Luo Bingliang suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment as he looked at the powerful men with red faces who were applauding Zeng Guang.
Zeng Guang is not a master. Everyone including the powerful people knows that. Zeng Guang just knows what the powerful people want to hear. This is why he can sell reasonable nonsense everywhere and succeed.
It’s not that the powerful people are missing a chord in their heads. The powerful people just need recognition. Someone needs to tell them personally that you are doing the right thing, do a good job, and keep doing it.
Everyone is just getting what they need. Zeng Guang needs money to maintain his so-called lectures, and the powerful people need someone to say what they dare not say in their hearts.
Zeng Guang collected the money with a smile on his face. He no longer had the aloofness of a worldly master before.
Luo Bingliang continued to wander on the boat, looking at the various conditions in the world.
Those women were in pain but forced to smile. Those high-rollers were extraordinarily arrogant, spilling drinks all over the floor, but there was no talk of pity. This was a ship with twisted desires, and it was so beautiful. , and so ugly.
Many Gao Liji have begun to slowly accept and enjoy this kind of degradation and sinking. They drink heavily and take off the only fig leaf on their bodies. They don't care who is behind them and just enjoy the indulgence of this moment. and joy.
Perhaps for these Gao Liji, there is no difference between the people and dogs behind them. Their life seems to be like this. Being a good person is an unattainable dream for the prostitutes of the Ming Dynasty. For Gao Liji, even a dream is not No, they were destined to die without anyone paying attention since the day they were trained as Gao Liji.
Live in the moment, why not have fun?
The sun has set, and the sea is golden. Under the ripples of the golden waves, occasionally fish will jump out of the water, and then hit the water heavily, leaving golden splashes. The boat is blown by the wind, slowly moving forward and rowing. The water waves are broken and ripples are left behind. This scene is so beautiful.
A woman walked up to Luo Bingliang, combed her hair, and said with a smile: "The sunset is thickly colored, and the clouds are red for half the sky and half the sky. What a beautiful sunset."
Luo Bingliang frowned and looked at the woman next to him, and said doubtfully: "Shouldn't you be accompanying the high-roller?"
Luo Bingliang knew this woman. She was the leader of the ship. She was the kind of woman who would play a tune when she was in the mood. She would not come out of her room all day when she was not. She was the most famous woman in the whole of Jiangnan, and she did not accept guests. This kind of unscrupulous woman Acceptance is pending.
Some bastards still like this style. The more noble they are, the more they are obsessed with it.
In fact, it mainly depends on the price. The leader and the beauties below are taking different paths. The top of the brothel wants to make enough money to get married and raise a husband and children.
"How can they have the dignity of a military master?" The oiran said with a smile: "Where did the military master come from? My boss specially told me not to put on that arrogant air. If you serve me well, you will have a lifetime of glory and wealth."
"Don't ask about things you shouldn't worry about." Luo Bingliang said calmly: "We are not from the same group."
The oiran didn't care very much, letting the sea breeze blow his sleeves, and adjusted his angle to show his most beautiful side to Luo Bingliang before continuing: "Now on the ship, is the military master so stoic? Look at them, they are mating like animals. What a dirty scene. I want to use the military master's way to get ashore. Will the military master be willing to help? "
"I should be a piece of jade, a jade that hasn't been carved yet."
Luo Bingliang sneered and said, "No, Sun Keyi spent a lot of money to buy you from the dental shop. I don't have that much money to redeem you, so just do whatever you have to do."
After Luo Bingliang finished speaking, he left without any attachment.
It is true that the Tiqi who followed him on the ship were all confidants. Even if Luo Bingliang did something, his confidants would not tell anyone, and Sun Keyi would not tell anyone. Everyone maintained a tacit understanding.
On this fallen ship, the inner desires will be infinitely magnified, but Luo Bingliang will not accept this trick. If he takes Sun Keyi's woman, he will have to tolerate Sun Keyi. In the future, will Sun's tax be investigated or not?
