Daming Yinghua

After the Japanese Zhuyin ship slowly sailed away from the stupid port, Xu Xinsu got out of the cabin, and teased the bodyguard Saemon Taro who came respectfully, and said in Japanese: "It turns out that Taro can laugh too. It's good for you to play the captain, go and have a rest." .”

"Hay." Zaemon Taro had already recovered his serious and rigid face, stood upright with his sleeves down, bowed stiffly at ninety degrees, and then stepped aside, took out the rice ball in his arms, and gnawed on it .

Wearing bamboo hats and Japanese clothes, Yan Siqi and Zheng Zhilong came down from the watchtower.

Xu Xinsu prides himself on being able to play well between China and Japan, between officials and businessmen, and is of the same generation as Yan Siqi. This time, he got a Zhuyin boat to cooperate with Zheng Haizhu in acting. At the beginning, he was still putting on airs to Yan Siqi, who had not seen him for two years, but now he is convinced .

He bowed in the direction of the Mazu Temple in Datun Mountain, and said with emotion: "Brother Yan, Xu envies your good luck, and even more respects your ability. Back then, Lin Feng was also a person who called the wind and rain, but how could he meet the coldness of the court?" , The Fujian officials are harsh, and Lin Feng himself became impatient and did not guard this precious land. Now that it is in your hands, the future of this land is limitless."

Yan Siqi bowed his hand to return the salute, his eyes were stern: "Brother Xu is absurd. First, make the stupid port in the north here the same as that in Tainan, so that Yan dares to be bold. It's a small achievement."

Xu Xinsu laughed: "One hero and three gangs, under Brother Yan's command, even the women are so courageous and resourceful. It's just around the corner to get rid of these red-haired gangsters."

Yan Siqi did not continue talking.

His eyes were hidden in the shadow under the bamboo hat, but his eyes locked on the figures on the pier that were gradually becoming as small as ants.

Years of licking blood on the knife edge made him keenly judge that the man next to the Dutch businessman Gullit was a soldier like himself even though he was far away on the ship.

……

Zheng Haizhu made a "please" gesture to Gullit indifferently.

There was no turning back when he opened the bow, and Yan Siqi also understood now that it was impossible to jump onto the pier to pull Zheng Haizhu and his brother-in-law's daughter-in-law back.

Speaking of this, Zheng Haizhu patted Mapel beside him and said: "My partner is also a woman who is disappointed with the man and his family. She can speak your Europa language, and I am familiar with the land of Fujian. Our customers are definitely not just Japanese Catholics. Our second batch of piglets is almost out of the cage."

He could only emphasize to Xu Xinsu again that the Ming army arranged in Liaoluo Bay, Kinmen must arrest the ship first and not fire first.

The Tagawa family was regarded as a Japanese aristocrat. After the death of her husband, the Tagawa family took their daughter Tagawa Songzi and remarried Weng Yihuang, a Fujian businessman who was doing business in Japan. Tagawa Songzi became Weng Yihuang's stepdaughter, but she was still close to the Tagawa family.

According to his idea, since the Dutch had already built fortifications on Penghu Island and robbed the nearby Ming merchant ships, he and Yu Zigao simply brought twenty search boats each to block the Dutch and fight them hard.

After Gullit finished translating, Zheng Haizhu continued: "But I calmed down and thought about it. I shouldn't let such a man occupy my heart again, make me immersed in stupid sadness, and finally starve to death. I want to make money I want to be a rich man. If I can’t sell General Yan, I will sell the men from his hometown and turn them into money in my pocket. Anyway, they are in the Ming Dynasty, and they don’t have enough to eat. I am also giving them a way of life. Isn't it?"

"Uh……"

What's more, when she asked Wen Apeng's mixed-race daughter-in-law, Mapel, if she was willing to accompany her to deceive the Dutch, Mapel and elder sister-in-law Wen Akun actually agreed without hesitation.

"Pig?"

But soon it slowly closed again.

