After Duan Ni Nian Tuo's death, the petition document originally written by Tian Yuan Yaoji for seven or eight years disappeared. [Read the latest chapter] Tang Yunwen is deeply afraid that Lingao County has fallen. If this is the case, it will be troublesome if any of his enemies try to "see death without saving". He sent people to inquire at the government office in Fucheng and reported that the post road to Lingao was still open and the county seat was also in good condition. He breathed a sigh of relief. Since everything is safe, there is no need to worry.
Tang Yunwen simply forgot about the big iron ship. Compared to this big iron ship. He has more troublesome things to do: First, Liu Xiang, a rising star in Guangdong's ocean, harassed and robbed the Pearl River estuary in an attempt to monopolize Guangdong's overseas trade. From time to time, he also came to Qiongzhou, Leizhou, and Lianzhou to make money on the ocean. The pirates who robbed salt ships and sugar brands, Zhu Cai Lao, were not to be outdone, and fought with him happily on the ocean in Guangdong. The chaos on the ocean surface in Fujian also disturbed the coast of Guangdong. For a while, people came and went, smoke was everywhere, and reports came one after another about mobilizing his troops for "suppression". Tang Yunwen led his troops to fight everywhere, and moved to the sea of Guangdong. He had no time to warm up every day and was extremely busy.
With Zhu Cai Lao defeated and killed in Nanri, Tang Yunwen finally had a chance to take a breather and withdrew his troops back to his old camp to rest. But soon after returning to Baisha Water Village, he received disturbing news. The scattered pirates captured by the patrol ship confessed that in the past, a remnant of Zhucai's men went to Lingao. There were seventy or eighty boats and more than a thousand people.
These remnants of pirates who have gone to Lingao are now sending people to recruit rebels on the ocean in Guangdong. Constantly tempting the remnants of Zhu Cai Lao to go to Lingao and "go to the Australians". This was the first time Tang Chu Wuwen heard the name "Australians". He quickly sent spies to Lingao again to inquire about the news.
The news he came back from after inquiring surprised him. It turned out that the Australians who came to Gao in a large iron ship not only did not leave. He is also building houses and docks in Bopu, which seems to mean that he will live in Lingao for a long time. This reminded him of the past when the Francois tried to build a city and settle in Tuen Mun. Later, they established a foothold in Heung Shan O. Is it possible that the Aoyuan people are also planning to follow the same tactics as the Francois?
This is a major event that cannot be avoided. Tang Benwen became nervous. He knew very well that the imperial court's attitude towards these overseas people would never allow them to stay in the Ming Dynasty's land except Macau, let alone build a city dock. Whether it was Shuangyu, Tuenmen, or Penghu during the Tianqi years, the attitude of the imperial court was always the same. There was only one word for the Westerners to stay and build cities on the land of the Ming Dynasty: "fight"
Thinking of this, he didn't dare to pretend to be deaf and dumb anymore. Counting from the arrival of the iron ship in Lingao, this group of overseas "Australians" has been in Lingao for almost a year. In the past year, they have probably established a firm foothold in Lingao, which is why they wantonly recruited the remnants of Zhu Cai Lao. Expand strength.
From this point of view, the situation in Lingao is worrying! Tang Benwen quickly sent people around to inquire about Lingao. What turned out to be a surprise was that in the past year, Lingao not only had not asked for help from a pirate invasion, but also repeatedly presented captured pirates and various seized seals, flags, documents, etc. to the government. Among them are notorious pirate leaders who are wanted by the government. Even the level of Western pirates has been improved several times. "Lingao County Magistrate Wu Mingjin has recently become a first-class red member." Jiang Youling told him that piracy activities on the Lingao ocean are now almost extinct, and the prefect thinks highly of him.
"What about the so-called Australians?"
"That's what's strange." Jiang Youling said, "The letters from Magistrate Wu to the government office never mentioned the presence of Australians."
"Are you saying," Tang Yunwen whispered, "that Magistrate Wu colluded with the Australians?"
"It's hard to say whether there was collusion or not. At least there was a tacit understanding not to offend each other."
"Wu Mingjin is too bold." Tang Niwen said. "However. It seems that Lingao is quite quiet."
"It's more than just quiet." Jiang Youling said that Lingao has now become a big place in Qiongzhou Prefecture. There is an endless stream of local merchants going to Lingao to do business. Every day, many merchants from the mainland transfer ships to Lingao at Shenying Port. high.
"Now there is an outer counter of Gaoguang Boat Company in Shenying Port. Anyone who wants to go to Lingao can buy a ticket at the counter and take a boat there. It is very convenient."
Lingao has experienced rare prosperity and prosperity, which is obviously related to the Australians. Wu Mingjin had been the magistrate of Lingao County for several years and had not experienced this situation. The big iron ship had made rapid progress within a year of its arrival. No one believed that there were no Australians here.
Tang Yunwen decided to go to Bopu himself to take a look at the situation. Information obtained through hearsay is always unreliable. We'll make a decision then.
This was the scene where he dressed up as Wang Min and personally sailed out to sea to find out the truth.
