Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

"I am a humble man, Zhang Jiaxing, a mere sixth-rank Xuanwu Lang!"

"In terms of rank, he is on par with the other centurions."

"In this case, do you have the qualifications to speak?"

This time, it was someone else who spoke. Shi Daxuan also looked unhappy and stood up and spoke.

"Alliance leader, you brought the eunuch here as well?"

Shi Daxuan, this name may not be known to many people, but his son is very famous.

That is Shi Lang!

Zhang Jiaxing recognized him at a glance. Shi Daxuan's appearance was very recognizable, with a scar on his neck left by an arrow wound. He heard this from Zheng Zhilong on the way here.

"Captain Shi, although you are not willing to accept this identity, our family still has to call you this."

"When my family lived in southern Fujian, we heard that the Lord of Nanhai loved his people like his own children. This year there was a severe drought, so he relocated the people to Taiwan, reclaimed the land, and saved countless lives!"

"I believe that these things will definitely require your help, right?"

Although Shi Daxuan didn't want to give Zhang Jiaxing a good face, he was quite proud of this matter. He immediately puffed out his chest and replied, "Of course!"

Zhang Jiaxing smiled and raised his glass to Shi Daxuan and others.

"When I came here, His Majesty specifically told me that he couldn't come in person, so I toasted you three cups on his behalf."

“This is the first cup!”

After saying that, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

He put the cup on the table and another Xuanwu Lang next to him immediately filled it up.

"Second cup!"

"Third cup!"

After three cups of wine, he continued to talk with a smile.

"I wonder if you can help me solve this puzzle."

"What do you care about the life and death of the people in southern Fujian?"

"Now that Taiwan is occupied by the Portuguese in both the north and south, why are you risking a war with them to seek a way out for the people of southern Fujian?"

Chapter 137 From now on, I will be the captain of Taiwan Guard!

He asked the question even though he knew the answer, and Shi Daxuan and others also knew that he asked the question even though he knew the answer.

But now that the question has been asked, someone will naturally answer it.

Hong Xu, one of the Eighteen Zhi, pushed the table with both hands, moved the chair back, stood up and shouted.

"it is good!"

"Zhang Xuanwu asked a good question!"

"Those people are nothing but pariahs in the eyes of others!"

"Why should we save him?!"

"To put it bluntly, we are also from the lower classes, and we just can't bear to see the lower classes suffer!"

"Zhang Xuanwu, are you satisfied with the answer given by someone?"

Zhang Jiaxing was not surprised at all, but he continued to ask, "In your opinion, how many people can Shibazhi save if he fights alone?"

"A county, a state, or a prefecture?"

"The world is so big, and there are millions of people!"

"Don't you want to find a strong backer for your kindness and good deeds?"

"Let alone the food and salary we will receive after accepting the amnesty, those are all external things. Not to mention you all, even I don't even care about them!"

"But, this is overseas!"

"According to what your Majesty said, the Portuguese countries have long been eyeing our Ming Dynasty!"

"One day, they will no longer be satisfied with the current situation!"

"They will try to reach out to Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang and other places!"

"They will try to use their powerful ships and cannons to blast open the gates of our Ming Dynasty!"

"They will try to enslave the people of the Ming Dynasty, or even capture them and sell them to distant overseas countries, where they will work themselves to death in dark mines!"

"Their cruelty is far beyond the imagination of those scholars and writers."

"But you are different. You live on the sea and should know this."

"If that day comes, you will be the first thorn in the eyes of the Portuguese countries!"

“Your family may no longer live in the mainland, but your ancestral graves are still there!”

"Will you bend your noble spine, lower your head, and surrender to them?"

"boom!"

Hong Xu picked up the chair and threw it far away, pointing at Zhang Jiaxing's nose and cursing.

"Who the hell are you looking down on?"

"I'm telling you, regardless of whether I have a title or not, if that day comes, even if I die in battle, I will never let those red-haired devils succeed!"

"That's right!" Another person stood up, "My wife and children are in Guangxi, and my ancestral grave is also in Guangxi!"

"If those red-haired devils dare to take action, they should first ask the tens of thousands of brothers in Shibazhi whether they agree or not!"

Shi Daxuan opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but then sat back down in his chair.

He seemed to see Zhang Jiaxing's intention. This eunuch was so eloquent!

He was pulled into the condom step by step!

Sure enough, Zhang Jiaxing laughed, and laughed very loudly.

"Hahahaha!"

"Good! You are indeed a real man! Your Majesty is right, none of the men on the sea are weak!"

"But if that's the case, why can't you accept the court's kindness?"

