Chapter 61: A Night Visit to the King of Yanping
Seeing Miss Zheng come back suddenly, Wang Xinyu was very happy. Listening to Zheng Xingying ask herself, she was suddenly a little embarrassed, and she didn't know how to answer.
It was still this Miss Zheng who helped Wang Xinyu out of the siege: "Dad, my daughter accompanies Wang Gongzi to walk around." After speaking, he glanced at Wang Xinyu: "Childe, let's go outside for a walk!" ”
Before Zheng Xingying could reply, Zheng Yun ran out with Liu Erfei as if she were flying.
"This girl! Can't we talk in the back garden of our house? Gotta get out! They haven't gotten married yet, and the lonely men and widows are outside, and they are not afraid of others seeing and gossiping. Zheng Xingying smiled and pretended to blame her daughter. The daughter and Wang Gongzi are already engaged, in fact, it really doesn't matter if the two of them go out together, he just wants the two of them to be in his own home and let him see a few more times.
Wang Xinyu saw Zheng Yun and Liu Er running out, and hurriedly followed.
"Li Rui!" Wang Xinyu pulled his own soldier Li Rui over and whispered in his ear, "You really like that little girl Liu'er?" You'll talk to her in a moment. ”
Li Rui really likes Liu Er very much, and he has mentioned that girl a few times intentionally or unintentionally, but Wang Xinyu has heard it in his ears. Now that Wang Xinyu gave him a chance, Li Rui was naturally overjoyed, and thanked him immediately: "I understand that I will definitely pull that girl away after a while, and create conditions for you, my lord." ”
"What creates conditions for me? It's you! After I get married to Miss Zheng, this Liu Er will come over, and I will help you propose marriage at that time. Wang Xinyu knocked Li Rui on the head.
"Thank you, sir!" Li Rui smiled in his heart.
The four of them walked to the beach together, Li Rui saw that there was no one else around, and called Liu'er aside: "Liu'er, let's let Childe and Miss be alone." ”
Liu Er agreed to come down and walked away with Li Rui.
Wang Xinyu and Zheng Yun walked to the beach, and when they saw a reef in front of them, they unanimously proposed, "Let's go up and sit for a while, shall we?" ”
The two of them said this sentence almost at the same time, and Wang Xinyu joked with a smile: "This is the husband and wife singing." ”
Zheng Yun's face suddenly turned into a red cloth: "What kind of husband sings with a woman, it's obviously you parroting." ”
The two of them went up to the big reef, and Wang Xinyu asked, "Miss Zheng, how do you know that I'm back?" ”
Zheng Yun replied: "The concubine is in Tangberna, and she was supposed to come back tomorrow." At noon, I heard from the fleet that sent the grain that a fleet had returned from Nanyang, and I knew that it was Gongzi who had returned, so I came back ahead of schedule. ”
"Your husband has been away for so long, and you have been thinking about your husband every day during this time, right?" Wang Xinyu joked again.
"Humph!" Zheng Yun pretended to be angry and turned her head, "Who misses you!" Less smug! ”
The sea breeze gusted, blowing Zheng Yun's hair floating, and the green silk repeatedly brushed Wang Xinyu's face, making him feel itchy and unbearable, and it was evening, the sun was setting, and the red light shone from the western sea, shining on Zheng Yun's hair, emitting a golden light. The silhouette of the sunset and the seascape is even more moving.
Looking at the beauties around him, Wang Xinyu was drunk, and couldn't help but stretch out his hand and gently hug Zheng Yun's shaved shoulder.
Zheng Yun wanted to push away the outstretched claws, but couldn't push them away at all. She struggled a few times, and no longer pushed away, but leaned her head on Wang Xinyu's chest, and said softly in a voice so light that only she could hear it: "Gongzi will not be a concubine in the future." ”
"Miss ......" Behind a big reef not far away, Liu Er, who was hiding there and peeking, couldn't help but scream, but someone covered her mouth.
Li Rui just covered Liu Er's mouth, but he felt that something was wrong, and then he remembered that whether men and women kiss or not, Wang Gongzi and Miss Zheng have already made a marriage, it doesn't matter, and he and Liu Er have nothing to do with each other. So he was startled and hurriedly let go of his clutches.
"Slap" Liu Er slapped Li Rui in the face.
"Liu'er, I'm sorry, I, I, I didn't mean to......" Li Rui hurriedly defended.
"Humph!" Liu Er's eyebrows were raised, and she said angrily, "Let you bully me again!" ”
Although there is still some distance from Wang Xinyu's side, the movement of the sneaky two people is not small, and Wang Xinyu has already seen it.
