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- While Zhao Shouzheng was fighting Zeng Yiben, Xu Wei finally connected with Lin Daoqian through Penghu. Accompanied by Tang Baolu, he took a red-headed boat with a big flag with the word "Lin" and arrived at Xiawei City in Chaoyang County.
Looking at the heavily fortified and well-equipped Xiawei City, Tang Baolu couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Who would have thought that this was just a small village a few years ago, and in the blink of an eye it became a place larger and more prosperous than the county seat."
He was not lying. I saw fleets of motorcades going in and out of the city gates, countless ships moored at the docks outside the city, and sails dotting the bay. It looked much livelier than Chaoyang County.
"If I had known that we could come and go at will, why would we go around this circle and go directly to the door to save trouble?" He was worried about the situation in Chaozhou, and he inevitably had some opinions on Xu Wei's step-by-step pace of work.
"Haha, boy, are you teaching me how to do things?" Xu Wei said vaguely, wearing toad sunglasses and enjoying a hookah.
"You absolutely don't dare to do that. Don't be angry, old man. The junior is anxious and won't hesitate to speak." Tang Baolu explained hurriedly.
"It doesn't matter, do you call yourself a young man if you don't have a temper?" Xu Wei smiled generously.
"You still understand us young people" Tang Baolu thanked him profusely, but Xu Wenchang changed the subject and said:
"Just don't take your temper out on me, or I'll break three of your legs."
"Uh" Tang Baolu was at a loss for words. This strange old man is really difficult to figure out.
"If it were replaced by a legendary novel, in this plot, Xu Wenchang went to Lin Ying alone, and with his sharp tongue, Lin Daogan bowed to him, and he was loyal to the court from then on" Xu Wei then said lightly road:
"Unfortunately, in reality, if he really did that, he would probably die without seeing Lin Daoqian."
"Yes" Tang Baolu wiped his sweat and did not dare to say more.
¡°Boy, for your father¡¯s sake, I¡¯ll give you a few words, please remember them.¡± Xu Wenchang took two long puffs and blew out a string of smoke rings.
"Junior, I am deeply grateful and I am all ears." Tang Baolu hurriedly bowed his head and listened.
"The most important thing when doing things is to make a decision before taking action. The more urgent the matter, the calmer you must be. What you should always think about is how to get it done, rather than just thinking about doing it quickly." Xu Wei glanced He glanced at him and said: "Besides, you are overseas, so it is even more serious to put yourself in danger. You should 'know what you can't do but don't do it'. If you don't want your father with white hair to give away to someone with black hair, just remember this gift I gave you." Eight words.¡±
"You know it can't be done but don't do it?" Tang Baolu was a little disapproving, thinking to himself, isn't that just being a coward? But on the surface, he still complied obediently.
Xu Wei knew that he didn't listen, but everyone has his own destiny, and it would be useless to talk too much. He ignored him and turned his thoughts to Lin Daoqian, the lord of Xiawei City, while smoking.
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Speaking of Lin Daoqian, he used to be the Master of the Sea who was as famous as Zeng Benben. He is definitely more famous than Zhao Hao in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty. The number of times his name appears in official documents of the imperial court is definitely among the top.
The process by which this man became successful is quite similar to the timely rain Song Jiang in "Water Margin". Lin Daoqian was originally a scribe in Chenghai County, Chaozhou Prefecture, and was a formally established local civil servant.
As I said before, scribes may not sound like a good job, but they are actually equivalent to the powerful section chiefs of key departments in the county in later generations. It's easy to make money in the county, and I have a wide network of contacts, so my life is actually very comfortable.
Lin Daoqian, like Song Gongming, also loved to make friends, and made friends with all kinds of religions.
Chenghai County is also close to the sea, and the people who go to the sea to make a living are like crucian carp crossing the river. The big families in the county engage in smuggling almost semi-openly. Lin Daoqian naturally made friends on the Dapiao Road, informing them of the news and avoiding the government's attack.
¡°While serving as an official of the imperial court, while using the power in their hands to participate in mass smuggling for profit, this is actually the practice of coastal officials in Fujian and Guangdong.
