Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 574: Planting flags and setting up sticks
dawn.

The rising sun in the east is very red and round, dispelling the darkness between heaven and earth, but it is still cold under the roaring sea wind.

"Go quickly!! Call Yu Zigao and the others to our house!"

A shout suddenly rang out in the originally silent camp area, which caused many of the factory guards who were on duty there to look warily.

"Everyone is dead!"

At that time, Wei Zhongxian, who had not slept all night, rushed out of the tent. His bloodshot eyes were wide open. When he saw that no one was moving in the factory in front of him, he immediately scolded: "Didn't you hear what we said? Go and give it to us. Call General Yu Zigao and the others!"

"Here!!"

When several factory workers saw this, they hurriedly bowed and saluted, then turned around and ran around.

"Run faster!!"

The sound coming from behind made these factory workers run faster.

"Just do it like this! It will definitely work!!"

Wei Zhongxian, on the other hand, clenched his hands with his hands hanging down. He was extremely excited and said to himself: "If this matter is really done, then not only will Penghu and Dongfan be able to ensure stability, but they will even be able to set foot in various places in Southeast Asia earlier. , The barbarians of the European countries can do it, there is no reason why the Ming Dynasty can’t do it!”

When he thought of the situation in Nanyang, a sense of urgency surrounded Wei Zhongxian's heart, telling him to stare at this piece of fat meat and not eat it or touch it. This was even more uncomfortable than killing him! !
"What happened?"

"I don't know!"

"Go quickly."

"General Yu, what did you and the factory manager talk about last night?"

"When I returned to Eunuch Cao, I just talked about the situation in Nanyang..."

In the core area of ​​the camp, Yu Zigao, Li Yongzhen, and Cao Huachun rushed from various places to the camp where Wei Zhongxian lived. On the way, Yu Zigao briefly told Li Yongzhen and the others what he knew last night. Li Yongzhen and his party only understood the situation in Nanyang. , each with different expressions, at this moment they knew that Wei Zhongxian came to them, it must be related to Nanyang!
Inside the tent.

"Our family is looking for you to come here because we have something to discuss with you."

An excited Wei Zhongxian looked at Yu Zigao and the others, "Our family plans to send an order to the Southeast Asian countries from Dongfan. All maritime forces willing to accept the dispatch of the Ming Dynasty, whether they are Han people or natives, will Even Japanese people, as long as they are willing to come to Dongfan to register, our family is willing to confer official positions on behalf of the emperor, from hundreds of households to guerrilla generals, as many as they come!"

A word stirred up a thousand waves.

No one thought that Wei Zhongxian would dare to say such things.

"Mr. Wei Chang, what do you want to do?"

Yu Zigao frowned slightly and said: "More than half of the maritime forces under Nanyang rule are pirates, and some of them are businessmen on the surface and robbing families and homes behind the scenes. If you do this, how can I go east? Wouldn’t he become the target of public criticism?”

"Yes, Mr. Factory."

Li Yongzhen followed closely and said: "In this case, Dongfan will be completely exposed to the sight of many forces in Southeast Asia, especially the maritime forces of the European countries that are entrenched everywhere. According to what our family knows, they are attacking our coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty. I have been jealous for a long time, do you plan to call Dong Fan like Hao Jing?"

"Mr. Factory, you should think twice!"

Cao Huachun frowned and stepped forward and said: "We have not yet established a presence in Dongfan. We have not yet fully investigated the situation under Dongfan's rule, and we have not even established a firm foothold in the Bengang area."

"If we really want to do this, it could be as short as half a year or as long as one year. A large number of maritime forces will inevitably swarm to the east. How will we be able to complete the errands assigned by the emperor?"

Not only Yu Zigao, the naval general, but also the eunuchs in the inner court who accompanied Wei Zhongxian, all did not agree with what Wei Zhongxian said.

too crazy!

What they did was risky. Even though Dongfan belonged to the Ming Dynasty before, the imperial court no longer had actual control over the place. In the final analysis, it only controlled Penghu, let alone after so many years. , the Ming Dynasty Navy is no longer what it used to be.

If a single thought on their part not only causes the situation in Dongfan and Penghu to suddenly change, but even threatens the coastal areas of Fujian and other places, then they are the sinners of the Ming Dynasty. This is something they cannot afford!

"Have you finished talking? Listen to what we have to say after you finish talking."

Wei Zhongxian was silent for a long time. Seeing that there were still people talking and persuading, he couldn't help but frowned and looked at the crowd and said: "When talking to Li Zhiqi last night, our family ignored the fact that although the Ming Dynasty has not paid attention to the various places in Nanyang for a long time, but in Nanyang There are many people in this area who yearn for the Ming Dynasty and are even in awe of the Ming Dynasty.”

