From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 858

How long have the Dutch been here? Thirty-seven years.

Do they have no idea about the mainland of Dajin? No, they are always coveting that fertile land, and they wish to steal all the wealth to their ships.

But they are businessmen, they know that haste makes waste, and they know that they can maximize their profits.

If they don't completely swallow Dongfan Island, they can't establish a long-term and healthy colonial model by rashly attacking Dajin. In that case, they can only get meager profits while consuming a lot of resources, which is not cost-effective.

What's more, the Portuguese will not allow them to divide the cake unscrupulously. The best solution is to keep their troops in place and eat Dongfan Island steadily.

But... the situation has been changing in recent years!

Lucas has been paying attention to the Portuguese and the inland situation of Dajin.

Two years ago, the Portuguese suffered a big loss. Although they won the Guangdong Sea War, they were beaten out of Xiangzhou by a 19-year-old young man.

Lucas began to focus on Zhou Yuan and began to collect all kinds of intelligence, gaining a new and comprehensive understanding of Zhou Yuan.

His work style, his strategic tendencies, his personal will, what resources he controls...

Lucas was not unprepared, and because of this, he was able to judge Zhou Yuan's true position through limited information.

"He is really too brave."

"He dared to bring more than 50 people to the island unarmed."

"Does he really think that he is the only smart person in the world!"

Lucas rode on his horse. He planned to catch up with Zhou Yuan and capture him directly within two or three days.

But he stopped.

No!

Still not right, I always feel that I have overlooked something.

Yes, yes, my actions were too hasty.

Since Zhou Yuan came, he might have thought about the possibility of being exposed, and he might have made backup plans.

Even if he currently has no resources and no ability to resist.

But Lucas will never take it lightly.

A lion will fight a rabbit with all its might. To seize the opponent's most critical person, you must not have any fluke mentality, and you must not act rashly because of your ambition.

"Get all the horses ready, arrange the best soldiers, each with two flintlock guns, and come with me to find the exploration team."

Lucas didn't think Zhou Yuan had the ability to resist, but he must use all his strength.

Thirty-eight horses!

There are thirty-eight horses here!

He called thirty-eight elite soldiers to go with him, so that he would feel more secure.

No! Not enough!

Lucas got off the horse, came to the door of the white building, and strode in.

"Your Excellency the Governor."

Lucas saluted slightly.

Paul Duradis, the governor of Formosa, raised his head and said with a smile: "Captain Benson, I heard that you had a quarrel in the conference room yesterday. Has this matter not been settled yet?"

Lucas said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency the Governor, I have reached a consensus with the captains and the chief executive, but there are new changes today."

"I received reliable intelligence that the exploration team did land on the island on purpose and had a unique mission."

"And the leader was Zhou Yuan, the prince of Dajin."

Paul Duradis frowned, stood up slowly, and said solemnly: "Captain Benson Captain, if I remember correctly, Zhou Yuan is currently the core figure of Dajin and the head of the Fujian-Guangdong Navy. Are you sure he is in the exploration team? "

Lucas said: "I am sure! I am willing to take responsibility for my words."

"Governor, I have many disagreements with other captains. I am worried that they do not trust my words and are unwilling to cooperate fully."

"So I ask the Governor to trust me and send all the forces to arrest Zhou Yuan. He can bring us huge benefits, enough for us to win!"

Duradis was silent for a moment, as if thinking about something.

Then he said solemnly: "You lead all the cavalry to rush to the exploration team as quickly as possible. I will send at least one thousand people to surround the exploration team on foot."

"At the same time, they can just implement the fishing plan to clean up Zhou Yuan's accomplices and undercovers on the island."

Hearing this, Lucas finally felt relieved.

He let out a long breath and said, "Time is efficiency, Governor, I'm leaving first."

He didn't want to wait for a moment, he would never waste time.

The chance of victory was right in front of him, he must seize it, and he would definitely seize it.

...

"There is no clue, even though we have been following for so long."

The woman in the red and black short shirt looked at Ye Qingying and said in a low voice, "If we continue like this, we will be in danger."

Ye Qingying said:"We have been targeted, which is normal, because at this time, we are the only ones still active and heading towards the exploration team."

"What should we do?"

The woman whispered: "If we are caught, we can't stand the interrogation. After all, you have just arrived and it is difficult to explain your identity."

"In fact, if I were not a member of Xingang Society, if you did not have an extraordinary understanding of the Bible and could help preach, the Dutch would have suspected your identity long ago."

Ye Qingying nodded slowly.

From Shuixi to Fuzhou Prefecture, she analyzed the situation of Haojing and Dongfan Island, and quickly determined that Dongfan Island was the most difficult bone to chew, and Haojing was too small, with simple personnel, and there was no possibility of infiltration.

So she went to Dongfan Island through the Dutch cargo ship traveling to the mainland and contacted the woman in front of her.

At that time, Dongfan Island had been fine for a long time, and the battle between McPherson and Zhou Yuan had not started. The island was not strictly guarded, giving her the opportunity to infiltrate.

She found the secret agent who had already naturalized in the Inner Court, and began to live there as the cousin of the Han family in the south of the island.

All the people in Xingang Society were baptized. It was the most trusted community tribe by the Dutch. In addition, she had done enough homework before coming here, so she quickly integrated into it.

Through missionary work, she came into contact with many Han family leaders and organized an uprising, but it soon ended in failure.

Ye Qingying realized that she did not have the ability to do this well, so she went into hiding again.

Fortunately, she was a woman and young, so almost no one suspected her.

But this time was different, this time she was on the verge of being exposed.

If she didn't stop, she would be arrested.

But if she stopped, she would not be able to meet Zhou Yuan, and things would not be done.

Time was running out, and she had to meet him anyway.

So... I could only start the backup plan I had thought of in advance.

As an excellent undercover, she couldn't have prepared a back-up plan, and she couldn't have prepared a scapegoat.

Thinking of this, Ye Qingying whispered: "When we set off later, you should accidentally mention that the exploration team has discovered a gold mine."

"What?"

The woman was a little confused.

Ye Qingying smiled and said: "Do you really think no one doubts me? After the uprising broke out, there were two new people in our missionary team. They joined in and are likely to be monitoring me."

The woman glared and said: "You mean... Yun Ya and Yun Tu? Are they sisters monitoring you?"

"It is possible. You have completely stolen the limelight from their men. In terms of missionary work, you have blocked the way for many people."

Ye Qingying said: "Discovering the first-hand information of the gold mine is a great achievement. They brought this to the village, and perhaps the next priest will be them."

"Of course I have to... give them a chance!"

Finally, Ye Qingying sneered: "It's not my fault that I am cruel. It's mainly because... they are too loyal, too loyal to the Dutch."

"Sooner or later, they will be liquidated. It's better to... let them take their lives to help me block bullets!"