Late Ming sea owl

Chapter 88: Crossing East and Looking West (4th update, 12600 words, please subscribe for the first time)

"Colluding with pirates to rob angels, do you know what a heinous crime this is. Brother Yuan's life or death is uncertain, and his family is still in Dengzhou. It's just a matter of us running away. In the end, we will frame him. I can't do this kind of thing." "

"Brother Yuan has a family. Did our brothers just jump out of the cracks in the rocks? You also know that this is a disaster. Who doesn't have a wife, children, and children at home?"

"That's good. We promised to share blessings and hardships together. Now it's better. As soon as Mr. Shen left, people named Yuan also started to drink the blood of soldiers. In fact, I have long been disdainful."

"Don't do this, you're not a big-headed soldier. Is your brother depriving you of your benefits by drinking the soldiers' blood?"

In the official hall of the boarding ship, Li Zhong, the deputy general of Shuiyouying, looked at the quarrel among his sentry officers and felt indescribably depressed.They had been quarreling for two days and had been traveling overseas in Dengzhou without daring to go back to report the news.

Before escaping that day, the slave of Wu Zhiwang, the governor of Denglai, gave Li Zhong an idea and asked him to put the shit basin on Yuan Jin's head, saying that Yuan Jin colluded with the pirates to rob the mission's ship. In this way, Li Zhong Loyalty can avoid death, and martial hope can also alleviate some responsibilities.

Li Zhong saw that his subordinates were about to mutiny, so he listened to the slave's words with a heart. However, he regretted it afterwards. After all, he and Yuan Jin had been brothers who had shared life and death for 20 years. Once he did this, he was afraid that Yuan Jin would be in Dengzhou. The whole family will suffer.

"General Li, make a decision quickly. The Dengzhou side may have gotten the news. We have to go to see Lord Wu as soon as possible. Once some other official files a memorial first, it will be difficult to overturn the situation." Wu Zhiwang said. The house slave urged beside him anxiously.

Li Zhong hesitated for two days, and at this time he knew that he could not delay it any longer. He stared at the slave and said: "You can ask me to be a witness, but you must meet one of my conditions..."

That night, Li Zhong, led by Wu Zhiwang's slave, walked into the side door of the Dengzhou Governor's Metropolitan Procuratorate in the dark.As expected, Wu Zhiwang, the governor of Denglai, had received the news, and also heard that a group of red barbarians had arrived on Miao Island not long ago.

So, early the next morning, an urgent memorandum was sent to the capital, saying that Yuan Jin, the garrison of Shuiyou Camp in Dengzhou, colluded with Hongyi and robbed the imperial mission...

Lao Wu was seventy and four years old this year. He knew that it would be difficult to be kind this time, so he quickly sent his servants to carry a large sum of money to the capital for activities. At the same time, he wrote letters to his fellow villagers and old friends overnight to ask for help.

More than a month later, Wu Zhiwang lost his mission and was punished with death. However, considering his old age, he was temporarily dismissed from his post to serve the people and would never be used again in the future.

Lao Wu cursed the robber half to death in his heart, but he didn't know that Lin Hai saved his life.

If it had not been for this dismissal, Wu Zhiwang, a generation of gynecological masters and famous medical scientists, would have committed suicide three years later. The reason was that he drank the blood of soldiers when he was the governor of Guyuan, which triggered the Guyuan Mutiny in the first year of Chongzhen.

Just when Wu Zhiwang packed up his bed and rolled out, Lin Haizheng was standing on the bow of the Bowang in high spirits, holding a telescope and looking at the distant Osezaki cliff.

In the telescope, the tide is as green as black and roars towards the endless cliffs. Countless snow waves rise into the sky and fall back to the sea like a goddess scattering flowers.Excluding Ryukyu, which was annexed by Satsuma Domain, this cliff is the closest place to sunset in Japan.

In the Asian trade game, whoever holds the key to the Japanese market will become the king!
The Dutch used all means to drive all their Western counterparts out of Japan, even bowing to the shogunate, and finally realized their long-cherished wish to monopolize Japan-Europe trade more than ten years later. This was one of the greatest successes of the Dutch United East India Company in Asia. Their significance was second only to their control of the Spice Islands and the Coromandel Coast.

