Zheng Zhilong was silent for a while, then nodded silently.
This Ye Yuan was so smart at first that he saw through his own thoughts at once and prepared to rebel from the very beginning. This was indeed what he had in mind.
"Then if that's the case, you can't kill me." Ye Yuan said calmly: "Not only can't you kill me, but you must also treat me kindly."
"Oh? I did want to be recruited a second time, and I might as well not kill you, but why should I treat you so favorably?" Zheng Zhilong said curiously.
Ye Yuan smiled at first: "Although I am Ding Yunyi's brother-in-law, I am from the capital. I do not belong to the Quanzhou Gang, the Fuzhou Gang, and I do not belong to the Tai-Peng Gang. Ah, you may think that I am from the Tai-Peng Gang.
, but the imperial court will never think so. If you treat an official from the capital favorably and is recruited a second time in the future, what do you think will happen?"
Zheng Zhilong thought about it for a long time, then nodded silently.
For him, Ye Yuan was just a person who could be killed or not. Killing him would at most relieve the bad breath he had held in his heart in the past, and would not gain any other substantial benefits. But if he did not kill him, he would not be able to obtain any other substantial benefits in the future.
The benefits that can be obtained may be very tempting...
"Ye Huangtang, to be honest, I didn't really want to kill you." A smile appeared on Zheng Zhilong's face: "My enemy is not even Ding Yunyi, but the Zhang Kentang who deserves to be killed. Wait until the court in the future
I sent an envoy and asked Ye Huangtang to add more kind words. The grudge between us is not to the point of taking each other's life..."
"Easy to say. Easy to say." Ye Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, but there was no trace of it on his face: "In fact, the private grievances between me and the deputy town are greater than the public grievances. Private grievances are easy to resolve, but public grievances cannot be passed through the court. Wait.
If an envoy from the imperial court does come in the future, I will tell you what I saw in Quanzhou impartially and frankly. I will tell you what I saw..."
"Thank you!" Zheng Zhilong stood up and cupped his hands: "Excuse me. It's just that Quanzhou has been busy recently, so please don't show up in Huangtang to avoid any accidents... Come, look at the Futai Yamen, no
Anyone comes to disturb Huangtang."
With that said, he strode out...
Ye Yuan sat down at first. Only now did he realize that his back was covered with sweat... It was too dangerous just now. As long as he didn't handle it properly, God knows what terrible things would happen.
....
It's just that although the danger has been temporarily overcome, the real crisis has not yet been resolved. Although Zheng Zhilong did not kill himself, he took care of himself here.
Ye Yuan knew very well that all this might have been arranged by Ding Yunyi early in the morning. Now that such a good opportunity has appeared in front of him, Ding Yunyi will never let Zheng Zhilong go. Even if the court really wants to recruit Zheng Zhilong a second time, in the future
Considering Ding Yunyi's character, he will definitely do his best to prevent such a thing from happening.
Only in the future, once the city of Quanzhou is defeated and Zheng Zhilong has no way out, will he jump over the wall? At that time, what will he and his wife do? Has Ding Yunyi thought about it?
What kind of person Ding Yunyi was, Ye Yuan had a very thorough understanding of him even though he didn't have very deep contact with him. Perhaps Ding Yunyi was polite and courteous at ordinary times. However, once it came time for him to make a decision, he would never be merciful.
If someone needs to be sacrificed, Ding Yunyi will also not hesitate.
At this time, Ye Yuan had already made up his mind. If Ding Yunyi had not forgotten that he still had his sister and brother-in-law in Quanzhou and sent someone to rescue them, then from now on he would be a loyal dog in Ding Yunyi's group...
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"Under my command, Xiamen Guerrilla Guan Xiaocang has met the Lord Headquarters!"
Guan Xiaocang, who was directing the confrontation with Zheng Zhifeng who had narrowly escaped at Dangzikou, never expected that reinforcements would appear so quickly, and they turned out to be reinforcements led by the world-famous Wu Liebo Ding Yunyi himself.
