Nanming Yiming

Chapter 173 Princess Anhua
After the "Tamna Army" of Tu Guobao broke through Jeonju, they brought the Korean prisoners loyal to Kim Zidian back to Jeju Island.

Under the mediation of Da Ming, Joseon and Tamna signed a peace agreement.North Korea recognized Tamna's independence from Joseon, so Tamna withdrew its troops and returned Jeolla Province to North Korea.

Since Jin Zidian was a staunch faction of surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, Li Hao took the opportunity to clean up these ministers who advocated surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, and confiscated their family properties for military expansion.

In 1637, after Hong Taiji conquered North Korea, he forced North Korea to erect a monument for him.This stele is 5.7 meters high, 3.95 meters long, and 1.4 meters wide. There is a chi head on the top and a tortoise on the bottom. The inscription on the stele is composed of three languages: Han, Manchu and Mongolian. ".

North Korea has always regarded this monument as its great shame and humiliation. Li Hao even smashed this "Great Qing Emperor's Merit Monument" by the Han River and sank it into the Han River, thus announcing the end of North Korea's vassal relationship with the Manchu Qing Dynasty. relationship, and returned to Daming's embrace.

In order to prevent the Manchu Qing from conquest of North Korea, the Tu Guobao sent Huang Dabiao to lead 3000 people to re-enter Phi Island. The Ming army used Phi Island to harass Jinzhou, Gaizhou, Yaozhou, and Haizhou in Liaodong. The cavalry of the Ming Dynasty even approached. Liaoyang.

At this time, the Qing army was preparing to concentrate its forces to go south for the second time. Although Liaodong had retained some troops, most of them were old and weak;

Dorgon had no choice but to transfer 2000 soldiers and horses from the pass to strengthen Shenyang's defense. As for the conquest of North Korea, the Qing Dynasty was powerless for the time being.

The Ming army's move was to protect the safety of North Korea, and North Korea was responsible for supplying all the expenses of Phi Island.

Soon Qian Mo's caravan entered Seoul, and Ming's silk, tea, and even the four treasures of the study and books quickly occupied the North Korean market.However, there are not many commodities that North Korea can export, only ginseng, cloth, grain and horses.

Daming did not need the inferior cloth from North Korea, and the circulation of ginseng was limited, so it mainly searched for food from the North Korean market.Fortunately, although the Korean people are poor, the officials are still rich, but the goods that can be digested in the Korean market are also limited. No wonder the Dutch don't take it seriously.

Anyway, Qianmo is short of everything now, as long as North Korea sends people, a large number of North Korean laborers and craftsmen have been sent to Zhejiang to participate in mining and construction.In exchange, the governor's government used some captured Manchu weapons to support Li Hao's military training, and the Ming army even sent 20 instructors to help train the new North Korean army.

Naturally, the Ming army didn't like these things, but Li Hao was like a treasure, especially those bird guns were regarded as magical weapons by the Koreans.

The Anton Kim family is worthy of being a big family in North Korea. After defeating these ministers who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Li Hao had a lot of money and food in his hands.After learning that there was a heavy rain in northern Zhejiang, Li Hao also took the initiative to offer 5 taels of silver and 20 shi of grain for disaster relief, in order to thank the Duke of Yue for helping him ascend to the throne.

After Gu Yanwu and others bid farewell to Emperor Yongli from Zhaoqing, they came directly to Macau all the way.Ever since Franco got the overseas agent right of glass, he has become the hottest figure in Macau.

The Spaniards and the Dutch came to him one after another, wanting to buy glass from him.He just transported the glass from Hangzhou to Macau, and the price tripled.

Although it is not as good as the 20 times the profit of shipping back to Europe, the distance is much closer after all, and time is money.Moreover, the Dutch East India Company has accepted him as a partner of the East India Company, and his merchant fleet will not be robbed by the Dutch in East Asia or Southeast Asia.

Seeing Gu Yanwu and others this time, Franco warmly entertained them.

Franco said: "Duke Yue is really amazing, do you know? Hangzhou is now the trade center of the entire East Asia."

"Yue Guogong not only occupied Zhoushan, but also signed a trade agreement with the Dutch. Now the Hangzhou wharf is full of fleets waiting to enter the port. The tax officer of the Daming City Shipping Department is already overwhelmed. But fortunately, the past few days Today, Ningbo Port has also been opened to us Thai and Western businessmen, and the port conditions there are better, and now we no longer have to queue outside Hangzhou Port.”

Gu Yanwu was taken aback by Franco's words. He did not expect that after he left Hangzhou for a month, the governor's office had already fully opened the trade channel. It seems that the Shibo Department did not make less money for the governor's office.

