From Chief to Ball

"Yeah, I didn't think carefully. Besides, we docked in Quanzhou out of benevolence and righteousness to treat the victims. Now that there is no serious problem, we naturally have to leave. It's just thousands of miles away from home, and there is no foothold here. To... hey."

In fact, Chen Jian already knew that, besides, it is impossible for any country to directly sail warships to ports near the capital without permission.

Xu Xueju is also very embarrassed about this matter.Chen Jian insisted that he didn't know about the system problems, so he didn't even think about where to stay. He thought that he could enter Beijing directly, so naturally he didn't have to think about docking.

I have done a lot of good deeds in Quanzhou before, helping to transport rice for disaster relief and promote sweet potatoes. It would not look good to drive people away directly.

But it's not decent to let them live in the coastal area. Although he, the governor, can make decisions, he is afraid that he will learn the story of Macau in the future, and then he will not be able to tell clearly.

Chen Jian seemed to think about it for a while, and suddenly said: "I heard that from here to the west, there is a large island named Dongfan. The island is full of uneducated people, but fortunately there are trees and fresh water. If the governor agrees , we can stay there temporarily."

As soon as Xu Xueju said this, he immediately became alert, and Chen Jian hurriedly said: "If the emperor of Shenzhou allows trade in the future, there will naturally be an anchorage. If not, we will go west directly to Japan. If we go across the sea, we will It is closer to Japan, and the domestic commodities are also in short supply in Japan. The governor can rest assured that we don't need to stay in the Eastern Domain at that time, and we can go directly to Japan for trade across the sea..."

Xu Xueju said in his heart that you are relying on Japan's self-respect, and you are clearly telling me to accept your trade license, otherwise you will ship guns, saltpeter and other goods to Japan.

Thinking of this, a look of unpredictability suddenly appeared on his face, and he educated Chen Jian again, but Chen Jian didn't answer.

Chen Jian only said that he must have a place to stay, it is impossible to wait for news from the capital here, and he has nowhere to go, so he can't just float on the sea all day.

Taiwan has not established counties at this time. This is something that is easily acquiesced. Compared with the fleet docking in Quanzhou, it is always a step back, and it does not sound like a big deal.

There are also two battalions of the army in the fleet plus some private troops from the trading company, as well as gunners and sailors. If they really occupy Penghu, it may be difficult to drive them away.

Victory in battle is useless in state affairs and wastes money and food.If they can't win, it will damage the prestige of the country, and it will be very bad to force these people to join forces with Japanese pirates.

Xu Xueju also knew that he didn't want to talk about this matter, if he ran over without saying hello, as long as he didn't plunder the fishermen's merchant ships, he wouldn't know about it within three to five years.

Since it is clearly stated, it is not false.

However, Chen Jian was lying.Regardless of whether he agrees or disagrees, he will definitely take root here. Even if there is no permission for this tribute trip, he will struggle to form a fleet to seize Taiwan when he returns to Mincheng.

Whether you agree or not, the place Chen Jian seized would not be Dayuan in Tainan, but Danshui Keelung in the north.

Now that it is determined that the trade here is temporarily in a secondary position, but for the purpose of driving nails among the Spanish and Dutch, and mainly to cultivate together with the Fujianese to collect land rent, the location of Tainan is not very good .

This is an easy choice.If you have obtained a trade license and can purchase directly from the coast, then you don't need to rely on Tainan's geographical location to attract maritime merchants from the Ming Dynasty.In the Danshui Keelung area, you can go north to Ryukyu Japan, but the location is better.

If he can't obtain a trade license, and his personal assets are not aimed at short-term trade profits, the Danshui Keelung area is still the best choice.There were gold, sulphur, coal and iron mines, and a navigable freshwater river.

Advance can block the trade between Manila and Japan, and retreat can go deep inland along the river to obtain the cheapest water transportation cost of this era and reclaim along the river.

