After Zheng Zhilong met Li Dan, he stood respectfully with his hands tied, waiting for his adoptive father's instructions.

Li Dan pointed to the chair next to him, motioned for Zheng Zhilong to sit down, and then asked warmly: "Has there been any news from your elder brother recently?"

Zheng Zhilong, who was sitting down, leaned over and replied: "My elder brother has just sent you the battle report." After saying this, he handed the stack of letters in his hands to Li Dan.

Li Dan looked at it casually, then put it on the small table next to him and said to Zheng Zhilong calmly: "Just tell me."

Zheng Zhilong quickly reported: "My eldest brother and a dozen brothers accepted your assignment and took over your South China Sea Fleet. Then he led the fleet to Jiewan Bay and docked at Ben Port (now Beigang, Taiwan). The eldest brother saw the island

The land was fertile and the water was beautiful, and a large area of ​​wilderness was unexplored. I decided to expand the territory here and do some business. So I led my brothers to cut down trees, clear the land, and build a village.

At that time, the native tribes on the island thought they were being invaded by foreign enemies and gathered their tribes to attack. The eldest brother sent people to appease them and agreed on the boundaries so as not to interfere with each other. In the plains on the southeast coast of Bengang (today's Xingang), the eldest brother planned and built a well-shaped camp with a square in the middle.

The high platform made it the center for organizing and commanding reclamation. At the same time, Yang Tiansheng was sent to lead a fleet to Zhangquan's hometown to recruit immigrants, and now more than 3,000 people have been recruited.

The eldest brother divided the settlers into ten villages, distributed silver, cattle, farm tools, etc., and began large-scale reclamation activities in Taiwan. In this way, our South China Sea Fleet has a solid docking foundation and can compete with the red barbarian countries.

Let’s have a good fight.”

Li Dan squinted his eyes and listened carefully. After Zheng Zhilong finished speaking, he nodded with satisfaction: "Siqi has done well, very well. He has opened an office and established a government in Taiwan, so let's call him the King of Taiwan."

On Lushun, Yan Siqi was the first to recover Taiwan and develop it in modern times. He was honored as the Founder of Taiwan by later generations. He laid the foundation for the Zheng family to later use Taiwan as a base to fight against the Qing Dynasty.

Li Dan has the capital to make Yan Siqi the king of opening the stage.

But Zheng Zhilong clearly heard that Li Dan was suspicious of Yan Siqi, so he hurriedly defended Yan Siqi: "My eldest brother said in the letter that when he becomes stable again and builds the building, please come over and give him a lesson.

It’s better to ask you to add the title of King of Taiwan yourself when you are old.”

Li Dan glanced sideways at Zheng Zhilong and was surprised. It seemed that they still had a deep brotherhood and he was just making a small comment. This Zheng Zhilong immediately said good things for Yan Siqi. This is not a good phenomenon.

I think back then, Yan Siqi formed an alliance with his key men. A total of 28 people elected Yan Siqi as the leader of the alliance. They wanted to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate and defeat the Emperor of Japan. They said they succeeded and honored him as the King of Japan. They asked the imperial court to confer him the title, without saying whether it was possible or not.

If he succeeds, even if he succeeds, he will be ignored by their brothers. This business empire was built by himself with one sword and one shot. The Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, and the vast sea in the west, the fleet that defies the world, are all built by him.

How can something built with one tile be out of your control?

Yan Siqi failed. Regardless of the reason, Li Dan was happy to see the result. Under his arrangement, the Japanese did not pursue Yan Siqi fiercely. In the end, they separated their twenty-eight brothers and allowed Yan Siqi to take away thirteen

After going to Nanhai, in this way, the twenty-eight zodiac sticks will be fourteen on each side.

I originally hoped that the two sides would be equally powerful and there should be some competition, but now Zheng Zhilong is still united with Yan Siqi, and they are both big brothers. He still puts himself below Yan Siqi. This is not good, and he needs to do something more.

yes.

Thinking about this with an expressionless face, he picked up the letter and flipped through a few pages. When he saw that Yan Siqi had indeed invited him to take charge of the plan, he smiled reassuringly: "Well - when I have arranged for the shogunate to send troops

Just go and take a look at things in North Korea, and maybe you can settle in Taiwan. If you live in Japan, you will always be worried about it.

It is our Ming Dynasty place. Living there is like living at home, and you will feel at ease."

Zheng Zhilong said yes repeatedly.

Li Dan continued: "If I go to Taiwan to retire, then everything in Japan will be taken care of by you. Your eldest brother is the king of opening Taiwan, and you are the king of Zhenhai, so do your best."

Zheng Zhilong immediately knelt down and kowtowed with tears in his eyes: "Thank you for the reward from my adoptive father. My brother will definitely live up to his cultivation and be a good right-hand man to assist his adoptive father in achieving great achievements."

With two kings assisting him, what position does Li Dan have? He is not an overseas emperor yet. But Li Dan is a low-key person, and he attracts attention with his false reputation.

After saying this, Li Dan started to get down to business.

"The fleet we were patrolling just now was attacked by a smuggling merchant ship. You know this."

Zheng Zhilong got up and stood in front of Li Dan to plead guilty: "It's all because of the child's incompetence in running the army that this loss occurred. Please ask your adoptive father to punish you."

Li Dan waved his hand: "I can't blame you for what happened suddenly. In addition, the fleet is weak and was caught off guard. Some losses are inevitable. Don't blame yourself."

Then the conversation changed: "Now the scale of the Japanese smuggling caravans coming from Phi Island is getting bigger and bigger. This time they even organized armed merchant ships. They are getting bolder and bolder."

Zheng Zhilong immediately responded: "Such a case cannot be opened. Please give me a general command from my adoptive father, and I will take the fleet to sea to annihilate them."

Li Dan shook his head: "These armed caravans are a provocation to the Japanese Empire's seclusion policy and have nothing to do with us. Therefore, if they want to fight, they will fight. It's just right that I will go to the General's Palace to see Tokugawa Iemitsu.

The Tokugawa shogunate has decided to send troops to Korea. The troops have been organized and will be ready to board the ship and go to sea tomorrow. Let's take this opportunity to let the Japanese fleet clear these remaining obstacles for us."

Zheng Zhilong nodded immediately: "What a borrowed knife to kill someone."

Li Dan smiled slightly: "You go with the Japanese fleet and escort the army's transport ship all the way to North Korea. Then you will work hard to coordinate the operations of Li Qing and Japan in North Korea."

Zheng Zhilong was so moved that his whole body trembled slightly, and he repeatedly thanked his adoptive father for his important role. "Then how many battleships should we send?"

Li Dan sneered: "North Korea also has a navy, and its strength is not weak. We are just liaisons, don't get involved. When the Japanese and North Korean navy fight to the death, they will have to beg us.

Who is he? He is a businessman. He will bring you a good price when the time comes." Standing up, Li Dan patted Zheng Zilong on the shoulder: "This is because the Japanese are determined to take over North Korea and are preparing to use 500,000 troops.

, this is all the troops that the Tokugawa shogunate can collect. You have to coordinate and operate well. After North Korea is captured, part of our fleet will pass over and station in Busan Port. It is a natural ice-free port. As long as

If we occupy that place again, North Korea and Japan will be under our control."

Zheng Zhilong said excitedly: "In this way, my adoptive father, you will be the king of Korea and Japan."

Li Dan smiled slightly and said lightly: "Those are all false names. False names are tiring. They cause trouble for no reason. Isn't it just right for us men to sit on the throne of the Supreme Emperor?"

Zheng Zhilong repeatedly praised: "My adoptive father is really far-sighted. I can't wait."
Chapter completed!