Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 137 Mysterious Treasure
If she hadn't known Zheng Zhilong's future life direction, Tangning might have been moved by Zheng Zhilong's letter.

But as long as Tangning knew that Zheng Zhilong had only himself in his heart, he was completely selfish and would surrender to the Qing army sooner or later, he would not have too much hope for this negotiation.

However, Tang Ning agreed with some of what Zheng Zhilong said. At least for now, Zheng Zhilong had no chance of surrendering to the Qing army.

A premature large-scale conflict between the two sides will only worsen the situation in the north, which is not what Tangning wants to see.

Because the longer the battle in the north drags on, the better it will be for the development of the new army, and it will have more capital to fight against the main opponent in the future.

Another point is that Tang Ning felt that the time to fight Zheng Zhilong was not good.

The new army is not ready in some aspects, such as armaments, especially firearms, which are still insufficient.

Although the production of flintlock guns had already started, due to the short period of time, the output was only a few hundred pieces, so Tang Ning had to continue to use the matchlock guns he bought from the Portuguese, and the artillery was the same.

Some time ago, after the two sides had several conflicts at sea, Tang Ning even asked someone to write an article in "Ming Pao".

The article expounds Zheng Jun's malicious harassment of merchant ships of the chamber of commerce, and guides the public to discuss their views on this matter.

The Ministry of Intelligence secretly collected a large amount of information, and the common people naturally condemned Zheng Jun's behavior very much, but basically they did not want a war.

Many people have experienced wars, and now they are struggling to live a stable life, and they reject wars.

And from their point of view, whether it is the Xin Army or the Zheng Army, they are all the strength of Ming Dynasty. Although ordinary people don't care much about major issues, they don't want to have internal strife.

Of course, force is in Tangning's hands. If he wants to force a war, no one can stop him.

But things that go against public opinion are naturally not a long-term solution. As a latecomer, he knows the truth that water can carry a boat and capsize it.

So in his own territory, he has done more to stabilize the people's hearts.

After considering all kinds of considerations, Tangning felt that it was okay to have a talk with Zheng Zhilong.

They seemed to know that Tang Ning would not go to Fujian, and Zheng Zhilong would not come to Guangdong either, so Zheng Zhilong suggested Nan'ao as the venue for the meeting.

After all, Nan'ao has both Tangning's half and his Zheng Zhilong's half. Choosing Nan'ao is acceptable to both parties.

It happened that Tangning had some free time during this time, so she went to Nan'ao as agreed.

Apart from its important strategic position, Nan'ao Island has another magical thing that attracted Tangning.

"My way is north-south, and the earth's crust is hidden in the east and west. It cannot be submerged when the tide rises, and it will be submerged three feet when the tide ebbs. Nine altars and eighteen tanks, one tank after another, who can get it, pave the way to Chaozhou."

This mysterious ballad has been passed down from the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty to the 21st century. For more than 400 years, countless people have been attracted to Nan'ao Island to explore the huge treasure that makes people dream about.

During the Jiajing period, Japanese pirates were rampant, and many thieves joined forces with the Japanese pirates to bring disaster to Ming Dynasty. Wu Ping, a tycoon active in Fujian and Guangdong, was one of them.

As the Japanese plague was quelled, pirates like Wu Ping became the main targets of Ming Dynasty's next suppression.

Without the help of Japanese pirates, Wu Ping is naturally no match for Qi's army. His base camp in Nan'ao, Wu Pingzhai, was breached by Qi's army.

However, before being wiped out, Wu Ping, who realized that he had nowhere to escape, put the gold and silver treasures he had looted over the past ten years in eighteen large vats, and buried them on the island.

Then, the mysterious ballad spread out.

Although the whereabouts of the treasure has remained unknown for hundreds of years, many people still believe in the existence of the mysterious treasure.

CCTV also specially made a program to hunt for treasures in South Australia. Some professors have even studied this matter for decades and proved that the treasures exist, but they are hidden relatively secretly.

The location where the treasure is buried is revealed in the mysterious ballad. It cannot be submerged when the tide rises, but it can be submerged three feet when the tide ebbs, which shows that the place is very strange.

A professor believed in the existence of this terrain, because it contains a typical Pascal principle, and he also mapped the terrain.

