Shanghai Port, a huge outer port dock area, is covered with densely packed ships. Since finding a wave of collaborators in the capital, the collection of goods here has been very fast. In more than a month, it was basically established A huge trading caravan.

"Mr. Field, I hope you will take good care of me here." Standing on the pier, Wang Wenyan held a wine glass and saw off the entire fleet. The entire caravan was entirely established by the inner government to open up the road. Embark on formal foreign trade exchanges.

"Definitely." Field replied with a smile on his face. His task was overfulfilled. Not only did he bring a ship to the Ming Dynasty, but he also brought hundreds of merchant ships back. This large amount of goods was enough for him to make a lot of money. The bowl is full.

"I'll leave it to General Shen along the way. These goods are the focus of Your Majesty's work. I hope the General will pay more attention to them." Turning around, Wang Wenyan raised another glass of wine and saluted Shen Yourong.

"Don't worry, Mr. Wang, I will definitely let the entire fleet arrive in Manila intact." Shen Yourong assured, with more than 20 main warships, he was confident to ensure the safety of the entire fleet.

Most of the thousands of so-called warships of the Three Kings in the East China Sea are small ships, even smaller than frigates. These are not a big concern. There are not many real big ships. Besides, they all rely on joining gangs to fight. With the speed of the new warships, they couldn't even get close.

Shen Yourong is full of confidence now. It's okay if the three of them don't come. If they come, they will never come back.

"I wish the general a safe journey and promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty overseas." Shanghai County Magistrate Lu Xiangsheng and Customs Director Sun Chuanting also came to join in the fun and toasted Shen Yourong with a glass of wine.

In fact, the shipping route from Shanghai to the Philippines was not unfamiliar to the Ming Dynasty. In the past, during the Wanli period, an official could find a boat to go through it. Now it is so solemn because someone is intercepting Chinese ships going out to sea.

Over there, Wang Wenyan held another glass of wine, sneaked to a corner, and stopped in front of a group of people dressed as ordinary sailors, "Manufacturer, I would like to propose a toast to you."

The man surrounded by the stars and the moon looked up, and what was revealed was Wei Zhongxian's big, chubby face. He looked at Wang Wenyan and smiled, "Master Wang has good eyesight. I have been found even if I hid here."

Like Wang Chengen, Wei Zhongxian has recently gradually changed some of the titles he used in the past. In the past, he called himself Zajia, but now he calls himself Laofu.

"My father-in-law's spirit is so different from other people's. It makes people look like fireflies in the night sky. How can they be covered up?" Wang Wenyan gave a small compliment, "Come, Wang, I would like to toast my father-in-law and wish you success and build a new world like this." A miracle like Qingjiangpu."

"Haha! I'm borrowing Mr. Wang's good words." Hearing the other party mention Qingjiang Pu, Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but smile and narrowed his eyes. This is the most proud thing in his life, quelling the rebellion without spending a single soldier. , he really has the demeanor of an ancient counselor.

"Dry!"

"Dry!"

The two of them raised their heads and drank until their glasses were dry.

Woohoo!

At this time, the low horn sound sounded, telling everyone to get on the ship immediately, the fleet was about to set off. In the sound of saying goodbye, Wei Zhongxian, Shen Yourong, and Field stepped onto the ship one after another. As for those who came with Field in the first place. Comrade Zhou Dawei, under Sun Chuanting's persuasion and temptation, stayed and became a civil servant in Shanghai Customs.

Oh, to use the common name of the Ming Dynasty, he is called a Jingzhili. This is equivalent to having an iron rice bowl. His job is also very simple, translating books, acting as an interpreter, compiling a book explaining the current division of Nanyang forces, and teaching the Ming Dynasty Others foreign languages.

In the blue sky and white clouds, the huge fleet gradually disappeared. The news of such a huge fleet traveling could not be concealed. Soon, someone set out to sea from Fujian, went to Penghu, then went to Ryukyu (Taiwan), and finally moved to the Ryukyu Kingdom .

At this time, the Ryukyu Kingdom was much more prosperous and no longer deserted. Ships of all sizes shuttled between these islands. Ever since Zheng Zhilong, Xu Xinsu, and Yan Siqi jointly attacked Japan, this place has been regarded as their center. Some of the military forces are stationed here.

There is no way, the Penghu Islands are too close to the mainland, so close that there is almost no strategic detour. Last time Shen Yourong's fleet passed by Penghu and killed Zheng Zhilong who was on the island at the time. Fortunately, the other party was also just After leaving the port, we did not stop at Quanzhou Port. It would be really fun if the other party came ashore and then responded to the request of the local government to destroy this pirate who occupied the land of the Ming Dynasty.

After that fright, Zheng Zhilong accepted Xinsu's invitation and moved his family to an island in the Ryukyu Islands, using this place as his base. There are many islands here and the sea is vast, and it can accommodate two big ones. Pirates, not to mention, they are working together to attack Japan. This relationship is even better if they are together.

As for Yan Siqi, he is still focused on his Da Liuqiu Island, actively absorbing the population, and wants to build this place into a foundation that he can pass on to his descendants. However, there have been no disaster victims in the Ming Dynasty for a long time, so he can't even get the population. , the development of the island has been stagnant recently and there is no change.