"Raise the sails and go to Changgong Bay." Tang negative five words ordered his men.
Changgong Bay is just west of Lingaojiao. It is a traditional fishing spot in Lingao with many fishing boats operating. There are dots of sails on the sea,
Unexpectedly, the captain of the boat, who was acting as a guide, shook his head and said: "Vice-General! It's not that I don't want to go. Fishing on the Lingao ocean requires a license, and you also need a small flag to hang on the mast." . I've never done it before. As soon as the boat passes by, the clippers of the Internet Aoyuan people will come to check. The lightest things will be confiscated and the harvest will be confiscated, and the most serious ones will even confiscate the ship.
"What's this license about?"
I have also heard that only after receiving the flag can one fish on the Lingao ocean, and one-fifth of the catch must be paid as a tax every day. "
Tang Yunwen nodded, Australian people are indeed good at making money. The seafood harvest in the Lingao area is very rich. By controlling the land here and extorting fishermen, the profits will be very considerable. He himself can also receive more than three to four thousand taels of silver from the filial masters from all over the island every year.
"In this case, there is no need to lower the net to fish, just move the boat closer
The ship boss was helpless. He didn't know Tang Yunwen's specific identity. But there is no doubt that they are officers of the army in Baisha Water Village. Naturally, this kind of person cannot be offended by people who live on the water. Coveting the promised benefits of "more money," he took the risk of sailing to Lingaojiao.
Driven by Dawu, the boat quietly approached Lingaojiao. It was the fishing season and there were many fishing boats on the ocean. This two-masted fishing boat blended quietly into the fleet and was inconspicuous.
The boss of the ship was very worried. He looked around from time to time and urged him to "hurry up." Tang Fu asked and laughed secretly. The boss of this ship was so brave. How could the so-called Australians take care of so many ships? He also used his telescope to observe towards the high angle.
Tang Yuntou led the patrol boat to pass by Lingaojiao at least dozens of times. This is a natural rock embankment. There is nothing on it. Now the top corner of the mountain has been completely changed. At the top part that goes deep into the sea, a circular shape has been built with multiple protruding bastions on the outside. The fort is not high, but it is extremely solid and thick. The whole body is made of large stones. On the pier, a huge iron cannon can be vaguely seen. It looks much bigger than the Hongyi cannon purchased by the imperial court.
Many trestles were built on the high corners, all paved with large stones, as wide and flat as a road. There are boats of all sizes berthed on it, and people and cars are coming and going on the embankment. So lively. There are also many identical tall wooden frames with large wooden wheels built on the embankment. Long cranes extend out to lift goods back and forth, which seems to be something like a hanging crane.
Tang Yunwen was secretly frightened. Not to mention the power of the cannon, just building such a strong pier and these stone trestles on this high corner, if the government was responsible for it, even if they had enough money and food, they would have nothing to worry about. He estimated it would take at least two to three years.
"Sir, Feng Key." Zhang Wen, his general next to him, reminded him in a low voice.
Fengwa also changed his appearance. Not only did most of the bricks and stones on the original beacon surface fall off, but the soil collapsed in some places, and it was also covered with weeds and small trees, like a small mountain of earth. Now. Fengkan has been rebuilt with bricks and stones, the trees and weeds have been cleared away, and a small house has been built on the top. A large iron cannon can be vaguely seen on it.
Tang Yunwen felt strange: Although the beacon tower has a wide view and can be seen very far away, there seems to be no point in erecting iron cannons on it. The Hongyi cannons purchased by the imperial court can only hit a distance of four to five hundred feet at most, and they are simply gone. Accurate. This beacon frog is five or six miles away from the sea on the Bopu side. When the cannon fires, wouldn't the cannonballs hit the ground?
Is it possible that the cannonballs can reach the sea? So this cannon can hit at least five or six miles! Tang Yunwen was a military general with practical combat experience who had dealt with Europeans and was a master of writing. The literati who scrawled about firearms warfare were different. He knew that the so-called Western French artillery "reached ten miles away." It was all nonsense, but the Australians in front of him had such heavy artillery! He couldn't help but tremble at the thought. The largest cannon on his ship was not as good as the Francois'. Red Yi cannon. If they come to Bopu to attack the Australians, they will probably be beaten to a pulp without even getting close to them.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel glad that he listened to Jiang Youling's words. If Lai really comes to crusade. It is easy to lose the battle, but it is possible for the whole army to be annihilated.
After thinking about it, his mood became very heavy again. Looking at this situation, the Aoyuan people had the same plan as the Francois and the red-haired people in the Apocalypse Years in the past, and were planning to build a city here in Bopu and stay there for a long time. If this is the case, the imperial court will issue an order to punish him sooner or later.
But that won’t happen this year, Tang Yunwen thought. Recently, Donglu suddenly entered the customs via Mongolia. Several cities were captured in a row. The military front was directed at Zunhua, and the capital was shaken. The imperial court probably didn't have time to deal with this matter at the moment. If there is a local encirclement and suppression campaign, it will probably be in Guangdong and Fujian." If you want to know what happened, please log in to 6. There are more chapters, support the author, and support genuine reading!!~!
