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Chapter 209 A Breathing Machine

In the entire Ming Dynasty, the first person to realize that the court’s mistake in dealing with Lin Chunhong was not someone else, but the warlord Zheng Zhilong who was roaming all over the world!

As warlords who were outside the Ming system, Zheng Zhilong's perspective on the situation in the Ming Dynasty was surprisingly similar to Lin Chunhong. After all, both of them were considering how to take advantage of loopholes in the court and wait for an opportunity to expand their power. If Zheng Zhilong and Lin Chunhong could communicate frankly, the two would definitely appreciate each other and attract each other as confidants.

However, until the two of them have a relationship, they will never become close comrades-in-arms. What determines all this is nothing but interests.

After the Battle of Liaoluo Bay, the Dutch, who suffered heavy losses, could not give Liu Xiang more support. Under the joint attack of Zheng Zhilong and Lin Chunhong, Liu Xiang became increasingly embarrassed.

Liu Xiang is about to collapse, and Zheng Zhilong and Lin Chunhong are facing the problem of how to divide the maritime interests. When the two companies have equal strength, they can reach an agreement to jointly divide the ocean; and when the strength gap between the two companies is too large, war may be the only choice.

In the Zheng group, there were many short-sighted pirates. Only when Zhang Zhao and Zhao Hehai were seen, there were only more than ten gunboats, and they had the ambition to destroy Zhao Hehai in one fell swoop and completely control the world of the Ming Dynasty.

Although this view is rampant among the Zheng group, Zheng Zhilong has always remained awake.

"If we lose the ocean, we can make a comeback, but if we lose land, we have to wander around and do the unsupported business. The ultimate fate will be wiped out by zhong yangzheng fu!" This was what Li Siming said at the beginning. Zheng Cai submitted it to Zheng Zhilong, and was kept in mind by Zheng Zhilong.

This sentence was originally used to threaten Zheng Zhilong, prompting Zheng Zhilong to make concessions and get a share of the pie to Lin Chunhong. But the threat is effective, which just means that the words are the truth. This sentence tells Zheng Zhilong very sharply that if he fights with Lin Chunhong, Lin Chunhong will always be in a strategic advantage.

When Lin Chunhong was still in Jingzhou and the bandits were entangled with the imperial court, Zheng Zhilong felt a little helpless. What's more, Lin Chunhong is about to become the general of Guangdong, and his strategic advantage is even more obvious. Is the difference in strength between the two families really too big?

As a warlord, Zheng Zhilong also had a pair of eyes behind him and was always paying attention to the dynamics of the court. When he received the news that the Ministry of War appointed Lin Chunhong as the general of Guangdong, he was dispatching troops and organizing his subordinates into three formations, trying to wipe out Liu Xiang in one fell swoop.

Zheng Zhilong was furious and cursed: "The mouse is short-sighted! The mouse is short-sighted! No wonder he was tortured by the bandits and the barbarians. It is simply unreasonable for such an imperial court to perish!"

Originally, Zheng Zhilong was the only powerful warlord of the Ming Dynasty, but Lin Chunhong emerged. Not only did he get along well in his heart, but he was also sent by the court to seize food from Zheng Zhilong's tiger's mouth. No wonder Zheng Zhilong was so angry that he cursed the court.

Zheng Zhilong stood on the corridor of the mansion, staring at the pavilions and pavilions in the mansion in a daze.

At that time, it was no more than a year since Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the court. Liu Xiang attacked Anping, causing Zheng Zhilong to lose more than 400 warships and thousands of skilled sailors, and almost uncovered his old foundation. Since then, he vowed to ensure the safety of his nest and invested huge sums of money to build Anping City. Anping City has fully learned from the Relan Cha City on Taiwan Island and built a gun city. This city can not only prevent the bombardment of the opponent's cannons, but also fully utilize its own firepower advantages, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Like Lin Chunhong, Zheng Zhilong opened a government office in Anping City and built a luxurious palace that lasted for several miles.

Zheng Zhilong knew very well that Lin Chunhong was very difficult to deal with in the ocean. One day Lin Chunhong existed in Jingzhou, Lin Chunhong could make a comeback in the ocean. Out of his understanding of Lin Chunhong and the court, Zheng Zhilong could not see any signs of the decline of the Lin clan group.

How to deal with Lin Chunhong?

In the end, Zheng Zhilong decided on the strategic policy: Since Lin Chunhong cannot be killed, it is better to stop Lin Chunhong from rising on the ocean. Now, the best candidate to stop Lin Chunhong is Liu Xiang.

Although Liu Xiang was overwhelmed by Zheng Zhilong, she was still a giant to Zhang Zhao and Zhao Hehai and was unable to deal with it alone.

Zheng Zhilong sneered: "I sit firmly on Diaoyutai, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and make a fortune in silence!"

"Zhihu, Zhibao, stop marching towards Taoyo immediately..."

Zheng Zhilong issued an order, which also affected the other three teams. Liu Xiang finally got a chance to breathe and continued to survive.

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The Governor General of Guangdong and Guangxi is located in Zhaoqing Prefecture. It has only become a custom-made one since the third year of Jingtai and the first year of Chenghua. However, the Governor General of Guangdong and Guangxi is still a zhongyang official and is an imperial envoy sent by the court. For example, Xiong Wencan's title should be the Minister of War and the Right Assistant Imperial Commander, Prime Minister of Guangdong and Guangxi Military Affairs and Guangdong Governor.

Now the Minister Xiong Wencan is losing his temper, "It's chaos, it's all chaos, the Ministry of War is in chaos, and the good situation is ruined!"

