After Yun Zhao read the documents sent by Haechi, he stopped asking about Gao Pei's affairs and strictly prohibited his subordinates from doing so.
Judging from the contents of the document, Gao Pei’s death was not unjust!
It doesn’t matter what crime he committed. The main thing is that the crime he committed is enough to be beheaded. It doesn’t matter who he is. The main thing is that he committed the crime. Therefore, no one will say anything.
Yun Zhao is trying his best to downplay the matter... A person who was killed by the law is not worthy of everyone's attention.
No matter what contributions he had made to Lantian County in the past, they no longer existed after he was killed by Xie Zhi.
This sword cut off all friendship.
While having dinner, Yun Zhao received a secret report. After reading it, he looked at Qian Duoduo and said, "How much support did you give Han Xiufen?"
Qian Duoduo stopped the chopsticks in his hand, his big eyes blinking in confusion.
"I gave Han Xiufen a letter, encouraging her to do something great and let men in the world know that my daughter can achieve great things."
Yun Zhao reported the secret He handed it to Qian Duoduo and said: "Koento Zheng Zhilong, the chief director of the seventeen-member board of directors of the Dutch East India Company, wrote to me asking if Lantian County intends to participate in the maritime battle."
Qian Duoduo hurriedly opened the secret report and read it. , Feng Ying said on the side: "We only have one ship, what can we do?"
Yun Zhao said: "Han Xiufen single-handedly defeated four ships of the Arab pirate Sesio in the Battle of Paradise Bay. The pirate ship then followed the escaped Sesio to Paradise Island.
Looted all the gold coins Sesio had on Paradise Island, took Sesio's youngest son as a hostage, raised the pirate flag, and forced him to leave. Sesio and her had a decisive battle on Paradise Island."
Feng Ying nodded and said: "Han Xiufen's fighting ability is good."
Yun Zhao said: "Sesio was killed by the formation. ! Killed six more pirate captains who were competing with her for the Pirate King, killed all the Arab pirates, and finally gave three parts of Sesio's treasure to the other wandering pirates, becoming the king of Paradise Island... "
"Hahahahahahaha..."
A burst of hysterical laughter came from Qian Duoduo. Yun Zhao turned his head and saw Qian Duoduo holding his belly with one hand. Pointing at Yun Zhao arrogantly with one hand, he said: "I knew it!"
Yun Zhao quickly supported the arrogant Qian Duoduo, pressed her on the chair and said: "This is Han Xiufen's record, you are proud of it!" What kind of excitement is that?"
Qian Duoduo looked at Yun Zhao with his eyes wide open and said, "Sir, I want to go to sea, it's so fun.
Yeah, yeah... Pirate King, I want to be a pirate king too! I want to kill people, rob, set fires, rape... I want to do all kinds of evil!"
Yun Zhao is the best among those who have a lot of money! He pinched and said: "Wake up, there are no female pirate kings. I haven't heard of the big-bellied pirate king. Otherwise, you can just be the robber king at home. Give me this title."You got it. "
After reading the secret letter, Feng Ying poured some water into Qian Duoduo's mouth, which was breathing heavily. After Qian Duoduo calmed down, he said: "She is now being exploited by sixteen sultans and caliphs. A reward was offered to hang her, and the Ottoman king proved that she was a sea devil.
This shows that Han Xiufen has caused serious harm to these countries and tribes. In addition, since the Dutch East India Company asked Zheng Zhilong to send a message, it means that they are also very dissatisfied with Han Xiufen.
I don’t believe that Han Xiufen can become a behemoth in such a short period of time. This is the time when she is most dangerous.
We should support her. The problem is that she is far away at sea and we cannot support her. "
Qian Duoduo stood up tenaciously again, and after two efforts with one foot, he stepped on the stool and said boldly: "Order the trading houses in Quanzhou and Guangzhou to form another fleet to transport people. , weapons, and materials were given to Han Xiufen, but I didn't believe it. What could those earth kings like earth dogs do to me? "
Qian Duoduo has gone crazy, and there is obviously no way to discuss the matter. Yun Zhao smiled and said: "Since the people from the Dutch East India Company have found us, it means that they have something to discuss with us. Let's talk about it tomorrow. Meet Zheng Zhilong and Cohen's messenger. "
Feng Ying nodded and said: "Let's ask clearly first. If they dare to embarrass Han Xiufen, we have no way at sea. On land, we have many ways to put them in a dilemma of life and death.
