During the Zhu Yuanzhang period, the remnants of Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen fled to the sea, and the remnants of the Meng Yuan Dynasty in Fujian also fled to the sea, and then joined up with the ronin from Japan. This formed the earliest Japanese pirates in the Ming Dynasty.
Its strength is very powerful, and it can easily entangle 30,000 to 50,000 people. Every time it attacks coastal areas, the Ming army cannot defend itself.
Hence, the ancestral system of sea ban came into being.
Although there are two thousand households in the Zhoushan Islands, when Tang He was in charge of the defense of Zhejiang, he constantly deployed Zhoushan soldiers to strengthen the coastal defense force along the Zhejiang coast. By the middle of the Ming Dynasty, a large number of military households fled again, and now Zhoushan's guard station is insufficient in strength.
five hundred.
What can five hundred guardsmen do?
The Zhoushan area has vast waters and numerous islands, and has long been a paradise for pirates.
But these pirates don’t know how to build, or they are too lazy to build because of the precarious situation. Take Shuangyu Island as an example, with scattered residential buildings in a mess and a usable port and terminal. How can it look like the largest pirate base in Zhejiang?
A small boat came from the west.
Wang Yuan stood on the bow of the ship, with a long sword hanging on his waist and a bow and arrow on his back. He was wearing a t-shirt and a square scarf on his head, looking like a Confucian knight.
Pang Jian rocked the boat and gradually approached the port.
Pirates had discovered them early, and when the boat docked, they immediately surrounded them.
"Brother Hu," Pang Jian clasped his fists and said, "I have brought Mr. Wang, the master of the Zhejiang Governor's Office, to see you. Please inform Chen Dana."
The pirate surnamed Hu laughed: "Does Governor Wang really dare not come by himself? He only sent a scholar here."
Pang Jian said: "General Wang Zhi has other important matters. This Mr. Wang is a member of his clan and can act with full authority on behalf of the Governor."
"Come with me," the pirate surnamed Hu glanced at Wang Yuan, nodded and said, "You are a very courageous scholar, why don't you just throw the chopper into the sea to feed the fish?"
Wang Yuan asked back: "What good will it do to you if you chop me down?"
The pirate surnamed Hu thought for a while and said with a smile: "That's right. You are a member of Governor Wang's tribe, so why not tie you up and ask for ransom?"
Wang Yuan asked: "How much does Brother Hu think I am worth?"
The pirate surnamed Hu held out three fingers: "Everyone who is an official is rich, and those who are governors are even richer. If I kidnap you, I can get at least three thousand taels!"
Wang Yuan pondered: "It's not cheap."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The pirate surnamed Hu laughed: "You scholar is quite interesting. Come on, cover your eyes, and I will take you to see Da Na."
Wang Yuan stood there without any resistance and allowed the pirates to blindfold him and even have his weapons taken away.
Being led forward by the pirates, Wang Yuan heard the pirate surnamed Hu exclaiming in the darkness: "What a knife!"
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "I have followed Mr. Wang for several years, killing rebels in the Central Plains and barbarians in the Western Regions. Over and over, this sword has taken two to three hundred lives, but there is no gap in the curling blade. What do you think?
Is this a good knife?"
The pirate surnamed Hu looked at Wang Yuan in surprise: "You are the only scholar who can kill two to three hundred people with your own hands?"
Wang Yuan said: "What is this? Wherever Wang Zhi's troops pointed and where his military flag was directed, tens of thousands of bandits were killed. Even the king of Turpan in the Western Regions was captured alive by Wang Zhi and brought back to Beijing to present to the emperor!
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"Killing tens of thousands of thieves and bandits? I'm afraid it's killing good people and taking credit for their merits. This is what the army likes." The pirate surnamed Hu said sarcastically.
Wang Yuan sneered: "President Wang captured tens of thousands of people before and after his rule. Why do you need to kill good people and take credit for them? How do you think the 21-year-old right minister of the Ministry of War and the governor of Zhejiang came to be?"
The pirate surnamed Hu opened his mouth but did not answer.
Regardless of whether he is a pirate or a horse bandit, he disdains scholars verbally, but he still admires them in his heart. What's more, Wang Yuan was not only the top scholar in high school, but also served as the right minister and governor of the Ministry of War at the age of twenty-one. For pirates, this is really amazing.
big shot.
