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When the navy triumphed, Ningbo City was empty, and the Sanjiang Estuary was crowded with people, vying to watch.

If the army captures Fujian, the people may not be too surprised, but now it is the navy that has achieved a great victory, which is definitely a huge surprise.

Especially the merchants who were engaged in maritime trade were simply ecstatic when they heard the news.

In the past, the Zheng family controlled the sea lanes, and merchant ships came and went, and each big ship had to pay the Zheng family a protection fee of 3,000 taels of silver, which made the merchants' hearts ache as if they were bloody.

Well, the invincible Zheng family sailor has been destroyed, and there is no need to pay high protection fees in the future, how can the merchants not be ecstatic?

Even after Qin Mu heard the news of the great victory, he couldn't help but high-five, before, he had prepared for the worst, and ordered the coastal states and counties to comprehensively strengthen their vigilance, in case after the defeat of the navy, the Zheng army took advantage of the victory to attack.

I didn't expect the navy to fight so tenaciously this time and achieve such a major victory, especially to be able to capture Zheng Zhilong alive, which made Qin Mu overjoyed, with Zheng Zhilong in hand, I believe that a series of problems in Fujian will be quickly solved.

On this day, Qin Mu personally went to greet the triumphant naval officers, and on the Sanjiangkou wharf, gongs and drums were noisy, and firecrackers rang out, a joyful scene. The navy's warships slowly approached the dock, during which the soldiers lined up on the bridge and saluted the King of Qin, who had come to greet him personally.

They lined up neatly and in high spirits, winning the enthusiastic cheers of the people watching around the pier.

Gu Rong, Di Zhongxing, Zhang Mingzhen and others first stepped off the battleship, and then paid homage to Qin Mu.

Qin Mu held the hilt of the sword hanging from his waist and said with relief: "Good, very good, the navy is good, and it has not disappointed this king." You command properly, and you owe it to Daqin. ”

"This great victory is actually planned by King Qin. The ministers did not dare to take credit. Gu Rong and the others hurriedly said modestly.

"In the past, although you have the name of the Royal Navy, but there are some names and no reality, after this battle, you can be regarded as the real Royal Navy, you use victory, for my Great Qin's Royal Navy opened a glorious page, this king believes, I will create a greater glory in the future, let the dragon banner of Great Qin." Soar to every corner of the world. ”

After listening to Qin Mu's words, not only Gu Rongde and the others were excited, but the naval soldiers behind them cheered like a tide, and while saluting Qin Mu again, they shouted loudly: "Long live King Qin, long live, long live!" ”

This time, the navy actually paid a lot of casualties, but it defeated a strong enemy and was personally affirmed by the king of a country. The fruits of such victories are particularly sweet.

In the afternoon of the same day, Qin Mu prepared a celebration banquet, which was attended by all officers above the commander of the naval battalion.

The atmosphere at the banquet was warm, and it goes without saying.

And Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Cai, Hong Xu, Zheng Ming, etc. Including the injured Gan Hui was also invited.

People were under the eaves and had to bow their heads, Zheng Zhilong took the lead and bowed to Qin Musanjiu: "Sinner Zheng Zhilong." Knock on the King of Qin, long live the King of Qin, long live. Hooray. ”

Qin Mu sat still, and said solemnly: "Zheng Zhilong, you have refused this king Zhao'an many times, and insisted on starting a war with Great Qin, resulting in heavy casualties among the two armies, those soldiers who died in battle were originally good men, and they should become a powerful force to protect my Chinese maritime frontier, because of your obsession, you let them lose their lives for their own selfishness, Zheng Zhilong, you are indeed guilty." ”

Qin Mu's words shocked Zheng Zhilong's heart, Gan Hui and the others also changed their faces greatly, and Zheng Ming, who had a rough personality, was about to get up and theorize, Zheng Zhilong hurriedly stopped him.

Zheng Zhilong lowered his posture, and kowtowed again and again: "What King Qin has taught is that the criminal Zheng Zhilong has confessed his guilt, and he will definitely change his past mistakes in the future, go to the soup for the King of Qin, and never give up, and I hope that the King of Qin can be magnanimous and give the criminal a chance to make meritorious contributions." ”

Qin Mu was quite satisfied with Zheng Zhilong's attitude, what he wanted to tell Zheng Zhilong was that letting him surrender was not a conditional exchange, but he had to obey unconditionally.

