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But after Mo Dengyong's death, Mo Chao began to go downhill.Shenglong and Gaoping, the old nest, were captured by the Zheng family. Later, relying on the protection of Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, and Wu Zhou, they were able to survive.After Wu Zhou left Yunnan and Guizhou to work hard in Myanmar, Mo Jingyu, the patriarch of the Mo family, took refuge in the Ming court again.

In addition, there is also a "Warlord" in Annan Kingdom, who is also a small master. His ancestor was originally a general in the Houli Dynasty.More than ten years ago, Wu Gongjun, the patriarch of the Xuanguang Wu family, rebelled when Zheng Gen, the master of Zheng, held the emperor of the Li Dynasty to attack the Ruan family in the south.But it didn't take long for him to be happy, and he was also defeated by Lord Zheng, and then, like Mo's, he fled to China to find a thigh hug.In history, he found the native officials of the Nong family in Guangxi, but this time he relied on Zu Zeqing, the "loyal minister of freedom".

So Daming had two Annan leading parties in his hands, and Lord Ruan, who shrank in the south of Annan, was still separated from Daming's mainland by Lord Zheng's territory, so there was still room for him to join Daming as a dog.

Only the Zheng family was the most unlucky. Not only did they have to face the Great Ming Dynasty and the two leading parties, but they also had someone surnamed Ruan stabbing them at any time... What was even worse was that the Zheng family had Li Huang Li Weiyong in their hands.The Zheng family has controlled the emperor for several generations, and now they can't hand over or kill the emperor of the Li family because of the pressure exerted by the Ming court, right?

If the Zheng family really does this, the subordinates will know that they are completely cowardly!At that time, who else is willing to follow suit?

When the time comes, when the subordinates are separated from each other, if Nan Ruan, Mo, and Wu join forces to attack Zheng, and if Daming steps in casually, the Zheng regime will come to an end!

Therefore, Zheng Chu, who was sent by Annan Dingnan King Zheng Gen to Guangzhou to contact the Ming court, after a few rounds of contact with the people of the Ming court, had already guessed from the indifference of Daming that both the Zheng family and Li Huang belonged to Daming. It's intolerable—this is actually a matter of course. The Zheng family occupies the largest and best land in An Nanguo. If the Zheng family is destroyed, the Mo family and the Wu family can get enough returns, and Daming can also arrange a vassal The king becomes the master of Shenglong, and then accepts Nan Ruan as a dog, then everyone will be happy.

But if the Zheng family is accepted, how will the two lackeys, Mo and Wu, arrange it?What are the benefits of the Ming court?

Knowing that Daming was about to attack him, Zheng Qu simply approached the foreign devils who were about to break with the Ming Dynasty. Although he also knew that most of these foreign devils would not be able to defeat Daming, they might not help Annan to fight against Daming. .But more or less can still provide some external support!

Annan has defeated the Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, and Ming Dynasty in history!If they want to find a country that can resist Ming Dynasty and take advantage of it, Annan is the only one!

In addition, these foreign devils can also arrange for the Zheng family and Li Huang to escape when An Nanguo really can't stand it...

Thinking of this, Zheng Chuan nodded to John Churchill, and then said in a very blunt Chinese: "General Qiu, as long as England, the Netherlands, and France can give me enough artillery and muskets for Da Viet, Our soldiers and civilians of Great Viet will definitely fight to the death...Although the Northern Dynasty is powerful, but in the southern land of Shanhe River, our soldiers and civilians of Great Vietnam have repelled the strong captives of the Northern Dynasty three times, if Zhu Heqi dares to come, then he will definitely be defeated!"

Charlie Gough immediately translated Zheng Cheng's words into a language that John Churchill could understand: "The Baron, the son of Annan said that as long as we Westerners are willing to support him with artillery and guns, he is willing to lead the Annan people to resist to the end...even if the blood is exhausted. The last drop of blood!"

"Good! The Annan people are indeed a glorious member of the civilized world!"

John Churchill nodded with a smile, and then said to Ji Dabao: "Nicholas, you and the Emperor Ming are old friends, right?"

Ji Dabao nodded and said with a smile: "It's not an old friend, it's just that we often exchange letters."

Zhu Heqi and Ji Dabao were a little bit uncomfortable with each other in the early years, so Zhu Heqi never thought of recruiting this fake foreign devil.And Ji Dabao looked down on Zhu Heqi, thinking that he was just a bandit or pirate who couldn't make a big show, and he also liked to pretend to be a ghost. Yes, but there really is!

