Quanzhou Mansion, Jinjiang County, Anping Town.

Sixteen years ago, there was no Anping Town in Jinjiang County, which was just a small coastal village, with only a few dozen hectares of fertile land and a population of only 300.

In the third year of Chongzhen, Zheng Zhilong returned to his hometown with the plundered wealth, chose his new home in the small village of Anping, and spent three years and two months to build a luxurious mansion.

Zhengfu is located in the north of Anping Bridge, west from Xidai to Xigang, north to Xi'antou, south of Anping Bridge, direct to five ports, covering an area of 138 acres.

The main structure of Zheng Mansion is thirteen bays of the mountain type, the three-way gate and the double fire lane and the five-entry courtyard, the wing halls, pavilions, pavilions and pavilions on both sides are opposite to each other, and the ring is listed as a barrier.

There is Dunren Pavilion in the east, there is Taiyun Building in the west, the front hall is the Catholic Church, the middle hall is the filial piety hall, the scale is grand.

Behind the big house there is Zhiyuan Garden, the perimeter is protected by the wall, and the hills, pavilions, fine houses, ponds, small bridges, winding paths, beautiful trees, strange flowers and plants are sparse.

Since then, Anping Town has become Zheng Zhilong's military stronghold and maritime trade base for self-defense, which lasted until the ninth year of Yongli in the Southern Ming Dynasty.

In order to show his determination to share the sky with the Tunguska, Xiao Zheng burned down this magnificent mansion with a fire, and raised troops in anger.

"Well, it's a good house!" Liu Honggradually took a group of guards, and as soon as he walked to the door of the Zheng Mansion, he was full of praise.

"My lord, then Zheng Zhilong escaped with the crowd!" Han Yu, deputy assistant to the cabinet, reminded.

"It's these two stone lions at the door, it's a bit cheesy!" Liu Hong gradually rode on the horse and muttered.

"My lord, that ......"

"Alas, Lord Han, this king is not blind in his eyes, can't he see the Zheng bandit army escaping?" Liu Hong gradually saw that Uncle Han's face was red, so he had to give up inspecting the mansion.

"Think about it, if this king annihilates the Zheng family bandit army in Quanzhou, will it be a great benefit or a disadvantage to the Ming Dynasty?

If you don't understand, go back to Beijing! Liu Hong gradually glanced at Uncle Han and continued to visit the garden.

Although the pavilions and pavilions were churned in a mess, it was obvious that the Zheng family had fled in too haste, and the porcelain and furniture were almost intact.

The fish in the pond still swim happily and casually, not even a single red and green parrot in a bird cage hanging from the tree.

The bird tilted its head and stared at Liu Hongjian and the others without saying a word, and Liu Honggradually found it interesting and walked over to tease.

"An official is mighty! A mighty official! The parrot didn't seem to know Liu Hongji, and jumped up and down in fright.

", you broken bird, scare Lao Tzu!" Liu Hong gradually scolded.

"An official is mighty! A mighty official! The parrot went back and forth, and kept screaming at these two sentences.

"An official?" Liu Hong gradually didn't understand and looked back at Han Yu.

"My lord, Yiguan is Zheng Zhilong's original name, this person once believed in Catholicism in order to tie up Li Dan of Dongying Giant Island, and his religious name is Nicholas Yiguan."

Although Han Yu is not familiar with war, he still has some research on Zheng Zhilong, who is in trouble in the current dynasty.

"Wait! What do you say his name is? Nicholas? Liu Hong gradually showed a strange expression, Nicholas Zhao Si, Liu Neng, Yiguan, tsk! Ape dung!

"My lord, the lower officials think that if the Zheng family flees to Nanyang, it can pose a threat to the big and small Franco, the Netherlands, and Francha, so that my Ming court does not have to directly face these people." Han Yu continued.

"Well, yes, it will take time for my Daming Sailor to develop and grow at the beginning of the new construction, although Zheng Zhilong refuses to belong to the imperial court, but in the final analysis, he is still a Han person.

Instead of fighting in the nest, it is better to let them go to the South Seas to plague the foreign vassals. Liu Hong gradually showed a teachable expression.

