Daming pirates

Yu Xiaotian has hated the Manchu and Qing Tatars since he was a child. After these Manchu and Qing Tatars entered the country, they brought serious disasters to the Chinese people, destroyed a large amount of the splendid culture left by ancient China, and brought China into humiliation.

into the abyss of China, and it has left a great influence on China even into the 21st century.

So now that he has come to this era, if there is any chance, he does not want to see the day when the Manchu Tatars enter the country. Unfortunately, he does not have the ability to influence the direction of history at the moment, so he can only watch it.

The great wheel of history moves forward according to its original trajectory, but it is powerless to stop it.

This is probably the fundamental reason why Yu Xiaotian has spared no effort to develop his own strength since he came to this era. The most fundamental reason is probably that one day, sooner or later, he wants to change the course of history and remove Chinese civilization from the hands of the Manchu and Qing Tatars.

Saved.

So at the end of last year, although he concentrated on dealing with Chu Cailao's matter, after learning about the Dongjiang Army's business, he still sent people from the council to choose an opportunity to attack the sea ice off the coast of Liaodong later in the year.

After thawing, two or three ships were dispatched to purchase several ships of grain and transport them to the Dongjiang Army.

Of course, Yu Xiaotian is definitely not so arrogant as to think that his strength can affect the course of history. He just wants to use this method to establish contact with the people in the Dongjiang Army and gain a deeper understanding of the situation in Liaodong.

In addition, the Dongjiang Army did have the good things they needed. Since the Jiannu rebelled, the Ming court openly prohibited Ming merchants from conducting any form of transactions with the Jiannu. Although secretly, a large number of Shanxi merchants were still making a fortune.

, secretly colluded with Jiannu and transported a large amount of grain out of the customs, which solved the problem of Jiannu's need for food and also provided a large amount of military rations for Jiannu. However, such a ban still had some effect, at least for now, the southern medicinal materials

In the market, ginseng, Korean ginseng, tiger bones and other items were in short supply, and only a few people could get some from Shanxi merchants or the Dongjiang Army.

Moreover, these channels are only in the hands of a very small number of people. These medicinal dealers are hoarding their goods and are currently selling these northern specialty medicinal materials at extremely high prices, and it is difficult to find them all.

Sea Wolf currently also has a demand for these medicinal materials. In addition, through Maoshengyuan, they have also secretly established their own medicine shop, so they also need such things.

Yu Xiaotian will definitely not consider trading with the Jiannu Tatars at the moment, so the only way to get these things is from the Dongjiang Army.

However, the business reputation of Mao Wenlong of the Dongjiang Army was obviously not very good. In order to raise food and wages, Mao Wenlong wrote a lot of bad checks to many patriotic merchants, which caused many merchants to go bankrupt. He had already heard about this.

, so although he wanted to help Mao Wenlong a little, he was not so generous as to send a large amount of food to Mao Wenlong for free.

This time after the new year, he sent people to bring several ships of grain to Liaodong, just to establish a line with the Dongjiang Army first, and use several ships of grain to exchange for some Chinese medicinal materials such as ginseng, tiger bones, and of course animal skins from the Dongjiang Army.

It's a good product. This kind of business can still be done. Even if the Dongjiang Army really defaults on its debt, the worst he can do is lose a few ships of food. Such a loss is still bearable for him. He should give Mao Wenlong some help.

, with a little effort, it can make him feel somewhat comforted.

And he believed that if Mao Wenlong knew his name as Sea Wolf, he would be willing to do business with him. He has now decided to do arms business, and Dongjiang Army is undoubtedly a good buyer. It is estimated that Mao Wenlong has learned the news

After that, I will definitely welcome him with both hands and feet to do business in Liaodong.

In addition to matters in Liaodong, Yu Xiaotian also took advantage of the typhoon in the past few days to sit down and sort out his plans for the future.

After a day's rest, his staff officer Lin Da drank some rice porridge and finally calmed down and regained his energy. He braved the rain to watch Jilongzhai, especially when he saw Jilongzhai.

After this special village wall and the built fort, Lin Yiyang admired Xiaotian even more.

The walls of Jilongzhai are basically built according to local conditions, using local materials and stones mined directly from the local area. Unlike the walls of other places, which are mostly built with wood, they are basically all made of stone.

Although the wall is not high, it is very strong. The stone joints of the wall are all bonded with lime clay. Although it is not as strong as the cement of later generations, it is still quite good and can fully withstand the impact of ordinary artillery of this era.

bombardment.

Moreover, the wall of Jilong Village also uses a polygonal bastion structure. There are enough perforations and rooms for hiding soldiers on the wall, which are connected by passages. Through the perforations on the wall, you can attack the village.