Another thing that made him curious was that although Ding Yunyi was famous for his bravery and was known as the most brave general of the Ming Dynasty, his most elite unit was the Huben Guard Navy. Why didn't he attack Quanzhou directly from the sea, but instead took a detour to Quanzhou?
Xiamen?
Opposite Xiamen is not the main force of the Zheng family's army. If the Huben Guards really want to rescue, they only need to send a partial general. There is no need for the dignified Wu Liebo to go around and come to the rescue in person!
"In the battle at Liangzikou, the Guan guerrillas fought well." Ding Yunyi opened his mouth and praised: "With a small number of enemies, the weak defeated the strong, the Guan guerrillas defeated tens of thousands of Zheng's troops with less than 2,000 soldiers.
A fire burned Zheng Zhifeng almost to death. I think the famous generals in the past and present are nothing more than this."
"Fear, panic." Guan Xiaocang said hurriedly: "Who in the Ming Dynasty dares to nominate the word general in front of Wu Liebo?"
Ding Yunyi smiled: "How is the current situation?"
"The battle situation is not optimistic." Guan Xiaocang frowned: "Although more than 2,000 of the Zheng family's troops were wiped out in the battle at Liangzikou, the Zheng family then increased its troops again, and Zheng Zhifeng's troops reached more than 10,000. They are currently fighting
We reorganized our troops and prepared to attack Liangzikou again. Although we had a small victory last time, we really had no way to resist this time. If Wu Liebo hadn't come, I probably wouldn't have been able to hold on for long given our strength in Xiamen.
"
Ding Yunyi nodded slightly and suddenly asked: "There is something puzzled in this town. Xiamen belongs to Quanzhou Control, and Zheng Zhilong is also very powerful here. Since Zheng Zhilong has rebelled, he only needs to give an order, why does he still
Do you want to mobilize troops and seize Xiamen by force like this?"
"The town is not aware of the situation in Xiamen." Guan Xiaocang said: "Yes, Xiamen is under the control of Quanzhou, and Zheng Zhilong is indeed very powerful here, but I, Mr. Lu, the governor of Xiamen, Lu Xi, am an upright person and have never been
Afraid of Zheng Zhilong's power, he even had many head-on conflicts with Zheng Zhilong. On several occasions, Zheng Zhilong even drew a sword and threatened, but Mr. Lu refused to give in. Zheng Zhilong respected his reputation, and although he was resentful in his heart, he still did not dare to do anything. This
Once Zheng Zhilong rebelled, he knew that Mr. Lu would definitely refuse to become a thief. He had no other option but to seize it by force."
Ding Yunyi said "Oh" and then heard Guan Xiaocang say: "And this time it is also thanks to Mr. Lu who woke up early, otherwise I am afraid that Xiamen will no longer be the Xiamen of the imperial court."
"Oh? How do you say this?" Ding Yunyi was a little curious.
Guan Xiaocang said respectfully: "Originally, when Zheng Zhifeng led his troops this time, it was said to be a detour. None of us thought that Zheng Zhilong would actually rebel. But Mr. Lu felt something was wrong when he heard it. The Zheng family has always been rampant at sea. This time
How to mobilize an army and mobilize more than 10,000 infantry to bypass Xiamen? He sent a large number of spies to investigate. The spies reported that the Zheng family's army was all armed with weapons and even equipment for siege. When Master Lu heard this, he said that Zheng Zhilong must have rebelled.
..."
"What a great Lu Zhizhou. What a great Master Lu!" Ding Yunyi was filled with admiration after hearing this: "I will invite Master Lu here later. This town will give him a good reward."
"Yes, I would like to express my gratitude to Sir Lu first..." Guan Xiaocang answered.
Ding Yunyi smiled and said: "Since the Tiger Guards of this town are here, let us leave the following battle to us. Guan Guerrilla, I now appoint you as the leader of the entire army. You are familiar with the situation here. Take my subordinates there.
Let’s take a look at it on the battlefield.”
Guan Xiaocang agreed and left with Huangfu Yunjie and others.
