Win the Ding 1617

A war in Fujian aroused the eager anticipation of everyone in Nanjing.

To be honest, the scholars and businessmen in Nanjing and even the whole of Southern Zhili had no doubts about the crushing defeat of Zheng Zhilong's army by the Nanyue army.After all, the Southern Guangdong Army was the King of Floating Thousands of Miles and Floating to the North, defeated the Liaodong rebels who had always been known for their ferocity and toughness, and beheaded tens of thousands of troops.Compared with Zheng Zhilong's army, it can be said that it is capable of both land and sea. Unlike Zheng Zhilong, he is best at naval warfare. Land warfare is a bit lacking.However, in their impression, since Zheng Zhilong has been able to navigate the sea for many years, the navy is naturally not weak, and he has strong fortifications in Xiamen and other places, with cannons and fortified cities, no matter what, he will hold the Nanyue Army back for a while.

According to Master Qian's plan, as long as Zheng Zhilong can deal with the Nanyue Army for half a month at sea and on land, they will sacrifice Donglin's traditional magic weapon and attack public opinion.Scholars and businessmen from all over the south of the Yangtze River were connected in series to create public opinion, echoing the Shanxi merchants in the north, and attacking Li Shouhan and the Southern Guangdong Army commanded by the government and the opposition.

In the end, the coastal defense of his three provinces was forced to become a dead letter, and everyone can still make a masterpiece of maritime trade, and continue the good life of a ship with a ship and a ship with money.

Many people have already quietly written a slap in the face of Li Shouhan and the Nanyue Army, and invited colleagues from the same society to mention and embellish each other in the same year.

However, everyone was like Meng Jiangnv standing on Wangfushi and waiting for the news that after the bloody battle between the two armies at sea, the Southern Cantonese Army and Zheng Zhilong Army started a fierce battle like a blood mill in Xiamen and other places. "The battle for the city kills the people who fill the city." Hou Fangyu, who claims to be familiar with military books on weekdays and knows military affairs, proudly explained this truth to the members of Fushe. "What's more, General Zheng Zhilong has worked hard in Xiamen for many years and built a city defense fortification comparable to Nanjing. With the cannons used to fortify the city, even the bandits and barbarians of the Southern Guangdong Army conquered this place. It would take a long time and cause heavy casualties."

"Yes! At that time, as soon as our words come out, the world will be shocked! Just to tear off this person's hypocrisy! Let the world see. This guy is loyal to the emperor and patriotism on the surface, but how dirty he is in his heart Dirty! Openly attacking friendly troops for self-interest, is this still the world of my Ming Dynasty?!"

(This seems to be a bit of a blatant slap in the face, and people from Fushe and Donglin have the nerve to criticize others?)

Several Fushe scholars commented on each other's texts in Hou Fangyu's apartment, hoping to get the expected good news as soon as possible.

However, silly wives and other wild men.Often all that comes is bad news.

After waiting for a long time, I have never seen any news from the mansion newspaper or from the Fujian official circles.It was as if the two sides had mobilized over 10 people and nearly a thousand ships to attack each other in a military conflict. It was like an urchin throwing sand into the sea, which was swallowed up by the waves in a blink of an eye, without even a single splash.

finally.After entering April, news came one after another from the stores opened by Jiangnan Group in various parts of Fujian.

"Li Huayu, the Marshal of the Southern Guangdong Army, personally led thousands of barbarians to brave the rain of cannons and rushed to Gulangyu Island, smashing two artillery fortresses and forcing the third artillery fortress to surrender!"

"Zheng Zhilong abandoned Xiamen. He is going to transfer to Fuzhou via Tong'an to stick to it! Gentlemen, please prepare beautiful articles! After Zheng Zhilong's army enters Fuzhou, we can issue an article to attack this beast!"

"Zheng Zhilong was ambushed by the Southern Guangdong Army in the Beauty Mountain near Tong'an County. He was captured by Li Shouhan's powerful general Wu Liuqi. More than a hundred father, son and brothers were captured!"

"Fujian governor Zhang Kentang, chief envoys, and inspectors and others had a feast and drink with Li Shouhan in Xiamen. During the meeting, Li proposed to use work in lieu of relief and other means, and planned to build roads and bridges in various places along the coast of Fujian in order to gain fame. the goal of!"

"The Nanyue Army will call the seized Zheng's property to conduct a so-called auction. The highest price wins! Guangdong and Fujian maritime merchants are all flocking to it. The Southern Guangdong Army issued a clear statement that all bidders must be within the jurisdiction of the Southern Guangdong Army. More than one year or more than 10 taels of tax payment certificates can enter the bidding."

