Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 276 I'm Not As Familiar With You

Zheng Zhilong is really depressed right now, it's okay that all his troops and warships have been taken away, and the emperor still let him be on duty on the flagship of the Dongyang Navy, how is he going to live these days?
The flagship of the Dongyang Navy is the only building gunboat in Ming Dynasty, and the emperor is on it.

The so-called companion is like a tiger, he is really afraid that if he accidentally offends the emperor, he will be dragged out and chopped down!
Taichang didn't think about killing Zheng Zhilong, he was just afraid that other people would not be able to suppress this ambitious guy, so he temporarily brought him by his side to grind this guy's wildness.

He will wait for the pirates under this guy to fully integrate into the Daming Navy before releasing this guy's flagship!

At the moment, the Beiyang Navy and the Nanyang Navy are practicing on the sea surface near Nan'ao Island. Thousands of warships gathered on the sea surface and continuously drilled back and forth, forming formations one after another. The scene is really spectacular.

However, it’s not fun to watch too much!

Moreover, this telescope has not been improved for a long time. At present, the telescope with the highest precision can only see things about five miles away. Facing the large battle of thousands of warships with a range of tens of miles, he can't see clearly. Formation change.

He took a careful look at the telescope in his hand, and suddenly asked: "Feihong, how about the Dutchman's telescope? How far can you see the farthest? Are there any that can see more than ten miles away? If so, do you want to see?" Find a way to buy one for me, and let me see how they do it."

Are you kidding around the world?
See more than ten miles away!
Zheng Zhilong shook his head without hesitation and said, "Your Majesty, the telescopes of the Dutch are not as good as ours, and they can see as far as three or four miles away."

Well, Daming is still in the lead when it comes to telescopes.

However, this telescope is the key equipment for commanding thermal weapons operations, and it must be well developed to maintain the advantage of the longest viewing distance.

Taichang thought for a while, and then said decisively: "Ziru, pass on my word of mouth, order the Ministry of Industry to develop a new type of telescope, which can be made into a large mile or a long mile. If it is too heavy to lift, you can add a bracket. In short, No matter what you do, you must increase the line of sight by more than ten miles!"

Cao Huachun cupped his hands without hesitation and said, "I understand."

After that, he hurriedly picked up his pen and started writing.

Zheng Zhilong was dumbfounded.

He really didn't expect that the emperor would ask someone to do it just by mentioning it casually.

Is it really possible to make a telescope that can see more than ten miles away?
He was in a daze, but Taichang suddenly beckoned and said, "Okay, the Beiyang Navy and the Nanyang Navy will probably have to practice for a while before going out. Let's think about how to destroy other pirates, Feihong, you know Where are the lairs of other pirates?"

Naturally, Zheng Zhilong had inquired about it, but he was not sure if the information he inquired about was accurate.

He froze for a moment, then carefully cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the general does not have much contact with the other pirates, and the general has never been to their lair, and he is not even sure whether they have a lair. I just roughly inquired about where a few big pirates often stay."

Don't pirates have lairs?
Then why are you guys robbing so many ordinary people?
Taichang couldn't help asking curiously: "Where is your lair?"

Uh, say this as if I were still a pirate.

I have surrendered to the imperial court, okay?
Alas, there is no way, he is the emperor, so I can't afford to offend him!

Zheng Zhilong said rather helplessly: "When the general is free, he almost stays in Bengang."

Stupid port?

Taichang couldn't help asking curiously: "Is Stupid Port your original lair? Where is it, why can't I find it?"

This one.

Zheng Zhilong hesitated for a moment, but still gritted his teeth and said: "Stupid Port is in Dongfan, but Stupid Port is a river port, not a seaport. before the mouth of the great river."

He has no choice but to be pinched by the emperor at this moment, how dare he bully the king, bullying the king may be just a knife!

Taichang really didn't expect the pirates to be stationed at the river port, no wonder they couldn't find them.

He thought for a while, and then asked: "Where are the other big pirates you heard about staying?"

There is nothing bad to say about this.

Zheng Zhilong said without hesitation: "Now there are actually only three pirates in the southeast sea, and one is the pirates under Yang Liu and Yang Qi. They are from Qianzhou, so they often stay in the waters near Qianzhou. "

Qianzhou!

Does Ming Dynasty have this state?
It seems not!
Taichang couldn't help asking curiously: "Where is Qianzhou?"

