Song Ke was moved to tears. He was bullied by Li Pingzhi these days. The marching department was also full of bad words. The food was either too salty or too spicy. The chef threw the rice bowl on the table with a dark face, and the place where he slept was also dilapidated... The Dutch people walked around the island for a few days and it was already clear. The houses in Taiwan were all newly built, and the labor and materials were very exquisite. The place they lived was not as good as the pigpen in Tunbao. Later, they found out that it was Yan Siqi's village that was built back then, and it was for students in the primary schools on the island. It was difficult for ancestors to establish a village. It was an educational base for remembering the bitterness and sweetness...

I didn't expect that this Hutchison master was so kind. When Song Ke and others were grateful, the carriage walked very quickly and soon boarded the East and West Avenue and ran forward. By the time I arrived at the port area, it had become the size of a small beetle.

The army that boarded the ship had already been in the seat on the sailboat. From the distance between Song Ke and others, they could only see groups of soldiers sitting safely on the ship, lined up in small square formations.

Then Sun Jingting got on the big ship. Garen's ship was dragged out of the port by a small boat. He raised his sail and adjusted his direction. After a while, the main sail blew up and the big ship began to row north on the sea.

"Ah," Song Ke let out a humble cry of unknown significance, and he said, "It turns out that I'm going to Taipei."

A Dutchman gloated: "The Spaniards are in trouble now."

Song Ke glared at the man and said, "The soldiers of Hutchison will go to the senior officer sooner or later."

Everyone was depressed all of a sudden... Who said it was not? During the few days of Hutchison, a vigorous upward force was felt everywhere. From farmers to workers, to artillery technicians, officers, soldiers, and seamen, there was a sense of prosperity at every level. This upward force and cohesion were terrifying, especially the large amount of wood stored, which made people feel the determination and ability of Hutchison warships to form a large fleet.

It is not easy to cut down large wood in Taiwan. Song Ke simply doesn't want to know where these woods come from. Judging from the details of the wood and large drying rooms, Hutchison's power on Taiwan Island is just the tip of the iceberg, and deeper things are hidden under the sea. Song Ke certainly would not think that Hutchison's power will exceed the national strength of the Netherlands, but behind him is just a company... The Dutch East India Company does not represent the entire Netherlands, which is a company that has formed a group of more than a dozen powerful people in China to seize colonies and wealth and use trade means to make money. Of course, the company's power is not only in Asia, but to put it bluntly, the main force is Asia, otherwise why is it called East India Company?

This time, Baba came to seek peace because she didn't know whether the company's senior management would be willing to spend a lot of wealth to continue to fight. This is why Song Ke's seek peace? Otherwise, why would they suffer here with great urge to suffer...

"No matter what, let's get the things in front of you first." Song Ke shook his head and threw away the meaningless thoughts in his mind. He had a premonition that what happened to the Spanish today may still happen to the Dutch in the near future.

It would be better to resign from this position of governor earlier.

...

The sea breeze blew on my face again, and there was a familiar and salty feeling.

Sun Jingting didn't expect that one day he would be familiar with this smell. He looked at the seagulls flying over his head and the dolphins swimming back and forth at the bow of the boat. In a trance, it seemed that he had been on the boat for the rest of his life and had become an old sailor.

Those who came with him, Wang Zheng, Wang Jingzhong and others, have already stayed in Taiwan, and are considered to be the Tianshui side. These people are likely to stay in Taiwan, or the Military Office will transfer some new people to transfer some elderly people, but the number of people will not be too many. The situation in Taiwan is relatively special. Unlike the army, they fight the same everywhere. The officers and soldiers here need to learn and be familiar with naval warfare. In this era, they are considered high-tech and sophisticated military forces. The Marine War Battalion will sooner or later become a land regiment or even a land division, and will grab more islands and larger territory for Hutchison.

Many northern soldiers from the military towns of Xuanfu, Shanxi and Shaanxi may stay in Taiwan for the rest of their lives to expand their territory for Hutchison.

This is also very good... Sun Jingting smiled. In less than ten days in Taiwan, he also fell in love with this big island, also known as Dongfan Island, which is quite pleasant in both the scenery and the climate.

There are many places with extraordinary scenery in the north of Mobei, but that is another kind of beauty. It is different from the blue sea and blue sky on the island, and the scenery of water and sky is the same. Compared with the endless grasslands, Sun Jingting prefers the same color of sea and sky.

"The fire started?"

The sound of rumbling artillery fire came from his ears, and Sun Jingting walked to the side and looked forward.

