The literary giants of the late Ming Dynasty began by copying books

"Li Jin from Haicheng and profiteers Pan Xiu and Guo Zhen have lived in Dadi for a long time and are familiar with the Dutch."

Dadi is the translation of the Pattani Sultanate these days. The location and characters are all right, and Pan Xiu came by such a coincidence. Isn't this the Pan Xiu who was a traitor to Wei Malang in history?

Wang Wenlong instantly thought of Pan Xiu's strange reactions before. When this man saw Wang Wenlong, he wanted to show that he was just giving money to Wang Wenlong. How could any businessman be so stupid?

Historically, Pan Xiu was sent to the Ming Dynasty by Wei Malang a few years later to bribe Gao Yin, hoping to help the Dutch occupy Penghu and open up a colony.

This proves that Pan Xiu has the courage.

Moreover, although there is no record in history that he had the reputation of being a scholar, he was able to come and go at will in the Ming Dynasty, and he made friends with the officials, so he should have the reputation of a scholar.

Wang Wenlong was very scared at first. After thinking carefully for a long time, he slowly calmed down.

He didn't know that the British mission was really defeated by Wei Malang, but he knew that Wei Malang would invade Penghu within a few years of history. The Dutch were so ambitious, and they encountered something like this again. , it’s normal to send someone undercover to inquire first.

More importantly, Wang Wenlong knew very well that the Dutch did not go deep into the Ming Dynasty to assassinate anyone. Firstly, the Dutch did not have the ability. Secondly, the Dutch actually wanted to open up colonies for business and did not intend to invade by force, otherwise He wouldn't leave after just a few words of advice from Shen Yourong.

After much deliberation, Wang Wenlong was sure that his life was safe, and although Pan Xiu harbored evil intentions, the money given to him was real.

Pan Xiu did not open up land for cultivation independently. He had to cooperate with Yang Tiansheng and others. The villages he opened up were the cornucopia of maritime merchants like Yang Tiansheng. They must be under strict rule. I am afraid that even the Ming court would have difficulty snatching them away, let alone Said it was given to the Dutch.

Unless the Dutch fight it themselves.

But if they plan to fight, it doesn't make any difference whether they use internal response or not.

After all, Pan Xiu's approach at this stage is actually to sneak in with him and plan to use Dutch money to help the Ming Dynasty immigrate - this is not a loss at all.

The more Wang Wenlong thought about it, the funnier he became. After he knew what the Dutch sent Pan Xiulai to check, he felt that he wanted to check and let him check it. Could the Dutch think that he was a time traveler?

When Wang Wenlong left Quanzhou a few days later, Pan Xiu followed him all the way. After arriving in Fuzhou, this gentleman kept hanging around Wang Wenlong. Wang Wenlong tested him several times, but Pan Xiu just said respectfully that he liked to read Xun Bao when he was overseas. 》, want to work in "Xun Bao".

After becoming suspicious, Wang Wenlong looked at Pan Xiu and found that he was full of flaws, and since he didn't want to go to the Yamen, he could be sure that this person was here for him. Wang Wenlong finally felt relieved.

He went directly to the Yamen to find Xu Xueju, closed the door and said to Xu Xueju: "Sir, a scholar named Pan Xiu came to me recently. He is probably a spy sent by the Netherlands."

"What?" Xu Xueju almost spit out his tea when he heard this.

Wang Wenlong analyzed: "It was time for me to reveal the news that the British mission was attacked, which made the Dutch nervous."

Xu Xueju stopped reading the official document and quickly pointed to the Taishi chair next to him: "Sit down, sit down, and talk carefully."

Wang Wenlong sat down and recounted everything he had experienced after meeting Pan Xiu, and then shared his guess.

Xu Xueju nodded: "According to this, he does look like a spy. I will ask someone to capture him."

Wang Wenlong shook his head and said: "Sir, I thought that arresting this guy was nothing more than torture and questioning. It would not be of any benefit to the Ming Dynasty. Could it be that the imperial court could arrest the Dutchman above him?"

"This...sigh."

Xu Xueju was helpless when he heard this, because what Wang Wenlong said was true.

Although the issue of Britain's competition for tribute is making a fuss now, as a Fujian official, he knows best that this matter is only useful for internal propaganda. The imperial court even sent them a secret letter, asking them to reinstate this matter and not to use it. Things got real and the troops were sent abroad. Nowadays, there are all kinds of opinions among the people. Some people say that Fujian will send troops to conquer Luzon, and some even say to fight in Europe, but Xu Xueju knows that it is a complete joke.

