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The news that Zheng's navy was preparing to attack Weihaiwei Wharf quickly spread.

Zheng Zhilong's troops divided into two groups, one with [-] warships, attacking Weihaiwei Wharf and completely destroying Weihaiwei Wharf, and the other with [-] warships and patrol boats, etc., and began to block the waterway and prohibit merchant ships from entering the Yellow Sea waters. A two-pronged approach can play a decisive role. When doing these things, Zheng Zhilong did not deliberately evade. He even started to discuss with Zheng Hongkui and others whether to build a large-scale commercial terminal along the coast of Fujian. Wei builds a public wharf, which he can do in Fujian. With the wharf, he can earn more money.

Zheng Zhilong's determination to attack Weihaiwei Wharf also benefited from the relationship network he has woven over the years. As a pirate, he understands that it is unrealistic to seize wealth and power alone, and it will not end well. The best way is to be able to recruit big and small forces, so Zheng Zhilong, who doesn't care about money, has also established a lot of relationships. The people in Quanzhou absolutely support the Zheng family, and many ministers in the court also accepted the Zheng family. go silver.

Zheng Zhilong is very clear that although he has been granted the title of the governor and acquaintance, there is still a big gap in status compared with those official civil and military ministers. It is definitely unrealistic to rely on the imperial court to improve his status. Be able to control your own destiny and become strong enough.

Once a decision has been made, Zheng Zhilong will not have so many scruples. Fighting for supremacy in the sea depends not only on offense, but also on arrogance. Zheng Zhilong's special words are to warn those merchant ships entering Weihaiwei Wharf.

Weihaiwei Wharf is clearly affected.

The Zheng Family Navy has maintained hegemony at sea for many years, and everyone knows how powerful it is.Especially those merchant ships who came to trade, they have been hit more or less. At the beginning, the Dutch East India Company united many fleets to start a fierce battle with the Zheng family's navy, but it still failed. This also proves the strength of the Zheng family's navy. .Now that the Zheng family's navy has announced that they are going to attack Weihaiwei Wharf and block the maritime trade notification, the most worrying thing is the many merchant ships that come to trade.

The pier is still lively, but if you observe carefully, you will find that the number of merchant ships docked at the pier has increased significantly, some cargo ships.It has been fully loaded with goods and is ready to go, but it still stays in the dock and has not set off for a long time. The number of merchant ships coming in for trading is also decreasing, and the Department of Shipbuilding can fully understand it.

When such a situation arises, there are quite a few people who are anxious, and those ship owners who come to trade are the first to be recommended.The second is Su Jun and others, who are promoted as the secretary of the city.Su Jun felt that he had to do his duty, since the number of merchant ships at the dock decreased, he had to come up with a solution.

Just when Su Jun was in a hurry, Su Tiancheng came to Weihaiwei Wharf.

Seeing Su Tiancheng, Su Jun immediately felt relieved.No matter what the problem is, it must be solved in Su Tiancheng's hands. After so many years, there is still no problem that can hinder Su Tiancheng.Even such a powerful post-gold tartar would not dare to be arrogant in front of Su Tiancheng.

"Su Jun, how is the operation of the Shibo Department?"

"My lord, there is no problem with the operation. In the first ten days after the opening of the port, the daily tax collected was more than 50 taels of silver. In the past few days, the tax has decreased a lot, and it is less than 10 taels a day."

"Hehe, you must be in a hurry. It's the twelfth lunar month, and it's a good time to make money. Unfortunately, the number of merchant ships has decreased. It must be that Zheng Zhilong's words played a role. Three hundred warships attacked Weihaiwei. It's so bold. I'm afraid Weihaiwei Wharf no longer exists."

Hearing what Su Tiancheng said, there was no anxious look on Su Jun's face. He knew very well that once Su Tiancheng said such a thing, he had made all preparations. I'm afraid Zheng Zhilong would suffer a lot. After so many years The development of Jiang Ningying's bravery has changed from an extroverted type to a restrained type. Su Tiancheng must have made a decision to hit Zheng Zhilong severely.

"My lord, there are quite a few merchant ships moored at the pier. Many of them have already purchased goods. In fact, they can leave. They are always occupying berths. The small ones are also in a hurry."

"Don't worry, it's normal for these merchants to be afraid. They don't want to suffer huge losses. If they lose the cargo of this ship, I'm afraid their whole life's hard work will be in vain. Let them wait at the dock for a while. This time is a little leisurely. Some, the Shipbuilding Department just summed up the experience to see how to increase the speed of inspection, if a large number of merchant ships come to Weihaiwei in the future, you need to deal with it calmly."