Ding Yunyi was still thinking about Officer Lu Xi, so he ordered someone to invite him here. When he saw him, he was a lean official in his forties. Ding Yunyi respected him in his heart, and did not show any airs to Wu Liebo when they met:
"Master Lu, thank you for your hard work. If Master Lu hadn't been alert and capable, Xiamen would have fallen into Zheng Zhilong's hands."
"I dare not take Wu Liebo's praise so seriously." Member Lu Xi said hurriedly: "This is the responsibility of the lower official."
Ding Yunyi nodded: "Let's go. Mr. Lu, I have been in Fujian for a long time, but this is my first time in Xiamen. Please ask Mr. Lu to accompany me around Xiamen."
According to legend, Xiamen was a place where egrets lived in ancient times, so it was called "Egret Island". In the third year of Taikang in the Jin Dynasty, Jin'an County was reorganized into Tong'an County and belonged to Jin'an County. It was soon abolished and merged into Nan'an County, and it was not re-established until more than 600 years later.
County establishment system: In the first year of Longqi of the Fujian state, it was promoted to Tong'an County, and a county was established again, belonging to Quanzhou. In the 19th year of Zhenyuan of the Tang Dynasty, Datongchang was established in the southwestern part of Nan'an County. In the second year of Tang Guangqi, Wang Chao Ke Quanzhou became the governor. By 947, Nan'an County was established as the governor.
When the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Fujian Kingdom, Tong'an was ruled by Wang Chao and the Min Kingdom, which lasted for sixty-one years. Brothers Wang Chao and Wang Shenzhi successively served as military military envoys, and Tong'an was their territory. In the first year of the Kaiping of the Fujian Kingdom, Wang Shenzhi
Zhi became the King of Min, established the Min Kingdom, with its capital in Fuzhou, and Datongchang as its jurisdiction. In 949, the Southern Tang Dynasty promoted Quanzhou to the Qingyuan Army. In 963, the Song Dynasty changed the Qingyuan Army to the Ping Haijun, with Chen Hongjin as the military envoy, and Tong'an County
It belongs to Ping Haijun. In the third year of the Taiping and Xing Dynasty in the Northern Song Dynasty, Chen Hongjin accepted the Song Dynasty, and Tong'an County began to accept people from Song Dynasty along with Ping Haijun. In the same year, Song Fuping Haijun became Quanzhou. In Song Dynasty, it belonged to Ping Haijun, Quanzhou. In Yuan Dynasty, it belonged to Quanzhou Road. In Ming Dynasty, it belonged to Quanzhou Prefecture.
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In the 20th year of Hongwu's reign (the city of Xiamen was built, which means the gate of the national building), the name "Xiamen" has since been included in the annals of history.
"Xiamen is a good place." Member Lu Xi's words were full of pride: "Xiamen Bay is located at the junction of Quanzhou and Zhangzhou. It is surrounded by Jinjiang, Tong'an, Longxi and Haicheng, which belong to the two states respectively.
Counties. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Xiamen Bay has become a hotspot for foreign trade. At its northern end, there is Anping Port, which belongs to Jinjiang County, Quanzhou; at the mouth of Jiulong River in the south of Xiamen Bay, there is Yuegang, which belongs to Haicheng County, Zhangzhou Prefecture.
The prosperity of the two ports laid the foundation for the rise of Xiamen Port. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Fujian's main port for foreign trade was Quanzhou City in Quanzhou Bay. After the Ming Dynasty implemented a sea ban, the overseas trade of Quanzhou Port gradually declined, and the Quanzhou Shipping Department finally
Moved to Fuzhou. However, the smuggling trade centered on Zhangzhou people developed in Yuegang in Xiamen Bay, and finally expanded to surrounding areas..."
Member Lu Xi paused and then said: "Yuegang is a port at the mouth of the Jiulong River. The Jiulong River originates from the Bopingling Mountains and flows straight down. It flows into Xiamen at the border of Longxi County and Haicheng County in Zhangzhou.
