Warring States Eagle

After hearing Wang Hai's confirmed reply, Zheng Liang's heart was tumbling.

Who is Wang Zhi?He was a very controversial person in the history of the Ming Dynasty. Those who admired him said that he was the Pirate King at sea, and made the people of the Japanese country bow to him; country coast.Zheng Liang couldn't help thinking of Wang Zhi's profile.

"Ming History Chronicles? Volume 55" contains: "At that time, Japanese pirates infested the islands, invaded Suzhou, Chongming, killed residents, robbed property, and all coastal areas suffered." In March of the second year of Hongwu (1369), Zhu Yuanzhang Yang Zai, a traveler, was sent as an envoy to Japan to "give him a seal and let Wang Yuan cherish his conscience", and asked the reason for the invasion of China's coastal areas, saying: "If the dynasty comes, the court will be established, and if it is not, the army will strengthen itself. If it must be a bandit, I am about to order to recruit and recruit ears, and the king will take pictures." But the Japanese king Lianghuai refused to obey the order because of doubts and fears. The Mongols tasted my good words and followed them with soldiers. After Song and Zhao, there was no China.Continue to invade Shandong and Fujian, and rob the coastal residents of Wenzhou, Taizhou, and Mingzhou.

One Piece's direct name is Wufeng, a native of Jielin, She County, Huizhou Prefecture, Southern Zhili Province.Wang Zhi was born in a merchant family.According to Wanli's "She Zhi", it is said that when Wang Zhi was born, his mother Wang once dreamed that a star fell into her arms from the sky, and there was a person wearing a tall hat beside the star. Wang was very surprised and said : "This arc star should shine in Hu but not in Hu." Not long after, heavy snow fell from the sky, and the vegetation froze.After Wang Zhi knew this sign, he was secretly happy: "A star in the sky is an extraordinary womb; the grass and trees are ice, and a soldier is like an elephant. Did the heaven order me to show it with martial arts?" So Wang Zhi, who was young and unambitious, began to fight with local officials. Some people who are restless, such as Ye Zongman, Xu Weixue, Xie He and Fang Tingzhu, have close contacts.Wang Zhi once said to this group of friends: China's laws are too strict, and the slightest action will touch the law, and the imperial examination is only open to those scholars who are full of sourness. Why don't we go overseas to make a living, only trapped in the What does this little "pinch of soil" do?So in the 19th year of Jiajing (1540), Xu Weixue, Ye Zongman and others took advantage of the relaxation of the Ming Dynasty's sea ban and went to the coast of Guangdong to build giant ships. Yes, it was very difficult at that time.Loaded with nitrate, silk floss and other items that were strictly prohibited from going to sea in the Ming Dynasty, they arrived in Japan, Siam and other countries for trade and profiteering.In just 5 or 6 years, Wang Zhi obtained a huge amount of capital and became a nouveau riche in prohibited trade, known as "the owner of Wufeng Ship".At that time, there were mainly two Fujian-Zhejiang commercial groups active at sea, one headed by Li Guangtou from Fujian, and the other headed by Xu Dong from Shexian County, Huizhou Prefecture.Xu Dong's business group initially cooperated with Portugal, and later joined private Japanese businessmen.Wang Zhi was from the same town as Xu Dong, so he joined his business group.After Xu Dong and Li Guangtou were exterminated by the Ming army due to their piracy activities, Wang Zhi became the owner of the ship and became the leader of the refugee business group.After continuous battles and private collusion with local officials of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Zhi gradually gained a monopoly position in the maritime trade between China and Japan. Newly entered Haitong Fan only dared to sail on the sea with the flag of "Five Peaks".The actions of the Wang Zhi Group attracted the attention of the Ming government, and the government successively sent Zhu Wan and others to suppress the armed refugees along the coast of Zhejiang.They sent troops to attack Wang Zhi from two directions, and Wang Zhi had no choice but to move his base of activities to Japan.