But there is a saying that if you walk too much at night, you will eventually encounter ghosts. If you often walk by the river, how can your shoes not get wet? What's more, Lin Daoqian still walked on the beach and his pants got wet.
In the forty-one year of Jiajing, the focus of the imperial court's anti-Japanese war shifted to the coasts of Fujian and Guangdong. Tan Lun, Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, Zhang Yuanxun and other famous anti-Japanese generals went south one after another, and the government also re-enforced maritime bans to crack down on smuggling.
Lin Daoqian was young and ignorant, but he still committed crimes against the odds and passed on information to Wu Ping, the master of the sea. As a result, he was reported and arrested by the province. He fled to the sea in panic, joined Wu Ping's team, and began his vigorous pirate career.
He first worked with Wu Ping for a few years and gained quite a reputation. Later, based on the principle of not putting eggs in one basket, Wu Ping asked him to??Go to the branch base.
Lin Daoqian first gathered people in his hometown of Nanwan, Chenghai County. When he first opened, there were only a few dozen people and a dozen guns. However, he quickly developed and prospered due to his loyalty, intelligence, decisiveness, and ruthless attacks, as well as the fact that the army and the army were fully engaged in dealing with Wu Ping, the sea master, and had no time to take into account the opportunities of a small role like him.
But he really became famous nine years ago in the 42nd year of Jiajing. In March of that year, he suddenly led more than 50 warships from Nan'ao Island, Wu Ping's hometown, to attack Zhao'an, Fujian Province, and looted the county seat. Then he quickly returned to Chaozhou, leaving Yu Dayou, the general of Fujian Province who came to rescue after hearing the news, to look away. Sigh.
After that, he took advantage of the fact that Fujian officers and soldiers could not fight across provinces, jumped repeatedly between the two provinces, and continued to grow and develop. Until the imperial court made up its mind and decided to eradicate the Nan'ao Island pirates headed by Wu Ping, and sent Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang to jointly attack Nan'ao Island, and tens of thousands of troops captured Nan'ao Island.
It is worth mentioning that in the unprecedented fierce battle of South Australia, the brave and skilled Yu Long Qi Hu encountered a powerful enemy. Wu Ping's men all fought to the death and refused to surrender until the last moment of the battle. Even if they committed suicide by jumping off a cliff into the sea, they would never surrender.
The fighting will they showed was very shocking, but it was a pity that they encountered the Qi Jiajun and Yu Jiajun who had won every battle and were at their peak. In the end, they were still defeated miserably, and more than 15,000 people were killed. Wu Ping escaped only under the protection of more than 700 people including Zeng Yiben and Lin Daoqian.
After that battle, there was a saying in the coastal areas of Fujian and Guangdong that "Yu Long and Qi Hu kill people like dirt"
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Xu Wei knew that the reason why the pirates would rather die than surrender was actually due to the betrayal of the imperial court and the trapping and killing of Wang Zhi!
Since then, the credit of the imperial court has been ruined by the pirates. They would rather fight to the death than repeat Wang Zhi's mistakes.
But no matter what, after that battle, the strength of the Fujian and Guangdong pirates was indeed greatly reduced. The officers and soldiers also imitated their previous actions in Shuangyu and blocked Nan'ao Island with rocks and sunken ships at all costs, completely cutting off their hope of returning to Nan'ao.
Lin Daoqian had no choice but to retreat to Taiwan with his remaining defeated soldiers to recuperate.
However, the military attack by the imperial court could only treat the symptoms but not the root cause, and did not change the soil that breeds smuggling and piracy at all. Therefore, Lin Daoqian quickly developed again and divided up the sphere of influence vacated by Wu Ping with Zeng Yiben.
In the first year of Longqing, Lin Daoqian led more than 200 warships and fought back to his hometown in a mighty manner. He quickly captured Chenghai County and established a stronghold and a port, echoing Zeng Yiben who invaded Guangzhou City.
For a time, there was an uproar in Guangdong officialdom. One Zeng invaded Baietan several times at a glance, causing alarms in the provincial capital to ring frequently. Now Lin Daoqian has made a comeback, attacking from both ends. Who can handle this?
