Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

But the pirates such as Li Zizi really did not expect that Zheng Zhilong would be so powerful, dragging five Franji warships at once.

Although one was for the emperor, so it wasn't their turn, but the four warships plus the three Franji battleships they got themselves made a total of seven ships.

Enough to make a whole fleet.

What's even more frightening is that Zheng Zhilong relayed Emperor Chongzhen's will and equipped the pirates with firecrackers eliminated from the Daming Guard.

You must know that the earliest of these firecrackers was only made in the first year of Chongzhen, and the latest one was made in the sixth year of Chongzhen. Because of the problems of range and accuracy, they have been eliminated from the Daming Guards, but they are used by those barbarians. The firecrackers are not behind at all.

This is good news, it can be said to be the best news so far, because these firecrackers used to be good things that were bought with money and had no place to buy them.

Now not only are these pirates distributed to myself, but even the common people of Daming who already live in Java also have a firecracker and the corresponding bullets-as long as the household registration certificate of Daming is used, the distributed bullets can be used up. Then go to the government to buy.

Of course, the firecrackers used by these pirates are basically the same as those used by the Javanese people, but the pirates don’t need to go to the government to explain their use after they run out of projectiles like the common people, they just need to find Zheng Zhilong to buy them.

This was also an attempt by Emperor Chongzhen.

Previously on Xinming Island, Emperor Chongzhen had already started an experiment—releasing the control of swords and letting the people buy swords by themselves. As long as they did not involve big killers such as bows and armor, the rest could be bought.

In fact, the same is true in the Ming Dynasty. In the past, only those scholars with fame and fame could wield swords, but now ordinary people with household registration in the Ming Dynasty can wield swords for fun.

Even Liaodong is the same, confiscating and destroying the firecrackers privately stored by the people, but the swords are still not restrained, as the people like.

It's just that Emperor Chongzhen intends to go a step further in Luzon and Java, allowing the common people to hold firecrackers, even if these firecrackers are old products eliminated by the guards.

Emperor Chongzhen was not unaware of the benefits of banning guns and swords among the people. At least in many places in the later celestial dynasties, there was no need to worry about personal safety when going out at three or four o'clock in the morning in the middle of the night.

Anyone who has been there knows how high the risk of going out at night is in the United States of America, which does not ban guns. Anyone who has been there knows that a certain internet writer went out for health care in the United States, and all the green coins in his pocket were snatched away by Uncle Sam. , As for those who do it, there are black and white.

However, each era has its own way of playing, and in different positions, the considerations are naturally different.

For Emperor Chongzhen, the military strength of the army on Xinming Island was strong enough, the barbarians on the island had been wiped out, and even the fleet was almost ready to fight, so it was a bit unreasonable for the common people to hold firecrackers.

But Java and Luzon are another situation—everyone wants to take a bite of the famous fat meat. The fact that the Netherlands and Spain are now in Luzon and Batavia is a good proof.

What's more, the European shit stirrers of later generations will also look at this site in the future, and the Gallic rooster will also be eyeing this site.

In short, Luzon and Java are indeed facing more risks, and the possibility of filming at any time is also very high.

It's not that Emperor Chongzhen and Daming didn't want to station another fleet here, but it took time to build the fleet's warships, and it took time even more to take shape.

And these two places may open films at any time.

Do you want to pull the South China Sea Fleet over here and stare at it specifically?

It's not impossible. Similarly, it still takes time, at least not before the Beihai Fleet has fully formed its combat effectiveness.

Right now, Ming has three fleets, namely the North Sea Fleet, East China Sea Fleet, and South China Sea Fleet.

The North Sea Fleet had just been reorganized from the Dongjiang Army under Mao Wenlong, and even the battleships hadn't been put in place yet.

The East China Sea Fleet is now responsible for watching the entire Ming Dynasty from Denglei to Beihai, and now it has to go to the South China Sea Fleet's territory to attack the Dutch. Naturally, it can't do anything about Java and the Netherlands.

The South China Sea Fleet will be responsible for the entire southeast part of Ming Dynasty's maritime defense line, as well as the Franji barbarians in Luzon and Java. It is also responsible for transshipment of goods from Xinming Island. Naturally, it does not have much energy to take care of Java in a short time. and Luzon.

Forget about the extra Xinming Island fleet, and now even the supply of their warships has temporarily stopped, and the soldiers can only rely on the few warships currently available for training.

