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As long as you don't provoke him, Zheng Zhilong doesn't bother to fight anyone, he is very satisfied as a guerrilla in the coastal defense of Ming Dynasty.

Historically, when the Manchu Qing sent people to summon security, Zheng Zhilong went as well.Leaving his own navy, leaving his territory, and only taking his confidants to Beijing to become an official.

"Oh! Rare guest, rare guest!"

After Zhao Han cupped his hands and saluted, he enthusiastically took Zheng Zhilong's hand: "Brother Yiguan, please sit inside."

Zheng Zhilong laughed and said, "Brother Zhuochen, I have admired your name for a long time. When I saw you today, you are younger and more promising than I imagined." He turned and pointed at a young man, "This is the dog Zheng Sen, whose nickname is Fusong. He has just been admitted as a scholar .This kid is not a rough person like me. There are only [-] grannies in the county, and he really passed the exam!"

The pride is palpable, it seems that having a son who has been admitted to Linsheng is far more worthy of showing off than him dominating the South China Sea.

The country's surname?

Zhao Han couldn't help looking at the young man, who looked about fourteen or fifteen years old.It is completely different from that handed down portrait, instead of thin eyebrows and phoenix eyes, the eyes are big and bright.He is not thin and detailed, and his figure is much bigger than his peers.

And after entering the door, the boy's eyes rolled around, and finally his eyes fell on Zhao Han.Even if his eyes met Zhao Han's, the young man was not afraid, instead there was a sense of provocation.

According to the records of the Dutch colonists, the real Zheng Chenggong spoke passionately and often roared during disputes.

Of course, it is also possible to be gentle with your own people and "violent in words and deeds" to the Dutch.

Violent words and deeds, the original text is like this, this is Zheng Chenggong in the eyes of the Dutch.

Zhao Han said with a smile: "Master Ling is very talented, given time, he will definitely not be something in the pool."

"Haha," Zheng Zhilong said happily, "this kid is not bad, but he can't be compared with the good brother. I heard that Guangdong and Huguang are going to be taken?"

Zhao Han said in a relaxed tone: "It's still early. Guangdong is coming soon, and we are sweeping eastern and western Guangdong. Huguang only occupies Changsha, and we are sweeping the state capitals south of Changsha."

"Tsk tsk tsk," Zheng Zhilong couldn't help feeling, "My brother is an extraordinary person, this is two and a half provinces."

Zhao Han introduced, "This is my brother-in-law Fei Ruhe, who took down half of Guangdong."

"I've seen General Zheng." Fei Ruhe cupped his hands.

"Young general, you are extraordinary," Zheng Zhilong said with a smile, "Your father is like my brother, they are all family members!"

Fei Ruhe murmured in his heart: My father is worthy of your brother, and my brother-in-law is also worthy of your brother, so how should I match you?

After some pleasantries, everyone sat down.

Before sitting down, Zheng Zhilong glanced at the world map, and asked: "Your brother has occupied Guangdong, do you want to drive away Frangji?"

"It's just taking back Macau, it doesn't drive Hongyi away. However, it can attract Hongfan ghosts to do business, so that Folangji and Hongfan ghosts can check and balance each other," Zhao Han said with a smile, "Brother Zheng's merchant ships can also come to Guangzhou to do business in the future." Business. Anyone can do business in Guangzhou as long as they pay the customs duty.”

Zheng Zhilong suddenly said: "Don't let the Hongfan ghosts come, these guys are ambitious."

Zhao Han asked: "Brother Zheng has any enmity with the Hongfan ghost?"

"It is estimated that there will be another battle, and the Hongfan ghosts are always ready to move." Zheng Zhilong said.

For more than ten years, the South China Sea has been very chaotic.

First, the Ming court joined forces with the Dutch to attack Zheng Zhilong.Zheng Zhilong won.

Then Zheng Zhilong was recruited, and Zheng Zhilong, the imperial court, and the Netherlands joined forces to fight other pirates.