How did Xu Xueju know that Chen Jian had already decided to dig out the roots of the Ming Dynasty and reborn from the ashes, only considering the current situation, Chen Jian's proposal is undoubtedly a good way to solve the current problem.

Chen Jian said again: "Since it is the territory of the emperor of Shenzhou, we are only renting and docking. It is reasonable to pay a certain amount of gold and silver every year. Moreover, the governor can also send some students to educate the local students. , to return to the king. We have always admired the way of Confucius and Mencius in the Central Plains culture, and we can just learn from it."

Xu Xueju waved his hand and said, "Gold and silver will be exempted. In that case, I will allow you to dock temporarily. But you must not commit crimes."

"Naturally, but please ask the governor to write it down. If we encounter Dutch, Spaniards or Japanese pirates, we will have evidence. Otherwise, they will take it by force, but it is not our territory. It’s not easy to fight with them. If there is a handwritten letter from the governor, even if they land, we can tell them to come here to request... Youdao is justified in its name.”

He added: "Furthermore, the local natives don't know about it, and they may be deceived by the Japanese, the Dutch or the Spanish. We have the governor's handwriting, so that they can know that they are citizens of the Celestial Dynasty and should not be with those people."

Xu Xueju nodded and said: "That makes sense. But you can dock there, and you must not do anything like burning, killing, looting. If I hear a word of complaint or a businessman complains, I will definitely send [-] troops to destroy the Eastern Flanders. "

"That's natural. Although we don't know Confucius and Mencius, we also have a heart of benevolence and righteousness. The governor can rest assured. When we stop there, we will send a few people to stay in Fuzhou to wait for news. Once there is news, we will go north to the capital. Will you still stay here?"

After discussing for a while, they finally reached a consensus, temporarily allowing Chen Jian and others to stop in Taiwan, and if they encounter pirates and Japanese pirates, they can attack, but once they are asked to leave, they must leave Yunyun.

This is all nonsense, if you can control it there is no need to say it; if you can't control it, it is useless.Xu Xueju also knew that even if he didn't allow it, he would have nothing to do with Chen Jian leading someone to run there, so he could only let it go.

It was a good thing that Xu Xueju was asked to come forward to find one or two impoverished scholars from poor families and go to Taiwan with him. He would bear all the expenses.

This matter is settled, and the rest is easy to talk about.

Xu Xueju also agreed that Chen Jian and others could stay and study in the mainland, but they needed permission from here. Chen Jian didn't want many places, only a dozen or so.

Half a month later, Chen Jian sent more than 20 people to the capital first, bringing a lot of gifts and money, and told them to observe along the way, write down what they saw and heard, and mentioned a few people who were going to visit.

Back in Quanzhou, taking advantage of the large number of displaced persons after the disaster in Quanzhou, they played the people's livelihood card with Jiang Zhili, saying that they couldn't bear the difficulty of making a living for these people, and even cheated and abducted more than 1000 poor families to board a ship to Taiwan. It is only said that they are hired to help land reclamation, cut trees and repair ships. The household registration is still in Quanzhou, and all service fees will be paid regularly.

Jiang Zhili also knew that he couldn't control it, and it would be a disaster if there were too many refugees, and he couldn't bear these poor people who had nothing after the catastrophe, so he could only agree.

Chen Jian and others have been in Quanzhou for a long time, and they are well received and admired by everyone. These poor people who have no means of living are not afraid and board the ship happily.

A few more people stayed in Quanzhou, and in the name of establishing a science school, they set up a small school in Quanzhou following the model of the Catholic Church. They mainly taught some interesting subjects such as natural knowledge and mathematics, and all expenses were paid by Chen Jian himself.

However, as soon as Chen Jian got on the boat and left, he turned his face and asked people to break up all the people who boarded the boat according to their clan, surname, and place of residence, stuff them into the boat, and set sail westward to Taiwan.

