Dragon Sea Empire

The "Leshan Building" in the southern city of Taiwan Hong Kong emerged with the emergence of this city. It is known as the first restaurant in Taiwan Hong Kong. For more than ten years, Leshan Building has been the most luxurious and exquisite restaurant in Hong Kong. The third floor of the restaurant has always been Yin Feng. An elegant private room is permanently reserved, except for Yin Feng and his family, no matter how much anyone pays, Zhang Wan, the owner of the restaurant, will not allow him to eat here.

Zhang Pan, Zheng Zhihu, and a large group of short-term trainees they met at the military academy poured into Leshan Tower, and the restaurant clerk ushered in a large group of officers with a smile on his face, and said in a loud voice: "All military lords, this Lord Tiger! , you’re just drinking and ordering food today, or ask a beautiful woman to sing a ditty to cheer you up.”

Master Hu is Zheng Zhihu, he is the younger brother of Zheng Zhilong, a rising star in the Chinese army, and his uncle is Huang Cheng; the chief director of the board of directors of China United Company, and the current Quanzhou government affairs director, he is a frequent visitor of Leshan Building, familiar with the way, and brought a group of brothers straight up After reaching the second floor, he replied loudly: "Just serve good wine and good food, here are all my brothers, and all the bills are on my head,"

A group of young military officers drank and laughed loudly, occupying half of the private room on the second floor of Leshan Building. Soon, a few students from the Navy Branch of the Military Academy joined in, calling some beautiful singers from Jiangnan to sing songs, the singers of Leshan Building They are singers who are pure performers. In Taiwan City, there are fireworks and willow alleys like Jinling Old Courtyard, but they are located in the Anping Port area in the south of the Inner Harbor. The singers in restaurants and restaurants in Hong Kong City, Taiwan, are basically performers. Many are from the south of the Yangtze River. Chinese occupation area.

Although Zhang Pan was also full of smiles, he was still unable to blend into the cheerful scenes around him.

Although the officers of the Chinese Army are soldiers, their conversation is not rough. Compared with those officers and generals that Zhang Pan saw in Liaoyang back then, their conduct is much better. The upper class is an emerging military aristocratic group that enjoys political and economic privileges. They don't need to use obscene methods and arrogant and unreasonable behaviors to reflect their status.

Zhang Pan is a son of a wealthy family, and he used to hang out in restaurants, but he just couldn't mix with the people around him here.

His heart is still in Liaodong, the hometown where the war is about to start.

Zhang Pan walked out of the private room on the grounds of relief, left the noisy wine table, and came to a secluded corridor on the second floor. He sighed long and watched a bright moon hanging high in the night sky, and a gust of hot wind blew him. Feel the humidity in the air at the turn of spring and summer.

He suddenly remembered that it was already the end of June, and the Chinese army was about to start attacking Houjin from North Korea and South Liaoning.

"Brother Zhang, what are you doing here?"

Suddenly, Zheng Zhihu appeared from the other end of the corridor.

Zhang Pan hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Brother Hu, you have offended me by recklessly leaving the table. It's really because I'm worried about drinking and I don't want to drink. Please forgive me."

Zheng Zhihu, who is only 16 years old, is just at the age of full-bloodedness and lofty ideals. He is brave and courageous. He and his brother Zheng Zhilong are called "longzhihuyong". He has a sense of loyalty and is eager to help others. Haha smiled and said, "Brother Zhang wants to go back to Liaodong to participate in the war. Your grades in tactics and strategy are No. 1 among the students this term. As long as you pass the next month's assessment, you can apply for early graduation..."

"There is still one month left, Brother Hu, Zhang is very anxious at the moment. Our Chinese Army's weapons are sharp and invincible in the world, and the discipline of the battle formation is also the best in the world. Our soldiers and officers are all tigers. If... If then I will After finishing my studies and returning to Liaodong, the war is over, I am so unwilling,"

Zheng Zhihu blinked: "So you are worried about this. I heard that your majesty has postponed the start of the offensive. The original schedule for starting the war in July has been postponed. I don't think you need to worry about not being able to catch up with the big battle."

Zhang Pan looked at Zheng Zhihu suspiciously: "How do you know this, this should be confidential information,"

Zheng Zhihu smiled secretly: "Don't worry, this news has spread throughout Taiwan and Hong Kong,"

Zhang Pan couldn't believe it even more: "How is it possible, Yin... the first lesson the king taught us is that we must keep the concept of secrecy in marching and fighting, and intelligence and sentry are the factors that determine the victory or defeat of an army, etc..."

Zheng Zhihu clapped his hands and smiled: "Brother Zhang's Bowen strong memorization ability is admired by the younger brother, but you should have heard stories like tricks and tricks, okay, let's go have a few drinks together, the big guys are all here Looking for you, after we graduate, we will go our separate ways, and there will be no time for gatherings like this, let's go,"

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Today, most of Liaodong is under the jurisdiction of Jurchen Empress Jin, and a large-scale enclosure of the Eight Banners is being implemented. Nurhachi implements the "Granting of Land by Ding Ding", distributing the land of the former Liaodong Guard Station and the fields of the Han people to the children of the Eight Banners. Nurhachi himself is in Shenyang Make great efforts to build and prepare Shenyang as your new capital.

