Daming Military Empire

Chapter 185 Preparing to Rob
He Bin, also known as He Tingbin, was one of the Eighteen Pirates under Zheng Zhilong's men. In the early years, he followed Zheng Zhilong in Dongfan to trade and steal, and his subordinates also gathered thousands of people. After the Dutch occupied Dongfan, the brothers gradually dispersed. Zheng Zhilong and others began to develop in the northern part of Dongfan, while He Bin and others continued to make a living near Chixian.

Later, Zheng Zhilong brought Zheng Zhihu, Zheng Zhibao and other brothers to the Ming Dynasty. There were huge differences among Shibazhi. Yang Tiansheng, Chen Zhongji, He Bin, Guo Huaiyi and others tended to follow Zheng Zhilong to the Ming Dynasty. The others wanted to stay and continue to be pirates. In the end, the Shibazhi brothers broke up completely!
Li Kuiqi, Liu Xiang and others were very vicious. When Yang Tiansheng, Chen Zhongji, He Bin, and Guo Huaiyi went to Fujian to join Zheng Zhilong, they set up an ambush and killed Yang Tiansheng and Chen Zhongji. He Bin and Guo Huaiyi escaped with their lives. At that time, the sea area near Dongfan had been blocked by Li Kuiqi and Liu Xiang. He Bin and Guo Huaiyi had to bring the remaining men into the Dutch family to serve as the general staff. and comprador.

He Bin is not living comfortably now. Although he can make a lot of money doing business for the Dutch, the Dutch are too cruel to the people in Dongfan, bullying them at will, and killing them in pieces when they resist!He felt that he was completely helping others, and that he was suffering from a conscience every day, so he developed a problem with alcoholism.

That night, he shut himself up in his room again to drink away his sorrows, and suddenly the voice of his confidant Xiao Fan sounded from the front door: "Brother, Xu Qi, a Shandong maritime merchant, is asking to see you."

This Xu Qi has been mentioned by his subordinates. He does a large business and is generous. It seems that he really wants to supply the Dutch. Anyway, he is acting as an agent for the Dutch. The most important thing is to get kickbacks. The more generous The more people he likes, so he asked Xu Qi to inform Xu Qi that he is free to talk in the next two days.

He Bin came to beg him, so He Bin naturally didn't need to be too polite, he didn't stand up to greet him, but sat there and said calmly: "Let him in."

Not long after, a rather capable middle-aged man walked in with a happy face, eagerly cupped his hands and said: "Lord He, I have long admired you, I have admired you for a long time."

He Bin didn't see him either, he directly raised his hand and said, "Shopkeeper Xu, why don't you sit down and have a drink."

Xu Qi didn't even see him, and sat down directly opposite him, and said with a smile: "Then Xu would be more respectful than obedient."

It is rare to see such a straightforward person. He Bin glanced at him in surprise, took out a wine glass, filled it for him himself, then raised the glass and said: "Okay, refreshing, let's have a toast."

That Xu Qi was not polite, he directly picked up the wine glass, touched him, and drank the wine in the glass with one sip.

He Bin raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, and laughed loudly: "Okay, I haven't seen such a straightforward person as Shopkeeper Xu for a long time. If you have anything to say, He will definitely help you."

Unexpectedly, Xu Qi was not very excited, but continued to smile and said: "I do have a favor that Mr. He can help, but"

He Bin asked with great interest, "But what, Xu anecdote?"

But Xu Qi suddenly looked around cautiously, and asked in a low voice, "Is this room safe for Mr. He?"

He Bin was taken aback by his expression, and asked inexplicably, "Is it safe or not? This is my resting place. Is there any problem?"

When Xu Qi heard the words, he didn't speak, but mysteriously took out a letter from his bosom, and solemnly handed it to him.

He Bin was still a little hesitant to accept it, but when he saw the words on the envelope, he immediately snatched the letter excitedly, and couldn't wait to open the letter to see that the letter was very simple, just one sentence: "Old Sixteen, I heard that You are not doing well in Dongfan, come and serve the imperial court with us, and you will be a high-ranking official with a generous salary and a brilliant career."

He Bin stared at the imprint at the end of the letter, and asked in a trembling voice: "Brother, how is he? Who wrote this letter?"

Then Xu Qi cupped his hands and said: "My lord's holy family is in full swing, so naturally it couldn't be better. This letter was written by Zheng Zhihu, the admiral of the Nanyang Navy."

When He Bin heard the words, he immediately asked eagerly: "So it was written by the second brother. Are you sent by the court?"

Hearing that, Xu Qi slowly took out a waist card from his pocket and handed it to him.

He Bin received it in his hand and looked at it, his face changed drastically, he was so frightened that he almost threw the badge out.

Why is he so afraid?Because the waist card is engraved: Jinyiwei No. 14 Qianhu Xu Tianqi!
People who did not commit any crimes would be terrified when they saw Jin Yiwei, let alone someone like him who had been a pirate and was working for the barbarians.

Xu Tianqi took back his waist card, and said with a chuckle: "Master He, don't panic, our Jin Yiwei is not a demon who kills without blinking an eye. If I say I am afraid, I have to be afraid of Mr. He three points. Mr. He got caught up with the Zheng family. A boat, the brilliant Tengda is just around the corner!"

He Bin asked in amazement when he heard the words: "Brother has so much energy now?"

Xu Tianqi shook his head and said, "The prince doesn't have such energy?"