Effective crossfire is formed under the wall, and a small number of defenders can effectively defend the stronghold. However, it is not easy for the attacking party to break into the stronghold.

It is difficult for the attacker to find the weak points of the wall, and it is also unable to effectively use the firepower of heavy artillery. If it relies solely on personnel to attack, it will be difficult to effectively attack the wall without ten times the strength of the defender. Even so, the attacker may not be able to attack the wall effectively.

A very heavy price must be paid.

What's more, Yu Xiaotian also built two forts at the mouth of Jilong Bay, with many heavy cannons displayed inside. If a smaller fleet wants to invade the bay, in the face of the firepower of these two forts, it will basically have to

All destroyed.

Therefore, even if Jilong Bay cannot be said to be impregnable at the moment, at least it is not something that anyone can take. It can be seen that Yu Xiaotian had already started planning this place a long time ago and invested huge sums of money.

We have managed this place to its current scale.

Moreover, according to Lin Yiyang's observation, the Sea Wolf tribe here has also begun to build a fort at the eastern entrance of Jilong Bay. Once this fort is completed, it will be equivalent to completely blocking all access to Jilong Bay.

As for the waterway, Jilong Bay can basically be said to have peace of mind.

After seeing the situation in Jilong Bay, Lin Yiyang was filled with emotion. He was even more convinced that the game Yu Xiaotian was playing was really not a small game. He was not just content with being a group of pirates gathering in the sea. Follow this

As an ambitious person mixed in, Lin Yiyang began to be full of confidence.

In response to Yu Xiaotian's invitation, Lin Yiyang also took advantage of the opportunity of these two days to rest in Jilongzhai. The two of them sat in Jilongzhai and chatted about the general trend of the world today.

Regarding the future of the Ming Dynasty, it is obvious that people like Lin Yiyang cannot have a clear understanding, especially people living in the south, who cannot personally experience the situation that the people in the north are currently facing.

However, Lin Yiyang still has a relatively clear understanding of the current serious land annexation problem in Ming Dynasty, because he is also a direct victim of this kind of thing and hates it deeply.

However, when Yu Xiaotian mentioned the creation of slaves in the north, Lin Yiyang scorned him and did not think that the creation of slaves would become the great enemy of the Ming Dynasty. At best, it was just a scabies disease.

From the perspective of a scholar like him, although Jiannu has made a lot of noise in recent years, the number is small after all, and the Ming Dynasty has dangerous passes. Although the Ming army has suffered many defeats against Jiannu in recent years, causing Jiannu to wreak havoc in Liaodong, it still has

At most it's just rampant for a while.

The Ming Dynasty had jurisdiction over thousands of miles and had many soldiers and generals. As long as one day they launched a single attack, they could completely defeat Jiannu, so there was nothing to worry about.

Yu Xiaotian was quite speechless about this, because Lin Yiyang's thoughts represented the thoughts of the vast majority of people in the Ming Dynasty in this era. They lived in the relatively peaceful hinterland and had no idea of ​​the ferocity and power of the Jiannu, let alone the inability to appreciate the power of Liaodong.

The suffering endured by the Han people.

In their eyes, Jiannu has always been just a bunch of clowns, not a match for the Ming Dynasty. Even if Jiannu is very arrogant now, in their view, it is just a temporary rampage, and there is no need to worry too much.

Yu Xiaotian shook his head and said: "Mr. Lin, what you said is wrong! I'm afraid Ming Dynasty is not as powerful as you think!

Let’s not talk about the distance, let’s just talk about the She’an Rebellion that is currently raging in Sichuan and Yunnan! I’m afraid it has been four or five years since the She’an Rebellion broke out. The rebels were killing people without calculation. They first besieged Yucheng and then besieged.

Guiyang forced the soldiers and civilians to eat each other!

However, the imperial court sent troops to suppress it, but failed one after another. Can it be said that the Ming Dynasty had no soldiers? Why was it still unable to destroy it? It allowed it to poison the place for several years.

The Ming Dynasty is no longer the Ming Dynasty of the Hongwu Year! Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty is full of bad governance, military generals are greedy for life and afraid of death, and civil servants are extorting excessive taxes! In the current dynasty, there are also tycoons in power, and eunuchs control the government!

Originally, with the Ming Dynasty's national strength, establishing slaves should really be nothing, but the court employed people improperly, so that the civil and military forces were at odds with each other!

The Dongjiang Army in Liaodong fought alone, but never received enough support from the court. Even the limited food and salary allocated by the court, half of it was lost on the way and fell into the private pockets of the officials.

How can we let the soldiers use their lives by doing this?

