To the north of Anping Bridge in Anhai Town, Jinjiang, Fujian, there is a majestic mansion. This mansion stretches from Xidai to Xigang in the west, to Xitou in the north, to Anping Bridge in the south, and directly connects to the Wugang Port. It covers an area of 138
Mu, with wing halls, pavilions and pavilions facing each other on both sides, forming a barrier around it. There is "Dunren Pavilion" in the east and "Taiyun Tower" in the west. The front hall is "Catholic Hall" and the middle hall is "Xiaosi Hall". The scale
It is grand and towering. There is a "Zhiyuan Garden" behind the big house, which is protected by a wall and surrounded by hills, pavilions, monasteries, ponds, small bridges, winding paths, fine trees, exotic flowers and plants, and is extremely gorgeous.
It is the residence of Zheng Zhilong, who served as the "Five Tiger Guerrilla General" in Fujian Coast Guard Guerrilla and was known as the overlord of the East China Sea.
Today, sitting in the main hall of this mansion is a middle-aged man in his forties wearing casual clothes and a full beard. This man has bright eyes, thick bones, and a long-term aura about him.
The domineering spirit cultivated by his high position, he is the owner of this mansion, the Ming Dynasty coastal defense guerrilla general Zheng Zhilong.
On the left and right of Zheng Zhilong sat a middle-aged man and a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old. Below him sat more than a dozen men. They were Zheng Zhilong's younger brother Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Zhibao, his son Zheng Sen and a group of subordinates. They were in the hall.
There was a row of guards in full armor standing outside, looking very solemn and solemn. Zheng Zhilong, who was sitting on the main seat, was listening to a report from one of his subordinates.
"Let me report to you, the ships we delivered to North Korea have returned. They brought news that the Qing soldiers who invaded North Korea were defeated by a force of officers and soldiers from the Ming Dynasty two months ago."
"Oh, we were defeated? Now our Ming Dynasty still has such a strong general?" Zheng Zhilong asked in surprise.
Because the transportation at this time was very backward, and the capital was thousands of miles away from Fujian, it was very inconvenient to transmit information. In addition, Zheng Zhilong's focus was mostly in the southeastern areas such as Japan and Taiwan, and he had little contact with North Korea. Therefore, the invasion was not known until now.
News of the defeat of the Qing troops in Korea.
"Who else could it be? It was Pang Gang, the Qingzhou commander who blocked the Hangzhou wharf a few days ago and forcibly collected taxes. It was he who led thousands of troops to support North Korea and defeated Amin's tens of thousands of troops."
"What? Thousands of troops drove away tens of thousands of Qing Dynasty troops? Liu Laoliu, you're not fucking awake yet, are you?" As soon as Liu Laoliu finished speaking, a thin man sat next to Zheng Zhilong.
The voice of a middle-aged man rang out, and his eyes were as wide as a bell. He was Zheng Zhilong’s fourth brother Zheng Zhibao.
"Liu Laoliu, you fucking think that Pang Gang's soldiers are all heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals!" Immediately afterwards, the dozen or so men sitting below all laughed. They were all old men who had followed Zheng Zhilong for many years.
They are pirates. Although they have been at sea all year round and have never directly fought with Qing soldiers, they still know the performance of Ming officers and soldiers after so many years. Tens of thousands of Ming troops have always besieged thousands of Qing soldiers without victory, but today it is
In turn, thousands of Ming troops defeated tens of thousands of Qing troops. Isn't this a joke?
"The boss, that's what the brothers who came back said." Liu Laoliu explained a little aggrievedly. Although Zheng Zhilong had accepted the imperial court's recruitment and became a coastal defense guerrilla, his men were still used to using the original
to call him by his name.
"Okay, don't hold on to Liu Laoliu's words." Zheng Zhilong laughed and relieved Liu Laoliu, and then couldn't help laughing and said: "But Liu Laoliu's words are too unreliable.
, You really dare to say anything. Thousands of people defeated the Qing soldiers. Do you really think that the Qing soldiers are nothing?"
"But..." Liu Laoliu was not convinced. He looked anxious and said something, but was interrupted again. Another tall and thin man next to Zheng Zhilong said: "Okay, Liu Laoliu
Stop arguing on this issue, isn't it embarrassing enough?"
"Okay, why don't I just stop talking?" Liu Laoliu felt aggrieved and stayed aside without saying a word.
Zheng Zhilong didn't want to argue about this issue anymore, so he changed the topic and asked: "Liu Laoliu, during this period, only your brothers have been to North Korea and the north. Can you tell us, what is the background of Pang Gang?"
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Liu Laoliu thought for a while and said: "Big boss, don't mention it. That Pang Gang has really been in the limelight recently. He was originally just a small Qianhu household in Qingzhou. At the beginning of this year, he followed Governor Lu to work in the capital.
Wang, for some reason, was favored by the emperor and given the title of commander of Qingzhou. A few days ago, he made a big fuss in Hangzhou. He blocked the Hangzhou wharf and forced tax collection. Later, he bought hundreds of thousands of shi of grain.
In the end, the imperial court did not blame him, but instead promoted him to the rank of right governor and co-president. This incident really revealed an evil deed."
"Oh, how dare he block the Hangzhou Pier? So he still has a navy?" Zheng Zhilong frowned and added, "Then what is his strength? I mean his navy."
Liu Laoliu thought for a while and said: "Although his naval strength is far inferior to ours, it cannot be underestimated. I heard that not only did he hire Koreans to help him train his navy, but he also owns ten large ships.
It’s the kind of lucky ship that Zheng He’s father-in-law used on his voyages to the West during the Yongle period!”
"What? Dafu Ship!" Zheng Zhilong suddenly stood up and asked: "Is it the kind of big ship that can carry four to five hundred people and carry hundreds of thousands of kilograms?"
Liu Laoliu hesitated for a moment and then said: "I don't know about this humble position, but it is said to be like this."
"Is it possible that the method of making the Great Fortune Ship still exists in the world?" Everyone in the hall was surprised. Since the Ming Dynasty ordered the destruction of Zheng He's voyages to the West and all the information on their ships, the methods of making treasure ships and the Great Fortune Ship have been lost.
I didn't expect it to show up again now.
At this time, the young man who had been sitting silently next to Zheng Zhilong also said with bright eyes: "Dad! If we can get those ten lucky ships, our strength will increase a lot."
The young man is Zheng Zhilong’s only son Zheng Sen!
Zheng Zhilong ignored his son's words, looked around and said: "What are you doing? What are you doing? You think you are still a pirate. Don't forget that we are officers and soldiers now, and we are already members of the court. Don't always think about robbing."
Oh, kill him!"
Under Zheng Zhilong's order, everyone returned to their seats with great enthusiasm.
Seeing that everyone had returned to their seats, Zheng Zhilong also stopped. At this time, his mind started to work quickly. To be honest, unlike those under his command, Pang Gang's ten lucky ships had not yet been put in Zheng Zhilong's eyes.
, as the leader of a military group with thousands of ships and tens of thousands of men, he thinks much further than these people.