"Yun'er, Liu'er and my unsuccessful little brother are in love, wait for the future, marry Liu'er to him." Wang Xinyu whispered in Zheng Yun's ear.
"What?" Zheng Yun pushed Wang Xinyu away and sat up, "Son, don't you like Liu'er?" In the future, she will be your filler! ”
Zheng Yun and Liu Er have been together since childhood, the two are like sisters, and Zheng Yun is really reluctant to let the little girl be separated from herself.
"Who said I don't like Liu'er, she is smart and beautiful. But I'll have you all it takes. Liu Er and Li Rui are in love, can we bear to break them up? ”
"Childe, you are good to the concubine, the concubine knows it. But Liu Er and the concubine are like sisters, and the concubine is really reluctant to let her marry a big-headed soldier. ”
"Yun'er, don't worry! Then Li Rui will definitely be able to worship the marquis in the future! Liu Er will definitely not suffer if he follows him! ”
Although Zheng Yun was very reluctant in her heart, since her husband said so, she had no choice but to stare at her eyes and nodded: "Then according to the son, the concubine also believes that Li Rui will definitely become a great weapon!" ”
Wang Xinyu stretched out his clutches again and wanted to take Zheng Yun in his arms, but was pushed away: "Don't be like this, they peek at us from behind!" ”
The sky gradually darkened, and Zheng Yun said: "Son, it's not too early, the concubine has to go home, otherwise my father and mother will scold." ”
"Let's go!" Wang Xinyu reluctantly stood up.
Zheng Yun wanted Wang Xinyu to have dinner in his house, but Wang Xinyu refused: "My son can't be heavy on sex and light on friends, I just came back today, and several brothers are already waiting in the restaurant." After dinner, this son had to go to Yanping Mansion to report the situation. Let's come back to the lady's house another day. ”
Since this is the case, Zheng Yun is not easy to stay.
Wang Xinyu booked a table of banquets in the largest restaurant in Xiamen that year, and hosted banquets for Chen Python, Li Rui, Cai Jiuyi, Hong Xiguan, Hu Dedi, Cai Dezhong and others.
Although Cai Jiuyi is a monk, he does not quit drinking and meat, and only says one sentence: "Wine and meat pass through the intestines, and the Buddha stays in his heart." ”
As for Hong Xiguan, Cai Dezhong and others, although they are also Shaolin disciples, they are all lay disciples, and they are not in Shaolin Temple now, and those Qing rules and precepts are naturally invalid for them.
After dinner, Wang Xinyu was invited by King Yanping to visit the palace of Yanping County at night.
When he arrived at the gate of the palace of Yanping County, the soldier at the gate stopped Wang Xinyu, saw the famous thorn, and let him in.
"Lord Wang, General Wang is here." Someone had already reported to the king of Yanping.
Hearing the report from his subordinates, the king of Yanping personally walked out of the study and stood outside the hall to greet him. This is already a very high etiquette for Wang Xinyu, and when his subordinates see Shangguan, Shangguan sits in the hall and waits; Only those of the same level will go out of the hall to greet them, and only those of higher level will go to the door to greet them.
"Lord Wang!" Seeing the king of Yanping standing at the door of the hall to greet him, Wang Xinyu hurriedly bowed.
"Hurry up!" Zheng Chenggong helped Wang Xinyu up, "Wang Gongzi is clear inside!" ”
Zheng Chenggong invited Wang Xinyu directly to his study, pointed to a stool and said, "Prince Wang, sit down!" ”
"Thank you for the seat!" Wang Xinyu thanked him and sat down.
Zheng Chenggong smiled and touched his beard: "Childe went to Nanyang this time, and the harvest was not small!" ”
Wang Xinyu hurriedly handed over the list of goods and silver brought back: "Back to the prince, the list of items brought back is here." ”
Zheng Chenggong took the list and saw that it read: 300,000 catties of pig iron, 50,000 catties of brass, 3,000 stones of rice, 1,000 stones of flour, 350,000 taels of silver, 24 24-pound cannons, 46 18-pound cannons, and 106 12-pound cannons......
In fact, these cannons are very cheap, the governor of Manila sold Wang Xinyu's ships at the price of the old ship, and the guns removed from the ship were cheaper than the price of buying the old guns, and after these cannons were given to the king of Yanping, those galleons were all earned by Wang Xinyu in vain and became the capital of the Nanyang Company's transport team. Although they are old ships, they are still strong and durable. And most of these guns were not fired, and the Spanish sailors were well maintained, and they were about the same as new.
