Dragon Sea Empire

"... Another important business of the company will be to develop the production of cane ponds, tobacco, coffee and indigo in Luzon. The arrival of a large number of immigrants from the Tang Dynasty can also introduce Chinese silkworm eggs, and use Spanish weaver technology to develop the silk industry and The cotton weaving industry produces products that suit the tastes of Westerners and then buys them for Westerners,"

Yin Feng was tirelessly nagging Zeng Qi, Li Dan and others on the pier.

He had a comprehensive consideration of the development plan after the occupation of Luzon, but the stabbing in the back by the imperial court forced him to return to Taiwan first. He was very worried about the status quo of Luzon, so it has been a long time since he sailed. He was still talking non-stop to the crowd on the pier.

Behind Zeng Qi, Zeng Rui took a pen and kept recording on a roll of paper, which Zeng Qi asked him to do.

"The most violent rebellion today is in Pampanga Province, but according to the missionaries, Macapagal, the leader of Arayat (an important town on the Pampanga River), is a mercenary guy. If he serves as the provincial governor locally, he will probably be able to make him lay down his arms. Once the Arayat tribe surrenders, the entire Pampanga province will basically be pacified... In addition, there should be three counties, towns, and villages below the town guard. Level management system, the population of the entire Luzon Island is equivalent to a state capital of my Ming Dynasty, there is no need to separate provincial units..."

Zhao Tie said loudly: "Boss owner, don't worry, these aborigines have nothing to worry about rebelling."

Li Dan couldn't help it, he laughed and said: "Okay, okay, you'll only be here for three months or half a year, and you can come back soon, there's no need to worry, what do you mean? It has been recorded in Song Governance Outline, needless to say, let’s go, don’t you see that the entire fleet is waiting for you?”

Yin Feng laughed at himself: "Hehe, Lu Song is the heart and soul of our thousands of survivors. I really don't feel relieved." He bowed deeply to Zeng Qi and said: "My father-in-law, I'm sorry for your trouble. I could spend my old age in peace, but I still have to do it for us..."

Zeng Qi stepped forward to help Yin Feng, and said solemnly: "Not only for you and your company, but also for our Zeng family, you can rest assured, remember, now is not the time to openly confront the court,"

Yin Feng smiled wryly and nodded.

He brought back the 2000 infantry soldiers of the third regiment, most of the artillery battalion, as well as the Taiwan native soldiers and school troops. The foreign mercenaries stayed in Luzon. Van Layden signed an agreement with Yin Feng; After the rebellion in various places, he will return to Batavia, and most of the mercenaries will be disbanded. Yin Feng has already negotiated with some mercenaries, let them come to Taiwan Military Academy as instructors.

Yin Feng's ship is the three-masted sailing ship "Haiyan", the flagship of the Second Battle Fleet. The commander of the Second Battle Fleet is Fan Tao, the captain who intercepted the Spanish envoy in Taiwan. The two main battleships of Feizi and Ye Hua temporarily Stay in Manila to prevent other maritime powers from looting.

The fleet sailed by the coast of Cavite, where there was a Spanish shipyard and dock, where the carrack-type sailboats used for the sailboat trade across the Pacific were manufactured. High-quality wood such as mol**e and mahogany, and the natives of the Philippines are excellent shipbuilders, so Yin Feng plans to use the equipment left by the Spaniards to build more giant ships with cannons. The south is flat and rich in tree resources, making it an ideal location for building large sailboats. In addition to the main dock in Cavite, there are also Bagatao in Yamei, Arevalo in Panay, and Marinduque Island, There are shipyards left by the Spaniards in Maspat Island, the coast of Penga Shilan and other places, the scale of which is not smaller than that of Taiwan Port itself, and the number of shipyards exceeds that of the Chinese company itself; China's sea supremacy, after all, is not in vain.

When we were about to leave Manila Bay, three trumpets sounded on Corregidor Island at the entrance of Manila Bay. Dodo is already building a fortress with a fort, which will be an important sea gateway to defend Manila in the future.

Yin Feng didn't know when he would be able to return to Manila, so he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

In the evening, in order to catch up with time, the fleet continued to sail on the vast sea.

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Almost at the same time, at night in Quanzhou Outer Port, a large number of sailboats carrying the flag of Zhejiang Navy entered the port one after another, and the fishing boats returning from fishing along the way gave way one after another. Accompanied by the subordinate officials of Quanzhou Port, they rushed onto the pier and shouted loudly: "Go ashore quickly, all fishing boats are not allowed to go to sea from today, and those who violate the order will be punished for the crime of piracy."

The fishermen were taken aback, and some bold people asked: "My lord, why is this? We live by fishing in the sea. If we don't fish for a day, we will be hungry."

Those officers and soldiers didn’t understand the Hokkien dialect he spoke. Anyway, judging by his expression, he was questioning the fishing ban. Regardless of whether 21 [-] came up, he would be beaten up. Fortunately, the local staff in charge of port taxation pulled the hapless fisherman away. Said a good word to persuade the officers and soldiers away.