Zheng Haizhu shook his head with a smile, not hiding a trace of bitterness in his smile.

"Brother Yan, don't worry, Zongbing Yu also thinks highly of Miss Zheng, so why would he disregard her safety?"

Gullit had exactly this intention, and he was sure that Ruffin was also very interested in the business of robbing labor.

The Tianchuan family knows how to win over the Fujian merchant group, which is not to be underestimated in Hirado. Li Dan also wants his adopted son Zheng Zhilong to marry Tianchuan Songzi.

At this moment, Zheng Haizhu is highly concentrating on tricking the Dutch into the trap.

It doesn't matter if the red-haired boat has too many cannons, I am full of upright bloody men here, and I can do it with Spaniards, and I can do it with red-haired ghosts, I'm afraid of a bird.

"Gullit, what is this lady talking about?"

The "Miss Tianchuan" mentioned by Xu Xinsu and the "Miss Weng" mentioned by Yan Siqi are the same person.

Ruffin, the officer on the side, realized from the expressions of the two that they were not exchanging ordinary greetings, and asked Gullit to translate for him.

"I wanted to marry, so I resigned. But the man didn't want to marry me."

"Mr. Gullit, honorable Mr. Ruffin, if your ship is not in a hurry to leave the shore, I would like to treat you both to a decent lunch."

This time, Gullit opened his mouth wider than the tea bowl on the table.

Xu Xinsu has seen Yan Siqi's reclamation of Taiwan Island in the past few days, and also wants to leave a way out for herself in Yan Siqi's place, and even intends to show her goodwill to Zheng Haizhu and Zheng Zhilong, two members of the Yan camp.

Seeing that Zheng Zhilong showed his youthful feelings, and Yan Siqi directly pierced the window paper, he hurriedly said with a smile: "That's it, after playing Hongmaofan, Uncle Xu, I will go to Hirado for you to continue your marriage."

Zheng Haizhu interrupted him: "If I'm capable enough, I'll be the first to sell you General Yan and let him plant sugar cane in Batavia!"

Zheng Zhilong originally disapproved of Xu Xinsu, who likes to put on a veteran status and pretends to be a literati, but now when he heard the word "Tian Chuan", the ice in his eyes seemed to be melted by the spring sun on the sea.

Zheng Haizhu's bitterness turned into hatred, and he said with a look of resentment that he was not afraid of being laughed at: "You have seen that guy before, he is General Yan from the south."

Gullit said with a playful smile, "Mrs. Zheng, you just made a fortune. You really should invite your old friends to celebrate together."

Wen Akun said to her husband Yan Siqi: "Ah Peng was taken to Nanyang by the Frankies back then, and now Hong Maofan is here to commit the same crime. My family should help Miss Zheng."

Xu Xinsu comforted Yan Siqi, then brought the topic back to the current situation of the Hirado Clan in Japan, turned to Zheng Zhilong with a smile and said, "Officer, Uncle Xu, I remembered something, the Tianchuan family in Hirado asked Chief Li about you last year. Well, in the rivers and lakes, mountains and rivers meet each other, and that kid from Guozhu is going crazy, and Chief Li is actually quite uncomfortable."

"Now I don't have my own boat. I took the Japanese Zhuyin boat and secretly went to the coast of Fujian to load up. Therefore, every man between the ages of 25 and [-] is paid six taels of silver, that is, ten horse sword coins of your East India Company. .In the future, I will have my own sea-going ship, and the cost will go up. If I put piglets on the sea, it will definitely be more expensive.”

He remembered that when he was rescued by a Chinese ship to the South Island, he often saw General Yan and Zheng Haizhu talking face to face.

Gullit murmured in his heart, isn't it possible for you men in the Ming Dynasty to marry multiple women at the same time and let them all live at home, unlike us Dutch, who can only have mistresses outside at most.

The four sat down, and after Zheng Haizhu finished ordering, Gullit pretended to ask carefully: "Mrs. Zheng, are you not working for the envoy of the emperor of your country? Why, you were so recognized by your boss when you were in Yuegang .”

