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

Chapter 796

At the rear of the battleship, there were two flankers in the huge bedroom, but there was still a bar for McPherson to entertain himself.

He sat on a leather chair, frowning and looking out the window. The sea was surging, reflecting the sun's rays, and the whole world was colorful.

He sighed softly, knocked on the glass in his hand, and said slowly: "The storm is coming."

The strong man next to him sobered him up and whispered: "Governor, don't worry. When our compatriots are rescued, we can still block their exit throat."

McPherson laughed and said softly: "Mr. Pedro, do you still think we can rescue more than a thousand compatriots?"

The calm words made the strong man's face change immediately, and he trembled and said: "Governor, do you mean that all negotiations with Zhou Yuan are invalid?"

McPherson took a sip of wine and blew the sea breeze, but there was no expression on his face.

He said calmly: "There is an old proverb in the Jin Dynasty, which goes, 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.'"

"If you know more about Zhou Yuan, you will find that he is a cruel man."

"He is an extreme nationalist and a very courageous commander. He does everything without favoring short-term peace, but rather a permanent solution."

"So almost all the Mongols were killed, so the chieftain system in the southwest was abolished, so almost everyone who stood in his way ended up dead, and there was never a peaceful solution."

"Based on this situation, the fate of our compatriots may have been doomed the moment they were caught."

At this point, he smiled and looked at the strong man beside him, and whispered: "Believe it or not, when he was negotiating with me, all he could think about was how to kill Me. "

Pedro lowered his head and gritted his teeth and said, "Since he has decided to kill people, why does he still want to negotiate with us?"

McPherson said, "Because killing more than a thousand people is not his purpose. What he really wants to do is... kill me, destroy our forces in Haojing, and even the Dutch in Dongfan Island. "

"Of course, he is a marshal on land, but naval battles are completely different. He is not sure, but I am very sure. "

"Pedro, you will see a wonderful war, and the final winner of this war will be us."

"Because at sea, there is no personal heroism, only the confrontation between civilizations. "

"He is excellent, but Dajin is too old. "

...

At noon on June 15, two large merchant ships under the Chaozhou merchants were already setting sail.

This is their first time to go to sea in two years, and everyone has been waiting for this day for too long.

They hung red silk on the boat, set off a lot of firecrackers, set up an altar at the dock, and crew members came one after another to burn incense and kowtow to Mazu.

They hoped to dump all the goods this time in exchange for countless gold and silver.

After two years of no exports, major markets have long been hungry for food. Their destination this time is the island pirate country.

And this is fake...

Huang Zuoyu stood at the dock with extremely complicated feelings.

In the past two years, as the chairman of the Chaozhou Merchants Association, he has taken too much pressure. He knows what all this means to everyone today.

So he dared not say it clearly, this time it was just a test.

When they encounter Portuguese or Dutch battleships, they must return to the ship. They are not allowed to approach, discuss, bribe, or fight.

Huang Zuoyu still knelt down, burned incense and kowtowed to Mazu, with a pious look.

He hoped that this was a good start and that everyone would return safely.

"Set sail! Set out to sea!"

As he roared, drums sounded on the dock, two large ships raised their sails, dozens of sailors began to exert their strength, and the large ships slowly moved forward.

Zhou Yuan stood in the distance and watched this scene, feeling a little nervous.

If McPherson took action, it would be within his expectations.

He was afraid that the Dutch on Dongfan Island would take action. So far, they have not had any friction with Dajin. At least Dajin has not fought with them since thirty years ago.

But... the goods on the merchant ships are real money!

As plunderers, how could they not be interested in money?

Zhou Yuan was afraid of facing two enemies at the same time, otherwise even six battleships and four cruisers would not be enough. The backward experience in naval warfare was originally a disadvantage.

"Your Majesty."

Huang Zuoyu walked to Zhou Yuan's side, bowed slightly, and sighed: "If there is no problem with this test, should we ship it out?"

Zhou Yuan shook his head slowly and said: "Be prepared not to ship for a long time, we still have a long way to go to regain the sea rights. "

Huang Zuoyu gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, the Chaozhou merchants have gone bankrupt. Even if we risk our lives, we can't hold on for a month."

"Because it takes time to ship goods and get money back!"

"Now the Chaozhou merchants are like a powder keg. They haven't seen money for too long. People can't hold it anymore. Once something happens, this place will explode directly."

"It's not that I'm anxious, I really can't delay it."

Zhou Yuan understood what he said.

He thought for a long time before suddenly saying, "Five days! In five days, do your best. How much goods can you load? Where can you sell it?"

Huang Zuoyu hurriedly said, "We can call on thousands of coolies. Within five days, we can fill all the fleets and go to the island pirate country and Annan, Siam and other countries in the southwest."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "I have an idea in my mind. You wait for the news. "

Huang Zuoyu was anxious: "Wait longer?"

Zhou Yuan patted his shoulder and said in a deep voice: "I am more anxious than you, but being anxious does not necessarily mean that things can be done."

Every matter, whether urgent or not, tense or not, gave Zhou Yuan endless inspiration.

He thought about the plan and built a blueprint for all aspects in his mind.

He went back to the room directly and asked everyone not to disturb him.

He looked at the map carefully, drawing with a pen, sighing from time to time, frowning from time to time.

Until late at night, Li Yu'an's voice came from the door: "The Chaozhou merchant ship is back. They did not encounter the Dutch, but encountered McPherson's battleships."

"The other side was very aggressive and even fired, but fortunately no casualties were caused."

Zhou Yuan opened the door and said in a deep voice: "How many battleships?"

"Two. "

Li Yu'an whispered: "Two battleships and one cruiser are arranged in a triangular shape. The goal is very clear, which is to force Chaozhou merchants to return."

"It seems that their shells deliberately did not hit the ship for fear of damaging the goods."

"They seem to have been regarded as their private property by these things."

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and grinned: "Let's go, Virgin Sister, let's go to Fuzhou Baochuan Factory. The plan in my mind is perfect, and it's time to act!"

Li Yu'an glared and said: "You have a plan so soon?"

He took Li Yu'an's hand and strode forward, and then saw Huang Zuoyu who was walking hurriedly.

Zhou Yuan immediately said: "Huang Zuoyu, fill your ship for me in five days. Congratulations, it's time to go to sea. Just five days later!"

Huang Zuoyu's figure was shocked, and he immediately shouted: "No problem! I promise there will be no problem!"