Tangning had seen that episode of the show and the picture. He understood it, so he also believed that there was such a terrain.

However, Tangning wasn't sure if the treasure was really there, or it might have been stolen without anyone noticing it, after all, it had spanned hundreds of years.

Of course, the time is only 80 years away from the current Tangning.

But 80 years is not short. If it was far away from Nan'ao, Tangning would not go on a treasure hunt deliberately, but now half of Nan'ao is his territory, so it is worth a try.

After all, the story of Zhang Xianzhong Jiangkou Shenyin had been rumored for hundreds of years, but it was finally proved in the 21st century, two years before Tangning traveled.

Of course, Zhang Xianzhong Jiangkou Shenyin is another treasure. Zhang Xianzhong's treasure has been proved, but it cannot be confirmed that the Nan'ao treasure must be real.

But it's so close, and there's someone on hand, Tangning won't be reconciled if she doesn't give it a try. Who wouldn't want to get a treasure?
So a few months ago, Tangning drew the picture and handed it to Xiao Wu, asking him to send some trustworthy people to search secretly.

After a few months, Xiao Wu got nothing.

However, Tangning was very open-minded. Regardless of whether she had this treasure or not, it was her fate that she got it, so don't worry about it if she doesn't get it.

Since they couldn't find it for a few months, it would be difficult to find it even if it took more time, so Tangning asked Xiao Wu to withdraw all the treasure hunters a while ago.

This time, he set foot on South Australia himself, but not for treasure hunting.

To be honest, this was Tangning's first time setting foot in South Australia. If Zheng Zhilong hadn't chosen South Australia as the place to negotiate, he didn't know how long it would have taken him to come here.

The scenery on the island was very good. Before the agreed negotiation time, Tangning took a good stroll and even went to the Navy's camp to inspect it.

Now the navy of the new army is mainly stationed in three locations, namely Nan'ao, Chaozhou and Huizhou.

South Australia's strength is relatively small, because the navy stationed in Chaozhou and Huizhou also need to take on the responsibility of escorting the chamber of commerce.

However, the strategic position of South Australia is relatively important, so one of Ye Dacheng and Huang Hairuzhong is usually responsible for the defense here.

This time it was Huang Hairu's turn to lead the escort team, so Ye Dacheng is now in Nan'ao.

Ye Dacheng knew that Tang Ning was going to Nan'ao to negotiate with Zheng Zhilong, so he had already made strict preparations to prevent any accidents from happening.

Tang Ning came here because he had some things to explain to Ye Dacheng. He called Ye Dacheng over alone and said, "It is imperative to be on guard against others. If this negotiation fails, there is no guarantee that Zheng Zhilong, who is so embarrassed, will not jump the wall in a hurry, so we still have to Be careful."

Ye Dacheng said worriedly: "Sir, since you know there may be danger, why do you still have to meet Zheng Zhilong? We won't get any benefit from talking with him, but Zheng Zhilong wants us to make concessions."

"If we let it go, Zheng Zhilong might think that we are afraid of him, and then push forward."

Tangning smiled and said, "The army is in chaos right now, what is there to do without risk? Who knows when the danger will come?"

"As long as it is Zheng Zhilong himself, there is nothing to be afraid of. If I dare not show up, Zheng Zhilong will think that I am afraid of him."

"There will be a battle between us and Zheng Zhilong sooner or later, but Zheng Zhilong is not our main opponent. It is not worthwhile to fight him now, so it is a little bit longer."

"The purpose of this negotiation is to delay some time. This is the benefit. Even making some concessions is worth it."

Ye Dacheng didn't understand why Tangning cared about such a short time. He could tell that the conflict between himself and Zheng Zhilong would not be eased for long.

Unless a huge concession is made, but that would be too bad a deal.

But how did Ye Dacheng know that for Tangning, even a month's delay would be good, because the time left for him was less than a year, or even shorter.

For one month, Tangning could earn an extra month of money through trading, build weapons for an extra month, prepare supplies for an extra month, and train new recruits for an extra month.

Therefore, an extra month would allow Tangning to make a lot of preparations.

Of course, it was impossible for Tangning to make much concessions just to delay some time. He had a bottom line set by himself, beyond this bottom line, he would never agree, even if he started fighting immediately.

(End of this chapter)