Then, the pirate Liu Xiang joined forces with the Dutch to attack the coast of Daming, and was defeated by Zheng Zhilong and the court.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, the Dutch immediately made friends with Zheng Zhilong, so Liu Xiang went to fight the Dutch again.

Soon Liu Xiang was killed by Zheng Zhilong, and the Dutch began to have constant friction with Zheng Zhilong. It is estimated that a naval battle will break out sooner or later within a year or two.

Zhao Han asked: "Brother Zheng, are you sure you can defeat the Hongfan ghost?"

"I'm sure." Zheng Zhilong said.

"Well, I don't care about the fight between you," Zhao Han said. "Brother Zheng can tell the merchants that the ballast can be exchanged for grain when returning from Nanyang. I will charge very low tariffs for grain transported to Guangzhou. They must have made some money."

Zheng Zhilong smiled and said: "Okay, it's a trivial matter, let me take care of it."

"That's it, thank you very much." Zhao Han cupped his hands.

Zheng Zhilong said: "I'm quick to talk, so I won't go around the bush. When will my brother fight Fujian?"

Zhao Han looked at Zheng Zhilong playfully, so impatiently, it gave the illusion of a vulgar martial artist.This kind of core theme should be reserved for discussion later after it has settled down.

He was able to survive and grow in the cracks, and even before he made his fortune, he served as a translator in Japan and the Netherlands, and at the same time gained the favor and support of both parties.This kind of person has a very active heart, with a delicate heart.

Zhao Han smiled and asked back: "I'm going to Fujian, which side will Brother Zheng help?"

Zheng Zhilong didn't answer, but just asked: "My good brother has taken over the world, how will the Zheng family be settled?"

"It depends on brother Zheng, whether he wants to be a rich man or Lord Zhenhai." Zhao Han still said ambiguously.

Zheng Zhilong asked: "What about the rich man, and what about Duke Zhenhai?"

Zhao Han replied: "Under me, the paddy fields shall prevail, and each person's land property shall not exceed one hundred mu. If Brother Zheng becomes a rich man, he can engage in maritime trade and business, but he must hand over most of his warships. If Brother Zheng To be the Lord of Zhenhai is to lead the big boats and ships, expand the territory, and cross the four seas."

Let's not talk about the key details, such as how far Zhao Han wants to manage the Zheng family's navy.

If Zheng Zhilong surrendered his military power, would he agree?

According to normal logic, Zheng Zhilong would definitely not agree. How could the ruler of the South China Sea hand over the navy?

But what Zheng Zhilong did in history made Zhao Han unable to understand.Abandoning his wife and children, leaving the land, leaving the army, and only bringing some confidantes to Beijing to surrender to the Manchu Qing. What the hell is this operation?

"Hahahaha!"

Seeing that Zhao Han wanted to avoid key topics, Zheng Zhilong immediately stopped asking.He got up and walked to the world map, looked at it and said, "Your brother, really want to open up the world?"

Zhao Han pointed to the map and said, "This big and small Buddha Langji, what kind of Hongfan ghost, and the small country of Cuoer can travel across the world. Why can't my descendants of Huanghuang Huaxia?"

Sailing the world is a matter of several generations. Zhao Han can only set the tone to motivate Fei Ruhe and Zheng Zhilong.

For his generation, it would be nice to be able to control Nanyang.As for places farther away, only colonization points can be set up, and each colony point will immigrate thousands of people, and then rely on non-governmental forces to continuously increase the immigration.

Chinese and Europeans are definitely different.

Take the Portuguese as an example, they were cut off from food by Daming in Zhangzhou, which led to a fiasco in the end, and they ignored the lesson completely.Later, they came to Macau and occupied the arable land, but they gave it up voluntarily and let the Han farmers cultivate it.They didn't even bother to control the land and recruit Han people for farming.If you have the energy to manage the tenants' farming, you might as well make two extra trips to trade, and then they are once again controlled by Daming with grain.

Chinese immigrants are different. To move civilians out, the first priority must be farming!

