The deep turquoise blue of the South China Sea, with undulating waves on the sea. A strange ship with a strange shape, looking about the same width and length, spread its white sails, and its two slender hulls split the white waves, and under the action of the northeast wind, it was like flying on the sea. In the blue sky, the white seagulls chase the boats, using the lift generated by the ships and sails to save them a lot of physical strength.

The South China Sea in winter is completely different from the sea in the north, which is windy and rough in winter, and the ships are very bumpy and shaky. However, winter in the South China Sea is the most suitable season for sailing. At this time, there are no typhoons in the Northern Hemisphere that pose the greatest threat to navigation, and it is the dry season when the wind and waves are calmer, so it is pleasant to sail during this season.

The north-east wind blew from behind the side, and the white silk sails were blown and swollen, and the catamaran clipper's brass bow split the waves and flew across the sea. Two white marks were left behind.

"It's too fast! It's so fast! "Ever since they got on this catamaran clipper, Zheng Xi and Zheng Jing have been amazed.

Wang Xinyu looked at the sea surface and roughly estimated the speed, about twenty-eight knots, this is not the extreme speed of this ship, the maximum speed of this clipper can exceed thirty-five knots, which means that it only takes ten days to cross the Pacific Ocean! That's an incredible speed. Of course, to achieve such a high speed, the cost is extremely expensive and the displacement is small. Wang Xinyu didn't dare to build more of this kind of maritime luxury, and only planned to build three ships in total.

The clipper boat that Zheng Xi and Zheng Jing took when they went to Qiongzhou before gave them the feeling that it was extremely fast, and this catamaran clipper gave them the feeling that it was like flying!

This time I went to Nanyang to officially ask Yongli for a reward for the two of them, especially Zheng Jing. Originally, Zheng Jing claimed to be the king of Yanping County, but the legitimate king of Yanping was Zheng Cong. Zheng Jing's title of king of Yanping County is naturally illegal. After seeing Yongli this time, he wanted to give Zheng Jing another position as a vassal king.

Zheng Cong, the legitimate king of Yanping, did not follow Wang Xinyu and them to Nanyang, but returned to Hangzhou by boat, on the one hand, he had to cooperate with Zhang Huangyan and Wang Yuyou to sit in the south, and at the same time, he also guarded the tomb of the old Yanping Wang Temple on the bank of the West Lake, in order to fulfill filial piety.

Wang Xinyu and his entourage went to Qiongzhou first. After arriving in Qiongzhou, I saw a scene full of devastation, all the villages on the plain were burned to ruins, shipyards, wharves, and trestle bridges were destroyed beyond recognition, tea and pepper plantations were destroyed, all farmland was destroyed, all the green seedlings were pulled out, and even the mountains and forests were burned a lot. Although Wang Xinyu had been mentally prepared in advance, he saw his base destroyed by the Qing army like this. Still so angry that I almost vomited blood.

Even Zheng Jing and Zheng Xi were angry when they saw such a scene: "Dog Tartar!" They don't do good! What else can they do besides destroying our Chinese culture and destroying the homeland of our Han people! ”

But fortunately, the person is fine. In addition to the more than 3,000 soldiers and civilians who were killed and wounded in the fierce battle with the Qing army, ordinary people had long been transferred in advance, and the Qing army's butcher's knife could not find a target. Although there were more than 3,000 military and civilian casualties in Qiongzhou, the Qing army suffered even greater losses. More than 6,000 people were killed and wounded in the siege, and finally when retreating. Pursued by Zheng Yun, leaving his tail on Qiongzhou Island, more than 8,000 people were annihilated, of which more than 2,000 were killed, and more than 6,000 Qing troops who had no time to escape on the ship were ruthlessly abandoned on the island by Daniel Zhang and them, so they had to be honestly taken prisoner.

At the cost of more than three thousand people. A total of more than 14,000 Qing troops were annihilated, which was also a great victory.

When he arrived in Qiongzhou, he met his wife Zheng Yun, and the two got together for less than three days, and Wang Xinyu said goodbye to his wife. took Zheng Jing and Zheng Xi to Nanyang to find Yongli to ask for a reward.

"Yun'er, my brother is leaving, and I don't know when I will come back! Your husband said he would send me to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean to be a vassal king. After I went there, I don't know when I'll see you again. After all, blood is thicker than water, and Zheng Jing reluctantly said goodbye to Zheng Yun. Since Zheng Chenggong's own daughter was shipwrecked, Zheng Yun has been treated by Zheng Chenggong as his own daughter, and Zheng Jing has also treated her as his own sister.

"Uncle! It's not like you won't come back! Why are you so sad? Wang Xinyu smiled.

Zheng Jing straightened his face and said seriously: "Brother-in-law! You and my sister have been married for two years, but you haven't let me see my nephew yet! You say, when will you let me see my little nephew? ”

"I don't know! Maybe your sister is still young, and when you come back from America, you will definitely be able to meet your little nephew! Wang Xinyu replied. Although they have been married for two years, Zheng Yun's age is indeed very young, and if she is placed in the next life, she is just a high school student who is still coquettish in the arms of her parents.

"We are all our own family, why did we kill each other in the first place? How nice it would be if we got along in the first place! How many elite soldiers' lives have been lost in vain by our internal strife! Zheng Xi looked at Zheng Jing and Wang Xinyu talking and laughing, and was full of emotion in his heart. Thinking of the Zheng family's soldiers who died in the internal strife, Zheng Zheng was also heartbroken.

