I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Is it possible to recover from such a large-scale earthquake without the 20 or 50 years of peacetime?

What's more, this is not an era of peace!

Sometimes, Zhu Youxiao felt that he could conquer the sky, and with his own efforts, he could save the empire that was in its twilight years.

Now, Zhu Youxiao found that this is not an easy task.

In the court, there are civil servants who oppose you in everything, and in Liaodong, there are barbarians from Jianzhou, who are ready to invade, plunder, and slaughter your people at any time.

Internally, natural disasters and man-made disasters continued every year, and became more and more serious, so that the entire imperial court had to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall.

Even in foreign countries, there are great powers who are in the age of great voyages and want to nibble away at your territory as their colonies.

If the news of another major earthquake in Shaanxi made Zhu Youxiao feel powerless, then the news that a small Dutch fleet forcibly landed in Penghu on June [-] and used force to coerce him to request trade made him feel angry and extreme. anger.

The territory of Ming Dynasty must not be lost at all!

The Dutch are coercing the trade by force, so let's fight it out and see if it's you who pay the compensation, or me to cede the land!

Tell the local civil servants and generals to issue an ultimatum to the Dutch, and declare war if you don't get out!

Chapter 2 The port is blocked

In Fujian in July, the re-cultivation started early.

Compared with the Central Plains, farming in Fujian usually started two months earlier. Since the Dutch invaded Penghu, more and more refugees fled to Xiamen.

In Xiamen at this time, there were more market terms among the people - Jiaheyu, Xiamen, and Zhongzuo, all of which were how the people called this area.

Since the 22nd year of Wanli, the word Xiamen has only appeared in the imperial court and official documents, becoming the official official name.

In March of this year, the British massacred local Indian tribes in Jamestown, Virginia, in order to better turn the area into a colony.

After the Dutch came to Penghu, they treated the local people, although they were not to the same level as slaves in Liaodong treated the Liao people, but they were not too far behind.

In the eyes of these people, the orientals are no different from the Indians, they are all inferior races. Once Ming Dynasty shows weakness, the Dutch will definitely have the idea of ​​turning this place into a colony.

The sea is wide and soft, and no fishermen have been seen for several months. Where the Dutch ships passed by, the blue sea changed color and there was a mess everywhere.

Thanks to the fact that the Ming court is still there, the Dutch have not gone too far. In order to win the business of the Ming Dynasty, they still maintain their basic humanity.

The sea is sunny, even a little dazzling.

Accompanying it was the scorching heat that was completely opposite to that of Liao.

In the port of Zhongzuo (Xiamen), a young man with a dark face is standing on the board of the ship, waiting for the shipment of goods.

Zheng Yiguan had been following his uncle Li Dan before, transporting goods between Japan and Daming for profit.

The last Suzhou Tiqi death incident was actually planned by Li Dan. Zheng Yiguan still remembers his feelings at that time. Seeing the gang of flamboyant Tiqi being beaten to death really relieved his hatred!

As for why he relieved his hatred, he didn't know at the time, anyway, he felt inexplicably relieved.

Of course, now that two years have passed, Zheng Yiguan's thinking is different from before, because he has seen clearly the faces of those so-called honest and gentlemen of the Donglin Party from the "Beijing News".

His thoughts are wavering, maybe it was wrong to kill Tiqi at the beginning?

Just as he was thinking, there was a sudden sound of cannons that shook the mountains in the distance. Zheng Yiguan looked at the small Cangshan boat that was gradually sinking in the distance, and was taken aback for a while, and said to himself:

"This sound is not like the firepower that pirates can have..."

"The red-haired fan is here—"

"Hong Maofan is calling, run!"

The panicked shouts of the court sailors passing by Zhongzuo dispelled Zheng Yiguan's doubts.

But he didn't have the fear of ordinary people, instead he sneered:

"Hang up the command flag of our Zheng family!"

With an order, the red-bottomed pennant with the word "Zheng" inscribed on it was hoisted high. This kind of change also made the eight Dutch ships that attacked look confused.

A Dutch admiral, who literally translates as "Gao Wen Law" in Dutch, stood on the deck and was also very curious when he saw this scene.

