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"How to reinforce Shi Lang?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"They went to Sumatra Island, and the Dutch sent [-] regular troops and [-] mercenaries composed of various natives to encircle and suppress them." Li Yan handed Zhu Youjian the latest military information.

"We have to save them. As long as they are here, the Dutch will not have the energy to re-establish the East India Company. This knife is stuck in the heart of the Dutch, and they continue to bleed them." Zuo Maodi seemed very excited. The current situation will be so good, the first time I joined Nanyang, I have achieved such a good situation.

"I'm too lazy to care, let Shi Lang die in Nanyang." Zhu Youjian stared, looking very hypocritical.

"Shi Lang is dead, the emperor is really willing?" Li Yan chuckled.

"It's fine to die, so as not to cause trouble for me every day." Zhu Youjian curled his lips, and everyone laughed. Everyone knew that Zhu Youjian might be secretly having fun.

Chapter 586: Zhu Youjian's Rescue Plan

"My minister thinks that this matter can't be done with our Daming Navy's existing strength alone." Zhu Shunshui, as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, is formally familiar with the affairs of the world.

Daming's existing naval forces really can't beat the Dutch East India Company, even if the whole army is dispatched, they can't beat them in Nanyang.

Although the Dutch East India Company only has forty warships, their merchant ships have a characteristic that they are all armed merchant ships.It can be said that the merchant ships of the Dutch are equal to the warships currently in service in Ming Dynasty, at least in terms of the number of artillery pieces, they are stronger than the large number of Fuchuan equipped by Ming Dynasty.

The reason why they won the battle to regain Taiwan was that the Dutch did not use their full strength, while Ming fought in the offshore.

But if Daming dispatches an ocean-going fleet now, combat supplies alone will be fatal.Why did Shi Lang keep nearly a division of people in Java? Isn't it because of insufficient transport capacity?

Going to Nanyang to fight naval battles is the home field of the Dutch.Daming's navy is still an offshore navy, and the Dutch are the contemporary maritime overlords.

The two sides are not at the same level, which is equivalent to the difference between Argentina and the United States in later generations.

"What does Ai Qing think should be done?" Zhu Youjian looked at Zhu Shunshui and asked.

Since military power cannot be achieved, there are only other ways.Either diplomatic channels, or pull allies.This all involves diplomatic relations, and Zhu Shunshui can only rely on Zhu Shunshui to find a way.

"I think that General Shi Lang must be rescued. The best way is not to rescue him, but to find a way to reinforce him."

Zhu Shunshui's words instantly made Zhu Youjian take a high look at him, and these two sentences immediately reached Zhu Youjian's heart.

If a traditional Confucian scholar came, he might have blamed Shi Lang for being troublesome and causing trouble for the court.

Those who engage in diplomacy must be tough and soft, but they must not be afraid of things.Think about the Qing Dynasty in later generations, in terms of diplomacy, there are only four words: timid and fearful.I'm afraid that someone will cause trouble for them, they are holding on to the way of life of Ning being a peaceful dog.

Such a diplomat is, after all, a wimp.

"I suggest that your Ministry of Foreign Affairs can send envoys to meet the Portuguese and the Spaniards in Luzon. Currently only they have the ability to pass the Dutch blockade."

Just after Zhu Shunshui finished speaking, Zhu Youjian's eyes lit up. It seems that Zhu Shunshui has worked hard to study the international situation during this time.

Although the British are Ming's nominal allies, the British power in Southeast Asia is too weak now, and the UK and the Netherlands are now at war.

However, Spain, a traditional European power, occupies Luzon, and also massacred overseas Chinese in Manila in the Year of the Apocalypse.Their influence in Southeast Asia is not small, at least it is a fact that the Dutch did not eat Luzon Island.

The Portuguese themselves have good relations with Ming Dynasty, and they have been doing east-west trade all the time, and they are still doing it under the nose of the Dutch.This also shows that they still have a certain ability.

In the land of Southeast Asia, Zhu Youjian really can't think of other forces coming out.

"What does Aiqing mean?" Zhu Youjian looked at Zhu Shunshui and asked.

"Two ships of porcelain are exchanged for one ship of munitions. Please send the Spanish or Portuguese to Shi Lang for us. I think what Shi Lang lacks now is definitely not food, but weapons." Zhu Shunshui said.

"The minister seconded the proposal." Zheng Chenggong stood up and said.

