Chongzhen Undergraduates

Many people mentioned the late Ming Dynasty, and probably also knew about Shi Kefa, Zheng Chenggong, Li Dingguo, etc.But if you look up the historical data, you will find that in fact, the consumption of Han talents in the late Ming Dynasty was the same as that in the late Southern Song Dynasty.

It wasn't just Nanming himself who killed so many outstanding talents, and it wasn't just the ethos of party struggle. In fact, it was the bandits who surrendered to the Manchu Qing from the four towns warlords who stayed in Jiangbei who really killed them.Not much to say here.

Let's say that these three people are all capable ministers.Otherwise, it would not be possible to stabilize Guangdong and Guangxi in a short period of time, develop maritime trade, and increase financial resources.Of course, the special treatment of the young couple Zhang Tongchang and Jiuer who can go directly to the heaven also played a role. At least this Guangdong is equivalent to the special zone of the imperial court.

The governor's yamen in Guangdong had already moved from Zhaoqing to Guangzhou. After a rush of horseshoes, Zhang Tongchang broke into the inner courtyard of the yamen while unbuttoning his clothes.

"My lords, the Dutch fleet has been spotted at Haojing (Macau), and the enemy has already arrived at the door."

Zhang Tongchang was much younger than Zhang Guowei. He just felt hot, so he picked up the kettle and filled it when he entered the door.And the two big officials in Xinjiang are almost sixty years old, and they are shaking cattail fans desperately. The heat of Guangzhou is tormenting for the old people.

"My son-in-law has worked hard all the way, how is the negotiation going to Haojing these few days?" Zhang Guowei asked.

"Don't mention it, my lord. Those red-haired ghosts don't want to help us at all. I just proposed to let the Portuguese mediate among them. Who knew that they would use the land deed as a threat to ask me to agree to lease the permanent residence of Haojing. This is obviously taking advantage of the fire. "Zhang Tongchang became more and more angry as he talked.

Zhu Youjian had already made a conclusion on the Macau issue. All the land in the Ming Dynasty was restricted to foreigners, and even the freedom of movement of Westerners in the Ming Dynasty was strictly restricted.In a word: Zhu Youjian has no intention of opening the door to welcome them now.

The Macau issue has been dragging on and needs an opportunity to be resolved.However, the free trade zone established by Jiuer in Guangzhou has robbed the Portuguese of their business, and these people gradually feel that they cannot stay in Macau anymore. They cannot produce their own products, and they are too dependent on the mainland behind them. Of course, they are easily replaced. .

"In my opinion, there is something strange about this red-haired ghost's ambiguous attitude." Xia Yunyi said.

"Did Master Xia hear anything?" Zhang Guowei asked.

"At the beginning of the month, some red-haired businessmen threatened to make us look good. I heard that they planned to cooperate with the Dutch to take back their business." Xia Yunyi said.

"It's really a bunch of unfamiliar white-eyed wolves. They should have been thrown into the sea to feed the fish long ago." Zhang Tongchang was in a hurry. The Portuguese business was stolen by his wife. Now that he wants to take it back, isn't it straightforward? It was aimed at him.

"From my point of view, the Portuguese may not really unite with the Dutch, but if they secretly help the Dutch, neither side will be offended.

The Dutch won, and it was no good for them.It doesn't hurt that our army wins against them.They only want to make profits, and they will not do things in the open.

After thinking about it, they will provide some information about our army. This Haojing Island is at the mouth of the Pearl River, and every move of our army is under the noses of these Westerners.

It's the emperor's foresight, not to drive out these red-haired ghosts, and our every move in Guangzhou is under their noses. "

Zhang Guowei's words were to the point, and Zhang Tong was terrified. If what Lao Zhang said was true, it would be better for Daming to find the evidence of the Portuguese in this crisis and solve the trench mirror problem all at once.

"I'll send someone to collect evidence of the red-haired ghost's collusion with the enemy." Zhang Tongchang was the best person to do this because he could directly contact Zhu Youjian.

Chapter 596: Defense of the Pearl River Estuary Fort

Zhang Guowei and the others guessed right. Although the Portuguese did not formally unite with the Dutch, they provided supplies for the other party.

Don't look at this small supply, for war, there are completely different things between having a supply station and not having a supply station.Even in later generations, China's ocean-going navy will need to lease some ports as supply stations for ocean-going missions, and the Mi Army has spread bases all over the world.

No matter how powerful a warship is, it still has time to dock, not to mention a supply port so close to the Pearl River Estuary battlefield.

Don't many people wonder who provided the supplies for the British army during the Opium War?

As the defeated party, he has no ability to investigate the secondary enemies of the war, but if Daming wins this battle, he is of course qualified to investigate the existence of some secondary enemies in the war.

Orney, the Governor of the Trench Mirror, has been very successful these days.As a descendant of a fallen nobleman in Europe, he didn't care about Dennett's lack of etiquette. Instead, he was happy to praise God in Latin with the other party in the East thousands of miles away, but Dennett believed in Protestantism.

"Ah! My dear general, there are countless wealth and beauties in the city of Guangzhou. I can no longer describe the wealth there. As long as you can lead the fleet to the city of Guangzhou, general, I believe those cowardly Ming people will Surrender immediately."

Olney actually discovered Dennett's secret. The other party spoke Latin very badly, almost barely, with a lot of Spanish mixed in.