He put down the binoculars and said rather funnyly:

"What's written on that flag?"

"Dear Admiral, this is the flag of Zheng Yiguan, a maritime merchant of the Ming Dynasty. Last year, Mr. Cohen, the head of our East India Company, gave him the position of director."

"Zheng Yiguan, what a stupid name, as stupid as their skin color..."

Gao Wenlu nodded absent-mindedly, not knowing if he listened or not, narrowing his eyes slightly, he said:

"Can these ships be fought?"

Hearing this, the Dutchman was stunned for a while, seeing that the admiral was so excited, he didn't dare to disobey his wishes. After a while, he said embarrassingly:

"Your Majesty's intention is to try not to attack the Alliance family."

"Try not to, so you can do it?"

Gao Wenlu laughed loudly, picked up the binoculars again, observed the appearance of Zheng's Lingqi at this time, and said:

"Pass on my order, those who hang these flags will be hit."

The reason why he is so confident is that Gao Wenlu is dismissive of the power of the navy in the Ming Dynasty.

The same eight ships attacked a group of Ming Dynasty maritime merchant fleets returning from the Spice Islands in the maritime merchants a few days ago.

That maritime merchant fleet consisted of more than two hundred ships, yet they didn't even get a hair on them.

Although this is just a merchant ship, the Royal Dutch merchant ship is also capable of fighting at sea, and no country dares to underestimate it.

It is also a merchant ship, but the merchant ship of the Ming Dynasty is so vulnerable!

Such an ignorant and backward country, instead of conquering it, engages in negotiations and trade. Gao Wenlu felt that His Excellency Cohen was crushed by the door!

The Ming Dynasty merchant fleet that Gao Wenlu looted a few days ago gave the Dutch a lot of sweetness.

It just so happens that the Fujian government has just recently replaced a new governor, so on the issue of the Netherlands, it is not very tough to delay it again and again.

This also made Lei Yeshan, the commander-in-chief of the Dutch fleet, contemptuous, thinking that the Ming Dynasty was just a paper tiger, and like those Indian natives, it could not stand a war at all.

Therefore, after a few words from Gao Wenlu, Lei Yeshan decided without hesitation to preemptively strike and sent eight ships to blockade the port of Xiamen, giving the Ming Dynasty people a blow.

One of the reasons why Zheng Yiguan is confident is that he has become a nominal ally with Cohen, the head of the Dutch East India Company.

According to Cohen, as long as ships flying the Zheng Jialing flag, they will not be embarrassed by any colonial fleet under the Dutch East India Company.

Although Zheng's fleet was not afraid, the rest of the sea merchants were terrified.

The imperial navy of the Zhongzuo Institute had been armed for a long time and was in a state of failure. When it was attacked by eight Dutch ships, it broke up in a crowd, running faster than the merchants.

As soon as they ran, the entire port was powerless to resist.

Zheng Yiguan was lying on the bed, listening to the sound of the Dutch fleet bombing the ships in the port outside, his face was calm, but his heart was full of feelings, which he couldn't express.

"Peng!"

Suddenly, there was a sudden earthquake, and a shell hit the plank of Zheng Yiguan's ship!

Zheng Yiguan, who squinted his eyes, woke up suddenly.

He struggled to sit up, dazed, and was soon dragged by life to the deck, where he saw a hellish scene.

The Dutch fleet did not take their alliance with the Zheng family seriously.

After a moment of daze, a shell hit the plank of the ship in front of Zheng Yiguan, and a familiar sailor disappeared instantly, turning into a pile of minced meat.

In the port, there are also pieces of blood and flesh everywhere. Looking around, countless ships have been destroyed, billowing black smoke, screaming and sinking.

"How is this going?"

"Yiguan, let's go, these red-haired fans are blowing up with us!" Zheng Yiguan's fifth younger brother, later Zheng Zhibao, was tear-stained, holding him tightly.

“Doggy Dutchman!”

Zheng Yiguan's eyes were red, he roared angrily, he held his hands tightly, and was dragged by Zheng Zhibao to escape from the boat.