Franco said: "I heard that the Duke of Yue has not only controlled the North Korean market, but Ming's products have even entered Japan."

Yongli re-canonized Qian Mo this time, and allocated a large amount of money and food for disaster relief in northern Zhejiang. He specially dispatched the eunuch Pang Tianshou, the supervisor of ceremonies, to accompany Gu Yanwu back to Hangzhou.

Pang Tianshou said: "As far as I know, the Tokugawa shogunate has promulgated a ban on the sea. Except for a small amount of goods from the Netherlands and Portugal that can be traded with Japan, Ming's goods cannot directly enter the Japanese market, right?"

Franco said with a smile: "The open channel is indeed impracticable. I heard that Ming's goods flowed to Japan through the Satsuma and Hizen domains in Kyushu Island."

Gu Yanwu understands that although the Japanese names in the middle have made a fortune, there is still a huge profit margin.The most important thing is that a large number of products that have been backlogged for a long time have found sales channels, making businesses in Hangzhou, Suzhou, Ningbo and other places quickly show vitality.

It seems that the Shipbuilding Department has now become a stable source of income. In addition, the government and merchants directly under the Chief Secretary have directly made a lot of profits for the governor's government through trade with Japan and North Korea.

At present, the government's sea trade is basically a monopoly trade, because the sea route is not peaceful and requires a large number of escort fleets.Ordinary merchants are unable to conduct foreign trade, that is to say, those few merchants who have obtained sky-high-priced berths have the right to trade.However, the route is fixed and the number of merchant ships is limited.

Other merchants can only sell their products to government officials and merchants in the government, or cooperate with these merchants to indirectly participate in overseas trade.

Pang Tianshou said: "It seems that Yue Guogong is really good at making money, which is my great blessing!"

Gu Yanwu secretly thought it was bad, people are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong, so he was afraid that something bad might happen, so he quickly changed the topic and said: "We are going to transport relief supplies back to Hangzhou this time, and we want to rent a fast boat in Macau, and please Mr. Franco help."

Franco said: "I just want to send a batch of newly recruited shipbuilders and artillery craftsmen to the Duke of Yue, and transport the glass I ordered back to Macau. There are still many vacancies in the cabin, so you can go directly with me. "

Franco was also very helpless, it wasn't that he wanted to run empty, it was that Daming didn't need too much of their goods, he just brought some wine and champagne rice this time, and the cabin was still quite empty, so he directly made a Shun Shui favor!
Originally, Franco's fleet would give Zheng Chenggong's patrol team some tolls when they passed through the waters of Xiamen. It happened that Pang Tianshou was there, and the Zheng family didn't dare to accept Yongli's money to buy the way. Franco made the rent.

The fleet went smoothly all the way to the sea area where Fujian and Zhejiang border, and suddenly two small boats came head-on.Whether it is the Portuguese or the Dutch, these so-called merchants are actually part-time pirates, so their merchant ships are all armed merchant ships, which can be used as warships at any time.

Normally, they would not dare to rob merchant ships on Qian Mo's territory, but as long as they left the Zhejiang waters and did not meet the merchant ships of the Governor's Mansion, they would definitely not miss this opportunity to rob.

But at the moment when Gu Yanwu and others were present, Franco still had to restrain himself a bit, and was going to let the boat ahead directly.

At this time Liu Guoxuan shouted: "There is a problem with the boat in front. They are on the Cangshan boat. Although this boat is not big, it is a warship."

Gu Yanwu picked up Qianlijing and looked at the boat and said: "This is not a warship of the Zhejiang Navy, intercept them!"

Soon Franco's ship fired a warning shot and told the two ships to stop, but instead of stopping, the two ships turned around and ran away.

How could these two small boats run past Franco's Spanish galleon, and were quickly caught up.Just as the sailors hooked the Cangshan ship with their flying claws and were about to engage in a boarding battle, they unexpectedly launched an attack with bows, arrows and firecrackers.

Gu Yanwu gave an order, and the Ming army gunners on the ship fired several rounds directly at the Cangshui boat.Next, Liu Guoxuan held a big knife and led people directly onto the Cangshan boat.

Not long after, a group of prisoners were brought up, and Gu Yanwu saw that he was an old acquaintance.

He patted Liu Guoxuan on the shoulder and said, "Your boy is really a good general. Now you have made a great contribution and caught a big fish."

When Yang Wenqi saw that it was Gu Yanwu, his face immediately turned ashen. Unexpectedly, he was not as good as God, and he finally fell into Qian Mo's hands.

Gu Yanwu saw that there was a Taoist-looking man beside Yang Wenqi.

So he said: "I think this is the Taoist priest who came out of the world, where are you two going?"