Yuan Fu of the Ming Dynasty repeatedly told the young emperor many times what were the disadvantages of bribery and what were the disadvantages of appeasement. As a Tiqi, Luo Bingliang knowingly committed a crime and his death might be a luxury, and even hurt his son who was his majesty's sparring partner.
His child is only thirteen years old and is already the second best player in the youth group. His achievements in the future will be limitless and he will definitely shine brightly.
As a father, Luo Bingliang couldn't cheat his son outside because of his lower body, right? Therefore, if Mr. Sun's taxes were to be checked, he could not extend his hand.
The oiran arranged her clothes in embarrassment, pretending to be pitiful, which seemed to be of no use to this military master. She looked at Luo Bingliang's back, sighed heavily, and looked at the sea. She still had to survive on this degenerate road. On the boat, I continued to sink, but I didn't know if I still had the strength to save enough money to redeem myself.
Luo Bingliang had been looking for any other party members besides Zeng Guang, but the price of the boat was too expensive. There was no one except Zeng Guang. After the boat docked at Yuegang, Zeng Guang disappeared as quickly as possible. In the sea of people.
Zeng Guang was good at hiding, but Luo Bingliang was even better at finding.
In a deserted corner, Luo Bingliang caught Zeng Guang, threw him into the hydrofoil spaceship, and escorted him to Beijing.
Could the majestic Ming Dynasty's seducer still be able to make the cooked Zeng Guang grow wings and fly away?
As a Tiqi, Luo Bingliang always completed his tasks as quickly as possible in order to gain some favor from the Holy Family and atone for Luo Sigong's lack of reverence.
When Luo Bingliang was in Beijing, he told his son more than once to be gentle, because if the emperor got into trouble, the whole family would die!
But Luo Sigong was a stubborn ass. The emperor asked him to kill him, and he really did.
In Yuegang, Luo Bingliang met Luo Gongchen, the governor of the coastal defense department of the capital, and then learned a lot of interesting things under Luo Gongchen's introduction.
For example, when He Xinyin was lecturing in Fujian, he came from Songjiang Prefecture. After lecturing in Fujian, he was almost caught by Pan Jixun when he returned to his hometown in Ji'an, Jiangxi, and then fled to Huguang.
After Luo Bingliang met the coastal defense inspection of the Penghu Inspection Department, he learned a surprising news, that is, Jilong Island is very big and has many trees, which is very suitable for shipbuilding.
There were many people in the Ming Dynasty, so they needed more firewood. It was a very common thing to cut down trees to get wages. Firewood, rice, oil and salt were the first thing. When firewood was the main fuel for life, there were actually not many trees in southern Fujian that could be used for shipbuilding. , some are also in places where logging is difficult.
Now, less than a hundred miles away from the Penghu Inspection Department, Jilong Island is very large and has many trees. From the sextant sent by the imperial court, we can clearly see that the southernmost point of Jilong Island is at an angle of 22°, while the northernmost celestial pole angle is 25.4°
Zhangzhou is 24.6° and Nanping is 24.5°, which means that the distance between north and south is at least 800 miles, and these 800 miles have the wood currently needed for shipbuilding.
"It's difficult." Luo Bingliang sighed with emotion. His trip to Huafang caused some confusion, that is, according to the imperial government's decree, whether he told the truth or lies, did good things or bad things, it would be considered as telling lies or doing bad things. Bad things, the powerful and even the majority of the people will be the first to oppose any government order.
For example, the hydrofoil sailboats of the Penghu Inspection Department surveyed the large islands in the southeast. If the court recruited civilians, it would be a disaster that would deplete the people's strength.
For example, clearing out encroachments and land occupations, which is obviously more beneficial to the common people, does not receive widespread support in Nanya. Clearing out the encroachments, clearing out encroachments, and returning farmland are all just to give the common people a chance to breathe. However, the common people seem to have decided that they want to take refuge with the powerful tycoons. , is the more correct answer.
It is as difficult as climbing to the sky to do something.
"No matter how difficult it is, we have to do it, right?" Luo Gongchen was extremely optimistic.