A thousand-mile dike collapsed in an ant nest! Although the Ming Dynasty looked very strong on the outside, in fact, it was riddled with holes inside and could not withstand any wind and rain!

Recently, before we set out, I heard that there was a civil uprising in Shaanxi, and that Shanxi and Shaanxi were suffering from severe droughts for many years. However, the imperial court ignored this and did not even think about providing relief. As a result, tragedies of cannibalism occurred in many places. However, the imperial court

But they still refuse to reduce or reduce taxes. With no way to make a living, the people have no choice but to rise up!

I'm afraid Mr. Lin will say that this is just a scabies disease! But if this continues, the government will force the people to rebel, and a single spark can start a prairie fire. Once the common people are forced to have no choice but to live among thieves, this will happen.

I'm afraid the world will be in complete chaos!

It can be said that it has begun to take shape now, but it has not attracted enough attention from the imperial government!

But I can make a bet with you. If within five years, you will definitely see a large number of rioters in the north. If there is no chaos as I expected within five years, I will wash my hands in this golden basin and go up to the top from now on.

Lu Anshen should be a good citizen!"

Lin Yiyang frowned after listening to Yu Xiaotian's words. From Yu Xiaotian's words, he seemed to feel that Yu Xiaotian was very optimistic about the future of Ming Dynasty, and he didn't even listen to what he said about Shaanxi.

He said that he didn't know why Yu Xiaotian was still paying attention to things so far away while he was at sea in Fujian.

All in all, when he chatted with Yu Xiaotian intermittently in the past two days, he could clearly feel that Yu Xiaotian was not optimistic about the Ming Dynasty at all, and even believed that the Ming Dynasty building would collapse. As for when it would collapse, it was only a matter of time.

Just a problem.

But so far, although the She'an Rebellion is raging in the southwest and slavery is rampant in the north, overall, it seems that there has been no greater chaos in the Ming Dynasty. Lin Yiyang couldn't figure out why Yu Xiaotian was so optimistic about the future of the Ming Dynasty, insisting that

The situation in Ming Dynasty will get worse and worse.

He could not deny that after nearly three hundred years, the Ming Dynasty was indeed plagued by serious illnesses and bad governance. The world was full of anger and resentment, and people in many places were in dire straits. However, in his view, these things were not irreversible. As long as the current emperor

If we can work hard to govern, the civil servants will work hard, and the military generals will use their lives, and the foundation of the Ming Dynasty is still there for more than 200 years, it will not cause chaos in the world.

Therefore, Lin Yiyang did not take Yu Xiaotian's assertion to heart. He just felt that Yu Xiaotian was too unfounded. Although he was a pirate leader, although he was quite far-sighted, how could he judge the general trend of the world better than him?

How much more could these scholars understand? So he didn't take Yu Xiaotian's words too seriously and just laughed it off.

Seeing that Lin Yiyang didn't pay much attention to his words, and even looked down upon him, Yu Xiaotian couldn't help but feel a little discouraged and a little sulky, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was unreasonable for him to be so angry, not to mention that Lin Yiyang would have such a view.

, I am afraid that even if he said this to the chief ministers and important ministers of the current dynasty, no one would take his words seriously, and they might even treat him as a delusional lunatic.

After all, the Ming Dynasty has more than two hundred years of foundation here. Even if there is something wrong, in the eyes of many people, it is just some ringworm and scabies, no big deal.

What's more, Lin Yiyang is just a scholar living at the bottom. Although he can be said to have extensive knowledge and is somewhat knowledgeable compared to some of his peers, his position determines that he cannot have a very broad vision, let alone see everything.

Clarify the future situation.

Even Yu Xiaotian himself would not have had such foresight if he had not come from later generations. There are not many people who can clearly see the future direction of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention that the current emperor is still alive and kicking. No one can imagine that he

He had less than two years left in his life, and no one could have guessed that the next person to become the Ming Emperor and single-handedly destroy the Ming Dynasty would be Emperor Chongzhen.

So when talking about these things to Lin Yiyang at this time, Lin Yiyang didn't take it for granted. This is because he is the boss of Sea Wolf. Lin Yiyang didn't laugh at him for worrying about things. If it were other people who said these things, they would probably

He could be sprayed to death by Lin Yiyang on the spot.

So Yu Xiaotian simply changed the topic and stopped talking to Lin Yiyang about these things. He had already said what needed to be said, so he could only wait for time to verify his words. By then, he believed that Lin Yiyang would be shocked.

, regard him as a heavenly being, and sometimes prophecies, if used correctly, can be a sharp tool. It is estimated that Lin Yiyang will be more devoted to him and follow him all the way.

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