But Han Du couldn't catch them, and could only look away at the continent. How could Han Du not be worried and helpless in such a situation?
Zhu Shou thought to himself that if he encountered such a situation, he would have no choice but to do so.
"Then why are you here to see me?" Zhu Shou asked.
Han Du nodded and admitted that he had a purpose for looking for Zhu Shou, and explained: "These people are hiding on the continent, and I can't do anything about them for the time being. But I can't just let it go. I have left troops stationed in Java to monitor them at any time."
Once they come out, I will give them a head-on attack. Moreover, I have already blocked their only way to escape to the west. They are now a turtle in a urn."
"But in addition to these two directions, they have another way, and that is to go north. Therefore, I hope that the Marquis can be more careful. If he encounters these people sneaking northward, it is best that the Marquis can stop them.
"
After hearing this, Zhu Shou said without hesitation: "I wish I could cut their corpses into pieces. If I let you see these people, I will definitely let them die without a place to bury them."
Then Zhu Shou frowned again and said: "But the ships under my command are all lucky ships, and there are not many of them. Although they can also fight, if those people have too many ships and just run away, I am afraid that I
There is no guarantee that all of them will be stopped."
"What does the Marquis mean?" Han Du understood Zhu Shou's implication.
Zhu Shou chuckled and said: "Didn't you leave a few warships in Java? In this way, I won't ask for more from you, and just like Java, how about leaving three warships for me?"
"Master Marquis, warships are weapons." Han Du looked at Zhu Shou and said in a deep tone.
The new warships are extremely powerful, and they are certainly not something that Handu can dispose of at will. Handu left warships in Java and the old port to monitor the continent and block waterways. This is a normal military behavior. Handu has this power and issued this order
The command.
But it was different to give the warship to Zhu Shou. Strictly speaking, Zhu Shou was just the governor of Luzon. Even the two thousand soldiers he commanded were authorized by Lao Zhu. If this were done in the Ming Dynasty, no one would
Maybe he had military and political power in his hands.
But since Lao Zhu did not give special permission to give the new warship to Zhu Shou, if Han Du had given it to him, it would have been a private grant. Han Du's resignation was a trivial matter, and it might have aroused Lao Zhu's suspicion. Whether it was
There is no benefit at all to Han Du or Zhu Shou.
Zhu Shou looked indifferent and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you. In fact, I have already asked the emperor for orders, hoping to get a few warships. And the emperor also agreed, just because now
There is no ready-made warship, so we are just towing it temporarily. If you don’t believe me, dear brother, I will show you the emperor’s imperial edict.”
With that said, Zhu Shou turned around and went out, and soon came back with a yellow brocade box.
Zhu Shou opened the imperial edict and showed it to Han Du.
Han Du saw that this imperial edict was indeed a reply written by Lao Zhu himself, and he agreed to give Zhu Shou three warships. Han Du couldn't help but be a little confused and asked: "How did the Marquis obtain the emperor's consent?"
Zhu Shou smiled proudly and said, "Last year, we sent about two million pounds of goods back to Beijing."
Han Du suddenly raised his head and said, "I understand! Zhu Shou used money to settle Lao Zhu's situation. In Han Du's opinion, Lao Zhu is still easy to talk to. As long as you can make money for him, as long as the demands are not excessive."
, Lao Zhu can almost do it
Enough to comply.
Han Du didn't know what reason Zhu Shou used to persuade Lao Zhu. He thought it was just that he had enough force to get more wealth.
In just one year, he was able to get two million yuan, which was impossible with only 100,000 people farming. After seeing Zhu Shou, he listened to his original proposal and started a business without capital.
Robbery is the number one way to get rich quickly.
Some people may think that the natives are short and poor, and there is nothing to grab. If you really think so, you are completely wrong. The natives have lived on the island for many years, and it is inevitable that they will get some metal decorations on their bodies. These things
Most of them are gold and silver, and the precious wood on the island is also a big source of wealth.
Take the table in front of Han Du now. Although it looks newly made, the material is actually red sandalwood. Such a table would be worth thousands of gold in the Ming Dynasty.
In addition, Zhu Shou mined mineral veins on the island and obtained two million gold veins a year. It was not difficult.
Han Du didn't care how Zhu Shou searched the island, as long as Lao Zhu allowed him to own the warship.
