"The last general, Zhang Yongchan, was the general who was involved in the left, and he was in charge of the common affairs."

"At the end of the day, he Ruyao, guarding Nan'ao, and he will meet with the government affairs."

A large number of ships gathered in Penghu. After the Hutchison Navy showed signs of attacking Penghu, the Ming army dispatched more than 100 small boats under the order of the new governor Lin Jun, and pieced together more than 5,000 people to fight the enemy in Penghu. However, except for a few ships, more than 90% of the Ming army generals and soldiers chose to surrender to the Taiwan Marine Department in Penghu.

The flags are flying, and there are many ships that can cover the sea. Of course, this is mainly composed of small Ming army boats, and Taiwan's large ships are still a few.

It's said it's small, but in fact the number is not too small.

There are more than forty armed merchant ships, which is half of Hutchison merchant ships. Each armed merchant ship is equipped with at least five or six guns and at most more than ten artillery pieces.

Compared with the Zheng Navy in history, the armed merchant ships of the Hutchison Navy can also be killed instantly.

More than 40 sailboats are small and medium-sized sailboats of more than 300 tons. The king of offshore combat cannot sail far away, but they are used to fight off the coast of Taiwan to Penghu and Fujian. The advantages of sailboats can be fully utilized.

The key is the infantry soldiers of the Hutchison Mercedes Army who were more than 10,000 people on the sailboat.

Taiwan has no cavalry, only the Marine Division. These elite soldiers are matched with the best armed forces of this era. They not only have strong physical fitness and excellent training, but also have good physique, arduous training, strict military discipline, the best muskets and excellent swords. They are also led by a considerable number of officers with practical experience, and have a period of recruits for at least half a year. After being converted to a formal soldier, there are also many opportunities for practical training to train... In the mountains, there are still many indigenous associations and confrontations. Not every indigenous tribe can know the best. Only under the sword will they choose to truly surrender.

In the past two years, Taiwan has undergone earth-shaking changes. Although it has sent silver back to the military department one after another, the funds used for development in Taiwan themselves are more than three million taels each year, which is almost the entire profit left by Taiwan.

How much to earn and how much to use is the concept of Chang Wei and all marching officials.

The average age of members of the Taiwan Marine Division is less than 30 years old. This is a team of young people who dare to fight and fight, and who will do things with ideas.

A large amount of funds were used to build ships, recruit and train recruits, cast artillery, pay wages, and open more sugar-pressing workshops. After the Ming Dynasty cut off the Hutchison trade, a large amount of brown and white sugar began to be sold in the south, and also began to be sold to Japan and Southeast Asian countries. The sales were very good and the profits were so rich that people couldn't believe it.

This is also a very normal thing. Taiwan’s sugar business started in the late Ming Dynasty. By the afternoon of the 1898, the Japanese also used it as a big business. Taiwan’s sugar became one of the most important companies in Japan. Taiwan’s geographical environment determined that this is a place to produce sugar. It is normal for Hutchison to do this business well, but it is strange that it is not easy to do it well.

There are also a large number of tea mountains that have begun to enter the market. Chinese tea was sold as much as possible before the 19th century. The British used eclipse and films to change the situation, but they still couldn't beat China's silk and tea.

The raw silk business is also profitable. The Dutch gave up a lot of Japanese markets, and they almost couldn't get any raw silk along the coast of Fujian. In front of the powerful Hutchison Navy, many big businessmen who were seeking life on the coast made the right choice.

Zheng Zhilong managed the power left by Yan Siqi. In a few years, he grew to the point where the Ming court had to recruit him. After a few years of recruitment, he used the vacuum of the Ming army's navy to develop rapidly. After defeating the Dutch in Liaoluo Bay, he began to issue Zheng Family Order Banners on the sea, collecting 3,000 taels per ship to ensure his safety. This is also the origin of the situation of peace in Hutchison.

Historical books show that the Zheng family has received thousands of ships, and more than 100,000 people have a meal with Zheng Zhilong. The Zheng family earns tens of millions every year.

Maybe not so much, but it is certain that Zheng Zhilong has more than tens of millions of property.