The original Liaoyang was the command center of the Eight Banners soldiers on the front line of Liaodong. The leader of the Zhengbai Banner and Nurhaci's most important Sibeile Huang Taiji was in charge of the defense measures on the front lines of Haizhou and Gaizhou.

Liaoyang City, the back house of the former capital of Liaodong.

Sibeile Huang Taiji was listening to a few people in Han costumes kneeling on the ground talking.

"...Reporting to Si Baylor, the pirate army's jurisdiction is strictly controlled. All merchants entering the country must be registered at the border. There is no tax card along the way. The pirate's jurisdiction only collects the so-called market transaction tax, and the tax is paid only when there is a transaction. Because of this, we can walk around in Taiwan, and no one will make things difficult for us," said a tall Liaodong man who spoke the Liaodong dialect, and was a coat servant of Zhengbai Banner under Huang Taiji, and two other people The same is the secret work of Sibeile sent to the Chinese army ruled area. They dressed up as Liaodong businessmen and mixed with the crowd who fled at the beginning of the year to Jinzhou, and then took a merchant ship to travel to Taiwan Island.

Huang Taiji is a strong man less than 30 years old, with a red face and a full sky. He is sitting in the upper chair of the grand master, looking at the servants in front of him with a half-smile, he picks up a roll of paper in his hand, and after reading it , Shaking his head again and again: "... Today's commodity price dynamics, today's silver dollar and European currency exchange rate, where can I buy full gold and silver, it is really full of copper smell... And here, the king inspected the sugar mill today, and ordered sugar The factory manager wants to prepare lunch for the craftsmen, and Mrs. Li comes to the orphanage to cook for the orphans...these are some fucking messes." Huang Taiji's face was flushed, and he raised his voice a little bit uncontrollably: "Tell me, what are these so-called newspapers you brought? Now that the military affairs are urgent and the war is imminent, what is the use of these waste papers?"

The three agents looked at each other, and in the end it was the tall man who kowtowed a few times, and then answered bravely: "This is the so-called news paper of the Chinese Army, oh, the Haikou Army. One issue is printed in five days, and thousands of copies are printed and distributed to various places under the jurisdiction of the pirate army. For example, all government affairs and business affairs in the jurisdiction of the pirate army, the whereabouts of the pirate leader Yin Feng, etc., are published in it. Look at the first side..."

Huang Taiji is the most learned figure among Nurhachi's sons. He is proficient in Mongolian and Chinese. He is also the only general of the Eight Banners who can recognize Chinese characters. He can read many Chinese books. Unable to understand what these Chinese characters were saying, he suppressed the impatience in his heart, and opened the newspaper again: "...the latest order from Jinghai Prince's Mansion...local natives can study in Zhonghuameng School for free, oh , here's another thing...Han Jing was appointed as the company's business manager, the head of the royal family's household department, and the king ordered to open a course to recruit soldiers... The Taiwan fleet urgently dispatched more than a thousand sailors and marines to Liaodong. This should be related to Liaodong's military affairs... But, just What can this explain, hey, your majesty plans to attack Liaoyang in early August..." Huang Taiji frowned, put aside the roll of newspaper, squinted at the three masters kneeling below, and said with a sneer: "What else? Useful news, these newspapers are printed and distributed more than a thousand copies at a time, are they actually circulated to the public?"

"Returning to Four Baylor, it is this: the newspaper is sold for ten coppers each,"

"So, how can such a big military event such as a large army marching and fighting be spread openly in the market? It's absurd, too absurd." Huang Taiji patted the armrest of the chair with an angry expression on his face: "You wait for the three of you to be in Taiwan. After half a year, do you just get these newspapers, when the Chinese army will send troops to the north, how many troops will be mobilized, what weapons are there, etc. How many people do you know?"

The first three kowtowed endlessly, and the tall coat-coated servant tremblingly said: "Reporting to Si Baylor, this Chinese military aircraft is heavily guarded, and we really can't sneak in. However, the people on the ground in Taiwan are rich and wealthy. , read this newspaper every day, they do business according to the news of the newspaper, although the market news circulation in the area under the jurisdiction of the pirate army is complicated, there are many real people, the Chinese army, oh, the navy army marched in August There are many rumors on the market that there are big merchants providing food and grass for the army to go north. We have verified that it is true. The pirates occupied the land of Liaodong. It cannot meet the needs of the army for combat, so it is necessary to collect food and grass from Taiwan to go north."

Huang Taiji asked in deep thought: "You said that the pirate army is requisitioning food and grass from merchants?"

"Returning to Sibeile, it is not a conscript, but a purchase. The pirate army has military discipline, and it is not allowed to collect military rations for non-emergency military affairs without compensation. The grain shipped to Liaodong, except for some Chinese companies, is provided by various big businessmen, so , we heard the news from the pier: this batch of food and sailors and marines will arrive in Liaodong at the same time, in early August,"

"That's right, the pirates... at the beginning of August..." Huang Taiji sat there and said to himself: "The pirates have always used less tricks in their battles, and mostly fought head-on. It seems that the rumors of sending troops in August are not It's out of nowhere,"