Yang Wenqi knew that falling into Qian Mo's hands would be a dead end, so fortunately he didn't speak.Although Chuchen was surprised that the other party knew his identity, he still said: "Poverty Taoist went to Wuyi Mountain to practice Taoism, so I would like to ask this military master to help me."

Gu Yanwu said with a smile: "The Daoist priest is going out, and Yang Wenqi, the admiral of the southern Zhejiang Province of the Qing Dynasty, is going to escort you. It's really a big ostentation."

Hearing what Gu Yanwu said, Liu Guoxuan was overjoyed, and he caught an admiral of the Qing army with a random move. Hearing this tone, it seemed that this old man had a bigger background.

Then Gu Yanwu went on to say: "Since you are here, you must be Qu, Chu, and Wen in the southeast of Zhejiang Province. The four Taifus have been recovered by our Ming army. Are you going to join Chen Jin in Fujian?"

"To tell you the truth, even if you go to Fuzhou, it's useless. At this moment, Duke Hui has led an army of 40 to go north to Fujian. Come and detain me. If you have anything to say, go to Hangzhou and talk to Duke Yue."

At this time, a young eunuch beside Pang Tianshou said, "I didn't expect Qian Mo to be so powerful, and he regained the four southern Zhejiang provinces in one move."

Pang Tianshou scolded: "What nonsense, you actually call the Duke of Yue by his first name, why don't you step down quickly."

Seeing the little eunuch, he hummed and returned to the cabin angrily.

Pang Tianshou said: "This is the grandson of the old man. Brother Gu laughed because he didn't understand the rules."

Gu Yanwu knew at a glance that the identity of this little eunuch was not simple, but since Pang Tianshou didn't want to say it, he couldn't ask, so he said, "Tong Yan Wuji!"

After Pang Tianshou returned to the cabin, he hurriedly said, "My little ancestor, didn't you agree to stay with me and stop talking nonsense?"

The little eunuch said: "Everyone says how powerful Qian Mo is. This princess wants to see what he looks like. Is it possible that he has three heads and six arms?"

Pang Tianshou said: "This Qian Mo is a well-known child prodigy in the south of the Yangtze River. He was born in a famous family in Jiashan. He was awarded a Jinshi at the age of 15; now he is only 20 years old, and he is already the Duke of Yue. Is there a more suitable son-in-law than him in the whole world?"

Originally, Yongli wanted to directly marry Princess Anhua to Qian Mo, but I heard that Qian Mo's three-year filial piety period had not yet expired, so he had to make an engagement first, and then get married after Qian Mo's filial piety period expired.

After all, this is Yongli's younger sister, and she is only 13 years old this year. It would be more appropriate to get married in a few years.

However, this savage princess insisted on seeing what Qian Mo looked like with her own eyes, and could never stand her soft and hard feelings, so she had to agree with her to dress up as a eunuch and follow Pang Tianshou to Hangzhou.

Princess Anhua said: "Don't just pick the good ones, I heard that Qian Mo is a flirtatious swinger brother, and he is in love with the fireworks all day long; when he went through three passes in the Qinhuai River, he met Qinhuai. The story of Gu Xin'er, a famous prostitute, is very popular in Jiangnan."

Pang Tianshou felt that Qian Mo was more wronged than Dou E. He was 20 years old and hadn't taken a wife yet. Gu Xin'er was a concubine by his side, and he was said to be romantic.

Pang Tianshou said with a smile: "My good princess, think about it, which of the princes in the separatist side of the Ming Dynasty is not very old? Even the sons are older than Qian Mo, and they are all vulgar warriors."

"A son-in-law like Qian Mo really can't be found even with a lantern. Do you still despise him?"

Princess Anhua coquettishly said: "It doesn't matter, if he is ugly, I mean I will never marry him, and then you are not allowed to announce the engagement without my order."

Pang Tianshou shook his head, and asked back: "Which ugly monster have you heard of, who can leave a romantic affair on the Qinhuai River?"

In fact, all girls admire heroes. Princess Anhua has long been curious about Qian Mo, and after hearing what Pang Tianshou said, she began to dream.

The ship soon arrived in Hangzhou.

Hearing of Pang Tianshou's visit, Qian Mo personally came to the pier to greet him for the first time.

At this time, the surrounding area of ​​the pier has long been emptied, and mighty soldiers are guarding all over the pier!

I saw a handsome young man wearing a red python robe waiting on the trestle bridge, beside him was also a fair-skinned handsome young man.

Princess Anhua's face was blushing at this time, and her heart was pounding like a deer.I thought to myself: Aren’t all the senior officials in my Ming Dynasty a bunch of bad old men?These two little brothers look so handsome, I don't know who is my real son? "

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