The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 767

How can Zheng Zhilong be fooled into grabbing territory in the Strait of Malacca without relatively advanced warships?Shouldn't he be sent to die?

There are the spheres of influence of many European maritime powers, and they cannot do it without enough force to protect themselves. How can they have the spare power to complete the conquest?

Therefore, Huang Han agreed to sell warships and artillery to Zheng Zhilong, and the warships sold had to be guaranteed to have superior firepower.

Huang Yong asked again: "Brother thinks there may be a few British warships provoking Ming Dynasty on the coast of Guangdong, and what is their combat effectiveness?"

Huang Han never underestimated the English. After all, they defeated Spain, the veteran colonizer of the first empire on which the sun never sets.

The Spanish navy is called the Armada, which shows how arrogant it was three or forty years ago.

At its peak, the Armada had more than a thousand warships and tens of thousands of navies. This fleet roamed the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean. It was truly invincible.

The Spaniards have encountered a strong enemy since the 16th year of Wanli, that is, the rising English. After that, the Armada gradually lost its aura of invincibility and was often deflated.

Huang Han affirmed: "The English should dispatch six or seven warships this time, the displacement of which should not be less than [-] tons, and the artillery on each warship should not be less than forty.

These warships should be relatively advanced warships in their country. The sailors and gunners are experienced. They sailed thousands of sea miles across the ocean to reach the South China Sea. Of course, they are not ordinary people. "

Huang Yong said: "Understood, the warships of the western barbarians are indeed not given for free. Fortunately, our battleships have an advantage and the overwhelming number of them. We are absolutely sure to wipe out the invading English warships."

Huang Han warned: "Sinking or capturing all the English warships is a task that must be completed. All captured crew members will not be returned no matter how much ransom the third party who came to negotiate will give. At that time, they will be sent to Seoul for disposal. Do as long as you're at war with the English."

The consistent principle of maritime warfare is to ask for money, goods, ships, and lives. Western barbarians are also attacking each other, and they often come forward by themselves or ask a third country to negotiate with the winning party to pay the ransom and demand the release of the prisoners.

Therefore, after the Xiyi country fought with all its strength to resist and found that defeat was unavoidable, it would choose to surrender decently. The captives who were redeemed basically would not be punished, and too many soldiers who had been captured could still be officers or even General Yu.

Huang Han believed that the population of the Xiyi countries was small, and the number of people with sailing and combat experience was limited. If they were defeated once, they would lose hundreds of veterans. Only in the long run could the power of the Xiyi be truly weakened.

Huang Yong has never been ambiguous in his execution of orders, saying: "Brother, please rest assured that the Longwu Marine Division will carry out such orders to the letter in the future."

Huang Han asked Huang Yi with a gentle face, "Third brother, are you tired of floating in the sea for many years?"

Huang Yi immediately stood up and said, "Brother, I like sailing, and I like traveling around the world even more."

Huang Han praised: "Work hard, try to lead a fleet across the Pacific Ocean next year to establish a foothold in South and North America, where there are copper mines, gold mines, silver mines, and cinchona trees that can cure malaria. There's a lot of good stuff out there."

Huang Yi asked: "Is this the establishment of colonies that you used to say?"

Huang Han said: "Yes, it is to establish colonies. Now we are one step too late. The Western Yi countries have established colonies in many places there. At that time, we must communicate with them and force them to give up the land we want to take. territory."

Huang Yidao: "Brother, I am willing to lead the fleet to South and North America to expand the territory."

Huang Ang, who is 17 years old this year, has been silent. He listened carefully to his brothers, his eyes were full of little stars. At this time, he also stood at attention and said loudly: "Brother, I also want to go to the other side of the sea to open up the world."

Huang Han laughed loudly and said: "The world is so big, it is far from the hot land that the scholars of the Ming Dynasty said, the fourth brother can bypass Little Lu Song and go south.

Don't you see the continent called Australia marked on the globe?There are no civilized people there so far, and there are very few indigenous savages. It is definitely a virgin land. "

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The four brothers talked about work, the future, and a lot of family affairs. They chatted until midnight before breaking up, leaving Zheng Zhilong waiting anxiously.

After finally seeing Huang Yong come out, he finally made an appointment to discuss the sale of warships and artillery in detail tomorrow.

After Zheng Zhilong went back, he tossed and turned and stayed up all night. Early the next morning, he boarded Huang Yong's flagship "Hanjiang" with dark circles under his eyes.

He didn't wish to buy the first-class warships of the Longwu Navy, all he asked for were battleships with a displacement of less than [-] tons, and he didn't ask for new ships, just the warships in active service.

Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhihu are both experts. They have seen the warships of the Longwu Navy, and they know that these warships are not in service for a long time, and they can be regarded as new ships.

Huang Yong finally agreed to sell seven battleships at a price of 110 million taels of silver. The largest displacement was 36 tons, and the smallest was 24 tons. barbarian cannon.

The cost price of these warships is not less than 35 taels of silver, and the average service period is only three years. The profit of selling to Zheng Zhilong for only more than [-] taels of silver is not much. Many technologies ahead of this era are Did not show value.

After negotiating the price and source of goods, Zheng Zhilong couldn't pick up the goods, and he didn't even open his mouth.

Because he came to aid Liao and not to trade in Liaohai, it is impossible to have more than 100 million taels of silver in his hand. He made up his mind that after returning to Fujian, he would immediately transport the silver and then come to Liaohai to pick up the seven warships he negotiated, so as not to have long nights and dreams.

Zheng Zhilong was not afraid of spending money, but he was afraid that the general Zhenglu would not sell his warships.

At present, there are very few East India Company warship formations larger than seven in the South China Sea. Zheng Zhilong believes that with the seven new warships purchased, the best sailors and gunners can be trained for half a year to form combat effectiveness.

Then use these seven new warships as the main force to bring [-] original warships to look for the Xiyi fleet. If the fleet of the East India Company suddenly launches an attack, maybe the one-time capture can save the investment money. It is also possible to earn it all back.

Zheng Zhilong has been in the South China Sea for a long time. If he knows where to go and when to ambush, he will definitely wait for the fleet of the East India Company.

Zheng Zhilong was also worried about changes, and before he left, he brought Zheng Zhihu and Gan Hui to visit General Zhenglu again. This time, not many people participated in the interview.

Only Huang Han, Huang Yong, Huang Yi, Shen Xianyi, Huang Chunsheng, Yang Dacheng, Shi Daxuan and eight young guards stood behind Huang Han.

(End of this chapter)