1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 300 Zheng Family's Ambition

"Your Zheng family wants the Spanish armed merchant ship we captured?" Qi Dajiang couldn't help but change his face when he heard Zheng Zhibao's words.

"Yes, we want that ship." Zheng Zhibao said seriously.

Appointed by Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhibao brought several people to the wharf of Quanzhou Port and took a small boat to meet Qi Dajiang who was anchored outside the port.On the one hand, he handed over the artillery and firecrackers delivered to Hanzhou, and on the other hand, he proposed that he wanted Hanzhou to capture the armed merchant ships from the Spaniards.He robbed and killed the Dutch near Xinsheng Island, sent troops to capture the Dutch stronghold in Taiwan, and achieved good results step by step, which gave birth to Zheng Zhilong's ambitions.Perhaps, not only on the coast of Daming, but also in the vast Southeast Asia, the Zheng family can also make a difference.

"You can make a price. Whether it's money or population, we can give it to you." Zheng Zhibao looked at Qi Dajiang firmly. He believed that the other party would not refuse their request.

Qi Dajiang looked sideways at Luo Rucheng, who also had a helpless expression.On the coast of Daming, it is true that Zheng Zhilong cannot be offended, but it is a bit aggrieved to just give up the big ship that has just been acquired to the Zheng family.

"Commander Qi, when we left the mainland of Hanzhou last year, Jianye Shipyard was building a new professional warship." Captain Wan Changshu of the Qiming whispered into Qi Dajiang's ear from behind.

Qi Dajiang's heart was moved when he heard the words. New professional warships were built, and experienced officers and sailors were needed to drive them. In addition, Jianye Port also docked an armed merchant ship that captured the Portuguese in Dili Port.As a result, the sailors in Hanzhou may not be enough. If you want to hold on to this Spanish armed merchant ship, not only will you not have so many sailors, but you will also offend Zheng Zhilong.

Then simply sell it to Zheng Zhilong and get more benefits from him.

"4 taels of silver." Qi Dajiang took a light breath, and then said in a deep voice, "It's all converted into food, cloth, and medicine. In addition, help us get more craftsmen and craftsmen."

Zheng Zhibao smiled and nodded. 4 taels of silver is not a lot, after all, there are more than 20 cannons on board.

"Those people, are you going to bring them back to Hanzhou?" Zheng Zhibao asked.

"Those" were the sailors and armed soldiers on Spanish armed merchant ships.He was very curious, besides the Ming people, Hanzhou also needed these red-haired and green-eyed Yi people?

"Naturally we have to get Hanzhou back." Qi Dajiang said: "We will never have too many coolies!"

"Did you occupy another small island not far from Daming?"

Qi Dajiang looked at Zheng Zhibao vigilantly, not understanding what his words meant.threaten?Or is there another meaning?

"If you honestly search for hungry people and don't do anything else, our Zheng family can provide backup for your Hanzhou. If you want to use this to deal with my Zheng family and destroy my trade routes, Liu Xiang in the past can be an example for you!" Zheng Zhibao said coldly Said.

"We came to Daming only to immigrate." Facing Zheng Zhibao's decisive and threatening words, Qi Dajiang felt a little unhappy, "If there is anyone who intends to stop me, we Hanzhou will resist them!"

"The Dutch are fighting with you because they prevented you Hanzhou from coming to Daming?" Zheng Zhibao didn't pay attention to Qi Dajiang's tough words.In the past, many heroes had said many tough words to their Zheng family brothers, but in the end they stepped on them one by one.

When Zheng Zhilong came to negotiate with Hanzhou to forcefully buy Spanish armed merchant ships, he had confessed to him that Hanzhou was thousands of miles away to the south and was weak, so he could form a backup with it and fight against the Dutch.But they must be warned not to challenge the existing order established by the Zheng family in the waters around Daming.

You Hanzhou important people, the Zheng family doesn't have to stop them, and they can even help you get them.However, piracy such as robbing and killing Daming maritime merchants is not allowed.On the coast of Daming, only the Zheng family is the final judge who decides the fate of a merchant ship.

"That's right, the Dutch people bullied Hanzhou too much, so they started a war with them." Qi Dajiang said in a deep voice.

"Do you need our Zheng family to accompany us to capture the Dutch stronghold?"

"Are you going to fight the Dutch people with us?" Qi Dajiang was a little surprised.

"The Dutch stronghold in Taiwan has been removed by us." Zheng Zhibao said proudly: "Two months ago, on your Xinsheng Island, our Zheng family fleet also attacked several Dutch merchant ships."

"Then, how is Xinsheng Island now?" Qi Dajiang asked.

"You Hanzhou built the island like a tortoise shell, I think it's not a big problem." Zheng Zhibao said with a smile: "Besides, just relying on the monkeys of the Annan people, they can't chew your Xinsheng Island even more! "

"Annan people? Why are they coming to attack us on Xinsheng Island?" Qi Dajiang was a little surprised.Shouldn't the Dutch fight us?

"We don't know what conditions the Dutch agreed to the Annan people, but the maritime merchants from Annan confirmed that they will send troops to attack your small island. At this time, I think there should be a result."

Qi Dajiang secretly remembered that the doggy Annan people dared to attack me on Xinsheng Island!After leaving Quanzhou in a few days, I will go to Annan, so I can't say that I can teach them a lesson.

"Dare to ask, can I borrow your Quanzhou wharf to repair and maintain the ship when I wait for the Hanzhou ship? How to calculate the cost, we will pay the full amount." Qi Dajiang looked at Zheng Zhibao and said seriously.This time it took at least three to four months to come to Daming from the Eastern Front to collect immigrants and attack the Dutch strongholds.If the ship encounters the Dutch, a firefight is inevitable, and repairs to the damaged ship are inevitable, so I want to borrow the Zheng family's shipyard in Quanzhou to repair and maintain the ship.