Later, he went to Europe with Charlie Goff, got mixed up with an orientalist expert at Cambridge (Cambridge) University, and cooperated with Newton to study the natural magic of the East, so he began to try to write to Zhu Hechi for advice.

In fact, Zhu Heqi didn't like him as a fake foreign devil, but he also needed someone who could get him some Western news, philosophy, and natural philosophy books, both original and "Ji translated editions"!

So after receiving Ji Dabao's letter, Zhu Heqi began to send him money to "purchase" books on his behalf. At the same time, he also sent him the essence of many Eastern philosophy and political knowledge, such as "Anti-Classic", " "Ming Yi Waiting for Imitation", "Tao Follows Nature" (a masterpiece by Zhu Heqi), etc., let him translate into various foreign languages.This became the beginning of Ji Dabao's piracy business. Later, he also made a fortune by translating and publishing Chinese classics "Jin Ping Mei" and "Journey to the West" (both illustrations)...

And Ji Dabao, who has flourished in Europe by relying on his relationship with Zhu Heqi, also knows that once the Europeans and Ming start a "full-scale competition", then both sides need a middleman who can talk to both sides , so he had to highlight his relationship with Zhu Heqi.

"Nicholas, please send a message to Emperor Ming in the name of the king's special envoy."

Sir John Churchill said with a smile: "Please tell the Emperor Ming that England and the Netherlands will compete with Ming in all aspects of trade... However, no one hopes that this competition will eventually turn into a war without a winner .”

"Okay, I understand." Ji Dabao nodded with a smile, "The meaning of King James and William's ruling is to start a trade war with Ming Dynasty, isn't it?"

Sir John Churchill nodded, "Yes, it's a trade war!"

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"Trade war? Hahahaha... James II and his good son-in-law William actually want to start a trade war with me! Lao Ji, have you never told him that I know trade war best?"

Inside the Yuexiu Palace, Zheng shamelessly said that he knew the most about trade wars, and of course it was the Ming Emperor Zhu Heqi.

However, his "best understanding" is indeed not bragging.

Because he personally experienced a trade war in later generations!Moreover, the high imitation business in his previous life did not suffer any losses in this trade war, but instead achieved a good growth.

Moreover, in that trade war, Zhu and Qi had already seen all kinds of methods, and the influence of those methods on Daming was actually very limited.

"Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty knows so much... Your Majesty will definitely win the trade war this time, and pocket money from the Dutch and the English." Ji Dabao first complimented Emperor Zhu, and then kindly He kindly reminded, "My lord, England is now implementing a gold standard currency, just to make gold more expensive and silver cheaper.

At the same time, Britain, France, Holland, Portugal, Switzerland and the Papal States gained a large territory in India. In addition, the land in northwest India captured by the Qing demon Kangxi Khan was enough to supply cotton cloth, white sugar, porcelain and silk. Can barely produce.If he was really ruthless, he probably wouldn't really need Daming's silk, cotton cloth, white sugar, and porcelain.At that time, Daming's silk, cotton cloth, white sugar, and porcelain will not be able to export, and there will be a shortage of silver in Daming's country. "

"Hahaha..." Zhu Heqi burst out laughing suddenly, as if he had heard some joke. After laughing for a while, he stopped and said to Ji Dabao, "Professor Ji, go back and tell the English and Dutch... ...They want to fight a trade war, and I will accompany them! They want to fight with real swords and guns, and I will accompany them to the end!"

Chapter 789 I Know Sanctions Best!

At the foot of Yuexiu Mountain, the building surrounded by the Guangdong Provincial Advisory Council is very lively today, as noisy as a duck pond.

Now the Supreme Council of the Ming Dynasty is still in Nanjing, so there is only one provincial council in Guangzhou.But this Guangdong Province is after all the land of dragon prosperity in the new Ming Dynasty, and the provincial council here is much more active than other provincial councils!

And the counselors who can get a seat in the Guangdong Provincial Council are almost all old brothers of Zhu Heqi, and most of them are Lord Sirs!Of course there are no dukes and marquises, but earls, viscounts, and barons can grab a lot!