No wonder Xiong Wencan got angry. The four teams were working together to finally wipe out Liu Xiang, who was at the end of the road. After that, everyone was happy that those who should be promoted and those who should be rich were promoted.

Which four groups of people? Zheng Zhilong is the main force, Fujian soldiers are one way, Zhao He Hai Suan is one way, and Guangdong general Yao Benfu is also one way.

Unexpectedly, a letter of appointment from the Ministry of War first made Yao Benfu pick peaches. Yao Benfu had been in Guangdong for many years and had a lot of foundation, but was transferred to the place where birds could not shit in Gansu by a document. You can imagine the resentment. Guangdong's deputy general Lu Tianhao and a group of participating generals saw that the task was completed, but a general was airborne by the Ministry of War to pick peaches, which was also full of resentment.

It can be said that Lin Chunhong was still shooting his bow from Jingzhou, but he was already resentful from the Guangdong generals, and his future was very bad.

More importantly, Xiong Wencan did not dare to vent his anger on the Ministry of War and the court, which does not mean that he could tolerate Lin Chunhong, a man who robbed merit. Xiong Wencan has been in Guangdong for many years and has long ruled the generals below the general. When Lin Chunhong comes, wouldn't he have to spend more time?

Xiong Wencan has been in office for many years and is well-informed. He knows that Lin Chunhong recruits archers and leads troops to suppress bandits, makes great contributions, and does a lot of transcendent things in Jingzhou. The court was so cautious that Lin Chunhong was expelled to Guangdong.

From this point of view, Lin Chunhong is definitely not an easy person. If such a person comes, he will definitely fight with him. However, Xiong Wencan is a hundred times more confident in subduing Lin Chunhong. Isn’t it just a martial artist? Can he still go back to heaven? Tang Hui is really incompetent. He was implicated by Lin Chunhong and lost his official position in vain.

Yao Benfu did not move his troops, and Zhao Hehai did not move his troops, which made Xiong Wencan very anxious!

Liu Xiang's life has been gone by 90%, just one last blow. Guangdong stops advancing. Wouldn't Taozi let Fujian Governor Zou Weilian and Zheng Zhi pick it?

Xiong Wencan never felt so heartwarming, even more heartwarming than Liu Xiang detained the imperial court official.

"I worked hard for two years, but I made a wedding dress for others! It's so pitiful!" Xiong Wencan complained, and his resentment towards Lin Chunhong increased day by day.

Just when Xiong Wencan felt heartbroken, he received a report: Zheng Zhilong recalled Zheng Zhihu, Zheng Zhibao, and the turtle retreated to Anping, and remained silent!

Xiong Wencan suddenly stood up, unable to tell whether he was happy or disappointed, and kept wandering around the hall.

Xiong Wencan couldn't figure out what kind of nerves Zheng Zhilong had, and he didn't even rob the credit! Moreover, after destroying Liu Xiang, the sailors, except Zheng Zhilong, could not take away anyone except Zheng Zhilong's ability to join his command. Can Zheng Zhilong hold back?

Xiong Wencan knew that the encirclement and suppression of Liu Xiang was completely the yellow flower of yesterday. Without Zheng Zhilong's warship, no one could do anything to Liu Xiang.

"Who is Lin Chunhong? He has messed up Guangdong before he has arrived in Guangdong!" Xiong Wencan sighed. He vaguely felt that the sky in Guangdong seemed to have signs of changes in the wind and clouds.

As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad. At this time, Suixi Port, Changzhou Island, and the logging farms in the upper reaches of the Pearl River are full of joy. Their backbone, Lin Chunhong, is about to take office as the general and become one of the most powerful people in Guangdong. Moreover, they believe that it is easy to control Guangdong with the means of a general. From then on, they will be the rulers of Guangdong, and no one dares to say anything even if they walk sideways!

The most exciting ones were Zhang Zhao, Zhao Hehai, Li Siming and others. They knew that Lin Chunhong was not alone. He not only carried more than a thousand elite soldiers, but also craftsmen in shipbuilding workshops and cannon casting workshops. These were exactly what Zhang Zhao was looking for.

In fact, since Zhang Zhaonan Town, the development of maritime forces has been difficult. After the war with Liu Xiang, the number of merchant ships traveled and froze was greatly reduced. In addition, Zhang Zhao needed to use most of the maritime forces for surveillance. There were not many warships that could be used for robbery. These situations led to the less and less profits of robbery, and they could not feed these pirates at all.

Even pirates cannot be fed, and there is no question of squeezing out funds to expand the Changzhou Shipbuilding Workshop. The workshop has been barely forcing some merchant ships to accumulate experience. The Naval Academy has not made much progress, and it has not been launched in new warships, which is completely inviting to pirates. Currently, there are only more than 200 students studying, which is far from the expected goal.

Now, Lin Chunhong is going to Guangdong, will the money be far away?

Zhang Zhao thought so, but Zhao Hehai didn't think so. His business was to fight and rob.

Zhao Hehai had long been impatient with the encirclement and suppression of Liu Xiang. He felt from the bottom of his heart that he could not get a tael of silver and was a little confused. He dreamed of catching up with a merchant ship and moving all the valuable things inside.

What are Liu Xiang, what are the navy, what are the shipbuilding workshops... Let him go to see the ghosts. I just want to travel across the western Ocean and let the red-haired ghosts bring gold and silver to me!

Thinking of this, Zhao Hehai did not go on strike and completed the task with all his heart and responsibilities every day. He knew that without the protection of warships, Suixi Port would be completely finished.
Chapter completed!
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