After a while, Wang Yuan was taken into a wooden house, and the pirate surnamed Hu presented his bow and knife.
Chen Dana's real name is Chen Shuangxi. His father won the naval battle that year and his son was born. It was a double happiness, so he got this name.
Chen Shuangxi sat on a chair, playing with the Dragon Bird Knife, and said casually: "The cloth is removed."
Wang Yuan and Pang Jian saw the light again, cupped their hands and said, "Have you seen Chen Da before?"
Chen Shuangxi smiled and asked, "Don't Governor Wang dare to come?"
This is a very ordinary private house, without any magnificent furnishings, and it does not look like the lair of a sea pirate at all.
Wang Yuan glanced at Chen Shuangxi. This man was short in stature, shirtless, stocky and strong, with tanned skin. There were scars on his face and chest, but there were no tattoos. A pair of beards added a bit of dignity.
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Wang Yuan asked: "If President Wang comes here in person, how can Chen Da really be willing to join the imperial court?"
"A man who trades business in the maritime industry, spits and spits, I, Chen Shuangxi, tell the truth!" Chen Shuangxi said categorically.
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Chen Da, please step aside."
Pang Jian immediately exited the room and was blocked by two pirates at the door.
Chen Shuangxi curled his lips, waved his hand and said, "You all go out, let me see what this scholar wants to do."
All the pirates in the house left, and Wang Yuan reminded: "Close the door."
Chen Shuangxi found it even more interesting and said, "Listen to him and close the door."
There were only two people left in the room. Wang Yuan paced towards Chen Shuangxi. Chen Shuangxi immediately grabbed the handle of the knife.
Wang Yuan reached out and grabbed a chair and dragged him to sit in front of him: "Guess who I am?"
Chen Shuangxi smiled and said: "I heard that the Governor of Zhejiang is very young. You can't be that Governor Wang, right?"
Wang Yuan cupped his hands and said, "How can Chen Da have such good eyesight?"
Chen Shuangxi's smile faltered, and he stared at Wang Yuan and said, "I don't believe it."
Wang Yuan asked: "How much information does Chen Da know about Wang Yuan, the governor of Zhejiang?"
Chen Shuangxi said: "I heard that he won the first prize at the age of ten and led troops to destroy Liu Liu and Liu Qi. It seems that he also fought a victorious battle in the Western Regions."
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "It's not about winning a battle, but about destroying a country in the Western Regions. Has Chen Da never been to North Korea?"
"Of course I've been there," Chen Shuangxi said.
Wang Yuan suddenly crossed his legs and said in a rude tone: "The country I destroyed in the Western Regions was larger than Korea. I expanded more than two thousand miles of territory for our Ming Dynasty!"
Chen Shuangxi frowned, sat up straighter, and asked, "Are you really Governor Wang?"
"It's guaranteed to be replaced if it's fake!" Wang Yuan said.
Chen Shuangxi suddenly laughed, pointed at Wang Yuan and said, "You scholar, you almost scared me. Grandpa doesn't believe that an official dares to come to the den of thieves."
"That depends on who is the official!"
Wang Yuan squinted at the other party:
"You are very ill-informed."
"Before I was admitted to the top exam, I dared to chase down hundreds of thieves on a single horse and ride for dozens of miles, killing dozens of rebel thieves with one man and one horse!"
"I went out with two hundred cavalry. In the first battle, I charged into the formation of more than 10,000 thieves and captured thousands of rebels on the spot!"
"With more than a hundred cavalry, I dare to chase down the main force of the rebel army and bring Liu Liu and Liu Qi's heads back to the emperor!"
"With thousands of new recruits who only trained for two months, I broke through tens of thousands of old thieves, broke several ribs, chased the thieves' leader for hundreds of miles, and captured the thieves general Qi Yanming alive!"
"With four thousand soldiers and horses, I surrendered ten Mongolian tribes in Kansai, attacked the royal city of Turpan thousands of miles away, and captured the Turpan King Mansu'er alive back to Beijing!"
"Are you a shabby den of thieves? Do you deserve to be looked down upon by me?"
"Either submit to the imperial court or kill me. I am the emperor's most trusted minister. After killing me, not to mention you, all the merchants and pirates from Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong will be buried with me!"
Chen Shuangxi opened his mouth wide and stood there dumbly, not knowing how to answer the question.