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623 Met an old friend

At the beginning, the Spaniards massacred the Ming people, and they were still very worried because they were afraid of Ming's revenge.

As a result, the Ming Dynasty just issued an imperial edict without any pain, and it was not even as good as three drinks of wine as a penalty.

As a result, the Spaniards became completely bolder. They treated Ming people like pigs and sheep, fattening them and killing them, and fattening them and killing them. The most recent incident was in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen's reign.

At this time, the rebels were invading and bandits were running rampant. Emperor Chongzhen was already busy at home, so how could he free up his troops to conquer the Spaniards?

If the original historical development is followed, after Zheng Chenggong established a foothold in Baodao and heard about what happened in Luzon, he would have intended to conquer the Spaniards to seek justice.

When the Spaniards heard this, they massacred all the Ming people on Luzon Island again because they were afraid that they would become internal agents.

In fact, Wanli's misunderstanding at that time was the same. The Spanish thought that the Ming Dynasty was interested in Luzon, and they were worried that the Ming people on Luzon Island would act as internal collaborators, so they carried out the first massacre.

Now, when the Spaniards saw that the Zheng family's fleet appeared in Nanyang, near Luzon, they thought too much.

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At the end of the 18th year of Chongzhen's reign, it was already snowing heavily in Liaodong. The wilderness was completely white, and there were very few traces of people.

However, there were two ships sailing on the Yalu River, and they were about to reach the boundary of Zhenjiang Fort.

I don't know when some Jianlu appeared on the shore, watching the ships on the river along the river.

There is no other way but to monitor, as Jianlu himself does not have a warship.

In the cabin of one of the ships, Zheng Zhilong, a southerner, was wearing thick clothes and had a brazier in front of him, making a fire: "This damn weather is really freezing to death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone knocking on the cabin door, and at the same time a guard's voice rang out: "Master, we are about to arrive at Zhenjiang Fort, but it's a bit strange that there is a Xiyi ship parked here.

sailboat!"

"Oh?" Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but be a little surprised after hearing this. A Xiyi sailboat appeared here? This is impossible!

At the first moment, he remembered what Jianlu had said about the Russian Empire. However, when he was at Wuying Hall, he had seen where the Russian Empire was. It was impossible for a ship to come to the Yalu River.

So, Zheng Zhilong rubbed his hands, tightened his tiger fur coat, signaled the guards inside the cabin to open the cabin door, and stepped out to see the situation.

Sure enough, there was a Western sailboat parked on the river bank not far away. Because there was no flag, there was no way to know which country the ship was from.

Zheng Zhilong was surprised at this moment. This ship must belong to Xiyi, but which Xiyi did it belong to?

Coming here is obviously related to Jianlu!

Thinking this way, Zheng Zhilong cheered up. This must be clarified.

The two lucky ships slowly docked, and the Jianlu on the shore suddenly felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. There were also figures on the Xiyi sailing ship.

Zheng Zhilong, who was observing, recognized it at once. It was Hongyi's ship. According to the emperor's name, it was a Dutch ship.

Why did they come here?

He was thinking that his personal guard had revealed his identity, and the Jianlu Guards from Zhenjiang Fort hurried over to greet him.

The guard of Zhenjiang Fort was none other than Ying Erdai, the most adept at diplomacy on the Jianlu side.

Since the last time the Qing Dynasty and the Japanese had reached an agreement on Korean affairs, there was no need for him to stay. Because of the special location of Zhenjiang Fort, Dorgon asked him to sit here.

After Ying Erdai welcomed Zheng Zhilong into the lobby of Zhenjiang Fort and dismissed the crowd, Zheng Zhilong took off his hood and immediately complained: "It's really too cold in your place in Liaodong, I'll freeze to death!"

As the person in charge of Zhenjiang Fort, Ying Erdai had to deal with Zheng Zhilong and the Japanese country, so he naturally knew Zheng Zhilong's status. When he heard what he said, he quickly smiled and said: "It's cold, but we are all

Habit!"

While talking, he quickly handed over a hand stove. It could be seen that he was well prepared to entertain guests.

Zheng Zhilong did not refuse. After taking it, he warmed his hands and said, "The weather is too cold, it's still snowing, and the road is difficult to walk. I won't go to Shengjing. I'll hand over the things I brought to you!"

After he finished speaking, he freed up one hand, reached into his other sleeve and took out two pieces of paper, handed them directly to Ying Erdai and said: "This is a list of a ship of supplies. Read it and then go move it."

Ashore. The other part is the cement formula."

Seeing Ying Erdai reading the content on the paper, Zheng Zhilong explained: "I bribed the court officials and got this cement formula, so I wanted to send it to you as soon as possible. It's a bit difficult to collect materials here in the north.

, I withheld it from the supplies to Dongjiang Town. This matter cannot be made obvious, otherwise I will be exposed. The remaining supplies will be prepared for you after I return to Fujian!"