Taiwan makes a profit and invest as much as it earns, more immigrants, more ships, more sugar factories, more factories, tea mountains, tunbao, and private fields. The place is richer, more production, more trade, and more harvest.

It feels good to fly on the highway, just like Chang Wei in front of you.

Nearly ninety armed merchant ships and sailboats, which are almost all the regular garrisons of the Taiwanese navy.

There were nine schooners, four were built before the naval battle with the Dutch, and five were launched one after another after the naval battle.

The thirteen Garen ships, except for two captured Dutch warships, were all serious medium and large sea sailing battleships that were launched one after another in the past two years.

These Galen ships and warships have exceeded all the Dutch's sea power in the Far East, and have to include the Spaniards and the Portuguese. The British have not yet arrived on a large scale and are more interested in India.

After a large number of warships returned to Taiwan from Nanjing, they were slightly renovated and headed towards Penghu.

The ships gathered in Penghu now can be said to be the most powerful existence on the water surface of Asia!

A large number of Ming army naval generals knelt in front of Chang Wei, and more people rushed over. Ming army generals looked at the tall Datong Town with awe. This ship was a flagship, with a displacement of nearly a thousand tons making it very tall, and the three decks made it equipped with more artillery.

The mighty and domineering show the magnificence of the overlord at sea.

"All the generals get up, don't be too polite for the boss." After the people arrived, Yu Zigao, who had white hair and beard, also wanted to kneel down. Chang Wei stepped forward, smiled, and helped Yu Zigao up and said, "Don't do this for the boss. No matter how Hu Ji and I are, we will always remember the old friendship. My eldest brother said that General Yu will fight against the Japanese for the country, and whether in Fujian, Zhejiang, or Guangdong, have made great achievements. Apart from the founding generals, the two generals of the country were Qi. The second generals of Yu Qi were the most worthy of being a marquis! Yu Zigao guarded Fujian for many years and made great contributions. The father of the tiger has no dog son, so he should be highly rewarded. The boss, I don't know what kind of title I will be, but you can't escape a marquis. As long as the new dynasty is in power, the Qi family and the Yu family are all nobles who are together with the country."

Yu Zigao's face turned red, and the old man couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Being a marquis is the ultimate dream of every military general!

When Qi Jiguang wanted to be a marquis, he finally saved the Qi family's position. This kind of grievance could not be understood by the military man who brought troops to fight.

Yu Dayou had a tragic fate. He had great ups and downs, sometimes he made great contributions to the general, sometimes he was dismissed from office after committing crimes, and his life was really a resumption and demotion, and he was revived again. He did not make contributions to Qi Jiguang, and his martial arts were not inferior to Qi Jiguang. What was rare is that his literary talent was not inferior to Qi Jiguang.

Qi and Yu were the two most brilliant generals from the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty to the Wanli period. Both literary and military talents were the best choices, and they were the top famous generals in any dynasty.

Even these two generals were not allowed to be awarded titles. Not to mention the marquis, the uncle who could not be inherited was not his turn.

So it means that Zhu Ming deserves the outcome at the end of the year. Even if the civil servant wants to control power, the emperor himself has no idea. If he does not reward him with titles, where is the goal of the military general?

Yu Zigao shook for a long time before calming down, bowed and said, "Is this the next thing I have to do to fight the Dutch? Although I am not talented, I am old and I hope to be the leader."

"Let's wait and see for the Dutch." Chang Wei smiled at the corner of his mouth, but he gave people a very cold and fearful feeling.

After many years of operation in Taiwan, Chang Wei is no longer the little boy who followed Zhang Han's butt. Qi is not yet married. In the eyes of people at that time, he is not a man who is a strong man. However, this young man in his early twenties not only made more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians in Taiwan respect, but who doesn't know about the many prefectures along Fujian's coastal states?

Yu Zigao understood and clasped his fists and said, "Everything is followed by the arrangements of regular political affairs."

This is the old man's official enlistment, and he is considered a general under the Taiwan Marine Division.

Chang Wei smiled and said, "The old general is highly respected. With you here, it is the Dinghai Shenjian in Fujian. We, Hutchison, take over the prefectures of Fujian Provinces. I hope that we will not disrupt local order and everything will go smoothly."