Thinking of this, Han Du pondered for a while and said: "It just so happened that we encountered wind and waves on our return trip. Three warships were seriously damaged and were no longer able to continue the voyage. We had to stay here for repairs."
"Haha, thank you very much, dear brother." Zhu Shou immediately understood and smiled and cupped his hands towards Han Du Gong.
"After all, it's not a new ship. The Marquis will still suffer a bit after taking it. But even so, I still ask the Marquis to explain everything to the Emperor." Han Du changed the subject with a smile.
Zhu Shou naturally had no objection. He knew that Han Du's statement that the damage was serious was just an excuse to prevent others from seizing the excuse in the future. But the process that should be followed still had to be followed.
Zhu Shou nodded and said: "Don't worry, we will write a letter explaining the situation right away, and we are willing to accept these three severely damaged warships on the spot."
Han Du stayed at Zhu Shou for a few more days, and then set sail again on the road. However, this time Han Du did not go directly north to return to Beijing. Instead, he turned south and headed west.
More than ten days later, Han Du saw land appearing in front of him. Han Du immediately asked: "Where are we?"
When Li Zengzhi heard this, he immediately took the sextant and made calculations. After a while, he replied: "Uncle, we should be at the south of Shuizhenla."
This was how navigation was at this time. When we got there, we didn’t even have a clear geographical location. We could only determine which direction we were in.
"Ashore." Now that he is here, Han Du is also preparing to go ashore to rest. Even if there is nothing gained, it is good to have a rest.
As a large number of people came ashore, they began to build houses to provide shelter from the wind and rain.
Soon, the patrolling soldiers came back with a few dark-skinned natives.
"Uncle, these people were peeping at us outside, and we caught them back. Let me make a decision."
Han Du saw that several people were dressed in strange costumes and spoke different languages, so he shouted: "Go and find Shi Jinqing."
In order to get an official appointment from the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, Shi Jinqing also proposed to go to Beijing with Han Du to meet him.
Han Du saw that he had this intention, so he did not refuse and took him with him.
Now that the language was blocked, Shi Jinqing came in handy. However, Han Du couldn't catch them, and could only look away from the continent. In such a situation, how could Han Du not be worried and look helpless?
Zhu Shou thought to himself that if he encountered such a situation, he would have no choice but to do so.
"Then why are you here to see me?" Zhu Shou asked.
Han Du nodded and admitted that he had a purpose for looking for Zhu Shou, and explained: "These people are hiding on the continent, and I can't do anything about them for the time being. But I can't just let it go. I have left troops stationed in Java to monitor them at any time."
Once they come out, I will give them a head-on attack. Moreover, I have already blocked their only way to escape to the west. They are now a turtle in a urn."
"But in addition to these two directions, they have another way, and that is to go north. Therefore, I hope that the Marquis can be more careful. If he encounters these people sneaking northward, it is best that the Marquis can stop them.
"
After hearing this, Zhu Shou said without hesitation: "I wish I could cut their corpses into pieces. If I let you see these people, I will definitely let them die without a place to bury them."
Then Zhu Shou frowned again and said: "But the ships under my command are all lucky ships, and there are not many of them. Although they can also fight, if those people have too many ships and just run away, I am afraid that I
There is no guarantee that all of them will be stopped."
"What does the Marquis mean?" Han Du understood Zhu Shou's implication.
Zhu Shou chuckled and said: "Didn't you leave a few warships in Java? In this way, I won't ask for more from you, and just like Java, how about leaving three warships for me?"
"Master Marquis, warships are weapons." Han Du looked at Zhu Shou and said in a deep tone.
The new warships are extremely powerful, and they are certainly not something that Handu can dispose of at will. Handu left warships in Java and the old port to monitor the continent and block waterways. This is a normal military behavior. Handu has this power and issued this order
The command.
But it was different to give the warship to Zhu Shou. Strictly speaking, Zhu Shou was just the governor of Luzon. Even the two thousand soldiers he commanded were authorized by Lao Zhu. If this were done in the Ming Dynasty, no one would
Maybe he had military and political power in his hands.
