Chapter 203 Unexpected joy
Qin Shou was beaten by Xu Xueju and became honest and hesitant: "My sir means we don't have to do anything, let him die?..."
Xu Xueju shook his head and pondered, "I can't see through this. I personally wooed him before, but he was unmoved. It means that his ambition is great. If this son meets a wise king, he may be a capable minister in governing the world, but if he encounters a chaotic world, he will become a hero in the troubled world! My Donglin Party members are upholding the righteousness. If this son is Cao Aman, he will become a major trouble in the Donglin Party in the future. At this time, he should take advantage of his wings to prevent problems before they happen, and do not give him a chance to grow, and will kill the threat in the cradle! However, we don't need to take action in this matter. Guo Zhiyuan wants to go on a mission to Luzon, so he can only board the ship from Haicheng Yue Port, Fujian is divided into Zhangnan Road and the right-sponsor Shen Yizhong The junior minister, Chen Yiguan, is also an important member of the Fujian Zhejiang Party. Hearing that Chen Yiguan hated Guo Zhiyuan to the core and wanted to get rid of it quickly, did the emperor ask me to cooperate with local officials in Fujian? I wrote a letter and handed over the cooperation matters to Shen Yizhong. Chen Yizhong will definitely not let Guo Zhiyuan escape unsuccessfully. In this way, we can kill people with a knife. Even if Guo Zhiyuan really has great luck and can complete his mission and return safely, he will think that the person who harmed him was Shen Yizhong. If he wants to take revenge, he will only revenge Chen Yizhong. In this way, killing two birds with one stone. Whether the matter is successful or not, our Donglin Party can reap the benefits of the fisherman!…”
Qin Shou was stunned when he heard this. Sure enough, Jiang was so old that Xu Xueju could come up with this trick, which shows that he was very scheming. What's even more rare is that he was clearly using a conspiracy to kill people with a knife, but he could speak so righteously. This skill was really beyond his reach. He quickly gave Xu Xueju a thumbs up and said, "Gao! Lord is really tall! Such a brilliant plan, Guo Zhiyuan couldn't escape even if he had three heads and six arms. He was taught by the officials. I hope he would like to give up his officials more in the future..."
Xu Xueju glanced at Qin Shou, and also felt a little proud of his long beard on his jaw and laughed!
Guo Zhiyuan naturally didn't know that he had been sold by Xu Xueju, so he persuaded Sun Chuan that he had more help when he was on the mission to Luzon, and his heavy mood also relaxed a lot. When he returned to the county government residence, he saw Bai Du paced back and forth in the flower hall, as if he was waiting for him to come back. Guo Zhiyuan thought Bai Du was not giving up and still wanted to follow him to Luzon, so he shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Brother Bai, you are really persistent, but I can't take you to Luzon anyway..."
Seeing Guo Zhiyuan coming back, Bai Du quickly came up and waved his hand and said, "Young Master misunderstood. Bai did not want to follow the young master to Luzon. The young master entrusted the ancient field to me. How could I not know the importance of it? It's just that the young master's trip is extremely dangerous. Although Bai cannot follow the young master, he should try his best to share his worries..."
As he said that, he took out a jade pendant from his arms and handed it to Guo Zhiyuan and said, "When my grandfather went to sea, he saved someone on the sea. I heard that this man was doing business in Luzon and seemed to be quite powerful. If the young man could find this man in Luzon, he could provide some resistance to the young man. This man valued loyalty. When my grandfather saved him in the past, he left this jade pendant as a token, saying that this jade pendant was his life. If my grandfather needed his help, he just needed someone to hold this jade pendant to meet him, and he would fight to the death to help..."
When Guo Zhiyuan heard this, he was overjoyed. He was worried that he knew nothing about Luzon's situation. If someone familiar with Luzon helped him, he would be even more sure of this trip. He quickly asked: "What is this person's name? What are his characteristics? Where can I find him in Luzon?..."
Bai Du scratched his head and said, "Bai has never seen this person before, so he doesn't know what his appearance is. However, since this person is quite powerful in Luzon, he must be famous in Luzon. The young master may know his whereabouts when he asks someone. This person is called Li Dan..."
"Li Dan?" Guo Zhiyuan was almost shocked when he heard this!
"Can the young master actually recognize this person?" Bai Du was surprised when he saw Guo Zhiyuan's expression.
Guo Zhiyuan certainly knew Li Dan because Li Dan was also a famous pirate in the history of the Ming Dynasty! Li Dan can almost be said to be the second pirate king Wang Zhi. He is also rich enough to rival a country and has many subordinates. Even Zheng Zhilong, the father of the famous hero Zheng Chenggong, was once the subordinate of Li Dan and became his adopted son. Zheng Zhilong later became the largest force that almost monopolized the entire coastal maritime trade in Fujian. It is said that it was because he killed Li Dan with a conspiracy and swallowed up part of Li Dan's wealth and power that he could quickly rise and become the maritime overlord in the late Ming Dynasty. It can be said that without Li Dan, it is really possible that Zheng Chenggong would have the feat of regaining Taiwan.
Li Dan was originally doing business in Luzon, so he almost monopolized the entire department store trade in Manila and became the leader of Chinese society in Manila. It is precisely because of this that he was also arrested by the Spanish during the massacre of Manila in 1603. In his original history, he did not find an opportunity to escape until 1607 and fled to Hirado, Nagasaki, Japan.