This time, the generals were submissive, with the Fujian garrison and the navy as the first. There were guards and garrisons everywhere. This part of the troops was the most elite, with about 10,000 people.

Due to insufficient military salaries, the imperial court stopped the navy for a long time, but this navy was able to quickly pull out the army to form the army.

In the Battle of Liaoluo Bay in the sixth year of Chongzhen, the Zheng Navy was the main force, and the Fujian Navy also deployed a very strong force. The centipede insect died without being stiff. Later, because the Zheng family was too strong, the Fujian Navy was directly annexed by it and completely disappeared.

In addition to the navy, Funing Town had some troops, but it was quite weak and it was impossible to even protect itself. The imperial court has always transferred troops from various provinces in the south to participate in the war. Zhejiang and Sichuan soldiers were often transferred, but there were very few in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, and there were almost no one in Fujian.

Such military equipment, with the capabilities of the Taiwan Marine Department, should be pacified in the whole province of Fujian within one month.

Li Pingzhi said on the side: "Gen. Yu, please guard the coastal areas first. We will write to Governor Lin to see what he says. If the Governor takes the lead in replacing the banner, we will have much easier to do."

Lin Jun is also a very capable governor, but he has been to Fujian too short, and the Taiwan Marine Department has too much influence on Fujian. Local governments have long been infiltrated, and Lin Jun is powerless at all.

Everyone was so gentle, Chang Wei smiled slightly and said, "It's up to you to the Dutch."

...

Cohen, the governor of the Dutch East India Company, wearing a wig and perfume, welcomed a special guest today.

A group of Dutch people dressed up almost the same dress, and they could be said to be present at the same time.

The company's senior management is also a businessman with status in the Netherlands. As an anti-imperialist republic, this country has no noble inheritance, and merchants and wealth are the guarantee of the Dutch's status.

Generally speaking, the Dutch are very straightforward and do not engage in too much unnecessary etiquette and pomp. Everything today is just to entertain a distinguished guest who even Governor Cohen has to go out to greet.

A schooner with a streamlined hull was parked at the port of Batavia. Before getting off the ship, Zhang Xuwen also looked at this city with a very obvious European style.

There are large and colorful buildings and a large area of ​​large camps. There are many ships parked in the harbor, and some of them have obvious spice smells. These ships should have come from Ceylon and other places and are preparing to sail to Europe.

Spices were particularly popular in Europe. Before the Age of Discovery, only nobles could enjoy spices. Europeans like to use spices for various reasons. The biggest purpose was to preserve food. Now, due to the large number of spices and the prosperity and development since the Renaissance, spices have become a must-have for life.

The two major trade incomes of the Dutch are: one is Chinese porcelain and raw silk, and the other is spices.

From the port to the dock, and then to the Dutch gathering area, there are many indigenous people passing by, and there are also obvious traces of Chinese merchants. There are also many Chinese merchants in Batavia, and the two sides have close contacts.

At the same time, there were a large number of white people. At this time, the East India Company did not reach its peak in history. It was twenty years later. At that time, the company had 50,000 employees and an army of 10,000 people in Asia. The huge fleet and a large number of civilian personnel determined the entire Indonesian colonial rule. It was not until the 20th century that the Dutch withdrew their flags and returned to China, and Indonesia had the opportunity to establish an independent country.

The dark-faced natives kept bowing on the side of the road. Chinese and Dutch merchants walked back and forth, and the descendants of immigrants in the Song Dynasty were constantly serving as communicative news. Han immigrants passed messages to each other for merchants from both countries. Chinese merchants came from Fujian or Guangdong, or maybe Zhejiang or Nanzhili. In the era of great navigation, China was fortunate to seize the opportunity. After the opening of the sea in Longwan, China's trade and navigation industry were also booming, and exchanges with European countries were very close... Zheng Zhilong did a communicative job, and with excellent language skills, he won the recognition of the Spaniards and the Dutch, laying a solid foundation for his future fortune.

If the process is not interrupted...

There is no ifs and assumptions in history. The reality now is that Zhang Xuwen wore a formal civil servant robe, sat on a carriage, and ran towards the Dutch East India Company's residence in Batavia.
Chapter completed!