Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 654
The news that the number one scholar in the Qing Dynasty was so angry that he vomited blood was known to all the soldiers and civilians in Guangjing because of a post, which greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers and civilians.

Guangjing culture was at its peak, and Xia Wanchun's deeds were changed into dramas by literati soon, and storytelling was spread. Lu Gong couldn't afford it because of this, so let's not mention it for the time being.

However, it is said that Feng Quan took great pains to attract the attention of the Ming Dynasty. After he proposed to Qian Bingdeng the Great Qing Wish and the Ming Dynasty "drew the river and governed", the news spread layer by layer, which finally caused a shock in the government and the public.

Although some ministers believed that Jianyi could not be trusted, many people were tempted by the temptation to win Jiangnan without a fight.

Once Feng Quan fired his guns, he successfully stirred up the court of the Ming Dynasty. The person in charge of the negotiation also changed from Qian Bingdeng, the master and guest of the fifth grade, to He Wuzou, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the standard was raised a few levels.

For a while, Feng Quan became busy, but Lu Gong, the number one scholar of the Qing Dynasty, fell ill and lost most of his weight, his cheeks were sunken, and his eye sockets were sunken. Not at all the high-spiritedness of the beginning.

During the negotiations in Guangjing, a wave of special envoys also came from Jiangning City.

With the passage of time, it has reached the end of the fourth year of Shunzhi, and the Chinese New Year will be celebrated in just over a month.

For Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiangnan in the Qing court, the fourth year of Shunzhi was an extremely difficult year.

Failed on the road, failed on the river, and recently also failed at sea.

The Zhejiang navy attacked Zhoushan just as Zheng's warship was heading north, but the attack failed and was blasted instead.

In this way, his plan to break the blockade of the Yangtze River from the side fell through, and the Ming army's warships on the river are still there, and with the addition of the Zheng's warships from Fujian, the Ming army's blockade of the Yangtze River has also become A long-term strategy was adopted. The three naval divisions took turns, each closed for one month, and then rested for two months, firmly controlling the lifeline of the Qing army.

This forced Hong Chengchou to take the risk of secretly transporting supplies across the river from other places. The Yangtze River is thousands of miles away, and the warships of the Ming army can only control a few key points. Iron transported to the south of the Yangtze River.

Although it is said that because the Grand Canal cannot be used, the goods have to travel a long distance by land, which increases the cost of transportation, but as long as it can be transported, it is already a good thing.

It's just a pity that this kind of transportation behind the scenes, after the six kings in the Qing court in October, the hearts of the Manchus began to be turbulent, and the transportation became no longer safe. Hong Chengchou's two recent smugglings were all halfway by the Ming army navy. robbery.

Hong Chengchou was sitting in the south of the Yangtze River. At this time, he felt that under the seemingly calm situation, the undercurrent was constantly surging, and he felt a wave of precarity.

At a moment's notice, the eastern sky was pale and the sky was bright. Hong Chengchou had already got up and came to the study.

If it was usual, he would have to stay in the study for an hour first, and then go to the yamen to work after breakfast, but today there was an accident. Not long after he sat down, a clerk came to report, "Report to the governor, Chief Qian who was guarding the Taiping Gate just now sent someone here, saying that a group of red barbarians had come, holding a letter of approval from the Zhejiang governor's yamen, and a letter of recommendation to meet the governor, I don't know if the governor will see him or not?"

"Hongmaoyi?" Hong Chengchou frowned upon hearing the words, "Did you bring the letter?"

The scribe presented it with both hands, Hong Chengchou took it over, unfolded the letter paper to read, he only read a few lines, and then ordered: "Let them enter the city!"

Taiping Gate is a city gate in the east of Jiangning City. In the morning, a melodious bell rings from the top of the city, and the "dong dong dong" reminds the vendors waiting outside the city that the city will open soon.

Jiangning is a big city with a large population, and consumes a lot every day. It depends on the supply outside the city. More than a hundred vegetable farmers are carrying vegetable loads and driving donkey carts, vying to be the first to line up at the gate of the city.

Unlike usual, on the side of the team, there is a group of red-haired barbarians in strange clothes, each of them looks like a devil, and they have a dirty smell on their bodies. They are the Dutchmen on the vertical and horizontal seas.

At this time, the Dutch had just defeated Spain together with the United Kingdom and gained the supremacy of the ocean, but no matter how powerful he was in the Western world, he had no right to speak in the East.

In the South China Sea, the Ming Dynasty rose rapidly by relying on the manpower and material resources of a big country, which caused the Dutch to lose most of their interests in the South China Sea. However, the Ming Dynasty revealed its intention to recover Taiwan and drive them out of the East China Sea and the South China Sea, which made the Dutch very moved. disturbed.

Far distance and close attack, this strategy can be learned by itself even if it is a western barbarian. Seeing that the Ming Dynasty is rising at sea and challenging the Dutch sea rights and interests, the Dutch naturally turned their target to the Tatar court in the north.

Due to the inability to obtain goods from China, the interests of the Netherlands in Daguan and in Batavia plummeted. The ninth governor of Taiwan, the Netherlands, Owald and the governor of Batavia, John Masui, discussed in letters and decided to send A mission was sent to the Tatar court with the intention of cooperation between the two parties, one for trade and business, and the other for dealing with the Ming Dynasty.

The leader of the Dutch mission is a small leader of the East India Company named Kuiyi. The mission has high expectations for this mission, but the result is not satisfactory.

At first, the Manchu and Qing were very interested in and welcomed the Dutch missions. After all, the two countries in the world are now side by side, and it is beneficial for the Manchus to strive for legal status if they can have missions to Beijing.

Kui was very happy at the beginning, but soon discovered that the Qing Dynasty did not know where the Netherlands was. It belongs to the country for "Fan Fu".

As for trade, the Qing Dynasty has everything and does not need trade.

United against the Ming Dynasty, who are you?Can you get started?

As a result, neither of the two goals of the Dutch was achieved. Before leaving the Qing court, they generously rewarded some things, but they also told the Dutch, don’t come every year, it’s better to come once every eight years, and no more than a hundred people each time. After all The Qing Dynasty was not rich either.

Originally, this time the mission was over, and the Dutch were preparing to return to Dayuan on the same route, but when passing through the sea off Zhejiang, they encountered a storm, and the Dutch could only go to the shore to escape.

The Qing soldiers in Zhejiang thought it was a big ship from the Ming Dynasty, and sent troops to surround the Dutch who had landed on the shore. This incident quickly alarmed senior officials in Zhejiang.

It just so happened that the Manchu governor of Zhejiang failed to attack Zhoushan and lost a lot of warships. Seeing the size of the Hongyi boat, he decided to take it for himself, only to find out that it was an envoy's boat, so he lost his mind.

But after all, he was a member of the Han Dynasty, and he was not as ignorant and conceited as the Manchurian nobles in the capital. After chatting with Kuiyi for a few words, he decided to introduce these Dutch people to Hong Chengchou, and ordered Kuiyi to go to Nanjing to try his luck.

At this time, the gate of the city opened creakingly on time, and vendors and vegetable farmers entered the city one by one. Only Kui and his party did not move. They had sent the letter recommended by the governor of Zhejiang before, but it had been a long time since there was no movement, so they rushed to the city. up.

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