open sea

Chapter 600 Pirates
On Java Island, although Han Chinese accounted for less than 300% of the island's [-] million population, the name of the island has been called Tangmin Island since the second year of Wanli.

Since the Nanyang Minister established the governor here, it has become an overseas enclave of the Ming Dynasty, enjoying the advantage of being close to the Strait of Malacca. Although the leaders of the tribes on the island continued to dispute after Lin Afeng left, the fighting even intensified after the influx of firearms from the Ming Dynasty. However, this still cannot hinder the gradual prosperity of this place and the formation of a unique offshore business culture.

The westernmost part of the island is adjacent to Sumatra's earth city called "Golden State" in this era, named Phoenix City. On the earth city gun tower is Lin Feng's usual domineering handwriting.

Even though the guards in front of the gate, holding spears and carrying blunderbuss on their backs, put on the blue cloth rivet armor of the guards and wore helmets with the word "yong" on their heads, they still couldn't hide their pirate temperament.

Since Lin Afeng was ordered by Chen Mu to fight from east to west, this island once became the largest pirate island in the whole world, even when Lin Daogan took over as the governor of Tangmin Island—Lin Daogan was also a pirate.

And also the Pirate Governor.

Yin Zhengmao was clasped with a Nanyang general's breastplate on his chest, and his arms bound by iron arms were pressed against his waist sword hilt. He did not order the navy to land, nor did he disembark into this decaying and imposing city.

Guangxi, the flagship of the Western Fleet, is moored in the shallow sea outside Fenghuang Port. This new [-]-material warship built by Nanyangwei Shipyard is half a bow longer than Liuding Liujia, with a large number of heavy artillery on the three-story artillery deck.

This flagship of the Minister of Western Oceans was originally scheduled to be the best [-]-material heavy artillery warship that Nanyang Wei could build. The fleet was supposed to be launched four months ago, but the ship's owner Yin Zhengmao ordered to rectify the shape of the ship, cutting off [-] pieces of material abruptly, so that it looks like it is today.

Because Yin Zhengmao heard from nowhere that Nanyangwei Shipyard took over the mission of manufacturing the Wanli ship and the Nantang ship. Among them, the Nantang ship was [-] materials, and the Wanli ship was [-] materials, so... Even so, this is still It is a rare sea monster.

At this moment, Yin Zhengmao was watching the governor of Tangmin Island, Lin Daoqian, with a long sword in his waist and hips, and said that the small boat was slowly rowing from the harbor to the big ship. The marshal Zhang Yuanxun handed the binoculars to Yin Zhengmao, and said, "Dr. Yin, his face is like shit. , Lin Afeng probably didn't come back."

Zhang Yuanxun is not a small person either. He was a scholar at the age of 15. At the age of 16, his father Zhang Kai, an officer of the Haimen Guard, gathered his family money to fight against Japanese pirates and died. At the age of 17, he attacked a hundred households of Haimen Guard. Along the coast of the two provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian, Tong Zeng Yiben, the officer and army guarding Fujian, was repeatedly defeated. He took the initiative to ask for tassels and won all six confrontations, burning and sinking [-] enemy ships.

Now it was the time when he had finished his career and retired, and when Yin Zhengmao was appointed as the Minister of Western Oceans, he transferred generals from Guangdong and Guangxi to conquer the Western Oceans.

As for Lin Daoqian... It's hard for him not to 'face like shit' when dealing with these court officials, and only Chen Mu's team can barely make him afraid or worried.

But apart from Chen Mu's team, regardless of whether it is Yin Zhengmao who was in charge of Guangdong and Guangxi and persuaded him to surrender, or Zhang Yuanxun's team who led troops in Fujian and was both an enemy and a colleague with him, for Lin Daoqian—can you see? It's best, but it's best to write a letter if you have something to do, but now he has to see him because of his official position, how can he be happy?

These people don't know when they will kill themselves!

The artillery of several gun towers in Phoenix City was aimed at the Guangxi ship.

"Forgive him for not daring to come back!"