The Ming Army's land-based firearms may still be at the same level as the Europeans, but their shipbuilding capabilities are far behind. The most advanced weapon that can be installed on the Ming Army's ships is the Furlong cannon, which has a range of 100,000 in naval battles. Far inferior to Europe's advanced bronze cannons. The Ming army may be able to build such a cannon, but the Ming army's ship cannot withstand the recoil of the cannon. It is not known whether the enemy will sink after two cannons are fired. The Ming army's ship will probably sink.

Xu Xueju said: "I'm afraid that if we don't attack, he will attack first."

Wang Wenlong said with a smile: "I have thought about it before and after, this Dutchman just wants to get some information from me. I have stopped contacting foreigners for a long time, and I can't ask anything. If I try to deal with him in vain, maybe I can still get some information." I can get some information from the Dutch."

Xu Xueju thought over and over again: "It still doesn't work. If he can't find the news, and then he gets violent, wouldn't Jianyang be in danger?"

Wang Wenlong knew that businessmen like Pan Xiu were also two-faced in history. After being caught by the Fujian Yamen, they confessed everything. Later, they were let go by the court because they took the initiative to help Fujian persuade the Dutch to retreat. This group of guys did not have the courage to attack him. Well, and it’s not necessary.

Knowing that he was not in any danger, Wang Wenlong said righteously and solemnly: "Back then, I traveled thousands of miles across the sea to return home alone. Now that I am in the homeland of the Ming Dynasty, how can I be afraid of him, a lonely overseas spy?"

Xu Xueju was in awe after hearing this: "Jianyang is really strong and strong! In that case, I will do as you say, but you must also be extra careful."

In the next few days, Wang Wenlong kept dealing with Pan Xiu, and even took Pan Xiu to see Xu Xueju.

Then Pan Xiu was assigned to work at "Xun Bao".

In fact, Pan Xiu became more and more frightened as he did it. He already regretted returning to Fujian, but he was on the verge of doing so. He was under tremendous psychological pressure and had to work hard every day.

In order to prevent Wang Wenlong from being dissatisfied with him, he was the first to come to work every day and the last to leave. He was extremely devoted to the newspaper editing work. Within a few days, everyone in the "Xun Bao" had a very good impression of Pan Xiu and felt that he was an extremely diligent person. young people.

Wang Wenlong was very happy. Not to mention anything else, his work attitude alone was worth the price of admission. Wang Wenlong let him carefully investigate in the "Xun Bao".

Two days later, Mao Wenlong indeed sent someone to Fujian to invite Wang Wenlong, but the place he invited him to was not Shandong, but Linqing Prefecture. To get to Linqing Prefecture from Fujian, you only need to go to Jiangnan first, and then take the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. At this time The North and South are often used as a communication center for businessmen to establish a base.

The immigration matter has been put on track and does not require any further attention from Wang Wenlong. Wang Wenlong readily agreed.

During this period, Wang Wenlong's serialization of "The Case of Di Gong" also ended. At this time, Xu Zhonglin came to Wang Wenlong with a draft he had conceived for a long time.

Nowadays, readers have developed a taste for novels such as "Liancheng Jue", "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and "Di Gong An" written by Wang Wenlong. They are very picky about the plot arrangement and content setting of popular novels. Compared with the fairy tales that Xu Zhonglin originally conceived for a long time. Everything below is just a mess of plot.

In the end, Wang Wenlong gave an upgrade route for practicing martial arts and winning treasures, and also gave some character settings. Xu Zhonglin read and thought about it every day with Wang Wenlong's "Cheng Lian Jue".

In the end, he started writing this fairy tale novel when he came to work at "Xunbao" last year, and he continued writing it until this year. He changed the draft several times, even overturned the character design, and found a way to add a heroine into the original plot. Finally, I came up with this fairy tale novel with the theme of the protagonist upgrading to fight monsters and slaying dragons.

After reading it, Wang Wenlong finally recognized Xu Zhonglin's new work. After completing the serialization of "The Case of the Bronze Bell", he arranged space for Xu Zhonglin to serialize "The Dragon Sword of Beihai".

This book is a prequel story to "The Legend of the Swordsman of Shushan" which was rarely completed by Wang Wenlong in his previous life. The name of the martial arts magic weapon, the Dragon Sword, comes from this novel.

This book was originally written during the Republic of China. In Wang Wenlong's opinion, some of the plots were still too loose, and many interesting points for later generations did not appear. Wang Wenlong directly changed the original outline, and the final story was not as profound as Huanzhu Louzhu. , but it feels a lot better, and it is estimated that it will be accepted by the people at this time.

(End of this chapter)