Since this Cohen is a businessman, I don’t think he wants to give up either Quanzhou or Guangzhou, the two places where good goods are obtained. ”
After making the decision, the three of them could no longer have a good meal, mainly because Qian Duoduo was always yelling and biting Yunhua who came in with the food. Yunhua screamed and couldn't eat this meal even more.
Qian Duoduo was harassed all night long when he couldn't sleep. Yun Zhao yawned all night when he got up, and Qian Duoduo also stayed up all night but was unusual.
However, when Zheng Zhibao and a European with a moustache were brought into the big study by Yunhu, Qian Duoduo immediately turned into a beautiful and dignified lady.
For pirates like Zheng Zhilong, if they want to do something on land, the first person they look for must be a bandit.
The Yun bandits are now famous on the Green Forest Road and want to pass through other bandits. It’s actually not difficult to get on this line.
“The Lantian is the armed merchant ship of Lantian County. I think, with the temper of people from Lantian County, if the other party hadn’t come to trouble us, we would definitely not have done it. to hurt the other person. ”
After the visitors sat down, Yun Zhao didn’t say any more polite words to the two people, but straight to the point admitted the fact that Han Xiufen was from Lantian County.
Zheng Zhibao laughed. He said: "A tiger on the mountain is like a dragon when it descends into the sea. Yun's ship can stir up troubles all over the world. Zheng admires it. My eldest brother also said that he hopes to make friends with Yun's maritime heroes. ”
Yun Zhao nodded and spoke broken English to Cohen’s letter.He said: "Welcome to Lantian County, Your Excellency. Since the East India Company has monopolized the clove trade and shipped goods to both the east and west, it will be quite profitable, right?"
The envoy was surprised that Yun Zhao could speak European languages. But he still couldn't understand every word Yun Zhao said.
Qian Duoduo could not understand the strange language her husband spoke, but she still said to the messenger in pure Germanic: "The 'Lantian' you are talking about belongs to my husband's property. No one can invade.
My husband is asking whether Mr. Cohen wants to be my friend or enemy in Lantian County.”
The messenger seemed to be fascinated by Qian Duoduo’s beauty. He wanted to go forward and kiss the lady's hand, but felt it was inappropriate, so he stroked her chest and saluted: "Beautiful madam, Van der Sar salutes you."
Qian Duoduo looked dissatisfied at Fan Van der Sar said: "You should pay tribute to my husband."
Van der Sar greeted Yun Zhao again. Yun Zhao did not get up, but looked at the Dutch man in front of him with interest. people.
The person who is also very interested in the scene in front of him is Zheng Zhibao. He is a very smart man. Yun Zhao nodded to him before, which shows that Yun Zhao does not want to talk to him when there are outsiders. .
Being of the same culture and species, Zheng Zhibao understood Yun Zhao’s arrangement very well.
“Dear Mr. Earl, your Lantian has robbed four merchant ships belonging to my Dutch East India Company. The great Mr. Cohen asked me to ask Mr. Earl, do you want us to send someone from the Lantian? Where should we get our goods back, or should your subordinates send back the goods, the ship, and the crew, and compensate us for our losses?"
Through Qian Duoduo's explanation, Yun Zhao understood Fan. He did not answer the envoy's words, but asked Zheng Zhibao.
"How many Dutch people are there in the Ming Dynasty?"
Zheng Zhibao looked at Van der Sar and said: "The Dutch East India Company is powerful and has established its headquarters in Batavia, Java. , other strongholds were established in the East Indies and Spice Islands.
Each stronghold has more than 20,000 people. At the same time, it has more than 100 merchant ships, 30 warships, and 50,000 soldiers. Sailors, and an army of 10,000 mercenaries.