There are so many people who have lost their land. Since the powerful people of Ming Dynasty will not give them a way to survive, they should find a place to get a new way of living. From Fujian to Jilong Island, it only takes one day by water, and there are large plains suitable for farming.
Logging is a very tiring thing, but living in the Ming Dynasty is also a very tiring thing.
"Maybe." Luo Bingliang felt a little confused.
At this time, at the southernmost point of the Ming Dynasty, in the Luzon Governor's Palace on Daming Street in Manila, Luzon, a fierce quarrel was going on. Luo Lian from Taixi passionately opposed a resolution of the Ming Governor Yin Zhengmao, while Yin Zhengmao leaned on the back of his chair. Look at Lorian.
This is the seat of the governor of Luzon, and also the seat of the former surviving king of Luzon. Yin Zhengmao sat on it as the uncle of Surabaya in the Ming Dynasty, Wu Xun.
"I think it would be better for you not to execute the officials of the Viceroyalty of Luzon in Spain. Whether it is Commander-in-Chief Gaudí or Governor Francisco, doing so will make each other very embarrassed. If you keep these prisoners, you can exchange them for More chips." Luo Lian was opposing Yin Zhengmao's execution of Francisco, the Spanish governor who was captured during the previous Battle of Manila.
Luo Lian stretched out a hand forward and said: "I know that the Ming Dynasty is powerful enough in the far east, but what about on the other side of the Pacific, and on the West? If Francisco and Gaudí are returned to Spain, King Felipe II , would be grateful to Ming for giving him enough respect, which is very important to the king, and will also provide a safer and safer trading environment for Ming’s ocean-going ships. Will Ming’s ships always stay in the ports of the Far East?”
"I don't think the governor and the generals need to fear an opponent who has already been defeated."
"What you said makes sense." Yin Zhengmao was convinced by Luo Li'an and nodded: "I agree with you, but it depends on how much Felipe II is willing to pay for this face."
The captives can be returned, but they must have enough chips. This is Yin Zhengmao's idea of making money. Without money, it will be difficult for him to do things.
As the de facto king of Luzon, he had great discretion over matters in Luzon, and this discretion included the disposal of prisoners of war.
"Always full of wisdom and cunning, Orientals." Luo Lian was relieved. Luo Lian was also a prisoner herself, but she was completely a prisoner of Deng Zilong. Of course, Luo Lian had to speak from the perspective of a prisoner.
From the perspective of the Ming Dynasty, these overseas barbarians, such as the Hongmao Fans, captured Luzon, a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Now they are defeated by the Ming Dynasty. Then the rebel chief Gaodi and the governor should be beheaded as a warning to others. Historically, the Ming Dynasty was the Do this.
But this time before beheading, Yin Zhengmao wanted to listen to Luo Lian's thoughts. He was completely considering the possible impact of killing Gaudí and Francisco. It was best not to affect the large sailing trade between Ming Dynasty and Hong Mao Fan.
Silver is one of the core driving forces of Ming Dynasty's whip method.
Yin Zhengmao doesn't know about Taixi, or he needs to know what impact the governor of Luzon will have if he is executed by another country in Taixi, and whether it will affect the business relations between Ming Dynasty and Hongmao Fan. Obviously Francisco should be Hongmao Fan. A noble in the series, and his status is not low.
Then the next step is the exchange of interests. Francisco should be able to sell for a good price.
Yin Zhengmao thought for a while and said: "The Francois should completely withdraw from Luzon, including the Cebu Islands and Mindanao."
Luo Lian thought for a moment and said: "This may require force to fight. This is how we in Tessie are. Only if you are strong can we listen to you and speak well. Felipe II had to accept the fact that Spain has completely lost its influence in Tessie. force."
"Where has my man gone? He hasn't shown up for more than ten days."
Luo Lian has not seen Deng Zilong for more than ten days, fifteen days to be exact. Luo Lian is slightly worried that something bad will happen to Deng Zilong. There are too many accidents at sea, including storms, Aboriginal people, diseases, and various animals are all synonymous with death.