In desperation, Emperor Chongzhen could only open up the restrictions on firecrackers and swords, at least to allow the people to have the ability to protect themselves after the troops stationed in Java and Luzon are exhausted, even if this possibility is only ten thousandth One, one in [-], also had to make plans in advance.

As for the rebellion of the common people with firecrackers or a lot of turmoil caused by it, the possibility of these things happening cannot be ruled out, but the common people of Ming Dynasty are not like the Uncle Sams of later generations who just shoot at a disagreement.

As long as the people of Ming Dynasty can survive, no one will think of rebelling, let alone confront the government, even if the tax is heavier.

What's more, the ancients have already said that the strength of a country lies in virtue and not in danger.

The solidity of the country lies in virtue and not danger. Wu Qi said to Wei Wuhou: "There is no danger in virtue. In the past, the three Miao families left Dongting and right Peng Li. If virtue and righteousness were not cultivated, Yu destroyed it;

The residence of Xia Jie, Zuoheji, right Taihua, Yique is in the south, Yangchang is in the north, the government is not benevolent, Tang Fangzhi;

In the kingdom of Yin and Zhou, Longmen was on the left, Taihang was on the right, Changshan was in the north, and the great river was passing through the south.

From this point of view, virtue is not in danger.If the ruler does not cultivate virtue, all the people in the boat will be enemies of the country. "

In other words, if the king implements benevolent government and the people live well, they will naturally not think about rebelling and overthrowing the emperor. Cool.

But the common people can live on, who would be free to do such a big job of punishing the nine clans?

Even the White Lotus Sect, a professional family of rebels, was almost out of control during the reign of Chongzhen, not to mention that ordinary people had no idea of ​​rebelling at all—the emperor who even sent concubines to rebel is the enemy of the whole world!

For pirate gangs such as Li Zizi, the weapons and ships were in place, and all that was left was to seize the time to familiarize themselves with these warships first, and then follow Zheng Zhilong to make soy sauce.

That's right, in this naval battle, the role of Li Zizi and others is to make soy sauce, because Zheng Zhilong strictly implemented the military order of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, and let the cannon speak first.

Before, Sanchez thought that the Ming army was similar to pirates, and he was still happily waiting for Zheng Zhilong and others to come and kill them. Naturally, he didn't hard-press Li Zizi and other pirate gangs.

Now the consequences are apparent.

The Spanish fleet itself gathered in Luzon Port. As soon as Zheng Zhilong's South China Sea Fleet arrived, it formed a posture of besieging the Spanish fleet with Li Zizi and other pirate gangs.

The number of warships in the Spanish fleet seems to be a big problem-there are only twelve warships in the entire fleet, and there are only about twenty other auxiliary combat ships.

Zheng Zhilong's South China Sea Fleet is equipped with a total of 24 new-style Fuchuan, and its firepower is many times stronger than that of Spanish warships.

After discussing with Zhao Qing, Zheng Zhilong specially invited Li Zizi and other pirate leaders to board his flagship, intending to let these pirate gangs see how powerful the Ming Navy is.

It's really awesome. After the new Fuchuan lined up stretched out their long and thick muzzles, they began to shell the Spanish fleet without even saying a word of nonsense.

At this time, the Spanish fleet had just set sail, and planned to rush over to bombard the South China Sea Fleet-the range was out of reach.

Sanchez originally thought that Li Zizi's flagship Fuchuan was awesome enough, but its range was not as good as that of his own fleet warships.

No matter how strong the navy of the Ming Dynasty is, how strong can it be?

Then Sanchez was slapped in the face by the facts.

Not only is the range stronger than the Spanish fleet, but the rate of fire is also faster than the Spanish fleet, and the shells are more powerful!

Holding up the binoculars in his hand, Zheng Zhilong sighed, "Look, what do these damn barbarians still want to get close to and fight?"

Zhao Qing laughed and said: "The barbarians have to have that fate! I didn't expect this new type of lucky boat to be so powerful. Our family thought it was because the Francine barbarians we met before were too weak."

Zheng Zhilong sneered and said, "It's not that they are too weak, it's that Daming is too strong! Those poor people in the Royal Academy are really powerful, and the things they make are really useful!"

Zhao Qingdao: "Who said it wasn't? Originally, I thought that His Majesty would be wasting money by throwing money into the Royal Academy, but I never imagined that he could produce so many good things.

From our point of view, those barbarians will not be able to build such a powerful warship in a short time. "

Li Zizi asked curiously: "What Royal Academy? Didn't I hear that they built steam locomotives before?"