Chapter Eight Hundred and Thirty-Six The Third Insurance
As soon as Liu Xingzuo saw Duke Xing's posture, he understood what he meant. He immediately reported to Zhong Jinwei: "Gong, after the contact some time ago, Lord Ruan in the south of Jiaozhi and Lord Zheng in the north both intend to exchange grain for our Ming Dynasty flintlock guns.
But when the Ruan family in the south was about to reach an agreement, the Dutch appeared and sold arms to the Ruan family first."
"The Ruan family is in urgent need of firearms to defeat the Zheng family in the north. They can't wait for our ordnance, so they intend to buy it from the Dutch. Another reason is that we have designated to use food in exchange, but the Dutch are willing to buy anything of value.
Anything is fine.”
Speaking of this, Liu Xingzuo specifically added: "The current Ruan family in the south is also a sensible person. For them, weapons are important, but food is also indispensable. Therefore, under the resonance of these several situations, problems arise."
Zhong Jinwei frowned when he heard this. The Dutch were in trouble with the Ming Dynasty at every turn. The lesson they received when they invaded the Jiangnan area last time was not enough, and now they are causing trouble again.
He thought for a moment and said to Liu Xingzuo: "Tell me the specific situation of the Dutch."
"The Dutch had two-pronged warships, and they arrived at the port controlled by the Nguyen family under the pretense of needing supplies. Then they got in touch with the Nguyen family through the Western missionary Alexander Rhodes as an intermediary. When the Dutch knew that the Nguyen family was in urgent need of firearms,
So I made a transaction request."
When Liu Xingzuo said this, he led the Duke to the map of Jiaozhi and pointed at the location of the Dutch with a thin stick.
Then he continued to report: "The Jin Yiwei Qianhu Yu Haijing who was there at that time made up for it and assassinated Alexander Rhodes, but it was too late."
When Zhong Jinwei heard about it, his old acquaintance Yu Haijing was active there and assassinated a missionary. He secretly thought that this task was suitable for him, but even though he used his original Jianghu methods, it was still a little late. No.
It worked, which is a shame.
In fact, this assassination operation was not without effect. In the original history, this Rhodes created the Vietnamese Mandarin characters, replacing the original characters Nan and Chinese characters used by Jiaozhi. Fortunately, this situation is impossible to happen now.
Of course, no one in this plane would know about this unexpected result.
Zhong Jinwei thought about the information reported by Liu Xingzuo and confirmed again: "That means that the Dutch warships in Jiaozhi only have two bows?"
"According to the feedback from the other side, it is indeed the two bows that are parked at this port." Liu Xingzuo led Xing Guogong to the sand table again and pointed to the port model above.
Zhong Jinwei looked at the sand table without saying a word, just thinking about things. When Liu Xingzuo saw it, he said the plan he had thought of: "So the official thought that instead of letting the Dutch do bad things in Jiaozhi, it would be better to use the Jinyiwei among the pirates as undercover agents.
Guide the pirates to attack the Dutch warships."
After finishing speaking, he looked at Zhong Jinwei, waiting for his decision.
But Zhong Jinwei did not give a conclusion on his suggestion. He just asked another question: "How is Jin Yiwei's undercover status among pirates now?"
The Duke could not make a conclusion, and Liu Xingzuo had no choice but to follow Zhong Jinwei's question and answer: "There are a total of sixteen pirate forces that have fled into Southeast Asia, among which there are eight strongest pirates. Jin Yiwei is an undercover agent among these eight pirates.
There are all the forces, but there are only two people who have become the big bosses."
Zhong Jinwei thought for a moment, then shook his head and said to Liu Xingzuo: "As I said just now, the pirates' Jin Yiwei should be used as undercover agents. They should not be used unless absolutely necessary. Your proposal is not feasible and I don't agree with it."
When he finished speaking, he saw the confusion and unwillingness on Liu Xingzuo's face and knew that he had not given a clear reason, so he would not be convinced.
So Zhong Jinwei explained to Liu Xingzuo: "The reason why I said this is not a conclusion I reached arbitrarily."
"I don't dare." Upon hearing this, Liu Xingzuo quickly expressed his stance.
Zhong Jinwei ignored his statement and gave him an analysis: "First, Jin Yiwei's undercover strength is not strong. If this force is used to guide the pirates to attack the Dutch warships, I don't know whether they will go, even if the pirates really go.
, I don’t know if this will succeed. If this succeeds, I don’t know how much benefit it will bring to the pirates. This kind of deal is not cost-effective for pirates. If Jin Yiwei’s undercover agent behaves actively, he is afraid that his intentions will be suspected.
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"Secondly, my Ming Dynasty laid out the plan among the pirates so early, and infiltrated the Jinyiwei undercover, and focused on the entire Southeast Asia, not Jiaozhi. If everything was exposed in the Jiaozhi incident, it would be very unsatisfactory for my Ming Dynasty.
A good deal.”
When Liu Xingzuo heard what Duke Xingguo said, he kept nodding slightly. But at the same time, his brows also wrinkled.
After Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, Liu Xingzuo couldn't help but ask: "My lord, if we don't use the Jin Yiwei undercover, the Dutch will continue to influence the Ruan family in Jiaozhi. Then what should I, the Ming Dynasty, do about Jiaozhi's plan?"
Zhong Jinwei looked at the port model on the sand table and said nothing. After a while, he suddenly asked: "Have the Dutch two-bow battleship always stayed here?"
After he finished speaking, he touched the sand table with his finger.
"Yes, Duke. It seems that the Dutch are also planning to make a deal with Cochin. Therefore, they have stayed there and have no intention of leaving." Liu Xingzuo replied quickly.
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he clapped his hands and said loudly: "Okay, I have an idea."
With such a loud voice, not only Liu Xingzuo, but also Zhong Jinwei's guards scattered in the lobby looked at him.
"My lord, what's your clever plan?" Liu Xingzuo frowned and asked in surprise.
Zhong Jinwei smiled, walked to the desk and sat down, then raised his head and said to Liu Xingzuo who was following him: "You pass the news to the undercover Jinyiwei among the pirates, and ask them to encourage the pirates to buy food in Southeast Asia, whether it is buying or not
Well, it doesn’t matter whether you rob or rob, as long as you can get food, bring it to the Ming Dynasty in exchange for flintlocks and artillery."
Liu Xingzuo was fully expecting the Duke to tell him a clever plan on how to deal with the Dutch, but when he heard such words, he felt empty in his heart, as if he wanted to vomit blood.
At the same time, he was also confused about what Duke Xingguo said, and couldn't help but ask: "Duke, why is this?"
Zhong Jinwei raised his finger and said: "First, the Ming Dynasty is in urgent need of food. Although I have already added two layers of insurance, it is also good to add a third layer of insurance just in case."
Then Zhong Jinwei extended a finger and said: "Second, if the pirates have Ming Dynasty's guns and artillery, their force in Southeast Asia will be stronger. The more chaotic they make Southeast Asia, the more beneficial it will be to Ming Dynasty."
Finally, Zhong Jinwei raised a finger and said: "Third, let Jinyiwei undercover exchange food for weapons this time, completely rise to the top, control the most pirate forces, and secretly serve me, the Ming Dynasty."