The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 348
Hu Mingshan was sweating, although the price offered by Mr. Huang fluctuated greatly, but the effect of [-] or [-] gold was of no avail.

However, the amount that Guangnan Kingdom expects to wipe out the entire northern navy has far exceeded Hu Mingshan's price in his heart, so he dared not rush back to report to the king.

Daming promised to wipe out the entire fleet of the Hou Li Dynasty?Although the asking price was too harsh, Guangnan Guo took the initiative.

The ministers of Guangnan Kingdom also believed that if the Ming Fleet could wipe out the Northern Navy in one fell swoop, peace would be guaranteed for at least five years in the future.

The northern defense line of Guangnan Kingdom is impenetrable, and Zheng’s army can only come from the sea. The Guangnan National Navy is completely destroyed. If the northern navy is also finished, then there will be a strategic stalemate. Then both the north and the south will start from scratch. It may take five years to form combat effectiveness.

Bargaining is a must. Is that greedy Mr. Huang of Daming just a man of words?The lord of the country made up his mind that if he wanted to do it, Zheng Bing's navy would do it to death. If the Ming army was beaten to pieces and they left, Guangnan would be attacked by Zheng Bing's navy on the coastal areas.

Thieves come like a comb, and soldiers come like a grate. As long as there is a military disaster in one's own territory, the losses caused may be difficult to recover for ten years. Ruan Fuyuan thought again and again that it would be a good idea to spend gold to buy peace, so he asked his ministers to continue negotiating terms.

Hu Mingshan, who was running errands, came to the "Liaodong" discussion cabin again, accompanied by several high-ranking officials from the small court of Guangnan Kingdom. It seemed that the Lord Ruan Fuyuan was still very shrewd, and he was afraid that his ministers would get kickbacks for such a big deal.

Hu Mingshan told Lord Huang that their lord was going to melt all the gold washbasins in the palace to pay the Ming army, but the country is small and the people are poor, so I am afraid they can only collect 15 taels of gold.

Who knows that Daming, Master Huang, is so unkind, he actually said that there is no need to be so troublesome, don't melt gold handicrafts and objects, Daming accepts the goods according to the catty, and folds the colors according to the fineness.

But 20 taels of gold is indispensable, this is the bottom line, because the lives of Ming soldiers are very expensive because of such a fierce battle.

This grown-up from Daming is ugly, he has a thick skin and wants gold, and he doesn't have the slightest Confucian demeanor that a gentleman doesn't care about profit. He is just a villain!

Several Guangnan officials looked at each other in blank dismay, unable to do anything, their faces were ugly, and they were sweating profusely.But they have no way to increase the price. 15 taels is the highest limit given by the king.

A few people began to speak softly and sympathetically, and Huang Sheng didn't let go when he saw that they were forced into this state. It seemed that this was already their trump card, so he stopped insisting.

An additional condition was put forward, requiring the master of Guangnan Kingdom to canonize one of his advisers named Ruan Dan as an official of Guangnan Kingdom.

The conditions offered were a bit ridiculous. The Jiaozhi County King was given hereditary title, and the fiefdom was a land within [-] miles close to the border of Daming, which is now actually controlled by the Zheng family of the Houli Dynasty.

Several ministers did not have such power. They went back to ask the lord Ruan Fuyuan for instructions, and believed that the canonization of Guangnan Kingdom would not conflict with their own national interests, so they suggested that the lord be hypocritical.

The lord thought about it for a while and immediately agreed. If the Ming Master Huang really wanted to get the fiefdom, he might go to war with the north. No matter whether he succeeds or not, it will be beneficial to the south.

The Lord of Guangnan agreed to Huang Sheng's unreasonable request, and sent Hu Mingshan to send 10 taels of gold, stating that he would send the remaining 5 taels immediately after defeating the Northern Army's Zheng Bing fleet.

Using people's money to eliminate disasters for others, this time the bounty hunter's business is incredible. The price of 15 taels of gold may kill tens of thousands of people for others.

Suddenly, the Huang family's fast boats shielding the battlefield appeared outside the commercial port of Feifu, and rounded up more than a hundred large and small seagoing ships at once.

The little country of Great Viet has never heard of a powerful navy!The always invincible Zheng Bing fleet was full of spirits. They crashed into the encirclement of the fleet with nearly three times the number of ships, ten times their firepower, and generally [-]% faster than theirs.

The Huang family's beating them was bullying. It was a one-sided bombardment. The enemy ships couldn't beat them and couldn't run away. They finally understood that as long as everyone knelt on the deck, they would avoid being buried in the belly of the fish.

What resisted was the twenty or so Galen ships purchased from the Westerners. The Huang family was still reluctant to sink these large ships, and they covered Li Guozhu's pirate fighters with firepower to fight.

In the navy of the Northern Army, only these ships can still make Huang Sheng look up to, and strive to capture them all.

The reason why the Northern Army of the Hou Li Dynasty launched a large-scale war to recover the South this time was that they bought warships such as medium-sized Galen ships from the Dutch at a high price.

The Dutch are so smart, of course they will not sell the real warships to Dai Viet, they are all insignificant outdated products and armed merchant ships. The combat effectiveness of the army and navy has doubled.

The northern navy was sailing at full speed to Port Fave without knowing anything. They had already defeated the southern navy and knew that the Southern Army had no warships that could withstand their sea attack. The Northern Army knew how prosperous Port Fairfare was. Knowing how much wealth they would get if they seized it, they would drool just thinking about it.

It's a pity that Zheng Bing's luck was too bad. It was a coincidence that he encountered the Huang family's fleet doing business in Nanyang. He was most afraid of unexpected things when fighting. The northern navy got into the encirclement of the combined fleet's superior forces. It's a present.

The two families of Huang and Li complemented each other tacitly. The Japanese ronin wielded the pheasant knife and jumped on the Galen ship to slash and kill. The warriors were driven out of their wits, and many of the captives later lost their minds.

In a simple naval battle, more than a hundred and dozens of warships were captured, more than 2000 were sunk, more than 5 prisoners were captured, and more than [-] heads were beheaded. In a hurry, he sent the balance of [-] taels of gold, and also sent a lot of tributes for Master Huang to play for the Ming court.

No need for Mr. Huang to act on his behalf, let Ruan Dan, king of Jiaozhi County in Guangnan Kingdom, personally go to the capital of the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute and become a minister!
Ever since, Guangnan Kingdom sent a full set of ceremonial guards and official seal certificates of a county king, and also issued a letter of credence with the seal of their lord Ruan Fuyuan.

Mr. Huang held a legal fief with a radius of [-] miles outside the border of Guangxi, and the restoration of the Han people's homeland of Cochin was just around the corner. After a few years, he strengthened his strength again and made it happen.

The combined fleet detained many fishing boats and merchant ships as long as the Huang family liked them and could sail long distances. They were all counted as seized, and officials from the Guangnan Kingdom came to negotiate with no results.

The Daming Navy did not admit at all that they seized these merchant ships by themselves, but insisted that they were seized from the Northern Army Navy.

How can this be explained?The navy of the Northern Army did rob many ships and finally became the spoils of the Ming army.A weak country has no diplomacy, and the Guangnan ruler pinches his nose to admit it, and he no longer dares to babble. They have seen the fighting power of the Ming army, and they are afraid of annoying these killing gods.

The Ming army seized a lot of ships at sea, which is nothing, most of them are not their country at all, if they go ashore and grab a few cities, the loss will be immeasurable.

(End of this chapter)