Daming pirates

If there is business, people are needed. People are needed to load and unload ships. It is not necessary for Xiaotian to ask the merchants to consider this matter. The merchants themselves solved the problem. Some people who had nowhere to make a living on the shore learned that they needed people here.

They found their own way to Nanri Island and went to the commercial port to find work. Gradually, a loading and unloading team of dozens of people was formed, specifically responsible for waiting for work on the dock.

In addition, some of the tribesmen sent by Yu Xiaotian secretly began to recruit immigrants to Nanri Island after returning to their hometown. Driven by profit, these guys traveled around to lobby those who could not afford land, or

The villagers who had lost their land informed them of Sea Wolf’s conditions and promised with all their heart that they would never lie to them.

So some people tentatively followed them back to Nanri Island. Sure enough, they got the land from the Wolf's Lair and began to pioneer and cultivate on the island.

A long time ago, Nanri Island was not actually a desert island. There were fishermen or farmers farming on the island from the Song and Yuan dynasties. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, more people hid on Nanri Island. Later, after the early Ming Dynasty, Japanese pirates gradually overran the sea.

, which resulted in Nanri Island being unable to survive. In order to prevent and prepare for Japanese pirates, the Ming Dynasty decreed that the residents of the island move inland, leaving Nanri Island deserted.

Much of the land on the island used to be cultivated land. Now it is overgrown with weeds. All we need to do is remove the weeds. After thorough plowing, farming can be resumed. After two or three years of intensive farming, there will no longer be too many weeds in the fields.

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In addition, Yu Xiaotian tried his best to support the immigrants who came to settle here to reclaim the wasteland, providing them with cattle and farm tools in the form of loans, and also helping them build houses and settle down. By November of the third year of Tianqi, the island was

Three villages have gradually formed. Yu Xiaotian actually named these three villages Xiushan, Xiutian, and Xiuhai in an elegant way. The next step will be to continue to introduce immigrants to settle on the island and fill these three small villages.

Small island village.

Even when Yu Xiaotian was busy troubled by his Nanri Island, he did not forget to inquire about the Dutch who invaded Penghu from the south.

There is basically no difference from the history in his memory. After Nan Juyi took up the post of governor of Fujian, he was ordered to focus all his attention on the Dutch, deploying troops and generals in Fujian, and concentrated almost all available resources.

The ships and troops were ready to fight the Dutch.

But what Nan Juyi didn't expect was that the Dutch were not as easy to deal with as he thought. The Dutch were not afraid of the Ming Dynasty officials at all and refused to withdraw from the Penghu Islands. On the contrary, they continued to harass the coastal areas of Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, and Chaozhou.

Moreover, because pirates and merchants tipped off the Dutch, the Dutch knew in advance that the Fujian official was planning to use troops against them. Therefore, the Dutch who were entrenched in the Penghu Islands took advantage of their strong ships and powerful artillery.

The East India Company fleet was dispatched, and some pirates in Guangdong were united, and the seaport outside Zhangzhou was recently blocked.

Where is Zhangzhou Haikou? Not to mention anything else here, Yuegang has already explained the importance of this place, because Yuegang is the only officially approved port open to maritime trade in the Ming Dynasty in this era, although Yuegang is not a natural

It is a port with good conditions, but it is the only port in the Ming Dynasty so far where it is possible to legally go to sea for business.

Ships and merchants from all over the country gathered in Yuegang, handling a large amount of goods every day, which brought great benefits to the local government and the government.

Nan Juyi also chose to gather troops and warships in Zhangzhou. The Dutch took note of this and sent a fleet to blockade the mouth of Zhangzhou, cutting off the Ming Dynasty's only legal trading port.

What the Dutch did like this made the merchants concentrated in Yuegang suffer. The ships were sealed in Yuegang and could not enter or exit. A large amount of goods were stored in Yuegang and they could not enter or exit. Even the officers and soldiers gathered in Zhangzhou

The navy cannot go to sea either.