In fact, if there is anything, he hasn't said it, and a considerable part of the reason why he didn't ruthlessly destroy the Zheng family is the existence of Zheng Sen.

This kid's knowledge in maritime affairs is no less than his, if the imperial court wants to sail to sea in the future, it will be a big help, as for Lao Zheng, hehe, the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and it is not okay to disobey the old.

"My lord, all the artillery in the coastal batteries in Anping Town has been dismantled." Qin Zuoming said depressedly when he came back from his inspection of the beach.

He studied under Qin Liangyu and knew the importance of coastal defense to the imperial court, so as soon as he arrived in Anping, he hurriedly took people to the beach.

The coastal area of Anping Town is located in a notch, forming an excellent harbor, and on both sides of the harbor, the Zheng family spent a lot of money to build five large forts of Wei, Zhen, Hai, Gate and Gao.

There are twenty-five small forts around it, each with three cannons, and it is because of this fort that the entire Anping Town can resist the invasion of the Dutch.

"Didn't this king transfer a hundred and twenty new artillery pieces from the Beijing camp? and the eighty Zheng family artillery pieces at the head of Quanzhou City, all pulled back.

Qin Zuoming, Qin Gongming, after this war, you two don't have to go back to Sichuan, this king will go back to the Ming Sheng, promote Qin Gongming to the general army of Quanzhou, Qin Zuoming to the deputy general army, divide 50,000 troops, responsible for the coastal defense of Fujian, Zhejiang, and Guangdong provinces.

The matter of coastal defense is related to the safety of the coastal people of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ministry of Engineering and the Ministry of Household will give priority to the allocation of fortifications. Liu Hong gradually thought about it.

Two hundred years later, when the so-called foreign powers invaded our Hanjia rivers and mountains, they basically went all the way north from Guangdong, and the coastal defense of this area was very important to the imperial court.

Before the sailors were stronger, the best way for the fortified fort soldiers to protect themselves.

After the fort was built with wood and blue bricks, it was smashed with more than two feet of sandwich soil, and the cannonball could only make a shallow hole in the fort, and it could also avoid the danger caused by the splashing of masonry.

Throughout the ages, there has been little record of a battleship's victory over the battery, and even after more than two hundred years, this record still stands.

With these forts, the long coastline of the Ming Dynasty can at least be guaranteed not to be intruded.

"The last general Xie Wang Ye is very loving, and he will swear to defend coastal defense!" The two brothers, Qin Zuoming and Qin Gongming, glanced at each other and said in unison, unable to hide the joy in their hearts between their words.

The land of Sichuan and Shu is closed, and the parents of the two have gone out of Sichuan to expedition Jiannu and bandits, and the two of them yearn for it.

Now that the prince has promoted them to the first level of the general army, they are responsible for the defense of coastal forts, which is the first step taken by the Sichuan army and a new beginning for the two of them.

"Alas, my lord, there is one thing that must be worried, the Zheng bandit army has escaped, if the courtiers learn about it, it will be a criticism, although you have made outstanding achievements, you have won the trust of Your Majesty.

But it is precisely because of this that you should abide by the rules of the ministers and be cautious in your words and deeds, my lord, you are still young, and you don't know the evil of officialdom and the dangers of the court, and you are ...... Also young. ”

Han Yu sighed and persuaded, but when it came to Zhu Cihong, he hesitated for a moment and did not continue.

"Lord Xie Han bothered, this king understands these things in his heart, his mouth grows on them, and people are watching the sky, if it really comes to that day, this king doesn't know Jia Guitian and is happy to be idle."

Liu Hong gradually knew that Uncle Han actually regarded him as his own, so he went to say these considerate words.

He also knew why Han Yu hesitated when he mentioned Zhu Cihong, Zhu Cihong is still young, and even underage in the next life, maybe he relies on you now, what about the future?

When the bird grows up, he wants to master the blue sky by himself, not to mention that he has been absent from Beijing for a long time, and Zhu Cihong is surrounded by a group of former ministers of the East Palace......

"My lord, there is an old man named Huang Daozhou outside who wants to see you, and I heard him say that he was an official of the court before, and he also said that he has something important to tell you."

PS: The silver alliance leader has finally rewarded, there are no regrets in this book, there will be two more tonight, and it will be done.