Dragon Sea Empire

At this point in the battle, the Japanese pirates did not get any benefit from the Xinxing, but more than half of them were killed or injured.A Japanese pirate Hachiman ship far away from the battlefield was suddenly hit by a six-pound shell. There was a loud bang, the mast of the shot ship capsized, the hull tilted, and the people on board fell into the water one after another.

At this moment, the morale of the pirates finally collapsed.

However, even if they wanted to run now, it was too late.In the direction of Haikou in the Inner Sea, 14 warships of the Fujian Navy of the Ming Dynasty lined up in a row, clamoring to press towards them.

Five of the seven Hachiman ships were still able to move, and the other one was too close to the Xinxing, and suffered several consecutive shotgun bombardments, causing heavy casualties. The hull of the six-pound shell was cracked, and too much seawater had been poured into it, and it could only wait to sink.

The Japanese pirates fled in despair, throwing gold, silver, jewelry, silk brocade and other stolen goods on board into the water one after another. Firstly, to reduce the weight of the ship, they could run faster, and secondly, they hoped that the navy of the Ming army would be attracted by the treasure and they could take the opportunity to escape.

The soldiers of the Mingshui Division were somewhat tempted, but they were afraid of Shen Yourong's strict military discipline, no one dared to go to the sea to salvage treasures, and insisted on chasing the escaped Japanese pirates by boat.A rocket hit the mast canvas of the Japanese pirate Hachiman ship, and many Japanese pirate ships turned into burning torches in a blink of an eye.

The battle on the sea ended with the victory of the Daming Navy without any suspense.

Then, the Ming army landed on the beach outside Fanhan Street and began to sweep the Japanese pirate village.Several puffs of smoke quickly rose in the village, and while the flames flickered, there were still a few ronin warriors resisting.

Since the navy of the Ming army took over the war, Xinxing has been on the sidelines. After all, is it a regular army?

Yin Feng counted the casualties. Of the 130 sailors and merchants on board, 39 were slightly injured, 4 were seriously injured, and no one died.

Captain Barreto Jr. suddenly reappeared; he disappeared at the moment the battle started;Yin Feng, who was standing at the bow of the boat, looked at his sincere smile and gave a wry smile helplessly.

"Your Excellency, these should be your country's navy?"

Yin Feng replied: "I think it should be. There is a battle flag there, and the words on it indicate that this is the warship of a certain general surnamed Shen."

"General?"

Yin Feng sighed and said, "Is it equivalent to a major or a captain? I'm not sure. What I can be sure of is that they are guarding against us. Five ships have been cruising in the direction of Haikou, probably trying to block our retreat route." He turned his head. , smiled and said to Barreto Jr.: "In order to deal with them, you must be promoted first."

Lin Xiao, who had been observing officers and soldiers fighting Japanese pirates, suddenly said: "These officers and soldiers are very good at fighting. I heard that most of the Fujian Navy is on empty pay..." The Ming army has been corrupted to the point where everyone It is well known, and it is only a little better than those warlord troops that are not yet expected.

Shen Yourong has also been paying attention to this strange ship.When the sweep on land was completed, he commanded the two ships to sail towards the Xinxing, determined to meet the owner of the ship, and the retired veteran Chen Di also followed.

Since Yin Feng came to this era, he has not met any official historical celebrities of the Ming Dynasty.Yazhou Zhizhou and Zhoupan Zengqi are both characters recorded in local chronicles, but that's all. They are not recorded in any other historical materials.

Li Dan, Yuan Jin and others are historical celebrities in the eyes of professional historians, but they are basically unknown to the general public.Yin Feng really wanted to get acquainted with world-famous historical figures like Matteo Ricci, but when he went to Nanjing to pay a visit, he had already gone to Beijing.It's not that Yin Feng doesn't want to get acquainted with some famous people, it's just that he has been dawdling in the business world. At this time in the Ming Dynasty, although businessmen could buy officials and donate, and be extravagant and lustful, they were always at the bottom of the overall social and political structure.Although Yin Feng has the status of a regular prisoner, he still can't mix into the upper mainstream society, and he can't get acquainted with any high-level people at all-except when he bribes them.Although Zeng Qi and others are both officials and businessmen, they generally appear as officials and gentry in social situations, and no one would be proud of their status as businessmen.The so-called combination of government and business means that only the bureaucracy has the initiative and the right to choose freely. Businessmen are prone to bad luck if they do not "combine" with officials, and "officials" can choose their business partners at will.

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The Shen Yourong that Yin Feng is facing now is a real historical celebrity; he regained Taiwan for the first time, and drove out the Dutch twice to regain Penghu. These achievements made him a little famous in Yin Feng's era.The problem is that he seems to distrust businessmen very much.

Yin Feng also knows Chen Di: the author of "Dong Fan Ji", a character phonologist, a contemporary donkey friend - Xu Xiake's predecessor, Yu Dayou's student, and Qi Jiguang's subordinate.A person has so many identities and experiences, even in Yin Feng's era, he still has the opportunity to become a celebrity.This was one of Yin Feng's idols when he was a student.

Barreto Jr. came forward to receive General Shen Yourong of the Fujian Navy of the Ming Dynasty and Chen Yixing in the captain's cabin, and the two sides had a conversation in a sincere and friendly atmosphere.At the same time, Yin Feng fulfilled his task very competently, and translated the whole process for both the host and the guest.Mr. Shen thanked the Macau Flangjiyi people for taking the initiative to assist the Daming Navy to eliminate the Japanese pirates, and hoped to extend his thanks to the owner of the ship, Mr. Bernardo.