For this reason, the two sides clashed many times in the Zhangzhou Haikou area, but the Dutch are now known as sea coachmen. Most of their ships are new-style Galen ships. Because of their inherent structural advantages, these Dutch warships can

Carrying a large number of artillery, the ships are also very tall and sturdy. Even the most common armed merchant ships can carry at least a dozen large-caliber artillery pieces.

Even though the Dutch fleet does not have the most powerful warships of this era, and is mostly composed of ordinary armed merchant ships, and the number is also very limited, they still have extremely powerful capabilities when facing the Chinese sailing ships of this era at sea.

With such a huge firepower advantage, the Ming Navy was unable to get an advantage in front of them several times. On the contrary, the Dutch sank more than a dozen Ming warships, so that the Ming Army assembled in Zhangzhou Port was blockaded.

Once inside Zhangzhou Port, we were also unable to advance or retreat.

After hearing the news, Yu Xiaotian didn't know what he felt in his heart. Just two hundred years ago, the navy of the Ming Dynasty was still a symbol of invincibility in the world. The fleet led by Zheng He on his voyages to the West

It is so majestic that it can be said to be invincible in the world.

If the Ming Dynasty had not changed its mind later and once again implemented the no-sea policy, Ming Dynasty would not be in such a situation now, being bullied by a small Dutch fleet that came from afar to block the door of its home.

You must know that this time Nan Juyi used the power of the two provinces of the Ming Dynasty to start a war with the Dutch. However, the Dutch only sent a very small number of armed merchant ships and some light warships from their East India Company, but they were able to

For the Ming Dynasty Navy to be bullied into being so virtuous, this is undoubtedly a shame for a Chinese with a strong national pride.

It is this policy of banning the sea that completely ruined the Chinese people's dream of the sea. In the future, they have been repeatedly bullied by foreign enemies in history. Even in the era before this, the Chinese people's pace of the sea has always been controlled at the first place.

Within an island chain.

Now when is this? The Chinese began to be bullied by these little guys. Not to mention Macau, the Spanish took control of Manila, the Dutch also extended their claws to Penghu, and later controlled the island of Taiwan.

In fact, at this time, China's seas have already begun to have powerful enemies looking around. If this continues, history will completely repeat itself, and the Chinese people's maritime dream may be completely ruined.

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaotian's heart twitched violently, he stood up suddenly, and began to pace back and forth in the hall.

Liu Laoliu and others who were sitting in the hall chatting with Yu Xiaotian were a little strange about Xiaotian's reaction. They were chatting about the red-haired man just now, and suddenly Yu Xiaotian was listening to these things.

After that, he began to become restless. At this moment, his whole body exuded a dangerous atmosphere, which made everyone in the hall feel a little uneasy.

Yu Xiaotian made them feel more like a trapped animal at this moment, trying to break free from some restraints, but they didn't know what exactly stimulated him and made him so restless.

"Master, the red-haired people have not reached out to us yet. After all, there are Fujian officials and soldiers standing there to support them. They probably don't have time to stretch their hands towards us, so why should the master worry?

Liu Laoliu smiled and said to Yu Xiaotian who was wandering around the room.

Yu Xiaotian raised his hand and said: "I'm not worried about this, I'm angry! Think about our huge Ming Dynasty, with such a vast territory, but we have to be bullied by small people like the red-haired people, even though we are thieves

, but at least we are also people from the Ming Dynasty!

We are born as Han people and die as Han ghosts! How can we watch our Ming Dynasty being bullied like this? Even if I am a pirate, I still feel very unhappy!

Everyone, please leave! That’s all for today, I have something I want to calm down and think about!”

Liu Laoliu and Fang An, who was sitting next to him, looked at each other, and they were both a little surprised by Yu Xiaotian's reaction. However, Yu Xiaotian said that he wanted to be alone for a while, and it was inconvenient for them to stay here longer, so everyone had to get up.

He said goodbye and left Yu Xiaotian's meeting hall.