But since Lao Zhu did not give special permission to give the new warship to Zhu Shou, if Han Du had given it to him, it would have been a private grant. Han Du's resignation was a trivial matter, and it might have aroused Lao Zhu's suspicion. Whether it was
There is no benefit at all to Han Du or Zhu Shou.
Zhu Shou looked indifferent and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you. In fact, I have already asked the emperor for orders, hoping to get a few warships. And the emperor also agreed, just because now
There is no ready-made warship, so we are just towing it temporarily. If you don’t believe me, dear brother, I will show you the emperor’s imperial edict.”
With that said, Zhu Shou turned around and went out, and soon came back with a yellow brocade box.
Zhu Shou opened the imperial edict and showed it to Han Du.
Han Du saw that this imperial edict was indeed a reply written by Lao Zhu himself, and he agreed to give Zhu Shou three warships. Han Du couldn't help but be a little confused and asked: "How did the Marquis obtain the emperor's consent?"
Zhu Shou smiled proudly and said, "Last year, we sent about two million pounds of goods back to Beijing."
Han Du suddenly raised his head and said, "I understand! Zhu Shou used money to settle Lao Zhu's situation. In Han Du's opinion, Lao Zhu is still easy to talk to. As long as you can make money for him, as long as the demands are not excessive."
, Lao Zhu can almost do it
Enough to comply.
Han Du didn't know what reason Zhu Shou used to persuade Lao Zhu. He thought it was just that he had enough force to get more wealth.
In just one year, he was able to get two million yuan, which was impossible with only 100,000 people farming. After seeing Zhu Shou, he listened to his original proposal and started a business without capital.
Robbery is the number one way to get rich quickly.
Some people may think that the natives are short and poor, and there is nothing to grab. If you really think so, you are completely wrong. The natives have lived on the island for many years, and it is inevitable that they will get some metal decorations on their bodies. These things
Most of them are gold and silver, and the precious wood on the island is also a big source of wealth.
Take the table in front of Han Du now. Although it looks newly made, the material is actually red sandalwood. Such a table would be worth thousands of gold in the Ming Dynasty.
In addition, Zhu Shou mined mineral veins on the island and obtained two million gold veins a year. It was not difficult.
Han Du didn't care how Zhu Shou searched the island, as long as Lao Zhu allowed him to own the warship.
Thinking of this, Han Du pondered for a while and said: "It just so happened that we encountered wind and waves on our return trip. Three warships were seriously damaged and were no longer able to continue the voyage. We had to stay here for repairs."
"Haha, thank you very much, dear brother." Zhu Shou immediately understood and smiled and cupped his hands towards Han Du Gong.
"After all, it's not a new ship. The Marquis will still suffer a bit after taking it. But even so, I still ask the Marquis to explain everything to the Emperor." Han Du changed the subject with a smile.
Zhu Shou naturally had no objection. He knew that Han Du's statement that the damage was serious was just an excuse to prevent others from seizing the excuse in the future. But the process that should be followed still had to be followed.
Zhu Shou nodded and said: "Don't worry, we will write a letter explaining the situation right away, and we are willing to accept these three severely damaged warships on the spot."
Han Du stayed at Zhu Shou for a few more days, and then set sail again on the road. However, this time Han Du did not go directly north to return to Beijing. Instead, he turned south and headed west.
More than ten days later, Han Du saw land appearing in front of him. Han Du immediately asked: "Where are we?"
When Li Zengzhi heard this, he immediately took the sextant and made calculations. After a while, he replied: "Uncle, we should be at the south of Shuizhenla."
This was how navigation was at this time. When we got there, we didn’t even have a clear geographical location. We could only determine which direction we were in.
"Ashore." Now that he is here, Han Du is also preparing to go ashore to rest. Even if there is nothing gained, it is good to have a rest.
As a large number of people came ashore, they began to build houses to provide shelter from the wind and rain.
Soon, the patrolling soldiers came back with a few dark-skinned natives.
"Uncle, these people were peeping at us outside, and we caught them back. Let me make a decision."
Han Du saw that several people were dressed in strange costumes and spoke different languages, so he shouted: "Go and find Shi Jinqing."
In order to get an official appointment from the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, Shi Jinqing also proposed to go to Beijing with Han Du to meet him.
Han Du saw that he had this intention, so he did not refuse and took him with him.
Now that I don't understand the language, Shi Jinqing comes in handy.