Among the maritime merchants of the Ming Dynasty, the three generations of Chinese pirate kings Wang Zhi, Li Dan, and Zheng Zhilong all relied on Sino-Japanese trade to reach the top of their lives. If Lin Hai wants to replace Zheng Zhilong in history, he must include Japan into his business territory.

After more than a month of sailing, Lin Hai's two ships finally arrived at Baiyinyuansou in the Asian trade game.

After hijacking the mission ship that day, the Bowang did not return to Miao Island, but sailed directly from Soji Island to Da Qingdao.Just like the route from Chengshantou to Changshanchuan, this is also a route that has never been traveled before, thanks to Lin Hai's accurate charts.

Lin Hai took the Ganfu to Pi Dao. After the mission left Pi Dao and headed west, he went east a few days later. He transferred to the Bowang in Da Qingdao and went to Chengshan, and then went to Tuoji Island via Miao Island to intercept Mission, it's all carefully planned.

These days, navigation is taking a mature path. Theoretically speaking, after Lin Hai leaves Pi Island to the east, it is impossible for Lin Hai to appear on Soji Island in a short period of time.

Not only that, he also replaced the old lock boats commonly used by the Yi people, and then spread the news of the appearance of the red Yi people in the Bohai Sea in the densely populated Miao Island, just to find a scapegoat for Dengzhou so that the incident could be characterized as soon as possible.

As for whether Governor Denglai would accept his favor, that was not something Lin Hai could foresee.

July and August are the monsoon transition period, the wind direction in the East Asian sea is uncertain, and it is also the season with high incidence of typhoons.The Bowang sailed directly from Soji Island to Daqingdao, and encountered a typhoon just after rendezvousing with the Ganfu. Fortunately, the typhoon was already at its peak by the west coast of North Korea and basically caused no damage.

After hiding in the sheltered bay of Da Qingdao for half a month, the Bowang and Ganfu sailed south along the west coast of North Korea against the branch of the Kuroshio. Along the way, they sailed with the wind and anchored against the wind. Finally, they saw the ship before the nine winds hit. Fukue Island in the Goto Islands is only half a day away from Hirado where Li Guosuke is located.

The new people who boarded the ship in Chongming have gradually adapted to life at sea. For example, Xiao Zhou can already juggle on the mast like a skinny monkey.

At this time, these two guys were on duty in Wangdouli, and Shouhou boasted to Xiao Zhou about his family's flower-picking history, and was especially full of praise for the Japanese women at Haojing brothel.In the words of Shouhou, it is called being able to endure the battle, which made Xiao Zhou, a young man, blush and his heart beat hot, and his ears became hot.Jiu Zhi was assigned to work shifts in the wheelhouse by Feng Yidao, and followed Ruan Jin every day to listen to the captain's orders and steer the ship.The two had boarded the ship at about the same time and had similar temperaments, and within a few days they became brothers.Strength was valued on the ship. Both of them were as strong as bears and soon gained a certain status among the sailors.

But this was not a good thing for Jiu Zhi. In just a few months, he had already borrowed dozens of taels of silver from others and then lost it all.Fortunately, he will receive dividends. Once the goods are sold in Japan, this once penniless beggar will become rich instantly.

As for the more than 200 prisoners on the ship, Lin Hai certainly would not let them idle.Except for the old and frail Wang Minzheng, everyone must rely on their own strength to eat, work more and eat more, work less and eat less, and do not work or eat. They must be absolutely fair and just, and no one can be bullied.

Forget about wages. Lin Hai announced his prisoner policy before setting sail. After three years of hard labor, he would be free, but he would never want to return to the Ming Dynasty.After a month, except for a few who committed suicide by jumping into the sea, most of the prisoners had accepted their fate.

After all, it is better to die than to live. The men in Jingying are all heroes who can bend and stretch. What they are best at in this life is to position themselves at any time, seamlessly switching between blowing their beards and glaring, or lowering their eyebrows and being submissive.

