What thirty-three lives? Why are there hostages? Ding Yunyi is completely baffled. His Zheng family is arrogant and domineering at sea.
Collecting protection fees, although the Zheng family's reputation has been suppressed to a certain extent by the emergence of Ding Yunyi and his Tiger Guards in recent years, who in the nearby waters is so bold as to rob the Zheng family's ship and kill the Zheng family's people?
Although he knew very well that sooner or later he would have a head-on battle with the Zheng family, but it was definitely not now.
"Third Master, I'm afraid there's some misunderstanding here?" Ding Yunyi calmed down: "How could our Huben Guards navy do such piracy?"
"Yes, the Huben Guards don't know how to do that. But what about the pirate alliance in the main town?" Zheng Zhifeng kept sneering: "The main town has so many pirates, they are majestic. Although my Zheng family is not as good as the main town, but on the sea
It has been peaceful for so many years, but besides the main town, who else would touch my Zheng family merchant ship?"
"Damn it, are you, the Zheng family, sure that I was the one who hijacked your ship and killed your people?" Ding Yunyi suddenly cursed.
His sudden anger forced Zheng Zhifeng to have some scruples. After all, he was also the commander-in-chief of Fujian and the nominal superior of his eldest brother Zheng Zhilong. It was not beneficial to the Zheng family if he completely offended him.
Ding Yunyi's tone slowed down a bit: "Zheng Zhifeng, I never ordered to rob your Zheng family's ship, and my subordinates are not so courageous. As for those pirates... First, I'm afraid they don't have the strength to do it.
Secondly, if it is really one of them who robbed the Zheng family's ship, I guarantee that you, the Zheng family, will be able to answer for it!"
Zheng Zhifeng nodded slowly: "I will wait here for ten days, and for one year, I will wait for one year!"
Ding Yunyi thought for a moment: "Master Zheng, I'd rather you explain to me what's going on."
Zheng Zhifeng saw that he didn't look like he was acting, so he sighed and told what happened.
It turned out that three ships of the Zheng family left Japan this time, loaded with cargo. Shortly after leaving Japan, they mysteriously disappeared. No news was sent back to Quanzhou, as if these three ships had never left Japan.
The Zheng family hurriedly dispatched a large number of fleets to search in various places at sea, and finally found one of the ships. But what was shocking was that there were only thirty-three corpses on the ship.
The reason why the Zheng family insists that only Ding Yunyi did it is because only Ding Yunyi has the power to move the Zheng family's ship at sea, there is another very important reason:
The Zheng family found the weapons used by the Tiger Guards on the ship!
When Ding Yunyi heard this, he laughed and said: "Master Zheng, if it was really me who robbed the ship and killed the people, how could I be so stupid to throw the weapons on the ship? Am I afraid that the Zheng family won't know that I did it?"
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"That's exactly what we thought." Zheng Zhifeng said: "The town always does things carefully and will not leave any loopholes for others to catch, so my eldest brother ordered me to come and inform the town about this matter."
When Ding Yunyi heard this, he didn't seem to be praising himself, and he didn't care. He suddenly asked: "I see that Mr. Zheng doesn't care much about the three boats being robbed, but he is very nervous about the missing people and boats.
Does it seem like there’s something hidden in it?”
Zheng Zhifeng's expression changed slightly, and she whispered: "Please step aside, Mr. Zhenping. I have a few words to say to Mr. Zhen alone."
Ding Yunyi nodded and asked his subordinates to leave first. Then Zheng Zhifeng said: "Does the chief town know who my eldest brother's wife is?"
Of course Ding Yunyi knows this all too well.
When Zheng Zhilong was in Japan, the Jin Dynasty paid a visit to the retired former shogunate Tokugawa Hidetada. Tokugawa Hidetada personally inquired about China affairs. He was overjoyed and ordered to entertain him at the Nagasaki Hotel and gave him generous gifts. Zheng Zhilong was summoned by the shogunate, and the Japanese regarded him as
He is a glorious and prominent figure who often interacts with local dignitaries and is called "old official".
At that time, the Hirado Domain was the center of Japan's foreign trade, with merchant ships from all over the world gathering there.
Because Zheng Zhilong was familiar with overseas affairs and good at diplomacy, he was valued by the Japanese shogunate. After his initial summons, he "visited the feudal lord's home many times". Later, he moved to Hirado, Hizen State. He was favored by the local princes, the Matsura clan, who settled in Kawachi near Hirado.
Ura Senrihama gave the house land to build a new residence, and introduced the marriage of Tagawa Matsu, the daughter of the Hirado clan's retainer Yu Huang.
Tagawa Yuhuang is also Weng Yuhuang. He is an expatriate from China who moved to Hirado and is known as the Tagawa clan in Japan. Tagawa Matsu is a Japanese and is the adopted daughter of Ong Yuhuang, so he is also called the Weng clan. Tagawa clan is seventeen years old and has a good nature.
The year after their marriage, it is said that while Tagawa Song was picking up shells at the beach, her fetus suddenly started to move and she had no time to return to the city. So with the help of her maid, she gave birth to Zheng Chenggong on a big rock. She gave birth to her eldest son, Zheng Sen, on the huge rock in the beach.
Shihu gave birth to a son, Ishi, and then gave birth to a second son, Tagawa Nanaemon.
Ding Yunyi didn't know why he mentioned Zheng Zhilong's Japanese wife Tagawa Matsu.
Zheng Zhifeng sighed: "I don't want to hide anything from the main town. On those three merchant ships, there are my eldest sister-in-law's sister, Tagawa Yuki, and my eldest brother's second son, Shichizaemon... Ding Yunyi never expected that Zheng Zhilong's sister-in-law
Were you and your youngest son kidnapped?
