Chapter 61 Each is pregnant

Recently, Yu Xiaotian has heard that from last winter to now, there have been many pirates looting of merchant ships in the Taiwan Strait, but he did not pay much attention to this news before, because it did not violate his practical interests. The Taiwan Strait is very long and large in area. These people have not stepped on it. On the territory under his control, he didn't pay much attention to it.

After meeting Zheng Yiguan today, Yu Xiaotian can basically confirm with what he said and these things. The purpose of Zheng Yiguan's trip is not necessarily to return to Kyushu Island, and their actual purpose may be to hunt in this area and stop trying to go to Manila to trade with the Spaniards. Chinese sea merchants.

As far as Yu Xiaotian knew, under the pressure of the Ming court, the Dutch were forced to do so. Although the Ming army may not be able to capture the fortress they built in Penghu, under the continuous offensive harassment of the Ming army, their stay in the Penghu Islands had no practical effect.

Under the blockade of the Ming navy, no sea merchant can trade with the Dutch under such circumstances. I'm afraid this is the reason why the Dutch finally gave up Penghu, rather than the Ming army really won the Battle of Penghu.

Li Dan and other pirates who cooperate with the Dutch have only one purpose in this area, that is, to intercept Chinese merchant ships going to Manila for the Dutch and force them to trade with the Dutch.

However, in this battle, the Dutch will definitely not be able to achieve the final victory. Therefore, they will accept Li Dan and others's suggestion to withdraw from Penghu, a place of right and wrong, move to Tainan, that is, and build Relanzha City and Chijian City, which finally made the Dutch completely control the whole Taiwan. Many years.

In fact, if this kind of thing is put in later generations, some people will definitely scold Li Dan as a traitor and betray national interests. However, in this era, people like him are also thieves and merchants. It is not only him, including Zheng Yiguan, but also people like them will only take interests as the starting point. As for what kind of nation Yi, people like them won't care about it!

And Li Dan and others wandered between the Dutch and the Ming government and acted as such a mediator. It can be said that they flattered both sides at the same time. On the one hand, they sold Taiwan Island, which is now an enclave, to the Dutch, but on the other hand, they let the Dutch give up the jurisdiction of Penghu, the Ming Dynasty and saved it. The face of today's government officials, and even the face of the court.

Both sides will eventually express their gratitude to them, so that they can make profits at both ends in the future. This deal can be said to be quite cost-effective. When they help the Dutch, they can rob some past merchant ships in this area and get an additional income!

However, Yu Xiaotian is a little funny that he is afraid to kill Zheng Yiguan. He himself did not expect that his son would inherit his manor decades later. Forced by the situation, he led troops to drive the Dutch out of Taiwan Island and become the king of Taiwan!

So what Zheng Yiguan said may not be true. You should know that they have been active in this area and have stepped on the edge of Yu Xiaotian's territory. Zheng Yiguan is definitely unwilling to tell Yu Xiaotian that he is here to intercept merchant ships passing through the Taiwan Strait, so he will say that he is going to take a boat back to Kyushu. Island.

After Xiaotian listened to Zheng Yiguan's words and didn't say it, he didn't want to break through it. At present, he doesn't want to have a positive conflict with Li Dan. Since he doesn't want to kill Zheng Yiguan now, he can only temporarily buy a face for Li Dan and make friends with Zheng Yiguan. In the future, he will really If anything happens, at least Li Dan and Zheng Yiguan will owe him a favor.

So Yu Xiaotian nodded and said, "So it is. It seems that we are really predestined today! Unfortunately, Yu has no friendship with those red-haired people. Naturally, they won't ask me for help! According to Brother Zheng, you have a good relationship with this red man these days!"

Zheng Yiguan nodded and said, "I dare not say if we have a good relationship, but at least I have been a commoner for those red-haired people, but there is also some thin face in front of them!" What? Does the head of Yu want to get to know these red-haired people? If necessary, Zheng is willing to introduce it to the head of the house!"

Yu Xiaotian had an idea. Although he is also coveting Taiwan Island at present, so far, he has not had enough strength to compete with the Dutch to prevent them from touching Taiwan Island. In this case, the Dutch are now a little anxious because they can't open the situation of trading with Chinese businessmen. Well, now he has a lot of resources on hand, and he can take this opportunity to make a profit from the Dutch.

Anyway, if you have a lot of money, you don't have to bite your hands. Whoever makes money is earned. And after making this money back, he can develop his strength and one day make himself gain the ability to confront the Dutch head-on. Why not?

And at present, there is a lot of trouble between the Dutch and the Spaniards. Since people like Li Dan can take the opportunity to get benefits from it, why can't he get the benefits from it?