There was a braggart who was still muttering to the people around him in the middle of the night: "We haven't seen any battles among the men in Sijiu City. You are still a young boy. You can't bear this kind of punishment. I remember when I was in Sal Hu..."

Everyone has hope, some hope to make a fortune again, some hope to get top stocks, and some hope to return to free agency as soon as possible.

Lin Hai, who maintained the hopes of everyone on the two ships, was thinking about the first night he spent in Dongfan.That day, under the influence of alcohol, he uttered wild words to Miguel, claiming that he would take him flying and make him a more awesome man than the deputy king of Goa.

"Master Marquis, Japan is coming soon. This is the last stop of our voyage. When we first arrived in Dongfan, I asked you if you were willing to continue to serve me. What do you say now?" Lin Hai turned to ask Mi Geer.

Miguel smiled and replied: "Dear Lin, I think I have answered you a few months ago. That day you boasted to me about the prosperity of Jiangnan, and I have to say that your eloquence impressed me."

Lin Hai smiled when he heard this: "That day you said you wanted to take a stake in the Zhoushan-Hirado route, but to be honest, you can play very little role in this route."

Miguel suddenly changed his color: "Lin, what do you mean, do you want to kill the donkey? I just commanded a perfect naval battle for you, without me and my gunners..."

"You made a mistake again, it's my gunner." Lin Hai interrupted him with a wave of his hand, and suddenly the conversation changed, "Master Marquis, you don't come to Japan often, right?"

"This..." Miguel was speechless for a moment. He had boasted to Lin Hai that he had been to Hirado and Nagasaki many times, but in fact he had not. He only came to Japan secretly once and did not dare to visit Hirado or Nagasaki. dock.

As one of the most profitable routes, the Macao Portuguese trade with Japan has its own rules. The goods are controlled by the Almasa Guild, and the route is monopolized by Kapitan Mor, appointed by the deputy king of Goa. Generally, Macao Portuguese merchants are You cannot travel to Japan privately.

Lin Hai continued without mercy: "The Portuguese are not welcome in Hirado, and your compatriots in Nagasaki do not welcome you either. The Japanese shogun is becoming more and more intolerant of Catholics. What can you do here?"

Miguel gritted his teeth and said: "You need a qualified fleet commander. Among your subordinates, there is no one more suitable than me."

Lin Hai smiled and shook his head: "There are almost no pirates around Japan. This route is very safe. I think I need an excellent captain more than a fleet commander."

Miguel was completely exhausted now. The man in front of him left him speechless every time.If I had known this, I shouldn't have rejected him in Dongfan. Who would have expected that this arrogant guy would be so awesome. It's a pity that no one gave him a warning at that time.

Lin Hai looked at Miguel with his head downcast and couldn't help but feel happy.This foreign devil is not good at all, he drifts easily, and he needs to be beaten every now and then to prevent him from forgetting who took him off.

Seeing that the heat was almost over, Lin Haicai said slowly: "Remember the company I mentioned? If you want to become a gentleman of the Seventeenth Century, you must figure out how to maximize your abilities. After all, the equity is based on everyone's contribution and role. Certainly."

Miguel's eyes lit up when he heard this. It seemed that Lin Hai didn't want to use him, but had other plans.

Just listen to Lin Hai continue: "Dongfan colony is about to be established, you should no longer doubt my financial resources now? But having too much money is also a troublesome thing, how to spend it is a big problem."

"Lead from Annam, tin from Malay, horses from India, elephants from Siam, saltpeter from Bangladesh... these are all things I need, as well as ships and cannons. In the short term, I will mainly import them. I also need All kinds of talents, miners, craftsmen, gunners, generals, military engineers, naval architects, botanists, physicists..."

"These can be obtained from the Western Route. You are responsible for spending money on my behalf and making sure the money is spent wisely!"

"As for how to make money..." Lin Hai raised his head and stared at the approaching Japanese land, "I have the supply of goods from Jiangnan and the market in Hirado, so I don't need to worry about this matter."

(End of this chapter)