Immigration, reclamation, indoctrination, and war if you don't listen to indoctrination.After immigration, reclamation, and enlightenment, after dozens or hundreds of years, this place will be owned by the Chinese, and even the local aborigines will become Chinese.

The premise is to be backed by force, otherwise, just like in history, the Chinese immigrated to Nanyang and were slaughtered as fat sheep after they got rich.

Zheng Zhilong pointed to the map and said: "First drive out the big Buddha Langji from Macau, and then drive out the Hongfan ghosts from Dongfan. Then drive out the little Buddha Langji and take Luzon back. I think it is enough to expand to Malacca." Now, the Han merchants sent their goods to Malacca, and the Hongyi received their goods in Malacca and sent them to the west.”

Zhao Han's thinking is very simple, or in other words, he hasn't jumped out of thinking hundreds of years later.

In this era of great exploration, there is no talk of free trade.Winners take all, and losers get eaten. If they really had the strength to drive away the Europeans, Han merchants would never allow foreign devils to appear in Nanyang.

Zheng Zhilong also couldn't pick out the established thinking. He thought that the Han merchants' trade in Malacca was the limit, and he never considered going to India to colonize.

As for America, that place is too far away, Zheng Zhilong would never even dream of such a thought.

Suddenly, Zhao Han said: "If I forbid the Hongfan ghosts to come to Guangzhou for trade, can Brother Zheng charge less money for the maritime merchants who hold the Guangdong Shipsi brand?"

"Yes." Zheng Zhilong smiled.

Here's a deal.

Zheng Zhilong wanted to fight the Dutch, and Zhao Han forbidding the Dutch to come to Guangzhou would be tantamount to weakening the strength of the Dutch.

And those sea merchants have to pay protection fees to Zheng Zhilong.In the future, as long as you get the brand in Guangzhou, you can pay a little less marine protection fees.After all, Zhao Han wants to collect tariffs, and Zheng Zhilong needs to collect protection fees, which will reduce the profits of maritime merchants too low.

Now the two parties belong to a cooperative relationship, just like Daming and Zheng Zhilong, also belong to a cooperative relationship.

Even, due to Zheng Zhilong's strength, the court will choose not to see that Zheng Zhilong can cooperate with Daming and Zhao Han at the same time.

Zheng Sen has been listening by the side, looking at Zhao Han for a while, looking at Fei Ruhe for a while, and staring at the map for a while, not knowing what is going on in his mind.

After chatting for a while, Zhao Han arranged for them to rest first, after all the journey was exhausting, and they would have a feast and chat after resting.

After being taken to the guest room, when there were only two people left in the room, Zheng Sen asked, "Nearby, can this Zhao Han really win the world?"

Zheng Zhilong sighed: "With the strength of one province, we sent troops to Huguang and Guangdong at the same time. In two or three months, we will have such a situation. Not to mention that he can win the world, half of the country south of the Yangtze River can still be easily captured. We have to beg in the south If you eat, you will have to rely on this person from now on. If you really want to tear your face, it will not be good for everyone."

"Ugh!"

Zheng Sen's dream at this time is to be admitted to the Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty, and then enter the court to become a high-ranking official.

Living at sea, how can it be as comfortable as being in power in the court?

Chapter 265 [Zhao Han's Beggar Navy]

For the next few days, Zheng and his son stayed in Guangzhou, eating and chatting with Zhao Han every day.

Zheng Zhilong brought the fleet this time, so he can do business by the way, and his subordinates are purchasing various goods.

On the fifth day Zheng Zhilong came to Guangzhou, the Guangzhou Navy of the Ming Dynasty completely surrendered.

In fact, they surrendered a long time ago, because the families of the navy officers and soldiers all lived in the shore guard.They just ran a few ships, and now they all returned, and Zhao Han sent people to take over the warships.

Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Sen and his son followed Zhao Han to inspect the navy. When they arrived at the military port, both father and son couldn't help smiling.

A very weird smile.

"The main town and the Guangzhou navy are here." Wan Bangyanhui reported.