Gullit spread his hands and said, "God, Mrs. Zheng, your price is already too high."

Xu Xinsu glanced at Yan Siqi, whose face was as heavy as water, and continued to say to Zheng Zhilong: "Boss Li also understands that he will never return to Brother Yan in this life. But he is still thinking about marrying Miss Shang Tianchuan's family for you."

Gullit did not expect the woman from the Ming Dynasty to give such an answer, and exaggeratedly expressed surprise: "God, that guy really doesn't know what to do."

But later, when I went to Bengang to buy black tea, I heard that General Yan married a Taiwanese native female leader.

When Xu Xinsu was on the Zhuyin boat to protect the media, Zheng Haizhu at the Bengang Wharf did not know that because of her own existence, Xu Xinsu, who was going to fight Zheng Zhilong to the death in history, not only improved the relationship in advance, but also made the little brother of the official , still married to the Tianchuan family, and gave birth to Zheng Chenggong, a Chinese-Japanese mixed-race.

"Uh..." Gullit scratched his head and laughed, avoiding the woman's horrifying gaze, coughed a few times, and said slickly, "Madam Zheng, on behalf of all men, I must apologize to a beautiful and sad woman like you. Hey , man, it has always been like this..."

After Zheng Haizhu returned to Tainan from Xiamen, and talked about the plan he had agreed with Yu Zigao and Xu Xinsu, Yan Siqi hesitated.

"Madame Zheng, how much does it cost for a man from Fujian?"

It is impossible not to worry about the two women.

"Yes, piglet. Mr. Gullit, have you ever seen farmers in the Ming Dynasty transport piglets in Yuegang? Put them in iron cages on carts, does it look like they are transporting coolies in sea ships? Me and Mapel, I originally wanted to go to the east of the island and ask the Spaniards, they also lack people to plant sugar cane in the Philippines."

Zheng Haizhu stared at him, as if he understood his mind, and said lightly: "I don't want to share General Yan with other women, not to mention that he promised to marry me alone at the beginning. In the words of our Ming Dynasty, he is a heartless Man. Mr. Gullit, you must understand how rare it is to have a job for the king. And I lost my job and no salary for a guy who is full of lies. If you were you, wouldn't you hate such a man? "

Near Bengang Wharf, there are a few red-tiled houses in the shape of southern Fujianese huts. They were built by Fujianese Chinese who fled back from Luzon, and they have become neat Fujianese restaurants.

Yan Siqi also seemed to have woken up from his contemplation, and said gently: "One official, one yard is worth one yard. Hirado's tax officials bullied our Fujian merchants, and Li Guozhu's bastard wanted to kill me. It has nothing to do with Miss Weng's family. If you think Weng Miss is a good match, so we will ask Uncle Xu to be an intermediary, and we will talk about the marriage contract with Miss Weng's parents when we return to Japan."

However, Zheng Haizhu still insisted on using tactics to minimize the losses of the Fujian and Taiwan Navy.

Zheng Haizhu glanced at Lufen, then back at Gullit, with anger in his scorching eyes: "You men, either want to cheat a woman's heart or money. Mr. Gullit, my price is very high." Fair. The piglets of the Ming Dynasty are smarter and more diligent than the black slaves you transport to the Americas. Besides, the sailing from Fujian to Manila or Batavia only takes six to eight days, and it is rare for a large number of people to die like when the black slaves are transported. Ah, the food is served. Come on, Your Excellency first enjoy the food cooked by our smart and hardworking Ming people."

Zheng Haizhu smiled and brought a pot of sea shrimp to the Dutchman.

She did want to pause, to take a breath.

Although it was an act, she was disgusted from the bottom of her heart by using a lot of language that derogated human rights against her will, and she was actually exhausted.

The age of great voyages was a magnificent era, and it was also an era of blood and tears for many unarmed and poor people on all continents.