Great time travel

Chapter 3, 27 Moments in Four Years of Chongzhen ([-])

The third moment: the confused Long Aotian
November of the fourth year of Chongzhen, Taiwan Strait, Penghu Island
The top floor of Penghu Governor's Mansion, the private bathroom attached to the Governor's bedroom
"...Wow--"

"...Evening wind gently blows Penghu Bay, white waves chase the beach, there is no coconut grove drunk with setting sun, just a sea of ​​blue..."

Accompanied by the sound of flushing the toilet, the newly recruited "bandit leader" and "expatriate veteran", Zhang Wei, the governor of Penghu, walked out of the bathroom disheveledly, wearing a pair of slippers while wearing a belt and a pair of slippers.Next, he took out a wooden toothbrush from the bamboo tube hanging on the wall, and dipped it in "advanced" tooth powder made of shell powder, refined salt, gypsum, spices, herbal powder and other ingredients, and then served it He walked to the balcony with a porcelain cup filled with clear water, overlooking the scenery of Penghu in the early morning, while brushing his teeth with a mouth full of foam.

——Blue sky, white clouds, blue sea, golden beach... Under the morning light, the scenery of the Penghu Islands is as beautiful and moving as ever...

In general, the Penghu Archipelago consists of three main islands and several strings of small islands.Among them, Penghu Main Island is the largest, followed by Xiyu and Baisha Township.The three islands add up to more than 100 square kilometers, accounting for [-] to [-]% of the entire archipelago.The island is either exposed basalt landforms or broken coral reefs. The area covered by vegetation and soil adds up to only [-] to [-] percent. Naturally, the land that can be used for human farming and reclamation is even less, but if it depends on the sea to eat the sea, change As for the diet structure, if sea fish is the staple food, then life can still go on.

Therefore, as early as the Song Dynasty, Penghu Island already had a wharf for Quanzhou fishermen to rest and repair boats. Although it was abandoned in the early Ming Dynasty, it gradually flourished again during the Zhengde and Jiajing years. Thousand Islanders often live here.By the end of the Ming Dynasty, the "Sea Giant Bandit" Li Dan brothers managed this place, and Penghu was already quite prosperous. Not only was it rich in seafood, but it also guarded the main channel of the Taiwan Strait. It was a good port leading to Taiwan and other places in Southeast Asia. Settling down, after more than ten years of operation, it has already formed the appearance of a small town.

Since then, Zheng Zhilong has successively defeated heroes from all walks of life on the sea, seized Penghu as his foundation, and then gathered heroes from the sea to harass the coastal areas of Fujian.At the same time, using Penghu as a hub, it developed trade with Japan and Southeast Asia, thereby reaping huge profits, which made the island prosperous for a while.It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. After Zheng Zhilong was recruited, he became a guerrilla general, and returned to Quanzhou with his magnificent clothes.The Zheng family, a series of sea lords who originally occupied Penghu, also landed in southern Fujian one after another, bought real estate, built luxury houses and manors, and never returned, and the Penghu Islands became desolate again.

Of course, among the sea heroes who originally followed Zheng Zhilong to gather in Penghu, apart from the vast majority who moved to the prosperous places in southern Fujian, there was also a stunned young man named Zhang Wei, who was also Zheng Zhilong's sworn brother—— I didn't follow Zheng Zhilong to Quanzhou to enjoy the wealth and honor, but before Zheng Zhilong could be recruited, I went to Taiwan, a place that doesn't shit, to reclaim wasteland and eat from the soil... When all the heroes of the sea are enjoying their luxury in Quanzhou , when I was satisfied in the center of singing, dancing and feasting, I would occasionally feel sorry for Zhang Wei, an idiot who went to Taiwan.

Closer to home, in any case, for the Zheng Zhilong Group that has moved to Quanzhou Zhongzuo, after controlling the southern Fujian land, Penghu has almost become a dispensable place, and the defense force is naturally very sparse and slack.Therefore, when Taiwan's Zhang Wei suddenly raised the anti-flag and united with the "Australian" fleet from Hainan Island to return to Penghu from Taiwan, he took this place without bloodshed with almost no effort.

——At that time, Zheng Zhilong had already been defeated in southern Fujian, and his entire army was wiped out.However, the Penghu guards only have a few hundred old and weak soldiers with insufficient armaments, not even a warship, and he is not a direct descendant of the Zheng family, but an old acquaintance of Zhang Wei.
Then, Zhang Wei became the governor of Penghu, and at the same time he reluctantly accepted the reorganization of the Senate, giving up his direct troops and foundations in Taiwan-this is not only the trend of the times, but also Zhang Wei's half push... because he really Can't think of any other options?