He Bin was confused by what he said, is there anyone in the Zheng family who is better than the prince, is it the second brother?The admiral doesn't seem to be as old as a prince!

Seeing him like this, Xu Tianqi knew that he couldn't understand, so he quickly explained: "It's the son of Prince Zhennan. He is regarded by the emperor as his younger brother, and he is deeply favored by the emperor. Now he is living in the Forbidden City to accompany the emperor!"

Prince Zhennan's son?He Bin was secretly surprised when he heard the words, the eldest son of the eldest brother seems to be only ten years old, is there any mistake, He Bin asked in disbelief: "Are you talking about Xiao Zheng Sen, he seems to be only ten years old, right? How could the emperor value him so much?"

Xu Tianqi guessed: "This, maybe it's because he is closer to the emperor's age, let's not talk about these things, talk about business, talk about business."

He Bin's jaw almost dropped when he heard the words, which means that the current emperor is only in his teens, but he also knows the taboo, talking about the emperor behind his back is going to kill him, he quickly said: "Yeah, let's talk about business, Speaking of business, by the way, why did the second brother ask you to come to me?"

Xu Tianqi said solemnly: "The emperor wants to take back Dongfan, but the Dutch's power at sea is too strong, so I need Mr. He's help to lead the Dutch fleet to Luzon."

He Bin rejoiced and said: "Really, that's really great. The Dutchman is so cruel. He almost ruined the people of Dongfan like livestock. I wish I could kill them all. But they The navy is indeed terrifying, and they must be distracted to win Dongfan, so tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Xu Tianqi asked: "Do you know when the cargo ship they sent to Batavia will set sail?"

He Bin nodded and said: "Of course I know, my people help them load and unload the goods every time."

Xu Tianqi was overjoyed and said: "That's good, you just send someone to tell me the specific departure time before they set sail."

After all, He Bin was a pirate, so he knew what was going on as soon as he heard it. He couldn't help worrying: "Are you trying to pretend to be Spaniards to rob their cargo ships? Be careful, their cargo ships are all armed merchant ships. There are a lot of artillery on it."

Xu Tianqi laughed and said: "You don't have to worry about this, we have more artillery than them."

In a box of Dongsheng Restaurant in Batavia, a large group of people are eating and drinking. The combination of this group is rather strange. There are rich and powerful Ming businessmen, there are low-key Han translators, and a few ruffians Unlike ruffians, hooligans are not like hooligan locals, but they are all trying to flatter a rather wealthy local.

This man is a big man in Batavia. He is a well-known local pirate, a well-known local wealthy businessman, and even the general manager of the Dutch East India Company!

This guy's name is Putu, and he is notoriously hard to please. Most people can't invite him if they want to invite him. It took Xiao Jiuzheng to find out about this guy's hobbies. If you dare to invite him to drink wine, you will be polite if he doesn’t die with a single shot. He only drinks old wine, and it must be white wine. He doesn’t drink any wine, fruit wine, or medicinal wine.

Old wines are so easy to find, this guy rarely drinks a few meals a month, so he is particularly greedy for wine, as long as there is good wine, he will come as soon as you invite him, and he will come by himself if you don't invite him.

This made it difficult for Xiao Jiuzheng, where can he find good old wine!

Coincidentally, this matter has also reached Zhu Cijiong's ears. If you want to talk about good old wine, who has more than him? He can't drink as a child. He hasn't had a few sips of the tribute wine in the past five or six years. , all stored in the wine cellar of the palace, since it can be used, he will not be stingy, he directly sent someone to send a thousand catties to Xiao Jiuzheng!

Xiao Jiuzheng tried to beg someone to give Putu a small bottle, but this was a terrible situation. Putu was so attached to Xiao Jiuzheng that he would come to Xiao Jiuzheng whenever he was free, and he would not leave until he had a drink every day!

Within a few days, he and Xiao Jiuzheng called each other brother and brother, and Xiao Jiuzheng breathed a sigh of relief, finally being able to implement the plan he had planned long ago.

This day, Xiao Jiuzheng hosted another banquet to invite Pu Tu, and Pu Tu naturally ran over. After drinking him almost a catty of white wine, Xiao Jiuzheng pretended to be embarrassed and said in a half-baked dialect: "Brother Pu Tu, can you help me?"

Putu was already drunk at the moment, he patted his chest and said, "Brother, what are you talking about, whether you can help or not, and what you want to say."

Xiao Jiuzheng pretended to be annoyed and said, "Oh, it's also my first time doing business, and I don't understand many things, so I recruited hundreds of coolies for loading and unloading at one time, and now I realize that there are not so many people needed at all. Come here, it’s not good to let them idle every day, you see, aren’t there a lot of merchant ships on the Dutch side, or you can find some work for them.”

Putu thought it was a big deal, and this little thing was just a matter of his words. He immediately patted his chest and promised: "No problem, let them help the Dutchman load and unload the goods tomorrow."

So the next day, hundreds of coolies went to the Dutch cargo ship to do the work of loading and unloading. The helper gradually became a dedicated coolie for the Dutch cargo ship.

Gradually, they got a clear idea of ​​the structure of the Dutch cargo ship. How many people, how many guns, and how many cannons were equipped on a cargo ship. These were all recorded by them. Most importantly, why these cargo ships set sail afterwards , Where they will drive to is also clear to them.

The Dutch didn't know that their cargo ship had been targeted by three powerful pirates, and a looting campaign against them was about to begin!

(End of this chapter)