At the same time, they have sixteen ships, more than 2,000 sailors, and six merchants in Xin'an County, Guangzhou, Quanzhou, and Zhangzhou. Three thousand people."
Yun Zhao nodded and said: "Spice is a good thing, and it is extremely expensive in the Ming Dynasty. Didn't Brother Feihuang (Zheng Zhilong's nickname) want to build a Ming Dynasty East India? Company? You can't let the Europeans come forward anyway, right?"
Zheng Zhibao said with a smile: "Let's discuss this later. The county magistrate should deal with this person from the Dutch East India Company first. Please give me trouble."
Yun Zhao nodded and said to Van der Sar again: "You understand what we are talking about, right?"
Fander looked dull. Sa said in Chinese: "Understood, I heard that Mr. Earl is planning to join hands with Mr. Zheng Zhilong to jointly establish the Ming Dynasty East India Company.
Here, I have to warn these two gentlemen that the consequence of your doing this will be war!
The sea is too unfamiliar to the people of your country. "
Yun Zhao shook his head and said: "It's far from unfamiliar. Two hundred years ago, my warship of the Ming Dynasty had already arrived at the Cape of Good Hope.
So this road was opened up by our ancestors, so I am qualified to get a share of the pie. What do you think, Mr. van der Sar? "
Van der Sar said: "Dear Mr. Earl, you are provoking. "
Yun Zhao smiled and spread his hands. Qian Duoduo immediately put his tea cup in his hand. Yun Zhao took a sip of tea and said: "Since my men have started to rob your company, then, They must have a reason to rob you.
So, I support my subordinates!
In addition, if you dare to deal with my men at sea, then I will deal with you on land.
Guangzhou and Quanzhou are not far from me.
Send off guests! ”
Yun Zhao was in no mood to talk to this stupid Dutchman. Yun Zhao probably knew more about the Dutch East India Company than anyone in the Ming Dynasty.
Eighty years ago A group of Dutch businessmen sent Hotman to Portugal to investigate the business situation. After Hotman returned home, the group of businessmen set up a company and used this information to develop in the East Indies.
Thirty to forty years ago, the Netherlands began to develop. Fourteen companies were established focusing on East India trade. In order to avoid excessive commercial competition, these fourteen companies were merged into a joint company, which was the Dutch East India Company.
The Netherlands at that time. The national parliament authorized the Dutch East India Company to have a trading monopoly from the Cape of Good Hope in the east to the Strait of Magellan at the southern tip of South America.
Its board of directors is composed of more than 70 people, but only 17 actually hold real power. people, known as the seventeen-member board of directors, including eight in Amsterdam, four in Zeeland, and one in each of the other regions.
The Dutch East India Company was the first to organize its own mercenaries and issue currency. , was also the first joint stock company to be allowed to make formal treaties with other countries and exercise the power to colonize and rule the land.
Since the emergence of this company, the sea has been relatively calm in the past. The smoke of cannons finally began to rise, and the Age of Discovery was pushed to its peak by economic interests.
Southeast Asia has always been a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and tribute has never stopped over the years, although it has also been given. The value of the things envoys from these countries are much higher than the tributes they send, but this is how the Yangyang Shang Kingdom rules the vassal countries.
This tribute system occupies a very important position in Chinese history. The important status is definitely not comparable to the loss of a small amount of money.
Based on Yun Zhao's understanding of the Dutch East India Company, they would never be polite if they didn't really have nothing to do with Han Xiufen. Came to Lantian County to discuss a solution.
I couldn’t get it from Han Xiufen.Things are even more impossible from Yun Zhao!
So, in view of the fact that there is still a lot of important information about Van der Sar and his entourage that has not been dug out, he was taken away by Qian Shao Shao as soon as he was invited out of Yunzhao's big study. She was even more curious about what Han Xiufen and the others were doing at sea.
"The two armies are fighting, don't kill the envoy!"
Zheng Zhibao found through the window that Van der Sar was tied tightly and carried away with a wooden pole, and felt a little worried Uneasy.
"Messenger? He is not worthy! You are the real messenger. Think carefully about what I just said. It is not a joke."