In fact, as a Long Aotian-style time traveler who has always felt very good to me, Zhang Wei also had some extraordinary ambitions at the beginning of the time travel. He deliberately wanted to recruit famous people in history and form his own team.

It's a pity that he came too early. Among the "Three Heroes of Taiwan" in the future, Liu Guoxuan and Feng Xifan have not yet been born.As for General Shi Lang, who will conquer Taiwan and destroy the Zheng family in the future, he is only a child of a few years old—I don’t know if it is because the arrival of Zhang Wei and Huang Shi changed the history of the end of Ming Dynasty, just after Zhang Wei took refuge in Zheng Zhilong. Not long after, Shi Lang's father, Shi Daxuan, died in a sea conflict, making Shi Lang an orphan at a young age in this time and space, and all the athletes who had gathered under his father's flag were all dispersed, leaving only a few loyal family members People and a small boat... Most of the pirate gangs in the late Ming Dynasty were like this. If they were prosperous, there would be countless people eating in a pot. And cohesion to speak of.Zhang Wei took the opportunity to take advantage of his popularity among the Penghu group of giants, and tried to win over, and finally took this little Zhengtai Shi Lang under his command, barely satisfying a little bit of celebrity collection...

Next, Zhang Wei "asked for trouble" amidst the sneers of the Penghu tycoons, and instead of doing the sea trade that was making money every day, he took Shi Lang to Taiwan to reclaim wasteland and farm land, and took over the old man by the way. Some of the immigrants left by the two seniors Yan Siqi and Li Dan in [-] (the two seniors of the pirate industry, Yan Siqi and Li Dan, once migrated some refugees from Fujian to Taiwan to cultivate wasteland and farmland, and wanted to open a sub-base, but after Zheng Zhilong came to power, , because the Zheng family returned to Fujian wholeheartedly, so Taiwan just built a rudimentary sub-base and no one took care of it, and finally fell into the hands of the Dutch), and then complacently managed this piece of their own territory— ——Relying on the foresight of the traveler and some subtle good luck, Zhang Wei soon cultivated a large area of ​​rice fields and sugarcane fields in Taiwan, and built small towns and cottages. Everything seemed to be booming.

However, after only one year, the situation changed drastically—after the boss Zheng Zhilong swept across southern Fujian in high spirits, he was defeated in Xiapu in northern Fujian, and was beaten badly by the famous general Huang Shi who had just been transferred from Liaodong. I had no choice but to flee back to Penghu Island in desperation, licking my wounds and preparing to fight again with the whole army.Even Zhang Wei was extorted a lot of food and supplies, and even asked the Zheng family to recruit a strong man in Taiwan... Regarding the above requirements, he has not completely separated from the Zheng family group at this time. Zhang Wei couldn't refuse at all, so he had to knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.To make matters worse, the Dutch who colonized Taiwan also took the opportunity to make things worse and forced Zhang Wei to pay heavy taxes, making the previous prosperity come to naught.

Then, after collecting the achievements and legends of this Huangshi, Zhang Wei immediately came to a horrifying judgment: this is definitely a time traveler.

——At the same time, Marshal Huang of Huangshi across the Taiwan Strait also keenly noticed Zhang Wei and his group on Taiwan Island...

As a Long Aotian-style traverser who has always felt very good to me, Zhang Wei immediately and naturally regarded Huangshi as his biggest opponent.But Huangshi, the general soldier of Fujian, is obviously not easy to deal with. The opponent not only has a terrific record that makes the Eight Banners powerful, and the most powerful battlefield command ability in this era, but also has a modern army that can defeat the Jurchen iron cavalry with long spears. Turn into infantry!In contrast, the gang of Zhang Wei's minions is simply a mob... Fortunately, Huangshi's troops cannot cross the Taiwan Strait, so Zhang Wei still has time to think about countermeasures.

Next, with a batch of modern small department stores suddenly appearing on the market, and a secret letter written in Chinese pinyin sent by Huangshi, Zhang Wei finally found out in extreme frustration that not only was he not the only one in the world The main character of the time travel is not even the only one—Huangshi Huang Dashuai, the legendary hero who shocked Liaodong and killed Nurhachi, is actually just a pioneer of a huge time travel group that is about to arrive in Lingao County, Qiongzhou!