"I still say that. We don't want to argue with you about salaries. They are just superficial!"

"What we want to tell you is that after the pacification, Shibazhi was renamed the Ming Nanhai Navy!"

"From now on, the Ming Dynasty will be your strongest backing!"

"If there is a war, just fight!"

"Not enough soldiers, recruit!"

"Not enough boats, build one!"

"Not enough money, dial!"

"Your Majesty only wants one thing: strictly prohibit any Western devils from getting their hands on an inch of Ming Dynasty land or a single inch of sea borders!"

"If you can expand the territory, you will be granted a title of nobility and appointed as a general, that's only right!"

In order to say this, he had practiced for a whole day while on the boat!

Therefore, both the fluency and the momentum are perfect and impeccable.

After the words were spoken, the whole place fell silent.

Even the minions who were drinking loudly before became quiet and looked over here in unison.

For every dog ​​that is slaughtered by a righteous man, it is a scholar who is unfaithful!

Zhu Youxiao was very clear that these people had a sense of justice in their hearts.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to fight the unprecedented Battle of Kinmen with the Netherlands in the Taiwan Strait!

That was the first confrontation between China and the West at sea, and it ended with the Dutch being defeated. From then on, the East India Company, which had plundered almost the entire world, no longer dared to covet China until the demise of the Ming Dynasty!

Therefore, he specifically taught Zhang Jiaxing these words.

After a long silence, Hong Xu spoke to Zhang Jiaxing in a provocative tone.

"What you say is unfounded!"

"There are dozens of ships in Shibazhi that need to be repaired urgently. There are big gaps in arrows, armor, and artillery!"

"Can the imperial court really afford these?"

When Zhang Jiaxing heard this, instead of being angry, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Being able to say such words means that the man in front of you is already moved.

It is true that Zheng Zhilong is the leader of the alliance, but he cannot force these people to surrender by force, otherwise unnecessary disputes will surely arise, and even internal fighting among the Eighteen Zhi!

He took out a notebook from his arms and said very seriously.

"To be honest, the first thing I did when I came here was to report the needs of the South China Sea Navy to His Majesty!"

"So, as long as it's reasonable, please speak up!"

"Just now this gentleman said that there are dozens of ships waiting to be repaired, so let's repair them!"

"By the way, how about I ask His Majesty for a hundred new ships on your behalf?"

Hong Xu was so surprised that he jumped up from his chair and rushed to Zhang Jiaxing.

"Is this true?"

“Realer than real gold!”

As Zhang Jiaxing spoke, he wrote down what he had just said in a notebook with a pen.

Zheng Zhifeng's eyes lit up at the side and she rushed over like a gust of wind.

"Zhang Xuanwu! Add another three hundred Portuguese cannons! Two thousand rounds of lead bullets!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another man came closer.

"Bows and arrows! Two thousand hard bows, twenty thousand arrows!"

"........."

Zhang Jiaxing was quickly surrounded. The Eighteen Zhi were relatively independent, yet they could work together as one. It was normal that they each had different needs.

At this moment, Zheng Zhiwan, who was only thirteen or fourteen years old, quietly pulled the corner of the clothes of another Xuanwu boy, pointed at Zhang Jiaxing in the crowd and asked.

"Hey, beardless man, how much is the food and salary he said before that he even despised?"

The Xuanwu Lang was not angry, and said with a smile: "Little Captain, I have a name. You can call me Zhang Jinji. Of course, you can also call me Daji!"

Zheng Zhiwan scratched his head and said, "Okay, then I'll call you Daji. Tell me quickly, how much silver do you have?"

Zhang Jinji almost vomited blood on the spot, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

But his professional qualities as a Xuanwu Lang were fully demonstrated at this time, and he stretched out five fingers.

"Little Captain, you are a fifth-rank official, and your monthly salary is five taels of silver!"

Zheng Zhiwan curled her lips and said, "Well, Mr. Zhang is right. I don't even care about this little bit of money!"

"But since my elder brother has obeyed the imperial court, I have nothing to say!"

"From now on, I will be the captain of Taiwan Guards!"

Chapter 138: Having a lot of money means being rich!

Three days later, Zhangzhou.

Zhu Youxiao received a memorial sent from Taiwan, the content of which was a list of supplies needed by the South China Sea Navy by Zhang Jiaxing and others.

Looking at the content above, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he handed the memorial to Youtong to put away.

"Let Zhang Jiaxing tell Zheng Zhilong that I have approved all the materials on this list, and I will have the Ministry of Works oversee their production, and then allocate them in batches!"

"Yes!"