Four sailboats were crossing a simple port area. The shells were first hit on the beach made of white sand, and many people ran around on the shore like headless flies... The news transmission in this era was very slow. It was only a few days after the Sino-Dutch war. The Spaniards had not received the news at all, and of course they would not be wary. So when the fleet attacked, they were unprepared at all. One round of cannons was shot down, and everyone from the harbor to the beach was confused. Two sailboats were loading on the trestle, which suddenly became targets for fire. After two rounds of cannons were shot on the beach, the remaining shells were all on the two ships. After several rounds of cannons, the hull was already exploded everywhere, and it was almost sunk.

This is different from naval battles. Almost every round of artillery can hit the target accurately. If two more rounds of fire are used, the two Spanish sailboats will be sunk.

Even this is not much better. There are already water inlets everywhere on the side. A group of Spanish sailors are trying their best to fix the loopholes... It won’t work if they don’t fix them. If they don’t fix them, they will sink together.

Then you can see white flags on both ships at the same time, and the Spaniards risked their lives to run to the deck, waving the flag desperately.

A booed a sound on the deck of the Tiancheng Guard... Compared to the Dutch, these Spaniards were too unconventional and brave. They had only fired a few rounds of cannons and surrendered directly.

Since the other party surrendered, the sailboat extended the artillery fire forward. The shells flew across the beach, and the people were on the back and forth. After several rounds of attack, except for the unlucky ghost who was hit by the shell and died on the shore, the rest had disappeared.

Sun Jingting was also dumbfounded. After watching the war against the Dutch, the current battle in front of him was really a new lower limit.

A naval officer held back a smile and said, "Good teacher, Lord Sun, knows that the Spanish have lost their martial spirit. Most of them are a group of merchants with sailors, making money and fighting the natives. They can't fight hard battles anymore. Otherwise, they also want Taiwan. When the Dutch came, they didn't even dare to let go, let alone think of ways to come and fight a war."

The Spanish were actually the oldest colonists, but they did not achieve great achievements in the global empire. It may be related to nationality and most likely to be related to domestic political situations.

So far, it is still a relatively conservative and monarchy-powered country. It is a Catholic protector, with closed protection and serious internal struggles. It often fights with the great powers in Europe, which has seriously weakened its power at sea. Although Spain has the opportunity to become a global empire like the Sun Never Setting Empire, its glory has begun to decline in less than a hundred years. Now it has been surpassed by rising stars like the Netherlands and Britain. Portugal has fallen with it. The two countries have the earliest ethos and are considered brothers and brothers in distress.

"It seems that Luzon is expected." Sun Jingting smiled slightly, his eyes full of anticipation.

The Dutch, Spaniards, and even Portuguese, according to Chang Wei's idea, they would leave some trade strongholds and footholds for them, but the important points must be taken down, such as Luzon and Batavia, which preserved Hirado, deepened their relationship with Li Guozhu, and brought them into the Hutchison system. In this way, Taiwan, Japan, Yacheng, and Manila formed a huge internal trade circle. The trade income of these places alone reached millions of taels, plus the territory left for Europeans and trade interests to Europe, plus the tax on Chinese maritime merchants... The safe statement is actually a tax, and the Ming Dynasty did not collect it, so the Hutchison naturally accepted it with a smile.

If a few things are added together, if they go smoothly, they can achieve a profit of more than 10 million in ten years!

Chang Wei estimated that it would reach more than 6 million within three years, and Sun Jingting was more optimistic.

This is not surprising. Chang Wei is the head of Taiwan and always has to leave some reserves in advance. Otherwise, if you brag about it, you will not be able to do it. It is because the Taiwan Marine Department is shameless.

Judging from the facts Sun Jingting saw from his eyes, the sea was indeed a waterway made of gold. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty put the most profitable things behind him and competed with domestic merchants who digged food and did small business all day long. However, he allowed the largest part of the sea trade to be divided by the gentry and merchants in Jiangnan and Guangzhou, Fujian, and finally fell into the hands of one family. Speaking of which, the management level of the Ming Dynasty was really far worse than that of the Song Dynasty. In terms of plundering people's wealth, the Zhao family was one hundred streets better than the Zhu family.

The sailboat slowly approached the shore and lowered the boat. Several soldiers from the squadron rowed the boat to the shore first, controlled the pier and the coast. The people on the two merchant ships were taken down and knelt on the side with their heads in their arms. Several soldiers tied them up with long ropes.

Two sailboats slowly approached the coast, soldiers came ashore from shallow water, and the other two leaned on the pier, and more soldiers walked down from the pier.

All the soldiers who came ashore began to form a formation under the guidance of officers and soldiers. There were no soldiers, no spearmen, and no cavalry. All the musketeers began to use bayonets under the orders of the officers. The bayonets slammed hard at the casing at the front of the musket, and they were connected to the musket, and the cold light on the beach was immediately dazzling.

Sun Jingting patted his hands gently and watched it many times. He still liked the scene in front of him. Such military appearance and power are so magnificent!
Chapter completed!