The old governor of Guangdong and Guangxi widened his eyes suddenly with his face as cold as frost, took a few deep breaths and then calmed down a little. Seeing that Lin Daoqian was under the boat, he said in a deep voice, "Bring Governor Tang Min up."

After finishing speaking, he raised his legs and walked to the bow of the boat, and when he mentioned Lin Afeng, his emotions were still surging.

"My subordinate, Lin Daogan, pay my respects to Lord Yin of the West!" Lin Daoqian lost his bad face after boarding the boat, saluted as if he had never experienced any unpleasantness before, and then cupped his hands and said, "The military academy has come from a long way, why don't you go to the city for a while?" Let's rest, the office has prepared a banquet, although the poor land is sparse, but it is better than drifting at sea, and it can also slightly relieve the fault of not being able to meet the commander."

"Let's avoid the hypocrisy, Governor Lin, isn't it uncomfortable to drink with the old man?" Yin Zhengmao shrugged and sneered, and waved his hands: "Lin Afeng, haven't you been in Phoenix Port since March?"

Hearing this, Lin Daoqian suddenly felt relieved—it’s great!These plague gods didn't come to find me!

"No, the last time Chief Lin came back was in January. He repaired warships at the port, bought a lot of food, grass and military equipment, and set off to the west." After Lin Daogen said something, he dared to look up at Yin Zhengmao's expression, and said, "Lin Where did the leader offend Lord Yin? When he left, he said that he was leaving Malacca because the Western Army was worried about getting into trouble, so he wanted to withdraw his troops and leave from the Lion Kingdom...he didn't leave?"

"It's better if you don't go!"

Yin Zhengmao was very angry when he mentioned Lin Feng, but he didn't want to talk to Lin Daoqian in detail.

In the past six months, Chen Mu has been raising troops in the north, and he has not been idle in Malacca, because he has his old troops in Guangdong and Guangxi, and it is easier to mobilize troops than in the north. Lay out the strategy.

Speaking of the second difficulty, it is even more difficult. In fact, the East and the West are using the spare power of Nanyang to form a team. Chen Mu relies on the benefits of the Beijing Games and the new establishment of the Beiyang Yamen, and has financial resources; The ships, guns and soldiers are all ready, but there is no money.

Before going abroad, he thought that 20 taels was a lot, but once the Western Military Government was established, there was money everywhere, and the taxes in Malacca were high in Nanyang.

Therefore, Yin Zhengmao's strategy is to form a triangular trade with Malacca, Lion Country, and Burma. From the Lion Country, he buys its rich gemstones, and buys a large amount of grain from Burma. The two trade routes lead to Malacca and send them to China to turn them into silver taels to supply the Western Army. The government's greater development-it was a good thing, the financial problem of the Western Army's government was solved, and the middle school could get more food.

But this matter was broken by Lin Afeng.

Before Lin Afeng left from the Lion Kingdom, he did not know how to take away nearly [-]% of the gems in the kingdom, and did not give any money. He said that the Western Minister of the imperial court would come to give the money, and the Lion King really believed it!
There is also the country of Arakan next to Myanmar, where the navy originally hired a group of Portuguese, who possessed a force at sea that made Mang Yinglong fearful in the past. As a result, before Lin Afenglin left this sea area, their fleet was captured The sea-going ships with the sails of Lin characters were plundered, and the pirates rushed to the land to plunder more than [-] local people, and burned three coastal ports.

The Portuguese thought that the Ming Dynasty was going to war with them, and Goa would imprison the merchants of the Ming Dynasty and prepare the army for war.

The situation was messed up by him, but Lin Afeng just disappeared.

Yin Zhengmao doesn't have to do anything, just wipe Lin Afeng's butt is enough!
"I came here not only because of this, the old man has no talents dealing with the Portuguese, please go to Goa, let them let the merchants go." Mentioning this matter, Yin Zhengmao was also extremely helpless, said: "They don't believe Lin Afeng It's pirates."

"Explain clearly to them that they are just pirates, not the official army—if the old man hadn't been responsible for the imperial court's development of the West, I really want the fleet to go there and let them know the difference between the Ming army and the pirates."

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)