"You are too bold. These officers and soldiers were transferred from Zhejiang. I heard that those who went to North Korea to fight Japanese pirates a few years ago are evil stars. Don't cause trouble. The port is under the jurisdiction of the officers and soldiers. Fishing is prohibited. I am afraid that you are going to help the pirates in Penghu, and I can’t help you, just be obedient,” the subordinate staff advised the fisherman, and the unlucky fisherman who was beaten asked again: “Brother, why do you always go to the army these days? Didn’t soldiers from Fuzhou come here a few days ago? What’s going on? Is the war going wrong in Penghu?”

The subordinate staff carefully looked around and sighed: "They are all local fellows, and I won't hide it from you. In fact, I also heard it from those soldiers: it is said that the fighting on the other side of Penghu was really fierce. It's been more than ten days, even Shen Yourong and Shen Dusi's soldiers who can fight the most have also come to the island, but they just can't beat the opponent's small village. No, there are three ships with injured officers and soldiers who were transported back to Quanzhou in the morning, crying for their fathers one by one Calling mother, it is very miserable, "

The Zeng family compound at the north gate of Quanzhou is almost empty now. The entire Zeng family moved to Taiwan a month ago when Yin Feng dispatched troops to Luzon. There are only a dozen old servants and maidservants staying in the house However, there are quite a few people still doing business in the nearby Zengjiahao Shop and Huaxing Lianhao. After all, Huaxing Lianhao involves nearly half of the merchants in Fujian, and there are many officials from Fujian province as shareholders. The soldier Zhu Wenda didn't dare to do anything to the Huaxing Lianhao at will.

The Fujian officers and soldiers' attack on Penghu was mainly the idea of ​​Gao Cai, the tax envoy, and Zhu Wenda, the commander-in-chief. Unable to negotiate a deal, he wanted to make great achievements in recapturing the pirates before leaving office, so he also wanted to send troops to kill the spirit of the Chinese company and force Yin Feng to submit.

Just in time, Chen Dong, who was lurking in Taiwan, reported to Shen Yourong that most of the Chinese company's troops had gone to Luzon, attacking the Ganla people in Luzon.

No official in Fujian was optimistic about the Chinese company's move to send troops. It was okay to go thousands of miles away to cause trouble in the territory of foreigners. Xu Xueju thought that Yin Feng's move was purely asking for trouble: Are the Guanla people so easy to deal with? Wasn't Lin Feng just defeated in the past? Have you landed on Luzon Island? Yin Feng’s trip must be a repeat of the same mistakes.

None of the court officials thought that the Chinese company's move was seeking justice for overseas Chinese. On the contrary, they saw an opportunity to suppress the arrogance of the Chinese company in one fell swoop.

Governor Xu and the eunuch Gao Cai, the tax envoy and eunuch Gao Cai, represented the hostile parties of the Fujian ruling class. This time, they reached a cooperation agreement. Allocate food funds to make up for the shortfall consumed by the use of Fujian officers and soldiers; Governor Xu Xueju approved the commander-in-chief Zhu Wenda to mobilize Fujian officers and soldiers to go to sea to attack Penghu.

The decision to send troops was very hasty, and in a short period of time, only the navy officers and soldiers from Tongshan Water Village and Wuyu Water Village, as well as the Quanzhou Guard, Pinghai Guard, Yongning Guard, Zhangzhou Guard, Xuanjue, Lu The problem with the soldiers of the Ao Er Institute is that the soldiers in the guards are well-known for their lack of weapons and lack of training. Even the Xun soldiers who go to Penghu every year to patrol have to be temporarily recruited from fishermen and sailors. Nearly 4000 people, in fact, only the more than 1000 people from Shen Yourong's department in Wuyu Shuizhai could really fight.

The hectic process of troop deployment took ten days for the Fujian government. Fortunately, this period of time happened to be the day when Tongshan and other water villages organized Xun soldiers to station in Penghu every year. The main force of the battle.

The day before the decisive battle between the Chinese company's army and the Spaniards under the city of Manila, the first batch of troops from Fujian officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty assembled at the Zhongzuo Station in Xiamen and set off officially. The general manager had already been replaced, with Luo Yiwen, a confidant and relative of the general Zhu Wenda, as his deputy, and Shen Yourong as his deputy.

Commander Zhu Wenda stayed in Quanzhou, constantly recruiting soldiers from all over the coast, and prepared to set off as the second wave of troops. He was still very confident in this battle, because Shen Yourong reported that all the giant cannon ships of the Chinese company had gone to Luzon , without these warships covered with cannons, the sea routes are smooth, and the number of officers and soldiers is sufficient to drown the armed forces of the Chinese company. Zhu Wenda has the eunuch Gao Cai as financial support, and plans to dispatch them immediately once the war in Penghu goes smoothly The second and third waves of troops landed in Taiwan and Hong Kong, directly destroying the base of the Chinese company.

Before Yin Feng led the expedition, the Chinese company was stationed at the Penghu Commercial Hall with a battalion of 360 people. The garrison was a newly established infantry unit. , There are also five brigantine warships and three three-person warships of the No.12 warship fleet in Magong Port, Penghu Bay. There are more than 300 navy soldiers. After discussing with Lin Xiao, De and Lin Xiao sent more than 100 people from Zhuang Ding's reserve team to Penghu. He originally planned to call up the rest of the Twelve War Fleet to help Penghu defend, but before they could be mobilized, the battle had already happened. On the night of Feng's victory in Manila, officers, soldiers and navy attacked Penghu.