Luo Lian was convinced that she could not find a better destination than Deng Zilong, and she was even more convinced that Felipe II would not pay any ransom for herself.
So Deng Zilong is everything to Luo Lian.
"He has something to do. He is a general of the Ming Dynasty." Yin Zhengmao did not give a specific explanation.
It was not until sunset that the three-masted deck ship in Manila appeared in the sunset on the horizon. The barge sailed out of the port and began to tow, while the oars on the ship were also rowing continuously. , entered the port of Manila.
There are traces of battle all over the ship. The smell of gunpowder smoke has not dissipated. There is blood everywhere. It seems that a fierce battle has taken place. The sides of the ship are even damaged in several places. The sail of the mast at the stern has been burned with a big hole. , and on the ship, there were busy soldiers.
Deng Zilong jumped off the trestle. He was not injured, but the battle made him a little tired.
"These red-haired soldiers do have two brushes, but only two. We still captured Camp Sebu on Cebu Island." Deng Zilong saw Yin Zhengmao saying with a smile on his face.
After Yin Zhengmao looked at Deng Zilong and made sure that he was not injured, he asked solemnly: "How are the casualties?"
"Fourteen brothers were killed and twenty-six were injured." Deng Zilong also looked solemn. The casualties were already very high because there were less than 240 red-haired soldiers in Camp Sebu, Cebu. , but there were more than 6,000 Luzon soldiers. These Luzon soldiers were weak, but they still caused some trouble to the Ming army's siege.
After hearing this, Yin Zhengmao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's better than I expected. After all, we are landing on the island."
Deng Zilong said with a smile: "The process of landing on the island was far easier than we expected. The enemy's elites were too few and they relied on these six thousand Luzon soldiers for defense. However, they didn't even think of firing three arrows into the sky. Look, Anyone who sees us will disperse immediately."
Deng Zilong has not been in Manila for more than ten days because he went on a mission to capture Camp Sebu on Cebu Island.
The entire Luzon is divided into three parts, the main island of Luzon across the sea from Jilong Island, further south, the Cebu Islands consisting of hundreds of islands, and the southernmost island of Mindanao.
The centerpiece of the entire Cebu Islands is Fort Sebul on Cebu Island.
A year ago, Deng Zilong tried to replicate the tactics of the Manila Islands. He captured the thief first and raided Sebu Camp with a thousand people. As a result, he was blocked without even seeing the shore. Then Deng Zilong changed The method of fighting was to start peeling off the cocoons, cleaning up the surrounding pirate nests bit by bit, and finally captured all the red-haired pirates in the Sebu Camp.
The entire process lasted a full year.
The commander-in-chief was Luzon Commander-in-Chief Ying Yangbo and Zhang Yuanxun. After the great victory in Manila, the Ming soldiers also began to underestimate the enemy to some extent, and developed a kind of arrogant thinking that the red-haired soldiers were nothing more than this. After suffering a dull loss, Luzon's southern troops actively adjusted and spent a whole year finally conquering the fortress on Cebu Island.
Winning the Cebu Islands is of great significance. It means that the Luzon Navy has basically taken shape. It means that the Luzon Navy has changed from a passive defense to an active offense in the war with the Red Mao Fan for Luzon. .
Previously, the Red Haired Fans took advantage of the Cebu Islands' large number of islands and reefs to attack and harass the Ming Army. Now, it was the Ming Army's turn to occupy this advantageous location and attack and intercept the Red Haired Fans in Mindanao.
This kind of active transformation of the battlefield was also very hard, and even the only three-masted plywood ship was scarred.
The year-long battle had left the ship in tatters.
Deng Zilong also looked at the scarred plywood giant ship and shook his head and said: "This broken ship is indeed a warship, but it is not very useful and its flexibility is really poor. If it is approached by the endless enemy boats, Encirclement, coupled with fire attacks, I'm afraid it will be difficult to win, and it has the same shortcomings as the original building ship."
"We need better warships."