(At that time Zhang Wei really thought that Huangshi had made a guest appearance on a Rambo, sneaked into Liaoyang alone and killed Nurhachi, and was almost scared to death by this superman.)
After a while, the spies dispatched in advance sent back news from Lingao that an incredible big iron ship really arrived... So, after a long sigh, Zhang Wei had to put away his arrogance like Long Aotian, and died completely Thoughts about fighting for world hegemony: No way, if he is an official of the Ming Dynasty, maybe he can still use the power of the court to nip this time-traveling group in the bud—although it is very difficult to do.But his identity at this time is just a small pirate leader, a real "outlaw" and "outlaw", in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty officials, I am afraid that he is even more annoying than the Mongolian Tartars, and he wants to use it. Nowhere to borrow.As for the group of traversers in Lingao, they are not only well-prepared, but also have a strong comprehensive strength. Officially, they also have Fujian General Soldier Huangshi, the No. Trust Huangshi, or choose to trust yourself?

(As an outsider at the time, Zhang Wei was not very clear about the fact that Huangshi was attacked and excluded by the Donglin Party because of his attachment to the Eunuch Party.)
Zheng Zhilong?Not to mention that at this time, Zhang Wei has gradually revealed his intention to leave the Zheng family and work alone, so it is impossible to continue to gain Zheng Zhilong's trust.Even if Zheng Zhilong intends to destroy Lingao's time-traversing crowd, with Liu Xiang, Li Qikui, Zhu Cailao and a group of old opponents around him who have not yet been eliminated, it is impossible for the Zheng family's fleet to leave Minhai for an expedition to Qiongzhou, otherwise it would be tantamount to exposing Show your weakness and let a group of old enemies stab you!

As for Zhang Wei's own strength in Taiwan, let alone mention it.A total of only 5000 people, more than 300 soldiers, and six seagoing ships—one of which belonged to Shi Lang, and two belonged to He Bin and Guo Huaiyi, the early immigrants from Taiwan. They were all merchant ships, not warships.The firearms were only two or three earthen guns, which looked like a mess, and the soldiers had never had a decent experience in large-scale battles.Due to the excessive expropriation by the Dutch and Zheng Zhilong, Zhang Wei's finances are barely enough to maintain the status quo, and he can't spend more money to recruit refugees in Fujian and Guangdong for the time being... It is conceivable that in the coming time, if If he couldn't get rid of the heavy shackles on his head, it would be difficult for him to greatly expand his strength.

Therefore, as a person who is still sensible enough, Zhang Wei thought about it in Taiwan, and finally decided to curb his arrogance like Long Aotian. The traveler group known as the "Kun Thief (short-haired thief)"... At the same time, relying on their own foundation in Taiwan and their connections in Fujian as bargaining chips, they tried to get a better treatment.

In the end, after some bargaining, Zhang Wei finally got the title of a veteran for the sake of being a fellow traveler, and basically successfully integrated into that group——under Huangshi's strong insistence before , the Lingao Traverser Senate has given him He Dingyuan, Jin Qiude, Zhao Manxiong, Zhang Zaidi and other confidantes, and has also won the qualification of "alternate veteran" (enjoy the treatment of the veteran, such as being assigned as a maid, but without the powers of the elders).Since even the natives of this time and space can be elders, there is no reason to reject Zhang Wei, who is also from modern times.

In this way, Zhang Wei gave up the small private group he ran in Taiwan disheartenedly, forgot the hegemony of Wang Tu he once imagined, and integrated into the big group of Lingao Traverser Senate.Although the loss is not small, the gain is also a lot, the main thing is to live a comfortable life more similar to modern people-for example, he finally used coconut oil soap again, smoked cigarettes, and lit a relatively bright lamp. kerosene lamp...

Of course, even with the current strength of the Lingao Senate, it is still far from being able to replicate everything in the daily life of the 21st century. Many things can only be produced with some plausible imitations, such as replacing toothpaste with tooth powder, and so on. There are weird-tasting candies and things like that.But for Zhang Wei, these are already very pleasant.In particular, the white porcelain flush toilet in his bedroom and bathroom moved him greatly: anyone who has not experienced the harsh sanitation environment of the seventeenth century may find it difficult to understand his kind of toilet. moved.

Hey, no matter what, even if it is the protagonist of the time traveler, not everyone can claim the title of emperor and king!After all, there is only one throne for the old emperor.I remember that in those urban or officialdom novels, if the protagonist can become the boss of a big company, a famous director, or a boss, he is already considered a winner in life like Long Aotian.I am now a vassal in Penghu, and I will at least be a leader of the **** level in future generations. This kind of life is already very successful, let alone continue to climb up in the future The opportunity... Zhang Wei comforted himself in his heart.