……

Half a month later, left Suocheng in the middle.

The new governor of Fujian, Nan Juyi, who just took office in the past few days, was ordered to start negotiations with the Dutch on behalf of the imperial court.

He looked at the red-haired fans with proud faces in front of him, and tried his best to restrain the heaving of his chest.

The diplomat and four attendants in front of him are the negotiating delegation sent by the Dutch this time.

Today is the third day of the Dutch-Ming trade decision, and the attitude of the Dutch is getting tougher and tougher. Nan Juyi knows that it can't be delayed any longer.

Whether to trade or go to war, a decision must be made today!

Standing beside the Dutch diplomat is a translator who is proficient in Chinese. Every time he said a sentence, the competent translator would repeat it in the same tone.

Just listen to him:

"You said it would take three days to think about it. This is already the third day. If you don't give a clear reply, we will force your country to open to trade."

"Your port is still under our blockade!"

Chapter 2 The Price of Underestimating the Enemy

This remark is tantamount to a naked provocation.

To Nan Juyi's ears, it was as if the Dutch were saying that our weapons are advanced, and you just can't beat us.

It is better to open the port for mutual business as soon as possible, lest we use strong ships and guns to blast open your country!

Beside Nan Juyi, a general in chain mail and basalt helmet glared at the Dutch delegation.

This person is exactly the current Fujian General Soldier - Yu Zigao.

Fujian General Soldier Yu Zigao, this man has a lot of background, he was born in the general family, his father is Yu Dayou, a famous general of the Jiajing Dynasty, well-known.

Compared with his father's great reputation, Yu Zigao seemed a bit mediocre.

He fought against the Japanese with his father since he was a child, and he had many martial arts strategies, but he didn't have much merit. After he became an adult, because of his father's meritorious service, he became the commander of the guard and ruled the sea altar.

Later, he worked hard, did not make great achievements, and continued to make small contributions. In Wanli's 48 years, he was promoted to the general army of Fujian, which still did not disgrace his father's prestige.

Beside Yu Zigao, stood his most trusted general, Wang Mengxiong, who was guarded in the center and left, and he was also a general. The rest of the water standard guerrillas were all familiar with water warfare.

As a rule, local civil and military estrangement, civil officials despise military generals, military generals ridicule civil officials will only use pens as knives, every time a new official takes office, they will fight secretly.

Nan Juyi's appointment coincided with the Dutch invasion.

The commander-in-chief took care of the overall situation. After Gan became the new governor, he cooperated in everything and obeyed orders. This is very rare in many places.

All Fujian generals were enraged by Hong Maoyi's words, so they got up one after another, and Wang Mengxiong said:

"Please give instructions from the commander-in-chief, we will follow the military order!"

Yu Zigao was silent for a while, with a stern expression, and reprimanded:

"Sit down for any instruction, and obey Futai's orders!"

Hearing this, all the generals sighed and had to sit down again.

Nan Juyi was grateful in his heart, but deliberately did not look at Yu Zigao who was beside him. He was also anxious and angry, and wished he could fight Hongmaofan immediately.

But he can't, the imperial court has clearly ordered to reach Fujian, such a major matter cannot be easily decided.

"You don't have the sincerity to negotiate, so let's see you on the battlefield!" The Ming Dynasty Fujian government's push and push completely angered the Dutch diplomat.

He got up angrily and was about to leave.

At the same time, a gust of wind passed by him, but he ran over quickly alone, holding the documents, and presented them to Nan Juyi and Yu Zigao's generals.

Looking at this document from the Forbidden City, Yu Zigao's face gradually calmed down, and he handed it over to Yu Zigao who was eager to see through.

After Yu Zigao read it, he handed it over to the generals for circulation.

"what!"

Wang Mengxiong didn't hold back his smile, and made a strange noise. Immediately, all the generals smiled and called His Majesty the Holy Spirit.

This scene left the Dutch diplomat at a loss.

He looked at the interpreter in puzzlement, but saw that the latter also shook his head in a dazed expression. He felt that his status as a royal diplomat was insulted and became even angrier.

"Stay away—"