"Mr. Xu, what you are doing is wrong. What emperor's order? This sea belongs to my Zheng family. You are interfering like this. Don't you regard my Zheng family at all?" Zheng Zhihu didn't care about the emperor or not. He only knew that his Zheng family had the final say on the sea, so his words were full of anger.
Although the Ming Dynasty was already on the decline, Zheng Zhihu's words were extremely arrogant. Xu Yu was also a pirate, and there was only Tang Tong in his heart and no court. However, Xu Yu followed Tang Tong and was influenced by the national and ethnic ideas of Tang Tong's descendants. He was disgusted with Zheng Zhilong, a force that only cared about his own interests. Although people do have to consider their own interests, those who only think about themselves when the country and nation are in danger are, to put it bluntly, the material for being traitors.
"Haha, General Zheng, when did this sea become yours and your Zheng family's? Although I, Xu Yu, am ignorant, I also know that this world belongs to the Ming Dynasty, and this world belongs even more to the people of the Han Dynasty. When did this sea become your Zheng family's private property? My master, for the sake of the court and the people, sent troops to clear the bandits on the sea. How does that infringe on the interests of your Zheng family? General Zheng, I know that you are now an official appointed by the court. You are not going to tell me that your Zheng family is going to be bandits again." Xu Yu laughed sarcastically.
"You, you guys, well, since there's nothing to talk about, then just wait to be blockaded at sea by our Zheng family." Zheng Zhihu stood up and pointed at Xu Yu angrily.
"General Zheng, I advise you to sit down and have a good talk. I might as well tell you that we have more than a hundred Dutch soldiers in our hands. With these hostages, we can negotiate with the Dutch at any time. So, you don't have to think about borrowing the power of the Dutch. As for Spain, Portugal, England and so on, they are blocked by the Dutch and cannot come for the time being. Just relying on the strength of your Zheng family, I am not saying that, although you have more than 30,000 people, a thousand warships, and a thousand artillery, you look very powerful, but in fact, the real elites are only half of your number, and the real sea warships are only "There are about a hundred ships, but only about fifty of them are equipped with red cannons, and only thirteen of them have more than ten red cannons. Now, let's talk about my master's strength. He has 17,000 elite naval troops and 10,000 land forces, which is almost as many as yours. He has over a thousand warships and over a thousand cannons. Although he has fewer red cannons than you, my master has plenty of money, so buying a thousand or so red cannons from the Westerners is no problem at all. If you want to fight us, I'm afraid you won't gain anything." Xu Yu said calmly, picking up his teacup and taking a sip.
"Hmph, my Zheng family has been dominating the seas for more than a decade. The Dutch, who were so powerful, couldn't gain any benefits from my Zheng family. How can a newly rising force like you compare with us?" Zheng Zhihu snorted and sat down again. He was not a brainless man. When he came here, he also inquired about the strength of Tang Tong's subordinates. He knew that what Xu Yu said was roughly correct, but he didn't think about it. Tang Tong didn't regard those tens of thousands of Japanese as his subordinates at all as long as he had money. If a war really came out, Tang Tong wouldn't mind no matter how many Japanese died.
Zheng Zhilong also had many Japanese under his command. Unlike Tang Tong, Zheng Zhilong regarded them as his own subordinates. He would not be willing to use a large number of his men to fight Tang Tong. Therefore, although Xu Yu was so tough, Zheng Zhilong did not dare to provoke a war. The most important point was the difference between their Zheng family and Tang Tong. Tang Tong was a serious court official. Even if all his subordinates were killed, Tang Tong was still an official appointed by the court and could still make a comeback. However, the Zheng family was different. The Zheng family was recruited by the court out of helplessness. Once the Zheng family had exhausted all their strength in a fight with others, the court would definitely beat them up. After weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Zheng Zhihu sat down calmly.
Seeing Zheng Zhihu showing signs of surrender, Xu Yu didn't dare to push him any further. He decided to withdraw while he was ahead and smiled slightly. "It's true that your Zheng family has been active on the seas for over a decade, but your vision is too short-sighted. The world is developing rapidly. Since the use of hot weapons, modern naval warfare has become increasingly dependent on silver and industrial development. My family has both of these. Today is not the day for a formal meeting. General Zheng should rest up first."
The two sides stopped talking about the previous topic. Xu Yuxiang arranged accommodation for Zheng Zhihu and his men and left. Zheng Zhihu watched Xu Yuxiang and his men leave, and then looked at the two rows of soldiers standing guard at the guesthouse. Their motionless bodies made Zheng Zhihu frown.
After a group of people moved into the luxuriously decorated villa, Zheng Zhihu's men couldn't help but go up and down the stairs to visit because there were no outsiders around. Everyone's eyes were full of envy. One of them felt a little urgent and went outside to find a toilet. He saw a waitress waiting outside the door, so he asked her where the toilet was. The Japanese waitress knew Chinese and took the man to the bathroom in the villa.
After a long time, the man walked out of the bathroom, his face flushed red, and he tried to run outside in a hurry, causing everyone to look at him curiously.
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