"No problem, I can agree in principle on behalf of my elder brother." Zheng Zhibao nodded and said: "However, if you rob the Dutch stronghold, the materials you get will be given priority to our Zheng family for disposal. Don't worry, we will not Will cheat you. At least, we are still in a de facto alliance for now, aren't we?"

The bullshit alliance is not trying to get more benefits from us.The materials that were looted from the Dutch stronghold will be delivered to you, and they will definitely be much less than the market price.

"Okay, we're done talking about business." Zheng Zhibao looked at Qi Dajiang with a smile, "It's your brother's turn to talk about some private matters." Then, he stood up and walked out of the cabin.

When Qi Dajiang was wondering, a person came in from outside the cabin, bowed to Zheng Zhibao excitedly, and then raised his eyes to look at Qi Dajiang.

"Brother!" The person who came in was really the eldest brother of the Qi family, Qi Dahai.

"Second brother!" Qi Dahai grabbed Qi Dajiang's arm, tears streaming down his face in an instant, "Third brother, fourth brother, and uncle...all right?"

"It's all good, all is good!" Qi Dajiang looked at his elder brother with mixed feelings.
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"If you stay here for a long time, I'm afraid you'll die from the heat!" Qi Tian panted heavily, and he was already drenched in sweat after he hadn't walked far outside Weiyuan Castle.

Ten days ago, Qitian took the "Yangbo" to Niu Island (Yandena Island), unloaded 200 soldiers and more than [-] Timor Island natives, and named it Niuzhuang (now Indonesia) The settlement of Watmuri Township on Yandana Island) was repaired for two days, and then ten wild buffaloes were pulled, and then they set off for Weiyuan Fort (now Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea).

Fort Weiyuan at the end of March is in the rainy season, hot and rainy, and the climate is humid, but the people living here, whether they are immigrants from the Ming Dynasty, natives from Hanzhou, natives from Luzon, or even the Dutch captured by the newly arrived Ambon, all live here. Striving hard for the continuous improvement of this new town and building.

The current Weiyuan Fort has expanded into a small city with a circumference of more than 2000 meters. Basic processing industries such as brick wheel kilns, cement kilns, pottery kilns, paper mills, and carpentry workshops have been completed.Coupled with a ship repair shop near the pier, it can be said to be the fastest-growing overseas territory other than the mainland of Hanzhou.

Without him, Geinweiyuan Fort has the most favorable geographical environment and the best port conditions among the many supply points on the eastern route, so it is used as the main transit point for the eastern route.

Qi Dajiang had already headed for Daming with the nine most important ships of Hanzhou. Before leaving, he had instructed Xie Limin, commander of Weiyuan Fort, to prepare various living supplies and build as many temporary houses as possible to wait for the arrival of a large number of immigrants. .

After Qi Tian arrived, he basically affirmed Qi Dajiang's decision. At the same time, in order to better implement the immigration preparations, he planned to stay here for about ten days to guide and plan the next step of Weiyuan Fort in real time.

Weiyuan Fort is not high above sea level. Although it is located on the coast, the climate is relatively dry. It generally experiences two seasons of drought and rain every year. From May to November, the southeast wind is continuous, the rainfall is less, and the climate is cool. From December to April of the next year, affected by the monsoon, the northwest wind often blows, it is hot and rainy, and the temperature during the day can reach as high as 5-11°C.Restricted by the above-mentioned natural and geographical factors, the forests in Weiyuanbao area are relatively sparse, but the rolling hills and grasslands are vast and the plants are relatively lush.

Moreover, the north of Weiyuan Fort is protected by mountains and surrounded by water on both sides. If it can be well utilized and well defended, it can be said to be easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it is safe and secure.But the entire Weiyuan Island (New Guinea Island) is already a barren area. Not to mention the Dutch, even the Spaniards, who were the first to contact the northernmost tip of the island, look down on this island.Presumably, in the short term, there should be no Western colonial forces coming to compete for this place.

"Those Dutch and Portuguese should save their lives, don't kill too many people!" Qi Tian saw a construction site from a distance, several township soldiers were beating a European who fell on the ground with rattan canes, Either a mistake was made, or some behavior angered the village soldiers who supervised the management.

"Boss, these barbarians are rebellious and self-reliant. It's not easy to teach them a lesson. They don't obey discipline." Commander Xie Limin of Weiyuan Fort also saw that scene, so he defended the soldiers and said: "We just came to Weiyuan At that time, the arrogance of barbarians was even worse."

"When negotiating peace in the future, we will use them as bargaining chips and make some deals with the Dutch." Qi Tian said: "Especially those who have status, we must treat them well."

Seizing Dili and capturing Ambon, Hanzhou captured a large number of Portuguese and Dutch, and kept them in Jianye City and Weiyuan Fort respectively.Except for those useful craftsmen who are selected, the treatment is also the same as that of ordinary craftsmen in Hanzhou.Ordinary soldiers, civilians, and colonial officials were all punished by the civil affairs officials of the two places to do hard labor, dedicating everything they had, even their lives, to the construction of Hanzhou.

But in order to make friends and unite with the Portuguese, Jianye City has begun to gradually improve the living conditions of the captured Portuguese.In Fort Weiyuan, because of the pre-war propaganda, the local immigrants and soldiers hated the Dutch very much, and they were rough with the Dutch captives here.

(End of this chapter)