It is said that Europe is proud of speaking Latin, and Portugal and the Netherlands were once Spanish dependent countries, so they can be regarded as a pair of difficult brothers.

"It's no problem to enter Guangzhou, as long as Mr. Olney provides enough supplies and more supplies for repairing ships." Delight smiled slyly while holding his wine glass.

"As you wish, as long as the general's money is enough." Olney was not polite, raised the glass goblet to touch, and the two foxes looked at each other and smiled.

They like this kind of wine set newly produced in Ming Dynasty very much. This kind of crystal clear goblet satisfies all their vanity and seemingly elegant behavior as the new wealthy class in Europe.

The Dutch's style of play was the same as that of the British later. They avoided the Humen Fort and instead attacked the Dajiaoshan Fort with all their strength.

"Boom boom boom..." More than a dozen enemy warships surrounded the city in a semicircle, aiming at the fort and whizzing.

Under the blue sun and sunny sky, black cannonballs crossed the water and hit the fort. Some solid shells smashed the concrete countertops into chaos, while the explosion of other flowering shells always raised a puff of black smoke, which choked the fortress. The army couldn't stop coughing.

"Battalion Commander, what is the Dutchman's shell loaded with? It's going to choke people to death!" A local boy from Guangdong who was hiding in the bunker kept complaining.

The battalion commander next to him is the guard of the Dajiaoshan Fort. It is said that he is from Dongyang, Zhejiang. He joined the army in Panyu, and his name is Zhang Shifeng.

"XX your old mother, Xiamizi, you talk so much, be careful that the shells will take you away." Another soldier rubbed his eyes and scolded the speaking Cantonese soldier.

"It's already very safe here. In the past, we would have been lying outside and being shot. Hold on, the adults will come to the front line to condolences to you later." Zhang Shifeng is a bit of a literati, not like the traditional generals who beat and scolded style.

"No way? There is a lot of war here. Which official is willing to come here to die? It's not because of us poor people who come here to be cannon fodder." Xiamizi felt that the battalion commander's words were unreliable. What officials have you seen.

If it hadn't been for the military reform last year, Xiamizi would have rarely seen an official like a battalion commander, let alone squatting in a trench to fight.In the past, there were more than one standard battalion in the Ming army, and the leaders were all masters who hid behind and were served by others.The Guangdong local army has always been like this.

"The Governor is here!"

Before Xiamizai could finish his sentence, a shout came from the entrance of the bunker.A group of colorful government gentlemen blocked the light at the entrance of the cave, Xiamizi hurriedly prepared to kneel down, but in fact he didn't see clearly who was coming.

"Don't kneel, don't kneel! Everyone get up." Zhang Guowei helped up a soldier who was kneeling at the entrance of the cave, and then slowly pulled him up one by one.

"Big, lord, little..." Xiamizai panicked. He probably knew how high the governor was, so he stuttered and couldn't speak.

"Stand up straight and don't be afraid, he doesn't teach people." Zhang Shifeng pulled up Xiamizai who was about to kneel down, and then Xiamizai saw the eyes of the governor, first looked at the battalion commander beside him sternly, and then kindly turned to him.

"This is my son. Since you are his Paozhe brothers, you are also my nephews. Please don't see outsiders, just treat me, an old man, as an ordinary elder." Zhang Guowei chuckled.

"Ah!" Xiamizi looked at his battalion commander in surprise, because he stayed relatively close to the battalion commander today, and was actually pulled by the governor himself.

The most surprising thing was that the dignified son of the governor's family was suddenly by his side, and he even killed the enemy together.

This is not a compilation. Both Zhang Guowei and his eldest son are heroes, and they were both in the process of resisting the Qing army in the end.It's just because the book changes certain events and slowly unfolds these heroes in the plot.

The bunker was not big, but it was full of people all of a sudden, and it seemed crowded, and the voices of everyone's voices became louder.The sound of the cannons outside has not stopped, and the sound in the bunker needs to be roared even more.

"How about it, can this bunker withstand the enemy's shelling?" Zhang Guowei glanced out from the viewing port, just as a shell exploded outside, making him eat a mouthful of sand by the way.

"No problem. This bunker is made of cement and steel bars. Ordinary shells can't break it open. At least a new type of gunpowder is needed to blow it open." Zhang Shifeng quickly helped his father to sit down and handed him a pot of water.

"Who built this bunker?" Zhang Guowei asked.

"The materials and craftsmen sent by the son-in-law were built by the brothers in our battalion." Zhang Shifeng replied.

Zhang Guowei nodded, he was full of praise for the current emperor's son-in-law.As far as the name of Uncle Zhang is concerned, his descendants can't be wrong.Zhang Guowei admired Zhu Youjian's vision for choosing his son-in-law.

"Report: The camouflage on the top of the turret has been completely destroyed by the enemy, and the enemy has begun to change course and head west." The father and son were talking when a sentry appeared at the entrance of the bunker.

"The Dutch thought they had already destroyed the Dajiaoshan fort. They thought about Jiaomen. Brothers, it's time for us to get up and work." Zhang Shifeng stood up and waved his hand regardless of his father's official authority. All the soldiers in the bunker They all stood up abruptly.

If the group of soldiers was a little loose before, but this inspection by the governor is tantamount to strengthening Zhang Shifeng's prestige, who else would dare to spare their lives?