My father is Jiajing

The fishy sea breeze blew in from the deep blue sea, bringing with it wave after wave of ups and downs.

The ship, which originally seemed to be a huge ship, was tossed around in the waves like a small boat drifting in the wind and going with the flow.

Luo Longwen never dreamed that one day he would become a real Japanese pirate!

"Why was the young minister arrested?"

Luo Longwen, who was charred by the sun and breeze on the sea and looked like a savage, still couldn't believe the news from the Ming Dynasty.

In recent years, he has been actively trying to survive on the sea, and finally got in touch with a daimyo in Japan. He thought that as long as Yan Shifan had settled the relationships between the upper and lower levels and reopened the Maritime Customs, he could return to the Ming Dynasty with a formal identity as a Japanese envoy.

And he would turn the money he earned in Japan over the years into the basis for him to enjoy life in Ming Dynasty in the future.

But the news that came now was that Yan Song retired and Yan Shifan was arrested.

Doesn't this mean cutting off Luo Longwen's way back to the Ming Dynasty?

At this time, Luo Longwen was looking at the one million taels of Japanese silver that he had hidden at the bottom of the cabin, and the irritation in his eyes could not be concealed.

If this silver cannot be transported back to the Ming Dynasty and he does not have a proper identity, all this silver, no matter how much it is, will be just a pile of "white lumps" that can only be looked at but not used.

So Luo Longwen was really upset.

At this time, a servant who was short, thin and as black as a monkey came up to Luo Longwen, bowing and nodding.

"Losang, your meal is ready."

Luo Wenlong looked at this monkey-like Japanese servant and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Got it. I'll be there later."

Luo Longwen actually had no appetite at all. It was not because he was worried about Yan Shifan's affairs, but because he really had no appetite for these meals.

People in later generations may think that Japanese food is a high-end cuisine, but in the Ming Dynasty, the food cooked by the Japanese was simply something that even dogs would not eat for Luo Longwen, who had long been accustomed to fine clothes and delicious food.

Apart from some rice balls, there were some fish pieces without any oil or water.

These pieces of fish may be fresh if eaten occasionally, but if you eat them for a long time without any oil or fat to supplement them, you will only become thinner and weaker.

Moreover, Japanese cuisine at that time had not yet undergone the refinement that it had experienced after the Industrial Age, and there were no good seasonings to go with the meals.

At most, you would dip it in some bean paste or meat sauce made from some unknown substance and eat it like that.

For Luo Longwen, this was as painful as being punished.

He wanted to go back so much, but he could never go back now.

After some intense thinking, Luo Longwen shouted to the Japanese servant behind him, "Go and get me the sea chart!"

Luo Longwen asked his Japanese servant to bring the nautical chart. He looked at this extremely simple nautical chart carefully, and after careful consideration.

Luo Longwen gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, feeling extremely ruthless.

Now that Shuangyu Island has been incorporated into the Shuangyu Guard by the imperial court, and Wang Zhi's gang of pirates have completed the "indirect examination" and become the imperial court's generals and lieutenant generals, then going further south will definitely not end well.

But if he went back north, he would definitely face the questioning of the big shot he had relied on.

It was under the banner of the young minister that he established friendship with the Japanese daimyo, which gave him a foothold in Japan and on the sea.

Now Yan Shifan has fallen and Yan Song has retired.

Now that the news has reached his ears while he is drifting on the sea, there is no guarantee that the news has also reached the territory of Japan.

So for safety reasons, Japan certainly cannot go back.

Luo Longwen's gaze shifted to an island off the coast of North Korea.

The island he was looking at was Jeju Island, which later became a famous tourist attraction in South Korea.

However, Jeju Island today does not have the scenery it has in later generations. It is isolated overseas and is not taken seriously within North Korea.

Moreover, since Korea, like the Ming Dynasty, was a feudal country that believed in the Confucian system, even though there were rivers flowing through the mountains in the country, Korea had an obvious and strong emphasis on agriculture.

Therefore, Jeju Island did not play a big role in North Korea's hands, at most it was just used to raise horses.

But Korean horses are so short, and the current Ming Dynasty no longer needs Korea to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty with horses as it did in the beginning.