When he brought it out, it was only more than 100,000 taels of silver, and the silver he brought back quadrupled not counted, and he brought back so many things, the king of Yanping County was obviously very happy: "Good job!" That's all the money I brought out, and I brought back so many things! The more we run this kind of business, the stronger our strength will be! ”
Wang Xinyu replied: "Lord Wang, I have set up a port for us on Luzon Island, please forgive me for naming the port Yanping Port without the consent of the prince, and the city is also named Yanping City." He was still thinking about waiting for Borneo Island to develop a few more cities, one of which was going to be named Chenggong City. ”
The king of Yanping County smiled: "The son has a heart!" But don't do it again! If you want to choose a name, don't use the name of this king, or use other Ming heroes! Although he said so, the king of Yanping was very happy in his heart, there is a city with its own name, isn't that a hundred years old! That's for future generations to remember their name! Such a good thing came to the head, and the king of Yanping County was naturally overjoyed.
Wang Xinyu also reported: "Lord Wang, he also suggested that one of the largest Han businessmen in Manila establish a Nanyang Company. In the future, our goods will be shipped over, and it will be the agent of Nanyang Company. ”
"Nanyang Company?" The king of Yanping was stunned.
Wang Xinyu replied: "This Nanyang company is also playing the banner of our Daming. The Tessians have the East India Company, so we will set up a Nanyang Company to fight against them! ”
"That's a good idea!" King Yanping nodded, "Let's take a foothold in the north of Luzon Island first. After recovering Dongfan Island, we will wave our troops to Luzon Island and turn it into the territory of our Ming Dynasty! ”
"Nanyang Company has a large Tessie galleon, our ship is small, and there is not enough cargo to transport, so I think that we can hire their ships to transport our goods in the future, and we only need to pay them for freight. When the goods arrived in Manila, they were also sold by Nanyang Company. Wang Xinyu said.
Zheng Chenggong said with a smile: "We are all warships now, there are not enough merchant ships, and the transportation volume of warships is not large enough, it is best to hire a group of merchant ships to make more money." ”
Wang Xinyu pointed to the map again and said, "Lord Wang, there is also here, Borneo Island, which must also be taken down." It's just that his subordinates don't have enough troops now, and they can't take the entire island of Borneo for the time being. ”
"It doesn't hurt! When we take Dongfan Island, we will be able to free up our forces and take Borneo Island as well. When the time comes, we will attack from the north and south of Luzon and Borneo and take Manila in one fell swoop! Zheng Chenggong stroked his beard and smiled.
Wang Xinyu put forward a different opinion, slid his finger on the map and said: "The prince may not know that if the goods can be shipped to Chennai, India to sell, the price will be higher!" It could be quadrupled! However, the Straits of Malacca were choked by red-haired ghosts, and our ship could only deliver the goods to Manila. ”
Zheng Chenggong looked at the location of Manila and the location of the Strait of Malacca, but the distance was not very far. After leaving Malacca, you can enter the Bay of Bengal and arrive in Chennai not far away. This section of the road is indeed quite close, but I heard that Malacca is controlled by the Dutch, so I asked Wang Xinyu: "What does the son mean?" ”
"Lord, what the last general means is that we are not in a hurry to turn our faces with the Spaniards first, and first concentrate on driving the red-haired ghost out of the Strait of Malacca, and then we will be left with the Francophile in the entire South Seas, and the Francophile will have a better relationship with us, and the British from Tessie can also be put in. When the time comes, we will deal with a Manila that has become an isolated city, and that will not be a hand-to-hand capture? Wang Xinyu said as he gestured on the map.
Zheng Chenggong thought about it for a long time, nodded and said, "That's fine!" Since we are going to turn our faces with the red-haired ghost when we attack Dongfan Island, let's just turn our faces to the end and go to Nanyang to fight! You can go to the port of Yanping in Luzon and Pontianak in Borneo as soon as possible. We have these strongholds, and according to what you said, we can unite with the Franc and the British, and we will be able to drive out the red-haired ghosts! Drove out the red-haired ghost, and we will develop well in Nanyang! ”
Speaking of which, Zheng Chenggong also hated the Dutch very much, because the Dutch controlled the Japanese routes. Now that the Manchu Qing Dynasty has imposed a maritime ban, it is becoming more and more difficult to get goods from the mainland, and some goods can only be purchased in Japan. Although the Zheng family has a good relationship with Japan, the competition is not large, and the strong Dutch can only get a little cold vegetable scraps from the plate left over by the Dutch.