Chapter 45: The Battle of Interests
"Ren brought out another four million silver coins."
Zhang Chuanli sent a document to Han Xiufen to sign , after Han Xiufen saw it, she looked at Zhang Chuanli through her glasses and said, "Why haven't you let Ren go yet?" We can get 15 million. The reason why he did not meet the requirement of 15 million this time is because he is waiting for us to squeeze him again. After squeezing, we will give him 300, and after squeezing, we will give him another one or two hundred. In this way, he looks like a person who has been completely squeezed out.
I want to get another five million silver coins."
Han Xiufen smiled, took off her glasses, and put them on her hands. on the table, and then slapped Zhang Chuanli on the back of the head, causing Zhang Chuanli's head to fall forward violently and bump into piles of books. Due to the force, he hit Han Xiufen's pile of books in one fell swoop. Fell down.
Zhang Chuanli was suddenly attacked and immediately lay down on the ground out of habit, shrinking his hands and feet and curling up into a ball, preparing to deal with the next attack.
"Do you think what I said is fart?"
Han Xiufen looked down at Zhang Chuanli, who was alert and defensive.
Zhang Chuanli then realized that it was Boss Han who was beating the person. He immediately put his head in his hands and said, "Don't slap me in the face."
Han Xiufen said, "Now, immediately, immediately , release Renn, because of your neglect, Renn can select five people from the prisoners to take away together, and then you hand them all over to Renn."
Zhang Chuanli got up from the ground. His head was still buzzing, but he could still hear Han Xiufen's words clearly.
"Hit me!"
Han Xiufen's face twitched, she raised her palm again, and Zhang Chuanli jumped out of the window and ran away.
After running far away, he suddenly realized that Han Xiufen was now a frontier official who controlled more than half of the Ming Dynasty. He was usually better off, but once military orders were involved, he would not It was Han Xiufen's confidant who should rely on her to go against her wishes. After all, Boss Han was a master of military orders in Nanyang who would not allow anyone to disobey her in the slightest.
If what happened to Renne was just something Han Xiufen did on the spur of the moment, then Yunwen leading three thousand Yun clan disciples to raid West Island was really a military order.
On Han Xiufen's chart, West Island is just an island in the Andaman Islands. It is an island with extremely beautiful scenery and is the residence of Governor Raymond.
The explosive changes that took place around the world around the sixteenth century can be described as a highlight in human history.
It’s a pity that the noise and glory belong to Westerners and have no impact on the closed-door countries in the East. The turmoil outside the door is like a kitten scratching at the door. Everyone is basically immersed in the fact that we are the richest and the richest. Powerful self-righteousness without realizing it. Little do you know that the visitor outside the door has already planned a big robbery plan behind your back..
When Western merchant ships arrived at the doorstep of South Asia, the Mughals did not realize that this meant a crisis of "invasion". They were even happy to see several countries competing for their territory. Spices, cotton and other products are very popular, and they can reap the benefits.
Of course, the Mughals did gain some dividends in the early days.
The United Kingdom was not the first to start in the Western commercial tide. Iberia took the lead in the great navigation industry. Portugal was the first to expand its territory in the East. The Dutch led the world with their Shipbuilding technology followed closely, and the French were not far behind. The huge wealth brought by commerce made mercantilist ideas rampant.
Later, especially the profits of trading companies based on colonial trade were extremely amazing, but the risks and costs of ocean-going trade were unbearable for ordinary individuals, so joint capital and modern shares distributed profits according to the proportion of investment. The prototype of the company came into being.
On this basis, the Dutch East India Company, the Portuguese East India Company, the British East India Company, and the French East India Company were born.
It is embarrassing to say that only Ming Dynasty has not established such a company, so it can only let General Han Xiufen go into battle shirtless.
Now, Han Xiufen wants to use this battle to give Daming the right to open a company in India.
She has chosen the candidate, Leonie’s father, Count Rennes!
From the very beginning, she had planned everything, including letting Leonie exploit his father. Only after stripping away all the glory from Ren, she would then come forward. Bring Wren back to life.
After all, the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Dutch East India Company was a battle of interests and did not involve personal interests. The one who defeated Renn was his daughter Leonie, and the one who exploited him was also His daughter Leonie, it was Han Xiufen who eased the relationship between their father and daughter through this incident.
When Yun Zhao was discussing Nanyang affairs with Han Xiufen in Yushan a long time ago, he once said that Nanyang belongs to the Ming Empire. Outside Nanyang, the Ming Empire needs absolute interests, but does not need Hatred, therefore, requires an agent when extracting benefits.
And these agents cannot be shirtless Ming people with yellow skin and black hair. They should actively use those Europeans to achieve this goal.
Although Han Xiufen despised the emperor's shameless behavior, she still insisted on implementing Yun Zhao's ideas in practice.