The Ryukyu Kingdom is not big, and its main forces are concentrated on Okinawa, the largest island among the Ryukyu Islands. At the moment, the most gorgeous thing on the island is a three-story building made of cement and ceramic tiles. This was just built this year. , is said to be the most popular and luxurious style in Ming Dynasty.

In the largest room on the third floor, Xu Xinsu, Yan Siqi, and Zheng Zhilong sat around a round table. This was something they learned from the Ming Dynasty. It is said that this was how the cabinet was held during its meetings. It was euphemistically called a round table meeting.

The three pirates thought this style was fresh, and the three of them had equal status, and there was no one who listened to whom, so they settled on it.

There were just three burly men in ancient costumes, sitting in a modern conference room, looking very strange.

"Hey, I heard that Ming Dynasty has formed a caravan. It will be passing through here recently, heading to Manila. Are you interested in joining him?" Xu Xinsu said with a smile.

Now the attack between the three and Japan has come to an end for the time being. Of course, it is not that they cannot defeat it, but they found that it is not cost-effective. They cannot hold the land at all, and the casualties are still high. As they fight, the pirates under their control are unwilling to do so. Done. After all, pirates are not here to expand territory, but for money.

In addition, Japan was willing to let three people monopolize trade with Japan and only buy Chinese goods from them. With huge benefits, the two sides reached a truce. Therefore, seeing that such a huge caravan from the Ming Dynasty wanted to pass through their chassis ,Xu Xinsu finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Of course, the more important thing that drove him to do this was the fear in his heart, the fear of the Ming Emperor. The more he understood, the more afraid he became, and the more he knew how much he hated for burning down the other party's shipyard over and over again.

However, the other two people were not interested in his proposal.

"I won't go. I heard that Shen Yourong is escorting this time. That old guy is too powerful. He will suffer too much if he fights. Besides, the brothers below don't want to fight. Now we have good business with the Japanese. Let's make some damn money first. Say it again."

Zheng Zhilong was the first to refuse. He had grabbed the most wealth when the family was separated, and he also had a lot of help from his clan brothers. He was also quite generous and capable. He had always been the strongest among the three, so he talked about it. He said it without any scruples.

"What about Brother Yan, are you interested? There are hundreds of ships with a lot of people on them. When they are captured, all the people will be given to you and you will get half of the goods." Xu Xinsu made an offer that Yan Siqi could hardly refuse. .

He was recently worried about the population of Da Liuqiu, and was wondering whether to go ashore and plunder it to bring in more people. Xu Xinsu's condition just hit his Achilles' heel.

"I..." Yan Siqi was about to play in the wild, but suddenly felt a pain in the instep of his foot. He glanced sideways and found that Zheng Zhilong had stepped on him.

"I'll think about it again." Almost instantly, he swallowed the words that were on his lips and replaced them with another sentence.

The two refused at the same time, which surprised Xu Xinsu, but this kind of thing cannot be forced, so he had to say angrily, "Okay, you are thinking about it. If you want to go, come to me anytime. I will go to investigate first to see if there are any What a good opportunity." After that, he left here.

After Xu Xinsu left, Yan Siqi frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Brother Yan, he and Xu Xinsu have an unsolvable grudge against the Ming Emperor, but the two of us don't. We don't need to go through this muddy water." Zheng Zhilong explained calmly.

"You mean...Xu Xinsu is not doing it for money, but to stop the emperor from coming to the sea?" Yan Siqi was not stupid and reacted immediately.

"I don't know if that's the case, but I know, are we going to stay at sea all our lives and not be able to return home?" Zheng Zhilong said with a high tone, "Now you and I are considered rich. As the saying goes, wealth cannot be returned. Our hometown is like walking in brocade at night. We can't let those people know what we are doing so hard!"

"So I..." Yan Siqi opened his mouth to explain.

"So you want to run that island as a foundation for your business, but Brother Yan, have you ever thought about it. The island is so close to the mainland. With the emperor's temperament, wouldn't he be interested? As long as he has this idea, Brother Yan, Tell me, what are you using to resist?" Zheng Zhilong asked seriously.

"I have seen the Ming Dynasty's fleet. It is no less generous than the Westerners, and the number is far greater than the Westerners. We are not afraid now, but in ten days, we will definitely die without a burial place."

These words left Yan Siqi speechless, "Then what do you think we should do?"

Seeing that Yan Siqi seemed to be moved, Zheng Zhilong was overjoyed and said, "We have no personal enmity with the emperor. We just had an incident in the Yellow River, but it didn't cause much trouble. As long as we get a surrender letter to ensure that the emperor puts the blame in the past, he said You can't even grant us official posts. After all, there are so many brothers and it won't work if we don't arrange them properly."

"A certificate of nomination? You mean..." Yan Siqi looked at the door and meant something.

"That's right, as long as this..." Zheng Zhilong made a gesture of slitting his throat, "A businessman who I often contact has recently been handed over to a big boss in the capital. He has relations with the inner government and can contact him on his behalf. When the time comes,

Once the head is given, we will..."

Yan Siqi struggled with his face, but in the end he couldn't resist the thought of returning to his hometown. He gritted his teeth and nodded, "Okay, let's do it."
Chapter completed!