The foreign trade policies of the princes of Japan provided Wang Zhi with good conditions for living as a guest.Wang Zhi was good at courting and making friends, and gained the trust of many Japanese people. He settled in Hirado, Japan (now part of Nagasaki County, Japan), hung up the banner of "King Hui", and used Hirado as a base to absorb anti-Ming The forces not only recruited domestic desperadoes, but also used huge sums of money to collude with Taro, Jiro, Shisuke Shiro, etc. of the Japanese Shinwamen as their wings, and used Japanese ronin to launch multiple cross-sea attacks on China's coastal areas.

In the 31st year of Jiajing (1552), Wang Zhi annexed the troops of Guangdong pirate leader Chen Sipan.In February of the same year, Wang Zhichuan ordered Japanese pirates to break into Ding Customs and move to Liegang in Jintang.In April, the Japanese chieftains in Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, Fujian, colluded with Wang Zhi and others, and led tens of thousands of Japanese and rebels to drive more than a thousand ships from Zhoushan and Xiangshan, Zhejiang, and robbed them in Taiwan, Wen, Ning, and Shao. Captured the fortress and killed and looted countless residents.In March of the following year, Wang Zhi gathered pirates from Zhangzhou, Fujian and Guangdong, and Japanese barbarians from all walks of life to invade massively, with more than 33 ships, covering the sea.From Taizhou, Ningbo, Jiaxing, Huzhou, Suzhou and Songjiang in the south to Huaibei in the north, thousands of miles along the coast are in emergency at the same time.The next day, Wang Zhi and Japanese pirates captured Changguowei, Zhejiang (now the resident of Changguo Township, Xiangshan, Zhejiang). In April, they invaded Suzhou and Songjiang, broke through Shanghai County, looted wantonly in Jiangyin, and attacked Zhapu.In August, Jinshanwei was looted, and Chongming, Changshu and Jiading were violated. In the first month of the 1554rd year ([-]), he burned, killed and looted all the way from Taicang to Suzhou, and captured Songjiang.Captured Jiashan in April, broke through Chongming, and entered Chongde County.In June, he arrived in Jiaxing via Wujiang, and returned to Tunzhe Forest after looting.Since then, Wang Zhi's pirate group has completely moved towards the road of colluding with Japanese pirates to plunder wealth in the southeastern coastal areas of China and kill Chinese people, becoming a pirate giant in the Jiajing period.

It is undeniable that the Ming court's policy of banning seas and campaigns of suppression greatly restricted the maritime trade activities of Wang Zhi and others, and also restricted the survival and wealth of coastal residents and even some wealthy maritime merchants, which aroused dissatisfaction and resentment among these people. Combining these people with the Japanese pirates who plundered the southeast coast of China, they became a serious problem for the rulers of the Ming Dynasty.In April of the 33rd year of Jiajing (1554), Hu Zongxian, a native of Jixi County, Huizhou Prefecture, was appointed as the inspector and supervisor of Zhejiang Province.Afterwards, with the advancement of the Anti-Japanese War, Hu Zongxian was appointed by the court as Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War and Zuoqian Capital Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The important task of fighting against the Japanese.In the 35th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1556), Wang Zhi sent someone to send a message to the Ming court, expressing his willingness to obey orders and help exterminate refugees from all over Songjiang, and hoped that in exchange for the Ming government's promise to open up coastal trade.Hu Zongxian deliberately created an atmosphere of peace talks between the two sides, and trapped Wang Zhi.Due to the tense situation along the coast at that time, Hu Zongxian did not dare to kill Wang Zhi hastily, and allowed him to live, and put him under house arrest in Hangzhou for more than two years. He hoped that the bandits would disband on their own because they lost their leader, but the effect was not great.On December 38th in the 1559th year of Jiajing (25), Wang Zhi was executed by the Ming court.

Now, if you count your fingers, isn't it exactly 1540?It seems that this time it was Wang Zhi's first voyage to Japan for trade.The current Wang Zhi is just a small person, and it is a good time to make friends with him. If he becomes king and hegemony in the future, he will not look down on this little shrimp of the Luo family.Besides, Zheng Liang also wanted to take the opportunity to find a way to influence some of Wang Zhiri's actions in the future.In fact, Wang Zhi wanted to return to the embrace of the Ming Dynasty with all his heart, but at this time there were too many corrupt officials in the court, which made him repeatedly hit the wall. In desperation, he finally chose to threaten by organizing pirates to plunder the coast of the Ming Dynasty. imperial court.