"Li Shouhan ordered people to take Shi Daxuan and his son with Zheng Zhilong's personal letter to Nan'ao Island to recruit Shi Lang. Shi Lang, who was trapped here, saw his father and younger brother coming, and there was a letter from the commander. The governor couldn't do anything, so he cried a lot, causing The army surrendered at Xiamen. Li Shouhan went to his subordinates to respond personally, untied him, comforted him warmly, and allowed him to continue leading the navy, and all the systems, salaries, boats and guns were the same as those of the Southern Guangdong Army's naval divisions."

"The Zheng family's captured soldiers and sailors were taken to Hong Kong Island, Cam Ranh Bay in South China, Ha Tinh, and Hue for intensive training, and they were ready to be added to the various departments of the Southern Guangdong Army."

"The Southern Guangdong Army auctioned off Zheng's property and goods, and obtained nearly 2000 million silver dollars. After paying the tax, merchants from all over the place will sell them outside the venue and sell them to people who come from all over the place, and they will earn more than half of the profit!"

It's easy to say anything else. When they saw this news, the entire Jiangnan merchant group went crazy!

"Li Shouhan is a red man! You didn't tell me about making copper coins like this! If I go to the auction and sell those tea leaves to the treasurer Wang Da in Shanxi, I can get at least [-]% of the bonus! Even paying taxes is worth it Understand!"

A big tea merchant with a Jiangxi accent lamented that he had lost such a good opportunity to make a fortune, ignoring the hostile eyes of the people around him.

The deacon of the trade guild coughed, as a reminder to him, and then continued to read the news from Fujian.

"Li Shouhan ordered that, except for the 400 million yuan returned to Zheng Zhilong, the rest of the funds should be used for roads, bridges, disaster relief, school opening, food for immigrants, etc. in Fujian. The man said that the money and food in Fujian should be used For the elders in Fujian."

"Wait!" Hearing the same news, Lord Qian Qianyi felt as if he had been struck by thunder.He almost thought he had heard wrong.How to withdraw one-fifth of the money obtained from the auction of the Zheng family's assets and return it to Zheng Zhilong?He asked himself, if he had such an opportunity, whether it was raiding a minister's house or the things captured during the expedition, how could he leave anything for others?

And this Uncle Ning Yuan, what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?After copying someone else's house.Also send part of it back to Zheng Zhilong who is already a prisoner?What does he want to do?It would cost too much to sell fame and reputation!That's a full 400 million yuan of full-color silver dollars with a fineness of more than [-]%!It is in Nanjing, which has always been called the selling gold cave.You can also be a rich man!

"Uncle Ning Yuan, what is he going to do? Buy bones with thousands of dollars? Zheng Zhilong is no horse! How can he spend such a large amount of money?" With a strong smell of jealousy, Qian Qianyi snorted from his nostrils. One sentence.From the tone of his voice, he couldn't hear the admiration and intimacy that jumped out of the paper when he exchanged letters with Zheng Sen.

"Master, it's not just that." The face of the housekeeper of the Qian Mansion was full of doubts and incomprehension.Continue to share the news for Qian Qianyi.

"At the banquet, Zheng Zhilong admired the martial arts of the Southern Guangdong Army, especially the bravery of Li's sons and daughters. Li ordered Li Huayu and Li Huamei to apologize to Zheng Zhilong in court. , claiming that it is all for state affairs. There is no enmity between your family and yours in private. In the future, I will ask Brother Zheng to work hard on the affairs of the Southern Guangdong Army Navy and the coastal defense yamen of these three provinces."

"What?!" Qian Qianyi almost bit off his tongue in shock!He never imagined that the two sides who fought so fiercely could shake hands and talk happily at the banquet, and Li Shouhan openly invited Zheng Zhilong to join the Nanyue Army Navy?Participate in the management of coastal defense matters in the three provinces of Zhili in southern Fujian and Guangdong?

However, something that surprised him even more quickly came out of his confidant butler.

"It is said that at that time Zheng Zhilong was very thankful and said repeatedly. The defeated general did not speak bravely, and Mr. Zheng accepted the uncle's kindness. Helpless, his ability is too poor, so it is rare to take on this important task."