After carefully brushing his teeth, washing his face, and arranging his appearance in front of the mirror, Zhang Weicai calmly walked down the stairs and went to the restaurant to have breakfast.On the table covered with white tablecloths, exquisite tableware and sumptuous food have been placed: porridge with preserved egg and lean pork, rice dumplings with red bean paste, delicious grilled salted fish, and a small bottle of pepper to accompany the meal.Plates, rice bowls and spoons are all made of bone china fired in the porcelain kiln of the Lingao Senate, on which the "National Emblem" of the Senate is uniformly fired: the gear ears of wheat under the wings of the golden double-headed eagle and the pattern of the "Holy Ship" .

Shi Lang, who lives with Zhang Wei in the governor's mansion, has already started eating for a while, and his orderly - actually a trusted old man who has served the Shi family for several generations - is packing his military belt and combat boots for him. .I saw that kind-hearted middle-aged man sitting on a small bench, carefully oiling Shi Lang's little boots, and using powder made from broken tiles to polish the metal parts on the armament belt, trying to make them look shiny Bright.

——Shi Lang is only ten years old this year. Although his life has undergone many changes, he is still a very naive young man in general. After the custom-made "general officer's version" boy scout uniform, Shi Lang was fascinated by this elegant and mighty luxury uniform. He would wear this dazzling outfit every day, ostentatiously passing through the streets and docks of Penghu.

Zhang Wei greeted Shi Lang casually, and was about to sit down to eat, when Shi Lang asked, "... Uncle Zhang, in two days you will sail with the fleet to Liaodong, and go with that Marshal Huang." Does Dongjiang Town take in refugees?"

"...Yeah! Why? You also want to go to see the scenery in the north?" Zhang Wei asked casually while drinking porridge with preserved egg and lean meat.

"...don't go! I heard that it's so cold in Liaodong that it can freeze people's noses off!" Shi Lang, a chubby young lady, hastily shook his head, "...I just don't think it's worth it! Fujian's There are also quite a few refugees, so why go all the way to Liaodong to get people? The travel expenses are so expensive!"

——When Zhang Wei was engaged in land reclamation in Taiwan, he did not avoid Shi Lang when calculating various income and expenses. When he was free, he even taught him a little arithmetic. Under the influence of his ears and eyes, this little chubby man now understands a little bit about this aspect Superficial truth.

"...No way, those people are all old acquaintances of Marshal Huang! The travel fare is more expensive, and it's not our money anyway!"

Zhang Wei dealt with it after a haha, and Shi Lang didn't continue to dwell on this issue. He just quickly finished the last few mouthfuls of breakfast, hummed "March of Warships" and slipped off the table, running to the cat next to the window sill. In front of the nest, I teased a little tabby cat I just got yesterday.

In fact, in Zhang Wei's mind, he also disapproved of Huangshi's insistence on sending a ship north to accommodate the soldiers and civilians of Dongjiang Town.The main issue is not the long distance of shipping and the high cost - in this era when the population is the potential for war, it is not a big deal to spend more money if you can get hundreds of thousands of people at one time. Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions sell more "Australian goods".

But the problem is that behind Dongjiang Town, there is a Dengzhou Town in Shandong with ulterior motives. This group of northern armed groups also drawn up by traversers seems to have an unfriendly attitude towards these southern forces.It's hard to say whether Huangshi will be attacked from behind by the water battalion of Dengzhou Town when he recruits refugees in Dongjiang Town - although it is certainly not the opponent of the Senate Fleet, it is still a problem to some extent.

Moreover, although Huangshi used to be famous in Liaodong and the generals returned to their hearts, it was a few years ago after all.As the saying goes, people go to Liaodong to cool down, and if Huangshi erects its flag in Liaodong today, it may not have the extraordinary appeal it used to...Of course, since Huangshi Huang insisted on going to Liaodong, and won the Senate The group vote passed, and Zhang Wei naturally had no choice but to sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman.Besides, even if things don't go well, at least it won't be very dangerous—no matter whether it's Dengzhou Town, the Houjin Army, or the Koreans, it's impossible to defeat the steam battleship of Lingao Senate.