Most of these nobles were from wealthy families in Chaoshan and Guangfu, among which Chaozhou people were the most.People from Chaozhou don’t like to work part-time. If they have the opportunity, they want to start a business and become a boss.Therefore, a considerable number of old brothers chose to retire bravely after meritorious service and ennoblement, and went into business. Of course, the big brothers Zhu Heqi helped these old brothers who wanted to start a business.

In recent years, Daming's national fortune has been rising all the way, and Zhu Heqi encouraged industry and commerce, and even personally ended up opening the golden finger of the industry.As a result, these old brothers have caught up with the good times again, and many of them have become rich and powerful, and it is only natural for them to be elected as councilors.

And this group of rich and noble counselors who are used to following Zhu and Qi's smooth sailing, unexpectedly learned a piece of news that made them particularly angry in the past two days-the foreign devils actually want to fight a trade war with the Ming Dynasty!

They are still thinking about writing a letter to Emperor Zhu, and sending troops to Nanyang to rob the Dutch Spice Island and Malacca!These foreign devils are dishonestly waiting for the soldiers of tomorrow to rob them, and they dare to fight a trade war... This is really hateful!

In addition, how is this trade war fought?

"The trade war...of course it's about fighting merchant ships, commercial ports, and commercial ports! These foreign devils are the best at burning, killing, and looting. Let them rob all the countries in Southeast Asia!"

"What? They still dare to rob my Da Ming's commercial port and commercial port? Can my Da Ming's soldiers let them go?"

"It's impossible for heavenly soldiers to wait by the seaside every day, and it's impossible to set up defenses everywhere in the thousands of miles of sea... Foreign devils can be like the Japanese pirates, relying on their boats and guns, and catch us by surprise!"

"How can this be done? Nowadays, there are many rich commercial ports and commercial ports on the coast of Guangdong and Fujian. Although they are all fortified, they can't stop the foreign fleet!"

"In my opinion, we have to act first in this matter... Send an army of [-] people out, and grab all the territory in Nanyang from the Westerners!"

"What are you talking about? Is it called robbery when I seized the territory in Nanyang tomorrow? That is called recovery, recovery... Westerners are robbers who grab territory!"

"That's right! Daming's acquisition of land can't be regarded as a robbery..."

After all, they are the old brothers of Zhu and Qi. Although most of them have quit the military and devoted themselves to business, they are still very angry. Now that they hear that the Westerners are going to fight a trade war, they are all gearing up and ready to convince others with virtue.

But some of them can figure out how to fight this trade war.

"Wrong, wrong! What you are talking about is not a trade war, but a real fight with real swords and guns. This is not how a trade war is fought... A trade war is a trade war without smoke or blood. It only uses means in the business field Fighting each other. This shopping mall...is like a battlefield!"

"How do we fight this? Shouldn't doing business be about making money with peace?"

"They just don't want to do business with us... I heard that they will gradually reduce the purchase of silk, porcelain, cotton cloth, sugar, sugarcane wine, and ironware, and at the same time support the Tianzhu people to do these things. It is said that they will guard the Strait of Malacca and prevent our Goods shipped to the West!"

"This, this is going to smash our jobs!"

"Smashing people's jobs is like killing their parents... You can't let these foreign devils go!"

"Yes, we can't let them go! But how should we counter it?"

Yes, how to counter it?If people don't buy things from Da Ming, what else can Da Ming do?You can't buy and sell by force, right?If you really want this ability...just grab it if you can't?

When a group of lords and councilors were worrying, they heard someone shouting: "The Holy Majesty is here!"

Da Mingzi actually visited the Guangdong Provincial Council today... This is the first time he has visited a provincial council!

However, the councilors in the Guangdong Provincial Advisory Council are very calm. Most of them know Zhu Heqi, and they also know that Zhu Heqi must come to the Guangdong Provincial Advisory Council... Guangdong is now the number one province in the world. up!

Moreover, the Grand Duke and the Son of Heaven are stationed in Guangzhou during this period, isn't it just to direct the development in the direction of Nanyang?Now that the situation in the north has been stabilized, the imperial court finally has the strength to go south.

And if the imperial court wants to successfully advance southward, the assistance of these old brothers in Guangdong is indispensable!

So everyone is waiting to meet Emperor Zhu!

"The ministers respectfully invite Shengan, and bless him with a long life without bounds..."