Yu Zigao and Li Yongzhen looked at each other. Although they didn't know what Wei Zhongxian was thinking, they recognized what Wei Zhongxian said.

"This also means that many people are keen on me as a Ming Dynasty official!"

Wei Zhongxian lifted his robe and walked to the hanging map, "What you just mentioned, our family has considered. How many of the people who can swim around in this sea are kind? They are all damn black, really kind. Shan, I don’t know how long I have been eaten by fish in the sea!”

"If that's the case, then just open the skylight and speak frankly. This is his damn deal. Anyone who wants to be an official in the Ming Dynasty must give benefits to the Ming Dynasty!!"

"In a word, those who are willing to come to Dongfan must pay us a ship. One ship is not too few for us, and ten ships is not too many for us. It makes our family happy, and it is not impossible to be a full-time general!! !”

Yu Zigao's eyes were wide open and he looked at Wei Zhongxian in disbelief. At this moment, he seemed to understand what Wei Zhongxian was thinking. Isn't this just selling an official position and getting a title?
It's just different from using money to buy an official. This requires using a sea ship to buy an official. If this spreads back to the Ming Dynasty, God knows what kind of turmoil it will cause!
"Have you ever thought about what to do if no one responds?"

Ge Jiusi frowned and said: "Sea ships, they are the lifeblood at sea. Who would be willing to exchange ships for the sake of buying an official position?"

“What if there are multiple commitments?”

Wei Zhongxian smiled half-heartedly and said: "From now on, as long as we are in Nanyang, if anyone is attacked by a sneak attack or simply robbed, as long as we can come to Dongfan, then my Ming Navy will come to solve it!"

"Absolutely not!"

Yu Zigao was shocked. At this moment, he couldn't care about anything else. "The naval forces currently stationed in Penghu and Dongfan are simply unable to penetrate deep into the Southeast Asian lands."

"What if there are too many ships?"

Wei Zhongxian asked with a smile.

"Mr. Wei, what I am talking about is..."

Yu Zigao didn't react for a moment and replied directly.

"General Yu, we know what you mean."

Wei Zhongxian waved his hand and said: "But now except for us, we know clearly that the naval forces stationed in Penghu and Dongfan are unable to penetrate deep into the Southeast Asian countries. Does anyone else know? Especially the maritime power of the European countries. If they really knew, they would have known it long ago. They invaded Penghu and other places, why didn’t they do this? Aren’t they afraid of me, the Ming Dynasty?”

Ok?
Yu Zigao was stunned. When Wei Zhongxian said this, he really had to think about it carefully. It was really like that.

"Even if what the factory manager says can come true, has the factory manager thought about another problem?"

Li Yongzhen stepped forward at this moment and said: "There are really people who come to Dongfan to buy an official position. If they know that we only occupy Bengang in Dongfan, will they have any ideas about other places? What if they want to buy an official position here? During this period, some people really took over. Should we fight or not?”

"Is this difficult to do?"

Wei Zhongxian said with a half-smile, and then pointed at Li Yongzhen and the others, "Our family will be stationed in Bengang for the time being. Li Yongzhen will go north to the chicken coop, you Ji Yong will go north to Tamsui, you Ge Jiusi will go north to Bali, you Meng Zhong will go to Lukang, and you Li Chengyao Go south to fight dogs (Kaohsiung)!”

"Our family will send Zu Dalue, Zu Kuan, Zu Dacheng, Zu Dabi, Zu Dachun, and Wu Xiang to each lead a team to station at the place mentioned by our family to intimidate them."

"What you have to do is to coordinate the allocation of food and wages for our family, build a dock for us to dock at, and at the same time choose a suitable location for our family to build a city!"

Playing so big? !
When Li Yongzhen, Ji Yong, Ge Jiusi, and Meng Zhong heard this, they all looked at Wei Zhongxian in disbelief. They were being asked to guard the coastal areas of Dongfan.

They are familiar with this matter, but this kind of thing happened in the Ming Dynasty in the past. Now in Dongfan, a place they are unfamiliar with, they are so scattered to guard, there is no guarantee that accidents will not happen during this period.

Moreover, the matter that Wei Zhongxian mentioned was completely different from what they had discussed in Fujian. If they really wanted to do this, it would completely disrupt their previous plans. Even if they were sent out, the power in their hands would increase. But this matter was so big that for a while Li Yongzhen and Ji Yong had no other thoughts except worry...

(End of this chapter)