Thinking about it this way, Zhang Wei finished his breakfast hastily, wiped his mouth, and began to habitually smoke "a cigarette after a meal" - the cigarettes produced by the Lingao Senate are divided into several brands, the highest grade The most expensive low-end cigarette is "Big Production"... But whether it is high-end or low-end cigarettes, Zhang Wei feels like smoking It's all the same: the rustling shreds of tobacco keep falling down, and your fingers will be burned after a few puffs!To avoid burning your lips when the cigarette is about to burn out.He has to use a hollow tube made of bamboo, wood or hard paper, that is, a cigarette holder, to be connected to the cigarette for smoking.But no matter how uncomfortable these shoddy cigarettes are, at least they are slightly stronger than the dry pipes of this era, and Zhang Wei can only barely smoke them.

However, recently Zhang Wei has a new choice: "Wendengxiang" from the mysterious Dengzhou Town in Shandong... Zhang Wei took out a cigarette from the cardboard cigarette case of "Wendengxiang" with a complicated expression, and followed the Compared with Lingao's cigarettes, Shandong's "Wendengxiang" already has a filter tip, and it is also claimed to be soaked with more than ten kinds of herbs, even including aphrodisiacs such as seal whip!Therefore, Zhang Wei hesitated for a long time, and finally put away the box of "Wendeng Xiang" and did not dare to smoke: After all, he is not as familiar with the ingredients of "Wendeng Xiang" as Lingao's cigarettes. God knows what is added to this filter. What, what if the people in Shandong have low morals and use opium to make buyers addicted, what should I do?
However, just as Zhang Wei took out a "Holy Ship Smoke" from another cardboard box and was about to light it, the orderly rushed in, disturbing his puffing mood, "... ...Report to the governor, there is an urgent telegram from the central government!"

Zhang Wei received the telegram with a frown, and the expression on his face suddenly changed. After a long time, he explained to Shi Lang who came over curiously, "...the plan to go to Liaodong was canceled urgently. Uncle Zhang doesn’t have to go to the icy and snowy places in the north this time!”

"... Oh? Is that so? It sounds pretty good, but why?" Shi Lang asked curiously.

"...Because there are Australians coming to Qiongzhou, we have to be ready to welcome them!" For some reason, Zhang Wei was obviously embarrassed when he said this.

"...Australians? Uncle Zhang, you, Marshal Huang, and those uncles and aunts in Qiongzhou, aren't they all Australians?" Shi Lang was even more puzzled.

——In order to explain their origins and identities to the natives of the Ming Dynasty in this time and space, the group of time-traversing people in Lingao, Qiongzhou, all called themselves "Australians" to the outside world, and even created a set of "survivors of the Song Dynasty who were scattered in the sea after the subjugation of the country. There is a saying that we will build a nation after a hard road in Australia.Zhang Wei, who is also a time traveler, naturally had no choice but to hold his nose and change his name to "Australian" after joining Lingaozhong: Although at the time of his time travel, there were probably only kangaroos, koalas and Aboriginal people with stone tools...but in Australia now, the situation is different...

Thinking back to the end of last year, when Lingao received a radio signal from Australia for the first time, the horror, panic and shock of the entire Senate... Zhang Wei couldn't help but want to grin: This should be said to be Li Gui meets Li Kui?Or is it false when it is true?
——Although the group of traversers who are entrenched in Australia at this moment may not be able to confidently claim that they are "Australians"...

"...It's not those of us who have been sent outside a long time ago, but the high officials from Australia's own country are coming! They will come here in a big, big iron boat!" Zhang Wei thought for a while , try to use words that Shi Lang can understand, "... When the time comes, let's watch the fun together, shall we?"

"...a big iron boat? Is it as big as the 'holy boat' in Lingao?" Shi Lang blinked and continued to ask.

"...It should be bigger than the iron boat in Lingao! Maybe it will bring a few kangaroos to open our eyes—it's what uncle told you before, the kind of standing and competing He's still tall, and he's a very big rat who is good at boxing and wrestling..." Zhang Wei babbled nonsense while lamenting silently in his heart: The days since time travel are really like a heartbeating game, the noise is so lively that it makes people feel a little uncomfortable No!

——If even Zhang Wei, a guy who spends his days leisurely in the sun on the beach, feels that this day is like a heartbeat game.Then, on the distant battlefield in western Liaoning, a certain favorite of the era, the Lord of Destiny, was about to have a heart attack due to the stimulation of various heart-beating games.

"...What? The city of Ninggu Pagoda was burned down by a group of big iron birds? What the hell are you talking about?"

"... I am profusely profuse! Everything this servant said is the truth!" Looking at the enraged Huang Taiji, a certain Jurchen general replied tremblingly.