At that time, after Zheng Zhilong said these words.Not only did he look at this proud Uncle Ning Yuan with his own eyes, but his younger brothers Zheng Zhihu, Zheng Zhibao, Zheng Zhiwan and others, including the eldest son Zheng Sen, all fixed their eyes on Li Shouhan.Hope from the subtle changes in the muscles of his face.Let's find out if he really intends to recruit him or if he is just making a false appearance of magnanimity in front of his subordinates before the banquet.

After this kind of defeat on the battlefield.It is not uncommon in all dynasties of China to take in and reorganize for the opponent, give a certain official position to continue fighting, and even retain the original army system, which lasted until the Republic of China.Opponents who have been beaten with corpses and blood flying all over the field may not be able to drink and talk together in the same place in a few days.The most interesting thing is the Sichuan army. The troops were fighting outside the city, but their respective commanders were drinking flower wine and playing mahjong together in the city.And their respective aunts and wives walked around more frequently, which can be regarded as a spectacle in the Republic of China period.

If Li Shouhan really intends to recruit the Zheng family, he will definitely not just say it once, he will ask Zheng Zhilong for a job again. The uncle is kind, and Zhilong has no reason to refuse, so he half-pushed and half-heartedly became a member of the Southern Guangdong Army.

This kind of thinking is not only among the generals of the Zheng family members, but also Shi Lang, who has just surrendered at the order of his father, was appointed as a naval sentry officer by Shou Han, and he is about to go to Jinlan Bay to command a fifth-tier ship. Looking at Shou Han's expression, if Shou Han formally takes in the Zheng family, then the color of a traitor in him will disappear invisibly in the waves of the sea, and all the commanders will vote for the Li family, not to mention me as a child!

However, Li Shouhan, who is used to being unexpected, did not follow the script that everyone is familiar with. Instead, he took a look at Li Peilin, who was having a good time talking with Zhang Kentang and other Fujian officials.

Although this group of Fujian officials did not take advantage of the opportunity of helping the victims to make a lot of money, they were the ones that were lost.When the Shouhan organization auctioned off the property of the Zheng family, the businesses related to them were attached to Long Shengxing and other businesses. For some Southern Guangdong soldiers, they felt that the small number was meaningless, but it was enough to make them feel These officials bid for the types of goods that made a lot of money, and in a short time, they can get huge profits by changing hands.

Zhang Kentang, who won hundreds of thousands of silver dollars overnight, learned that Xiao He of the Southern Guangdong Army was drinking with him at the same table, and Li Peilin, who was in charge of tens of thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, had to curry favor with this future In fact, the boss, for a while, the two hit it off, chatting and laughing happily.

"Master Zheng," Li Peilin put down the wine glass in his hand, straightened his clothes, got up and left his seat, and came to Zheng Zhilong.

Both parties are familiar people, so there is no need to be polite.At that moment, Zheng Zhilong hurriedly got up to return the salute.He tried to understand Li Shouhan's intentions from Li Peilin, the second most powerful man in the Southern Cantonese Army who had no military power.

"My lord has heard for a long time that Mr. Ling has a handsome character. He is young and mature, and intends to marry Mr. Zheng as a good friend of Qin and Jin. Today, I am very happy to see Mr. Ling. Meng lord's house will not abandon you. Brothers and sisters respect you. If I say I’m an elder, I’ll feel ashamed, how about making an iceman with Governor Zhang for Mr. Ling and my second lady? The matchmaker for the woman’s side is the official, but the matchmaker for the man’s side!”

"The man's matchmaker is going to be dismissed!" With such a good deed of favor, how could Zhang Kentang be left behind if he could forge such a good relationship between the Li family and the Zheng family?

This is obviously to marry me!This is better than recruiting the Zheng family!The two became in-laws.Who else will be our opponent at sea from now on?The eyes of some members of the Zheng family began to glow eagerly.

Zheng Zhibao lightly kicked Zheng Zhilong with the toe of his boot under the table, signaling him to agree quickly.

"This, that's fine! Then, I'll be high on the list!"

Zheng Zhilong pretended to ponder for a while, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of his son Fusong's face full of reluctance, but for the sake of the whole family, he had no choice but to wrong his son.

Zheng Zhibao's careful consideration of his nephew was relatively accurate. He and the eldest lady of the Li family had a lot of unpleasant things since the first meeting.after.Li Huamei beat Zheng Sen again in the sea, and he was in a panic. He was afraid that the second lady would be exactly the same as the eldest lady, and Zheng Sen would not have a good life!