Ren was the first heavyweight agent that Han Xiufen searched for for the Ming Empire outside Nanyang.
Having fought with Renn for many years, Han Xiufen knew that Renn was an absolutely capable person. The reason why he lost to the Ming Dynasty was entirely because the Dutch East India Company was too small and could not Give him your strongest support.
If the Dutch could send a powerful fleet early in the war between Rennes and Han Xiufen, even now,Han Xiufen is probably still stuck in the quagmire of the war with Rennes over the Strait of Malacca.
The captain who sent Yun Wen and others out of the Strait of Malacca was Lai Guorao of the First Squadron of the First Fleet of the Ming Dynasty.
He is the leader of the new generation in the Ming Navy. He is from a Guangdong Haimin family. After graduating from Yushan Academy in sixth place, his first choice was the Ming Navy.
This time he snatched the task of transporting the assault team to attack West Island from three old people: Leonie, Zhang Chuanli, and Liu Mingliang. The eleven battleships of the First Fleet under his command were not only To defeat the British East India Company's escort fleet and successfully send these three thousand people to the island, this task was a great test for Lai Guorao.
Although the general said that this was just an ordinary raid, how could Lai Guorao, who had studied at Yushan Academy for eight years, not know that this army was composed entirely of children of the Yun family? What will be the consequences if the army suffers heavy casualties?
From a military perspective, he will not be punished in any way, but... Yun Wen's father, Yun Yang, is still the Minister of War of the Ming Empire. In the Ming Army, he is the third military commander besides His Majesty. Two people.
If...
Lai Guorao shook his head and threw these complicated thoughts out of his mind. In less than a stick of incense, the lookout on West Island, You will see the sails of their fleet.
Today is the 15th day of the lunar calendar, and the tide is at its highest at sunset in the afternoon. The tide brings the fleet as far as possible to the shore, and these raiders can also take small boats and follow the tide to the shore in one go.
The time left for them to attack is only two hours. At that time, the tide begins to ebb. If they cannot get rid of Raymond within these two hours, then it will foreshadow this battle. The assault failed.
Fortunately, West Island is not big. If everything goes well, two hours will be enough for these people to search the entire island. The most important thing is that the British did not build a military fortress here. If They're fast enough that completing the mission shouldn't be difficult.
On the deck, the moire in full-body assault attire is boosting morale.
“Brothers, don’t worry, this is just an ordinary war. Our brothers are armed to the teeth. What we have to do now is to get off the boat, row the boat, go ashore, kill Raymond’s guards, and kill him. , or capture Raymond alive and take a boat home, it’s that simple? ”
“Yes!”
Look. Yun Wen was very satisfied with the screams of his subordinates. He followed his father's habit of touching his head, but he had a lot more hair on his head and it didn't feel as majestic as his father's.
In the shadow where Yuirun could not see, a man with a long scar on his face was talking quietly to a guy dressed as a businessman.
"Old Chang, have things been arranged?"
"Lao Zhou, don't worry, you have explained itI always neglect things. Ten days ago, Raymond bought 600 black slaves, half of whom were our black warriors.
The young master’s surprise attack on Raymond this time was naturally a matter of course. "
Lao Zhou looked at Lai Guorao on the other ship and said: "The matter must be concealed. The captain who is responsible for grading the young master cannot be seen through. No matter what, we must ensure that The young master is safe.
Old Chang said with a troubled face: "Old Zhou, this is a real war, there is no guarantee. If you are really worried, you should go to General Han and replace the young master as soon as possible."
Lao Zhou sighed and said: "Who dares to go to General Han to tell such a thing? It would be better not to tell him. Once he does, Master Yun Wen will definitely be stuffed into the cannon and hit directly by General Han." Go to this West Island.
Don’t say we don’t dare to go, even if the minister goes, it will be useless.
Fortunately, I have a little bit of foresight and plan to take twenty old brothers to guard the young master. This time you will also land on the island. After you land on the island, you must quickly contact the internal affairs on the island. Clean and beautiful, I helped the young master get things done. ”
Old Chang nodded repeatedly, quickly took off the merchant’s robe, and immediately revealed the black soft armor he was wearing. He put a helmet on his head, put the musket under his arm, and quietly He silently blended into the group of excited teenagers.
After being silent for less than a cup of tea, Lai Guorao suddenly shouted: "Manfan, attack!" ”
The warship, which was originally moving quietly, shook violently after the huge sails on the front and rear masts were full of wind, and the ship’s speed immediately accelerated.
When the ship’s speed reached its highest, The rapid ringing of bells came from the West Island on the horizon.
Yun Wen felt that the blood in his body was rushing to his head, and he shouted loudly: "Brothers, it is finally our turn to make a contribution!" ”