This was a house selling market, so Jianlu wanted something from Zheng Zhilong. Therefore, not only had he paid half of the price as a deposit before, but now when he heard Zheng Zhilong's words, Ying Erdai had to smile and said thank you for your hard work.

If the North Korean monarchs and ministers saw this scene, they would probably be very emotional. The Supreme King riding on their heads was so cautious when facing this Mingren!

"When I do business, credibility is the most important thing!" Zheng Zhilong continued, "Next year, if I find an opportunity, I will definitely be able to transport all the remaining supplies, so that the Prince Regent and Prince Li can rest assured!"

After hearing this, Ingoldai was about to speak when he suddenly heard footsteps coming from outside. Then, a personal guard reported outside: "Sir, the Dutch envoy is back."

This sentence was said in Manchu, and Zheng Zhilong could not understand it.

Ying Erdai looked at Zheng Zhilong and had an idea. He said to Zheng Zhilong in Ming Dynasty Mandarin: "What a coincidence. The Dutch envoy has returned from Shengjing. I have to go and greet him."

After finishing speaking, he shook his head and sighed: "I really don't understand how these Dutch people actually come to me and say they want to do business with me, the Qing Dynasty."

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he immediately understood. The implication of Jianlu's words was actually telling him that he would not be the only business partner in the Qing Empire.

Thinking this way, Zheng Zhilong was not angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "Oh, that's great. You can bring them over to meet them. It's too cold outside, so I won't go out."

When Ying Erdai heard this, he was a little surprised and replied: "They may have just boarded the boat and left, but they may not come here!"

Logically speaking, those Dutchmen and this Zheng Zhilong should be business enemies, and they would definitely not want to meet each other.

After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong just smiled lightly and said: "It's okay, just tell them my name and they will definitely come over!"

When Ying Erdai heard this, she couldn't help but stare at him several times. This was a bit domineering!

But, those are Xiyi, not your subordinates Zheng Zhilong, will they listen to you?

When those Western barbarians came over, did they say that they controlled Nanyang, how powerful they were, and they would listen to you?

Of course, Ying Erdai was a good person and would not be stupid enough to say this to Zheng Zhilong directly. Instead, he agreed on the spot with a smile. As for whether he would come or not, he definitely could not guarantee it.

After a while, he left Zhenjiang Fort alone and met the Dutch who had returned from Shengjing at the foot of the city.

Seeing this general of the Qing Empire, the leading Dutchman said enthusiastically: "We have already negotiated with your regent and will come often in the future."

The Mandarin of the Ming Dynasty was used. There was no other way. In the Far East, the Mandarin of the Ming Dynasty was the lingua franca.

After a pause, the man continued: "It's the damn weather here, it's too cold. We have to leave quickly, otherwise we'll freeze!"

After hearing his words, Ingoldai knew that these Dutch people who came to visit him must have negotiated business with the Qing Dynasty and were relatively satisfied with it.

Of course he was happy about this.

However, Ying Erdai remembered what happened to Zheng Zhilong, and quickly said to the Dutch leader: "There is another guest in the city who wants to meet you. How about you go into the city and rest for a while?"

The Dutchman was a little surprised when he heard this, and asked: "Who?"

"Zheng Zhilong, do you know him?" Ying Erdai did not give his official name, it was just a name.

The first reason for doing this is not to let too many people know about Zheng Zhilong's identity, as that would cause serious problems;

Second, in fact, he is also causing trouble, that is, he has completed Zheng Zhilong's instructions. However, if people don't listen and continue to leave, it will be a loss of Zheng Zhilong's face and let him speak so domineeringly again!

However, what he didn't expect was that the Dutchman was obviously stunned when he heard this, and then confirmed: "That Zheng Zhilong from the Ming Dynasty?"

There are too many people here, and it’s easy to have the same name.

These Dutch people did not know that Zheng Zhilong was one of the allies when he was in Japan. Therefore, they thought it was unlikely that Zheng Zhilong would appear on the side of the Qing Empire, thinking that this person might be Zheng Zhilong on the side of the Qing Empire.

"Yes!" Ying Erdai looked at his expression and couldn't help but said a little surprised, "Know?"

"I don't know!" the Dutchman answered simply, shaking his head.

When Ying Erdai saw it, she laughed in her heart. Zheng Zhilong's domineering air was probably going to slap her in the face.

But what he didn't expect was that the Dutchman and other accomplices glanced at him. After hesitating for a moment, they said to him: "Then lead the way!"

"..." Ying Erdai was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses and asked carefully while leading the way, "Since you don't know each other, do you still want to meet me?"

After hearing this, the Dutchman's face obviously looked a little ugly.

On the surface, the two sides were actually still hostile. However, on the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty, the Dutch ships had to buy the Zheng family's flag.

The Dutch couldn't bear this shame, so they pretended to be a Japanese ship, bought a flag as a Japanese ship, and paid the protection fee.


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