Therefore, the horse-breeding function of Jeju Island was also affected. In addition, the number of Korean people on Jeju Island gradually increased as they multiplied and prospered over the past few hundred years.

These people also need to eat, so Jeju Island has now become an agricultural island for growing crops.

However, due to Jeju Island's geographical location, its inherently barren soil, and the fact that it is frequently hit by typhoons, its grain production has always been very impressive.

Therefore, as long as the Koreans on Jeju Island are capable and have the ability to leave the island through study or other means, they will choose to live on the Korean Peninsula and enjoy more things that are not available on Jeju Island.

Now Luo Longwen has his eyes on this place. He does not dislike the poverty of Jeju Island. He only thinks that it is closer to North Korea and the place is big enough.

So, he was thinking about whether he should pretend to be a new person and settle down on Jeju Island, and then think of a way to see if there was a chance to get into the Joseon court and continue to enjoy the life of superiority that he was accustomed to and enjoyed.

Having thought of this, Luo Longwen quickly made a plan in his mind.

He was originally a social scoundrel who made a living by talking, and was lucky enough to have become a close friend of Yan Shifan.

Now that he sees that this big tree is no longer reliable and can no longer bring him wealth and shelter, Luo Longwen must think about his future and where his retreat lies.

Now he has both the people and the money.

As long as you manage it properly, there is no need to worry about not being able to make a good living in an unfamiliar place.

Moreover, the culture of Korea is extremely similar to that of the Ming Dynasty, and their nobles and officials are proud of writing Chinese characters and speaking Chinese.

After arriving here, he still didn't have that cultural gap.

If you add to that his experience over the years, it won't be difficult for him to make a name for himself in North Korea.

So, Luo Longwen just did what he said.

He immediately called his Japanese servants.

"Umekawa Akiku, come here."

When Meichuan Qiuku heard Luo Longwen's call, he nodded and bowed and came over.

"Rosanne, what do you want?"

Luo Longwen looked at Meichuan Qiuku who was like a monkey and said, "Go and call the managers of the other ships over. I have something important to arrange!" Although Luo Longwen used Japanese servants, the people who were actually in charge of things and in charge of debts in his fleet were still the close relatives of his clan that he brought from the Ming Dynasty at the beginning.

These talents are Luo Longwen's trusted backbone and the core force he truly relies on.

Otherwise, if he relied on these Japanese devils, who knew if one day they would suddenly pick up a knife and quietly come to the head of his bed and stab him, taking away all the hard-earned money he had accumulated over the years.

So, just to be safe.

Luo Longwen still has a lot of tricks up his sleeve.

Therefore, it is not difficult to see that Luo Longwen is indeed intelligent and talented. Otherwise, how could he have transformed from an ordinary ink maker to Yan Shifan’s chief military advisor?
Luo Longwen shared his ideas and plans with his trusted associates.

After hearing what Luo Longwen said, none of these people objected.

They had had enough of these years at sea.

Although everyone seems to have countless wealth now, this wealth is trapped at sea and not a single cent can be spent. It is not as delicious as a piece of pork belly.

Now Luo Longwen is planning to go to Jeju Island to look for opportunities. Even if this is a sinkhole, these people will jump in without hesitation.

What's more, they have the big brother Luo Longwen leading them, so what is there to be afraid of?

Just do it!

At worst, I can just go into exile overseas on a small boat again. What’s the big deal?

Therefore, Luo Longwen's proposal did not receive any opposition at all and was directly agreed by everyone.

It seems that they are fed up with the hard life of drifting on the sea and don't want to eat those tasteless sea fish all day long.

All they want now is to go ashore and continue to enjoy the good life they have always enjoyed.

Even if those good days are not as good as the good days in the Ming Dynasty, it will be fine as long as they are better than now.

Therefore, just when Luo Longwen planned to take his fleet to Jeju Island, Yu Huatian and Wang Zhi finally set out from Shuangyuwei (Shuangyu Island) with a team of warships of the Eastern Navy.

Their destination this time is Taiwan Island, which is just south of Shuangyu Island.

However, Taiwan Island was not called Taiwan at that time.

The name Taiwan first appeared during the Wanli period.