Zhu Youjian understood as soon as he heard it, Zhu Shunshui was right.It is impossible to count on Daming's own reinforcements, but the Spanish and Portuguese can.

We are all Europeans, and it is not uncommon to install cannons on board, not to mention explosives.

Daming asked these pirates to send weapons and ammunition to Shi Lang at a high price, and these people will definitely see money.A blind man can figure out the price of the two shipments of porcelain shipped to Europe.

"I think that among the weapons and equipment for reinforcements, we cannot carry firearms and equipment that exceed those of Europeans." Zuo Maodi hurriedly came out to intervene, which was to remind Zhu Youjian to keep it secret.

This is difficult to handle, the mainstream gunpowder in this era is still black gunpowder, and this thing is sent to Shi Lang for thousands of miles, so it may not be of much use.But the Ming Dynasty really couldn't pass on the advanced new propellant technology to the Europeans.

"I thought that we could send more black powder grenades to leak the ignition device technology. Anyway, once the grenade technology appears on the battlefield, it will be difficult to keep it secret." Li Yan thought for a while and said.

Li Yan's thinking also took into account Shi Lang's actual situation. Shi Lang didn't have a cannon. If gunpowder could not take advantage, then the grenade, which is a close combat weapon, would become their heavy weapon and would be of great use.

"My dear friends are all right, I agree. In addition, if Spain and Portugal do not agree to help, then order Tiandihe to search for pirate organizations in the Nanyang area, and say that Emperor Ming ordered them to help, and promised High rewards. If someone does it, I can spare him the death penalty once in the future."

As soon as Zhu Youjian said this, everyone was shocked. Zhu Youjian, who had scolded his mother just now, changed his face instantly, and even won the gold medal for avoiding death. The purpose was to reinforce Shi Lang.

It can be seen how much he likes Shi Lang, a duplicity emperor.

Zhu Youjian didn't believe it anymore. In this era of pirates, is there anything that people dare not do?

You will never know whether the other party is a serious businessman or a pirate.

Jack Jones is a pirate captain. He and his Spanish galleon sailed across the Indian Ocean for several months without catching the lamb.

However, Jack is an adventurous captain, and he never succumbed to fate.Jack's ship is now wandering off the coast of Guangzhou, and he is preparing to look for prey from the cargo ship departing from Guangzhou.

I don't know where he heard that the Ming country in the east defeated the Netherlands and opened its doors to welcome all captains to do business in Guangzhou.

"Jack, don't you really want to do business honestly?" Jack's first mate asked with a look of disgust.

"Why not? I heard that the Ming Dynasty's food is delicious and the goods are exquisite." Jack said so, but he thought in his heart that since the Ming Dynasty opened its doors, there must be many ships going to Guangzhou to do business.

He only needs to guard a single fat sheep on the surface of the South China Sea, and he doesn't need capital to make a fortune at all.

Don't look at Jack and the others who are driving such a big ship. In fact, they don't even have a piece of silver in their pockets, and even the crew's supplies are a problem.Jack has been eating salt sea fish for over a month.

"What's that?" A crew member asked, pointing to a notice on the Guangzhou pier.They were people who had just landed and were immediately interested in all things Eastern.

"Maybe it's the verdicts of some condemned prisoners! The port cities in Spain are full of such things." Jack didn't find it surprising, he wanted to show that he was very knowledgeable.

Chapter 587: Pirates are bolder than the sky

Jack glanced warily at the notice, and then he saw the official document in Spanish, which aroused his curiosity.

This was an era when the literacy rate was not high. Compared with the multilingual regions in Europe, Ming Dynasty was already a cultural country.

"Oh, God. There are notices in Latin here." Jack, who is fluent in writing, unexpectedly discovered that the official notices of the Ming Dynasty were written in multiple languages.

This pioneering work has to be said to be an advanced in this era, and I am afraid that no country in the current world will do this.

"The Ming government has a special shipping business outsourced?" Jack hurriedly browsed the notice, and the content written in it was too simple. It was nothing more than recruiting a powerful fleet to help the Ming government do things, and the fee was huge.

But for people who often go out on sea adventures, everyone knows that it is not easy. Easy jobs will not be sent out casually, let alone lucrative profits.

Jack has been wandering in Nanyang for a long time, and he still understands the situation to some extent.As soon as he rolled his eyes, he left his partner.

Guangzhou is an international metropolis built by Zhu Youjian, and it is naturally a pioneer of reform. The names of government offices here are more bold than those in the mainland.