Dragon Sea Empire

Students who are familiar with Taiwan's history will know Yan Siqi: This is the No.1 development of Taiwan in history, the so-called founder of Taiwan.His hometown is Haicheng, Fujian, and his name is Zhenquan.It is said that he was proficient in martial arts. Later, he was humiliated by the eunuch's family and killed his servant angrily. He fled to Japan and worked as a sewing worker for a living.Later, he made a fortune and donated money through charity. He got acquainted with a group of fellow Fujianese who were not afraid of anything, and planned to launch a revolutionary armed uprising in Japan to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate. Named Tainan Port), thus revealing the history of large-scale immigration of Han Chinese to develop Taiwan.

In this time and space, Yin Feng has already taken the No.1 position as the opening stage, and Yan Siqi is probably hopeless.

The problem is, it seems that Yan Siqi didn't kill and flee until the Tianqi period. Now it's only the 32nd year of Wanli. How could he appear on a Japanese Zhuyin ship?

With deep doubts in mind, Yin Feng looked Yan Siqi up and down carefully, only to find that although this guy was tall enough, it was probably because he had practiced martial arts for many years, so he matured relatively early; only from his erratic behavior Only in the eyes can one find some impulsive restlessness and childish feelings.

"How old are you?" Yin Feng asked.

"I? I'm 18 years old!" Yan Siqi couldn't figure out why the tall man in front of him was looking at him like this. He was a little flustered, but on the surface he was still extremely stubborn: "What are you doing? You didn't kill us, why did you pick up our boat? "

"This is a Japanese boat. We specialize in robbing Japanese boats." Yin Feng said with a smile: "You are 18 years old, you are bluffing people, you are only 15 years old, right?" Feng has transcribed it in his own manuscript, so he can still remember it.

Yan Siqi was surprised: "You, how do you know?"

Yin Feng smiled, turned to Ye Hua who was in charge of transporting the Zhuyin ship's cargo, and said, "Hua Zai, find someone to bring these fellow villagers aboard the Feilong."

Ye Hua cupped his hands and said, "Yes, the captain."

Lu Shitou boarded the boat, walked up to Yin Feng and said, "Yin Da is the master, and the other boat is full of sulfur, folding fans, paper and other worthless goods. How to deal with it?"

Yin Feng said without hesitation: "Bring them all back. Sulfur is what our gunpowder workshop urgently needs. Other things can be bought at a good price in Jiangnan."

Here, Yan Siqi suddenly tried his best to squeeze out of the crowd and ran towards Yin Feng. Chen Zhongji and two sailors shouted to meet him: "Die, don't you want to live!"

But Yan Siqi fell to his knees with a thump, and kowtowed several times towards Yin Feng, causing the deck to rattle.Chen Zhongji and others looked at him curiously, Yin Feng separated from the crowd, trying to pull Yan Siqi up: "Little brother, what are you doing?"

Yan Siqi stood up suddenly, bowed and said, "You are Captain Yin of Quanzhou, the captain of Luzon Island who rescued people?"

Yin Feng thought to himself: You only ask who I am after kowtowing, hehe, I'm really still a child.He nodded: "I am Yin Feng."

Yan Siqi said: "You saved my uncle. This is my kowtow to you on behalf of my mother. My uncle is working on your boat now."

"What a coincidence? Okay, do you want to meet your uncle? Then obediently follow us!" Yin Feng was in a good mood, and patted the boy Yan Siqi on the shoulder.The founding ancestor of another time and space will now be his subordinate, and Yin Feng can't help feeling elated.

The rewards of this journey are indeed not small.

After Xinxing was loaded with sulfur and other Japanese goods, it first went to the Port of Demon - "Taipei Port", and then rushed back to load Japanese silver after unloading.Two days had passed by the time Yin Feng ordered fire prevention to burn down the two Zhuyin boats, destroying the corpses and removing any traces.

Not counting the 10,000+ catties of sulfur and other windfalls, the dazzling silver made in Japan is a full 8 catties, and this pirate operation got a total of 128 million taels of silver.This is enough to maintain the daily expenses of the entire China United Company until the end of the year, and I am afraid there is more than enough.

The financial crisis disappeared, and Yin Feng began to spend money lavishly again.He sent people to Macau to buy the self-ringing clock, and sent agents to the Portuguese residential area of ​​Siam again, carrying a large amount of silver to buy more matchlock guns and tool lathes for processing.At the same time, the Ministry of Commerce of the joint company established the construction department, material department, transshipment department, money and food department, cost support department, accounting department, hydraulic engineering department, taxation department and other departments to make the system of the Chinese company more formal.The required manpower was recruited by Zeng Jingshan with several 10 taels of silver to Fujian, Zhejiang and other places. Regardless of subordinates, secretary offices, and teachers, as long as they do not have official official positions in the imperial court, they are all required.At the same time, the enlightenment schools, sailor schools that have been opened, the planned military officer schools, and technical schools all need teachers; not professional teachers, which are too difficult to find, but teachers who teach literacy.You must know that a large number of employees of Zhonghua United Company, even ordinary shareholders and shopkeepers, are still illiterate.