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaotian nodded and smiled, "It's so good, but it's a pity that the red-haired people are fighting with the officers and soldiers now. Even if I want to catch them, I'm afraid I don't have this opportunity. Since Brother Zheng has friendship with them, Yu may really need Brother Zheng to draw from it after the situation stabilizes. Recommend it!"

"It's easy to say, as long as you can use Zheng's house, Zheng will definitely help! By the way, Zheng has been traveling to this area, but he has never seen you appear in this area. Why did the family suddenly bring his brothers to this area? Zheng Yiguan nodded and agreed. Suddenly, the words changed and asked Yu Xiaotian's purpose in this area.

Yu Xiaotian smiled secretly and knew that Zheng Yiguan wanted to inquire about him, so he waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. It's not a big deal on my side recently, but some time ago I heard that some colleagues hijacked ships around here from time to time. You know, this is also the land of our sea wolves. If something like this happens, I can't help but come and see who did it here! As soon as I came here, I met Brother Zheng. Otherwise, I'm afraid I don't know when I can get to know Brother Zheng!"

Yu Xiaotian's explanation to Zheng Yiguan makes Zheng Yiguan have nothing to say. After all, what they have done in this area during this period is not enough to be said to have stepped on the sea wolf's land, at least they have stepped on other people's land. It is not an excessive for them to bring people to check, so With some embarrassment, he hurriedly covered it up with drinking.

Yu Xiaotian did not talk to Zheng Yiguan for too long. After roughly listening to some things about Li Dan and Zheng Yiguan's experience, he compared it with the information in his memory. Although there is a deviation from what he knows, the deviation on the whole is not Very big.

And he is now eager to go to Taiwan to do his own business. He doesn't want Zheng Yiguan to know the purpose of his trip, so after drinking a drink, Yu Xiaotian generously returned Zheng Yiguan's ship to him, including the goods from his ship. He said goodbye to Zheng Yiguan at night and watched Zheng Yiguan take him. The ship sailed into the vast night.

And Zheng Yiguan was also very satisfied with Xiaotian's face. Before leaving, he repeatedly promised that he would take another time to go to Nanri Island to thank him, and then took the boat away.

Looking at the direction of Zheng Yiguan's ship leaving, Yu Xiaotian has a feeling of urgency, because the time left for him is running out. The Dutch will land in Tainan as slow as the second half of the year and begin to build his hot city. After that, with the appetite of the Dutch, they must find ways to control the whole. Taiwan Island.

And Yu Xiaotian still has to face a strong opponent, that is, the Spaniards. While the Dutch fell in for Taiwan, the Spaniards also realized that the Dutch controlled Taiwan and would pose a threat to them, so the Spaniards would follow him to Taiwan Island to seize territory.

And if he doesn't do it quickly now, I'm afraid it won't be his turn at all. With his strength, if he wants to take food from the Dutch and Spanish population, he is simply beg for the tiger.

So what he can do is to seize an opportunity, control a foothold first, and hold this fruit strongly, so that he can gain a foothold in Taiwan in the future.

The reason why he chose to target northern Taiwan instead of going to southern Taiwan is that the conditions in southern Taiwan are not as good as those in northern Taiwan. On the contrary, the southern region of Taiwan is more suitable for pioneering and reclamation. Later generations are also the main agricultural production area of Taiwan, which is more in line with his requirements.

However, the reason why he did not go to Tainan was that he knew better than anyone about the next choice of the Dutch. The Dutchman was instructed by Li Dan and chose to land in Tainan to establish their power.

If he goes to Tainan at this time, he will immediately have a head-on conflict with the Dutch, and he has no chance of winning at all.

Another important figure in Taiwan's history also has to be mentioned, that is, Yan Siqi, who is known as the king of Taiwan. In fact, Yan Siqi fled from Japan to Taiwan with his subordinates in this year, so he chose to land in the Yunlin area and began to develop in that area, preparing to build his foundation there. Industry.

However, Yan Siqi was unlucky. As soon as he stood in Taiwan, he died of illness. His men were also gathered by Zheng Yiguan and took over his inheritance. However, Zheng Yiguan also failed to keep the place Yan Siqi left him, because the Dutch did not allow them to develop urgently in Taiwan. Later, Zheng Yiguan was forced to abandon Taiwan in desperation. Bay Island returned to the coastal area of Quanzhou to develop his power.

So knowing these things in advance makes it easier for Yu Xiaotian to make the right choice. If he wants to occupy a place in Taiwan and gain a firm foothold, and not be squeezed away by the Dutch in the future, he must first choose a foothold in northern Taiwan, accelerate the development of his strength in advance, and wait until the Dutch drive him away. Before leaving, he must acquire the ability to fight against the Dutch to keep his territory.