Along the island to the north, we found the Danshui River and chose a place with a good location as the building site for the fort and the fort. We asked people to disembark and stop for a while, and left to cut wood and transport stones to build the fort. The aborigines along the river established good relations and bought a huge piece of land.At this time, they have not yet established a firm foothold, and the language barrier, these aborigines should not be provoked for the time being, they will be labor force in the future.

For a while, the cannons were rumbling and the logging was jingling near the Danshui River. Proficient in engineering surveying and mapping hydrological heights, the fort was built on a high ground on the north bank of the Danshui River.

Those poor people who came here will do some moving and building work for the time being. Chen Jian promises to give them his own land in the future, and he can give them loans to buy cattle and iron tools, etc., and the hearts of the people are quite stable.

After counting the ships in the headquarters, we selected [-] soldiers and four ships, carrying some goods and some hired Fujian sailors and seamen, and asked these four ships to go to Ryukyu and turn to Nagasaki, and then from Nagasaki to Edo, to visit this place. At that time, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was already a general who conquered barbarians, asked for trade and the establishment of trading posts in Uraga and Hirado.

The letter to Tokugawa Ieyasu also introduced his attitude in detail, only for trade and no preaching, and the country also opposes the establishment of Catholic churches, etc., as a way to settle in Japan and can exclude Portuguese and Spanish If there is an opportunity for people, Ieyasu Tokugawa is welcome to send people to the country to investigate trade and so on.

At this point, while waiting for the official reply from the Ming Dynasty, the entire fleet was divided into three parts.

Some of them went north to the capital, and when they arrived at the Yangtze River, some people would bring some things written by Chen Jian to visit Xu Guangqi who was in Dingyou, Shanghai at the time, and make appropriate contacts.

Some of them went to Japan, contacted Tokugawa Ieyasu, tried to open up trade routes with Japan, seized the opportunity to make troubles, and earned silver.

The last part stayed in Taiwan, first built the fort fortress, organized farming, and waited for the reply from the north.

Chapter 61 Poison Bait

Time flies, it has been autumn and winter since the separation of the Tamsui River, and the new year is coming in a blink of an eye.

In the 36th year of Wanli, Ding You's Xu Guangqi returned to Shanghai to guard the system.

His courtyard in Shanghai County has become a Chinese-style church. Based on this, Guo Jujing, a Jesuit priest, tried to preach teachings in Shanghai and recruit believers.This Italian not only has a Chinese name, but also a nickname. He is called Yangfeng Jushi, and his level is still very high.

At this time, Xu Guangqi had been baptized, and his Christian name was Paul.

During Ding You's period, he did not live in a house in the county seat, but bought some land elsewhere to do some farming. In his spare time, he pondered the Pythagorean Theorem and measurement techniques.

Occasionally, he would teach arithmetic and science to some local young people in the county. Among the young people was Sun Yuanhua, who was extremely gifted and curious. He especially liked mathematics and geometry.

On this day, a few strange guests came from Shanghai County, holding letters from the prefect of Quanzhou in their hands, and no one dared to stop them.

Among these strange guests, the leader is Chen Jian's supporter, you can call him an admirer.At a young age, he can be regarded as Chen Jian's disciple. He loves natural science and mathematics very much. This time he went to sea with Chen Jian to see the outside world.

Although I have only just come into contact with Chinese since I was in Peking University last year, the grammar of one is the same, the pronunciation of many of the two is only slightly different, and the writing of the three is similar and you can find out the taste after a careful taste...

The fourth is the Zhuyin table based on the original Qieyin characters compiled by Chen Jian. It is very enjoyable to learn. Although it is not yet proficient in less than a year, it is not a problem to communicate with others. At most, it is regarded as a foreigner.

They followed the group of people going to the capital, but stopped when passing through Shanghai.Chen Jian only said to ask them to find someone named Xu Guangqi in Shanghai, because he heard from Xu Xueju and Jiang Zhili that this person is proficient in astronomy and geography, but no one knows whether he really heard about it from those two people. up.