Before this, Taiwan had many names. For example, during the Qin Dynasty, Taiwan was called "Yingzhou"; during the Three Kingdoms period, it was called "Yizhou"; in the Sui Dynasty, it was changed to "Liuqiu", in the Song Dynasty it was called "Bisheya", in the early Ming Dynasty it was called "Dongfan", and later there were various names such as "Jilongshan", "Beigang", "Benggang", and "Taiwanwo".

After the national hero Zheng Chenggong led his troops to recapture Taiwan, it was renamed "Dongdu". When his son Zheng Jing succeeded to the throne, it was renamed "Dongning". It was not until the Qing Dynasty that it was renamed "Taiwan" and the Taiwan Prefecture was officially established, under the jurisdiction of Fujian Province. This is the official name of Taiwan.

So strictly speaking, the name Taiwan is not actually that old. It is only a few hundred years old.

But there is no right that successive dynasties in the Central Plains should deny its ownership!

In addition, the later Convention on the Law of the Sea follows the principle of whoever discovered it first, named it first, and occupied the land first.

Taiwan is also an indisputable Chinese territory.

If China's modern history had not been too humiliating, and its national strength, scientific and technological capabilities, and industrial capabilities had not been too backward, let alone Taiwan today, even the Ryukyu Kingdoms adjacent to Taiwan, and even places like Guam deep in the Pacific Ocean, might as well be Chinese territories.

But unfortunately, there are no ifs in history that has already happened.

If we want to change this situation in the future, it will be impossible unless another major change that has not been seen in a century occurs, which will once again profoundly affect the division and evolution of global forces.

In this way, those that were originally lost will have the opportunity to be included in the new system management.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to make a major breakthrough under the current international order.

However, history is never static. Every era has its own problems and contradictions, as well as its own development and opportunities.

Therefore, everything is possible in the future.

This is just like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period of more than 2,000 years. There are always some new surprises and new accidents waiting for these countries fighting for hegemony.

Even more powerful than the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period, if it had not had internal problems that led to the unexpected division of Jin into three states, given its size, it would not have been able to dominate the Spring and Autumn Period for hundreds of years.

Even in the following Warring States period, it was the only one that could dominate.

But unfortunately, history is like this, full of surprises and accidents.

Before the pattern of the Three Families Dividing Jin was formed, the other countries at that time would not have thought, even if they racked their brains, that the King of Jin was the first superpower to disappear among the powerful countries in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Therefore, there is no need to feel sorry or regret about all history.

Because as it develops and progresses, new opportunities and chances will always appear unexpectedly, turning some things that were originally thought to have no chance into historical facts one after another.

Therefore, history is not only full of surprises and surprises, but also full of countless unexpected charms.

And this is history!

But speaking of Taiwan during the Ming Dynasty, we have to say that Taiwan was indeed a bit "awkward" at that time.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty had never paid attention to the external seas. Therefore, Taiwan Island had been isolated overseas for hundreds of years, and the Ming Dynasty had never really exercised any effective control and management over it.

As a result, Taiwan Island is still a place where good and bad people mix together at this moment.

In addition to the Han people who came to the island from Fujian and other places, there are also some indigenous people who lived on the island of Taiwan in the early days, as well as the red-haired barbarians who have only emerged in recent years.

These people live together on the island of Taiwan, each forming their own forces.

In order to fight for the rights and interests on the island, the parties have been pulling each other, testing each other, annexing each other and cooperating with each other.

Anyway, it's just a small island, but these people from different regions and cultures turned it into a "Three Kingdoms" game!
Now with Zhu Zaigui's instructions, Hu Zongxian finally sent the Japanese Navy here, preparing to find a naval pier where they could anchor in the open sea.

Then we will build a military town here and establish a future transit and supply station for the Japanese Navy.

Of course, these words are official rhetoric, and their purpose is to paralyze other organizations that have already established forces on the island of Taiwan.

Once the Ming Dynasty really discovers those interests that exist at sea, this island will no longer be a free island where others can come and go as they please.

By then, the Ming Dynasty will also establish an institution and a government here, immigrate people to open up wasteland, and turn the Han people here into the dominant and powerful ethnic group.

In this way, Taiwan is not only an important island belonging to the Ming Dynasty, but also an important bridgehead for the Ming Dynasty to expand into Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean in the future!

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