Qin Mu said lightly: "Zheng Zhilong, you have to remember that what this king gave you is yours." What is not given to you, you do not delusional. You are just a captive of this king, and you are not qualified to negotiate any terms with this king. For your sins, even beheading is not too much;

Now, this king is willing to spare your life, or to give you an official, but it is only because he thinks that he has the virtue of a good life in heaven, and cannot bear to let innocent soldiers die in vain in civil war;

Jiannu swept the entire Central Plains, a hundred times stronger than your Zheng family, have you seen this king compromise with them? Zheng Zhilong, this king tells you that if it weren't for Nian Zai, who was also a Han Chinese, even if this king lost to you this time, he would definitely not compromise with you, and even if this king used the power of the country and spent ten years, he would ruthlessly destroy the Zheng family. ”

"The minister deserves death, thank you King Qin for not killing, thank you King Qin for not killing" Zheng Zhilong kowtowed again.

And Gan Hui, Hong Xu and others listened to Qin Mu's words, and their feelings were very complicated, indeed, Zheng Zhilong had already been captured at that time, and the Zheng army was in chaos, and it was only a matter of time before it collapsed completely.

In that case, Qin Jun really didn't need to negotiate any conditions with Zheng Jun. In this way, Qin Mu's words are still very sincere.

And Qin Mu characterized this war as a civil war, which also made them very emotional, what is a civil war, that is, their own people fight their own people;

In other words, even when the two sides were at war, Qin Mu always regarded them as "his own people" and never thought of killing them all.

Under the great victory of the Qin army, he did not kill wantonly, but adopted the method of persuasion, which also proved that Qin Mu really did not want to kill them all, and indeed regarded them as "his own people".

"As the saying goes, put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the ground, you can get lost and know that it is not too late, this king is not very good for himself, and is willing to give you a chance to make meritorious contributions, I hope you can serve Daqin loyally in the future."

"Thank you King Qin for his magnanimity, the ministers will definitely serve the Great Qin in the future, and they will die." Not only Zheng Zhilong, but Gan Hui, Hong Xu and others also kowtowed and swore an oath together.

"This king has always listened to his words and watched his deeds. Today, in front of everyone, you swore allegiance to Great Qin, and this king believes you for the time being, and it will depend on your actions in the future. ”

Qin Mu then awarded Zheng Zhilong the title of General Huaiyuan, from the third grade. Hong Xu, Gan Hui and others awarded General Wude, and he was the fifth grade. Of course, these are scattered officials, not real positions, and they are just used to appease the hearts of Zheng Zhilong and others for the time being.

What kind of real job they get depends on their next performance.

After the banquet was dispersed, Qin Mu immediately recruited Gu Junen, the squire of the military department, Yang Shen, the secretary of Dali Temple, Shi Chunqiu, the right attendant of the ministry, and Lin Jihai of the criminal department.

Yang Shen spoke first: "King Qin, as the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot. At this time, it is important to take Fujian as soon as possible, so as not to have many dreams at night, and the minister suggested that Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Cai and others should go to Fenshui Pass and Xianxia Pass respectively tomorrow to persuade them to surrender. The army quickly entered Fujian, first controlling Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other important towns. ”

Gu Junen added: "King Qin, in addition to what Lord Yang said, the minister thinks that Taiwan cannot be ignored, and it is Zheng Zhibao who is currently stationed in Taiwan, which is Zheng Zhilong's retreat for the Zheng family;

Compared with Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other important towns, the minister thought that Taiwan was more important, and only by quickly taking Taiwan could the Zheng family's retreat be truly cut off, so that Zheng Zhibao, Zheng Tai and others could not afford to repeat. ”

Yes, now Taiwan is a den of robbers, if it is not taken down, it will continue to hide dirt and dirt, in Qin Mu's view, not only to take Taiwan as soon as possible, but also to strengthen development as soon as possible;

Only with a popular base can Taiwan itself have the ability to protect itself and will not be constantly worried about external forces. Otherwise, if it is occupied by external forces such as the Netherlands and Portugal, the entire southeast coast will be threatened again, and it will be difficult to find peace.

However, if we want to station troops in Taiwan, we must not always rely on inland transshipment for supplies, and it is imperative to gradually develop Taiwan.

"Okay, according to what the ministers said, let the navy rest for a day or two, and then let Zheng Zhilong set off with the sailors and rush to Taiwan as soon as possible to persuade Zheng Zhibao to surrender. The water pass and the Xianxia pass are divided by Zheng Cai, Hong Xu and others to persuade them to surrender;

In addition, the decree of the king was passed on, so that the capital immediately sent an additional 20,000 troops into Fujian; Gu Qing, once the army can enter Fujian smoothly, you need a capable person to go to pacify the place, you will set off with the army tomorrow to patrol Fujian, let Fujian settle down as soon as possible, and Daqin can concentrate on dealing with the Manchus in the north. ”

"Minister, obey the order."

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PS: The previous land war, criticized by many readers, the first time I wrote about the naval battle, I have no bottom in my heart, there should be a naval battle in the future, you book friends feel that there is something insufficient in the naval battle, welcome to put it forward in the book review area, I will humbly listen to everyone's opinions.

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