The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 132

Ding Yi knew that there were many Portuguese in the Dengzhou Rebellion in history, but he didn't know that the people in front of him were part of it.

He asked Lu Chao to lurk in Dengzhou, waiting, just waiting for this wave of Portuguese to poach corners.

But I didn't expect that I made a mistake and received a wave first in Quanzhou.

In the afternoon, he boarded a boat to see Xilaojing's warship. The ship was a little worn out, but fortunately, when Xilaojing first arrived in Quanzhou, he spent money to repair it at Zheng Zhilong's shipyard, and it was still usable.

This was originally a warship, with four Franco cannons and two long-range cannons on it. The Portuguese had a total of sixteen, all of whom were considered skilled sailors, and nine of them knew how to use cannons, and seven of them used blunderbusses.

But when Ding Yi saw it, there were only two Franco cannons and one long-range artillery on it.

This long-range artillery is what the Ming Dynasty called the Hongyi cannon, but the Xilaojing one is relatively small, and the largest Hongyi cannon has a range of more than 3 kilometers in this era, which is quite powerful.

In the battle of Ningyuan City, Yuan Chonghuan used this to bombard the Houjin soldiers.

According to the Xilaojing, because of poverty in the past six months, they sold several cannons, one of which was a Hongyi cannon, which sold for 1000 taels of silver.

This made Ding Yi angry.

1000 taels of silver can live for several years for ordinary Ming people. These Portuguese spend their days drinking and drinking, and even go to the Red House, no wonder it is not enough.

Thinking of this, Ding Yi straightened his face and said sharply, "If you take my money, you have to work hard for me."

"When you join the army, you are a soldier."

"In the future, you must use the standards of soldiers and strictly demand yourself. I want to see whether it is the Portuguese soldiers who are brave or my Ming soldiers who are tyrannical."

Xilaojing and the others heard the words, bang, they stood at attention collectively, and they also looked serious.

Xi Lao said loudly: "My lord, you will see what a truly powerful army looks like."

That night, Ding Yi hosted a banquet in Quanzhou City to entertain everyone. Only then did everyone know that Mr. Ding is really an officer, and he is the capital of Lushun.

Xi Lao Jing didn't know how old Ding Yi was, but when he heard that he ruled ten thousand people and had thousands of soldiers, his face became more respectful.

The next day, Ding Yi continued shopping, after all, after this trip, he probably won't have time to come to Quanzhou in a short time.

But now he has fewer ships, and with more ships from Xilaojing, he can only add tens of thousands of catties of cargo. After buying many things, there are almost no ships to load.

He wasn't in a hurry, he bought it first, and all the supplies were piled up in the rented house.

After waiting until October 10th, Ding Yi finally couldn't wait and planned to return.

At this moment, Wei Jiye ran back from the outside excitedly: "Zheng Zhilong has arrived in Quanzhou."

He guarded the pier day and night, finally waiting for news from Zheng Zhilong.

Ding Yi was overjoyed.
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Zheng Zhilong is actually a very homesick person. He has been a pirate for so long, and he always wanted to go back to his hometown. In the end, he accepted the recruitment decisively and returned to his hometown immediately.

After that, he built Anping City and a shipyard in his hometown, and obviously planned to settle on land.

Of course, he built the city in his hometown in 1630, that is, next spring. At this time, he should be planning and planning.

He just came back from Taiwan today. In order to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty, Zheng Zhilong relocated many disaster victims to Taiwan this year. Each person gave three taels of silver, and three people gave a cow, all paid by himself. It was really a big deal.

From last summer to now, a total of more than 8000 immigrants have been resettled, and the cost of manpower and material resources is not counted. Only the resettlement cost has reached 50 taels.

Later, when he hoarded land and built a house in Taiwan, he also paid for all the expenses, which cost nearly one million a year.

No matter what is said about him in history, he has done serious things for the country during this period, which is a credit that no one can erase.

Zheng Zhilong had just returned to the mansion, before the dusty servants came to have a sip of tea, someone from below immediately came forward to report.

"General." (At this time he is a guerrilla general)

Say Shi Yong is here.

Zheng Zhilong said let Shi Yong come in.