In desperation, the former governor of Guangdong decided to try to recruit Lin Daoqian, who had relatively minor misdeeds, and removed a horn on his belly. Then he was ordered to deal with Zeng Yiben, who had caused even more trouble.
Lin Daoqian agreed to accept the recruitment, but asked to retain the troops, obey the instructions but not the propaganda, and allocate a part of Chenghai County to himself as his territory.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Especially the issue of retaining the army as an organized system is absolutely non-negotiable to him. After witnessing the court's betrayal again and again, Lin Daoqian knew that only by holding the gun barrel tightly at all times could he ensure his safety.
The province was also in a hurry to seek medical treatment. Although they knew that this was like raising tigers, they still basically agreed to his conditions. So Lin Daoqian suddenly changed his identity and became an official of the imperial court. His troops were also retained as organic members, and they were transformed from pirates into official troops.
"But Chenghai County is the gateway to the city and is too important to give it to him. The imperial court asked him to move to Xiawei, Chaoyang County.
Because Xiaweiben is close to many islands, pirates often appear, and the people are also very fierce. Most of them switch back and forth among the three professions of fishermen, pirates, and sailors.
Since the imperial court can¡¯t control it anyway, it¡¯s better to leave it to Lin Daoqian and let them bite the dog.
Who would have thought that Lin Dao worked until the end, and after three attacks, five divided by two, he was able to calm down the local unruly people, and also trained them into soldiers, and his strength suddenly increased greatly.
Then, under the banner of the official army, he defeated the nearby pirates and really earned face for the province. But in fact, he was just taking the opportunity to eliminate dissidents and consolidate his own territory.
Lin Daoqian's mind was very clear. He knew that the court wanted to recruit him purely because it wanted to free up its hands to deal with Zeng Yiben with all its strength. Once Zeng Yiben is finished, he will clean up himself when he looks back, and will not care about his current status.
¡°Once you become a pirate, you will never be clean again. This is a lesson he has learned unforgettable for a long time. Therefore, Lin Daoqian never had any illusions about the court. On the one hand, he secretly communicated with Zeng Yiben and protected each other. On the other hand, he made full use of this rare period of legal peace and worked hard to develop and grow.
Tang Baolu told Xu Wei that among all the sea masters, the Lin Daoganla people were the most vicious. He even adopted what Young Master calls a 'pyramid scheme' to quickly recruit people.
"The people in Xiawei are already prone to thieves, and now they are all coerced by him. In order to mobilize the enthusiasm of his men, Lin Daoqian also adopted a method of recruiting with rewards. He announced that for every one of his men recruited, he would be rewarded with two taels of silver. Recruiting ten people will be rewarded with three taels of gold, and all the people recruited will be under the command of the recruiter. Who can withstand such a big move? It is said that the number of strong men who defect to him is increasing by the hundreds every day, and now he has no more than 50,000 soldiers. Already?"
"It's interesting." At this time, the red-headed boat docked at the pier. Xu Wei pushed up his sunglasses and stepped off the boat with the help of Tang Baolu, saying: "Let's go and meet this hero lurking in a corner." (Remember this site's website address: www .hlnovel.com). He even adopted what Young Master calls a 'pyramid scheme' to quickly recruit people.
"The people in Xiawei are already prone to thieves, and now they are all coerced by him. In order to mobilize the enthusiasm of his men, Lin Daoqian also adopted a method of recruiting with rewards. He announced that for every one of his men recruited, he would be rewarded with two taels of silver. Recruiting ten people will be rewarded with three taels of gold, and all the people recruited will be under the command of the recruiter. Who can withstand such a big move? It is said that the number of strong men who defect to him is increasing by the hundreds every day, and now he has no more than 50,000 soldiers. Already?"
"It's interesting." At this time, the red-headed boat docked at the dock. Xu Wei pushed up his sunglasses and stepped off the boat with the support of Tang Baolu. "Let's go and meet this hero who is hiding in a corner." (Remember this site's website address: www .hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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