Van der Sar was carried away, Yang Xiong A sumptuous banquet was immediately prepared for Zheng Zhibao in the side hall.
Qian Duoduo was not interested in eating with outsiders. Seeing that her husband had arrested Van der Sar, she happily went to watch her brother interrogate, so that she could listen to the story.
Although having a banquet early in the morning is not good for the stomach, these things are essential if you want to talk about something.
Yun Zhao and Zheng Zhibao were a bit late to meet each other, especially after drinking, the two of them became more confidant... As for whether it was true, only the two of them knew best.
There are a total of 683 files on Zheng Zhilong in Yun Zhao's big study. Yun Zhao does not like this person who has a special interest in Japanese women.
Because he was a powerful maritime force in Guangdong and Fujian, Yun Zhao took this person into his sight and studied it.
The most valuable volume among them is the life of Zheng Zhilong that Yun Zhao personally filled in, especially the period during which he was in the Japanese country.
Zheng Zhibao could never see these top-secret things, and they were beyond his imagination. At the banquet, he happily agreed to Yun Zhao’s request for Zheng to send supplies to the Lantian. .
On this point, Yun Zhao entrusted him with caution, and Zheng Zhibao promised with seriousness.
There is no doubt that Zheng Zhilong is dissatisfied with the Dutch East India Company. No one likes to find others on their own territory.
Zheng Zhibao was very satisfied with Yun's decision to cut off contact with the East India Company without any consideration. He believed that the enemy of his enemy was his friend. For the Lantian in the distant Arabian Sea, if If he could help, Zheng Zhibao would naturally be willing to help.
"Left full rudder..."
Han Xiufen shouted, and Zhang Chuanli at the helm quickly turned the full rudder, and the huge Lantian quickly drew a left rudder on the sea. In a semicircle, the sails were full of wind, and two tall warships passed by each other. At the same time, the artillery on both sides of the ship made a huge roar at the same time. After exiting the muzzle, the fire flashed and then quietly retreated, waiting for the next launch.
The chain bullets roared out of the muzzle, easily tearing the sail into pieces. Some of the chain bullets hit the mast, causing the thick mast to crash to the ground.
“Jump gang!”
Mario's high-pitched roar was extremely harsh amidst the roar of gunfire, and then countless hooks flew towards the opposite ship.
Han Xiufen landed heavily on the battleship called "Princess" like a cannonball. Only when she regained her footing did she slash a soldier's head with her long sword. The force of the knife on the neck was so great that it actually chopped off the soldier's head. The headless body fell to the deck after a shower of blood.
Behind her was a group of dark-skinned pirates. They slid silently along the rope to the Princess, and used the same long knives to fight with the soldiers holding rapiers on the deck. Fighting together.
Liu Mingliang was the last person to join the gang. As soon as he jumped on the boat, he was knocked down by the greasy blood under his feet.
Looking around, he found that no one was paying attention to him, so he quickly got up and killed Han Xiufen.
Han Xiufen's ax was about to knock a plate-armored man with a red tassel on his helmet to the ground. He took the opportunity to plunge the long knife into the gap in the Tin Man's waist and shook the handle vigorously. , until a stream of blood flowed out from under the Tin Woodman's armor, he gave up.
The Lantian County soldiers carrying short fire guns quickly cleaned up the unarmored sailors. As for the black warriors who were fighting with the soldiers, they did not need their help and relied on their own strong bodies. Rolling on the deck with the armored man in his arms.
"The captain has run away."
Someone shouted. Han Xiufen looked in the direction of her subordinates' fingers and saw a small lifeboat with a lifeboat hanging on it. The sail, swayed by the sea wind, fled towards the depths of the sea like an arrow.
Seeing their captain run away, the desperate sailors dropped their weapons and knelt on the ground to accept their fate, while the tin men gathered in the corner, weapons pointed outwards, cautiously approaching gradually. Han Xiufen.
This time they threw away their unsuitable stabbing swords and held axes and guns in their hands. Their faces were covered by visors and their expressions could not be seen clearly, but Han Xiufen felt that there was a tragic aura permeating the air. On deck.