"Wang Hai, where is your fleet expected to dock?" Thinking of this, Zheng Liang continued to ask.

"My lord, according to the owner, the ship is going to dock at a place called Hirado. There is a Japanese on our ship, and he will be the pilot this time," Wang Hai replied.

Sure enough?It seems that Wang Hai settled in Hirado for a long time after that day, probably because it was the first landing point on his maiden voyage, and it was also close to the coast of the Ming Dynasty, which was convenient for the transfer of goods and more convenient. The important thing is that the Hirado Matsuura clan there has a good friendship with him.Thinking of the Hirado Matsuura clan, Masara couldn't help frowning.According to the course of history, Hirado Matsuura will soon be overwhelmed by the pressure and temporarily submit to the power of Bodo, and then use the trade with the Ming Dynasty and the Nanban in the future to develop secretly, eventually replacing the status of Bodo and becoming the Eastern Matsuura County Leader of the Matsuura Party.It seems that no matter what, the Luo family must find a way to get a share of it. You must know that strengthening yourself is weakening potential enemies.

"Wang Hai, I will send someone to send you back to your fleet, and then please convey the meaning of the Luo family's desire to trade with your ship owner. What do you want?" Zheng Liang said.

"My lord, this villain will definitely bring the goodwill of my lord to the captain. My lord, you are really the second-born parent of this villain. The grace of saving my life will always be remembered by my villain." After finishing speaking, Wang Hai knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zheng Liang several times.He was happy in his heart, after escaping from death, he finally had a way to return to the fleet.

"Okay, Sun Wulang, I'll leave this matter to you. Be sure to send him back to the fleet of the Ming Dynasty, and report back immediately after getting the results of his discussions on the fleet of the Ming Kingdom," Zheng Liang ordered.

"Yes, Your Highness. There happens to be someone who is familiar with the waters in that area in our navy. Please rest assured, Your Highness. I promise to send him back to the fleet of the Ming Dynasty safely." Sun Wulang, the general of the navy, bowed and saluted.

So, after a full meal, Wang Hai embarked on the return journey to rush back to the Ming fleet.Wang Hai went there all afternoon, and in the evening, a member of the Luo Family Navy Ashigaru who traveled with Wang Hai returned alone to report the progress to Zheng Liang.

"My lord, this villain has already escorted that Ming countryman back to the Ming country's fleet," Zuqing reported.

"Oh? Where did you find Ming's fleet?" Zheng Liang asked.

"The villain first drove the boat to the sea area where the Ming fleet encountered a typhoon last night, but there were no ships there. Later, we sailed directly to the port of Hirado, where we saw people who were already unloading supplies on the pier. Ming country ship. The master of Ming country originally wanted to find the ship owner of Ming country directly, but our Xiaozao was stopped by the pirate Shiro who belonged to the Matsuura family near the pier," Ashgaru said angrily Said.

Shiro?Isn't it just the Japanese pirates who followed Wang Zhi to the coast of the Ming Dynasty?Hmph, it seems that we have to do something to get rid of it.Thinking of this, Masara continued to ask, "Where is the sea area where Shisuke Shiro usually moves?"

"My lord, Nashiro was originally a group of small pirates in Karatsu Bay. Later, he was driven out of Karatsu Bay by the naval forces of Hata and Huzi's family, so he joined the Matsuura family. Now he is mainly active in Takashima and Kuroshima. "Ashigaru replied.

"Well, I know about this matter. Now let's talk about the later situation?" Zhengliang nodded and motioned for Ashgaru to continue talking.

"Later, it was the master of the Ming Dynasty who came forward to explain and was confirmed by the people of the Ming Kingdom fleet, and we were able to get close to the dock. After returning to the Ming Kingdom fleet, Lord Sun Wulang first asked the villain to come back and report to the adults, and the rest The villain doesn't know about it anymore," Ashi Qing reported.

"Very good, you go down and rest." Zheng Liang waved his hand, motioning for Ashgaru to go down and rest.Looking at the back of Ashgaru's departure, Zhengliang pondered. It seems that this cooperation will not be as smooth as expected.

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