Late Ming Dynasty: Conquering the world starting from riding and cutting

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Taking advantage of the westerly wind blowing in autumn and winter, Zheng Zhihu's fifteen merchant ships returned to Xiamen within a few days. He made a lot of money from this trade with the Dutch.

At this time, Xiamen's flags had been changed. The ones flying above the city were the Great Ming Sun and Moon flags, and the soldiers on the streets had also changed into red fat jackets.

Zheng Zhilong, the former ship owner who traveled across the sea and was known as the "Jade Dragon", is now one of the Five Tigers guerrilla generals of the Ming Dynasty and the governor of the Fujian Navy.

When Zheng Zhihu saw him, Zheng Zhilong, the newly minted guerrilla general, was fiddling with official seals and confession documents in the hall.

"Eldest brother, second brother, I'm back!" As the third brother, Zheng Zhihu saluted and greeted his eldest brother and second brother Zheng Zhifeng, who was standing beside him.

"Third brother, you're back?!" Seeing his younger brother returning, Zheng Zhilong threw the copper seal in his hand aside, stepped forward and hugged him, and looked him up and down.

"The third child seems to have gained some weight!" Zheng Zhifeng on the side also had a look of love in her eyes.

"Well, the third child has gained some weight and looks good!" Zheng Zhilong responded.

When Zheng Zhihu heard the compliments from his two brothers, the always vulgar man scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "This Nanyang girl raises people, can't she look bad?"

Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhifeng laughed loudly when they heard what their third brother said. They were not surprised by their third brother. People at sea are so forthright and outspoken.

"Third brother, when I was recruited this time, the main official positions were given to leaders at all levels. You are my younger brother, so you have to suffer a bit. You don't have an official position for the time being." Zheng Zhilong explained to the third brother.

When Zheng Zhihu went out on business, he could not see anyone from the Fujian governor, and it was not easy to give him an official position. He said that he would make arrangements after making meritorious services, so the matter was postponed.

"Go to hell with your officials!" Zheng Zhihu curled his lips and said nonchalantly: "How can an official of the Ming Dynasty be considered a bird?! He is not as happy as I am at sea."

The three brothers laughed heartily for a while, and then Zheng Zhilong asked the third brother about his experience of going there.

"Brother, it's not me who told me that the Dutch are currently at war with the Frankies and there is a shortage of supplies. The fifteen shipments of salt, cotton cloth and other supplies I shipped made a full fifty thousand taels." Zheng Zhihu said with great interest He stretched out five fingers and waved them in front of them.

"Be good! Fifty thousand taels!" Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhifeng looked at each other and saw shock and happiness in each other's eyes.

The Dutch and the Spaniards fought hard, but they were the ones who won in the end, which is gratifying.

"Eldest brother, second brother, now the Dutch are short of food and drink, but they are not short of weapons. I just wanted to bring some good things back, so I secretly spent ten thousand taels."

"It's not in the way, it's not in the way, I'll need it later." Zheng Zhilong didn't care much about his third brother's misappropriation of money.

"Bring it up!"

Zheng Zhihu gave an order, and a dozen of his followers each held a tray containing samples of the products he brought back from the Dutch.

"The guns and gunpowder are all here!" Zheng Zhihu introduced the goods brought back to the two brothers one by one.

Zheng Zhilong lost interest after just two glances. He didn't like muskets very much. It was more enjoyable than fighting with swords and guns without having to pick up the strings. However, Zheng Zhifeng picked up a musket and was happy to see it.

"I knew my brother didn't like this thing, so I bought three 12-pound cannons with the Dutchman." Zheng Zhihu said proudly.

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong's eyes flashed, and he immediately grabbed his shoulders and walked towards the port.

He wanted to buy this twelve-pound cannon before, but the Dutch had to shirk him countless times. Unexpectedly, this time his third brother did it.

"Cannon! The cannon I want!" Zheng Zhilong glanced around on the dock, but he couldn't see the cannons he imagined.

There were only some soldiers nervously carrying gunpowder barrels out of the cabin. Occasionally, a few large and small French guns were carefully set up from the cabin. The purchased twelve-pound cannons were never seen.

Finally, under the guidance of Zheng Zhihu, Zheng Zhilong saw the three 12-pound cannons and several boxes of gunpowder covered with oil paper cloth.

"Okay, okay!"

Zheng Zhilong couldn't move when he saw the cannon. He rubbed the mouth of the cannon with a look of intoxication.

"The recoil of the twelve-pounder gun is too great. Our Fuchuan and Cangchuan ships may not be able to withstand such a big collision." Zheng Zhifeng, who was watching from the side, had a clear mind and saw the problem at a glance.

These twelve-pounders were good, but their ships couldn't use them.

"How can this be done?!" Zheng Zhihu was also stunned after hearing this. After thinking for a moment, he knew that he had done it on purpose, and immediately cursed angrily: "Damn Dutch pig guy, you know I can't use it, but you still sell it to me I."

Zheng Zhihu's roar overwhelmed the waves on the sea, and the frightened seabirds flew far away to the direction of Kinmen Island, leaving only a few soldiers waiting at a distance.

When Zheng Zhihu got tired from roaring, Zheng Zhilong, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke: "Third brother, it's useless to be angry now. You just suffered a loss this time and be more careful next time."

Zheng Zhilong's view on these twelve-pound cannons was completely different from Zheng Zhihu's. If they couldn't be used now, it meant they wouldn't be used in the future. With these huge cannons, even if they were used for coastal protection, they could feel at ease.

It won't be too late to use it when a big ship is built in the future.

"Okay, I plan to use the guns and gunpowder you bought this time on a few ships. From now on, these ships will be the best of our elite. You go back and arrange your ships and men. Let's see. Let’s see how many ships can be spared to replace cannons.” As the new naval governor, Zheng Zhilong naturally had his own plans.

"This is a good idea!" My elder brother said that he planned to concentrate these guns, gunpowder, and equipment into organized equipment instead of spreading pepper everywhere. This approach would naturally have many benefits for expanding his own strength. Zheng Zhihu naturally agreed.

After watching the gunfire, the three of them returned to the mansion with their guards, found a side room, closed the door, and Zheng Zhilong took out a letter and handed it to Zheng Zhihu.

"Brother, this is it." Zheng Zhihu took it in confusion and didn't know what to do.

Zheng Zhifeng snickered on the sidelines. His third brother's fighting ability was impressive, but he also had a shortcoming. He was illiterate and couldn't even write his own name.

"Third brother, you should read more books in the future." Zheng Zhifeng joked.

Then the contents of the book were told to him. Zheng Zhihu stood and listened carefully until Zheng Zhifeng finished speaking.

His eyes were shining, he looked up at Zheng Zhilong and said, "We are going to attack them."

Zheng Zhilong said nothing and nodded lightly.

"Hahaha! I have long disliked that group of people, and I will definitely make them lose completely this time." Zheng Zhihu looked excited.

The three brothers had a well-established business on Taiwan Island, and they originally wanted to expand their influence. However, since Qin Hao arrived on Taiwan Island, most of their village's population has disappeared in half a year, and now they are almost wiped out. If Qin Hao knew that Zheng Zhilong had such thoughts about him, it was definitely not only Zhuge Xuan's fault, but also Zhuge Xuan's good policies, and he had not done anything good.

Seeing that the third brother was so indignant, Zheng Zhifeng reminded: "This is the order given by Fujian, and it must not be exposed."

"Second brother, please be careful. This time I will make sure that they all come back and go to the sea to feed the fish." Zheng Zhihu promised, patting his chest.

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