Most of the Jiangning battalion soldiers stationed in Weihaiwei were transferred, leaving only 2000 people left, and the remaining 8000 people were all concentrated in Qingzhou, preparing to enter Zhejiang from South Zhili and go directly to Fujian. This time the attack , We must seize the right time. The spies sent by Qu Qingze and the scouts of the navy are closely watching the movement of the Zheng family's warships. Sun Chuanting and others have determined the method of the navy's attack and braked the tactics. Once the Zheng family's navy enters After leaving the Yellow Sea area, it was the time for Xiong Zijian and others to set off. It was a two-pronged approach, which was also Su Tiancheng's decision.

The mobilization of the cavalry is in a top-secret state. After leaving Qingzhou, what route to take, how to keep it secret, and how to make it as fast as lightning. From Qingzhou to Quanzhou, Fujian Province, the journey is far away. It's time to spend the Spring Festival outside, all of these issues need to be considered, and a comprehensive plan needs to be made.

There is no need for Su Tiancheng to worry about these specific matters. After many years of fighting, officers above the commander of Jiangning's battalion and guard were forced to think independently, and they have long formed a good habit. It is necessary to list a detailed plan, modify it repeatedly, and once it is determined, implement it resolutely.

There are only 2000 soldiers stationed in Weihaiwei, but many merchants don't know it at all.

Compared with the ship owner, the merchants at Weihaiwei Wharf are much more optimistic. They don’t believe it at all. With Zheng Zhilong’s strength, they dare to challenge Su Tiancheng. Who doesn’t know that the Jiangning battalion led by Su Tiancheng wiped out hundreds of thousands of people? The rogues made the Houjin Tartars dare not move in Liaodong. These are all manifestations of strength, and on the day the port was opened, everyone saw the giant warships and patrol boats. The degree of shock that everyone was shocked cannot be described in words. Such a huge warship and patrol boat, how can Zheng Zhilong's navy can compete.

Many merchants, of course, are from Fujian. In this regard, Su Tiancheng and Qu Qingze thought of going together. Zheng Zhilong was careless and arrogant. After receiving the information, Qu Qingze dispatched a lot of people to monitor the merchants in Fujian to see if anyone was sending information to Fujian. Intelligence, but just in case.

After monitoring for a period of time, the situation is still good. Perhaps the conditions in Quanzhou are too good. Zheng Zhilong controls the South China Sea area, and the merchants there have a way to make money. In addition, Zheng Zhilong is very good to the people of Quanzhou. The entire Weihaiwei Wharf , there were no merchants from Quanzhou.

Information can often reveal a lot of information. From this information, Su Tiancheng felt Zheng Zhilong's self-confidence and conceit. Merchants want to make money, and no merchant would think that there is too much money. The merchants in Quanzhou may also want to go to Weihai. Those who came to Weihai were just these merchants, who had received many benefits from Zheng Zhilong, and at certain times, were also subject to a lot of restrictions, so they didn't dare to come to Weihaiwei at all.

This information shows that although Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the imperial court, he still thought of his own interests in his bones, and did not put the national justice and the imperial court first. Once there was a disturbance or something happened, Zheng Zhilong's first thought was to maintain The interests of the family, safeguard their own interests.

In peacetime, there is nothing strange to have such an idea, and there is no way to blame it, but in extraordinary times, when everyone thinks like this, it is dangerous. It will make people lose their judgment and collapse the entire country, because this kind of thinking , what is reflected is that everything is for oneself.Su Tiancheng believes that many civil and military ministers in the imperial court also have the same understanding. They will not consider the righteousness of the nation. When danger comes, they will be helpless and watch the country collapse.

With these analyzes and judgments, Su Tiancheng has great confidence. He feels that defeating Zheng Zhilong is a sure thing. The next thing to consider is how to maintain the safety of Daming's coast after defeating Zheng Zhilong. After all, Daming's sea area It is vast, and Zheng Zhilong controls most of the coastal areas of Fujian, Guangdong, and Zhejiang. If Zheng Zhilong's power is uprooted, the control of these places will become a vacuum. A military dock is set up in the local area to maintain the safety of this generation.

This is also Su Tiancheng's goal. Sea power has never been valued by the imperial court, but sea power is the basis for the Ming Dynasty to truly dominate. Once the hegemony of the sea is mastered, the scope of the Ming Dynasty's control will be greatly expanded, and the wealth will also flow. Come.

When the naval division was first established, Su Tiancheng thought that it would take a long time to gradually control the hegemony at sea, but he never imagined that this time would come so quickly, and the naval division of the Jiangning Camp had not yet been fully built. Here we go.

One day later, Su Tiancheng left Weihaiwei and went back to Penglai. There was news from Penglai that the news about the warship sent by Zheng Zhilong had been received. (To be continued..)