Yin Feng applied for two sets of "licenses" for Xinxing, including the permit issued by the Macao Council and the water diversion certificate issued by the Yuegang Governor's Rating Office.Of course, they were all obtained through legal departments, and they just spent a little more money on the Yuegang side.

Shen Yourong was dubious, but Yin Feng still respected them very much, he didn't say too much nonsense, he straightforwardly explained how Xinxing met the Japanese pirates, and he didn't shy away from the fact that Beigang area was a pirate's den.Shen Yourong interrupted suddenly: "Your boat was built in Fuzhou, right?"

Yin Feng broke out in cold sweat and was a little dazed for a moment, but he immediately realized: Shen Yourong is not a pedantic scribe, but an army general who has experienced many battles. Although he is a bit short on worldly sophistication, he is not a person easy to fool.Fooling historical figures is no fun.If he asks this question, he must have already understood the relevant situation.

Yin Feng recalled the experience of racing against naval ships in the waters of the Penghu Islands half a year ago, and he already understood the whole story in his heart.He smiled and said: "General Shen knows the truth. The reason why the ships are built in Fuzhou is because the local labor is cheap, and it is close to Macau, so the delivery is convenient. Most of the ships of the Macau fans are built in the Atlantic Ocean or Goa, and they sail to Macau. It will take more than half a year, which is really inconvenient."

Chen Di was very interested and asked aloud, "Where are the Atlantic Ocean and Goa? Is it farther than Malacca?"

Yin Feng respected him even more, and bowed deeply and said: "The student came back from the place where the Hei Fan lived, which is the place where the Sanbao eunuch was the farthest. Goa is further west of Malacca and belongs to Tianzhu.”

Zhang Xie's "East and West Ocean Research" did not record the situation of the places west of Malacca. These places were completely blind spots for ordinary Chinese in the Ming Dynasty at that time. Therefore, Chen Di was a little dizzy when he heard a series of place names: "Where is the Atlantic Ocean?" Where, I heard that there is a Western Julius Ricci who came from the Atlantic Ocean, and there is a complete map of the land, mountains and seas, can there be the location of the Atlantic Ocean?"

"Students have never seen this map, but I do have a map of all countries in the world."

"Really? Where is it now? Can I take a look?" Chen Di's eyes lit up and he stood up.Shen Yourong next to him noticed that the veteran Chen Di had begun to indulge in academic problems, so he had to cough to remind him.

Yin Feng bowed deeply again: "Student has heard about Mr.'s name for a long time. Now he lives in Quanzhou and is entangled in common affairs. He hopes to go to Lianjiang to pay a visit to Mr. at another time. Then he will present the map with both hands." Chen Di repeatedly said yes, if It wasn't Shen Yourong's urging, he really hoped to discuss geography with Yin Feng.

As a scholar and traveler, Chen Di lived in the Lianjiang area, the center of overseas trade, and some of his family members went abroad to do business, so he did not reject businessmen, otherwise he would not have written "Eastern Fan Ji".Shen Yourong was different, he was a pure soldier, a soldier deeply indoctrinated with Confucianism, he was born in an authentic martial arts school, and he didn't have a good impression of businessmen.

In fact, Shen Yourong still had doubts about Yin Feng and the Xinxing ship, but the other party had no loopholes in the legal procedures, and after all, they helped him defeat the Japanese pirates just now, so he had no intention of looking into it.Before leaving, he said to Yin Feng: "After all, it is forbidden by the imperial court. I hope that the owner of the ship will restrain himself in the future. After all, you have helped me. I don't want to embarrass everyone when we meet in the future."

Back on his boat, Shen Yourong was still observing the Xinxing.Chen Di asked, "How did you know this ship was built in Fuzhou?"

Shen Yourong told him about the failure of chasing the Xinxing number half a year ago.Afterwards, he asked someone to draw the shape of the boat, and went to various shipyards in Fuzhou to ask people if they knew this kind of boat. He wanted to ask what was so special about this boat, but unexpectedly found out that this boat was built in Fuzhou. .However, those old shipwrights strictly followed the rules and refused to disclose the name of the ship owner, and told him: the ship was built according to a drawing, and the blueprint was taken back by the ship owner after the ship was built.

In the Battle of Dongfan, the Fujian Navy "cut down twelve ranks, but it was useless to throw water and drown, and rescued more than [-] Zhangquan fishermen." This group of Zhangquan fishermen also included more than a hundred homeless refugees.The largest wave of Japanese pirates in recent years has been uprooted.With the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan, the domestic situation in Japan has temporarily stabilized, and there have been no large groups of Japanese pirates in the next ten years.When the Ming army landed and repaired, a chieftain of the Pingpu tribe in Taiwan, the chieftain, "helped the old and the young, and competed to reward the king's teachers with pots of oatmeal and raw deer. Also", they were very grateful to the officers and soldiers for driving away the Japanese pirates who killed indiscriminately, and invited Shen Yourong to their village as a guest.Chen Di, who accompanied him, recorded what he had seen and heard along the way, and compiled it into "Dong Fan Ji" in the second year, which is one of the earliest Taiwan historical materials in Yin Feng's original time and space.However, this version of "Dong Fan Ji" has a little more records of new names.

Shen Yourong returned to Fujian after making such a great contribution, but what was waiting for him was the Fujian Dusi Yamen asking him for spoils, saying that the Japanese pirates had plundered them for many days, so there must be a lot of treasures, right?As a result, "the general government asked for the treasure, but the general will rescind his meritorious deeds." If Zhu Yunchang hadn't stood up for him, he might have been blamed.The final result was that when the news was reported, Shen Yourong was ranked last on the list of criminals, and only received a reward of six taels.Fortunately, it's 2 taels more than last time.