The Reclamation Department of the United Company also began to recruit farmers on the mainland again to farm in Tuntian Farm in Taiwan.

Robbery, this is really the easiest business to make money.Yin Feng couldn't help itching in his heart, and planned to rob the Spanish galleon again, get some American silver for fun, and see the difference between Japanese Japanese silver and American silver.

But the most urgent thing at the moment is the approaching Dutch warship.When Yin Feng returned to Taiwan, he immediately sent logistical support to Lin Xiao who was stationed in Penghu.Lin Xiao reported every three days and sent fishing boats to report the situation to him, but the Dutchman still did not show up.Yin Feng checked his manuscript again at night, and felt very puzzled; it stands to reason that the Dutch should have occupied Penghu by this time, but why didn't they show up?

In fact, this unexpected situation caused by a little bit of butterfly wings, in the final analysis, is Yin Feng's good deeds.He captured the Dutch battleship Eunice, and as a result, the battleship Orange searched for her all over the coast of Fujian, and delayed the date of landing in Penghu.

At this moment, Dutch Admiral Wijbrand Van Waerwijck (Wei Malang) is leading his fleet to swim in the sea towards Wuyu Island (Xiamen). Close to within gunfire range of the Orange.

The tall, blond and blue-eyed Wei Malang is sitting and drinking in the captain's cabin at the tail of the Orange, looking intently at the sea overboard.Li Jin, the Chinese officer, walked in at the door and said respectfully, "Your Excellency, the fishermen nearby have all inquired, but no one has seen the Eunice."

"Oh!" Wei Malang snorted to show that he knew.He raised his hand and pulled the rope at hand, the cockpit bell on the other end of the rope rang, and the first officer appeared at the door after a while, looking at the admiral with questioning eyes.Wei Malang waved his hand and said: "Order, the ship will move forward at full speed, heading towards the Pescadors Islands (Penghu Islands)."

The main Dutch battleship Orange took two Chinese-style sailboats and headed towards Penghu at full speed with all the sails covered.

……

Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian.In a large courtyard behind the Governor's Yamen, Gao Cai, the eunuch of the tax envoy, was leaning on the nanmu Taishi chair, drinking tea while watching the opera troupe in the courtyard.Behind him was surrounded by a group of companions, long-term attendants, and book offices. Everyone lowered their eyebrows and were pleasing to the eye, not daring to make a sound.

After a while, the eunuch Gao Cai slammed the cup on the coffee table and scolded in Beijing Mandarin: "Damn you, what are you singing in this Southern opera! Hurry up, let these actors get out. "

A book office hurried forward: "This is the opera troupe given to you by Huang Cheng, a wealthy businessman in Quanzhou."

"Oh, then let them stay in the backyard first, and find a buyer to sell it sometime." Gao Cai moved her fat body a bit, and asked, "What's the news about the red-haired barbarians?"

The secretary said in a low voice: "The news just came that the red-haired boat has left Wuyu, and it seems to have gone to Penghu. I have already asked someone to collect the 3 taels of silver they sent."

Gao Cai nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, Hongmao has occupied Penghu, let's see what these Fujian officials can do. When the time comes to open the sea and open up trade, a lot of money will come in, hehe, you are the first to do it."

The book office chuckled, but immediately changed his expression and said, "One thing seems wrong. Pan Xiu was arrested by the government."

"What?" Gao Cai paused heavily on the coffee table again.

"He said nothing."

"Probably not yet, don't worry, father-in-law, I will send someone to watch him and stop him from talking nonsense." The secretary said affirmatively: "I have sent someone to contact Li Jin, he will discuss with the leader of the red-haired barbarians. I will send another person to deliver a letter to the government.”

……

a day later.A sailor on the Dutch battleship Orange saw the Pescadorles Islands, the Pescadores, from the masthead. On July 7, the fleet anchored behind the tallest island in the archipelago.The next day, July 30, 7 days later than the Dutch warships in another time and space, they sailed into Penghu Bay.

The first mate was reporting to the admiral: "Here is a well-rounded bay, and the anchorage is eight or nine fathoms deep. The land here is flat and rocky, with no trees but grass; one of the islands Originally suitable fresh water could be obtained in the well, but due to the dry climate, the water turned black."

"Have any islands been found suitable for habitation?"

"There is a bay ahead where you can dock. The beach is gentle and suitable for landing. But it seems that someone is active there."

Wei Malang looked at Li Jin, and Li Jin replied, "Probably some fishermen from the coast of Fujian are here temporarily to be the ruler, don't worry."

But the first mate said: "It's not an ordinary fisherman. It seems that there is a flag erected there, and there seems to be a large building on the shore not far away."

Both Wei Malang and Li Jin were surprised, and hurried to the bow of the boat, each holding a telescope to observe the shore.

Li Jin read out the words on the flag on the shore word by word: "China United Company!?"

Wei Malang looked at him: "What do you mean?"

Li Jin swallowed his saliva, and said bitterly: "It's the banner of a company, China United Corporation."