Yin Zhengmao stood up straight and said quite accurately: "The first five-masted ocean crossing ship to be launched into the sea will be delivered to Luzon for use by the Ming Dynasty Army."
Ying Yang Bo Zhang Yuanxun had just arrived at the trestle and asked uncertainly: "What did you say? Can you say it again?"
Yin Zhengmao said with great certainty: "This is what I confirmed with the court when you were on the war. For this reason, Yu Shuai personally wrote a letter and scolded me. The first ship of Songjiang Shipyard in Songjiang Town The ocean-going ships were not given to Songjiang Zhenbing for use. If we were defeated in Luzon, Yu Shuai would avenge us!"
Hearing this, Zhang Yuanxun looked at Yin Zhengmao and said in disbelief: "Don't you still say that you are not a relative of the emperor who wanders among the people?"
Yin Zhengmao said uncertainly: "No."
"Don't you have a granddaughter in the capital? She is about the same age as His Majesty. Why don't you persuade Yuan Fu? Even if you are a concubine, then Yin Bu Tang will be an upright relative of the emperor. Otherwise, the imperial court is so holy, how much I feel a little uncomfortable." Zhang Yuanxun moved his hands and feet to relieve the dizziness after getting off the boat.
The first five-masted warship to cross the ocean, it absorbed the experience of warships from the West and was improved from Fengzhou. After delivery, the five-masted and 21-sail warship was given priority to the Luzon army. This may be a beautiful thing. thing.
It's weird that the Songjiang Town Commander-in-Chief has no objection.
"Be careful, after Yongle, there will be no empress in the harem of the Ming Dynasty." Yin Zhengmao said with a solemn expression.
Zhang Yuanxun heard this and asked curiously: "It's strange to say that Queen Renxiao and Queen Xu of the Yongle Dynasty were the eldest daughter of Xu Da. After arriving in the Renzong Dynasty, why didn't there be any empresses in the harem?"
"Don't talk about the affairs of the Tian family." Yin Zhengmao still refused to say, but he actually knew the reason.
In fact, what he said is not accurate. After Yongle, there were still noble empresses in the harem of the Ming Dynasty.
Emperor Renzong of the Ming Dynasty had an honorable concubine in the harem. Concubine Zhang was the granddaughter of Zhang Yu, King Zhongwu of Hejian, the daughter of British Duke Zhang Fu, and the niece of Concubine Zhaoyi of Ming Dynasty Chengzu.
This concubine Zhang was also the last noble queen in the harem of the Ming Dynasty.
During the Zhengtong years, Zhang Fu's inability to go to court was somewhat related to his daughter's embarrassing position in the palace.
In the early years of Zhengtong, Renzong's first concubine, Empress Chengxiao, was honored as the Empress Dowager. Yingzong was young, and the Empress Dowager served as regent. Zhang Fu's daughter married Renzong, and Renzong's first concubine ruled the country. If there was no conflict, that would be strangeness.
This was not because women were jealous, but because Zhang Fu's daughter at that time had a substantial threat to Queen Chengxiao Zhang's position as queen.
It is not difficult to understand. There was only one queen in the Yongle Dynasty, and that was Xu Da's eldest daughter, Queen Xu. As the middle and late Yongle, Xuande, and Zhengtong years, the one above all the nobles was the British Duke Zhang Fu himself.
It is self-evident what Emperor Yongle meant by selecting his concubine Zhang into Renzong's harem.
Emperor Renzong died suddenly ten months after taking the throne, and his concubine Zhang did not give birth to a child. It is reasonable for the Empress Dowager to be dissatisfied with Zhang Fu.
During the Zhengtong period, Zhang Fu, as a minister of the auxiliary state, could not go to court. As a nobleman, he was bullied by the emperor's servant Xi Ning into the family, and he could only swallow his anger.
If it was a domestic matter, it would be troublesome, but this domestic matter became a state matter. Zhang Fu's decline represented the formal formation of the Ming Dynasty's power to promote civil and military affairs.
