The Netherlands built two major defensive fortresses in the southwest of Taiwan Island, one is the city of Jelandja in Danyuan, and the other is the city of Plominja located in Chikan, inland of the Taijiang River. The Dutch ruled Taiwan from these two places, of course, to be precise, mainly central and southern Taiwan.
On this day, the city of Geranje was very lively, and groups of Dutch soldiers were seen coming off the warships that had just docked at the port. Many people have a head hanging on their gun head. Obviously, these Dutchmen had just returned from killing someone outside.
Seeing this scene, a man on a merchant ship that had just docked at the port was watching all this, and a Han man at the port couldn't help but ask: "Where did these red barbarians go to cause harm and come back?"
After hearing this, the dock worker turned his head and took a look, and immediately replied: "Where else could it be, it must be Xiaoliuqiu. Seeing how happy they are, they probably have killed everyone in Xiaoliuqiu!"
Of course, some of the original residents of Xiaoliuqiu immigrated from Fujian and Guangdong. They were dissatisfied with the Dutch. For more than ten years, the eight Dutch governors have been sending troops to try to annihilate Xiaoliuqiu. of original inhabitants.
This place was not affected by Emperor Chongzhen's wings. In the end, just like in the original history, at the end of 1645, the original residents of Xiaoliuqiu were basically massacred by the Dutch unremittingly for a long time. about there.
After hearing the question, the person who just asked me "hummed" from his nostrils, obviously very dissatisfied.
The dock worker heard this and could understand. As long as they were Han Chinese, they were basically disgusted by the behavior of these red barbarians. However, this Taiwan is the territory of the Red Yi, so what if they are disgusted with it, unless one day the imperial court takes a fancy to this foreign land and will send troops to take over Taiwan. Otherwise, the Red Yi will always have the final say here.
But, will the imperial court take a fancy to this place of transformation? Obviously impossible! Therefore, I can only hide my dissatisfaction in my heart and pretend to be a grandson.
With this thought in his mind, the dock worker kindly advised: "This master, in this Hongyi territory, it is better to do business with peace of mind, so as not to cause death!"
After hearing this, the man showed a hint of contempt on his face, but it quickly disappeared. Instead, he took out a sling of copper coins and rewarded it to the dock worker: "Thank you for informing me. If you go to welcome Mr. He, this sling of copper coins will be regarded as your hard-earned money. I told him, I have a big deal here. I hope you will." If we can do business with Hongyi through him, the commission for him will definitely not be small."
The dock worker was overjoyed when he got the unexpected fortune. He knew that generally this kind of maritime merchants were indeed generous. Therefore, without any doubt, he immediately agreed and ran off to do the work.
It didn't take long for the dock worker to lure a Han man over. However, there is a cross hanging on the chest of this Han man. It is obvious that he has converted to a Western god. And the way they dress is also very westernized. It's just that his black hair and eyes cannot be changed no matter what.
"He Tongshi is the owner of this ship. Please wait a moment while I go call someone to pick you up!" The dock worker said with a smile on his face. Seeing that there was no one on the deck, he thought of stepping on the ship to inform him. .
When He Tongshi saw that it was a big ship, he felt that the dock worker had not lied to him and it must be a big business. He stretched out his hand to stop it and said with a smile: "Since he is a big customer, there is no reason to ask the boss to come out to pick it up. No need. I can just go up there myself."
After finishing speaking, he stepped onto the ship's deck with his two followers.
He is Hongyi's translator. Anyone who wants to do big business with Hongyi must go through him. Therefore, what happened today was considered common, and he had nothing to be suspicious about.
As soon as he stepped onto the ship's deck, one of his followers shouted into the cabin: "Is anyone there? My family's He Tongshi has arrived!"
"It turns out He Tongshi has arrived!" Hearing the sound, a person immediately got out of the cabin and signaled inside, "He Tongshi, please come in, my master has a big business to discuss!"
After hearing this, He Tongshi smiled broadly, agreed immediately, and got into the cabin. However, when his two followers wanted to follow him, they were stopped by the man. The man smiled and said, "My master is going to negotiate a big deal with He Tongshi. The fewer people know about it, the better. Please bear with me if I look outside the window."
While talking, he handed over two small money bags and stuffed them into the hands of two He Tongshi followers.
The two followers weighed the weight with their hands, and there were smiles on their faces. It didn't matter whether they could get in or not. Accompanied by this person, we drank the sea breeze and chatted on the deck.
"Your master is doing big business, does he have any bank notes issued by the imperial court?" one of the followers asked the man.
The man was a little surprised when he heard this, nodded and said: "Of course, Hongyi doesn't allow transactions with silver notes, otherwise it would be so convenient!"
After hearing this, the follower immediately put on a smile and asked: "Yes, with that banknote transaction, I don't know how convenient it is! I have saved a little money, do you think you can help me change the banknote?"