The internal strife did bring great losses to the Zheng family's army, tens of thousands of soldiers died for no reason, and Zheng Jing and Zheng Xi both suffered heavy losses. If it weren't for Wang Xinyu's unpredictable prophet and the elimination of the Qing army's Fujian Navy in advance, I am afraid that even Xiamen and Kinmen would have been lost.

After Wang Xinyu captured Zheng Jing and Zheng Xi, he knew that he was moved by reason, so that the three of them shook hands and made peace, put aside hatred, and recognized each other. It's just a pity that a large number of innocent soldiers died in vain, and even Wang Xinyu himself lost a lot of people, which should not have been lost.

The three of them boarded the catamaran clipper, left Qiongzhou, entered the deep South China Sea, and sailed thousands of miles away to the South Sea.

Although the tonnage of this catamaran is small, the cabin is very spacious and bright, and the comfort of the voyage is very good. A catamaran clipper sailing at high speed, splitting the waves, rising and falling rhythmically on the surface of the sea, like a cradle. The cabins are all on the main deck and have two levels. In the upper cabins, there is a large red carpet and beautiful furnishings, as well as soft rattan seats and comfortable rattan beds.

"What a talent to be able to design such a clipper! We won't be wronged if we lose to you! Zheng Xi stroked the exquisite furniture on the ship and sighed.

"It's all my own family, let's sit down and have a drink together!" Wang Xinyu greeted.

The soldiers served a beer chilled with ice cubes, and Zheng Jing and Zheng Xi took a sip, feeling that it was very refreshing to take a sip of this low-alcohol wine in the hot South China Sea.

Ice was transported by the British from the southern foothills of the Himalayas in the Mughal kingdom, and beer was of course produced by the British, and was sold at the East India Company branch in Sareem, Burma, but at a very high price and as a luxury.

Zheng Jing drank a glass of beer in one gulp, and praised again and again: "Good wine, it is indeed delicious!" When you drink such wine in this Nanyang, the heat is gone! Can't we produce this kind of wine ourselves? ”

"No way, you need to be in a cool climate to produce this wine. In the winter, when the weather is icy and snowy, the malt is fermented at a low temperature to make this sake, and after it is made, it is sealed and poured into beer barrels before it can be stored until the summer. Their Tessy sailors were particularly fond of drinking this wine. However, it tastes better when chilled. In the vast expanse of the sea, preserving ice is a luxury. Wang Xinyu replied. In those days, there were no refrigerators, and in the subtropical tropics, it was simply impossible to produce beer on its own.

"When I go to the Americas, I will definitely be able to produce there!" Zheng Jing suddenly thought of this.

"It's a good way to make money, to produce it there, to make it and sell it to the local Indians, and you can get a lot of gold back. In addition, we were able to sell grain, clothing, and ceramics to the Indians, all of which were very profitable, and could be exchanged for gold, hides, and jewelry. Wang Xinyu nodded.

"In the future, my brother-in-law will trade with us, don't make us too ruthless!" Zheng Jing said with a smile.

Zheng Xi on the side sighed: "Virtuous nephew! You're still good to Jing'er! Give him such a large area. The land given to me is not as rich as his place, and the product is not as abundant as his place! It's so eccentric! ”

Wang Xinyu laughed: "Fifth uncle, in addition to Australia in the South Pacific, the little nephew will give you another piece of land." ”

"Where?" Zheng Xi couldn't wait to ask.

"Come on, bring the map!" Wang Xinyu said.

The pro-soldier walked in with a world map and laid it out on the table. Wang Xinyu pointed to the north of the world map: "Fifth uncle, don't you still have assets in Dongying?" Ezo Island (present-day Hokkaido), north of Toei, you can go there and occupy it. In addition, Nuergan Island (present-day Sakhalin) to the north of Ezo Island can also be easily occupied! If you don't have enough manpower, the people here can be transferred to you. After occupying these two islands, find a way to land westward and occupy the entire Nuergan (present-day Outer Khingan Mountains, lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River, east of the Ussuri River to Vladivostok) area! ”

"What are you going to do as a slave?" Zheng Xi was taken aback, "That's not the birthplace of the Tartars?" The virtuous nephew is going to fight the Tartars for his uncle, right? We are all southerners, and we have the right time and place in the south to fight against the Tartars. Went to the Tartar Lair, didn't you let your uncle go to death? ”

Wang Xinyu smiled: "Fifth uncle, how could the little nephew let you go to death?" The Tartars have entered the customs, and they have lost control in the Nuergan area! The Rakshasas in the west are moving eastward and are entering the Nuergan region step by step! When we get there, we can hide in the seaside area and find a way to provoke the conflict between the Rakshasas and the Tartars, so that they can fight first, and then we will reap the benefits of the fishermen! You can take down the Tartar's lair, and when the time comes, we will attack from the north and south, and the Tartars will be destroyed! ”

"Are we going to unite with the Rakshasas against the Tartars?" Zheng Xi asked.

"No!" Wang Xinyu shook his head and said, "The Rakshasa people are treacherous, they can only be used, not cooperative!" (To be continued.) )

PS: There is one more chapter at noon