Zheng Zhifeng looked a little nervous: "Last year, when the headquarters was in the Central Plains to suppress bandits. Because my eldest brother Taishan Weng Yihuang missed his daughter, he ordered his sister-in-law to take Shichizaemon back to Fuso. My sister-in-law stayed there for a month.
So he came back first. Emperor Weng Yi liked Shichizaemon, so he kept him and asked Tagawa Yuki to take him back to Quanzhou in a while. This time he came back with the three merchant ships. Who would have thought that
Something happened. Right now, both Tagawa Yuki and Shichizaemon are uncertain about their lives. The eldest brother is very anxious, so this visit has another meaning. Even if this matter has nothing to do with the main town, he always asks the main town for help.
There are so many pirates in charge of the town, so I guess there will always be some news... Damn it, are you such a beggar? Ding Yunyi cursed in his heart, but Ding Yunyi also became a little curious.
I have long issued an explicit order not to have a head-on conflict with the Zheng family. I understand that my subordinates and those in the pirate alliance will not disobey my orders, but who has the courage to rob Zheng Zhilong's ship and kill Zheng Zhilong's people?
, kidnapped Zheng Zhilong’s sister-in-law and son?
This is actually a bit weird.
"Master Zheng, please live peacefully in Taiwan for now." Ding Yunyi said thoughtfully: "Now that I know about this matter, even if you don't come to beg me, I will always get to the bottom of it. Sooner or later there will be news!
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"Since the chief town agreed, I can rest assured. I just ask the chief town to hurry up, otherwise I will worry about them... Zheng Zhifeng was much more polite than before, and thanked him again. Ding Yunyi asked Zheng Zhifeng to take a rest.
He also ordered people to recall Li Guo to Taiwan immediately, and he returned home full of worries.
Those women who are new to Taiwan are already familiar with the place. They have a great time playing with Han Xiaoxiao and the others, and even learn all the mahjong games.
When they saw Ding Yunyi coming back, the women just said hello and then threw themselves into the mahjong battle without sleep or food.
Ding Yunyi moved a stool casually and sat next to Liu Rushi. While watching them play cards, he asked: "Who do you think would kidnap a woman and a child?"
"Enemies." Liu Rushi said without thinking.
"Yes, the enemy..." Although he felt that what he said was not said, Ding Yunyi still responded perfunctorily: "But what if the kidnapped human rights official has a high position and has a large army, and ordinary people can't easily move him?"
"Wait, touch." Gu Hengbo touched a card and said, "That must be someone with more power and a more powerful army than him."
"Yes, yes..." Ding Yunyi's brows knitted together tightly.
This is what I am most worried about. Normal people would think that besides him, Ding Yunyi, who has the courage and strength to do such a thing? I'm afraid Zheng Zhilong doesn't say it on the face, but he also thinks so in his heart...
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Zheng Zhilong was finally afraid of himself and did not dare to openly raise troops to question the charges. Otherwise, Taiwan would probably have started a war by now.
When the girls saw that Ding Yunyi was worried, they stopped playing cards. Gu Hengbo asked: "Why, isn't there someone in Taiwan whose wife and children were kidnapped?"
"It would be easier if it came from Taiwan..." Ding Yunyi smiled bitterly: "Do you know who it is? It's Zheng Zhilong's sister-in-law and youngest son. Damn it, I don't know who ate the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard.
, actually kidnapped them."
Han Xiaoxiao was far more familiar with the situation in Fujian than the other women. When he heard this, he said: "This is going to be troublesome."
Gu Hengbo and the others didn't know what was going on. Han Xiaoxiao frowned and said, "The Zheng family and my husband have always had conflicts, and they almost fought a few times. The situation has gotten much better in the past two years, and there have been many contacts between the two places. Now suddenly
If something like this happens, I'm afraid my husband will be in trouble again."
Li Xiangjun blinked his eyes and said: "Master Ding is Wu Liebo, is he still afraid of Zheng Zhilong? Besides, can the mighty Tiger Guards not be able to defeat the Zheng family?"
"Uncle Wu Lie can only take charge of Taiwan and Penghu. The situation in Fujian is so complicated..." Ding Yunyi smiled faintly: "In a real fight, I wouldn't be afraid of the Zheng family navy. Who should I be afraid of? But this is not the case.
Fight the things that can be solved. Taiwan seems to be calm, but in fact it is full of crises. There are Taixi people, Kent Chang, and Zheng Zhilong. It is the most unwise thing to fall out with the Zheng family at this time. I'm afraid someone will see through it.
This... But, who has the courage?" Chen Yuanyuan was a little worried: "A few days ago, Sister Han and I were still saying that you have to fight everywhere, and there are so many new victims flocking to Taiwan. Every day is so busy.
She didn't even have time to eat or sleep, and she looked like she was smiling all day without doing her job properly... When talking about the girls, all of them had knowing smiles on their faces, and Chen Yuanyuan also pursed her lips and smiled: "But in fact, she has more things to take care of than anyone else.
He is more troubled than anyone else, and we women can't help him much. We have finally been able to rest for a few days, but something like this happened again."
"I was born to work hard." Ding Yunyi cursed bitterly: "If you let me catch this man, I will peel off his skin and beat his tendons. Anyone who causes trouble for me will be killed."
If I don’t let him feel better, he will be awakened by nightmares when he sleeps!”
He was really angry at this moment. The current focus of Taiwan and Penghu was development, but there were people who didn't want him to live a comfortable life, and would always find trouble for him at unexpected times.
But the question is, who is the mastermind behind this matter? Why is it done? In addition to sowing relations between Taiwan and Fujian, is there any other purpose? Ding Yunyi has no clue at least for now.