These people should be soldiers, not mercenaries, because the guys kneeling on the ground with their hands raised in surrender and wearing all kinds of strange armor are the mercenaries of the Dutch East India Company.
This kind of soldiers should not appear on the ship, just like Yun's soldiers should not appear on the ship.
It was this group of people who had resisted the most fiercely just now. Even after the warship's main mast was interrupted by a chain bomb and lost power, they still fought to the death.
The entire warship was quickly searched by Liu Mingliang, and the black pirates on the other pirate ships also boarded the ship and began to transport supplies.
After handling these matters, Liu Mingliang came to the group of people who were still holding axes and guns as motionless as sculptures, and said in skillful Germanic: "Put it down, we will not kill the prisoners."
p>A shrill cry suddenly came out from the group of soldiers. The soldiers turned around and sawA young man wearing a tight-fitting top, a bunch of unknown accessories under his neck, socks that were a foot and a half long, and a pair of small leather shoes walked out of the crowd cautiously and said in a Germanic language that was far more beautiful than Liu Mingliang: "We surrender. I hope we can redeem our freedom with gold."
Han Xiufen glanced at the young man with short, soft golden hair and said to Liu Mingliang: "Send him to my cabin."
Liu Mingliang spread his hands in embarrassment and said: "This is against the law. Although there is no provision in our Lantian County military regulations about women raping men, I still feel it is inappropriate."
"Take it back. !"
Han Xiufen's tone increased, Liu Mingliang's body trembled, and he ordered the two black men to get the beautiful blond boy to the Lantian.
"Go away, you dirty pigs, don't touch me!" The young man lost his temper, and immediately, a woman dressed as a maid rolled out of the crowd and hugged the blonde tremblingly. The boy was afraid that he would be hurt.
"I want to challenge you!"
The leading soldier did not hesitate to lift his visor, unbutton his armor, and wore a linen tights. He raised the ax gun in his hand and pointed it straight at Han Xiufen.
Han Xiufen, who was wearing leather armor, looked more like a heroic man than Liu Mingliang. She glanced at the young man lightly, and Liu Mingliang regretfully raised the short-fire blunderbuss and pulled the trigger. Unsurprisingly, the gun sprayed out a large amount of iron sand as the young man and the woman screamed, beating the young man's body to a pulp.
The rest of the soldiers shouted and launched a desperate charge. For a moment, there was a loud sound of hammers hitting plate armor, the sound of axes and spears chopping on human breasts, and the sound of bows and arrows leaving their strings. The sound of crackling firecrackers filled the deck.
These movements did not last long. Soon, the deck became quiet. The nine soldiers fell to the ground and made no sound again.
"You killed Andreas, you killed Andreas."
The blond boy and the maid came to the bloody young man who was beaten by Liu Mingliang and kept saying The ground screamed at Han Xiufen.
"Next time, before you surrender, order your subordinates to put down their weapons! Liu Mingliang!"
Han Xiufen explained to the young man in Germanic, and then directed her Liu Mingliang shouted.
The young man buried his head in the maid's arms and cried sadly. Liu Mingliang immediately waved his hand, and two giant black men put the two petite people on their shoulders, stepping on the swaying Go to the springboard and board the Lantian.
The "Princess" had been beaten to a pulp, and the pirates on the Lantian had to work hard to move the supplies and artillery from the Princess.
Liu Mingliang, who was exhausted and paralyzed, leaned lazily on the rudder and said to Zhang Chuanli, who had a leisurely look on his face: "Old Han has been back in the room for a long time. You said that blond hair is as delicate as a flower. Can young people be obedient?
Zhang Chuanli said: "It is normal for others to violate that young man. It is difficult for us brothers. We are subject to military law and will probably have to be monks for a long time."
Liu Mingliang licked his lips and said, "I just saw one of the maids who looked like gourds all over her body. They were alluring." "
Zhang Chuanli looked Liu Mingliang up and down and said: "I think you are very suitable for the position of eunuch and supervisor of rituals. ”