Zheng Zhilong quickly explained: "It is rumored that Qianzhou is an old name in the Tang Dynasty. People there are used to it. In fact, Qianzhou is the prefecture of Hangzhou."

impossible!

Taichang was shocked and said, "You mean Yang Liu and Yang Qi are in the waters near Hangzhou Mansion?"

Zheng Zhilong nodded without hesitation and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, they seem to be staying there and have never been to other places."

Taichang couldn't believe it: "Impossible, the naval fleet has been there often, why have they never met them?"

Zheng Zhilong reckoned: "Maybe it's because there are too many islands there and it's too easy to hide, so they all hid when the imperial navy fleet passed by there."

That's Hangzhou Mansion!
Where else can pirates hide?
Taichang immediately raised his hand and said, "Map of Hangzhou Prefecture."

When Cao Huachun heard this, he quickly opened a big box and rummaged through it.

The map they brought was not ordinary, it was a big box.

Cao Huachun flipped through it for a while, then took out the map of Hangzhou Mansion and unfolded it respectfully in front of Taichang.

Taichang looked down and immediately understood.

It is really possible that Yang Liu and Yang Qi are hiding in the waters near Hangzhou Mansion, because the area near the mouth of the Qiantang River is densely populated with islands, and on so many islands, there are only two thousand households guarded by Triton, and other places are blank.

Alas, this sea is forbidden, such a large island is so deserted, not only it is not convenient for coastal fishermen, but it has become a paradise for pirates!

Taichang stared at the map, and then asked: "You mean we only need to send a large number of fast boats there, and search carefully among the islands to find their lairs?"

Your Majesty, don't be like this, if you can't find Yang Liu and Yang Qi by then, you might think that I am deceiving you!
Zheng Zhilong hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, think twice, sending a large number of fast boats over now will only scare the snake away. They must have connections with Dinghaiwei. Once we send the boats over, they will know."

These guards, instead of guarding the coastal areas for Daming, stand guard for pirates!

snort!
Taichang couldn't help but snorted coldly, and then pondered: "What do you mean, let's keep calm and wait until the Beiyang Navy and Nanyang Navy have finished their drills, and we go over and surround these islands before we start?"

Zheng Zhilong hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "The emperor is wise."

Alas, it is really troublesome to encircle and suppress these pirates!
Taichang sighed slightly: "Where are the other two big pirates?"

Zheng Zhilong said without hesitation: "The leader of another group of pirates is Liu Xiang. It is rumored that Liu Xiang was born on Lamma Island, and most of his pirates stay near there."

Taichang said helplessly, "Where is Lamma Island?"

Zheng Zhilong still said without hesitation: "Lamma Island is a small island in the east of Lingdingyang, just south of Guangzhou Mansion."

Well, these pirates really know how to hide, just hide under their noses.

You must know that Hangzhou and Guangzhou are the capitals of Zhejiang Chengxuan Political Envoy Division and Guangdong Chengxuan Political Envoy Division!

It seems that the local forces in the southeast coast are too deeply connected with pirates or maritime merchants, and they need to be cleaned up!
Taichang still couldn't help sighing slightly: "Where's another big pirate?"

Zheng Zhilong said without hesitation: "There is also a band of pirates whose leaders are Li Kuiqi and Zhong Bin. It is rumored that they are closely related to Mr. Lu Chu, who built the Guangzhou Shipyard, and Mr. Chu's lair is in Lianzhou Prefecture. They should be hiding there too."

Where is Lianzhou Mansion?

Taichang didn't ask any more questions at all, and Zheng Zhilong would probably laugh at him if he kept asking this question.

After all, this Daming is his country, making it seem like he is not familiar with this guy.

He keeps asking people where this is and where that is, isn't it a joke?

He simply raised his hand and said, "Guangdong Cheng announced the map of the Political Commissioner."

Cao Huachun quickly turned out the map of Guangdong Chengxuan Political Envoy Division, and unfolded it respectfully in front of him.

He looked down carefully, and soon found Lianzhou Mansion.

It turns out that this place is at the corner of the border with Annan, and there are many islands at the junction of Lianzhou Prefecture and Annan Prefecture, just like the sea area near Hangzhou Prefecture and Guangzhou Prefecture.

It looked right, Li Kuiqi and Zhong Bin must be hiding there.

(End of this chapter)