Wan Bangyan is a concubine of the Linjiang family. He used to be the number three figure in the Jiangxi Navy. Now he brings some officers and soldiers of the Inland River Navy to Guangdong to form a navy for Zhao Han.

Zhao Han sighed, "There is a long way to go."

Wan Bangyan said in detail: "The Guangdong navy is divided into three routes: east, middle and west, with 600, 1200 and 104 guards respectively, and can recruit 500, 1000 and 500 sailors. The Navy has almost disappeared in name only, only the Guangzhou Navy in the middle of the road is left. There are three Xinhui ships, and dozens of small boats such as black boats and tugboats."

The Guangzhou navy in front of Zhao Han could no longer be described as shabby, just like a beggar.

There are only three Xinhui boats with a two-story structure, which are barely decent.

As for those black boats, commonly known as bird boats, they were originally fishing boats!It is only 11 meters long and 2.3 meters wide. It has a single-layer structure and can only be used for offshore patrols. There are only 13 ships of this kind, and the rest are just like fishing boats.

Zhao Han said: "Let them go ashore to practice for a month, train discipline, and dismiss all disobedient ones!"

"Yes!" Wan Bangyan took the order.

Zhao Han turned to Zheng Zhilong and said, "Brother Zheng, may I visit your ship?"

"Of course you can, dear brother, please." Zheng Zhilong said with a smile.

Zhao Han said to Wan Bangyan: "You come too, learn more."

Zheng Zhilong's ship is also a bird ship, but the bird ship cannot be compared with the bird ship.

This is a double-deck big bird ship with a multi-mast bow and stern layout, with guns on the bow, stern and side.

"Good boat!"

After Zhao Han boarded the ship, he could only speak this kind of vocabulary, and he didn't understand professional things.

"Is this the Franc cannon?" Wan Bangyan asked.

Zheng Zhilong said: "The improved one hits faster, farther and more powerful."

Wan Bangyan looked at those Flang cannons, and almost drooled on the spot.The Jiangxi Navy is also equipped with a small amount of Franc cannons, but compared with the ones on this ship, it seems that the gray grandson has met his grandfather.

After visiting the side artillery, Zheng Zhilong took them to visit the bow and stern.

Wan Bangyan was dumbfounded: "This... is this the cannon of the general in red?"

"It is." Zheng Zhilong smiled.

It's crazy, this thing can be used as a coastal defense gun, or a city defense gun, I have never seen it used to be installed on a ship!

Wan Bangyan was astonished and shocked, and then doubted: "There is no need to install the General Cannon in naval battles. This thing has a slow rate of fire and poor accuracy. If it is installed on a ship, the rate of fire will be slower and the accuracy will be worse."

"It wasn't installed on the ship before, it was only installed in the last few years," Zheng Zhilong explained, "These generals in red are running to deal with the red ghosts!"

Today's Portuguese have a very good relationship with Daming. Although there are constant daily conflicts, they all revolve around the management of Macau.If encountering a foreign land, Daming and Portugal will definitely join forces. Even if Portugal does not directly make a move, it will secretly help the Guangzhou Navy.

They are so well-behaved because Portugal has already declined, and Daming is stuck with its food supply, so it must rely on Daming to survive.

In the entire South China Sea area, Zheng Zhilong and the Dutch are fighting for hegemony.

Therefore, Zheng Zhilong's strategies and tactics must be improved around the Dutch.

Zhao Han asked: "This kind of big bird ship, can it deal with the warship of the Red Fan Ghost?"

Zheng Zhilong said with a smile: "It's this kind of big bird ship. I have built more than 20 ships over the years. The warships of the Red Fan Ghost, come and clean up as many as you want!"

"Why are you so sure?" Zhao Han asked.

Zheng Zhilong explained: "My dear brother may not know that the warships of those red ghosts are different from the warships of other countries. Relying on the speed of sailing, they never lined up, just rushed forward. After charging close, they were suppressed with heavy artillery , use the arson boat or jump gang battle to win. My improved big bird boat is designed to fight red ghosts!"

The weapons of naval warfare in the seventeenth century were first-, second-, and third-tier battleships.