"What's so difficult about this?" The man said after hearing this, "But you can't use banknotes here, and it's useless if you change them!"
"No, I'm a Mingren too!" After hearing this, the attendant immediately said, "When I return to the mainland in the future, wouldn't it be much more convenient to bring banknotes with me!"
After hearing this, another follower quickly smiled and expressed that he also wanted to exchange the banknotes. At the same time, he complained in a low voice, saying that Hongyi was really stubborn and could exchange the banknotes issued by the imperial court for silver. , what is prohibited from being used!
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The words are divided into two parts, let’s go back to He Tongshi.
As soon as he entered the cabin, he saw several people drinking tea inside. He was a little unhappy because they were just drinking tea and did not come out to greet him. But for the sake of money, he let it go and immediately smiled habitually and said: "Here I am, I don't know who it is..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw one of them raising his head to look at him. When he saw his face clearly, he was startled and could no longer say anything.
After being stunned for a moment, he immediately stepped forward, clasped his fists and saluted, "I didn't expect that the Fourth Master is here. What an important guest. No wonder the magpies are chirping non-stop today, rare guest, rare guest..."
This person, Zheng Hongkui, is of great importance. He Tongshi and He Bin are the key figures, so he personally came forward to contact this person.
At this time, seeing He Bin like this, Zheng Hongkui stretched out his hand to signal and said with a smile: "Come, sit down and taste the big red robe from Wuyi Mountain!"
"Fourth Master is so polite!" He Bin sat down as he was told and asked with a smile, "Fourth Master, what kind of business do you want to do through the villain and Hongyi? You just need to say a word, and Hongyi will listen. of."
This He Bin used to be Zheng Zhilong's subordinate. Because he knew Dutch, he eventually converted to the Dutch faith, became a Dutch translator, and prospered in Taiwan, a territory controlled by the Dutch.
However, in the original history, he ended up in debt because of his gambling, and was discovered and punished by the Dutch for his involvement in some things. After being unable to survive in Taiwan, he fled to Zheng Chenggong to persuade him to regain Taiwan.
He Bin naturally knows the power of the Zheng family best. Knowing Zheng Hongkui, it goes without saying. After Zheng Zhilong went north, of course he had to be careful as the actual controller of the Zheng family fleet.
At this time, Zheng Hongkui did not speak immediately. He just waited for him to sit down and poured him a cup of tea.
He Bin carefully picked up the tea cup, tasted it carefully, and then said sincerely: "This tea is so fragrant, good tea, good tea!"
Hearing this, Zheng Hongkui glanced left and right, and the two men who had been drinking tea with him stood up and stood in the cabin in case someone came in suddenly.
Seeing this posture, He Bin felt something was wrong. After thinking about it, he didn't realize that he had anything to do with the Zheng family, unless it was...
Thinking about this, he was a little confused. It had been so many years, so it was impossible to pursue it now, right?
So, he accompanied Xing Xing and said to Zheng Hongkui: "Fourth Master, actually, I have always wanted to go back, but I just never had the chance, so I just messed around with Hong Yi..."
After much thought, there was only one possibility, which was that he changed his family before and instead of working with Zheng Zhilong, he went to work with Hongyi, who was against Zheng Zhilong at the beginning.
However, many years have passed since this incident, and Hongyi has reconciled with Zheng Zhilong and surrendered to the Zheng family. It feels a bit strange to pursue him again at this time!
Zheng Hongkui was just thinking about how to speak. When he heard what he said, he continued his topic and said: "Now I have an opportunity, and it is a very good opportunity. What do you think? Can you come back?"
Upon hearing this, He Bin screamed in pain, but he didn't expect that it was really because of this. To be honest, he really didn't want to go back, otherwise, after so many years, he would have plenty of opportunities to go back. However, in front of Zheng Hongkui, he did not dare to say no.
So, he had no choice but to smile bitterly and said: "If there is a chance to go back, of course I am willing to go back. I wonder what kind of opportunity the fourth master is talking about?"
He did not dare to offend Zheng Hongkui, because he knew very well that the Zheng family did not come from a group of pirates because of the faithful men.
Zheng Hongkui was not in a hurry to answer. He sipped Dahongpao tea first, and let He Bin wait for a while in anxiety. Then he put down the tea cup and solemnly said to He Bin: "The Hongyi colluded with the Japanese country and attacked our Ming Dynasty. The court has already The decree is to eliminate the Hongyi. If you serve as an internal agent and make great achievements, this is the best opportunity to come back. Maybe your official position will surpass that of some other old brothers!"
Hearing this, He Bin couldn't help being shocked, and said with a look of shock: "Fourth Master, is it wrong? I'm here, and I didn't see Hongyi's ship going to Japan. They sent troops to destroy Taiwan at most. It’s just those people who don’t obey them!”
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