Li Dan, who fled to Japan, quickly seized the opportunity of the newly appointed Tokugawa shogunate to improve relations with the Ming government and make a comeback again, and it is even more powerful, becoming the leader of the Chinese society in Japan again. It is said that Tokugawa Ieyasu's unification of Japan was due to Li Dan's support. It can be seen that Li Dan was so powerful that Li Guosuke was able to inherit his power in Japan and became a huge pirate force in the late Ming Dynasty. He also participated in the 1633 naval battle of the Ming and the Netherlands. However, perhaps because Li Guosuke always believed that Li Dan was killed by Zheng Zhilong. In this naval battle, Li Guosuke stood on the side of the Dutch and was eventually defeated by Zheng Zhilong.
So when Guo Zhiyuan heard Bai Du say that the person he wanted was Li Dan, he was surprised and happy. If he could get Li Dan's help, not only would Guo Zhiyuan's chances of winning on Luzon this time have greatly increased, but it would also be of great help to Guo Zhiyuan's future great achievements! In history, Li Dan escaped from death and went to Japan to make a comeback so quickly and established a huge force. Now with the guidance of Guo Zhiyuan, a time traveler, he would not have become the overlord of the sea!
Thinking of this, Guo Zhiyuan couldn't help but pat Bai Du on the shoulder and laughed: "Brother Bai, the person you asked me to find is amazing. With his help, I will have great hope of success in my mission to Luzon this time!..."
There are quite a few things to prepare for when going to Luzon. Fortunately, with Xu Guangqi and Bai Du, two powerful arm helps, Guo Zhiyuan only needs to explain what needs to be prepared, and they will arrange it themselves. With Sun Chuanzai, there is no need to worry about the sailing materials. Guo Zhiyuan mainly focuses on the training of the troops in the country training for the troops in the past few days, so he can familiarize himself with the use of flintlock rifles, and at the same time, let the Sun family teach them the knowledge of maritime combat. The troops in the country training have never experienced naval battles, and their combat effectiveness will definitely be weakened. Fortunately, there are many rivers in Gutian, and most of them are still familiar with water and will not be completely blind.
In addition, Guo Zhiyuan also asked the clothing factory to make a hundred new sets of military uniforms. This time he went to negotiate with the Spanish, Guo Zhiyuan could only rely on fraud, so he must not lose in terms of momentum. Guo Zhiyuan designed a military uniform based on the style of the modern naval guard of honor uniforms, paired with a large-brimmed hat, golden spike belt, armed belt, and long leather boots. Although the protection is not very good, he is majestic and looks very bluffing, which makes the gang training soldiers who were not selected so envious.
Of course, Guo Zhiyuan could not have taken so many people to Fuzhou directly. This would not only be too sarcastic, but also exposed his trump card. So he asked the Tuanlian Township Soldiers and Sun Mansion's clerks to be dressed up by Shen Junrong, and Sun Laosan took them to Haicheng Yuegang in batches, while he only took Chu Wan'er, Fa Zheng, Chen Lingyu and ten personal guards to Fuzhou to find Xu Xueju. Although he did not expect Xu Xueju to give him much support, since Wanli gave him a secret order to let local officials in Fujian cooperate, he certainly had to find some benefits from Xu Xueju.
Xu Xueju was very enthusiastic when he saw Guo Zhiyuan. He grabbed his hand and exclaimed: "I had known that Guo Xianxian's nephew was definitely not a thing in the pool, and he would become a pillar of the country. Now Guo Xianxian has been valued by the emperor and served as a diplomatic envoy to Luzon. He will surely soar to the sky in the future. The future is unlimited! ... The chief of Luzon killed our businessmen and civilians without any effort. I was also very angry. I couldn't eat at night because of this. The emperor did not allow the war to begin lightly, so it has been unresolved. Since ancient times, heroes have been young. This time, Guo Xianxian's nephew will definitely succeed in his mission. I can also resolve a regret!..."
Guo Zhiyuan quickly said humbly: "Mr. Xu is too rewarded. It is difficult for the young master to take on this important task. However, since he was wrongly loved by the emperor, the official had to do his best. He also asked Master Xu to make some money, food, supplies, ships, arms, and guards..."
Before Guo Zhiyuan finished speaking, Xu Xueju waved his hand boldly: "These are not required to be said by nephews. Don't say that nephews have a secret decree. If I want to cooperate with local officials in Fujian, there is no secret decree. With the friendship between me and Lord Guo, I will definitely support me. Before the nephews come, I have already sent a letter to the right-sponsor of Zhangnan Road, Fujian to send him a letter to Lord Shen, who is required to cooperate with him. The nephews need to be allocated first for the money, grain, materials and military supplies required for this mission should be given priority, and elite soldiers should be sent to escort them. Anyway, nephews also need to go to sea from Haicheng Yue Port when they go on missions. At this time, Lord Shen is in Haicheng, and the nephews will go directly to find him..."
Seeing Xu Xueju so easy to speak, Guo Zhiyuan was also very surprised. He couldn't say a lot of words prepared, so he had to thank Xu Xueju, and then stood up to say goodbye, then set off for Haicheng.
Although Haicheng is just a county, because Haicheng Yue Port is the only port that allowed to trade in sea during the Wanli period, its prosperity is not worse than Fuzhou. It is known as the Little Suzhou and Hangzhou, and it is even more in the sky and underground than Guo Zhiyuan's Gutian County. This is the first time Guo Zhiyuan came to Haicheng County. He was surprised to see the prosperous scene here.
Chapter completed!