Bay, Yuegang was already a famous town in the south during the Xuande period. After everyone from Franji came to the East, the sea near Yuegang became a center for transactions between the two parties. There were thirteen merchant ships from Franji alone, which shows how important it was.
scale."
Ding Yunyi nodded: "During the Japanese pirate rebellion in the Ming Dynasty, was there any damage here?"
"Yes." Member Lu Xi said: "During the more than ten years since the Japanese pirates broke out, Yuegang suffered great damage. However, after the Japanese pirates subsided, Yuegang quickly recovered. Due to the activities of Japanese pirates, many coastal areas in the Ming Dynasty implemented retreats.
At the same time as the policy, Yuegang became the only town in the Ming Dynasty that allowed people to do business overseas, and local commerce further developed. At that time, Haicheng became a center for merchants, and merchants from all over the country came to Haicheng to purchase various commodities imported from overseas. In addition to
In addition, Haicheng is also the center of Ming Dynasty commodity export. Merchants from Wuyue often bring goods from Jiangnan and other places to Haicheng. Merchants come to Wuhui far away, and the goods are full of the beauty of China. Pearls and rhinoceros are like rhinoceros, and families are overflowing.
Fish, salt, and corn flowed from springs to rivers. Even some pirate merchants used Haicheng as their main port for exporting goods overseas..."
"Oh, there are pirates coming?" Ding Yunyi was very curious.
"Exactly." Member Lu Xi nodded and said: "For example, the pirate Ou Xin and the giant bandit Honggui and others captured 42 Fujian thieves, sailed ships and equipped them with weapons, robbed firewood customers' ships, and plundered the goods of spring merchants, and arrived at the port of Fuzhou.
Then they had the cargo of the Yue people. Huang Jingshan, a merchant from Shaoxing, and others were tied up and thrown into the cabin, and the sugar goods were moved and robbed. The bandits split up and returned to Haicheng. There were twenty-eight people in the group who sailed across the ocean and headed towards Japan.
"Yan...it can be seen that there are many pirates and merchants who want to go north from Haicheng to Japan to sell goods..."
Speaking of this, member Lu Xi pointed forward: "In addition to Anhai Port on the north side and Yuegang Port on the south side, the main bodies of Xiamen Bay are Xiamen Island and Kinmen Island. There are two islands on the islands of Xiamen and Kinmen.
There are mountains and water, and there are countless fertile fields that can be used for planting. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, people have settled on these islands. "Bamin Tongzhi" records that the islands in Xiamen Bay in the mid-Ming Dynasty were Bingzhou Island, and in the eleventh capital of Rende,
There are more than 2,000 families living on Jiahe Island. Jiahe Island has 22 capitals in Jiaheli, and it stretches for more than 50 miles, and has more than 2,000 families. Gulangyu Island has 24 capitals in Jiaheli, and has more than 2,000 families. They often migrated during the Hongwu period.
Its residents are still in their old state in the sixth year of Chenghua..."
He is indeed an official and knows these situations well:
"The Bingzhou Island just mentioned is located between Xiamen and Tong'an. It is the only place to go from Xiamen to Tong'an. There are many residents on the island. The main ones that serve as seaports are Jiahe Island and Gulang Island. Jiahe Island is Xiamen Island;
Thirdly, Gulangyu is a small island near Xiamen. As early as the early days of the Ming Dynasty, there were more than 2,000 residents on the island. Thirdly, Wuzhou Island is also known as Kinmen Island, which is an island famous for its fish production.
This place is famous for its salt. As early as the Hongwu period, there were 2,000 households. The two islands of Jinxia and Xia are located on the seashore, and the wind and sand are very strong, especially Kinmen Island. The harsh sea wind often stirs up sand and dust and pushes it inland, constantly devouring fertile farmland.
As for Xiamen Island, although rice can be grown, due to limited fresh water supply, the islanders mostly rely on fishing for a living. Xiamen Bay between Kinmen and Xiamen is an excellent seaport..." (To be continued Piaotian Literature Registration