When the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was in court, he once asked Wan Shihe, the Minister of Rites, when did the Ming Dynasty start to control the military generals and the military by civilian officials? In other words, when did the military governor system of the Ming Dynasty come into being?
Wan Shihe said that in the second year of Zhengtong, when Wang Ji killed An Jing, the commander of the capital, civilian officials had the power to kill and kill military attaches.
In fact, Wan Shihe showed his serious attitude towards study very early on. At least he was able to find out the root cause of the Ming Dynasty's promotion of civil and military affairs and the control of civil servants and generals. Wan Shihe went from being scolded to being honored by the emperor as Da Zongbo is not achieved overnight.
Even as far away as Luzon, this is a slide that cannot be touched. Yin Zhengmao will not express his position casually. After all, he is now the uncle of Surabaya, and he is now one of the Wu Xun.
It's a bit weird for a literary scholar to be awarded a martial arts title, but Yin Zhengmao likes to lead troops to kill enemies personally, so his painting style is not so weird.
"I will reward the three armies if I don't get drunk today. Your Majesty asked Chen Lin to send five bottles of boiled sweet potatoes from the capital. Let's drink them today." Yin Zhengmao changed the subject and talked about rewards.
Zhang Yuanxun asked with a smile: "Isn't the name of that wine called Guojiao? You drink it. I'm afraid that the Red Mao Fans will counterattack. Keep an eye on it. If Liang Shouyu asks for help from Cebu Island, I can lead my army to support him. Drink If something goes wrong, we have no way to turn back. If we lose, we might as well jump into the sea. If we come back after defeat, the officials in the court will eat us alive."
Deng Zilong looked at Luo Lian, who was standing at the end of the trestle. She had a big head and was at the Tomb of Heroes of Gentle Village.
Deng Zilong walked over, looked at the calm-looking Luo Lian and said with a smile, "Are you angry?"
"No, after all, you are going to fight a red-haired fan. Of course you don't have to tell me if you want to fight." Luo Lian shook her head and said. Luo Lian has red hair. If we say red-haired fan, she is the most typical red-haired fan. As a general of the Ming Dynasty, Deng Zilong naturally did not have to answer to Luo Lian when fighting.
There is no need for Deng Zilong to tell Luo Lian the mission. Luo Lian has never asked for it. Of course she has requirements for Deng Zilong, but they are just a woman's requirements.
"You are the master and I am the slave. Why do you have to explain to me wherever you go? I don't even have a child, so what qualifications do I have to know the master's life and death." Luo Lian's words were full of resentment. This resentment was child problems.
Although the two had frequent in-depth exchanges, Deng Zilong always left at critical moments. As a result, Luo Lian never had a child, and Luo Lian was really a little depressed.
So she called herself Hong Mao Fan.
Speaking of this, Luo Lian felt helpless and even less interested. In Taixi, she suffered a lot because of her red hair. In the Ming Dynasty, she was still a red-haired Panyi.
"Oh, let's just give birth. What a big deal!" Deng Zilong said nonchalantly: "Isn't it just being poked twice in the spine?"
Deng Zilong's situation is quite special. His first wife, Meng Shi, passed away in the second year of Wanli. At that time, Deng Zilong was fighting in Guangzhou and never paid attention to his stepmother. His father arranged for him to marry Wang, a wealthy family in Nanchang. The eldest daughter of the family.
In fact, Deng Zilong didn't like ladies in the family very much, and because of the war, he never had time to go back and marry his stepmother.
If Luo Li'an had not given birth to a child, everyone would have met by chance, just for fun. The sky is high and the sea is vast, and if we don't meet again, it would be just a good memory. If Luo Li'an had given birth to a child, wouldn't Deng Zilong want to give Luo Li'an a status?
Deng Zilong was hesitant before, but as a man, since he flirted with her in the first place, there is no reason to be irresponsible.
So Deng Zilong didn't bother to worry about it and just let everything happen.
"Really?!" Luo Lian's eyes immediately became surprised, and she said with a smile: "Come on, follow me into the house."
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