A group of counselors reacted quite quickly. Seeing that Zhu Heqi was in front of Qiu Hui, Zheng Jing, Zhuge Sanhe, Yu Zhongxian, Chen Jinnan, Da Boling, Su Yong, Zhao Zhongyi, Chen Shangchuan and a group of old courtiers and a Surrounded by the concubine Ai, she walked over with a smile, and immediately bowed to him together.

"Pingshen, Pingshen!" Zhu Heqi's voice today sounded particularly brisk, and he knew that something happy had happened.

The big guy straightened up and peeked up.I saw Zhu Heqi in summer uniform, waving a fan, sitting on the throne.Qiu Hui, Zheng Jing, Zhuge Sanhe, Yu Zhongxian, Chen Jinnan, Da Boling, Su Yong, Zhao Zhongyi, Chen Shangchuan and others took their seats on the chairs on both sides.These people are all old buddies who fought in Chaozhou with Zhu He and Zhu Tianwang.They can be regarded as the original shareholders of Xin Daming... and they are all major shareholders!

And the councilors of the Guangdong Provincial Advisory Council can be regarded as the old employees who started the business with Zhu Heqi and took the shares. Although they have retired after success, Xin Daming still has a small share of them!

Seeing everyone straightened up, Zhu Heqi smiled and said, "Come here today, first of all to see you guys... I haven't seen you for many years, I think we were in Chaozhou together back then, fighting Qing Dynasty in Guangfu." Yao, Fu Daming is here. It has been so many years in a blink of an eye, and we can be regarded as accomplished, and it is worthwhile for us to go through the world!"

"My lord, this is all thanks to your great blessing!"

"That's right, Your Majesty, if we can follow you to conquer the world, then this life will not be in vain!"

"That's right, we are all able to prosper because we follow you, the Holy One!"

It has to be said that Zhu Heqi is still very kind to his heroes.Not only will he not kill heroes, but he will also lead them to make a fortune... Of course, this is also related to the background of his Chaozhou heroes, Guangfu heroes, and Hu Jian heroes.They are all big and small profiteers who were forced to rebel by the sea ban and massacre of the Qing Dynasty, and they are different from Zhu Yuanzhang's Huaixi heroes.

"And then, there's one more thing I want to tell you guys!" Zhu Heqi said so much, the smiles on his faces almost burst out, and he knew it was a good thing at a glance!

"Have you all heard about it?" Zhu Hechi laughed, "The foreign devils are going to start a trade war with us... They say they won't buy our porcelain, silk, cotton cloth, sugar, sugar cane wine, and ironware from us in the future, and they will buy from Tianzhu in the future. He also said that our goods will not be allowed to pass through the Strait of Malacca in the future! Tell me, what should I do?"

"beat!"

"Hack them!"

"Your Majesty, please make an order. If you want money or people, we all have them!"

"Yes! To fight Nanyang, it is enough for us Cantonese to pay for it!"

This group of meritorious merchants with titles is really capable of doing business... This is going to kill people!

Of course, they also have the confidence!

Zhu Heqian nodded with a smile, and said, "Okay, I like business people like you... But when doing business, you always have to talk about harmony and make money. Isn't it true that business is benevolent? We can't just because people don't buy us If you want something, just shout and kill it, right?"

What?Stop grabbing?

Your Majesty, is this going to be changed?

Everyone below was taken aback for a moment, and then looked at Emperor Zhu in a daze.

Zhu Heqi was still laughing there, very happy.And his beloved concubine Ye Yuling, the noble concubine of the Weaver Girl Palace, smiles happier than Emperor Zhu... Da Boling's happiness, of course, comes from "Fugui Bay Gold"!

Good news has already come from Shanghai. The Pacific Squadron of the Eastern Fleet arrived in Shanghai ten days ago, and brought back the gold "picked up" from Fugui Bay in the New World!

There is a place to "pick up" gold, so are you afraid of a trade war with Westerners?If it doesn't work, why not send more people to the United States to collect gold?

Zhu Hexi then continued: "Besides, the food needs to be eaten at one bite, and the country needs to fight one by one... The next one we want to fight is Li Huangzheng of Annan, and Batavia and Malacca are not available for the time being. It's not us There is no strength to fight against two or three of them at the same time, but you can’t underestimate the enemy. Annan is a bit like Japan. It has defeated the country that ruled the world in history, and it is very proud. Moreover, Annan also defeated Song, Yuan and Qian. The Ming Dynasty! Its state was in a place with hot and humid climate. Once it lingers for a long time, the army may be full of diseases. Therefore, we must use a bull knife to kill Annan’s chicken. Only in this way can we ensure a quick victory. We Ming Although there are many soldiers and horses, there are not too many soldiers and horses that can be sent to the land of Annan's dysentery for three to five months. If tens of thousands of soldiers are allocated to fight Batavia and Malacca, Annan will be able to go up. I can't do my best."