Shi Yong knows how to read and is one of Zheng Zhilong's subordinates who can't read much. He is not famous in history, but his brother's name is Shi Daxuan.

Shi Daxuan had a son named Shi Lang, who later became very famous.

The ancestor of the Shi family was an official in the Song Dynasty. It was originally an official family, but it was defeated and gradually became a farmer.

Shi Yong was a pirate when he was young, and he soon joined Zheng Zhilong's men.

He is literate, proficient in artillery, daring to fight, and resourceful. He is called Zheng Zhilong's ovary and Wolong by Shibazhi's brothers.

So he was quickly reused by Zheng Zhilong and relied on him as his confidant.

Shi Yong is currently regarded as Quanzhou's garrison and has a garrison position. He is stationed in Quanzhou with Zheng Zhilong.

When Zheng Zhilong came back, he first told Zheng Zhilong about the preparations for the fellow villagers in Quanzhou. Sure enough, Zheng Zhilong planned to start construction next year, and he was currently recruiting manpower, craftsmen, and delivering materials.

Then he talked about the recent major domestic events in the Ming Dynasty, especially mentioning the offering of the head in the capital and Yuan Chonghuan's beheading with more than 200 gold coins.

Then he beheaded Mao Wenlong.

These things were all posted a few months ago, but it was only this month that they reached Quanzhou.

Zheng Zhilong listened, his face changed slightly: "Shuai Mao was beheaded?"

One of him and Mao Wenlong was in the north and the other was in the south. Of course, he had never seen him before, but he had also heard about Mao Wenlong's deeds, and he still admired him. Unexpectedly, he would be beheaded by Yuan.

Zheng Zhilong thought for a while, then shook his head: "The court is confused, so the future gold cannot be restrained."

He and his confidants are the only ones in the hall right now, so he dares to tell the truth.

Zheng Zhilong can live like this, of course he has vision and ability.

How could he fail to see that Mao Wenlong's beheading was a huge mistake and an irreparable mistake for Daming.

From now on, Houjin will become even more lawless.

Shi Yong remained silent, shaking his head and sighing.

"That's right, an official." Shi Yong said again at this time: "Recently, a group of foreigners came to Quanzhou City."

"Like a northerner."

"They are in the city, buying gunpowder, saltpeter, sulfur, steel, all military supplies."

"He also said that he wanted to buy guns and boats."

"What?" Zheng Zhilong frowned, this is, who wants to fight with me at sea?

However, for northerners, it is impossible.

"How many ships do they have?"

"Originally there were three ships. Recently, the group of Portuguese in the city was recruited. I heard that they got another ship for 30 taels of silver a month."

"Can you find out the origin clearly?"

"They were drinking in a restaurant, and I sent my young men to eavesdrop. The leader is Ding Yi, who calls himself Lushun Dusi."

"Lushun? Dongjiang soldiers?" Zheng Zhilong was dumbfounded. Dongjiang soldiers ran so far?

Are you sick?
At this moment, someone outside shouted loudly.

"Report, Ding Yi, the capital of Lushun, asked to see the general."

Bang, Zheng Zhilong slammed the case, saying Cao Cao Cao Cao will be there?

"Please." After Zheng Zhilong finished speaking, he thought again: "Wait a minute, I will go out to greet you in person."

Shi Yong looked helpless, little capital, why do you have to invite him personally?

Soon, Zheng Zhilong came to the gate and saw the young and vigorous Ding Yi with four elite soldiers behind him.

Two of the four elite soldiers were holding gifts, and all of them looked straight ahead, motionless, like sculptures.

When Zheng Zhilong saw this driving force, his heart moved slightly. This kind of elite soldier's appearance is rarely seen in the Ming army.

"Ding Yi, the capital of Dongjiang Lushun, meet General Zheng." Ding Yi clasped his fists and handed over his name tag.

"Brother Ding, please get up, please be polite, please come inside, hahaha." Zheng Zhilong's expression is kind, his speech is gentle, and his actions are natural, making people feel like a spring breeze.

Sure enough, he is a hero of a generation. When Ding Yi first saw him, he felt that Zheng Zhilong was quite awesome, much better than historical comments.

(End of this chapter)