"As Fusong's uncle, I am naturally responsible for my nephew's marriage. Please leave the matchmaker to the two adults. As for Na Cai, asking names, Na Ji, Na Zheng, asking for a date, welcoming you in person, etc., I will do everything It falls on me!" Zheng Zhibao stretched out his hand to take care of all the chores that the husband's family should be responsible for throughout the wedding process.

Nacai means that the man's family invites a matchmaker to the woman's family to propose marriage. After the woman's family agrees to discuss marriage, the man's family prepares six rituals to propose marriage.Ask the name, that is, the man's family asks the matchmaker to ask the woman's name and date of birth.Najib.That is to say, after the man retrieves the woman's name and horoscope, he will perform divination in the ancestral temple.Accept levy.Also known as Nabi, that is, the man's family gives the woman's family a dowry gift.Please ask for a date, the man's family chooses the date of marriage, prepares the gift and informs the woman's family, and asks for her consent.Personal welcome, that is, the bridegroom goes to the bride's house to marry.

This time, Zheng Sen's face became bitterer than a bitter gourd, "I don't know what kind of dominatrix she is!"

"Brother Feihuang, please move your body. There is a gift from a certain family, and Wanwang accepts it!"

Having settled on their children's marriage, Shou Han took Zheng Zhilong's wrist and excitedly walked out of the General Military Mansion, taking advantage of the wine.

Everyone was a little puzzled, but seeing that Shou Han was so interested, it was not a big problem, so they walked in a single file.

"Brother Feihuang! Today you and I have become a family, and a certain family has nothing to congratulate, so why don't you give this as a gift?"

In front of the Xiamen Wharf, Shou Han pointed to the most majestic ship moored on the water near the south bank of the Jiulong River in the distance, "Dear-in-law, this is a certain ship. There are a lot of artillery. In the future, as the admiral of the three provinces of Ming Dynasty, how can you do without a decent flagship? Don’t be disgusted!”

Looking at this huge ship moored on the sea, with sailors cleaning and wiping the deck with clean water from time to time, maintaining the cannons, and straightening the sails, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help drooling secretly.

In any case, he is also a commander who lives by the sea, understands the ocean, and loves the ocean.Men who make a living at sea have an almost morbid love for good boats and cannons, just like men on the grassland love horses.

Carefully looking at this huge ship with the words "Changsheng" painted on the side of the ship, there are dozens of gun ports densely arranged on the three-layer gun deck. Wipe the muzzle of the maintained artillery to identify the caliber of the cannon.

"Damn! The lower artillery deck is full of long-barreled 32-pounder guns, the middle artillery deck is long-barreled 24-pounder guns, the upper artillery deck is long-barreled twelve-pounder guns, and the top deck has short-barreled twelve-pounder guns at the stern. And two twelve-pounders and two sixty-eight-pounders, and that's not counting the twelve-pounders that are improvised on the top deck!"

The Southern Guangdong Army has always been famous at sea for its speedy ships and guns. The Zheng family hated Li Huamei's Ao Mei, Zhang Xiaohu's Three-Headed Tiger, and many of the Southern Guangdong Army's gunboats. , the artillery loaded on the ship is not as many as others, and the weight of a salvo of projectiles is too small, and the speed of running is not as fast as others.We can only form a formation with many ships on the sea, and use the firepower of each artillery position on the ship as much as possible.

Unexpectedly, today Li Shouhan would actually give away the Changsheng, which is regarded as the leader of the Nanyue Army's navy and has concentrated the essence of Nanzhong's shipbuilding industry, artillery manufacturing and many other technologies. This sincerity is far greater than The so-called three visits to thatched huts and greetings with bare feet are more sincere.

A group of people boarded the Changsheng ship in a small boat, approached and observed the ship, and Zheng Zhilong brothers couldn't bear to leave more and more.The long and broad hull, the extremely deep draft and load, and the hundreds of strong and huge sails all attracted Zheng Zhilong's attention.

"Brother Fei Huang, how about this ship?" Shou Han was a little proud. Although he had already stated that he would give this flagship to Zheng Zhilong, it would be very enjoyable to hear some compliments from this Jade Dragon.

"The ship is a good ship, and the gun is also good. It's a pity that the sailors are not good. If I had my niece's Ao Mei, I'm afraid I would send this ship to the Crystal Palace!"

Zheng Zhilong didn't know that his words aroused the glaring looks of the surrounding navy generals.

"Good! Well said!"

Shou Han applauded and laughed.

"Brother, handsome! Can you let me be the captain of this boat?" Zheng Zhihu was also happy to see Lie, looking eagerly at Zheng Zhilong and Li Shouhan.