"Your Majesty!" A well-fed and well-fed councilor who looked less than thirty years old suddenly raised his right hand high.

"It's Lin Ruyue!" Zhu Heqi smiled, "Your family's special white and Lin's old wine are selling well, right?"

This person is the younger brother of Lin Ruhai and Lin Rujiang, the current patriarch of the Lin family in Jieyang, and a hero for the restoration of the country, he was named a baron.His eldest brother Lin Ruhai died of stomach bleeding two years ago. His second brother Lin Rujiang was an official in the Ming court, and now he is the chief envoy of Sichuan. , so after getting a baron, he went back to his hometown to do business.

"Thanks to the blessing of the Lord, the business of the minister's family has been booming in the past two years, and most of the sugar and sugar cane wine have been sold to foreign devils..." Lin Ruyue frowned slightly when he said this.

Although he loves Daming very much, but this money... If his special white and sugarcane wine cannot be sold to Westerners, this money will be too much less!

Of course Zhu Heqi knew what Lin was thinking.Because he loves Daming more than Lin!Similarly, the business of his Perfume Palace and Weaving Girl Palace are also very dependent on overseas markets. If they disappear, his loss will be greater than Lin's!

So Zhu Heqi will not just watch the foreign devils cut off his fortune!Not only can he not let the foreign devils cut off his own money, but he also wants to cut off the foreign devils' money in turn!

And the purpose of his coming to the Guangdong Provincial Council today is to explain to everyone how he will fight a trade war with Westerners - because he has received a secret report last night, and he came to Guangzhou in the name of "observing the ceremony" and touched it by the way. An English general surnamed Qiu and Kemps, the governor of the Dutch East India Company, had secretly met with the members of the Annan Kingdom mission in Guangzhou several times, and then quietly left on an armed merchant ship of the Dutch East India Company. up.

And Annan Zheng's mission also left on a merchant ship on the same day!

That is to say, even if Zhu and Qi turned over all their cards today, the English and the Dutch would not be able to prepare before Da Ming launched an action!

Thinking of this, Zhu Heqi raised his voice, and announced loudly to the councilors of Guangdong Province present: "Everyone can rest assured...Although I will not send troops to attack Malacca and Batavia immediately, I will attack the Netherlands. The neck of the East India Company, let the Dutch East India Company continue to earn money on its knees honestly, and be our Ming's Europa comprador!"

"My lord," Lin Ruyue asked with a smile, "how are you going to get the Dutchman's neck?"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone had already spoken below.

"Dakouyue, is this what you should inquire about?"

"That's right, this is a military secret!"

"Let's just trust His Majesty!"

"Yes! We trust His Majesty!"

Zhu Heqi laughed loudly and said, "I believe in you too... so I can give you a clue, unless the Dutch East India Company succumbs and accepts all the conditions of the Ming court. Otherwise, I will severely punish the Dutch East India Company!

I will prohibit any merchant ships of the Dutch East India Company from passing through the Strait of Malacca!

I will prohibit any merchant ship from carrying pepper, cardamom, and cloves through the Strait of Malacca! "

Zhu Heqi's sanctions are of course very powerful, he knows sanctions best!

The main source of income of the Dutch East India Company is, first, by selling Chinese goods to Europe, such as silk, porcelain, perfume, garlic medicine, etc.; .

If these two sources of income are cut off by the Ming Empire, then the Dutch East India Company will not be far from bankruptcy!

But how will Zhu and Qi plan to achieve the goal of sanctions?

Chapter 790 The No. [-] Celestial Sanction Order!

The water in the South China Sea is as blue as a shining blanket. The gentle north wind blows by, and the waves on the sea surface roll, like a huge blue magic carpet slowly undulating.Illuminated by the morning sun, the eyes are full of light.

The Admiral of the Ming Nanyang Fleet, the Consolation Envoy of Malacca, the King of Jiugang County, and Scar Rong Qiu Rong stood on his flagship "Chaozhou", took a breath of moist air, and then raised a telescope to look around. It seems that the line of sight can be exhausted to the infinite distance.